Nikki Haley may need to find another war to run on (There’s always Gaza!) to keep her Military Industrial Complex (MIC) Campaign Cash Flowing. Ukraine is losing, Russia is winning, and the only players who don’t want Peace are in NATO. But Peace is in the Air, and it’s been a bad week for the MIC.

Ukraine lost the “strategically paramount, fortified city of Avdiivka,” after which Russia launched an unstoppable border-wide offensive. Two days ago, the CIA used the New York Times to burn all of its “secret” assets in Ukraine, and today, we learn that Russia and Ukraine were both in Saudi Arabia in immediate succession in hopes that the Saudis can negotiate Peace.

 This morning, the Jerusalem Post covered the fast-moving story headlined, “Ukraine’s Zelensky holds talks with Saudi prince to push for peace plan with Russia.”

Peace plan! According to the article, on Tuesday Zelensky and a team of Ukrainian support staff went to Saudi Arabia to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and a whole lot of other Saudis.

The Saudis gave Zelensky the royal treatment. Literally, in this case. The day before, on Monday, the Saudis coincidentally hosted a delegation of Russian officials.

The timeline suggests there would have been just enough time to put the two meetings together if the Ukrainians started working on it late last week, either after the New York Times story broke on Wednesday or possibly right after CIA Director Burns’ visit. Either way, the Ukrainians are now seeking a peace deal from the Russians through one of its closest allies and new BRICS member, Saudi Arabia.

Not Peace through strength or Peace through war but Peace through … Peace. Zelensky likely sent his opening terms – which means a bunch of things he knows he won’t get, a few he likely can – last week after losing Avdiivka the previous week (and does this make him a Putin apologist?). Russia is all over his eastern front, and giving 61 billion to US arms manufacturers in the name of Ukraine isn’t going to help anyone but Defense contractors, not that the US doesn’t need to restock the sorts of things a nation might toss downrange in a conflict (but we have a budget/appropriations process for that and it’s one of the few Congress actually got done).

Feel free to speculate on the cascade of failures, but the CIA one is the most interesting.

First, longtime CIA watcher Mike Benz agreed with me that the 34-page Times’ article was an obvious CIA plant, but one paragraph convinced him the disclosure was actually just an effort to pressure Congress to pass the $61 billion Ukraine aid package by selling what terrific work the CIA was doing in Ukraine and how it needs funding to continue.

I disagree with Mike for four reasons.

One: the CIA could have much more easily assigned an attractive analyst with a compelling pair of visual aids to directly persuade Speaker Johnson (and anyone else in Congress) in a classified briefing without burning its network; it does that kind of thing all the time. Second, the CIA, like cockroaches, never do their scurrying out in the open. The network is useless to the CIA now its cover is blown, so there is no longer any need for CIA funds. Third, Ukrainian officials seemed deeply upset by the disclosures, rather than salivating over chances for a new plane-load of cash pallets. Fourth, though the reporters tried to squeeze the disclosures into a strappy dress, they wound up looking more like a balding, middle-aged, trans NATO general trying to pull off a tight skirt look.

Childers further posits with prompting from a reader that even the CIA might be afraid they can’t stop Trump, and it’s time to bury all the bodies before there’s something for which there’s no plausible deniability. But there’s still a lot of Joe and Hunter Biden stink and plenty of Obama’s, too (Joe was his point man in Ukraine). His people were there, did things, as things, hid things, tried to impeach Trump for asking about them (and succeeded), and then pushed the NATO thing that started the war.

They must have had a lot to hide besides secret Biolabs and secret CIA infrastructure (like the massive laundromat for taxdollars that became war funding). If Peace comes, expect the uniparty to try to launder recovery dollars through Ukraine to keep the train rolling until the last possible moment. Elections, after all, can be stolen. And if you did it once, you can do it again, though not in Delaware. A judge just struck “down a law allowing early voting and unlimited mail-in voting because those things were barred by the plain language of the state’s constitution.”

If judges in a few more states can find their constitutions before November, who knows what the CIA might have to consider.

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I recently attended Ian Underwood’s presentation titled “Back to Schools” at the Sullivan County GOP Committee meeting, during which he argued coherently and consistently for separating the concerns of what to include in government-funded schools and what to exclude.

The main thrust of the presentation was identifying how the reality of Education Freedom Accounts, EFAs, do not support the goals that many of their proponents claim and that the most crucial question, what is the goal of education, is obscured by the EFA discussion.

The presentation happened shortly after the SAU#6 deliberative session. During that deliberative session, the administrators were congratulated on their outstanding performance, and a school board member described the goal of education as raising New Hampshire residents focused on creating a fairer New Hampshire. It’s hard to imagine a situation more at odds with Ian’s perspective.

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The incongruency between the deliberative session and Ian’s presentation caused me to think of how the vital questions raised by the presentation could gain the consideration they deserve from the taxpayers. If, as Ian claimed, EFAs are not a market-based solution to education issues, what would constitute such a solution? Then it dawned on me. There isn’t one because New Hampshire’s education structure mirrors a pre-market capitalism economy. It is a feudal model.

As the name and morphology imply, the State is the omnipotent ruler. The SAUs are fiefs granted by the State. The administrative staff serves as the barons who receive the rent the State extracts from the taxpayers, who are the serfs. The administrative staff direct the use of the rent in maintaining the fief. The teaching staff are the overseers who perform husbandry services on the students, who are the livestock. Changes in the size of the herd do not impact the amount of rent extracted from the serfs. Changes in the amount of rent do not affect the nature or quality of the husbandry services implemented by the overseers.

Feudalism ended in continental Europe primarily due to the black death reducing the number of serfs, which indirectly led to the rise of wage-based employment. Sadly, the persistent reduction in enrollment that New Hampshire has experienced won’t play a similar role now because the students are just livestock. The proponents of EFAs may eventually play a role analogous to Martin Luther’s, e.g., throwing the peasants under the bus in return for favorable treatment by the State. None of this fills me with hope for the future.

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Parents bring children to drag queen story time and brag about it. NH House Democrats walked out of a meeting disgusted by the subject matter and then voted to keep that subject matter in school libraries.

When the woke are so aimed at “Look at how woke I am” and have no issue with smut in school libraries, or having transvestite, transgender, transsexual teachers, and having no problem with transgenders in the girl’s bathrooms, the deviance runs much deeper than just the deviants themselves.

I think I am going to call them Deviant Enablers.

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I have one question: if the claim that “homosexuality is a normal variant of human sexual orientation” and we were to have a catastrophe like losing power, as we lost cell phone service on Thursday, February 22nd, but this time for a long period of time, if the majority of Normal people are Homosexuals, what happens to our civilization?

I don’t think these medical experts, highly intelligent people overall, with degrees up the Wazoo, even consider the basic facts of actual true science.

homosexuality and mental health

 

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If you are not familiar or as likely forgot, (then) sitting Democrat State Senator Jeff Woodburn, his aspirations to one day run for governor dashed, was accused of multiple counts of domestic assault by his (then) Democrat girlfriend.

Scriptwriters and producers can wade through the details of the drama here. The accusations pitted Democrats against Democrats from within and outside the North Country political apparatus. Innocent appliances were harmed. Court orders were ignored. It was an amusing spectacle. He said she said. Democrats were picking sides. Jeff even ran for office again but found himself – in the shadow of #metoo and #believewomen – lacking “he said” support. Bloggers paradise.

Related: We Called It: Democrat Jeff Woodburn Admits to Leaking Image Under Protective Order

After a series of mishaps and delayed court appearances, Woodburn was charged and later convicted, but on appeal, the State Supreme Court eventually overturned that on a technicality. Keep in mind that Woodburn was found guilty of things to which he admitted but not what he did not, and even bragged about that to the press and on social media. The NH High Court commanded Woody be retried and evidence allowed that had previously been withheld (incorrectly, according to NH’s Supremes).

Since that verdict, the Defense has been playing games with court dates, most recently requesting that because Woodburn’s (New!) lawyer, Mark Sisti, is a Town Moderator and has been for many years, the Court date chosen months ago would not work as it is the same day as the Town Meeting. It’s one of those things you’d think might have come up when discussing trial dates when scheduled.

Sisti also posits several other considerations in a request for continuance, tossing Jeffy’s previous lawyer under the ‘Win with Woody’ bus in the process.

The State filed an objection opposing any more delay, noting that it has been six years. Mr. Woodburn is still dragging this out.

Woody has made it clear in his statement to the press in May 2021 that he found it “gratifying” that a jury found him guilty of (only) the crimes to which he admitted.

The Judge wasn’t having any of what Sisit was shoveling.

The Court has denied the untimely motion to continue, noting that Sisiti had 8-months to make the request when the date was set in early June 2023 and again two months later in August. Jeff Woodburn will go on trial again in a few weeks, and we will see what we see. The State will most certainly use his public statements of guilt as evidence, so I’m not sure what the Defense thinks it can offer to contradict that.

Mr. Woodburn has run out of places to hide. He will have to stand in court unless he and his lawyer are thinking of testing positive for COVID on March 11th, something the Court might want to verify before suggesting they appear masked, which would hold a certain irony.

 

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Bill SB567 was introduced in New Hampshire in January which supports coerced abortions via the abortion pill. It is sponsored by all ten NH Democrat state senators.

Lines 23-26 of the original bill describe how the authors of the bill believe abortion pills are good for abused women who are being coerced into having an abortion.

VIII. For many people seeking abortion, access to medication abortion is not a preference, it is critical for their access to care, including but not limited to, survivors of rape or domestic abuse, for whom medication abortion may be the only way they can terminate a pregnancy without risking detection and further abuse.

The practice manager for Equality Health Center in Concord, Sarah Anderson, admitted last year that her abortion facility administers abortion pills to women who are being coerced into having an abortion.

We have had people choose medication because they have to prove pregnancy loss to a partner to keep themselves alive.

In 2022 an article in the Boston Globe described how a young teen girl was repeatedly raped by a New Hampshire government employee at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. When she became pregnant, she was taken to an abortion facility where she was administered abortion pills against her will, very likely at the Manchester Planned Parenthood.

Related: State Employee Rapes Girl and Sununu Wants to Help Cover up Future Cases

Learn more about forced abortions at theunchoice.com.

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Seeing your children beam with wide grins and bright eyes makes any gift instantly worthwhile. While the latest video games, smartphone gadgets, and fashion trends capture their attention temporarily, experience gifts create lifelong memories that bond your family, unlike short-lived material items.

Read on for top tips on selecting incredible kids’ experience days, guaranteeing genuine smiles, laughs, and maybe even some grateful hugs, making gifts that money can’t buy truly priceless.

Gift Shared Family Time

In today’s busy world, finding connected quality time together ranks as a top priority for happy families, though often elusive. Experience gifts facilitate treasured moments free from daily distractions truly engaging together, such as:

• Adventure Days – Ziplining, rock climbing courses, surfing lessons, kayaking tours or circus skills workshops place families in exciting settings cooperating trying new thrills.

• Escape Rooms – Mystery-layered themed puzzles require listening, communication, and teamwork for families to “escape” scenarios covering everything from bank heists to tropical islands within tight time limits.

• Volunteer Days – Jointly helping others doing good deeds at animal shelters, food banks, homeless assistance centers, children’s hospitals or conservation efforts bonds families in shared purposes bigger than themselves.

When reminiscing over life’s highlights, shared adventures trying new exploits, using minds collectively or helping others in need earn top billing over material gifts lost to childhood memory.

Lean Into Their Interests

The most effortless ways to delight kids focus on what already brings them joy. Experiences aligning with current crazes consuming their attention span hit bullseyes. Consider:

• Disney Gifts – Gift cards let kids direct their own magical VIP tours of theme or water parks picking favourite rides, character meals with beloved figures, princess makeovers and more.

• Superhero Training Camps – Let young Marvel and DC fans engage with gaming, cosplay trivia contests and mock stunt training emulating famous crime fighting moves from Black Widow strikes to Spiderman agility drills.

• YouTube/TikTok Workshops – Aspiring influencers learn filming techniques, editing software tricks, content brainstorming and promotion tactics from professionals at creative studios tailored for their demographic.

When kids steer experiences based on their unique personalities, confidence and interests, the sense of ownership, agency and validation elevates enjoyment even more.

Add Extra Surprises

Amp up anticipation and excitement going the extra mile embellishing gift reveals in delightfully unexpected ways. Ideas include:

• Festive Invites – Design creatively themed invitations slipped under pillows summoning them to mystery “missions”, wizard academies or elite training centers building suspense.

• Costumed Characters – Arranging visits from beloved fictional characters like Disney princesses, superheroes or storybook figures doubles delight bestowing gifts in magical character fun.

• Puzzle Pieces – Write trip details on individual jigsaw pieces requiring piecing clues together before the full picture and destination is finally revealed.

Making kids work detective-style unleashing experiential gifts or surprising them fancifully in costume show next-level thoughtfulness increasing gift impact.

While kids soon outgrow material gifts, lifelong positive imprints form from shared family adventures trying empowering new exploits together. You can visit WonderDays for more ideas on kids gift. Strengthen family bonds treating kids to extra special experience days uniquely tailored just for them!

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Did you know that Volodymyr George Washington Zelensky has opened Ukraine’s National Guard to Americans?!?! Oh … it’s true. It’s true:

Foreigners and “stateless persons” will be allowed to serve in Ukraine’s National Guard, according to a decree signed Feb. 21 by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

And the timing couldn’t be better for New Hampshire’s mighty Sun-King, Chris Sununu. The Sun-King has had it … HAD IT … with “isolationists” like Tucker Carlson. Ukriane’s fight is our fight! Ukraine’s border is our border! Salva Ukraine! Salva Ukraine! Salva Ukraine:

But I have this funny feeling that the mighty Sun-King won’t be joining Ukraine’s National Guard anytime soon. You see ,when globalist/corporatist/elitists like Chris Sununu talk about strong national defense and projecting American strength, blah, blah, blah … what they really mean is enriching the military-industrial complex and themselves.

But I would love the mighty Sun-King to prove me wrong. Head on over to Ukraine, Chris, and join Ukraine’s National Guard. Walk the walk, big guy.

 

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In response to Steve’s article this week on Public Schools and Mental Health, “Another Example of Government Trying to Grow to Fix A Problem it Created,” check out Vermont’s data on its public school enrollment.

Grades K thru 12: 72,093
Pre-K: 7843

Keep in mind that Pre-K is for 3, 4, and 5-year-old kids who spend less than 10 hours per week in their respective programs for about half the weeks their K-12 counterparts spend in their respective classes. And Pre-K is most often a ‘tuitioned’ school choice, provided by ‘Private Providers & Contractors’.

My concern rests with the projected total FY25 ‘education system spending of $2.7 Billion’, indicated on pages 2 and 19 of the Agency of Education report cited above. If we take this dollar amount and subtract Pre-K costs, we’re left with $2.666 Billion for K-12 costs. That equals $37,029 per K-12 student spending.

Keep in mind, too, that the VT Agency of Education employs more than 37,000 full-time equivalent staff, from bus drivers to teachers to principals to student interventionists, educating and servicing these students. That’s fewer than two K-12 students per employee, with each employee receiving higher-than-average pay rates and gold-plated benefits. And it makes for a significant voting bloc, too.

My local Vermont school district, one of the more expensive in the State, is spending just north of $28,000 per student, including Special Education, according to our recently published budget to be approved at Town Meeting. But that’s $9,000 per student less than the State per student cost when the 72,093 K-12 students are divided into the ‘projected total education system spending of $2.7 Billion’.

It’s one thing to analyze the financial statements of a school district. My local district financial statement is 22 pages long, with more than 700 spending line items for 193 students. Tough enough. But doable. But it’s another entirely to audit the Vermont Agency of Education budget. Clearly, local control only goes so far. Figuring out that there’s extra fluff of $650 Million in the VT AOE budget is one thing. Determining where it goes is another.

Postscript: As I opined yesterday at VDC, it’s not just Vermont’s out-of-control spending that’s an issue. At last count, more than 50% of Vermont’s high school graduates didn’t meet minimum grade-level standards in reading, writing, math, or science. Not to mention the destruction of the family unit via parental lockout on gender dysphoria and healthcare issues, the quadrupling of drug overdoses over ten years, and the doubling of 15 – 24 year-old suicides last year alone. It’s hard to fathom the extent to which the behavioral breakdown of our societal norms is accelerating. And still, public educators are pointing their fingers at parents, even while they and their legislative enablers do everything they can to prevent those parents from being able to choose the education programs they believe are best for their children.

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The last time I checked, the uniparty, led by the political left, wasn’t all that keen on separatists, secessionists, and anarchists, but as the saying goes, never let a “crisis” go to waste.

Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty US air force senior airman from San Antonio, Texas, died in hospital on Sunday several hours after he doused himself in a flammable liquid and set himself alight outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC. …

According to the Air Force, Bushnell was a cyber defense operations specialist with the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron at the joint base San Antonio. He had been on active duty since May 2020. And he was set for discharge in May after a four-year term of duty.

Had Bushnell lit himself up to end the war in Ukraine, we’d likely not know his name. Were he a martyr for election integrity or women’s sports, the Machine Media and its puppet masters would have framed him as a nutjob crank. He still is, but his cause was theirs, so he is a hero. And yes, confirmation bias works both ways, but that’s not what concerns me.

How does a self-proclaimed anarchist with some screws loose become an Air Force “cyber defense operations specialist with the 531st intelligence support squadron at joint base San Antonio.”

According to reports, Bushnell was raised in something of a religious cult “on a religious compound in Orleans, Massachusetts, run by a Benedictine monastic religious group called the Community of Jesus.” Again, not your typical left-wing hero, but if the talking point fits.

Oh, and according to “Officials at Southern New Hampshire University … Bushnell had enrolled for an online computer science degree course in August 2023 and was registered for a new term beginning next week.”

He had discussed life after the Air Force with friends. He was planning to add to his education. But then he decided to set himself on fire for Palestine, and Democrats have been instructed to elevate him to political sainthood.

Strange.

 

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Live cattle prices are racing for the sky, up nearly 12% in the previous two months. Most forecasts predict increasingly high beef prices in 2024 as ranchers strive to rebuild herds depleted by the double whammy of drought and the pandemic. As farmers rally across Europe and American consumers helplessly watch their grocery tabs soar, food prices are likely to continue their rise.

This is especially true for beef, and here’s why.

An increase of a few pennies per pound for the price of a large animal may seem insignificant, but “live weight” sales of cows compound through processing: Only about a third of the bovine makes it into human larders. Additional impacts on the consumer’s price tag include costs of slaughter, processing, packaging, and distribution. All of these have inflated, but beef prices are poised to bloat further.

Those pennies add up very quickly. Live beef prices were $1.62/pound for cattle on Dec. 7, climbing nearly 5% to $1.70 on Jan. 8, and 11.7% by Feb. 2, when the market closed at $1.81. This is merely six pennies away from last November’s $1.87 per pound, the highest price for beef in US history. Moreover, the latest jump represented four cents (2.47%) in two days: If such beef inflation persisted, the live weight of a cow in a year would approach $9 per pound. That seemingly small increment in live animal prices thus signals a powerful market move.

Where’s the Beef?

Like all commodity markets, beef prices are subject to various factors, and price shocks can occur due to disease, environmental factors, geopolitical turmoil, sharp shifts in consumer demand, or international trade agreements. Underlying these variables in 2024 are somewhat novel industry conditions that relate to herd size, drought, and economics. America is literally short of cows. These agricultural realities promise sustained high beef prices through 2024 and 2025.

During COVID-19, many US beef slaughter and processing facilities shut down, backing up inventories of American beef awaiting slaughter. A crushing drought concurrently drove up feed prices, withered pastures (requiring the purchase of yet more pricey feed), strained animals, and dried-up water supplies. Many farms liquidated cows and other livestock prematurely, even as they plowed wilted feed crops into the ground. Texas farmers sold off an estimated 50% of that state’s cow herds in 2022; New Mexico reportedly reduced herd size by 43% and Oregon by 41%. Many farmers around the nation simply sold up and stopped rearing cows.

USDA reports that America’s beef herd numbers are now lower than they have been in five decades. These modern cows boast improved genetics over the bessies of our forebears due to selective breeding, offering significantly higher slaughter weights. However, the dramatic reduction of US cow numbers will not be rebuilt without a short-term leap in prices.

Meat Alternatives

Chickens for the American dinner table can be raised from chick to plate in a matter of a few months, and hens lay eggs nearly daily. Pigs yield large litters twice annually, and their young are raised for market in four to five months. Sheep generally deliver twins or triplets, ready to eat in four months to a year. Cows are very different animals, and their flesh cannot be accelerated to market like manufactured goods when consumer demand increases.

A cow’s gestation period is 285 days (nine and a half months) compared to a pig’s 114 days and a sheep’s 147 days. Cows rarely have twins, and that single calf for meat will take two years on grain to raise to slaughter weight, adding another six months for grass-fed. Drastic shocks to beef ranching thus require a longer time for a rebound than other livestock farming, and this shock has been drastic. As prices rise, farmers will hold back cows and heifers (young female calves) for future breeding programs as they have already lost breeding stock. New market entrants will seek breeder cows, while many consumers eyeing nosebleed steak prices will seek an animal to fence into a few acres for their own use if they have the space. Meanwhile, strong milk prices mean fewer dairy farm culls for the meat-packer.

Demands for replacement breeding stock will thus compound beef price increases, creating a vicious market cycle as animal scarcity for both grocery stores and farmyards fuels a buying frenzy usually reserved for real estate bubbles and Beanie Babies. But cows are food, and Americans have a thing for their burgers and fries. They will keep paying the higher prices.

Food Inflation Widespread

Although beef prices have rocketed 30% higher since February 2020, pork is up 27% and chicken 45% (and eggs 50%). Relative to other meats, beef remains competitive. As beef prices climb moonward in 2024 and beyond, Americans will still want their barbecued favorites. Studies show consumers desire quality beef cuts to replicate restaurant dining at home. They seek “value,” and they value beef every bit as much as the developing populations that consistently increase their beef consumption as soon as it becomes economically affordable. (That growing demand, too, continues to boost prices.)

Fake meats will not assuage meat-eating tailgaters at NASCAR races and football stadiums: Even vegans are becoming disenchanted with the stuff. Highly processed meat alternatives are not competitive on taste, even if they do manage to compete on cost. People are becoming aware of the health benefits of red meats (especially grass-fed) as opposed to high-carb diets, and it is unlikely they will ever prefer a cricket burger with fake beet juice masquerading as blood over a quarter-pounder with cheese. Synthetic meats might offer an alternative, except the industry has been hopelessly stalled by problems delivering edible products at cost or scale. It is light-years away from meeting the growing meat demand.

European farmers have vocally risen up against ill-conceived agendas by governments to reduce cow numbers and shutter farms. American consumers largely insulated from the travails of their native food growers will doubtless be gaining a crash course in the life cycle of cows in 2024, as the reality that one cannot quickly rebuild devastated herds impact supermarket checkout counters. So, too, will the calls to eliminate gentle cows be brought into greater political relief as tension rises between the human palate and technocratic climate cult fantasies.

Outlook 2024

Many variables still bear on the future of beef prices. The USDA intends to open US beef markets to Paraguayan cows, which could serve either as a pressure valve against price shocks by procuring additional ready-for-table inventory or a complete tire-popper if dreaded hoof-and-mouth disease infects US herds via the Paraguayan vector. Mild winter weather would help fatten cows and reduce feed costs. Conversely, brutal cold snaps deter weight gain and increase input costs. The colder it gets, the more cows eat and the harder it is for them to maintain their condition.

Amid these unforeseeable variables remains a predictable shortage of animals that will persist as ranchers scramble to meet consumer demands for quality beef products. Imported animals and drought-cushioned prices for two years while quietly seeding the current shortfall. Consumers will not be over the moon at the news, but hamburger is likely to remain pricey until the cows come home.

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I’ve been writing about the government-assisted suicide slippery slope for a while, so seeing this particular aspect of my predictions for the practice is not surprising. It is, however, still alarming, or it should be.

In 2021, [Kayla] Pollock, being immunocompromised and a type one diabetic, received two doses of the Pfizer jab after hearing mainstream media, politicians, and public health officials urge everyone to take the experimental shots.

Another reason that Pollock took the injection was to visit her father in a long-term care facility. Pollock said she did not feel any adverse effects after her first two shots.

Just four days after receiving a Moderna Booster (her third COVID shot), “she collapsed after her legs “gave out.” She was able to get up a short time after but experienced the same thing nine days later. Pollock then called her doctor, looking to see a neurologist.”

Within a few weeks, she was paralyzed from the neck down.

Pollock was given an MRI, which revealed that she had a very large lesion on her spinal cord. According to an audio recording taken by Pollock’s boyfriend, the neurologist said that his “gut impression” was that “it was caused by the vaccine,” adding that many people have had similar conditions.

Safe AND Effective.

Pollock, a mom in Ontario, is not just a victim of the government-run healthcare system; she’s trapped in it, which makes her a burden on the system and the taxpayers who support it. The Health Care Industrial Complex lied to her and put her in an untenable situation, leading to her infirmity. That same system thinks it would be a great idea if they could convince her to let them end her life.

Pollock was later diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a condition that interrupts the transmission of messages along the spinal cord nerves throughout the body. During her several-month stay at the hospital, Pollock revealed that doctors offered her so-called “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAID), or euthanasia, twice, but she refused both times.

Good for her for refusing, but the system that put her here must now care for her, and she doesn’t have a lot of options. The other important point is that, as the doctor noted, “many people have had similar conditions.” That there are millions of others with other conditions, including mental health issues resulting from non-pharmacological interventions. Loss of jobs, income, homelessness, loneliness, drug abuse, and alcohol abuse are all extensions of the government’s desire to scratch its totalitarian itch.

Many of those individuals will be counseled by government “health care professionals” to embrace death as a result of something the government did to them. They might not be in as dire a circumstance as Kayla, but this is true for all of them. They will keep asking.

And, if the Government gets powerful enough, a time might come when you don’t get a say and they don’t need to ask.

 

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