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The best part of Trump to me is still how he lowers the illusion of civility and prestige in government. Many people are offended by this. These people hold the state in some degree of reverence and respect. I love seeing that fade away.

The best part is we have both Trump and the Democrats to thanks. Thanks guys! Keep it shit down. nostr:nevent1qqs8h0tmazhqkaqu0zht7q6lnyfygsr49m34c5ucdh6pcl85kl7ydmcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qlceznr3f426wc2g3crdamfy9cpels6w9g38wjtm6ufr76gz3vfjsxpqqqqqqz3en3dd

Here's an idea. When the government is shutdown no taxes are collected for that period and no one is paid for sitting at home. Seems fair.

🌱 Spec Kit: 💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development https://github.com/github/spec-kit ## Build high-quality software faster. An effort to allow organizations to focus on product scenarios rather than writing undifferentiated code with the help of Spec-Driven Development. https://stacker.news/items/1247355

Government Shutdown Clock - Hilarious https://www.whitehouse.gov/government-shutdown-clock/ Believe it or not... I completely forgot about the Government shutdown. Wild... I have no idea if it really is as simple as the web page says and honestly I don't care. Just funny. https://stacker.news/items/1246520

My friend the Jan. 6th prisoner - Tom Woods Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/tomwoods/jons There are quite a few stories like this I have heard about J6 prisoners. They way people respond to how other humans are treated by the state makes me sick. When we have people that abuse children and even taking lives not receiving this kind of treatment. > Four years ago, I received an email: Jon Schaffer is in trouble, and he's going to need legal help. > It had to do with January 6th, when Jon had entered the Capitol. > Jon was the guitarist and songwriter for the metal band Iced Earth, and as it happens I actually knew him a little bit. > For one thing, Jon spent three months in solitary confinement -- in a cell in which he could walk a total of three paces -- and Marc got him out. > it looked as if the feds had Jon dead to rights. He hadn't been violent, and nobody was accusing him of having been violent. But he'd brought bear spray with him for protection (he had deliberately not brought his gun, so as not to violate D.C. gun laws), and as it turns out bear spray is considered a lethal weapon in D.C. > So he brought a "lethal weapon" into a federal building. Open and shut. I have not looked into every J6 case. I would not be shocked if there are some bad people that were given pardons. But if nothing else stories like this should be instructive of how the government treats those it frames as a threat to their power. Regardless of the actual crime or threat. I'm reminded of Ross's case and how the judge wanted him to think about his dangerous ideas (freedom/libertarian ideals). The state is not you. I don't care what the Constitution says. It is not your friend. https://stacker.news/items/1246330

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The Real Jan. 6th Coup - The Ron Paul https://ronpaulinstitute.org/the-real-jan-6th-coup/ > In my first column after the events of Jan. 6th, 2021, I criticized those who called the protest a “coup,” pointing out that, “Some of the same politicians and bureaucrats denouncing the ridiculous farce at the Capitol as if it were the equivalent of 9/11 have been involved for decades in planning and executing real coups overseas. In their real coups, many thousands of civilians have died.” > The media at the time played up the violence committed by a relative few at the protest to stoke a national outcry and demands for “justice.” More than 1,500 Americans were charged over the incident and nearly 500 were imprisoned, including outrageous prison sentences for relatively minor crimes like entering the Capitol building through doors opened by the police, and filming the event. > While most Democrats and Republicans in Congress harshly denounced the January 6th “insurrectionists,” a few Members displayed the appropriate skepticism over accepted government narratives. Rep. Thomas Massie, for example, was relentless in his search for answers to a simple but critically important question: How many of the “insurrectionists” were actually undercover FBI agents and other law enforcement officers and what role might they have played in inciting the violence. > Massie grilled then-Attorney General Merrick Garland several times, but Garland would not budge. He refused to say whether there had been any undercover federal agents in the crowd, though of course he must have known. > Last week we learned a little more of the truth. With the release of the FBI’s long lost “after action” report, we now know that more than 250 undercover agents were in the crowd. According to the report, they were given roles including crowd control that they were not suited for. Some agents cited in the report complained of political biases in the Bureau against conservatives. What other tasks might have been given to a “politicized” FBI undercover team ## More than 250 undercover agents... I remember the pit in my stomach that day. Not because "our democracy" was threatened, or that they might "overthrow" the "will of the people". But for those poor fools that were going to have their lives turned upside down for being foolish enough to fall into this obvious trap. For believing someone like Trump would fight for them. Thankfully for these people, Trump did finally pardon them. > In addition to the undercover agents, there were more than two dozen paid informants in the Jan. 6th crowd. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), who chairs the subcommittee investigating the matter, asks an important question: “With that many paid informants being in the crowd, we want to know how many were in the crowd, how many were in the building, but I also want to know, were they paid to inform or instigate?” Its truly sad that there are so few in DC and in the public that care about any of this. So many people I know just go along with the official narrative. We really can underestimate how easily the masses are directed away from questioning what their overlords are doing. > In the end, January 6th, 2021, was a coup of sorts. It was a coup against the First Amendment. The lesson for all of us is that if we do not regularly but peacefully exercise our First Amendment guarantees we will definitely lose them, regardless of who is in power. I remember thinking on January 6th... yeah of course the election was rigged... they are all rigged in some sort of way. And I remember thinking, wow... to be this motivated by Donald Trump... People are thirsty for someone that will stand up for them. Even though he failed to do so for a very long time. One can disagree with Trump voters as I do, but so few seem to care to understand WHY they support the guy and why the other alternatives have lost their confidence. Its not hard to understand if you want to. And its not hard to see how much hypocrisy is in DC about elections, and freedom of speech. The empire has no clothes. https://stacker.news/items/1241939

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Jonathan Pageau: YOUNG People REJECTING the Left, TERRIFYING the Establishment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjX6KMDx4As I have not watched this whole interview and I'd never heard of this guy Winston Marshall. There are so many people doing shows now... But I really like Pageau and how he talked about the shifting in culture away from the post war conciseness. He really mirrors a lot of the thoughts from "Return of the Strong Gods". His comments on those opposing Christian Nationalism are especially thoughtful. They mirror my thinking. I have Christian friends that have so many concerns about it. And yet, they have no alternatives other than the status quo. That's a losing position to me. Watch it, its short. What do you think? I'm gonna listen to the whole interview later. https://stacker.news/items/1235485

Trump Gold Card - trumpcard.gov https://trumpcard.gov/ https://stacker.news/items/1232745

He Died with a Microphone in His Hand - Bishop Barron https://firstthings.com/he-died-with-a-microphone-in-his-hand/ A very thoughtful article from Bishop Robert Barron. https://stacker.news/items/1226355

Hosting A Website On A Disposable Vape https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/hosting-a-website-on-a-disposable-vape/ Thought this was funny. Maybe its just vaporware though... https://stacker.news/items/1225860

FBI chief Patel says 'no credible information' others involved in Epstein crimes https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-chief-patel-says-no-credible-information-others-involved-epstein-crimes-2025-09-16/ I don't buy it. https://stacker.news/items/1224739

Visited another Orthodox church tonight. Such a beautiful experience. It was a cultural celebration and there were people of different Christian traditions asking questions of the deacon. He said the church is growing and they are running out of space. Many are young people disillusioned by the world and its turmoil. It fills me with joy to hear this.

When you're a commie I guess anyone to the right of Bill Clinton is "far-right"

I pray that this tragedy is a wake up call for many. Have had friends and family sharing their disgust with the hate for Charlie Kirk. It's shocking for sure. We win people over by being better. And we need Jesus to do that. I know I can't love my enemies on my own. Love does win. The kind Jesus taught us. RIP Charlie Kirk

Words are not violence - DHH https://world.hey.com/dhh/words-are-not-violence-c751f14f https://stacker.news/items/1217893