In my years of Blogging: One Family That I have come to know. The Damron’s and through their shared support of one another. I remember meeting Lynsi on Facebook back in 2015 as she was connecting with people in cancer groups trying to help her father. My recollection of Lynsi was that John went from Chemo critical to outside chopping wood in 2 weeks simply by cleaning his diet of processed foods to eating natural cooked vegetables and fruit.
Lynsi Piar shared a touching story about her parents – John and Joyce and how their love exemplified resilience and faith throughout the journey.
On Our Way – Mercy Me (Lyrics) – YouTube I’m writing about my dad who has stage IV prostate cancer.. but who has also become the most amazing care-giver for my mother who has suffered a stroke since my dad’s diagnosis, changing my dad from patient to care-giver in a blink of an eye. My parent’s story is one of faithfulness to their vows made 40 years before. When they said “I do” they meant every bit of those two words. Their story begins when my beautiful, vibrant mom had her first stroke in May 2015. It came as a complete surprise, as she was a picture of health.
Later we would discover that she has a genetic condition, Factor V Leiden, that predisposes her to clotting and caused her stroke. At the time, we were all blown away. Thankfully, my mother fared really well! She had very few deficits aside from fatigue and some short term memory loss. But within a week or so, life really was going back to normal and then we were hit with a bigger obstacle, my dad was diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer. My father had been complaining of back pain for months, but he dismissed it largely because he and mom had recently moved and he assumed he injured his back while lifting and it just needed time.
When time passed and the pain increased, he found himself in the ER with kidneys failing and a prostate cancer diagnosis. He would have to have nephrostomy tubes placed directly through his back into his kidneys to allow his kidneys to function for three months! During that time, he underwent 6 very difficult rounds of chemo, with my blessed mother by his side the entire time. Never a day would pass where I go to their house and I wouldn’t find my mom rubbing my dad’s back and feet and making him smoothies, or growing green juices for him to drink!
With time, dad’s PSA dropped and we experienced many successes and joy! Life began to find a “new normal” where dad regained his strength and he and mom were finally enjoying their retirement. Then on June 12th, 2017 my mom suffered another stroke.. this time much, much more debilitating than the first. Physically, she made out quite well, the stroke hit right in her communication part of her brain leaving her with a condition called aphasia.
How to overcome aphasia – Bing video With aphasia, a person knows what an object is, how to use it, history about it, etc., but can’t retrieve the words. It is as though the entire dictionary in her mind was stolen. My dad went from being a patient with stage IV cancer to becoming the care-giver to mom. Mom can’t drive, she can’t manage the bills, call the doctors, buy the groceries.. all of the things she did before. Now, dad is doing it all, plus he sits her down for hours every day and works on her speech therapy. Together they are rebuilding her dictionary. ~Lynsi Piar
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“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” ―Patrick Henry. What a perfect quote to contradict the difference between the core ideals of Republicans and Democrats. Amazing citizens don’t understand that our founders wrote the Constitution to prevent the government from controlling every aspect of Americans after living through British rule.
Our Constitution embodied a UNIQUE IDEA. Nothing like it had ever been done before. The power of the idea was in the recognition that people’s rights are granted directly by the Creator – not by the state – and that the people, then, and only then, grant rights to government. The concept is so simple, yet so very fundamental and far-reaching. America’s founders embraced a previously unheard-of political philosophy which held that people are “…endowed BY THEIR CREATOR with certain unalienable rights..” This was the statement of guiding principle for the new nation, and, as such, had to be translated into a concrete charter for government. The Constitution of The United States of America became that charter. Other forms of government, past and present, rely on the state as the grantor of human rights. America’s founders, however, believed that a government made up of imperfect people exercising power over other people should possess limited powers. Through their Constitution, they wished to “secure the blessings of liberty” for themselves and for posterity by limiting the powers of government. Through it, they delegated to the government only those rights they wanted it to have, holding to themselves all powers not delegated by the Constitution. They even provided the means for controlling those powers they had granted to the government. This was the unique American idea. Many problems we face today result from a departure from this basic concept. Gradually, other “ideas” have influenced legislation which has reversed the roles and given government greater and greater power over individuals. Early generations of Americans pledged their lives to the cause of individual freedom and limited government and warned, over and over again, that eternal vigilance would be required to preserve that freedom for posterity.
Suppose you’re supervising a group of 25 randomly chosen able-bodied people. You organize an informal game of softball among them. Chances are that most participants will have a good time, and no one will be injured. Now change the rules to those of tackle football. A few might enjoy themselves, but many will not, and several participants might get hurt. Now alter the rules yet again so that the same group plays the game called Russian Roulette. The consequences will be horrific. This simple example shows how different rules even among the same people can lead to drastically different results. The same principle applies to larger society. The rules governing a society can lead to good or bad results. A society’s political rules are its constitution. (The word ultimately derives from the Latin verb constituere, meaning to arrange or decide.) A good set of rules, honestly and fairly applied, can encourage prosperity, progress, and freedom. A bad set or a good set not honestly and fairly applied can lead to poverty, stagnation, and tyranny. Moreover, if a constitution improves, outcomes generally improve. But if its good features erode, outcomes deteriorate. American history illustrates this.
Lecture 1: The Dangers of Democracy | The Constitution Is The Solution! The American Founders—those who drafted and ratified the U.S. Constitution—understood the importance of good rules. This was a subject they studied in great detail. They examined how earlier societies had fared under all sorts of constitutions. They found the histories of Great Britain and the ancient Greek and Roman republics particularly useful. But they also scrutinized the experiences of other nations, and of the previous 150 years of American colonial history. One lesson they learned was that a constitution should be in writing. Eight centuries of English constitutional documents, such as the Magna Carta, the Habeas Corpus Act, and the English Bill of Rights, taught them that. So they decided to put their state and federal constitutions in writing as well. Having learned what works and what doesn’t, the American Founders deliberately incorporated the best features into the federal Constitution, at least to the extent politically feasible.
Specifically: They granted the central government enough power to keep peace among states, to provide for common defense and foreign policy, and to address some other common concerns. They limited the central power to itemized functions, leaving the remainder with states, localities, families, and individuals. They added other restrictions to forestall bad governmental practices and to prevent federal and state politicians from oppressing individual rights. They outlined key federal institutions, such as Congress, the president, and the courts, and erected checks and balances among them. They added useful administrative details. Were they successful? We can judge by the historical record. Although much of the Constitution remains effective today, during the 1930s and 1940s some of its key safeguards—particularly the limits on federal power—began to erode. Politicians and courts increasingly disregarded those safeguards. Most have not been restored, and the damage has become permanent. But aside from temporary aberrations during the Civil War and World War I, the Constitution was in full effect from its adoption in 1789 until about 1930— a term of 141 years.
What was the record of that 141 years?
First, other than one four-year stretch (the Civil War), the states remained at peace with each other. This situation was very different from the intermittent warfare among the countries of Europe and South America. Additionally, the United States expanded enormously, both in population and geography. Economic growth was also explosive, attaining an annual rate of 9 percent in some years. (Today, 3 percent is considered good.) During this period America adopted the British Industrial Revolution and ultimately overshadowed it. Americans wrought stupendous improvements in commerce, agriculture, transportation, communication, and other technologies. Living standards soared, not just for the wealthy, but for almost everyone. There were unprecedented advances in medicine, health care, and life expectancy. Economic progress was matched by social progress. The slaves were emancipated. Women were liberated and enfranchised. Education became nearly universal. Colleges and universities spread and flourished. Family structure and civic participation remained strong and probably became stronger. A web of state, local, and private programs created a powerful social safety net.
Arguably, this time period—the period the U.S. Constitution remained in full effect—represents the greatest era of progress in human history. What of subsequent years, when the Constitution remained in partial effect but with key safeguards broken? Economic progress has continued, but at a sharply reduced rate. Some of the advances of which we are most proud, such as the computer revolution, are largely extensions of earlier achievements. Many federal programs have been adopted in excess of the original Constitution’s limits on federal authority. They have been identified as culprits behind a number of serious social problems. Arbitrary economic meddling seems to have converted an ordinary financial crash (1929–30) into a decade-long Depression.
Some programs, particularly the “Great Society” initiatives of the 1960s, contributed to the decline of the American family. Excessive federal regulation and spending have slowed economic growth and saddled us with a huge public debt. That is why civic groups, such as the Convention of States movement, have sprung up seeking to re-establish some of the Constitution’s original safeguards.
Historian Gordon Wood unveiled his new book on #ConstitutionDay with professors Edward Larson, Emily Pears, and Lucas Morel in @ConstitutionCtr’s #AmericasTownHall. Listen to them discuss America’s earliest constitutional debates on this week’s #LiveatNCC.
Every four years American citizens 18 years and older are eligible to cast their vote for the president of the United States. Seems simple – but many voters don’t realize they aren’t directly voting for the president. Why? Because we use a system called the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president.
What is the Electoral College? By Jillian Seigel, RepresentUs
Power to and By The Land Owners!! Well first thing’s first: the Electoral College isn’t a place. The Electoral College was created by delegates in 1787 as a compromise between electing the president by a vote in Congress, or electing through a popular vote by qualified citizens. The Founders set up the Electoral College for a few reasons:1 To balance the interests of northern and southern states To put a buffer between the people and electing the president; a chosen group of people would be able to object to the people’s vote They believed that not all voters were informed enough to choose a leader The Electoral College is a system where citizens indirectly elect the president and vice president through a body of 538 electors. What are electors? Electors are people chosen by their state parties prior to the general election who cast their vote for president on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. On Election Day, voters cast their vote for president and the winner of the popular vote in each state is awarded their party’s slate of electors. Electors almost always cast their vote for the candidate who wins the popular vote in their state, which explains why we have election results available on Election Day. However, the Constitution does not require them to do so. There have been a few instances where electors defected from their pledged vote, but it has not changed the outcome of an election. The number of electors for each state is equal to the number of U.S. Senators and Representatives in the state’s delegation. To win the presidency, a candidate must receive a minimum of 270 electoral votes.
What does “winner takes all” mean with electoral votes? “Winner takes all” is implemented in all but two states: Nebraska and Maine. “Winner takes all” means all Electoral College votes will go to one candidate based on the state’s popular vote. For example: Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes. Regardless of how much one candidate wins the popular margin, all 20 electoral votes will go to that one candidate. In Nebraska and Maine, Electoral College votes are assigned in part by the presidential results in each of their congressional districts. For example: Nebraska has 5 electoral votes. Instead of “winner takes all,” two electoral votes will be allocated to the winner of the state’s popular vote and then one electoral vote to the winner of the popular vote in each Congressional district. What happens if a candidate doesn’t receive 270 votes? If no candidate receives 270 Electoral College votes, the president is then selected by the House of Representatives. Each state gets a single vote.
What is the Popular Vote? When we receive the results from any presidential election, we are give two different results: the Electoral College and the popular vote. The popular vote is simply which candidate has received the most total votes. Are we getting rid of the Electoral College? The short answer is: no, not right now. However, many states are taking measures towards electing the president by a popular vote. The National Popular Vote is a nonprofit working to implement a national popular vote for president, by creating an agreement among the states to elect by national popular vote. The compact will go into effect when enacted by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes (270). An updated list of all the states that have passed a state-wide bill to enact the national popular vote can be found here. When in effect, states that are in the compact will guarantee their electoral votes go to the winner of the national popular vote, guaranteeing the president of the United States will be elected by popular vote. Why do some people want to abolish the Electoral College? Candidates focus too much on Swing States In the current system, there are states both Republicans and Democrats are guaranteed to win and so presidential candidates can ignore those states and focus instead on just a few “battleground” or “swing” states. Battleground states are those that are a toss-up to either candidate. Often with many electoral votes at stake, these are where candidates spend most of their time and resources competing for votes. These states have a lot of power and can decide the outcome of a presidential election. Small states get too much power Critics of the Electoral College claim it gives outsized power to small states because they are guaranteed three electoral votes despite lower population size. Winning the popular vote doesn’t guarantee the presidency Two of our last three presidents won the presidency without winning the national popular vote.
What states have an advantage with the Electoral College? And which states are at a disadvantage? The makeup of the United States has changed a lot since the implementation of the Electoral College. Because of the distribution of electoral votes, some believe the Electoral College actually gives an advantage to some states. Tara Golshan writes, “For one, there’s the way the Electoral College disproportionately props up smaller states by guaranteeing every state three electors. In other words, 4 percent of the United States’ population in the country’s smallest states gets 8 percent of the Electoral College.”
Meanwhile, people in states that have a large population but are not battleground states lose the value of their own vote because electoral votes are already decided and there is less incentive for candidates to spend time campaigning in that state. This perception of a loss of the value of their vote can decrease voter turnout. Discussions around the Electoral College and a popular vote have promising arguments on each side. For now, the Electoral College is here to stay but the power of the states is on the rise. 1 Not all the founding fathers held these same opinions. Ultimately, the concept of electors choosing the president was a compromise that all states could agree to, with the state legislatures deciding how those electors would be chosen because the state legislatures were the closest body to the people.
An unjust tax is still unjust no matter if it affects you or not. I would never say that it’s okay to tax 1st generation immigrants more money just because I’m not one. If your morality only extends to those in your immediate circle, then you don’t have morals. Few people bother to think about what would happen if the billionaires suddenly put their stock in the market to pay this ridiculous “tax”: the markets would plummet and their stock would lose most of its value.
This would cause the worst stock market crash in history, and throw us into a depression. We’re taxing what you have. Now, we’d like to tax what you don’t have. And while we’ll tax you when it increases, we won’t refund when it declines. That is the government.
Can we just talk about how the government can manipulate valuations also? Throwing a huge gov contract to a company would elevate the price of the stock thus increasing tax revenue without stockholders realizing any increase in income or money from that increase in valuation. Also, don’t think for one minute that if this passes, they won’t come for the middle class next. The real bonanza is in the trillions held by tens of millions middle class citizens in retirement accounts.
taxes on them. How do you suggest they pay their fair share? Someone making $100K per year pays 24%. Billionaires per zero or a minute % by parking money in unrealized (albeit liquid) cap gains. How do you tax it though? Do you take part of the asset? Or do you force them to sell? Who do they sell it to? If the price drops after they sell it, does the buyer get cash back? And is the original tax negated, since the unrealized gain is now gone?
Dizzying. That someone thinks this is a good idea, yes. But also watching this video and finding myself slowly tilting my head to the left like it’s the end of the first level of the original Modern Warfare or something. I heard it will apply to entities whose assets appreciate $100m annually for 3 consecutive years. Or something like that. Such a stipulation would obviously not hurt average investors. The part I don’t understand yet, is why wouldn’t the rich just set up a business that shows massive losses to offset. Like here billionaires. Let’s put a billion each in this fund, tomorrow we’ll sell 1/100000000000000000000000 of a share for $1 then another for $0.01.
It’s like asking Lebron to pay taxes on his potential earnings over the duration of his contract before he realizes it. Then again after it’s realized, then again when he dies or passes to his children. It’s like asking Lebron to pay taxes on his potential earnings over the duration of his contract before he realizes it. Then again after it’s realized, then again when he dies or passes to his children. Do we get to deduct unrealized losses? Of course not.
As the cost of government escalates, the people become enslaved by its increasingly gluttonous demands and prosperity fades to become a distant memory. So, they are taxing something that does not exist, and trying to pass a bill that has no cost, to fund a program that will achieve nothing concrete. At least they are consistent! While I don’t agree with taxes on unrealized capital gains, immoral isn’t the right term here. They are also not accounting for the fact that the majority of gains in the stock market over the past 2 decades are based primarily on inflation. So you are to pay a tax on money not actually earned while paying a similar hidden tax due to inflation from poor monetary policy. So if they tax you on potential gains then they have to credit you if they turn out to be a loss. So basically they buy a stock (-$1), create a run on it(+$20) , pay tax on it (-$3),bottom it out ($0) and claim it as a loss and collect from the Govt. (+$16) Exactly. If everyone was forced to actually monetize all gains annually, the gains would be much smaller because most markets can’t be that liquid. Yeah, mark-to-market accounting has been such a sweet, easy deal for businesses, why not make households live on it, too?
You will own nothing and be happy about it, WEF goal is to enslave us all . And the Government of Canada has been signaling that it will tax primary residences (presumably at whatever value the government declares) because it’s not fair that people who work hard to afford such ‘luxury’ should have homes. Wonderful, let’s apply 5th grade economics to the whole of the US. Income tax started out as a temporary tax on the 1%…. Thank you Sec. Yellen for giving everyone a clear reason to only transact in crypto’s. btw I will be taking a write off for thousands of unrealized losses so how about that?
And then the security drops in value! Double loss! This would really destroy individual investment in this country, but it certainly fits in with socialism, More recently it’s actually increased “value” based on the depreciated value of the dollar. It’s still the same house you own. This is how they want to combat inflation, and take real assets from private citizens. This has nothing to do with billionaires or even millionaires… but about wiping out the middle class!
I don’t know that I’m fully on board with the plan to tax unrealized gains, but it’s a little silly to say that Jeff Bezos’s wealth is an “imaginary number”. I remember Jordan Peterson saying something about sacrificing the future for the present. Seems an apt example: When the government says redistribution of wealth. They mean to take for themselves not help any lower class Peasants . Working class and poor are beneath them . This is not the behavior of a nation that is long for this world! Steal from the future…hmmm…so on par with the ‘free’ reconciliation and infrastructure plans?
Well, at least they’re consistent. Taxing unrealized gains on 100 billionaires is incredibly dumb. It does nothing to solve our debt problem, it is a bad precedent because it allows for the tax to eventually be assessed on the less wealth, and logic should dictate a capital loss could be taken on unrealized losses. Honest question: If my investments decrease in value the following year, then the government owes that back to me? If the stock market crashes just before year-end, the government owes all the stockholders tax refunds on this? Think they could actually pay it?
It starts with the “billionaires” and eventually trickles down to the hard working middle class folks who are already overtaxed.
Step 1: pump asset prices by debasing currency Step 2: tax the price pump you caused Step 3: repeat Step 4: infinite money?
How to afford to pay for unrealized gains. because if you liquidate to pay the tax then u pay on the liquidation. so did you even make any money after the investment,
The goal is to wrest publicly traded companies from their controlling stakeholders. Mark, Jeff, and Elon don’t have the cash to pay for gains on FB, Amazon, Tesla–forced to put shares on market (disaster for market) or give to the government. Ok fine, how about this? If it can’t be taxed, then you shouldn’t be able to borrow against it. Are you ok with that?
Agree 100%. But don’t overlook the fact that printing cash is also stealing from our futures…as well as that of future generations. The disease is over-spending on things we can’t afford. All we are discussing is the side effects of poor treatments, People don’t understand because the school system doesn’t teach principles of investing or anything close.
They want us to spend, spend, spend, borrow and spend some more. Creating and keeping wealth is anti-Government evil. Or something Delirium. You can never fairly or accurately tax perceived future value of anything at some totally
random moment in time.
Build back better comes from the world economic forum which tries to push socialism into capitalism. This is not just funding them. This is how they want to do it. “you will own nothing and you will be happy” they said in presentation material. People couldn’t possibly understand how immoral it is, but mainly because morality has nothing to do with it, not because it is actually immoral.
They know that, too. They’re relying on the fact that their voters don’t know and don’t own any assets. Cut government spending! Start with ineffective programs, elected members and their staffs— not police and firefighters. #TaxationIsTheft
What happens if I have realized losses? I get those back right?
Damn straight. Given where the economy is headed, approving this would immediately mean that anyone with any kind of investments is getting a check. Assume an asset will be liquidated at some point. total tax would be near the same, but you may not have it in years 1-N. you will need to actually liquidate some assets in intervening years to cover (in some years a write off). As with all these ideas it dorks with the market. This is unconstitutional. Per 16th amendment “Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes”
Unrealized gains by definition are NOT income. And who is going to decide when it gets taxed.. when my stock has gained or lost? A further issue is that doing this would increase selling/dumping on the market to cover tax liabilities. That in turn could reverse the gains. Consistent sell pressure is not good for markets. Some of these assets are highly illiquid. (art?) It also sets precedent for going after the value of Boomers’ IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, 457(b)s, GIAs, TSPs & pensions before they’re realized.
DEFINITIVE NARRATIVE What they’re after Is ownership of Language that desecrate the ORIGINS of Quantitative Value which is the VIRTUE & TIME sequence of Qualitative Sustenance ONLY to OWN its PURPOSED ENGINE of EXISTENCE.
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With this thinking She is not qualified for any job. My portfolio goes up $50,000 on paper this year and I pay taxes on $50,000. If the portfolio goes down $50,000 the following year am I going to get a refund? This is another tactic to dissolve people of their wealth so they will “own nothing and be happy” Sort of like paying property taxes on your house then. Seems unrealized capital gains and losses would create an accounting nightmare of refunds, taxes and tax write-offs before anything is even sold.
What a potential mess. Private retirement accounts are based on unrealized gains. So what prevents this from taxing 401/403/IRA’s as well?
That’s because anyone who has achieved success is a bad person and doesn’t deserve what they have earned. That’s where we are … March on Washington in majority numbers and close the IRS for good and give them 5% to pay for everything this will stop the problem for good. No worries. I’m sure we can take “unrealized losses “as well.
They won’t be happy until everyone is poor. Isn’t that how it’s done with real estate taxes? Based on appraisal value. If you’re paying for unrealized gains each year, how do you offset losses? The only reason it pays to hold onto something for years is that you don’t pay taxes until gains are realized.
How to Use Tax-Loss Harvesting to Improve Your Returns (investopedia.com) They want total control! They don’t need our tax dollars when they can print whatever amount they want..it’s nothing more than control! And newborn babies should start paying income tax because eventually they will get jobs…I bet that they will soon say that there should be no private property. We had that already in CEE years ago. If the asset goes down in value does the government refund the tax they took? And if the market crashes, who’s left holding the empty bag? So the government will also promise to pay you when your investments go south? Right? Hello? Hello?
Immoral? Of course. Unprecedented? No. This happens currently. This is not much different than property tax. Also a theft on an unrealized gain. Yellen also says inflation is under control even though they change their assessment of it almost constantly. I’m sure she’ll do a super terrific job with this spending bill though. Why don’t simplify the tax code like saying: if you make $100 you get taxed 10%, no loopholes no nothing….Guys here saying that it’s targeting billionaires should think again. Remember that the espionage act was meant to target foreign spies but is now being used on innocent citizens.
One step closer to taking the money of every citizen just because they want it. Next they will tax infants and children over their potential earned income. Does it have some potential pitfalls? Yes. Immoral? Uhh .. no. After all, the value of these assets is real enough to take out loans against them… If they do this, do you get previously paid taxes back in case of a loss? I thought dinosaurs were extinct. Why so many inept retreads in this admin? Their ideas never worked and never will work. Immoral sure bro immoral ha right taxes are immoral but let’s let people starve in the streets as long as we don’t raise taxes moral sure you know what that means
Taxing money that doesn’t exist to pay for the Build Back Better plan that will cost Zero dollars..
Yea, that makes sense. It will also force people to sell investments in order to pay taxes. What will that do to markets? How did they even make it out of grade school…. What happens if that investment goes down? Are additional returns made?
Is the treasury proposing that unrealized losses offset tax liabilities as well? I’m fine with this as long as a person can claim 100% of realized losses against earned income. Seems like a fair tradeoff to me. Even now the taxation of stocks is slanted. If you sell and make a profit you’re required to pay all taxes on that profit that year. If you take a loss there is a limit that you may claim in each year and the remainder of the loss is carried over subsequent years. Are they going to plan for a tax credit if there are unrealized losses? If that happens, people start selling, everything going down, your wealth is vaporized. Middle class became poor again. But isn’t that the same as a property tax? It’s a wealth and success penalty. Who is John Gault?
“Oh, you own some hens? Then let me go ahead and tax the eggs they might lay.” That’s how you get to a zero cost. Tax something that isn’t real. Very interested to hear your thoughts on this one. Since you agree with them on mostly everything. Ugh we get it, it’s damn near impossible to implement. But it’s unnecessary melodramatic whining like this that makes me always back the contrarian position. Inflation does that and no one complains, unfortunately this will go the same way. People just obey…wasn’t there a document signed over a taxation disagreement?
Oh yeah…The Declaration of Independence… Unfortunately we already do this with property taxes that are paid annually. It’s not a wealth tax; it’s a tax on wealth. Sheesh.
If the government gets paid on unrealized earnings then can i get paid early on my unrealized earnings of my job?
Can’t believe that this kind of people are in charge of the treasury! Very well put. A terrible idea. Big bloated government, spending more and more and needing to be fed by hard working taxpayers. Happy not to live in the US & A. Billionaires will never pay tax; they have an army of smart people working out how to avoid it! They want to tax your POTENTIAL income. Now, are they going to credit you if your investments tank and you have unrealized losses?
First billionaires, then everyone’s 401K’s. I thought Biden’s Build Better plan was already paid for?!! Simple solution, don’t spend so much of our money! Probably too late for that logic. To pay for something that they said is free. Isn’t costing us anything. They going to tax pensions before you collect them too?
The overreach continues… Not sure she really thought that one through.
The working poor will pay for the greed of the government. This is an elegant way to destroy American capitalism and perhaps the country itself. They have lost their minds. This will literally place a tax higher than value. Either the Country is so bankrupt that they are going to destroy wealth entirely or they are completely in the hands of the Communists. I am putting forward a vote of no confidence. @Forbes@USTreasury
The taxpayers this would impact already have an unlimited future. I don’t care, you can’t make me, tax the fuck out of them because it’s just as impossible to tax them into the poorhouse as it would be for them to spend themselves into it. Exactly, there should be a tax on stock market speculation so that rich hoarders can’t steal the rest of our futures. There are a lot of taxes on greed (income, estate, property or wealth tax here in Spain which btw is a complete disaster). Yellen went from a Teaching job to Govt job, absolute Zero real world (trading or running a business) experience.
Such people cannot calculate the chain reaction that their nutty ideas set off. Like the land bought by my grandpa in the 1930s for $35 an acre is now worth $10K per acre…we lose family farms overnight. I worked and saved for 30 years and invested my savings. I held on assets longer than I wanted to so as to defer taxes until retirement and now they want to change the rules?
We need at least 50 years notice! I understand the principle is not well-sound. Unrealized gains should not be tax. But after taxes the super rich and corporations pay essentially zero taxes. They have to be taxed. GOPers need to propose a policy not on lowering taxes or cutting entitles. Show me one. Do the uber wealthy pay zero taxes, though? In general, people’s tax filings are private. We see selectively leaked tidbits of information, which are intended to tilt the political conversation. I’m sympathetic to your point, but I haven’t seen enough information to be persuaded.
So really making up numbers that aren’t actually set yet then tax the pretend numbers that are only there in theory! Like my home equity is really only set if and when I sell my house, until this is just a magic number that’s guessed and assumed.
Agree. That’s how real property tax works. Extreme communist position… her thirst for power eclipses all her economic education… That’s how you spend 3.5T and it’s actually a 0 cost. Yesterday’s history, tomorrow’s a mystery, today is God’s gift, that’s why it’s called the present. #StrongerTogether #Brainwashed
God’s word never comes back void! Amen! “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 KJV Tom MacDonald – “Brainwashed”
“is the role of the mind in man’s existence.” It is the mind, the story shows, that is the root of all human knowledge and values — and its absence is the root of all evil. For Rand reason is needed not just by a theoretical scientist in his lab, but by all of us at all times. All of the novel’s heroes are thinkers: they demonstrate an ongoing commitment to understanding their work, themselves and the world around them.
They choose their goals and values by a process of thought, never putting their desires above the facts. The villains, on the other hand, are those who defy reason and evade facts, acting on what’s left: their feelings. As a result, they are in constant conflict with reality and achieve nothing. This is what leads one of the novel’s heroes to the conclusion that thinking is the basic virtue life requires, and that the anti-mind is the anti-life.
Do you ever know the meaning? I really wonder…until you have lived through communism don’t bother to mention you understand.
I Grew up in former communism and it’s not pretty. Lack of food or water makes you do crazy things that later you regret.
Contempt is the word I would use to describe a Lazy worthless no good Communist.
You’re all backwards; “communist” is not a placeholder for “Jews and blacks etc.,” communists exploit minorities by making “Jews and blacks etc.” synonymous with “communist” (see: uncle Tom) and using ethnicity as a shield to deflect charges of communism – like you’re doing now. I’m a Jew. And I friggin’ hate communists.
So being against communists and Marxists in the system is racist? You can’t just redefine this as racism. We used to blacklist Marxists. We should do so again. Have you ever lived in a communist country? Communists hate minorities. Jews, Blacks, homosexuals. U wouldn’t last one day in Cuba. That’s how this Communist nonsense has progressed as quickly as it has, by idiots like you claiming bigotry although there is clearly nothing there.
More people are seeing through it now. Straight from the leftist playbook.
“When you can’t come up with an intelligent retort, just call them a racist!”
It’s not bigotry or racism when- in fact- you simply fail to measure up. Has nothing to do with the color of your skin- you simply represent less value to the world. Nothing personal, brah- you just don’t cut it. Go find a safe space and have a good cry now. Nobody cares when you call us racists anymore. Maybe shoulda only applied that term to real racists instead of all of your political opponents. Go pound sand, commie. But ppl are mentally broken these days.
I think he means all the self proclaimed communists and Marxists and people with Soviet idolatry. Are you advocating for concentration camps for the unvaxxed as Noam Chomsky was? I just love how these communists claim that attacking them is now anti Semitic while also calling for a boycott against them Jews. Muh racist and bigot from the people literally trying to segregate society. Most blacks and Jewish people are conservatives at heart. “Communist” is a reflection of beliefs whether you’re black, white, brown or olive skinned. Flipping the script to accuse racism is how commies retort.
They have no argument so it’s back to unfounded accusations.
Did I read that right? You believe “Jews” and “Blacks” are interchangeable with the word communism?
Communists exploit race as a tool of division, It’s not your fault though. Your mental limitations as a commie impact your abilities, holding you back in a meritocratic society.
It’s on. You use the ” racist ” term as a cudgel and people across all races are getting sick of it. No more cowering to your bullshit. “Bigotry and racism”… don’t you idiots ever have anything valid to say besides the same stupidity?
There is nothing racist about calling out communists. Most are white and they are moochers who want to live off the efforts of others. That’s what we hate in a person. Most races do not prefer to live in communist governments. In fact many have fled communism to get here. Wait, so because *you* associate the word “communist” with the words “Jew” or “black” or other descriptions of minority groups, you felt the need to tweet this utterly stupid garbage?
We call communists, communists. We see the roots of CRT, they come from critical theory, which was most certainly created by Marxists. Play your semantic BS games with the dumb dumbs who can’t read because of the amazing public schools that also spout Marxism. Communists see everything through shit-colored glasses. Take your “everything is racist lenses off” nobody is buying it anymore. Just because you disagree with someone doesn’t make them racist or bigots … Cry racist to the bedwetters, commie. That doesn’t work on us.
Communists use labels like bigotry, anti-semitism, racism, and all the phobias when they can’t defend their desire for total control over other people’s lives. The New Right calls your ideology and labels irrelevant and banished. Be gone. Comemierda Comunista…Enemy of the People. Folks that spit on the very nation that has given you so much opportunity. Folks that spend every waking moment thinking of new ways to tear down the very system that has brought prosperity to so many.
Do you ever know the meaning? I really wonder…until you have lived through communism don’t bother to mention you understand. Grew up in former communism and its not pretty. Lack of food or water makes you do crazy things that later you regret.
What a weird reality you live in. “Communist” is code for “jews” and “blacks”???
Bud, this might be hilariously revealing if it weren’t so terrible. Somebody who thinks that for everyone to be equal, they must repress free speech, force everyone to conform or be fined, jailed or ostracized, tell parents that they are not to question the party line being taught in schools.
That is a Commie today. Communists mean you who want to impose your will on people. Authoritarian bastard. Statists who want to control everything. A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities, wages decided by the state. The people are property of the state. Was this even a serious question. You know what a communist is. To each according to their needs, from each according to their ability. It ends in disaster and requires death to enforce it. That’s why we are against it.
It means communist. Look it up. It is in the dictionary. No matter how hard you try, he said what he said, not how you construe what he said. The left throws NAZI and Fascist around correctly apparently, but a fat faced little communist goblin will define how WE should address them. It means communist. Look it up. It is in the dictionary. No matter how hard you try, he said what he said, not how you construe what he said. The left throws NAZI and Fascist around correctly apparently, but a fat faced little communist goblin will define how WE should address them.
How intellectually lazy or willfully ignorant are you trying to be? A white guy said something you don’t agree with, so it has to be taken as “racist”. It has gotten pathetic: It specifically means that all of the people you support proudly display the Soviet and CCP flag. They proudly call themselves comrade and fellow traveler. Soros funded =/= antisemitism, and its destruction of the United States. Communist means any of the collectivists pushing Marxist ideas. The Antifa dumbasses as well as the ones pushing socialism. CRT is but one of the many forms. The degrowth movement has been rebranded as the green new deal, or climate change.
It means that they worship Satan and lie and cheat like a demon. How is it anti-Semitic to call out the man’s destructive agenda?
If that’s the case then I guess we can call the squad anti-Semitic correct? Are You just virtue signaling and understand what the fuck a communist is.
Did you read any history on communism?
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Joe Biden is openly negotiating with ‘Sirajuddin Haqqani’, A MAJOR TERROR NETWORK; Sirajuddin IS WANTED BY THE STATE DEPT WITH A 10 MILLION DOLLAR BOUNTY and JOE, who just armed THE ENEMY is openly negotiating with the Haqqani network ON THE EVE OF 9/11- He’s A TRAITOR TO ALL OF US!
People don’t understand quite how immoral this is. Unrealized gains are effectively imaginary numbers based on the increased “value” of your investments IF YOU LIQUIDATED THEM. They want to tax something that doesn’t even exist. The idea that future (possible or speculative) income is going to be taxed today is pure Orwellian evil… people need to wake up and understand how this is pure theft by Janet Yellen and the @JoeBiden administration… People don’t understand quite how immoral this is. Unrealized gains are effectively imaginary numbers based on the increased “value” of your investments IF YOU LIQUIDATED THEM. They want to tax something that doesn’t even exist.
If you need any public/Govt cash assistance, all of your retirement funds and stock are held against you as assets, even though not liquidated. In fact, because of Republicans, one has to cash them out and use them up to qualify. It’s their own rules! These unrealized gains give them enormous power including the access to cash by borrowing money against those unrealized gains. How would you propose to close the tax loopholes so these guys pay their fair share in taxes?
These unrealized gains give them enormous power including the access to cash by borrowing money against those unrealized gains. How would you propose to close the tax loopholes so these guys pay their fair share in taxes? Taxing unrealized gains on the ultra wealthy is different from taxing unrealized gains on people like you or I. I understand you posturing for political points and you know what you’re doing, but you’re acting like they’ll tax people with $5k in stocks lol If unrealized gains are imaginary, then why are billionaires able to use them as collateral for loans?
I think its fine, make it the same for losses. That way you avoid the loophole of just keeping all your money invested until you die when the book is closed and no one pays taxes on any of those gains. And you just don’t tax it twice. These unrealized gains give them enormous power including the access to cash by to borrowing money against those unrealized gains. How would you propose to close the tax loopholes so these guys pay their fair share in taxes?
They really need to look at the loan side rather than the collateral side. The issue they are trying to address is the “buy, borrow, die” phenomenon where one can accumulate unrealized gains indefinitely. Focus on the loan rather than the collateral assets. How many times can you tax an unrealized capital gain? Once? Yearly? Monthly? Daily? If you tax something that doesn’t exist would that be like using 0 as a multiplier so the result will be $0? Asking for someone with $599. One could argue “immoral” would be allowing billionaires to use tax loopholes to buy their 10th private jet while
1 in 7 Americans live in poverty … and continue to do nothing about it
A) the rich pay nearly all fed income tax B) The federal gov’t has been fighting poverty since the New Deal, yet 90 years later 1 in 7 still live in poverty. Is your sol’n really more money & power to a failed gov’t? C) American’s are the most philanthropic in the world
If the value of assets goes down do people get a return of taxes paid on phantom valuations?
They also said they wanted to go after millionaires and billionaires by being able monitor accounts above 600$. For all of you who think they won’t come after everyone I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. Think of the boon in revenue if the government gets to be the authority in determining what those arbitrary numbers are. This a huge lever for them to deliver on their equity promise. Their policies won’t lift anyone up, but they’ll sure drive people down to the same level. Regular citizens are already held to this standard. It’s one of the rules for receiving Government cash assistance. If a corp. receives Govt cash assistance, holding them to the same rule. Or, abolish the rule.
Agree. If the government is going to tax paper gains that haven’t been realized and can be very different $ on a daily basis, Investors should demand to deduct unrealized capital loss too. Except this only applies to 700 people for which money is primarily a medium for keeping score not buying things. It will not apply to “you” or “your future.” I find their greed much more immoral than this policy.
“Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia.” An example of doublethink in George Orwell ‘s novel 1984. The totalitarian government of Oceania is constantly at war with one of the other two totalitarian superpowers that dominate the world: Eurasia and astasia. The objective is not to win the war, but to maintain a constant state of war in order to keep its citizens under control.
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No. I mean, if your average twitter follower is a billionaire then sure. Otherwise, no. This affects a very small number of people.
God’s word never comes back void! Amen!
“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 KJV
We are an empowering, intuitive, and deeply rewarding guide to your inner self, to higher states of consciousness, and to becoming a conscious creator. In other words, they steal from your future.
The idea that future (possible or speculative) income is going to be taxed today is pure Orwellian evil… people need to wake up and understand how this is pure theft by Janet Yellen and the @JoeBiden administration… People don’t understand quite how immoral this is. Unrealized gains are effectively imaginary numbers based on the increased “value” of your investments IF YOU LIQUIDATED THEM. They want to tax something that doesn’t even exist. In other words, steal from your future.
For decades, the only dementia story we’ve heard is one of loss and despair.
But there is a new dementia story being told. It is a story of joy and growth. It is a story being told by people living with dementia, for people living with dementia, who want to disrupt the status quo and tell you that they are still here and their lives have meaning. Across the country people living with dementia and friends are creating opportunities to socialize and reconnect with their communities through Alzheimer’s Cafes, art and fitness classes, theater and museum outings. Advocates and researchers are discovering untapped potential for music and arts to engage people considered lost to dementia, as demonstrated in the groundbreaking documentary film Alive Inside that debuted nationally through Dr. Thomas’ first national tour in 2014. Dr. Bill Thomaswill partner again with Alive Inside director Michael Rossatto-Bennett to invite communities to “Disrupt Dementia” and experience a new vision of intergenerational engagement and transformation through the power of music and memory. Watch Alive Inside (2014) – Free Movies | (tubitv.com) .
Disrupt Dementia documentary film by Rossato-Bennett Disrupt Dementia is a two-part afternoon workshop that will premiere a new documentary film by Rossato-Bennett, followed by live music from Nate Silas Richardson and international recording artist Samite. The second half of the workshop is currently in the design stage — the process will be iterative and we’re working with Jennifer Carson, Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of authentic partnership research, and Kyrié Carpenter, M.A., anti-ageism activist and counselor, to give voice to and empower people living with cognitive change. “Inspiring people to disrupt dementia can have a ripple effect in helping them to disrupt aging both personally and in their communities,” Dr. Thomas said. “Disrupting people’s deepest and most ageist fears will change how they feel about their own aging.” Dementia: the Joy of Living an Improvisational Life.
Many recognize the value of improvisation in supporting everyone to live with (perform) dementia in new and more joyful ways. by, Mary Fridley
In her December 2017 post, “Stealing Hope,” Anne D. Basting passionately challenges the fear and stigma-inducing “tragedy narrative” that distorts how people living with dementia are seen within the broader culture. The two of us were especially inspired by Anne’s closing words, “Family members and friends…can learn to shift toward creativity to find emotional connection, to play, to create new moments and experiences together.” They really resonated, you see, because we are two “developmentalists” who believe that play and performance are key to how human beings continue to grow and develop regardless of age, life circumstance and/or cognitive and physical ability, In fact, we are leading a workshop series, “The Joy of Dementia (You Gotta Be Kidding)” in cities across the country.
We are far from alone. Across the globe, practitioners, caregivers and patients are embracing play, performance and the arts. Many recognize the value of improvisation in supporting everyone to live with (perform) dementia in new and more joyful ways. As actor and improviser Karen Stobbe has written, “Flexibility, adaptability, courage, spontaneity, listening, generosity, acceptance…are characteristics of an excellent caregiver. They are also qualities of an excellent improvisational performer.”
Improvisation, along with other creative approaches that reawaken connection and joy, are serious challenges to the underlying concepts (individual self, identity, memory, etc.) that shape our understanding of what it means to be human. Rightly or wrongly, in Western culture, it’s primarily our cognitive functioning that is thought to make us human. And this is what people with dementia lose – our ability to think, to reason, to recognize, to remember, to know. We must ask, does our society believe that they have lost what makes them human? Sadly, this is precisely how people living with dementia are too often related to – as people no longer expect to learn and develop, adapt and connect – an expectation as devastating as the loss of memory.
But what if this belief has severely limited our capacity to appreciate the multitude of other ways (creative, physical, poetic, silly) human beings can and do connect all the time? And what if these other ways of relating enable us to deal with the dementia experience – not to mention the increasingly uncertain world in which we are living – with compassion, creativity and growth?
“Development lens” on dementia – Bing video These are just some of the questions we have been asking over the last five years as we focus a “development lens” on dementia – a journey made more poignant when Susan’s sister was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Mary’s mother passed away from dementia-related complications.
As each of us slowly transformed our relationships with these dear family members, we realized we were drawing on the universal capacity to play, create and connect with those who do not have adult cognitive functioning. We mean babies! Think of how they learn to speak. They babble – they “say” “ga ga goo goo, ba de ba” and adults around them say, “I don’t like broccoli either, but it’s good for you.” Far from treating their babble as nonsense, adults naturally (it seems) take that babble and use it to play “having a conversation,” encouraging babies to play, pretend, imitate and imagine to their heart’s content. When adults, especially those with cognitive limitations, “babble,” it can be very difficult to see or hear them as offerings to create with. Mostly, their sounds get interpreted (“Mom is crying, so she must mean she is in pain”), or reacted to with anger, frustration and/or great sadness. Rarely are they the source of improvising a conversation or a scene together.
What would it mean to bring this new way of being and seeing to our relationships? To respond in a way that encourages the joy of discovery and the emergence of creativity? To embrace the risk-taking and dream-making that is possible when improvisational play is how we do everything in our lives?
Living with dementia will affect a person’s feelings, thoughts and responses.
It is important to recognize and respond to the person’s emotional needs.
The psychological and emotional impact of dementia.
Reactions to diagnosis. A diagnosis of dementia can have a huge impact on a person’s life. Someone recently diagnosed with dementia is likely to experience a range of emotions. These may include grief, loss, anger, shock, fear, disbelief and even relief. Some people may struggle to deal with these emotions and they may move between emotions as they adjust. They may feel afraid about the future, scared about moments of confusion and forgetfulness, and upset about the impact dementia has on those around them. The confirmation of a diagnosis may trigger depression and anxiety in some people. There are a number of talking therapies and – if needed – drug treatments available for depression and anxiety. Lifestyle changes can help too.
Those around the person will also have their own emotional reactions to cope with. It is important that both the person with dementia and the people around them feel able to, and are encouraged to, express their feelings. Some people experience positive reactions when they receive a diagnosis of dementia. They may be relieved to know what is wrong or be glad to be able to plan ahead. Some may use the experience to re-evaluate their situation and focus on the activities and relationships that make them happy.
Supporting the person’s emotional responses: tips for carer’s
Try to understand how the person with dementia feels & thinks. Do not dismiss a person’s worries – listen and show them that you are there for them. Try to enjoy the moment and try not to spend too much time thinking about what the future may or may not hold.
A sense of humor may help, if the time feels right.
Music Therapy New Order – Blue Monday – YouTube I love how people in the 80’s made this so it can sound more futuristic, but instead now when we hear stuff like this, we feel nostalgic and think of the 80’s. Now you hear it and you feel nostalgic, but literally everything in the 80’s looks like they tried to make everything look futuristic, but instead ended up just being nostalgic designs from the 80’s. All the neon bright colors? And for this song, it had many different sound effects that some people will now think of the 80’s when they hear.
Look up “The 30 year cycle” or how culture recycles itself every 30 years. In the 2010’s we were nostalgic for the 80’s. In the 80’s people were nostalgic for the 50’s. In 2040: people will be nostalgic for the 2010’s. People in 1980: This makes me want to be in the 2020’s. People in 2020: This makes me want to go back to the 80’s Bohemian Rhapsody is the oldest song in history to ever pass 1.4 billion streams on Youtube. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered) – YouTube
Emotions and feelings. People with dementia often experience changes in their emotional responses. They may have less control over their feelings and how they express them. For example, someone may be irritable, or prone to rapid mood changes or overreacting to things. They may also appear unusually uninterested in things or distant. These changes are often difficult for carer’s to deal with. It can help if carer’s remember that they are partly caused by damage to the person’s brain. Someone may react more emotionally to a situation than might be expected (e.g. by becoming tearful or agitated) because some of their factual memories or ability to think clearly about the situation have declined. It is important to look beyond the words or behavior’s you can see to the feelings that the person might be trying to express. Strong emotions may also be caused by unmet needs. Carers should try to work out what these needs are and meet them where possible.
Confidence and self-esteem. Dementia may cause people to feel insecure and lose confidence in themselves and their abilities. They may feel they are no longer in control and may not trust their own judgment. They may also experience the effects of stigma and social ‘demotion’ – not being treated the same way by people – as a result of their diagnosis. All of this can have a negative impact on the person’s self-esteem. Dementia may also have an indirect effect on someone’s self-esteem by affecting other areas of a person’s life. Health issues, financial circumstances, employment status and, importantly, relationships with those around them may suffer. Some people, however, form new relationships as a result of their diagnosis, through activities such as attending a class or a support group. High self-esteem allows some people to cope better with chronic health conditions. Supporting the person with dementia to maintain self-esteem: tips for carers Offer the person plenty of praise and encouragement – celebrate successes and focus on positives.
Avoid harsh criticism or belittling comments. Ensure people have time to do the activities they enjoy and that give them purpose. If a person makes a mistake, try to be as supportive as possible. Help people to maintain existing social relationships and form new ones. This can be done by facilitating joint activities with friends and family, joining hobby groups and encouraging conversation.
Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End. Now in paperback, the cultural and medical history of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by a leading psychiatrist and bioethicist who urges us to turn our focus from cure to care. Despite being a physician and a bioethicist, Tia Powell wasn’t prepared to address the challenges she faced when her grandmother, and then her mother, were diagnosed with dementia–not to mention confronting the hard truth that her own odds aren’t great. In the U.S., 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day; by the time a person reaches 85, their chances of having dementia approach 50 percent. And the truth is, there is no cure, and none coming soon, despite the perpetual promises by pharmaceutical companies that they are just one more expensive study away from a pill.
Dr. Powell’s goal is to move the conversation away from an exclusive focus on cure to a genuine appreciation of care–what we can do for those who have dementia, and how to keep life meaningful and even joyful. Reimagining Dementia is a moving combination of medicine and memoir, peeling back the untold history of dementia, from the story of Solomon Fuller, a black doctor whose research at the turn of the twentieth century anticipated important aspects of what we know about dementia today, to what has been gained and lost with the recent bonanza of funding for Alzheimer’s at the expense of other forms of the disease. In demystifying dementia, Dr. Powell helps us understand it with clearer eyes, from the point of view of both physician and caregiver. Ultimately, she wants us all to know that dementia is not only about loss– it’s about the preservation of dignity and hope. Tia: 9780735210905: Amazon.com: Books
Our Elderflowers visit people living with dementia in hospitals, hospices and residential care homes. These are ladies and gentlemen with full and rich lives behind them who now often feel isolated, confused and frightened, and struggle with the complexities of the present day. Elderflowers help people living with dementia to: improve emotional regulation counteract feelings of frustration, isolation and boredom improve their social and personal interactions reduce sedentary behavior’s address sensory decline enhance agency and self-efficacy.
A ‘made to measure’ approach
Each intervention is ‘made to measure’ and improvised. Empathy, authenticity and playfulness sit at the heart of our approach and while interventions might involve music, singing, magic, mime or gentle slapstick, we always put the individual’s needs first. The Elderflowers – joy and laughter for ladies and gents living with dementia
The Greater Good – Real Stories of Vaccine Injury is an award winning character-driven documentary that explores the cultural intersections where parenting meets modern medicine and individual rights collide with politics. The film offers parents, doctors and policy makers a safe space to speak openly, actively listen and learn from one another.
“THE GREATER GOOD may be the most important vaccine film ever made. Finally, we hear the stories of families adversely affected by vaccines told in a compelling and compassionate way. Using film as a medium for social change, THE GREATER GOOD informs, educates and calls to action. It is a documentary film at its finest.” – Peggy O’Mara, Founder, Mothering Magazine What you will learn: The differing views of leading authorities on vaccines and vaccine safety, including Doctors, Scientists, Activists and Policy Makers. The link between vaccines and chronic illnesses such as asthma, allergies, learning disabilities, behavioral problems, autism, unexplained infant death as well as autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. The connection between gut, immune and neurological issues frequently seen in vaccine injuries. How vaccines are researched, reviewed and regulated and what your rights are when it comes to having vaccinations. The ingredients, like mercury or formaldehyde in vaccinations that are a cause for concern about vaccine safety. The first hand stories of three families who have had to deal with the devastating effects from vaccines. Hear what experts have to say on both sides of the coin including… Barbara Loe Fisher, Co-founder & President, National Vaccine Information Center Paul Offit, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Mark Feinberg, MD, PhD, VP Medical Affairs and Policy, Merck & Co. The deputy director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases The FDA’s Director of Office of Vaccines Research & Review The lead researcher for Gardasil, HPV and cervical cancer vaccine. Vaccine neuroscientists, developers, and injury lawyers. The Greater Good Communism – Bing
‘The Great Culling of the human population has quietly begun. Covertly, insidiously, mercilessly, a global depopulation agenda has been launched. As this plays out, the vast majority of the human race will be removed from the gene pool. Genetically annihilated. Will you and your genetic lineage survive? I need to go to bed. So there’s that. Keep on the spiritual path I’ve begun and reach my final goal by next summer. Make it to Friday! I always believe in setting achievable goals.
Living until tomorrow!!!
While Surviving these times! Staying alive to crush evil!!!
and Breathe in, breathe out. sleep, wake, read, bath, Read as much as I can, create as much as I can. Follow my research on the rightward path. Nothing dramatic. Survive without being destroyed by my government because I refuse to be part of this global trial….. The Great Culling – Our Water Documentary Film
Shoot “`Em Up The Danger of Vaccines If you care about Kids and your Pets, you must see this documentary. Discover what the experts say as they reveal the damage we unknowingly do to our children. Learn about mercury, formaldehyde and aluminum that some vaccines contain and the autism, asthma and neurological damage they can contribute to.
A BEAUTIFUL PLANET Official Trailer (2016) Jennifer Lawrence IMAX Documentary HD directed, written, and produced by Toni Myers. The documentary utilizes footage recorded by astronauts aboard the International Space Station over the course of fifteen months. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, the film examines the daily lives of astronauts representing the respective space agencies for the United States, Russia, Europe, and Japan. Full Free Movie 46:17 minutes A BEAUTIFUL PLANET (2016) – video Dailymotion
Watch Wonderful World (2017) The Earth is home to over 2 million plants and animals with great biodiversity. The result of evolution over billions of years is a beautiful composition of changing landscapes: mountains, deep forests, vast oceans and arctic ice fields. 1:39.29
THE STORY OF EARTH RATED: G | RUNTIME: 40 min. | STUDIO: December Media
Engagement ends January 17. The Story of Earth film is an Australian documentary for giant screen and IMAX theatres directed by Russell Scott and written by Russell Scott and Wain Fimeri. The documentary, narrated by Rachel Ward, centres on how contemporary geology has potentially led to a new understanding of how life on Earth came to be. Born from dying stars, it was sculpted by violent collisions in space. Yet, in an epic journey, this hostile ball of molten rock transformed itself into a nurturing environment. From it emerged forms of life, none of which have been found anywhere else in the universe. That planet is not millions of light years away either. You are standing on it right now. This is the story of Earth.
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Wings of Life In English Disney 2013 You can watch Disney nature’s Wings Of Life, full movie on FULLTV – Wings of Life presents the unsung heroes of the global food chain. Theirs is a fragile, essential to sustain life on the planet ecosystem. Now threatened by man, this is the chance to see their world as never before ; the story is told from the point of view of the flower.
Wings of Life In English Disney 2013 Disney nature Wings of Life Narrated by Meryl Streep, this intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world’s food supply depends on these incredible—and increasingly threatened—creatures. https://youtu.be/qVJ8NBE15XY
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a selection of the best full length documentaries in English you can find here on YouTube. This playlist features: documentaries full length, documentaries National Geographic (also Nat Geo Wild), documentaries History Channel, documentaries from Discovery Channel and BBC… and much more. Everything in English. Enjoy and don’t forget to subscribe. Best documentaries full length (Nat Geo, BBC, Discovery and more) – 123 Videos – YouTube
Tom Brady Shared A Moment With a Young Fan After His Historic Game.
Boy Celebrates End of Brain Tumor Treatment With Ride in Supercar. The game in which Tom Brady entered NFL history by becoming the first quarterback to pass for 600 touchdowns was special, but it meant the world to one young fan. Nine-year-old Noah Reeb, who came to the game with a sign that read, “Tom Brady helped me beat brain cancer,” met his hero with 33 seconds left in the game. Brady approached the youngster, gave him a Tampa Bay Buccaneers “Crucial Catch” cap (part of the NFL’s month-long campaign to raise cancer awareness) and shook his hand. The little boy, who is from Utah, covered his face with his hands as he dissolved into tears. Reeb’s father, James, wrote on Instagram that it was his son’s “first NFL game” and “a dream come true. Still hard to believe.”
Noah was diagnosed in December 2020 after having severe headaches. “It’s one of those tragic moments you read about where they turn the screen around and say, ‘You have cancer,’” Jacque Reeb told KSL in Salt Lake City. “And in our case, they turned it around and showed us Noah’s tumor in the center of his head and said he has brain cancer and we need to get him to the hospital today.” He completed his final round of radiation in July, and scans showed his tumor was gone. Noah will continue to be monitored until he is 18. “That was really sweet,” Brady said. “Obviously a tough kid, man. It puts a lot into perspective of what we’re doing on the field. In the end, it doesn’t mean much, compared to what people go through. We all try to make a difference in different ways.”
While much of the on-field attention was on No. 12 in Tampa Bay’s 38-3 beatdown of Chicago on — the former Patriots quarterback became the first in NFL history to throw 600 touchdowns — it was a special postgame moment that people are talking about Monday.
A boy named Noah Reeb was captured during the game holding a sign that read “Tom Brady Helped Me Beat Brain Cancer.” After the game Brady approached Reeb hanging over the stands and gave him a Buccaneers hat, shaking his hand and sending the boy — and likely most of North America — into tears.
There was a lot for fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to celebrate following last night’s game against the Chicago Bears. The Bucs 38-3 win wasn’t the only extraordinary thing that happened on the field, and those who watched the game have Tom Brady and one young fan to thank for what transpired. With less than two minutes of play, the famed quarterback went over to the stands to a young fan who beat brain cancer and shared a touching moment neither will likely ever forget.
As seconds ticked by on the clock, the father of three took time to have a sweet exchange with the young fan who’d brought a sign that read, “Tom Brady helped me beat brain cancer.” Upon seeing the sign, Brady went over to the little boy and offered him his Bucs hat. Brady put the cap on the fan’s head and the two shook hands before the little boy began crying.
It was undoubtedly an incredibly meaningful moment for the little boy. During post-game interviews, a reporter asked Brady what it was like to not only see the boy’s sign but to have that memorable experience with Reeb. Brady said, “that the exchange really put a lot of “perspective” on his job as an athlete and what he and his teammates have accomplished. “That was really sweet. Obviously, tough kid, man. Puts a lot in perspective with what we’re doing on the field; in the end it doesn’t mean much compared to what so many go through,” Brady said. “We all try to make a difference in different ways and I think so many guys commit times to their foundations and to doing good things for the world. And the NFL does a lot of great things, so it’s just nice to – I always think you know do the best that you can do, under any circumstance it was nice to see.” NFL.com
Taking to Instagram after the sport, Noah’s father James uploaded a brief clip of the heartwarming second and wrote: ‘Noah’s first NFL sport. A dream came true. Nonetheless onerous to imagine.’
In December 2020, Noah was recognized with a mind tumor. After initially being affected by extreme complications. And 6 months later, in July, Noah accomplished his therapy to eradicate the mind of most cancers – however continues to stay beneath the statement till he turns 18 to make sure it doesn’t return.
Talking earlier this 12 months to KSL in Salt Lake Metropolis, Noah’s mom Jacquee described receiving Noah’s prognosis: ‘It is like each mother’s worst nightmare, after which immediately you wish to shield him and you do not know what to do, so that you simply depend on religion from that time on.
‘Religion & belief in God that no matter what happens for a reason.’ Talking throughout a post-match press convention, Brady spoke in regards to the heartwarming encounter and stated: ‘Places so much in perspective, what we’re doing on the sector. In the long run, it does not imply a lot in comparison with what so many individuals undergo. Along with Brady’s touching moment with the young fan, the quarterback had a major career achievement celebrated on his own. Brady became the first player in NFL history to toss 600 touchdowns, per NFL.com. During the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game alone, Brady threw four touchdowns. It just goes to show whether he’s on or off the field, the football star is definitely making an indelible impact. It was another stellar day on the field for Brady, but for that young man, though, it’s likely this Sunday was one of his greatest so far and one he won’t soon forget.
The act of kindness rounded off a stellar night time for Brady who additionally grew to become the primary participant in the historical past to throw 600 landing passes.
In the game itself, wide receiver Mike Evans nearly made the kind of difference that Brady, a man with a notoriously vivid memory for slights, would not have forgotten when he gave away a football he had caught for a touchdown. Within the sport, Tampa defeated the Bears 38-3, with Brady throwing “four” landing passes and star wide receiver Mike Evans scoring, catching Brady’s document cross.
Regardless of historical past having been made, Fox Information studies that Evans gave away the ball thrown by Brady for his historic 600th landing cross to a fan within the crowd. A member of the Tampa Bay workers reportedly later approached the fan and struck a deal to retrieve the ball – which might be priced as a lot as $500,000, in response to Ken Goldin of Goldin Auctions.
Fan who returned Brady’s TD ball may have lost a fortune [Video]. “The Duke” may have looked like a garden-variety official ball, right down to Roger Goodell’s signature, but it was anything but that. It happened to be the football that was the pass that left Brady’s hand and landed in Evans’s for TD No. 600, and Brady later admitted that, while he doesn’t keep a lot of things, the ball was special. As he sat on the bench after the offense left the field, Evans learned the magnitude of what he had done from Coach Bruce Arians. “I gave the ball away,” a TV camera caught him saying with a look that lay somewhere between Denial of responsibility embarrassment and disbelief.
“I said, ‘You’re going to have to go give that guy two jerseys to get that ball back,’” Arians joked after the game. “I was like, either get two of Tom’s [or two of yours] but you need to get that ball back for him. And he said, ‘Does he really want that ball?’ And I said, ‘I’m betting he wants that ball.’” The Buccaneers dispatched an official to strike a bargain with the fan, who swapped it for a replacement game ball and $1,000 gift card to the Buccaneers’ team store, according to the Athletic, rather than trying to get what would have been far, far more for it on the resale market.
“[Evans] goes, ‘Man, I’m sorry, man. I’ll get it,’” Brady said. “I said, ‘It’s all right. I’m sure they’ll find a way to get it back.’ But I don’t actually keep too many things so … in that circumstance, I just felt like that might be a good one to keep. He’s going to get something nice in return. So we’ll get him a helmet or a couple jerseys or some other stuff. That was really cool of him to do that.” Evans was in a penitent mood later in the evening.
“Sorry big bro,” he tweeted with a goat and prayer emoji. “Glad that priceless legendary item was retrieved.” Luckily, Brady forgave Evans, targeting him for two more touchdowns in the Buccaneers’ 38-3 victory over the Chicago Bears. The win was numerically significant for another reason. Tampa Bay has scored 162 points through four home games this season, the same number of points that Brady’s New England Patriots scored through the first four home games in the team’s 16-0 regular season run, according to Elias Sports. The Buccaneers aren’t going to duplicate that run. They’ve already lost once, to the Los Angeles Rams. Max explains why his Tom Brady Cliff Theory was wrong once again.
Do you believe that your government has the people’s best interest?
No, they never have. If they did, all those cargo ships would NOT be stuck out on the coast! That’s why I don’t get why they are making such a big deal over climate
The Big Reset it’s not about climate – climate provides the cover to tax us to the hilt and control us until the pips squeak, and then some.
Founding Father Wrote The Constitution Based Off Experience. The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. (1791)] (see explanation) Second Amendment. A well regulated Militia, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. (1791)] (see explanation) Third Amendment [Quartering of Troops (1791)] (see explanation) Fourth Amendment [Search and Seizure (1791)] (see explanation) Fifth Amendment [Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process (1791)] (see explanation) Sixth Amendment [Criminal Prosecutions – Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel (1791)] (see explanation) Seventh Amendment [Common Law Suits – Jury Trial (1791)] (see explanation) Eighth Amendment [Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791)] (see explanation) Ninth Amendment [Non-Enumerated Rights (1791)] (see explanation) Tenth Amendment [Rights Reserved to States or People (1791)] (see explanation)
Sadly, our Gov’t has devolved to the point where it exists only to serve itself. The question that needs to be polled in every state so we the people can use our constitutional rights to solve this problem I think the states need to start thinking about this if 2020 elections aren’t fixed. Evidently they don’t have to. This is the definition. The definition of government is the exercise of control or authority over a group of people. … The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization. The “people” are the worker ants to a more complex machine. It needs harmony to run.
Just because gov agencies did horrifying stuff in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s & 10s, and no one was ever held accountable and nothing ever changed except they got bigger and more powerful doesn’t mean they’ll continue to be bad. I’m sure they’re a totally reformed force for good. I think the government forgot what that position entails. They’ve become too large, too tyrannical, & rife with corruption. (Politics will never get rid of corruption.) It didn’t have to be this way.
Both sides are culpable but one holds the remedy. We The People. We need representation. Additionally, the government was never meant to be spread over every aspect of our lives. When you give someone full control they mind not what matters to you or yours. The best interests of the people should start here at home. Not a checkbook or foreign shithole.
Right here, .
It’s time “we the people” mandate term limits for EVERY ELECTED POSITION.
From local to national levels. Immediate goals. Everyone should be locally/otherwise creating noise and getting to the reps they back, and demand action or remove them. Period. When they become stale, our duty is to remove them. We are being “governed” by lobbyists, polls and focus groups. Identity Politics by The National Socialists: I think we are just pawns in their game of power & elite rule. Under Communism the elites always live like kings, the masses absolute abject poverty.
Do you seriously think Pelosi would take the time to even spit on your grave? Doubtful Our present situation in this pathetic country is the answer to that question. The needs of the American people are ignored while they steal taxpayer dollars & consolidate power. It’s all one big uniparty in DC. (never trust the government.) Like Mark Twain said; “always love your country, but love your government only when it deserves it.
The NP refused to treat a minor patient diagnosed with sinusitis, ear infection & bronchitis because he wasn’t C-19 vaccinated. A video posted to Twitter on Thursday appeared to show a doctor at an urgent-care facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, refusing care to a minor with a non-COVID-related condition because he had not been vaccinated. The video showed a doctor walking away from the child’s mother, who is filming the encounter on her phone, after mentioning “the COVID vaccine” and then threatening to “call 911” and “confiscate your phone.” According to the mother, “after diagnosing my son with an infection, they’re refusing to give him medication.” In response to the inquiries of another employee, the doctor says: “I’m sorry, but I am the doctor here. This is our policy . . . she needs to leave.” As she goes to the front office to ask the receptionist to “call security” and “call 911,” the doctor also expresses the worry that “she’s videotaping everything and she’s going to slander my name.”
“Oh, I will,” the mother responds, “I will give this to whoever I need to.” According to the Twitter accounts that have posted the video, the facility in question is the RediMed North urgent care, part of the Lutheran Health Network. The facility requires that visitors “wear your own face mask when coming to any in-office visit,” but while the Lutheran Health Network’s COVID policy recommends vaccination, there is no suggestion that vaccination is required for treatment. Regardless of whether the doctor was or was not in compliance with the policy, the Kafkaesque absurdity of endangering a child’s well-being to remain in compliance with a politicized agenda drew outrage from conservative critics like journalist Sharyl Attkisson.
Scrutiny of Facebook ramps up with flurry of new reports based on leaked documents (cnet.com)In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the “cleansing” of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Though these survivors recount the horrors they witnessed and endured as a result of the Nazis’ “Final Solution,” their individual triumphs are a testament to hope and humanity. —Jwelch5742
A letter from the Illinois Governor saying “Delta” doesn’t exist in any records.
It’s for your “protection” as they lock us up..
Few people listen or seem to care.
Until the United States starts to resemble Venezuela. CORRECT…
The main goal of any war is to control others and destroy their economy. Anyone who achieves the same goals is considered to be in a war ! When our government do exactly the same and have the same goals it means government already declared an act of war against #WeThePeople
This is England and it’s green new deal…Don’t be England!
The energy crisis in Europe exposed the complexity of a transition to green energy: it is not happening overnight, and it cannot be done successfully with the old tricks. Energy systems, markets, and grids globally need fundamental changes to legislation, regulation, and oversight in order to accommodate 100-percent zero-emission sources. And even in that case, power systems need flexibility and backups in order to avert similar crises down the road as many parts of the world commit to net-zero emissions by 2050 or 2060. #SaveAmerica It’s the American Patriots against the corrupt government pushing to abolish The U.S Constitution and shove NWO up our asz’s! NEVER SURRENDER! Illegals have zero respect for our laws when they enter illegally.. They surely won’t change that mindset once they’re inside our country either! Eddie Griffin “These People Are Easy To Brainwash, They Didn’t Test This S**t” My Momma used to say, “Begin as you mean to go on.” Applies to just about everything including immigration. They will set up little Tijuana shops on the roadside with no permits. They drive with no license or insurance. They pack into houses or trailers and shit and piss outside. I could keep going with the dog fights and chicken fights but won’t. Yet Biden welcomes them in so they can drain the lifeblood out of America. We have POTUS bringing in millions of illiterate migrants (many Covid & other disease infected) with no skill sets. This will certainly further the dumbing down of America. We’ve become a laughing stock!
Illegals have no interest in assimilation.
They are different from any other immigrant group in American history. As far as not following our laws, neither do our “representatives”, so just your average tax-burdened, hard-working citizens are. The lawmakers who made it happen have no respect for our country and when these illegals break the laws, they will get away with it. That’s how the Dems know the illegal aliens will be voting Democrat…. They have already succeeded in ruining our country.
We live in a world.
“The First Tenet of Psychological Warfare is to Break You to Become Compliant” The first tenet of psychological warfare is to break you to become compliant to make sure all your actions and human agency will be futile.” But he didn’t stop there. Next, he warned of what’s to come and it appears that America is on a fast track to this Bannon continued with his warning of psychological warfare saying, ” With information, you can be armed to take action in a world gone awry and that you will never succumb to psychological warfare which is to break your resistance which is to make you complicit.”
Don’t be complicit to the dangerous narrative the left is trying to get you to accept today. Stay informed, aware, and defend your God-given Constitutional rights you deserve as a citizen of this great nation. Show me one other “insurrection” in history where none of the people were armed. Most of the videos that have been released look like an open house, with people walking around for a while then leaving. You’re like, they had all these plans to kidnap Pelosi and take over the capitol building and demand Trump be reinstated as president.
Trump is ‘hungry’ to go head-to-head against Biden for president and can only be stopped by a ‘prison sentence’: former advisor (msn.com) I’m like, show me one shred of evidence that supports that and explain how anyone would plan something like that yet not bring one weapon with them? That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these certain unalienable rights, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government. This is a nation founded on rebellion against the “laws of the land” when they conflicted with individual liberty.
That’s the old Obama very divisive “trumped up cultural wars” Why does society place value on the Status Quo. And, only certain jobs deserve higher pay?
I was always taught working hard was the only way to get anything in life. My pops always said work hard cuz if you got it you earned it. I did , while in my early 30’s I checked on what I could expect for social security they told me & said well that won’t be enough so I went out and got a second full time job working 8 year at 2 full time jobs now I can survive as long as prices start leveling off.
When I started my business, I slept on a rented converted garage floor on a mat. I ate PB&J sandwiches and ramen noodles every day till I started making a profit. Then the real work began with employees, trucks, insurance, workers comp etc. Ya, I paid my dues. Everything I have I had to work my ass off for. Sometimes 14 hr. days. That’s why it’s so hard to have Christian sympathy for people that just won’t, not, can’t get off their lazy asses and work for what they want. Instead of feeling entitled to have someone else pay their debts.
Anonymous Statements: I have since but I’m minimalist now. Had all the material things but not important to me anymore. I prefer a simple life now. I’ve worked a 40-50 hour week / every single week since 1985. I have taken a few weeks off for vacation – but I have never not had a job since 1985. That’s 36 years. Prior to that I worked 28 hours a week since age 14. Work 27+ yrs 3 places Mining Oil Field Construction Last 22 yrs watched dollar Crash I have Land but property Taxes? I am an Old Man. No kids in school Why I Should Pay for Schools.
I’d guess everyone besides the idle rich have worked for what they have. Some have easier paths. Some face challenges that others are spared from. For some, doing time on this planet sucks. Definitely still working hard!
But it’s definitely paying off!! Count me as independent. There were ups, and downs. Today, life in general is good, Busted my ass to get it there! No college here, just busted ass and taught myself to code and now doing very well thank you very much. Found a company willing to take a chance on me 15 years ago, the rest is history. In software it’s not what you know, it’s what can you do?
I don’t have “much A$$et$” but I worked my arse off for them. I built a business after a divorce, then again in a new state. I’m nearing retirement, ready to enter the political world. (actually considering early retirement – FJB is f’ng our country up). I’m sure I’m not alone. You must work hard for everything. The trick is to be frugal and avoid waste. Retired now but throughout my working life I learned everything I could and had to find a new career 3 times.
I was too stupid to give up and quite. It was worth it. I am envious that many get handouts for doing nothing. I have and I never had to ask anyone for anything. Our rights are being violated people…the Govt gave the Technology Oligarchs the green light to censor Americans!
The left wants socialism and says they hate Nazis.
They obviously have no idea that Nazis started off as socialists!! The Nazi’s were always fascists. Hitler used the term socialism as a shuck, to fool the working classes into supporting him. He never had any intention of carrying out actual socialism. Nazi is an acronym derived from the German word Nationalsozialistische (National Socialist). They should be centering on how much Government you have in your society. Socialism, Nazis…they are ALL Big Government. More Government= LESS Freedom. That is the bottom line. The Nazis were the only ones whoever made socialism work … know how ?
Theft then Genocide of the ones they stole from…
If you’ve ever misquoted a famous movie or called a product by the wrong name, you’re not forgetful — you’re trapped in an alternate universe.
Or so goes the theory behind the “Mandela Effect,” a phenomenon that takes place when a huge chunk of the population remembers something that seemingly never happened.
The name comes from former South African president Nelson Mandela, as some people recall Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s, even though he went on to become president in 1994.
Is it a conspiracy? A distortion in the space-time continuum?
None of this is by accident. It is a planned crisis heaped on the American people.
No different than the Chine$e Virus spread around the world. Planned to condition people to live a substandard lifestyle. They are mocking us. They laugh about the state of America. Why?
Because it’s intentional. What goes around will come around 2 this make believe administration!!!!!! Absolutely, and some have been psychologically manipulated into believing this not about power and money but selflessness. The selfish have to be convincing. Wow. They are dooming future generations.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas! ( 1966) The Democrats are nuttier than fruitcakes, all the woke stores have no inventory to sell. Wait till Christmas Agree 100%. Obama, who is running this shit show from behind the scenes, wants to turn — the U.S. into Venezuela. It’s his dream, something that he, his handlers and funders have been planning for years. It satisfies everything his commie father taught him from living in Kenya.
Ahh the pass that identified people with special needs to be exterminated…
I remember reading about it in some history article.
This time it’s not but Global Elitists across Europe. Seriously, how do people not see the absolute globalist agenda behind all of this?! we have social media- the thing that connects us to people all over the world!! When all this started, it was “2 weeks to flatten the curve.” When people began sounding alarms about individual rights being taken away, and “mandated” vaccines, they were marginalized and ridiculed as “conspiracy theorists.” Yet here we are. I said to people that what Hitler was not able to accomplish, world leaders of today are accomplishing that. Hitler must be turning in his grave. Watch this interview Alex Jones did with Aaron Russo. Look at what is happening around the world. Chip will probably come soon, a chip that tells you if you are infected or not, will be mandatory, and we will welcome it… Alex Jones Interviews Aaron Russo (Full Length)
Anyone who dismisses the similarities in today’s situation to the rise of Hitler, simply doesn’t know their history. When you listen to public health reps talk about vax mandates, I doubt they realize the similarities of what is happening today to this piece of history.
They don’t teach this in public schools for a reason.
The parallels are numerous, yet raise it to most people and they’ll call you a conspiracy theorist.
It is difficult to incorporate new approaches to the common debate.
There are many big reasons that made Trump the good choice:
Fixing the border, trade policy to bring back the supply chains, re-energize the economy. In 2019 wage growth was 11% for blue collar workers with inflation at 1%. In Trump’s 4yrs the median income went up $6K & under Obama’s 8yrs it only went up $1K & under W. Bush 8yrs only $800. Not to mention under Trump he was gaining cost control in Health Care /Prescription Pills and putting a lid on rising Health Premiums by fixing the root cause.
One has to do with practical day-to-day issues: he has achieved important results in international politics (ISIS, Iran, Arab countries and Israel, curbing China-Korea, support for Venezuela-Cuba…), the opposite of Obama. Not in vain is he the first president since 1980 who has not initiated wars, it was not needed, no other country thought it could profit against him.
And he also presents good economic results, reduction of illegal immigration…
He has only lacked effectiveness against covid-19, but as we see with many European countries, it is not easy to stop a pandemic in open societies.
The other reason has to do with the future: a person’s future is marked by his own character. The future of a country, too. By its common thoughts, shared through the media (radio, TV, social networks, books…). And the United States is suffering a clear cultural attack, supported by the intolerant cancel culture, associated with political correctness.. An attack deploying harmful prejudices on three main fronts:
Anti-Americanism prejudices deployed by competing countries (France, Germany, China…) in their influence area (Spain, Latin America, Middle East…)
defeatist prejudices inside the country,
and a variety of prejudices of division and confrontation among citizens taking advantage of different themes (BLM, Antifa, radical feminism…)
This makes the issue much more than just Trump or Biden. It’s a country issue. It’s about the future of the country. And maybe things aren’t as clear today as they were during Reagan’s time, when the evils that caused WW2 were still in people’s memories (appeasement, ideologies…). But the question is the same. History always repeats itself.
Is there a way to preserve the rapidly diminishing freedoms remaining in our country taking into consideration how deeply the generations behind us have been heavily and thoroughly. propagandized? Where in the Bible does it give the Pope the authority he thinks he has and where in the Bible does it give Mary the authority that she holds? Where and when does anyone in the Bible pray to Mary?
Will the western world beat the globalists re “the great reset” or are we staring down the dystopian future that they want? I’m a strong Christian, but I can’t seem to find a church that teaches anything but milquetoast nonsense. I listen to Jack Hibbs, but even he doesn’t go into the spiritual meat that I need. The only one that I’ve found is William Gurnall, but he was born in 1616. What do you think hyperinflation is going to do to the world economy? Any suggestions?
If the Jewish moshiach come to the world how would he know he was it Do you think Conservatism and core values are over with and that our once brilliant Country is flipping to a weak European style existence?
Apple uses slave labor in their Foxconn Facilities in China CCP to manufacture their Iphones & Ipads. A predominance of these slaves is Uyghur Muslims and Christians…
And yet China still sits on the UN’s Human Rights Board…?
Do you have a little more insight / any light you can shed on the upcoming confrontation within the CCP? Q: How do we counter ChiCom 5th Column Threats inside our country if the US-China Cold War goes HOT ? Is China willing to actually use military force to bring Taiwan into the fold, knowing that the West can’t allow 60% of all semiconductor production to be under direct ccp control? Thoughts on The Protracted Game, by Scott Boorman?
We stand losing our freedoms if we don’t stand up to these mandates.
The mandates are a distraction.
The real objective is to flip the Republic to communism. Biden is a communist & so are many other Democrat. Once you digest that everything makes sense but most still don’t see that or they keep thinking that will never happen in the USA. The WH is turning America into a communist nation. Mandates, violations of the constitution, forced vaccinations, food prices going through the roof, inflation, energy costs skyrocketing, illegals being flown all over without consideration to society, it’s not sustainable.
I believe in Gehenna & Hades/Sheol as mentioned in scripture. Hell is an Anglo Saxon word which has many misinterpretations.
However I don’t believe that hell is a place with actual flames. I’m convinced that description is an attempt to explain the horrors of a soul entirely removed from the grace of God.
If you can live on earth & witness pure evil and pure goodness, how could you deny heaven and hell? Where do you think the actions of good & evil come from? How do some recognize evil & avoid it, while others turn & commit it? Your disbelief doesn’t absolve their existence.
Yes and I believe God gives us free will to choose where we would like our journey to take us when we die.
According to the Creed, Jesus occupied both realms and triumphed to the right hand of God. He demonstrates Truth actually and we must discuss the meaning of Truth in metaphor. Ronnie James Dio did a great version of it. Absolutely, I believe every word of God as shown to us through the Christian Bible. I am extremely grateful that God loved me first and allowed me the opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as my savior so I may live in eternity with my Lord in Heaven.
Jesus showed to Saint Maria Faustian Kowalska the existence of hell and it’s a place of eternal suffering. We are souls having a human experience. Souls don’t die, only human bodies do.
As a priest I knew years ago said, “One of the greatest weapons in Satan’s arsenal is his ability to make people believe he doesn’t exist.” Heaven or hell is determined by whether a person believes in Christ alone to save them.
Hell was designed originally for Satan and his demons. Hell will also punish the sin of those who reject Christ…
I believe we have a choice to live in Heaven or Hell right now… and when a person’s physical body dies, they stay in the same space that they lived their life. Let God take the worries away… faith in God in both good and bad times. Life is a blessing.
Not really, if they exist, then great, I hope I make it to heaven. But I don’t make decisions based upon their existence. I make them on doing the right thing by me and others. I’m far from perfect, but I try. You can believe what you want and I am not here to convince you. That said; I was a life squad and Fireman for years. After those years of dealing with sudden death and near death. You bet
I was a witness to the Miracle of the Sun early 2000’s. I was a believer before that, but seeing the sun pulsate, spin, turn colors then the environment turned to gold….clencher for me! I believe in evil lying in the human body. I think we are all brought here for a choice. Some of us choose the right way some choose the wrong so I think it’s a self created hell if you will. As a person of faith I do believe that we’re going to be judged and told we’re gone.
I believe He’ll ISN’T a place, but more a State of Mind…like misery. And that there are variations in Heaven. We are not all living the same and I don’t think we will all get the same. Like, a person who is good, may not be as good as the next person. But I believe they are perceptions, not places. I believe hell is not eternal or a form of punishment but a state of mind that we put ourselves in.
In a Time of Universal Deceit: Telling the Truth Is Revolutionary. Most human beings believe in life after death. In fact, most people not only believe in a heaven, but also feel sure that they are going there after death. However, very few people believe in hell, statistically speaking. Moreover, it would be hard to find many people who truly believe they are going to hell.
The Bible teaches that there is a literal heaven and a literal hell. Heaven is the spiritual dwelling place of God, and it is where all true Christians will go after death, provided they remain faithful throughout life. Hell is the place of eternal separation from God, prepared for the devil and his angels. It is a place of eternal torment. Please click on the links below to learn more about heaven and hell.
Heaven When you think of heaven, do you imagine fat little angels sitting around on clouds playing harps? If so, you are not alone in this thought. However, with all due respect, you could not be more in error. The Bible does not present heaven as a physical place on the clouds in the sky where people will spend time trying to amuse themselves for all of eternity. Rather, it presents heaven as the spiritual dwelling place of God where Christians will reside for all of eternity, worshipping Him and enjoying the glory and joy of God’s presence. Heaven will be the fulfillment of all of the desires and wishes of the heart of man. There will be no pain or suffering, and it will be an eternal morning where Christians bask in the illuminated glory of God. The images of heaven in the Bible only hint at how wonderful it will be for Christians. Revelation 21:1-4 reads: “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.'”
Hell In the same manner that people imagine heaven as a crowd of harp-players lounging on clouds trying to pass the time, so do many people imagine hell as a little cave where a red man with a tail and horns pokes people in their backs with a pitchfork. This little devil character can sometimes be downright cute. It is sad that the world has popularized this version of hell and Satan, and that it is used to mock the concept of hell. The Bible clearly teaches that hell is a literal place of eternal torment where all non-Christians go after death. Granted, this biblical teaching on hell is not a popular one, as many people — even professing Christians — try to minimize it in many ways. But the Bible is very clear on the existence of hell. Christ described the plight of the wicked in Matthew 25:46 in this manner: “And these will go away into everlasting punishment.”
But the righteous into eternal life. Jesus used different images to describe hell. He used the images of torment (Matthew 25:46), a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 8:12), a place of outer darkness (Matthew 8:12), and a place of fire (Matthew 3:12). Revelation 21:8 describes it as “the lake which burns with fire and brimstone…”
To demonstrate that hell is a place of continual, eternal torment, Revelation 14:11 states: “And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.” This is the biblical teaching on hell. Those who try to dilute it are only hurting people; hell is real, and everyone who does not submit to the gospel of Christ will go there.
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questioning everything
Living until tomorrow!!!
and Breathe in, breathe out. sleep, wake, read, bath, Read as much as I can, create as much as I can. Follow my research on the rightward path. Nothing dramatic. Survive without being destroyed by my government because I refuse to be part of this global trial….. 
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but Global Elitists across Europe. Seriously, how do people not see the absolute globalist agenda behind all of this?! we have social media- the thing that connects us to people all over the world!! When all this started, it was “2 weeks to flatten the curve.” When people began sounding alarms about individual rights being taken away, and “mandated” vaccines, they were marginalized and ridiculed as “conspiracy theorists.”
