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I had a blog, a big ole political blog with all sorts of entries and spanning two blogging platforms. It went through a catastrophic data scramble. Some content was lost. So here are the old directory links. As I find it useful, I'll probably end up rewriting it and putting in the new blog. But there are some mixups.
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NeoWayland is a pagan philosopher, libertarian & part-time trouble maker. Keeping vigil, he shares beacons of individual freedom & responsibility while watching for threats to LIBERTY. There's more to life than just black & white.
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Iconic Austin business owners voice opposition to Prop A
“We are are not open, we are not going to be open for a long time so no money coming in paying an extra $3000.”Untruthful Pity
“How Islamism burrowed almost unopposed into Europe’s fabric.”Disrupted—But in Demand
“Health care in New York City after the coronavirus”Tens of thousands of heart attacks caused by preexisting conditions are being counted as COVID-19 deaths: CDC
“There is no evidence that the coronavirus causes heart attacks or anything that can lead to a heart attack, but tens of thousands of them were counted as COVID-19 deaths.”The 8th Wonder Of The World*
“In 2017, President Donald Trump and the Wisconsin GOP struck a deal with Foxconn that promised to turn Southeastern Wisconsin into a tech manufacturing powerhouse. In exchange for billions in tax subsidies, Foxconn was supposed to build an enormous LCD factory in the tiny village of Mount Pleasant, creating 13,000 jobs. Three years later, the factory — and the jobs — don’t exist, and they probably never will.”Fifth Circuit Speaks Out Against Campus Speech Codes (in University of Texas Case)
“Speech First, a pro-campus-free-speech advocacy group, can go on with its challenge to UT-Austin's speech codes—and the panel strongly suggests those codes (backed by anonymous reporting to the Campus Climate Response Team) are unconstitutional.”Leftists Are Physically Attacking Trump Supporters Just Like They Did in 2016
“a family of seven — including four children — said they were pepper-sprayed by counterprotesters on Sunday while participating in a pro-Trump vehicle caravan in New York City”Several pro-Trump rallies planned in NY Orthodox communities
“At one event in Brooklyn’s Marine Park, Boris Epshteyn, an Trump campaign advisor, will be speaking alongside former assemblyman Dov Hikind.”Hunter Biden: White Crackhead Privilege
“How is the lack of any media or police interest in Hunter Biden’s crack pipe not a glaring example of so-called white privilege?”Biden family scandal: Seven uncomfortable realities confronting the Democrat nominee
“It's not the Russians exposing Joe Biden, it's his son's former business partners.”National Guard deployed to Philadelphia
“Gov. Tom Wolf ordered soldiers to the city in anticipation of a second night of violent riots over deadly cop shooting”Why ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ Is Far Worse Than Columbus Day
“If we really want to commemorate horrifying, unspeakable violence and oppression in the Americas, I’ve got the perfect holiday: ‘Indigenous Peoples' Day.’”How Big Tech seduced the Left
“In the 1960s, liberals stood up to IBM to defend free speech. Now they cosy up to Silicon Valley”Administration Rushes Out Guidelines for Ending Civil Service Protections
“Just two days after the executive order, initial instructions are issued on converting career federal policy-making positions to at-will appointments.”With the Hunter Biden Expose, Suppression is a Bigger Scandal Than The Actual Story
“Unprecedented efforts to squelch information about a New York Post story may prove to be more dangerous corruption than whatever Hunter Biden did with a crooked Ukrainian energy company”China has bought all our politicians
“If you delve into the murky world of US Senators and Congressmen it appears that the pertinent question to ask is not who is compromised, but rather who isn’t.”The Seven Reasons I Am Not Voting
“Do you find my lack of faith disturbing?”Is the coronavirus pandemic undermining German democracy?
“A heated debate is underway over who should decide on COVID-19 regulations in Germany. Critics argue that Chancellor Angela Merkel and the state premiers are bypassing parliament in their bid to fight the pandemic.”East Troublesome Fire Grows, Rocky Mountain National Park Closes
“The East Troublesome Fire grew more than 100,000 acres in 24 hours, fire officials said.”The tyranny of ‘misinformation’
“The term is being used by politicians, the press and Big Tech to dismiss opposing views.”Unfriending Free Speech
“Who will guard the gatekeepers of our political discourse?”Without a ‘Right to Garden’ Law, It May Be Illegal to Grow Your Own Food
“How one Illinois family's backyard hoop house put them at odds with city officials.”Trump’s Order Sets the Stage for Loyalty Tests for Thousands of Feds
“The president’s executive order sweeps aside 140 years of federal policy promoting professional expertise.”How Expert Worship Is Ruining Science
“Big tech and big media are betraying the truth—and the people.”Recent College Grads Face Worst Employment Prospects In Decades Thanks To COVID-19
“Just like their forebears (the millennials who graduated from college between 2008 and 2012) it appears Gen Z is facing a labor-market shock of serious magnitude, spurred by the coronavirus pandemic and its attendant impact on the American economy, swelling the unemployment rolls while also disrupting the typical pipeline of internships and entry-level gigs that usually help students find permanent entry-level jobs.”Seattle LGBTQ Commission Calls on Gay Mayor to Resign
“Commission cites human rights abuses”California DA blasts Newsom’s leadership: ‘The blood of the children ... is on your hands'
“'Stop using COVID-19 to further your political agenda,' she said”A Sordid Conspiracy To Deceive The American Electorate
“If the liberal media weren’t providing Biden cover, he couldn’t get away with this. If they were even raising questions about his intentional invisibility, this campaign would look far different, and far less surreal.”Trump ending first term with ultimate lib-triggering civil servant executive order, 4 years in the making
“Despite the alarm from critics, the order does prohibit “certain personnel actions against ‘Schedule F’ employees,” including any that would be based on the “employee’s partisan affiliation, other protected characteristics, or because of the employee’s status as a whistleblower.””Big Tech Slept With Communist China And Brought Venereal Censorship Back To America
“The recent effort by U.S. tech companies to censor the news is further proof that America’s outreach project with China has backfired spectacularly.”Kamala Harris: ‘We’re Looking At Over 220 Million Americans Who Just in the Last Several Months, Died’
“Alternate headline: Harris says Trump killed 67% of U.S. population with Covid.”Santa Claus won't be coming to Macy's Herald Square this year
“Macy's said Santa Claus won't be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago. ”Harris, prominent Democrats listed as 'key contacts' for Biden family business venture projects
“Email is unrelated to the laptop or hard drive purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden”'This shouldn't have been complicated': Neighbors report election ballot thefts
“Ballot theft victims are encouraged to contact their county elections office to request a new ballot.”DOJ says most MS-13 gang members who have been prosecuted are in U.S. illegally
“Approximately 74% of those prosecuted in the last four years were present in America illegally and about 15% had an unknown immigration status. ”Joe Biden scored $16 million in income after leaving White House ... but where did it go?
“The Democratic nominee's latest federal financial disclosure report lists less than $3.5 million in assets after a major windfall.”What Happens if No One Wins?
“The Constitution provides for election crises—and its provisions favor Trump.”Rethinking the Seattle "CHOP" Takings Case
“Property owners are suing the city for helping far-left activists seize control of their property during the period when it allowed the latter to rule an "autonomous zone" covering 16 blocks of in the area.”Joe Biden and school choice
“Former Vice President Joe Biden doesn’t really like school choice for public school families, as the National Education Association opposes them. But the distinguished Mr Biden exercised school choice for his children, sending them to exclusive, tony Archmere Academy, current tuition $28,800 per academic year. Mr Biden does not oppose school choice for those who can afford it; he only opposes school choice for those stuck in the public schools, those who cannot afford private schools.”FBI in possession of Hunter Biden's purported laptop, sources say
“The FBI and Justice Department concur with DNI Ratcliffe that the laptop is not part of a Russian disinformation campaign.”
