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47 *** Three Cheers for President Donald John Trump and his amazing team! *** 47

1. Good News: Where the Intel is Good

Celebrating Freedom

  • The Associated Press, which hires docile morons it can manipulate into "reporting" fake news in an effort to undermine legitimate government and assist in the commission of scams, lost its access to President Trump and key White House spaces. Instead of cleaning up its act, the AP lawyered up and sued. They lost. The AP is a disinformation feeder to several communist propaganda outlets. This is a major win for the cause of freedom.
     
  • Try to keep a dry eye, love-fest with Trump and vets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz8hhGnR5M8
     
  • Making us free from the threat of criminals waltzing across our borders to terrorize US  communities: https://twitter.com/i/status/1916313233075429378
     
  • This PSA helps with the preceding effort: https://twitter.com/i/status/1915873388599390251
     
  • Senator Marshall of Kansas on President Trump's first 100 days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA1mDR2OkMU
     
  • Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is requiring all new vaccines to be tested against placebos before being licensed. Because of the misuse of "vaccine" to include experimental mRNA drugs, those will also have to be tested (Big Pharma, aka Big Harma, is being hoisted by its own petard in this case). Sadly, this will apply only to vaccines for humans. People's pets will still be subjected to physically harmful drugs that have no science behind their alleged benefits. But it's a start.
     
  • Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. exposes a line of BS from the Osteoporosis in a Can industry: https://twitter.com/i/status/1917629596377243962
     
  • Senator Grassley releases FBI e-mails regarding things like the illegal indictment of Peter Navarro: https://twitter.com/i/status/1917950573757751391. These criminals may soon go to jail for what they did while abusing their jobs within the FBI.
     
  • Now, children are far safer from the Surgical and Pharmaceutical Mutilation Complex. As reported in The Epoch Times, "Children who believe their gender is different from their biological sex should receive psychotherapy treatment for gender dysphoria, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended on May 1." Formerly, these kids were gas lighted and their parents threatened, with the goal of mutilating them and making them permanent patients.
     
  • As reported in Blabber Buzz: "The April jobs report has surpassed industry forecasts, adding 177,000 jobs, a figure that even exceeded the most optimistic Wall Street prediction of 171,000 jobs. This development marks a consistent trend of economic success under President Trump's leadership."
     
  • Mexico is trying to sue US firearms manufacturers, and the case reached the Supreme Court. The Mexican government's arguments are so specious and factually flawed that all three liberal Justices (Sotomayer, Kagan, and Jackson) are rejecting those arguments. America's First Freedom magazine has some memorable quotes from Justice Jackson; apparently, Justice Jackson simply cannot wrap her head around arguments this stupid so kudos to her. If we were still under the Communist Occupation, this outcome of fair and rational justice would not have happened.

Commie Update

  • In Commie-fornia, utilities are 85% higher than the national average.
  • Tampon Tim continues to embarrass the Communist Party with his spewings of absolute stupidity.
  • Cackling Kamala is claiming she's the leader of the Communist Party and will be on the 2028 POTUS ticket.
  • Nutcase Nancy is still spewing astoundingly brazen lies to her base in Trans Francisco. It's hilarious stuff. They have to be seriously stupid to believe it.
  • Here's a commie showing how commies brazenly lie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbIit6C3EQk

 

 

*****The Scam Reports*****

Some Serious Scams to Know More About

"The Economy Shrank" Scam

The communist news outlets are claiming that under Trump the economy shrank last quarter, and this was the first time it shrank in three years. But they are referring to total economic activity, not private sector activity. The private sector has been growing, in no small part because rampant federal spending has been shrinking. The communists did things like pass a $7 trillion wasteful spending bill and then add the $7 trillion to economic "growth". The reality is our debt grew by $7 trillion while the real economy continued to stagger and shrink. The reality of the last quarter is DOGE and other efforts have decreased our overhead, allowing the private sector to grow more quickly. And since wealth is created only in the private sector, the real economy (the measure of our output of wealth) has grown significantly.

Also, trillions of dollars of new investment have flowed into the USA over the past quarter and these are not even counted in the economic output.

The Covid Scam (yet another update)

  • Since we're no longer under communist occupation, I am taking a chance on using the censorship-triggering C word.
  • Some Minnesota lawmakers have correctly identified the mRNA "vaccine" as a bioweapon. They introduced a bill to prohibit possession or distribution of mRNA injections and products in the state. Further, classifying it as a WMD makes distribution an act of terrorism. Let's hope other states do the same, and very soon.

The Mask Scam

I recently asked a mask-wearing store employee (in a friendly way) why he was wearing a mask and if he felt it was protecting him from any diseases. He said, "I wore it during Covid and I never got Covid. So I'm wearing it now."

I said, "I understand. I wore a blue shirt every Friday during Covid, and I never got Covid. So I'm still wearing a blue shirt every Friday."

He chuckled over that. He got the point, but said he still felt safer wearing the mask.

Then while gesturing with my hands, I explained that the aperture in the mask is so big it lets in an entire herd of viruses through each pore in the mask. Plus the mask does not cover your eyes and is not hermetically sealed to your skin. I said, "You might want to think about the downside of wearing those, such as the expense and the fact it's a bacterial Petri dish after less than an hour of wearing it. But there's zero medical benefit because it's just a splash shield with a lot of holes in it. There's a lot more protection from the simple act of washing your hands before you do your business in the employee bathroom." From his expression, I could tell he had not been doing this.

One of the many problems with the mask religion is it gives low-information people a false sense of security and thus they don't practice good hygiene because they believe the mask god will protect them. Hey, wear a blue shirt on Friday folks!
 

The Seed Oil Scam

Allegedly, RFK "reignited debate over seed oils". The problem with this headline is there is no debate. I repeat, there is no debate.

These oils are outright poison. They should not be added to any human food, regardless of what ignorant stupidity the FDA and the medical care industry have pushed previously. I have explained seed oils in this newsletter before. They CAUSE all sorts of diseases and symptoms, including high cholesterol, Alzheimer's, bowel cancer, liver cancer, kidney disease, and heart disease. The reason is very simple. To extract them, they must be heated past their smoke point. This results in shredded lipids, which have many hooks, sharp edges, and other features that mechanically damage brain cells, blood vessels, and delicate structures such as the filters inside kidneys. The massive damage causes inflammation, and thus cancer.

Saying that there is some kind of debate over seed oils is like saying we need to have a debate over the idea that chewing ground glass "might" damage your teeth. It's just stupid to pretend that there is any question on the topic.

Some common seed oils: Canola, safflower, grapeseed oil, and sesame oil. See a complete list here: https://heartandsoil.co/blog/the-complete-list-of-seed-oils-to-avoid/. Do not confuse these with nut oils, such as walnut oil. One way to tell the difference is the price, most seed oils are really cheap. That's because most seed oils are byproducts (waste) from industrial processes or from "processing" food (converting it from real food to processed non-food).

Recommended oils include avocado oil, olive oil (only those with a strong taste, the "mild" ones have been cut with linoleic acid), and coconut oil. Butter is also not a bad choice, assuming it's "organic" (not made from the milk of diseased cows).

I read this excerpt from one article that claimed there's a debate: "What Kennedy contends goes against long-standing recommendations from nutritionists and medical associations. Seed oils, usually sold under the labels of vegetable, corn, canola, and sunflower seed oil, are recommended by the American Heart Association for their cardiovascular benefits." That doesn't mean there's a debate. It means those who've been making the long-standing recommendations should not only be deeply ashamed, but should go into a totally unrelated line of work. One in which they might be at least marginally competent.

The AARP Scam

The Association Against Retired People sends out propaganda to people over 50 alleging that it serves their interests. This is flatly false. This organization backed self-proclaimed socialist Barry Soetoro (aka Barrack Hussein Obama), using membership dues. The result was an increase in nonsensical federal spending, which resulted in inflation, which resulted in less buying power for those on Social Security. There was other negative fallout for seniors, as well.

The AARP also backed Comrade Biden and then Cackling Kamala, due to a combination of TDS and America Last Syndrome among the socialists and communists in the AARP management who make decisions on what AARP will say politically and how it will spend politically.

No senior should be a member of AARP. Period.

There is a non-communist alternative that actually works FOR seniors. It is the Association of Mature American Citizens, AMAC. If you are currently being ripped off due to being a member of AARP cancel your membership and go to https://amac.us/. If you are under 50, then you owe it to friends and family members you care about to bring this issue to their attention. You wouldn't let them be conned by someone trying to sell them some other schemed that hurts them (e.g., a super duper vacuum cleaner they can get for "only" $200 a month over 5 years), so don't let them be conned into paying dues to an organization whose mission it is to hurt them financially.

The Sharice Davids Scam

I live in the Third District of Kansas. Ever since Congressman Kevin Yoder was slandered out of office, we have been misrepresented by an America-hating communist, Sharice Davids. She represents Nancy Pelosi to us instead of representing us in Congress. Comrade Davids has a terrible record, but she's got great skill at lying, obfuscating, and gas lighting. Because this part of Kansas has been over-run with brain-dead liberals (ah, but I repeat myself), it has been impossible to unseat Comrade Davids.

A few years ago, I wrote to Comrade Davids and told her she's a terrible Representative and gave specifics. I then said I was firing her would be taking my concerns and my campaign contributions to Marjorie Taylor Greene who is now my Representative.

Now Congresswoman Greene wants to move to the Upper Chamber. But that would leave millions of Americans (such as the few sane people who live in Nancy Pelosi's district) without someone in the House to represent us. I also fear the communists might regain control of the House.

I would back Greene no matter what her choice, but the GOP needs to do something about this problem in Kansas. Is the GOP going to make a serious effort to take back this seat? Is there a plan to expose Comrade Davids for the America-hating communist that she is? Would that make any difference in a District that is so over-run with brain dead liberals (ah, but I repeat myself)? If Greene does make that move, then I guess I will have to get personally involved in prying Comrade Davids out of her Congressional seat.

The "Liberal Judges Are Compassionate" Scam

A woman assaulted a police officer who interrupted her while she was messing with his car. She attacked him, requiring him to seek medical attention. A liberal judge then let her out on a puny $10,000 bond. She subsequently murdered Kansas City Fire Department Medic Graham Hoffman by brutally stabbing him to death. When liberal judges coddle violent offenders, they essentially endorse the violent behavior and ensure that more innocent people will get hurt. That is not compassion, it is psychopathy.

 Here's some info: https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1916868394118168597

 

The Illegals Shouldn't Be Deported Scam

Governor DeSantis gives a great response to a braindead "reporter": https://twitter.com/i/status/1917956477354148191
 

The Kilmar Abrego Garcia is Being Mistreated Scam

This body cam video shows the Communists made a big mistake by choosing this human trafficker as their cause célèbre: https://twitter.com/i/status/1918115606345257219

 

 

2. Product Highlight

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  • BlindShell phones for the blind
  • CAT tools
  • Cold Steel knives
  • Connex radios
     
  • Dosy meters
  • Flexilla hose connectors
  • Funko collectibles
     
  • Galaxy 10 meter and 11 meter (CB) radios
  • Hogue pistol grips
  • iRV products for RVs

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  • Liberty Monitors security cameras
  • Metra saddlebag lids
  • Mike Holt Electrical Exam Preparation products
  • Minigadgets hidden camera CO detectors and receptacles
     
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  • Optoma projectors
  • Paraben Consumer data recovery sticks, porn detection sticks, and similar diagnostic/ IT tools
  • Plantronics headsets
  • RealSAM Pocket, which is a voice operated Galaxy smart phone for the blind
  • Ridgid Tools work lights and related
  • ROK straps
  • Rostra universal cruise control kits
     
  • Sig Sauer pellet guns
  • SmartPens4U Rocket Pen Reading Tutor Scanning Pen | Case Bundle
  • Texas Ranger radios (Chuck Norris not included, sorry)
  • Uniden radar detection systems (hard-wired)
  • Uniden radios and scanners
     
  • Victron DC power modules and related
  • Wera Tools
  • WeWalk Smart Cane "Cane with a Brain" for the blind

 

3. Brainpower tip

I was very active in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) from 1997 through 2014. During this time, I had the privilege of associating with many A+ players. One such person was Jack Cussen. I think he was a generation older than I, but in any case I looked up to him. Jack approached me once about a problem.

He had designed and taught an industrial motors course. This was administered by a large local electrical distributor and offered to their commercial and industrial customer base.  Jack had prided himself on being an excellent teacher (as a sideline to his engineering work), and he had a stellar reputation in that arena. So he had been quick to filter out the students who were unprepared to take the course. Just getting through motor theory, the core of the first semester, requires a solid grasp of algebra and trigonometry. Most of the students failed the math screening test, and did so spectacularly. Jack reported this back to the distributor, said those students would be wasting their time, and suggested offering a remedial math class. Except, it would need to take them from basic math all the way through pre-algebra.

The program managers at the distributor were stunned when they saw the math screening test results. They had a pow-wow with some of their customers, who were similarly stunned. They said that regardless of the motor course, they needed employees with fluency in basic math and a decent degree of understanding in algebra and trig. Could Jack recommend someone who could possibly endow these skills in a 12 week class that met for 90 minutes twice a week?

Jack asked me if I would consider the job. I said yes, and we then discussed what the strategy would be. He remarked that those with such poor math skills might not put out the effort to master the material, and thus make me look bad. He said due to the compression of so much learning in so little time, I would have to assign them homework and if they didn't do it then they wouldn't learn at the rate needed. We decided I would give them the final exam on the first day, and then again on the last day. That test consisted of 50 math problems to be solved in 45 minutes.

So on the first day of class, I gave them "a pretest, to see where you are and where we need to focus." Nobody passed it, the highest score was 50% and the rest were below 40%. I told them not to worry, I'd get them up to speed if they worked at it. One student whose name I have forgotten over the years, let's call him Steve, derided the test and the class in general. He said it had nothing to do with motors. I told him I had been a plant engineer over a 63 person maintenance department and had even written a book on motor maintenance, the math is essential.

I told the students that I would not be grading their homework and they did not even need to turn it in. The point of it was for them to learn the concepts, and I would be calling on individual students in the next session to solve similar problems. I would also be calling on individual students to create those problems. Then we would solve them together as a class. Steve said this was a dumb idea, and he didn't have time for homework.

In the subsequent classes, the students, except for Steve for a while, were fully engaged. It was a lot of fun. They arrived jazzed and ready to show what they had learned. But Steve was behind because for the first few classes he didn't apply himself. He asked me if I could tutor him privately to catch up, and I told him he could ask any other student in the class to do that but I was not available for that purpose.

At the end of the twelve weeks, I asked the students if they wanted to take the final exam first and then just go home or if they wanted to spend some time doing our usual review of the homework and then take the exam. I was amazed that not a single person wanted to go home early. Not even Steve.

The first student to turned in her test remarked that it was only fair that I also take the final exam. The others chimed in. Though I had not prepared for this and we had barely 15 minutes left, I agreed to do it. I put the woman in charge of the timer and also said that we would all need to grade the exams if they wanted to know their scores before we left since I was going to be tied up taking the exam. I would call out the answers and whoever had whatever paper would mark the answer on that paper as correct or incorrect. But for auditing purposes, I would need to collect these and review them. We would have to agree that any erasures or crossouts would be considered a wrong answer. They all agreed to this. Then I rushed through those 50 questions, finishing just before time ran out.

Here are the results of the exam:

  • 100%. The woman who was first to finish.
  • 98%. One other student and me.
  • 50%. Steve. This was a big improvement over the first time, which was (if I recall) 8%.
  • 90%. One student.
  • Everyone else got between 92% and 96%.

These results produced some quick discussion about altering the grading curve, since the instructor could not even get 100%. I told them they knew ahead of time they would be taking the test and this test was sprung on me. Plus I had only 1/3 the time. I said that the results, including mine but without mention of the time constraint, would go to their employers and anyone who beat or tied the instructor is going to look awfully good. And that's how it went down.

Poor Steve. By the time he realized that it's fun and rewarding to learn, he was already too far behind.

When I discussed all of this with Jack during an IEEE dinner, he said that making learning fun was important. But it's tough to do when the material is dry. In our case, we had the advantage of material that isn't dry. It's just difficult to grasp quickly. He went on to say that a disregard for the basics is why many people simply cannot be taught beyond a certain level. Math is one of those basics. You simply cannot jump to the advanced material without laying the foundation first.

In the case of motor theory, math is the language used. And you must know the math to calculate things like Power Factor (which is an issue with industrial motors). If I draw a vector diagram and you don't have the math, the diagram makes no sense to you. If I say voltage leads inductance (every licensed electrician knows what ELI means, the E standing for Electromotive force or voltage) or that there's a phase imbalance, you can't understand that without the math.

If you don't have the theory, then the practical application is much harder, if impossible, to grasp. This applies to every subject, not just engineering types of subjects.

Take weight training for example. Let's drill down and look at one popular exercise, the bench press. Very few people who use this exercise understand the theory and principles involved and what you can and cannot accomplish with bench pressing. The vast majority of people start off by counting how many reps they can do with X weight, and that becomes their goal. Performance, not training. So they use too much weight and only 80% of the range of motion (making it easier to lift all that weight.

What I do:

  • I use a bit less than my body weight, this feels light to me because I have been training for decades. I lower the bar and pull my elbows as far down as they will go. This puts me at the extreme extension position. It not only opens my chest, it produces the highest possible stimulation of the muscle (because it feels like such an overload). I do four sets of eight. Because it's a compound movement, I don't do these to failure. Very little rest between sets.
  • I follow this with inclined dumbbell presses, again going back as far as I can and using half the weight that would be used in a more typical movement. My hands actually go lower than my chest. I alternate these with sets of French curls, that's how short my rest period is.
  •  I follow with two sets of inclined flyes and two sets of flat flyes. The flye is typically done with from a starting position of about 20 degrees to fully overhead. This is pointless. I start at about 25 degrees and lower the weights to about a foot below where my chest is. This opens the chest and puts stress on the pecs at full extension. I alternate these with sets of triceps kickbacks.
  • Finally, I do four sets of 3-position cable flyes on each side (using bands instead of cables). That's a ton of reps, and for each one I fully contract the pecs by bringing my hand well past my center line. You cannot get this full contraction on the bench.

According to my chiropractor, the normal method results in shoulders being rounded forward and pecs that are misshapen and weak. He sees it all the time,. Always super-tight pecs, and the patients get binding when they attempt any kind of movement you'd need as an athlete--this is where the idea of being musclebound comes from. Working at full extension and paying close attention to how the joint is rotating produces bigger, stronger muscles that aren't bound by shortened tendons.

Because I understand the theory, I do great with the application. That's the brainpower tip for today. Rather than jump in and flail away at something, build a solid foundation of theory and principles. Once you do this, you will know many of the details intuitively even if you have never been taught them.


4. Finance tip

I recently received a free issue of "science" magazine published in the UK. Remember that avian flu that isn't killing any birds that anybody can find dead, yet our "health" authorities said it was important to kill millions of chickens so they wouldn't get runny beaks from this flu? This "science" magazine contained an article entitled, "Wildlife under threat as bird flu reaches Antarctica." Yes, it's the typical leftwing, reality-challenged fear mongering. After Fauci said that he is the science, I am no longer swayed one bit by the science claim by any person or publication.

Brainless Biden recently opined that "Trump has done so much destruction in not even 100 days". I wonder how he can consider a $500 billion (5 followed by 11 zeroes) investment in USA manufacturing by Nvidia as "destruction", especially when that's just one example of the flood of companies newly investing in the USA in the past (not even) 100 days? Is it destruction to "tit for tat" those countries that have been abusing us with tariffs to make them stop? On and on it goes, with the left saying something bad about every good thing Trump does. And he is doing a lot of good things. And so is this all-star team he has assembled. I used to say that the fact it was an historical anomaly that our founding fathers consisted of so many brilliant people. Now I realize there are always brilliant people, they just need to assemble as a team and commit to the vision.

The commies, leftists, idiotniks, and other people who lack not just critical thinking skills but any thinking skills at all, don't come up with solutions to any problems. They do come up with ways to make us all poorer. A lot poorer. It is the only thing, other than bullying and lying, that they are good at. And we must stop them.

If you do social media, add to the comments some truth bomb or another. If you deal with people from left-leaning, far-left, or communist countries, don't ignore their TDS-induced comments. Fire back with a truth bomb. One of my company's suppliers messed up their export paperwork (I got that fixed) and then said, "I see the problem. It's Donald Trump." I didn't directly argue that, instead I pointed out that it's the unelected bureaucrats in Brussels who are the root cause of this. And I listed some other facts. And then I fixed their mistake and made everyone happy. I used competence in place of arguing, and it's hard to argue with results. That is what President Trump is doing also. And it's something you can do.

Rather than let the commies and their cohorts badmouth and undermine our recovery from The Occupation, shut them down with calmly stated truth and your own excellent performance. Don't argue opinions, show the facts and show how your own performance is part of Making America Great Again.

By doing this, we will not only succeed, we will convert many of the currently hijacked minds. The Left has no argument it can possibly make for why it is a better choice in any way. It can only try to make us fail. And if we succeed, their movement will simply die. It is on life support now, with hate-spewing and sabotaging its only tools in its fight for survival. We have much better tools. Let's bring our A game every time, and use those tools. This is how we will all be better off financially. As our President said, we will, together, Make America Rich Again.

 

5. Security tip

Most of us take basic security measures, such as locking our doors at night. This basic security measure is a way we prevent someone from coming in and robbing or hurting us. But the majority of us fail to take another basic security measure that prevents someone from robbing or hurting us. In fact, you can sometimes see people LINING UP to be robbed and hurt.

A key tool in the critical thinking toolbox is something called a "question". Here are some questions you should be asking about one of the major ways that people are robbed and hurt. It is via an ideologically driven medical procedure that has no basis in science. It's called a "vaccine". Hold on now, don't roll your eyes. Ask these questions and you'll see what I mean.

  1. Why is there a federal law exempting the makers of vaccines from testing their products for safety or efficacy?

  2. Who oversees vaccine manufacturing? How do they ensure the batches are what the manufacturers say they are, or is it no different from how street heroin is unregulated?

  3. Why is it an MMR or polio shot is good for as long as you live, but you have to redo the tetanus shot every ten years?
     

  4. Why are cats and dogs required to get a rabies shot but the humans who live with them are not? Could it be rabies is not a problem? How many people routinely invite rabid animals into their home to play with their pets?

  5. Why does the rabies shot come in a one year and a three year formulation? Is there any difference (no, there isn't)? Does the three year shot have some special coating that dissolves over three years and if so what is it made of and is it safe (there isn't one)?

  6. When a child is bitten by a raccoon or squirrel, the typical medical intervention is to give the child the rabies vaccine. But if the child is already infected with an active virus from a rabid animal, how does giving the child even more of the virus help the child?
     

  7. We know allergy shots work by repeatedly exposing the immune system to a protein so the immune system stops reacting to it. Yet, we are supposed to ignore this effect when told we need repeated vaccinations. Which way is right, the one we see in real life or the theory that so-called experts keep stating?

  8. In 1960, children got almost no vaccines; polio and MMR were about it. Today, the schedule is enormous, yet kids are sicker than ever. Why is this?

  9. With the MMR shot, boys can get only two of these diseases; why are they required to be inoculated against all three?
     

  10. Babies do not have an immune system capable of producing antigens until they are at least two weeks old. Which means every vaccine given to them is pointless. Why are they given so many vaccines on their first day? And why are they given a Hepatitis B vaccine when this disease is sexually transmitted and babies are not sexually active?

  11. Many groups, such as the Amish, don't get vaccines. Yet among these groups, the disease rate is far lower than in the general population. Could it be the vaccines do more harm than good?

  12. How does it make any sense to inject your body with a pathogen (weakened or not) to prevent disease, yet have a diet that works against your immune system? Since a vaccine allegedly stimulates the immune system to produce at least part of the needed immune response against a specific pathogen, shouldn't the emphasis be placed on strengthening the immune system rather than attacking it with a specific pathogen in hopes it will rally?
     

  13. If vaccines actually work, why are there no studies showing better health outcomes among the vaccinated versus the unvaccinated? And what about the various data analysis released in the past two years that show the unvaccinated actually have far better health outcomes?

  14. If vaccines actually work, why does an Obamacare medical insurance plan for a single person cost over $1200 per month?

  15. If vaccines actually work, why are new medical schools being established and existing ones expanding their programs?

Now that you have read these questions about vaccines, do you see what I mean? The vaccine religion, in which we are expected to accept by faith that vaccines actually work, follows a false god. That religion threatens your personal security and will rob you of your health unless you assert your critical thinking skills to oppose it.

 

6. Health tip/Fitness tips

Statistics when this photo was taken, 10 days before my 63rd birthday:

  • Height: 6'0"

  • Wingspan: 6'1"

  • Weight: 152.6 lbs, which is more than the 148.8lbs from the 2022 shoot. I am also leaner for this one (notice the striations in my left pec).

  • Bodyfat: Unknown, but well below what the Tanita scale says is 5%

  • Waist: 29

  • Chest: 48

  • Arms: 15

  • Quads: 20.25
     

  • Max bench press: Unknown, but I do 4 sets of 10 reps with 150 lbs to warm up on chest day

  • Max squat: Unknown, but I do 4 sets of 8 reps of front squats with 90lbs to start Leg Day

  • Cholesterol: In normal range, on low side

  • Testosterone: Above the upper limit of the normal range
     

  • Last illness: 1971

  • Last workout missed: Spring of 1977

  • Training days per week: 6

  • Type of training: Split routine, heavy on supersets
     

  • Meals per day: 7 on training days, 6 on rest day

  • Number of eggs eaten per day: Between 7 and 10

  • Percent of diet that is processed food: 0

  • Amount of meat, wheat, corn, or soy eaten annually: 0

  • Number of clot shots received: 0.

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See all of my climbing videos here: https://tinyurl.com/ClimbingSigChannel. Some cool climbing  videos:

My hardest climb ever, a 5.11d on lead: https://youtu.be/UT5h0heUUBc . I made a dumb mistake initially, letting the rope wrap over my shoulder. Watch what happens.

The scale:

  • Beginner: 5.6. 5.7. 5.8, 5.9  (roped) / VV, V0, V1, V2 (boulder)
  • Intermediate: 5.10a, b, c, d ;5.11a, b, c, d  / V3, V4, V5, V6
  • Advanced: 5.12a, b, c, d; 5.13a, b, c, d. / V7, V8, V9, V10.
  • Elite and Pro: Even harder. Almost nobody climbs at either level at any of the 6 local climbing gyms.
 
I wrote this to a supplement company:

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I noticed you are selling CLA as a fat loss product. It does not cause fat loss; you can confirm this with the Lipids Society (most members are PhDs).

What CLA actually does is not good.

First, there's no way that consuming an omega 6 fatty acid reduces body fat. It actually increases it by increasing overall caloric intake.

Second, CLA is always made from safflower oil or a similar seed oil because these are cheap oils. Check yours and you will find this is the case. Safflower is an omega 6, definitely not what people should be consuming. But that's not the worst of it.

Third, to extract this oil requires exceeding its smoke point. That means the lipids get shredded. These shredded lipids feature hooks and other sharp edges. As they float through the vascular system, they damage arterial walls and cause leakage (which signals the liver to increase cholesterol in the bloodstream). Once these shredded lipids cross the blood-brain barrier, they rip up brain cells and leave scar tissue in their wake. This scar tissue is called amyloid plaque, a nearly definitive marker for Alzheimer's.

I'm asking All Star Health to stop participating in the harmful fraud that is the CLA scam. That is your ethical choice. Continuing to sell this health-averse product under the false claim that it assists with fat loss is not even remotely ethical.

Thanks, Mark Lamendola Sickness-free since 1971

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At www.supplecity.com, you'll find plenty of informative, authoritative articles on maintaining a lean, strong physique. It has nothing to do with long workouts or impossible to maintain diets. In fact:
  • The best workouts are short and intense.
  • A good diet contains far more flavors and satisfaction than the typical American diet.

7. Factoid

In the past 16 years, every bit of legislation that moved our country backwards socially or economically was dreamed up by and passed by so-called "progressives". In that same period, every bit of legislation that would be good for our society or our country was defeated was defeated by so-called "progressives" with the notable exception of the 2017 Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act. Congress will be the opposite of progress until the communists are largely gone from Congress.

 

8. Thought for the Day

"In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress." -- John Adams

"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." --Mark Twain

 

 

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Authorship

The purpose of this publication is to inform and empower its readers (and save you money!). The views expressed in this e-newsletter are generally not shared by socialists or other brainwashed individuals. That's because those fools live in an alternate reality and have not bothered to learn the basics of how life works. They cannot do basic math, cannot apply logic, and cannot be bothered to learn the basic facts relevant to any topic that they are passionate about.

Except where noted, this e-newsletter is entirely the work of Mark Lamendola. Anything presented as fact can be independently verified. Where sources are not given, they are readily available to anyone who makes the effort. Mark provides information from either research or his own areas of established expertise. Sometimes, what appears to be a personal opinion is the only possibility when applying sound logic--reason it out before judging! (That said, some personal opinions do appear on occasion).

Personal note from Mark: I value each and every one of you, and I hope that shows in the diligent effort I put into writing this e-newsletter. It is an act of service, almost no money is generated for me through this effort. Thank you for being a faithful reader. Please pass this newsletter along to others.


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