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Historians indicate that in September of 476 AD, the greatest empire ever to rule the earth ended. The Roman Empire was one of the greatest and most influential civilizations and lasted for over 1000 years. But you see, what many people don't know is what caused it to fall. No, believe it or not, Joe Biden wasn't alive back then - but you see, the corrupt principles and absolute disregard for practicality and corrupt political policies led to Rome's destruction.  For generations, Rome was engaged in wars across its vast empires, stretching its military resources so thin that it opened to invasions.  During these exact times, Rome suffered financially, hemorrhaging money and overspending in the wrong areas - oppressive taxation and inflation had widened the gap between rich and poor through the government's influence on free-market economies and trade. As a result of the increased tax, many businesses within Rome, who were the employers and financiers of the Roman government, fled the empire's confines to escape the government's oppressive financial onslaught.  During Rome's expansion, slave labor was the driving force of manufacturing. But, as military resources emptied and the government overspent and neglected its true purpose, Rome's workforce was depleted. The final blow to the Roman economy was the direct result of other empires that rose that disrupted Roman trade throughout the world.  Why do I tell this story - very simply put, today, America is in a severe and purpose-driven Democrat decline. Our president and our government have manifested the fall of this great nation. What's worse is that many in our country, but sheer ignorance or lack of caring, are too blind to see just how bad the blows of Biden and his Democrat Party are.  Since taking office, I have preached that liberal policies will kill our nation, and you know what, I was right. Like so many other conservatives, we know what works and what doesn't for America. A free-market economy, low taxation policies with limited government spending, and global interference keep America safe and prosperous.  The old saying goes, when in Rome, do as Romans do. But I'm here to tell you that America needs to understand history, for if not, we are doomed to repeat it. Leading up to his fall in 476 AD, Romans let their government overstretch and overspend their country into despair, and in 2022, if we do not take back the country, we too, as Americans, will suffer the same fate.   

The radical left continues to lose their minds over the Roe v Wade leak. Protests are happening across the country at government facilities, churches, and the homes of some of our leaders.  Supreme Court justices are seeing protestors attempting to bully them to change their support of overturning the law. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seeing protestors wanting to push her into investigating the SCOTUS justices. For what purpose, doing their job?  What's happening is a fine line between issues that our Constitution does address. Abortion is not protected in the Constitution anywhere. In fact, the Constitution says that life is protected and that the free practice of religion is protected. Yet, that's just what the radical left wants to eliminate.  They are actively working to eliminate children's lives. They are baby killers and they are on a mission to end millions of more lives before they are even given the chance to take part of this world. If they can't kill their babies, they want to force you to change your religion to accept their views. Even though law and Scripture align on the issue, it goes against the convenience that the radical left is seeking.  Conservatives and Christians must be prepared for what's to come. Going into the fall elections, the radical left will only continue to ramp up their pressure and campaign for power. They want to end our existence over their desire to kill others.

It is time for conservatives to stop pretending. Everyone wants to celebrate Elon Musk buying Twitter. Sure, he is a successful business man and we should celebrate the free economy working for someone but lets face the facts: Elon Musk is not a conservative.  Even by his own admission he is a socialist. Not an AOC style socialist, but a socialist nontheless. He has shared he favors censorship of extreme ideas, but not of differing ideas. What does that mean? Most likely not a lot of changes for those who are conservative overall. Their opinions and views are seen as extreme by moderate views. It could mean more censorship on extreme left wing views, but it seems highly unlikely.  Conservatives have been flocking back to Twitter, but Musk has publicly attacked alternative networks, including Trump's own Truth Social. So why are we acting like Musk is a conservative. We should not fall for the trap.  If you enjoy our content, we hope you'll check out another project that we are working on. Another Well Ministries www.anotherwell.com where we have two podcasts and share daily devotionals, Bible studies, and even encouraging photos on our social media channels. Find out more on www.anotherwell.com or by searching for it on your favorite social media network. 

Earlier this week, Press Secretary Jen Psaki made headlines for another statement about Fox News and Peter Doocy. She and the administration tried to play it off. She issued a half-hearted apology, simply pushing the blame elsewhere. It was similar to the same thing that Joe Biden did when he referred to Doocy as the same thing. What happened was an insult to Doocy's intellect, but we have to be honest. Are we shocked? For years, the radical left has been attacking conservatives at any chance. They have called us stupid, racists, and bigots. They have celebrated when a Republican is shot, calling them fascists. They have called for the exile of conservatives and to remove them from society.  It's time to stop playing games. The radical left is not interested in unity, being the United States of America, or any involvement with Conservatives. So why are Republicans acting otherwise? We continue to see the Republicans around the country pander to moderates. They want us to believe that by being moderate they can win an election. They want us to believe that they can save America through their soft stance as it is more appealing. It's time to stop pretending and take a firm stance on what being an American really is.  It's time that we take a firm stance and let moderates choose. It's time to stop pandering to the 3% of society that the radical left wants us to. Take a stand for truth and what's right, and let the moderates choose. Either they are for America, or they are for its destruction. It's time to stop playing like everyone loves this nation and wants to see it progress in unity and "love."  The radical left hates us and we need to come to that acceptance and start focusing on the things that made America exceptional. We need to return our focus to freedom, faith, and family once again. Those are the things that matter. Put America and all the things she stands for first and foremost, and leave the pandering at the door. 

This week, another church made a horrible decision. It came out that First United Church in Oak Park, Illinois would fast from whiteness for Lent. Lent is a common tradition where something that is valuable in life is given up in order to draw closer to God.  Except the very act that this church is doing is going against the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jesus did not teach for the church to leave anyone out based on color, but that is exactly what this church is doing. In fact, if the church had been doing what it should have been doing for hundreds and thousands of years, we would probably not be having this conversation.  Instead, we find ourselves in the middle of churches who are more interested in playing woke social politics than they are in accomplishing their true mission: to spread the gospel.  The church in Oak Park wants to wear this as a badge of honor, but it should be a badge of disgrace. This is not sharing the love of God, the mission of the church, or anything in between. This is pandering to social causes that the church should not be doing. It is time for churches across America to get back to their true mission. They need to focus on spreading the gospel and sharing the love of God. 

This week, as a deterrent and deflection of the utter mess imposed upon our world and nation due to the totalitarian regimes of Biden and Putin, the left-wing media machine continues to distort the truth intentionally. The purpose of which is to drive not only a deeper divide between our people but to keep us away from God and the teachings we should all be reflecting upon during this Christian season.  As Ukraine, but specifically, its people continue to fight for their right to life and liberty, here at home, Joe Biden and his left-wing minions of liberal lunacy strive in every way to disembowel the heart and soul of American nationalism. Ever since the end of World War II, the American liberal elites in this country have distorted the truth in their teachings that nationalism is terrible and ultimately leads to Hitler-like action.  This utter nonsense and the ultimately inner workings of a systematic process of today's liberal machine to ensure that our country bows to the ever demands of the Democrat Party.  Since last Sunday's dismal Academy Awards Program, the left-wing media machine has blasted their opinions of the "Slap Heard Round the World," citing Will Smith's physical assault of Chris Rock during a verbal exchange to include comedic jokes against Smith's wife, Jada. Folks, let me tell you; I could care less about this Hollywood nonsense - for there are more important things happening across the world and in our own country than a bunch of overpaid, diapered movie screen stars hitting and verbally assaulting one another.  Our nation's inflation rate continues to spiral out of control. Millions of Ukrainian refugees are fleeing their homeland; North Korea is shooting new and improved intercontinental ballistic missiles, gasoline remains at $4.20 a gallon, Democrats are warning of a COVID resurgence, and Vladamir Putin has become boxed-in with only a nuclear option as a last result. The world sits on the brink of a global conflict, and a blabbing, buffering buffoon in Joe Biden continues his pathetic reign as our nation's commander-in-chief.  During our season of Lent, a time when we should be coming together to celebrate the return and rise of our Christ, we are asked to turn a blind eye to the invasion of our country from illegal immigration, the financial ruin of our country in favor of upsetting those wish to engage in un-Godly principles and poor jokes.  We have exchanged our way of life; the moral compass now points inward instead of out - no more does helping one another seem as exciting as fulfilling one's desires. Joe Biden and the Democrats have duped so many, which is frightening that this is just the beginning.    Over the next two weeks, as we await and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who paid the ultimate price for our sins with his death; I ask, where are you now in your relationship with God? Where are you with your relationship with your spouse, family, co-workers, and community? COVID is not to blame for our continual and spiritual decline. Instead, as we celebrate the life of our Christ over the next two weeks, we should reject the liberal policies that neglect his teachings and get back to the pride we once had as Christians...and Americans.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields  

Joe Biden is a racist. There is no other way to look at it based on what is happening in our country right now. From his past race baiting conversations to his current actions with the Supreme Court, he is a racist.  You see he is celebrating the win in his promise to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court. He claims it as a victory for blacks across the country and a way to help fix racism. The same racism that led Joe Biden to block a black justice's nomination and prevent her from being a Supreme Court nominee in the early 2000s.  Janice Rogers Brown was well on her way to being nominated to be a Supreme Court nominee, but Joe Biden said her nomination would be a “very, very, very difficult fight and she would probably be filibustered.” He voted against her twice to put her on the court of appeals. Why? There's no reason, except that she was not a liberal justice and that he is a racist.  Time and again Biden has been given a free pass. The mainstream media has the opportunity to hold him accountable, but they fail to do so. They would rather distract with the war in Ukraine. They would rather Americans be focused on petty things here at home, not realizing the failure and racist that their own president really is.  It's time to stop giving Biden credit and start holding him accountable for his failures. The only thing he has ever done for Americans is take their money to live his own lavish lifestyle.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

The pains of war are real - ask the 2.1 million Ukrainians who have fled their homeland and the over 2-million displaced across the country due to Putin's conflict in Ukraine. As our Christian brothers and sisters endure death and despair, Americans here at home fear their financial security as gasoline and grocery prices continue to soar out of control. The new problem? Joe Biden and the asinine clowns of his administration do not know how to handle the ex-KGB madman of Vladimir Putin and his inner circle.  What is quite clear is that Putin does not care about Americans and cares even less about both the Ukrainian people and those who die below the flag of his own country. The increased body count is irrelevant, and in fact, Putin is for every soul perishing as long as his dream of Russian reunification is complete.  Because of Biden's ignorance, our country is less secure than it was just three weeks, three months, or a year ago. There isn't one global leader that believes what he says or the muscle his administration flexes across the world's stage.  Putin's plan is more than just Russian reunification; it is to embarrass the United States, and like the Germans and Japanese two generations ago, aim to bring our nation into another World War. The United States is not prepared for a showdown with Russia this time. It is even less minded for a joint engagement against the Chinese, which will undoubtedly, align with Putin's U.S. military involvement.  In the late 1930s, due to Hitler's aggression in Europe, Winston Churchill daily begged then-president Franklin Roosevelt to get involved and join the allies against the axis powers in World War II. It would take two years after the German invasion of Poland and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor before American boys and men suited up and headed to the beaches of France, Italy, and the islands of the Pacific. Even Roosevelt knew that our nation was not prepared without direct provocation and lacked the will to fight in yet another global conflict. Ladies and gentlemen, while I cannot stomach the mass atrocities occurring every hour across Ukraine, I, like so many others across this nation, do not wish for a war with Russia. But, I am here to tell you our President and those within his liberal circle are preparing for just that - and the price of such a decision will be too much for many of us to bear.  For over twenty years, the United States has expanded NATO alliances across Europe and intentionally put the military squeeze on Russia. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States has fought a proxy military installation war against Russia in countries like Poland, Romania, and Estonia - setting up missile deployment and defense systems, which in the eyes of Putin, threatened the sanctity of his people and his power.  In October 1962, the Soviet Union did just that, placing nuclear missiles 90-miles off the coast of Florida, citing they were merely a defense to American aggression. In a T.V. address on October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy notified Americans about the presence of the missiles, explained his decision to enact a naval blockade around Cuba, and made it clear the U.S. was prepared to use military force if necessary to neutralize this perceived threat to national security. Many people feared the world was on the brink of nuclear war following this news. However, disaster was avoided when the U.S. agreed to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's offer to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba. Kennedy also secretly agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey. Flash forward 70-years, and we are now perceived as hostile aggressors worldwide. The United States has deliberately armed allied nations such as Ukraine, Romania, and Poland and dared the Russians to sit back and take it. I don't blame Putin for his hesitancies' however, in no way does that mean I support his one-way mission to kill the innocent and takeover another sovereign nation. But I do ask, what would today's American response be if Russian nuclear missiles resurfaced in Cuba, or perhaps Venezuela? Would Biden and the new war hawks in Washington consider war against Russia for such a move?  The past week, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has begged for American planes and missiles to defend their country. But you see, ladies and gentlemen, Vladimir Putin does not care about the pilot's nationality. Still, if he or his generals see an American flag on the side of an F-15 as bombs are dropped on his soldiers, he will counter in like fashion.  The significant difference in this showdown from 1962 is the sheer number of nuclear weapons in the hands of Russia, which is around 4,500 when compared to 1962, the Soviets only had about 20 ICBMs capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. Since 2018, American military contractors have stagged hypothetical war games involving a US-NATO war with Russia, and the death toll surpassed 1-billion.  Joe Biden has killed our nation's domestic solvency and financial security, and now, he and his inner circle look to destroy our country on a world stage. Ladies and gentlemen, the pain at the pump and the grocery store is just the beginning. Since our nation's founding, Presidents and their administrations have looked to war to cover up and attempt to pull their nation out of financial ruin. As Biden-led inflation consumes us all here in America, do not play into his policies to lead our nation into another global war.  The United States is a stronghold of peace - we have but two allegiances to God and provide our people's safety and security.   The time is now - what will our response be - but more importantly, who do you trust at the helm?  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Since the threat of a Russian invasion started in Ukraine, it seemed that many across the world ignored it. They wanted to ignore that Russia was lining troops along the border of a sovereign nation and threatening to take it over. Governments across Europe fell for it. Our American government fell for it. It even seems from recent statements that China is skeptical of Russia's action. Russia believed they would overthrow Ukraine within just a matter of days. That was until the amazing leadership of Ukrainian President Zelensky. This guy, who doesn't come from a political past, stepped up and has been leading his people like a true leader does. This was not about politics for him. This was not about money, power, or anything else. This was about this nation and its freedom. Through all of this, there are key lessons that we need to pay attention to. First, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears unphased, unchecked, and certainly not scared of any sanctions or potential actions that anyone may take against him. He's heightened nuclear warheads for battle, threatened action, and taken casualties and war losses unlike many have seen in decades in war. Yet, he continues on. He has a goal and a mission. He has threatened about allowing others to join NATO and the EU amid his invasion. He has a checklist, and he is going through that checklist. The second lesson is that the actions in Ukraine have had far reaching consequences across the world. Oil prices are surging. Costs of other goods are surging. Russia essentially has the rest of the world in an energy chokehold. Yet, no one is doing anything about it. US President Joe Biden has yet to ban anything from Russia. We are still allowing purchase of their goods. We are still allowing import of their oil. We banned their flights over our airspace, but how does that punish the tyrannical actions of Putin? It punishes the Russian people, who continue to speak out against his actions. The biggest lesson has to do with leadership. We are seeing the results of weak leadership across the world. Joe Biden and European leaders did not see Putin's actions as a threat. They did not believe he would act or do anything in this situation. Yet he did. They threatened sanctions, he just secured deals outside of those. They threatened to stop his development, but he already had them dependent on his oil and natural gas. Rather than leading our nation, Joe Biden has left it for state leaders to determine if they will block Russian items from being sold. Yes, governors are having to act to block Russian products because our worthless President and his puppet Vice President are more interested in playing games rather than actually leading. Instead of leading, inflation continues across the nation. Gas prices continue to soar with Biden having no plan for how to address the coming $5 per gallon gas. He has no plan to address the surging energy prices that are coming, the continued food and product shortages that we are experiencing. His only plan is to continue to argue that you are better off now than you were, you just can't see it because of COVID. It is easier to see, we were much better off before Joe Biden.  In 14 months, Joe Biden has completely destabilized our world and our economy. He has taken a thriving nation and pulled the rug out from under it. Instead of having visions of a prosperous future, we now have to be concerned for the safety and security of our tomorrow. Everything was better off before President Joe Biden came along. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

let it be known that the power of the human spirit is mighty. This week, the country of Ukraine has fought hard for its land and its survival. Led by their President Zelensky, the Ukrainian people, young and old, everyday Nykolai's, to famous athletes alike, the Ukrainian people have taken to arms to tell the largest assembly of military force since World War II that their land and their freedom is not for the taking. Folks, many worldwide didn't give Ukraine a fighting chance; heck, some around the globe said that Russian forces would take the country in 24-48 hours, and yet, here we are four days later, and the desire and war for freedom rage on. But for all you are listening today, take notice, and heed the global response of what is happening to Ukraine and its people. The West, led by The United States, has sold out another Eastern ally. The end of the Cold war saw Ukraine emerge as the third-largest nuclear power of the time, thanks to the vast leftover arsenal of the Soviet Union. About 5,000 nuclear arms, long-range missiles that carried up to 10 thermonuclear warheads in secret underground locations - Ukraine had it all. And overnight, led by internal agreements spearheaded by countries like The United States, Ukraine gave them all up - the only country in history to do so. The promise from the US and the West? - we will keep you safe from Russia. And now, we see the result of what happens when countries trust our weak, liberal leaders and us. This week, we have led the Ukrainian people to slaughter - and as they fight Russians in their streets, Joe Biden is playing let's make a deal with weak, ineffective sanctions that will have more detriment to our domestic economy and the Russian people than it will on Vladimir Putin. Folks, President Putin has a personal net worth of over $200-billion and sits on the world's 8th-largest oil reserves. To boot, the United States, even as these sanctions and introduced and as bodies lay dead in the streets of Ukraine, continues to import roughly 10-percent, or over half a million barrels of oil from Russian every day. That's right, Putin is getting a payday from the United States thanks to Joe Biden and his Green New Deal buddies in Congress who demolished our domestic output of oil and gas and made us wholly dependent on the Putin's of the world. Let it be said that Vladimir Putin does not care about the financial security of his people - heck, if 189,999 of the 190,000 soldiers in or near Ukraine perished as a result of this conquest, he wouldn't hesitate to claim Russian victory. For you see, unlike Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin and his vision, while wrong and unjustified, is clear. This week, Ukrainian President Zalensky called on his countrymen and women to fight the Russian forces. The Ukrainian government handed out AK-47s and ammunition to anyone wishing to defend their homeland. You see, unlike liberals in the United States, the need for guns and ammo are real - they combat the dark forces of internal and foreign governments who wish to forfeit freedom. Let this be a wake-up call to citizens of The United States and the rest of the world, do not sacrifice your freedom. Do not give up the security of your land by forfeiting your weapons for when the chips are down; you cannot depend on governments of the West, but especially the United States, for protection. This week, many have stated that this Russian aggression is just the start of things to come - a possible prelude to World War 3? In part, I agree. You see, Communist China is sitting in the background, monitoring the advances of the Russian Army and Putin, but more importantly, the West's response. There is no doubt that the residents of Taiwan sit in doubt - should the Chinese Army invade their land, would the West help, or like in Ukraine, turn a blind eye to another nuclear power. Folks, I am not advocating American soldiers in Ukraine fighting against Russian forces. No, that would all be sure to lead to a global conflict. Instead, to expose how America has lost its standing in the world. We are liars and traitors to our word to our allies. After the first Gulf War, we left the Kurdish people to slaughter Saddam Hussein. In Afghanistan, we left those who fought and protected our forces to be killed by The Taliban. And now, we leave a defenseless country to be overrun and annihilated. Despite their sell-out, unlike Joe Biden and his hiding in the basement, the Ukrainian people and their President choose to fight for their freedom. May God be with them. But, folks, let me be clear when I say that the United States has grown weak in the one year of Joe Biden's presidency. We all see that here at home, and so do Russia, China, and Iran, and if there ever were a bandwagon to take out the United States, these three countries would lead the charge. Perhaps that is Putin's real goal here. Sure, he wants to reaffirm Russia and take back lands previously a part of the old Soviet Union. But make no mistake, today's war is drastically different than in World War 2. Many more global movers and shakers as a result of global economies. Too much American dependence on dictatorial and oppressive regimes. And the scariest is too many madmen with nothing to lose and everything to prove with itchy triggers fingers that could send a hellish display and dismay of nuclear arsenals that could leave America on her knees. This week, The Cold War returns to the world. Although a Democrat by design in the 1950s, President Kennedy had the fortitude to stand up against the Soviets when nuclear weapons were just 90-miles off America's shores. But flash forward 70 years to the weakest President in our nation's history, and that ladies and gentlemen could lead to our demise. And that should be enough to scare anyone. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

The Freedom Convoy has disrupted things in Canada for the past few weeks. Enough so that Justin Trudeau has taken action to lock up anyone who stands against mandates and restrictions on the people of Canada. It's a great example of how he is taking action to prevent freedom. This is tyranny. But do not be fooled that this is only happening abroad. Tyranny is already happening here in the US. Government leaders are controlling news outlets, social media outlets, and Democrats are forcing tyrannical rule onto Americans any chance they get. Actions continue to show that they will at any opportunity make our lives miserable.  So how do we stop tyranny in its tracks? We must be prepared. We must be prepare outside of government resources. We must also take action. This means stop talking and start doing. Stand up to local and state leaders and hold them accountable. Refuse to accept their fast track to tyranny. Run for their seats and send them home.  If we the people stand against the tyranny, tyranny cannot survive.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/gregshields

Biden supporters are as scarce as a winning lottery ticket. According to Pew Research this week, just 41% of adult Americans approve of Biden's job performance as president. But that isn't the worst, for as Biden continues to lose confidence from traditional Democrat demographics like African Americas, who 1/3rd of them disapprove of his handling of everything. When Biden took office, he held a 92% favorable rating among Christian Blacks - now, that number is 65%. The reason for these dismal numbers is quite apparent - Joe Biden's lack of leadership, national and global understanding, and his continued willingness to disregard reality is killing our nation, our economy, our security, and our everyday way of life. Add into the mix an ex-KGB, megalomanic in Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is staging a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, will undoubtedly send crude oil prices near $150 a barrel and over $5 a gallon at your local pump. You can't make this stuff up - this is happening - right now. And where is our great leader, Joe Biden? - again, hiding out in the confines of his Camp David compound. Sound familiar? When our countrymen and women and longtime allies in Afghanistan were threatened, hunted down, and killed, where was Joe Biden? - that's right, in the bunkers and basements of Camp David. Joe Biden is nothing like Donald Trump, and even further from the genius of Ronald Reagan. By the end of 2024, 12 of the last 16 years would have been under a Democrat president, and America has never been weaker. Joe Biden has turned these United States into nothing more than a paper tiger of his former self - and nation of pride we once were. A country that said we would not fight in global wars, but if you endanger our way of life, threaten our security, or harm our people or allies, we will leave a dusting of your existence. This is the America we should all strive to be - but under Biden and the other clueless within his administration, America will be a nation of kneepad-wearing nothings, begging the Putin's of the world to take what they want, just don't hurt us. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Over the past few weeks and months, we have seen a radical shift in the cancel culture mindset across our nation. What used to be a radical left movement to cancel anything against their agenda, has turned into an American movement to cancel the cancel culture. Americans are sick and tired of the ridiculous attempts to eliminate anyone that may have an opposing viewpoint on a matter. Take for example the situation with Joe Rogan. It started when Rogan had COVID and decided to go against the experts. The radical left could not tolerate someone that did not want to go with the propaganda and tell everyone to submit to their agenda. Rogan said he used treatments the experts said were questionable. They worked for Rogan. The woke mafia could not stand it. They could not let it go. Rogan saw how they attacked Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump, and conservatives each and every day. He responded by moving to Gettr. It set the woke mafia off and they started working even harder to cancel Joe Rogan. They want Spotify to cancel him for words he has used. They want to have his podcasts labeled for the things he says. He is square in the eyes of cancel culture.  As the woke mafia continues their march against all their societal enemies, what is happening is the exact opposite of what cancel culture wants. Americans have grown tired of their incessant attacks and cancel missions. They are fighting back.  Facebook is already seeing the effects of its wokeness in their recent numbers. Their users are declining. Their profits are declining. People are leaving the platform as they are tired of the woke mafia. That is not stopping the woke mafia though. Now they are attacking Facebook.  They do not see how their actions have already destroyed the company. The company is on the decline, and now the woke mafia wants to continue to attack them and push for their ultimate demise. The woke mafia has destroyed the companies that they once worshiped and now they seek to destroy them once and for all. But how did they destroy them? Through their vile actions and attacks. Conservatives became fed up with their actions and decided to move on. Other companies are reaping those benefits. Other personalities are reaping those benefits. As the radical woke mafia continues their march toward destruction, their cancel culture actions will continue to destroy each and every platform that they worship. As they call for censorship and removing users, users will continue to flock elsewhere. Americans are sending a clear message to the woke mafia. They are tired of the cancel culture and the division that they are spreading. They can continue to try to force us into the nation they want to create through their sick mindset, but Americans are not having it. Little do they know that their attempts are leading to their ultimate demise.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

For over a generation, our nation has taught that everyone, regardless of race, deserves a shot at success. But folks, in an instant, President Joe Biden has dismantled has turned the tables - this time, limiting his pool of candidates to make good on his campaign promise of bringing an African-American female to the Supreme Court. What you have here is reverse discrimination. During his presidential campaign, Biden claimed from coast to coast that he would be the "Great Unifier" and ensure that African Americans get a fair shake at the American Dream. Folks, Joe Bide, and the rest of the Democrat Party could give a rodent's rectum about minorities in this country. What's more, by stating that only a black female would be considered by his administration for congressional nomination for The Supreme Court, he is saying that all other races, genders, and other demographics are unqualified for this job. Like so many millions of Americans, I was raised on ethics and good works bringing reward. But imagine the guilt and shame that many African Americans today should feel? Is this Supreme Court nomination about work, ability, or merely skin deep? There are certainly qualified possible nominees that identify as African American - but instead of bringing these names forward for consideration, Joe Biden again Race Baits our nation, pits whites against blacks, minority classes against themselves to make it seem that he and only white men of today's liberal and social democrat party are not racist. This is disgusting and repulsive - even for liberals. Biden needs to correct this wrong and bring forward nominees based on their academic achievements and career accolades, and let this UN-RACIST country of ours, led by our elected leaders, pick the worthiness of the next Justice of our Supreme Court. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Joe Biden took to the news cycle this week in an attempt to sell Americans on his first year. He wants everyone to believe his first year was a success. Ask Americans, and they will tell you a different story.  He has claimed success for things that others have done. All the while, Biden has yet to accomplish one thing for himself. The pandemic continues. Inflation continues. Jobs are not coming back like he promised. His version of "Build back better" looks more like a trash heap than anything.  But he insists he outperformed expectations. Based on his approval rating, it's clear that the Americans who fell for his campaign lies expected much more.  That's why Democrats are launching into their new plan. Find a win anywhere they can possibly find one. Scaled back bills, local elections, and getting support from local leaders to help win people over that Biden is actually doing something good. Americans will not fall for it.  The most important concern is the Republicans, however. Republicans in Congress cannot fall for what the Democrats are going to do. There is NOTHING that Joe Biden can accomplish without Republican help. He is a failure without them. Let him continue to be a failure.  They must not cave to any of these reduced bills, spending measures, election measures, etc. Let Joe Biden suffer because of his empty promises and his lies to the American people. Let him continue to be a failure. Do not bail out Joe Biden in 2022. Music courtesy of Greg Shiels Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

This past week, freedom won a significant battle as the Biden Administration was dealt a significant blow by the Supreme Court, which ruled that the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate for private businesses was unconstitutional, and overstepped the bounds of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.  While this ruling was a victory for conservatives, it cannot overshadow the evil that Biden and his fellow liberals continue to conjure within the halls of Congress. Democrats continue to attempt to put an end to the Senate filibuster to nationalize elections, a strategy that would ensure continued fraud, and an unstoppable sequence of events that would bar any future Republican president or congressional majorities.  Biden and the Democrats' plan advancing in Congress would massively increase opportunities for election fraud, further erode confidence in our elections, and deliver an irreversible victory for the radical left. what are Biden and his liberal comrades cooking up in Congress? Well according to Mike Pence, states would be forced to adopt universal mail-in ballots, to provide same-day voter registration, online voter registration, easier voter registration through motor vehicle department offices, and a minimum of 15 days of early voting. Duplicate voter registration records would abound, states' voter-ID requirements would be dramatically weakened, and anyone, including undocumented people, who simply signed a sworn written statement claiming to be eligible to vote would be permitted to do so. The opportunities for voter fraud would explode. While many of the promises that Biden made during his election campaign has faltered, I consider many of these to be lost battles, but the war rages on. Democrats, under the Biden Administration, will not stop until they can ensure an American future, rooted in eternal demise - forgoing any counter-conservative fight for freedom.  In 1994, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created an online platform that would manifest and epitomize American greed and impulsiveness. In less than a decade, Americans could order what they why wanted, when they wanted it, and have it delivered to their doorstep with little to no effort involved.  Biden-led liberals want to model American institutions like our election process, exactly the same, in which there is little to no effort to cast your ballot. There is no standing in line, there is no verification process, there is nothing but the click of a button, and your ballot, or ballots, are cast.  Everything bought and sold online is ripe for fraud. Every year, the FTC investigates billions and billions of consumer fraud within a system designed to satisfy our consumer demand. Personal information is stolen in an instant. Simply put, our greed is responsible for misery.  Many Americans today want everything they can get, but without the work behind it. We expect to have what our neighbors have, and if we cannot afford or obtain it, we expect others to provide. We expect that it is the government's responsibility and role to pay our mortgages if we cannot - send our kids to school and college, pay our utility bills, and send us monthly deposits into our checking accounts so we can buy whatever we want. Our Founders warned us of a strong federal government, it is up to us to heed that warning before it is too late.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

The Supreme Court heard the arguments about the Biden mandates on Friday. I really should probably say the Biden decrees. One had to do with the OSHA mandate that affects over 80 million Americans. The second involves those who receive federal funding and a vaccine mandate for them to continue to receive such funding. When the justices were asking their questions, it was clear that the liberal justices were only interested in asking questions that stuck with the liberal agenda and worked on the feelings of those involved.For example, Justice Kagan said, “We all know what the best policy is. I mean, by this point, two years later, we know that the best way to prevent spread is for people to get vaccinated and to prevent dangerous illness and death is for people to get vaccinated. That is by far the best.” Perhaps she has not seen the news that COVID vaccines are not preventing the spread of COVID. They will not prevent someone from contracting the virus or spreading the virus. It is an outright lie of the Democrats to say that the vaccines will do this. Dr. Anthony Fauci and Joe Biden have both said this and it is a lie.  Each liberal justice ignored the law, approaching the subject from the same perspective. That feelings and the radical agenda usurped the law.  They certainly did not talk about how the CDC ruled just this week to allow healthcare workers to work WITH COVID in facilities to help with staffing. If the spread was such a risk, why are we allowing people to work with COVID? It's because it is about the vaccine agenda, not COVID.  But the problem is that the case before the Supreme Court was not about COVID at all, but an overreach of federal agencies and their power. Some questions were asked about that, but in general, the liberal Justices ignored the topic and thought preferring to rule on feelings and an agenda.  The hurt feelings and radical agenda are not supreme law of the land. They do not trump the Constitution or laws passed by Congress and the Supreme Court cannot make new laws from the bench. They exist to hold actions in our nation within the bounds of the Constitution and laws passed by Congress. The actions of the liberal justices on Friday were sickening and prove that the radical justices have no desire to protect the law of our land.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

One year ago, America was stronger, was safer, and had a promised future under the leadership of then-President Donald Trump. Today, Americans are more uncertain about their futures and that of their families. The COVID-19 pandemic that Joe Biden criticized Trump over is even worse today than a year ago. For Democrats, there is no incumbent Republican President to attack; instead, now, it is the anti-socialists they so vehemently despise. This past week, I came across a social media post of a past church congregational member of mine from year's past. In her liberal-laden rant, she publically chastised and ridiculed the non-vaccinated members of our community for her daughter contracting COVID. A teenager and fully vaccinated, her daughter was diagnosed and suffered COVID during the Christmas holiday break with a booster to boot. Her mother was letting it be known that it was the fault of the unvaccinated as to why her daughter was sick and was having to endure a horrible Christmas holiday. You heard me right; in typical liberal fashion, you are either with them and comply with their demands or against them - hell has no fury like a liberal scorned. Being an unvaccinated person, I hardly shared this young child contracting and even transmitting COVID. I wasn't going to sit idly by and accept responsibility for something I, nor any member of my family, were accountable for. During my exchange with this troubled individual, who just so happens to be employed within the public school system, I was attacked on my stances on not only COVID but gun rights and abortion - both of which were not even remotely associated with the topic at hand - her daughter being sick. This supposed educator stated that the federal government's role was to interfere with public policy during an emergency, which quickly had me retort with a 60-second history lesson. The role of our federal government, is detailed as minute in nature per the US Constitution and our very precious Bill of Rights, which protects our God-Given Freedoms from being trampled on by the federal government. Like so many plaguing the minds of our nation's youth, this disagreeable educator refuses to believe in the facts and instead firmly considers that thousands of federal tyrants in Washington DC have the legal right to dictate our everyday lives. Our federal government has no right to dictate how you, me, or someone else chooses to live. Yes, we have established laws, and if broken, there are penalties for such. As explained in the gospels, I do not believe in lawlessness but free will. If you choose suitably, you will live well. If you choose evil, you and those around you are destined for doom. As we prepare to ring in the year 2022, it is this mentality that we must all fully understand. Look at what your federal government has done to you over the last year, or 2 1/2 years, for that matter. You cannot afford to survive; the dollar in your purse or wallet is worthless with each passing day. You cannot afford groceries, eat out, pay for education or healthcare, gasoline in your vehicle, and all the while, the government demands more from every one of us. Just this week, it was announced that under Biden's Building Back Better mentality, any transaction that exceeds $600, which includes apps like CashApp, Venmo, and Zelle, will automatically report to the IRS. Not only goes Uncle Sam or Daddy Biden, for that matter, want to know how much you make, but also how much you spend or deposit into your bank account. Because the meek, lazy, and dependent in this country refuse to take accountability for themselves, they have opened the door for today's Democrats to take charge. How many out there listening today chose to be a member of the conservative crusade so desperately needed for not only this year but for a generation to come? America needs you - our country needs your fight, commitment, and zeal to overcome and undo the failed policies of Joe Biden and his liberals. For 2022, I chose freedom - who's with me? Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Christmas has been under attack for two straight years now. This year, Anthony Fauci said that you should stand at the door of your home and police family for their COVID vaccines. You can take a COVID vaccine if you want. That should be your choice, and it should not come between you and your family for a holiday meal or gathering. Grandma and Grandpa should not be at the door asking to see vaccination cards before allowing their grandchildren to enter. Priests should not be policing the doors of church services.  That is not the spirit of Christmas at all. But that's what Fauci and Biden have attempted to make Christmas this year. There is more interest in promoting the vaccine passports to enter and exit from events than there is in promoting the reason that we are celebrating Christmas. We celebrate Christmas that our Savior was born and would end up being the sacrifice for the sin of the world. We are not here to celebrate Fauci and his development of a new coronavirus that continues to mutate. We are not here to celebrate members of Congress and government agencies profiting off of COVID vaccines. We should be celebrating with family, spending time fostering relationships, and building memories. But it seems that is not possible in the Biden White House. Staffers are frustrated with the regime's level of control and their lack of ability to drive change. But that's the exact plan of Biden and the radical left. They want to control everything.  We cannot let Biden and Fauci steal Christmas. We must remember what the season is about and not let them have control over the messaging, celebration, the reasons, or anything else.  No matter what Joe Biden and Anthony Fauci want to say, they cannot take the place of Christmas and the reason for Christmas away.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields  

Close your eyes for a moment and reminisce about your life just a short 11 months ago. Where were you? Where was your therapy? Were you and your spouse employed? How about your kids, were they in school? Were they vaccinated? Were they able to participate in extracurricular activities and engage in athletics? How about your gas tank? - could you afford to fill up the family car? Did you have enough food - do you now? How about those groceries prices - have you and your family had to cut back on what you eat or remove items from your shopping list? Do you feel safe? Ever look out your front window and wonder if you and your family are at risk for crime? What about riding down the street, going to the bank, or even shopping during the holidays? Do you feel as if you are at risk? What about America's stance in the world today? Are you anxious about international politics or the invasion of our country by undocumented or illegal aliens - some of which are documented criminals or terrorists? And what your future - do you believe yours and that of your family's is better today, December 18th, 2021, before January 20th? Ok, open your eyes - as wide as you can. And if anyone listening today firmly believes that their lives and that of their loved ones are better today under the leadership of Joe Biden and the Democrat Party - then folks, 2022 ought to be interesting. For four years, unemployment was non-existent, the cost of living was stable, and the future was bright for all Americans, especially minorities. Now, under the same old dumpster dive policies of today's Democrat Party, many Americans have lost faith in their president, their state and federal leadership, and the communistic push and pull that is tearing our nation apart. Our country deserves better and had better. Look at the damage that Democrats have done to our country. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

On Friday, mainstream media finally reported what we all knew: inflation is rising and becoming a problem across the country. It was actually up 6.8% in November, a significant increase. It's the highest it has been in nearly 40 years.  But rather than actually placing the blame where it belonged, the mainstream media began to start saying we need more stimulus. They believe we need more child tax credit. We need more government bailouts and more government spending. Those are the exact reasons inflation is on the rise. Failed policy is the reason that inflation is at a near 40 year high. But don't tell the mainstream media that.  They do not want to admit that the blame for everything falls on the shoulders of Joe Biden. It is not the blame of demand, American workers, or American spending. It's to blame on Joe Biden and failed policy.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields music. www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

It pays to be a criminal in today's Joe Biden society. That's right, being a criminal in today's America pays and pays well. Take a look at what occurred this week in Los Angeles if you don't believe me - today's youth are engaging in smash-n-grab robberies of small businesses up and down the streets of downtown LA. And although the LAPD announced the arrest of at least 14 individuals as of Friday, you can be dang sure that their punishment will be light or non-existent. Most of these 14 individuals arrested are minority offenders. Regarding race or upbringing, especially in today's liberal-led lunatic society, criminals are the victims and should be coddled and cared for, not convicted. Please take a look at Darrell Brooks, who mowed down over 60 innocent people, killing 6 with his vehicle in Wisconsin in late November. After spending just ten days in jail, he now feels "dehumanized" and labeled unfairly as a monster. This man ran over people attending a parade deliberately - to take their lives with absolutely no regard. Brooks' mother blamed Wisconsin's criminal justice system for failing her son, a longtime felony with a 50-page rap sheet detailing domestic violence, firearms, drugs, and other offenses. Instead of correctly calling her son for what he truly is, a criminal and a deadbeat murderous monster, it is the fault of society and the fault of his skin color that led to him engaging in murder. Ladies and gentlemen, this man is also a convicted and registered child sex offender - and why this pay continued to walk the streets of America is an absolute disgrace - but instead of holding a man accountable for his action, it is the alligator tears of asinine liberals in today's America that are saying the system, not the suspect is to blame. And the craziness doesn't just lay at the lawless; it also falls at the feet of the lazy in this country. But folks, it starts from the top. Look around - people aren't homeless; they are jobless. Anyone who wants a job can get a job; the problem is, Joe Biden and the rest of his pacifying posse have made it there. It isn't a requirement to be responsible. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

The Biden regime used Thanksgiving as a reason to celebrate and promote its "accomplishments" this year. They wanted to claim that Americans were better off this year than they were last year under President Trump thanks to COVID vaccines and the American Rescue Plan. But the information was completely filled with lies and misleading information. The first item was in regards to unemployment, where they claim that Biden has reduced unemployment. They conveniently leave out that many states were still under restrictions last Thanksgiving. Americans were unable to work in many instances if they wanted.  In the second item, they talked about COVID vaccines. They claimed that less than 1% of Americans were vaccinated last year while 71% are this year. But the COVID vaccines were not approved to be administered until AFTER Thanksgiving last year.  The rest of the items had to do with the economy. They boasted in increased GDP, restaurant and bar sales, and retail sales. They again failed to mention the closed businesses that reopened, or the fact that massive inflation is driving higher sales also. They want to ignore that Americans are paying nearly double for gasoline this year and 50% more for groceries this year.  Americans are not better off under Biden's agenda than they were a year ago. In fact, they are losing money under Biden. A significant amount of money. All while Biden promotes that he is redistributing wealth across the country. Americans should be thankful that the 2022 midterms are coming and that we can stop Biden's agenda in its tracks. Because if we don't, we may not have a nation to be thankful for next year.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

On March 10, 1943, under the orders of Adolf Eichmann, one of Hitler's architects of the Final Solution to the Jewish Question, railcars began rolling into the country of Belarus. The purpose? To transport all of the Jews of Bulgaria to the Death Camps of Treblinka located in German Occupied Poland. Bulgarian police began to round up Jews - going door-to-door as early as 3 in the morning. They were taken at gunpoint. Jewish collection centers were located in schools and other community centers. There was one problem, though - The Bulgarian People. You see, when the train cars began to arrive, the Bulgarian people united to save the Jews of their country. Although they did not know the Bulgarian Jews' final destination was to the death camps and gas chambers, some rumors had circulated the cities and towns. The Bulgarian Church led the opposition to the deportation of the Bulgarian Jews. If the Church allowed the Jews to be deported, they would have violated their obligations, the Rev. Boris Halapia stated. The word, WE MUST HELP. The whole Orthodox Church of Bulgaria came together - and sent a letter to the King, begging mercy for the Jews of the country. The Church also told the Chief of Police that they would not accept the mandate to deport the Jews from the country and would do anything possible to hinder the deportation efforts. Church followers began to arrive at the centers, and they told the frightened Jews that they would not let anything happen to them. Crowds protested across the country; the Church printed thousands of forged Baptismal certificates for Jews, risking their own lives. The falsification of faith - saved lives! It would take several months before Jews would return from hiding to their homes - much to the dismay of the Nazis. Hitler was furious. In a meeting with King Boris, he demanded the deportation of the Jews - Hitler went into a rage, King Boris recalled. Screaming; and going into a tirade, King Boris described - but Boris didn't surrender, not one inch. Boris told Hitler that Bulgaria needed the Jews for labor projects. Hitler did not believe the King, but he didn't want to lose an ally. He finally bought what Boris was selling and agreed, but only if all the Jewish men were relocated from the cities to labor camps. Some 20,000 Jews were indeed moved from the cities to the countryside - but not one of them outside the borders of Bulgaria. The deportation of the Jews of Bulgaria never took place. As a result, Bulgaria was the only country in Eastern Europe whose Jewish population remained the same throughout the Holocaust. It was known as The Miracle of the Jewish People Among the Jews of Bulgaria. This miracle was never made public immediately following World War II because the Soviet Government suppressed it - sound familiar? And Why? Because Communist Soviet Regime didn't want the credit of the rescue of these Jews given to a monarchy and The Church - both of which are enemies of The Soviet Union and communism. It would take the fall of The Iron Curtain in 1989 for this to finally become known. Folks, why do I tell this story? Is it because I am indeed a history nerd? Perhaps. But more to the point, I want to share that people can do many things when they come together for a common purpose. We are those people. As conservatives and challengers to our country's communistic push and pull, we are charged to protect what so many before us died to preserve. Granted, we are not coming together to save a race or population from mass murder and extinction. Instead, we are here to preserve the American way of life - that has been being attacked from within our borders. We now live in a society where we allow hundreds and thousands of tyrants in Washington DC to tell us how they think, believe, and parent. We sit back and buy into a system that government, not God, knows best. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields  

One congressional representative said that he actually contemplated and thought about shooting Americans this week. While Adam Kinzinger may be a Republican in title, he is anything but a Republican in action. He made the comments during an interview with Rolling Stone.  Kinzinger was talking about the events of January 6 when he made the statement that he spent 6 hours in his office “hunkered down.” He said that he was contemplating shooting Americans during that time, and that's a problem.  Americans should not live in fear of their congressional representatives. There is absolutely no reason that an American should have to worry about being shot or killed by their own government. But it's sad because we actually have to think that way now.  Our government is responsible for the deaths of people in Benghazi, Afghanistan, and even Ashley Babbit in the Capitol on January 6. To be honest, the Democrats and fake Republicans like Kinzinger are responsible. They have created a situation where Americans have to be concerned their government is out to kill them.  If you are not willing to accept their absolute rule, accept what the Democrats are willing to give you, and tolerate their tyranny, then they just want to eliminate you from society. They have no issue putting up a fence to keep you out, or shooting you.  The American government is by the people and for the people. It seems that this group in Congress needs that reminder from the American people.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

For several years, we have been told that defunding the police was a bad idea. Progressives and mainstream media argued that the police were racist and that systemic racism could only be addressed by eliminating the police. But apparently, Americans do not agree.  The voters in Minneapolis said that they did not want to eliminate their police. It was not a slim majority, either. Americans believe in the police. They believe that law enforcement plays a vital role in American society. But that did not stop the mainstream media from sharing more propaganda.  Then there was a school district in California that voted to reinstate their school resource officers. A recent event near the school led them to say that student safety was more important than pandering to progressive fake social justice causes.  It's a shame we got to this point. The left wants to argue about bad examples, but there are bad examples everywhere. Just look at Congress and you can find hundreds of bad examples, yet we are not attempting to establish term limits.  It's a shame we are at this point, but it's a situation of I told you so. Conservatives said this was a bad idea from the beginning. We said that violent crime would increase and that they would regret the decision.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

The left wing agenda is crumbling before our eyes. After seizing control in the last election, Democrats promised a lot of things to Americans. Yet, they are failing to deliver. All across the country we are seeing Democrat failures, but especially in Virginia.  In a state that is reliably left-wing, we see that Americans are telling the Democrats they are not interested in what they are selling. So much so that the Democrats are being forced to their typical measures. Bad actors and cheating. The Lincoln Project sent "white nationalists" or Democrat actors, to the Youngkin event in Virginia. This will probably not be the last attempt to sway the election through misleading everyone.  But they know they must win this election. Why? Because a loss in Virginia will continue to keep the Democrats divided, and possibly make it worse. The progressives will say that the left is not being radical enough. The moderates will say the progressives are causing the issue. That's exactly what Conservatives need.  A win in Virginia would send a strong message to the radical left and Joe Biden about his failures. More importantly, it can be a launching point for conservatives to step up and lead once again. Right now, there is more finger pointing than anything. It's time to capitalize on what's happening and step out and lead our nation again.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

If you have stayed in a hotel, filled your gas tank, went out to dinner, or shopped online, you have seen just what Joe Biden and the Democrat Party have in store for America. No, these insane delayed shipments and increased expenses are not just the cause of the coronavirus. Instead, it is basic economics - something that Ole' Joe and his mail-order businesses degree earner comrades like AOC fail to comprehend. As a nation, the burn is just getting started. In September, the consumer price index, which measures changes in how much Americans pay for certain goods and services, rose 0.4%. Since Biden ravaged the Oval, America will continue to face high inflation. Here are a couple of markets that have seen the most significant increase in prices since the summer:   Rental cars: 42.9% Gas: 42.1% Used cars: 24.4% Hotels: 18% T.V.s: 12.7% Furniture: 11.2% Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs: 10.5% New cars: 8.7% Appliances: 7.1% Electricity: 5.2% Restaurant prices: 4.7% Rent: 2.9% Today's liberals are good at costing Americans a buck and even better at passing it, avoiding all accountability, and keep playing the same ole' blame game when in doubt. But here is the bottom line, ladies and gentlemen, due to Democrat stay-at-home paychecks and bailouts that entitled millions of Americans not to work, businesses are bleeding from a lack of skilled labor. Shipping costs have soared due to a lack of port workers and professional and commercial truck drivers. It costs more for a company to manufacture, and as a result, all Americans will pay more for everything.  With Biden's vision of increased taxation of American companies, the result will be, they will either raise their prices and employ far less of our country's men and women, or they will fold their domestic operations in favor of new, international homes. We have seen this play out before - but never like we are about to.  Currently, the government sector is hiring like never before - with even smaller growth in the private sector. But, that isn't to say that both Main Street and Wall Street aren't looking for workers; they cannot compete with the continued government subsidies for people to do absolutely nothing.  Meanwhile, in mainstream America, you, I, and the millions of hardworking men and women in our country attempting to better ourselves and our families are paying the ultimate price. Across the nation, wages were less than inflation, resulting in less in your pocket than what you have to spend to survive.  Let me key you all in on the idiocy of today's administration. Immediately upon arriving in The White House, Biden forced the closure of the XL pipeline, but for the last two months, he and his minions have been begging with the world's OPEC-nations to produce more oil?  In August, just one day after the U.S. Senate voted to approve a massive $1.2 trillion "infrastructure" bill loaded up with incentives, mandates, subsidies, and slush funds designed to stimulate the buildout of electric vehicles (E.V.s) and renewable energy in the U.S., the President wants the rest of the world to pump more oil.  Joe Biden has no clue, folks, about anything - I would honestly say that pulling down his boxer briefs daily is quite the chore for the guy. Today's Democrats have only one vision for our country, total government dependency for every American. In 2 years, we have forfeited our freedoms and our domestic dependence on God and ourselves. Instead, we have put stock in socialistic programs that bring nothing but an uncontrolled and unraveling debt that will destroy the solvency of our nation to the point of no return.  With Biden-led initiatives to hold American companies responsible for their frivolous and pet-pandering spending projects, American dependence on foreign companies, especially Biden's partners in China, will most assuredly increase. Biden expects American business to bankroll spending - and in the end, fewer jobs will result, prices will rise, and everyone will pay! Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Democrats continue to argue over how they want to spend your money. This week, the most radical of the Democrats remained committed to spending $3.5 trillion on ridiculous government handout programs. Things like free college education, free housing, and billions for illegal immigrants. This comes as they want to say they are negotiating on a "bipartisan" infrastructure bill, a bill that will certainly not garner much Republican support. It's just another massive spending bill.  In an attempt to save his agenda, Joe Biden went to Congress and said he is willing to do whatever it takes to save his agenda. He doesn't care how big it is, how small it becomes, or how radical it is. He simply wants to pass something. He said if it takes 6 hours, 6 days, or 6 weeks, he's committed to spending your taxpayer money.  That's not a man that is leading our nation. That is a man that is scrambling. That is a man that is doing anything he can to try and save his agenda. That is a man who continues to see Americans' faith in him plummet poll after poll. He is doing anything he can to try and buy power for the Democrats.  He and his handlers actually believe that Americans will just take whatever is given and leave them in power. But Americans have not forgotten several key details. Americans have not forgotten the Americans left in Afghanistan or our military members that died unnecessarily. They have not forgotten how great the economy was before Biden and the radical left's shutdowns.  Americans have not forgotten the Biden regime's attempts to force mandatory vaccines on Americans. In what should be a free choice, Biden has decided that government knows what is best. But Americans must remember two other key things.  The first is that our national debt is nearly $29 trillion. Biden is not responsible for all of that, although he had a hand in it during the Obama administration. Both sides of the political aisle have spent recklessly placing our nation in a debt crisis that continues to compound. But Americans must also remember that Biden is not fit to be President. He can barely remember what flavor of ice cream he wants or is eating, let alone how to lead our nation.  Biden is bringing hopeless change to America. Change that is certain to decimate the economy, crush the American dream, and rip freedom away from future generations of Americans.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

In the Netflix series, "How to Become a Tyrant," the 6-episode titles illustrate the steps taken by each of our world's most successful regimes:  "Seize Power" "Crush your Rivals" "Reign through Terror" "Control the Truth" "Create a New Society" And "Rule Forever" While these titles depict and describe the likes of Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, and Saddam Hussein, and the actions each took from 1920 to 2006, they can most assuredly apply today to the actions taken by our nation's 46th president and the radical liberals of today's American Democrat Party. I want to use the "rule book" described in this new Netflix series and how Democrats have applied these same tactics to destroy our country from within and the freedoms of our nation's people. American liberalism took root in the United States immediately following the Vietnam War - and has entrenched itself ever since. For over the last 50 years, but particularly under the Democrat administrations of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and now Joe Biden, liberals have transformed and revamped the American way of life.  Clinton was elected twice because most Americans wanted domestic solvency - a balanced fiscal budget, expanded and secure Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefits. Slick Willy was a good salesman, and when his pants were zipped, most Americans believed that he delivered on his promises. But, in reality, he helped plant the seeds of today's Democrat Communist Party by creating a welfare state, establishing an American Class system of the "haves and have-nots," and implementing legislation to disarm lawful citizens of our nation under the "Assault Weapon's Ban."  When Barack Obama was elected, it was more about something new and radical for America than legitimate policies put forward by a junior Senator and community organizer with zero experience. Obama's qualification was more about race than American societal reward. The most crucial detail of Obama's presidency is the incredible assimilation of money - the political machine to outspend political rivals had arrived. In politics, money can buy you anything - including votes.  During Barack Obama's reign in America, he and his fellow Democrats strong-armed their rivals to get what they wanted. It was to rule with a pen for the president, implementing policy with the stroke of his pen through Executive Orders. For the Democrat Party-controlled House, it was to attempt to push legislation through that would force government interference through the lives of every American in the passing of universal healthcare.  Fast-forward now through Donald Trump's administration to that of Joe Biden, and the Democrat dictatorial playbook starts to show itself. Today's liberals control the truth by controlling the narrative and the media markets in print and television. Democrats use the airwaves and social media platforms to crush their rivals and completely ignore what is occurring across our country or spin anything negative against the regime of Joseph R. Biden.  Like Hitler and Stalin before them, today's American liberals have successfully discounted and removed all media and ideas that go against their regime. From failing to acknowledge conservative commentary and questions to fact-checking and Facebook jail, rivals of today's Democrats are crushed quickly in their opposition. Freedom of speech is eroding before our eyes.  During the Holocaust and under Hitler's regime, many worldwide asked the Jews, why didn't they do you something? Why didn't they fight back rather than line up to be slaughtered? It was the fear instilled by the Nazis that commanded obedience. Today, liberals are using the same fear to demand compliance across the country. Within that fear, the message is clear; only the government can lead us out of these troubled times.  I am here to tell you that these are lies - only under the authority of God and His blessings upon man will we overcome any crisis, any obstacle. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ commands that we leave all and follow him. Those who choose to follow tyranny will suffer the wrath of what history has offered - the choice is yours; we all know the path of the past and the atrocities it brings. The question is, what are you, what am I going to do? Who will we follow?  What playbook will you play in? One of pain and suffering, or the one that contains the truth and the light and brings every lasting life beyond the borders of Biden and his regime here on earth? Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

As the bodies of 13 dead Americans returned home in flag-draped caskets for a heroes remembrance, the commander in chief gets caught on national television continually checking his watch, as if to illustrate that somehow, this process needed to speed up, or perhaps this somber time or pomp and circumstance was keeping him removed from his favorite day T.V. show or mid-morning nap.  Americans' longest-serving war has now come to an end. As Afghanistan and those left behind remain in a state of uncertainty and trepidation due to our chaotic retreat, our enemies eye the demise of American global superiority. This week, North Korea's Kim Jong Un announced the restart of its nation's nuclear program. The Taliban and China formally declare each other "trustworthy friends," and the Ayatollah in Iran is growing impatient with an unsigned atomic agreement, as they are testing U.S. sanctions with their sending of shipments to Syria.  All across the globe, American adversaries are preparing to test the American resolve. All around the world, the United States is seen by many of its allies and adversaries as weak. Under the command of a bumbling, tired old man, America far less safe, and her allies worry that they too will suffer the price of America's cut-and-run campaign.  Here at home, our nation has endured a catastrophic hit by a natural disaster. Over 45 Americas are now dead, and from Louisiana to New England, homes are destroyed, cities are underwater, and the President is clueless. Some places like Grand Isle and New Orleans will be weeks or even months before normalcy returns. Power and road systems are destroyed, increasing food and gas prices all up and down the eastern seaboard.  COVID-19 infection rates among both the vaccinated and unvaccinated continue to rise. As healthcare systems and hospitals reach their highest rates ever, school systems close yet again for in-person instruction. It would appear that Joe Biden has lost his creative control over the country, and with each passing day, it is clear, the White House has no clue, no course, no path to combat the virus, or to preserve the American "way of life."  In all of the darkness that lay before the Biden and the Democrats, there was one event this week that brought back hope to America. The Supreme Court ruled that it will not block Texas' abortion law which prohibits most abortions after six weeks, and went into effect on Wednesday. With a conservative majority on the Court, this most certainly lays the groundwork for a possible overturning of Roe v. Wade.  All conservative justices, minus the turnout Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the liberals, failed to block the new Texas abortion law and will now trickle down to states like Mississippi and Florida who eye similar legislation. The law in Texas says doctors cannot perform abortions if a heartbeat is detected, an activity that starts at around six weeks before many women are even aware they are pregnant.  The irony out of all of this is today's liberal logic concerning masks and the killing of the unborn. Today's Democrats use the heath and safety of others, and the government's right to mandate health policy only applies to mask-wearing. Public policy trumps " my body, my choice " for those who wish not to wear a mask or submit to the COVID vaccine. But for those who want to kill their unborn child, privacy is a must - the government doesn't have a right to dictate what someone can or cannot do with their body. It doesn't make a bit of sense.  America better return to faith and freedom, for sooner rather than later, we all will feel God's wrath. For too long, we have defiled the wishes of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and look where we are today? A deeply divided nation, desperate to pander and even more to politicize policies that go against God. Our enemies will soon be upon our nation's shores once more. Our economic prosperity is but paper-thin; our fear is misdirected, and for those who look to the leadership of a tatter and tired old man playing President, this is your warning. You better get real and get right with God because there is nothing ahead for you but agony under Joe Biden.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

In less than two weeks, our nation will recall and remember the day when state-sponsored terrorism threatened American safety. The 20th Anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, was to be recognized as a day when our nation suffered a significant loss but bounced back better than ever, defeating Al-Qaeda and the Taliban and hold those responsible for the massive attack that left near 3,000 of our people dead. For over 20 years and over $2.2 trillion spent, many would say we are no better off than we were on 09/11. Pundits argue that our military men and women died in vain, and their lives were cut short for absolutely nothing. But  anyone who says such things should be on the first flight to Kabul - they should stand in the waist-deep wastewater outside of the airport and see the fear and terror in the eyes of the soon-to-be left-behind Afghans who genuinely desire to be free. During the Obama Administration, our nation turned weak. In the eyes of the world - both among our allies but especially our enemies, America was nothing more than a paper tiger. Even with the killing of Bin Laden, the seed of American hatred has spread well beyond the borders of Afghanistan. Now, terrorism threats had expanded to places like Syria, Yemen, and the continent of Africa. For 8-years, American foreign policy was nothing more than paying our enemies not to attack us. Countries like Iran took billions of dollars in payments, snubbed their noses at us, and used their Obama cash payments in their proxy wars in the Middle East against the U.S. and Israel. During the 4-years under President Trump, our nation was safer under his "America First" campaign. We rescinded and shattered liberal foreign policies and agreements that weakened our resolve across the globe and made a return to military greatness. Sure, we may have pissed off the French and Germans, who for too long took advantage of our pathetic panderings and politicking. But for four years, we made clear to the world, and especially our enemies, that any attack on America will be suicide, not only for you but for anyone like you within the 1-mile blast radius of the Mother of All Bombs. But now, under the misdirection of President Biden, America has returned to a defeated state. We are the whipped dog of the world, and our miscalculations have resulted in unnecessary deaths. What's more, is instead of paying our enemies not to harm us, we have newly equipped their war efforts with billions of dollars left behind. U.S. guns, rockets, armored vehicles, and helicopters will most assuredly be used to harm us, our allies, and the innocent Biden will leave behind after his fictitious withdrawal date. Mr. President, America, under our faith in God, deserves a return to greatness. It is clear you cannot and will not fulfill this reality - it is high time you remove yourself from our political system and take with you all that blindly follow your belligerence of broken systems. As our nation lay eyes on those 13 bodies draped in American flags, may their names and their legacy haunt you all the remaining days of your life. For the rest of us, we can only pray that we do not soon join the newly departed due to your continued recklessness and undoing of American Greatness. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

It took just 6-months for Joe Biden and his administration to turn America into a pathetic paper tiger on the world stage. As the nations of China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Syria are dining in delight at our failed democratic initiatives in Afghanistan, from here forward, America's word, its bond, because of Biden, will be forever broken. As helicopters rescued members of our embassy in Kabul, the people of Afghanistan took to the burning of documents, women ditched their jeans for burkas, and girls went into hiding to keep from being raped and sold into slavery. The Taliban reenergized and re-equipped with American Blackhawks, AR-15s, Humvees, and armored vehicles, return to the capital to cause destruction and chaos - a promise and prophesy fulfilled due to a failure of an American president. For more than two weeks, Sleepy Joe has bobbed and weaved from questions regarding the chaos across Afghanistan - as Biden hid from the media in his basement, American allies and our brothers and sisters combating global terrorism hid for their lives. But, Biden remains steadfast in his decision of desertion - telling his once good pals in the liberal media that there was no other way - trillions of dollars spent training the Afghan army, and thousands of brave American lives lost. And after 20 years, and Joe's ripe age of 78, he, and only he reserves the right to call for pulling of the plug. Joe Biden, like his liberal predecessors, and those with who he has worked so closely, is incapable of a lot of things - understanding global affairs is sadly one of them. Let us not forget that President Biden is the protege of another failed Democratic foreign policy know-nothing puppet in Barack Obama, who paid evil nations like Iran not to attack Americans. At the same time, they continued to increase their nuclear capabilities and instigate their proxy war against the nation of Israel. Not since the Vietnam War has our nation seen reports of brave men and women who lost limb and life and loved ones and fellow soldiers sink into deep despair. Media pundits have asked many who have served in Afghanistan, what was accomplished by America's Global War on Terrorism - as if to say, was it a wasted effort? Was all of this for not? Joe Biden doesn't know a thing about sacrifice - heck; he couldn't sacrifice cutting his vacation short of addressing the American people while Afghanistan fell to terrorists. The sacrifices, strides, and successes made by the United States military will not be forgotten, their lives not forsaken. We must not let Biden use his basement for refuge to hide from actions. Instead, we are to demand answers for what this muppet of a man has done and undone, not only for the people of Afghanistan but also here at home. We are to seek the truth above all else, demand accountability, hold responsible those whose actions have caused destruction, but above all else, thank those, the brave men and women who led the fight, sacrificed so much, especially those who gave all. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Why Democrats today are speaking of what $4.5 trillion will buy, I want you all listening today to know what $4.5 trillion looks like.  The thickness of a single one-dollar bill measures .0043 inches - so $4.5 trillion of them, stacked on top of one another, equates to 305,397 miles. This is the distance between the earth and the moon. In the area, $4.5 trillion $1 bills are near twice the size of the state of New Jersey. And the length of $4.5 trillion $1 bills would equal four trips from the earth to the sun. And finally, assuming it would take 5 seconds for an American to spend $100 shopping, it would take 7,132 years to spend $4.5 trillion.  This  is what 4.5 trillion dollars looks like. But for Democrats, $4.5 trillion looks like this: Expanded Medicare as well as healthcare funding for dental, vision, and hearing. Free childcare for the poor and free college education initiatives, as well as transforming the country's energy system to address climate change needs or what liberals call "The Green New Deal." Just listen to some of these amounts: $726 billion to fund universal pre-K for 3- and 4-year olds for the poor. $332 billion for affordable housing for the poor. $198 billion for clean and renewable energy initiatives for "The Green New Deal." $135 billion to reduce carbon emissions under the guise of reducing forest fires for "The Green New Deal." $107 billion to fund immigration and implement and reenergize "The Dreamers Act." $67 billion for low-income energy sources and "greener" materials. $37 billion to electrify all federal vehicles - including those beautiful rides of the pathetic postal service. Of all this garbage and wasteful spending, the only legitimate funding is the proposed $18 billion to build and expand the buildings servicing our nation's veterans. Consequently, Congress has set aside just a fraction of money to support our nation's heroes' mental and physical well-being compared to other areas. And that chaps my backside.  This isn't a 4.5 trillion dollar investment to improve transportation and business and commerce operations across our nation. No, no, no, it is a 4.5 trillion dollar reinvestment into the pathetic patrons of today's Democratic Party and the pet projects they have promised to continue their re-election campaigns across the country.  This ought to scare every American - the fear is real, and the financial ruin ahead for the United States is right around the corner. But you know what, folks, do you know who conservatives really should be blaming? It isn't so much Joe Biden, AOC, and other today's liberals who have not shied away from what they planned to do. Instead, we need to criticize and publically shame the 19 Republican senators that made this devilish Democrat dream a reality.  We are talking about Senators such as: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky North Carolina Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis Wannabe Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine And finally, Mitt Romney, who wouldn't know conservativism if it slapped across the face.  I am all but sure that none of these 19 Republicans read the thousands of pages of legislation contained in either one of these infrastructure bills. For if they did, senators like Lisa Murkowski would have known that part of this legislation requires the selling of some of our country's domestic oil reserves.  As for my senators here in my great state of North Carolina, Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, both of whom voted in support of this insane and asinine infrastructure bill, their days are numbered. Thank the good lord Burr is vacating his seat at the end of his term, and for Tillis, he will not have the coat-tails of Donald Trump on his subsequent election to send him back to D.C.  Nothing but the total collapse of our country is ahead. Trump read the tea leaves, and the liberals cast him out. As conservatives, we either dig in or prepare for Democrat-led destruction. The choice is yours - but time is about up! Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields  

On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that starting in September, people will be required to prove they've received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to eat indoors, visit gyms, and go to theaters. Local government will violate the civil liberties and personal protections of free citizens for what they call the "common good." What is the "common good?" Is it the 98% survival rate of a virus of unknown communist origin? Or perhaps it is the failed previous vaccine initiative conjured up by liberal politicians and business executives. Or maybe, and more consequentially, it is the efforts of the new Biden-led communist regime hellbent on conformity and total socialist submission to bend people to their will. For over a year and a half, today's liberal communist party has monitored just how much the American People will tolerate, from mask mandates to shutdowns of our nation's churches, schools, and workplaces. Their research proves that freedom can be bought for 100 bucks, free beer, and lottery tickets for some Americans. But for others like myself, who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, not for the medical significance, but for my right to choose. For as a society, if we roll over and accept and admit defeat under a federal government that was never intended to rule over its citizens, where does it end? Perhaps it ends on what books we may read or what television stations we can watch? Maybe it is what we can wear or what and where we may gather? After all, today's liberals and their supplied minions spread across social media companies already censor free speech across their platforms. And not let us forget that just this year, Americans were banned from worshipping and attending schools, all in the name of the "common good." We have been sliding a slippery slope for over a year and a half now - and with no visible end in sight. The communist crossroads ahead for us lead our nation into despair, no matter the direction we take. Either we comply and follow the liberals blindly down a path of economic and societal suicide. Or we give up and succumb to power. The choice you and your fellow Americans make today will have lasting impacts and implications. Choice wisely. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Today, many in our nation desperately want to be a part of something much bigger than themselves - no matter the cause. Sense of self means nothing, and rather than taking a stand for individuality, today's liberal mass movements mandate obedience to the reason, and in turn, end up stripping the identity of its membership. You are either all in, or you are not, and if you are not, hell have no fury like a liberal scorned. Look around; many Americans are in awe of the immediate rise of the counterculture in our country, from ANTIFA to BLM, to now the surge of cancel "anything" conservative culture mainstreamed today by all liberal-infested markets. From media to schools and universities, today's counterrevolutionaries have one goal in mind, to destroy everything that has made our nation great, and replace it with a failed, Marxists system that will never work and has never worked across the globe. Today's Democrats know that even though they have substantial political influence and power, they need the help of the desperate and the disenfranchised to act upon and disseminate their crap across the country. Enter the "useful idiots," the liberal-fascist foot soldiers plucked and placed for a purpose within the United States whose aim is to brainwash and indoctrinate current and future generations of warped-minded minions to carry on their anti-conservative culture. Many Americans today are lazy, feeble-minded, and want something for nothing or a lot of minimal effort. They want pay rises for no increase in productivity; they want free college, healthcare, and housing. They do not care how they receive these benefits, and for that, today's Democratic Party have promised to pacify, guaranteeing, and giving the grumbling everything they want but haven't earned. And what is most frightening is, liberals will spend into oblivion to give "their people" what they want - no matter the financial cost or ramification. Democrats know this and have masterfully manifested mass movements and subcultures to include and invite every fringe member of society whose wants exceed their worth. By duping the dumb and ignorant into a massive campaign of idiots is the new Democratic Party way. Just listen to some of the comments made by liberal legislators and governors across the country. The government will do this for you, and do that for you is today's Democratic mantra - but even Democrats know they cannot fulfill these promises. And rather than admitting their liberal lies to their movement members, they ignite further debate amongst the group, continue to demand total allegiance, dare anyone to break ranks, or criticize the collective. Suddenly, members of the masses lose their identity and almost willingly walk cluelessly into the midst. The cause, the group, and the party mean more than anything. This is Marxism! Before long, folks, self-respect and discipline vacate the minds of the party membership, and before long, nothing is too radical. Desperate people will act desperately - and if not controlled, will create laws to restrict people, fences to house them, and killing fields and crematoriums to murder them. Today's hot button issues are just what Democrats want today - deceive, divide and eventually conquer. And before their massed movement membership or others across the country realize, they are left lied-to and defenseless to stop the communist cog machine that will rape our Republic and its citizens of individuality and freedom. How long are you willing to wait before it is too late? Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields  

This weekend begins the commencement of 2021, which should have been the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Toyko, Japan. For the last several weeks, the liberal media has spearheaded a movement to all but call for the cancellation of the games as the city of Tokyo sees a rise in COVID cases, for what today's liberal medical scholars link to the new Delta variant. Let's take a look at the Tokyo Games, for example, which are taking place in a city that has seen over 853,000 cases and just a bit over 15,000 deaths. That's right - a mere 1.7% death rate. According to liberals, there is a massive outbreak across the city of Tokyo, and as a result, Olympic officials have not entirely ruled out a cancelation of the games. When I first heard this Thursday morning, I stood in awe at my television screen. On Good Morning America, after George Stephanopoulos and Micahel Strahan glorified the NBA Finals win of the Milwaukee Bucks and the 65,000 screaming people outside the stadium, they mention the handful of Olympic athletes barred from it competition over their new COVID diagnosis. What I find fascinating is that all across the globe, new Delta variant infections continue to skyrocket among vaccinated individuals - that is, of course, everywhere but The United States. The liberal political narrative here at home is that the unvaccinated are leading to the spread of the Delta variant. Still, in the UK, infections among vaccinated individuals continue to climb. Today's Democrats operate in fear. For African Americans, it is to fear the police. For children, it is to worry you, teacher. For most else, it is to fear accountability. And for everyone, it is to fear anything that doesn't originate from a socialist-scripted agenda. Biden, Pelosi, and the rest of his political posse know exactly how Americans respond. Incentive everything, reward mediocrity, and subdue as many as you can along the way to their hopes of a socialistic regime. But you see, Democrats are the scared ones, for they act and operate so that they will politically weaponize dang near anything to bend and demand obedience. Joe Biden knows his term is nearing the toilet. Rather than taking accountability for putting our country in the crapper, he wants to reignite the ole' COVID culprit as the reason our nation will never move forward. But you see, I and countless other conservatives in our country know this game all too well. We saw it play out live for a year and a half, and we are not going to sit by this time by the president's communist clowns eradicate our Great Republic. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Paul Hodgkins was sentenced for his actions on January 6th at our nation's Capitol. He was one of thousands at the Capitol that day and pled guilty to a felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding. He was entenced to 8 months after prosecutors sought 18. But what's different about his case than many others going on around our country right now?  Specifically, the Antifa and Black Lives Matter events. All of these events have resulted in deaths, destruction, and multiple crimes being committed. If a crime has been committed, it should be punished. Instead, we see judges throwing these cases out right and left. These terrorists are getting away with things that shoudl never be happening.  While the left wants to call what happened on January 6th an insurrection, the actions of Antifa and BLM are truly insurrections. The difference is that these groups share the same initiatives as the Democrats. They seek to destroy our nation. They want to overthrow freedom and establish communism or socialism as they like to call it. They are not fighting for change and equality as they claim. It's all a cover for an attempt to overthrow what it means to be American.  The question now becomes where will the Democrats stop in their pursuit of punishment for anyone that differes from them. They have already called for a registry for Trump voters. Is there anything to stop their attempts to jail anyone who opposes them?  Perhaps it's a good time to remember the words of our founding fathers from many decades ago. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…” The only difference in Hodgkins situation and the others is the politics. It's not about being American anymore and pursuing the American values. For the radical left, it's all about the politics.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

The United States is on the precipice of the most extensive financial collapse our nation has seen. The inflation rate is now the highest it has been since 2008. We all remember that time, or we should. During Obama, The global financial crisis of 2007–2008 was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since The Great Depression. That is, until now.  The COVID-19 global pandemic most assuredly has brought distress across all worldwide markets - that point is understandable. Over the last year and a half, we have seen every country across the globe attempt to battle and overcome this virus and the chaos and distress it brought along with it.  During a time of crisis, Democratic Party lawmakers, pushed by the Biden Administration, would have Americans believe that the answer to their burdens and prayers would be to increase federal spending, and in turn, paying people to do nothing. All the while holding crippling businesses hostage, who now will bear the immediate financial burden of financing more liberal lunatic spending. During the unveiling of Democrats' 3.5-trillion spending bill, a loophole of federal legislation that will allow today's liberals to use their power to bypass Senate oversight, Biden stated that his massive spending would be paid for by increasing corporate tax rates and taxing the wealthy.  Americans today, all of us, are paying more for every product and service. According to the Fed and the most recent CPI inflation report, prices rose across the board in June. By a lot. According to an article in Forbes, overall, prices in June climbed 5.4% year-over-year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and 0.9% over the past month, the biggest monthly gain since June 2008. Even when you strip out volatile food and energy prices—so-called core CPI inflation—prices rose by 4.5% year-over-year, the most significant such gain since November 1991. If you all remember, that was another American recession due to post-Gulf War, when employment numbers struggled to regain strength.  Along with the short-sighted Federal Reserve, Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats are in cahoots, with all of them speaking from the same mouth. But I'm here to tell you that they better find one that works if they are all sharing a brain, for you cannot continue to state that things will get better by spending more and hiding behind why Americans are not able to return to work. Americans today can find work if they want a job. Due to Democratic Party spending initiatives, both federal and state, there is no incentive to work. From coast to coast, Americans continue to be rewarded for absolutely no effort. For a year and a half, folks have not been mandated to pay their mortgage or rent payments, free rides on power and utilities, un-Godly stay-at-home unemployment, and never-ending free this and free that. Medicaid/Chip enrollment has also increased by 9.3 million or 13.1%.  Across the nation, housing costs have skyrocketed, over nearly 13%, which accounted for 1/5th of the inflation in June. Used car and truck prices leaped 45.2% over the last year, while car and truck rental costs skyrocketed 87.7%, the Labor Department reported. Here are more increases according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics: Gasoline - 44.5% Moving/Storage - 17.3% Motor Vehicle Insurance - 11.3% Furniture - 8.6% Appliances - 5.8% Food and Grocery - 1.5% Under Biden's watch, it costs more to survive. But have no fear, under the Democrats' plan, only the wealthy making more than $400,000 a year will pay more, right? You remember Joe Biden's promise during his campaign. Let me tell you how this is all going to go down.  While Joe Biden, Pelosi, and Schumer target big businesses with the financial burden of their spending bills, let me tell you, companies also have a plan. That plan is to immediately counter their increased costs bypassing those expenses directly to their consumers, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is called "indirect taxation."  The fact is this: if Biden and the Democrats increase taxation on large companies, you know the ones that employ millions and provide services such as food, fuel, housing, retail, transportation, and utilities, every American, regardless of income, will pay more. As the cost of living increases, businesses will become burdened with increasing their paid employee wages, further increasing the cost of products. All the while, Biden and the Democrats will look to improve poverty assistance programs like Medicaid and CHIP, which will put an even more federal financial strain on our nation. And round and round we go.  Within a year, this will be the new America. The big banks that gave money for overpriced houses will find their customers defaulting on their upside-down loans as housing prices plummet. Those who haven't paid a mortgage payment in 18-months will see those banks immediately calling for payment, which they will not have. Anyone still in an adjustable-rate mortgage will see their rate swell, leading to immediate foreclosure.  You have all been warned - the writing is firmly on the wall. We are all witnessing the collapse of our country. Remember, you heard it here. Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Earlier this week, Joe Biden announced that he was going to take new initiatives to get Americans to take the COVID vaccine. His solution, to launch a door to door campaign and force employers to give paid time off to get the vaccine. Yes, the President wants the American government to start a door to door sales business.  It's a strategy that quickly came under scrutiny. The House Freedom Caucus quickly called the strategy door to door spying. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said that it was enticing, coercing, intimidating, pressuring and mandating a vaccine on the American people.  But are Americans really buying what Joe Biden is selling? All that he has told Americans are lies. So far, he has been a horrible salesman.  Each time he takes on these government pressure tactics, it is just another conditioning exercise. It's conditioning the American people to accept government force and oppression. But Americans are smarter than that. Or they should be. They should see right through this poor sales pitch.  This does not stop at just a vaccine. He's tried to force economic packages on the American people, by saying that they need it. He claimed that he was not radical in the debates, but has done nothing but deliver radical policy and radical policy since becoming president. That certainly is not a way to build any credibility.  Americans should be free to decide if they want to take the vaccine or refuse. The forcing of Americans and the removal of freedom is what we would expect out of communist countries, not the United States. Biden would brag about his accomplishments, but there's been few of those.  It's a horrible track record for a salesman. But what would we expect from a man who has a horrible track record for decades in Washington. He's just in the middle of adding another title, horrible salesman, to all the other failures of his political career.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

There is no denying that violent crime rates have increased to historic highs across the nation. The body count in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and St. Louis continue to rise - with 2020 matching or exceeding historic 1970s records.   As a nation, murder is up over 25%. In fact, according to the Washington Post, 2020 was the deadliest year for gun violence, but 2021 is worse. Through the first five months of 2021, gunfire killed more than 8,100 people in the United States, about 54 lives lost per day, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. That's 14 more deaths per day than the average toll during the same period of the previous six years - 4 of those years under President Trump.  Over the last several months, The Biden Administration has used this statistical data, with far-left radicals within the Justice Department, led by Attorney General Merrick Garland and Biden's pick to lead the ATF, David Chipman, who is marred in Senate debate, with both seeing the disarming of law-abiding Americans as their #1 objective.  Chipman and Garland share a brain when it comes to American gun ownership. For Garland, he looks to use his far-reaching power to survey gun-owning Americans; for Chipman, if the Senate approves his nomination, would use his authority within the ATF to bring the gun industry to its knees.  Some of the moderate Democratic senators who are gun owners and needed to confirm President Biden's pick to run the ATF are still undecided of his true intentions. Republican Senator Susan Collins, who has shown a willingness to support many of Biden's nominations, indicated several weeks ago her intent to vote against Chipman. In a quote, she cited that he is "an outspoken critic of the firearms industry and has made statements that demean law-abiding gun owners." Over the last year, the United States, led by liberal enforcers of the law, have used the coronavirus and make-believe racial tensions as the cause for extreme constitutional violations. We have seen members of the Democratic Party and their minions across all spectrums restrict free speech, the practice of worship, and access to education, all in the name of inclusivity and safety.  According to the National Rifle Association's Institute of Legislative Action, the disorder of the storm's aftermath – and the inability of local law enforcement to contain it – brought into stark realization the importance of the right to keep and bear arms to provide for the defense of oneself, loved ones, and community. Stories of looting and violence abounded. A police chief described post-Katrina New Orleans by stating, "it was like Mogadishu." New Orleans citizens behaved like pirates and savages, burning, destroying, and looting businesses and homes, ravaging the city as most of it sat underwater.  Despite their inability to cope with the resulting mayhem, several days after the storm passed, New Orleans officials ordered the confiscation of lawfully-owned firearms from city residents. In a September 8, 2005 article, the New York Times described the scene, stating, "Local police officers began confiscating weapons from civilians in preparation for a forced evacuation of the last holdouts still living here… Police officers and federal law enforcement agents scoured the city carrying assault rifles. As reported by the Washington Post, New Orleans Superintendent P. Edwin Compass made clear, "No one will be able to be armed," and, "Guns will be taken, only law enforcement will be allowed to have guns." On September 23, Judge Jay Zainey granted a temporary restraining order barring New Orleans and the surrounding communities from further confiscations and required that the seized guns be returned. Some of the returns took months to complete.  And there you have it, a pure illustration of liberal thinking during a crisis - and this occurred with a Republican in the White House. In August 2005, the liberal media was too busy chastising President Bush and FEMA's response to the devastation left by Katrina to cover the illegal confiscation of guns by Democratic Mayor, turned convicted felon, Mayor Ray Nagin.  When is American going to learn? Sixteen years ago, liberal enforcers and lawmakers violated the constitutional rights of Americans all in the name of safety and security - just like they did in 2020 and 2021. Due to the coronavirus, Democrat mayors and governors across the nation trampled on the God-given rights of legal and law-abiding citizens, using fear and intimidation of imprisonment to deter those who defy their unjust actions and orders.  In 2005, you heard the remarks made by New Orleans officials; only law enforcement will have guns - but you see, that's what Biden and members of his administration have up their sleeve. No, it isn't law enforcement of conservative locales they want to be armed, rather vigorous, militarized federal law enforcement agencies that will, under duress and force, demand the following of radical, liberal policies.  In the last 18-months, liberals had attacked and demanded surrender when they attacked our rights to assemble and worship freely. Now, they will use the actions of those who follow them, the anarchist, the criminals, and the thugs, to beef up crime to pad their need for liberal policy initiatives which will look to disarm Americans and forever demand obedience from those who reject liberal socialism.  Philosopher George Santayana is coined by saying, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." For nearly a generation, our country has been invaded by leeches of liberalism, sucking the life and liberty of Americans. And now, under the direct guidance of Biden and those within his administration, they will stop at nothing until you and your family are defenseless and powerless to protest their political and societal power.  The Second Amendment was founded to protect citizens from their government, not the other way around.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

This week, the radical left celebrated as indictments were issued against the Trump Organization CFO. They celebrated because they believe that they are on the cusp of taking down the man that they love to hate: Donald Trump. They laughed as the Trump kids made their media rounds, reminding everyone that Hunter Biden's laptop still exists. They claimed it was just a distraction for the Trump's as they try to save themselves.  But this is about so much more than Hunter Biden and the Trump's. In fact, reports online are that they found nothing against the former President and that no indictments are coming against him. This highlights the radical left's continued ignorance.  They ignored the Hunter Biden laptop. The same laptop that produced a new photo this week proving that Biden lied about his involvement in Hunter's business dealings. They ignore that Joe Biden has obvious mental decline. As he continues to make bumbling statements, they want to act like nothing is wrong with their radical puppet President.  They are ignoring the evidence that is mounting against China and how they are to blame for COVID spreading. They ignored the reports about how the lab leak happened and how China was using coronaviruses to plan biological weapons. That's not all. They are ignoring the continued aggression of China against Taiwan. They are ignoring the continued escalation of joint China and Russia military action. One military expert said that there could be a joint attack on Hawaii by the two nations, but no response from the Biden regime. Then, we all know how they have ignored the major border crisis that is taking place.  They're so focused on their hatred of Trump and America, that they continue to ignore the things that actually matter. The concerning part is that there are people that actually believe this, that truly are not radical at heart. They believe anything the radical mainstream media tells them. The message is clear.  It's time to wake up and see beyond the radical left. It's time to see beyond party lines, political fights, and psychological games. It's time to get back to focusing on America, freedom and ending the attempts to undermine our great Republic. This is not a Republican or Democrat issue. This is an American issue.  As we focus on celebrating Independence Day, we need to realize just how close we are to losing our freedom. The very thing we are celebrating is so close to being taken away by the radical left. That's exactly what they want. They want this to be the last Independence Day we celebrate as a free nation. We cannot let that happen. 

This week, President Joe Biden turned heads among many conservatives when he made the suggestion that the Second Amendment existed to limit gun ownership. He suggested that the amendment was added as a method to keep people from owning cannons. Aside from Biden being the only person alive that may remember the time when people wanted to own cannons, Biden has it wrong on the Second Amendment.  The Second Amendment was never intended to be a means to control US citizens. In fact, it was created as a means to prevent the government from controlling citizens. Those debating the matter knew that power unchecked would be detrimental to freedom. So they set out to secure the rights to gun ownership.  It did not specify you could not own any kind of weapon. While the radical left wants to target “assault weapons” as they like to call them, the amendment does not give any guidelines as to what type of weapons that people can own. Biden went as far as to suggest to compete with the US military, people should have fighter jets and nuclear weapons.  So is Biden saying he would use nuclear weapons against US citizens? Because it certainly sounds that way and it is concerning to hear. Any president making that suggestion sounds like a radical more than a leader of a free nation.  This is nothing more than the radical left's latest attempt to redefine something. They have attempted to redefine marriage in the name of LGBTQ rights. They have redefined abortion as women's healthcare. They want to redefine equality as violence and discrimination by minorities on anyone they wish. Now, they want to redefine the Second Amendment as gun control, rather than gun freedom.  No one believes that Americans owning AR-15 style semi-automatic firearms makes them on level playing ground with the US military. The military has powerful weapons and we are fortunate to have them protecting us. Americans owning these firearms gives political regimes, like the Biden regime, pause in attempting to force their rule on Americans. In other words, it buys us time that we can hopefully educate the uninformed and gullible to see that this is just another Democrat ploy to continue the destruction of our nation.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

As perfectly detailed in The Book of Genesis, God perfectly illustrates the difference between good and evil. But, unfortunately, from Creation, simple instructions failed to be followed, and thus, humankind was forever burdened with sin. For those like I, who learned the story of Creation from a young age, Adam blamed Eve; Eve blamed the serpent. And in effect, it set forth a movement that would forever lay the groundwork for humankind not taking accountability for their actions and intentionally using deceptive practices to gain an advantage or approval.  As a longtime Lutheran, I have battled angst, seeing my church play with the wishes of non-believers and beck the call of those who wish to reconstruct all that Christ died and resurrected to defeat. Over the last several weeks, I have the pleasure of instructing my child during his Catechism, charged as my oath during his baptism. In that oath, I am to teach my child the ways of the Lord.  This past week, both during his lesson and during our weekly church sermon delivered from the pulpit, we dissected the Creation story, as well as Matthews's gospel, detailing "A House Divided." In Chapter 12, verses 22:28, Matthew speaks about a possessed man who was brought before Jesus to cast out his demons.  The Pharisees of the day charged Jesus with performing the devil's work, for, in their eyes, only one possessed could command and control demons. But of course, many have heard the story. So Jesus turns the table around on the doubters and naysayers.  In Chapter 25, Matthew says: But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. I am here to tell you that there is no refuting the Gospel of our Lord. Indeed, a house divided cannot stand. But I want to take these works and lay them out for you and apply them to what is occurring today in America.  As a result of Democratic Deception, today's liberals are like the serpent in the Garden of Eden, laying upon their belly, and lethargically, but intentionally, slithering their way, with their forked tongue, to bring deception and despair, among our people. Their goal, to cast doubt and guilt among house members, families, neighbors, and fellow citizens. In turn, they are pitting pity and paying patronage to anything else but Godly principles, with efforts wishing to split man against man, woman against woman, and friend and neighbor against each other.  Look around - many ask where God is? God has never left the realm of earth. Instead, we have left him. Like Adam and Eve, we long to do and know all the wrong things. We fear embarrassment, guilt, and shame, and yet, we act in such a way that brings all three to our threshold. As a result of our deliverance to the devil and his deceptive practices, too important do we hold dear what others think of us, what is better for others and the group, rather than standing for what is commanded of us?  Adam and Eve failed to follow directions - a simple plan to healthy and everlasting life. Today, we, like they, have turned our backs on simple instructions for freedom. Yet, our nation's founding fathers had a vision, intermingling Godly principles with liberty and happiness.  On Thursday, I got a glimpse of a segment on ABC's Good Morning America, another leftist approach at today's mainstream media to prop up President Biden and to continually refute and reject the prior policies and positions of Trump's "America First." action. In this segment, ABC attempted to promote President Biden's attendance at the G-7 summit as somehow a return to American Global Supremacy. In the report, ABC News highlighted Biden's comment that he would "tell Russian President Vladimir Putin what he wants him to know."  In a post-Cold War showdown, ex-KGB officer Putin is hardly afraid of an assisted-living Bound Biden, and he firmly knows that any threats cast his way are nothing more than for show and shadowboxing. Joe Biden doesn't have a mean bone in the body - and simply attempting to become some Marvel, made-over Man of Steel against a socialist superpower will yet again bring nothing but shame and disappointment.  Biden is hardly intimidating - he cast no authority to either China or Russia. The only ovations he receives come from the cross-pond Pansies of failing European powers of France and Germany. They have brought on their ailments as a result of their anti-Democratic counterculture. Biden and the EU speak of freedom, but they share a common goal; they fail to understand that true liberty is free and isn't obtained by simply attacking those who give more and fear less.  Reagan's March 8, 1983 speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, is his first recorded use of the phrase "evil empire." ... In that speech, Reagan said: Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness—pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the State, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world. Today in America, we see firsthand what an evil government can do - the choice and demands made against its people and the harsh realities that await its supposed free citizens. So while Biden and members of his radical-left use freedom as a spear to stick it to its citizens, we should use it like a sponge, to absorb just what most in this country should desire - and that ladies and gentlemen are a society free of control, free of policies and plague decay, and free from people who wish to bankrupt our nation, and instead prop up a Bolshevik regime to replace what our founders had so magically designed.  From the start of time and since the Creation of humankind, there was Good and Evil. It is high time that Americans demand to know the difference - no more are frontal attacks the commonplace for corruption. Instead, chance favors the prepared mind - how ready are you?  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

John Haywood, in his 1546 collection of English Proverbs, first coined the phrase, "GIVE HIM AN INCH, AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE - "Some people are never pleased with what they are given - they demand more and more. And right now, for liberals in this country, and those they have managed to conjure up into their corner, they require more and more, and thus, you, I, and every working man and woman in this country will soon finance the financial collapse of these United States of America.  Joe Biden, couldn't manage a child's lemonade stand - and now, coupled with the in COVID-19 relief money, 6-trillion dollars worth of it, Biden and his infrastructure bill will add another $1 trillion to the table. Congressional COVID bills have already accounted for over 1/4 of American GDP - our country cannot afford to spend anymore. We are tapped out - the chips are down, and the cards the Democrats have dealt us Americans are a sure loss.  But Biden knows he needs bipartisan support - he knows that he does not have the votes in Congress to break the filibuster or 60 votes required. So, what does Ole' Joe now propose? Well, let's attack businesses again, that's right, the ones who are still reeling from Democratic COVID lockdowns, and begging for workers, throwing our insane sign-on bonuses to get people hired, will be on the book for finance Biden's book of financial horrors and Pelosi's pet spending projects.  On Thursday, Biden attempted to lure Republicans into his madness and earn their vote by not conceding to increase the corporate tax rate but to set a minimum corporate tax rate moving forward for all businesses at 15%.  According to a story on ABC News, the president has been clear that he doesn't support any tax hikes on people making less than $400,000 a year, something Republicans looked to overcome by proposing to raise revenue by repurposing funds from previous COVID-19 relief bills. However, the administration said those funds aren't as bountiful as Republicans think. On Thursday, Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated, "There is a tiny, minimal amount left - It is certainly not going to pay for the majority of -- the vast majority of -- these proposals."  Where did all of this money go? It surely didn't go to progress America and our people forward? There is no positive change in position on American employment or business operations. For over a year and a half, we have paid people to sit their backsides at home and put forth zero effort to return to the workforce. And who is paying for this? We all are. It isn't a matter of income and how much you make - and for those who are earning less than $400k a year, you are paying much more today to exist than ever before. Congress wrote blanks checks to liberals states and cities for absolutely nothing - for schools, libraries, and museums that never opened, for frivolous projects like beefed-up city WIFI, bike trails, and park expansions for all of the couch potatoes to stroll around with their newly acquired designer dogs, purchased using their Biden Stay-at-home salary.  Our country, under this administration, and without some solid Republican financial restraint, will be bust before Biden vacates office - 3 weeks, three months, or three years from now.  I want to talk about the economy and describe the damage this administration has designed more in detail. But, first, on Friday, May, employment numbers missed the mark yet again - with only 559,000 jobs added in May - primarily driven by bars, restaurants, and hotels re-hiring thousands of employees after being disseminated during the liberal lockdowns.  Most economists hoped for around 650,000 jobs to be added in May - but yet again, Biden and his policies contributed to a failing grade. As for the service industry, there are roughly 2.5 million fewer jobs in the leisure and hospitality industry than there were in February 2020, before the pandemic began. We have all witnessed the service industry with their long wait lines, advertising hundreds and even thousands of dollars in sign-on bonuses to attempt to appeal to a mass exodus of employees.  The bars, cafes, and restaurants may never recover, and why - because for Biden, he, in effect, forced small businesses to increase their pay to his minimum wage standard of $15.00 per hour after his failed attempt to push this political platform through Congress under the last COVID Relief Bill.  We have all seen the massive increase in expenses for products due to Biden's failed efforts to domestic security and shutting down petroleum pipelines across the country. And now, to finances such platforms as his infrastructure bill, he will look for large corporations, especially those within transportation, to foot the bill. So what does this mean for everyday Americans?  But you see, folks, Ole' Joe and the Democrats could care less about this - for your see, behind the scenes, Biden is beautifully mastering the art of deception. By raising the price of products and services and forcing the small businesses and corporations to pay their employees more, he will, in effect, be able to state that despite the increase in wages, the cost of living continues to rise, and thus, people will continually need more and more to simply, survive.  Indirect taxation will be the hidden culprit - under no circumstances will a company simply absorb increased costs of labor, raw materials, and shipping without passing these increases on to their customers. If production costs go up, so will your bill - and thus, regardless of your income, you will pay more.  But what about those who are and have made a career of living off government assistance - well, nothing - and why? Because, as I stated before, Biden and the liberal Democrats will simply say that the poverty line has raised as income has increased, but that doesn't take away from the continued need. Wait and see, folks, people making $50,000 - $60,000 a year, households earning a combined $100k will be no better off, and we are swiping an EBT card at the checkout line.  Don't believe me, sit back, and observe - remember, you heard it first here.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields  

The Woke run amuck here in America, and as if destroying our nation wasn't enough for them, Joe Biden and his faithful have now decided that he and they want to meddle yet again in the Middle East. Our people better prepare themselves because I can tell you that Biden has seen only a bit of what Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel have in store for those who wish to cause harm to the Jewish people.  For the life of me, I cannot understand what any member of the Jewish faith could support the Democratic plan, let alone sit idly by as the party that so many of them support purposefully anti-Semitically scheme behind their back to leave them and their interests defenseless against radical Islamic extremism.  This past week, neighborhoods and cities within America joined in protests with London and Paris, aligning with Palestinian support and calling for America and Joe Biden to demand Israel cease their military operations. American Hollywood elite, including Susan Sarandon and Mark Ruffalo, called for U.S. sanctions on Israel. Pro-Palestine members of Congress, including members of "the Squad," spoke out explicitly against the impunity that the U.S. government grants Israel. Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib called on fellow members of Congress to recognize the nakba and acknowledge the ethnic cleansing campaigns of 1947–1948. Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush powerfully connected the Palestinian struggle to Black Lives Matter, with Bush declaring, in no uncertain terms, "we are anti-apartheid."  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drew links between Israel's onslaught on Gaza and U.S. imperialism in Puerto Rico. And there you have it, folks, the left, and with all of their almightiness sees that the racial charade they performed before the American People won, and they will not rest until their power and their policies play out on a global stage.  For members of the Left, they wish nothing more than to continue their reverse anti-discrimination Manifest Destiny cross the Atlantic, join their Socialist brothers and sisters in Europe, and together, they will join forces in what will undoubtedly spell disaster for the Jewish people yet again.  America's neglect for Zion is nothing new. America didn't join the allied forces in World War II to defend the lives of Jews in Europe. No, no, America entered the war to stop the imperialism of both Japan and Nazi Germany. FDR didn't give a rodent's rectum about Hitler's murderous campaign against Jews. Most of America during the 1930s and 1940s participated in anti-semitism - from the White House to Henry Ford's Motor Line, Jews were an oversight and far removed from the concerns of our countrymen and women.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt himself harbored both angst and personal aggression against the Jewish People. In May 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt met with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the White House. It was 17 months after Pearl Harbor and a little more than a year before D-Day when FDR offered up what he called "the best way to settle the Jewish question." Vice President Henry Wallace, who noted the conversation in his diary, said Roosevelt spoke approvingly of a plan (recommended by geographer and Johns Hopkins University President Isaiah Bowman) "to spread the Jews thin all over the world." The diary entry adds: "The president said he had tried this out in [Meriwether] County, Georgia [where Roosevelt lived in the 1920s] and at Hyde Park-based on adding four or five Jewish families at each place. He claimed that the local population would have no objection if there were no more than that." FDR didn't do anything to assist Jews during World War II; in fact, he placed increasing restrictions that burden those Jews wishing to space Hitler's wrath.   U.S. immigration system severely limited the number of German Jews admitted during the Nazi years to about 26,000 annually — but even that quota was less than 25% filled during most of the Hitler era because the Roosevelt administration piled on so many additional requirements for would-be immigrants. For example, starting in 1941, merely leaving behind a close relative in Europe would be enough to disqualify an applicant — on the absurd assumption that the Nazis could threaten the relative and thereby force the immigrant into spying for Hitler. Let’s be clear: Joe Biden doesn't care about the Jewish people and why? Because deep down, he has issues with both his faith and his allegiance to his country. For his fellow members of the Democratic Party, they too could care even less about the existence of a Jewish State. For you see, Israel does what America does and has been doing for 200 years. Our people will do whatever it takes to defend ours, but we will not allow another country to do the same.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

It’s been well over one year since the coronavirus pandemic swept the world and caused chaos across our nation. Businesses were forced to restrict their services or shut down. People were told to cower in fear, behind masks and distancing themselves from others. We were all told it would never be safe until a vaccine was here and herd immunity was present.  One year later, enough vaccine exists to offer to all Americans who want it. The CDC has relaxed its guidance. Restrictions across states are scaling back and the number of cases is falling dramatically. Even states that were told rolling back restrictions was “Neanderthal thinking” have seen cases fall to record lows. Those who are getting sick, are not as severe as cases once were. Yet, we are still not back to normal.  It all starts at the top, with a President who is threatening American citizens. He threatened them to get a vaccine or live in their masks. Yet, the cases are not there. He said that those who refuse to get the vaccine will pay the price. That’s not getting back to normal, that’s more fear mongering. Then in Congress, Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended the remote voting through July for House members. That comes after the CDC relaxed guidance for those who have had the vaccine saying its safe to gather indoors together. All of Congress was offered the vaccine rather quickly and all took it who wanted it.  While the Democrats scream that the people of America are suffering financially because of the pandemic, there really is no reason for it. Businesses across the country are looking for workers, but no one wants to work. The radical left wants us to believe this is because there are just not enough workers. It’s hard to believe that is the case given we just had record low unemployment a year ago. It seems more likely that they are enjoying their unemployment, which has been extended until near the end of the year. If we are truly getting back to normal, why the expanded benefits? Why are we not encouraging people to go back to work? Why are we not asking businesses to get back to 100%? What is happening before our eyes is a dangerous situation. Inflation is on the rise and the policies of the Democrats are making things worse. If we think things were bad before, we better get ready. There is no doubt that the radical left is already hard at work on their next “pandemic.”  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/gregshields

If you simply look on the surface, the Israel and Palestinian conflict will give you the same message. It’s one of Israeli violence, how horrible Israel is, and how the Palestinians are suffering. This will come from the mainstream media and the radical left. But you must know the whole story and how we got to this point before making assumptions.  This conflict is not just 50 years old, as some may try to say. This conflict is thousands of years old, dating back to Biblical times. It started with two men named Ishmael and Isaac. Abraham was promised a son with his wife, Sarah. As Sarah got older, she lost her faith that God would provide a son and told Abraham to have a child with Hagar her handmaid. Hagar gave birth to Ishmael, which the Bible says would be a wild man and against every man. God did hold true to his promise in giving Abraham a son with Sarah. His name was Isaac, and the descendants of Israel come from him.  Ishmael’s descendants are responsible for the Arab nations. In fact, Mohammad, the founder of Islam, traced his heritage back to Kedar, one of the tribes of Ishmael. According to Muslim tradition, Ishmael and Hagar are buried in Mecca. So the Palestinians are Arabs, Muslims, and have Hamas terrorists in their nation. They hate Israel and have for years.  It’s not about a peace deal in this situation, as many would claim. This is about a hatred of Israel and the desire to eliminate them from existence. Time and again, Israel has offered to establish a peace deal. They have offered a two-state deal, many other peace deals. Each time, Palestine is not satisfied because Israel still exists. Israel did not start launching rockets at Palestinians for no reason. They were attacked with rockets first.  Israel is not the brutal nation that the radicals want to claim. They are simply defending what is rightfully theirs. We must be in prayer for the nation of Israel and for peace in the area. It’s important to know the whole story, rather than just believing what the mainstream media and radicals want you to know.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

On Friday, the latest US jobs report was issued and it did not have the best news. Unemployment continues to rise, rising to 6.1%. Experts had hoped the economy would add 1 million jobs. Instead, it only added 266,000 jobs. There is little reason for anyone to be unemployed right now. Jobs are available across the country. Conservative outlets have sounded the alarm about what is happening, being criticized by Democrats and mainstream media for spreading misinformation and fake news. The jobs that are open, many pay well above the $15 minimum wage Democrats want. So the issue is not the money.  The issue is Democratic policy. After all, President Joe Biden was proud of the US jobs report. He made a statement on Friday and we have a clip of that in this episode. We talk about his statements and how the statements are sickening to hear from a US president.  Rather than being focused on the strength of the US economy, the radical left is focused on how they can destroy it. They are focused on crashing the US economy, blaming it all on the coronavirus pandemic. They are not interested in helping people, business, or any social class as they claim. They are only interested in government power.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

From the beginning of the pandemic, we have all heard about this topic of herd immunity. Dr. Fauci mentioned it early on in the pandemic when many private physicians began saying that the US was well on its way to herd immunity. That’s when he came out with the suggestion that it may take something like 60-70% immunity to reach herd immunity. Then we all remember his famous moving of the goalposts. He used "science" to move the goalposts saying that we then needed 70-90%. Once he was caught in his lie, he said he did indeed move them only because of poll data that said more people were interested in the vaccines than he thought. He continued to push the agenda and discussion of herd immunity for several months. But now, it seems that he is backing off the discussion of herd immunity. In a New York Times article from Monday, he admitted that herd immunity was no longer the focus and was probably not attainable in the US. He said that the focus should be on vaccinating as many people as possible. So why the change of heart? Well, it has to do with the fact that this is a coronavirus. Coronaviruses exist all around us every day. This one just happened to make people a lot sicker than many of the others. If immunity was possible with a coronavirus, then you would only ever get one common cold in your life. The coronaviruses around us are generally not deadly and weaken over time. This is the very thing that many in conservative circles were saying early on in the pandemic. They said that the virus will no doubt mutate and that it will weaken. The New York Times article says that it would take generations to address this coronavirus and that the vaccine only helps those most vulnerable. The article admits that most who contract the coronavirus as younger people, would build antibodies and be able to fight off the mutants. This is exactly what conservatives have argued throughout the pandemic. Instead, we were told that we had to trust science. It took the science over a year to catch up with common sense that conservatives were using the entire time. We have a situation in which people were told that the virus has a 99.8% survivability rate.  The left seized on the opportunity. They have used this as a means to establish control through fear. All of these things as Americans willingly sacrificed under the premise of reaching herd immunity and saving others. It was all a lie. A lie that was never possible and a false feeling of hope for those who never needed it. The coronavirus is real, but what is even more real is the tyranny that the left has established with it. The absolute rule of American lives was the ultimate goal. They were never interested in reaching an immunity and helping Americans get back to normal. Because such a herd immunity was never possible with this type of virus. The ultimate goal was to continue to force Americans to believe a lie and into submission. It worked and now our country may never be the same.   Music courtesy of Greg Shields Music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields

Two researchers at MIT recently conducted a study on social distancing as recommended by the CDC and the WHO. MIT Professors Martin Bazant, a chemical engineering professor, and John Bush, an applied mathematics professor, worked together to look at all the variables that could affect transmission of the COVID-19 virus.  The two looked at many variables, such as time spent inside of a building, air filtration and circulation, variant strains, immunization, masks, and even activities such as speaking, singing, eating or breathing. It was the most thorough study performed on social distancing and transmission of the virus to date.  After the study, the two concluded that the CDC and WHO were not using valid science for their distancing guidelines. They determined that the “science” being argued to justify the social distancing guidelines was more fearmongering than science at all. The risk to someone being exposed outdoors, unless crammed on top of each other, was essentially non-existent.  The study proves that conservative leaders across this country got this one right. While the President wanted to say that Texas, Florida, and others were using “neanderthal” thinking, they were actually using common sense. They were actually looking at the details, not the fearmongering tactics. The American economy has been hurt and in many areas decimated by the coronavirus.  That’s not saying that people are not still out spending money. But drive down any American highway and you will see help wanted signs everywhere. Businesses are struggling to find workers because people would rather stay home than work. Service industries are having difficulty and in many areas providing delayed services just to try to serve their customers.  The Democrats are using the pandemic to continue to decimate the American economy. They are using it to justify the Green New Deal, free housing, free tuition, free money handouts, and more.  Researcher Bazant said that we need the information conveyed to Americans without the fearmongering, but rather focused on actual analysis. In other words, we need to eliminate Dr Fauci and the Democrats from their fearmongering ways. The science proves that the conservatives were right.  Music courtesy of Greg Shields music. http://www.reverbnation.com/GregShields