Podcasts about Lake Jackson

SPEDTalkers Molly and Evan travel to Lake Jackson, TX to learn and talk about an opportunity for people with special needs to be a part of a dance studio.

Title: From Rookie to Rockstar: How Trusting the Referral Mastery System Transformed One Agent's First Year Episode: 367 Host: Michael J. Maher Guests: Megan Speir, Realtor, Lake Jackson, TX Description: In this episode, Michael J. Maher sits down with Megan Speir, a new realtor who went from earning her license in April 2024 to closing six transactions by the end of the year. Megan shares how she embraced the Referral Mastery Academy, with a special focus on the Event Mastery class, to create impactful events that drove her success. Megan's story is a must-hear for any agent wondering how to start strong, build relationships, and create results in their first year. She discusses how she overcame fears, took action, and stayed motivated to achieve her goals. Tune in for her tips, insights, and advice for both new and experienced agents looking to reignite their careers. (7L) Referral Strategies and Podcast Topics: New Agent, Events Special Offer: Are you ready to transform your real estate career? Join the Referral Mastery Academy and learn the systems and strategies Megan used to achieve incredible success in her first year. Visit ReferralMasteryAcademy.com to sign up today!

Title: From Rookie to Rockstar: How Trusting the Referral Mastery System Transformed One Agent's First Year Episode: 367 Host: Michael J. Maher Guests: Megan Speir, Realtor, Lake Jackson, TX Description: In this episode, Michael J. Maher sits down with Megan Speir, a new realtor who went from earning her license in April 2024 to closing six transactions by the end of the year. Megan shares how she embraced the Referral Mastery Academy, with a special focus on the Event Mastery class, to create impactful events that drove her success. Megan's story is a must-hear for any agent wondering how to start strong, build relationships, and create results in their first year. She discusses how she overcame fears, took action, and stayed motivated to achieve her goals. Tune in for her tips, insights, and advice for both new and experienced agents looking to reignite their careers. (7L) Referral Strategies and Podcast Topics: New Agent, Events Special Offer: Are you ready to transform your real estate career? Join the Referral Mastery Academy and learn the systems and strategies Megan used to achieve incredible success in her first year. Visit ReferralMasteryAcademy.com to sign up today!

Hitting Done Right, with Josh Cathcart Join Josh, a renowned hitting coach from Lake Jackson with deep baseball roots, as he shares his expertise and passion for the game in each episode of “Hitting Done Right.” Despite a shoulder injury ending his playing career, Josh’s enthusiasm remains unstoppable. Consequently, with a background that includes playing for Brazilwood High School and Texas A&M, he has developed a reputation as one of the best-hitting coaches in the country. **A Rich Legacy in Baseball** Josh's knowledge and love for baseball extend far beyond the field. Through his nationwide baseball camps and popular “Hitting Done Right” social media channels, he continues to inspire and educate players of all levels. His camps, for instance, are known for their hands-on approach. Players receive personalized coaching to improve their skills. Furthermore, Josh's social media channels are a treasure trove of hitting techniques, drills, and motivational content. Thus, these resources keep his followers engaged and eager to learn. **What to Expect from Each Episode** In “Hitting Done Right,” you can look forward to engaging episodes filled with expert tips, fun anecdotes, and a contagious love for baseball that spans over two decades. Josh brings a unique blend of technical expertise and personal experience, making each episode both informative and entertaining. As a result, his passion for the game shines through every story he tells and every piece of advice he gives. **For All Levels of Players** Whether you're a seasoned player looking to refine your skills or a newcomer eager to learn the basics, Josh's insights and energy will leave you excited to step up to the plate. Tune in to hear about the latest in hitting techniques, player development, and the mental aspects of the game. Ultimately, “Hitting Done Right” is not just a podcast; it's a community of baseball enthusiasts who share a love for the game and a desire to improve. Therefore, don't miss out on the opportunity to learn from one of the best in the business. Make sure to leave us a review!!!! Website: The Slide Podcast Show All Links: Linktree YouTube: The Slide Podcast Show Facebook: The Slide Podcast Instagram: The Slide Podcast Show TikTok: The Slide Podcast Show LinkedIn: The Slide Podcast X: The Slide Pod

 With host retail coach Wendy Batten   https://wendybatten.com/podcast-intro/   Hey Friends! This month, we're celebrating our retailers in the Retailer's Inner Circle. It's Member Appreciation Month! We're hosting weekly giveaways (including private coaching sessions with me!), launching promotional guides and editable social media graphics, and so much more. It's not too late to join us - and NOW is the time.    You don't have to run your retail business alone! Join the Inner Circle today and get immediate access to countless Masterclasses on topics from merchandising to social media and our coveted monthly playbooks that break your month down for you into bite sized pieces. You'll also have an opportunity to make peer-to-peer connections in our community with retailers who are facing the same questions and issues as you. Q4 is looming and our revamped Holiday Bootcamp also launches soon. Retail doesn't have to be so hard! Join us today!   In keeping with our celebration of our members, over the next few weeks on the podcast we'll be highlighting some of our favorite past interviews with Inner Circle retailer members! These retailer interviews are some of our most popular episodes and what you all are telling us you want more of. This week we are going back a few months to Episode 204 with Jeanne Terrill of Junque Rescuers in Lake Jackson, Texas. Let's dive in!   In This Episode:  I'm taking you behind the counter of Junque Rescuers in Lake Jackson, Texas to chat with shop owner and Inner Circle member Jeanne Terrill in this episode of the Creative Shop Talk Podcast. Buckle up because Jeanne is taking us on a ride and sharing her journey from accidental entrepreneur to thriving shop owner!   In the episode, she shares how her shop has evolved since opening as an antique/vintage shop in 2017. We talk about many of her challenges including moving locations, why incredible success caused her to change her product mix, and learning to put her CEO hat on and the changes that come along with that. Jeanne also shares examples of specific actions she has taken and changes she has made as a result of what she has learned from the Inner Circle masterclasses and our tight-knit community.    I loved this conversation with Jeanne and I hope you do too! It's always awesome to catch up with my Inner Circle retailers and share their successes with our podcast listeners. Did anything strike a chord for you? Anything you'll be reflecting on or changes you are going to make based on the conversation you just listened to?    Need more? Join me and our supportive community of retailers in my Retailer's Inner Circle! You'll have access to countless Masterclasses including Foot Traffic Made Simple. Not ready to join but want to purchase this stand-alone masterclass? You can purchase it on demand HERE.   Most impactful: Join the small group 6-Week Sales Accelerator course. We start April 24! More information HERE. Related podcasts we think you'll like:  Episode 154: Retailer Success Series: Christie Carter-Tokairin: 10 Years In Episode 122: Retailer Success Series: CEO Mindset and Community with Sylvia Davis of Louisville Mercantile Episode 113: Retailer Success Series: Growth Mindset with Jeff Lee of The Vintage Nest   About Jeanne Terrill and Junque Rescuers Junque Rescuers LLC is a well-established brick-and-mortar lifestyle boutique located in downtown Lake Jackson, Texas. With eight years of experience, the business has evolved from its roots as a vintage and vintage-inspired home decor store to become a versatile lifestyle brand. You can follow along here: Website | Instagram | Facebook    About your host, Wendy Batten In case we haven't met yet, I'm Wendy, a small business coach and founder of the Retailer's Inner Circle, where I help other independent shop owners learn how to gain the right business skillsets to see more profits, paychecks, and joy as they navigate running their retail business.  Through online classes, business coaching programs, speaking, and a top-ranked podcast, I've helped hundreds of retailers around the globe reclaim their dreams and see the success they want from their beautiful shops. My signature private coaching community, The Retailer's Inner Circle, has helped retailers around the world build their retail business skill sets and confidence.  I am proud to have been featured in several major publications, including my own business column in What Women Create magazine. I have been privileged to be a guest on top-ranked podcasts and sought-after as a guest speaker and teacher for several brands, associations, and communities that are passionate about the success of independent retailers. When I'm not coaching, you will find me either DIYing and renovating my very imperfect old crooked cottage by the sea in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Lunenburg, NS, or blogging about our travel and RVing adventures and the weird fun things we get up to in our coastal village. I'd love to invite you to check out one of my free resources for real retailers at https://wendybatten.com/free-resources/    For more support from Wendy   Retailer's Inner Circle - Join Wendy inside the best retailer's community   Free resources for shop owners    Hang out and connect with Wendy on IG    All of Wendy's programs and services for shop owners can be found HERE.  Subscribe & Review on iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I'd love you to consider it. 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Send us a Text Message.Ever wondered how a passion for snow skiing can shape a dynamic orthodontic career? Join us for a high-energy Rapid Fire Session with Dr. Brynn Cooper, an innovative orthodontist with practices in Houston and Lake Jackson, Texas. Dr. Cooper shares her journey through dental and ortho school, her favorite hobbies, and her life as a mom of three. Tune in to hear about her educational stints at St. Louis University and the University of Texas Health Science Center, and why she would joyfully relive her residency days.Dr. Cooper dives into her preferred treatment modalities, emphasizing the power of digital planning in orthodontics. From digitally placed brackets to clear aligners, she reveals her meticulous approach to achieving perfect results. This episode offers a unique glimpse into the life of a forward-thinking orthodontist who balances professional growth with personal passions. Don't miss this engaging conversation designed to inspire fellow practitioners aiming for new heights in their practice.

Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Whitney Wells, who is the social media coordinator for Marble City Opera. Find Whitney online at https://www.instagram.com/whitneywellssoprano/ Whitney is from Texas. She is in town to work as the assistant stage manager for Marble City Opera's production of il Tabarro.  There will be a concert version of il Tabarro aboard the Star of Knoxville riverboat on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Use the code RIVERCRUISE to get a 30% discount when buying tickets at https://www.marblecityopera.com/tickets  There will be fully staged productions of il Tabarro on Friday, June 21, 2024 at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore and on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Melton Lake Park in Oak Ridge. The performances will take place alongside the lake at both locations.  At the world premiere of The Doctor and the Devils, several opera patrons recognized Frank from the tv show Tennessee Scholars' Bowl, which is currently re-airing the most recent season on East Tennessee PBS. The composer of The Doctor and the Devils said that his son was recently a contestant on Scholars' Bowl.  While she is in town, Whitney is staying with her friend who is the manager of Knoxville Princess Parties. Whitney is “best friends” with Cinderella and several other princesses. See photos at https://www.knoxprincessparties.com/ Whitney's husband Ben once played Prince Eric.  This episode is sponsored by BoneZones.com (don't forget the S). Buy books and other merchandise autographed by Body Farm founder Dr. Bill Bass at https://bonezones.com/ including Body Farm t-shirts. Contact BoneZones to hire Frank to give a presentation about Dr. Bass and the Body Farm.  Frank asks Whitney if he is supposed to try to follow back private Instagram accounts or not. He decides against it because he already wastes too much time on Instagram looking at various s'mores recipes, including s'mores cookies, s'mores brownies, and s'mores dip.  Frank finds thrifting videos on social media to be upsetting. When someone buys an item for pennies at a thrift store but then resells it for much more, Frank feels bad for the person who donated the item to the thrift store.  Frank is wearing orange because the baseball Vols are one of eight teams in the College World Series. His favorite flower is an orange day-lily, which would bloom around Frank's birthday in New York but bloom a month earlier in Tennessee.  Frank and his wife Jere intended to use a gift card at Arby's. Frank also had a two-dollar off coupon, which caused them to forget to use the gift card they had purchased at Kroger. Whitney likes a Texas grocery store called H-E-B.  Whitney's parents grew up in Lake Jackson, Texas, site of the first Buc-ee's convenience store. They knew the owners of Buc-ee's. This week the new world's largest Buc-ee's opens in Luling, Texas. It is slightly larger than the former world's largest Buc-ee's in Sevierville, Tennessee. Frank ate a brisket and egg burrito but wished they sold Buc-ee's dental floss.  Whitney met her husband Ben at a summer opera program in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. They put on three operas during the run of the summer festival. In one production of Cendrillon, Ben played Prince Charming and Whitney was one of Cinderella's ugly stepsisters.  Frank's friend Bean was stumped by a crossword puzzle clue he saw on X. The clue was “‘90s alt-rock band named after an X-Files monster-of-the-week.” Bean sent the clue to Frank, who had to solve the whole crossword puzzle to figure out that the answer was EVE 6.  Support the Frank & Friends Show by purchasing some of our high-quality merchandise at https://frank-friends-show.creator-spring.com  Sign up for a 30-day trial of Audible Premium Plus and get a free premium selection that's yours to keep. Go to http://AudibleTrial.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  Find us online https://www.FrankAndFriendsShow.com/  Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  and hit the bell for notifications.  Find the audio of the show on major podcast apps including Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Podbean, and Audible.  Thanks!

Steve and Amy investigate terrifying claims of violent paranormal activity at a distraught mother's home in Lake Jackson, Texas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A presentation from "Censorship and Official Lies: The End of Truth in America?" This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.Full Written Text (Audio link is above): Over the past three years, the word “sedition” has again become popular among regime agents and their friends in the media. It's certainly not the first time the word has enjoyed a renaissance. It's frequently employed whenever the ruling class wishes us to become hysterical about various real and imagined enemies, both domestic and foreign.This time, the regime's paranoia about sedition was prompted by the Capitol Riot in January 2021, when we were told that Trump supporters nearly carried out a coup d'etat. Since then, regime operatives have frequently referred to Trump supporters and Trump himself as seditionists.Yet, out of the approximately 850 people charged with crimes of various sorts, only a very small number have been charged with anything even close to treason or insurrection. Rather, most charges are various forms of infractions related to vandalism and trespassing. However, because these charges have to do with the regime's sacred office buildings, the penalties are outrageously harsh compared to similar acts, were they to occur on private property.For a small handful of defendants, however—the ones the Justice Department has most enthusiastically targeted—the federal prosecutors have brought the charge of “seditious conspiracy.”Why not charges of treason, rebellion or insurrection? Well, if federal prosecutors though they could get a conviction for actual rebellion, insurrection, or treason for the January 6 riot, they would have brought those charges.But they didn't.What they did do is turn to seditious conspiracy, which is far easier to prove in court, and is—like all conspiracy charges in American law—essentially a thought crime and a speech crime. Seditious conspiracy is not actual sedition, or rebellion, or insurrection. That is, there is no overt act necessary, nor is it necessary that the alleged sedition or insurrection actually take place or be executed. What really matters is that two or more people said things that prosecutors could later claim were part of a conspiracy to do something that may or may not have ever happened.Moreover, the regime now routinely employs other types of conspiracy charges for prosecuting Americans supposedly guilty for various crimes against the state. At the moment, for example, Donald Trump faces three different conspiracy charges for saying that the 2020 election was illegitimate.As we shall see, purported crimes like seditious conspiracy are crimes based largely on things people have said. They are a type of speech crime. Now, some may ask how that is even possible if there is freedom of speech in this country.Contrary to what a naïve reading of the First Amendment might suggest, the federal government has never been especially keen on respecting the right to free speech.The federal government has long sought tools to get around the First amendment, and one of them is seditious conspiracy.Now, the term seditious conspiracy contains two pieces. There's the sedition part, and there is the conspiracy part. Let's explore both parts of this in a bit more detail to see what we can learn about this inventive way the regime has developed to silence those who question the legitimacy of the American state.Seditious Conspiracy Was Invented to Get Around Limitations on Treason Prosecutions From the very beginning, federal politicians have sought ways to create political crimes above and beyond the Constitution's very limited definition of treason. This began with the Sedition Act of 1798, and continued with the creation of the Seditious Conspiracy law in 1861, and carried on through to the Sedition Act of 1918, and the Smith Act of 1940, and a plethora of various types of “conspiracy” laws used to punish many different types of antiwar and dissident activities since then.All of these laws, involve restrictions on freedom of speech, and open up suspects to punishments for saying things.The reason why federal politicians believe they need extra sedition laws on top of treason can be found in the fact that the framers of the Constitution defined treason in very specific and limiting terms:Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.Note the use of the word “only” to specify that the definition of treason shall not be construed as something more broad than what is in the text. As with much of what we now find in the Bill of Rights, this language stems from fears that the US federal government would indulge in some of the same abuses that had occurred under the English crown, especially in the days of the Stuart monarchs. Kings had often construed “treason” to mean acts, thoughts, and alleged conspiracies far beyond the act of actually taking up arms against the state.Treason could have been anything the king didn't like, and it how you end up with a situation in which St. Thomas More was executed for treason simply for refusing to say that the king was head of the church.By contrast, in the US Constitution, the only flexibility given to Congress is in determining the punishment for treason.Naturally, those who favored greater federal power chafed at these limitations and sought more federal laws that would punish alleged crimes against the state. It only took the Federalists ten years to come up with the Alien and Sedition Acts, which stated:That if any persons shall unlawfully combine or conspire together, with intent to oppose any measure or measures of the government of the United States … or to impede the operation of any law of the United States, … from undertaking, performing or executing his trust or duty, and if any person or persons, with intent as aforesaid, shall counsel, advise or attempt to procure any insurrection, riot, unlawful assembly, or combination, whether such conspiracy, threatening, counsel, advice, or attempt shall have the proposed effect or not, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor.Note the references to “intent,” “counsel,” and “advise” as criminal acts so long as these types of speech are employed in a presumed effort to obstruct government officials. In the twentieth century, we will again see this type of language designed to ensnare Americans in so-called crimes of conspiracy.A great many Americans—some of whom who still took the radical liberalism of the revolutionary era seriously—saw the Sedition Act for what it was. A blatant assault on the rights of Americans, and an attack on freedom of speech. Thanks to the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800 the Sedition Act was allowed to expire,Then, for sixty years, the United States government had no laws addressing sedition on the books. But the heart of the 1798 Sedition Act would be revived. As passed in July 1861, the new Seditious Conspiracy statute statedthat if two or more persons within any State or Territory of the United States shall conspire together to overthrow, or to put down, or to destroy by force, the Government of the United States, or to oppose by force the authority of the Government of the United States; or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States; or … prevent any person from accepting or holding any office, or trust, or place of confidence, under the United States. . . . Shall be guilty of a high crime.Note the crimes here are not overt acts like “overthrowing the government” of “delaying the execution of a law.” No, the crime here is conspiring to do something about it. That is, saying things about it to another person. That is what constitutes “conspiracy” here.Now, some people who have a rather benign view of the state might think, well, people shouldn't conspire to do bad things. Well, in real life, conspiracy as prosecuted, does not necessarily look like a group of bad guys getting together in a dark room and explaining how they're going to blow up some government building. That's Hollywood stuff.In real life, people can be found guilty of conspiring with people with whom they have never been in the same room, or with whom the "conspirator" expressed any actual violent intent.We'll return to this, and this is just something to keep in mind, whenever looking at government conspiracy laws.Given the timing of the seditious conspiracy legislation that I just read—i.e., in 1861, following the secession of several Southern states—it is assumed that the legislation originated to address alleged Confederate treason. This is not quite the case. The legislation did enjoy considerable support from those who were especially militant in their opposition to the Confederacy. However, Rep. Clement Vallandigham of Ohio—who would later be exiled to the Confederacy for opposing Lincoln's war—supported the bill precisely because he thought it would help punish opponents of the fugitive slave laws.” Congress had initially become serious about punishing “conspiracies” not in response to Southern secession, but in response to John Brown's 1859 raid at Harper's Ferry.Thus, there was support for the idea in the South before the war. Soon thereafter, however, the Confederate secession and fears of rebellion helped enlarge the coalition in favor of a new sedition law. The new sedition law represented a significant expansion of the idea of “crimes against the state.” Senator Stephen Douglas, the bill's sponsor understood this perfectly well, statingYou must punish the conspiracy, the combination with intent to do the act, and then you will suppress it in advance. … If it be unlawful and illegal to invade a State, and run off fugitive slaves, [a reference to John Brown] why not make it unlawful to form conspiracies and combinations in the several States with intent to do the act?Others were more suspicious of expanding federal power in this way, however. Sen. Lazarus Powell and eight other Democrats presented a statement opposing the passage of the bill. Specifically, Powell and his allies believed the new seditious conspiracy law would be a de facto move in the direction of allowing the federal government to expand the definition of treason offered by the federal constitution. The statement read:The creation of an offense, resting in intention alone, without overt act, would render nugatory the provision last quoted, [i.e., the treason definition in the Constitution] and the door would be opened for those similar oppressions and cruelties which, under the excitement of political struggles, have so often disgraced the past history of the world.Powell is here describing what George Orwell would later call a “thoughtcrime.” This “crime” Powell tells us, rests “in intention alone, without overt act.” To anyone who actually valued freedom in 1861, this would set off major alarm bells.Even worse, Powell saw that the new legislation would provide to the federal government “the utmost latitude to prosecutions founded on personal enmity and political animosity and the suspicions as to intention which they inevitably engender.”Like so many political crimes invented by regimes, the legislation tends to grant unusual flexibility and discretion in prosecuting the state's perceived enemies. This opens up political dissidents to new kinds of prosecution.Such legislation COULD have been used against opponents of the fugitive slave acts, as well as against opponents of federal conscription during the war. After all, opponents of both the Civil War draft and the Vietnam War draft “conspired” to destroy government property—as with the heroic draft-card burnings of the Catonsville Nine, for example.It would be far harder to prove in court that such acts constituted treason, so sedition laws have paved to way for more frequently prosecuting various acts of resistance against the regime and its crimes.It's bad enough that federal policy makers schemed to insert into federal law new crimes against the state. But, as Powell correctly noted, the greater danger is in the part of the sedition law that enables prosecutions for conspiracy.What Is Conspiracy?So now we look at the other component of seditious conspiracy: the conspiracy part.Now conspiracy laws are used far more broadly than for political crimes. They are also used in the war on drugs and countless other federal legal crusades.Current federal conspiracy laws outlaw conspiracy to commit any other federal crime. Other provisions include conspiracy to commit some specific form of misconduct, ranging from civil rights violations to drug trafficking. Conspiracy is a separate offense under most of these statutes, regardless of whether the conspiracy accomplishes its objective.This latter point is an important distinction. As was explicit in the Sedition Act of 1798, so it is today: it is not necessary that the defendant charged with conspiracy harm anyone —i.e., that there be any actual victim. Indeed, conspiracy charges act as a way of charging individuals with crimes that might occur, but have not.Moreover, it is not even necessary in all cases that a "conspirator" take any affirmative steps toward completion of the alleged conspiracy. While it is true that some federal conspiracy statutes require at least one conspirator to take some affirmative step in furtherance of the scheme, It is also the case that Many have no such explicit overt act requirement. Even in those cases where some "affirmative step" or overt act take place, it is not necessary that the act be illegal. The "act" could be publicly stating an opinion or making a phone call.In a 2019 interview with the Mises Institute, Judge Andrew Napolitano highlighted his own problem with conspiracy charges:If it were up to me, there would be no such thing as conspiracy crimes because they are thought crimes and word crimes. But, at the present time in our history and in fact, for all of our history, regrettably, an agreement to commit a felony, agreement by two or more people or two or more entities to commit a felony and a step in furtherance of that agreement, constitutes an independent crime. ... In the world of freedom, where you and I and people reading this live, conspiracy is a phony crime. For 600 years of Anglo-American jurisprudence, all accepted [that] crime contained an element of harm. Today, crime is whatever the government says it is.Napolitano is right, and the fact that crime is whatever the government says it is becomes apparent in one of the other key problems with conspiracy laws. Namely, as one legal commentator put it, “few things [are] left so doubtful in the criminal law, as the point at which a combination of several persons in a common object becomes illegal.”That is, at what point do a bunch of people talking about things become a criminal act. The law is very vague on this, and it is why it's not so easy to say “well, golly, I won't ever be prosecuted for conspiracy, because I don't plan to do anything illegal.But you are not safe because it is not clear in the law, at what point, statements encouraging legal activities become illegal —or statements encouraging legal activities, but without real criminal intent, become felonies.So, you can imagine yourself mouthing off unseriously and saying “we oughta burn down the offices of the department of education.” And then your friend texts back and says “I agree.” Well, congratulations, a prosecutor could easily use that exchange as a way of building a case for conspiracy against you.Would a single expression of an opinion against the regime be enough to convict? Probably not, but combined with other unrelated acts and legal activities such as a stated plan to visit Washington DC or buy a gun for unrelated activities, a prosecutor could, with enough convincing, tie them together in the minds of jurors to get a conviction for conspiracy.Legislators and the courts have never been able to provide any objective standard of when these disconnected, and often legal acts become crimes, and thus, prosecutors are afforded enormous leeway in stringing together a series of acts and claiming these constitute a conspiracy. For an indictment, the prosecutor merely need convince a grand jury that legal acts are really part of an illegal conspiracy. This is not difficult, as noted by Judge Solomon Wachtler when he cautioned that district attorneys could convince grand juries to "indict a ham sandwich."Not surprisingly, people who are actually concerned about regimes abusing their power have long opposed conspiracy prosecutions.For example, Clarence Darrow wrote on conspiracy prosecutions in 1932, concluding "It is a serious reflection on America that this wornout piece of tyranny, this dragnet for compassing the imprisonment and death of men whom the ruling class does not like, should find a home in our country."Darrow was at least partly joined in this opinion several years earlier by Judge Learned Hand who in 1925 described conspiracy charges as "that darling of the modern prosecutor's nursery" for the way it favors prosecutors over defendants.Crimes of Thought and Speech Vaguely DefinedConspiracy crimes have been a favorite of government prosecutors in going after political opponents historically.And, In the wake of the Vietnam War and the federal government's many attempts to prosecute antiwar protestors and activists for various crimes, many legal scholars took a closer look at the nature of conspiracy charges. Many were skeptical that conspiracy charges are either necessary or beneficial. The elastic and vague nature of conspiracy "crimes" means that, as legal scholar Thomas Emerson puts it, "the whole field of conspiracy law is filled with traps for the unwary and opportunities for the repressor."One of the more famous cases of conspiracy prosecutions running amok was the 1968 prosecution and trial of American pediatrician and antiwar activist Benjamin Spock. Spock and four others were charged with conspiring to aid, abet, and counsel draft resisters. That is, they were charged with saying things. Although prosecutors could never show the "conspirators" committed any illegal acts—or were ever even in the same room together—Spock and three of his "co-conspirators" were found guilty in federal court. The case was eventually set aside on appeal, but only on a legal technicality.Spock was able to avoid prison, but countless others have not been so lucky. Defendants who do not enjoy Spock's level of fame or wealth continue to find themselves locked in cages for saying things federal prosecutors don't like.The legal incoherence of the charges laid against Spock—and against antiwar activists in general—was covered in detail in Jessica Mitford's 1969 book The Trial of Dr. Spock, in which she writesThe law of conspiracy is so irrational, its implications so far removed from ordinary human experience or modes of thought, that like the Theory of Relativity it escapes just beyond the boundaries of the mind. One can dimly understand it while an expert is explaining it, but minutes later, it is not easy to tell it back. This elusive quality of conspiracy as a legal concept contributes to its deadliness as a prosecutor's tool and compounds the difficulties of defending against it.Mitford further draws upon Darrow to illustrate the absurdity of these prosecutions, pointing out that Darrow described conspiracy laws this way: if a boy steals a piece of candy, he is guilty of a misdemeanor. If two boys talk about stealing candy and do not, they are guilty of conspiracy—a felony.Again, we find that the foundation of conspiracy laws are thoughts and words, rather than any actual criminal acts. Or, as legal scholar Abraham Goldstein put it in 1959: "conspiracy doctrine comes closest to making a state of mind the occasion for preventive action against those who threaten society but who have come nowhere near carrying out the threat."This ability to treat this "state of mind" as real crime means, in the words of legal scholar Kevin Jon Heller:the government currently enjoys substantive and procedural advantages in conspiracy trials that are unparalleled anywhere else in the criminal law. Conspiracy convictions can be based on circumstantial evidence alone, and the government is allowed to introduce any evidence that "even remotely tends to establish the conspiracy charged.Conspiracy Prosecutions Are a Means of Quashing DissentConspiracy laws----including seditious conspiracy of course -- have long been used for a wide variety of alleged crimes.However, as the Dr. Spock case makes clear, conspiracy prosecutions are also a tool against those who protest government policies. More specifically, given that conspiracy "crimes" are essentially crimes of words and thoughts, conspiracy prosecutions have long been employed as a way of circumventing the First Amendment. As the editors of the Yale Law Journal put it in 1970:Throughout various periods of xenophobia, chauvinism, and collective paranoia in American history, conspiracy law has been one of the primary governmental tools employed to deter individuals from joining controversial political causes and groups.Or, put another way by the Journal, through conspiracy prosecutions, the "government seeks to regulate associations whose primary activity is expression." Naturally, citizens are more reluctant to engage in expressive activities with others that could later be characterized in court as some kind of conspiracy.So, if you and the other members of your gun club like to get a bit over-the-top in your comments about the crimes of America's political class, be careful. The federal informant in your midst may be taking notes.So it was the case with many government informants placed to investigate groups that opposed the War and the draft. Those who simply agreed with radical opinions could find themselves on the wrong end of a federal indictment.Yet, any strict interpretation of the First Amendment—which is the correct type of interpretation—would tell us that this ought to be protected speech under the First Amendment. Federal courts, however, have long disagreed, and some advocates of conspiracy might claim that speech encouraging a specific crime ought not be protected.Yet, in real-life conspiracy prosecutions, it is not easy to determine whether or not a "conspirator" is actually inciting a crime. As legal scholar David Filvaroff notes, the actual intent and effect of the speech in question in these cases is difficult to interpret. Thus, judgements about whether or not speech counts as protected speech is highly arbitrary:He writes:With a conspiracy to murder, one faces a potential crime of finite proportion and of near unmistakable content. There is little, if any, risk that either the defendants themselves, or the court or jury, will mistake the criminality of what the defendants propose to do. The probability of such a mistake both by the alleged conspirators and by the trier of fact is very high, however, in the case of conspiracy to incite.Back to our case about burning down the dept. of education. Was that casual comment a conspiracy to incite arson? Did the defendant intend it as such? This is largely up to the unilateral interpretation of the prosecutor.Most of the time, it is difficult for a "conspirator" to guess how others will interpret his words and what concrete actions might take place as a result.Under these circumstances, innocent people can end up serving years in prison for expressing their views about what government agents or government institutions ought to do or stop doing.The fact that legal acts can become illegal, and the fact that intent need not be proven makes conspiracy crimes, especially seditious conspiracy an excellent avenue for political prosecutions against perceived enemies of the state. It is not a coincidence that most of the charges against Donald Trump are conspiracy charges. They largely come down to Trump making statement both public and private questioning the validity of the election. Prosecutors have turned these opinions into a legal theory that Trump “incited” others to commit crimes. Thanks to conspiracy laws, it is not necessary that any actual crimes take place, or that any actual victims materialize, to get a guilty verdict.Thanks to his wealth, Trump has been able to mount a defense. Most people accused of various conspiracy laws are not so lucky, and countless Americans have endured financial ruin and prison thanks to the vast and abusive powers handed over to prosecutors by conspiracy laws.These are most dangerous when wielded against political opponents because, conspiracy laws essentially nullify the First Amendment and enable prosecutors to turn words into crimes.End All Political CrimesSo what is to be done? Obviously, conspiracy laws, including seditious conspiracy laws, ought to be abolished. All sedition laws are especially ripe for repeal given that the United States survived for decades without any federal political crimes other than treason, narrowly defined.Yet, if we are to win any meaningful victory against the state, we ought to repeal all political crimes, including treason, altogether.For one, political crimes like treason and sedition are simply unnecessary.It is already illegal to blow up buildings. It's especially illegal to do it with people inside the building, whether those people are government employees or not. It is already illegal to murder people, regardless of whether or not they represent the state. Destruction of property is illegal in every state.What political crimes like treason and sedition do is create a special class of people and institutions: government employees and government property, to send the message—via harsher penalties and punishments—that the destruction of government property, or the killing of government employees is worse than crimes against the mere taxpayers who pay all the bills.Political crimes are often subject to fewer regulations protecting the rights of the accused, and are often prosecuted by authorities more directly under the control of the central executive power. In the United States, the federal government has taken over control of most political crimes, centralizing enforcement and thus strengthening the central state. Certainly this has been the case with sedition laws.This scam that all modern regimes embrace exists not to keep the public safe. It exists for propagandistic purposes. These laws exist to send a message.Treason and sedition laws create the illusion that loyalty to the regime to which on presently pays taxes is morally important.Or, as historian Mark Cornwell puts it, regimes have long used crimes such as these “as a powerful moral instrument for managing allegiance.”Freedom of speech has always been a grave threat to this manipulation of allegiance, and its why sedition and conspiracy laws have so long been employed to weaponize speech against dissidents.The remedy lies in taking a page from those early Jeffersonians who abolished early sedition laws and refused to create new ones. The regime does not need or deserve a way around the First Amendment. The country does not need these “wornout pieces of tyranny” that are sedition and conspiracy laws. Abolish them now.

The State is tightening its stranglehold on its own narrative as its web of lies unravels. The government's lapdogs in the news media continue to bark and howl on TV even though a majority of American households have cut the cord. And of course, nothing resembling the truth can be heard in the softball press conferences at the White House and the Federal Reserve. Suppression and censorship are the tools of a regime that is fearful and hostile to the truth. Perhaps the easiest way to discern the truth in all the chaos is to doubt everything the government says. Featuring Ron Paul, Tom DiLorenzo, Daniel McAdams, and Ryan McMaken. This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.

The State is tightening its stranglehold on its own narrative as its web of lies unravels. The government's lapdogs in the news media continue to bark and howl on TV even though a majority of American households have cut the cord. And of course, nothing resembling the truth can be heard in the softball press conferences at the White House and the Federal Reserve. Suppression and censorship are the tools of a regime that is fearful and hostile to the truth. Perhaps the easiest way to discern the truth in all the chaos is to doubt everything the government says. Featuring Ron Paul, Tom DiLorenzo, Daniel McAdams, and Ryan McMaken. This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.

The State is tightening its stranglehold on its own narrative as its web of lies unravels. The government's lapdogs in the news media continue to bark and howl on TV even though a majority of American households have cut the cord. And of course, nothing resembling the truth can be heard in the softball press conferences at the White House and the Federal Reserve. Suppression and censorship are the tools of a regime that is fearful and hostile to the truth. Perhaps the easiest way to discern the truth in all the chaos is to doubt everything the government says. Featuring Ron Paul, Tom DiLorenzo, Daniel McAdams, and Ryan McMaken. This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.

The State is tightening its stranglehold on its own narrative as its web of lies unravels. The government's lapdogs in the news media continue to bark and howl on TV even though a majority of American households have cut the cord. And of course, nothing resembling the truth can be heard in the softball press conferences at the White House and the Federal Reserve. Suppression and censorship are the tools of a regime that is fearful and hostile to the truth. Perhaps the easiest way to discern the truth in all the chaos is to doubt everything the government says. Featuring Ron Paul, Tom DiLorenzo, Daniel McAdams, and Ryan McMaken. This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.

"The government is determined to get between us and the truth."This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.

The State is tightening its stranglehold on its own narrative as its web of lies unravels. The government's lapdogs in the news media continue to bark and howl on TV even though a majority of American households have cut the cord. And of course, nothing resembling the truth can be heard in the softball press conferences at the White House and the Federal Reserve. Suppression and censorship are the tools of a regime that is fearful and hostile to the truth. Perhaps the easiest way to discern the truth in all the chaos is to doubt everything the government says. Featuring Ron Paul, Tom DiLorenzo, Daniel McAdams, and Ryan McMaken. This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.

"How many people in our history―a couple hundred years―took the oath of office, and how many times did they violate the oath of office?"This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.

"In return for power, positions, and money, intellectuals persuade the majority that their government is good, wise, and at least inevitable."This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.

"All the powers that we have given to the state have been turned now on us."This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.

 With host retail coach Wendy Batten   https://wendybatten.com/podcast-intro/   In This Episode:  I'm taking you behind the counter of Junque Rescuers in Lake Jackson, Texas to chat with shop owner and Inner Circle member Jeanne Terrill in this episode of the Creative Shop Talk Podcast. Buckle up because Jeanne is taking us on a ride and sharing her journey from accidental entrepreneur to thriving shop owner!   In the episode, she shares how her shop has evolved since opening as an antique/vintage shop in 2017. We talk about many of her challenges including moving locations, why incredible success caused her to change her product mix, and learning to put her CEO hat on and the changes that come along with that. Jeanne also shares examples of specific actions she has taken and changes she has made as a result of what she has learned from the Inner Circle masterclasses and our tight-knit community.    I loved this conversation with Jeanne and I hope you do too! It's always awesome to catch up with my Inner Circle retailers and share their successes with our podcast listeners. Did anything strike a chord for you? Anything you'll be reflecting on or changes you are going to make based on the conversation you just listened to?    Need more? Join me and our supportive community of retailers in my Retailer's Inner Circle! You'll have access to countless Masterclasses including Foot Traffic Made Simple. Not ready to join but want to purchase this stand-alone masterclass? You can purchase it on demand HERE.   Most impactful: Join the small group 6-Week Sales Accelerator course. We start April 24! More information HERE. Related podcasts we think you'll like:  Episode 55: Unscalable Conversations - A Free, Simple, and Powerful Marketing Tool Episode 75: Adding Ecommerce to Your Brick and Mortar with Special Guest Susan Bradley Episode 176: Retail Marketing for Gen Z to Boomers   About Jeanne Terrill and Junque Rescuers Junque Rescuers LLC is a well-established brick-and-mortar lifestyle boutique located in downtown Lake Jackson, Texas. With eight years of experience, the business has evolved from its roots as a vintage and vintage-inspired home decor store to become a versatile lifestyle brand. You can follow along here: Website | Instagram | Facebook    About your host, Wendy Batten In case we haven't met yet, I'm Wendy, a small business coach and founder of the Retailer's Inner Circle, where I help other independent shop owners learn how to gain the right business skillsets to see more profits, paychecks, and joy as they navigate running their retail business.  Through online classes, business coaching programs, speaking, and a top-ranked podcast, I've helped hundreds of retailers around the globe reclaim their dreams and see the success they want from their beautiful shops. My signature private coaching community, The Retailer's Inner Circle, has helped retailers around the world build their retail business skill sets and confidence.  I am proud to have been featured in several major publications, including my own business column in What Women Create magazine. I have been privileged to be a guest on top-ranked podcasts and sought-after as a guest speaker and teacher for several brands, associations, and communities that are passionate about the success of independent retailers. When I'm not coaching, you will find me either DIYing and renovating my very imperfect old crooked cottage by the sea in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Lunenburg, NS, or blogging about our travel and RVing adventures and the weird fun things we get up to in our coastal village. I'd love to invite you to check out one of my free resources for real retailers at https://wendybatten.com/free-resources/    For more support from Wendy   Retailer's Inner Circle - Join Wendy inside the best retailer's community   Free resources for shop owners    Hang out and connect with Wendy on IG    All of Wendy's programs and services for shop owners can be found HERE.  Subscribe & Review on iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I'd love you to consider it. Subscribing means you won't miss an episode! Click here to subscribe to iTunes! If you want to be more of a rockstar, I'd love it if you could leave a review over on iTunes as well.  Those reviews help other retailers find my podcast and they're also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. So grateful for you! Thank you!

Meet Ceseli, an exceptional and dedicated Yoga instructor at Sri Yoga School nestled in the serene surroundings of Lake Jackson, Texas. Ceseli's journey with yoga commenced in 2015, and from that moment, she was captivated by its transformative power. Fuelled by her profound passion, Ceseli embarked on a mission to share the gift of yoga with others. Today, as the founder of her own school, she pours her heart and soul into guiding students along their own transformative paths. Follow Ceseli below: Follow Jon & Mike below: Jon and Mike on Instagram @curiositywithjonandmike Follow Jon and Mike on Facebook @curiositywithjonandmike Subscribe to Jon and Mike's YouTube channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXt... Subscribe to Curiosity with Jon and Mike's Spotify channel to enjoy the audio version: https://open.spotify.com/show/6qCaJD2... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=... Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/curiosity-w...

I speak with Pastor Patrick Melchor about the new Calvary Chapel church plant in Lake Jackson, Texas.

I speak with Pastor Patrick Melchor about the new Calvary Chapel church plant in Lake Jackson, Texas.

Lindsey from Lake Jackson took on Jessie this morning and tried to win that $100. How did she do? Find out here.

Danielle is the founder and creator of the Breakfast Box in Lake Jackson, Texas. Danielle shares her inspiration behind The Breakfast Box and some of the menu favorites that customers enjoy. If you're in the Lake Jackson area, make sure to check them out! Follow them below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakfastboxlj IG: thebreakfastboxlj Podcast Sponsor: SigNature Touch | Use code 'JLA' for 10% your first purchase. www.oursignaturetouch.com Follow me on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jalba/ Podcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/oursocietyw...

In episode 109, Coffey talks with Kim Sawyer about the importance of leading by coaching.They discuss the true meaning of being a coach; how management mentality is different from coaching; the definition of leadership from a coaching perspective; building a coaching relationship as a leader; the skills are necessary to become a successful coach; the ROI of learning and implementing a coaching relationship; what a coaching culture looks like in the workplace; and the difference between mentoring and coaching.Good Morning, HR is brought to you by Imperative—premium background checks with fast and friendly service. For more information about our commitment to quality and excellent customer service, visit us at https://imperativeinfo.com. If you are an HRCI or SHRM-certified professional, this episode of Good Morning, HR has been pre-approved for half a recertification credit. To obtain the recertification information for this episode, visit https://goodmorninghr.com. About our Guest:Kim Sawyer has over twenty years of diverse business experience; he has started businesses, led companies, and been involved in almost every aspect of a business enterprise.Under Kim's guidance, theWealthSource® coaches and facilitates key business people, teams and enterprises to create extraordinary wealth – in all its forms. They accomplish this primarily by means of individual coaching, their Success-Group™ team coaching program and Enterprise Coaching™, their program to build a “Coaching Culture” in an organization. In addition, theWealthSource® facilitates meetings, management retreats and learning events and provides specialty training in coaching and leadership skills.Kim is also a highly sought-after professional speaker who speaks frequently to companies and industry organizations across the country.Kim's professional mission is to integrate the development of emotional, relational and business competencies to enhance bottom line performance.To achieve his mission, he has created a diverse set of proprietary tools for responding to often dauntingchallenges and changes.Kim is known for challenging and guiding people to consider new perspectives, alternate ways of thinking and innovative actions. He coaches from the larger context of the client system, integrating considerations of the team and organization and engaging team members and chain of command in the process and successful outcome of the coaching.In the first phase of his career, Kim founded, served for ten years as the C.E.O. of, and in 1998 profitably sold his company, Muscles for Hire, L.L.C., a commercial and residential specialty service provider. In 2000, Kim took that expertise in leadership, professional and business effectiveness, and entrepreneurship, and founded theWealthSource®, an executive and enterprise coaching firm.Kim holds a BBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Houston and an MS in Organizational Development from the University of Texas. He is an ICF Certified Coach and Certified Birkman Consultant. He has been published and interviewed in the Houston Chronicle and other news publications, appeared on CNN Business Radio.Kim has a keen interest in philosophy, spirituality, poetry, science, and technology. He has traveled broadly and served his country in the US Army. Kim resides in Houston, TX with his True Love, awesome young son, and two cuddly pit bulls – a wonderful family whom he loves deeply.A representative sample of Kim's clients include: Continental Airlines, JP Morgan Chase Bank, British Broadcasting Corporation, IBM; Chevron, Trans-Ocean; AET Tankers, Spectra Energy, Winstead, Sechrestand Minick Law Firm, Rice University's Jones School of Business, The City of Lake Jackson, Texas, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs – Houston and numerous regional entrepreneurs.Kim Sawyer can be reached at https://www.theWealthSource.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachkimsawyer About Mike Coffey:Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, human resources professional, licensed private investigator, and HR consultant.In 1999, he founded Imperative, a background investigations firm helping risk-averse companies make well-informed decisions about the people they involve in their business.Today, Imperative serves hundreds of businesses across the US and, through its PFC Caregiver & Household Screening brand, many more private estates, family offices, and personal service agencies.Mike has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of Excellence and has twice been named HR Professional of the Year. Additionally, Imperative has been named the Texas Association of Business' small business of the year and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association. Mike is a member of the Fort Worth chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization and volunteers with the SHRM Texas State Council.Mike maintains his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute. He is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).Mike lives in Fort Worth with his very patient wife. He practices yoga and maintains a keto diet, about both of which he will gladly tell you way more than you want to know.Learning Objectives:1.  Understand the differences between a management relationship and a coaching relationship.2.  Learn strategies and guidelines to build a coaching culture in an organization.3. Analyze the ROI of implementing a coaching culture.

Melatonin Expert, retired Airforce Col, Counter-Bioweapons researcher, Dr. Richard Neel joins us again to eplain the false claims recently published by the main stream media about Melatonin. Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD, MPH is from Lake Jackson, Texas and is a fifth generation Texan. He currently lives in Bulverde, Texas with his wife, Marisa. Dr. Neel received his Medical Degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He has a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) from Harvard University and took courses in occupational and environmental law at MIT. He completed his residency in Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base and a fellowship in Occupational Medicine at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio. Dr. Neel is Board Certified in Aerospace Medicine and served over twenty years as a Chief Flight Surgeon in the US Air Force before retiring at the rank of Colonel. During his Air Force career, he was stationed in Europe for over eight years. In addition to his flight surgeon duties, he served as the Chief of Executive Medicine for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the former Eastern Bloc countries. In this capacity, he served as the personal physician for many US Ambassadors, Flag Officers and Senior State Department personnel. He led emergency medical response teams for the NASA space shuttle emergency landing sites in Spain, Morocco and The Gambia. Dr Neel deployed numerous times in his career for combat operations throughout the Middle East and in Bosnia. His service included time as a squadron commander, expeditionary clinic commander and air transportable hospital commander. He completed flight training at Randolph Air Force Base and has over a thousand hours of flight time in fighters, tankers, transports and helicopters including more than 25 combat missions. He completed the long course in aircraft mishap investigations at USC and served as the medical board member for six full Air Force aircraft mishap investigation boards, as well as numerous interim boards. He discovered two separate design flaws in the F-16 and one in the F-4 that resulted in engineering redesigns of the jets and exonerated at least nine pilots whose mishaps had been blamed on pilot error by previous boards. He also discovered human factor issues that led to a change in air operations for Desert Storm and to write ups in several safety magazines. While stationed in England, he flew in the helicopter rescue of 32 people who were stranded on a sinking tanker 300 miles off the northern coast of Ireland. The 12 hour mission was the longest recorded air-sea rescue in history at that time and included air refueling five times in a North Atlantic hurricane. His final assignment in the Air Force was as Chief of Medical Force Protection for Headquarters Air Force Security Forces. Part of this job entailed researching countermeasures for chemical, biological and radiological weapons while serving on a global anti-terrorism team. On September 11, 2001, he led an Air Force emergency medical response team at the Pentagon. In his post- Air Force career, Dr. Neel has worked in San Antonio and the surrounding areas as a specialist in hyperbaric medicine and wound care, and as Area Medical Director for a national company of occupational and urgent care clinics. He is currently co-owner and CEO of Alsatian Care Enterprises where he continues his practice of emergency, urgent

A young Tejano superstar from Lake Jackson, Texas rises to fame but was killed by her own fan club president in 1995.

Selena Quintanilla, Queen of Tejano music, makes our little Texan hearts sing. Born in Lake Jackson, Texas in the early 1970's, little Selena became the singer of her family's band at just six years old. And once she started singing, she never stopped. She was told that she'd never make it big because Tejano fans didn't like girl singers. And boy oh boy did she prove the boys club wrong. We pair this episode with a delicious take on a margarita. Drink responsibly, y'all! Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/baddest60 and use code baddest60 for 60% off plus free shipping! Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our Patreon, check out our merch store and follow us on Instagram! Our awesome new intro music is thanks to @1touchproduction ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandi Khan is a certified Counseling Astrologer, Intuitive Medium, and Arcturian healer. She has been a featured guest on Hay House Radio with one of her mentors, James Van Praagh and is also a contributing author of the books "When Angels Speak" and "The Last Breath."  She is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Psychology and lives in Lake Jackson, Texas with her husband and four children.

Ron Paul is speaking at Anarchapulco. The Liberty Report will return on Wednesday. Please enjoy this classic speech from Daniel McAdams at Mises, Lake Jackson, in 2019.

What are the greatest threats to liberty today? Attacks on freedom of speech and expression. Watch Ron Paul's speech at the Ron Paul Institute Conference - 'Shut Up! Cancel Culture and the War on Speech' - earlier this month.

FAMILY  Season 2, Episode 020 "New Life for Old Love" audio podcast by award-winning western author Stephen Bly and his wife, Janet Chester Bly.  Recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, 1990. Sponsored by BlyBooks.com Legacy Series.   "New Life for Old Love" blog post article found here:   https://www.blybooks.com/2022/08/another-way-to-say-i-love-you/Sign Up on BlyBooks.com on blog page to receive RSS feed by email for podcast blog notices. Related blog article with podcast embed will arrive every Tuesday and Thursday. Look to the right of the LINK PAGE for “Subscribe to the Blog via Email” and “Enter your email address”. Would greatly appreciate if you a) SUBSCRIBE, b) RATE, c) REVIEW the podcast. PODCAST WEBSITE URL: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1777501FULL PODCAST INFO: https://bit.ly/3xCxckS Music by WinkingFoxMusic from Pixabay

Here we go! Our first guest is Fulham & Houston Dynamo fan Davis, as he takes us through the 5 goals he would re-watch for the rest of time. Hear about how a boy from Lake Jackson, Texas, falls in love with the Lilywhites from West London, and why the US Women's National Team means more to him than any of his other squads. This is our first one, so please forgive us for the audio being a bit spotty in places... The mic arrived in time for Episode 2!! Please like, share, and subscribe and if you're interested in being a guest on future episode, get in touch! Follow us @DIGoalsPod on Twitter, @desert.island.goals on Instagram, and follow Davis @Willmatic9428 on Twitter. Video links for Davis' Goals: 1). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvGfV6qCiOI 2). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI-uDOXzEMM 3). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f20D9HRiDE 4). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2lwKrQYjtw 5). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzlgQV-FgEY

Have you ever played in an extended campaign? Did you finish? What does it take to start and finish a wargame campaign? We are joined by Rob Wubbenhorst from Fights On! Games.Show NotesFight's On! GamesZor Con in Lake Jackson, TXSupport the show

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Alan Trafford, Senior Pastor of Covenant Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Lake Jackson, Texas, and Chairman of the EPC Fraternal Relations Committee. The two discuss what fraternal relationships are, and how a formalized relationship between the denomination and groups with the same theological basis as the EPC can serve and benefit both. In addition, Trafford describes his ministry path from England to now 24 years in Texas.

Free Transcript https://elprofepresenta.wixsite.com/elprofepresenta elprofepresenta@gmail.com The Queen of Tejano is also The Queen of the American Dream. Learn Spanish in context by learning about the life of this Latin icon. Selena was not only an accomplished singer, but she was also a fashion designer, an actress, a song writer, a business woman and a model. And, She accomplished all of it by age 23. ¿Hola, qué tal? Bienvenidos a El profe presenta: Intermediate Spanish in Context. Episodio número 2 La reina de tejano: Selena Quintanilla No te pierdas la sorpresa al final del episodio. Quédate hasta el final. Antes de empezar, la palabra del día es reina. Reina quiere decir mujer que se destaca (stands out), mujer que se destaca de las demás. En inglés reina quiere decir queen. Selena es una superestrella que murió prematuramente como Elvis Presley o Pedro Infante. Selena es un ícono de la cultura latina en Estados Unidos. Pero ¿Cuál es la pronunciación correcta, Selena o Selena? Bueno, en español la letra e siempre suena igual. Cien por ciento del tiempo se pronuncia e. Entonces, en español se pronuncia Selena. Pero como Selena es estadounidense, ella nació en Estados Unidos, sus familiares lo pronuncian Selena. En este caso la letra e se pronuncia en inglés e, Selena. Selena nació en Lake Jackson, TX el 16 de abril de 1971. Comenzó a cantar con su familia a los 6 años de edad. La banda se llamaba Selena y los Dinos. La banda cantaba en el restaurante de la familia Quintanilla. El restaurante se llamaba Papagayo's. Papagayo quiere decir parrot. Pero la familia Quintanilla tuvo que cerrar el restaurante por razones financieras. Entonces, decidieron dedicarse a la música de tiempo completo. Algunos la llaman Reina de tejano, Reina de Tex-Mex, y Reina de la cumbia. Pero ella era mucho más que eso. Selena fue cantante, compositora, mujer de negocios, diseñadora, modelo, bailarina y actriz. Y todo lo logró para la edad de 23 años. Pero su sueño más grande era cantar en inglés. Muchas personas no saben que Selena comenzó su carrera de cantante, cantando en inglés. Incluso, cuando era niña no hablaba español, pero después aprendió ha hablar español con soltura. Con soltura quiere decir que hablaba español muy bien. Selena es conocida mayormente por su música en el género tejano. La música tejana también se llama Tex-Mex. Este género usa mayormente el ritmo de polka y usa el acordeón. Este es el ritmo de polka. Y este es el acordeón. Pero dentro del género tejano también es popular el ritmo de cumbia. Este es el ritmo de cumbia. La cumbia es un ritmo para bailar. Ne sé que es más contagioso, la sonrisa de Selena o sus cumbias? Contagioso quiere decir que se transmite fácilmente. Por ejemplo, un virus es contagioso. Tengo que confesar que, para producir este episodio, escuché mucha música de Selena y cuando escuchaba una cumbia no podía evitar ponerme a bailar. No podía evitar quiere decir I couldn't help it. Estaba colgando decoraciones navideñas en la casa, un Santa Claus aquí, unas lucecitas de navidad allá, y no pude evitar, ponerme a bailar las cumbias de Selena. Te desafío, te reto, a escuchar "La carcacha" y no bailar. Cuando escuches "La carcacha" te vas a mover poco a poco hasta hacer el ridículo bailando en frente de tu familia. Bueno, al menos eso me pasa a mí. Selena ganó por primera vez "Vocalista femenina del año" en Tejano Music Awards en 1986 cuando tenía 15 años de edad. De 1987 a 1996 siguió ganando muchos galardones. Galardones quiere decir premios. En 1994, ganó un premio Grammy en la categoría de "Mejor álbum mexicanoamericano". En 1997, se produjo un film, una película, que se llama "Selena" y en 2020 Netflix produjo una serie: "Selena the Series". Si no has visto la película y la serie, te animo a verlas. Te van a gustar. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We had a blast talking with Randall Goodson! Randall is passionate about BJJ and talks us through his love for the sport. We get into growing up in Lake Jackson, TX and all of his tin foil hat theories.

Had a great time discussing local business and city government with, Gerald Roznovsky. Gerald is the Mayor of Lake Jackson, Texas. Gerald has an impressive resume that includes a 37 year career in Dow and 14+ year career in community service. In this episode we discuss the impacts COVID had on the city of Lake Jackson and also touched on various topics regarding local business.   *****************************************************************************************   Follow Jon & Mike below:   Jon and Mike on Instagram @curiositywithjonandmike  Follow Jon and Mike on Facebook @curiositywithjonandmike   Subscribe to Jon and Mike's YouTube channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXt...

We dove off into the world of Drag with the lovely, Cyn City! Cyn taught us about drag shows, drag styles, drag culture, and everything in between. Cyn performs, stars, and hosts drag shows in the Lake Jackson, Friendswood, and Houston area. If you've heard of drag, you've heard of Cyn! Follow Cyn City at the following: Facebook: Cyn Queen Instagram: cyncityhtx ***************************************************************************************** Follow Jon & Mike below: Jon and Mike on Instagram @curiositywithjonandmike Follow Jon and Mike on Facebook @curiositywithjonandmike

Nice catching up with athletic powerhouse, Lauren Smith Stroud! Lauren is an elite runner/athlete from Lake Jackson, TX. She ran in the Olympic marathon trials in 2020, holds the Guinness World Record for fastest half marathon with a pram(stroller) - with daughter Sadie Rose, and recently started to test her athleticism in obstacle course racing! Follow Lauren Smith Stroud on the following: Facebook: Lauren Smith Stroud IG: laurun123 Brazoria County Running Community Facebook: Brazoria County Running Community Jon and Mike on Instagram @curiositywithjonandmike Follow Jon and Mike on Facebook @curiositywithjonandmike

Joe Rinehart, former Mayor of Lake Jackson and current Brazosport ISD Trustee, sits down with Dorian and Jake to discuss the importance of schools for students as well as the community at large. This podcast is produced by 1820 Marketing.

You can listen to us creeping each other out as we tell ghost stories from our hometown. All these stories are from the Ghosts of America website. ghostsofamerica.com Thank you for listening! Twitter: roundherepc. Instagram: roundherepodcast Facebook: 'Round Here Podcast Email: roundherepodcast@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/round-here/message

In this episode, Dorian & Jake chat with Ariel Lara of The Warriors Refuge and Ariel Lara for Lake Jackson City Council.   She talks about her childhood, her desire to serve, how The Warriors Refuge helps vets and why she wants to be one of Lake Jackson's City Councilmembers.   Get it where ever you get your podcast Thursday or visit 1820marketing.com/podcast  

Phyllis Pena, the mom who protected her daughter from a peeping tom. You may have seen the viral video. It's gotten over 250,000 views, and I'm sure it's going to keep growing. Phyllis is from Lake Jackson in Texas, and originally from Ohio, she's been in Texas for 19 years. She's a single mom of four kiddos ranging from 12 to 19.  She has worked in industrial sales for seven years and she loves to be in the outdoors, especially making memories with her children. 

Great time chatting with our friend Bernie Celedon. Bernie host a weekly music program from his church in Lake Jackson, Texas. You can find the program by searching for the page on Facebook and Youtube - "Adoracion desde Casa". In this episode, Bernie talks about collaborating with nearby churches and local musicians to create music and share the word of God via Facebook Live. Follow Bernie below: Facebook: Adoracion desde Casa https://www.facebook.com/Adoracion-desde-Casa-104041175053002 Youtube: Adoracion En Casa: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFnFlfGgec9ubNYME7Z6QUQ/featured Follow Jon and Mike on Instagram @curiositywithjonandmike Subscribe to Jon and Mike's YouTube channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXtzl99q-pSZFgEbc_6P7A

We discuss the episode of the tv series The Dead Files that fi!med in our town, Lake Jackson, Texas. We speak only from our experience and point of view and mean no disrespect toward any of the people involved. Also, please try to ignore the annoying cat noises in the background. Thank you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/round-here/message

Join host Chester Moore in the second in a three-part series on trophy speckled trout. In this episode learn about the life cycle of trout, growth rates, migrational studies and strange harbingers of the presence of trophy trout in an area with guest Shane Bonnot. Shane is the Coastal Advocacy Director for the Coastal Conservation Association and work for years with speckled trout in the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's premier hatchery Sea Center Texas in Lake Jackson. You don't want to miss this unique view into the life of trout. Subscribe to this podcast for regular updates. Subscribe to the Higher Calling blog at www.highercalling.net by entering your email address at the subscribe prompt at the top right of the page. You can contact Chester Moore by emailing chester@chestermoore.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join host Chester Moore in the second in a three-part series on trophy speckled trout. In this episode learn about the life cycle of trout, growth rates, migrational studies and strange harbingers of the presence of trophy trout in an area with guest Shane Bonnot. Shane is the Coastal Advocacy Director for the Coastal Conservation Association and work for years with speckled trout in the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's premier hatchery Sea Center Texas in Lake Jackson. You don't want to miss this unique view into the life of trout. Subscribe to this podcast for regular updates. Subscribe to the Higher Calling blog at www.highercalling.net by entering your email address at the subscribe prompt at the top right of the page. You can contact Chester Moore by emailing chester@chestermoore.com. 

In this episode, Josh, Lindsay, and Brent discuss how schools might reopen, IMB relocating missionaries, Shanghai Disneyland, the 2020 Gerber Baby, and Hamilton. Lindsay also gives a rundown of this week's ERLC content including a piece from Jessie Sandberg on a 91-year-old's perspective on loneliness and isolation, Herbie Newell on Why International adoption is still a viable instrument in child welfare, and Josh Wester on Why Planned Parenthood doesn't fit on Mother's Day. Also in this episode, the hosts are joined by Greg Pickering for a conversation about life and ministry. About Greg Greg Pickering is Lead Pastor of Brazos Pointe Fellowship in Lake Jackson, Texas; a church he planted in 2001. He actively supports and coaches church planters through the Houston Church Planting Network and NAMB's SEND City Initiative in Seattle, Wash. He also serves as NAMB's South Texas Ambassador. Greg married his college sweetheart, Kathy. They are the parents of two adult married sons, and have three grandsons. Greg graduated from Texas A&M University with a BBA in Finance, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a MA in Religious Education. Twitter: @ghpickering ERLC Content Jessie Sandberg with A 91-year-old's perspective on loneliness and isolation Herbie Newell on Why international adoption is still a viable instrument in child welfare Josh Wester with Why Planned Parenthood doesn't fit on Mother's Day Culture Coronavirus FAQs: Do Temperature Screenings Help? Can Mosquitoes Spread It? District of Columbia extends stay at home order three plus weeks. CSU plans to cancel most in-person classes and go online in the fall Pence's press secretary tests positive for coronavirus, Trump says IMB temporarily relocates missionaries ERLC urges support for churches, non-profits Shanghai Disneyland reopens with timed entry and social distancing 2020 Gerber baby is first adopted baby chosen for campaign Google says that the majority of its employees will work from home until 2021 MLB Owners Reportedly Approve Proposal for 2020 Season; Will Be Sent to Players Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bob Iger announce 'Hamilton' is coming to Disney+ in July Lunchroom Lindsay: McMillion$ Josh: The Kennedys; Darrin Patrick's death; Ravi Zacharias; Hamilton; Conspiracy theories abound. Brent: 2020 graduates – Congrats, you get free doughnuts from Krispy Kreme! ERLC Inbox Q: As a Christian I've been discouraged in my faith a little during this season of isolation. Is there any kind resource you would recommend for me to read or watch? A: When I don't desire God, by John Piper Connect with us on Twitter @ERLC @jbwester @LeatherwoodTN @LindsNicolet Sponsors Talking Points: Abortion by Dr Lizzie Ling and Vaughan Roberts (The Good Book Company) ERLC Highlights – subscribe for curated content from the ERLC's editors delivered straight to your inbox