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The protect everyone else Bill

https://www.congress.gov/amendment/118th-congress/senate-amendment/1386/text https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr3237/text https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/emergency_national_security_supplemental_section-by-section.pdf Maybe people should actually read the Bill… $118 billion in total, with $48 billion to aid Ukraine during its war against Russia and nearly $16 billion to aid Israel during its conflict with Hamas...Read More

Sorry

Sorry, but if you are talking about me, I don’t read the campaign materials put out by Foxx and Edwards. Can’t help you there. Read a couple when they first started and didn’t learn anything so I...Read More

Reports

The one that optionaires everyone else’s opinion and calls it misinformation or disinformation or its not true-could you give us an opinion on the Foxx Report or the Edwards Report and tell us your opinion as to...Read More

What’s on first, Who’s on second!

A major political party asked for significant immigration reform & a bi-partisn Senate committee developed just a such a bill, the most well reasoned and comprehensive in several decades! Then an unnamed individual expressed his displeasure with...Read More

Destruction

Unfortunately, at least locally, there not have been any consequences or costs, with or without interest, for destroying the lives of others or for limiting the opportunities available to others with lies or other shady or hidden...Read More

Destroy

When you destroy someone’s life with lies take it as a loan. It will come back to you with interest....Read More

Bureaucrats

It is absurd to allow politicians to vote on term limits! Put it on ballot and let the voters decide. It will pass the first election cycle! We’re tired of being ruled by corrupt bureaucrats....Read More

Controlled Analysis with Context

I have working memory of 12 administrations, 12 presidents, six Democrats, six Republicans. All of them flew around in jets that were “all right for them.” All of them made decisions about the environment, the economy and...Read More

Helping the Community Immediately

I would suggest we all be careful and informed about which ones we vote out and which ones we vote in to replace them, particularly locally, the place where our votes mean the most. Voting them all...Read More

Control Burn

With this administration wanting to Go Green how is this Controlled burning allowed. Don’t they know this is hurting this administrations environment like the jets they fly around in. It’s alright for them....Read More

Focus With Purpose

Instead of focusing on two old men and when they were in the White House, how about here in a local forum we focus on what we’re doing to help or harm our community and do something...Read More

Focus

Instead of focusing on a man who left the White House, focus on the one who is in it! He’s the one wrecking America!...Read More

Re: truth in labeling

Looking objectively at the forum: You can’t post pics or images on here, if you could, I would have simply posted pictures of the food products ingredients list. Since you can’t post pics on here, I posted...Read More

Listening

For those who don’t want Alexa listening in on your conversations they ‘re making a male version… its doesn’t listen to anything....Read More

seems

seems to me moneys not the answer, we spend all this an still not many smiles on the faces . boarder! lots coming in give them a chance to help make America great as it is .pay...Read More

Truth in Labeling

As I said in my first post on this topic, I’m not defending “big pharma” or processed food, I stay away from both. I read my labels. Many of the ingredients in processed food in our country...Read More

Wasting life away

Spending 5-10 minutes reading online and maybe the same amount of time typing online, my life is wasted. The other 23 hrs and 50 minutes in my day doesn’t count lol. Interesting....Read More

billions

billons spent on this election. do your math. on a office pays much much less . now find out why they give easy math. kick backs tax breaks .the deck is staked my friend...Read More

Will America listen??

Some progress to protecting minors. Will America follow suit, I doubt it. They will probably double down. Why? Too much profit to be made? Pure evil! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13188209/Children-puberty-blockers-NHS-ruling-drugs-England.html This is a step in the right direction....Read More

Information

Everyone needs information to be aware of certain things. I never knew about Monsanto until a person recommended the movie Consumed to me years ago. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3760966/?ref_=m_tt_urv It was up to me to take that information and learn...Read More

Labels

Ingredients in food in America are poison. Those ingredients are unnecessary to making the food as proven by the ingredients in the same product in the UK, as one example. That’s the point of the post. How...Read More

Being Careful

Much of the information that blogger posts is misleading, it is presented to mislead and make a buck doing so. Personally, I’m not in any way jealous of anyone who is paid to write. I have made...Read More

Re: Yes, be very careful

One question: Is the information the blogger posted false? You say alot of words, but are you refuting the REAL point of the information given? Or just saying a bunch of word salad? Was there any false...Read More

Objective

A valid opinions is good because it is objective, capturing. reality to the optimal extent possible. Negative opinions are more impactful in changing attitudes ,but they aren’t necessarily more valid. Individuals should evaluate another person’s opinion on...Read More

Some More Things

People who are “traversing past this point” are not agreeing to much of anything. They just seem to understand that they will likely read silliness posted by people who think being “offended” has anything to do with...Read More

Yes, Be Very Careful!

The blogger in question isn’t YOUR point. MY point is that you are getting your information from, your source of information is, the blogger in question. And now my point is that you just said you don’t...Read More

Be careful?

“She (the blogger linked in a recent post) is well known for exploiting the scientific ignorance and fear of her followers to sell her services, blog and books, as well as products containing the very things she...Read More

Some Things

There are probably somethings in here that you may find offensive by traversing past this point. You are giving your agreement that you understand and willing to risk being offended by something’s you read....Read More

Real News

When you can tell the difference in real news …it does exist… and the fake stuff by the people in the disinformation, meme and bad joke biz, you are not in danger of having to watch people...Read More

News

If liars pants really did catch on fire, watching the news would be a lot more fun…...Read More

Be Careful Out There, Folks

Look, I’m not going to defend big pharma or processed food, I stay away from both. But watch out whose money-making band wagon you jump on when avoiding either. She (the blogger linked in a recent post)...Read More

PS GRAS

This should make people ask…why? Big pharma and corporations profit, period! https://foodbabe.com/food-in-america-compared-to-the-u-k-why-is-it-so-different/...Read More

As you’re distracted…

Things people should really be concerned about!! “Once declared GRAS, an ingredient can bypass the FDA’s pre-market review process, allowing chemicals to be used in food, even if the FDA has never determined they are safe.” “The...Read More

Selected

Like so many of our leaders. And honestly, with big tech and with election fraud these days, we don’t know how many leaders all around the world have been selected for us and weren’t actually voted in....Read More

Educate

Do not educate your child to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so when they grow up, they’ll know the Value of things, not the price....Read More

Blame Game

A guy builds a wall to keep people out…then another guy took it down and blames the first guy because people are coming in. It’s Just another Blame Game My opinion is that there is too much...Read More

Youth League Sports

I dare say most parents who have children who participate in youth league sports don’t have any illusions they will be contenders for professional sports. It’s been many years since my children participated, but in sports as...Read More

Propaganda, Disinformation and Anonymity

I think the demeaning presentation in many posts are the result of or are taking advantage of the anonymity this kind of forum or much social media requires or allows. Some posts seem designed to upset readers...Read More

Youth League Sports Can Be PART Of Education

It’s a story as old as time. Parents couldn’t make it any further than high school sports, what makes them think that their genetic offspring can do any better than they did in professional sports world? Grow...Read More

YOUTH LEAGUE SNOWFLAKES

STOP HIDING! If you feel this way call a parent meeting, address the issue with parks and recreation. STOP being a keyboard warrior and actually address your issues…. oh wait…. you know your wrong because you have...Read More

truthful yet kind

I personally don’t want to come across as demeaning anyone when I post on here.I try to state my opinion in a way as to be accurate and gracious .Some people really don’t fully understand what they...Read More

Attitudes

Unfortunately, a lot of people with bad attitudes have been “going somewhere” uninhibited for a very long time....Read More

Fully Understanding

Personally, I am sad when some on the opinion page or anywhere else do not understand and then think others are making fools of themselves....Read More

Wise To The Game

Anyone who thinks anyone was “triggered” by their post either needs to have a better understanding of that that word actually means or has just outed themselves as a disinformer. The latter would be consistent with the...Read More

Silenced?

We have always lived in a country where many are silenced so that the status quo and who runs it can continue to prevail. Now we are living in a time and place when people who think...Read More

Offended

On my 9-0 post, I almost only put that to see what the constantly triggered one in here would say. I knew it would be a book of how offended and triggered they were, and how “stupid”...Read More

Youth League Sports Can Be PART of Education

Seeing adults fighting over what to “prioritize” in the lives of children “is (also) like a train wreck you can’t look away from.” For me it’s disturbing to read and listen to adults who think any of...Read More

divided

divided we stand wow . even the churches can’t get along . cant u see the writing on on the wall ....Read More

Check Engine Light

When I saw the State Of The Union Address he reminded me of an automobile that the Check Engine Light came on that tells you something is wrong and needs to be taken in for a major...Read More

Magger’s

Well let’s add James Lankford to the rino list, he told the truth about the immigration bill. When Biden was speaking on the bill, you could read Lankfords lips, saying that’s the truth! That was marvelous!! The...Read More

Offended

We are living in an age when the intelligent are being silenced so that the Stupid won’t be offended.....Read More

Commissioners/small business

Come on Yancey commission. First you drop the ball on the new Farmers Market location and now the Toe River Arts gallery and offices. These two organizations represent over 200 locally owned small businesses. Please revisit your...Read More

Youth League Parents

Seeing the parents of said “stacked” youth league team come on here and defend themselves is like a train wreck you can’t look away from. It’s painful to watch adults prioritize sports over education. It’s a tale...Read More

Problem Solving and Common Sense

No one sounds aggressive other than the posts that are making assumptions about things being “wrong”. I’ve seen several supporting their kids, not making excuses or pushing other parents to follow suit with their beliefs. So I...Read More

Problem Solving and Common Sense

Ending with “Next.” was sarcastic. Period. Full stop. If you think so or not, it was. No one is being “sensitive” when they question, accurately, the way some of these posters proceed. I repeat: Who thinks they...Read More

Problem Solving?

I don’t see anything they said as sarcasm. Sounded to me like they were explaining practice times and that it wasn’t forced. Saying they clearly knew nothing I suppose because if they did they would know fundamentals...Read More

Disagreeing and Problem Solving

Who thinks they are engaging productively by insulting someone by saying they “know nothing clearly” while calling them “friend”? Why does anyone think “It appears you don’t have a child that plays because they go through the...Read More

Youth League Practice response

Why get on here when you know nothing clearly? It’s not a mandatory 2 hr practice, friend. It’s an hour but because some if not most the kids like it so much they want to stay and...Read More

Youth League practices

2 hour basketball practices twice a week for 7 year olds? Really? How about get the kids these ages in a gym and teach them ALL the fundamentals. Then put pennies on them and draw for teams....Read More

Spoiled, privileged, and insulting

You and every American should be extremely thankful for our freedoms in this country. People who think our system is one to be flippant about should go spend a year in a communist country. People also shouldn’t...Read More

“Stacked” Youth League Basketball

My son is also on this “stacked” youth league basketball team. This is his first year playing basketball-aside from the instructional year they have when they are younger. My son shows up to his 2 weekly 2...Read More

No Thanks Needed!

As someone who never has voted for, never will vote for the former President and who gets annoyed with the fixation on him …and fixation on the current President… by those both fer’ and agin’, a common...Read More

Youth Sports and Integrity

I don’t have a dog in the youth sports fight here and now. And I stopped going to youth sports games here a long time ago because of adults who thought things like “life lessons for those...Read More

Youth League

Amen. Good life lessons for those young players. Maybe they will be the ones that actually work for a living and not rely on the government or taxpayers....Read More

Youth Basketball

So my son is on this apparent “stacked” youth league team. At first I wasn’t going to comment about the previously upset opinion that I saw but to justify the hard work of the kids on this...Read More

Stacking Youth League Teams

The effect of stacking youth league teams with all travel ball players: This is a reminder that youth league sports were created for children to have FUN. Losing to a team of stacked travel ball players by...Read More

Cable Service

Congrats to French Broad for its timely install of optic fiber cable to our casa & its performance has been outstanding. Called Zito to cancel service & was told they’d install optic fiber to keep me as...Read More

love

love is the key to life an sprit ,without love for every one u cant tell me u love Christ ok god bless every one, ones coming over border, for a better life . god will bless...Read More

same

Zito great here as well, iv not had to call one time yet ....Read More

Zito

Must have a lot of trouble at Walmart Parking lot because they are parked there lot .I think the first one that wrote about Zito is correct. Obviously everyone don’t get stelar service. Shopping at Walmart could...Read More

Zito

Have very little trouble with Zito, much better than when Country Cable as far as internet staying on. We are on lowest speed in South Toe area  of Yancey County and have little to no trouble. The...Read More

No Confusion About Argument Here!

It’s not at all hilarious that people can’t understand or try to confuse others by constantly by assuming those disagreeing with them make assumptions or accusations about “arguments” meaning one thing. I know what you mean when...Read More

Convincing

Unfortunately a lot of people who are narcissists are also trolls or the victims of disinformation calling everyone who disagrees with them narcissists. Or they aren’t necessarily narcissists, but trolls using name calling as a weapon to...Read More

Confused about argument

It’s quite hilarious that people think argument means one thing. In the context of the dialogue on here, you keep saying people want to “argue”, but that is not what I mean when I say people on...Read More

Types

1-Peoples who makes things happen. 2-people Who watch things happen.3-People who don’t know what happened. There are very few who make things happen, the many more who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority who have no...Read More

cabin fever

been out all winter, big dose politics happing, mud slinging . leading others astray. i can read an i no most truth but its only opinions, here . i go to the poles cant be pledged to...Read More

Convince

Narcissists are just the PR agents for themself so they can be burning in the depths of Hell but can convince the world that it was only a small fire....Read More