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		<title>And not a moment too soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And not a moment too soon: The American revolt against green energy has begun. Green energy has no place outside of off-grid systems and emergency backup for domestic home energy storage.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And not a moment too soon: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-american-revolt-against-green-energy-has-begun/ar-BB1jbhhO" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The American revolt against green energy has begun</a>.<br />
Green energy has no place outside of off-grid systems and emergency backup for domestic home energy storage.</p>
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		<title>Culture of corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Culture of corruption: First Amendment expert: Proposal from Democratic leaders &#8216;completely&#8217; exempts lawmakers from open meeting laws. Never trust a politician who wants to keep his public proceedings private.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Culture of corruption: <a href="https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/first-amendment-expert-proposal-from-democratic-leaders-completely-exempts-lawmakers-from-open-meeting-laws/article_73d459d4-ce70-11ee-8790-c78e222bc23a.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First Amendment expert: Proposal from Democratic leaders &#8216;completely&#8217; exempts lawmakers from open meeting laws</a>. Never trust a politician who wants to keep his public proceedings private.</p>
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		<title>Self-evident, in the words of the Founding Fathers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Self-evident, in the words of the Founding Fathers: Blue City Law Allowing Noncitizens to Vote Ruled Unconstitutional “We determine that this local law was enacted in violation of the New York State Constitution and Municipal Home Rule Law, and thus, &#8230; <a href="https://matthewmaynard.net/2024/02/27/self-evident-in-the-words-of-the-founding-fathers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Self-evident, in the words of the Founding Fathers: <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/22/blue-city-law-allowing-noncitizens-to-vote-ruled-unconstitutional/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Blue City Law Allowing Noncitizens to Vote Ruled Unconstitutional</a></p>
<blockquote><p>“We determine that this local law was enacted in violation of the New York State Constitution and Municipal Home Rule Law, and thus, must be declared null and void,” Paul Wooten, associate justice of the Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department in New York, wrote in the Wednesday ruling. The court’s 3-1 ruling determined that the state’s constitution clause that reads “every citizen shall be entitled to vote” only referred to U.S. citizens.</p></blockquote>
<p>Because to allow otherwise is to allow foreign influence over our elections, and therefore undermines democratic rule.</p>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not the years, it&#8217;s the mileage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not the years, it&#8217;s the mileage: Gavin Newsom: Biden’s age is an asset. This is a window shift. The focus shouldn&#8217;t be on Biden&#8217;s age, or Trump&#8217;s, but rather the state of their mental health. Clearly, Biden is worse &#8230; <a href="https://matthewmaynard.net/2024/02/26/its-not-the-years-its-the-mileage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not the years, it&#8217;s the mileage: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/25/gavin-newsom-biden-age-00143191" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Gavin Newsom: Biden’s age is an asset</a>.<br />
This is a window shift. The focus shouldn&#8217;t be on Biden&#8217;s age, or Trump&#8217;s, but rather the state of their mental health. Clearly, Biden is worse in that regard.</p>
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		<title>It&#8217;s happened to me before</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s happened to me before: Justice Alito worries about improperly removing jurors with ‘traditional religious beliefs’. I was once excluded from a jury pool based solely on the existence of a Jesus fish on my truck and my promise to &#8230; <a href="https://matthewmaynard.net/2024/02/22/its-happened-to-me-before/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s happened to me before: <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/2864597/alito-worries-about-improperly-removing-jurors-with-traditional-religious-beliefs/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Justice Alito worries about improperly removing jurors with ‘traditional religious beliefs’</a>. I was once excluded from a jury pool based solely on the existence of a Jesus fish on my truck and my promise to treat an accused child molester fairly. I met up with the prosecutor after the day was over, and he told me that basically, the defense counsel used one of their dismissal votes (I forget the legal term) against me, probably because he didn&#8217;t believe I could be fair against a child molester, given that I was Christian.</p>
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		<title>Question asked, hypothesis offered</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Question asked, hypothesis offered: Who’s really behind the Biden administration’s foreign policy? Follow-up: Who’s really behind the Biden administration’s domestic policy?]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Question asked, hypothesis offered: <a href="https://thespectator.com/book-and-art/behind-biden-administration-foreign-policy-alexander-ward/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Who’s really behind the Biden administration’s foreign policy?</a></p>
<p>Follow-up: Who’s really behind the Biden administration’s <em>domestic</em> policy?</p>
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		<title>So much for the Fourth Amendment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So much for the Fourth Amendment: CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say. Pretty soon here, I&#8217;m going to resurrect an old article from long ago where I took the text of the &#8230; <a href="https://matthewmaynard.net/2024/02/20/so-much-for-the-fourth-amendment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So much for the Fourth Amendment: <a href="https://public.substack.com/p/cia-had-foreign-allies-spy-on-trump" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say</a>. Pretty soon here, I&#8217;m going to resurrect an old article from long ago where I took the text of the Constitution and struck through the parts that no longer applied (21st amendment deleting the 18th) or had been proven useless by court ruling, executive refusal, or congressional apathy. I was shocked how much was gone, and I know that I&#8217;ll be shocked again.</p>
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		<title>They&#8217;re queueing up to blame Trump for this in about 8 months</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;re queueing up to blame Trump for this in about 8 months: Largest Covid Vaccine Study Yet Finds Links to Health Conditions. Vaccines that protect against severe illness, death and lingering long Covid symptoms from a coronavirus infection were linked &#8230; <a href="https://matthewmaynard.net/2024/02/19/theyre-queueing-up-to-blame-trump-for-this-in-about-8-months/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They&#8217;re queueing up to blame Trump for this in about 8 months: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/largest-covid-vaccine-study-yet-finds-links-to-health-conditions/ar-BB1iuvvi" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Largest Covid Vaccine Study Yet Finds Links to Health Conditions</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>Vaccines that protect against severe illness, death and lingering long Covid symptoms from a coronavirus infection were linked to small increases in neurological, blood, and heart-related conditions in the largest global vaccine safety study to date.</p>
<p>The rare events — identified early in the pandemic — included a higher risk of heart-related inflammation from mRNA shots made by Pfizer Inc., BioNTech SE, and Moderna Inc., and an increased risk of a type of blood clot in the brain after immunization with viral-vector vaccines such as the one developed by the University of Oxford and made by AstraZeneca Plc. </p>
<p>The viral-vector jabs were also tied to an increased risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a neurological disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the peripheral nervous system.</p></blockquote>
<p>Expect the severity to increase the closer he gets to the Oval Office, and decrease once he&#8217;s denied the position. The vaccine is his weakest spot, but he has an (only) adequate defense if he says he was lied to by Fauci et al. Above all else, the American people are fair, and his good intentions go a long way with that.</p>
<p>But of course, certain conspiracy theorists are now cannonballing into the toldyaso pool.</p>
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		<title>Color me skeptical</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 22:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Color me skeptical: Technology industry to combat deceptive use of AI in 2024 elections. Given the skew in political donations in the technology sector, I&#8217;ll believe in their even-handedness when I see it applied to Democrats.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Color me skeptical: <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/2024/02/16/technology-industry-to-combat-deceptive-use-of-ai-in-2024-elections/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Technology industry to combat deceptive use of AI in 2024 elections</a>. Given the <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/413428-tech-workers-political-donations-skew-overwhelmingly-democratic-report/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">skew in political donations in the technology sector</a>, I&#8217;ll believe in their even-handedness when I see it applied to Democrats.</p>
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		<title>Elephant in the room</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elephant in the room: Defiant White House says Biden won’t take cognitive test — despite damning Hur report and worried voters. Everyone knows he couldn&#8217;t pass, but that&#8217;s the reason why he isn&#8217;t given one. If he were, they&#8217;d have &#8230; <a href="https://matthewmaynard.net/2024/02/15/elephant-in-the-room/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Elephant in the room: <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/news/defiant-white-house-says-biden-wont-take-cognitive-test-despite-damning-hur-report-and-worried-voters/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Defiant White House says Biden won’t take cognitive test — despite damning Hur report and worried voters</a>. Everyone knows he couldn&#8217;t pass, but that&#8217;s the reason why he isn&#8217;t given one. If he were, they&#8217;d have to do something about it, and they&#8217;d rather have a facade they can control than one they cannot, in Kamala.</p>
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