Sunday Liberty Pole

Vol.3. No. 19; May 21, 2017 (4 pages)

Publisher: San Fernando Valley Patriots http://thepatriotsalmanac.com Editor: Karen Kenney. Contributors: Duane “Bucky” Buckley (DB), Megan/Neuro7plastic (MN), Tom Adams (TA), Kyle Kyllan (KK), Aspen Pittman (AP), Dawn Wildman (DW), Carmen Otto (CO), Tim Marshall (TM), Paul Dowling (PD), Celeste Grieg (CG), J. David Lehman (JDL), Stephen Steinlight (SS), Myrna Davis (MD), Janet Levy (JL), Lisa K (LK), Tom Zimmerman (TZ), Rohini De Silva (RDS), Carolyn Guillot (CG)

This “Liberty Pole” is one of hundreds erected in America as a place to post political news and as a symbol of the colonials’ resistance to British tyranny. Historical records indicated these poles existed across America, especially in MA, PA, NJ, NY and

George. The Sons of Liberty erected the first on May 21, 1776.

President Trump in the Oval Office

Secret Congressional meetings to Declare Trump Mentally Unfit (VIDEO 4:07) 5/6/2017 by Dave Hodges at the Common Sense Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4MdeiYQfro

Democrat Representative Calls for Using 25th Amendment: 2/21/2017 by Leah Barkoukis at Town

Hall: The ink on the inauguration is barely dry. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/02/21/democratic-rep-floats-idea-of-using-25th-amendment-to-remove-trump-from-office-n2288591

Trump and the 25 th : Crazy

Al Franken Leaks Secret Plan to Impeach Trump (VIDEO 5:03) 2/21/2017 at the next News Network: Democrats seek to relieve Trump without impeachment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-0Dy_2GYNM

Democrats and the 25th Amendment: Crazy way to "Impeach" Trump: 2/20/2017 by Adelle Nazarian http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/20/democrats-question-president-trumps-mental-health/

Trump: Deposed not Impeached with the 25th: 1/25/2017 by Heather Digby Parton at Salon http://www.salon.com/2017/01/25/dont-look-now-its-president-pence-donald-

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The Democrats Trump Escape Clause: the 25th Amendment: 8/3/2016 by Ben Brenkert at The Hill http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/290204-better-brush-up-on-the-25th-amendment-if-trump-wins

National:

Grading Trump, Week 17: 5/19/2017 by Ben Shapiro at the Daily Wire: Pass or Fail? http://www.dailywire.com/news/16666/grading-trump-week-17-ben-shapiro?utm_source=shapironewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=051817-news-title&utm_campaign=two

Who Will Stand for Civil Liberties? (News/Commentary): 5/19/2017 by Alan M. Dershowitz at Gatestone Institute: Does "Personality Politics" Trump Freedom under the Rule of Law? Maybe. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10386/who-will-stand-up-for-civil-liberties

An Open Letter to President Trump (Commentary):5/18/2017 by Ben Shapiro at the Daily Wire http://www.dailywire.com/news/16626/open-letter-president-trump-ben-shapiro?

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Women's College admits Transgenders: Oops. Funding drops. 5/19/2017 by Amanda Prestigiacomo at the Daily Wire http://www.dailywire.com/news/16671/california-school-becomes-first-all-female-college-amanda-prestigiacomo

Just a Thought: Brain Busters

Alzheimer's disease: New Link to Cognitive Decline: 5/4/2017 at Psych Congress Network: Artificial sweeteners linked to higher risk of dementia. http://www.psychcongress.com/article/researchers-pinpoint-new-mechanism-linked-cognitive-decline

Far-Reaching Effects of Insomnia on Mental Health:

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5/6/2017 at Psych Congress Network: Catch your winks and your brain smiles. http://www.psychcongress.com/article/far-reaching-effects-insomnia-mental-health

Out of Shape in Midlife may Increase Risk of Dementia Decades Later: 2/15/2016 at Psych Congress Network: Fitness matters in body and mind. http://www.psychcongress.com/article/out-shape-middle-age-may-mean-smaller-brain-later

Highlight Reels:

Trump Supporters Tossed from Maxine Waters Town Hall (5:29): 5/13/2017 by Grindall61 on You Tube: Bigotry and censorship on parade. Is this in America? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AnyFkwVJcY

How to Impeach a President (VIDEO 4:13): 5/16/2017 from The Guardian: Advice and US political history aimed at Trump from across The Pond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH2Gu8aMB8A

Trump Train vs. Crazy Train (VIDEO 27:01): 4/2/2017 published by JoeDanMedia at Intellectual Froglegs; long compilation of chaos, PC, Putin-Trump, CNN Fake News--weird and funny satire. (TA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glvfN4oK1Eg&t=25s

"Duty to Warn" on MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Show (VIDEO 6:29):2/22/2017 by John Gartner 2010: Trump is "paranoid psychopathic narcissistic" Frankenstein. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzXq9v3T_Lo

Spotlight: IRS—Open Sesame!

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Time for IRS Officials' Testimony to be Public: 5/16/2017 by the Editorial Board, LA Daily News via columnist Susan Shelley. http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20170516/make-irs-officials-testimony-public

IRS Scandal: "We need to know what Happened."--Jenny Beth Martin (VIDEO 3:26): 5/19/2017 at Tea Party Patriots site via Fox News http://www.teapartypatriots.org/news/jenny-beth-martin-on-irs-targeting-scandal-we-need-to-know-what-happened/?mid=9262&id=T15PJczNZKTVxYPTH1

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New! Sunday Liberty Pole archives. Readers’ choice: a DOCX or PDF version of previous editions at http://thenewpatriotguards.com/index2.htm

Web Sites of Interest:

Follow the Real Money:

Dark Money Watch: http://darkmoneywatch.org/

Map Light: http://maplight.org/

Open Secrets: http://www.opensecrets.org/

In Case You Missed It:

Trump's Tax Reforms: Growth or Cronyism? You decide. 4/28/2017 by Paul Caron at Tax Prof Blog: Resources galore on Trump’s tax cuts; the WH Fact Sheet is a must. http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2017/04/tax-policy-in-the-trump-administration-2.html

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California/Los Angeles:

Eber: Memories of San Francisco (News/Commentary): 5/16/2017 by Stephen Frank at California Political Review: SF left its heart in Socialism. Oh. http://www.capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/eber-memories-of-san-francisco/

 Bay Area Firms paying Employees to Protest Trump: 5/14/2017 by Drew Gregory Lunch at California Political Review: Guess corporate paid "days of action" is a thangy in San Francisco--so much for "grassroots." http://www.capoliticalreview.com/top-stories/bay-area-companies-paying-employees-to-protest-trump/

CA Political Scams: Voters Beware in the Golden State: 5/16/2017 by George Runner in the Flash Report http://www.flashreport.org/blog/2017/05/16/political-scams-are-the-norm-in-california/

CA Pension Shell Game plays "Kick the Can" under Brown

(Commentary) by Steven Greenhut at California Policy Center http://californiapolicycenter.org/forget-fiscal-responsibility-jerry-brown-embraces-pension-shell-game/

 California/Los Angeles (continued):

  Guess only "Freeloaders" pay the Bills in CA: 5/16/2017 by Kira Davis at Red State http://www.redstate.com/kiradavis/2017/05/16/gov.-jerry-brown-calls-california-taxpayers-freeloaders/

Proposed $6B Pension Payment: Another Brown Bad Investment: 5/16/2017 by David Kersten at Fox & Hounds via the Flash Report http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2017/05/gov-browns-proposed-6-billion-pension-payment-bad-investment/

Some L.A. Voters get mysterious Letter Shaming their Voting History: 5/16/2017 by Christine Mai-Duc "Contact Reporter" at the Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-voter-shaming-mailer-20170516-htmlstory.html

CA: Tax Increases Bow under Tax-and-Spend Policies: 5/12/2017 by John Seiler at Fox & Hounds: Follow the money, the waste, the fraud... http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2017/05/may-revise-tax-increases-consequences/

AB 359: Bill Will Hamstring CA Prosecutors: 5/12/2017 by Michele Hanisee at Fox & Hounds http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2017/

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Pseudo Science: Trump MadnessTrump has "dangerous mental illness", psychiatrists at Yale conference warn (VIDEO 5:44) 4/21/2017 at News247: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJoCI6EKZ08

At the Hearth:

The Death of Facts: The Left is Suffocating Free Speech (News/Commentary): 5/3/2017 by Douglas Murray at Gatestone Institute https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10300/death-of-facts

Border Security and Immigration made Simple (News/Commentary): 5/16/2017 by Clifford D. May at the Washington Times: Let market forces prevail http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/16/border-security-and-immigration-are-simple/

Terrorists are Not "Snowflakes" (News/Commentary): 4/27/2017 by Simon Cottee at Foreign Policy: So terrorists melt "Snowflakes." Surprise. http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/27/terrorists-are-not-snowflakes/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Flashpoints%204-28&utm_term=Flashpoints

The Danger of American Fascism: 4/9/1944 by Henry A. Wallace in the New York Times; found in New Deal Network http://newdeal.feri.org/wallace/haw23.htm

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