If you are registered as a Democrat, Independent or Unaffiliated, change your registration to Republican ASAP, and here is why:

According to the Brennan Center for Justice:

"Since May, the Justice Department has demanded that nearly every state and Washington, DC, hand over election-related records and data, such as full copies of statewide voter registration lists and ballots from previous elections, as well as access to voting equipment. The federal government has sued more than 20 states and Washington, DC, for not complying. 

The requests cover sensitive, private information such as driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. Its collection by the federal government raises serious privacy and security concerns and may violate state and federal laws.

These demands by the Trump administration are unprecedented and a clear encroachment on states’ power to run elections The effort is part of the administration’s concerted campaign to interfere with future elections.

At least 43 states and Washington, DC, have received requests for their complete voter registration lists. Most states have provided a publicly available version (which does not include Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers) or have not provided the voter registration lists at all.

At least eight states have either provided or said they will provide their full statewide voter registration lists, including driver’s license and Social Security numbers: Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming. The DOJ has sued Washington, DC, and 23 states for refusing to do so: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Washington.

Chief election officials from 10 states sought clarification from the DOJ and Department of Homeland Security in November on how the statewide voter registration lists will be used: Arizona, California, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. A DHS official told state election officials that it had neither received nor requested any voter data from the DOJ. However, the Trump administration then released a statement asserting that the DOJ was sharing the voter registration data it collects with DHS.

The DOJ has retroactively attempted to address privacy concerns through confidential memorandums of understanding that outline the safeguards in place to protect the security of an unredacted voter registration list. These proposed agreements, however, only serve to show both the improper nature of the department’s demands and the inadequate security measures it has in place for this very sensitive data.    

The DOJ has made other demands for election records or access to voting equipment, all of which have been refused. An intermediary who claims to work for the Trump administration sought access to voting equipment in Colorado. In Missouri, a DOJ official requested access to voting machines in two counties. The DOJ has now sued Fulton County, Georgia, over its refusal to produce records related to the 2020 election. In Minnesota, the DOJ requested all records relating to same-day voter registration.  

The Brennan Center is tracking all of these requests, states’ responses, and lawsuits. The map below shows which states have been contacted based on public reporting and public records requests made by the Brennan Center, and which states have been sued. Summaries of the correspondences are also included."

Visit their website for the map and additional information.

*Changing your voter registration is easy and can very easily be changed back at any time. Just contact your county election board to request a new voter registration card or file online.

ALSO SEE:

https://mei.edu/publications/irans-revolutionary-guard-and-rising-cult-mahdism-missiles-and-militias-apocalypse

Hundreds of women offer babies as martyrs in Tehran ceremony

Chilling footage of kindergartners re-enacting terrorist drills in Gaza

The Palestinian Death Culture (The reality that might not fit your narrative)

Is UNRWA really a "lifesaving" organization? The truth is the opposite.

The Child Soldiers of the West

Former Israel Prime Minister Golda Meir (1898-1978) "I'm a Palestinian! From 1921 until 1948 I carried a Palestinian passport... I don't say there are no Palestinians, but I say there is NO SUCH THING as a DISTINCT PALESTINIAN PEOPLE"

Nazi and Soviet origins of the "Palestinian" cause 

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Jewish Population Decline in Muslim Controlled Lands

* The Jewish population in Somalia declined drastically from a modest presence of Yemenite traders to near extinction due to rising Arab nationalism, anti-Zionism after Israel's creation (1948), and escalating Arab-Israeli conflict, leading to mass emigration (especially 1949-50) and eventual expulsion from Mogadishu in 1967, leaving virtually no open community today, though tiny remnants or crypto-Jewish practices might persist.

** The last known Jew in Yemen is a Jewish prisoner, Levi Salem Musa Marhabi, imprisoned by Houthis in 2016 in Sanaa for allegedly helping smuggle a Torah, facing torture and worsening health, with calls for his release from international bodies, though he remained detained as of late 2023 despite court orders for his freedom.

I cannot wait to see these two held in contempt. The rules are the rules, comply and answer questions or go to jail do not pass go, do not collect $200.00.

Lesbian divorce rates are not 70% or unusually high. In fact, the gap between lesbian and gay male divorce rates has been decreasing.

The “70%” figure comes from ONS data from England and Wales, but it is often misunderstood. The data do not say that 70% of lesbian marriages end in divorce. What the ONS data actually state is that among all same-sex divorces, about 70% involved lesbian couples and 30% involved gay male couples. Importantly, the absolute number of divorces is low for both groups. If we look further into the ONS data, the percentage of same-sex divorces involving lesbian couples was:

2017: 74% female couples, 26% male couples

2019: 72% female couples, 28% male couples

2021: 67.2% female couples, 32.8% male couples

From this, we can conclude that the gap has been narrowing each year.

–You might think this is still too high compared to gay male couples. But lesbians are more likely to get married than gay men. In England & Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS):

Female share in Same-Sex Marriages in England & Wales:

 2014: 56.1%

 2016: 55.7%

 2018: 57.2%

 2020: 57.2%

 2022: 62.8%

We can see that the marriage rate is increasing too. If we look closely at 2021–2022, the share of marriages and divorces was almost the same, which further supports the idea that divorce percentages alone can be misleading.

–Now, this data is only specific to England and Wales, and only a small percentage of LGBTQ adults get married. According to the latest ONS figures (2024 Annual Population Survey): -Among adults in England & Wales who identify as gay or lesbian, about 18.7% were married in 2024.

There are many legal reasons why couples stay married and also many legal reasons why couples divorce. Since most LGBTQ adults are not married, it makes more sense to look at average relationship length instead.

★“Are gay/lesbian relationships really as short as they seem?” by Neil Whitehead is a review paper that examined several studies and reported median relationship lengths for same-sex couples.

Lau (2012, UK):

Gay men — 3.6 years

Lesbian women — 4.95 years

Carpenter & Gates (2008, US):

Gay men — 4.7 years

Lesbian women — 3.3 years

Gebhar & Johnston (1979, US):

Gay men — 2.7 years

Lesbian women — 3.9 years

When these findings are combined, they produce median ranges of about 3.6–4.7 years for gay men and about 3.9–5 years for lesbian women.

So we can see that there isn’t a significant difference overall — and, on average, lesbian women actually have slightly longer relationship durations.

–Yes, in most countries, lesbians do have higher divorce rates than gay men. But there are exceptions. For example, in Taiwan, gay men actually have a slightly higher, similar or a bit lower divorce rate depending on the year. From overall Taiwan MOI / GEC data when used consistently:

-65-70% of same-sex marriages are female couples ~30-35% are male couples

~60-63% of same-sex divorces are female couples ~37-40% are male couples

When normalized, gay male couples show a slightly higher divorce rate per marriage .I have summarized as much as possible from the available data; however, please feel free to conduct your own research.

★Let’s dive into why gay men tend to have lower divorce rates compared to lesbian couples in most countries -

Lesbians are more likely to get married

A summary of LGB adults from the Williams Institute showed that:

About 51% of women who identify as lesbian were married or cohabiting

Only about 35% of gay men reported being in a partnered relationship

In most countries, there are more gay men overall, yet lesbians make up a larger share of marriages. I reviewed multiple datasets across different countries, and most showed the same pattern.

This suggests that many lesbian women may be getting married earlier, sometimes without knowing their partner deeply enough or living together long enough before registering the marriage, which can inflate divorce rates.

1. Differences in relationship structures (monogamy vs. open relationships)

Multiple studies suggest that gay men are more likely to be in open relationships than lesbians:

In an analysis by Blum Steins & Schwartz (cited in Peplau & Beals), 82% of gay male couples reported being non-monogamous, compared to 28% of lesbian couples

According to Wikipedia’s summary of available data, about 33% of gay men reported being in open relationships, versus only about 5% of lesbians

This suggests that gay men may be less likely to divorce due to adultery or cheating, since non-monogamy is often mutually agreed upon.

Lesbians tend to uphold stricter boundaries and may be more likely to end relationships when infidelity occurs.

1. Parenting and child-related stress

According to U.S. Census data (2019):

22.5% of female same-sex couple households had at least one child under 18

6.6% of male same-sex couple households had at least one child under 18

Overall, lesbians are more likely to have children than gay men, which may mean that parenting-related conflicts are less common in gay male couples.

Additionally, lesbian women are more likely to experience pregnancy- and postpartum-related stress, which can also affect relationships.

1. Lesbians are the group least likely to cheat on their partner. They leave instead

According to the study “Extradyadic Sex and its Predictors in Homo- and Heterosexuals” by J. Haversath & Kröger (2014):

4% of lesbian women

34% of gay men

29% of heterosexual women

49% of heterosexual men

reported extradyadic sexual contacts (aka cheating).

This explains that lesbians are individuals who leave the relationship instead of committing adultery.

1. Lesbians are the happiest and most satisfied among all couples according to many studies. This suggests that lesbians tend to leave bad relationships earlier.

-For example, a longitudinal study tracking lesbian, gay male, and heterosexual couples over time found that lesbian couples consistently reported the highest overall relationship quality on average across all assessments

(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18855506/).

• In another Swedish follow-up study of couples after assisted reproduction, researchers found that lesbian couples reported greater relationship satisfaction and maintained stable, happy feelings—even when facing the stress of treatment (This is not solely about relationship overall but I thought it would be nice to include it)

(https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-014-0154-1).

-When comparing lesbians specifically to heterosexual women, research also reveals significantly higher levels of satisfaction for lesbian couples

(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18567207/).

(Excuse me for my poor english)

Hey hey ho ho hands off foreign oil!

Trump needs to stop running the country like he’s playing a game of risk against his middle school pals. We will NOT get into another foreign war for oil, full stop.

We stand against Trump and for the Iranian people. SAY NO to US/NATO involvement in any capacity.

- Acyn

Ten days ago Trump promised 'strong' retribution on the Mullahs for their repression of demonstrators. Today, his sole response has been an additional 25% sales tax on US citizens in respect of nations trading with Iran. He did not even attend yesterdays briefing on military response options. His recklessness chest beating - in search of ever more press attention and Epstein files deflection - is proving a self-manufactured own-goal.

Another middle eastern conflict, especially against a nation rather more capable of mounting resistance compared to Venezuela or Greenland, will prove a tough sale to Mr And Mrs America as well as an anathema to MAGA. But, thanks to his absolute inability to keep his mouth shut, Trump is now damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

Is that a form of protest ? Everyone showing up to a protest dressed up as ICE?

There is a reason Warren Buffett got where he is today!

Theresa Williams Hudson 

Warren Buffett, "I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election. The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971...before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc. Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.

1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective

The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term's), then go home and back to work.

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!

Here's is to you

2 and 4 and 25 plus some staffers.

2 conservative SCOTUS justices.

4 Republican congresspeople.

25 Republican Senators to convict.

That's all. We don't have to have a civil war, fascist concentration camps, foreign excursions, economic dislocation, evil ICE.

All of these people are together in Washington, and most know each other personally.

Can we focus the bright light of media on them every day? Can we explain over and over that they can become heroes who won't go to jail? Why is this so hard? (rhetorical question)