Sunday, November 24, 2024

Bears Repeating

 The local press completely ignored Chris Barrett's speech at the October 2024 Board meeting. It didn't fit the narrative they are spreading in our community.

 

Saturday, November 23, 2024

There's truth and then there's the narrative

David Rice and I speak about the narrative the local media seeks to spread about what is happening at the Christian County Library.


Springfield Daily Citizen's Narrative Journalism by David Rice

Does Susan Wade meet a fair journalistic standard or has her efforts reached a new standard in fake news?

Read on Substack

Friday, November 22, 2024

Misreading the Room

 

By Gretchen Garrity

"This vote is a conscience vote." -- Rep. Justin Sparks

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Rep. Justin Sparks

 

The Republican political establishment in Jefferson City and beyond is once again finding out true power resides with the People.

When establishment GOP leaders attempted to steal the will of the people at the state GOP convention in May 2024, their dirty work was overturned at the National Convention in Milwaukee in July. If Missouri GOP party leaders, and their financial backers think the People are going away they have sadly misread the room.

The underbelly of politics in Jefferson City is being systematically exposed, and a rising tide of resolve among the people is emerging. It has been for some time, but those in power refuse to acknowledge it. The foolish and premature crowning of fake Republican Jon Patterson as Speaker of the Missouri House is indicative of the hubris of the establishment and its backers.

Tip for our representatives: Money can't buy you voters' love.

To learn about fake Republican Jon Patterson, here are a couple sources to catch up your friends and family: 

Missouri RINOs Hold Secret Meeting to Conceive Plan for Placing RINO in Speakership (It's how the establishment operates to thwart the people)

The Case Against Jon Patterson for Speaker of the Missouri House in 2025 (gives lots of good info on the fake Republican Jon Patterson's actions)

It's guys like Patterson (and Cindy O'Laughlin and Mary Elizabeth Coleman and insert your local whipped rep here) who betray the principles and platform of Republicans to curry favor, gain power and influence, enrich their coffers, and so on.

And don't for a moment think your local GOP organizations aren't in on it. They hate that name 'RINO,' but many central committee members are the tag-alongs and sycophants of the state party establishment. They talk but they don't deliver.

Here's a roundup of interviews with Rep. Sparks. The latest one with Missouri Freedom Principle is first:

 

Missouri Liberty Radio (Lots of info), and The Reckoning below:

 


 

Justin Spark's original announcement of his bid for House Speaker HERE.

HOW THEY ROLL

And just to let you know how they roll in Missouri, at the recent fake caucus at the Missouri Farm Bureau plantation, supporters of Rep. Sparks were not allowed to stand up and speak in his favor. 

Sparks exposed how the HRCC (House Republican Campaign Committee) raises funds by a pay-to-play scheme that targets freshmen representatives almost as soon as they are elected. They deny it, but at least seven current or former state representatives have responded in the affirmative to queries regarding the solicitation for thousands of dollars in donations for the HRCC. Do you suppose anything was promised to those who ponied up the funds?

Read HERE.

And more about the system of how your elected representatives are rated by groups that purport to care about conservative values. Apparently your representatives are rated on as little as five of the votes they take in any session. They are alerted to which votes they will be rated on, it is said. As long as they vote conservative on those votes, they get top rating as a conservative.

Clever, eh? Now you know why your "conservative" representative and his/her colleagues never seem to make headway with conservative legislation. It's all part of the system to keep the voters believing in their feckless representatives while having the wool pulled over their eyes in favor of special interest players.

PATTERSON AND HIS ILK BLINK

You may hear your local reps use scare tactics in order to gain your consent to having a fake Republican as house speaker. They will tell you that a split vote will get a Democrat in. Horrors. Uh, Patterson is a Democrat in all but name. But let's look at the numbers. There are 51 Democrats and 111 Republicans. Anyone care to tell us how a Democrat could win by a split vote? Except if you are talking about Jon Patterson. Now that fake Republican could get in if our Republican representatives don't have the guts and conscience to vote for Rep. Sparks.

Did you know they are trying to figure out how to do a private vote so you won't be able to know how your representative voted? And Patterson is purportedly walking back his declaration that he wouldn't oppose Amendment 3. That's rich.

The RINOs are beginning a stampede to the right. No one is fooled. Regardless of the outcome of the speaker race, a vote for Patterson will expose the fake Republicans in a way nothing else has.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

It has to be Rep. Justin Sparks

If you want to know why you must support Rep. Justin Sparks in his bid to become the next Missouri House Speaker, here's one of the reasons why:

Jon Patterson, a completely fake Republican, thinks he has the position in the bag. Let's disabuse him of that notion. Amendment 3 was the turning point. Patterson won't oppose it. Amendment 3 allows abortion up to the moment of birth, and will allow for transgender surgeries and no accountability for botched abortions or trans surgeries. Amendment 3 must go down in flames in order to protect babies, as well as youth who are in danger of mutilating surgeries.

 The Shield Maidens have been deep into this issue. Read:

Jon Patterson Wants to be the Next Speaker of the House

The Case Against Jon Patterson

Jon Patterson: "I don't think an abortion ban works for Missouri"

Alert: Jon Patterson Refused to Endorse Donald Trump

Ungodly Stats

 

By Gretchen Garrity

Gays Against Groomers has written an article, "The Rise of Trans Ideology," that gives statistics you may not have seen. Well-referenced, the article points out the cult-like nature of trans ideology. I spoke recently with two school board members and an educational director at a local school district. Going by the statistics in the article, there could be anywhere from about 30 to over 80 students in the school district who would be grappling with or actually "transitioning."

The article discusses the disconnect that kids today are experiencing due to social media and a lack of community: "These children have been left and abandoned, unintentionally for the most part, to fend for themselves and are expected to thrive in a society that they do not understand, looking for their place in the world. So they start looking outside themselves for understanding, and they find it in the form of people telling them what they think they are. They hear this belief that they are trans (transgender). They hear this term over and over again, day in and day out. The truth is, they were just looking for a place to fit in and finding this group of people who seem like they are just like them."

One board member became agitated and uncomfortable with even mentioning gender issues. Another asserted it was not an issue in their school district, and when pressed asserted President Trump would fix the problem.

The school staff member stated ignorance of transgender students in the district, such as how many were actually "transitioning." This individual was not sure how many books dealing with gender ideology were in the library.

At this school district there is no stated policy, and at the last board meeting, the board refused to discuss adding a policy definition of sex as based on biology when a motion was made to bring up the subject. No one seconded the motion to discuss. No one.

Parents and citizens, you must stand up and insist that your school district attend to the cult of transgenderism. It matters not how busy you are, how late you have to work, that your children would never get involved in something like that. Ask Elon Musk how that worked for him. If it can happen to his child, it can happen to your child, your grandchild, your friends' children.

You MUST begin attending school board meetings. You MUST educate yourself on how schools, through state and federal guidelines and NGOs, are pushing gender ideology. While President Trump may be able to do some things on the federal level, it is up to citizens to ensure that your local school district is not heeding the Wormtongue advice of lawyers to avoid lawsuits by avoiding the issue. There is too much at stake.

Resources:

Studies on Medical Issues Related to Transitioning

Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans

Monday, November 18, 2024

Into the Darkness

This stuff is in your schools, and your hospitals, and your libraries. It is being pushed through government policies that trickle down to the local level, where unknowing and/or uncaring officials implement policies that are deeply harmful to the mental and physical health of children. They do this to keep the flow of federal dollars going. Parents and citizens must be aware of what is happening. Please watch and share.

Friday, November 15, 2024

Would you want to know?

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 Do you think it's important to know what your local school's official policy is regarding transgender issues? Should it be easily accessible to parents and students?

Should trans 'girls' be able to go in the girls' bathroom? Should trans 'boys' be able to go in the boys' bathroom? How is that handled at your school? What if your school's officials were allowing transgender kids to use staff bathrooms in order to accommodate them and avoid any issues with other students? Should parents be informed of the policy?

What about students who are hiding transitioning at home, but being open about it at school? Should parents be informed if a student requests a different name or affirms they are a different sex than at birth? How accommodating should the school be? For transparency's sake, does your school spell out how transgender students are accommodated? 

Are all parents informed if a child transitions in their child's classroom?

Buy HERE.
Do you know how many books are in the school library that advocate for gender ideology? How would you be able to find out if you wanted to know? Is the staff at your school transparent with their policies and actions, or do they seek to downplay any issues? Do they even admit there is an issue?

If a student affirms their status as a transgender individual at school, how are school counselors and nurses instructed to handle it? At what point, if any, are parents informed? How informed is your school's staff about transgender issues? What resources and training are being used to instruct them? Are school staff medically and psychologically trained on all aspects of the issue? Do they affirm the child automatically? 

Is the child referred to an outside resource like Burrell? What about The Trevor Project? Is WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) any part of your school's counseling and health protocols? Should parents be aware of what resources are being used to aid transgender students?

Does your school policy differentiate between very young students and older students who are dealing with transgender issues? How are other students instructed when a transgender child presents in school?

What is your school's policy regarding sports? Can transgender students play sports on a team that is not reflective of their biological sex? What about other school districts who may insist that transgender students can compete when your school's policy is different?

What legal issues are involved? Are your school board's attorneys well versed, or are they risk averse? 

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So many questions. Citizens should begin asking their school boards for answers. If you don't get answers that satisfy (and you won't), keep asking. Be loud and insistent. Don't let your school hide behind evasion and deception. Make your school grapple with these hard questions and be transparent. Your children are counting on you.

Saturday, November 9, 2024

The Sales Pitch Meets Reality

 The Christian County Library has many books advocating for gender ideology. They are geared toward toddlers up to teens. But the staff who purchase these books apparently aren't aware of the tragic reality affecting girls and boys who have suffered through surgical mutilations.

Parents and grandparents. Citizens and local leaders. Is this what our taxpayer-funded libraries should be proffering to our most vulnerable citizens?


 

WARNING--GRAPHIC PICTURES BELOW.





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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Listen to Dan...

Dan Kleinman speaks with America's Mom, Sheronna Bishop. The topic is the American Library Association and their drive to indoctrinate children through library activism. Direct link HERE.


Monday, November 4, 2024

Selling the Abyss



https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780358653158/LC.GIF&client=sprgr&type=unbound&upc=&oclc=1306214337
Can be found HERE in the CCL

By Gretchen Garrity

Well-meaning local liberals often frame the issue of gender ideology, sexually explicit and age-inappropriate books in the library as a free speech issue. This could not be further from the truth.

Ideologues in places far removed from Christian County, have been using that argument to deflect from the very dark agenda that is at the bottom of providing  such materials to children. Not only is this agenda spread throughout our nation in schools, libraries, and other government institutions, but it has permeated the corporate world through policies that promote special transgender rights and the forced use of preferred pronouns when addressing transgender and/or queer individuals.

https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781620148372/LC.GIF&client=sprgr&type=unbound&upc=&oclc=1055840422
Found HERE in the CCL
Controlling the use of language through forced speech is the tip of the spear for bringing radical change to our understanding of social and political issues. If children can be trained (through Social Emotional Learning) to give up their right to free speech through a misplaced sense of compassion and inclusion, then they can be trained to give up other rights and to deprive others of their rights.

 Jennifer Bilek, a journalist who has written extensively on gender ideology for over a decade, gives us a glimpse into the abyss. And it is truly an abyss.

In her article, "Gender Rights Are AI Rights," Bilek explains why children are a focal point:

"The LGBTQI+ political infrastructure of today is being used to drive body dissociation toward human symbiosis with AI, which Silicon Valley has been promising us since the early 2000s.

Children are being groomed for industrial body dissociation, to think of their wholly sexed anatomy as commodities...The children are essential to get on board for changing our perceptions of ourselves as a binary-sexed species so that technology can overtake the reproductive capacities of humanity toward this union.   

All the harms manifesting out of gender ideology are downstream of the concept being forced on society, through tyrannically compelled language that there is another type of being that is beyond male and female. Contrary to popular thought, this is not about anyone having body dysphoria, or a special identity, or protections for people who are same-sex attracted. It is a virtual reality being constructed out of institutionalized language that deconstructs what it means to be a human, as we now think of ourselves.

 This is the entire point of gender ideology; to deconstruct the way humanity thinks of itself. Children are ground zero for this indoctrination. Gender ideology - the ideology promoting industrial body dissociation - has been institutionalized in children’s health curriculums in schools, their libraries, TV programming, social media, and presents wherever children are in the culture. Changing children’s perceptions of themselves as whole, biologically sexed systems, is what gender ideology does."
 
Further, she states, "Understanding that the reconfiguration of ourselves as a sexually dimorphic species - and especially the perceptions of children - for a technological usurpation of human reproduction is underway, is difficult. This process of gr--ming has been attached to the human rights political apparatus for people who are same-sex attracted. All the messages and propaganda tell us that these changes are for a marginalized sexual identity, when in fact this ideology deconstructs the sex binary, upon which same-sex attraction exists."
 
Please read Bilek's article in its entirety. It lays out the case that the gender ideology agenda is so much more than the farcical "right to read" the American Library Association pushes in its relentless indoctrination of librarians. 
 
https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593178638/LC.GIF&client=sprgr&type=unbound&upc=&oclc=1300229414
Found HERE in the CCL
 
The deconstruction of our sexed reality (male and female) is the stuff of dystopian films, but nevertheless it is a reality that we must grapple with and defeat on every level of society. In Christian County it means coming to terms with the stubborn insistence of providing children and teens unrestricted access to books  they are not prepared to emotionally and intellectually process, and to take from parents the right to decide what their child can and cannot read.

Local activists often say that any effort to accommodate parent rights is an abrogation of the rights of other parents who may want their children to have access to books that are sexually explicit, promote transgender ideology, etc. Indeed, even labeling books is considered censorship and a soft form of banning books, we are told.
https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781785927287/LC.GIF&client=sprgr&type=unbound&upc=&oclc=963439333
Found HERE in the CCL
 
 This is an inconsistent and flawed argument. Claiming books that are often featured in library displays during "Banned Books Week" as "banned" or "censored," is self-evidently untrue! Often during Pride Month books are happily labeled with LGBTQ stickers in bright rainbow displays. So how can it be considered stigmatizing or a form of censorship if those same books are labeled as such on the shelves? How is it "banning" a book to have it located where it is accessible to any parent who cares to check it out for his or her child?

Activists have swallowed whole the idea that any common sense solutions are an abrogation of the rights of a child of any age to access these materials. Why are they so insistent? Why do librarians lace these books throughout the children and teen sections of the library in a seeming random way, so that parents would, of necessity, have to hover over every single book their child pulls off the shelf?
 
https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593094655/LC.GIF&client=sprgr&type=unbound&upc=&oclc=1119437167
Found HERE in the CCL
 
 Either activists--inside or outside the library--are ignorant of the deeper implications of providing children with age-inappropriate materials, or they know and are using the library to further political and social goals that are wildly out of alignment with Christian County community values.

The gender ideology books featured in this article are a few among many that are directed toward children--some as young as age three--in our library branches.

Bilek ends her article with this admonition:

"With a body-denying ideology tied to a civil rights structure for same-sex attracted individuals, to drive a technological dystopia, we are all in deep seas and treading water. But if we can let go of our illusions that this is somehow a benevolent movement for the marginalized and arm ourselves with information about how this tyrannical force is operating, we can devise creative ways to resist it. There is no choice; we must."
 
We really have no choice. We have to resist.


Last Stop Campaign Tour for Sen. Hawley!

 



Friday, November 1, 2024

It's the same method all over, thanks to the ALA


 

From the article:

"Which leads to the next issue, the one that will flip your friends. It wasn’t just that the kids’ section was littered with left-wing books about gender-fluidity, climate change destroying the world and the world being racist against Black and brown people. It was that every single out-facing book — every single book on each shelf that staff chose to highlight by facing it out — was about one of these topics."

And this:

"And spare me the “book banning” garbage that Democrats scream. If you want to buy 10 copies of “Gender Queer” — a book so inappropriate for kids liberal school boards forbid the public from reading from it at their meetings — go for it. This isn’t about banning books, it’s about what is age-appropriate for elementary school libraries.

The people screaming “book banning” the loudest are those who’d chain themselves to the doors if religious texts were found on their schools’ shelves."