NC Renegades

h/t Chris D

“I think it’s an open question. I think it’s possible that this movement will manage to create a martyr out of Lavoy Finicum even though it seems very clear he doesn’t deserve to be one,” said Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center. 

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So now Mark Potok is a “senior fellow” at the esteemed SPLC. Since NCRenegade.com was included on his “hate list”, I guess I am in the same category in Mark’s mind.

We are seeing the inevitable slandering of LaVoy Finicum by the press and elected “officials”. I have a dream: a video with sound of the second shot heard round the world is released. But then that would still not convince the people who are rationalizing the shooting of Mr. Finicum’s truck by the FBI after he was murdered. But as one fool pointed out: if you run from the police, you are fair game. I have news for you all: we are already fair game.

David DeGerolamo

In order to attack the alleged Islamaphobia of the eventual GOP winners in Iowa, Barack Hussein Obama will be visiting an American mosque in Baltimore which is apparently in a part of town that mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake did not give to protesters to destroy.

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Said Congress and the Supreme Court.

David DeGerolamo

• N24 television has reported that up to 50% of “asylum seekers” have gone into hiding and their whereabouts are unknown. They presumably include economic migrants and others who are trying to avoid deportation if or when their asylum applications are rejected.
• Tens of thousands of migrants destroyed their passports and other identity documents before arriving in Germany. It may take years for German authorities to determine the true identities of these people and their countries of origin.
• Even if Germany sends these individuals back to the countries where they first entered the EU (usually Greece, Hungary or Italy), with a borderless Europe, migrants can easily make their way back to Germany.
• German authorities are downplaying migrant lawlessness, apparently to avoid fueling anti-immigration sentiment.
• Migrants are still coming to Germany at the rate of about 2,000 per day.
• “Eight to ten million migrants are still on the way.” – Development Minister Gerd Müller.

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Sometimes good comments are worth an entire article.  This author is a big believer in the fostering of good, intelligent dialogues with commenters on these various alternative media sites.  We all have the ability (with comments) to function in the manner of unofficial reporters.  The nation is huge; however, the distance is nominal and the situations that arise in the nation as a whole can be chronicled and reported by we, the average citizens.  The comments and interactions are a means to that end.

In this light, I wish to ask you, the Readership to report on this important topic in order to present others with the situations taking place in their locales.  The topic referred to being declining inventories and a lack of purchases to meet with customer (I despise the word “consumers”) needs in terms of foodstuffs and nondurable goods.

I came across two excellent comments upon Steve Quayle’s website that bear reading, as these are two people with experience in retail marketing, inventory, ordering, and purchases.  Take a look at these:

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By Michael Snyder

Major retailers in the United States are shutting down hundreds of stores, and shoppers are reporting alarmingly bare shelves in many retail locations that are still open all over the country.  It appears that the retail apocalypse that made so many headlines in 2015 has gone to an entirely new level as we enter 2016.  As economic activity slows down and Internet retailers capture more of the market, brick and mortar retailers are cutting their losses.  This is especially true in areas that are on the lower portion of the income scale.  In impoverished urban centers all over the nation, it is not uncommon to find entire malls that have now been completely abandoned.  It has been estimated that there is about a billion square feet of retail space sitting empty in this country, and this crisis is only going to get worse as the retail apocalypse accelerates.

We always get a wave of store closings after the holiday shopping season, but this year has been particularly active.  The following are just a few of the big retailers that have already made major announcements…

-Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, including 154 inside the United States.

-K-Mart is closing down more than two dozen stores over the next several months.

-J.C. Penney will be permanently shutting down 47 more stores after closing a total of 40 stores in 2015.

-Macy’s has decided that it needs to shutter 36 stores and lay off approximately 2,500 employees.

-The Gap is in the process of closing 175 stores in North America.

-Aeropostale is in the process of closing 84 stores all across America.

-Finish Line has announced that 150 stores will be shutting down over the next few years.

-Sears has shut down about 600 stores over the past year or so, but sales at the stores that remain open continue to fall precipitously.

But these store closings are only part of the story.

All over the country, shoppers are noticing bare shelves and alarmingly low inventory levels.  This is happening even at the largest and most prominent retailers.

I want to share with you an excerpt from a recent article by Jeremiah Johnson.  The anecdotes that he shares definitely set off alarm bells with me.  Read them for yourself and see what you think…

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Well, I et all the bacon, and the cashew dish is nothing but a few grains of salt. So, let’s get started.  First topic up: PROJECTION. I will attack these tactics from both the macro level – politics and the Church, specifically, and then from the micro level, so that we can understand and fortify ourselves against diabolical narcissists that we encounter directly (or have already encountered) in our own lives.

First, Projection.  Projection is when someone accuses you of doing the bad things that THEY do, or of possessing the character flaws that THEY possess. I found this definition that I think sums it up very well:

“Projection: A defense mechanism narcissists use that involves condemning others for their own emotions, traits, reactions and behaviors.  A narcissist projects without being provoked. Although the narcissist may project their positive attributes onto you (mirror image), most of the time they are scraping the mud off of themselves and smearing it onto you. Everything they say precisely describes them, but it mind screws you so bad it may leave you asking yourself the question, ‘Am I the narcissist?’”

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Deueronomy 20

When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you. When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and address the army. He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.”

There are points in time where people they face an enemy which is better equipped and has more forces arrayed against them. In cases where their victory is assured, we know that is because God is with them. Our country is living proof of this fact. We just have to remember that good triumphs over evil with the help of Divine Providence. Got faith?

David DeGerolamo

For those who have decided that Mr. Finicum was responsible for his death based on your observations and rationalizations, I can only say:

“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”

Samuel Adams

Lines are now drawn in the sand. The actions of tyrants are plainly evident as are the words and actions of cowards.

I will not apologize for understanding the value of Liberty and exposing the evil that this government represents. I will not apologize for giving offense to those who are giving aid to what can only be described as the enemy. This is not meant to antagonize or incite anger in any individual; it is meant to show where I stand.

David DeGerolamo