H5N1 has been responsible for an excuse that the ruling class uses in order to proceed with the culling of poultry. Now it’s being used to fear-monger dairy products, and continue to blast meat and eggs.

“These health requirements are in place for the 2024 Missouri State Fair in an effort to protect the dairy industry and all of agriculture,” said Missouri State Veterinarian Steve Strubberg. “There have been no cases of H5N1 influenza detected in Missouri dairy cattle. Still, we want to operate in a manner of caution while allowing dairy exhibitors the opportunity to show their animals.”

There have been five human cases of bird flu recorded, four of which have happened since January. Two cases have been recorded in Michigan, one in Colorado, and another in Texas.

“People should also avoid unprotected exposures to animal poop, bedding (litter), unpasteurized (“raw”) milk, or materials that have been touched by, or close to, birds or other animals with suspected or confirmed A(H5N1) virus,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said according to KSDK5, an NBC News affiliate.

Once bird flu enters the “mass testing” phase, we know that cases will spring up everywhere and make the plandemic appear to be more widespread, even though PCR tests are not diagnostic tools. 

Such is the nature of the ongoing battles within several “Red” state legislatures, where voters naively assumed that by electing Republicans, they had put fellow Patriots into office to rein in absurd levels of spending and fight to restore and preserve cherished freedoms. Unfortunately, such principles are too often betrayed by those they elected who are then more difficult to remove from power, on account of the inherent advantages and momentum of “incumbency.”

The disaster at the Southern Border is a textbook example of this pattern on the national level, where Congressional and Senate Republicans could fight the appalling and dangerous open borders policy of the leftists, but the GOP just doesn’t have the stomach to put the interests of “We the People” first. The betrayals and dirty tricks of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, aided and abetted by the likes of Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney, are apparently serving as a playbook for RINO treachery much closer to home.

In particular, Establishment RINOs regard the many state Freedom Caucuses as their real enemy, attacking them with a vigor and determination they never exhibit towards Democrats. By such actions, they prove themselves to be the archetypical “Swamp Creatures” about whom President Trump issued dire warnings. Indeed, leftists want to destroy America, but in the end it’s the RINOs who prove most valuable to their success.

In a situation currently unfolding in Missouri, the actions of the State Senate “leadership” against Freedom Caucus members rival any dirty tricks we have witnessed from the leftist Democrats in Washington. And unless the good people of the “Show Me State” wake up to the contemptible nature of these RINOs, the fact that Missouri has a “Red” majority in both houses will prove to be meaningless. It is still the leftist Democrats who will continue to call the shots.

Recently, State Senators and Freedom Caucus members Bill Eigel, Denny Hoskins, Rick Brattin, and Andrew Koenig came under direct attack from Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, and Senate Majority Floor Leader Cindy O’Laughlin, who stripped them of committee chairmanships, slashed their staff budgets, and stooped to such puerile antics as taking away their parking spots at the Capitol in Jefferson City. They have even been threatened with expulsion from the Senate.

The offense of those four Senators, by which they brought such wrath upon themselves, was their willingness to stand firm on the Senate floor, unapologetically fighting for a major piece of legislation pertaining to ballot initiative petition reform. Apparently, striving to ensure that the Missouri Constitution isn’t up for sale to the highest out of state bidder is now deemed a punishable crime in the eyes of establishment Republicans!

In a tactic right out of the leftist/Democrat playbook, Rowden and O’Laughlin have actually attempted to play the “victim” card, accusing the four Freedom Caucus members of being “Swamp Creatures.” Either Rowden and O’Laughlin are clueless as to the real meaning of the term or, being RINOs and holding the people of Missouri in total contempt, they believe such buzzwords can reflexively generate hostility towards the Freedom Caucus among that gullible “peasantry” at the grassroots.

No doubt Rowden and O’Laughlin will instantly hide behind such platitudes as “party unity” and “building bridges” as they consistently undermine genuine Conservative efforts in the State House. In fact, they have stalled such defining legislation as defunding the radical pro-abort organization “Planned Parenthood,” and other fundamental conservative legislation that reflects the stated ideals of the Missouri Republican Party Platform.

It is worth mentioning here that another underlying motive could actually be driving the treachery of Rowden, O’Laughlin, and their kind. Senator Eigel is running for this year’s open Missouri Governorship, since Mike Parson, the current governor has stated his decision not to seek re-election. As a fearless Conservative, Senator Eigel promises to shake things up in Jefferson City in much the same manner that President Trump rattled cages within the fetid swamp waters of Washington D.C.

Among other seismic shifts promised by Senator Eigel is his intention to abolish the tax on privately owned vehicles. Predictably, the entrenched political class at the Capitol is outraged. Rather than tightening its own outlandish spending habits, the legislature is content to keep demanding that the common citizens do with less, in order to feed its ravenous appetite.

So it would make perfect sense that the real “Swamp Creatures,” epitomized by Rowden, O’Laughlin, and all the other RINO sycophants whom they deem to be in “good standing,” would prefer to deny Missouri Patriots the victory and benefits of Freedom Caucus efforts, rather than give them a win which might bolster the political aspirations of Senator Eigel. As with the Biden Cabal border disaster, too many public office holders are perfectly willing to see their fellow Americans harmed, if Conservatism can be thwarted, and the self-serving interests of the “ruling class” advanced instead.

The Missouri Gubernatorial primary election takes place on August 6 of this year. So the people have an opportunity to rebuff the dirty deeds of the “politics as usual” crowd, support a Freedom Caucus hero like Bill Eigel, and begin regaining control of their destiny in the American Heartland.

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Christopher G. Adamo is a lifelong conservative from the American Heartland. He has been involved in grassroots and state-level politics for many years, seeking to restore and uphold the Judeo-Christian principles on which our Nation was founded. His book, “Rules for Defeating Radicals,” is the “Go To” guide for effectively confronting and overcoming the dirty tricks of the political left. It is available at Amazon.

In Missouri, Rep Doug Richey filed HB1867 on Dec. 11. Rep. Bill Hardwick filed HB1955 on Dec. 15. The bills are companions to SB735 filed in the Senate by Sen. William Eigel earlier this month.

In Oklahoma, Sen. Shane Jett filed SB1507 and Sen. Nathan Dahm is running SB1508.

The enactment of any of these bills would eliminate state capital gains taxes on the sale and exchange of gold and silver bullion.

Both of these states are already among the 42 that do not levy sales taxes on gold and silver bullion.

Exempting the sale of gold and silver bullion from taxes lowers the investment cost of precious metals. It also takes a step toward treating gold and silver as money instead of commodities. Taxes on precious metal bullion erect barriers to using gold and silver as money by raising transaction costs.

Imagine if you asked a grocery clerk to break a $5 bill and he charged you a 35-cent tax. Silly, right? After all, you were only exchanging one form of money for another. But that’s essentially what a sales tax on gold and silver bullion does. By eliminating this tax on the exchange of gold and silver, Missouri and Oklahoma would treat specie as money instead of a commodity. This represents a small step toward reestablishing gold and silver as legal tender and breaking down the Fed’s monopoly on money.

“We ought not to tax money – and that’s a good idea. It makes no sense to tax money,” former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said during testimony in support of an Arizona bill that repealed capital gains taxes on gold and silver in that state. “Paper is not money, it’s fraud,” he continued.

The impact of enacting this legislation will go beyond mere tax policy. During an event after his Senate committee testimony, Paul pointed out that it’s really about the size and scope of government.

“If you’re for less government, you want sound money. The people who want big government, they don’t want sound money. They want to deceive you and commit fraud. They want to print the money. They want a monopoly. They want to get you conditioned, as our schools have conditioned us, to the point where deficits don’t matter.”

GOLD AND SILVER AS LEGAL TENDER

Under provisions in the Missouri bill, gold and silver in physical or electronic form would be accepted as legal tender and would be receivable in payment of all debts contracted for in the state of Missouri. The state would be required to accept gold and silver for the payment of public debts. Private debts could be settled in gold and silver at the parties’ discretion.

Practically speaking, this would allow Missourians to use gold or silver coins as money rather than just as mere investment vehicles. In effect, it would put gold and silver on the same footing as Federal Reserve notes.

Oklahoma took a similar step in 2014. Utah and Arkansas also consider gold and silver legal tender.

The proposed Missouri law also includes provisions authorizing the state to invest in gold or silver “greater than or equal to one percent of all state funds” and to expressly bar any state agency, department, or political subdivision from seizing gold or silver bullion.

BACKGROUND

The United States Constitution states in Article I, Section 10, “No State shall…make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.” Currently, all debts and taxes in the US are either paid with Federal Reserve Notes (dollars) which were authorized as legal tender by Congress, or with coins issued by the US Treasury — very few of which have gold or silver in them.

The Federal Reserve destroys this constitutional monetary system by creating a monopoly based on its fiat currency. Without the backing of gold or silver, the central bank can easily create money out of thin air. This not only devalues your purchasing power over time; it also allows the federal government to borrow and spend far beyond what would be possible in a sound money system. Without the Fed, the US government wouldn’t be able to maintain all of its unconstitutional wars and programs. The Federal Reserve is the engine that drives the most powerful government in the history of the world.

Tax repeals knock down one of the tax barriers that hinder the use of gold and silver as money, and could also begin the process of abolishing the Federal Reserve’s fiat money system by attacking it from the bottom up – pulling the rug out from under it by working to make its functions irrelevant at the state and local levels, and setting the stage to undermine the Federal Reserve monopoly by introducing competition into the monetary system.

In a paper presented at the Mises Institute, Constitutional tender expert Professor William Greene said when people in multiple states actually start using gold and silver instead of Federal Reserve Notes, it would effectively nullify the Federal Reserve and end the federal government’s monopoly on money.

“Over time, as residents of the state use both Federal Reserve notes and silver and gold coins, the fact that the coins hold their value more than Federal Reserve notes do will lead to a “reverse Gresham’s Law” effect, where good money (gold and silver coins) will drive out bad money (Federal Reserve notes). As this happens, a cascade of events can begin to occur, including the flow of real wealth toward the state’s treasury, an influx of banking business from outside of the state – as people in other states carry out their desire to bank with sound money – and an eventual outcry against the use of Federal Reserve notes for any transactions.”

Once things get to that point, Federal Reserve notes would become largely unwanted and irrelevant for ordinary people.

These bills make up part of a broader movement at the state level to support sound money.

Media Matters published research in November alleging that X had been placing ads from major brands next to pro-Nazi content; however, X later sued Media Matters over the study, claiming it was manipulated and defamatory. Baily sent a letter to Media Matters on Monday asserting that the group may have run afoul of Missouri consumer protection laws if X’s allegations are true and instructing Media Matters to preserve documents related to group’s research on X.

BREAKING: We have reason to believe Media Matters used fraud to solicit donations from Missourians in order to bully advertisers into pulling out of X, the last platform dedicated to free speech in America.
 
We have launched an investigation. pic.twitter.com/jBUJqdsFYL

— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) December 11, 2023

“I am especially concerned that Media Matters’ actions, if proven true, have hampered free speech by targeting an expressly pro free speech social media platform in an attempt to cause it financial harm while defrauding Missourians in the process,” Bailey wrote.

Bailey argued that, if Media Matters did indeed publish false and defamatory information about X, then their efforts to fundraise off their research may have violated Missouri laws against fraud.

Media Matters must maintain documents, including internal correspondences and correspondence with advertisers about withdrawing ads from X, according to the letter. It also must maintain “internal communications regarding [its] policies, strategies or operations related to generating stories or content intended to ‘cancel,’ ‘deplatform,’ ‘demonetize,’ or otherwise interfere with businesses or organizations located in Missouri, or utilized by Missouri residents” and “communications and documents related to soliciting charitable funds from residents of Missouri.”

Apple, Comcast, IBM, Lionsgate, Paramount Global, Sony and Warner Bros. Discovery all withdrew their advertising from X following Media Matters’ report.

“Media Matters accessed accounts that had been active for at least 30 days, bypassing X’s ad filter for new users,” X’s lawsuit says. “Media Matters then exclusively followed a small subset of users consisting entirely of accounts in one of two categories: those known to produce extreme, fringe content, and accounts owned by X’s big-name advertisers. The end result was a feed precision-designed by Media Matters for a single purpose: to produce side-by-side ad/content placements that it could screenshot in an effort to alienate advertisers.”

Media Matters has raised funds from organizations managed by Arabella Advisors, a consultancy that supports a dark money network aligned with left-leaning groups and causes. The Arabella-managed Hopewell Fund contributed $250,000 to Media Matters in 2022 and $150,000 in 2020, while the New Venture Fund has contributed $150,000 to Media Matters since 2018, according to tax documents.

Left-wing billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations also granted the group $500,000 in 2021, according to its grant database.

Bailey’s press office and Media Matters did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

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