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Tony aka Banjo Boy,

The bible and the Christian principles contained therein was assembled and codified at the Council of Nicea around 313 CE.
It is easy and clear to point out that much of your behavior is badly in non-compliance with what is written in the bible.

You are not Jesus in the temple upending the tables of the money changers.
You are not the apostle Paul and JPF is not the road to Corinth.

You are a nut-ball in Decatur, Alabama who has invented his own personal brand of Christianity that exempts him from explicitly stated directives in the Old and New Testaments.
I would label you as a "false prophet," but you don't rise anywhere near that level.
The best bet is that you and your invented and diffuse version of Christianity are merely a falsity underpinned by some emotional pathology.

That voice in your mind is not likely God speaking to you. It is much more likely just your earthbound narcissism getting carried away with itself.

You are the banjo-boy-evangelist.

It doesn't have to be.

Take a lesson from the Stoics.
If the creator of all came to you before your born, and even in the guf, and said..."ok, I found a body for you down on an obscure planet in an obscure galaxie. Those are humans down there. Once embodied, you will have anatomy with feelings.

And you said, "that's great. And I get to live forever?"

The creator of all responds..."No, that's not in the deal. You get to live somewhere between 0 and 100 earth years" 85 give or take.

And you said...But I want to live forever!"

The creator responds...Not being offered. The choices are 85 or nothing.

You respond..."I'll take the 85."

The creator responds..."you should say thank you."

Moral of the story:
I have no idea what this universe is. I woke up in it one day and my parents said "your name is Marty" and I've been wondering ever since. And I have no idea if there is life after death or not. But I am glad and grateful for whatever life I have gotten or will get.

Wrong. That's your mind playing games on you.

If your truly of God you can't hate anybody.

Your so full of [naughty word removed]

Something just occurred to me....

I don't care about any of this.

Have a wonderful rest of your day, everybody!!


Peace,

Dave

LOL... And?

Mmmmmmm
but do we need Jesus or just a set of rules to live and treat others by?

Seems to me sin is a choice. You do not break a rule involuntarily and if a rule is broken, doing so unvoluntarily means you do not know of its existence or are otherwise compelled to break it against your will.

God's 10 does not require Jesus. You apparently do need Jesus to attone for your(our) perceived sins.

I totally respect that belief until you use it against me.

It might be within your personal "sinful nature" to do so but it makes no rational sense to judge others in the name of our One Shared God whose spiritual essence we all share.

The only thing that matters is how you embrace and live your beliefs and represent the values of your faith and the values of the personal God you know and believe in.

And agnostics are at least honest and have examined what has been told to them to hold true only by faith. No proof, just historic cultural acceptance. Chances are Marty has looked at Aristotle, Epicurus, Lucretius in his spiritual search and is satisfied with his outlook as he has described it

The proof of that God of Abraham is all around us in temples, churches, mosques and their various communities and congregations and that extends out to other spiritual beliefs around the world.
That God is larger that all those who follow his word as articulated by His Holy Prophets and Messengers and scholars, contemporary representatives, and most likely not exactly as thought to be by those who worship Him.

From what I can see, you need Jesus to absolve you from the sinful nature of man, and attone for an original sin which was Eat The Apple and become self aware and learn right from wrong and that life ended in our impending deaths. You need Jesus to intercede with God and forgive a bunch more sinning as you go along in life.

And yes what verse started with "And Jesus so hated the a-hole......."

Tony this is not a challenge against you beliefs but against specific posts here.
Hope you are sufficiently well aware.
Had an aha that is why when I figured out Japov as just another point of view.
Did see you have fun with it with provocative statements in the past
But when it gets to this level it crosses into not right

Yeah', and?

Appears that science is starting to prove there is some sort of life after death. Lots of great stuff on YouTube.

This guy I think deals with the medical side of it, but there's skit if great work being done

Well Dave,

On the one hand, if you're gonna make a declarative statement about the biggest dilemma in human history, that's gonna run counter to what you have expressed here.

On the other hand, I agree with you. It's a song site. Religion and politics is not songs and always leads to arguments and should be off-limits.
ABCs of human discourse.
But this site is nutty and they are adamant about preserving their discord and dysfunction. For the last couple of days I have helped them out with that.

And as you can see, Tony is a pig wallowing in sh+t here. Now that the discourse has devolved into sh+t, he's loving it. He lives for it.

I'll take a look at this. Definitely interested.
I've read a bit and looked at videos about life-after-death, but I haven't seen anything convincing yet.
A lot of people think that the white light and feeling of bliss is Jesus coming for them.
Secular people think that the white light and feeling of bliss is an evolutionary function of the brain to soften the dread of death. Those folks usually think that some interpretations of LAD comes when a body may be flat-lining, but there is still some activity in the brain causing a pleasurable memory when the body is brought back from flat-line.

I have no idea. Existence is hard to wrap a mind around. Beyond that, nothing seems impossible in regard to LAD. I appreciate the video and will definitely take a look.

Marty

If you have the ambition check out some of this guy's stuff. And he does alot of it with math, so he doesn't talk out of his ass.

Fascinates me

Well, that's just pathetically typical...

The Christian steps out, and the agnostics run out of $hit to say... DomDom posts videos.

Come on, guys! Trump, Superbowl, Politics, Jesus!

Entertain and Enlighten us!

So says the CINO also known as the banjo-boy-evangelist, who calls people nasty names and disregards biblical script that he doesn't want his dysfunctional behavior to be constrained by. Nutty as squirrel turds. Pathetic and comical at the same time.

Yawn...

Trump, Superbowl, Politics

As Trump IS the news cycle on any day, Kanye will bring Bianca and her wardrobe to show that the emperor is wearing no clothes

New Orleans' Confederacy of Dunces continues to gain attention

Anyone seen the Superbowl ads? Any cvlydesdales? No clydes, no good commercial on.

Oh and KC wins I get to give my self the thumbs up while poking FD's eye in the funny bone in 13 words or less.

So I'm looking foreward to this Sunday

There, back on track

Yeah right Banjo...
You live to wind up all of this idiocy and then........"yawn"

Your various hypocrisies are so far out of bounds and over the top, that it is perversely entertaining to watch you going at it.


Sorry John, now you can return to your regularly scheduled programming.

Dom

I took a look at your videos.
The doc was in line with what I've seen many others say. The brain, though degrading due to oxygen deprivation can still be alive when the body looks gone.
And there is a point as brain death approaches where a euphoric state kicks in. Some people have been revived, although they had entered this state. They appeared dead so this was narrated as an alternate dimension reality. But it wasn't. One presumes that if you were sitting in a car that was instantly vaporized by a bomb, this state would not occur.

I disagree on the professor.
I didn't hear him say one tangible thing. Just fart bubbles stacked on fart bubbles. He alluded to math models but didn't offer any explanation of what they were or exactly what they modeled. He alluded to special relativity which predicts many things but there are other models in quantum physics that also predict outcomes well, and don't resolve with relativity. All of that gets well above my pay grade, but I think that the proff was just jacking off for people who don't know that's all it is.

Nonetheless, I appreciate you for sharing the information. I've always been interested. I read a best seller called "Life After Life" almost 50 years ago.

Marty

One last thing...

I got the Eagles for SB. Lots of weapons. Particularly Barkley.
If Hurt is healthy and on, I think they win.

At this point, unless banjo writes something that is too much fun to pass on, I plan to drift away again.
Thanks for the fun.

"O, I am slain!"
(Hamlet, Act V, Scene II) - This simple exclamation captures the finality of death.

HA! I knew you would enjoy that

Hey,
Where did the "What's Happening Now" sidebar go? O_o

Both have further reaching points to be made, kinda gave you the basics.

Basically, we don't know reality is. But we think we know everything.

If space time is doomed, that means things exist beyond it.... Spiritual world.

I agree that he didn't get too detailed, but the point was to introduce him

The medical one was basically proposing that the brain doesn't create consciousness. If it doesn't were two things at same time.

If we can prove in medical setting that consciousness survives death, the question becomes how long...

That's what we don't know yet. If it's days or weeks as opposed to minute's, whose to say how long then.

Most guys like these two do not believe the brain creates consciousness, that consciousness is fundamental and the brain just receives it.

That's revolutionary thinking

Eagles have the more talented team. But they fight two things... Mahomes, and the refs.

Undeniable I know for a financial fact the refs are biased.

Eagles can win this game if they can control the time of possession, keep Mahomes on sidelines long enough.

They will lose if it comes down to final drive

Great stuff

There is an entire world out there I will never understand, and I'm okay with that.

I hope Trump finds more important things to do than attend the SB.

I hope the Eagles win (more out of spite than anything else.)

Josh Allen is the NFL MVP for 2024.

GO BILLS!!

Peace,

Dave

It's amazing to me no President has ever gone, then I thought about it and never saw it. Might be cause sb is always target for terrorism, and the President would be right there.

I find nothing wrong with him going, he should be in tune with what's going on.

Yes, you have every right to feel burned
Bills got screwed on several calls. Chiefs are a ratings magnet, for several reasons

Trump's 2025 Executive Orders (So Far)
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Unleashing American Energy


1/20/2025


Energy, Environment


This executive order puts forth a federal energy policy agenda that seeks to establish American energy dominance through a combination of new policy actions, as well as rescinding several executive orders from the Carter and Biden Administrations. These actions seek to support traditional energy exploration and production, reassess regulations that might hinder energy and economic development, revise the permitting process to fast-track traditional energy projects, promote domestic mining and processing of non-fuel minerals (including rare earth minerals), ensure adherence to legislation as it was written, and pause disbursement of funds made available under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions


1/20/2025


All


This executive order revokes 78 actions and orders rolled out during the Biden Administration, intending to repair institutions and improve the economy under the policy plans of the Trump Administration.
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Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship


1/20/2025


Social Issues, Telecommunications


This executive order establishes policies to prevent government interference in expressing constitutionally protected speech. It responds to concerns about prior governmental overreach, particularly through influence on social media companies, to suppress speech. The order outlines measures to address past misconduct and prevent future violations.
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Regulatory Freeze Pending Review


1/20/2025


All


This executive order issues a regulatory freeze on all executive departments and agencies to review pending and existing laws and regulations. The freeze mandates that unpublished rules be withdrawn and unenacted rules be delayed. During this postponement, the rules will be reviewed, and stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide comments on issues of fact, law and policy raised by the rules. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in addition to department and agency heads appointed by the president, will oversee the review process.
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Hiring Freeze


1/20/2025


Government Administration


This executive order freezes the hiring of federal civilian employees in the executive branch. Any federal civilian position that is vacant at noon on Jan. 20, 2025, may not be filled, and no new position may be created except as otherwise provided for in this executive order. However, this order does not apply to military personnel of the armed forces or positions related to immigration enforcement, national security or public safety. Nothing in this order shall adversely impact the provision of Social Security, Medicare, or veterans benefits. This order does not limit the nomination and appointment of officials by the president and the U.S. Senate or appointments to various non-career positions.
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Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis


1/20/2025


Environment


This executive order directs the heads of all executive departments and agencies to deliver emergency price relief to the American people by pursuing action to reduce the cost of housing, dismantle policies that drive up prices and promote job opportunities. These actions seek to restore American purchasing power and improve the quality of life for Americans. The assistant to the president for economic policy will report to the president every 30 days on the status of the implementation of this memorandum.
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Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements


1/20/2025


Energy, Environment


This executive order directs the U.S. to formally withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and any related agreements or pacts under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It outlines steps to rescind financial and policy commitments to international climate initiatives with the goal of reorienting the country's focus towards economic efficiency and American prosperity in future international energy engagements. The executive order should not affect the authority of executive departments or agencies granted by law or the functions of the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) relating to budgetary, administrative or legislative proposals.
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Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization


1/20/2025


Healthcare


This executive order withdraws the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO). The U.S. withdrew from the WHO in 2020 in response to what the president viewed as mishandling of global health crises such as COVID-19, failure to implement reforms, its inability to remain independent of negative political influence and unjust financial demands. The actions outlined by this order seek to improve public health and secure U.S. independence from the WHO by suspending support to the WHO, assigning new personnel to take over the activities previously handled by the WHO and establishing new U.S. leadership positions.
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Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States


1/20/2025


Immigration


This executive order declares a national emergency at the southern border of the U.S. due to the presence of threats, including cartels, criminal gangs, known terrorists, human traffickers, smugglers and unvetted military-age males from adversarial countries. It requires the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Armed Forces to determine and order the necessary amount of troops and resources to support the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its effort to secure the southern border.
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Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States


1/20/2025


Defense


This executive order clarifies the military's role in securing the U.S. borders against threats of invasion, unlawful forays by foreign nationals into the U.S. and other transnational criminal activities that threaten the nation's peace, harmony and tranquility. The order outlines actions for the secretary of defense and U.S. Armed Forces to take to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the U.S. along its national borders. This order shall not affect the authority of executive departments or agencies granted by law or the functions of the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) relating to budgetary, administrative or legislative proposals.
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Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program


1/20/2025


Foreign Policy, Immigration


This executive order suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) until it is determined that the further entry of refugees aligns with the interests of the U.S. The order aims to strengthen the country's capabilities to handle threats to the safety, security and resources of Americans, as well as threats to the appropriate assimilation of refugees.
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Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship


1/20/2025


Immigration


This executive order establishes a federal immigration agenda to preserve American citizenship by establishing a new policy agenda. These policy actions seek to withhold automatic American citizenship from individuals born in the U.S.: 1) when that person's mother was unlawfully present in the U.S. and the father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person's birth or 2) when that person's mother's presence in the U.S. at the time of said person's birth was lawful but temporary (such as but not limited to visiting the U.S. under the auspices of the Visa Waiver Program or visiting on a student, work or tourist visa) and the father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person's birth.
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Securing Our Borders


1/20/2025


Immigration


This executive order establishes a federal immigration agenda to secure the U.S. borders and address the threats posed by an unsecured border through new policy actions. These actions aim to secure the borders by implementing barriers, deterring illegal immigration, removing individuals who violate federal law and obtaining complete operational control of the borders.
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Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California


1/20/2025


Environment


This executive order directs the secretary of commerce and secretary of the interior to resume previous Trump Administration efforts to redirect water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Central and Southern California. It prioritizes the urgent need for reliable water supplies and improved vegetation management. This order aims to allow rainwater in Northern California and water flowing from northern snow melt to be more beneficial in the Central Valley and Southern California.
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Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety


1/20/2025


Law Enforcement


This executive order directs the U.S. attorney general to pursue the death penalty for capital crimes and encourages state attorneys general and district attorneys to pursue capital punishment when applicable. The attorney general is also instructed to pursue federal jurisdiction and seek the death penalty regardless of other factors for every federal capital crime involving the murder of a law enforcement officer or a capital crime committed by an alien illegally present in the U.S. It also seeks to limit any hindrances to capital punishment by seeking the overruling of U.S. Supreme Court precedents that limit capital punishment authority.
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Declaring a National Energy Emergency


1/20/2025


Energy


This executive order declares a national energy emergency and seeks to address this emergency by expediting energy and infrastructure projects; facilitating the supply, refinement and transportation of energy; and assessing vulnerabilities in the domestic energy sector. It aims to utilize domestic energy resources and international alliances to create more jobs, improve the energy trade balance and safeguard the U.S. against potential threats. Within this order, the term "energy resources" includes crude oil, natural gas, lease condensates, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, uranium, coal, biofuels, geothermal heat, hydropower and critical minerals, but neither solar nor wind resources are included.
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Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects


1/20/2025


Energy


This executive order temporarily halts all offshore wind energy leasing within the Offshore Continental Shelf (OCS). It aims to address concerns related to marine life, ocean currents, wind patterns, energy costs and the fishing industry by directing a full review of existing federal leasing and permitting practices for both onshore and offshore wind projects. Federal agencies are instructed to pause issuing new or renewed approvals, permits, leases or loans for wind projects.
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Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats


1/20/2025


Defense


This executive order increases vigilance in vetting and screening standards concerning immigration and visa-issuance across federal agencies. The secretary of state, U.S. attorney general, secretary of homeland security and director of national intelligence shall identify countries that warrant suspension of admission from its nationals and re-evaluate immigration programs to create stricter uniform baseline rules that protect the safety and security of the American people. Nothing in this order will affect the authority of an executive department/agency or the functions of the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) relating to budgetary, administrative or legislative proposals.
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Establishing and Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency


1/20/2025


Government Administration


This executive order establishes the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as an official federal agency, rather than a non-governmental advisory group as President Donald Trump initially announced. It outlines the president's DOGE agenda to modernize federal technology and improve governmental efficiency, as well as institutes new structures and initiatives focused on software modernization and interagency coordination while aiming to promote efficiency and innovation through the creation of cross-agency DOGE teams.
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Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government


1/20/2025


Social Issues


This executive order directs federal agencies and federal employees to interpret "sex" solely as an immutable binary biological classification determined at conception. The order also requires all federal agencies to enforce sex-based rights, protections and accommodations using this definition of "sex." The presidential assistant for legislative affairs is directed to draft a "proposed codification" of the seven definitions as defined in the order. The order further directs the secretary of state and secretary of homeland security, along with the director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to require that all government-issued identification documents, including passports and federal employment records, reflect only biological "sex" as defined in the order. The order also instructs agencies to "evaluate grant conditions and grantee preferences" to ensure federal funds are not used to "promote gender ideology." It also instructs the secretary of housing and urban development (HUD) to prepare policies protecting women seeking single-sex rape shelters and requires the Bureau of Prisons to revise its medical care policies to correspond with the order's definition of sex. Agencies shall also ensure that intimate spaces designated for women/girls/females (or men/boys/males) are designated by the order's definition of sex and not identity.
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Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing


1/20/2025


Social Issues, Government Administration


This executive order eliminates any and all "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" programs throughout the federal government. The termination includes "Chief Diversity Officers," "Equity Action Plans," "environmental justice" offices, equity-related grants/contracts, as well as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)/Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) performance requirements. The removal of these programs will be carried out by the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), with assistance from the attorney general and the director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Each agency, department or commission head will complete these actions within 60 days (by March 21, 2025). This order seeks to increase public relations between the federal government and the American people by cutting programs deemed wasteful and discriminatory.
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Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists


1/20/2025


Foreign Policy, Defense


This executive order initiates the process of designating certain international cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) to address the rise in violence and terror across the western hemisphere and the proliferation of dangerous drugs, criminals and gangs into the U.S. through the southern border. The order declares a national emergency, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to address the threat from cartels.
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Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion


1/20/2025


Immigration


This executive order suspends entry into the U.S. through the southern border by individuals who fail to provide federal officials with sufficient medical information, criminal history and background information before entering the country until further notice. Nothing in this proclamation will affect the authority of an executive department/agency or the functions of the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) relating to budgetary, administrative or legislative proposals.
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Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation


1/21/2025


Social Issues, Transportation


This executive order suspends all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including those pertaining to recruitment and hiring, within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It aims to establish capability, achievement and dedication as the basis for hiring and promoting practices within these federal agencies.
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Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina


1/23/2025


Native American Affairs


This executive order directs the U.S. government to advance the full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, acknowledging their historical significance, cultural heritage and longstanding pursuit of federal acknowledgment. The secretary of the interior is tasked with developing a plan within 90 days to facilitate federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe and must analyze legal pathways, consult tribal leadership and deliver strategies to ensure eligibility for federal benefits. While they have had recognition from the state of North Carolina since 1885 and partial recognition by the federal government under the 1956 Lumbee Act, the Lumbee Tribe has been denied full federal benefits associated with such recognition.
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Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence


1/23/2025


Emerging Technology


This executive order calls for the development of an "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan" to establish a policy agenda to ensure the U.S. maintains and strengthens its global AI dominance. It aims to promote economic competitiveness, bolster national security and prioritize AI systems free from "ideological bias and engineered social agendas." The order directs White House officials to review and modify or revoke existing policies and directives that inhibit AI innovation and leadership. The order follows an executive order issued by the Trump Administration on Jan. 20, 2025, rescinding the Biden Administration's Executive Order 14110 of Oct. 30, 2023 (Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence) (the Biden AI EO).
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Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency


1/24/2025


Government Administration


This executive order establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council to assess and recommend operations, efficacy and impartiality improvements to disaster response. Recent disasters such as Hurricane Helene exposed shortcomings in FEMA's ability to provide timely and equitable aid despite significant federal spending. Key objectives include evaluating FEMA's effectiveness, analyzing federal-state dynamics and identifying reform opportunities. The council will include up to 20 members chaired by the secretaries of defense and homeland security and submit a detailed report on potential FEMA reforms to the president within 180 days of its first meeting.
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Emergency Measures to Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas


1/24/2025


Government Administration


This executive order implements review and revision of federal and state programs to improve land and water management regarding the wildfires in Southern California. The Attorney General, along with the secretaries of defense, homeland security, commerce, interior and agriculture, will all ensure efficient use of water resources in Southern California and will report their authorities to the president within 15 days (by Feb. 8, 2025). The secretary of the interior, using the Bureau of Reclamation, shall increase water delivery and hydropower. The interior and commerce secretaries will designate a federal official to review state and federal laws that impede this project within 30 days (by Feb. 23, 2025) and create a proposal to handle the impediments. The director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will review all state and federal programs in water management and land management to ensure sensible practices. This order will expedite options for housing relief, waste removal and using grants to improve fire preparedness. Finally, the order will house displaced families, clear and rebuild roads and bridges, and increase funds to help rebuild areas affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
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Enforcing the Hyde Amendment


1/24/2025


Healthcare


This executive order reestablishes the Hyde Amendment by revoking the Biden Administration's Executive Orders 14076 and 14079. The director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall create guidance for the implementation of the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funding of elective abortions.
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Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the United States for International Development


1/24/2025


Defense


This memorandum revokes the Protecting Women's Health at Home and Abroad Presidential Memorandum (Jan. 28, 2021) and reinstates The Mexico City Policy, Presidential Memorandum (Jan. 23, 2017). This directs the secretaries of state and health and human services to extend the requirements of this reinstated memorandum to global health assistance. This order also directs the secretary of state to ensure the U.S. does not fund organizations or programs that are a part of the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
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The National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2025


1/27/2025




This executive order proclaims Jan. 27, 2025, as a National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. President Trump calls on Americans to observe this day with programs, ceremonies and prayers commemorating the victims of the Holocaust and honor the sacrifices of those who helped liberate Auschwitz survivors. This order intends to combat anti-Semitism and religious bigotry.
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The Iron Dome for America


1/27/2025


Defense


This executive order directs the secretary of defense to develop an architectural plan for a missile defense shield, similar to the Iron Dome in Israel, to deter foreign aerial attacks and ensure second-strike capability. While developing an architectural plan for the system, the secretary is tasked with implementing next-generation technology to defend from a variety of missiles, develop a sensory layer and ensure a secure supply chain. This order also encourages U.S. allies to increase bilateral and multilateral cooperation on missile defense capabilities.
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Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness


1/27/2025


Defense


This executive order directs the U.S. Department of Defense to adhere to military service medical exemption standards by excluding individuals afflicted with physical or mental disorders from military service. Servicemen diagnosed with gender dysphoria and/or express a gender identity different than their sex assigned at birth via medical treatment and pronoun changes are named as specific subjects of this order. This order also directs the U.S. Armed Forces to prohibit biological males from using or sharing sleeping, changing or bathing facilities with their biological female counterparts.
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Restoring America's Fighting Force


1/27/2025


Defense


This executive order orders the cessation of all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs within the U.S. Armed Forces to ensure impacted departments and military branches commit to the administration's goals of promoting meritocracy and eliminate race-based and sex-based discrimination. All DEI offices within impacted departments are to be abolished, and the secretary of defense will review all DEI practices and identify instances of discrimination, if necessary.
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Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military's COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate


1/27/2025


Defense, Health


The secretary of defense issued a mandate on Aug. 24, 2021, requiring all service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This executive order allows for the reinstatement of military personnel who were discharged for refusing the vaccine or left the service in response to the mandate. It allows these service members to return to their former rank and receive appropriate compensation. This action aims to address the unfair treatment of those who were unjustly discharged.
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Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation


1/28/2025


Social Issues, Health


This executive order declares it the policy of the U.S. to not fund, sponsor, promote, assist or support people under 19 years old in transitioning their sex. The executive order directs heads of certain executive departments, agencies and offices to take steps to prevent sex transitions by people under 19 years old.
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Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families


1/29/2025


Education


This executive order aims to strengthen education-freedom programs in order to improve student achievement and foster competition among nearby public schools. The current educational system has had a devastating impact on families, communities and national competition. Seventy percent of 8th graders are below proficiency in reading and math, and school assignments based on geography drive up housing costs in districts with preferred schools. This order allows families to choose the best educational setting and school type for their children in order to address these issues.
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Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling


1/29/2025


Education


This executive order emphasizes the importance of schools providing a patriotic education that fosters admiration for American values. It also addresses the concern that schools are indoctrinating children with radical gender and race theories that force children to adopt victim or oppressor identities based on characteristics such as skin color, as well as question their gender identity and undergo irreversible procedures without parental consent. These practices undermine personal identity, family unity and parental authority, and often violate anti-discrimination civil rights laws. This order calls for the rescinding of federal funding for illegal and discriminatory practices in K-12 schools, ensures the protection of parental rights and promotes the advancement of patriotic education.
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Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity


1/29/2025


Immigration, Defense


This executive order directs the secretaries of defense and homeland security to operate the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay at full capacity to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the U.S., as well as address attendant immigration enforcement needs identified by the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security. These actions are intended to prevent further border crossings, combat criminal cartels and restore national sovereignty.
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Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism


1/29/2025




This executive order seeks to vigorously combat anti-Semitism by building upon Executive Order 13899, issued by President Trump in 2019 that helped enforce civil rights laws to ensure that American Jews are equally protected under the law. The Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, against the people of Israel sparked a wave of anti-Semitic discrimination, vandalism and violence against Jewish citizens, particularly in schools and campuses. This order seeks to hold perpetrators of anti-Semitic harassment and violence accountable and calls for the use of all necessary legal tools to prosecute and remove individuals involved in such actions.
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Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New President


1/31/2025


Government Administration


This executive order establishes new limits on collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) negotiated during the final 30 days of a presidential administration. Lame-duck CBAs negotiated shortly before a presidential transition are deemed undemocratic and obstructive, as they can impose inefficient policies on a new administration. The order aims to prevent outgoing administrations from binding incoming presidents to last-minute agreements that may hinder their policy agenda or executive authority.
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President Donald J. Trump Launches Massive 10-to-1 Deregulation Initiative


1/31/2025


Government Administration


This executive order establishes that the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will ensure that for every new rule, regulation or guidance issued, that agency must identify at least 10 existing rules, regulations or guidance documents to be repealed. This initiative builds upon the directive during President Trump's first term, which required two existing rules, regulations or guidance documents to be repealed for every new rule, regulation or guidance issued. Furthermore, this order requires that, for the fiscal year 2025, the total incremental cost of new regulations, including repealed, be significantly less than zero.
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President Donald J. Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China


2/1/2025


Trade


This executive order establishes 25 percent tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico, and a 10 percent tariff on all products from China. The one exception listed is energy resources from Canada, which will have a decreased 10 percent tariff. These tariffs are applied based on national emergency powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and states that these tariffs are until the fentanyl crisis is alleviated. The tariff placed on China is in response to intellectual property theft, forced technology transfer and other unreasonable behavior. The order states that tariffs will be more beneficial than harmful, given that the other countries have a higher percentage of trade in their respective gross domestic products.
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Progress on the Situation at Our Southern Border


2/3/2025


Trade


This executive order temporarily pauses the 25 percent ad valorem rates of duty on the Government of Mexico until March 4, 2025, due to Mexico's agreement to combat illegal immigration and illicit drug trafficking. During this period, the administration will assess whether Mexico has taken sufficient action to warrant a continued pause on tariffs.
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Progress on the Situation at Our Northen Border


2/3/2025


Trade


This executive order revises the administration's previous imposition of 25 percent ad valorem rates of duty and 10 percent ad valorem rates of duty as to energy products on the Republic of Canada. Given the Canadian government's immediate actions to cooperate on immigration and drug trade policy with the U.S., the administration decided to pause the tariffs until March 4, 2025.
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A Plan for Establishing a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund


2/3/2025


Finance, Government Administration


This executive order directs the federal government to establish a sovereign wealth fund, aiming to promote fiscal sustainability and lessen the burden of taxpayers. The order tasks the secretaries of treasury and commerce and the president's economic policy advisor to develop a plan, including recommendations for funding mechanisms, investment strategies, fund structure and a governance model. The plan should also include an evaluation of the legal considerations of establishing the fund.
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Withdrawing the United States from and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International Organizations


2/4/2025


Foreign Policy


This executive order states that the U.S. will not participate in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and will not seek election to that body. The secretary of state will conduct a review of the U.S.'s membership in the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) within 90 days of the order, specifically including analysis of any anti-Semitism or anti-Israel sentiment within the UNESCO. The U.S. will also not use any funds for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Within 180 days of the order, the secretary of state and the U.N. Ambassador will review all international intergovernmental organizations the U.S. is a part of and provide types of funding or support. The review will assess if these organizations, conventions and treaties are contrary to the interests of the U.S. and whether they can be reformed. The secretary of state will also inform the U.N. secretary general and leadership of the UNRWA and U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights that the U.S. is no longer funding the UNRWA or UNHRC, and the U.S. also will not satisfy any claim to pay 2025 assessments or prior arrears by these organizations.

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Uh huh... Yeah.

But what has he done for me lately? LOL!!


Peace,

Dave

Just signing executive orders does not mean your accomplishing anything .

Japov will not follow the success of any of these orders, just that they were ordered.

And if they fail miserably? Crickets....

The border czar is already asking for more money to do the job.

Here's an important one

https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-donald-trump-reinstates-order-202808375.html

The Trump administration’s ongoing effort to shut down or massively cut the U.S. Agency for International Development is putting the future of a major Catholic relief agency at risk, despite the Republican portraying himself as an ally to Catholics on the campaign trail.

This is funny...

Suddenly she's worried, as if her presence wasn't already a distraction to football fans...

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-reportedly-concerned-her-184555735.html

The only thing anyone will remember is that "YOU" said that!

LMBFWCAO

Do you really want the "Pope" to be the voice of reason and morality in the Democrat Party, DomDom?

There have been several glitches with this website, seemingly due to time, neglect, wear & tear. This could be another one.

The hair afire conspiracy theory,
Though they defend the nonsensical dysfunction here as "freedom of speech"... when I drop in on the place to add reasoned clarity to your blatherings and ramp you up...they may not want people directed to that. The removal of the sidebar may be a censoring mechanism. ( for that particular freedom of speech)

The takeaway,
No matter what it is, nothing to be concerned with.
However, I still lurk out of habit and if you want me to stay gone from posting, quit posting things that are so ridiculous and inconsistent that they are too much fun to ignore.

xoxo

I'm the only thing here that inspires you!

That's SWEET, Marty

xoxo

You know?...maybe?
I will say that in the years coming here, I have seen 5-10 songs that I personally thought were truly stand-out works of art. So there's that too.

So its ok to make false accusations and then do the same thing Dems wanna do?

He LIED, not very Christian

Let's fix this with crazy glue...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-doubles-down-gaza-takeover-130829099.html

Get some people on Canadian border....

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/world/canada/canada-fentanyl-trump.html#link-4bc77a7

Canadian crime groups are making more fentanyl.
About 100 organized crime groups are involved in fentanyl production, more than four times as many as in 2022, according to reports by Canada’s financial intelligence agency.

Most chemicals used to synthesize fentanyl, known as precursors, are legal to import because they have valid industrial uses but are subject to higher scrutiny by Canada’s health agency, which regulates controlled substances, and the police.

Precursors are mostly shipped from China to Pacific Coast ports in British Columbia.

While Mexico is not a major source of fentanyl or precursors in Canada, the police in British Columbia said the large-scale fentanyl lab that they took down showed connections to Mexican cartels. That lab used a drug production method favored by Mexican cartels to make a particularly potent synthetic drug.

So we got Swift suddenly worried about upstaging the team, now we got her boyfriend calling it an honor to have Trump at game...

I happen to agree with Kelce it's a good thing having him there.

But this is getting soap opera like.

Good for Eagles...
Taylor Swift Fans Have Thoughts About Travis Kelce Calling Donald Trump Attending Super Bowl a ‘Great Honor’

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-fans-thoughts-travis-221229877.html

Tony,
I assume you’re posting stuff without reading it before you post it. You’ve got a brain, but you’re not using it. You probably think, if it comes from Trump and has something to do with immigration, it has to be good. Shame on you Tony. What you posted is ridiculous! I was born on US soil 65 years ago. i grew up here, pledged allegiance to the flag every morning at school. Paid my taxes. I was never arrested, never got a ticket, never did anything wrong. After 65 years of being a proud American citizen, like you, all of a sudden, Mr. Trump signs an executive order to automatically withhold my US citizenship. In my birth certificate it says that my parents were not US citizens. They were Germans, but nowadays you would probably call them migrants. I don’t know. They became US citizens two days after I was born but I have no documents to prove that anymore. According to this executive order, that doesn't matter. So, if this goes through, I will lose my US citizenship. If I’m not a US citizen anymore I have to leave the country. I can’t leave the country without a passport. What happens to my house? You can’t believe how angry I am. I want to enjoy my retirement in the country I grew up in. I was a citizen for 65 years and now this stress. And guys like you repost this junk and support it. Do you know what the chaos he is creating is going to cost the country? Everybody who supports this junk either can’t read, doesn’t think or is brainwashed. Tony, do you have any advice for me? What would you do in my situation?

All the best - Robert

Write a song

Rob,
Saw your post. I doubt that you are in any actual jeopardy.
Your birth certificate, longevity, residence, mortgage and any other possessions that you have along with your long law abiding past make it highly unlikely that you have any issues coming at all.

I, and people like me, are in favor of taking a look at the intent of the 14th amendment, but not for the purposes of removing people such as yourself from the country.
Trump is right about it. It has been ridiculously abused. RvW and Dred Scott both proved that constitutional interpretations can be bullsh+t, no matter how long they have been accepted.
I doubt that I am making you feel any better, but if I were you, I would have my birth certificate and passport handy...and forget about it.

Marty

Rob,
And another thing,

If the 14thA gets reviewed by SCOTUS and the current interpretation is nullified based on recorded dox at the time, I don't think that they could make that retroactive going back to your birthday if they wanted. The current interpretation will be the law unless and until SCOTUS were to rule differently. I'm fairly certain of that.

https://www.jpfolks.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1200911/samantha-said.html#Post1200911

Turns out Elvis is right...
After 6weeks of useless Ebot-mail, SUNO just made my $hit-list!
If they don't give a fuk about me, then I sure as [naughty word removed] don't give a fuk about them!

Thank you Marty for sharing your thoughts with me.

Over the past years I learned that Trump breaks laws and gets away with it. Now, as a president he is above the law. He can and will do whatever he wants. His fellow Republicans won't stop him. The Supreme Court won't and now the military won't either. If you ask me, we have a new dictator. You don't think that they could make that retroactive going back to my birthday if they wanted. And what happens if he is successful?

I fully understand Trump's intent. But the way he worded his executive order is total bullish.t. He's flooding the system with junk and so many fellow Americans repost this junk without reading it and thinking. Sorry, if I'm overreacting but I'm angry and scared.

All the best - Robert