Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The latest tactic from the Democrats is to claim that Trump will either end elections or pervert them, and that he must be stopped to save democracy.
Ironic.
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For 80 years, the Democrats have backed gerrymandering to the extreme (one district protecting a Black candidate in Florida stretches for 200 miles and at some points is one inch wide), and then there is Hillary Clinton’s manufactured dossier designed to slander Trump,
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and then there is the left’s effort to block voter ID (which exists in every democracy in the world) to allow non-citizens to vote.
But what is even more ironic is to hear Democrats saying the same slogans that are reminders of what V.I. Lenin said in 1920:
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that insurrection against the Duma, which was dominated by the Mensheviks, and the establishment of a dictatorship of the proletariat, was to protect democracy."
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Ancient Measurements, the Bible, and Historical Fact
It is almost funny that the academic world has told us, and continues to tell us, that ancient measurements, like the foot in Egypt or
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the cubit in areas from the Middle East to India, were just primitive, that they were all based on parts of the body and varied from person to person and therefore were unreliable.
But think for a moment.
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If their measurements varied from person to person, and there was no standard that was recognized and used, how could any of the ancient structures of Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Babylon, Assyria, or the Indus Valley have been constructed,
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Brendan Banfield was found guilty on all counts in the 2023 double murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Prosecutors say Banfield orchestrated killings with Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães, with whom he was having an affair
A jury convicted him of two counts of aggravated murder for the killings of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan, a stranger lured to their home under false pretenses.
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Prosecutors alleged Banfield orchestrated a scheme involving a fake fetish website account to frame Ryan, enabling him to start a new life with his Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, with whom he was having an affair.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Just for information:
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon make a decision affecting citizenship—birthright citizenship—so here is some explanation for those interested.
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Citizenship in the USA was not really defined until the passage of the 14th Amendment in 1868, other than in the qualifications of the President and Vice President, where both offices could be held only by someone born in what became a U.S. state.
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The 14th Amendment made all those born in the United States or naturalized as citizens of the United States of America. These could be called constitutional citizens.
There have been two Supreme Court cases questioning this kind of status.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The Don Lemon case has caused a lot of the “woke” left to do what they do best—conflate issues, distract from the facts, and confuse the public in order to control the narrative.
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If you listen to ABC, NBC, MSNBC, etc., Don Lemon’s arrest is about freedom of the press and the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. We hear outrage about the persecution of journalists, censorship, and dictatorship.
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But last time I looked, the First Amendment was about freedom of speech, the press, and the practice of religion—not about freedom to break the law, to trespass, to harass, or to invade a church or synagogue like terrorists.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "TU B’SHVAT (THE 15TH BDAY OF THE MONTH OF SHVAT)
Tu Bishvat
The Jewish "New Year for Trees," is observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat (falling on February 2, 2026). 1)
It marks the ecological New Year, celebrated by planting trees, eating fruits from the Seven Species, and environmental awareness, honoring the connection between people and nature.
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Two important things about which to be aware, two things that are often forgotten or have been forgotten.
First, in Israel, this holiday is celebrated by planting Trees. Some of us remember how the Jewish National Fund used to raise money from the sale of trees in Israel.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, “Another view of the anti-ICE protests.
I support ICE’s goal of arresting illegal migrants who are criminals and deporting them. Such criminals prey on the people in their own communities.
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But I question how this is being done. The federal government has options. They can send in heavily armed paramilitary-looking fighters to do the arrests when the city or state refuses cooperation for political purposes, and
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if they do, protests will be part of the picture. To have some big discussion whether protesters are being misinformed, whether leaders of the protests are paid (which it appears they are), changes nothing.
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