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The Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England

LeeF May 19, 1643 May 28, 2022

The Articles of Confederation between the Plantations under the Government of the Massachusetts, the Plantations under the Government of New Plymouth, the Plantations under the …

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King Charles Delivers the ‘Answer to the Nineteen Propositions’ to Parliament

LeeF June 21, 1642 May 28, 2022

Two of Charles I advisers drafted and persuaded the king to issue a document, His Majesty’s Answer to the Nineteen Propositions of Both Houses of …

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The ‘Petition of Right’ Approved by King Charles I in England

LeeF June 7, 1628 May 28, 2022

The Petition of Right (see document) is a statement of the objectives of the 1628 English legal reform movement that led to the Civil War …

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King John Affixes His Seal to the Magna Carta, an Inspiration for the US Constitution and Bill of Rights

LeeF June 15, 1215 May 5, 2024

“The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history . . . It was written in Magna Carta.” –Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941 Inaugural …

China Furthers Its Hong Kong Takeover – Politicians Who Spoke Out About China Are Targeted and Arrested

4 years ago

Over the past year China has tortured the people of the friendly city – country of Hong Kong. This once great British colony was turned over to the Chinese in the late 1990’s. Despite China’s promises to not interfere with the country for 50 years, China has slowly infiltrated the government and culture. Last year protesters of the China takeover were active in the streets but then COVID hit and the city has been shut down for nearly a year. Small businesses are in ruins and the world … Read More

The Vatican Unveils Bizarre 2020 Nativity Scene in St-Peter’s Square

4 years ago

The Vatican’s 2020 Nativity scene is a bizarre collection of ugly pieces that include an astronaut and an executioner wearing a horned mask. Furthermore, the entire thing is replete with occult symbolism. Here’s a look at this puzzling display. And, once the red drape covering the scene was removed, the crowd discovered a towering, brutalist, and totem-like Angel Gabriel staring back at them, along with an astronaut and a masked executioner (yes, those guys who kill people who are sentenced to death). Let’s say that the applause following … Read More

Swedish Teen Greta Thunberg Awarded TIME’s Person of the Year …Deep State Hacks Awarded “Guardians of the Year”

5 years ago

Ignorant Swedish teen Greta Thunberg — whose goal is to cripple the West and ban plane travel won TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year award. TIME is rewarding this insanity. For a moment, it’s as if Thunberg were the eye of a hurricane, a pool of resolve at the center of swirling chaos. In here, she speaks quietly. Out there, the entire natural world seems to amplify her small voice, screaming along with her. “We can’t just continue living as if there was no tomorrow, because there is a … Read More

DOJ Tells Judicial Watch it Can’t Produce Documents on Imran Awan Due to “Technical Difficulties”

5 years ago

Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch is not letting the Imran Awan Democrat IT scandal go. Judicial Watch filed multiple FOIA lawsuits seeking documents related to the Imran Awan Democrat IT scandal and a federal court ordered a hearing for this Friday, December 13 on the Awan brothers! Imran and his two Pakistani brothers were paid millions of dollars for managing the IT affairs for several Democratic government officials. They were relieved of their duties in February 2017 on suspicion that they accessed specific computer networks without permission, also known as hacking … Read More

Harvey Weinstein Reaches $47 Million Settlement, Wiping The Civil Slate Clean

5 years ago

Money talks and sexual predators walk. That appears to be the anticlimatic end of the #MeToo story arc, which started with Harvey Weinstein, and is set to conclude with a multi-million cash settlement ending effectively all civil cases against the former Hollywood mogul. According to the WSJ, Harvey Weinstein, his former associates, insurers and accusers have all reached a nearly $47 million tentative settlement of virtually all the civil cases pending against him, about $25 million of which will compensate women who have accused the Hollywood producer of … Read More

Unconstitutional NJ State Nazi-style Gun Magazine Confiscation Law Goes into Effect

6 years ago

8A New Jersey law that makes it a felony to possess a gun magazine capable of holding over 10 rounds of ammunition went into effect. This wildly unconstitutional law instantly criminalizes hundreds of thousands of New Jersey citizens who legally acquired normal capacity firearms magazines — which include 17-round pistol magazines and 30-round rifle magazines — as tools of self-defense against the very same violent criminals that are protected by the Democrats who passed the gun magazine ban. Now, the New Jersey State Police have told Breitbart News they won’t … Read More

Study: China Soon to be World Leader in Artificial Intelligence

6 years ago

China is set to become the world leader in AI research, according to a ground-breaking study. Tech site VentureBeat had this to say: China will overtake Europe in artificial intelligence research paper output within the next four years if current trends continue, according to a report released today by business analytics company Elsevier. The report found that the U.S., home to tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook, has succeeded in attracting the top talent in artificial intelligence. It also shows that research in the U.S. is shifting from academic settings … Read More

National Geographic puts out Super Viral Video of Polar Bear “Starving from Climate Change” which was Later Exposed as Fake News

7 years ago

On December 11, 2017, a pair of photographers from National Geographic captured disturbing video footage of an emaciated polar bear that they uploaded to the magazine’s website with the opening line: “This is what climate change looks like.” There’s just one problem, though: the polar bear’s plight had absolutely nothing to do with climate change, it has now been revealed. As it turns out, the entire video and corresponding story was 100 percent fake news designed to push the climate change conspiracy theory – a fact that National … Read More

‘The China Study’ is Published Promoting a Vegetarian Diet: Is the ‘Study’ Fact or Fallacy?

20 years ago

The release of The China Study by T. Colin Campbell rocked the world of nutrition (as well as the walls of Whole Foods). Printed by a small publishing company known for other scientific masterpieces such as The Psychology of the Simpsons and You Do Not Talk About Fight Club, Campbell’s book quickly hit the word-of-mouth circuit and skyrocketed towards bestseller status, with sales exceeding half a million copies to date. The premise is that all animal foods—ranging from Chicken McNuggets to a fillet of wild-caught salmon—are responsible for modern ailments like heart disease … Read More

Continental Congress Calls for a Day of Fasting and Humiliation for the Soldiers

248 years ago

Because of the distressing condition of the tattered but unbowed soldiers, the American Continental Congress called for a day of fasting and humiliation: Resolved, That it be recommended to all the United States, as soon as possible to appoint a day of solemn fasting and humiliation; to implore of Almighty God the forgiveness of the many sins prevailing among all ranks, and to beg the countenance and assistance of his Providence in the prosecution of the present just and necessary war. Shortly after the resolution on fasting, three … Read More

John Lilburne was Arrested for Printing and Circulating ‘Unlicensed Books’ Critical of the King Charles I’s Monarchy

387 years ago

On December 11, 1637, John Lilburne was arrested upon his return from Holland and put on secret trial by the Star Chamber of Charles I. His crime? The writing and distribution of seditious pamphlets that skewered the legitimacy of the monarchy and challenged the primacy of the high prelates of the Church of England. He was promptly convicted of publishing writing of “dangerous consequence and evil effect.” For these intolerable opinions, the royal tribunal sentenced him to be publicly flogged through the streets of London, from Fleet Prison, … Read More