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JULY SIXTH NEWS ROUNDUP

Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog is here with a Monday current events roundup after America’s 250th Birthday Weekend, which was fittingly presided over by President Donald Trump, the ONLY LIVING U.S. PRESIDENT NOT DESCENDED FROM SLAVE HOLDERS. (Yes, even Obama, the Eddie Haskell of American Politics, was descended from slave holders.)

      It’s still refreshing to have a president with NO connection to slave holders. That’s a historical distinction that doesn’t get emphasized enough. Meanwhile, hate-filled Democrats still can’t comprehend that it’s as disgusting to choose the 4th of July to bash the U.S. as it would be to choose Cinco de Mayo to bash Mexico. There are hundreds of other days of the year to do it. 

MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS LIKE ELLISON AND WALZ CONTINUE TO GET HEAT OVER PARDONING A CHILD RAPIST TO PREVENT HIM FROM BEING DEPORTED. “Illegal immigrants uber alles” remains the Democrat motto.

ICE CONTINUES TO ARREST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF MURDER, ASSAULT AND DRUG DEALING. Always remember that these convicted figures were still at large due to Democrats’ insane refusal to stop abetting illegals who are also guilty of these additional offenses.

AND ANOTHER ELECTED DEMOCRAT – SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY – ADMITS THEIR PARTY WILL TARGET THE FILIBUSTER IF THEY SEIZE CONGRESS IN NOVEMBER. And still the clueless, outdated and utterly useless “harrumph, harrumph” Republicans in the Senate fail to act. Thune is Exhibit A.

REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE, LED BY SPEAKER JOHNSON, KEEP ACHIEVING ONLY FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS TO FUMBLE IT AWAY ON SAVE ACT AND MORE.

THE AMERICA 250 CIVICS EDUCATION COALITION PROMOTES THE RESUMPTION OF TEACHING STUDENTS THE BASICS ABOUT HOW THEIR OWN COUNTRY WORKS. The Democrat-run “educational system” (LMAO) prefers students who believe the irrational lies that The Party’s functionaries use to push hysteria over things that cannot happen.   

FEDERAL RESERVE PAPER SHOWS THAT JOE BIDEN’S MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HE LET IN FROM 2021 TO LATE 2024 CAUSED HOUSING PRICES FOR CITIZENS TO GO UP BY THIRTY PERCENT. The unfit and illegit little man has much to answer for.

ITEM: SEVENTY-THREE PERCENT SAY THEY ARE PROUD TO BE AMERICANS.

FLASHBACK: BOB WOODWARD ON BARACK OBAMA’S USE OF THE IRS TO PERSECUTE HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS. Obama needs reminded of all of his regime’s scandals on a regular basis. Continue reading

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HAPPY TWO HUNDRED FIFTIETH FOURTH OF JULY: AMERICA IN 2026

HAPPY TWO HUNDRED FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! What happened in early July of 1776 certainly needs no rehashing so in keeping with my blog’s theme of addressing more out of the way subjects this post will examine various events that took place on other July 4ths throughout American history.

JULY 4TH, 1778 – George Rogers Clark led his rebel forces in taking the British stronghold of Kaskaskia, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Kaskaskia Rivers. Clark and his Rangers were on a mission for then-Virginia Governor Patrick Henry.

JULY 4TH, 1783 – The Massachusetts Supreme Court is finalizing its written decision holding that slavery has been illegal in the state since adoption of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights in 1780. 

JULY 4TH, 1788 – The Constitution of the United States is starting to come into full effect this calendar year, instituting the government we are still officially ruled by. First elections are scheduled for later in the year.

JULY 4TH, 1789 – Congress passes a tariff that taxes goods imported in American ships at a rate 10% lower than on goods imported in ships under foreign flags.

JULY 4TH, 1794 – The “Whiskey Rebellion” is underway in western Pennsylvania. Farmers protesting a federal tax on grain alcohol act against it by refusing to pay it and by tarring and feathering the revenue agents sent to collect the tax money. They also take to burning down the homes of revenue officials. The rebellion ends in November.    Continue reading

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NEWS ROUNDUP: JULY THIRD

Time for another current events roundup from Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog

DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR TIM WALZ PARDONS THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO REPEATEDLY RAPED A TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL JUST SO HE COULDN’T BE DEPORTED AND MAY NOW FIGHT AGAINST DEPORTATION IN COURT. More HERE. No surprise coming from Democrats.

MORE ABOUT DEMOCRAT TIM WALZ PARDONING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILD RAPIST.

DHS HEAD MULLIN JOINS THE VOICES CONDEMNING TIM WALZ FOR HIS SERVICE TO AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILD RAPIST.

ARTICLE: TRUMP – THE PERFECT PRESIDENT FOR AMERICA 250.

A LOOK AT HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP IS LOWERING COSTS FOR HOMEBUYERS.

ARTICLE: TRUMP’S WINS AGAINST THE DEEP STATE AKA THE CESSPOOL OF CORRUPTION CALLED AMERICA’S POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT.

PRESIDENT TRUMP VISITS THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY.

EXAMINATIONS OF THE RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. More HERE.

CIA VERMIN STILL REFUSING TO COOPERATE IN INVESTIGATIONS INTO THEIR ENDLESS MALFEASANCE. JFK had the right idea when he wanted to splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and cast it to the winds. Filth like John Brennan and George H.W. Bush have run that organization.

FLASHBACK: DAILY NEWS NAILS OBAMA’S CALLOUSNESS. Continue reading

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WILLIS H. CARRIER: THE SUMMER OF 2026’s GREATEST AMERICAN

America’s 250th birthday is mere days away and as we honor men and women from long, long ago the current heat wave should remind us that Willis H. Carrier, the inventor of modern air conditioning, is truly the lion of the hour.

In 1902 Carrier invented the first electrical air conditioning unit. Thirteen years later, he founded Carrier Corporation which specialized in heating, ventilation and air conditioning, the HVAC we all take for granted. Continue reading

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JULY FIRST NEWS ROUNDUP AND SOME FLASHBACKS

Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog starts July with this current events roundup.

MOTHER OF DAUGHTER KILLED BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DARES DEMOCRATS TO LOOK HER IN THE EYE AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY FEEL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN HER LATE DAUGHTER. More HERE. Jessica Gorman also pointed out that President Trump’s political allies are the only ones who care about preventing what happened to her daughter from happening to anyone else, saying “I don’t understand why it is only the Republican side that cares about our American children,”. Yes, the Democrat motto remains “Illegal immigrants uber alles.” 

DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN RO KHANNA LIVES IN A SIX MILLION DOLLAR MANSION WHILE COMPLAINING ABOUT RICH PEOPLE

ODDBALL DAY YESTERDAY NEWS-WISE ESPECIALLY WITH BOTH SIDES FEELING SMACKED BY THE SUPREME COURT, SO HERE ARE SOME FLASHBACKS TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD.

Back in 2017 when rational people were first getting fully exposed to the deranged anti-Donald Trump hysteria from Democrats I made a blog post joking about how obsessive their Trump hatred was. When they removed video of Trump in a harmless cameo in Home Alone 2 I facetiously said they would soon “ADD Trump to old media”, as in this scene from M*A*S*H.

RADAR: Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Blake’s plane … was shot down by Donald Trump … over the Sea of Japan … it spun in … there were no survivors.

I also mentioned the new Democrat attempt at a joke book:

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?   A: To get away from Trump.

Q: Why does a fireman wear red suspenders?   A: As a clear rebuke to the Trump administration. Continue reading

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NEWS ROUNDUP: JUNE TWENTY-NINTH

Start your Monday with a current events roundup from Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog.

HAVING DRIVEN MOST REASONABLE PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR POLITICAL PARTY, DEMOCRATS NOW BATTLE OVER WHO CAN BE THE MOST HATEFUL TOWARD AMERICAN CITIZENS. Mamdani and his fellow hatemongers are on the march.

EVEN DEMOCRAT JAMES CARVILLE ADMITS IT MAY BE TIME FOR A SCHIZM IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY OVER THE UNHINGED MAMDANI WING ACCELERATING THE DEPARTURE OF RATIONAL PEOPLE FROM THE PARTY. He says “I can’t be in the same party” and more.

IN DEMOCRAT-HELD MINNESOTA, A SCHOOL BOARD WORKER CALLS FOR HAVING DOGS URINATE ON THE GRAVES OF WHITE CHRISTIANS. Do you get the feeling that James Carville’s far too late?

DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO HATEMONGER ABOUT CELEBRATING AMERICA’S 250th BIRTHDAY IN TEN STATES. More HERE

TWO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SENTENCED TO OVER SIX YEARS FOR ATM TARGETING CONSPIRACY TIED TO TREN DE ARAGUA. Yet the top priority for Democrats remains keeping criminals like this in the country.

PRESIDENT TRUMP PRAISED FOR HIS PROGRESS IN ENDING CORRUPTION IN THE BIDDING FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. Another reason why America’s most corrupt and compromised political figures hate Trump. Continue reading

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AMERICA: MONTH BY MONTH 1976

With America’s 250th birthday fast approaching, Balladeer’s Blog has been looking at national history using 50-year milestones. Previously I did 1826, and 1876, and 1926. This time it’s 1976.

1976

U.S. President: Gerald Ford   Vice President: Nelson Rockefeller   Speaker of the House: Carl Albert   Chief Justice: Warren Burger   

Number of Senators: 100   Number of House Representatives: 435   Number of Supreme Court Justices: 9

JANUARY

1st – The ROSE BOWL GAME was played between the UCLA Bruins from the Pacific 8 (Pac 8) Conference and the Ohio State Buckeyes from the Big Ten Conference. A 3-0 Buckeyes lead at Halftime turned into a 23-10 Bruins victory in the end.

      Also the 1st – The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia is moved from Independence Hall to its own pavilion to accommodate tourism for America’s 200th Anniversary year.

4th – The musical comedy Home Sweet Homer, an adaptation of The Odyssey, does so poorly it opens AND closes on Broadway this same night.  Continue reading

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FLASHBACK: VACLAV KLAUS CALLS OBAMA’S WEAK, INEPT AND CROOKED REGIME “THE KARDASHIAN PRESIDENCY.”

FROM JUNE 7th, 2016:

Obama making a face

Obama at his most presidential

Vaclav Klaus once made this remark which nicely captures the weak, inept and crooked little man named Barack Obama as well as the shallow, mindless, unquestioning supporters of this Hollow Man.

That quote: “The danger to America is not Barack Obama, but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. Continue reading

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JUNE TWENTY-SIXTH NEWS ROUNDUP

 Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog is here with a Friday current events roundup.

NATO CHIEF MARK RUTTE PRAISES PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HANDLING OF IRAN SITUATION.

SENATORS RAND PAUL AND BILL CASSIDY CHANGE THEIR VOTES AND GIVE PRESIDENT TRUMP A WIN ON THE RESTRAINTS THAT ANTI-TRUMPERS THOUGHT THEY HAD PUT ON HIM REGARDING IRAN.

CURRENT IRANIAN REGIME IRATE ABOUT GAY PRIDE SYMBOLS AT SEATTLE WORLD CUP GAME. They want FIFA to ban such symbols at any more games. Democrat hypocrites silent because they support that regime simply because it is hostile to Trump. Cowards.

MAJORITY MUSLIM COUNCIL IN MICHIGAN TOWN BANS THE GAY FLAG FROM PUBLIC PROPERTY. As usual, Democrats were wrong when they claimed that the delicate little darlings would NEVER commit intolerant acts like this and that it was “Islamophobic” to even suggest it. I guess the Muslim majority is making gay people feel “unsafe”, right Democrats?

VIDEO: DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN SETH MOULTON PHYSICALLY ATTACKS REPORTER OVER DEMOCRAT GRAHAM “NAZI TATTOO” PLATNER. This would dominate an entire news cycle if the other political party did it. Will Republicans EVER try to catch up with Democrats in the Media Outlet Arms Race?

DEMOCRAT ANDREW CUOMO COURAGEOUSLY BLASTS HIS PARTY FOR SUPPORTING GRAHAM “NAZI TATTOO” PLATNER

DEMOCRAT LETITIA JAMES ACCUSES FANATIC DEMOCRAT MAYOR MAMDANI OF “BLOWING UP THE DEMOCRAT PARTY.” Well, Democrats drove away all of us rational Democrats over the years, leaving the Party at the mercy of Mamdani and his ilk. More HERE. Related HERE

FATHER OF VICTIM MURDERED BY KARMELO ANTHONY CALLS OUT PROPAGANDIST SUNNY HOSTIN FOR TRYING TO MONETIZE HIS SON AUSTIN’S DEATH. Sunny, Whoopi (LOL) and the rest of The View‘s staff are lying hatemongers. Remember when Whoopi (LOL) claimed Trump was going to nullify interracial marriages? Whoopi (LOL) is pathetic and deranged.

PRESIDENT TRUMP HOSTS DINNER FOR AMERICAN FARMERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE ROSE GARDEN.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS FOR THEIR PART IN AN EIGHTY-NINE-MILLION-DOLLAR PAYROLL SCAM. Privileged white male one percenter Bruce Springsteen’s kind of guy!

BOB IGER REVEALS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DEMOCRAT PROPAGANDIST JIMMY KIMMEL’S SUSPENSION. Yet Kimmel and filth like him were lying about it for months, calling Trump “a dictator.”

GAY TEACHER ADMITS ON CAMERA TO GROOMING CHILDREN. Democrats, can you please leave children alone?. Continue reading

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JOHN PAUL JONES (1959) MOVIE REVIEW

With the 4th of July fast approaching, here’s another item for America’s 250th birthday – a biopic of our nation’s early naval hero.

JOHN PAUL JONES (1959) – Robert Stack stars as the title character, Charles Coburn plays Benjamin Franklin, Bette Davis is Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, Macdonald Carey is Patrick Henry and Thomas Gomez portrays Commodore Esek Hopkins. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would rate John Paul Jones a 6. I wish it could be higher.

This movie looks good enough, but Stack’s performance is a bit too dry and the story rambles on for too long after the logical end point when the Revolutionary War is over. Some brief closing text could have covered John Paul Jones’s career in the Russian Navy from 1787 onward. Just a quick note acknowledging the damage he wrought to the Turkish Navy on Russia’s behalf and bring on the closing credits. 

The film also subjects us to far too much of Jones’s younger years as a sailor and Robert Stack’s Forever 31 face at the time is comically distracting. (I Was a Teenage Thirtysomething) I wish more biopics used the terrific approach of Patton (1970) – focus on the most eventful years of the main character’s life with dialogue filling viewers in on their early life.  Continue reading

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