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MACDONALD: The Greatest Threat In 2026 Is …?

September 13, 2026September 13, 2026 Steve MacDonald

I was pondering what to write about when it occurred to me that we had not yet had our annual fearmongering over Triple E: Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Unless I missed it and I’ve been Johnny-on-the-spot all year with the latest thing. We had the not-so-catastrophic rise in tick bites, Hantavirus, Ebola, Tick bites again (Lone … Read more

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CARDELLO: Just When You Think Maine Cannot Sink Much Lower

November 22, 2025 Ray Cardello

We love Maine and have a year-round home in Central Maine that we spend half our time in. We have an incredible circle of friends and have found a church that has become a big part of our lives. Maine is blessed with location and natural resources: a beautiful rocky coast, majestic mountains for hiking … Read more

Skip’s Sauntering Snippets – Blue States: We Own Your Kids! (And Joe Biden Agrees)

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 Skip

If your minor child goes to Washington or California (as other Blue States are looking to follow suit), they will give them puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and sexual organ mutilation surgery to make them “normal.” Short-term exuberance shortly followed by “What have I done??”. And then a realization by many (not all, but more and more) that their real problems were not their physical bodies but what was going on (or not) in their minds.

Compassion and Benevolence of Sanctuary Cities

October 4, 2022 Peter Lemiska

To those who have been following the nightmare on our southern border over the past two years, it’s utterly inconceivable that anyone in America would be unaware of the problem.

Montana Prohibits Local Authorities From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws

April 26, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Over the weekend, Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana signed HB 258 into law. The measure titled the “Montana Federal Firearm, Magazine, and Ammunition Ban Enforcement Prohibition Act” prohibits enforcement of new federal gun bans in the state.

Support Bill to Prohibit NH From Enforcing Any Presidential Executive Order Infringing on 2nd Amendment Rights

March 16, 2021 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire Senate Bill (SB154) is simple. It “prohibits any person acting under color of state law from taking any action, expending any funds, or exercising any power of the state of New Hampshire to enforce any Executive Order of the President of the United States issued after January 20, 2021, which has the purpose or effect of restricting or regulating the right of the people to keep and bear arms.”

Can Sheriffs Arrest Feds Who Violate Citizens’ Second Amendment Rights?

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Are Constitutional Sheriffs a big deal to the Second Amendment Community? Legendary, if they actually exist. But do they? Can they? Are the rumors true? This county in Missouri isn’t taking any chances.

Maine’s Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols – “We Will not Be Setting up a Police State”

July 16, 2024April 5, 2020 Skip

We’ve lived for years with Cities, Counties, and States using the euphemism “Sanctuary” for this or that. Like, to proclaim they are “welcoming” and “inclusive” of people who want a better life for themselves and their families.

The Trump administration will begin withholding federal funding from sanctuary cities

March 6, 2020 Steve MacDonald

The President announced his administration will begin withholding federal funding from sanctuary cities. This comes after a federal appeals court last week ruled in the government’s favor.

Trump Administration Can Withhold Money from Sanctuary Cities

February 27, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Wednesday a federal appeals court ruled the Trump administration can withhold money from sanctuary cities. This gives the president and the rule of law a significant victory. The case was heard in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals this week.

The Coronavirus and China’s Travel Ban

January 31, 2020 Percy Blakeney

There are growing concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus and China’s travel ban. The origination point of the disease is Wuhan Province, China. It has governments around the world implementing measures to protect their citizens. The efforts to prevent the spread of the disease are being widely made. There is reason for concern. Open … Read more

Democrats Consider Using the National Guard to Enforce Gun Laws

December 14, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The States as laboratories narrative is getting a test drive in Virginia. With no one to stop them, Democrats have put the accelerator on the left-win agenda to the floor. First up, epic gun-grabbing. But the locals are resisting, and some Democrats think, perhaps, the National Guard will need to help.

Democrats Are Not Just Responsible for the Opioid Crisis Their Policies Keep It Going

December 21, 2021September 27, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Liberals who provide sanctuary to illegal aliens inside the United States are not just breaking the law. They are encouraging law-breaking. New Hampshire’s opioid crisis is all thanks to Democrat priorities.

Local Jurisdictions Should Not Shield Criminals from ICE

September 13, 2019

Only American citizens can protect America. It is our responsibility to demand politicians and our senior law enforcement do their job. Their job is that which they have sworn an oath to do. Namely, that is protecting America and most importantly protecting our children.

Sanctuary… NH Has Several Sanctuary Jurisdictions… Here’s What It Can Mean

August 25, 2019

Sanctuary The NH legislature dealt with more than one Sanctuary bill this spring. The movement has no moral, ethical or legal basis for what it does…. none. Supporters assert that by virtue of the fact that there are people in the world that have less than some Americans, we must accept them all as immigrants… … Read more

Pro-Sanctuary Vermonter Calls Black Selectman a ‘Coon’ – No Outraged Media

August 8, 2019August 7, 2019 Steve MacDonald

A woman in the town of Hartford, Vermont wants sanctuary status for her plucky berg and if that means calling the Black select board member a coon then so be it. Media outrage?

Federal Subsidy of California’s Sanctuary Policies

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

Gavin Newsom’s election as Governor of California came after saying his plan was to expand Medicare. He said he would cover every Californian, even illegal immigrants. Tuesday this week, Newsom signed into state law, State Bill 104. The bill extends health care benefits to illegal immigrants under Medicaid. We don’t need no Rule of Law… … Read more

Texas Town On Louisiana Border Declares itself A Sanctuary City for the Unborn

June 13, 2019 Steve MacDonald

This sanctuary thing the Leftists started is catching. Fox News Reports, that Waskom, Texas claims to be the first city in the nation to become a “Sanctuary City for the Unborn.”

Rhode Island Towns Declare Themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Steve MacDonald

We’ve covered the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement from Illinois to ‘way out west,’ but this is the first I’ve heard of a New England ‘anything’ declaring itself a sanctuary for the right to keep and Bear Arms.

Sanctuary Jurisdictions Should Reap What They Sow

April 18, 2019

Lawyers can justify almost anything under the law if you give them enough time and if you have sufficient money to stay in court scrapping. There are legal professionals who do argue that it is illegal to move illegal aliens from collection sites at the border to sanctuary cities and states. The assertion whether it … Read more