The following is an excerpt from Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts’ new book, “Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America,” released Nov. 12. Have you ever driven through a blizzard in Wyoming? Your field of vision doesn’t extend more than twenty feet. There are only the storm and the road, except for the occasional butte or buffalo. Silence descends on the glacier-carved valleys as ice and snow pile up and muffle all sound. The grizzlies seek shelter. You want to do the same. The frontier is dangerous. It is majestic yet simple. It is imposing yet liberating. It is, in short, the most American thing there is. And like those ancient glaciers that permanently reshaped the landscape of the West, Americans have been carving civilization into the stone since the Pilgrim fathers’ “errand into the wilderness.” Still, the frontier has changed us much more than we will ever change it. Land shapes behavior. Western blizzards formed a people with distinct habits and customs; westerners couldn’t survive in such a land if they didn’t have a spirit of perseverance, toughness, and adaptability. The very unavoidability of nature gave people a healthy appreciation of mortality and chance. Other American landscapes did the same. The Cajun culture of Opelousas, for example, is indelibly intertwined with the forests and bayous where my ancestors settled. The same is true of the descendants of the brave men and women who followed Daniel Boone through the Cumberland Gap and settled large swaths of Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee—and of the pioneers who pushed across the Great Plains, past the Rockies, and to the Pacific Coast. Those mountains made them. As much as the natural diversity of her people, the variations of America’s landscape created a need for federalism. As each group of people adapted to each unique landscape, America developed diverse local cultures, economies, and institutions that made federalism both necessary and sensible. At the same time, the experience of settling a wild yet bountiful land was common to them all. The rugged individualism and true grit demanded by the frontier forged the American spirit. That’s a big part of what makes America unique. Our frontier tends to shape explorers, astronauts, cowboys, and innovators. A frontier attitude is one of risk taking, hard work, and optimism. Our elites once understood this spirit. Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, even Barry Goldwater (who was born in the Arizona Territory) all came from the frontier. But this is no longer the case. For those who are stuck in big cities on the coasts, the frontier has become nothing but a setting for movies and video games, and federalism a hollowed-out idea from a dead letter. So what happened? When did we lose sight of the American frontier, and how can we reclaim it? That story begins and ends in California. That’s because California wasn’t always the progressive hellscape it is today. For most of its history, California occupied a particular place in the American and Western imagination: it was the end of the frontier, the edge of the Western world, the place where the sun sets. From priests such as Father Junipero Serra, who rode on muleback as he founded California’s first missions, to pioneers such as Augustus  T. Dowd, who discovered sequoia trees while tracking a wounded grizzly through unfamiliar territory in 1852, that spirit—of adventure, of pushing onward, of spreading the Gospel to every corner of the world—was what California was all about. The Carmel Mission Basilica, the mission of San Carlos Borromeo, founded in 1770 by St. Junipero Serra, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. (Pglam/Getty Images) Even after the American West was settled and civilized, California continued to open new frontiers. In 1912, Charles “Doc” Herrold of San Jose, California, became “the father of broadcasting” with the first regular radio broadcast, part of a ferment of tinkerers that would eventually result in Silicon Valley. In 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood, with a revolutionary animation system that would open new frontiers of the imagination. In the 1930s, scientists in Pasadena doing pioneering work in rocket propulsion founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which has since gone on to send spacecraft to every planet in our solar system and land five rovers on Mars. Is it any wonder that Ronald Reagan, a native son of California, was adamant about exploring the “next great frontier” and rebooting America’s space program? Deeper, farther, higher: that’s California, or at least it was. But there was always another nightmare version of the California dream. For every would-be astronaut exploring outer space, there was a psychonaut of “inner space” looking to conquer the frontiers of human consciousness: Eastern yogis, Pentecostal preachers, Esalen seminar leaders, New Age gurus, LSD chemists. It’s no coincidence that Steve Jobs, living on an LSD-soaked orchard commune, chose an apple with a bite out of it as his computer’s symbol. “And ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” After decades of development, Silicon Valley in the 1990s promised to open the next tranche of the California frontier: the internet. What had made the frontier great was that it had enlarged Americans’ imaginations. It had drawn us out of ourselves to the horizon. It had challenged us and made us strong. It had taught us the importance of freedom, but it had also reminded us of the fragility of our human condition and taught us to rely on God and on one another. The internet can provide powerful tools for would-be explorers and pioneers. But mostly, that wasn’t what Big Tech built. Rather than expanding the American frontier, Silicon Valley inverted it, both metaphorically and literally. Once again, the frontier has changed us more than we will ever change it; this time for the worse. It has disembodied us. More and more, our bodies and brains are becoming the frontier being explored and the Big Tech algorithms and Deep State surveillance the explorers The Deep State, whether by intention or accident, aims to put the American spirit on puberty blockers; to domesticate our free people into “a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd.” The thing is, the frontier is dangerous. It’s wild. It’s violent and sometimes disorderly. “The meeting point between savagery and civilization,” the historian Frederick Jackson Turner called it. The federal government has always had a role in mediating between the frontier and the republic writ large. But the United States is so vast that there’s always been plenty of room. There’s a myth that the frontier “closed” with the end of U.S. territorial expansion. But anybody who has spent time in the Big Sky Country of Montana, in the great Alaska range, in the vastness of the Great Plains, in the West Texas valleys that go on for days, knows that this isn’t really true. The frontier is alive and well. What changed was the growth of the federal apparatus throughout the twentieth century. The job of the federal marshal in the Wild West was to restore order when the cowboys couldn’t quite manage. Today’s Deep State treats us more like the cattle. The defenders of the Deep State will say that [important] reforms … will make us less safe. They’re right. Being a free person is dangerous. It demands responsibility, resilience, self-reliance, and humility; virtue, in a word. I can picture in my mind’s eye the choice words that the Wyoming ranchers of my acquaintance would have for a nanny-state bureaucrat who warned them that hunting bears or rolling their own barbed wire wasn’t safe. Safety imposed via surveillance breeds fragility and weakness. In the diktats of the Deep State, we should hear the nagging voice of the overbearing helicopter mom: “Why don’t you play inside, where it’s safe?” “Why don’t we wear two masks, just to be safe?” “Feeling anxious about your body changing? We should put you on puberty blockers, just to be safe.” The Constitution is being overthrown by a new form of tyranny based on federal centralized control, surveillance, and weaponized law enforcement. Against the stifling safety of the New Authoritarianism, we need to reclaim within our souls the spirit of endless frontier federalism. Even as we do what we can to fix Washington, we need to sever the apron strings and reacquaint ourselves with self-government at the state and local levels. Doing so will at times be messy and dangerous. But it will be a gymnasium of the frontier spirit. The post Reclaiming the American Frontier Spirit appeared first on The Daily Signal.

This writer is 100 percent serious about this: If you're doing something to trigger the shrill co-hosts of "The View," you're probably doing something that's invariably good for this country. After all, when the panel of co-hosts is made up of despicable racists, gutless cowards, unhinged feminists, and Joy Behar...

There appeared to be a definite frost between first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during a Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. A close-up of the two showed Biden facing straight forward with a stern look on her face, while Harris seemed a bit...

Shocking video footage showed the moment when a police officer slammed a 70-year-old man to the ground. The incident occurred in Oklahoma City on October 27th, when Lich Vu, 70, and a woman got into a car accident. An unnamed officer arrived at the scene and issued both individuals a ticket. According to Daily Mail, Vu received a ticket for an ‘improper U-turn.’ Vu became upset that he was receiving a ticket and refused to sign the citation. The officer said Vu would be arrested if he didn’t sign it. In the footage, it appears Vu taps the officer’s vest and tells him to ‘shut up.’ The officer slammed Vu to the ground and placed him under arrest. WATCH: Oklahoma City Police slammed 70 year old Mr. Vu, 5'3" 115 lbs Bone Cancer patient head first leaving him in the hospital with a skull fracture. Does the officer's response seem justified? pic.twitter.com/jOZAZmGl5z — TaraBull (@TaraBull808) November 11, 2024 Here’s another angle: SHOCK VIDEO: Oklahoma City police release footage of officer slamming 70-year-old man to the ground pic.twitter.com/VFHwFrme8R — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 10, 2024 Daily Mail reports: Bodycam footage showed Lich trying to explain what happened during the collision, as he lightly tapped the cop on his chest and told him to ‘shut up,’ before the officer slammed him to the pavement and handcuffed him. The elderly driver was taken to the hospital where he is now being treated for a brain bleed and neck fracture, according to an update posted to Facebook by his daughter Teresa Vu. Video of the confrontation started with the cop telling Lich that he was issuing him a ticket, as the driver sat in his car. After telling Lich that he was getting a ticket for an ‘improper U-turn’, the elderly man immediately said: ‘I didn’t U-turn.’ The cop then specified that at the intersection where Vu and the woman collided, he should not have been next to her, and instead behind her. The officer then asked Lich to sign the citation as the old man appeared confused. ‘So, I’m writing and issuing you a citation for improper U-turn,’ the officer said as Lich chimed in: ‘Me, citation?’ ‘She hitting me and I got the citation,’ Lich added just before he got out of the car to point at the road where the accident occurred. KFOR reports the officer is under investigation for the incident. On October 27, a 70-year-old man named Lich Vu was violently thrown to the ground by an Oklahoma City police officer after an exchange during a routine traffic incident. Lich, who had been involved in a minor car accident, grew upset upon learning he’d receive a ticket for an… pic.twitter.com/KWqlykhQvO — Githii (@githii) November 11, 2024 WATCH: A 70-year-old man was taken to hospital after an officer tackled him during an argument about a traffic violation in Oklahoma City. The officer was placed on administrative leave after being accused of using excessive force.https://t.co/IkyUpqEjlc pic.twitter.com/2yDIcczo37 — Sky News (@SkyNews) November 9, 2024 Per KFOR: In a report, the officer writing, “I perceived Lich touching me that things were going to escalate.” He went onto say, “I placed Lich in handcuffs and observed Lich not respond and appeared to be unconscious.” Lich later regained consciousness and was treated for his injuries at a local hospital. Oklahoma City police said Friday, they’re dedicated to transparency and accountability. As for the officer, he’s still on administrative leave. The department says it will soon hand over the findings of its investigation to the District Attorney’s Office. “The Oklahoma City Police Department is investigating a use of force incident involving an officer, and today, we are releasing video footage from the case,” the Oklahoma City Police Department stated. “The incident occurred on October 27, 2024, when an officer was involved in an encounter while investigating a traffic collision. During the officer’s investigation, there was a use of force and an elderly man sustained serious injuries that required hospitalization. An investigation was immediately initiated, and the officer was placed on administrative leave pending the conclusion of the investigation. The incident remains under investigation and will be presented to the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office soon,” it continued. “The Oklahoma City Police Department is dedicated to transparency and accountability. We want our community to know that this case is being thoroughly investigated, and the review process will take time to complete. We ask for your patience as we work to conclude this investigation,” it added. Watch the full video release:

Wow, this is pretty crazy even for Bo Polny! Bo has had some incredible time predictions over the course of the last 3-4 years… The day oil went negative in price (unprecedented). The day Ruth Bader Ginsburg died (setting off the overturning of Roe v. Wade). The bottom for Bitcoin (called LIVE on my show). And now it looks like a new one… Bo called me up late last week and asked if he could come on my show to make a big announcement.  Something big coming for Bitcoin.  He just wanted to give it away to everyone for free. So of course I said yes and we recorded this show LIVE on Friday (I’ll post the link below). I want you to watch for yourself, but Bo said early in the coming week, likely Monday but not necessarily limited to Monday, Bitcoin would suddenly start to surge, going up $10,000, $15,000 or even $20,000! Talk about calling your shot! That’s a big prediction. At the time of our interview on Friday, Bitcoin was sitting at $77,000. Then Sunday evening something started happening….Bitcoin starting drifting up, going over $80,000. And now today as I write this on Monday afternoon Bitcoin has been shooting up all day long, going up by $1,000/hour and my phone going crazy with “New All Time High” alerts from my trading apps. It’s currently sitting at $87,000 and was as high as $88,100. What will happen from here? I don’t know, but I think it’s very possible that $100,000 acts as a magnet and we see six figures Bitcoin some time this week. Perhaps even by tomorrow! Usually, when Asia wakes up and sees that crypto has gone on a big run in America, Asia then wakes up to the news (when it’s evening here, it’s the next morning over there) and then you see another big spike as Asia joins in the rally. So will be nail it and perhaps even hit $100,000 still today on Monday? That would be WILD! We will all watch and see. Does it happen some time this week? Either way, this is the biggest and most sudden spike we’ve seen for Bitcoin all year long and Bo told you about it 3 days in advance. WOW! Here’s the article I posted Sunday morning and my interview with Bo is down below in case you missed it or want to re-watch: Bo Polny: Watch Before Monday! Bo Polny: Watch Before Monday! Bo Polny was on my show on Friday and we had an absolute blast! But it was also very important because as Bitcoin sits ABOVE recent all-time highs, and Ethereum is breaking out over $3,000, Bo wanted to come on my show and make a big announcement, so we did! And the big announcement is about Monday, so that's why it's important you watch this before Monday! Bo initially told me he just needed 30 minutes, but then 10,900 of you joined us on the Livestream and let's just say it got a little crazy in the live chat! Anyway, it was a ton of fun and Bo did not disappoint with his announcement... I don't want to spoil the surprise but it's about Bitcoin, it's HUGE, and it's happening early next week if Bo's time cycles prove accurate! We talked about that and so much more, including the big Trump win, what comes next, a major red alert for some bad times before the good times, and a lot more. Bo says there is coming one more big event that will humble President Trump one final time and make sure the glory for all of this -- the big win and the restoring of America -- goes to God and not to Trump. Makes perfect sense. Oh and we also talked about XRP, of course! I really got Bo laughing about that one, and about one person who commented that Bo was being paid to talk about Bitcoin and Gold so I asked him straight up: "Bo, are you working with the CEO of Bitcoin?" ?  Of course, the joke is that Bitcoin is decentralized and has no CEO or President or employees of any kind.  There is no "corporate office" of Bitcoin, that's what makes it so special. "How about the CEO of Gold?  Are you working directly with the CEO of Gold, Bo?"  To which one person replied back in the chat: "The CEO of Gold is GOD".  So true! We had a real blast with this one! Watch here: ?Bo Polny's website (Newsletter Signup): https://www.gold2020forecast.com ?Cryptocurrency School, The ABC's of How/Where to Start: https://www.easycryptoschool.com ?Promo Code: WLT49 ? Download Bo's slides for free: https://qrco.de/bfTlZn And a backup here if needed on Rumble: Here are all the links you need: Download Bo's slides for free: https://qrco.de/bfTlZn If you want Bo's trading Newsletter, go to https://www.gold2020forecast.com/cryptocurrency-index  use code WLT49 (LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT) For access to the Easy Crypto School, go to https://www.easycryptoschool.com  use code WLT49 (LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT) Now let's talk a bit more about Gold, Silver and Crypto, shall we? Where to get it? How to do it SAFE and right? With Silver now flirting over $35 and Gold continuing to set new all-time new highs, let's get serious about Gold and Silver. Bo and I have both been telling you about them for a while now, and I believe the window to "get in" may soon be closing. I can't give anyone personalized financial advice, but I can talk generally about what you can do to make sure you're not destroyed by the next financial crisis and stock market crash. Because I think it's going to hit very soon. Think about it...if Trump wins in November (and I think he will) what will they likely do to slow him down? CRASH THE ECONOMY. Something worse than 1929 is what I am hearing.... So now the big question: Ok, what can YOU do about it?   How do you prepare? How do you make sure you and your family are not at risk when the banking crisis hits America? The answer is you do exactly what I've been preaching about for over a year now....get your money OUT of the banks!  (Not personalized financial advice, just common sense from where I sit).  That's Step #1. Sure you have to leave some money in there, but you don't want big amounts of money sitting in bank accounts. Because you might never be able to get it out! Go ahead, test me out on this...even right now in good times (before a full-blown banking crisis hits America) go to your bank right now and try and withdraw $10,000.  They will look at you with panicked looks on their face.  I guarantee it.  Then they'll go get their supervisor.  The supervisor will come over and tell you they can't do that today.  Come back in 2-3 days.  And then they'll start the interrogation.  "What do you need this money for?"  "Where is this money going?"  Only after you answer all their questions, wait 2-3 days, fill out a bunch of paperwork, only then will you MAYBE be allowed to take YOUR money out of YOUR account. I guarantee that's how it will go for you.... Test me out! Go try it and report back below in the comments. So that's #1 ... you have to get your money out of the banks now before a true crisis hits. Hold firm, be determined, play their stupid games, and get your money out of the banks! Because while YOU view it as your money in your bank account, that's not how the bank views it.  The bank views it as their money.  And the dirty little secret is they LENT OUT your money to other people already.  Sometimes 9-10 times over!  It's true, I'll do a separate report soon on that explaining "fractional reserve banking". But Step #2 is the most critical....you don't want to just get your money out of the banks, you want to get it out of the US Dollar. The most basic and traditional financial wisdom has always viewed Precious Metals (Gold and Silver) as the safest places to have your money when a crisis hits. So while I can't give you personalized financial advice, I can tell you a couple things: (1) the Big Central Banks have all been buying Gold and Silver hand over fist for the last couple years.  Gee, I wonder why?  And (2) Gold and Silver have stood the test of time back to the Bible times as being the best store of wealth to weather out a storm in the economy.  Period. And now Step #3 is where I'm going to make sure I don't leave you hanging. I have two killer connections for you... Two companies that I trust for getting the best deals on Gold and Silver.  PHYSICAL Gold and Silver, the real stuff.  Not some phony symbol traded on some stock exchange that may or may not have actual Gold and Silver backing it up.  You want the real stuff. And because I love the free market and competition, I have two great companies to recommend to you.  You can talk to both, see who you like better, and then take action! The first is WLT Precious Metals ran by my friend Ira Bershatsky. I have personally sent family members to Ira for 5-figure purchases of Gold and Silver and he treated them like royalty.  They were very pleased. That's how much I trust Ira. I didn't tell him I was sending them over either (and these particular family members have a different last name) so I did it as a bit of a "secret shopper" test and Ira passed with flying colors. Of course I knew he would. That's why I work with him and that's why I have confidence telling you about him. Ira can handle bulk purchases of bullion, coins, whatever you want. All custom ordered and shipped right to your door. A lot of people love Bullion because its the cheapest and most economical way to do it, to stretch your dollar into as much gold and silver as possible. The website is called WLT Precious Metals and when you see my logo in the top left-hand corner, you'll know you're in the right place. You'll get a personal phone call with Ira Bershatsky (or someone on his team) and they will work with you free of charge for as long as needed to answer any questions you have and get you taken care of. How about that! You don't see that much anymore, but Ira and his team pride themselves on good old-fashioned real customers service: No sales pitch, just real, actual help. And the best prices you will find. Here's the only disclaimer I will give you: because they do pride themselves on dedicated service, it might take a few days before you get a phone call back.  Just be patient. Good things come to those who wait! You can contact Ira and WLT Precious Metals here. Ira can also help you if you want to purchase Gold and Silver in your IRA. I mean, his name is Ira, after all, OF COURSE he can help you purchase in your IRA account. The thing I love about purchasing in your IRA account is you can do it with no money out of pocket.  You just take money already in the IRA account, perhaps in stocks or bonds or other investments, and you can shift it into Gold and Silver. Again, I'm not your personalized financial advisor, I'm just explaining how it works. And it's REALLY cool. So even if you're saying times are tough right now, I don't have a lot of spare money to shift into Gold and Silver, you might have a golden opportunity (pun intended!) already sitting there in an established retirement account. Ok, that was option #1. Now I want to tell you about option #2. An equally great company, I am so happy to be working with these guys. This next company is called Genesis Gold and this is also for people who want to purchase real physical gold or silver in their IRAs (Investment Retirement Accounts). In addition to "no money out of pocket", do you know what the beauty of that is? TAX FREE baby! I'm not a tax advisor, but that's a general oversimplification. Never pay more taxes than you are legally required to pay. And that's why I love getting gold and silver in my IRA (and why I hold a large chunk in an IRA myself!). There's so much to love about Genesis Gold, starting with the fact they are proudly and un-ashamedly Christina! They call it "Faith-Driven Stewardship" and they put it right on the homepage of their website along with a quote from Ezekiel: Wealth Preservation With Gold & Silver – The Genesis Gold IRA By your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered Gold and Silver into your treasuries – EZEKIEL 28:4 Genesis Gold Group believes the Bible gives clues on how man-made currencies (paper money) represent instability, and a lack of virtue and encourages living wastefully in excess. Conflicts have beleaguered us since the dawn of civilization, and they can all be encapsulated into one battle. The battle is between currency, man-made paper, and gold and silver — the two precious metals found in our Earth’s crust, sent to us by our Lord to use as money. Man-made currency always leads nations down the path to increased war, greed, and ultimate collapse. History has shown that abandoning gold and silver has always been a bad idea. Gold and Silver enforce discipline, nurture self-constraint, self-reliance, and balance, and lead to confidence, a restrained government, and a more stable foreign policy. Genesis Gold Group believes in empowering faith-driven stewardship with Gold & Silver are an integral part of a balanced portfolio. Protecting your finances with precious metals has never been more crucial during these trying times. With a combined 50-plus years in the precious metals industry, let your Genesis gold and silver experts guide you through the simplicity of asset protection and growth with our Genesis Gold IRA. Sincerely, Genesis Gold Group Empowering Faith-Driven Stewardship Oh....and they're VERY good at what they do. You also get physical gold and silver with Genesis, believe it or not!  The gold and silver is purchased for you (in whatever combination of coins and bars you prefer, a picture taken and sent to you, and then stored safely in a vault for you! I love what these guys are doing. Here's more on why gold and silver in your IRA are so powerful: You can contact Genesis Gold here. They are also very backed up with record demand, so you may have to wait a bit, but someone WILL get in touch with you for personal customer service and assistance! Tell 'em Noah sent ya! Oh, and did you know Genesis is recommended by SUPERMAN himself? It's true. Superman himself, Clark Kent -- Dean Cain -- came on my show and we broke it all down: Watch here: Stay safe! Be ready. Be prepared. Before you go, I have one more thing to show you.... This actually just came out and it's super cool. In addition to bullion, coins or even Gold and Silver in your IRA, this has a very specific purpose and it might be worth having some on hand: Buy It -- Break It -- Trade It -- New Silver "Invention" Has Never Been Done Before! A new physical precious metals product launched that immediately caused a stir in the gold and silver industry. "Prepper Bar" is a utility bar that is perforated to allow owners the ability to break off pieces ranging from 1.5 grams up to 7.7 grams. They fit nicely in one's wallet so they can be carried around constantly. "People have been asking me how we came up with the idea and I have to tell them that I can't take credit," said Jonathan Rose, CEO at Prepper Bar. "Over the years, our customers have been asking for something tradeable, portable, and spendable so we made Prepper Bar as the perfect accommodation." These 62 gram bars are flat and come in either silver or gold. The Silver Prepper Bar is available for immediate shipment while the Gold Prepper Bar will be available by the end of June. We asked Rose what makes these bars so different from regular bars or coins. "Gold and silver are great for holding wealth but you'd need a pretty sturdy hacksaw to shave off incremental chunks for sale or barter," he said. "Prepper Bars are strong but they can be easily broken along the perforations so if we find ourselves in a pinch, we can break off the right amount, no problem." Check out the new Prepper Bars today! How cool is this? (Note: Thank you for supporting American businesses like the one presenting a sponsored message in this article and working with them through the links in this article which benefit WLTReport. We appreciate your support and the opportunity to tell you about Genesis Gold!  The information provided by WLTReport or any related communications is for generalized generalized informational purposes only and should not be considered as personal financial advice. We do not provide personalized investment, financial, or legal advice.)