My son is in 9th grade in the same school district I myself attended. I’m really proud of that and proud of him. I’ve thought a lot about moving elsewhere, somewhere out of the clutches of Allegheny County, which contains downtown Pittsburgh. But the fact is, I love where we live, and honestly, if you’re looking to relocate, I can help you. Pennsylvania, and the western PA area in general, are REALLY appealing for a lot of reasons.
My son is invested. He’s very active in the theater aspect. Loves acting, singing, and there’s a great group of kids that he calls his friend group. The school is close, and they’ve got a lot of good things going on. While there are definitely some issues, specifically with corruption and questionable decision-making at the school board level, I’m overall happy with the education and the social interaction my son is getting.
He’s getting that in spite of and in between all the fighting though.
Last week when I picked him up, the first thing he said to me was “guess when the first fight was today?”
It’s a given. There are going to be fights. We had shots fired last week in the evening near our athletic center. Many people just shrugged when they heard about it.
Now, around the Pittsburgh area, our school district has had a bit of a reputation for being “bad” for a long time, really since I attended in the 90s. We’re a large, diverse suburban area, and kids come from all over the spectrum. There’s no doubt there’s a bit of a rough-and-tumble element to our district. I remember during the Rodney King riots, white kids like myself being dragged into the bathroom and beaten up. But I also grew to appreciate the street smarts I gained and the appreciation for diversity. Didn’t always like how I got that education, but I appreciate it now. And I still appreciate the fact that my son is getting a very similar perspective.
However, 25 years later, it’s very clear that something is very different for him. The level of violence is much more prevalent. It’s a given. I’d see a fight a few times a month. For him, it’s multiple times a day. It’s not IF. It’s WHEN.
There are several factors that are coming into play that can be (somewhat) benignly explained away:
The juvenile detention center that all area kids knew about recently closed. While the center was FAR from perfect, it was an additional deterrent to crime. Kids knew there was somewhere they would possibly get sent to if they got caught and were underage.
Absentee or disengaged parents/guardians. This has always been a problem in our area, but over the last decade, it’s reached new proportions.
District policy itself, promoting rehabilitation over more severe consequences and harsher discipline
I’m tempted to go down the rabbit hole of “this is what you get when the state wants to control all aspect of our lives” rant, but that feels so 2019. We all know that now to a degree that many of us never imagined would become reality in our lifetime. Of course the state wants to control every aspect of our lives, from how we breathe to what we eat to how we raise our kids and everything in between.
If the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that corrupt and maniacal powers have been working like fiends to lay the groundwork for a hostile take-over of our lives, directly under our noses, for a very long time. The “pandemic” was simply the vehicle that they used to run their authoritarian freight train right through the front door of our democratic societies
From, oh, about April 2020 and on, voices started to scream that what we were allowing into our societies was going to be worse than anything this Coronavirus would do. The lockdowns, the cancelling of education, the masking, the shuttering and penalization of businesses and the denial of safe and effective early treatment were going to come with an enormous expense. There was going to be a staggering bill that was going to come due.
For those of us who were and have been seeing clearly, it’s terrifying. I’m not a fearful person. I’m a realist, and reality must be faced head on, regardless of what is in front of me or on the horizon. That said, there’s a tsunami that’s crashing over our heads right now, the fallout of a nuclear bomb that was set off two years ago.
Take a few minutes and peruse that fantastically heartbreaking Rational Ground article. Here are just a few excerpts:
1.4 million additional tuberculosis deaths due to lockdown disruptions
Study estimates up to 2.3 million additional child deaths in the next year from lockdowns
Closer to home, on the more micro level, we’re feeling and seeing it through the school experience in particular. As I said before, my school district is dealing with an unprecedented rash of violence. Teachers and staff are throwing up their hands because they literally don’t know what to do. Programs aren’t working. Kids aren’t listening. Fights like this are greeting the majority of students who just want to come to school and do what they need to do.
And it’s not just my district. Districts all around, even the “good” districts, are feeling it. Parents, teachers, and staff are trying to figure out if it’s a trend that ends as a small blip or if this is a sign of things to come for a long time.
I don’t know how you even debate that. I don’t know how a person could look around and shrug and say “oh, I don’t know, this will probably pass, it’s just kids being kids.” Many of the same people who shrieked in terror at the possibility of reopening schools and unmasking our kids are now just kind of shrugging at all of this, content to move on in their minds because it’s no longer cool to shriek about masks and school closures and lockdowns, at least in much of the world.
The rage that I have right now as I write this is palpable. There isn’t going to be enough justice in this life for these people and their evil, destructive policies. Policies that have been shown OVER AND OVER again to not only not work, but to cause the very harm they don’t want to believe is happening. I’m just grateful I’m not the judge of these souls. I believe at some point their judgement will come, but for me, here and now, it won’t be swift or appropriate enough. As we speak, Anthony Fauci is slinking back into his dark and toxic hole, richer and more powerful than he’s ever been before, while millions of lives, as a direct influence of his “leadership”, are absolutely devastated forever.
In a massive admission, Scott Davison of OneAmerica insurance signaled in January that the death rate for 18-64 year olds is up 40% from pre-pandemic levels. This is an actuarial admission. Not an opinion, not a theory. Hard numbers. Insurance companies don’t often do the same kind of jujitsu with their numbers that we’ve seen most of the “trusted experts” do over the course of the last few years, so this is stunning.
It’s one more giant red light on the dashboard that a total breakdown of every one of our systems is imminent. This tsunami IS crashing over our heads. Hard and fast. Anyone who says different or that thinks the signals and symptoms we’re seeing EVERYWHERE are only a temporary glitch are the same ones who screamed at us for two years to not just adopt these fatal poisons, but to ENJOY them. Because they’re for the greater good, you see.
I could end this article here, with rage and shaking fingers. But I’m an optimist and a pragmatist. I’m solution-oriented. So I can’t and won’t. I want to talk about what we need to do.
Each one of us, in our own power, at our own level, needs to get off the sidelines. And IF you’re STILL sitting, what are you waiting for, really? Short of Jesus coming back, there literally is no one else coming into your life to save you or deliver you. You are it.
Action steps:
Get and stay as healthy as you possibly can. Change your diet. Exercise. Talk to a councilor or pastor or psychiatrist. Do whatever it takes to strengthen your mind, body, and soul. These are not the days to be going to the hospital. We need you strong. I know for many of you, this is a huge struggle or impossibility, and I understand. But even for you, there are always little things that can make a difference, so please pursue every avenue.
Take practical steps to store up what you can. I’m not saying become a full-on prepper. But get yourself medicine. Grab a few extra bottles of aspirin or iodine or hydrogen peroxide. Grab some IV, antibiotics, vitamins and supplements. Pick up some extra cans of food, a medical kit, heating fuel, etc. It’s NOT crazy, and don’t let anyone tell you differently. You are responsible for your health, wellness, and preparation, and if and when the time comes where you have to cash some of those chips in, you’ll be super happy you did.
Get involved. Start going to your school board meetings. Pay attention to what’s happening politically on your local level, and then vote, write letters, start a movement. Do something constructive where you are. You have more power than you think, and there are more people than you think ready to join you, right where you’re at. You just have to start looking and create some momentum.
If you’re in bigger spheres of influence, use your platforms. That’s what the radicals and the woke always say - “use your platform.” As much as I hate to fight fire with fire, and add to the noise, I believe the time for us to shirk when we have an opportunity to hit loud and hard is gone. This might require sacrifice. It probably will. But they’re never going to stop screeching into the void. We must counter everywhere and anywhere with Truth. Over time, persistent and consistent Truth will make their screeching crumble. Dr. Malone, Dr. Kory, Dr. McCullough, Joe Rogan, Del Bigtree, Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, et. al. are proof of that. I firmly believe Covidstan would still be swallowing us whole if not for these brave and consistent voices shouting into the wilderness for the past two years. If you have any voice at all, use it, because more will stand up.
If you are in a lawyer or in the legal field, please use all of your powers to go after these people. I do believe in our justice system, as broken as it is. You attorneys are a VITAL part of retaking our systems. Advocate for those who’s lives have been destroyed. Go after these snakes and cowards who’ve hid behind the mantle of public servant or public health expert or other bureaucracy. We need to find every single “unelected official” who had a hand in this devastation and pull them out of their holes into the light of day, and then we need to tape their eyes open and play for them the scenes of destruction and devastation that they have wrought upon the masses. “I was just doing my job” needs to be met with “OK, now you can go to jail or get your ass firmly and decisively sued.”
Understand what being an informed, prepared citizen means. Freedom ISN’T free. It’s tenuous and precious. We’ve all had a master class on this over the past two years. We must say, as united people, this will never happen again, and knowing our history, understanding democracy and freedom and individual liberty is PARAMOUNT. Read, listen to books, get into discussion groups, and then practice what you’re learning in the real world.
Your kids or grandkids are the vessels that will pour freedom or destruction across the land. They are good, fertile soil, and you need to raise them with the Truth. They need to know what they’re up against. You’ll need to have the hard conversations with them. Show them what Truth is. Help them to be prepared. We no longer have the luxury of pretending that the future is just magically going to be better for them. While we have breath in our lungs, we will do all we possibly can to create a better here and now. But we must also see them as the vessels, the fertile soil, that will allow the blessings of liberty to be the dominant feature on the landscape ahead.
To finish, I want to know your thoughts. What are YOU seeing, where you’re at? What fallout is happening? How is that tidal wave feeling over YOUR head? What are you doing about it? What advice do you have for others?
Excellent!! article! Yes, we are in the fight of our lives and it is not only Ukraine that is fighting a war!!
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1) Intermittent fasting of 14-16 hours per day (don't eat within 3 hours of going to bed). This allows the liver to process the toxins in your body (including spike proteins!!! from the jabs) and convert them into urine
2) Sweat at least 3 times a week. Preferably with exercise, but even a sauna is good. This allows the body to remove toxins that the liver has trouble with (and stored in the fat under the skin) and which the body stores "water-weight" to help detoxify
3) Substitute healthy (and yummy!!) fats for high protein food. I.e. cold water fish (sardines, herring, mackerel, salmon, cod, halibut, etc), avocados, nuts and seeds (pumpkin, walnut, almond, cashew, sunflower, etc.), coconut oil. You don't need much beef and especially any milk or dairy if you are getting lots of those healthy foods! It is fine to take some beef once every couple of weeks, particularly totally grass fed (rich in iron and absorbable B12), but the calcium in dairy is not really absorbable and even the natural hormones in milk are not healthy at all
4) Increase water consumption to at least 600 ml (3 X 8 oz glasses) per day (you can include lemon or lime and you can drink this when you are not eating). This improves the immune system, helps detoxify the body and is essential for any healthy life
In addition, consider eating some fruit BEFORE your meal to encourage the body to generate bile and digestive enzymes. Also, reserve the protein for the end of the meal.
Finally, you need at least 3000 iu of vitamin D in oil (as much as 10,000 iu for a couple of weeks if you are deficient) unless you have direct tropical sunlight at least 30 minutes a day (no more than 60 minutes) and 25 mg of zinc (ascorbate, glycinate, gluconate, or citrate) to improve your immune system.
Our immune system can kill cancer kills if we help it!!
Also, PRAY for help from God!!
Ian in Vancouver
The school violence atmosphere is horrifying. I have a hard time relating to how they even begin to process the “active shooter” drills and constant fighting.
My hope is people will awaken to their own power and bring kindness mindfulness and growth to their daily routines… or atleast to their childrens lives.