The last of our dogs, Penny, has passed away earlier tonight from old age. She was at least 15 years olds.

Just had tragedy this night. One of my dogs, Teddy Bear, has passed away.

Happy New Year, everybody!

The last 4 years have been...interesting, to say the least especially with concerns to Trump's presidency. I'd like to start by saying that while I'm a conservative, I'm no fan of Donald Trump. When he first came into office in 2016 I was cautiously optimistic about him. I wanted to wait and see how he performs before I put any investment in him or make any judgments about him. And after 4 years in office I can safely say that Trump is not only a disappointment but a fraud as well.


Back in 2016 he campaigned on promises of putting Hillary Clinton behind bars, draining the swamp that is Washington DC, repealing Obamacare, securing the southern border, protecting gun-rights, helping the business sector and making America great again. As you can see this appealed a great deal to Republicans, constitutionalists, conservatives, libertarians and right-wingers in general and naturally this pissed off everyone on the left side of the spectrum, as you can tell by the nationwide temper-tantrums they've been throwing since he got in office. Conservatives, constitutionalists and libertarians especially have invested a lot of their hopes and emotional energies into propping Trump up as this hero on a white horse who'll take back America from the globalists and Republicans see him as their champion against the Democrat menace. Frankly I think they suffer from the same kind of cognitive dissonance and Trump Derangement Syndrome in regards to certain realities about Trump and the drama surrounding him as the Left, only reversed. And here are some reasons why.


First and foremost with the exception of the border wall Trump has failed to keep his campaign promises including his promise to put Hillary behind bars for her crimes. While this could be chalked up to interference from Democrats a possibility Trump supporters will never consider is that Trump never intended to lock her up and just promised he would to garner more votes from conservatives and get them more invested in him. It's basically a fact of life that politicians, elected or not, will lie and make false promises to get what they want. Trump is no different and the fact that he's a supposed outsider is irrelevant. There's also the fact that within the halls of power the two party system is all one big Kabuki theater. A false left/right paradigm. Ever wonder why Republicans have a habit of adopting the same policies as Democrats whenever they get into power? This is why. They're all one big incestuous family, Republicans and Democrats. It's also important to remember that both parties are controlled by the same globalists Trump claims to be fighting against. Frankly I find it a bit baffling that conservatives of all people haven't figured this out; yet I've seen plenty of them fall head over heels for any politician with an "R" after their name and says all the right rhetoric. Just like liberals did with Obama.


Even more baffling than that are those who still cling to the notion that Trump is a champion of the 2nd Amendment despite the fact that he was responsible for the bump stock ban(something even gun-grabber Obama wouldn't touch), increased enforcement of federal gun laws and has even spoken in favor of implementing federal red-flag laws. If he truly cared about the 2nd Amendment he would be repealing the NFA, GCA and every other federal gun law there is or at the very least render them unenforceable, pardon everyone convicted or imprisoned under those laws and restoring their rights and firing every last ATF agent; he is head of the Executive branch after all which means they take orders from him. But instead all he's offered was some half-assed promise of nationwide reciprocity for CC permit holders, which will likely become moot anyway as more and more states adopt constitutional carry. And from what I've seen on Guns & Gadgets YouTube channel Trump's taking an equally half-assed approach to reigning the ATF on their recent tomfoolery with AR pistols and pistol braces. And while I don't think he'll attempt to pass any of the kinds of registry and confiscation orders like Biden has at the moment it's very possible he might change his mind should the ongoing unrest continue or intensify if he gets a second term.


Then there's the trade war with China and our current fiscal instability. The fact of the matter is nothing has really been improved, fiscally or economically, under the Trump administration. In fact it's gotten worse, and it has nothing to do with the corona virus or the lock downs. Truth is our economic troubles have been festering for years and they can not be solved by any one president regardless of their time in office. Those problems stem from the power of the Federal Reserve to prop up or sabotage our system at will, and the ongoing presence of elitists within our government. Trump appears to have no intention of ever going after the Federal Reserve, and as mentioned earlier, he has invited a gang of elitists into the White House. Fiscal improvement is now impossible, an economic collapse is inevitable if not eminent and frankly it's too late to stop it anyhow. Beyond this root cancer affecting our nation, Trump has not even taken the more rudimentary steps of giving corporations incentives to bring production back to America BEFORE attempting to enforce trade tariffs. With America's dependency on foreign production as well as the elephant in the room - America's dependency on foreign investment in our debt and the dollar as a world reserve currency, a drawn out trade war will eventually result in severe retaliation. This means extreme price inflation on most goods due to import dependency or possible scarcity, not to mention the dumping of US Treasury bonds, the end of the petrodollar and the dumping of the dollar in bilateral trade creating even more price inflation. If you think that the dollar will not be a target in the trade war, then you are gravely mistaken.


And as far as draining the swamp goes, yeah it's never to happen even if Trump gets another 4 years in office. And it's not going to be because of liberals and Democrats running interference. It's never going to happen because Trump has stuffed his cabinet with the very ghouls(globalists) he claims to be fighting against. A few examples are his chief White House strategist and Treasury secretary Steve Bannon and Steven Mnuchin, both former Goldman Sachs agents, and his Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, a former Rothschild agent. Ross gets special mention because he was responsible for saving Trumps wealth and image in 1990 when he brokered a deal with Trump to bail him out of debt from his failed Taj Mahal casino venture in Atlantic City. This refutes any claims that Trump can't be bought by the banking elites; he was bought by them decades in advance.


But what I find truly mind-boggling are the lengths I've seen Trump supporters and liberty movement activists go to defend his association with these people; claiming he's playing some elaborate 4-D chess game with them or he's simply practicing the old "keep your friends close and your enemies closer" routine or that these globalist agents are all Trump has to work with. I have to call bullshit on all these claims. If Trump truly cared about draining the swamp he wouldn't be playing these convoluted political games with globalists or their minions much less give them a place in his cabinet. He'd give them the boot the instant he got in the Oval Office and replace them people who are actual patriots and constitutionalists. There are plenty to choose from. Confirming Amy Coney Barrett as Justice of the Supreme Court is at least a step in the right in the right direction. But then again with his cabinet stuffed to the gills with globalist ghouls it's doubtful it'll make much of a difference in the long run.


The popular idea that Trump is under constant attack by the "Deep State" is yet another illusion in the elaborate Kabuki theater of Washington politics. The fact that Trumps cabinet is stuffed with globalist goons is proof he's no threat to them. If he was as big of a threat to them as his supporters claim, he would've never even made it past the national conventions. One thing to remember is that since the Deep State elites control both parties and are the ones who pick and choose the players and winners every election year. This has been going on for at least 100 years and there hasn't been a single president during that time who wasn't a globalist puppet in some form or another. And Trump is no exception. In fact Trump is the perfect pawn for their schemes to create a New World Order because as stated before the globalists are engineering an economic collapse not only in America but the entire world as well so that they can rebuild the world in their image. And in order to do that they need a scapegoat to pin all the blame on. And who better to be that scapegoat than their opposition(conservatives and liberty activists) especially when they're lead down a dangerous path by a pied piper hand selected by them in advance(Trump)?


The recent pandemic and civil unrest is exactly where Trump's pied piper status will come in handy if they decide to keep him in office. Ever since Trump won the election in 2016 the Leftists have been in a constant state of rage and recently they've become absolutely unhinged if the riots and civil unrest in the big cities is any indication. Enter the corona virus and George Floyd: 2 seemingly unrelated variables that somehow managed to create the perfect storm we're facing right now. Both the virus and Floyd's death have been used by the Left as a means to regain some the power they felt was stolen from them by Trump and the Right as well as a new means to vent their rage over their loss 4 years ago. The up side to this is that they've exposed themselves as the petty unhinged little tyrants they are. The down side is depending on how we conservatives and liberty activists respond we could end up setting ourselves up for failure if we're not careful.


I believe the globalists plan to use the insanity of the Left to drive conservatives into calling upon Trump to impose martial law in order to deal with them if Trump remains in office for another term. If that happens then the globalists will have won; in the eyes of the world we'll actually become the fascists the Left decry us for being and we'll end up becoming the very evil we're fighting against and we'll lose all credibility in matters of freedom and liberty. And furthermore it would invite economic retaliation from the rest of the world in the form of dumping the dollar as the world reserve currency and sever all ties with us as well as direct intervention from the U.N. in order to deal with the ensuing chaos. It's important for us to realize that the Leftists out there rioting and looting are ultimately paper tigers and useful idiots being used as cannon fodder and we cannot allow ourselves to abandon our principles and elicit a totalitarian response in the name of defeating the Left, lest we become just like them.


Conversely if they decide to put Biden in office they'll accelerate the speed of the collapse that way Biden can claim he inherited the mess left by Trump and his followers. Not to mention he'll almost immediately institute nationwide pandemic lockdown measures like those of Australia and New Zealand and this will kill what's left of the small business sector. But first he needs to disarm the populace otherwise his lock down plans will be impossible. He's expressed desires to re-institute a national "assault weapon" ban like what we had in the 90's as well as a national gun registry which will lead inevitably to confiscation. Either way, this will cause conservatives to rise up in armed revolt with at least half of the military deserting to join and many police aren't stupid enough to try and enforce it especially if they're conservative themselves. Naturally Biden will seek outside help from the U.N. to help him quell the rebellion. Of course I don't see them putting Biden in the White House as of yet, due to him possibly risking raising the public's ire at them instead of their preferred targets.


In the end violence will be inevitable regardless of who ultimately gets put in office. But under a second term under Trump the public and conservatives in particular will be presented with the false choice of total chaos or martial law. The only way to prevent either situation from happening is to resist the urge to call for martial law and protect your own town and counties by organizing community security yourself with the help of like-minded in your area like the folks in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho did in response to threats of BLM and Antifa busing rioters into their areas. This way there is no rationale for martial law to implemented in your area. And if they try it anyway, it'll show he's doing it for control, not security. And it would also be a necessary deterrent in the event Biden gets the Oval Office and tries to enact his totalitarian pandemic lockdowns. And if local governments try to sabotage or interfere with your efforts, ignore them and organize anyway. I'd also advice moving out of cities and states dominated by Leftists while you still can. Put aside any notion of saving those places from progressive insanity; those places are already lost. If they want to destroy their own communities, let them. And if the government in those places want to let them do it, well that's their problem not ours. Just be ready to stop them if they try to bring it to your doorstep.


In the grand scheme of things presidents and elections are ultimately irrelevant and all the political melodrama is just a distraction. Real changes in history for the better don't come from politicians or elections. Real change comes from you and I coming up with our own solutions to the problems of the day instead of relying on the government to do it for you or give you permission to fix them. If you want to pursue change through politics it should be done at the local and state level; forget about affecting change at the federal level. They're too far gone. Hard work and risk are the ways to fix what ails this nation. That means preparing and organizing for the worst case scenario, creating alternatives to the established economic model, taking matters of personal security into your own hands and becoming your own guardian and overall decoupling from the current system as much as possible. Our future and the future of freedom for America and the world depends on it.

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I'm pretty sure everyone knows about the fire that has ravaged the Notre Dame cathedral in France in recent news. And it truly is a sad thing to behold. The Notre Dame was one of one of France's, if not Europe's, most recognized monuments and attracted as many as 13 million tourists every year. The cathedral itself has been standing for almost a millennium and took over 100 years to built with it's construction being completed in the 12th Century. Many priceless artifacts called Notre Dame home; artwork that includes paintings and sculptures, many of which date back to the Middle Ages, many holy relics including a piece of the Crown of Thorns allegedly worn by Jesus during His crucifixion and even alleged pieces of that same cross such as one of the nails and a piece of wood, 10 huge bronze bells that weighed 4 tons each, stained glass windows and the largest pipe organ in France, The Great Organ. The cathedral itself is a work of art in its own right and it's smart architectural design is part of the reason the stone portion of the cathedral is still standing while only wooden portions were destroyed. Luckily a few of the relics inside were confirmed to have been saved from the fire including the Crown of Thorns, the Tunic of Saint Louis, 16 statues including the statues of the 12 Apostles which were removed from the building just before the fire started, at least one of the 10 large bronze bells has been confirmed to be alright with the others believed to have survived due to the bell towers being virtually unscathed by the flames and firefighters managed to save some of the priceless artworks though they could suffer possible water damage. Sadly all but one of Notre Dame's stained glass windows were destroyed by the flames and the fates of the remaining artifacts, including the Great Organ, remain unknown at the moment. The cost for repairing the cathedral could be around 100 millions euros at least and could take up to 5 years to rebuild. Luckily most of the stone structure remains largely intact thank to its architectural design.

While the cause of the fire is still under investigation, it's widely believed to be linked to an accident that occurred during it's renovation. And of course the possibility of arson can't be ruled out considering the number of churches across France that have been burned, vandalized and desecrated as well as the number of anti-Christian attacks. What's even more revolting than the possibility of this medieval wonder being deliberately set ablaze is the fact that there were people celebrating it with posts on Buzzfeed, Al Jazeera, Facebook featuring smiley faces and at least one post wishing that people had died in the fire and numerous others wishing more fires like it would happen all over France. And not surprisingly most of the posts belonged to Muslims several more belonging to radical leftists who were celebrating the fire as a "take that!" to Western and European culture. Truly disgusting. If it was indeed arson we'll have pretty good idea as to who and what the motive was. And of course the French government could try to pin it on the yellow vest movement since they've been a thorn in President Macron's side since late last year and have themselves been responsible for a number of arsons. For the time being though we can just assume it was an accident.

As of today I now have a Tumblr page where I will be posting my comic pages. Just look for blue-duster-comics.

This is where I will be posting my art related to my Howdy Doo and Reptile House comics as well as any future comics I have planned for the future. I'll still be posting comic pages and character profiles here, but my Tumblr will be dedicated entirely to art related to my comics and characters including some very early sketches of my characters as well as just being a personal blog. You'll be able to ask my characters anything and they'll try answer to the best of their abilities. So come check it out when you get the chance.

Media, from TV to movies to print to theatre to radio and now digital have all from their inception been used to used as a tool to manipulate public opinion and influence mass psychology. Every time we turn on the television, go to the theatres, rent a movie, listen to the radio, open up a book or newspaper or even browse online we are inundated with the toxic globalist, collectivist propaganda, lies and disinformation peddled by the establishment disguised as cold hard truth. However every once in a while an honest writer, an honest filmmaker, an uncontrolled media company, slips through the establishment filter and makes something quite spectacular: a story that tells the truth. This is, frankly, something we should expect. Something we should be used to seeing. Unfortunately, with only a few major global conglomerates dominating the content of nearly every TV station and film distributor in this country, a truthful film or weekly show seeing the light of day is akin to a small miracle. Sometimes we just need to take a break from the propaganda machine and take a look at things that should inspire us instead of assault our minds with amoral rhetoric and blatant attempts to rewrite and distort our history. So for those who want to see something that actually promotes the principles of liberty and freedom here's my little list of movies and TV shows that I feel do just that.

The 300 Spartans-Directed by Rudolph Mate, 1962
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This film was the predecessor to the 2007 film based on Frank Miller's 300 comic. In fact this movie was what inspired him to make it after he first saw it as a boy. Ever since then the Spartans have become something of an icon. This movie is a cinematic retelling of the historic battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. where the various city-states of Greece marshal a small force of around 7,000 soldier with King Leonidas of Sparta and his 300 bodyguards leading the way to defend Greece from invasion by the overwhelming military might of the Persian Empire lead by King Xerxes, portrayed by David Farar, and they choose the narrow pass of Thermopylae to make their stand. Though vastly outnumbered by the seemingly endless tide of Persian troops the Spartans refuse to flee or surrender even though they knew it would mean their deaths in the end. However Xerxes victory would come at a steep price of 20,000 of his troops, including a large number of his bodyguards the Immortals after 7 days of fighting. And the Spartans sacrifice was not in vain as it would buy the rest of Greece time to eventually push the Persian army out of the country at the battle of Plataea.

Aside from being a great military and historical film(far superior to 300) it emphasizes the need for courage, strength of will and sacrifice, even in the face of overwhelming odds and possible death, as well as how with training and solid strategic thinking a small group can keep a great multitude at bay and possibly even achieve victory(if it hadn't been for the traitor Ephialtes, the Spartans and their allies could've held back the Persians long enough to force them to withdraw due to running out of supplies). And in many ways I can see direct parallels between their battle and the ones facing Western society today as swarms of Muslim "refugees" invade Europe the intent to subject the whole continent to Sharia Law, thanks in large part to the moronic open border policy of the EU, or live off the free goodies from it over-bloated welfare system with many of them committing violent crimes and terror attacks. This was part of the reason behind Britain wanting to leave the EU. America is under a similar invasion through illegal immigration from Mexico and South America that has brought with it a wave of violent crimes from the drug cartels and gangs. A key difference between us and the Greeks is that the Greeks were fighting to keep the barbarians out while we're letting them in with fanfare and applause even as they rape, murder, plunder, assault, terrorize and cause unrest and instability. It also parallels the fight between those in the Liberty Movement and all who value Western culture and it's ideals and the cultural Marxists and globalists who want to destroy those ideals and establish their New World Order on their ashes. If ever there were a time for brave Spartans to return and defend freedom once more against this insidious new enemy, it's now. And who knows; it could be you or me.

The Croods-Produced by DreamWorks, 2013
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While Pixar has been certainly been enjoyed some well deserved praise and adulation for its recent success with Zootopia, Frozen and Inside Out DreamWorks is certainly no slouch when it comes to creating great content for families and The Croods is definitely one of their best works. It centers around a lone family of cavemen called the Croods who, due to seeing all their friends and neighbors die in various ways prior to the film, have developed a crippling fear of anything new and spend most of their time hiding in their cave in fear of the dangers of the outside world when not out hunting for meagre scraps of food to survive. However their teenaged daughter Eep doesn't want to live her family's life of routine and constant fear and desires to explore and see new things, much to her folks chagrin. But one day a cataclysmic splitting of the continents destroys their cave Eep and her family are thrown into new and unfamiliar lands full of both new wonders and dangers as they search for a new cave to call home. Along the way they meet a teenage boy named Guy who's something of a Stone Age entrepreneur who's always coming up with new ideas and inventions and has dreams of going to a place called "Tomorrow". Everyone, even the stubborn patriarch Grug, voiced by Nicholas Cage, starts warming up to Guy and some of his ingenuity rubs off on them as they navigate the strange landscape and come face to face once again with the same cataclysm that destroyed their homes.

The theme of this movie is overcoming fear, survival, adapting to change, resourcefulness and innovation. The ones who ultimately change the world for the better are those who face the unknown and the things they fear and overcome them and those who innovate and create something new. In life you have one of 2 choices: hide away in our little caves in fear of the uncertainties and risks of the world and be content with a stagnant life of meaningless repetition and a false sense of security and comfort or you can come out of that cave and take on the things we fear and risks and uncertainties of life and reap the rewards of what we accomplish on our journey to Tomorrow.

For the month of July I'll be starting a series of journals where I'll be compiling a list of movies and TV shows that I believe are a must-see for those who love liberty and freedom, especially those who might be involved in the Liberty Movement. Featured in this list will be both animated and live-action films and shows. Perhaps I'll have each journal entry be a 2-parter with one half featuring a film or show older audiences might like while the other half will feature something made for the family. Feel free to offer some suggestions.

There's been a horrible tragedy in my eldest brother's family Sunday. His brother-in-law Brandon Abeita was murdered in Sweetwater during an argument with an acquaintance of his who shot him in the throat. He would later die on his way to the hospital. Luckily they found the one responsible and is currently in jail. It's believed that someone I once went to school with sold the gun to the guy that killed Brandon and it's believed the killer may be part of a local gang around this area. Hopefully they'll all wind up behind bars soon.

When my sister-in-law found out about her brother's murder she was hysterical and her mother was actually admitted to the hospital herself because of how high her blood pressure got from hearing about her son's death. She may never fully recover from this ordeal. So please say some prayers for my brothers family and mine too.

I regret to inform everyone who's watching me that I won't be able to upload anymore pictures for the time being due to the fact we're looking at getting a new internet provider. I will still be drawing some more pages but uploading them to FA or DA isn't possible at the moment. So sorry for any inconvenience.