January 24, 2025 - POLICE CAMERAS VS PUBLIC ACCESS

Nothing will bring back Rebecca Duran’s son, 20-year-old Donovan Lewis, shot dead by a police officer while in his bed in August ‘22. Getting at the truth involving his murder in Columbus, Ohio, relied on one piece of crucial evidence: the officers’ own body-camera footage.

“Up until the moment that I saw the video, I was under the impression that he had fought them back. Their whole spin on the story was fabricated.”

At 2am, officer Ricky Anderson, a 30-year veteran of the force, pulled his weapon and fired at Lewis, killing him. The footage has played a pivotal role in charging, and indicting, Anderson with homicide and reckless endangerment, which he denies.

However, a recently signed new law means that police departments in Ohio will be able to charge up to $750 for access to body-camera, or other video footage. It’s a move causing outrage among civil rights advocates, family members of victims of police interactions, and media advocates. The proposal was not made public in advance, nor was it subject to a hearing by lawmakers. It was put into an omnibus bill in the final hours of the outgoing Ohio legislature last month. Those opposed say it’s an effort by law enforcement to restrict access to public records.

To make matters worse, the fee seems to be charged… per camera, so multiple officers could mean thousands of dollars. That’s money most people can’t afford, especially when funeral costs come due.

Columbus isn’t the only place this is happening. In 2022, the Indianapolis metro police department began charging up to $150 per video, and Washington state allows police departments to charge 49 cents per minute of footage. The Washington law is supposed to waive fees for individuals “directly involved” in the footage, their attorneys, and certain state government organizations.

Citizens in Ohio, as well as other states, already get taxed billions of dollars for funding law enforcement. In 2021, Ohio stood at $3.9bn, or $322 per capita, more than any of its surrounding states except Pennsylvania.

Ohio’s governor, R - Mike DeWine, said he believed the law would help smaller police departments manage their workloads better. Police departments also claim charging for video footage would lessen requests from YouTube, TikTok and other content creators.

So where do we draw the line in the sand between taxpayers’ right to know, and those in it to stuff their pockets? Government needs to be open if they expect us to have any respect for them as being trustworthy. On the other hand, it’s basically impossible to protect the right to privacy of those involved in police interactions, while spitting out copy after copy to every wannabe looking to use it for monetary gain.

My solution: Family members, and their lawyers, directly involved in the “incident” should get free access, no matter how many cameras are involved. Beyond that, police departments should release footage after it’s been edited to protect victim’s rights. Imposing excessive fees suggests the effort to hide something, which destroys taxpayer trust of the Overlord’s enforcers.

January 23, 2025 - TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CRAZINESS

A federal judge in Seattle is set to hear opening arguments in a multi-state lawsuit attempting to block President Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for those born here without at least one parent being a legal citizen. Considering it’s a federal judge in liberal Seattle, it’s a virtual guarantee how that judge will rule… as he should.

The 14th Amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” What part of “All persons…” does not Trump understand? The Amendment doesn’t say “Some”, nor does it give a definition. It simply says “All”. Even a child can interpret that correctly. Why can’t Trump?

Trump’s order asserts that the children of non-citizens are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Then my question is this? How are they not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States? If they manage to live here long enough to become an adult, will they not be arrested for committing a murder? Will they not be arrested for stealing, for fraud, and for other crimes? Of course, they will be. Why? Because they are within the jurisdiction of the United States. Trump’s assertion is idiotic.

The administration’s attorneys clarified that the executive order only applies to people born after Feb. 19, when it’s set to take effect. So it’s not an ‘ex post facto’ law, meaning that anyone born here prior to that date should be perfectly safe. Also, if true, claims that hundreds of thousands would suddenly lose citizenship, is nothing but a scare tactic.

The Trump administration argued in papers filed Wednesday that the states don’t have grounds to bring a suit against the order and that no damage has yet been done, so temporary relief isn’t called for. I am certainly not a lawyer, but I do believe that actual damage must occur prior to any lawsuit being brought… unless there’s a clear violation of the Constitution, which, in this case, there is.

For the record, out of the approximately 200 nations in the world, only about 30 recognize birthright citizenship, most of them being in the North and South American continents.

December 6, 2024 - SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP

UPDATE: I am back to posting content on YouTube, though I continue to be on "probation"-like status till the end of February. My private account cloud storage will only be used for "banned news" - the definition of which I'll describe as what YouTube will not accept.

Due to recent issues with YouTube and Facebook, I am moving more of my podcast storage to my private account cloud storage as opposed to the more popular "we don't like what you have to say" sites. YouTube recently gave me a strike for "medical misinformation" despite the fact that I was quoting RFK Jr., and DISAGREEING with his statement. Facebook recently removed posts claiming it was spam, despite the fact that I was not linking to any sites that required payments, any of your data, or any other requirement... other than viewing/listening to my podcast. Is this a Trump retaliation? I am not a Trump supporter and I never had issues before.

Till these matters are fixed to my satisfaction, I will simply provide a link to my website, via my FB page, whenever I put out a new podcast audio/video. Both links can be found on the main page. You may want to save newsfolder19.com in your browser.

November 26, 2024 - ENVIRO-WACKOS VS. ENVIRO-WACKOS

HOYT LAKES, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is delaying a decision on NewRange’s (formerly PolyMet), NorthMet facility permit to mine until next summer.

The company has been pushing to mine copper and nickel just south of Babbitt for nearly 20 years.

In 2018, the DNR gave the company the green light to issue a permit to mine. However, after pushback from environmental groups, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the permit in August 2023, once again dashing miners’ hopes.

As a result, what you have on one hand, is a group of environmentalists who oppose mining operations - supposedly because mining can be detrimental to the land - while on the other hand, you have a group of environmentalists who want to eliminate fossil fuels in favor of electric vehicles, which, of course, need the mined minerals for battery storage capacity.

Isn’t environmentalism suppose to be so easy for all of us to switch to? Shouldn’t “save the planet” be a goal that’s easy to attain? Apparently, the answer is NO!

Thanks to legal wrangling, the decision is now back in the DNR’s hands. The agency is mulling whether to reissue NewRange’s permit to mine in light of the company considering changes to its original mine plan. However, the DNR announced it will delay a decision until August. With that said, it will be at least 2026 until mining operations could begin.

One group of environmentalists, Friends of the Boundary Waters. are celebrating the decision to delay. “The people of Minnesota should be thrilled by DNR’s decision to pause the proceedings on PolyMet’s permit to mine./.... /We hope that DNR will take additional steps to put Minnesota’s water first and throw out this dangerous mining proposal that, time and time again, has been shown to not meet legal or environmental standards.” Apparently the Friends of the Boundary Waters representative isn’t up-to-date. It’s no longer PolyMet, it’s New Range.

If you listen to my podcast, you may recall a recent story on how many of northeast Minnesota’s voters have switched from Democrat to Republican. Northeast Minnesota is mining country, something Democrats seemingly object to. However, that attitude is in opposition to the same party’s attitude of needing to switch from fossil fuels to electric vehicles.

So here’s my question for all the enviro-wackos out there: What’s more important? Saving the air with no limits on how much it costs… or saving the land and waters with no limits on how much it costs? I’m all in for not polluting neither air nor land any more than necessary, but until the nut jobs can get their own act together, let’s use all sources of energy available. AI, Crypto, and the full electrification of the energy grid (which is idiotic) require it.

November 22, 2004 - TRUMP AND RFK JR APPOINTMENT

The announcement that Donald Trump has appointed Robert F Kennedy as the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, has sent shock waves through the health and scientific community.

Good! It’s about time we have someone, who hopefully, will start going after Big Pharma, and show more support for natural health solutions rather than drugs, more drugs, and even more drugs. I’ve stated many times on this podcast, Big Pharma won’t be happy until every human is taking a drug that lines Big Pharma’s profits.

I don’t know if Kennedy is the best person for Health and Human Services, but… at 70 years old, he’s probably in better shape than the mind-numb robots brought in to endorse the drug industry.

When it comes to vaccines, here’s my question: Is he an anti-vaxxer in the form of, “You should not get vaccinated” (which I am not), or… is he an anti-vaxxer in the form of, “You should be able to make your own decision” (which is what I am).

If vaccines have a proven record, I encourage them... for those who want them. However, for new vaccines, there is no way in H.E.double-hockey sticks, that they should be mandated (aka, Covid). No vaccine should ever be mandated… even if it is 100% effective.

Yes, I know the argument. Your unvaxxed child will make my vaxxed child sick… uh, no! Not if vaccines actually work. That’s like saying me not eating a hamburger will make you fat.

Kennedy has claimed vaccines can cause autism, and also stated “there’s no vaccine that is safe and effective”. He called the Covid-19 vaccine the “deadliest vaccine ever made”. Barring the rare exception, I would say the first two are just plain wrong. On the other hand, I’d say the jury is still out on the Covid vaccine. I know several people who were negatively affected by the Covid stab and jab. Did some people die from fighting off those effects? If you have an open mind… probably.

To me, a real vaccine prevents someone from getting the disease or illness. The polio vaccine, after its initial debacle, kept people from getting polio. It didn’t just make polio less debilitating. A lot of people who got the Covid jab… still got Covid. It’s not a real vaccine in my opinion.

Kennedy’s opinions on other health issues, I’m sure, will make for more podcast topics. Just ask yourself one question. Why are we the least healthy of all the advanced nations? Follow the money!