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Timcast IRL is hosted by Tim Pool and delivers hard-hitting news and analysis on politics, culture, and current events. Featuring a wide range of guests, the show tackles topics like government overreach, tech censorship, and political division from an independent perspective. Expect uncensored disc...

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God Wills It!

W. B. Bartlett

Mentioned 4 months ago

THEY KILLED THEM | Timcast IRL #1457 w/Jay Dyer & Jake Botch

This book was mentioned as a source for the idea that Christian moral structures provide a coherent justification for concepts like private property rights, which the speaker argued was superior to other moral structures observed historically.

My moral worldview and faith-based structures that define what I think someone has an inherent claim to.

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After Buddhism

Stephen Batchelor

Mentioned 4 months ago

THEY KILLED THEM | Timcast IRL #1457 w/Jay Dyer & Jake Botch

The formulation, stating it is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent person suffer, was cited as a principle rooted in the Bible (Sodom and Gomorrah) that influenced the U.S. legal framework.

blackstone's formulation which is it is better that 10 guilty persons escape than one innocent person suffer and i thought man what a what a beautiful thing right

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The Hollywood Trilogy

Don Carpenter

Mentioned 4 months ago

THEY KILLED THEM | Timcast IRL #1457 w/Jay Dyer & Jake Botch

The speaker mentioned having four books, with three of them making up his Hollywood trilogy, which covers film symbolism, sex cults, and symbols in film.

Jay Dyer. I've got four books, three on Hollywood. Check them out at my website. Jay's analysis.com.

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107 Days

Kamala Harris

Mentioned 5 months ago

DEMOCRATS HAVE CAVED w/ Chrissie Mayr & Sean (Actual Justice Warrior)

The book was mentioned as being filled with excuses, suggesting that the author claimed she did not have enough time to formulate policy ideas during her tenure as Vice President.

if you're a Democrat and you're looking at your candidates, you should never just go get Kamala Harris's book, 107 Days, and realize that this is somebody you should never vote for for president because the whole thing is excuses.

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Provoked

Scott Horton

Mentioned 7 months ago

Candace Owens OFF AIR, Warns France Trying To KILL HER, Says Feds CONFIRM RECEIPT w/ Hotep Jesus

Hosts praised Scott Horton's book on foreign policy and Israel as amazing and a good read, noting it sat on their bookshelf amid discussions of reading non-fiction.

You didn't read the Scott Horton one enough already? Huh. I read that one. Is it good? Oh, it's amazing. Oh. That's a good book, yeah.

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The Patriot Report

Bryan Sharpe

Mentioned 7 months ago

Candace Owens OFF AIR, Warns France Trying To KILL HER, Says Feds CONFIRM RECEIPT w/ Hotep Jesus

Hotep Jesus promoted his own non-fiction book as a challenging read well above the average comprehension level, urging listeners to buy it on Amazon and pat themselves on the back for tackling it.

here's a really difficult book to read. Mine. Brian Sharp. Go get The Patriot Report on Amazon, Unmasking the Conspiracy of Money and War.

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Pedagogy of the oppressed

Paulo Freire

Mentioned 7 months ago

Antifa CONVICTED Of TERRORISM, Fears Of CIVIL WAR Grow w/ Paul Dans & Cody Dennison

This book by a Marxist author was mentioned as the basis for how schools of education teach teachers, encouraging them to instill Marxist ideas in their students.

There's a book called The Pedagogy of Education by - what's his name? Freary is his last name? And that is - Palo Ferreri? Yeah, Palo Ferreri. And that is the - He's a Marxist. And that is the basis for how the schools of education teach teachers.

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Enough Already

Scott Horton

Mentioned 8 months ago

Trump DOJ Opens Probe Into Democrat Swalwell For Mortgage Fraud w/ Scott Horton

This was mentioned as one of Scott Horton's books that lifetime subscribers to the Scott Horton Academy would receive a free copy of.

Enough Already is Time to End the War on Terrorism.

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Secrets of the Temple

William Greider

Mentioned 8 months ago

Trump DOJ Opens Probe Into Democrat Swalwell For Mortgage Fraud w/ Scott Horton

The book, which was described as the Washington Post version of Jekyll Island, was mentioned in the context of the Federal Reserve's perceived willingness to let people suffer to do what they considered the right thing.

there's a book like the Washington Post version of Jekyll Island. It's called Secrets of the Temple by Greerder.

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One Second After (A John Matherson Novel, 1)

William R. Forstchen

Mentioned 8 months ago

Trump DOJ Opens Probe Into Democrat Swalwell For Mortgage Fraud w/ Scott Horton

The book was mentioned when discussing the potential impact of an EMP from a solar storm, detailing the breakdown of society that would follow a power grid shutdown.

There's a book called One Minute After, and it talks about what an EMP would do and basically what the breakdown of society that happens if you basically turn off the electricity.

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Fool's Errand (The Tawny Man, Book 1)

Robin Hobb

Mentioned 8 months ago

Trump DOJ Opens Probe Into Democrat Swalwell For Mortgage Fraud w/ Scott Horton

This was mentioned as Scott Horton's first book, which was about getting out of Afghanistan.

Well, so Fool's Errand, that's my first book. Thank you for saying that's my book about time to get out of Afghanistan.

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Niagara Falls, or Does It? (Hank Zipzer, the World's Greatest Underachiever, 1)

Henry Winkler

Mentioned 8 months ago

NEW Epstein Emails Drop, Dems Claim TRUMP KNEW, Congress Forces Epstein Release Vote w/ Noah Wall

Stephen King allegedly described the Epstein files in this book, which surprised the speakers who mentioned it.

If anybody's seen the tweet from - somebody will quote tweet Stephen King when he said the Epstein files are fake and now he's saying release the Epstein files.

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James W Douglas

JFK and the Unspeakable

It was described as an extraordinary distillation of documents and confessions from people involved in the murder. It was described as a riveting book, well-documented and scholarly.

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The best book, which is an extraordinary distillation of probably a million pages of documents and also the many confessions who've been of people who've been in, who were involved in the murder.

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It was described as an extraordinary distillation of documents and confessions from people involved in the murder. It was described as a riveting book, well-documented and scholarly.

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The best book, which is an extraordinary distillation of probably a million pages of documents and also the many confessions who've been of people who've been in, who were involved in the murder.

The best book is a book called the unspeakable by James Douglas and it's a real, it's a riveting book, but it's also just a, he's a scholar and it's an extraordinarily well documented history.

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Alex van Halen

Brothers

The book is about CIA involvement in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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He's an historian named David Talbot.

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The book is about CIA involvement in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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He's an historian named David Talbot.

He wrote a book about the assassinations as well called about CIA involvement in the assassination called Brothers.

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Chase Geiser

The Rise of American Populism

A Handbook for Radical Patriotism

Chase Geiser is the author of "The Rise of American Populism", a book which was available for pre-order on Amazon at the time of this podcast episode. The book has a forward written by Alex Jones, and it is the reason Chase reached out to Timcast to be a guest on the show.

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My name is Chase Geiser. I am the author of "The Rise of American Populism" with a forward by Alex Jones. This is available for preorder on Amazon.

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Chase Geiser is the author of "The Rise of American Populism", a book which was available for pre-order on Amazon at the time of this podcast episode. The book has a forward written by Alex Jones, and it is the reason Chase reached out to Timcast to be a guest on the show.

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My name is Chase Geiser. I am the author of "The Rise of American Populism" with a forward by Alex Jones. This is available for preorder on Amazon.

And it's the reason I reached out and asked to be here.

The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End Cover

Neil Howe

The Fourth Turning Is Here

What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

The book "The Fourth Turning" was mentioned as a possible prediction of an economic collapse in 2028, which could lead to a fork in the road where Americans would have to choose between communism and fascism.

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If you read like "The Fourth Turning" and if you think that maybe we're on the verge of an economic collapse 2028, I'm very much concerned about the fork in the road that we will be at whereas a count...

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The book "The Fourth Turning" was mentioned as a possible prediction of an economic collapse in 2028, which could lead to a fork in the road where Americans would have to choose between communism and fascism.

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If you read like "The Fourth Turning" and if you think that maybe we're on the verge of an economic collapse 2028, I'm very much concerned about the fork in the road that we will be at whereas a country we're going to choose, I think much like the Weimar Republic had to choose, Germans had to choose at the end of the Weimar Republic between communism and fascism as the solution.

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D.R. Perry

Make Yourself (Messing Psychic Academy Book 1)

It was mentioned that the album 'Make Yourself' by the band Incubus was written as a response to someone telling the singer what to do.

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Make Yourself by Incubus is like, that's the kind of music I grew up on.

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It was mentioned that the album 'Make Yourself' by the band Incubus was written as a response to someone telling the singer what to do.

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Make Yourself by Incubus is like, that's the kind of music I grew up on.

That whole album is basically like someone told him what to do and he said no. And then he wrote like 13 songs about it.

He's like, he basically says, if you don't make yourself, you'll fall apart. You'll be pushed around. The powers that be will have swallowed me whole, but that's more than I can allow.

It's a great message.

The Equalizer: A Novel Cover

Michael Sloan

The Equalizer

A Novel

The Equalizer and The Equalizer 2 were mentioned, but no details about the books were mentioned. The speaker was referring to the Denzel Washington movies based on the books.

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I just watched The Equalizer and The Equalizer 2.

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The Equalizer and The Equalizer 2 were mentioned, but no details about the books were mentioned. The speaker was referring to the Denzel Washington movies based on the books.

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I just watched The Equalizer and The Equalizer 2.

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Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild

The speaker was talking about the book and movie of the same name. It was about Christopher McCandless who went off into the Alaskan wilderness, but ended up dying in the woods.

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It's like that movie Into the Wild about the...Christopher McCandless.

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The speaker was talking about the book and movie of the same name. It was about Christopher McCandless who went off into the Alaskan wilderness, but ended up dying in the woods.

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It's like that movie Into the Wild about the...Christopher McCandless.

Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within Cover

Taylor Marshall

Infiltration

The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within

Dr. Taylor Marshall discussed his book, "Infiltration," which explores the theory that there's a "deep church" within the Catholic Church.

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As you probably know, I wrote a book called Infiltration and it discusses this whole theory.

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Dr. Taylor Marshall discussed his book, "Infiltration," which explores the theory that there's a "deep church" within the Catholic Church.

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As you probably know, I wrote a book called Infiltration and it discusses this whole theory.

I think it's fact now.

Antichrist and Apocalypse: The 21 Prophecies of Revelation Unveiled and Described Cover

Taylor R Marshall

Antichrist and Apocalypse

The 21 Prophecies of Revelation Unveiled and Described

The author described the book as being about the apocalypse, and how early Christian church fathers believed the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem would be a sign of the apocalypse because the antichrist would re-inhabit it and declare himself as God.

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And in my research, I wrote a book called The Antichrist and Apocalypse.

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The author described the book as being about the apocalypse, and how early Christian church fathers believed the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem would be a sign of the apocalypse because the antichrist would re-inhabit it and declare himself as God.

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And in my research, I wrote a book called The Antichrist and Apocalypse.

All the early Christian church fathers, all of them say that the rebuilding of the temple will be a sign of the apocalypse because the Antichrist will want to re-inhabit a temple and declare himself as God in Jerusalem.

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Brittney Griner

Coming Home

Kody Johnson, a guest on the show, mentioned his new book, "Coming Home," a sci-fi military thriller novella. He said it was similar to "Ghost in the Shell." Tim said he thought the novella format didn't get enough attention and that he felt like the internet generation would appreciate novellas.

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Kody Johnson says hey Tim can I get a shout out for my new book Coming Home by Kody Johnson it's a sci-fi military thriller novella similar to ghost in the show very cool shout out

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Kody Johnson, a guest on the show, mentioned his new book, "Coming Home," a sci-fi military thriller novella. He said it was similar to "Ghost in the Shell." Tim said he thought the novella format didn't get enough attention and that he felt like the internet generation would appreciate novellas.

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Kody Johnson says hey Tim can I get a shout out for my new book Coming Home by Kody Johnson it's a sci-fi military thriller novella similar to ghost in the show very cool shout out

I think the novella form doesn't get enough attention I feel like we should have more novellas that's the only because they're short books and they're like 30 40 000 words I think that this internet generation would appreciate them more

The Beautiful Ones Cover

Prince

The Beautiful Ones

Timcast discussed an experiment called the 'Rat Utopia Experiment,' which demonstrated that unlimited resources can lead to societal collapse, with rats becoming aggressive and non-reproductive. Chain Cash wrote a story about this experiment, 'The Beautiful Ones of the Universe.'

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they put a bunch of rats in this like living space with unlimited food and water the rats just started breeding then eventually started huddling together and acting strangely they started becoming gay...

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Timcast discussed an experiment called the 'Rat Utopia Experiment,' which demonstrated that unlimited resources can lead to societal collapse, with rats becoming aggressive and non-reproductive. Chain Cash wrote a story about this experiment, 'The Beautiful Ones of the Universe.'

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they put a bunch of rats in this like living space with unlimited food and water the rats just started breeding then eventually started huddling together and acting strangely they started becoming gay like literally the rats became homosexual they started clustering together in one tight area grooming themselves these were called what The Beautiful Ones of universe what would chain cash man wrote about it he still wrote a story The Beautiful Ones of universe 21 or something it was called

Foundation 3-Book Bundle: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation Cover

Isaac Asimov

Foundation 3-Book Bundle

Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation

Tony Shaffer mentioned that he had read the Foundation Trilogy as a child and thought it was brilliant. He was referencing the idea of technology and artificial general intelligence, which was the main theme of the book.

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I'm looking at them right now because I came up, and I wrote a foundation, the foundation trilogy as a kid, and I thought it was all brilliant. The idea that we would have technology. And I thought th...

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Tony Shaffer mentioned that he had read the Foundation Trilogy as a child and thought it was brilliant. He was referencing the idea of technology and artificial general intelligence, which was the main theme of the book.

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I'm looking at them right now because I came up, and I wrote a foundation, the foundation trilogy as a kid, and I thought it was all brilliant. The idea that we would have technology. And I thought that's great, but clearly there's no interest in that at all.

Omerta (Godfather, Book 3) Cover

Mario Puzo

Omerta (Godfather, Book 3)

A quote from the book "Omerta" by Lamb of God was read, highlighting the themes of self-reliance and independence, and the potential consequences of appealing to the law.

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Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without the law is both.

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A quote from the book "Omerta" by Lamb of God was read, highlighting the themes of self-reliance and independence, and the potential consequences of appealing to the law.

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Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without the law is both.

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Stephen Patton

As Nomads Wander

The book was mentioned as a debut fantasy novel, the speaker wished the author many sales and that he ends up on the New York Times bestseller list.

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Shout out to all of the Tim Kats viewers building culture and that book is As Nomads Wander By Steven Patton.

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The book was mentioned as a debut fantasy novel, the speaker wished the author many sales and that he ends up on the New York Times bestseller list.

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Shout out to all of the Tim Kats viewers building culture and that book is As Nomads Wander By Steven Patton.

I hope that uh you see many sales and end up on the New York Times bestseller list, which is an editorial list and there's nothing to do with how many books you sold.

Worshipers Rising: A Biblical Guide To Releasing Authentic Worship In Your Nation Cover

Mary Elizabeth Kolsrud

Worshipers Rising

A Biblical Guide To Releasing Authentic Worship In Your Nation

Danielle D'Souza Gill mentioned that she was an author and wrote a book called "The Choice, The Worship of Divided America".

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Hi, yes, I'm Danielle de Sosa Gill. I'm excited to be here and I'm an author and I wrote a book called The Choice, The Worship of Divided America.

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Danielle D'Souza Gill mentioned that she was an author and wrote a book called "The Choice, The Worship of Divided America".

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Hi, yes, I'm Danielle de Sosa Gill. I'm excited to be here and I'm an author and I wrote a book called The Choice, The Worship of Divided America.

When You're Ready: A SIngle Parent Second Chance Romance (The Ready Series Book 1) Cover

J.L. Berg

When You're Ready

A SIngle Parent Second Chance Romance (The Ready Series Book 1)

Rob Acar gave a shout out to his wife, Jennifer Carr, an indie author, and her latest contemporary romance novel, "Fall When You Were Ready".

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First super chat and shameless plug, happy belated 20th anniversary to my indie author wife, Jennifer Carr. Find her latest contemporary romance novel, Fall When You Were Ready, where books are sold a...

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Rob Acar gave a shout out to his wife, Jennifer Carr, an indie author, and her latest contemporary romance novel, "Fall When You Were Ready".

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First super chat and shameless plug, happy belated 20th anniversary to my indie author wife, Jennifer Carr. Find her latest contemporary romance novel, Fall When You Were Ready, where books are sold and connect at jcarrwrites, that's C-A-R-R.

The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence Cover

Jack N. Rakove

The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence

Tim Pool recommends enrolling in Hillsdale College's free online course on the U.S. Constitution, highlighting the importance of understanding the Constitution to defend American freedom against government encroachment.

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I personally recommend you sign up for Constitution 101, the Meaning and History of the U.S. Constitution.

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Tim Pool recommends enrolling in Hillsdale College's free online course on the U.S. Constitution, highlighting the importance of understanding the Constitution to defend American freedom against government encroachment.

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I personally recommend you sign up for Constitution 101, the Meaning and History of the U.S. Constitution.

In this 12 lecture course, you'll explore the design and purpose of the Constitution, the challenges it faced during the Civil War, and how it was undermined for more than a century by progressivism and liberalism.

The course is self-paced so that you can start whenever and wherever.

Enroll now in Constitution 101.

Our country needs more Americans who understand the Constitution and can defend the freedom of the American people against the encroachments of an increasingly large and unaccountable government.

Margo's Got Money Troubles / (Spanish edition): A Novel Cover

Rufi Thorpe

Margo's Got Money Troubles / (Spanish edition)

A Novel

Tim Murtaugh mentioned the book 'The Only Fans Chick' and its author, Nalia, who turned to Christ.

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So my questions related to the topic you guys brought up earlier, but it has to do with the fact that Nalia from The Only Fans Chick, how she turned to Christ and basically she turned to Christ and I...

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Tim Murtaugh mentioned the book 'The Only Fans Chick' and its author, Nalia, who turned to Christ.

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So my questions related to the topic you guys brought up earlier, but it has to do with the fact that Nalia from The Only Fans Chick, how she turned to Christ and basically she turned to Christ and I watched the interview with Nulls and unlike how other people have been approaching them, like not trying to call you out Tim, but like how you're calling them out and just calling them whores.

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Cécile Morrisson

Trade and Markets in Byzantium (Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Symposia and Colloquia)

Dennis Kucinich quoted Chalmers Johnson, author of 'The Sauros of Empire', to describe how militarism, secrecy, and a sense of American exceptionalism are irreversible in the US. Johnson argued that a revolution may be necessary to restore democratic control over the Pentagon or abolish the CIA.

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the growth of militarism, official secrecy and a belief that the United States is no longer bound as the Declaration of Independence so famously puts it, quote, by a decent respect for the opinions of...

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Dennis Kucinich quoted Chalmers Johnson, author of 'The Sauros of Empire', to describe how militarism, secrecy, and a sense of American exceptionalism are irreversible in the US. Johnson argued that a revolution may be necessary to restore democratic control over the Pentagon or abolish the CIA.

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the growth of militarism, official secrecy and a belief that the United States is no longer bound as the Declaration of Independence so famously puts it, quote, by a decent respect for the opinions of mankind is probably irreversible.

A revolution be required to bring the Pentagon back under democratic control or to abolish the Central Intelligence Agency or even a contemplate enforcing Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution which says, no money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.

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