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HEADLINES*
(The opinions/ideas expressed in linked-to articles do not necessarily represent the views of MTC)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​–19OCT19–​​​​​
Around Moore County

• Pinehurst Candidates Debate Short-Term Rentals
• Pinehurst Council Set to Adopt New Long-Range Plan
• Curtailed Spending, Maintaining Character Topics at Whispering Pines Forum
• Commissioners approve accelerating nursing education facility
• County Readying Landfill Expansion
• Southern Pines Businessman Sees 'No Recourse' After Latest Ruling on Video Slot Machines (Should adult Americans not be able to choose, for themselves, whether they put their money in into gambling machines?)
• Junior League Seeks Donations for Care Packages
• ​MCS seeks input on naming North Moore science wing
• Edgecombe, Nash officials put their thumbs on the scale in Rocky Mount mayoral race (updated)

About North Carolina​​

• Democrats on NC State Board of Elections protect their own against ethics complaint
• Civitas Institute's Annual Report 2019
• N.C. politics week in review: October 12-18, 2019
• It’s time to fix redistricting. Why not now?
• Former Obama AG huddles with NC groups on redistricting
• November municipal ballots will feature tax and bond measures
• Mecklenburg residents will vote on controversial sales tax hike
• Weekly Wrap: Election security, redistricting and dirty water
• Two complaints dismissed against Bladen County Board of Elections members
• Investigators plan Atlantic Coast Pipeline questioning in November
• Presidential candidate Joe Biden coming to Durham Oct. 27
• Republican lawmaker considering running for state superintendent in 2020 (We'd like to see Dr. Rosemary Stein run again!)
• NC elections officials tell voters: Trust the process (Hmmm...)
• Five months and counting for appointments to key state commission (Dissolve it and let the Invisible Hand of the Market set prices!)
• Cato Institute Promotes JLF’s “HeadLocke” Podcast on Overlawyered Website
• NC commuters prefer cars

​​​​​​​​​​​​​–18OCT19–​​​​​ No update

​​​​​​​​​​​​​–17OCT19–​​​​​
Around Moore County

• Pinehurst Council Set to Adopt New Long-Range Plan

​About North Carolina​​

• Redistricting, gerrymandering, and legislating from the bench
• Edgecombe, Nash officials put their thumbs on the scale in Rocky Mount mayoral race
• Charter school supporters voice concerns about Cooper’s Leandro Commission
• CJ Reports: Dependent Doctors Exaggerate Health Care Costs

Misc (don't really fit other categories)​

• Gateway Pundit Exclusive: FBI Claims the DOJ Is Lying! Refuses to Locate Any Seth Rich Records in FOIA Request!​
• Rep. Cummings Dead At 68​
• ​Trump tweets condolences for longtime critic Elijah Cummings

Collectivism (Progressivism/Socialism/Communism; the Dem Party's platform) 

• Beto’s “other consequences” for those who don’t surrender guns
• ​KOMO News’ sequel to ‘Seattle is Dying’ looks at homelessness along the entire west coast​

Coup d'état & Impeachment

• Comrade Schiff repeatedly threatened impeachment witness: “Ambassador, you’re making this much more complicated than it has to be”
• ​'Relevant To The Defense' — Michael Flynn Lawyer Seeks Data From Joseph Mifsud Phones That Government 'Recently' Obtained
• Don Jr: Unlike The Bidens, 'We Were International Business People Before Politics'
• Limbaugh: Pelosi Proves The Impeachment Inquiry Is ‘Obvious Charade,’ While Trump Sends Warning
• Ethics complaint filed against Adam Schiff for trying to obtain photos of naked Trump

Economics, Economy & Markets (free vs. manipulated)

• $15 Minimum Wage Is Hitting NYC Restaurants Hard!

Freedom (property, responsibility, rights, etc.)

• Raptor Fans Come Out For Freedom
• Beto: Yes, in case it isn’t perfectly clear, I’ll be sending cops to your door to take your guns

Government Failure, Overreach & Tyranny

• New York passes law to thwart presidential pardon power​

Hypocrisy

• Harvard students mocked Asian applicants who received lower personality scores
• Tammy Bruce: Martina Navratilova’s loyalty to Trump-hating overlords
• Snopes Butchers Fact Check Of Viral Smear Of Chick-Fil-A
• SLAVE STATE HONORED BY UNITED NATIONS​

Immigration

• That British family of border jumpers was probably more than they seemed
• Ken Cuccinelli: We can end birthright citizenship without Constitution amendment
• Trump Vetoes Second Resolution To End Border Emergency Declaration

International Events (that will likely impact the United States)

• Let’s make a deal. But the DUP doesn’t seem to think so.

Judicial Activism & Tyranny

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Leftist Violence, Destructiveness, Extremism, Lies, Ignorance & Foolishness

• Female HS track athlete speaks out against transgender athletes
• Top Democrat Rebuffs Rashida Tlaib’s Claim That Democrats May Arrest Trump Officials

Media (The Fifth Column)

• Twitter: World leaders are not above our policies, with exceptions​
• Netflix is the next big company showing off its woke hypocrisy
• 'You Did A Double Wrong Here': CNN's Chris Cuomo Scolds GOP Congressman For Supporting Trump
• Megyn Kelly Goes After The Media For Active Bias
• Jeff Zucker tells CNN staff to be ‘fully committed’ on Trump impeachment in undercover audio

National Security

• ​Erdogan says he won’t meet with visiting Pence and Pompeo — before changing his mind

• Rand Paul: Pulling US Troops From Syria 'May Be The Best Thing That Ever Happened To The Kurds' (Hard to see that as true but we will see)
• Report: US Bombs Own HQ In Syria For Fighting ISIS As Turkish Forces Approach

Political Correctness (i.e., forced "rightness")

• Everybody gets a trophy — A big cash fine for… playing too well

Politics – General

• ‘Meltdown’: Syria rebuke prompts Trump-Pelosi confrontation
• Schumer says Trump called pelosi a 'third grade politician' During WH meeting (That's all??)
• BOOM! Trump Trolls Unhinged “Nervous Nancy” Pelosi After her Public Meltdown in Oval Office!

Politics – 2020 Elections

• Solidarity: Bernie scores endorsement of AOC and The Squad; Socialists hang together
• RNC Posts Record-Setting Fundraising Numbers
• Here's Everything You Missed From The NYT and CNN Dem Presidential Debate
• Democrats Press Structural Changes To The Supreme Court

Right to Live​

• San Francisco boycotts 22 states over abortion laws

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*Note About Our Headlines: Linked stories are from multiple sources and relate in some way to our focus on freedom (government, defense, property, private enterprise, free markets, etc.). We attempt to avoid stories that exaggerate or are wildly speculative, endeavoring to post only those which are true and reliable. Posting does not constitute concurrence or support. Within conservatarian thought there are different views tactics. You should draw your own conclusions about ideas presented here.

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VIDEOS

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​Thomas Sowell on the Origins of Economic Disparities (46:32) ​19Oct19

Milton Friedman - Monopoly (4:18) ​17Oct19

Frederick Douglass: From Slave to StatesmanNew Video (5:52) ​16Oct19

Disturbing. Your taxes are creating a new generation of fascists. NYC Will Fine You For Saying "Illegal Alien." What do you think about that?​ (3:56) ​15Oct19

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Think

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The term ‘unborn’ implies that there is a baby inside a pregnant woman, not a fetus. Babies are not babies until they are born. They’re fetuses. Incorrectly calling a fetus a ‘baby’ or ‘the unborn’ is part of the strategy used by antiabortion groups to shift language/legality/public opinion.

—Mark Memmott, NPR’s Supervising Senior Standards And Practices Editor 

Read the article: A New Low In Civilization

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