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3 U.S. States That Once Tried to Become Independent Countries 🇺🇸

Did you know that parts of the United States once tried to break away and form their own countries? 🤯 In this video, we explore three U.S. states—California, Vermont,

FDR and the New Deal: Saving Capitalism from Itself

Don’t ask me why, but FDR is on my mind. He may be one of the most misunderstood figures today. He was called a traitor to his class, but Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Book Review - "Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier" by Joseph Plumb Martin (abridged by Robert Harris II)

He's Done It Again! In an earlier post I reviewed Robert Harris II's abridged adaptation of Wells's The War of the Worlds, written for Ukrainian ESL students. Apparently

Grow Your Reddit Presence: Building a Strong USA Account (1-Year Aged)

Want to boost your Reddit influence in the US? This video dives deep into creating a strong USA Reddit account and growing it organically. Learn proven strategies

Old World Technology: The Screen and Opening

This is an old world device that is currently disguised as a fireplace in the New York Yacht Club. The painting obscures quite possibly the viewing area where a

Black America Before LBJ: How the Welfare State Inadvertently Helped Ruin Black Communities

Last week marked the 57th anniversary of the signing of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. The Economic Opportunity Act was insidious in that it gave broad leeway

Ammo.com Presents Iconic American Flags

We feel sorry for people from other countries – if only because their traditional flags will never hold a candle to America’s. We have procured a selection of

STF: WAR CASTLES / WAR FOR SOULS Discussion (w/ HQ-TACTICAL) Ep3A

Stranger Than Fiction: WAR CASTLES / WAR FOR SOULS Discussion (w/ HQ-TACTICAL) Ep3A. In this episode, I am joined by Stan Barabas and HQ-TACTICAL / :David-michael

Arlington National Cemetary - Trip Pictures

Here's a couple more shots from our recent trip to Virginia. It's hard to sufficiently describe the atmosphere that pervades at Arlington National Cemetary. If I

The history of US slavery/ why notion of reperations are stupid

Today I want to write about something different. There is a massive public misconception about our countries founding. Much of which stems from the issue of slavery.

Can Hemp heal our nation? Why not? It helped to found it....

Can Hemp heal our nation? Why not? It helped to found it.... 1632, Colonial Virginia: Just as this nation was beginning to take it's shape The Virginia Assembly

Burn Pits and Betrayal: How the U.S. Poisoned its Veterans

The documentary "Delay, Deny, Hope You Die" explores how the Pentagon and its contractors have neglected soldiers poisoned by toxins on military bases

The War You Don't See - John Pilger - 2010

The mainstream media's coverage of war consists of mainly feel good stories about spreading democracy and highlight reel clips of high tech weaponry destroying

Operation Paperclip - Annie Jacobsen

At the end of World War 2 the U.S. Government granted citizenship to as many as 1600 Nazi scientists. Many were given new identities and prestigious posts at various

Rockefeller Medicine - The Corbett Report

The Rockefeller Foundation's influence and control over medicine during the last century has been immense. But it's legacy isn't necessarily one of health and healing.

The Iron Triangle - The Carlyle Group Exposed

With a roster of employees that includes prominent politicians like George Bush, Sr. and James Baker, massive funding from around the globe, and intimate connections

Exposing the Brutal Facts of 9/11: Lionel Interviews Richard Gage of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth - 2018

Most Americans believe that only 2 towers fell on 9/11. However, there was a third tower that collapsed later that day, Building 7. The circumstances surrounding

Bush & Obama: Age of Terror - Untold History of United States - Oliver Stone

Financial meltdowns, too big to fail, expanding inequality, wars on terror, the dismantling of constitutional rights. Oliver Stone examines Bush, Obama, and the

The Pathology of The Super Rich - Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges and Paul Jay discuss the pathology and moral bankruptcy of the super rich. Video by The Real News Network.

Why Democrats Lose - Thomas Frank

The Democratic party is at its lowest point in nearly a century. And, it's probably going to get even worse. Esteemed author and life long liberal, Thomas Frank