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“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world”
~ William Butler Yeats


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20 Comments

  1. What is going on in the Middle East? What is the truth about Israel etc?
    Thank you.

  2. Dear Catherine,
    HR. 1 just passed the House and is now headed to the Senate. What can we do about stopping this bill aside from reaching out to our Senators and asking them to vote no, which I encourage everyone to do.

    With HR. 1, you could be branded a terrorist for simply engaging in the hobby of gun collecting. You could be branded a terrorist for not taking the injection and thats not all, it infringes on the rights of homeschooling households and the attorneys and organizations that protect them.

    H.R. 1 would redefine any public communications on policy matters as “electioneering.” Organizations would be required to file a report to the Federal Election Commission on if they support or oppose a politician they mention, even if that mention does not express either support or opposition to that person. For example, every time we write an article about a bill that would harm homeschooling and mention which legislators support or oppose the policy, we’d have to send a report to the FEC.

    H.R. 1 also creates a new category of speech: communications that “promote,” “attack,” “support,” or “oppose” (“PASO”) federal candidates and elected officials. Under this broad and vague standard, groups that merely speak about federal legislation or policy issues could be forced to file FEC reports that they didn’t have to file before. That would affect the Solari Report directly where Catherine would have to file an FEC after every Money and Markets report.

    H.R. 1 would dramatically increase donor disclosure requirements, severely limiting the ability of non-profit organizations and the individuals who support them to engage in public debate on important issues.

    And here we go again with this magical figure of $10,000. It mandates the disclosure of the names and addresses of donors giving more than $10,000 to groups that engage in “campaign-related disbursements.” It also requires that organizations name their top 5 donors in every disclaimer, a disclaimer that they will require on all policy-related communications. As toxic as our political environment is today, this could lead to donors being harassed simply for financially supporting organizations they agree with.

    1. I just called my US Senator and left a detailed message. I’m sure he will vote FOR it but at least he knows one family in his state doesn’t support this ridiculousness.

  3. the web site is difficult. I would like to hear or read the March 11th report. This is today. I have time now to participate. Maybe not later? I have clicked everywhere and nothing. frustrating.
    Alicia Wright
    Reno, NV

    1. Alicia:

      It will be up shortly. If you have not listened to last week’s, I would recommend starting there.

      Catherine

    2. At the top of the it says “~ Publishes late evening on Thursday, March 11 CT ~”

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