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Ice agents to the rescue
Hillbilly wisdom: The qualifications for an ice agent do not appear to be overly demanding. It is being suggested by the administration that they could help airport security by showing up and acting like TSA personnel. The usual comments rear their ugly head. Ice agents are untrained, unqualified, masked, and… Read more.
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Not a lot of empathy
Hillbilly wisdom: Nothing gets done if it is not a crisis. A crisis is determined in large part by your level of preparation and control. A crisis is the car’s motor blowing up, or in some cases something as small as new tires or an unexpected price increase in gas.… Read more.
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Students of Stone County
Hillbilly wisdom: Avoid getting caught up in the fake news and remember this: You will be limited most in life by yourself. There will be many distractions and even more opportunities to do less than you are capable. Remarks made in public about the possible need to shut the Timbo… Read more.
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Pete Hegseth and Tom Cotton
Hillbilly wisdom: Hedgehog, as we like to refer to the Secretary of Defense, says many things. He is all about the projection of power, peace through strength, and unquestioning answer to the commands from above. He has never considered the possibility of an illegal order. This is apparent by his… Read more.
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War strategy long term
Hillbilly wisdom: No one was more surprised than the native Americans when the fire stick was introduced. They immediately wanted one. More and better weapons leads to dominance of the opponents. Currently 2026, the United States is spending nearly a billion dollars on a war– which is not a war.… Read more.
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Letter to the Leader
For slightly over a year, I have watched the division of the Mountain View School district into the original school districts. Without getting into a discussion about the why or the who said what, I urge the members of the community to make their concerns about the situation plain to… Read more.
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Trump is being used?
Hillbilly wisdom: Did Trump (United States) or Netanyahu (Israel) start a war with Iran. Did either nation have reasons for aggression against a foreign territory? The reasons, which are carefully guarded and change regularly, of each nation might not be the same as the other. Let us not forget that… Read more.
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Mountain View School Board
Hillbilly wisdom: Through our actions we teach bias, prejudice, elitism and we defeat ourselves. When preference is given to one group over the other, it does not bring us together. It separates us. It is a form of racism. When you cannot see or choose to ignore injustice you become… Read more.
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Drones for oil (mutual benefit)
Hillbilly wisdom: Our enemies are being forced into a joint venture by the actions of the executive branch. What does the Middle East conflict means for Ukraine. Four years after the Russian invasion into Ukraine, Russia stands to gain from the sales of higher prices of energy, ammunition diverted to… Read more.
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Moral versus legal standards
Hillbilly wisdom: If it feels right, the use of force is morally acceptable. Law as a legal basis takes second place as justification for war. Why was the United States instrumental in establishing organizations to help prevent wars and now starts conflicts in various regions around the world against the… Read more.