"federal control"
4 episodes tagged with this keyword
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Mark Koernke discussed federal overreach in education through Common Core Standards, which he characterized as a government takeover of public schools using stimulus money. The episode featured extended caller discussions about a controversial child custody case in New Hampshire involving alleged government overreach by child protective services, which callers and Koernke interpreted as coordinated federal action. Topics included constitutional rights to travel without licenses (Georgia HB 875), preparedness through food storage and gardening, and concerns about government dependency through welfare programs as a mechanism of state control.
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Mark Koernke and Don discussed the Civil War's economic causes, focusing on banking interests, property rights, and taxation rather than slavery as the primary driver. They examined post-Civil War reconstruction, European military observation during the conflict, and how northern farmers were displaced by taxes and foreclosures. The conversation shifted to oil industry safety, the Deepwater Horizon disaster as a distraction, Alaska's energy infrastructure crisis, Michigan's capped oil wells, and pipeline maintenance failures. Callers contributed details about Alaska's natural gas potential, the aging Trans-Alaska Pipeline running at 20% capacity, and Michigan's hidden oil reserves being systematically shut down and fortified.
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Mark Koernke warned veterans about VA psychiatric evaluation calls designed to disarm them under Public Law 110-180, urging listeners to refuse participation. He promoted East German M10M gas masks from Maine Military Supply at $4 per mask as affordable preparedness. Guest Bruce discussed Mexican grey wolf reintroduction in the Southwest, presenting evidence of attacks on livestock and people, arguing that eco-activists and federal agencies are using wolves as a control mechanism to restrict rural access and property rights while suppressing incident reports.
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Mark Koernke and Nancy Cornfield discussed disease control at borders and airports, contrasting the government's focus on screening airline passengers for infectious diseases with the lack of enforcement at the southern border where tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants allegedly carry transmissible diseases. They analyzed media coverage of a disease incident as propaganda designed to justify surveillance and control, referenced historical examples like Waco and Oklahoma City as orchestrated events, and encouraged listeners to support Ron Paul's presidential campaign through creative viral video tactics on YouTube. The show also covered gardening and preparedness topics, including an inexpensive greenhouse design.