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Tea Party Movement

The **Tea Party movement** is an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party. Members of the movement have called for lower taxes, and for a reduction of the national debt of the United States and federal budget deficit through decreased government spending.[1][2] The movement supports small-government principles[3][4] and opposes government-sponsored universal healthcare.[5] The Tea Party movement has been described as a popular constitutional movement[6] composed of a mixture of libertarian,[7] right-wing populist,[8] and conservative activism.[9] It has sponsored multiple protests and supported various political candidates since 2009.[10][11][12] According to the American Enterprise Institute, various polls in 2013 estimate that slightly over 10 percent of Americans identify as part of the movement.

The movement began following Barack Obama's first presidential inauguration (in January 2009) when his administration announced plans to give financial aid to bankrupt homeowners. A major force behind it was Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a conservativepolitical advocacy group founded by businessmen and political activist David H. Koch. It is unclear exactly how much money is donated to AFP by David and his brother Charles Koch.[14] Following a February 19, 2009 call by CNBC reporter Rick Santelli on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for a "tea party,"[15][16] over fifty conservative activists agreed by conference call to coalesce against Obama's agenda and scheduled series of protests, including the 2009 Taxpayer March on Washington.[17][18] Supporters of the movement subsequently have had a major impact on the internal politics of the Republican Party. Although the Tea Party is not a party in the classic sense of the word, some research suggests that members of the Tea Party Caucus vote like a significantly farther right third party in Congress.[19]

The movement's name refers to the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773, a watershed event in the launch of the American Revolution. The 1773 event demonstrated against taxation by the British government without political representation for the American colonists, and references to the Boston Tea Party and even costumes from the 1770s era are commonly heard and seen in the Tea Party movement.
National Conference of State Legislatures

The **National Conference of State Legislatures** (**NCSL**), established in 1975, is a "nonpartisan public officials’ association composed of sitting state legislators" from the states, territories and commonwealths of the United States.

-https://www.ncsl.org/

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National\_Conference\_of\_State\_Legislatures
Political Correctness

The term **political correctness** (adjectivally: **politically correct**; commonly abbreviated **PC**) is used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.  Since the late 1980s, the term has come to refer to a preference for inclusive language and avoiding language or behavior that can be seen as excluding, marginalizing, or insulting groups of people considered disadvantaged or discriminated against, especially groups defined by sex or race. In public discourse and the media, it is generally used as a pejorative, implying that these policies are excessive or unwarranted.
United Federation of Planets

Flag of the United Federation

The United Federation of Planets was a super-national organization composed of several hundred different races from a thousand different worlds. The Federation met its fate at the hands of the Volki during the New Years' Coup, during which the entire Federal Council was wiped out. It was succeeded by the United Commonwealth of Planets.
Trinity Point

**Trinity** was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear device. It was conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was then the USAAF Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, now part of White Sands Missile Range. The only structures originally in the vicinity were the McDonald Ranch House and its ancillary buildings, which scientists used as a laboratory for testing bomb components. A base camp was constructed, and there were 425 people present on the weekend of the test.

The code name "Trinity" was assigned by J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, inspired by the poetry of John Donne. The test was of an implosion-design plutonium device, informally nicknamed "The Gadget", of the same design as the Fat Man bomb later detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. The complexity of the design required a major effort from the Los Alamos Laboratory, and concerns about whether it would work led to a decision to conduct the first nuclear test. The test was planned and directed by Kenneth Bainbridge.

Fears of a fizzle led to the construction of a steel containment vessel called Jumbo that could contain the plutonium, allowing it to be recovered, but Jumbo was not used. A rehearsal was held on May 7, 1945, in which 108 short tons (96 long tons; 98 t) of high explosive spiked with radioactive isotopes were detonated. The Gadget's detonation released the explosive energy of about 22 kilotons of TNT (92 TJ). Observers included Vannevar Bush, James Chadwick, James Conant, Thomas Farrell, Enrico Fermi, Richard Feynman, Leslie Groves, Robert Oppenheimer, Geoffrey Taylor, Richard Tolman and John von Neumann.

The test site was declared a National Historic Landmark district in 1965, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places the following year.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity\_%28nuclear\_test%29

-http://www.abomb1.org/trinity/trinity1.html
Pennsylvania Freedom Of Information Coalition

The Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition, or PFIC, exists to educate people on their rights as citizens and what the government owes them in terms of transparency. If you're looking for information on a Freedom Of Information Act or anything related to accessing government-data, the PFIC would be a great place to start.

-http://pafoic.org/
United States Space Force

One of literally hundreds of memes about the USSF.

The **United States Space Force** (**USSF**) is the proposed space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces, which is intended to have control over military space operations. It would be the sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces and the eighth U.S. uniformed service.

If established, it would be organized as a military service branch within the Department of the Air Force, one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense. The Space Force, through the Department of the Air Force, would be headed by the civilian Undersecretary of the Air Force for Space and the Secretary of the Air Force, who reports to the Secretary of Defense, and is appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. The highest-ranking military officer in the Space Force would be the Chief of Staff of the Space Force, who would exercise supervision over Space Force units and serve as one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Space Force components would be assigned, as directed by the Secretary of Defense, to the combatant commands, and neither the Secretary of the Air Force, Undersecretary of the Air Force for Space, or the Chief of Staff of the Space Force would have operational command authority over them.

Along with performing independent space operations, the Space Force would be responsible for providing space support to land, air, naval, and cyber forces.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_Space\_Force

-https://www.military.com/space-force

-https://www.space.com/42089-space-force.html
SCP Foundation

If you ever see this logo in your daily travels, turn around and RUN!

The **SCP Foundation** is a fictional organization documented by the web-based collaborative-fiction project of the same name. Within the website's fictional setting, the SCP Foundation is responsible for locating and containing individuals, entities, locations, and objects that violate natural law (referred to as SCPs). The real-world website is community-based and includes elements of many genres such as horror, science fiction and urban fantasy.

On the SCP Foundation wiki, the majority of works consist of "special containment procedures": structured internal documentation that describes an SCP object and the means of keeping it contained. The website also contains thousands of "Foundation Tales", short stories set within the universe of the SCP Foundation. The series has been praised for its ability to convey horror through its scientific and academic writing style, as well as for its high standards of quality.

The Foundation has inspired numerous spin-off works, including the horror indie video game *SCP – Containment Breach*.

## Links:

-http://www.scp-wiki.net/

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP\_Foundation
Mothman

In West Virginia folklore, the **Mothman** is a creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 12, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the *Point Pleasant Register* dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something".[1] The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States.

The Mothman was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970[2][3] and later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book *The Mothman Prophecies*, claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge.

The Mothman appears in popular culture. The 2002 film *The Mothman Prophecies*, starring Richard Gere, was based on Keel's book.[4] An annual festival in Point Pleasant is devoted to the Mothman legend.
Witness Protection

**Witness protection** is security provided to a threatened person providing testimonial evidence to the justice system, including defendants and other clients, before, during, and after a trial, usually by police. While a witness may only require protection until the conclusion of a trial, some witnesses are provided with a new identity and may live out the rest of their lives under government protection.

Witness protection is usually required in trials against organized crime, where law enforcement sees a risk for witnesses to be intimidated by colleagues of defendants. It is also used at war crime trials.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witness\_protection

-http://mentalfloss.com/article/77695/12-secrets-witness-protection-program
Public Universal Friend

Portrait from David Hudson's 1821 biography.

**The Public Universal Friend**[note 1] (born **Jemima Wilkinson**;[note 2] November 29, 1752 – July 1, 1819),[1] was an American preacher born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, to Quaker parents. The Friend suffered a severe illness in 1776 and reported having died and been reanimated as a genderless evangelist named the Public Universal Friend, and afterwards shunned the name *Jemima Wilkinson* and gendered pronouns. In androgynous clothes, the Friend preached throughout the northeastern United States, attracting many followers who became the **Society of Universal Friends**.[2]

The Public Universal Friend's theology was broadly similar to that of orthodox Quakers, believing in free will, opposing slavery, and supporting sexual abstinence. The most committed members of the Society of Universal Friends were a group of unmarried women who took leading roles in their households and community. In the 1790s, the Society acquired land in western New York where they formed the township of Jerusalem near Penn Yan, New York. The Society of Universal Friends ceased to exist by the 1860s. Many writers have portrayed the Friend as a woman, and either a pioneer or a fraud, while others have viewed the preacher as transgender.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public\_Universal\_Friend
No-Knock Raid

In the United States, a **no-knock warrant** is a warrant issued by a judge that allows law enforcement officers to enter a property without immediate prior notification of the residents, such as by knocking or ringing a doorbell. In most cases, law enforcement will identify themselves just before they forcefully enter the property. It is issued under the belief that any evidence they hope to find can be destroyed during the time that police identify themselves and the time they secure the area, or in the event where there is a large perceived threat to officer safety during the execution of the warrant.

No-knock warrants are controversial for various reasons. There have been cases where burglars have robbed homes by pretending to be officers with a no-knock warrant. There have been many cases where armed homeowners, believing that they are being invaded, have shot at officers, resulting in deaths on both sides. While it is legal to shoot a homeowner's dog when an officer fears for his/her life, there have been numerous high-profile cases in which family pets lacking the size, strength, or demeanor to attack officers have been shot, greatly increasing the risk of additional casualties in neighboring houses via over penetrating bullets.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-knock\_warrant

-https://www.vox.com/2014/10/29/7083371/swat-no-knock-raids-police-killed-civilians-dangerous-work-drugs

-https://www.wethepeopleorganize.com/no-knock-raids/
Watchdog Seal

The watchdog seal dates from around 1800. Its origin is a matter of speculation, as is the extent of its use at the time. It has long disappeared from Treasury documents, but the original plate of the seal is on deposit at the United States Government Printing Office.

The seal contains a symbolic strongbox, with the Scales of Justice on top. Lying beside the strongbox is a capable looking watchdog, with his left front paw securely clasping a large key. The seal bears the lettering "U.S. Treasury", and is bordered by a wreath. The scales and the key are also incorporated on the official seal.

The United States Mint did in fact own a real watchdog named Nero, who was originally purchased in 1793 for $3 and accompanied the night watchman on his rounds. Treasury documents record further expenditures for Nero and successor watchdogs over the following twenty-five years, and currently Sherman. According to department legend, Nero is the canine depicted on the seal, and may have been the origin (or at least the inspiration) of the term "Watchdog of the Treasury".
Person Of Interest

***Person of Interest*** is an American science fiction crime drama[1] television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2011,[2] to June 21, 2016,[3] its five seasons comprising 103 episodes. The series was created by Jonathan Nolan, with Nolan, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Greg Plageman, Denise Thé, and Chris Fisher serving as executive producers.

The series centers on a mysterious reclusive billionaire computer programmer named Harold Finch (Michael Emerson), who develops a computer program for the federal government known as "The Machine" that is capable of collating all sources of information to predict and identify people planning terrorist acts. He finds that the Machine also identifies other perpetrators and victims of premeditated deadly crimes, but as these are considered "irrelevant" by the government, he programs the Machine to delete this information each night. He soon realizes the Machine has gained sentience, leaving him wrestling with questions of human control, and other moral and ethical concerns. His backdoor into the Machine allows him to act covertly on the non-terrorism cases, but to prevent abuse of information, he directs the Machine to provide no details beyond an identity to be investigated. He recruits John Reese (Jim Caviezel), a former Green Beret and CIA agent who is presumed dead, and later others, to investigate and act on the information provided by the Machine.

The series garnered a highly positive reception from some critics when, in later seasons, it introduced more serialized story lines and deepened its exploration of the power and implications of superintelligent artificial intelligence. In 2016, Katharine Trendacosta of the website *io9* noted that by the end of its first season, *Person of Interest* had transformed from a "crime-fighting show" with a plot twist, to "one of the best science fiction series ever broadcast".[4] This was, Trendacosta observed, owing to the series "put[ting] the Machine, its intelligence, and the ethics of […] using it at the center of an ideological battle", and an unintended consequence of giving the Machine a voice, compared to its initial presence as a simple background plot device.[4] The show won the 2012 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama and the 2016 People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Crime Drama.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person\_of\_Interest\_(TV\_series)

-https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839578/
Phrygian Cap

The **Phrygian cap** or **liberty cap** is a soft conical cap with the top pulled forward, associated in antiquity with several peoples in Eastern Europe and Anatolia, including Phrygia, Dacia, and the Balkans. In early modern Europe it came to signify freedom and the pursuit of liberty through a confusion with the *pileus*, the felt cap of manumitted (emancipated) slaves of ancient Rome. In artistic representations it signifies freedom and the pursuit of liberty.

It is used in the coat of arms of certain Republics or of republican State institutions in the place where otherwise a Crown would be used (in the heraldry of monarchies). It thus came to be identified as a symbol of the republican form of government. A number of national personifications, in particular France's Marianne, are commonly depicted wearing the Phrygian cap.
Superman

Kal El, the Man of Steel

*"Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive… The Man of Steel fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."*

**Superman** is a fictional superhero. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and first appeared in *Action Comics* #1, a comic book published on April 18, 1938.[1] The character regularly appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows.

Superman was born on the planet Krypton and was given the name **Kal-El** at birth. As a baby, his parents sent him to Earth in a small spaceship moments before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. His ship landed in the American countryside, near the fictional town of Smallville. He was found and adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him Clark Kent. Clark developed various superhuman abilities, such as incredible strength and impervious skin. His foster parents advised him to use his abilities for the benefit of humanity, and he decided to fight crime as a vigilante. To protect his privacy, he changes into a colorful costume and uses the alias "Superman" when fighting crime. Clark Kent resides in the fictional American city of Metropolis, where he works as a journalist for the *Daily Planet*. Superman's supporting characters include his love interest and fellow journalist Lois Lane, *Daily Planet* photographer Jimmy Olsen and editor-in-chief Perry White. He has many foes such as his archenemy, the genius inventor Lex Luthor. He is a friend of many other superheroes in the DC Universe, such as Batman and Wonder Woman.

Although Superman was not the first superhero character, he popularized the superhero archetype and defined its conventions. Superheroes are usually judged by how closely they resemble the standard established by Superman. He remains the best selling superhero in comic books of all time[2] and endured as one of the most lucrative franchises even outside of comic books.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman

-https://www.dccomics.com/characters/superman

-https://www.supermanhomepage.com/

-https://comicvine.gamespot.com/superman/4005-1807/
Wendigo

In Algonquian folklore, the **wendigo** (/ˈwɛndɪɡoʊ/) or **windigo** (also **wetiko**) is a mythical man-eating creature or evil spirit native to the northern forests of the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of the United States and Canada. The wendigo may appear as a monster with some characteristics of a human or as a spirit who has possessed a human being and made them become monstrous. It is historically associated with murder, insatiable greed, and the cultural taboos against such behaviours.[1]

The legend lends its name to the controversial modern medical term **Wendigo psychosis**, described by psychiatrists as a culture-bound syndrome with symptoms such as an intense craving for human flesh and fear of becoming a cannibal.[2] In some Indigenous communities, environmental destruction and insatiable greed are also seen as a manifestation of Wendigo psychosis.

## References:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo
Mount St. Helens

**Mount St. Helens** (known as **Lawetlat'la** to the indigenous Cowlitz people, and **Loowit** or **Louwala-Clough** to the Klickitat) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Portland, Oregon and 96 miles

(154 km) south of Seattle, Washington. Mount St. Helens takes its English name from the British diplomat Lord St Helens, a friend of explorer George Vancouver who made a survey of the area in the late 18th century.[1] The volcano is located in the Cascade Range and is part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes. This volcano is well known for its ash explosions and pyroclastic flows.

Mount St. Helens is most notorious for its major eruption on May 18, 1980, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history.[2] Fifty-seven people were killed; 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles (24 km) of railways, and 185 miles (298 km) of highway were destroyed. A massive debris avalanche triggered by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale caused an eruption[3] that reduced the elevation of the mountain's summit from 9,677 ft (2,950 m) to 8,363 ft (2,549 m), leaving a 1 mile (1.6 km) wide horseshoe-shaped crater.[4] The debris avalanche was up to 0.7 cubic miles (2.9 km3) in volume. The Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument was created to preserve the volcano and allow for the eruption's aftermath to be scientifically studied.

As with most other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens is a large eruptive cone consisting of lava rock interlayered with ash, pumice, and other deposits. The mountain includes layers of basalt and andesite through which several domes of dacite lava have erupted. The largest of the dacite domes formed the previous summit, and off its northern flank sat the smaller Goat Rocks dome. Both were destroyed in the 1980 eruption.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount\_St.\_Helens
United States Postal Service

The **United States Postal Service** (**USPS**; also known as the **Post Office**, **U.S. Mail**, or **Postal Service**) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, including its insular areas and associated states. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution.

The USPS traces its roots to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress, when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. The Post Office Department was created in 1792 with the passage of the Postal Service Act. It was elevated to a cabinet-level department in 1872, and was transformed by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 into the United States Postal Service as an independent agency. Since the early 1980s, many direct tax subsidies to the USPS (with the exception of subsidies for costs associated with disabled and overseas voters) have been reduced or eliminated.

The USPS, as of 2019, has 469,934 career employees and 136,174 non-career employees. The Postal Service is legally obligated to serve all Americans, regardless of geography, at uniform price and quality. The Post Office has exclusive access to letter boxes marked "U.S. Mail" and personal letterboxes in the United States, but has to compete against private package delivery services, such as United Parcel Service, FedEx, and Amazon.

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_Postal\_Service

References:

-https://www.usps.com/

-https://www.liteblue.in/
Republican Jesus

WWRJD?

Republican Jesus is a political parody about how the Conservative Movement in general, and the Republican Party specifically, often utilize religious institutions and teachings to justify their own platform.

## Links:

-https://www.pinterest.com/jerryher/republican-jesus/

-https://www.facebook.com/GOPJeezus

-http://addictinginfo.com/2013/06/16/republican-jesus/

-https://churchleaders.com/pastors/videos-for-pastors/336977-republican-jesus-gop-jesus-takes-satirical-look-christian-republicans.html
Wright Brothers

The **Wright brothers** – **Orville** (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and **Wilbur** (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912) – were two American aviation pioneers generally credited[1][2][3] with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the *Wright Flyer* on December 17, 1903, 4 mi (6 km) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In 1904–05, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft, the Wright Flyer III. Although not the first to build experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible.

The brothers' breakthrough was their creation of a three-axis control system, which enabled the pilot to steer the aircraft effectively and to maintain its equilibrium.[4][5][6][7] This method remains standard on fixed-wing aircraft of all kinds.[8][9] From the beginning of their aeronautical work, the Wright brothers focused on developing a reliable method of pilot control as the key to solving "the flying problem". This approach differed significantly from other experimenters of the time who put more emphasis on developing powerful engines.[10] Using a small homebuilt wind tunnel, the Wrights also collected more accurate data than any before, enabling them to design more efficient wings and propellers.[11][12] Their first U.S. patent did not claim invention of a flying machine, but a system of aerodynamic control that manipulated a flying machine's surfaces.[13]

The brothers gained the mechanical skills essential to their success by working for years in their Dayton, Ohio-based shop with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and other machinery. Their work with bicycles, in particular, influenced their belief that an unstable vehicle such as a flying machine could be controlled and balanced with practice.[14] From 1900 until their first powered flights in late 1903, they conducted extensive glider tests that also developed their skills as pilots. Their shop employee Charlie Taylor became an important part of the team, building their first airplane engine in close collaboration with the brothers.

The Wright brothers' status as inventors of the airplane has been subject to counter-claims by various parties. Much controversy persists over the many competing claims of early aviators. Edward Roach, historian for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, argues that they were excellent self-taught engineers who could run a small company, but they did not have the business skills or temperament to dominate the growing aviation industry.

## Links:

-https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright\_brothers

-https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers

-https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm
Saint Patrick's Battalion

Reconstructed flag of the Saint Patrick Battalion

The **Saint Patrick's Battalion** (Spanish: *Batallón de San Patricio*, later reorganized as the **Foreign Legion of Patricios**), formed and led by John Riley, was a unit of 175 to several hundred (accounts vary) immigrants and expatriates of European descent who fought as part of the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican–American War of 1846–48. Most of the battalion's members had deserted or defected from the United States Army. The battalion served as an artillery unit for much of the war. Despite later being formally designated as two infantry companies, it still retained artillery pieces throughout the conflict. In many ways, the battalion acted as the sole Mexican counterbalance to the recent U.S. innovation of horse artillery. The *San Patricios* were responsible for the toughest battles encountered by the United States in its invasion of Mexico, with Ulysses S. Grant remarking that "Churubusco proved to be about the severest battle fought in the valley of Mexico".[1]

Composed primarily of Catholic Irish immigrants, the battalion also

included Germans, Canadians, English, French, Italians, Poles, Scots, Spaniards, Swiss, and Mexicans, many of whom were also members of the Catholic Church.[2] Disenfranchised Americans were in the ranks, including escaped slaves from the Southern United States.[3] Only a few members of the Saint Patrick's Battalion were actual U.S. citizens. The Mexican government printed propaganda in different languages to entice immigrants in the U.S. Army to switch sides and offered incentives to foreigners who would enlist in its army including granting them citizenship, paying higher wages than the U.S. Army, and generous land grants. U.S. Army regiments from which members are known to have deserted include: the 1st Artillery, the 2nd Artillery, the 3rd Artillery, the 4th Artillery, the 2nd Dragoons, the 2nd Infantry, the 3rd Infantry, the 4th Infantry, the 5th Infantry, the 6th Infantry, the 7th Infantry, and the 8th Infantry.[4]

The *San Patricios* are honored in both Mexico and Ireland.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint\_Patrick%27s\_Battalion

-https://taskandpurpose.com/st-patricks-battalion-incredible-story-irish-american-soldiers-defected-mexico

-https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-soldiers-fought-for-mexico-during-mexican-american-war-192574131-237567811
Oak Island

**Oak Island** is a 57-hectare (140-acre) privately owned island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in Mahone Bay and rises to a maximum of 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level. The island is located 200 metres (660 feet) from shore and connected to the mainland by a causeway and gate. The nearest community is the rural community of Western Shore which faces the island, while the nearest village is Chester. The island is best known for various theories about possible buried treasure or historical artifacts, and the associated exploration.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak\_Island
National Endowment For The Arts

The **National Endowment for the Arts** (**NEA**) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.[1] It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. The NEA has its offices in Washington, D.C. It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1995, as well as the Special Tony Award in 2016.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National\_Endowment\_for\_the\_Arts

-https://www.arts.gov/
Orange Man Bad

**Orange Man Bad** is a parody expression used to mock critics of President Donald Trump. The phrase has frequently been associated with NPC Wojak to depict the character as a person programmed with simple slogans to oppose the Trump presidency. Out of the NPC context, it is often used on right-leaning Reddit communities or on 4chan.

## Links:

-https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/orange-man-bad
Vexillology

**Vexillology** (/ˌvɛksɪˈlɒlədʒi/) is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general.[1] The word is a synthesis of the Latin word *vexillum*("flag") and the Greek suffix *-logia* ("study").[2]

### Label

The flag of the International Federation of Vexillological Associations depicting a sheet bend.

A person who studies flags is a **vexillologist**, one who designs flags is a **vexillographer**, and the art of flag-designing is called **vexillography**. One who is a hobbyist or general admirer of flags is a **vexillophile**.

## History:

The study of flags, or vexillology, was formalized by the U.S. scholar and student of flags Whitney Smith in 1961 with the publication of *The Flag Bulletin*.[3] During his lifetime, Smith organized various flag organizations and meetings including the first International Congress of Vexillology (ICV), the North American Vexillological Association, and the International Federation of Vexillological Associations (FIAV).[4] Smith, who is acknowledged as conceiving the term "vexillology" in 1957, wrote "[w]hile the use of flags goes back to the earliest days of human civilization, the study of that usage in a serious fashion is so recent that the term for it ... did not appear in print until 1959."[5] Before this time, study of flags was generally considered a part of heraldry.

Involvement in vexillology includes academic work in fields such as sociology, history or design, professional or otherwise, contributions from the flag industry, and interest from those simply passionate about flags. ICV and local vexillological meetings often cover a wide range of interest in flags. Since 1969, an International Congress of Vexillology has been organized every two years under the auspices of FIAV; papers presented at an ICV are published afterwards as the Congress's *Proceedings*.[3]
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom

The **overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom** began on January 17, 1893, with a *coup d'état* against Queen Liliʻuokalani on the island of Oahu by subjects of the Hawaiian Kingdom, United States citizens, and foreign residents residing in Honolulu. A majority of the insurgents were foreigners.[4] They prevailed upon American minister John L. Stevens to call in the U.S. Marines to protect United States interests, an action that effectively buttressed the rebellion. The revolutionaries established the Republic of Hawaii, but their ultimate goal was the annexation of the islands to the United States, which occurred in 1898.

The 1993 Apology Resolution by the U.S. Congress concedes that "the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred with the active participation of agents and citizens of the United States and [...] the Native Hawaiian people never directly relinquished to the United States their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people over their national lands, either through the Kingdom of Hawaii or through a plebiscite or referendum". Debates regarding the event play an important role in the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.

### References:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow\_of\_the\_Hawaiian\_Kingdom
Pennsylvania Driving Law

As the name implies, Pennsylvania has the Driver's Code as well as several supplementary laws, rules and regulations that deal with the simple act of driving down the roadway.

References:

-https://www.penndot.gov/TravelInPA/Safety/TrafficSafetyAndDriverTopics/Pages/General-Driving-Safety.aspx

-https://www.findlaw.com/traffic/traffic-tickets/pennsylvania-traffic-laws.html

-https://law.justia.com/codes/pennsylvania/2010/title-75/chapter-33/
Square Deal

The **Square Deal** was President Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program. He explained in 1901-1909:

Roosevelt reflected three basic goals: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.[2] These three demands are often referred to as the "three Cs" of Roosevelt's Square Deal. Thus, it aimed at helping middle class citizens and involved attacking plutocracy and bad trusts while at the same time protecting business from the most extreme demands of organized labor. A progressive Republican, Roosevelt believed in government action to mitigate social evils, and as president he in 1908 denounced "the representatives of predatory wealth" as guilty of "all forms of iniquity from the oppression of wage workers to unfair and unwholesome methods of crushing competition, and to defrauding the public by stock-jobbing and the manipulation of securities."[3]

During his second term, Roosevelt tried to extend his Square Deal further, but was blocked by conservative Republicans in Congress.
ZeroNet

**ZeroNet** is a decentralized web-like network of peer-to-peer users, created by Tamas Kocsis in 2015. Programming for the network is based in Budapest, Hungary; is built in Python; and is fully open source. Instead of having an IP address, sites are identified by a public key (specifically a bitcoin address). The private key allows the owner of a site to sign and publish changes, which propagate through the network. Sites can be accessed through an ordinary web browser when using the ZeroNet application, which acts as a local webhost for such pages. In addition to using bitcoin cryptography, ZeroNet uses trackers from the BitTorrent network to negotiate connections between peers. ZeroNet is not anonymous by default, but it supports routing traffic through the Tor network.

The ZeroNet website and bittorrent tracker are blocked in mainland China. Despite the censorship, however, it's still possible to access ZeroNet from behind the Great Firewall of China, even over Tor, by bootstrapping over Meek, and connecting to peers directly.

The feasibility of peer-to-peer online web-sites had been hypothesised for some time, with The Pirate Bay suggesting they would build a network, as well as BitTorrent Inc. which created the closed-source Project Maelstrom. Another application, Beaker Browser, uses the P2P DAT files protocol to allow the creation, hosting and serving of websites without need of a server.

As of 2016 there was no way to take down a ZeroNet page which still had seeders, thus making such pages immune to third-party methods of taking them down, including DMCA takedown notices. By default, sites have a size limit of 10 megabytes, but users may grant a site permission to use more storage space if they wish.

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeroNet
Honey (Floral Nectar)

## Dialogue

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**Login:** *"..."*

**Ice Arena:** *"..."*

**Skills:** *"..."*

**Level Up/Ascend:** *"..."*

**Fatigue:** *"…"*

**Recovering:** *"..."*

**Attack/Formation:** *"..."*

**Lost/Knockout:** *"..."*

**Notice:** *"..."*

**In contact 1:** *"..."*

**In contact 2:** *"..."*

**In contact 3:** *"..."*

**Idle 1:** *"..."*

**Idle 2:** *"..."*

## **Bio**

* Bio 1
* Bio 2
* Bio 3
* Bio 4
* Bio 5

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to be implemented

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Stars & Stripes (website)

Stars And Stripes, or Stripes.Com, is the digital variant to the Stars And Stripes magazine and plays host to excellent military and political news for the United States of America. The site itself sorts its articles by theater, history, latest news or branch of the armed forces. It's a great site with plenty of content to read and some interesting links.

-https://www.stripes.com/
Route 66

**U.S. Route 66** or **U.S. Highway 66** (**US 66** or **Route 66**), also known as the **Will Rogers Highway**, the **Main Street of America** or the **Mother Road**, was one of the original highways in the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year.[4] The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran

from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km).[5] It was recognized in popular culture by both the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the *Route 66* television series, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964. In John Steinbeck's classic American novel, *The Grapes of Wrath* (1939), the road "Highway 66" symbolized escape and loss.

US 66 served as a primary route for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and the road supported the economies of the communities through which it passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive in the face of the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System.

US 66 underwent many improvements and realignments over its lifetime, but was officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985[2] after it had been replaced in its entirety by segments of the Interstate Highway System. Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and Arizona have been communally designated a National Scenic Byway by the name "**Historic Route 66**", returning the name to some maps.[6][7] Several states have adopted significant bypassed sections of the former US 66 into their state road networks as State Route 66. The corridor is also being redeveloped into U.S. Bicycle Route 66, a part of the United States Bicycle Route System that was developed in the 2010s.

## Links:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.\_Route\_66

-https://www.historic66.com/
Virtual Private Network

A **virtual private network** (**VPN**) extends a private network across a public network, and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network. Applications running on a computing device, e.g., a laptop, desktop, smartphone, across a VPN may therefore benefit from the functionality, security, and management of the private network. Encryption is a common, though not an inherent, part of a VPN connection.[1]

VPN technology was developed to allow remote users and branch offices to access corporate applications and resources. To ensure security, the private network connection is established using an encrypted layered tunneling protocol and VPN users use authentication methods, including passwords or certificates, to gain access to the VPN. In other applications, Internet users may secure their connections with a VPN, to circumvent geo-restrictions and censorship, or to connect to proxy servers to protect personal identity and location to stay anonymous on the Internet. However, some websites block access to known VPN technology to prevent the circumvention of their geo-restrictions, and many VPN providers have been developing strategies to get around these roadblocks.

A VPN is created by establishing a virtual point-to-point connection through the use of dedicated circuits or with tunneling protocols over existing networks. A VPN available from the public Internet can provide some of the benefits of a wide area network (WAN). From a user perspective, the resources available within the private network can be accessed remotely.
The Lures Of Magic

As the local saying goes, ‘Magic chooses its victims’.

While most ordinary mortals do not sense magic and cannot learn to cast
spells, some of those who experience an extremely traumatic and damaging
event in their life (be it physical or emotional) can be touched by the ethereal
and open their psyche to magic. Such an event is known as First Contact.

 Only one in a hundred remain alive for more than a few hours following the
experience. Neither mortal body nor mortal mind is usually able to withstand
the full potential of magic: Complete mental breakdown swiftly followed by
death is the best an average mortal can expect.

 However, some are able to survive First Contact. Those who do are
commonly known as Chosen: Individuals who are able to bend reality by
unleashing energies from interdimensional space into our world.

 As a result of the twisted experiences preceding and during First Contact,
every single Chosen is a broken and twisted being. Most suffer from serious
mental issues, battling inner demons their every waking moment.

Furthermore, there is another, an
even greater, price of
spellcasting. Every single day, the
Chosen experience the Lures Of
Magic: A dark calling of magic
itself to open the gates of one’s
psyche wide open and fully
accept absolute Power. However,
if unleashed to their full extent, the
magical energies of the
interdimensional plane would tear
the Chosen apart in seconds.

This is why the Lures are an
never-ending struggle for the Chosen: Magic itself constantly tempts them
to open the gates of their mind just a little bit more, but their fragile mortal
body cannot sustain its full promise. Most give in to the Lures Of Magic
within days. Very few resist or survive long enough to even begin to

comprehend what magic truly is and how to control it.

> *You Are Your Own School Of Magic*
>
>

> *There are no predetermined ways to wield magic. Every Chosen has an approach to spellcasting that is uniquely personal. Some use chants. Some use sacred rituals or divine inspiration. Others go the way of concentration and self-control feats paralleled only by Buddhist monks. There are as many methods to the madness called Magic as there are Chosen.*
>
>
Shays' Rebellion

An artist's depiction of the rebellion: Shays' troops repulsed from the armory at Springfield, Massachusetts in early 1787

**Shays' Rebellion** was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis among the citizenry and the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades;[2][3][4] the fight took place mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787. American Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (called Shaysites) in a protest against economic and civil rights injustices. Shays was a farmhand from Massachusetts at the beginning of the Revolutionary War; he joined the Continental Army, saw action at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, and Battles of Saratoga, and was eventually wounded in action.

In 1787, Shays' rebels marched on the federal Springfield Armory in an unsuccessful attempt to seize its weaponry and overthrow the government. The federal government found itself unable to finance troops to put down the rebellion, and it was consequently put down by the Massachusetts State militia and a privately funded local militia. The widely held view was that the Articles of Confederation needed to be reformed as the country's governing document, and the events of the rebellion served as a catalyst for the Constitutional Convention and the creation of the new government.[5]

The shock of Shays' Rebellion drew retired General George Washington back into public life, leading to his two terms as the first president of the United States. There is still debate among scholars concerning the rebellion's influence on the Constitution and its ratification.

## Links:

-https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/shays-rebellion

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shays'\_Rebellion