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“WAH WAH WAH WAH! Why isn’t Jordan spending all time instantly clearing my NONtributions? There is nothing that could possibly be more important than my trolling. So Jordan better come to heel and lick my boots at once, or else… Or else… Or else, I’ll cry about it even more!”
Pathetic.
Thank you, Jordan. I apologize if I jumped the gun.
Jordan, my last pending comment was not submitted at the same time as the one you approved in another discussion from which it was extracted. Was there another issue with it?
Baby girl Nuna responded in the exact manner I predicted, of course. She is so monotonous and easily predictable, just like a parrot.
And, baby girl Nuna must be an only child, and a latchkey child at that, since clearly nobody else in her house needs to use the water closet. I can picture her squatting there over the toilet for a solid hour or two, if not more, pecking away at her phone to squeeze out epic length delusional screeds which in all likelihood not even one person will read, much less take seriously, while she squeezes out other things of equally foul stench, but of greater value – at least those other things she produces can be used to help fertilize the fields. In all likelihood these are the only two things she will ever produce, given that she is far too shrill and acerbic to get and keep a husband and produce children.
@Curious
Sometimes yes, and then other times no – like right now, for instance.
I appreciate that scrolling past it is a nuisance – a minor one, but a nuisance nonetheless – I really do, I’m not just saying that.
But, as I previously explained to X and to Jordan, I will not, should not, ought not, may not and cannot let a nazi and a satanist, a self-proclaimed pedophile and zoophile get away with stealing valor from my loved ones, and threatening to rape and torture those their “heroyam” have not killed or murdered.
When you get something like that, like big mouth-little brain Roman-wannabibi-Shukhevich here, spinning up sock-puppets to threaten and harass you, then exposing it becomes a necessary public service, a civic duty and a moral obligation.
It’s not going to stop of its own accord. Jordan might be able to stop it in theory, since it seems far too lazy and stupid to pull off a believable false identity, but that would be setting a poor precedent in terms of freedom of speech. And sunlight is the best disinfectant, so it must continue to have a sunlight shone on it.
I hope you can agree that there are worse uses of ones time, and that this is a bigger pain for myself – and for Jordan – than it is for you. Small comfort, I’m sure, but comfort is irrelevant in the face of evil.
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@Roman-wannabibi-Shukhevich, the valor stealing, banderite nazi; the boastfully self-proclaimed pedophile and zoophile; the idolizer and threatener of rape and torture; and the idolator who previously claimed to worship some false god called “Perun”, but now has decided to pretend – very unconvincingly – to be both a Arabic muslim woman and her son, yet who does not even know that “habibi” is in the masculine form…
Back for more humiliation, are you? I knew you would be sooner or later, because you are both unable and unwilling to learn. OK, let’s get it over with then.
“I don’t believe baby girl Nuna is even 14-15 years old”
The self-professed child-rapist, who previously threatened to rape and torture me and my family, and who is now pretending that child-rape is part of its religion, continues to call me a “baby girl” and pretend I am a minor… No surprise there – nor any spark of creativity.
“As for repeating already rebutted projections, that’s actually all she ever does”
U+1F971 I have made no projection, nor have you rebutted anything:
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/12/libertarian-party-of-california-chair-responds-to-judicial-committee-ruling-on-convention-postponement/#comments
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2025/01/lnc-chair-announces-inauguration-celebration-in-d-c/#comments
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2025/01/prohibition-party-of-new-york-launches-alcohol-and-cancer-awareness-initiative/#comments
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2025/02/february-2025-monthly-news-open-thread/#comments
“That’s why my son originally and famously compared her to a young, aggressive female parrot”
You don’t have a son, Romashka, nor a daughter, nor a husband, nor a wife named “Yuliya”, nor friends in Luhansk who will back up all your lies. You are nobody, and very close to nothing.
Your constant doubling-down on calling me an animal and a child, after “drunkenly” boasting about raping animals and children, and after threatening to torture and rape me and my family, has been noted and reported though.
“and ever since then she’s been projecting her disgusting aspirations for who she wishes she was into a delusional fantasy”
Speak of projection, you sick, twisted, disgusting rape and torture idolizing and threatening creep, pretending to be other people…
“she claims without evidence is both my son and myself”
See links above. You are still not a woman, you still don’t have a son.
“This will predictably trigger her into a long psychotic cut and pasted rant filled with cryptic codes”
I thought you claimed to have broken those “cryptic codes” which exist only in your psychosis. Or did you conveniently forget, like you conveniently forget your threats and boasts, your false idenities and lies. U+1F60F
“As for libertarian nonsense, speaking of childish tantrums, it’s basically a child’s tantrum pretending to be a political philosophy.”
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“Rebellion against parents and rules turns into rebellion against civil authority in all forms”
Imagine trying to characterize the state as a parent… What’s next, bargain-bin Hillary – “It takes a village to raise a child”?
“The penalties for such behavior should be much the same as for badly behaved children and wives – whipping, confinement, hard labor, public humiliation, reduced nourishment”
Hold your horses there, banderovich. You may think you’re hot shit, but you’d be the first up against the wall in a revolution yourself. You wouldn’t last five seconds in your beloved nazi “ukraine” before you were press-ganged and thrown in the meat-grinder to die for your “glorious” “führer”.
“Writing the same thing a hundred or a thousand times wouldn’t be punishment for baby girl (Nuna), since that’s her preferred activity.”
Except that I am only responding to you. Clearly, this is your favorite pass-time.
“Taking away her phone, however, is something her way too lenient parents should have done some time ago.”
You dare speak of my parents after what your “heroyam” did to our family, after what you have threatened to do to those of us who yet live? I will see you burn in hell, if I have to drag you there myself, kicking and screaming. As sure as Christ is Just and Merciful.
Those trading insults repeatedly:
Don’t you have a better use for your time?
I don’t believe baby girl Nuna is even 14-15 years old, or at least she certainly does not act like she is at or above that age.
As for repeating already rebutted projections, that’s actually all she ever does. That’s why my son originally and famously compared her to a young, aggressive female parrot, and ever since then she’s been projecting her disgusting aspirations for who she wishes she was into a delusional fantasy about some man she claims without evidence is both my son and myself.
This will predictably trigger her into a long psychotic cut and pasted rant filled with cryptic codes, made up or obscure words that are not in the dictionary, links to previous discussions where she also endlessly repeats her insane delusions and offers no evidence, and the rest of her tired and tiresome tantrums.
As for libertarian nonsense, speaking of childish tantrums, it’s basically a child’s tantrum pretending to be a political philosophy. Rebellion against parents and rules turns into rebellion against civil authority in all forms and against Allah and religious authority for some recalcitrant children who never grow up.
The penalties for such behavior should be much the same as for badly behaved children and wives – whipping, confinement, hard labor, public humiliation, reduced nourishment, corner time, and having their phones taken away come to mind.
Writing the same thing a hundred or a thousand times wouldn’t be punishment for baby girl (Nuna), since that’s her preferred activity. Taking away her phone, however, is something her way too lenient parents should have done some time ago. Indeed, they should never have made the mistake of thinking she is mature enough to be allowed to have one.
@Dave
None of your original bigoted rant deserved any response in the first place, yet I magnanimously granted you one nonetheless. Now, again, you offer nothing but more projections of your own totalitarian statism. Pretending that tariffs are a form of taxation demonstrates succinctly just how ignorant your words are; and pretending that I support state controlled trade shows how dishonest you are. U+1F60F
If you have anything new to say, then say that instead of repeating your already rebutted projections (you clearly didn’t even bother to read what I said before doing so, did you?), and regurgitating a very sloppy definition of anarcho-capitalism from the modern – i.e. far-left – Encyclopedia Britannica, that more closely describes (classical) liberalism and libertarianism in general than anything which distinguishes anarcho-capitalism, at someone who has been active in ancap circles for 14-15 years now. I don’t know what you think you are, but you obviously haven’t the first clue about anarcho-capitalism. U+1F60F
Nuña, here you go again pretending to be an anarcho-capitalist while supporting socialist policies. Tariffs are taxes on imports and exports. If you support tariffs, you support state controlled trade. State controlled trade is a socialist policy.
In case your just lazy and have never looked up the definition of anarcho-capitalism I’ll include it below.
anarcho-capitalism is a political philosophy and political-economic theory that advocates the voluntary exchange of goods and services in a society broadly regulated by the market rather than by the state.
The rest of your bigoted rant doesn’t deserve a response.
I’ve seen three hypotheses. If anyone has another, please post.
1) The TPW haters are wrong, and an administration job is still forthcoming.
2) It’s not, but she had reason to believe it was.
3) She was dodging legal discovery of some sort (another TPW hater hypothesis).
@Dave
“you support socialist policies”
U+1F923 Nice projection there.
“telling people who they can trade with”
Unlike you, I am not so dishonest as to pretend that protectionist tariffs are as bad or worse than taxes. That doesn’t mean I like them, just that I am honest about them: so long as there are distinct countries rather than one global anarchy, they are a necessary evil to prevent undercutting by foreign labor, and especially by hostile nations. Tariffs CAN serve the people, taxes NEVER do.
“and how they are to live their lives”
Nor do I pretend that it is libertarian to violate the NAP, like you socialists do, or to allow the NAP to be violated. Not against unborn children. Not against Russians. Not against Poles. Not against Hungarians. Not against Jews. Not against Christians. Not against Muslims. Not against anyone.
“You have no respect for private property or body autonomy.”
I do. You do not. If you did, you wouldn’t be shilling for invasion or infanticide.
“Libertarians support everyone’s rights all the time”
Indeed. Which is why libertarians are necessarily against abortion, and “ukraine”, and against “palestine”, and against the “people’s” “republic” of “china”.
But violating the NAP is not anyone’s right, and is not something we support.
“If you can’t support other peoples freedoms then you’re just another socialist arguing how to spend other peoples money.”
Exactly! Which makes you the socialist, and me the anarcho-capitalist and a paleo-libertarian. U+1F60F
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@Jordan
Assuming it’s true that Biden did not sign the pardons himself – or from what I hear much of anything else – then Trump is certainly justified.
Unfortunately, I don’t see Trump following through on reverting all the executive orders and bills, etc. that the unelected Biden did not even sign himself – it’s just more blustering and hot air: talking the talk, but not walking the walk…
And more unfortunately still, even if Trump actually tried, he would never be allowed to succeed – just like how it is practically impossible to void and vacate all the invalid actions and appointments by the ineligible Obama over the course of eight years, and consequently by his illegitimate appointees, etc. all down the line.
As for Peltier, even if it does affect him, I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump just commutes his sentence again – or possibly even pardons him – to claim credit. Alas.
X, if that’s true, I wonder why she resigned as chairwoman?
X: Interesting. If we learn of anything directly, we’ll certainly follow up here with more details.
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The Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts will hold its annual convention on May 10 at the First Unitarian Church of Worcester this year. While this would typically be a standalone article, no additional information has been provided beyond the date and venue (not even a full statement). Last year, they didn’t release further details until the first week of April.
Nuña, you’re so funny, pretending to be an anarcho-capitalist while you support socialist policies telling people who they can trade with and how they are to live their lives. You have no respect for private property or body autonomy.
Libertarians support everyone’s rights all the time, even a farmers right to trade money for labor with whoever they want too, even if it is those people you claim are evil who were born outside the USA and didn’t ask your permission to come here to work, we also support the right of people to do what ever they want too to with their own body, be it drugs, sex, or body modifications.
If you can’t support other peoples freedoms then you’re just another socialist arguing how to spend other peoples money.
Multiple sources at TPW say that McArdle is working as a paralegal and that no administration job is being or about to be offered. If anyone hears otherwise, please post what you find (source, etc).
X: I thought I saw McArdle say something last month to the effect that more details were coming, but otherwise, she hasn’t provided any direct information either way.
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1.) Caroline McCaughey, a policy writer for the New York Sun, recently explored the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire’s 2025 state convention in greater detail on her personal Substack account. Aside from several Libertarian threads on social media and our own coverage, this is the first article I’ve seen that jumps into the minutiae of the day.
2.) President Donald Trump made a post on TruthSocial on Sunday stating that all pardons issued by former President Joe Biden in the final days of his administration have been declared “VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT” because they were signed using an autopen rather than by Biden himself. Trump further claimed that Biden was unaware of these actions and suggested that those involved in the process “may have committed a crime.”
As of this post, there are many questions about whether Trump has the authority to do this and what his declaration would actually entail. However, it’s the “many others” mentioned in his post that readers should watch closely. On the final day of his term, then-President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, which IPR covered due to his history with specific third party movements. Since Peltier’s sentence was commuted rather than pardoned, there is no immediate reason to suspect this would impact him. However, without additional clarity on Trump’s actions, it remains anyone’s guess.
Alec Pavlik of the Constitution Party’s outreach, Liberty Rising, just put out another excellent video, this time aimed at libertarians (he previously made a similar superb video aimed at republicans):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzDrOV9Ogvw
“Libertarianism, by name was popularized in the United States by a man named Murray Rothbard. Murray Rothbard was an anarcho-capitalist who was greatly influenced by a man named Ludwig von Mises.
[…]
Shortly after joining the Libertarian Party, Rothbard co-founded the Cato Institute, where he played a pretty significant part in shaping libertarian-thought and influencing the Libertarian Party as a consequence. Eventually, he’d actually be removed from this institute, as they wished to pursue more trendier [neo-]liberal issues instead of focusing on anarcho-capitalism. He would then go on to found the Mises Institute, with the support of Ron Paul.
Today these two big groups actually continue to fight it out in the Libertarian Party. You can actually see how much the Cato Institute influences the Libertarian Party by their presidential nominees, as their presidential nominees are almost always more [neo-]liberal than the average American libertarian.
[…]
Rothbard would go on to say that [paleo-conservatives] should unite with libertarians. But when we look at the Libertarian Party today, there are quite a few issues that prevent even people who hold to Rothbard’s ideology from making a significant impact.
This is where I extend an open arm to those so-called paleo-libertarians, and tell you: Why don’t you come over to us instead of chiseling away at the Libertarian Party, hoping they’ll change just as much as the Republican Party? Why not come to an already paleo-conservative party where we can focus more on the cause of liberty, and less about fighting over prostitution in Las Vegas…?
[…]
Most members of the Mises Caucus are pro-life, believe in securing the border, believe in capitalism and even support the constitution. I mean, if you are a Ron Paul-style libertarian, there is very little separating you from the Constitution Party. Whereas, if you are a Ron Paul-style libertarian in the Libertarian Party, you will constantly be shut down for being pro-life, believing borders exist, or for wanting to uphold any form of constitutional law.
The one thing about the Constitution Party is, because we have this line that we will not cross, we will always remain as libertarian as the constitution has always been. Whereas, one day the Libertarian Party might make its entire platform about the legalization of marijuana, and the next day be nothing more than a moderate Democratic Party.”
That’s why I said
If anyone has anything to the contrary, please share.
As in job title and any other details.
Kraus hates Angela and isn’t a reliable source. He’s a Sarwark puppet.
@ curious 3/3
Posted at tpw
“Robert Kraus
March 14, 2025
According to sources well embedded in the Trump Administration McArdle is not employed, never been even been considered. Where’s the proof? There’s currently a hiring freeze. She lists herself as a “consultant” so where’s the evidence that the administration is paying her? Perhaps the campaign or RFKJFC but where’s the FEC Report showing payment? Perhaps in her own mind, she’s a pro-bono consultant via her X Posts, but for some reason I doubt Orange Man’s reading them. Let me know when she’s on Fox & Friends, then we’ll know she really has influence. Until then it’s all flatuence!”
If anyone has anything to the contrary, please share.
The meeting has adjourned. No word on Judicial Committee nominations.
Lunch is over and convention business has resumed. IPR is told that only 63 delegates are now in attendance.
The second At-Large results are in. Blackfyre makes another bid:
Bill Barger: 60
Rachel Blackfyre (Danner): 24
The party takes a lunch recess.
The first At-Large results are in:
Josh Elba (sp?): 54
Rachel Blackfyre (Danner): 23
None of the Above: 2
There were also nominations for other candidates; however, they declined.
Jeremy Kauffman wins the race for Secretary of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire:
Jeremy Kauffman: 58
Adam Cahoon: 28
None of the Above: 2
The Secretary race is between incumbent Secretary Jeremy Kauffman and Adam Cahoon.
Correction: NOTA is also nominated.
The Treasurer race is the narrowest result yet, with Binder beating Villee by five votes:
Patrick Binder: 45
Steve Villee: 40
None of the Above: 1
Secretary race is up next.
Treasurer is up next. We’re told Brandon Stevens is ineligible—allegedly due to being a registered Republican. Running in his place is Patrick Binder. Steve Villee, who was the most recent LPNH gubernatorial candidate, is also running.
Voting for Vice Chair has also finished. Current LPNH Vice Chair Nick Hubbard is running for reelection. Blackfyre is resuming her bid for the vice chair position.
Hubbard defeats Blackfyre for Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire:
Nick Hubbard: 62
Rachel Blackfyre (Danner): 31
Unsure if there were any NOTA votes.
Voting has finished, and Ben Weir has defeated Rachel Blackfyre in the race for Chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire:
Ben Weir: 54
Rachel Blackfyre (Danner): 28
None of the Above: 5
Rachel Blackfyre (Danner) is the replacement candidate for Dias; however, it’s worth noting that she was originally the Vice Chair candidate on that slate. Not sure how that will change things later in the afternoon.
In his speech, Weir called for the party to focus on local elections while working to grow. He also wants the party to work with liberty Republicans.
For context on Blackfyre, she is the Chair of the Libertarian Party Liberation Caucus. According to LPedia, she is originally from Florida, where she served as a state party region representative and was an officer for several smaller affiliates.
Spencer Dias and Ben Weir were both nominated for LPNH Chair. However, Dias was found to be ineligible for the position following a credentialing committee point of order and subsequent vote by the convention body.
For context, Dias is a former elected member of the Libertarian Party, having won a seat on the town budget committee in 2019. Meanwhile, Ben Weir is the current Region 6 Alternate on the Libertarian National Committee. I understand Dias was involved with the slate challenging the current LPNH leadership.
There is a brief recess as of several minutes ago so the party can determine if more needs to be done regarding credentialing.
We are being informed that there is a motion to divide the credentialing of prospective delegates, with votes happening on each.
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire is meeting in Manchester today for its 2025 annual convention. Independent Political Report is receiving field reports and updates from the convention floor, which we will share with our readers as they come in. Depending on how many reports we receive, we will collect all relevant comments into a single thread at the end of the day. As a reminder, we always welcome readers to share news and updates from their states in our Monthly Open Threads.
The party is meeting today at the American Legion in Manchester. IPR does not have a copy of the agenda at this time. According to a field report we received, the convention was called to order at 9:30 AM. We are told that there are 80 delegates in attendance and 24 more prospective delegates.
Thank you for the kind words, everyone.
I hope you’re feeling better, Jordan. May Allah bless you with good health.
I add my voice to those of Curious and George Whitfield, in wishing you a speedy and complete recover, Jordan, and good health and spirits!
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Calin Georgescu, the Romanian president-elect over whom they canceled the election to prevent his assuming office, has now been accused of “involvement in an organization with a fascist character” as the courts scramble to come up with justification for overturning the election results. The same nonsense they tried in Georgia last year, and the blueprint for what Germany will attempt if the ADF breaks their cordon sanitaire.
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And a 15 month old tweet resurfaces from the new DoD Deputy Press Secretary, in which she wisely calls for the restoration of NATO-occupied “kosovo” to Serbia:
https://x.com/KingsleyCortes/status/1733278502147731942
Dear Jordan Evans, Best wishes for a speedy recovery. And Curious, that is a good question.
I hope you make a speedy full recovery.
Btw, random marginal curiosity: has Angela McArdle got a job with the administration or other opportunity as alluded to but not made specific when she resigned as LNC chair? If there was a follow up, I missed it.
Happy March, readers!
Apologies for the delay. I’ve been overcoming the flu since Saturday morning. I’m hoping to get back into the swing of things tomorrow.