The number of Tennesseans now displaying Confederate Battle Flag license plates is higher than at any other p oint in the last decade, according to State data on specialty tags.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans plate, the proceeds from which benefit the organization's Tennessee Division, has been issued by the state since 2004.

At the end of the 2018 fiscal year in June the State reported that 3,273 Sons of Confederate Veterans license plates were active in Tennessee, a number 72 percent higher than at the end of the 2015 fiscal year when the display of Confederate Flags was thrust into national debate.

The number of Tennesseans displaying SCV tags steadily increased in 2016 and 2017, according to data provided by the State, before peaking in the last year.

In Tennessee specialty plates have a $61.50 annual fee. $35 is allocated to the plate's respective beneficiary, the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Highway Fund. So the way it breaks down is that depending on whether the plate is new or being renewed, the SCV's share is is between $15.85 and $17.50 per year per license plate. According to the Department of Revenue, the Sons of Confederate Veterans received approximately $57,700 from the plates in the 2018 fiscal year.

The State of Texas successfully ended their SCV specialty plate offering. Efforts to eliminate the plate in Tennessee have so far failed. But there is currently an effort to prevent the SCV from receiving the funds generated from the sale of these plates.

The SCV sued the city of Memphis in January after the Mayor Memphis sold public land to a nonprofit in order to take down the statues of General Nathan Bedford Forrest and President Jefferson Davis. Monies received from license plates may have been used to pay some of the legal fees. Senator Sara Kyles is in the process of drafting legislation that if enacted by the General Assembly would prevent funds distributed by the State through the license plates from being issued to an organization that sues the government. Effectively, the new guidelines would target the SCV and prevent them from receiving the revenue from the plates.

PARKS BEING RENAMED AGAIN

A pair of parks previously named for Confederate generals will be rebranded for the second time since 2017 following a City Council meeting Monday in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Members of the Charlottesville City Council voted 4-1 during Monday's meeting to rename both Emancipation Park, formerly Lee Park, and Justice Park, formerly Jackson Park, to Market Street Park and Court Square Park, respectively.

Wes Bellamy, a Democrat and the city's former vice-mayor, was the only council member to vote against the name change, The Daily Progress newspaper reported.



NEXT STEP IN MONUMENT AVENUE REMOVAL

Richmond City Councilman Michael Jones is again vying for the Council to determine the fate of the Confederate statues along Monument Avenue.

On Monday night, Jones revived a previously rejected resolution that, if approved, would request of the Virginia General Assembly the power for the Council to decide whether the monuments should stay or come down.

"To do anything, we've got to have local autonomy," Jones said.

Last summer, Jones proposed a charter change seeking authority from the State to remove the statues on Monument Avenue. The Council voted down his attempt last December. Aside from Jones, only one other Council member - 6th District representative Ellen Robertson - supported it.

Several members said at the time they were hesitant to take action on the issue while Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney's Monument Avenue Commission was still studying the matter. The 10-person commission issued its final recommendations earlier this month. They included adding signage to four of the statues and removing one - Davis - if localities gain permission to do so, either by way of a court decision or changes to state law.

Jones vowed to renew his effort after the Monument Avenue Commission released its report. Mayor Stoney said at the time he would support Jones' bid for local control of the statues.

Jones measure has been referred to the Council's Land Use, Housing and Transportation subcommittee. Its next scheduled meeting is August 21.

UPDATE ON LOUISIANA LAWSUIT

In October, the United Daughters of the Confederacy sued the Caddo Parish Commission to block removal of the monument after commissioners voted 7-5 to take it off the courthouse grounds. In May, the parish asked U.S. District Judge Robert James to throw out that lawsuit. The UDC asked for a trial.

On Wednesday,  Judge James  dismissed the UDC lawsuit ruling that the group failed to prove it had any "private property interest" in the patch of land where the monument sits. He also rejected arguments that the Commission had violated the group's rights to free speech and equal protection under law.

The UDC contends that it owns the land on which the monument sits, making the plot private property the Caddo Commission can't touch. The parish contends it owns the entire block that makes up the courthouse square.

Judge James had previously ruled against the UDC twice - once in January and again in May - saying the organization so far has failed to prove that it owns the monument site as the result of an early 20th century donation by the parish.

So far, the Parish hasn't made specific plans to move the monument. Commissioners would have to vote to spend money to disassemble the monument and put it in storage or assemble it somewhere else. But Judge James' recent ruling pretty much clears the path for the Commissioners to remove the monument. 

UPDATE ON LOUISIANA LAWYER

Last week we reported that Baton Rouge lawyer Niles Haymer asked a judge for a change of venue because the town of Clinton had a Confederate soldier statue on the grounds of the East Feliciana Parish courthouse in Clinton.

In an update, we've discovered that on behalf of his client, Ronnie Anderson, 39, of Plaquemine, Haymer filed a motion with 20th Judicial District and also a letter of request to Clinton Mayor Lori Ann Bell on Monday requesting the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury be ordered to remove the monument from the courthouse grounds.

The Mayor could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The statue has stood outside the courthouse since 1909. The Police Jury determined in 2016 that it didn't have the money or a reason to relocate the monument.

On Thursday additional news broke, this time, that the lawyer, Haymer was asking the Prosecutor to recuse for being g a "racist" and a supporter of the Confederate monument. 

REBEL TENENT'S LAST STAND TO KEEP APARTMENT

A Confederate Flag displayed on the top floor of the Bonneville apartment complex is drawing ire from some area residents.

The "rebel flag," as it is commonly referred to, has been flying off the balcony of a fifth-floor apartment in the Bonneville for a number of months. The apartment and Flag are positioned across the street from city hall, and can be viewed from the building.

At a recent work session the Idaho Falls City Council discussed the issue of flags placed on city property. The Confederate Flag at the Bonneville apartment was mentioned, although it is displayed on private property, as an example of a controversial display of a flag or banner.

Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper said in the meeting that her office had received calls from residents expressing concern over the flag, which is prominently visible in the downtown core.

Casper issued a statement to the Post Register regarding the controversy.

"While I may not agree with someone's point of view and the way they choose to express it, flying that flag is part of their constitutionally protected right to free speech," Casper said.

Attempts to contact the tenant at the apartment where the flag is displayed were unsuccessful.

The Bonneville Apartments is set for a full renovation this year after being acquired by Boise-based developer The Housing Company. Residents at the complex are required to vacate the premises by the end of the month. Current Bonneville owner Kent Lott estimates there are 18 to 20 tenants currently remaining in the building.



SCV DEDICATES MUSEUM SITE

The Sons of Confederate Veterans held a ceremony on July 20th at the site of the proposed National Confederate Museum, an upcoming museum dedicated to the Confederacy.

The $5 million museum is being built at the group's headquarters in Columbia, Tennessee, at the onetime home of Confederate Col. Abram M. Looney. The event was intended to be a grand opening, but weather delays caused construction delays, and the museum will not be open until at least 2019.

IN MORE SCV NEWS

Paul Gramling was elected as the order's 76th Commander-in-Chief. 

Gramling, a retired postal carrier, said the volunteer job entails serving as the face and CEO of the organization with about 33,000 members. He was elected to a two-year term. He previously was the group's Lieutenant Commander-in-Chief.

Gramling is a member of Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor Camp No. 1308.

DELAWARE STATE FAIR GOES "SOUTH"

At least two Delaware State Fair vendors selling Confederate Flags were ordered Monday to remove those products from their inventory.

Despite a two-year policy, handkerchiefs, T-shirts, hats, belt buckles and blankets bearing the Confederate Flag were being sold at vendor booths just inside the fair's main entrance and along the Midway. Officials took action against the vendors when a reporter from The News Journal asked about the fair's policy.

In the aftermath, State Sen. Harris McDowell, D-Wilmington, is proposing that the General Assembly withhold the nearly $122,000 a year in state funds that are allocated to the Delaware State Fair if organizers continue to allow Confederate flags to be sold there.

He and fellow Joint Finance Committee co-chair Rep. Melanie George Smith, D-Bear, sent a letter to the Delaware State Fair's board of directors on Monday requesting that vendors selling those items be barred from returning in the future.

On Wednesday Delaware Online, owned by USA  Today, went to the Fair expecting to video a bunch of comments from fairgoers in opposition to the Flag. While they got a few, they were overwhelmed with statements from fairgoers either in support of the flag or at least opposed to ordering its removal. 

Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and New York state fairs have each adopted similar rules in the last three years.

WISCONSIN COMMISSION PUNTS

Lacking three members at a Monday night meeting, Madison's Landmarks Commission decided to refer a decision on removing a Confederate marker in Forest Hill Cemetery to Aug. 27.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

Lexington quietly relocated statues of John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridge to the Lexington Cemetery late Tuesday, more than eight months after the statues were removed from downtown Lexington and placed in storage.

"Today we are doing exactly what we said we would do," city spokeswoman Susan Straub said in a statement Tuesday after the cemetery had closed. "The statues of John Hunt Morgan and John Breckinridge were moved out of storage this afternoon to The Lexington Cemetery. The statues are mounted on granite bases we installed this evening. "

Both men are buried in the cemetery. Breckinridge's statue is in his family's plot, near the grave of his father and wife. Hunt Morgan's statue is in the Confederate cemetery. Lexington Cemetery also has a separate area for Union soldiers.

HUNLEY RESEARCHERS - NEW FINDING

Scientists studying the world's first submarine to sink an enemy ship say the Confederate crew never released an emergency mechanism that could have helped them survive their mission.

The H.L. Hunley and its eight crewmembers disappeared in February 1864 in Charleston Harbor shortly after signaling it had placed explosives on the hull of a Union ship.

Ever since the Hunley was raised from the ocean floor in 2000, scientists have worked to determine why the sub never returned to the surface.

Their latest findings show the crew never released more than 1,000 pounds of blocks which were typically used to keep the submarine upright but also could have been dumped to enable a quick rise in an emergency.

The keel blocks went on display at the Hunley's North Charleston museum on Saturday.

NON-HERITAGE NEWS EFFECTING THE SOUTHLAND:

MUSLIM HORDES INVADING PRIMARIES

There has been a surge in the number of Muslims launching their bids for national and statewide offices. The primary season ahead of the November midterm elections is in full swing, and it has already broken records. AP reported, citing Jetpac, a non-profit company assisting Muslim candidates, that 90 Muslims initially stood for statewide and nationwide offices in this year's elections. Some 50 are still standing in their respective races after primaries. 50 is a huge increase from about a dozen Muslim-Americans that ran for office in 2016, the report notes.

 

If they all succeed, Congress may receive up to nine new Muslim members.

 

Among the most celebrated Muslim political newcomers is Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for governor of Michigan. El-Sayed became the youngest health commissioner in a major city when he was appointed as the executive director of the Detroit Health Department at the age of 30. Now 33, he's getting huge media attention and is being dubbed "the new Obama." 

Inspector General: Obama Paid $300 Million To 'People Who Don't Exist'

According to special inspector general John Sopko, Obama wasted at least $300 million on the salaries of "people who don't exist".

Barack Obama will always be remembered for a series of highly irregular overseas payments to authoritarian regimes, however according to a report by the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, those wasted millions are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Obama's largesse.

According to special inspector general John Sopko, Obama wasted at least $300 million on the salaries of "people who don't exist", who were supposedly operating in Afghanistan, far away from the prying eyes of U.S. oversight. That's not just fraud, folks. In fact, according to Sopko, it's "Major fraud."

Fox News had even reported as early as October 2016 that, based on a Sopko letter released to the Pentagon, the fraud could have amounted to more than $300 million annually.

"It's not just the salaries," he added. "But we're funding schools based upon the number of students, so if you invent or inflate the number of students, you're going to be paying more money. On the soldiers and the police, we're paying for extra boots, for food, for everything else, logistics for numbers that don't exist."

WHO is pocketing the money being paid to all of these ghosts? 

TEBOW TO BE INDUCTED INTO RING

Tim Tebow will be inducted into Florida's ring of honor, becoming the sixth player to receive the honor.

The school announced Tebow will be recognized during the LSU-Florida game on Oct. 6. His name will be unveiled on a wall inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

The display will now feature Tebow and the other five members of the program's ring of honor: linebacker Wilber Marshall, running back Emmitt Smith, 1966 Heisman winner and famed coach Steve Spurrier, 1996 Heisman winner Danny Wuerffel and defensive end Jack Youngblood.

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THE CLEANSING OF INTELLIGENCE          by Tucker Carlson Tucker Carlson is a political commentator for Fox News. Carlson is also co-founder and former editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller website and formerly hosted MSNBC's Tucker and co-hosted CNN's Crossfire.

Think for a second about what they are demanding. If you don't automatically accept the imprecise, unspecific, never-fully-explained findings of shadowy intelligence agencies with long, documented track records of making serious mistakes, you've somehow betrayed your country. The very people who assured you Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, the ones who said the Shah would never fall in Iran, etc, etc.....THOSE people must be accepted without question or else.

On television this group is called the "Intelligence Community." That's an Orwellian name if there ever was one....where exactly IS this community we hear so much about? Does it have a ZIP code? A public library system? A youth football league? How long before Congress demands unthinking obedience to the "Lawmaker Community?" It's a community after all, you must obey it...dissent is unpatriotic, and if you don't agree, you're working for Vladimir Putin.

That's where we're headed, by the way, and fast.

In some ways this whole story is about Donald Trump and what he said and what he does. But on a deeper level, it has nothing to do with Donald Trump. This is about democracy-whether or not voters rule their country. It turns out the very people telling you they are saving our democracy are working overtime to destroy it, and scolding you as they do.

There is a threat to our democracy, but it isn't coming from Russia. It's coming from the malevolent nexus between the Uniparty, Deep State and the Chaimstream Media, a powerfully evil alliance that's hellbent on seeing through its Globohomo agenda and dispossessing Heritage Americans from their homeland, wherever their hearth.

Lest we forget in the current climate of anti-Trump hysteria that our intelligence agencies utterly discredited themselves in the lead-up to the Iraq War.

Respect and trust must be earned, and both can be easily lost. The "intelligence community" lost the respect and trust of mentally sane Americans when the three letter agencies discredited themselves over and over again, betraying either gross incompetence or treasonous malice. Now that Trump is calling them out, we're supposed to genuflect before his nefarious Deep State enemies and take their word that Trump and what he represents is a threat to American institutions and values?

We should be so lucky that this threat materializes and rids our nation of these loathsome scum.

Maybe I am just dense, but until I got an email from a friend up in Missouri, I had never even heard of this, or if I did it was so long ago I had totally forgotten it. It just goes to show you that the Internationalists, the One World Government crowd, is always at work 24/7 to force their agenda on people who just want to be left alone. However, unpleasant as it is for us. we have got to wake up and realize that the One World Government crowd is  never going to let us or anyone else alone.

They have a Luciferian agenda to remake the entire world over into the image of their deity.  The fact that Genesis 3 tells them this will never happen matters not at all to them as their apostles continue to "prowl about as roaring lions seeking whom they may devour." And one way they seek to devour is through ethnic and cultural genocide.

I came across a site called  http://balder.org/euromed-en and the article I found was titled:  Free Muslim Immigration to Europe 2. It wasn't long but it had to do with "secretive European Union-agreements with 10 European and North African countries" and it said "The Euro Mediterranean Declaration was agreed upon by the EU, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Israel and comprises:  Comprehensive political partnership, among other things about:: establishing a free trade area and economic integration to begin in the year 2010,...Cultural partnership. The EU offers the populations of 9 Muslim Countries  free movement of goods, services, capital and people into the EU."

The "Cultural Policy" in all this "must avoid the  popular distinction between 'them' and 'us'...The Danish Foreign Ministry is educating us from our 'stereotypes and prejudices' towards Islamic culture.' Naturally UNESCO is one of the groups involved in this propaganda campaign.

A brief comments about this turned up on  http://www.abovetopsecret.com  that said "It seemingly explains the influx of Muslim immigrants into Europe, once again without mandate, it enforces multiculturalism in Europe...with financial reward to participating nations. There are many links on the subject, many citing it as a massive failure."

Another one I came across is  https://www.liveleak.com/  No date on this one but it has  posted two videos. I tried the first one and it was not available so I went to the second one and was able to pull it up. The title was  The Barcelona Declaration/ Why Multiculturalism Has Failed in the EU. The man had somewhat of an accent, which doesn't help with my hearing problem, but he gave a pretty fair explanation of much of what has happened in Europe.

My friend in Missouri gave a rather penetrating analysis of this and he connected some dots that many would not have noticed. I think he is right on the money! He said, in part, "The time of the Barcelona Declaration (1995) roughly corresponds with the beginning of the more widespread attacks on the Confederate Flag. At the time several of us were pointing out that the Flag attack was part of a larger plan that had to do with state and regional sovereignty. A resurgent South was just not part of the globalist plan. Little did I know that the Barcelona Dec was the blueprint for that plan. The Barcelona Declaration began implementation in 2010 of the beginning of  the 'migrant' crisis...It is similar to the 'Open Borders' policy promoted in the US. It started in Europe but is now in the US and the heart of the globalist plan."

His insightful comments prove that the last place you go to for "news" is the news media because what they fail to tell you is usually  more important than the bovine fertilizer they spread in front of you as "breaking news."

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