The popular series that follows host Lisa Whelchel as she visits pop-culture collectors around the country returns with 26 episodes‚ including its 100th installment in August.

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There is no doubt that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a suave politician — but there is one thing he is not good at‚ and that’s managing a budget. Last week‚ California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office announced that the state currently has a $73 billion shortfall and that its financial prospects over the next few years aren’t good. (CATCH UP on the previous episode: The Spectator P.M. Podcast Ep. 25: Pro-Hamas Voters Turn On Biden in Michigan) On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast‚ hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss the impending financial disaster that could hurt Newsom’s shot at the White House and talk about all the liberal pet projects he has been squandering tax-payer money on. Read Ellie’s latest piece on Newsom here and tune in to hear the analysis! Like and share The Spectator P.M. Podcast‚ and be sure to tune in to our next episode! Read Aubrey and Ellie’s writing here and here. Listen to the Spectator P.M. Podcast with Aubrey Gulick and Ellie Gardey on Spotify. Watch the Spectator P.M. Podcast with Aubrey Gulick and Ellie Gardey on Rumble. READ MORE: Biden Labor Secretary Left California a Mess Environmentalists Fail Again: Plastic Bag Ban Made Pollution Worse The post <;i>;The Spectator P.M. Podcast<;/i>; Ep. 26: The Coming California Budgeting Disaster Will Hurt Newsom appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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Blink-182 (pictured)‚ The Killers‚ and Dave Matthews Band are set to headline the 2024 Oceans Calling Festival‚ September 27th-29th‚ in Ocean City‚ MD. The festival will present 40 acts across 3 stages including Cage The Elephant‚ The Offspring‚ Counting Crows‚ 311‚ Sublime (featuring Jakob Nowell) and Barenaked Ladies. Oceans Calling celebrates the return of renowned chefs who will all be presenting unique cooking demos plus locally curated food vendors. Tickets will be available on Thursday‚ February 29th beginning with the presale at 10am ET‚ followed by the public on-sale with any remaining tickets. Ticket Information The post Oceans Calling Festival In September appeared first on RockinTown.

Biden regime persecuting political opponents while claiming Trump wants to be a dictator Joe Biden’s rogue Department of Justice ordered a Blaze Media journalist to surrender himself to the FBI on Friday over his coverage of the January 6th debacle. “It’s really happening‚” wrote Steve Baker‚ explaining the FBI has officially signed off on his arrest warrant. 🚨BREAKING🧵- This time‚ it’s really happening.Unlike the two previous threats my attorneys received from @FBI / @thejusticedept (Nov. 21 and Dec. 23)‚ my self-surrender for alleged J6 crimes is set for this Friday morning in Dallas‚ TX. There is now a signed arrest warrant.⬇️— Steve Baker – TPC (@TPC4USA) February 28‚ 2024 Baker noted he’s been instructed to wear shorts and sandals when he sees the federal magistrate‚ showing he’s likely to be put into a prison jumpsuit and paraded around as a criminal for the media. The prosecutor informed my attorney that I am to arrive at the @FBI field office wearing “shorts and sandals.” They didn’t have to go this route‚ as we've been told that my charges are non-violent misdemeanors.⬇️Our fan-favorite Turbo Force Plus is now 40% off! See for yourself the delicious one-of-a-kind energy boost infowarriors CRAVE!— Steve Baker – TPC (@TPC4USA) February 28‚ 2024 Baker’s charges are “under seal” until the warrant is served on Friday. We do not yet know the specific charges. Technically … they are still “under seal” until the warrant is served. All else is as yet unknown. By this weekend‚ I will officially be a misdemeanor domestic journo-terrorist. (Something like that.) And so it begins.⬇️— Steve Baker – TPC (@TPC4USA) February 28‚ 2024 Baker told Blaze News‚ “They didn’t have to go this route. We have been told that my charges are only misdemeanors. And my attorneys have been assured that this will be an ‘in and out’ affair with ‘no intention’ to detain me. But rather than issuing a simple order to appear‚ they went the ‘arrest warrant’ route.” “We do not know if there will be pretrial travel restrictions‚ although that has been the norm for J6 defendants — even for misdemeanor defendants‚” he added. “It has also been universal that no J6ers are allowed to travel to Washington‚ D.C.‚ which for obvious reasons will have a deleterious impact on my work. We also do not know if there will be any other accompanying restrictions or orders: gag order from talking about my case‚ no social media‚ limited social media‚ order to surrender devices and/or firearms. All unknowns.” Editor-in-Chief of Blaze Media Matthew Peterson called the treatment of Baker “outrageous” and said they’ll soon show the world “footage from January 6 that shows Steve was clearly present that day as an independent journalist.” He continued‚ “Government retaliation such as this against journalists contradicts the very idea of a free press‚ the purpose of our form of government‚ and what once was the American way of life. This should not be happening in America.” The federal government's treatment of @TPC4USA is outrageous. He's had unknown charges hanging over his head for years but after we started working with him the government sprang back into action. There is no need to put him in a jumpsuit or handcuffs except as a humiliation… https://t.co/pXe11IHvJS— Matthew J. Peterson (@docMJP) February 28‚ 2024 What’s especially disturbing about the mistreatment of Baker is the fact that his reporting on January 6th contradicts many mainstream narratives and exposes facts the establishment is trying to keep from the American people. The journalist’s attorneys have even suggested the U.S. Department of Justice may be orchestrating a “retaliation” against Baker due to his Jan. 6 reporting‚ which has focused on Capitol Police officers lying in court and the government’s bizarre handling of the J6 pipe bomber story. Popular podcast host Tim Pool wrote on X‚ “Opposition journalists are being arrested. Biden is Putin now.” opposition journalists are being arrestedBiden is Putin now https://t.co/eicFYJdeyu— Tim Pool (@Timcast) February 28‚ 2024 Former Executive Director of the U.S. Senate Steering Committee Clint Brown wrote: “This is disgusting. The Steve Baker situation is a good example for demonstrating the regime rules. We live in a weird hybrid authoritarian state. Sure‚ you’re free to mostly do whatever you want. For most people‚ their life is unchanged. But‚ if you cross the regime while not bowing to the narrative‚ the most powerful government in the world will crush you. The narrative is the law. And it’s not voted on by anyone. The narrative is crafted by a media‚ academia‚ IC‚ activist‚ uniparty machine. Cross the narrative and the actual laws will be used as the pretext for your destruction‚ but violating the narrative is your crime.” This is disgusting. The Steve Baker situation is a good example for demonstrating the regime rules. We live in a weird hybrid authoritarian state. Sure‚ you're free to mostly do whatever you want. For most people‚ their life is unchanged. But‚ if you cross the regime while… https://t.co/94WX2m40mE— Clint Brown (@DissidentClint) February 28‚ 2024 Daily Signal columnist Mike Howell also commented on the news‚ writing‚ “The Regime is arresting Steve for the crime of exposing the lies at the core of the J6 narrative In a sane world‚ he’d be winning the Pulitzer Prize and a national hero for telling the truth Instead they’re arresting this journalist Truly evil behavior by Wray and his thugs.” The Regime is arresting Steve for the crime of exposing the lies at the core of the J6 narrativeIn a sane world‚ he'd be winning the Pulitzer Prize and a national hero for telling the truthInstead they're arresting this journalistTruly evil behavior by Wray and his thugs https://t.co/vaGZoyB7bv— Mike Howell (@MHowellTweets) February 28‚ 2024 Of course‚ Baker isn’t the first journalist to be targeted by the corrupt Biden DOJ as Infowars host Owen Shroyer and many others could tell you.

In our modern era of invasive technology‚ economic weakness‚ nuclear weapons and biowarfare‚ this is an unsustainable model. We can no longer ignore threats on instability in the hopes that they will go away or that governments will defuse the danger‚ nor can we simply pick up the pieces over and over again after each calamity. If there is one reality that Americans need to accept‚ it’s that every system has a breaking point and there are no exceptions. Human beings are built to adapt and this has given us incredible resilience‚ but it also means we have a tendency to wait too long to fix the parts of our society that are broken. Instead‚ we let the problems build and fester until‚ sadly‚ the final straw falls and everything comes crashing down. Sometimes this collapse is by chance and sometimes it’s by design. In either case the catalyst is the same – The public does not prepare and they don’t take action to correct the people creating the crisis until it’s too late. In our modern era of invasive technology‚ economic weakness‚ nuclear weapons and biowarfare‚ this is an unsustainable model. We can no longer ignore threats on instability in the hopes that they will go away or that governments will defuse the danger‚ nor can we simply pick up the pieces over and over again after each calamity. There may come a time when the mess is so big we won’t be able to clean it up. People must plan ahead‚ and they must stop tolerating the notion of passive involvement in the mechanisms that influence their lives and future. I write often about hypothetical trigger events and breakdown scenarios because a large number of people still need to be educated on how fragile the western world truly is right now. For example‚ any significant disruption to supply chains and logistics at this time would be devastating for a large number of Americans (or Europeans). In the past couple weeks alone there has been a rising tide of political discontent among US truckers; the very people that handle over 70% of all freight in our country. They have threatened to boycott a number of Democrat controlled cities (primarily New York City) over a host of issues and complaints including the legal treatment of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.  This boycott may not play out in the near term (watch for talk of boycotts to escalate in November around election time)‚ but the potential is on the table and it’s an important learning moment.  What would happen if the US freight system actually stopped?Introducing Next Level Foundational Energy from Dr. Jones Naturals starting at 30% off! This cutting-edge dietary supplement is designed to elevate your energy levels and support your overall well-being. US supply chains operate on a “just in time” freight schedule – Meaning‚ all the grocery stores in your area will carry just enough backstock to serve normal business operations for about a week‚ when the next fleet of trucks arrive. The just-in-time structure is the lifeblood of the supply chain‚ and most American cities would fall into chaos after one week without it. Trains and railway networks handle around 28% of total freight and have struggled through a long state of decline. There is no realistic alternative to trucks. FEMA and the National Guard could try to field drivers to fill the void‚ but consider this: There are currently 3.5 million freight drivers in the US today‚ and that number is at least 80‚000 drivers short of what is needed. Do you think the government or the military is going to be able to come up with enough scabs to undermine a trucker strike against blue cities?  There’s no chance. I have to say‚ I’m not opposed the concept of a trucker boycott; its a peaceful redress of grievances and all peaceful measures should be exhausted first. All they have to do is refuse to take on shipments to places like NYC or Washington DC – Many of them are subcontractors that can pick and choose whatever jobs they want. However‚ we need to keep in mind how terrified the Canadian government was during their trucker protests; so terrified that they labeled the truckers as terrorists and started freezing the bank accounts of anyone supporting them. This action was against their own constitutional laws; that’s how effectively frightening a freight shutdown is to politicians. Even so‚ if the US government responded in the same way as Canada‚ it still wouldn’t do much to stop a boycott. Tensions are extremely high and it’s only a matter of time before conflict erupts in one form or another.  The political left (and their globalist handlers) have offered no indication whatsoever that they intend to back away from their current destructive path. Something has to give.  Why not a trucker protest or red state protest cutting off blue regions from vital resources? Unfortunately‚ there are still a number of conservatives and independents living in these cities that could be negatively affected by a freight shutdown along with their progressive neighbors. Maybe this strike never comes to fruition and everything will continue on as “normal.” Maybe not. The point is‚ anything can happen and the way our economy and supply chains currently function is not going to pass muster for much longer. The average American has around one week’s worth of food in their pantry at any given time. With FEMA response in place a rationing system would be instituted over the course of several weeks‚ probably using a digital tracking method much like an EBT card. And make no mistake‚ there will be strings attached to any government rationing program: “Do you have the latest covid booster? No ration card until your shots are up to date. We see that you have registered firearms…you need to turn those in before you can get rations. We see that you’ve made problematic comments in your social media history‚ you may not be eligible.” It takes around 7-10 days of zero food supply for panic to set into a population (when people finally realize things are not going back to normal). It takes two weeks for starvation to take a physical toll and three weeks for people to start dying. Riots and looting are inevitable‚ but that won’t solve the problem if there’s no food to loot. Some people will argue that they only need to not be where the shortages are‚ but there’s no way to predict this. In the case of conservative trucker boycotts‚ the targeted areas are obvious‚ but that is only one scenario. There are a host of events that could cause a crippled supply chain in both rural and urban areas‚ including a mass immigration crisis or a nationwide grid down scenario. The only viable solutions is to secure a long term food storage plan‚ and don’t forget the protein because western governments have become increasingly hostile against animal agriculture these days. (Get your affordable freeze dried beef supply HERE with promo code “market15”) Food storage for each family for at least a year is essential. It doesn’t have to start there; even one month of food will give you an edge over most of the population and will ensure you don’t have to go begging to FEMA. But eventually a year’s supply or more is necessary (along with community organization for mutual security). This will give you time to establish a more permanent and sustainable food plan after the worst has happened. You can see the storm that a logistical breakdown would cause. In 30 days or less a city like New York could be brought to its knees even with government intervention. On a national scale‚ regardless of the cause‚ the result would be about the same. Ultimately there are two kinds of people in the wake of these kinds of events – The people that planned ahead‚ and everyone else. It’s my hope that through education and encouragement we can convince enough of the populace to prepare so that this large percentage of Americans acts as a redundancy against catastrophe (leftists won’t listen‚ but maybe the rest of the public will). In other words‚ the goal is to give the public a natural immunity against supply chain collapse‚ so that when the crisis does strike the effects will be greatly diminished. BREAKING: Dan Bongino Breaks Spy Story Of The Century‚ Alex Jones Sends Emergency Message

Crime rates going down in countries whose citizens are flooding the U.S. The fact that illegal migrants can cross the US-Mexico border and claim asylum without any identification has effectively turned the US into a “refuge” for criminals‚ Elon Musk stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. His comments came in response to a recent Bloomberg article‚ shared by the X user EndWokeness‚ reporting that Venezuela is experiencing its lowest homicide rate in 22 years‚ now that many criminals and gangs have left as part of a massive wave of emigration prompted by economic hardship. EndWokeness commented on the report‚ stating “Venezuela has its lowest homicide rate in 22 years because their gangs are coming here.” Musk agreed and claimed that “the ability to discard your identification documents (from any country)‚ walk across the southern border and claim ‘asylum’ has turned America into a refuge for the world’s worst criminals.” In another post later that day‚ the billionaire doubled down on his statement‚ writing that “anyone‚ even a literal serial killer‚ can toss away the ID they used to get into Mexico from anywhere in the world‚ then claim asylum‚ say they have no documents and be ushered into America.”Winter Sun Plus is NOW 40% off! Boost your natural defenses with this powerful vitamin D3 and K formula! The ability to discard your identification documents (from any country)‚ walk across the southern border and claim “asylum” has turned America into a refuge for the world’s worst criminals! https://t.co/ENhh2abS5G— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 27‚ 2024 On Wednesday‚ the Tesla CEO also slammed a bill proposed by Democratic Senator Laphonza Butler‚ asking the Biden administration for more federal taxpayer money to provide beds for immigrants in San Diego after the county shelter ran out of funding. The senator warned that between 800 and 1‚000 people residing in the shelter would be released per day otherwise. “Dams are bursting all over the country‚” Musk responded‚ noting that “America is only 4% of Earth’s population” and if just 1% of the rest of the Earth moves to the US‚ it would crush all of the country’s essential services. “I am ringing the alarm bell‚ because the flood of illegals is crushing the country‚” he wrote. The state of the US-Mexico border has become one of the key issues in US politics over the past year amid a historic influx of millions of immigrants. Republican lawmakers have been demanding tighter controls and more money to be set aside to deal with the border crisis‚ prompting them to block a multi-billion-dollar aid package for Ukraine. Alex Jones responds to Dan Bongino’s ‘bump’ list revelations‚ and invites him on InfoWars to have an open discussion.