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John Livingston

“I Want to Feel Your Spit”

We live in an age where anyone located on any place on earth—or even in outer space, can communicate with almost anyone at any time. This situation changed dramatically 40 years ago. I remember being on The USS Virginia, returning from many months at sea, and pulling into Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I then had to […]

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Reviewing HB 24

Idaho HB 24 would have “established labeling requirements for alternative animal protein products sold in Idaho, such as lab-grown meat and insect-based proteins.” Rep. Scott presented it to the House Agricultural Affairs Committee on January 16, 2025, and Rep. Garner made a motion to introduce it. On February 4, 2025 HB 24 was again discussed […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

“Success” or “Failure” It’s up to You

If you’re not part of the Solution, you’re part of the Problem Where do you think America is today? I ask that question because I’m not sure most Americans have an answer. We have been and continue to be attacked whether it be the corrupt society we live in with continued deterioration of our moral […]

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Problem Paradox

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them.” Albert Einstein You don’t have to be an Einstein to know that the people who solve problems are different than the people who create the problems. We just experienced this in real time and at scale. The Biden Administration created the […]

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Labrador Letter: The Illegal Immigration Problem

Dear Friends, Illegal immigration isn’t just a problem for South Texas, Arizona, or California. It’s a national crisis—and Idaho is feeling the impact. Trafficking routes stretch from both the southern and northern borders into every region of the country, and our communities are not immune.  Here in Idaho, we’ve seen the consequences of the last […]

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Attorney General Labrador Warns Phone Providers Regarding Unlawful Robocall Traffic

[BOISE] – Today, Attorney General Raúl Labrador and the 51 attorneys general of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force notified nine voice service providers that they may be violating state and federal laws by continuing to route allegedly unlawful robocalls across their networks. These warning letters include information about the task force’s investigation and analysis […]

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Congressman Fulcher Telephone Town Hall Key Excerpts

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, Congressman Russ Fulcher hosted a live telephone town hall, taking questions from Idahoans and offering insights on pressing national and local issues.  Speaking to an audience of thousands from Washington, D.C., the Congressman emphasized the importance of transparency and open dialogue.  “This is an exciting but confusing time, and I want to make […]

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Reviewing HB 131

House Bill 131 would have mandated a donor to disclose their Covid-19 mRNA vaccination status prior to donating blood. The recipient could then request that information before receiving a donation. It died in the Senate Health & Welfare Committee. According to one legislator, the Red Cross gave a presentation and reported that testing for a […]

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John Livingston

A Call for Trump & Musk – Idaho Accountability

Elon Musk and the Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Steve Davis—both rocket scientists, and the six DOGE executives running the DOGE-XAI software reconciliation of government accounts, were interviewed by Bret Baier on Fox News yesterday. A couple of observations and then some comments about the media narrative surrounding DOGE. First […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

No Pain, No Gain

I have been listening to the latest comments on the Trump tariffs and the continued DOGE purge of corruption in Washington’s multilayered bureaucracy. As the left continues to shop for liberal judges to file lawsuits to stop Trump and Musk’s progress, they continue reorganizing our bloated and inefficient government agencies. Let me speak from the […]

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Lies and Liars

Politics is full of lies and liars. You have lies with little or no consequence all the way to the big whoppers. Trump is famous for the little lies, exaggerations and hyperbole, but generally he is directionally correct while stretching the truth as to degree or effect. Some of the biggest lies are hoaxes told […]

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Idaho’s Legislative Session comes to an End

Some Victories and some Loses A Conversation with IFF President Ron Nate & Tea Party Bob Podcast Notes by Bob Neugebauer Conservative Victories and Economic Principles: A Turning Point for Idaho The 2025 Idaho legislative session concluded with a significant victory for medical freedom in our state. After months of political maneuvering and resistance, Senate […]

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