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Idaho Politicians Who Call Themselves Conservative

Let’s start with the big lie about Rank Choice Voting being promoted by “conservatives” like former Governor Butch Otter and Former AG Jim Jones. Ranked choice voting is wrong for Idaho’s elections. To start off, it is a complex election process where voters can rank multiple candidates for a single office. If one candidate receives […]

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Is the “WHO” Looking out for your Health or Theirs?

Please contact your elected officials (especially US Senators) to STOP the UN’s World Health Organization’s Pandemic Treaty. Once you read the following analysis you will realize this very bad treaty must not be ratified to stop nearly total WHO control over our lives. Greetings Senators Crapo and Risch; Representatives Simpson and Fulcher; Governor Little; Lt. […]

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West Bonner School District — Supporting Change!

My family and I moved here a few years ago anxious to leave the liberal domination of Madison, Wisconsin, and be back out west where I was raised. We loved our time in the mountains and meeting our neighbors who had become good friends. The COVID plandemic opened the public’s eyes to the control of […]

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Message to the Unvaccinated

Even if I were fully vaccinated, I would admire the unvaccinated for withstanding the greatest pressure I have ever seen, even from partners, parents, children, friends, colleagues, and doctors. People who were capable of such personal courage and critical ability are undoubtedly the best of humanity. They are everywhere, in all ages, levels of education, […]

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John Livingston

A Mob of Mangy Meritless Mooches

A new phrase in the lexicon of political commentary was introduced by Andy Kessler in the March 5th, 2023, Wall Street Journal that I hope I never forget. In an article entitled THE RISE OF KICKBACK CAPITALISM he states that “we have entered an era that has created a mob of mangy meritless mooches”. Technically […]

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John Livingston

If the Mask Doesn’t Fit, You Must Acquit

In a Gem State Patriot article that I wrote early in the pandemic, I argued that the only mask that worked against viruses with the physical and chemical characteristics of Covid-19 was the N-95 mask properly fitted. I believe at this stage in the Covid crises that I have been proven correct. Many of the […]

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Don’t Comply With Vaccine Passports

In 2021, Governor Little signed an Executive Order (EO) “banning any State of Idaho governmental entity from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” – or proof of COVID-19 vaccination for citizens to receive public services or access facilities”, but other than state services there is no protection. HB 155 intends to reinforce this EO into law but […]

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John Livingston

Accountability Please

(The contents of this article are the opinion of the author and not necessarily of the Gem State Patriot.) I have written earlier about my concern for the lack of introspection shown by government agencies and hospitals in Idaho as the Covid-19 pandemic winds down. Historically in the medical, surgical, and public health professions out […]

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John Livingston

Op-Ed: The Unexamined Life

(The contents of this article are the opinion of the author and not necessarily of the Gem State Patriot.) I was approached last week by several members of the St. Luke’s medical and nursing staffs about an article that Dr. David Pate placed on his own blog regarding the actions of Dr. Ryan Cole and […]

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Profits vs Patient Outcomes

When assessing any corporation or for that matter a business entity it is important that you have an in-depth understanding of those personnel who are running it. When we look at today’s medical facilities such as large integrated hospitals, we find many times that management does not understand the problems that must be delt with […]

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Educating For Today

Someone has defined education as “that which is done to prepare a child for life”. If that is truly the definition, then our schools are doing a terrible job. Many kids graduate from school believing somehow that the world owes them a living; that they have a right to a good income, whether they happen […]

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How did we get here? A walk-through History

Everyone seems to ask the same question “How did we get to where we are with the wokeness, Critical Race theory, gender orientation, and the general discourse with most Americans? It is almost as if we were back in the 1800s just before the Civil War. There is so much conflict in our country that […]

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