By TomL

When I look at Columbia and tariffs I see coffee export and the farm / Marijuana by farmers & cartels. A very large portion of the Columbian money comes from drug farming. How do you put a tariff on drugs?

Colombia (COL) Exports, Imports, and Trade Partners

The Observatory of Economic Complexity

The top exports of Colombia are Crude Petroleum ($16.1B), Coal Briquettes ($12.9B), Coffee ($4.15B), Refined Petroleum ($2.64B), and Gold ($2.59B)

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Colombia exports a variety of products, including crude petroleum, coal, coffee, gold, and other minerals, as well as agricultural products (drugs), food, and manufactured goods

Mineral oils, and thermal coal, reaching an export value of 12.4 billion U.S. dollars and 7.65 billion dollars, respectively. Unroasted and not decaffeinated coffee was Colombia’s fourth most exported product, with roughly 2.8 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of exports.

Most exported products from Colombia in 2023 Continue reading →

By TomL

California has never taken responsibly for any of their disasters. Florida has a maintenance program with their forest. In the town where I live the State Park burns the underbrush to prevent a forest fire. They have crews especially trained for that. They watch it close and burn anything under the trees so there is no foliage. It help growth of the tree’s and prevent out of control wild fire. That is half the battle. Why can’t California do that? Why did they not plan for the dry season. Why was the reservoir dry, why did they not have water brought down from the north. It is probably to save a minnow or a frog or a bug something that might go extinct. They have been bailed out to many times. Instead they let whole town get wipe out, people died, animals died and the fat cat politicians say it’s not my fault. YES IT IS! They say ”We need a bail out!” Now California heads are asking what happened to the water? They know what happened they are just trying to save their butt! The people at the top should be charged with neglect.

I had a number of things going on at once. I received several fraudulent attempts on the internet, then I turned them in and my computer got hacked. I click on something and the computer started DONG DONG a siren I think and a voice saying don’t turn your computer off. I push the button on the side of the mac which stopped everything. The silence was deafening, then I let the computer boot back up and the was no email response. My password was breached, I was sent help emails to click on I did not do that. I got really discourage. Turned the computer off and unplugged it. I thought about it all night. Next morning I tried to create a new password and at about 25 or more attempts I made some head way. My computer and email is back. That was Saturday AM

Sunday AM I get a text from the bank that I have my credit card with and it said we think there was fraudulent attempts to use my card. Sure enough there 5 fraudulent attempts. I called the bank it shut down my card and went over the charges with the bank and I said yes or no to the charges. All done over the phone. They said I would get a new card in two business days. They will investigate the fraud. The bank said I won’t lose any money, it might take a little time. My card came in two business days. One week later they said all my money was put back in my account and will report later with information about the hack or breach.

What do you think? Do you think someone is after me? I’ll bet there is, I have been filing complaints and questioning fraudulent people. One of them is doing this and I hope they catch them. I’ll file charges against them.

Over 150 years ago our fore fathers brought fourth unto this land a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal. Now we are involved in a Civil war. The popular party of common sense and the failed party that has run our country into deep deep debt! Stealing, buying things we should not. Buying favors, doing favors for money. all over the world. Some did not steal! Spending money to develop Viruses that could kill the masses in our country and it did. I think the intent was to develop the virus then develop the cure. Instead it killed the masses. The Government administration was giving and receiving large amount of money for special groups; projects in one state and nothing for others. Everything you can imagine has gone on and at the same time breaking the law and using our IRS and other government agencies to punish any resistance. Continue reading →

by TomL

Our newspapers hav been in the UF digital library for years. We thank them for that. Our papers have been around for years. We have won hundreds of awards. The awards competition were against newspapers in the state of Florida, some of the competitors had very large staffs and a million circulation. Awards including photo’s, ad design, Best editorial, best story, best ad campaign. Of course that is all history. We survived the COVID set backs, etc etc etc. COVID was probably the worst. Today have other very large competitors that get in your face, when they see us do something different they do it it also. When they see you belong to something thdey join. We will print a stories that will make attorneys jump up! It is always true. We printed about Fauci and the Wuhan lab during Obama reign as president. Continue reading →

It is a new year and very unusual. For the elderly that have house payments. Your payment has gone up again this year. Last year it was $100 increase and this year it is $150 more increase. When the county revalues your house at a higher rate, so they get more taxes from you. When your house is worth more your house insurance goes up. So all the planning you do and decide your fixed rate and monthly payment has other things to consider. Your County taxes and your house insurance. So in two years my monthly has gone up $250 where does it stop. Who has the right to charge you more money every year? The Social Security has not covered enough of it. Auto Insurance has tripled, WHY? Now you are paying another 2400 per year or $200 more per month for auto insurance. So if you put these increases together the elderly is paying $450 per month. A lot of them can’t do that, they could lose their home! Our government need to put a ceiling on the increases. They are being forced into poverty unententialy.

The Glenn Beck radio was discussing new information about the  Assassination’s of the Kennedy’s and Martin Luther King. There must be new information about that or information that was being covered up. Trump signed a release for us to see it. I am proud of what he is doing, he just pardon some pro-life people that were sitting in front of the door praying at the abortion Clinic and they were given two years in federal prison. Continue reading →

Lindsay Loury decided to show her sons Lane and Kash icicles, so she turned the sprinkler on and the results were great. I shot this picture from inside the front door of my house. It has been under freezing for four mornings in a row, WOW. I dumped some ice out of my cooler four days ago and it is still there in the yard. Too cold for me to go out. Good job Lindsay, the boys have something to remember! The Polar Ice blast came and took over the weather in north central Florida last week and we don’t know when it will warm. Maybe tomorrow?

By TomL

Why did Biden Pardon his family?

Brother Francis, Retired Gen. Mark Milley: Jan. 6. Committee members

Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican,

Zoe Lofgren, Adam Schiff, Pete Aguilar, Stephanie Murphy, Jamie Raskin

Brother James Biden and his wife, Sara. Sister Valerie and her husband, John Owens

Why did Biden Pardon Fauci, Mark Miley, Marcus Garvey, Don Scott, Cheney, Bennie Thompson, Zoe Lofgren, Adam Schiff, Pete Aguilar,

Stephanie Murphy, Jamie Raskin,  Elaine Luira? Continue reading →

By TomL

It looks like everyone is getting in the Christmas Spirit, The Select Business Associates a non profit business referral group has pledged some help. Some of the members have donated to the Salvation Army 8 children shoes,  new clothes, under things and a toys for each needy child. Select Business Associates is also to donating for Canine bullet proof vest for the Marion County Sheriff canine ’s. About $400 and we are setting goals to help another charity in February. We are not a fund raising group but it just happened that way. They are a group of business people who like to help people. If you would like to become a part of the Select Business Associates there are a few category’s left open. There is only one business per category, no competition, no exceptions, the membership has to be 100% agreed to letting a new member in, by invitation only. We have prayer and pledge to the flag at the beginning of each meeting. The business referral Associates empty the bank account at the end of the year to help others. You can see who is in the group by the Happy New Years ad that is in this newspaper. If you would like to find out more about the club, call Tom Loury 352-804-1223 Continue reading →

By TomL

Well where do we start? If you are trying to keep up with criminal activity good luck. It’s going on in the streets, government federal and state. Florida seems to be clean but there are many states that are not. I will give it to you in bits and pieces.

Judicial Watch has sued for documents to prove collusion between Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Nancy Pelosi, DOJ, FBI, about the Jan 6th so call insurrection.

They were all targeting Donald Trump! Some how a lot of this comes right back to Fulton Georgia. Continue reading →