MicronH☮️⚖️😷<p><a href="https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2025/03/20/79973959/slog-am-the-stranger-should-buy-i-5s-uncle-sam-billboard-adam-smith-shows-his-true-colors-boeing-sued-for-whistleblowers-death" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestranger.com/slog-am/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/20/79973959/slog-am-the-stranger-should-buy-i-5s-uncle-sam-billboard-adam-smith-shows-his-true-colors-boeing-sued-for-whistleblowers-death</span></a> The Stranger should buy the Uncle Sam Billboard in Chehalis. It has a history. It can't be missed. It's up for sale <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a></p>
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Panethos<p><strong>Leasing water towers as billboards is a bad idea!</strong></p><p>Recently, several news articles were discovered that described how a community in Oklahoma had sold the advertising rights on two of their water towers to private companies. Apparently, the City of Yukon was surprised by the increased costs associated with repainting their towers. As a solution, they leased advertising space on their water towers to companies to help defray part of the cost of the work. <a href="https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2005/07/09/banks-ad-to-help-pay-for-painting-yukon-tower/61935396007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The initial leases were in the amounts of</a>:</p><ul><li>$25,000 from Yukon National Bank in 2005, plus unspecified costs for materials and labor; and</li><li>$100,000 from Integris Health in 1999 to put its name on a water tower along Interstate 40. This agreement has been <a href="https://yukonprogressnews.com/2019/12/31/yukon-a-look-back-at-2019/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">renewed as recently as 2019</a> (see below).</li></ul><blockquote><p>“The Yukon City Council approved a 10-year agreement with Integris Health so the Integris name and logo would be painted on the side of the 10th Street and Frisco Road water towers. Integris agreed to pay $75,000 for the 10th Street tower and $35,000 for the Frisco Road tower.”</p><p>Source: yukonprogressnews.com (from 2019)</p></blockquote> Source: flickr.com <p>It’s one thing to advertise your community on its own water tower or to support a local school/team or perhaps an historic business on it, but it’s an entirely different matter to treat public property like a billboard. Here’s why:</p><ul><li>It promotes one business entity over others.</li><li>It allows off-site signage which in many places is a violation of local zoning codes. </li><li>It starts a slippery slope of turning public property into a cash cow with advertising going to the highest bidder.</li><li>It can become a conflict of interest for future decisions related to the company that is advertising on the water tower(s), as the community now has an indirect financial stake in the decision. Every decision from building permits to zoning changes may risk being tainted.</li></ul><p>Yukon does appear to have <a href="https://library.municode.com/ok/yukon/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH213SI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">some provisions in its code</a> that allows taller signage under certain conditions when they are located closely proximite to Interstate 40. But, regardless of such code provisions, is taking the step to allow advertising on your water tower(s) a good idea?</p><p>Some might argue that communities already allow advertising in public spaces such as in stadiums. Well, for one, that’s a confined space versus a tall, openly visible location that is viewable from afar. Similarly, one might say there are already signs on buses or commuter trains. But, in those cases, it is a separate transit agency from the city/town itself and those agencies do not make land use decisions.</p><p>Advertising on public infrastructure such as water towers is akin to placing ads on fire hydrants, street lights, traffic signals, or street signs. Where does one draw the line and when does the advertising become an unsafe distraction to motorists and the like?</p><p>An old public sector adage says, “<em>How would this action look in the court of public opinion as a headline?”</em> The only way for a public entity to avoid having to answer uncomfortable questions is to take the prudent step of avoiding even the appearance of a conflict of interest altogether. Allowing the equivalent of billboards on a water tower will only create unnecessary headaches that could be avoided altogether. Given the dearth of other examples from across the country, it would seem that most communities agree. </p><p>Peace!</p><p><strong>SOURCES</strong>:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2005/07/09/banks-ad-to-help-pay-for-painting-yukon-tower/61935396007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2005/07/09/banks-ad-to-help-pay-for-painting-yukon-tower/61935396007/</a></li><li><a href="https://nondoc.com/2025/01/15/yukon-audit-finds-breakdown-in-governance-for-decades-under-prior-city-managers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nondoc.com/2025/01/15/yukon-audit-finds-breakdown-in-governance-for-decades-under-prior-city-managers/</a></li><li><a href="https://yukonprogressnews.com/2019/12/31/yukon-a-look-back-at-2019/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://yukonprogressnews.com/2019/12/31/yukon-a-look-back-at-2019/</a></li><li><a href="https://library.municode.com/ok/yukon/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH213SI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://library.municode.com/ok/yukon/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH213SI</a></li></ul><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/advertising/" target="_blank">#advertising</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/billboards/" target="_blank">#billboards</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/branding/" target="_blank">#branding</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/cities/" target="_blank">#cities</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/conflict-of-interest/" target="_blank">#conflictOfInterest</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/history/" target="_blank">#history</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/land-use/" target="_blank">#landUse</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/marketing/" target="_blank">#marketing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/planning/" target="_blank">#planning</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/signs/" target="_blank">#signs</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/water-towers/" target="_blank">#waterTowers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/zoning/" target="_blank">#zoning</a></p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>Let the kids ask their parents: “Mommy, what is a ‘con man’?”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billboards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RevolutionWillBeMemeticized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevolutionWillBeMemeticized</span></a></p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>Put this on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billboards</span></a> next to interstate highways around the suburbs in red states.</p><p>Let them lose their goddamn minds.</p>
Deadline<p>Netflix Takes Stance On Poor Air Quality With Disappearing Billboards Promoting New UK Series ‘Toxic Town’<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JackThorne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackThorne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JodieWhittaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JodieWhittaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToxicTown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicTown</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/03/netflix-toxic-town-air-quality-billboards-disappearing-1236310269/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/03/netflix-t</span><span class="invisible">oxic-town-air-quality-billboards-disappearing-1236310269/</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Only Sixteen" is a song by American singer-songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SamCooke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SamCooke</span></a>, released in May 1959. It was a top 15 hit on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HotRAndBSides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HotRAndBSides</span></a> chart and also charted within the top 30 of the Billboard <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hot100</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKSinglesChart</span></a>. In the UK it was covered, and taken to No. 1, by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CraigDouglas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CraigDouglas</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvC_atSGFdY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=vvC_atSGFdY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Su_G<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nazokiyoubinbou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nazokiyoubinbou</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@gleick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gleick</span></a></span> </p><p>That sounds dire ... Who does one lease <a href="https://aus.social/tags/billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billboards</span></a> from in the US? Surely not mainstream or legacy media? (I'm thinking of that film 'Three billboards' in which billboards were the broadcast media of choice...)</p><p>Another thought: sky pilots. They can cover a lot of territory & surely no one vets what they're going to write? Or do they?</p><p>(I'm an Australian so please excuse my ignorant questions.)</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/broadcastMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadcastMedia</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/ThreeBillboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThreeBillboards</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/skyPilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skyPilot</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/legacyMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legacyMedia</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/theMediumIsTheMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theMediumIsTheMessage</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/MarshallMcLuhan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarshallMcLuhan</span></a></p>
Su_G<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nazokiyoubinbou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nazokiyoubinbou</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@gleick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gleick</span></a></span> </p><p>Billboards & placards & other open air broadcast forms...</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billboards</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/broadcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadcast</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/BriadcastMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BriadcastMedia</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a></p>
Simple Sights & SoundsDowntown <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Nairobi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nairobi</a> city with lots of unfinished projects <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/matwananation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#matwananation</a> <br>
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John :au: :hb:<p>I caught the end of an <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/ABCNewsRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABCNewsRadio</span></a> story about some <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/NationalParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParty</span></a> guy claiming he’s being attacked by the <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> with his <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/BillBoards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillBoards</span></a> being defaced with <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/swastikas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swastikas</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/wtf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wtf</span></a> </p><p>Has all the hallmarks of a <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/FalseFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalseFlag</span></a> op.</p><p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> I call <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/BULLSHIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BULLSHIT</span></a></p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p>Falcon Street and St Nicholas Street, <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Ipswich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ipswich</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Suffolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suffolk</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> in late <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1960s</span></a> and #2024 (which also shows just how many <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billboards</span></a> were around in 1960s, and for unhealthy stuff like cigarettes and alcohol as well!)</p>
Sam at BLAG<p>Hand-painted hot air balloons by a former billboard painter kick things off for BLAG in 2025:</p><p><a href="https://bl.ag/from-billboards-to-balloons-charlie-markerts-sky-high-art/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/from-billboards-to-ballo</span><span class="invisible">ons-charlie-markerts-sky-high-art/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/balloons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>balloons</span></a> #<a href="https://typo.social/tags/billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billboards</span></a></p>
Mary Ann Horn<p>Mad Dog, this is my favorite!<br />PA Turnpike billboard</p><p>If you want to donate<br /><a href="https://maddogpac.com/products/quick-donate-1?variant=7492349493301" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maddogpac.com/products/quick-d</span><span class="invisible">onate-1?variant=7492349493301</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>billboards</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Mary Ann Horn<p>TREASURE HUNT<br />Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.</p><p>post one when you find one!</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/pence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pence</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>billboards</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MagaParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MagaParty</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Approximately 100 right-wing organizations have signed onto <a href="https://c.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Project2025</span></a>, an expansive plan for controlling (and in some cases dismantling) federal agencies in the event that Trump or another Republican wins the presidential election this year. </p><p>Many of these organizations are led by <a href="https://c.im/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fundamentalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fundamentalist</span></a> political operatives, suggesting that they may use the plan to force all Americans to submit to their extreme religious beliefs. </p><p>The Bucks County Beacon has just found explosive new evidence that seems to validate this concern. </p><p>The Beacon’s discovery follows an earlier report by <a href="https://c.im/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Politico</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>journalist</span></a> Heidi <a href="https://c.im/tags/Przybyla" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Przybyla</span></a>, which tied the Center for Renewing America (CFRA), an official Project 2025 partner, to an internal memo expressly listing “Christian Nationalism” as a priority for a second Trump term. </p><p>Przybyla further reported that <a href="https://c.im/tags/CFRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CFRA</span></a> founder <a href="https://c.im/tags/Russ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russ</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vought" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vought</span></a>, a Project 2025 co-author, had stated last year on X (formerly Twitter) that he’s “proud” to work with <a href="https://c.im/tags/William" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>William</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wolfe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wolfe</span></a>, a former Trump official and Visiting Fellow with CFRA, “on scoping out a sound <a href="https://c.im/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nationalism</span></a>.” </p><p>In a social media post, 💥Wolfe had called for an end to no-fault divorce and abortion and for reduced access to contraception.💥</p><p> Wolfe, who has attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has also called himself a “Christian Nationalist.”</p><p>Soon after Politico’s report, Wolfe changed his social media profile to remove the reference to his work with CFRA, thus burying his connection to Project 2025 leader Russ Vought. <br />Wolfe is also an alumnus of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Heritage</span></a>, the lead organizer of Project 2025.</p><p>Meanwhile, Vought and other Project 2025 leaders have tried to mitigate the damage from Politico’s report not by rebuking Wolfe, but rather by attacking Przybyla. </p><p>After Przybyla correctly stated in a TV interview that Christian Nationalists believe their rights come from God, they accused her of attacking mainstream Christianity and launched a blizzard of targeted media hit pieces, as well as a petition to demand that Politico publish a formal apology. <br />They have also parked <a href="https://c.im/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mobile</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/billboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>billboards</span></a> outside Politico’s DC headquarters, again demanding a formal apology. </p><p>Despite this hurricane of attempted deflection, the Christian Nationalism promoted by Wolfe is extreme, not mainstream, as evidenced not only by Przybyla’s excellent article, but also by a shocking online <a href="https://c.im/tags/manifesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>manifesto</span></a> found by the Beacon, which identifies Wolfe as an editor. </p><p>We have included screenshots of the complete manifesto in the Appendix to this article. We have also archived the manifesto (which calls itself a “draft”) here. <br /><a href="https://buckscountybeacon.com/2024/03/shocking-online-manifesto-reveals-project-2025s-link-to-a-coordinated-christian-nationalism-project/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buckscountybeacon.com/2024/03/</span><span class="invisible">shocking-online-manifesto-reveals-project-2025s-link-to-a-coordinated-christian-nationalism-project/</span></a></p>
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