!
This should be considered treason against the People, with the penalties applied in full!

"The American legal code has become a weapon aimed at you. Not criminals. Not foreign threats. You. The average citizen who wakes up, goes to work, raises a family, and tries to live right. You commit three felonies daily without knowing it. That’s not opinion. That’s the reality of a system re-designed to make everyone guilty of something.

This matters because probable cause — the constitutional threshold for government intrusion into your life — becomes meaningless when everything is illegal. When any interaction with authority can uncover violations you didn’t know existed, your rights exist only at the discretion of those who enforce the laws. That’s not liberty. That’s a leash with variable length.

The time has come for Americans to recognize this system for what it is: unconstitutional overreach masquerading as public safety. And the time has come to resist it through every legitimate means available.
The Numbers Don’t Lie

Consider the scale of the problem. The federal criminal code contains over 4,500 crimes. Nobody knows the exact count. When the Department of Justice attempted a comprehensive tally in 1982, researchers abandoned the project after two years of futility. Since then, Congress has averaged 56 new crimes annually. Add the 300,000-plus federal regulations carrying criminal penalties, and you’re swimming in a sea of potential violations.

State codes multiply the madness. California’s penal code exceeds 5,000 pages. Texas scatters 1,700 criminal offenses across 27 different codes. Every legislative session births new crimes. County ordinances, city regulations, HOA rules backed by legal force, special district codes — the layers never end.

This isn’t governance. It’s entrapment by design. And you need to understand why."

https://mk3blog.substack.com/p/the-american-legal-trap-why-constitutional

There is Laughter in posting! Sometimes you just need to find them!

Five Ants
https://terrylclark.substack.com/p/five-ants?publication_id=934525&post_id=155023634&isFreemail=false&r=1maoyr&triedRedirect=true

Brethren, do you make time for prayer? Do you make it a priority?

Countless times in the New Testament we are exhorted to pray. In the garden, Jesus admonishes His disciples to “keep praying,” warning that, though the spirit is willing, the flesh is weak (Mt. 26:41), and even to pray for those who would mistreat them (Lk. 6:28). James explains that the fervent prayer of a righteous man is effective and accomplishes much (Jas. 5:16). The Apostles, at the founding of the Church, devoted themselves to prayer (Acts 6:4). In fact, all those who followed their teaching also devoted themselves to prayer (Acts 2:42).

Paul over and again encourages his readers to “pray at all times” (Eph. 6:18), to not be anxious about anything, but pray (Phil. 4:6-7), and to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thes. 5:17).

With so many passages imploring us to pray, how can we not do so? A relationship cannot exist without communication, thus we must give ourselves to prayer if we wish to have a relationship with our God who saved us. He communicates with us through His word, and He urges us, “devote yourselves to prayer” (Col. 4:2) so that we may communicate with Him.

Let us not neglect our communing with the Lord through prayer, but make it a regular practice at the outset of the day, during moments when we are unoccupied, when concerns arise, before we lie down at night, whenever we are able. Disciplining ourselves to have a strong prayer life will lead to a closer walk with Him.

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Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotions

Morning, January 2

"Continue in prayer." Colossians 4:2

It is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred Writ is occupied with the subject of prayer, either in furnishing examples, enforcing precepts, or pronouncing promises. We scarcely open the Bible before we read, "Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord;" and just as we are about to close the volume, the "Amen" of an earnest supplication meets our ear. Instances are plentiful. Here we find a wrestling Jacob- there a Daniel who prayed three times a day- and a David who with all his heart called upon his God. On the mountain we see Elias; in the dungeon Paul and Silas. We have multitudes of commands, and myriads of promises. What does this teach us, but the sacred importance and necessity of prayer? We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in His Word, He intended to be conspicuous in our lives. If He has said much about prayer, it is because He knows we have much need of it. So deep are our necessities, that until we are in heaven we must not cease to pray. Dost thou want nothing? Then, I fear thou dost not know thy poverty. Hast thou no mercy to ask of God? Then, may the Lord's mercy show thee thy misery! A prayerless soul is a Christless soul. Prayer is the lisping of the believing infant, the shout of the fighting believer, the requiem of the dying saint falling asleep in Jesus. It is the breath, the watchword, the comfort, the strength, the honour of a Christian. If thou be a child of God, thou wilt seek thy Father's face, and live in thy Father's love. Pray that this year thou mayst be holy, humble, zealous, and patient; have closer communion with Christ, and enter oftener into the banqueting-house of His love. Pray that thou mayst be an example and a blessing unto others, and that thou mayst live more to the glory of thy Master. The motto for this year must be, "Continue in prayer."

Isaiah
Chapter 46

1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.

2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

4 And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

12 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

13 I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

What to do About Dem Inspired Criminals & Govt. Corruption?
https://johnhouk.substack.com/p/what-to-do-about-dem-inspired-criminals

SUMMARY: I’ve been predicting … American Patriots will become so upset with American government corruption … that civil strife could break out between Original Intent Constitution Patriots and Fundamental Transformation supporting Dems... To be fair, there is a lot of skepticism to my sentiment…for Patriots to ARISE! … How do we RESTORE the Constitution’s Original Intent? How does the USA revitalize the Rule of Law with ALL the Government Branches so infected with a Dem-oriented Bureaucracy dedicated to America’s Fundamental Transformation to Globalist Cultural Marxism? …PATRIOTS NEED A SOLUTION…MORE TO READ!
#PatriotLeadersNeeded

Time to get some practice in at the gun range #2A

Hawaii Can Charge Cruise Passengers a Climate Tax, Judge Rules
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White House Christmas Through the Ages: How Presidential Holiday Traditions Evolved

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/white-house-christmas-through-the-ages-how-presidential-holiday-traditions-evolved-5962600?utm_source=rtnewsnoe&src_src=rtnewsnoe&utm_campaign=rtbreaking-2025-12-25-3&src_cmp=rtbreaking-2025-12-25-3&utm_medium=email&utm_content=access0&est=ZyPQuVTUbkjKhS2pLomeswRGI4wREoFv5SA78rtrXPthCEpDdChj2mlaftesnP%2FGmA%3D%3D

Every time they can't rationally answer a question they respond with the the call of racism!
Especially when their own actions caused the problem...

https://thepostmillennial.com/mayor-brandon-johnson-calls-reporter-disgusting-and-racist-for-questioning-black-teen-violence-in-chicago

The death sentence for child predators!

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/19-year-old-leader-of-violent-764-group-pleads-guilty-to-rico-child-exploitation-fbi-5962488

I listened to the doctor a long time ago. People really need to wake up and NOT be a "donor"

I'm convicted by the LORD to spend more time in His Word in 2026. Therefore, I have opted to do a Bible reading plan this year (which I normally don't do, but life has gotten so crazy for me until I have to do something to force myself to commit). Michelle Lesley has a variety of different reading plans on her website to choose from, so I will put her page her in case anyone else needs a good plan for the year. Happy Bible reading! https://michellelesley.com/2025/12/26/bible-reading-plans-for-the-new-year-2026/

Isaiah
Chapter 45

1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.

7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?

11 Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

14 Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.

17 But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

25 In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

Video #kjv #kingjamesbible #bible #biblestudy #scriptures #scripture Pastor Robert Breaker - Are you Deceived by Another Gospel? #gospel #salvation #bloodlessgospel #bloodstainedgospel #faith - Pastor Robert reads a page found in an old bible from around the 1880s, and it shows that many during that time were believing in a false gospel, they were deluded, trusting in themselves and what THEY DID, rather than in #JesusChrist #BLOOD and what HE DID for them..... https://youtu.be/_SzdlXon6X0?si=dvVkPpEySxRPNoA8

Isaiah
Chapter 44

1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

5 One shall say, I am the LORD'S; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

9 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.

12 The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:

17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.

18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

19 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:

27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Wolf Brother

In the fire-lit silence,
the man and the wolf stand as one—
two heartbeats,
one spirit.

No words pass between them.
Yet a lifetime of understanding
moves in the space
where their foreheads almost touch.

The wolf carries the strength of the wild.
the memory of ancient forests,
the courage of those
who walk without fear.

The man carries the wisdom of his ancestors,
the stories woven through blood and breath,
the quiet power
of one who listens to the Earth.

In that moment,
The fire softens.
The world grows still.
And the bond between them
becomes a prayer—
a promise that man and nature
were never meant to stand apart.

For the wolf is not just a companion,
but a mirror of the spirit—
showing us the part of ourselves
That is brave,
loyal,
and unbroken.

And as the flames rise around them,
Their shadows merge.
reminding us:

Some connections
are older than words,
and stronger than time.

Responding to a post on Substack a blogging Christian posted about the killing of Christians in Nigeria asking fellow Christians, “Where is the outrage? My response: Where is the outrage you ask?
Safe and warm, sheltered, far away complacency happens.
With a new administration at the helm, the atmosphere in the US has become more conducive to caring about others. Unfortunately it also pricks bleeding hearts who have a fit about lawbreakers having to face consequences. Victim mentality out of balance.

We Jews have a different philosophical take on it, having been a hated and persecuted people for centuries.
The N.T. says Christians through Faith are now grafted into that branch which is Israel. So we say, “Welcome to the club.” We have warned you, you are next.
No self pity allowed, because of the Biblical truth sometimes G-d uses evil people as His Sword. G-d rains, or reigns, on the just and unjust alike. Even being innocent and on the side of the innocents we get caught in the cross Fire of His chastisements. That’s just the way the world is without the Messiah reigning as the King - reigning in person over the world.
So we say often: G-d was King, G-d is King, G-d will be King. We need Mosheich NOW! Even knowing when the Messiah arrives in person the world will be filled with the knowledge of G-d - the Lord our G-d Who is One, we get conflicted to do whatever we can personally to heal and change the world. Are we very good at that? - No. We have among us those who get involved in the wrong causes, support the wrong people. Yet we have a Faith that G-d will avenge the bloodshed of ALL His servants, so we pray, trust and wait, but NOT with an expectation we will somehow be protected. Does that mean we don’t care? Of course we do! We are called to do whatever is necessary to not stand complacently by the shed blood of our neighbors. We believe despite the unchecked lawlessness we see in the world G-d is at work and whatever good we can do, good deeds, - loving our fellow human beings as we love ourselves is the work of the “spirit of Elijah” to prepare a path for the Messiah to arrive. Everything we do is to be done for the sake of Heaven. In that process of saying no or our own selfishness, can mean really being murdered. G-d’s enemy does his best to keep us distracted by fighting amongst ourselves, keeping the big picture from being seen. That’s the root cause of not being outraged.

Jesus spoke on multiple occasions of providing water to those who thirst. He did so with the woman at the well, and later, on the last day of the Feast of Booths, a day of holy convocation for the Jews.

He called out, “if anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink” (Jn. 7:37). However, He was not offering a cup of liquid lifted by bucket from a hole in the ground. His teaching was of providing the Holy Spirit to those who believe. As He continued, “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water’” (Jn. 7:38).

Dear believer, His Spirit dwells in you (1 Cor. 3:16). You need not thirst, because rivers of living water flow from within you. Drink deep of His Spirit and be filled. Likewise, spread His gospel that others may also enjoy the living water.

A new year is upon us; it is a time of renewing. Drink and thirst no more, and give drink to others. Be refreshed yourself by His Spirit within you, and bring renewal to others by preaching the kingdom.

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Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotions

Morning, December 31

"In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, if any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink." John 7:37

Patience had her perfect work in the Lord Jesus, and until the last day of the feast He pleaded with the Jews, even as on this last day of the year He pleads with us, and waits to be gracious to us. Admirable indeed is the longsuffering of the Saviour in bearing with some of us year after year, notwithstanding our provocations, rebellions, and resistance of His Holy Spirit. Wonder of wonders that we are still in the land of mercy!

Pity expressed herself most plainly, for Jesus cried,which implies not only the loudness of His voice, but the tenderness of His tones. He entreats us to be reconciled. "We pray you," says the Apostle, "as though God did beseech you by us." What earnest, pathetic terms are these! How deep must be the love which makes the Lord weep over sinners, and like a mother woo His children to His bosom! Surely at the call of such a cry our willing hearts will come.

Provision is made most plenteously"; all is provided that man can need to quench his soul's thirst. To his conscience the atonement brings peace; to his understanding the gospel brings the richest instruction; to his heart the person of Jesus is the noblest object of affection; to the whole man the truth as it is in Jesus supplies the purest nutriment. Thirst is terrible, but Jesus can remove it. Though the soul were utterly famished, Jesus could restore it.

Proclamation is made most freely, that every thirsty one is welcome. No other distinction is made but that of thirst. Whether it be the thirst of avarice, ambition, pleasure, knowledge, or rest, he who suffers from it is invited. The thirst may be bad in itself, and be no sign of grace, but rather a mark of inordinate sin longing to be gratified with deeper draughts of lust; but it is not goodness in the creature which brings him the invitation, the Lord Jesus sends it freely, and without respect of persons.

Personality is declared most fully. The sinner must come to Jesus, not to works, ordinances, or doctrines, but to a personal Redeemer, who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree. The bleeding, dying, rising Saviour, is the only star of hope to a sinner. Oh for grace to come now and drink, ere the sun sets upon the year's last day!

No waiting or preparation is so much as hinted at. Drinking represents a reception for which no fitness is required. A fool, a thief, a harlot can drink; and so sinfulness of character is no bar to the invitation to believe in Jesus. We want no golden cup, no bejewelled chalice, in which to convey the water to the thirsty; the mouth of poverty is welcome to stoop down and quaff the flowing flood. Blistered, leprous, filthy lips may touch the stream of divine love; they cannot pollute it, but shall themselves be purified. Jesus is the fount of hope. Dear reader, hear the dear Redeemer's loving voice as He cries to each of us,

"IF ANY MAN THIRST,
LET HIM
COME UNTO ME
AND DRINK."

This is a post from Allen Washburn, faithful pastor, North Carolinian and contributor at The Blaze Media:

MAJOR LAW & TAX CHANGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026 — WHAT NORTH CAROLINIANS NEED TO KNOW

As we enter 2026, several new North Carolina laws and policies take effect, along with federal tax adjustments and provisions from recent legislation.

North Carolina — Key New Laws Effective Jan. 1, 2026

Taxes
• Individual income tax rate reduces to a flat **3.99%** (from 4.25% in 2025)

Schools & Families
• State statutes and policies officially recognize only two biological sexes (male and female)
• Public schools must adopt policies restricting overnight sleeping quarters on school-sponsored trips/events to biological sex (exceptions for family members or with written parental consent for all involved students)
• Parents gain expanded ability to review and restrict library materials for their own children
• Students may be excused from classroom activities conflicting with sincerely held religious beliefs (alternative assignment required)

Healthcare
• North Carolina joins the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, streamlining licensing for physicians and improving access to care
• Internationally trained doctors and physician assistants can more easily apply for NC licenses

Estates & Probate
• Attorneys may retain electronic originals of wills
• Certified copies of wills can be used in probate proceedings if the original is lost

Investments & Pensions
• New independent North Carolina Investment Authority assumes management of state investments, including teacher and public employee retirement funds

Public Safety (Private Schools)
• Certain private school staff/volunteers may carry concealed handguns or stun guns on campus with school approval and proper permits (effective earlier in some cases)

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Federal Tax Changes & Provisions for 2026 (Tax Year 2026, Filed in 2027)

Note: Many provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 2025) apply starting in tax year 2025 (filed in 2026), with ongoing effects.

Income & Deductions
• Standard deduction increases (inflation-adjusted):
– **$32,200** married filing jointly
– **$16,100** single or married filing separately
– **$24,150** head of household
• Additional deduction for seniors (age 65+): Up to $6,000 extra (2025–2028)
• New above-the-line deductions (2025–2028):
– Up to **$25,000** in qualified tips (phases out at higher incomes)
– Up to **$12,500** in qualified overtime premium pay (phases out at higher incomes)

Families & Children
• Child Tax Credit: Up to **$2,200** per qualifying child (with partial refundability)
• New "Trump Accounts": Tax-advantaged savings for children under 18
– $1,000 one-time federal seed for eligible U.S. citizen newborns (born 2025–2028)
– Annual family contributions up to $5,000
– Tax-deferred growth in broad market index; full access at age 18
– Some qualifying areas receive additional private contributions (e.g., $250 in certain ZIP codes)

Estates & Gifts
• Lifetime estate/gift tax exemption: **$15 million** per person (inflation-adjusted going forward; $30 million for couples)

Business & Other
• Standard mileage rate: **72.5 cents** per mile
• Expanded employer-provided childcare tax credit (up to $500,000–$600,000 for qualifying businesses)

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These changes—whether you agree with them or not—will impact taxes, schools, healthcare, and more starting in 2026.

Share this summary so North Carolinians stay informed and prepared! Always consult a tax professional or attorney for personal advice.

Bill Introduced in #Arizona Legislature to Remove Daytime #SpeedLimits in Rural Areas https://arizonainsiders.com/2025/12/29/bill-introduced-in-arizona-legislature-to-remove-daytime-speed-limits-in-rural-areas/

First 2026 Social Security Payments Being Sent Soon: 4 Things to Know
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/first-2026-social-security-payments-being-sent-soon-4-things-to-know-5963806?ea_src=ai_recommender&ea_med=desktop_news&test_user_group=a

Oh Yummy! This should really want to make you keep using!

Over-the-Counter Medicines, Other Items Recalled Over Feces Contamination: FDA
Cold and flu medications, dietary supplements, pet food, cosmetics, medical devices, and foods are subject to the recall.
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