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.

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#SCOTUS Temporarily Blocks #POTUS #DonaldTrump Attempt to Deploy the #NationalGuard Against Civilians in #Chicago https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/u.s_supreme_court_temporarily_blocks_president_trumps_attempt_to_deploy_the_national_guard_against_civilians_in_chicago

#China
#Chinese #Military Simulates #Caribbean War Scenario Amid #DonaldTrump’s Gunboat Diplomacy https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/chinese-military-simulates-caribbean-war-scenario-amid-trumps-gunboat-diplomacy

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As #Silver Surges Toward The Magical $100 Mark, #Global #Debt Levels Are Exploding And The U.S. #Dollar Is Dying https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/as-silver-surges-toward-the-magical-100-mark-global-debt-levels-are-exploding-and-the-u-s-dollar-is-dying/

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Isaiah
Chapter 28

1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:

4 And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

5 In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

7 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

21 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

24 Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

25 When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?

26 For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

27 For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.

28 Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.

29 This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.

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MIKE BENZ EXPLODES THE EPSTEIN SAGA
Much More than "just" trafficking Worth listening to.

Video: Dr. Jerome Corsi - The #JFK #Medical Cover-Up — Proven - In this encore edition of Corsi Nation, Dr. Jerome Corsi revisits one of the most explosive and consequential investigations in American history: the medical cover-up surrounding the assassination of #POTUS John F. Kennedy. Drawing on the groundbreaking forensic analysis of Dr. David Mantik, Dr. Corsi lays out evidence showing that the official medical record of JFK’s death was altered, manipulated, and intentionally falsified to conceal how the President was actually killed — and to protect those responsible.

While I admit that I do not believe that Sasquatches presently exist, the writer of the piece does makes some valid points in that there are places throughout the world, including in our own nation, that remain largely unexplored and may very well be inhabited by life forms not yet known to us, forgotten by the world, or once thought extinct among other things that have yet to be discovered; it has happened before and will likely happen again. He is also right in stating that science is never advanced by dismissing or suppressing data or evidence that may challenge conventional thinking but only advances when data and evidence are honestly and thoughtfully reviewed and civil debate and dialogue are allowed to take place.
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2025/05/23/in-defense-of-scientific-curiosity-a-response-to-bigfoot-skepticism-n4940082

"Demand free speech. Push back against hate speech laws that criminalize historical inquiry. Understand that any law that punishes questions—any law, on any topic—is an instrument of tyranny, not justice."

https://jewishinsider.com/2025/11/yehuda-kaploun-antisemitism-envoy-senate-foreign-relations-hearing/

HEEEEEEEE HAAAA

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For a company it's better to listen to your customers, your bread and butter, than it is to listen to any Government employee...

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/ford-writes-down-19-5-billion-electric-vehicle/

No one is abusing immigrants. We are purging ourselves of invaders, thieves, robbers, rapists, terrorists, freeloaders, and hostiles.

We are not bullying the outcast, but we must call upon the lost to sin no more.

We are not oppressing the poor, but we do not want our social services and resources being exploited by able-bodied people who are able to provide for themselves but won't.
https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2001107084101001377

John Mearsheimer: Why #Diplomacy Is Going Nowhere & #Ukraine Is Doomed https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/john-mearsheimer-why-diplomacy-going-nowhere-ukraine-doomed

Imagine walking into a store, harassing a senior citizen employee because you don't like the shirt the employee is wearing, recording your bad behavior, posting it online, only to wind up having your identity revealed, your employer flooded with complaints about your behavior, the police investigating your harassment of the senior citizen employee, and (allegedly) being terminated from your employment because of your behavior. You cannot make this stuff up.
https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/2000952630625886428?s=20

Another Ignorant Karen...

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RED ALERT! TRUMP’S MILITARY IS ARRESTING THE GLOBAL ELITES — GITMO IS ACTIVE — BIOWEAPON EXECUTIVES, CENTRAL BANKERS, HUMAN TRAFFICKERS TAKEN IN WORLDWIDE RAIDS — QFS IS LIVE — TRILLIONS SEIZED — ESCAPE ROUTES SHUT — THIS IS THE FULL TAKEDOWN!
Under President Trump’s command, the quiet war has exploded into full force. What started as targeted raids and sealed indictments is now the biggest takedown of the deep state cabal in history. In December 2025, it's not just enforcement—it's the total destruction of the criminal empire that's manipulated finance, wars, media, and governments for generations. Patriots, the storm is here! The elites are panicking, and justice is unleashing like never before!
The arrests are rolling out in classified ops by the U.S. Military Alliance, teaming up with defected international allies who've turned against the old corrupt order. Intelligence bosses, banking kingpins, and biotech overlords are being rounded up in ops masked as routine probes. In Switzerland, four elite bankers got nabbed in November, their laundered funds exposed—tied to Ukraine biolabs, Balkan organ trafficking, and South American currency sabotage. These weren't just money men; they guarded hidden gold stashes from WWII, now being funneled back to the people via the unbreakable Quantum Financial System (QFS). No more Fed or IMF stranglehold—the QFS is gold-backed and elite-proof, wiping out their fraud empires. WWG1WGA— we're reclaiming our wealth!
Globally, the Alliance strikes hard. In Monaco, three tech tyrants were hauled away for running surveillance grids disguised as climate trackers—spying on freedom fighters and patriots to enforce their social credit nightmare. In Germany, a pharma giant fell, linked to Ukraine bioweapons and payoffs to hide vaccine horrors. Seized docs prove they bribed media and agencies to suppress the truth about injuries from their poison jabs. The awakening is massive—their bioweapon agenda is crumbling under Trump's hammer!
In the Middle East, U.S. Spec Ops with UAE and Saudi backups are smashing trafficking rings funneling kids and drugs into Europe. U.N. "philanthropists" got busted in Dubai, their crypto trails leading to BlackRock laundromats. These border-pushers were really trading humans and hiding profits in fake green investments. No more open borders betrayal—the wall of justice is closing in!
Back home, the DoD has activated orders for military oversight on crimes against humanity. GITMO is buzzing, with new Pacific and Indian Ocean sites as tribunal fortresses for untouchables: ex-spy chiefs, NGO crooks, and election riggers tied to bioweapons and surveillance. Private jets grounded in London, Brussels, D.C.—political clans, tech founders, royals, even Hollywood puppets vanishing. Escape havens like Argentina and New Zealand? Sealed tight by naval intercepts. The cabal's running scared, but there's nowhere to hide!
Sealed indictments from 2017 are unsealing fast. Marshals and Space Force analysts nabbing lobbyists, bankers, and rogue CIA/FBI traitors involved in election theft and child cover-ups. Trump's not backing down—he's the lion leading the charge, purging the swamp deeper than ever! His directives unite ICE, DHS, NSA under a patriot shield to root out infiltrators.
Next up: QFS rollout exposes every stolen dollar, every trafficking deal, every bioweapon buck. Digital access cards will end central bank tyranny. The old order is dying—their invisibility shattered! This is accountability on steroids, America spearheading the global revolution under a President beholden to no one but We the People.

#Economy #Employment
U.S. #unemployment up, hits four-year high https://www.dagens.com/news/u-s-unemployment-up-hits-four-year-high