Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are being implemented across the world, with Idaho being no exception in this scheme. and making its own contributions to SDG #2: Zero Hunger.
Idaho participates in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program, that provides the ability of low-income families to buy food through an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. This card only allows the purchase of "healthy" food that includes snacks, candy, cookies, etc. Like any other assistance program, certain eligibility criteria must be met. Along with some other criteria, to qualify the family must fall at or below the 130% poverty line, which in 2021 would give a family of four in Idaho approximately $648.00 a month in food benefits. In January 2023, 123,133 Idahoans, or 6.55%, participated in SNAP. "Undocumented" immigrants are not eligible for food stamps, and "documented immigrants can only receive food stamps benefits if they have resided within the United States for at least five years". However, "there are some exceptions for refugees, children, and individuals receiving asylum in the United States" which probably covers many who are pouring through the southern border right now. On top of this are other Idaho food programs such as Women, Infants, & Children (WIC), and the school lunch programs, both driven by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). There is also the USDA Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) administered in eastern Idaho. The USDA is committed to Sustainable Development, another term used for Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030. The USDA spent $182.5 billion on food assistance in 2021, and the cost continues to escalate. Even though the USDA is a federal government program, it is "strategically placed in over 80 countries", spending over $1.6 billion through its "global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future", along with multiple other federal agencies. The "USDA supports global food security", that is, feeding everyone. That's right, the money Idahoans earn is going to feed not only Idahoans, but other countries as well that supports the UN World Food Programme. With the current skyrocketing food prices, SNAP benefits might not be enough to cover a full month's supply of food for a family of four, but there are other sources to obtain food. The Idaho Foodbank is one that provides a broad array of help to Idahoans, and are assisted by multiple corporations, some of which are World Economic Forum (WEF) partners such as Chobani, Bank of America, Walmart, Micron. and of course the United Way. It even has a map that can be used to locate food resources. Yet, in spite of these programs, there is the claim that hunger persists, not only in Idaho, but across the world. At the same time, in 2020, 66.3% of Idaho adults were considered overweight or obese, the obese rate of 31.1% coinciding with the 2022 CDC rate. Apparently, obesity is another crisis, is increasing, and interfering with the SDG. Who comprises the obese, those on food assistance programs, or those who can afford to buy their own food? Hunger persists yet there is a serious obesity problem? Perhaps it is because there is money to be made on obesity. Even with this obesity rate, the White House is committing $8 billion more to combat hunger, place more Americans on SNAP and other welfare programs, and advance corporatism. However, while the SDG Targets #2.1 and 2.2 are paid for by Idaho taxpayers, the remaining SDG #2 targets are also in progress. In short, to feed ten billions of people by 2050, the whole food system has to be transformed, including how we eat, how food systems operate, and what we eat. The WEF even believes "Fixing broken food systems will meet all SDGs." But there is a more nefarious agenda behind this system transformation: getting more people onto SNAP; integrating food with healthcare; and changing food standards, categories, and nutrition. Having more people on SNAP will make it easier to force the use of only certain food such as lab grown meat, fish, and coated fruit. Demonic agendas always start with the most vulnerable. In Idaho, the Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force program, with its multiple partners, including Idaho government agencies, achieves several of these transformations. One is to "increase SNAP participation", with the USDA paying states for some administrative costs to increase those numbers. It is following the lead of the White House. Another of its programs, the Food is Medicine scam, meets the goal of integrating food with healthcare, and is based on the idea of tying together what one eats with their healthcare. Food, kitchen supplies, dietary instruction, and education are written as a prescription for healthcare reasons and paid for by Medicaid. Both the USDA and White House have dumped money, that is your tax dollar, into this concept for experimentation and it is being tested in other states. The Task Force 2022 Year End Report has some interesting information with clear intentions to expand. What better way is there than a program like this to set the stage for tracking behavior, what someone eats, and how they comply. Maybe at some point if it is shown they are not complying their full access to healthcare benefits will be turned off, or maybe their access to food. Isn't that the point of having a digital identity, so everything we do can be tracked? Naturally, if tracking is involved, WEF thinks the idea is good and its corporate partners are already participating. More information on this Food is Medicine scam can be found here. There has been an increased emphasis for growing one's own food that is organic, avoiding processed food that contain potential poisons, and joining as a community to grow food. In light of world hunger and food shortages, the WEF also recommends Community gardens as part of 4thIR. The community garden concept is being spread throughout Idaho. Anything WEF promotes deserves intense scrutiny. Knowing its plan for dietary changes and how food is produced, why is it promoting growing one's own food? Not that community gardens are not a good idea, but what is the WEF's motivation? Or is this a solution to the "planned starvation" as Alex Newman suggests starting at the 4" mark. Knowing the dangers of how food is grown now by WEF partners, why is it steering people towards growing their own food? Its Food Systems Initiative will ensure that all food will affected in some way. Perhaps this whole issue is just another corporate game plan that follows the same steps. Create a problem (food "insecurity") that leads to more government dependency, produce food items that contribute to health problems (obesity), which boosts more health sector involvement for tracking, and from all of that, support an unhealthy food market that perpetuates the profit-making cycle. Round and round we go. Any mother understands that food is a powerful weapon and can be used to influence a child's behavior. Don't eat dinner, no dessert. Misbehave, go to bed without dinner. Behave well, get a treat. Food is one powerful weapon that can, and has been weaponized for control. The stage has been set for a very bumpy road ahead regarding food. In the meantime, Idaho is keeping its hungry fed, along with the rest of the world to meet SDG #2.
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While this information is about southeast Idaho, the issue is relevant for all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land throughout Idaho. In March 2023, the BLM released its Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) that affects Fremont, Teton, Bonneville, Madison, Jefferson, Bingham, Power, and Clark Counties. The plan "proposes a network of designated routes and trails for managing travel" in these areas that includes "highway vehicles (low-7 clearance sedans and trucks), off-highway vehicles (OHVs), motorcycles, utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), all terrain vehicles (ATVs), snowmobiles, bicycles, e-bikes, equestrian, and foot travel." What it really means is that these modes of transportation are being targeted for a reduction, and in some cases, full elimination, for use on public land. The basic gist of this BLM plan is to take current trails, remove them from use for restorative work, and then build new trails that will be reduced in number, or have more restricted use.
Yes, it is back to the old adage that humans are destroying the environment and need to be banned from using it. Environmental damage claims include loss of biodiversity from compacted trails, wildlife "harassment", excessive noise, and watershed disturbance. In the four alternatives, the description of OHV use is broken down into Open, Limited, and Closed (pg 16). A breakdown of alternatives in Appendix F (pgs F7-F13) includes A, which is continued use with no changes; Alternative B, which is closed to all activity; Alternative C, which is limited use; and Alternative D, which is Open, meaning year round use. Alternatives have also been classified with an Emphasis, covered on pages 108-109. These are all compared to Alternative A, which is no change, regarding reduction in use. Alternative B has a Natural Resource Emphasis (pg 37) which, as an example, includes decommissioning trails for reclamation, then constructing new trails that have no motorized use. Multiple Use Emphasis is Alternative C (pg 39), which ironically goes on to describe the reduction of use. Alternative D is an Access Emphasis (pg 41), which similarly describes how much reduction there would be for use. Throughout the document, there are multiple charts detailing the impact of how the land is damaged and can be improved, what species are affected, and how this plan with its different alternatives will protect everything. This information contained here is only a very limited summary of the plan. Bottom line, this is nothing more than an attack against OHV and non-OHV use (pg 112) on public lands, and that is clearly blatant as outlined in Appendix C. And just where does the BLM get its authority to do any of this? As responsible, accountable government employees, all of their authority and right to make these changes are listed in the plan itself. But the truth is, there is no law for what the BLM is doing, and (c)"Authorization means any...determination, or other administrative decision issued by an agency that is required or authorized under Federal law in order to implement a proposed action." Starting with Appendix D(D-1), Policies, Statutes, and Guidance, the first policy cited is 43 CFR Part 8340: Off-Road Vehicles. CFR stands for Code of Federal Regulations, the government rules published in the Federal Register that are supposed to reflect the intent of laws passed by Congress. So the BLM is basically saying its own rules gives it authority to do what it is doing in the plan, because there is no law to cite. Going back to 43 CFR Part 8340, it states one authority for this rule is E.O. 11644. Well, this E.O. (Executive Order) was created in 1972 by President Nixon, it was never a law. He created this to "establish policies and provide for procedures that will ensure that the use of off-road vehicles on public lands will be controlled and directed", and in "furtherance of the purpose and policy of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321)". The second cited authority is E.O. 11989 by President Carter in 1977, which basically excluded the military and law enforcement from these rules, but also dictated that OHV use causing "considerable adverse effects on the soil, vegetation, wildlife, wildlife habitat or cultural or historic resources of particular areas or trails of the public lands, immediately close such areas or trails to the type of off-road vehicle". So Mr. Dictator Carter made up his own law to close areas that the BLM is using in part to justify its actions while modifying NEPA. "The United States Constitution permits federal agencies to promulgate rules to enable Congress’ legislation", not executive orders. “The President’s power to see that the laws are faithfully executed refutes the idea that he is to be a lawmaker,” Justice Hugo Black said in the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer case with regard to executive orders. Clearly, the E.O.s by Nixon and Carter were creating laws regarding OHV use on public land. Several legitimate laws are cited as the authority for 43 CFR Part 8340, that is laws that support the rule, including the Federal Land Policy & Management Act (FLPMA), but none of those laws address OHV use. FLPMA instead states that lands (8) "will provide for outdoor recreation and human occupancy and use". The draconian OHV rules in the plan clearly violate (7) "goals and objectives be established by law" because there is no law on OHV use, but there is for the establishment of trails. Does the BLM even understand there is no OHV law to follow for this plan? While 16 U.S. Code § 1531 is also cited as an authority in the CFR, nowhere does it state that public use can be limited or banned. Take note of (a)(4), which states "the United States has pledged itself as a sovereign state in the international community" and to "maintain conservation programs which meet national and international standards is a key to meeting the Nation’s international commitments". More to come on that. 16 U.S. Code § 1281 is worth reading, and 16 U.S.C. 1241 says to "encourage and assist volunteer citizen involvement in the planning, development, maintenance, and management, where appropriate, of trails", Were any OHV or non-OHV users, or any county citizens for that matter, involved in the development of this plan? Appendix A, References (A1-A5), primarily uses only government data, which may be a violation of the Data Quality Act. Has the BLM looked beyond its own data for other studies? For example, the plan states, "It is highly likely that recreation visitor numbers in the TMA would continue to increase in the future. A travel route network that provides for a wide variety of structured motorized and non-motorized opportunities and experiences is more apt to reduce user inclination to travel off-route. This can provide for increased user compliance with route designations which helps to minimize OHV use-related damage to unique and sensitive natural and cultural resources. A travel network that closes and reclaims more routes to year-round OHV use would provide for higher quality recreation experiences for non-motorized users than a network that designates more routes as open to OHV use (pg 113)". Just how does the BLM know this, did they do a study that proves any of these opinions? Is the BLM clairvoyant or does it have a crystal ball? Even its own 2007 report on OHV use said research was lacking (pg 56). Know the law, it can be your best friend. Now, this plan isn't just a sudden development to take land use away, it has been in the works for awhile as it has been on hold since 2016. On March 23, 2023, the White House announced its intent to dump $2.1 billion into land conservation. Specifically, Strengthening the Stewardship of America’s Public Lands was assigned to the BLM to seek input on a new rule to "modernize" strategies for managing the land. Amazing how this plan and the announcement came out at the exact same time. So how did anyone know to be working on this? Well... In November 2021, the Department of the Interior joined land managers from around the globe and endorsed a Protected and Conserved Areas Joint Statement on Climate Change and Biodiversity Crisis, which was submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP26 and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15. Along with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), signers included the BLM, National Park Service, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and US Forest Service. All of their signatures can be seen here, on pages 5-7, along with the other foreigners. So even though the law states the U.S. is a sovereign state, the traitors at the head of these agencies are committed to meeting "international commitments". No surprise given the current incompetent person running the Department of Interior. This land protection scam is only going to get worse, every species in existence on God's green earth will eventually be scooped up. The global standard for management is already in place (Criterion 3.1) with "an indication of the activities that are allowed or prohibited" and "Where use and access are permitted" (Criterion 3.6). And they are all in on the 30x30 agenda, which is well understood by California OHV users. So, it's okay to tear up the land for wind turbines that create noise that harasses wildlife and kills avian life, and solar panels that prevent vegetation growth and habitat, but not okay to use a trail. Maybe linking this plan to an international plot is a stretch. However, most Americans probably understand there are forces greater than their voice ruling everything. About 85 years ago, there were many who turned their souls over to a dictator and government, blindly following every dictate that was delivered to them. It seems the BLM has been drifting in a similar direction for some time. Maybe it is time to bring the BLM back into reality by confronting them with the laws they are not following and to whom they are accountable. For recreational areas like Island Park this plan would have a devastating economic impact. Maybe the BLM needs to go back to the drawing board and involve OHV groups to develop a plan, at least that is what the law requires. Comments on this plan can be made at this link, click on the green Participate Now link on the left, and choose Alternative A. The comment period ends on July 10, 2023. County Commissioners hold more authority than they realize. Our Republic was built on a foundation of strength at a local level, where citizens can be engaged with those they elect to represent them. From that, citizens also have the responsibility for holding those elected officials to account for their actions. As already known, the federal government far exceeds it enumerated powers assigned by the Constitution. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is just one example of an infringement of the Constitution. Now, the BLM is attempting to exercise that blatant lack of authority in Idaho by cutting backroom deals with a corporation for money to build unwanted wind turbines on land that is protected by law for public use. The deal has a real pretentious name, the Lava Ridge Wind Project. All "public" land "managed" by the federal government lies in counties within a state. In the case of Lava Ridge, this project lies within Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka counties. Without going into the ongoing donnybrook about the federal government not "owning" public land that should be turned over to the states, or how the land is significantly mismanaged, or how the land has been incrementally taken away from public use, the focus should really be on the fact that whatever land is defined as public land, it sits in a state county. Along with Coordination, commissioners also have other available tools at their disposal to ban Lava Ridge. County commissioners have the authority to create and pass laws under local ordinances. In one Idaho county, Washington, the commissioners appropriately took note of the fact that public land sat in their county and, using federal law, chose to create ordinances that strongly reflect their authority to govern that land. Ordinance 88 defined that "the ranchers own the grass and the water rights on their allotments in Washington County" and "with any other private property rights, these rights on split estate land administered by the Federal Government are protected in the constitution." The Organic Act of 1897 ensured the "pasturing of livestock on public lands" would not be interfered with. The Lava Ridge project significantly interferes with grazing allotments. The Ordinance also references the Taylor Grazing Act that protects the grazing rights of ranchers, and is strengthened by Idaho Code 25-903 that anyone interfering with these rights is guilty of a misdemeanor. Another federal law, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) that protects the public's right to use the land, is referenced. It also gives the Washington county Sheriff the authority to protect these rights and a court to impose fines and other punishments to those who violate them. In Ordinance 87, the requirement for the federal government to Coordinate with the local authority is mentioned right off the bat. Also, mentioned again is the Organic Act of 1897 that "provides for State and Local Jurisdiction of Federal Lands". Specifically, #6 of the Organic Act states, "the intent and meaning of this provision being that the State wherein any such reservation is situated shall not, by reason of the establishment thereof, lose its jurisdiction, nor the inhabitants thereof their rights and privileges as citizens". That means the county holds the jurisdiction over the land, not the BLM. But the BLM doesn't want you to know this. Any BLM activity that interferes with the rights and privileges of citizens within a county must be held accountable to the local jurisdictional authority. The Ordinance also states, "The Sheriff has the authority under this ordinance", which again means jurisdictional authority. "Federal law enforcement officers operate under the Sheriff’s authority and shall not enforce any laws upon the citizens of the county without permission of the Sheriff." This is true for other actions by federal authorities, the permission of the local Sheriff is required. But the federal government has bullied and intimidated local governments and citizens into believing it holds supreme authority. It is time that stops. The federal government has been abusing its own laws, often against citizens. There are other documents that support these Ordinances. The BLM Mitigation Handbook states, "If siting compensatory mitigation on split estate lands, the BLM will ensure that the willing landowner consents..." (page 2-18). Has any rancher consented to the Lava Ridge DEIS mitigation measures? The BLM cannot move forward with this project without their consent.
The BLM is exploiting land for profit while abusing the lawful rights of those who use the land. It is time that the protection of these rights is exercised by county officials, and citizens of these counties should contact their respective commissioners and ask that these ordinances are put into place. It is also time that citizens, and local officials, stop being intimidated by the federal government and use the laws that have been established for their protection. The comment period on the Lava Ridge project ended April 20, but there is no reason to let that deter anyone from commenting. Voices still need to be heard. Let the BLM know that it is expected that they follow the law, first by the mandate that they Coordinate with the local county officials and second, that this project cannot go forward until the law is followed. This is a really good video about creating a local county ordinance, similar to what was done in Florida, that protects citizens from vaccine mandates and interference from WHO and any other third party entity wanting to force its vaccine agenda onto citizens.
Senate bill 1159 was signed by Governor Little on March 30, 2023. This bill appropriates $100 million to expand broadband access and infrastructure throughout rural Idaho that will provide internet access for Idaho citizens. With Senate Bill 1129 it brings the total to $225 million for broadband infrastructure. Sounds wonderful, doesn't it? Everyone will be able to get on the internet if they can afford it, especially those in more rural areas whose access has been more difficult. This is nothing more than a great step to further the implementation of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Great Reset agenda and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Internet access is at the core of the WEF 4th Industrial Revolution (4tIR). The internet will be used for "connectivity", the connections between all devices from appliances in homes, one's activity via smart phones, use of energy, all of it being called the Internet of Things (IoT) that "will power the Fourth Industrial Revolution". And having internet access plays into the much desired central bank digital currency. All that data just being stored in a cloud, waiting to be accessed by those who can use it for a variety of reasons. Getting everyone on the internet is a huge WEF goal, it is the means by which data will be collected on all activity for tracking, and then used as a control mechanism. One bad behavior and access to all life necessities can be cut off. Once all Idahoans are on the internet a digital ID will serve the purpose of identifying everyone. Don't have one? Can't access what is needed. Having a Chinese style social credit scoring system is now one step closer in Idaho.
The dilemma is that the world is gradually being forced into an online world for banking, financial purchases and payments, school, work, vaccine status, health records, and other activities. By not bringing internet access to those in rural areas, the ability to manage these activities becomes increasingly difficult. But this points out the control issue. By not participating in the internet scheme, the ability to participate in life narrows. This will only expand with time. How many legislators understand this? Rather than acquiescing to this, should Idaho legislators be looking more at how this can be realized without the attached control mechanisms? Maybe restricting its use for all online banking thereby protecting Idahoans from digital control over their money. Or maybe drafting a law that cash must be accepted as payment at businesses so purchases can't be tracked. Give everyone internet access but put in protections that guard against potential future harm to Idahoans that are coming. So many more options could be considered. To those in the legislature who voted Aye on SB 1159, you just pushed Idaho further into the abyss. (Allgood, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Mr. Speaker; Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow) As for those who voted Nay, thank you, at least you are aware of how this bill can potentially put more Idahoans in danger. (Andrus, Barbieri, Boyle, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Gallagher, Hawkins, Holtzclaw, Kingsley, Lambert, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Price, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski, Young; Adams, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Trakel, Zuiderveld) As for Governor Little, no comment, as he knows he is part of this scheme. Idaho has a crisis brewing in the Magic Valley area and every Idahoan in the state needs to pay attention. Lava Ridge is a proposed project on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land that would build up to 400 wind turbines, 7 substations, 248 miles of collector lines, 19 miles of transmission lines, 486 miles of new roads, and several other land damaging installations. The turbines may have a maximum height of 740 feet. This will eventually expand to include the Salmon Falls Wind Project and the Taurus Wind Turbine Project. This is long but it goes deep.
All of these projects are for "energy in the west", meaning any state has access to the energy that is produced. There is no benefit to Idaho with this project and it is critical that all Idahoans boot it out. In 2017, the federal government removed over 10 million acres of Sage Grouse habitat protections for energy development. It is ironic that, with others, Governor Little expressed concerns about this project when he was the one who rearranged those sage grouse protections in 2022 so the land could be used for energy projects, including Lava Ridge. It is also interesting that some LS Power "individual" donated money to Rep. Simpson in 2022. The BLM Idaho Resource Advisory Council, in 2021, created a subcommittee with several interests represented, "to compile information and conduct research regarding the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project" for recommendations to the Council on the project, its last meeting being held March 9, 2023. The BLM completed its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in January, 2023, the comment period being extended to April 20. Information on how to comment can be found here or here. All DEIS documents can be found here. Magic Valley Energy (MVE) was incorporated as a Foreign Limited Liability Company in 2019. The last filed annual report in 2022 indicates it was signed by Paul Thessen, President, LS Power Development. Luke Papez, who introduced the project under the guise of MVE, is really the Project Manager for LS Power. In essence, MVE is really just a front name for what is actually LS Power, not an affiliate as stated on its website. MVE's Development Plan doesn't include the damage it will bring to the Magic Valley area or the disruption it will cause. In its "Purpose and Need" statement, this project will "have the ability to serve multiple power markets in the western United States, including those accessible through use of the Southwest Intertie Project transmission corridor" that runs through Nevada, part of the financing program Transmission Infrastructure Program (TIP). This is MVE's insulting response to the Idaho Delegation and Local Legislator’s Letter Regarding the Lava Ridge Wind Project, and to the Twin Falls County Commissioner's resolution. MVE also has a blog raving about the positives of what they are doing. The plan suggests "The need for the Project arises from regulatory, utility, and consumer driven objectives to incorporate increasing amounts of renewable/carbon free energy sources into energy supply portfolios." It lists the states with those needs as Idaho, Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Montana, New Mexico, and the City of Los Angeles. This is not the full truth. For one, it is not consumer driven by Idahoans. LS Power, a multibillion dollar multinational corporation, was founded by Mikhail (Mike) Segal in 1990. He began his career by receiving his education at the Kharkiv Polytech Institute in Ukraine, then immigrating to the U.S. from the former Soviet Union in 1978, having obtained his U.S. citizenship somewhere along the way. His work history includes working for the Department of Energy (DOE) in the former Soviet Union; serving on the Center on Global Energy Policy Advisory Board, and holding other positions in companies such as Dynegy, among others. Mr. Segal serves as the Chairman of LS Power, with his son, Paul Segal, serving as its CEO. LS Power "is a development, investment and operating company focused on the power and energy infrastructure sector." In more simple terms, it is a private company that invests, develops, and operates power generation and electric transmission infrastructure in the United States. Paul Segal is an Advisory Board member of the Institute for Policy Integrity, "a non-partisan think tank dedicated to improving the quality of governmental decisionmaking", primarily focusing on climate and energy policy. Its collaborators are environmental groups. In 2019, he was selected to serve as an Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) Chair. Apparently, LS Power made much of its fortune on gas powered plants, but since 2020 its focus has turned to "renewable" energy. This corporation became so wealthy, it needs no funding from other sources for projects, it funds its own. Mr. Segal does have moments of reality, so he continues to invest in natural gas. He understands renewable energy cannot meet energy needs but, "Our fleet is well-positioned to help accelerate the clean energy transition by managing the intermittency of renewables."...and "keeping the lights on when renewable resources are unavailable due to weather conditions or when extreme weather events destabilize the grid," After all, "maintenance of sufficient fossil-fuel infrastructure" is needed "to ensure continued energy security, affordability and reliability," However a buck needs to be made. Paul Segal has a Paul and Jenna Segal Family Foundation. Paul's wife, Jenna Segal, is a Broadway Producer with quite an extensive involvement in several progressive projects and philanthropy, including the establishment of a fund for scholars in Ukraine following the outbreak of war. Along with his father Mike, Paul and his wife have made donations to the same organizations. They have three children and live in New York. They seem like a nice family, but live a life that is a far cry from Magic Valley lifestyles, having no problem coming to Idaho for a profit. Maybe in New York they aren't bothered by a skyline of buildings, lights, and noise, but it isn't wanted in Idaho. As for LS Power, it has really amassed quite a portfolio. Most recently in November, 2022, it was set to complete a deal to buy 42 run-of-river hydro facilities across 11 states, fortunately none in Idaho. This deal adds to its already large portfolio that includes corporations it has bought or formed such as EVgo, Endurant Energy, REV Renewables, Rise Light & Power, CPower Energy Management, and Primary Renewable Fuels, LLC. The corporation has also had its hand in battery projects. All of these LS Power owned outfits have been used to build grids that generate and transmit power across the United States with additional projects in the works. South Korea is helping by investing in this corporation to "accelerate the expansion of REV's portfolio of renewable power and energy storage projects". They know where money can be made. LS Power also uses the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics for its work, which they probably think makes them a responsible corporation. Nothing in that report comes close to recognizing the environmental and social damage they bring with the Lava Ridge project. While it claims to meet the needs of communities, protect the environment, and most laughable, "work with local communities" to bring "sustainable energy" to the area, which nobody asked for in the first place and in which massive local opposition exists, perhaps LS Power and Mr. Segal should rethink what his corporation is really proposing in reality. While Governor Little and Congressional leaders have expressed concern about the project, it is interesting that Rep. Simpson received money from an individual(s) at LS Power in 2022. Apparently, LS Power has ruffled feathers in Idaho before. In 2010 it wanted to erect a a high-transmission line that would have bisected the Minidoka National Historic Site (NHS), but it was successfully lobbied to have it relocated outside of the NHS (pg 10). So LS Power has known about this area for quite some time, and it looks like they have lawyered up for this project already. Power grids built by LS Power are located across the United States, in California (CAISO), Texas, (ERCOT), the midwest (MISO), midwestern to eastern states (PJM), and New York (NYISO). Its utilities include Republic Transmission, SilverRun Electric, Cross Texas Transmission, DesertLink Transmission, and One Nevada. Idaho has three major power grids, will LS Power share its grids with those? It appears in this article Mr. Segal is complaining that regulations prevent him from expanding even further. This corporation trots across the United States and builds "clean" energy projects and grids with the help of the White House. With all of its wealth why the incentive to continue doing it? Well, maybe because its pockets go just a little deeper, and with those pockets comes more power and control, just part of the global corporate takeover of our world. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is well known for its education and research. One of its initiatives is called MITei, or the MIT Energy Initiative to "transform the world's energy systems" and "develop low- and no-carbon solutions". This is right up the alley of LS Power, so it is a member of the initiative. Among the other corporate MITei members, are World Economic Forum (WEF) members Chevron, Equinor, ExxonMobil, and Shell, and MIT itself, to name just a few. LS Power is sitting right there in the middle along with the many other top dogs. Poppy Allonby, a WEF Young Global Leader, sits on the external advisory board for MITei, works for BlackRock, and is head of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enablement for T. Rowe Price. Martha Broad, MITei Executive Director, is another female devoted to the WEF. MITei has created its Future Energy Systems Center (FESC), in which LS Power is a member, to "reshape the landscape of energy supply and demand." LS Power is doing its part with building wind power and transmission lines. Since its inception, MITei has been spreading its destructive agenda across the world, these over-educated, pompous elitists who have decided how the masses will obtain energy, regardless of the destruction to the land with turbines, solar panels, and batteries. It does not bother these elitists to tear up land, disrupt people's lives, or dictate how others should live, none of it is in their vocabulary. They really believe they know best. There is no greater population who loves their land more than Idahoans, and what these people are doing is irresponsible and unacceptable. But it doesn't stop there. WEF partners with the International Energy Agency (IEA), in which the United States participates, and whose goal is to work "with governments and industry to shape a secure and sustainable energy future for all." This group also works to create "sustainable energy systems". It is all part of the WEF energy transition plan to implement Sustainable Development Goal #7.A, "promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology", and #7.B, "expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all". Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of WEF, talks about this energy transition at the 3:25 mark. Paul Segal can see this future, the wealth to be made, and probably why he has a portfolio that includes most of these systems. Idaho is an easy target for him to make his money. How much money does one have to make before it is enough? These projects will have a negative impact on the area, some of which may be long term. This claim for clean energy comes with its own set of negative aspects as well such as killing birds, and dumping turbine waste. If those who live outside this area think this information isn't relevant to them, think again. With Idaho's vast uninhabited, and federally owned land, the government and corporations have already studied where they can lay their projects down, the agenda is clean energy and no area in Idaho is safe from its intrusion. More information on this project can be found in an article written by the Magic Valley Liberty Alliance (MVLA) including resources to express opposition to these projects. There is also a Facebook page, Stop Lava Ridge, and website. Capital Clarity gave a presentation on this project. This link has information on FAQs with contacts for other questions, and on page 8 the best way in which to provide a comment. This February 24, 2023 video by the BLM provides an explanation of the DEIS, including the alternatives. At the 1:2:04 mark, it was stated that energy produced by Lava Ridge would be traded to purchasers on western markets, depending on where the transmission lines are capable of sending it. Purchasers could obtain a power purchase agreement that would require an approved authorization, which needs to be completed prior to the BLM giving a notice to proceed on the project. Out of state money will be put into a system that damages Idaho land and livelihoods. This transformation to clean energy is an agenda that has been set by the government in partnership with global corporations, who are marching over Idaho with lofty ideas on how they think we should be living, with no representation by citizens. It is the Great Reset being implemented in real time. The time to become engaged is now. If LS Power gets their foot in the door there will be no deterrent to them trying again, or others coming into the state to do the same. Now is the time to say No. Help Magic Valley stop LS Power from ruining the area and our state before April 20. Include comments about scientific studies that show the damage turbines cause to the environment, kill birds, create more waste that is hard to dispose of such as the blades and batteries, and the negative effect they have on the human environment. Many Idahoans are familiar with the existence of the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) but may have not studied them in any depth. Multiple changes are bearing down on our state which many refer to as a leftist agenda or Woke campaign. But it is really the SDGs being forced into the state.
It might be interesting to take a look at how one by one these goals are happening in the state, and where. So, how is SDG #1, Ending Poverty, being implemented? Every Idahoan has seen their wealth sucked away by taxes for decades, there is nothing left that doesn't get taxed. Those dollars are used against us in many ways, but one way is by building programs that shift money to those who are within the federal poverty level (FPL) guidelines. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is one piggy bank for the rest of the poverty stricken world, even admitting it is "committed to the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development". Billions of taxpayer dollars have been given to other countries by this agency. God only knows how that money is really used. Surprisingly, as of 2022, there were 20 Idaho cities that identified the most people living in poverty. Standing by to help alleviate this poverty are the multitude of non-governmental organizations (NGO), or non-profits, taking your money and giving to those who they decide are in need. These groups can be found anywhere in Idaho. There are also Community Action Agencies (CAA), also called Community Action Programs (CAP), that are members of the National Community Action Partnership (NCAP) association. These programs provide resources that are funded by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) that are federal grants dished out by the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare (IDHW) to NCAP members, rather it is money taken from taxpayers and given to others to lift them out of poverty. These programs are spread throughout Idaho and the United States. NCAP partners with the National Association For State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) which in turn partners with multiple federal agencies, and the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare. This is a very complex system of agencies. The important issue to remember is that it is a system that redistributes wealth to the poor. In Idaho, these NCAP agencies eliminate poverty through various programs in Northern, South Central, Southeastern, Eastern, and Western Idaho, Ada, Elmore, and Owyhee counties, and a sprinkling of others, and are well served by the corporate world. This whole conglomerate originated with the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act. So, for 59 years Idahoans have been slowly drained of their money to support just this one system. Why then are there homeless on the streets when this group practically provides all the support needed for living which includes housing, weatherization, food, energy, senior assistance, and Head Start? On top of this, state money, that is more tax dollars, are doled out for Medicaid, food stamps, housing assistance, child care, public health, foster care...heck, this list keeps going on, and growing. Money from Idahoans has been drained for years by both the federal and state government in order to end poverty, but it really looks more like government dependency programs rather than helping someone get out of poverty, and which really seems to keep them in poverty. It is really meeting SDG Target 1.3, to "Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable." One more group in this mess is the Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho. There is a short video on its website that explains how this system goes even deeper. NCAP is nothing more than another bloated federal program that redistributes money from tax payers to others in social protection programs. The South Central, Western Idaho, and Eastern Idaho CAP programs obtain, and spend, millions of dollars each year. According to this chart, the Idaho poverty rate sits at 11.8%. These numbers are approximate, but it seems that any average housewife would be able to take millions of dollars and meet the needs of 195,984+ Idahoans to help them get out of poverty, rather than subsidizing their lives. In 2012, the Cato Institute reported nearly one trillion dollars are spent annually to fight poverty in the United States, the biggest chunk of that going to Medicaid, and poverty keeps rising. According to this report, "In 2022, $1.3 trillion is projected to be spent on welfare programs in the United States." Under Presidents Bush and Obama, both fans of SDGs, "federal welfare spending increased significantly". Currently, multiple programs exist to lift people out of poverty. Now, "The new goal is simply to “spread the wealth” for its own sake." Through its partners, NCAP has ties to the World Economic Forum (WEF). NCAP partners include the US Department of Health and Human Services; US Department of Housing and Urban Development; US Department of Treasury; US Department of Energy; and even AARP. NCAP certainly believes in equity, racism, justice, and other SDG goals, sharing those messages to all of its members. It isn't a woke or left wing agenda, it is the SDG agenda. Meanwhile, Idahoans are left with just managing their life as the hope and ability to enrich their life is being stolen from them. The U.S. Census Bureau determined in 2020 that "Social Security continued to be the most important anti-poverty program, moving 26.5 million individuals out of poverty." Ok...., so taking money from those who work, then giving it back to them when they stop working, and to others, alleviates poverty. Good justification for a universal basic income, "social security for all", just put everyone on social security, everyone gets the same monthly amount. Isn't that kind of like, socialism? Maybe it isn't really about ending poverty, maybe it is really about redistribution of wealth, and leveling the playing field so every human has their basic needs met equally. The WEF agrees, it is just a matter of deciding how that redistribution should happen. Historically, efforts to eliminate poverty in the U.S. have been going on for decades but since Agenda 21, Americans have been dragged more into the global poverty war. With the more aggressive redistribution of U.S. wealth to other countries beginning in the 1990s, following the insertion of Agenda 21 into the government, there has been a reduction of global poverty, until the Covid-19 event occurred. In the psychotic WEF world, it suggests giving everyone a bank account to lift people out of poverty. Maybe Idaho should try that. The United Nations perspective to eradicate poverty is developing an integrated strategy that "necessitates implementing policies geared to more equitable distribution of wealth and income and social protection coverage." Looks like Idaho is an active participant in that strategy. What was once a capitalist society that brought prosperity to Idahoans has now become a target for ending the American dream, having boosted wealth but "failed at redistributing it". Gone are the days when a family could use their money to strengthen their own lives, but rather, that "wealth" is now being redistributed to others, not just in the U.S., but across the globe. That is how SDG #1 is ending poverty, every Idahoan is now enslaved to it, and this is just one program that addresses poverty and its associated issues. Both governments are sticking it to Idahoans so all can live equally. Unknowingly, Idaho is meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) outlined by Agenda 2030. There are 17 SDG to be met and incrementally governments throughout Idaho have been meeting each one. In a partnership with the United Nations (UN, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has been financing these transformations from what was once a Republic to a world now governed by corporate control. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network created a working paper in 2019 on the Six Transformations to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), requiring "actions by governments, civil society, science, and business". Notice the absence of the relationship between the government and its constituents who elect them. These actions are the "building-blocks of SDG achievement". Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, was one of the speakers at the WEF World Government Summit. Along with several foreigners, Sachs co-wrote the working paper. As noted in the paper, "...achieving the SDGs will require deep, structural changes across all sectors in society." The theory is that by overlapping SDGs two birds can be killed with one stone as, "Each Transformation describes a major change in the organisation (sic) of societal, political, and economic activities that transforms resource use, institutions, technologies, and social relations in order to achieve key SDG outcomes." Achieving the SDGs just isn't going fast enough for any of them. Maybe it is because more people are waking up to what they are doing and objecting. It is always very difficult to read through this hyperbole, the same words are used over, and over, and over again. Sustainable, equitable, investments, well being, quality of life, universal access, inclusive, conservation, biodiversity loss...ok, ok, enough of the blatherskite already. But it is deliberate to hide the specifics of what they are doing, the harm being brought into our communities, and how our freedom, and wealth, is being stripped. It is redefining the intent with acceptable fluff words, and many Idahoans have bought into it, having been successfully groomed.
The UN and WEF are well aware of the need for this grooming. "Large-scale societal change is often achieved first in the hearts and minds of the people, and only afterwards accepted in legislation and economic policies. Social movements, public activism and awareness campaigns should explain the ethics of sustainable development, promote grass-roots activism and community participation, shareholder activism and fair-trade consumer movements." Do- gooder non-governmental organizations (NGO) comprise the predators for this societal change, and most have either a direct or indirect relationship with the UN. So, what's the point here? The point is that each SDG is being successfully embedded into Idaho, often times very insidiously. It is time to take a look throughout Idaho and see how those SDGs are being implemented, goal by goal, that help create a "Civil Society", rather than retaining a Republic. 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 again does not provide protection from "any requirement Imposed by the federal government" and other circumstances.
While this is just great when it comes to government facilities, what about non-government facilities like stores or travel? One great bill that is happening is HB 154, introduced by Sen. Tammy Nichols and Rep. Judy Boyle, that would charge any medical provider with a misdemeanor for giving mRNA injections to an individual. This is a great step by our legislators in protecting Idahoans. Given the backlash by the public, vaccine passport threats have diminished. Several states have also prohibited this requirement along with any vaccine mandate. However, one should not be fooled by the waning agenda for vaccine passports, it is a fight that still requires attention. New virus threats will be thrown at us in the future which will renew the vaccine and passport mandates. One reason for the effort behind these passports is that they are a stepping stone for the much desired Digital ID agenda, which will lock us into a world of being controlled. Mandating vaccine passports are part of the World Health Organization (WHO) international pandemic treaty discussions as well. Not to be outdone, the government even plans to track your vaccination status through billing codes (9") used by providers and medical facilities, just another avenue for the federal government to identify who is complying and who is not. As recent as November 2022, "proof of vaccination" and "digital COVID-19 certificates" were still being discussed by the White House as part of G20 (#23). The whole declaration was about advancing the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. It is up to Idahoans to protect themselves and go on the offensive now and build in necessary protections that will prevent everyone from being sucked into this vacuum of control. Whitney Webb is a investigative journalist who has developed 22 Ways To Stop Vaccine ID Passports. Following are some of her suggestions and there is no reason why anyone cannot participate in at least one of them. Top of the list, Do Not Comply, and boycott any businesses that require them. Because of his close relationship with the Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI), Governor Little will not extend his vaccine passport ban to Idaho businesses, it is up to Idahoans to boycott them. While he claims his reasoning is due to wanting a "limited government", the truth is IACI follows the dictates of global corporations, and Governor Little supports them. Avoid using QR codes as well. Engage with your legislator in drafting a bill to prohibit vaccine passports, here is an example to get you started. While you're at it include a ban on all digital identity applications. Because vaccine passports are part of the wider issue of Digital ID and technocratic control, measures to stop Central Bank Digital Currency are needed as well. Use only cash or checks for purchasing, avoid online financial activity, go to hard wired internet instead of WiFi, and use only local banks or credit unions. Each of the businesses listed in this article are World Economic Forum partners. Boycott them. If you have investments in any of them, pull your money out of them. The goal is to minimize a digital identity as much as possible. While it may be difficult to ascertain, find out if the local bank or credit union you use ascribes to the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics. If they do, let them know of your opposition, this was very successful in Boise last year. If they refuse, find one that does not participate. Webb has some other information that can be used to fight this agenda. Take the time to read it and look at the links. Create a plan for yourself and your family. Become part of the resistance, there are many ways to resist. And the time is now. Idahoans can be very creative with solutions so share what you have done to resist. All problems have a potential solution and it is time to start implementing them. |
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