Author Archive: Doug Knowles

Backlash Intensifies Against Leftist “Cancel Culture” By Mike Huckabee Last week, we talked about the backlash against “cancel culture” that’s starting to happen around the country, as millions of Americans have finally just had enough. Today, I have more good news on that front, concerning the most dangerous manifestation of this poison, in the schools. First, let’s all bow in homage to Parent Of The Year Andrew Gutmann. Mr. Gutmann is the parent of a 7th grader who until very recently attended an elite private all-girls’ school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, tuition –- brace yourself –- $54,000 […]

Library Board Members Ignore Taxpayers The Board members of our library have made it clear that they feel no obligation to represent all of the property tax paying people of Bonner County. The most recent example is their refusal to end the mask mandate despite the fact that there is no state or county mask mandate. Rather than giving library patrons the option of wearing a mask or not, the Library Director Ann Nichols has been quoted in local publications demeaning and belittling those who are against the Library’s mask mandate. She said, ”They think it’s unconstitutional but it isn’t. […]

We need to STOP Senate Bill 1193 in the House! by Rep. Heather Scott SB1193 is a replacement bill for HB226 that the House killed a few weeks ago and will likely be voted on today or tomorrow! It gives $6 million to the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC), an activist nonprofit group that is affiliated with the National Association of the Education of Young Children. The money will be used for a federal program to indoctrinate children from birth to 5 with critical race theory and social justice. This will be a close vote and […]

Episode 21-12 Patriots Day and Medical Tyranny   One of the most significant demographic shifts in the United States today is the movement of people with fundamental American and Judeo-Christian value systems moving into the inland Pacific Northwest. Particularly, this retreat to higher ground encompasses Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Eastern Oregon, and Eastern Washington. It’s hardly visible, as a strong current under the surface. But it’s there. That, my friends, is the American Redoubt. A stronghold. A safe haven. A refuge. -JJS Listen to more episodes at: Radio Free Redoubt The views, opinions, or positions expressed by the authors and those […]

CARSON CITY, Nev.—The man-made lakes that store water supplying millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico are projected to shrink to historic lows in the coming months, dropping to levels that could trigger the federal government’s first-ever official shortage declaration and prompt cuts in Arizona and Nevada. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released 24-month projections last week forecasting that less Colorado River water will cascade down from the Rocky Mountains through Lake Powell and Lake Mead and into the arid deserts of the U.S. Southwest and the Gulf of California. Water levels in the two lakes are expected […]

“Originalism” means applying the Constitution as the Founders understood it. Originalism is just a modern name for how English and American judges and lawyers have read most legal documents for at least 500 years (pdf). By respecting the understanding behind a document, originalism keeps the document alive. By contrast, there’s no simple definition of “living constitutionalism” because “living constitutionalists” differ greatly among themselves. They’re united by dislike of many of the Constitution’s rules and standards, and they all want to adjust the Constitution to serve their political goals. But beyond that, their unity ends: They sometimes have different goals, and […]

Idaho Swamp Trying To Unseat Another Conservative by Shari Dovale The Saga of the Idaho Legislative Swamp continues with accusations being made against Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger by Ms. Jasmine Vega, a former page for the Idaho House. Let’s start with the background info for the current allegations: Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger Rep. von Ehlinger is serving the people of Nez Perce and Lewis Counties. He is unmarried. A young single adult woman, 18 year old Jasmine Vega, initiated a dinner date with Rep. von Ehlinger. The date took place on March 9, 2021. During this date, Vega relayed stories […]

Vilification and Demonetization of the Police by Pete Ketcham Law and order in large Democrat controlled cities across the nation is crumbling as the protest rioters (BLM & Antifa) have now determined that the local police force will be defunded, reduced, and stripped of qualified immunity (the protection of being sued or prosecuted for individual police action). The immediate response to the preceding statement by most people, would be:… these criminals marching in the streets have no legal or legislative authority to determine anything concerning city government, and that would be true, but they have successfully used their violent and […]

Chauvin Trial: Prosecution Withholds Evidence From Defense by Shari Dovale After watching multiple Federal criminal trials, we have seen repeated cases of prosecutors pulling shenanigans on the defense in order to win their cases at any cost. These scheming prosecutors are not concerned with defendants rights, the Constitution or even Due Process. The multiple Bunkerville cases in Las Vegas are a prime example of the unethical and illegal tricks perpetrated by the prosecution. These games led to the cases being thrown out of court by the very judge that was doing everything in her power to assist the prosecution in […]

Enough! This Is What Domestic Terrorism Looks Like By Mike Huckabee The people who attended President Trump’s January 6 rally, some of whom got out of hand and entered the Capitol Building –- and a few of whom got WAY out of hand and confronted Capitol Hill police –- have been labeled “domestic terrorists.” This narrative is now used as pretext for virtually everything the left wants to do to take control, including all-out assaults on free speech (at least for conservatives), election law and the Second Amendment, even though not one firearm was confiscated among the rally protesters. Proudly […]

Biden Administration Directly Aiding & Abetting Hamas Terrorists   by John D. Guandolo Sources inside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report to Understanding the Threat (UTT) that FEMA and DHS officials participated in a private webinar last Friday (April 9th) hosted by the designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Hamas, doing business as the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) which was attended by leaders of prominent U.S. Islamic jihadi organizations. The purpose of this webinar was for these government officials to give precise details to the hostile U.S. Islamic Movement on how to obtain U.S. government grant money […]

The Coming Government Avalanche by Rep. Heather Scott Idaho folks are generally less fearful than others around the country, but even Idaho citizens are getting jittery about whether the majority of their elected officials will step up and defend those rights and liberties we hold so dear. The overt and covert governmental and globalist assaults on our nation, state, and citizens, has been staggering, and there is good reason to be jittery. If you are depending on your elected state and local politicians/leaders to protect you, you could be making a big mistake.    The coming avalanche is churning with federal gun restrictions; forced vaccines;  immunization […]

Vote for Thomas Fletcher for the board of Northern Lights. You may have noticed campaign signs scattered along the roads from Sagle to Athol stating that the NLI employees support the reelection of Dave Pemberton. I think it is appropriate for an employee to personally endorse a board member.  However, for a collective of employees to announce to the public their support implies something very different.  The board of directors represents NLI customers, not the employees.  Consequently, one of the cardinal rules of the relationship between a board of directors and management of a company rests in a strict separation […]

“No Harm No Foul”? By Jeremy Conlin The February issue of “Imprimis” contains a lengthy commentary by Scott W Atlas, MD about the effects of the shutdowns and about masks. A question arises concerning a physician’s mandate to “First do no harm”. Given what we are continuing to learn about the COVID-19 virus there is room to ask: Was the cures worse than the bite? “Those who insist that universal mask usage has absolutely proven effective at controlling the spread of the COVID virus and is universally recommended according to ‘the science’ are deliberately ignoring the evidence to the contrary.” […]

Simpson Should Put Idaho First and Do No Harm Editorial by Bryan Smith The expression “first do no harm” is a popular phrase often attributed to the Hippocratic oath taken by doctors. The idea is that it may be better to do nothing rather than intervening and causing more harm than good. The Hippocratic oath taken by dentists includes a similar promise to do no intentional harm to patients. That’s why it’s so surprising that Congressman Mike Simpson, a dentist, would seek to do intentional harm to Idahoans with his plan to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake […]

  The Next Wave of Segregation Various corporate franchises are touting their plans for a Vaccine Passport. This passport will be awarded to the patrons who go along with whatever the medical elites recommend. Right now, they are recommending that all need to get the current experimental COVID Vaccine. There will be no exceptions. Since when do the corporate elites get to dictate medical decisions? If they can do this, what else will they be requiring? Governor’s DeSantis of Florida and Abbott of Texas are not putting up with the Vaccine Passport plan, and have set in motion plans to […]

Vaccine Passports Were Always The Goal by Shari Dovale It seems that every time the Left spews their “Conspiracy Theory” rhetoric, we just get proven correct. And it has happened Again! We have warned about the vaccine passports being used against the citizens, brandishing it as required for travel, commerce and even gathering in public. We have been told that it couldn’t happen and it wouldn’t happen. However, as is also normal, the left begins to admit the truth as we have said it. Pretending as if they haven’t denied this goal, they are now admitting that vaccine passports have […]

Pay-To-Play is Okay For Newsom by Shari Dovale ’60 Minutes’ highlighted their Leftist Bias and Propaganda recently when they attempted to stir antagonism toward Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. As is typical, they didn’t bother with facts, they just spewed innuendo and created rumor, and they got caught. Even the Leftwing radical MSM had to admit that CBS fell flat on their faces, though they tried to spin it as just a “sloppy moment”, it was proven to be intended as a serious Hit Piece. The story centered around DeSantis campaign contributions, and whether he engaged in the highly unethical “pay-to-play” […]

Iron Sharpens Iron Tour – Spokane Recording! Bevelyn Beatty, Edmee Chavannes, Matt Shea, Ken Peters, Jon Schrock. Talking about today’s world for the Christian. Presented By At The Well Ministries and Covenant Church – Spokane Campus. The views, opinions, or positions expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions of Redoubt News. Social Media, including Facebook, has greatly diminished distribution of our content to our readers’ newsfeeds and is instead promoting Main Stream Media sources. This is called ‘Shadow-banning’. Please take a moment and consider sharing this article […]

More New Normal: Omnichannel Living by Shari Dovale If you have never heard of the term, look it up and find some very long definitions that don’t really explain much of anything. Omnichannel (also spelling as omni-channel or omni channel) is defined as a cross-channel sales approach that companies use to connect the multiple sales channels and fused them in one to provide their customers a seamless & consistent shopping experience regardless of shopping in a bricks and mortar store, by the telephone or on an online website or mobile app. Basically, this is moving the world to life as […]