Thank you Jeff! This is the info I've been patiently waiting for everyone to hear. I'm not sure the importance of what this does for the JST can be overstated. There is no possible way for any other private business to compete with this business model. It is a virtual monopoly locking out any other competition.
The funding for the encounter rate is complicated and it comes from the feds through IHS but is then funneled through the state where tribes can collectively negotiate the rate. The source of the funding then may look like and be claimed that it's not from IHS.
And I want people to realize that it's not just the "healing clinic". They get this encounter rate at their Medical clinic, Dental clinic, Mental Health clinic, and pharmacy services.
Imagine having a business where tax payers give you $719 every time someone walks through your door. What a grift!
The Jamestown tribe is as corrupt as Olympia.. and Nate Tyler, im calling you out to prove me wrong. And dont ever threaten a true patriot like Jeff again.
When will we stop calling tribes sovereign? They are not sovereign when they take money from the federal government. When they can live off the land and literally use their own resources then they can be considered sovereign. As stands they are not and should be viewed as not.
You are correct. That is the definition of sovereign nation: completely self maintained, services, food, health. JTK is a joke. They could pay their own way, but why should they? Tax payers cough up the $ and we never get a thank you. But they expect accolades for everything they do!
I’m no junkie (says the guy whose own insurance covers weekly expensive injections for rheumatoid arthritis) but my understanding is that the “encounters” leave individuals with an addiction to prescription substances instead of “healing” them.
Mark, creating a junky is easy. About 2 weeks in to any opioid medication and you'll have created a reliable income. It's a sure moneymaker for any clinic or doctor.
We adopted our first golden retriever after our neighbor became addicted to Oxycontin. He broke up that family. You know, when I was a newspaper editor in NJ, cops always told me that heroin addiction usually followed Oxycontin. After that, the addicted person was usually dead in six months to a year. Our neighbor was.
It was first touted that Valium was not addicting. WRONG. Same with Oxycontin WRONG. Any new pain reliever that comes out is touted as non-addicting, until it is addicting. VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
“Gotta get off, gonna get / Out of this merry-go-round”. About 1970 every female I knew carried a bottle of "mother's little helpers" in her purse. Then later quaaludes arrived. Quaaludes were more popular among males. The addiction provides the profit. The same principle applies to nicotine. Addiction was a theme in the novel "Brave New World". Addiction was the invisible hidden mechanism used to control the herd into compliance.
Steve O. and mind control! It's amazing how in 1932 that Aldous Huxley is spot on in his novel. I've read it 4-5 times since my teens. Thanks, I think I'll read it again.
All drugs, illicit or otherwise, are scheduled. It doesn’t matter how they tout it. Look up how that drug is scheduled. Schedule 1 drugs have no medical value and high potential for abuse, while schedule 2 through 5 substances all have some medical value but differ in ranking depending on their potential for abuse (from high to low).
But the 'clinics' are profiting from the addiction, the regular MD's for the most part are threatened if they prescribe even short term pain meds...someone wants the suffering to be maximal, for the addicted and the regular pain patient!
When they cut off the opioids in 2016...the streets were simultaneously flooded with fentanyl-laced heroin! Coincidence?
We lost a few dozen people in the STATE to prescription overdose but hundreds to suicide and street drug overdose, when their pain meds were cut off with no counseling, no tapering, no warning at all! This was not reported. (of course)
It could not have been carried out with more precision or more Mal-intent than it was!
The evil is predominant for now and we'll see more of it until the tsunami passes over and retreats, leaving behind a horror of destruction we are only beginning to see!
Learn to pray to something better and larger than our human selves...write, speak and act as you can but pray without ceasing for a higher and better order of things for all of us!😎
Huh? Do you think that could be by design? Probably not. That would be too reminiscent of corruption on par with the Sackler family. If you're not familiar with them I highly recommend watching the series "Dopesick".
Thank you for today's article, Jeff. Hopefully you are busy talking to lots and lots of people. Drugs, illegal or legal, are enormous money makers. Just ask BIG Pharna and the cartels. Why wouldn't any unscrupulous enterprise want to abuse the system, abuse the addicted, and abuse the taxpayers in order to get in on the action? Too many lost souls are looking for real help, and all they get is the smile of avarice. Pray for everyone.
Could that be why the cartels operate so freely in our country? Is everyone on the take? Cops get paid off to look the other way, Cartel profits are laundered through ActBlue to buy politicians, Judges and DAs paid off to let the users and dealers off the hook? Don't illegal drugs fund the CIA's black ops? It's a HUGE business in this country.
Hey try getting pain medication after an accident. Oh, Tylenol extra strength will take care of your pain! But doctor I have a broken bone and difficulty walking. Well, I guess we could try Gabepentin. You mean the med they gave my dog for arthritis? Doctor: well pain medication is strictly monitored and I could lose my license by over prescribing it so I just never write for that anymore.
Me: Well why the hell are you seeing injured patients, f *** this, I need a vet.
They still have to get the stuff from 'Pharma', even if they are willing to help...and we simply cannot trust 'pharma' any more to not contaminate any of the 'meds' we get! Scary stuff!😎🙏🏼
Well, we get what the insurance companies are willing to pay. Drugs made in India, China, Sri Lanka. Of course I believe they follow the strict regulations that our country imposes on drug manufacturing. Ever think you got a med that didn’t have the active ingredient in it? You did!
Adding insult to injury, some of these ‘addiction meds’ are even harder to detox from than the opioid that sent someone to recovery in the first place.
I can’t believe medicaid and medicare pay for this.
At $ 3,595.00 / day / patient we should all go into the drug rehabilitation business. This is reminiscent of the "pandemic" that never was a pandemic. The Federal Hospital COVID treatment protocol paid Hospitals bonuses for a COVID diagnosis, ( remember this was when influenza diagnoses impossibly disappeared ), Remdesivir use, ( a toxic injection in which Anthony Fauci was invested ), respirator use, ( inappropriate in most applications ) and COVID death certificates, ( regardless of cause of death, hospitals got a bonus, if they coded it to COVID ). This financially incentivized treatment protocol not only insured a maximum fatality, it also horribly skewed the COVID statistics. Now we are rewarding and incentivizing opioid use. How about a Federal bonus at the grocery store for buying vegetables ?
But is that the best cure for patients with chronic pain ? Pain changes everything. Your personality, your activity, your social life. Patients that never abused their prescriptions are now the target to show reduction in quantity of meds requested. It’s because our DEA and other agencies are so impotent at doing their job and making a difference, look to chronically ill and remove their pain breaking cycle meds. If lucky, attrition through suicide will affect stats. Congrats USA - we rock in care giving. Always assume people are drug seekers and suggest Tylenol!
Susan, you are absolutely spot on. Chronic pain is a whole field into itself. It is life consuming and shouldn't be mingled in with drug abuse. These are real people with real needs. I myself can only compare it to childbirth, except I knew there was an end to the pain. Chronic pain has no end, and yes, there is a high rate of suicide among people with chronic pain. The most prevalent of chronic pain is that of back pain. It affects every position of your daily sitting, standing, walking and sleeping life. Thank you for bringing this aspect to the discussion.
No you’ll be weaning yourself off of meds because you have had a butt load of pharmacy staff having to recheck with doctor and insurance companies not covering drugs bc they have a big lobby. And the hassle of going to an office every 30 days to sign forms that you will not sell, misuse, or trade your prescription or use it in conjunction with an illegal street drug. Yes it actually said that on the form I was given after 25 years as a patient. So what’s the big deal about quality of life? Shouldn’t some of us been grandfathered in before all the S*** hit the fan? I played by the rules. My neurologist got so fed up he took early retirement.
Nothing like some 19 year old at an insurance company explaining why your “tier” has changed. Cynical, that happens when good people get hurt or betrayed!
Totally agree...been there, done that...had a 'working relationship' with opioids for over 8 years, once I figured out how to manage it.
Quality of life was drastically improved but...2016...the plan was rolled out...maybe saved some lives but many were lost...we know of one suicided with meds because he could no longer get any relief and MANY MANY more were lost but never reported on!
Quality of life for many were reduced...no counseling, no tapering, no monitoring, no gradual reduction in dosage and managing the pain differently...just done and gone...ironically I do know of a couple people who are still getting the oxi-family of opioids...how does that work?
Mine was Dilaud or Hydro-Morphone...pretty potent but no where near the toxicity of the oxi's and fentanyl!
Oh, well...the god(s) of this world have always been psychotic...say la vie!😎
I guess there are clinics specializing in chronic pain and patients have had success. I get the feeling these are not numerous or available in smaller population areas. Given info by U of W medical staff, not specifics just a confirmation.
You hit it right on the head~!!! Once an Individual sees this same "model of corruption" in one aspect of society, all that they need to do is to learn to recognize the same pattern of corruption in the other aspects of our current society. That leads the Individual to no other logical conclusion than "we" (Americans/humanity) are in fact being ruthlessly controlled by the most evil and deadly tyrants on earth~! These evil tyrants are the most wealthy & powerful Individuals on earth, obviously, and they have very carefully assembled a system of horrors that hides their true identities, while placing their evil puppets in key high-profile positions of power & control all across society. This sick evil system is VERY old, VERY deeply rooted, pervasive, and it has now become SO dangerous and deadly that "we" (humanity) no longer have any choice but to terminate it along with the criminals of humanity and their evil minions~! You well described the process of identifying this evil corruption in one aspect of society at a time, because these criminals of humanity have only one common and consistent "game plan" that they follow, and they have ruthlessly deployed it over & over again & again for a great many hundreds of years~! You have actually described the "restart" of The Age of Enlightenment movement of humanity, the exact painful process it entails, and precisely how it works~! Nice~! Have a great day and keep up the good work because ONLY those who have broken our Individual chains of enslavement fully understand what it is like to do so, and ONLY those who have endured the same process would be capable of properly articulating it~! Those who are strong enough to defeat their own Individual brainwashing know how difficult the process is, and we are here to help guide and support others who are working to free themselves. Once an Individual sees the evil matrix in one aspect of life/society, they can never "unsee" it and it becomes incumbent upon them to free themselves because no one can do that but the Individuals themselves. Life is better, happier, and FAR safer on the other side BTW, so yes, it is well worth the Individual pain and suffering that the process always requires~!!!
We just aren’t playing by the rules. Once you turn 65 you need to find a tall bridge and toss yourself off. See, you’ve become obsolete and a burden to all. Next you’ll expect SS payments and you’ll raid your own 401k. That paid for house, you are keeping it off the market for younger families. Sell and move to some retirement facility. Give up your autonomy, enjoy 3:00 pm jello break, and leave your life savings in the hands of some clown charging you a wrap fee quarterly. This PSA is brought to you by the folks in Olympia and DC. The age rule does not apply to them. They can work until grey matter runs out their ears and their lips move by bioengineered electronics. How’d I get on Biden!
You have been studying...or else just very intuitive...strange... but true!
It's called a mortgage for a reason...mort=death and gage=measure...very carefully calculated and now...they know the next generation will not even be able to carry the burden of a mortgage, so they re-order society to the next lower level of control and slavery...I sure hope they fail...but it's going to be messy!😎
Yes, I have been seriously studying for many lustrum my friend~! I am actually indeed extremely Intuitive as well. That is a combo that is difficult to beat ;-) It is also why I at one time worked very hard to have a military career, because I do have skills ;-) You are right about the term "mortgage" but my greatest goal for my clients was to get them to pay their paper off ASAP and I had many successes. You are correct that there is going to be a slide in the numbers of homeowners, however I believe that it will only be temporary because of the new financial/economic system that is already in place just outside of the public view. "We" can't bring in the new system until the old system is ready to be "unplugged". Yes, the criminals of humanity had nearly completed their evil new system/level of control, but there was a "monkey wrench" tossed into their evil gears and "SNAPPO" their evil agenda was terminated. Sad huh? So, my analysis is that there will in due time be an economic BOOM that makes the post WWII economy look like an economic collapse~! ALL of these idiots who are fighting President Trump and the white hats are actually fighting their own MASSIVE historic economic BOOM believe it or not, but that is what is happening... The criminals of humanity have NO real power, without their "useful idiots" who "eat their own young"~! HA~! Yes, you are probably right that it will be a little messy, but President Trump and the white hats are obviously committed to save as many people as possible and to provide for "a smooth transition" as he has publicly stated. The mess will be caused by the hysterical lunatic Trump derangement clown show, so there is only so much that can be done to minimize that. We shall just have to deal with it~! Have a fun evening! Sincerely, Mike
Ha! "Many men would take the death-sentence without a whimper, to escape the life-sentence which fate carries in her other hand.” T E Lawrence. Technology made me obsolete before I turned 65. After the Jello is consumed and the Depends underwear are replaced one should not forget to watch "Murder She Wrote" on the television. Sequim for most of us is the last stage on the highway of life and a U turn is not possible.
A quick detour to a dream location is a good substitute. I pick Fiji or shorter flight, Hawaii. A warm swimming pool can take away my bad mood in a big hurry.
There is less ahead than behind. Spend the kids inheritance, they can make their own money. Just like we did.
Ah, yes, normally you would probably be correct, however the reason that the old criminal medical cabal has been allowed to commit suicide by COVID "vaccines" and other systemic malpractice is because President Trump and the white hat (Global alliance) is going to replace the old evil death cult healthcare system with new technology and about 6,000 hidden patents that will actually allow folks to live healthier, happier, better, and even longer, from what "we" have been analyzing for years now~! I understand this sounds "pie in the sky" but that is the honest analysis like it or not. So, folks who are looking for an early demise will probably be disappointed and have a very cool option in the not-so-distant future. Maybe even this year or next year, but the one thing that I can't do is predict the timing. War is Hell and predicting timing of anything in wartime is never easy. Hang in there my friend, because I/we definitely know that there are hidden patients and truths that can be extremely beneficial for our health. We have actually "rediscovered" some of them over the years ourselves. For instance, neither of us has had a common cold for well over 15 years because we know the cure~! It is easy to make and very inexpensive, so the big drug criminals spend enormous amounts of money to keep the common cold cure hidden. There is also a technology that we know as "The Med Bed" that has been around for many decades, so be on the lookout for an announcement about a "new technology" that can BIGGLEY help folks coming out around or after the new US Treasury Notes are released to replace the federal reserve dollars that we are still using today. You may want to research Nickola Tesla because he was FAR superior to Einstein~!!! Light years~! You may also stumble across the name of Nickola Tesla's chief personal assistant back in the day. A man who I believe was named "John Trump"~! If that name rings a bell, it should, because your President is "Donald John Trump" (word is that President Trump learned much from his uncle ;-)) When the useful idiots realize that THEY caused these delays in will be the best economy the world has ever experienced, causing a great many millions of murders, they will forever be ashamed for their insanity & foolishness. They will be faced with the reality that they were even worse that the WWII German NAZI promoting general public! MUCH worse~! True story~! Have a mellow evening and stay as healthy as possible~! Cheers! mike
1) In Washington DC the most profitable "work" seems to consist of insider trading. I think Congress should publish its stock trades so the rest of us can dip our bread in the gravy. 2) If Social Security and Medicare didn't exist and a person invested in a diversified portfolio of stocks every year with the money that would have been devoted to both would that person have more wealth when his/her age was 65? The federal government removes our money and returns it many years later. This seems like a scam unless many people die before they can collect both.
Steve, can you imagine at as little as 5 percent what your social security earnings would look like? That’s not even high risk crazy investing. It wasn’t but 3 or 4 decades ago that no one except teamsters had monies to invest. Think of the billions of dollars tied up in portfolios, that the average worker had no true participation in picking. But with “matching” funds from employer got involved, they wouldn’t let you take those withholdings and think on your own. 20 years ago financial advisers were for Thurston Howell and Lovie. Now there’s an Edward Jones on every other street corner. An entire financial product based industry has been created. And if you don’t look at the fee structure of your investments/agent you may be barely covering your costs annually. It takes some digging. Say $35 per $10,000 invested doesn’t seem horrible until you do the math on a million dollar portfolio, also adviser fee is on top of that. Oh yes, I complain but not geared to do it myself. Can you even roll over money into a self directed investment. I know our investment guru makes it seem like only a wizard knows how to perform such a task.
Nice to hear from you again Patriot Susam Bonallo~!
Well, after The American Constitution I was never much of one for the "rules" of the keepers of this spinning insane asylum~! Ha Ha Ha! I will oblige someone who thinks themselves capable, to throw me off of that bridge, but they may end up briefly swimming in air themselves ;-}} Ha~! Yes, I am a smidge over 65 and I have been collecting MY money from SS for a while because I saw this BS coming and wanted to make sure that I removed as much money from the criminals of humanity as possible. I also closed all of the "government-controlled accounts" that I had long ago, because I smelled that refrigerator door closing! Refrigerators talk tuff, but they really don't have what it takes to duke it out~! ;-} HA! "We" still owe a little on our private note on our property, but I like that money going into the hands of private folks who are using it to help others, and well out of the hands of the criminals in the mortgage/banking cabal. You should laugh at that if you remember that I myself was a mortgage broker & banker trying to help folks long ago in that rat infested world of liars and cheats~! Our property is for sale, so first come first serve, but "we" are just going to buy another slice of heaven anyway... Retirement facility? Ha! I am too annoying for that, but sitting in a grey walled room waiting to die would definitely not be me. Yes, these evil monsters would LOVE to "erase" a lot of us, and they don't really care what age, sex, or race we are anymore... The low estimate is that 20 million Americans were slaughtered with the COVID vaccines alone over the past 5 years and we continue to see more (healthy people) dropping dead every day. I have the numbers closer to 30+ million, but I am including all of the death camps that are posing as hospitals "caring" for those who are foolish or unfortunate enough to dare being admitted into a hospital these days. Fun huh? Of course, you are being VERY generous by suggesting that the scumbags in Olympia and the DC swamp actually have "grey matter" but right you are about their evil Intentions and death cult agenda. All things considered, I will continue to work on my health just out of spite to upset these criminals of humanity and their murderers~! There are quite a few of us "old geezers" who are willing to sacrifice ourselves for America and the future generations these days, so if that should become necessary there are going to be GOBZ of jack-booted NAZI socialists who "suddenly" cast polka dotted shadows~! Baaaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaa~! President Trump and the white hats are definitely running out of time because many folks are building to a point where they are just going to do their Constitutional duty to deal with these criminals of humanity and their evil minions, so one way or another this evil matrix will be as dead as disco in due time~!
Susan, thank you for the reality. The elders in a Japanese society are respected and cared for by family. The elder in the US society are a burden. I hear you.
The historic measure of the quality of the character of any society is in how that society treats its youngest and oldest generations~! We (Americans) have a LOT of things to improve~! Have a great weekend~! Sincerely, Mike
I wish as an adult, I could spend time with my grandparents. The stories they could tell of moving west and the changes life saw them through! So much wisdom and history.
Yeah, it's hard to believe but many of these beings are not fully human...more reptilian of mind..very intelligent reptilians...ironically we all have a reptilian brain, so maybe not so surprising we are in the condition we find ourselves!😎
At least back then some/many folks might have, paused, to consider options/ramifications/alternate enjoyable activities. Did the stigma/fear of drugs help to keep some folks from going down that path? Now it seems affirming their addiction to the point many/most are not stopping their addiction. This to me is heartbreaking for them and our community.
I really understand your thoughts and comments Patriot Diana Henderson!
The only problem is that those days of "just say no" and "zero tolerance" were in fact criminally unconstitutional, and they directly led to ALL of the horrific nightmares that we now have today. This was in fact always completely foreseeable for any REAL American Constitutionalist because "we" always knew what the end result would be, but Americans had to go down the wrong (unconstitutional) road until it became too painful because they do not fully understand the absolute law of the land (America) and just how critical it is to our Republic. No pain, no gain ;-) Compassion definitely has its proper role, as well it always should however too much "compassion" always becomes overly emotional hysterically driven damage, pain, and suffering, under the guise of "good intentions"~! Violate The American Constitution and there are immediate and long-lasting painful consequences every single time regardless of any "Intentions" ;-] Yes, many Americans tragically want to return to the past matrix, however that is only an emotional preference/response to end the pain and suffering that Americans are currently enduring. We (America) will NEVER "go back" to the old evil matrix that created this Hell on earth, because that will not be allowed and it is no longer an option~! Thank God~! So, we (Americans) need to start doing the right things that we always should have been doing in the first place, as opposed to following the criminals in the government and our society who have very evil agendas. Our new federal government management is actually working towards the best outcome, so be patient because hundreds of years of crimes against Americans & humanity take a little time to correct~! Have a great and fun weekend~!
George Gilder wrote about this subject many years ago in his book "Naked Nomads". Men are more likely to be in prison, to be addicted to dope and to be homeless. Why? Gilder believes that marriage tames the male spirit. Once females in law school outnumbered males the average male including Joe Sixpack became obsolete. The reason is simple. A male will marry a female based upon her physical attributes independent of financial status. In other words, beneath his station. Females generally marry above their station or avoid marriage. Imagine all the adult males living with their parents playing video games all day because no female is available to them. In 1950 they would have married and initiated a family after high school. That is the tenor of the book I believe.
Damned right we deserve to see the revenue. If our tax dollars pay for it, we need to know.
BUT, I don't fault the Tribe for wanting to make money. Would you do anything differently if you were in their shoes? I fault their "Sovereignty" bullshit that separates how they are treated from the rest of us. Its racism! It's divisive. Aren't we all AMERICANS? Our wrath should be at Congress for perpetuating these reparations and end the racist and divisive BIA. Instead of perceiving them working AGAINST us, we would admire their business successes, which would surely be without special perks and tax dollars. Write to DOGE.
Have you considered becoming an honorary member of the tribe? Perhaps for a small donation you can become a pledge and achieve a tax exemption. I believe that I might be indigenous. If anyone saw me standing next to Ron Allen they would say I look more indigenous.
Playing by 'their' game won't work...we have to do it differently...working within a corrupt system won't work unless you have all the cards in your hand, which no one does!
Everything is a gamble and humans ARE gamblers...look at all the Casinos and the stock market and the drug taking and reckless driving and jumping in the deep end while not being able to swim...three people nearly lost their lives at Lake Crescent this week because they were messing around in deep water but didn't know how to swim!
Every tribe should operate in its own self-interest. Unfortunately, my tribe the vanilla faces hates itself and begs for its own extinction. Slavery and genocide happened on this continent for thousands of years before Columbus arrived. After my tribe abolished slavery, it continued in the Arab world and the African Continent, yet my tribe grovels and shouts "mea culpa". If we hate ourselves, how can we expect respect from others?
Chaos is part of the natural order and humans will always be divided by race, religion, philosophy, sports, education, occupation, geography, genetics, IQ, sexuality, gender, wealth and social standing IMO
Thanks to the great efforts of RFK Jr. and many others like Jeff Tozzer, the old so-called "healthcare" model of "modern medicine" that thrives on a large growing population of sick and unhealthy folks is being revealed for ALL Americans to see it for what it is~! Ultimately it is the responsibility of each Individual to work hard to improve their own health, however there is no doubt that the old dramatically failed criminally corrupt medical system that promotes, creates, and fosters unwell Individuals as the business model is clearly dying a slow death. There is a new medical system model that has already been born from the ashes of the old rotten system, and just like the other painful yet positive changes our society is currently experiencing, many of "us" (REAL American Patriots) have been doing our best to get the truth out for years and even decades in many cases. The most abusive Individuals who have been "slamming" the Patriot truth tellers with the evil and dirty "conspiracy theory club" of the thugs and bullies can expect their victims to remind them with the "I told you so" admonishment that they so well deserve, however, most American truth tellers are folks of duty and great compassion who understand that "we" (ALL Americans) have been exposed to a constant brutal brainwashing system of government from cradle to grave by the most powerful who have carefully and very Intentionally "dumbed down" as many people as possible for well over 100 years~! We hope that ALL Americans can soon realize that all of us have been constantly ruthlessly abused by the most evil tyrants that the world has ever seen, so that together we can finally purge of society of these horrible criminals of humanity everywhere that they exist~! At the very least, "we" hope that the weak-minded low information crowd that is the most susceptible to the dictates and brainwashing of the tyrants, cease playing the roles of self-destructive fools who are constantly being used to do the bidding of the criminals of humanity~! Thank you Jeff Tozzer for another "gentle reminder" of one of the most dastardly and deadly aspects of life today and may your "flashlight of truth" never run out of batteries~! Cheers~! Sincerely, Mike
...“On its face, the message sounds compassionate. But the wording—and the economics behind it—invite a closer look”…
This battle is being fought in other towns. Replace the town of Southhampton with Port Angeles, and you’ll hardly notice a difference. Southhampton is fighting the Tribe’s status of restricted fee lands which has stripped the town of its authority to regulate under local and state jurisdiction.
...”How much revenue does the clinic make from these daily encounters?
• Should taxpayers have the right to see the numbers for a facility they paid to build?
For now, those answers remain behind the closed doors of a sovereign nation”...
By Chez Oxendine Tribal Business News Aug 10, 2025
Shinnecock-owned billboards are part of a wider economic development plan - but the boards’ operation has continually been challenged both by the state of New York and the nearby Town of Southampton.
“The Town of Southampton filed suit Tuesday in federal court against the Department of the Interior, challenging a Dec. 23 memorandum that directed the Bureau of Indian Affairs to record the Shinnecock Indian Nation's Westwoods parcel as restricted fee land.
Native-owned land is often split into several categories, the most prominent of which is trust land, or land held in trust with the federal government as part of a reservation. Trust lands lie outside typical state and local jurisdictions. In this instance, the Shinnecock Nation has asserted the parcel in question is restricted fee land — land that is owned by the tribe and subject to restrictions on state and local interference without being attached to an existing reservation.
The complaint alleges that the BIA’s decision memorandum and a subsequent title status report were “arbitrary and capricious.” Southampton says the actions unlawfully stripped the town of its longstanding AUTHORITY TO REGULATE the roughly 79-acre parcel in Hampton Bays, which the Shinnecock Nation owns in fee simple — meaning with the same rights as a private owner, still SUBJECT TO LOCAL AND STATE JURISDICTION.
Shinnecock Vice Chairman Lance Gumbs called the suit a bid to “squeeze every bit of funding” out of the tribe's economic development efforts.
“We don't have the funds as a non-gaming tribe, so these are attempts to basically bankrupt the nation and prevent us from having living standards for ourselves,” Gumbs told Tribal Business News. “We're surrounded by all of this opulence and wealth — it's the lifestyles of the rich and famous for everybody but us.”
The suit is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between the Shinnecock Nation, the state of New York, AND THE TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON OVER THE WESTWOODS PARCEL The Nation has installed two electronic billboards there and HAS PROPOSED BUILDING A GAS STATION AND TRAVEL PLAZA, PROMPTING THE TOWN AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ASSERT THAT NON-TRIBAL PERMITS ARE REQUIRED.
The tribe has been fighting attempts to shut down their electronic billboards, and an ongoing injunction against their gas station, since 2019.
In his Dec. 23 memorandum, Newland concluded that Westwoods “is within the Nation's aboriginal territory, that the Nation has resided within its aboriginal territory SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL and has never removed therefrom, and that Westwoods is within the purview of the Nonintercourse Act and is therefore restricted against alienation absent consent of the United States.”
He directed the BIA's Eastern Region to enter the parcel as restricted fee land in the agency's Trust Asset and Accounting Management System, according to his letter to the tribe.
SOUTHAMPTON ARGUES THAT RECLASSIFYING PRIVATELY HELD LAND REQUIRES FORMAL RULEMAKING, PUBLIC NOTICE AND CONSULTATION - — none of which occurred, according to the complaint. The town's suit seeks to vacate Newland's memorandum and the title status report, a declaratory judgment that Westwoods is NOT restricted fee land, and a permanent injunction RESTORING THE TOWN’S REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OVER THE PARCEL…”
This is another example of wasteful tax $$$ that is premeditated to line the pockets of certain people.As these lucrative drug facilities continue to rake in the taxpayers $$$ then more and more problems grow by bringing in more and more drug addicts from other cities. More drug addicts need more housing ect ect ect.We see the beginning of this right now with the mat clinic in sequim and a proposed new luxury housing project for drug addicts in P.A.we will have to see who will be living in the carsborg project when finished.The disturbing part is the mindset of the people behind this disaster that have been elected to make rational decisions for the safety of clallam county residents.It does seem that some mentally ill people are managing to get voted into office to destroy this county out of greed or stupidity or both.The three commission board members which seem to be heading in a direction to raise taxes for this scenerio better get replaced asap or clallam county is going to look like shithole real quick.JKT is going to get a real bad reputation for supporting this drug problem just to make more $$$ which it does not appear to need.Build rehab facilities to give out freebies for reoffenders and get $$$ from both directions. Clallam county has had plenty of rehab facilities for many years but a newer player wants in on the action.
If you question or would like to see how the money flows regarding JTK you are a racist! Don’t ask bc they won’t tell. Even worse an accountant racist.
Jeff, what about those other clinics in PA and elsewhere that only charge $50 per encounter? Back in the SOS days, we referenced those as fulfilling the needs of MAT help on the Olympic Peninsula. While it's hard to blame the Tribe for taking the maximum allowable, just as none of us would ignore legal deductions from our tax returns, one has to wonder why they're in business at all if other clinics can do it for $50. Maybe it's $100 now, but still. I fault Congress for their racist practice of treating the Tribes differently and divisively. DEFUND THE BIA! Write DOGE!
When SOS was fighting the Tribal MAT clinics, people in the know said there were at least a dozen independent MAT clinics in PA that charged as little as $35 for treatment. I am taking this at their word and vaguely recall that someone compiled a list, to show that the Tribal clinic was unnecessary and a huge tax burden. But, like most things in Clallam County, it was a done deal before the public ever heard about it.
The tax-payer. The difference between the two, as I understood back during SOS, is the healing wellness center offers wrap-around services…showers, psychologists, day-care, counseling, free transportation & a place to stay for a couple of days to get on their way to sober? The other places don’t offer wrap-around only drugs to replace other drugs.
Questions: can Non-tribal addicts get treatment? How much of the $719 goes back to big Pharma drug companies who actually provided the set up in all of the treatments centers around the country? What kind of profit do they rake in at tax-payer expense? Is their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement to be affected by the National cuts coming up, or are they immune from reduced payments like all other medical facilities? Is it true that treatment course is considered 1 year for most addicted persons, and what is the rate of "CURE" . How does the total medical care including dental compare at this facility? Maybe BIA needs to be examined by the MAGATSl like everything else, since it is sovereign but federal at the same time.
Actually, a large portion of our civilization now hates legacy Americans especially White males. MAGA is a populist movement that favors Americans over the Third World and other countries. This group wishes to remove waste in government, immigration, crime in cities and foreign wars that don't favor our country. The working class has been ignored in favor of cheap slave labor imported for economic and political reasons. Foreigners are favored over Americans. Both Republicans and Democrats want this influx but for different reasons. Many cities have become dangerous, and the leaders have refused to protect citizens. Donald Trump is the conduit. My own belief is that the federal reserve bank should be removed along with income tax. I would have a national consumption tax which is more equitable. We want energy independence and more nuclear reactors. We don't care about the Middle East nor support for "Our greatest Ally". We also want manufacturing to return to the US. We believe the left is wrong, but they believe we are evil. Donald Trump is not entirely MAGA but closer than the Democratic Party that discriminates against White males.
"Imported". LOL That is the way I see it. Why do so many people on Nextdoor deny that Sequim has been in decline for the last five years? Low income housing will introduce more crime and problems into the community.
What is a "MAGATS"? (Is it like a DUMBOCRAT?) Is it intended to be a slur? Because, you'd probably do better leaving the schoolyard names in the schoolyard.
I really believe that the Boomer females living here are psychotic. Perhaps they need another Three Kings demonstration to sublimate their anger. The reason so many are single is because their husbands committed suicide. LOL I agree their tone does seem adolescent. In 2016 I barely knew who Trump was and my neighbor began screaming about him at the mailbox. Saliva was forming on the sides of her mouth.
Hey, technically I am a 'boomer' but, somehow retained my brain and thinking powers.... I don't even twist my pearls... I'm such a shame to my awful generation.
I would prefer a debate upon policy and not ad hominin attacks. BTW Trump should have sent in the national guard after the riots occurred when the career criminal died of a fentanyl overdose. In addition, commerce should not have stopped because of the bat flu. I use Sweden as the example
There's a segment of the population that needs to keep people down to keep themselves relevant, stay employed, etc... despite whatever conflict of interest they have.
The Tribes received a BIG settlement from Pharma giants Johnson and Johnson, the Purdue Co, makers of Oxycontin, and other Pharma. They may have used (just guessing here) part of settlement to build the Clinic.
"A major settlement was reached in February 2022 where the following agreed to pay Native American tribes for their role in the opioid crisis:
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson: $150 million, to be paid over two years.
The three largest drug distributors (AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson): $440 million, to be paid over six and a half years.
In all, these settlements will bring over $1 billion in opioid abatement funds to Indian Country, according to Tribal Self-Governance documents. These funds are to be paid out over the next 15 years.
It's important to note that these settlements are in addition to separate agreements, such as:
A prior agreement that resulted in $75 million in payments to the Cherokee Nation from the three distribution companies.
Additional settlements with other companies, including pharmaceutical manufacturers Teva and Allergan and major pharmacy chains (Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens).
The funds from these settlements are intended to be used for tribal programs, services, and activities aimed at addressing the opioid crisis within their communities, including prevention, harm reduction, and treatment efforts. "
And I found this: "Intended Use: The tribal chairman, Ron Allen, indicated that any funds received by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe would go towards their efforts in building a healing center to address opioid addiction."
Totally respectable on it's face. Who wouldn't want to support a "healing clinic". But MAT clinics work by taking patients off of opiates that they are getting from illegal sources and putting them on synthetic opiates that are controlled and dispensed by the clinic. These clinics take over the roll of the drug dealer legally and get the taxpayer to pay for the drugs while keeping the patient needing the "treatment".
oh yes, I totally agree with your statements and Jeff's post. Just thought we were discussing the visibility of funding, etc. I had forgotten the 2022 settlement with big pharma and thought it should be included here...
That's a LOT of hush money floating around but I'm willing to bet BIG Bucks that Pharma is still profiting HUGE off these 'clinics' and not just for the drugs they provide!😳
Thank you Jeff! This is the info I've been patiently waiting for everyone to hear. I'm not sure the importance of what this does for the JST can be overstated. There is no possible way for any other private business to compete with this business model. It is a virtual monopoly locking out any other competition.
The funding for the encounter rate is complicated and it comes from the feds through IHS but is then funneled through the state where tribes can collectively negotiate the rate. The source of the funding then may look like and be claimed that it's not from IHS.
And I want people to realize that it's not just the "healing clinic". They get this encounter rate at their Medical clinic, Dental clinic, Mental Health clinic, and pharmacy services.
Imagine having a business where tax payers give you $719 every time someone walks through your door. What a grift!
Notice the 'thunderbird' there, next to Cliff Swain's sign...looks ominous to me!😱
The Jamestown tribe is as corrupt as Olympia.. and Nate Tyler, im calling you out to prove me wrong. And dont ever threaten a true patriot like Jeff again.
Excellent comment Patriot Greg O~!
You have been warned Nate Tyler~!
Sincerely, Mike
'Nate-the-Tyler' sounds like a bad movie character!😊
When will we stop calling tribes sovereign? They are not sovereign when they take money from the federal government. When they can live off the land and literally use their own resources then they can be considered sovereign. As stands they are not and should be viewed as not.
You are correct. That is the definition of sovereign nation: completely self maintained, services, food, health. JTK is a joke. They could pay their own way, but why should they? Tax payers cough up the $ and we never get a thank you. But they expect accolades for everything they do!
YES!😎
I’m no junkie (says the guy whose own insurance covers weekly expensive injections for rheumatoid arthritis) but my understanding is that the “encounters” leave individuals with an addiction to prescription substances instead of “healing” them.
Mark, creating a junky is easy. About 2 weeks in to any opioid medication and you'll have created a reliable income. It's a sure moneymaker for any clinic or doctor.
We adopted our first golden retriever after our neighbor became addicted to Oxycontin. He broke up that family. You know, when I was a newspaper editor in NJ, cops always told me that heroin addiction usually followed Oxycontin. After that, the addicted person was usually dead in six months to a year. Our neighbor was.
It was first touted that Valium was not addicting. WRONG. Same with Oxycontin WRONG. Any new pain reliever that comes out is touted as non-addicting, until it is addicting. VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
“Gotta get off, gonna get / Out of this merry-go-round”. About 1970 every female I knew carried a bottle of "mother's little helpers" in her purse. Then later quaaludes arrived. Quaaludes were more popular among males. The addiction provides the profit. The same principle applies to nicotine. Addiction was a theme in the novel "Brave New World". Addiction was the invisible hidden mechanism used to control the herd into compliance.
Steve O. and mind control! It's amazing how in 1932 that Aldous Huxley is spot on in his novel. I've read it 4-5 times since my teens. Thanks, I think I'll read it again.
All drugs, illicit or otherwise, are scheduled. It doesn’t matter how they tout it. Look up how that drug is scheduled. Schedule 1 drugs have no medical value and high potential for abuse, while schedule 2 through 5 substances all have some medical value but differ in ranking depending on their potential for abuse (from high to low).
But the 'clinics' are profiting from the addiction, the regular MD's for the most part are threatened if they prescribe even short term pain meds...someone wants the suffering to be maximal, for the addicted and the regular pain patient!
When they cut off the opioids in 2016...the streets were simultaneously flooded with fentanyl-laced heroin! Coincidence?
We lost a few dozen people in the STATE to prescription overdose but hundreds to suicide and street drug overdose, when their pain meds were cut off with no counseling, no tapering, no warning at all! This was not reported. (of course)
It could not have been carried out with more precision or more Mal-intent than it was!
The evil is predominant for now and we'll see more of it until the tsunami passes over and retreats, leaving behind a horror of destruction we are only beginning to see!
Learn to pray to something better and larger than our human selves...write, speak and act as you can but pray without ceasing for a higher and better order of things for all of us!😎
Huh? Do you think that could be by design? Probably not. That would be too reminiscent of corruption on par with the Sackler family. If you're not familiar with them I highly recommend watching the series "Dopesick".
Sometimes pain relief is all we have left...it's a tough call, isn't it?😎
Thank you for today's article, Jeff. Hopefully you are busy talking to lots and lots of people. Drugs, illegal or legal, are enormous money makers. Just ask BIG Pharna and the cartels. Why wouldn't any unscrupulous enterprise want to abuse the system, abuse the addicted, and abuse the taxpayers in order to get in on the action? Too many lost souls are looking for real help, and all they get is the smile of avarice. Pray for everyone.
The fair continues to be amazing. So many terrific people. Have a great weekend!
Could that be why the cartels operate so freely in our country? Is everyone on the take? Cops get paid off to look the other way, Cartel profits are laundered through ActBlue to buy politicians, Judges and DAs paid off to let the users and dealers off the hook? Don't illegal drugs fund the CIA's black ops? It's a HUGE business in this country.
Hey try getting pain medication after an accident. Oh, Tylenol extra strength will take care of your pain! But doctor I have a broken bone and difficulty walking. Well, I guess we could try Gabepentin. You mean the med they gave my dog for arthritis? Doctor: well pain medication is strictly monitored and I could lose my license by over prescribing it so I just never write for that anymore.
Me: Well why the hell are you seeing injured patients, f *** this, I need a vet.
They still have to get the stuff from 'Pharma', even if they are willing to help...and we simply cannot trust 'pharma' any more to not contaminate any of the 'meds' we get! Scary stuff!😎🙏🏼
Well, we get what the insurance companies are willing to pay. Drugs made in India, China, Sri Lanka. Of course I believe they follow the strict regulations that our country imposes on drug manufacturing. Ever think you got a med that didn’t have the active ingredient in it? You did!
People's Harm Reduction Alliance is merely a lobbying arm for cartels
1000%😎
Very important component...the payola! Very tempting...and why not?😎
Adding insult to injury, some of these ‘addiction meds’ are even harder to detox from than the opioid that sent someone to recovery in the first place.
I can’t believe medicaid and medicare pay for this.
Eve, especially the ones the MAT clinic administers.
You u mean... It's, it's another set-up.. ??
That this business model was thought of before, and during conception of the project ?? NO WAY !
No Way, Jose! But that's racist!🤣
At $ 3,595.00 / day / patient we should all go into the drug rehabilitation business. This is reminiscent of the "pandemic" that never was a pandemic. The Federal Hospital COVID treatment protocol paid Hospitals bonuses for a COVID diagnosis, ( remember this was when influenza diagnoses impossibly disappeared ), Remdesivir use, ( a toxic injection in which Anthony Fauci was invested ), respirator use, ( inappropriate in most applications ) and COVID death certificates, ( regardless of cause of death, hospitals got a bonus, if they coded it to COVID ). This financially incentivized treatment protocol not only insured a maximum fatality, it also horribly skewed the COVID statistics. Now we are rewarding and incentivizing opioid use. How about a Federal bonus at the grocery store for buying vegetables ?
AMEN! The best cure is withdrawal and difficulty in procuring more.
But is that the best cure for patients with chronic pain ? Pain changes everything. Your personality, your activity, your social life. Patients that never abused their prescriptions are now the target to show reduction in quantity of meds requested. It’s because our DEA and other agencies are so impotent at doing their job and making a difference, look to chronically ill and remove their pain breaking cycle meds. If lucky, attrition through suicide will affect stats. Congrats USA - we rock in care giving. Always assume people are drug seekers and suggest Tylenol!
Susan, you are absolutely spot on. Chronic pain is a whole field into itself. It is life consuming and shouldn't be mingled in with drug abuse. These are real people with real needs. I myself can only compare it to childbirth, except I knew there was an end to the pain. Chronic pain has no end, and yes, there is a high rate of suicide among people with chronic pain. The most prevalent of chronic pain is that of back pain. It affects every position of your daily sitting, standing, walking and sleeping life. Thank you for bringing this aspect to the discussion.
I am talking about the addicts that abuse drugs. You won't be on the street looking for a fix if your needs are legitimate.
No you’ll be weaning yourself off of meds because you have had a butt load of pharmacy staff having to recheck with doctor and insurance companies not covering drugs bc they have a big lobby. And the hassle of going to an office every 30 days to sign forms that you will not sell, misuse, or trade your prescription or use it in conjunction with an illegal street drug. Yes it actually said that on the form I was given after 25 years as a patient. So what’s the big deal about quality of life? Shouldn’t some of us been grandfathered in before all the S*** hit the fan? I played by the rules. My neurologist got so fed up he took early retirement.
Nothing like some 19 year old at an insurance company explaining why your “tier” has changed. Cynical, that happens when good people get hurt or betrayed!
Totally agree...been there, done that...had a 'working relationship' with opioids for over 8 years, once I figured out how to manage it.
Quality of life was drastically improved but...2016...the plan was rolled out...maybe saved some lives but many were lost...we know of one suicided with meds because he could no longer get any relief and MANY MANY more were lost but never reported on!
Quality of life for many were reduced...no counseling, no tapering, no monitoring, no gradual reduction in dosage and managing the pain differently...just done and gone...ironically I do know of a couple people who are still getting the oxi-family of opioids...how does that work?
Mine was Dilaud or Hydro-Morphone...pretty potent but no where near the toxicity of the oxi's and fentanyl!
Oh, well...the god(s) of this world have always been psychotic...say la vie!😎
I guess there are clinics specializing in chronic pain and patients have had success. I get the feeling these are not numerous or available in smaller population areas. Given info by U of W medical staff, not specifics just a confirmation.
The best cure is give them all they want with no rescuing them!🥸
At whose expense?
Great comment Patriot Garry Blankenship~!
You hit it right on the head~!!! Once an Individual sees this same "model of corruption" in one aspect of society, all that they need to do is to learn to recognize the same pattern of corruption in the other aspects of our current society. That leads the Individual to no other logical conclusion than "we" (Americans/humanity) are in fact being ruthlessly controlled by the most evil and deadly tyrants on earth~! These evil tyrants are the most wealthy & powerful Individuals on earth, obviously, and they have very carefully assembled a system of horrors that hides their true identities, while placing their evil puppets in key high-profile positions of power & control all across society. This sick evil system is VERY old, VERY deeply rooted, pervasive, and it has now become SO dangerous and deadly that "we" (humanity) no longer have any choice but to terminate it along with the criminals of humanity and their evil minions~! You well described the process of identifying this evil corruption in one aspect of society at a time, because these criminals of humanity have only one common and consistent "game plan" that they follow, and they have ruthlessly deployed it over & over again & again for a great many hundreds of years~! You have actually described the "restart" of The Age of Enlightenment movement of humanity, the exact painful process it entails, and precisely how it works~! Nice~! Have a great day and keep up the good work because ONLY those who have broken our Individual chains of enslavement fully understand what it is like to do so, and ONLY those who have endured the same process would be capable of properly articulating it~! Those who are strong enough to defeat their own Individual brainwashing know how difficult the process is, and we are here to help guide and support others who are working to free themselves. Once an Individual sees the evil matrix in one aspect of life/society, they can never "unsee" it and it becomes incumbent upon them to free themselves because no one can do that but the Individuals themselves. Life is better, happier, and FAR safer on the other side BTW, so yes, it is well worth the Individual pain and suffering that the process always requires~!!!
Very sincerely, Mike
We just aren’t playing by the rules. Once you turn 65 you need to find a tall bridge and toss yourself off. See, you’ve become obsolete and a burden to all. Next you’ll expect SS payments and you’ll raid your own 401k. That paid for house, you are keeping it off the market for younger families. Sell and move to some retirement facility. Give up your autonomy, enjoy 3:00 pm jello break, and leave your life savings in the hands of some clown charging you a wrap fee quarterly. This PSA is brought to you by the folks in Olympia and DC. The age rule does not apply to them. They can work until grey matter runs out their ears and their lips move by bioengineered electronics. How’d I get on Biden!
Have a good day!
You have been studying...or else just very intuitive...strange... but true!
It's called a mortgage for a reason...mort=death and gage=measure...very carefully calculated and now...they know the next generation will not even be able to carry the burden of a mortgage, so they re-order society to the next lower level of control and slavery...I sure hope they fail...but it's going to be messy!😎
Yes, I have been seriously studying for many lustrum my friend~! I am actually indeed extremely Intuitive as well. That is a combo that is difficult to beat ;-) It is also why I at one time worked very hard to have a military career, because I do have skills ;-) You are right about the term "mortgage" but my greatest goal for my clients was to get them to pay their paper off ASAP and I had many successes. You are correct that there is going to be a slide in the numbers of homeowners, however I believe that it will only be temporary because of the new financial/economic system that is already in place just outside of the public view. "We" can't bring in the new system until the old system is ready to be "unplugged". Yes, the criminals of humanity had nearly completed their evil new system/level of control, but there was a "monkey wrench" tossed into their evil gears and "SNAPPO" their evil agenda was terminated. Sad huh? So, my analysis is that there will in due time be an economic BOOM that makes the post WWII economy look like an economic collapse~! ALL of these idiots who are fighting President Trump and the white hats are actually fighting their own MASSIVE historic economic BOOM believe it or not, but that is what is happening... The criminals of humanity have NO real power, without their "useful idiots" who "eat their own young"~! HA~! Yes, you are probably right that it will be a little messy, but President Trump and the white hats are obviously committed to save as many people as possible and to provide for "a smooth transition" as he has publicly stated. The mess will be caused by the hysterical lunatic Trump derangement clown show, so there is only so much that can be done to minimize that. We shall just have to deal with it~! Have a fun evening! Sincerely, Mike
Ha! "Many men would take the death-sentence without a whimper, to escape the life-sentence which fate carries in her other hand.” T E Lawrence. Technology made me obsolete before I turned 65. After the Jello is consumed and the Depends underwear are replaced one should not forget to watch "Murder She Wrote" on the television. Sequim for most of us is the last stage on the highway of life and a U turn is not possible.
A quick detour to a dream location is a good substitute. I pick Fiji or shorter flight, Hawaii. A warm swimming pool can take away my bad mood in a big hurry.
There is less ahead than behind. Spend the kids inheritance, they can make their own money. Just like we did.
Hello Patriot Steve O~!
Ah, yes, normally you would probably be correct, however the reason that the old criminal medical cabal has been allowed to commit suicide by COVID "vaccines" and other systemic malpractice is because President Trump and the white hat (Global alliance) is going to replace the old evil death cult healthcare system with new technology and about 6,000 hidden patents that will actually allow folks to live healthier, happier, better, and even longer, from what "we" have been analyzing for years now~! I understand this sounds "pie in the sky" but that is the honest analysis like it or not. So, folks who are looking for an early demise will probably be disappointed and have a very cool option in the not-so-distant future. Maybe even this year or next year, but the one thing that I can't do is predict the timing. War is Hell and predicting timing of anything in wartime is never easy. Hang in there my friend, because I/we definitely know that there are hidden patients and truths that can be extremely beneficial for our health. We have actually "rediscovered" some of them over the years ourselves. For instance, neither of us has had a common cold for well over 15 years because we know the cure~! It is easy to make and very inexpensive, so the big drug criminals spend enormous amounts of money to keep the common cold cure hidden. There is also a technology that we know as "The Med Bed" that has been around for many decades, so be on the lookout for an announcement about a "new technology" that can BIGGLEY help folks coming out around or after the new US Treasury Notes are released to replace the federal reserve dollars that we are still using today. You may want to research Nickola Tesla because he was FAR superior to Einstein~!!! Light years~! You may also stumble across the name of Nickola Tesla's chief personal assistant back in the day. A man who I believe was named "John Trump"~! If that name rings a bell, it should, because your President is "Donald John Trump" (word is that President Trump learned much from his uncle ;-)) When the useful idiots realize that THEY caused these delays in will be the best economy the world has ever experienced, causing a great many millions of murders, they will forever be ashamed for their insanity & foolishness. They will be faced with the reality that they were even worse that the WWII German NAZI promoting general public! MUCH worse~! True story~! Have a mellow evening and stay as healthy as possible~! Cheers! mike
Steve O I seem to relate and get a pick me up from reruns of Judge Judy! : 0
1) In Washington DC the most profitable "work" seems to consist of insider trading. I think Congress should publish its stock trades so the rest of us can dip our bread in the gravy. 2) If Social Security and Medicare didn't exist and a person invested in a diversified portfolio of stocks every year with the money that would have been devoted to both would that person have more wealth when his/her age was 65? The federal government removes our money and returns it many years later. This seems like a scam unless many people die before they can collect both.
Steve, can you imagine at as little as 5 percent what your social security earnings would look like? That’s not even high risk crazy investing. It wasn’t but 3 or 4 decades ago that no one except teamsters had monies to invest. Think of the billions of dollars tied up in portfolios, that the average worker had no true participation in picking. But with “matching” funds from employer got involved, they wouldn’t let you take those withholdings and think on your own. 20 years ago financial advisers were for Thurston Howell and Lovie. Now there’s an Edward Jones on every other street corner. An entire financial product based industry has been created. And if you don’t look at the fee structure of your investments/agent you may be barely covering your costs annually. It takes some digging. Say $35 per $10,000 invested doesn’t seem horrible until you do the math on a million dollar portfolio, also adviser fee is on top of that. Oh yes, I complain but not geared to do it myself. Can you even roll over money into a self directed investment. I know our investment guru makes it seem like only a wizard knows how to perform such a task.
HA~!
Nice to hear from you again Patriot Susam Bonallo~!
Well, after The American Constitution I was never much of one for the "rules" of the keepers of this spinning insane asylum~! Ha Ha Ha! I will oblige someone who thinks themselves capable, to throw me off of that bridge, but they may end up briefly swimming in air themselves ;-}} Ha~! Yes, I am a smidge over 65 and I have been collecting MY money from SS for a while because I saw this BS coming and wanted to make sure that I removed as much money from the criminals of humanity as possible. I also closed all of the "government-controlled accounts" that I had long ago, because I smelled that refrigerator door closing! Refrigerators talk tuff, but they really don't have what it takes to duke it out~! ;-} HA! "We" still owe a little on our private note on our property, but I like that money going into the hands of private folks who are using it to help others, and well out of the hands of the criminals in the mortgage/banking cabal. You should laugh at that if you remember that I myself was a mortgage broker & banker trying to help folks long ago in that rat infested world of liars and cheats~! Our property is for sale, so first come first serve, but "we" are just going to buy another slice of heaven anyway... Retirement facility? Ha! I am too annoying for that, but sitting in a grey walled room waiting to die would definitely not be me. Yes, these evil monsters would LOVE to "erase" a lot of us, and they don't really care what age, sex, or race we are anymore... The low estimate is that 20 million Americans were slaughtered with the COVID vaccines alone over the past 5 years and we continue to see more (healthy people) dropping dead every day. I have the numbers closer to 30+ million, but I am including all of the death camps that are posing as hospitals "caring" for those who are foolish or unfortunate enough to dare being admitted into a hospital these days. Fun huh? Of course, you are being VERY generous by suggesting that the scumbags in Olympia and the DC swamp actually have "grey matter" but right you are about their evil Intentions and death cult agenda. All things considered, I will continue to work on my health just out of spite to upset these criminals of humanity and their murderers~! There are quite a few of us "old geezers" who are willing to sacrifice ourselves for America and the future generations these days, so if that should become necessary there are going to be GOBZ of jack-booted NAZI socialists who "suddenly" cast polka dotted shadows~! Baaaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaa~! President Trump and the white hats are definitely running out of time because many folks are building to a point where they are just going to do their Constitutional duty to deal with these criminals of humanity and their evil minions, so one way or another this evil matrix will be as dead as disco in due time~!
Have a fun afternoon and enjoy a great weekend~!
Sincerely, Mike
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Susan, thank you for the reality. The elders in a Japanese society are respected and cared for by family. The elder in the US society are a burden. I hear you.
Hi Patriot Jennifer~!
The historic measure of the quality of the character of any society is in how that society treats its youngest and oldest generations~! We (Americans) have a LOT of things to improve~! Have a great weekend~! Sincerely, Mike
I wish as an adult, I could spend time with my grandparents. The stories they could tell of moving west and the changes life saw them through! So much wisdom and history.
Yeah, it's hard to believe but many of these beings are not fully human...more reptilian of mind..very intelligent reptilians...ironically we all have a reptilian brain, so maybe not so surprising we are in the condition we find ourselves!😎
I’m going with deep primordial brain. It’s a better fit, plus warm blood. My 23 and me said Eastern European which is code for Neanderthal.
I’m fine with that better than a crocodile.
There is a LOT of investment money linked to the 'treatment' horror show!
Good luck with all that, eh?😊
I much prefer the days of old when we were told to just say, "No" to drugs.
Their "compassion" is anything but.
If only just 'saying no' could cover the spectrum of human curiosity and derring-do!😎
At least back then some/many folks might have, paused, to consider options/ramifications/alternate enjoyable activities. Did the stigma/fear of drugs help to keep some folks from going down that path? Now it seems affirming their addiction to the point many/most are not stopping their addiction. This to me is heartbreaking for them and our community.
"When life is woe and hope is dumb the world says go and the grave says come".
Heartbreaking, let's give folks hope!
I really understand your thoughts and comments Patriot Diana Henderson!
The only problem is that those days of "just say no" and "zero tolerance" were in fact criminally unconstitutional, and they directly led to ALL of the horrific nightmares that we now have today. This was in fact always completely foreseeable for any REAL American Constitutionalist because "we" always knew what the end result would be, but Americans had to go down the wrong (unconstitutional) road until it became too painful because they do not fully understand the absolute law of the land (America) and just how critical it is to our Republic. No pain, no gain ;-) Compassion definitely has its proper role, as well it always should however too much "compassion" always becomes overly emotional hysterically driven damage, pain, and suffering, under the guise of "good intentions"~! Violate The American Constitution and there are immediate and long-lasting painful consequences every single time regardless of any "Intentions" ;-] Yes, many Americans tragically want to return to the past matrix, however that is only an emotional preference/response to end the pain and suffering that Americans are currently enduring. We (America) will NEVER "go back" to the old evil matrix that created this Hell on earth, because that will not be allowed and it is no longer an option~! Thank God~! So, we (Americans) need to start doing the right things that we always should have been doing in the first place, as opposed to following the criminals in the government and our society who have very evil agendas. Our new federal government management is actually working towards the best outcome, so be patient because hundreds of years of crimes against Americans & humanity take a little time to correct~! Have a great and fun weekend~!
Sincerely, Mike
George Gilder wrote about this subject many years ago in his book "Naked Nomads". Men are more likely to be in prison, to be addicted to dope and to be homeless. Why? Gilder believes that marriage tames the male spirit. Once females in law school outnumbered males the average male including Joe Sixpack became obsolete. The reason is simple. A male will marry a female based upon her physical attributes independent of financial status. In other words, beneath his station. Females generally marry above their station or avoid marriage. Imagine all the adult males living with their parents playing video games all day because no female is available to them. In 1950 they would have married and initiated a family after high school. That is the tenor of the book I believe.
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Damned right we deserve to see the revenue. If our tax dollars pay for it, we need to know.
BUT, I don't fault the Tribe for wanting to make money. Would you do anything differently if you were in their shoes? I fault their "Sovereignty" bullshit that separates how they are treated from the rest of us. Its racism! It's divisive. Aren't we all AMERICANS? Our wrath should be at Congress for perpetuating these reparations and end the racist and divisive BIA. Instead of perceiving them working AGAINST us, we would admire their business successes, which would surely be without special perks and tax dollars. Write to DOGE.
Yeah, I am asking for the same tax exemptions our legislators bestowed on the tribes. Maybe I can go to the BIA and ask for a treaty with TRIBE USA.
Have you considered becoming an honorary member of the tribe? Perhaps for a small donation you can become a pledge and achieve a tax exemption. I believe that I might be indigenous. If anyone saw me standing next to Ron Allen they would say I look more indigenous.
If you can pay, you can play!😊
Playing by 'their' game won't work...we have to do it differently...working within a corrupt system won't work unless you have all the cards in your hand, which no one does!
Everything is a gamble and humans ARE gamblers...look at all the Casinos and the stock market and the drug taking and reckless driving and jumping in the deep end while not being able to swim...three people nearly lost their lives at Lake Crescent this week because they were messing around in deep water but didn't know how to swim!
Duh!😊
Depending on who you are the stock market may not be that much of a gamble.
Every tribe should operate in its own self-interest. Unfortunately, my tribe the vanilla faces hates itself and begs for its own extinction. Slavery and genocide happened on this continent for thousands of years before Columbus arrived. After my tribe abolished slavery, it continued in the Arab world and the African Continent, yet my tribe grovels and shouts "mea culpa". If we hate ourselves, how can we expect respect from others?
Chaos is part of the natural order and humans will always be divided by race, religion, philosophy, sports, education, occupation, geography, genetics, IQ, sexuality, gender, wealth and social standing IMO
Thanks to the great efforts of RFK Jr. and many others like Jeff Tozzer, the old so-called "healthcare" model of "modern medicine" that thrives on a large growing population of sick and unhealthy folks is being revealed for ALL Americans to see it for what it is~! Ultimately it is the responsibility of each Individual to work hard to improve their own health, however there is no doubt that the old dramatically failed criminally corrupt medical system that promotes, creates, and fosters unwell Individuals as the business model is clearly dying a slow death. There is a new medical system model that has already been born from the ashes of the old rotten system, and just like the other painful yet positive changes our society is currently experiencing, many of "us" (REAL American Patriots) have been doing our best to get the truth out for years and even decades in many cases. The most abusive Individuals who have been "slamming" the Patriot truth tellers with the evil and dirty "conspiracy theory club" of the thugs and bullies can expect their victims to remind them with the "I told you so" admonishment that they so well deserve, however, most American truth tellers are folks of duty and great compassion who understand that "we" (ALL Americans) have been exposed to a constant brutal brainwashing system of government from cradle to grave by the most powerful who have carefully and very Intentionally "dumbed down" as many people as possible for well over 100 years~! We hope that ALL Americans can soon realize that all of us have been constantly ruthlessly abused by the most evil tyrants that the world has ever seen, so that together we can finally purge of society of these horrible criminals of humanity everywhere that they exist~! At the very least, "we" hope that the weak-minded low information crowd that is the most susceptible to the dictates and brainwashing of the tyrants, cease playing the roles of self-destructive fools who are constantly being used to do the bidding of the criminals of humanity~! Thank you Jeff Tozzer for another "gentle reminder" of one of the most dastardly and deadly aspects of life today and may your "flashlight of truth" never run out of batteries~! Cheers~! Sincerely, Mike
...“On its face, the message sounds compassionate. But the wording—and the economics behind it—invite a closer look”…
This battle is being fought in other towns. Replace the town of Southhampton with Port Angeles, and you’ll hardly notice a difference. Southhampton is fighting the Tribe’s status of restricted fee lands which has stripped the town of its authority to regulate under local and state jurisdiction.
...”How much revenue does the clinic make from these daily encounters?
• Should taxpayers have the right to see the numbers for a facility they paid to build?
For now, those answers remain behind the closed doors of a sovereign nation”...
By Chez Oxendine Tribal Business News Aug 10, 2025
Shinnecock-owned billboards are part of a wider economic development plan - but the boards’ operation has continually been challenged both by the state of New York and the nearby Town of Southampton.
“The Town of Southampton filed suit Tuesday in federal court against the Department of the Interior, challenging a Dec. 23 memorandum that directed the Bureau of Indian Affairs to record the Shinnecock Indian Nation's Westwoods parcel as restricted fee land.
Native-owned land is often split into several categories, the most prominent of which is trust land, or land held in trust with the federal government as part of a reservation. Trust lands lie outside typical state and local jurisdictions. In this instance, the Shinnecock Nation has asserted the parcel in question is restricted fee land — land that is owned by the tribe and subject to restrictions on state and local interference without being attached to an existing reservation.
The complaint alleges that the BIA’s decision memorandum and a subsequent title status report were “arbitrary and capricious.” Southampton says the actions unlawfully stripped the town of its longstanding AUTHORITY TO REGULATE the roughly 79-acre parcel in Hampton Bays, which the Shinnecock Nation owns in fee simple — meaning with the same rights as a private owner, still SUBJECT TO LOCAL AND STATE JURISDICTION.
Shinnecock Vice Chairman Lance Gumbs called the suit a bid to “squeeze every bit of funding” out of the tribe's economic development efforts.
“We don't have the funds as a non-gaming tribe, so these are attempts to basically bankrupt the nation and prevent us from having living standards for ourselves,” Gumbs told Tribal Business News. “We're surrounded by all of this opulence and wealth — it's the lifestyles of the rich and famous for everybody but us.”
The suit is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between the Shinnecock Nation, the state of New York, AND THE TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON OVER THE WESTWOODS PARCEL The Nation has installed two electronic billboards there and HAS PROPOSED BUILDING A GAS STATION AND TRAVEL PLAZA, PROMPTING THE TOWN AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ASSERT THAT NON-TRIBAL PERMITS ARE REQUIRED.
The tribe has been fighting attempts to shut down their electronic billboards, and an ongoing injunction against their gas station, since 2019.
In his Dec. 23 memorandum, Newland concluded that Westwoods “is within the Nation's aboriginal territory, that the Nation has resided within its aboriginal territory SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL and has never removed therefrom, and that Westwoods is within the purview of the Nonintercourse Act and is therefore restricted against alienation absent consent of the United States.”
He directed the BIA's Eastern Region to enter the parcel as restricted fee land in the agency's Trust Asset and Accounting Management System, according to his letter to the tribe.
SOUTHAMPTON ARGUES THAT RECLASSIFYING PRIVATELY HELD LAND REQUIRES FORMAL RULEMAKING, PUBLIC NOTICE AND CONSULTATION - — none of which occurred, according to the complaint. The town's suit seeks to vacate Newland's memorandum and the title status report, a declaratory judgment that Westwoods is NOT restricted fee land, and a permanent injunction RESTORING THE TOWN’S REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OVER THE PARCEL…”
Very interesting. Sounds a lot like you know where?
This is another example of wasteful tax $$$ that is premeditated to line the pockets of certain people.As these lucrative drug facilities continue to rake in the taxpayers $$$ then more and more problems grow by bringing in more and more drug addicts from other cities. More drug addicts need more housing ect ect ect.We see the beginning of this right now with the mat clinic in sequim and a proposed new luxury housing project for drug addicts in P.A.we will have to see who will be living in the carsborg project when finished.The disturbing part is the mindset of the people behind this disaster that have been elected to make rational decisions for the safety of clallam county residents.It does seem that some mentally ill people are managing to get voted into office to destroy this county out of greed or stupidity or both.The three commission board members which seem to be heading in a direction to raise taxes for this scenerio better get replaced asap or clallam county is going to look like shithole real quick.JKT is going to get a real bad reputation for supporting this drug problem just to make more $$$ which it does not appear to need.Build rehab facilities to give out freebies for reoffenders and get $$$ from both directions. Clallam county has had plenty of rehab facilities for many years but a newer player wants in on the action.
If you question or would like to see how the money flows regarding JTK you are a racist! Don’t ask bc they won’t tell. Even worse an accountant racist.
Those accountants are the most radical!
They get caught stealing all the time, but it never stops them!
No accountability is the downfall of ANY human being!
That's why we 'invented' God, because we needed oversight and knew we couldn't trust ourselves!🤣
I think us savvy people are well aware of when the corruptors do not want to be honest or transparent and want a quick way out then racist is used.
What rehab facilities have existed in Sequim?!? There are NONE! And that's ok with me. But don't lie and say they're here.
I vote for NO-Hab! I noticed no one asked me though and the voting system is corrupt, so probably doesn't matter!😎
OBEY! Don't ask questions....it's none of your business...Oy Vey...OBEY...oh, wait that's racist too!😱
Ok smart mouth susan i said clallam county pay attention if you can,in sequim for many years olympic personal growth center.
Jeff, what about those other clinics in PA and elsewhere that only charge $50 per encounter? Back in the SOS days, we referenced those as fulfilling the needs of MAT help on the Olympic Peninsula. While it's hard to blame the Tribe for taking the maximum allowable, just as none of us would ignore legal deductions from our tax returns, one has to wonder why they're in business at all if other clinics can do it for $50. Maybe it's $100 now, but still. I fault Congress for their racist practice of treating the Tribes differently and divisively. DEFUND THE BIA! Write DOGE!
I need to research those other clinics. Thanks.
I'm curious what clinics you're talking about and who is paying the $50 charge. The patient or the tax payer.
When SOS was fighting the Tribal MAT clinics, people in the know said there were at least a dozen independent MAT clinics in PA that charged as little as $35 for treatment. I am taking this at their word and vaguely recall that someone compiled a list, to show that the Tribal clinic was unnecessary and a huge tax burden. But, like most things in Clallam County, it was a done deal before the public ever heard about it.
The tax-payer. The difference between the two, as I understood back during SOS, is the healing wellness center offers wrap-around services…showers, psychologists, day-care, counseling, free transportation & a place to stay for a couple of days to get on their way to sober? The other places don’t offer wrap-around only drugs to replace other drugs.
Can't make millions with a $50 tx! What were you thinkin'!🤣
Questions: can Non-tribal addicts get treatment? How much of the $719 goes back to big Pharma drug companies who actually provided the set up in all of the treatments centers around the country? What kind of profit do they rake in at tax-payer expense? Is their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement to be affected by the National cuts coming up, or are they immune from reduced payments like all other medical facilities? Is it true that treatment course is considered 1 year for most addicted persons, and what is the rate of "CURE" . How does the total medical care including dental compare at this facility? Maybe BIA needs to be examined by the MAGATSl like everything else, since it is sovereign but federal at the same time.
Jean, MAGats is a derogatory term. People who voted for and support Donald Trump are just as entitled to their political beliefs as you are.
Actually, a large portion of our civilization now hates legacy Americans especially White males. MAGA is a populist movement that favors Americans over the Third World and other countries. This group wishes to remove waste in government, immigration, crime in cities and foreign wars that don't favor our country. The working class has been ignored in favor of cheap slave labor imported for economic and political reasons. Foreigners are favored over Americans. Both Republicans and Democrats want this influx but for different reasons. Many cities have become dangerous, and the leaders have refused to protect citizens. Donald Trump is the conduit. My own belief is that the federal reserve bank should be removed along with income tax. I would have a national consumption tax which is more equitable. We want energy independence and more nuclear reactors. We don't care about the Middle East nor support for "Our greatest Ally". We also want manufacturing to return to the US. We believe the left is wrong, but they believe we are evil. Donald Trump is not entirely MAGA but closer than the Democratic Party that discriminates against White males.
True...entitlement seems to be a powerful thing in our decadent culture!😊
Of course, the store is open for EVERYONE, even imported addicts that we feared would be brought in.
"Imported". LOL That is the way I see it. Why do so many people on Nextdoor deny that Sequim has been in decline for the last five years? Low income housing will introduce more crime and problems into the community.
What is a "MAGATS"? (Is it like a DUMBOCRAT?) Is it intended to be a slur? Because, you'd probably do better leaving the schoolyard names in the schoolyard.
Well, maggots do clean up the mess left behind by rot and corruption.
Proud 'maggats', maybe?🤔🤣
Mimi, I tried looking up that one too. So many vague references. Couldn't really get a definition. I don't think Jean meant it as was interpreted.
So many ACRONYMS!
Always Creating Rather Odd New 'Yoyo' Meanings....STOP!🤣
I really believe that the Boomer females living here are psychotic. Perhaps they need another Three Kings demonstration to sublimate their anger. The reason so many are single is because their husbands committed suicide. LOL I agree their tone does seem adolescent. In 2016 I barely knew who Trump was and my neighbor began screaming about him at the mailbox. Saliva was forming on the sides of her mouth.
Hey, technically I am a 'boomer' but, somehow retained my brain and thinking powers.... I don't even twist my pearls... I'm such a shame to my awful generation.
I would prefer a debate upon policy and not ad hominin attacks. BTW Trump should have sent in the national guard after the riots occurred when the career criminal died of a fentanyl overdose. In addition, commerce should not have stopped because of the bat flu. I use Sweden as the example
I have 'watchdog derangement syndrome' I'm sure Nozias would fund treatment for that!🤣
Stopped considering your points at MAGATS. You just couldn't control yourself, could you?
Jean, good questions, but many can't be found or answered because of the sovereign wall.
No one is 'sovereign' unless they are willing to die for it!
We only have the 'rights' we are willing to die for.
We never die! It only seems like it!😎
Or kill.
which is theoretically more fun.... I hear.
There's a segment of the population that needs to keep people down to keep themselves relevant, stay employed, etc... despite whatever conflict of interest they have.
The Tribes received a BIG settlement from Pharma giants Johnson and Johnson, the Purdue Co, makers of Oxycontin, and other Pharma. They may have used (just guessing here) part of settlement to build the Clinic.
"A major settlement was reached in February 2022 where the following agreed to pay Native American tribes for their role in the opioid crisis:
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson: $150 million, to be paid over two years.
The three largest drug distributors (AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson): $440 million, to be paid over six and a half years.
In all, these settlements will bring over $1 billion in opioid abatement funds to Indian Country, according to Tribal Self-Governance documents. These funds are to be paid out over the next 15 years.
It's important to note that these settlements are in addition to separate agreements, such as:
A prior agreement that resulted in $75 million in payments to the Cherokee Nation from the three distribution companies.
Additional settlements with other companies, including pharmaceutical manufacturers Teva and Allergan and major pharmacy chains (Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens).
The funds from these settlements are intended to be used for tribal programs, services, and activities aimed at addressing the opioid crisis within their communities, including prevention, harm reduction, and treatment efforts. "
And I found this: "Intended Use: The tribal chairman, Ron Allen, indicated that any funds received by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe would go towards their efforts in building a healing center to address opioid addiction."
Totally respectable on it's face. Who wouldn't want to support a "healing clinic". But MAT clinics work by taking patients off of opiates that they are getting from illegal sources and putting them on synthetic opiates that are controlled and dispensed by the clinic. These clinics take over the roll of the drug dealer legally and get the taxpayer to pay for the drugs while keeping the patient needing the "treatment".
TJ, they also have a gambling addiction center. Ironic. Build it then treat it....they will come.
More like, create the problem then treat the addiction.
Hegelian Dialectic...Problem, Reaction, Solution!
Delphi Technique...gaslight and 'lead' the audience to the desired outcome!
Old technology, new age!😎
oh yes, I totally agree with your statements and Jeff's post. Just thought we were discussing the visibility of funding, etc. I had forgotten the 2022 settlement with big pharma and thought it should be included here...
All roads to hell are paved with good 'intentions'!😎
That's a LOT of hush money floating around but I'm willing to bet BIG Bucks that Pharma is still profiting HUGE off these 'clinics' and not just for the drugs they provide!😳