Navajo County Republican Committee https://navajo.republican/ Official Website of the NCRC Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:47:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/navajo.republican/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-navajo-county-republican-committee-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Navajo County Republican Committee https://navajo.republican/ 32 32 230437548 Iran’s Death Warrant: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered by the Mullahs’ Own Hubris https://navajo.republican/2026/04/14/irans-death-warrant-signed-sealed-and-delivered-by-the-mullahs-own-hubris/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:47:12 +0000 https://navajo.republican/?p=2525 LHGrey Apr 12, 2026 https://lhgrey78.substack.com/p/irans-death-warrant-signed-sealed I. The President’s Proclamation… A Masterstroke of Unyielding Resolve President Donald J. Trump has just issued the clearest, most lethal declaration of American will since the days of decisive commanders who understood that weakness invites slaughter. The Strait of Hormuz is now under blockade. Mines will be hunted and destroyed. […]

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LHGrey

Apr 12, 2026

https://lhgrey78.substack.com/p/irans-death-warrant-signed-sealed

I. The President’s Proclamation… A Masterstroke of Unyielding Resolve

President Donald J. Trump has just issued the clearest, most lethal declaration of American will since the days of decisive commanders who understood that weakness invites slaughter.

The Strait of Hormuz is now under blockade. Mines will be hunted and destroyed. Tolls extorted by a rogue theocracy will be treated as piracy on the high seas. Any Iranian vessel or proxy that fires will be “blown to hell.”

This is not rhetoric. This is operational reality. Iran’s refusal to surrender its nuclear program at the negotiating table was not a diplomatic misstep…it was the regime’s final, suicidal signature on its own death warrant.

Trump has simply read the document aloud and begun enforcement.

II. Historical Knowledge… The Recurring Pathology of Overreach

History does not forgive regimes that mistake temporary tactical breathing room for strategic invincibility.

Persia’s ancient empires fell when they overreached. The Ottoman sultans learned the same lesson when they tried to choke European trade routes. Imperial Japan discovered it at Midway.

The Soviet Union collapsed under the weight of its own unsustainable aggression.

Iran’s clerical dictatorship is merely the latest chapter in a timeless pathology:

a brittle, paranoid elite convinced that blackmail can substitute for real power. Every time a lesser power has weaponized a global chokepoint…whether the Hellespont, the Suez, or now Hormuz…the great maritime powers have eventually crushed the extortionist.

Rome did not negotiate with pirates; it crucified them. Trump’s Navy is simply updating the precedent.

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Monroe Doctrine REBORN: Trump Declares Total War on Cartels & Globalists | Part 2 https://navajo.republican/2026/03/28/monroe-doctrine-reborn-trump-declares-total-war-on-cartels-globalists-part-2/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:13:40 +0000 https://navajo.republican/?p=2520 The post Monroe Doctrine REBORN: Trump Declares Total War on Cartels & Globalists | Part 2 appeared first on Navajo County Republican Committee.

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Get Your High School Student Involved In a National Civics Competition and Scholarship https://navajo.republican/2026/02/16/get-your-high-school-student-involved/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:55:06 +0000 https://navajo.republican/?p=2456 The Presidential 1776 Award Learn from the past. Test your knowledge. Track your future. https://www.presidential1776award.org PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, CURIOSITY, AND GRIT ON THE MAIN STAGE About the Competition The Presidential 1776 Award is part of a national civics competition that challenges high school students who have interest in history around the founding of America and the ideas […]

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The Presidential 1776 Award

Learn from the past. Test your knowledge. Track your future.

https://www.presidential1776award.org

PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, CURIOSITY, AND GRIT ON THE MAIN STAGE

About the Competition

The Presidential 1776 Award is part of a national civics competition that challenges high school students who have interest in history around the founding of America and the ideas that shaped this country. The competition focuses on the Founders, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutional Convention, and the key battles and soldiers of the American Revolutionary War.

Students in grades 9-12 will compete in three stages:

  • An online multiple-choice test
  • An in-person regional semi-finals
  • A national finals event in Washington D.C.

Student travel and lodging will not be sponsored for regional contestants but will be covered for national finalists.

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Hobbs Vetoes GOP Tax Conformity Bill, Leaving Arizona Taxpayers Facing Uncertainty https://navajo.republican/2026/02/16/hobbs-vetoes-gop-tax-conformity-bill-leaving-arizona-taxpayers-facing-uncertainty/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:40:00 +0000 https://navajo.republican/?p=2453 By Ethan Faverino | February 15, 2026 https://azfreenews.com/2026/02/hobbs-vetoes-gop-tax-conformity-bill-leaving-arizona-taxpayers-facing-uncertainty/ Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed a Republican bill, HB 2785, which would have brought Arizona’s income tax law into full conformity with the federal Internal Revenue Code as reflected in the tax forms already issued by Hobbs’ Department of Revenue for the 2025 tax year.

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By Ethan Faverino |

February 15, 2026

https://azfreenews.com/2026/02/hobbs-vetoes-gop-tax-conformity-bill-leaving-arizona-taxpayers-facing-uncertainty/

Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed a Republican bill, HB 2785, which would have brought Arizona’s income tax law into full conformity with the federal Internal Revenue Code as reflected in the tax forms already issued by Hobbs’ Department of Revenue for the 2025 tax year.

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Financial Transformation Underway https://navajo.republican/2026/02/16/financial-transformation-underway/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:29:19 +0000 https://navajo.republican/?p=2451 Part 10 🧵 Joe Lange Feb 16, 2026 https://open.substack.com/pub/joelange/p/financial-transformation-underway-78a?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web When all currencies are backed by gold or hard ASSETS, sovereignty of each nation’s financial system is protected. But how do you prevent the ASSETS from being centralized and controlled? Transparency is key. Corruption loves to hide in darkness. Placing all ASSETS on a blockchain ledger, […]

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Part 10 🧵

Joe Lange

Feb 16, 2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/joelange/p/financial-transformation-underway-78a?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

When all currencies are backed by gold or hard ASSETS, sovereignty of each nation’s financial system is protected.

But how do you prevent the ASSETS from being centralized and controlled?

Transparency is key.

Corruption loves to hide in darkness.

Placing all ASSETS on a blockchain ledger, makes the financial system transparent and decentralized. That will help to end any manipulation and a lot of government corruption. It allows the people to keep track of and oversee the ASSETS.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

But how do you hand the power back to the people permanently?

You can make the money honest again, but how do you safeguard the people’s CONTROL over the money?

Stablecoins.

When the Venezuelan currency collapsed into hyperinflation, the people started scrambling to find dollars.

It was an ESCAPE from poverty and the debt slavery system within Venezuela.

Freedom from government control.

“When a government fails its responsibilities, it should be no surprise that people protect themselves through unofficial currency trading. This is exactly what big international investors do all the time, albeit through more official channels.”

https://theconversation.com/what-caused-hyperinflation-in-venezuela-a-rare-blend-of-public-ineptitude-and-private-enterprise-102483

The Venezuelan people were “smuggling” in US dollars from neighboring countries, to replace the bolivar.

Maduro passed laws, to prevent currency exchange from bolivars into dollars, in order to control the money. That didn’t stop the black market exchanges.

Government CONTROL of the money makes the people debt slaves.

How do you create a permanent financial ESCAPE for the people, under any future tyrannical government?

You create a decentralized system, where access to other currencies is no longer, just an option for “big international investors” and the elite.

STABLECOINS change everything.

It’s way more than just a new “stable” currency.

Trump is going to DECENTRALIZE everything. That’s the only way to truly hand the power back to the people.

How?

Stablecoins AND “real world ASSET tokenization.”

“The convergence of stablecoins and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization marks a defining moment for the digital economy. As traditional finance and blockchain technology continue to merge, stablecoins have become the lifeblood of liquidity in tokenized ecosystems — bridging fiat currencies with blockchain-based assets.”

This is really important to understand.

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State of Denial-Arizona The Movie https://navajo.republican/2026/02/15/state-of-denial-arizona-the-movie/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:21:29 +0000 https://navajo.republican/?p=2447 The post State of Denial-Arizona The Movie appeared first on Navajo County Republican Committee.

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Mini Nukes or Coal Powered Power Plants-The case for transition from coal to nukes https://navajo.republican/2026/02/14/mini-nukes-or-coal-powered-power-plants-the-case-for-transition-from-coal-to-nukes/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:13:11 +0000 https://navajo.republican/?p=2441 Moving from coal to mini-nuclear power plants (primarily small modular reactors, or SMRs, typically under 300 MWe, and microreactors) offers a compelling long-term value proposition for baseload electricity, especially amid U.S. grid shortfalls driven by data centers, electrification, and renewables intermittency. Coal provides familiar, dispatchable power but carries high environmental, health, and regulatory costs. SMRs […]

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Moving from coal to mini-nuclear power plants (primarily small modular reactors, or SMRs, typically under 300 MWe, and microreactors) offers a compelling long-term value proposition for baseload electricity, especially amid U.S. grid shortfalls driven by data centers, electrification, and renewables intermittency. Coal provides familiar, dispatchable power but carries high environmental, health, and regulatory costs. SMRs promise near-zero emissions, infrastructure reuse, and scalability, though they face higher upfront hurdles, unproven commercial scale, and waste challenges. Cost and Economics Existing coal plants have low marginal operating costs (fuel and maintenance) once built, but new or retrofitted coal faces expensive emissions controls, carbon pricing risks, and fuel volatility. Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for coal is often elevated when externalities are included. SMRs at former coal sites leverage reuse of land, grid connections, transmission, cooling water, and permits, yielding 15–35% capital cost savings compared to greenfield nuclear builds. DOE analyses highlight this for hundreds of U.S. coal sites. Modular factory construction further reduces on-site labor and timelines versus traditional large reactors. Overnight capital costs for nth-of-a-kind SMRs could drop 40% with standardization and learning curves. Projected SMR LCOE ranges from ~$50–120/MWh (depending on design, financing, and scale), often competitive with or better than new coal when factoring in 60–80-year lifespans and low fuel costs. Large nuclear is frequently cheaper per MWh than SMRs initially, but SMRs’ smaller size and incremental deployment lower financial risk for utilities. Coal-to-nuclear transitions also generate more long-term jobs (e.g., ~237+ permanent high-wage positions per SMR plant vs. a typical coal facility) and boost local tax revenue and economic activity. Short-term reality: Keeping aging coal online is cheaper and faster as a stop-gap. SMRs require significant upfront capital and face first-of-a-kind (FOAK) cost overruns (e.g., NuScale’s canceled Utah project saw costs rise sharply).Reliability and Grid ValueBoth technologies deliver firm, 24/7 baseload power—critical for grid stability amid rising demand. Nuclear excels here: U.S. reactors average >90% capacity factors, versus coal’s declining 50–70% in recent years due to maintenance and economics. SMRs offer load-following flexibility, passive safety features, and the ability to add modules incrementally as demand grows (e.g., for AI/data centers). They pair well with renewables for hybrid systems and can provide process heat or hydrogen production. Coal sites already have grid infrastructure, so SMRs can often serve as near “drop-in” replacements without major new transmission. This supports energy dominance and resilience during extreme weather, outperforming intermittent sources. Environmental and Health Impacts

This is where the value proposition tilts strongly toward nuclear:

  • Emissions — Coal emits ~820 gCO₂/kWh plus SO₂, NOₓ, mercury, and particulates (linked to thousands of premature deaths annually). Nuclear lifecycle emissions are ~10–50 gCO₂/kWh—comparable to or better than wind/solar when system costs are considered. Replacing coal with SMRs delivers immediate, deep decarbonization and cleaner air (e.g., Ontario’s coal phase-out dramatically improved local air quality).
  • Waste — Coal produces massive toxic ash (hundreds of thousands of tons per plant yearly, with heavy metals). Nuclear waste is tiny in volume but highly radioactive and requires secure long-term management. Many SMR designs actually generate 2–30 times more waste volume per unit of energy than conventional large reactors due to higher neutron leakage and more complex spent fuel—though the absolute quantities remain far smaller than coal ash.
  • Land and Mining — Nuclear has a vastly smaller footprint and lower ongoing fuel needs.

Overall, SMRs provide major public health and climate benefits, especially in polluted coal communities.Deployment, Safety, and ChallengesTimelines — Extending coal life is immediate. SMR licensing and construction (even with site reuse) likely take 5–10+ years for early projects; commercial scale-up is targeted for the mid-2030s onward. Global addressable market for coal replacement with SMRs is estimated at ~450 GW by 2050 (143 GW potential by 2035, mostly in the U.S.), but many utilities prefer to be “fast followers” rather than first movers.Safety — Modern nuclear (including SMR passive designs) has an exceptional safety record statistically. Smaller cores reduce meltdown risks. Coal mining and air pollution pose far greater routine hazards.Other hurdles for SMRs:

  • Regulatory/licensing delays for new designs.
  • Workforce reskilling (though significant overlap exists; nuclear jobs pay more).
  • Public acceptance and nuclear waste policy.
  • Supply chain and fuel fabrication scaling.

Overall Value Proposition

Staying with/extending coal wins on near-term affordability, familiarity, and speed—aligning with interim stop-gap strategies to avoid blackouts amid surging demand. However, it locks in emissions, health costs, fuel volatility, and eventual regulatory pressure to retire plants. Transitioning to mini-nuclear delivers superior long-term value: dramatic emissions cuts, reliable high-capacity power, infrastructure leverage, job/economic revitalization in coal communities, and resilience for a high-demand grid. Cost savings from coal-site reuse and modularity make SMRs more feasible than large reactors for replacement. The trade-offs are higher initial capital, deployment delays, and SMR-specific waste increases—challenges that policy support (tax credits, loan guarantees, streamlined licensing) and nth-of-a-kind learning can mitigate. In the context of U.S. grid shortfalls, mini-nuclear is not an immediate substitute but a stronger strategic replacement for coal over the 2030s–2050s, enabling decarbonization without sacrificing reliability. Success depends on proven deployments, cost control, and addressing waste/public concerns. Multiple studies (DOE, NEA) see this as a high-potential pathway for energy security and just transitions.

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New Coal Resolutions for US from this administration https://navajo.republican/2026/02/14/new-coal-resolutions-for-us-from-this-administration/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:03:57 +0000 https://navajo.republican/?p=2438 President Donald Trump has expressed strong support for reviving and sustaining coal-fired power plants as a key measure to address perceived shortfalls in the US electrical grid, framing it as essential for energy reliability, national security, and meeting surging demand from sectors like artificial intelligence and data centers. In recent executive actions and statements, he […]

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President Donald Trump has expressed strong support for reviving and sustaining coal-fired power plants as a key measure to address perceived shortfalls in the US electrical grid, framing it as essential for energy reliability, national security, and meeting surging demand from sectors like artificial intelligence and data centers. In recent executive actions and statements, he has positioned coal as a “beautiful, clean” baseload energy source that provides uninterrupted power, particularly during extreme weather events where renewables like wind and solar may falter.

For instance, on February 11, 2026, Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Defense to enter long-term power purchase agreements with coal-fired plants to ensure military installations have reliable, on-demand electricity, explicitly citing grid resilience against blackouts. whitehouse.gov +2 This move was part of a broader “national energy emergency” declaration from early 2025, which has been used to prevent retirements of aging coal plants and allocate federal funds—such as $175 million for upgrades at six specific plants in states like Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia—to keep them operational. energy.gov +1Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers, including wartime-era legislation, to mandate that certain uneconomic coal plants remain online beyond their planned closure dates, arguing that projected load growth and overreliance on intermittent sources could increase blackout risks by up to 100 times by 2030.

Officials like Energy Secretary Chris Wright have highlighted coal’s performance during recent winter storms, claiming it delivered far more electricity than solar and batteries at peak demand, and prevented wider outages. Trump has also committed to lifting regulatory barriers from previous administrations, reinstating the National Coal Council, and providing over $625 million to expand coal infrastructure on federal lands, with the goal of achieving “energy dominance” and countering international competitors like China. whitehouse.gov +2While Trump portrays these steps as a temporary “stop-gap” to stabilize the grid amid rapid demand growth—estimating a need for up to 100 GW of additional peak supply by 2030—critics argue they represent a longer-term revival of coal, potentially increasing utility costs by $3-6 billion through 2028 and conflicting with market trends where renewables have overtaken coal in new capacity additions. carbonbrief.org +2 Despite overseeing significant coal retirements during his terms (around 57 GW total), his current posture emphasizes coal’s role in preventing energy subtraction and ensuring affordable, dispatchable power over intermittent alternatives.

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Marshall Prayer Video https://navajo.republican/2026/02/13/marshall-prayer-video/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:46:33 +0000 https://navajo.republican/?p=2429 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UA-AyOaVhyYpOp2rgNEQPjWpROlf7afM/view?usp=sharing

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