Warnernan

Twenty years ago, a blood pressure of 150 over 90 got you told to exercise more and cut the salt. Then the line dropped to 140. Then 130. Now it sits around 120. Nothing changed about the human body. Only the number changed. "You would not believe how often they move the goalposts." That's Alan Cassels, a health policy researcher who has spent decades tracking how disease definitions get written and who writes them. "When you lower the level at which you start treating someone, or telling someone that they're ill or potentially ill from high blood pressure, you expand the massive pool of people that become patients." And the line only ever moves one way. They never redraw a definition in a way that shrinks the pool. Cholesterol is the cleanest example. "Just by lowering the level at which we would consider high cholesterol to be a condition, overnight, they would expand the number of Americans who would be treated for cholesterol lowering drugs by 25 million people." Cassels says the Canadian diabetes guidelines carry conflict-of-interest disclosures that run 15 or 20 pages. "The pharmaceutical companies are very good at putting their own people on guideline committees." You are not diagnosing more disease. You are manufacturing more patients.

I hope everyone will read Dave Ramsey’s comments about going cashless. It’s a two minute read. No one has explained it better. He brings up several situations I'd never considered. I took this picture of my receipt in my beautiful town Kerrville Texas. I support this and I can see how this could affect our kids by having gaps in work ethic, financial literacy, and community connection. Dave Ramsey repost: HERE'S WHAT NO CASH ACTUALLY MEANS: A cashless society means no cash. Zero. It doesn’t mean mostly cashless and you can still use a ‘wee bit of cash here & there’. Cashless means fully digital, fully traceable, fully controlled. I think those who support a cashless society aren’t fully aware of what they are asking for. A cashless society means: * If you are struggling with your mortgage on a particular month, you can’t do an odd job to get you through. * Your child can’t go & help the local farmer to earn a bit of summer cash. * No more cash slipped into the hands of a child as a good luck charm or from their grandparent when going on holidays. * No more money in birthday cards. * No more piggy banks for your child to collect pocket money & to learn about the value of earning. * No more cash for a rainy day fund or for that something special you have been putting $20 a week away for. * No more little jobs on the side because your wages barely cover the bills or put food on the table. * No more charity collections. * No more selling bits & pieces from your home that you no longer want/need for a bit of cash in return. * No more cash gifts from relatives or loved ones. What a cashless society does guarantee: * Banks have full control of every single penny you own. * Every transaction you make is recorded. * All your movements & actions are traceable. * Access to your money can be blocked at the click of a button when/if banks need ‘clarification’ from you which will take about 3 weeks, a thousand questions answered & five thousand passwords. * You will have no choice but to declare & be taxed on every dollar in your possession. * The government WILL decide what you can & cannot purchase. * If your transactions are deemed in any way questionable, by those who create the questions, your money will be frozen, ‘for your own good’. Forget about cash being dirty. Stop being so easily led. Cash has been around for a very, very, very long time & it gives you control over how you trade with the world. It gives you independence. If you are a customer, pay with cash. If you are a shop owner, remove those ridiculous signs that ask people to pay by card. Cash is a legal tender, it is our right to pay with cash. Banks are making it increasingly difficult to lodge cash. Please open your eyes. Please stop believing everything you are being told. Almost every single topic in today’s world is tainted with corruption & hidden agendas. Pay with cash & please say no to a cashless society while you still have the choice.

@RapidResponse47 @RicVaDude @TrumpAccounts Note that the contribution of $1K is from taxpayers—not the federal government.

@cjwestfall (consistent and long-term) actions speak louder than words.

@warnernan Yup, acknowledged above.

Attacking fellow Republicans is not helpful as we head into what will be a competitive general election across much of South Carolina, including in Dorchester County. I’ll start with myself—the stakes are too high for the circular firing squad. The primary and convention are now behind us. It’s time to come together, focus on defeating the Democrats in November, and continue strengthening our party.

Today I’ll work a 9-hour day to pay for illegals to have free housing and healthcare. Most of my paycheck will go to taxes , my inflated mortgage and my insanely high health insurance costs—my taxes will fund fraud, global communism, and illegal border hoppers. I’ll put away a measly amount so my children can hope to one day afford college, while the illegals who just showed up here will go for free. My American children will be paying loans well into their 30s while they compete with debt-free foreign invaders for a low-paying job outside their degree. This is the new American dream brought to us by criminal politicians and corrupt judges. 🇺🇸 🆘

@confidential_sc @SarahGAllenSC It sounds like a typical Drew McKissick meeting - bend the rules to get what he wants and use his minions to do it.

Part two: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐂𝐆𝐎𝐏’𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 By @SarahGAllenSC It was supposed to be a convention about closing Republican primaries. Instead, what many delegates walked away talking about wasn’t the rule itself. It was the process. The more delegates I’ve spoken to over the past 72 hours, the more a pattern begins to emerge. Individually, each incident might be dismissed as a misunderstanding. Together, however, they paint a picture that deserves far more scrutiny than it has received. Let’s begin. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 In a previous article, I reported that the proposed candidate qualifications clause was so controversial during our Lexington County Executive Committee meeting that all but one Executive Committee member voted to table it. There was broad apprehension about handing the State Party new authority to determine who may run as a Republican. So imagine my surprise when I learned that Lexington’s State Executive Committeeman, Jim McKinney, had voted in favor of the very proposal our county EC’s had overwhelmingly tabled. I reached out and asked him how and why he came to his decision, and if any further discussion had been had with the county membership prior to his vote. No response. I forwarded my email to county leadership in hopes of clarity. No response. It’s worth noting that over the last year I have now sent no fewer than eight respectful emails to our LCRP leadership asking questions about party rules, procedures, voting, and representation. And yet every one has gone unanswered. When I saw Mr. McKinney at the convention Saturday morning, I asked if he had received my emails I sent weeks ago. He claimed he had been on vacation. Dubious, but fair response. So, I politely pressed the question from my original email. His answer was illuminating. McKinney told me he “votes his conscience,” regardless of discussions among the county Executive Committee, and that his “loyalties lie with the State Party, not the county.” That raises an obvious question. If our elected representatives to the State Executive Committee do not consider themselves accountable to the county they represent, then what representation do we even have? Why was the 2/3 candidate qualification proposal brought to the county for a vote in the first place? Why do we even have an EC body to vote on any matters if our consensus is not represented at the state level? The entire system of governance becomes defunct. Furthermore, it’s an especially important question considering the newly adopted candidate qualifications rule leaves decisions for waivers in the hands of the State Party. If members aren’t being represented, and can’t even receive a response to a question, it’s foolish to believe “waivers” for candidates will be fairly considered or allowed. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 The convention itself quickly raised more questions. Similar to what I witnessed at last year’s state convention, the proceedings throughout the morning were a whirlwind of chaos, frustration, and little to no accountability of those in charge. Convention officers, beyond the president, are supposed to be elected by the body. They weren’t. Motions are supposed to be seconded by credentialed delegates whose identities are known. Instead, seconds were accepted from anonymous voices somewhere in the crowd. Delegates requesting more accurate methods of voting were ruled out of order. Meanwhile, non-voting alternates remained mixed among delegations during voice votes, making it impossible to know whose voices were actually being counted. Were these mere oversights? Perhaps. But one would hope than an organization that has been around for 150 years would know how to run a meeting. Regardless, these were not the only irregularities delegates observed. Then came credentialing. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥 Prior to the convention itself, my first red flag was when I noticed I had received both a Call to Convention email from the LCRP, and then later from the SCGOP. Both had a noticeable difference. The email from Lexington sent on 6/11 stated that the deadline to RSVP as a delegate was 6/19. The link to RSVP simply pulled up an email to the LCRP secretary. However, the SCGOP Call to Convention email, also sent on 6/11, gave a deadline for 6/25. Its link to sign up took me to an online form to RSPV and purchase my ticket. One can only speculate why two emails for the same event had very different requirements for participation. As I reported previously, SCGOP leadership interpreted party rules to allow additional individuals to be credentialed as voting delegates under a 2024 Republican primary provision. Meaning, the SCGOP leadership was allowing random people to be credentialed as delegates simply if they had voted in the 2024 primary. When this provision was questioned by concerned delegates, the convention president, Michael Lyons, cited a law (Code 7-9-40) from 1984 allowing it. However, this law has not existed since 2010. It’s interesting to note that the presiding president is an attorney representing the SCGOP. SCGOP Rule 2(f) explicitly states that state convention delegates must be ELECTED at county convention, and must meet the party’s qualifications of having voted in the last 2/3 primaries. After reviewing delegate lists from the 2025 county and state conventions, numerous voting delegates were seated in our Lexington delegation that had not been elected as delegates or alternates during our 2025 county convention. One Lexington delegate noticed unfamiliar faces seated throughout our delegation and later reached out to county leadership to ask how these individuals had become voting delegates. First Vice Chairwoman Debbie Heim claimed that these non-elected residents had “heard about it” and wanted to participate. However, that yarn was already unraveled before it was spun. The day after Saturday’s convention, an LCRP member reported they had been repeatedly contacted by Debbie Heim personally in an effort to recruit preferred participation for this special convention. Furthermore, the LCRP specifically stated in its Call to Convention that “This message is only being sent to those on the delegate and alternate list.” So much for the masses simply “hearing about it.” People were being personally contacted. People were being recruited. People were being seated. Another longtime Lexington Republican reached out to me after reading my previous article. Back in 2023, she herself had been contacted by Debbie Heim to sign up as a delegate outside of the required ReOrg and convention process. She was told to meet some lady in a parking lot, sign a form, and was ultimately seated as a delegate despite not being elected. For readers who are unaware, there are no provisions for parking lot signups to be delegates. County delegate elections happen during precinct ReOrg. Then state delegate elections happen during county convention. The keyword in the official SCGOP rules here is ELECTION, not SELECTION. State Law reiterates this distinction. Delegate harvesting isn’t a new accusation within Lexington County Republican politics. It was a major point of contention during our 2025 reorganization, when our First Vice Chair circulated her own interpretation of party rules and represented it as though it came from the SCGOP itself. Suddenly, what looked like isolated incidents begins looking like a pattern. Should this come as a surprise? Probably not. At last year’s state convention, resting on each seat was a flier with a list of “Leaders who support Drew McKissick,” with Chairman Mark Weber’s name proudly printed. Due to his oft absence from party meetings and party business, it stands to reason that his right hand and First Vice Chair Debbie Heim would take up Drew McKissick’s marching orders. Thankfully, Lexington isn’t the only county asking questions. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 At least SOME Lexington delegates were notified of the call to convention. Other delegates from other counties have since reported that they never received any notice at all. One Executive Committee member reported that neither she nor her county chairman ever received the official convention notices from the SCGOP. After asking publicly about the missing notices, she discovered many of her delegates hadn’t received them either. She ultimately had to forward a copy sent by a friend to all 57 delegates and 57 alternates herself. She said none of them had ever known random residents could be recruited as delegates, but were told, “this is how it’s always done… it’s tradition.” The obvious question must be asked. If “this is how it’s always done,” why did so many counties not know about this provision for unelected delegates? If this is proper procedure, why isn’t there a SINGLE rule confirming it? Traditions are for family holidays, not a representative organization that directly affects our democratic process. How ironic that those allowed to vote on the 2/3 candidate qualifications rule were less qualified than the candidates. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 Maybe every one of these events has a perfectly reasonable explanation. Maybe Lexington’s recruitment efforts were entirely independent. Maybe counties independently experienced the same confusion over credentialing. Maybe delegates across South Carolina simultaneously misunderstood the rules. Maybe. But here’s what we do know. State Party leadership advanced a rule that dramatically increased its authority over elections. County leadership in at least one county actively recruited additional unqualified delegates under an unwritten process most party members had never heard of. Multiple counties reported inconsistent communication regarding convention notices. Questions about procedure were repeatedly brushed aside, and those who asked for answers were largely met with silence. So here’s the question. Was this simply a series of unrelated procedural and parliamentary mistakes? Or was there a coordinated effort between State Party leadership and cooperating county officials to maximize support for a rule that consolidates more authority at the top? I’m not asking readers to accept a conclusion. I’m asking them to take an honest look at the cards on the table and decide for themselves whether they were stacked before the game ever began. Because once Republicans start believing the outcome is decided before the first vote is cast, our Party stops functioning as a representative organization. It becomes nothing but a cheap casino trick. A game where everyone’s invited to play, and yet somehow, the house always wins. sc-confidential.com/scgop/the-scgo…

Garland is exactly right. We have the same problem in Williamson County Tennessee. The ES&S voting machines on which we're forced to vote do NOT allow voters to verify their selections on their ballot. Because those selections are embedded in a bar code no human can read. And its the bar code -- or QR code -- that the tabulator reads. NOT the text on the ballot.

@fitsnews @realDonaldTrump @AGAlanWilson @PamelaEvette maybe the loser will also get a participation trophy....

🐘🌴🌙🗳️ The dual endorsement is officially upon us... @RealDonaldTrump, in the ultimate hedge, endorses BOTH @AGAlanWilson and @PamelaEvette (his original gubernatorial primary choice) ahead of the 2026 Republican runoff election in South Carolina. #Crossroads2026

@SenWarren At least @elonmusk takes risks that no one else is willing to take and has the smarts to do what he does. He makes jobs for people. You get rich through insider trading and have not done anything for the American people but betray us. Just log off....

Elon Musk just became the world's first trillionaire. The typical American household would have to work more than 11 MILLION years to make Elon Musk's level of wealth. We need a wealth tax.

HOLEE SHYT‼️ Tulsi Gabbard MOAB.. 👀 “Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine. In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted. Clip rumble.com/v7b6pc6-tulsi-… Press Release odni.gov/index.php/news…

@MJTruthUltra What ever happened to the one they found in CA.....and didn't they find a second one somewhere in the US?

BREAKING: Acting AG Todd Blanche just announced indictments for three individuals involved in a massive child smuggling ring. But the real bombshell is what he said next... The DOJ has officially uncovered over 15,500 "super sponsor" cases. Read that number again: 15,500. Because of the Biden Administration's disastrous and broken border policies, thousands of innocent children were essentially handed over to criminal networks, traffickers, and abusers. They completely turned a blind eye while the worst of the worst exploited the system right in our own backyard. Absolutely sickening. Where is the mainstream media on this?!

@shaunvlog_ We love it too!

A place like this could ONLY exist in America and I LOVE it.

WOAH! 🤯 this noble woman from Skid Row refused to take money to do Voter Fraud for the Dems! 🗳️🙏🏻 Too bad we didn’t have more like this! It’s honestly sickening that Karen Bass and Nithya Raman would exploit the starving homeless to steal the election from Spencer Pratt! @nithyavraman @spencerpratt @KarenBassLA @MayorOfLA @elonmusk @WallStreetApes

@GilGatch @AGAlanWilson I'd like to be able to support you, but unfortunately, you've earned this score. Sadly, many of our representatives aren't taking republican principles seriously....limited gov't, lower taxes (for everyone), fiscal responsibility, etc.

We are calling on @AGAlanWilson to answer the concerns of SC conservatives, not continue to evade accountability. Leadership means having the integrity to own your decisions and answer tough questions.

@GilGatch Why haven't you been vocal about this before now?

@atensnut @davidpascoesc We need @davidpascoe to get rid of the corruption. If you aren't from here, you don't know. Instead, we will get the same old establishment people. We will see the posts crabbing at us for electing Lindsay Graham again. We want change but the establishment is strong here.

Why did @davidpascoesc seal his 2017 family court files right before running for Attorney General? 
What’s he hiding from South Carolina voters? 
A man who lectures us about “ending corruption” won’t even let us see his own record. 
Transparency starts at home, Dave.

My Closing Argument In every trial, after the evidence has been presented and the witnesses have testified, the lawyers stand before the jury and make their closing arguments. They remind the jury what the case is really about. They separate fact from fiction. They ask the jury to look at the evidence and reach the right conclusion. So today, I want to make my closing argument to the people of South Carolina. I am running for Attorney General to make South Carolina the safest and least corrupt state in America. Unlike the other candidates in this race, I have a record proving I can actually get it done. When I say I will fight corruption, you don’t have to speculate about what I might do. I led the largest Statehouse corruption probe in modern South Carolina history. That investigation took down some of the most powerful politicians in our state and exposed a culture that had convinced itself the rules didn’t apply to insiders. When I say I will fight violent crime, I don’t have to point to campaign promises. I can point to the murderers I prosecuted, the criminals I put on death row, and the families I fought for over the course of my career. My opponents want this race to be about one thing: that I used to be a Democrat. They want you focused on a party label because they don’t want you focused on our records. The truth is that even as a Democrat, I was pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, tough on crime, and a supporter of the death penalty. I was putting murderers on death row while many Republicans were finding excuses not to. I was calling for the firing squad while politicians sat around and did nothing. I was taking on corruption while politicians were looking the other way. The irony is that the candidate attacking me the most for once being a Democrat has spent his career voting like a liberal lawyer-legislator. Stephen Goldfinch consistently ranks among the more liberal members of the South Carolina Senate. He supports activist judges. He supported judges tied to the DEI movement. He is part of the lawyer-legislator system that has controlled Columbia for decades and helped create many of the problems conservatives complain about every election season. The people funding Stephen Goldfinch understand exactly what is at stake in this race. The trial lawyers have poured enormous resources into protecting him because they know he represents the status quo. They know he won’t challenge the system that benefits them. They know he won’t take on the lawyer-legislator culture that allows insiders to profit while ordinary South Carolinians pay the price. Most importantly, they know he won’t do what I have already done before: expose corruption and hold powerful people accountable. This election ultimately comes down to a simple question. Do you want a prosecutor or a politician? Do you want someone who has spent his career enforcing the law or someone who has spent his career navigating the system? Do you want someone who has already proven he can take on corruption, or someone who benefits from the very structure that needs reform? The evidence is in. The record is clear. South Carolina does not need another politician. South Carolina needs a prosecutor. And that’s why I’m asking for your vote

@RepAdamMorgan @dtjohnson864 @RalphNorman @davidpascoesc But we want you to!

@dtjohnson864 @RalphNorman @davidpascoesc I’m not supporting Pascoe. Stop lying.

Primary voters are rejecting RALPH NORMAN and ADAM MORGAN for SC Republican Governor due to supporting Biden-loving and Trump-hating Democrat DAVID PASCOE for AG!! @RepAdamMorgan & @RalphNorman ❤️@davidpascoesc