What is “true conservatism”? We find out from Trey Ward, a local musician, civil rights activist and former Republican operative in South Carolina!

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• Oliver Danner speaks about anti-trans lawmakers citing bad science to support their position. [YouTube]
• Oliver Danner gives a college graduation sermon [YouTube]

• Activists’ push for near-total abortion ban leads to split among SC Republicans [South Carolina Daily Gazette]
• SC legislator loses leadership role, asks to be reassigned, in another GOP spat [South Carolina Daily Gazette]
• Students for Life flyer
• McCravy fundraising mailer [front, back]
• Statement regarding censure motion against Rep John McCravy from Rep Hamilton Grant
• Democrats call for censure of SC GOP legislator [ABC15 News]
• H. 4556 Censure of House member

• Lintheads [South Carolina Encyclopedia]
• A History of Mill Villages in Greenwood and Ninety-Six, South Carolina [Local History Matters]
• Original plaque of those lost from Greenwood in the World Wars, segregated [The Historical Marker Database]
• The Story of "Fired up! Ready to go!" [YouTube]
• South Carolina War Plaques Are 'Glorifying Segregation,' Mayor Says [

Here in very red Greenwood, South Carolina, a “Greenwood for Democracy” protest occurred last weekend and it caught the MAGA natives by surprise. We welcome the organizer of the protest, Cynthia Halpin Brown, to get a behind-the-scenes view of what it was like to organize and be in a Democracy protest in a very red area.

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• Ms Curly McCatlady with useful dating questions (TikTok)

• Kevin Shwedo, Exec Director of the SC DMV (YouTube)
• Howie Knapp, Exec Director of the SC Elections Commission (YouTube)

• 'A step in the right direction': Reactions to new South Carolina liquor liability reform (Index Journal)
• Episode 45: Torts and Dram (with Rauch Wise and T.J. Jenks)
• Montague’s Restaurant, Greenwood, SC
• H3430 Tort Reform and Liquor Liability

• South Carolina Senate votes to remove state treasurer over $1.8B accounting error (AP News)
• SC House won't pursue removal of State Treasurer (ABC15 News)
• SC under federal investigation as auditors determine mystery $1.8B didn’t actually exist (South Carolina Daily Gazette)
• Rep Heather Bauer statement on the SC House’s refusal to take up the Senate resolution to oust Curtis Loftis (Facebook)
• Comptroller General Brian Gaines’s speech at Piedmont Tech (YouTube)

We welcome two candidates who may appear on every South Carolinian’s ballot next year!

• Kyle Freeman (for US Senate)
• Sylvia Wright (for SC Superintendent of Education).

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• Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan (Wikipedia)
• RFK Jr did heroin and went to the top of his class (Instagram)
• Rep Heather Bauer running for reelection (Instagram)

• Donald Trump accused of ‘sleeping’ at Pope Francis’ funeral as ‘Sleepy Joe’ insult turns on him (indy100)
• Trump posts AI image of himself as pope, leaving Catholics offended and unamused as conclave nears (CNN)
• Trump Budget Proposal Decimates International Food Aid Programs (Bloomberg)
• Education Secretary Linda McMahon confuses AI with A1, sauce brand capitalizes on blunder (USA Today)
• What we know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia and MS-13 allegations (BBC)
• Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights (AP)
• Kosta Explains the Stock Market For Fox News Viewers (The Daily Show on FB)

• https://kylefreemanforsenate.com/
• Is uranium legal to own in the US? (Quora)
• K2 knockout (ResearchGate)
• Kyle’s speech at the Greenwood County Democratic Party Breakfast Meeting, Feb 2025 (YouTube)
• FEC filing for KYLE FREEMAN FOR SENATE (C00888479) (