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The following is a non-exhaustive list of '''for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations'''. This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based partially on the activities of employees, which are not sponsored by their companies.
The companies are categorized of the extent of their support for, as well as opposition to, conservative causes.

An obvious source for the justification is recent news. Other major sources include 2ndVote, a research provider that scores companies from 5 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal),<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/23/executive-director-amy-wilhite-of-2ndvote-com-shines-the-light-on-company-values-for-the-conscious-consumer/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/a-new-counterweight-to-stakeholder-capitalism/</ref> and OpenSecrets, an online database that tracks political donations in the U.S.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/opensecretsorg</ref>

Note that indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To get the most updated information, readers are encouraged to make sure the sources used reflect the companies' current status. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!
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==Conservative==
The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Justification
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|Black Rifle Coffee Company
|Food/beverage
|Veteran owned. Consistently posts conservative memes on social media.
|-
| Charity Mobile
|Telecom
| Sends 5% of its users' price to pro-life, pro-family charities.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/charitymobile</ref> Scores 3.33 at 2ndvote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile</ref>
|-
| Cintas
| Service
| Target of asset manager Blackrock's pressure campaign for its support for conservative causes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/17/carney-larry-finks-blackrock-doubles-down-on-woke-capitalism/</ref> Donations, mainly by individuals, went 91% conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274</ref>
|-
| ConocoPhillips
| Energy
| 96% organizational and 59% individual donations went conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conocophillips/summary?id=D000000303</ref>
|-
|Cornerstone Payment Systems
|Finance
|Christian payment processor<ref>https://cornerstonepaymentsystems.com/how-we-help.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cornerstone-payment-systems/</ref>
|-
|Duke Cannon
|Retail
|Men's grooming products creator and retailer. Supports military organizations with donations and products.<ref>https://dukecannon.com/pages/military-heritage</ref>
|-
|Epik
|Internet
|Hosts [[Gab]] citing free speech rights, despite many vendors' de-platforming of the site.<ref>https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Epoch Times" | [[The Epoch Times]]
|Media
|Holds "Truth and Tradition" as tagline and principles.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref><ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/epoch-times-media-bias</ref>
|-
|[[Gab (website)|Gab]]
|Internet
|Social platform focused on free speech, owned by an outspoken Christian.
|-
| [[Hobby Lobby]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family">Green family</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/2/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/hobby-lobby-celebrates-christ-the-lord-in-full-page-christmas-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/hobby-lobby-ceos-powerful-letter-employees-god-control/</ref>
|-
| Interstate Batteries
| Consumer goods
| Led by an outspoken Christian, invests in promoting God's love in mainstream TV ads.<ref>https://interstatebatteries.com/godslove</ref>
|-
| [[Mardel]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family"/>
|-
| Molson Coors
|Food
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694</ref>
|-
| MyPillow
|Retail
| Founder/CEO is very vocal about voter fraud after the 2020 US presidential election.<ref>https://tv.gab.com/channel/realmikelindell/view/absolute-proof-601d73a5a5ca1b4ef4f0e602</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-products-no-longer-stocked-these-companies-1562510</ref>
|-
|New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD)
|Media
|
|-
|[[One America News Network]] (OANN)
|Media
|Consistently the third most-watched news channel among Republican voters.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-fox-oann-newsmax-trump</ref> Specifically praised by Donald Trump in contrast to Mainstream Media, Fox News, and Newsmax.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.15.21-3</ref>
|-
| [[Parler]]
|Internet
| Conservative host [[Dan Bongino]] is a co-owner.
|-
| [[Patriot Mobile]]
|Telecom
| A portion of users' bills is donated to conservative organizations. The user is given choices in this matter.<ref>https://patriotmobile.com/pages/our-causes</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile</ref>
|-
|Pure Talk USA
|Telecom
|
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|Rumble
|Internet
|
|-
|Ruqqus
|Internet
|
|-
| Sheetz
|Retail
| Gas stations and convenience store chain, which is owned and operated by Republicans.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Ruger
|Sport
|Although a gun manufacturer supporting the 2nd amendment might seem self-serving, this company has been adamant in that stance, while also vocally opposing liberal candidates.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sturm-ruger-co-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/michael-fifer-sturm-ruger-hillary-lawful-commerce/2016/08/03/id/741989/</ref>
|-
| Uline
|Supplies
| Supports conservative causes; some of their trucks have been seen bearing the Bible reference "John 3:16".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030599&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/11/04/the-little-known-ceo-spending-millions-to-elect-far-right-republicans</ref>
|-
|}

==Somewhat conservative==
The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint<ref>Such as agreeing to match employee donations to non-profit groups, regardless of whether the group is conservative or liberal, religious or secular, provided they are tax-exempt and not a church.</ref> are still more conservative than not.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)
|Health
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories</ref>
|-
| Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)
|Restaurants
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/</ref><ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free">https://nebraskashooters.com/laws/unfriendly-2/</ref>
|-
|Arby's (Roark Capital Group)
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.georgiaprospers.org/our-business-coalition/</ref>
|-
|Bass Pro Shops
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/114804234.html</ref><ref>https://wreg.com/2018/03/01/bass-pro-customers-respond-to-other-companies-changing-protocol-for-selling-guns/</ref>
|-
|[[Brave]]
|Internet
|The [[browser]] blocks data-grabbing ads and trackers. Founder and CEO [[Brendan Eich|Eich]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] led to his forced resignation as CEO from [[Mozilla]], which he co-founded.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/01/20/copy-new-internet-browser-brave-announced/</ref><ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mozilla-says-ceo-resigns-amid-gay-marriage-controversy-195338477.html</ref> Avoids content censorship via IPFS integration.<ref>https://brave.com/</ref>
|-
|Cabela's (owned by Bass Pro Shops)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/20386-cabelas.html</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/together</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/paul-singer-sidney-nebraska-cabelas-bass-pro-shops-merger</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/covid-commitment</ref>
|-
| [[ExxonMobil]]
|Energy
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129</ref><ref name="liveaction.org">https://www.liveaction.org/news/these-companies-have-distanced-themselves-from-planned-parenthood/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/exxon-add-climate-activist-backed-board-members</ref>
|-
|Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Nature's Own, Bunny Bread, Mrs. Freshley's, HomePride, etc.<ref>https://www.flowersfoods.com/brands</ref>)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/</ref>
|-
|Gold's Gym (TRT Holdings)
|Fitness
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288</ref>
|-
|Guitar Center (parent of Musicians Friends)
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/guitar-center/</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guitar-center-union_us_56fae6c3e4b0a06d5803e008</ref><ref>http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?46223-Hassled-in-Guitar-Center</ref>
|-
|Murphy USA
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|New Balance
|Apparel
|As the only major local manufacturer of athletic shoes, New Balance supported Donald Trump's (as well as several Democrats') [[Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy|trade position]] to focus on US manufacturing job creation. The brand's vice president of public affairs criticized Obama Administration for "turn(ing) a deaf ear".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/</ref><ref name="mic.com">https://mic.com/articles/159147/boycott-alert-here-are-companies-and-executives-that-supported-donald-trump</ref><ref>https://www.mic.com/articles/159116/new-balance-faces-backlash-after-throwing-its-support-behind-president-elect-donald-trump</ref>
|-
|NewsMax
|Media
|Extensively covered [[2020 election fraud|election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-friendly-newsmax-a-sudden-competitor-to-fox-news/</ref> Distanced itself from allegations of [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]]'s involvement in the fraud after threats from the voting machine company.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/531153-newsmax-issues-clarification-on-smartmatic-dominion-claims</ref><ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-to-mypillow-mike-lindell</ref>
|-
|Omni Hotels (TRT Holdings)
|Hotel
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH"/>
|-
|Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)
|Restaurant
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/</ref>
|-
|Palmetto Cheese
|Food
|Founder and owner Brian Henry called [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and [[Antifa]] "terror organizations." He later apologized amid backlash.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-after-founder-calls-blm-a-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/owner-of-palmetto-cheese-apologizes-for-facebook-post-explains-black-womans-image-on-packaging/</ref>
|-
|ProPay
|Finance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13574/funding-hate-how-online-merchants-and-payment-processors-aid-white-nationalists (hostile reference)</ref>
|-
|Publix Super Markets, Inc.
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/05/22/anti-gun-liberals-attempt-boycott-publix/</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/24724-publix-supermarkets.html</ref>
|-
|Regnery Publishing
|Media
|When Senator [[Josh Hawley]]'s book ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' was cancelled by publisher Simon & Schuster following the January 6th 2021 Capitol storming, Regnery picked it up just days after.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/hawley-book-regnery.html</ref>
|-
|[[Remington|Remington Arms]] (Cerberus Capital Management, which includes Marlin Firearms & Advanced Armament Corporation)
|Sport
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Urban Outfitters]]
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/</ref>
|-
|[[White Castle]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/</ref>
|-
|[[Winn-Dixie]] (Southeastern Grocers)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/winn-dixie-stores/</ref><ref>https://www.winndixie.com/community/seafoodpledge</ref>
|-
|Yuengling (craft beer company)
|Food
|<ref name="mic.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/yuengling/</ref>
|}

==Slightly conservative==
The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
|7-Eleven
|Retail
|7-Eleven PAC donated 95% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/7-eleven/C00549717/candidate-recipients/2020</ref> Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/7-eleven/</ref>
|-
|Ace Hardware Corporation
|Retail
|Ace Hardware is part company owned—those stores branded as "Westlake Ace Hardware" are such—but also part franchised, so an independent owner may be conservative or liberal.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042548&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|American Greetings Corp
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746</ref>
|-
|Amway/Alticor Inc.
|Retail (MLM)
|Although the company as a whole only minimally engages in politics,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/amway/</ref> company employees overwhelmingly support republicans. Amway's PAC also seems to favor Republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amway-alticor-inc/recipients?id=D000000111</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111</ref>
|-
|BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/</ref>
|-
|Blue Bell
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383</ref>
|-
|Coinbase
|Finance
|while employee donations favor democrats, Company CEO Brian Armstrong refused in 2020 to support or oppose the BLM organization, saying that the company would stay out of politics.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/10/08/60-employees-leave-coinbase-over-ceos-pledge-to-be-apolitical/</ref>
|-
|Carl's Jr. / Hardee's
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/</ref><ref>Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/carls-jr/</ref>
|-
|Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cracker-barrel-old-country-store/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024663&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/8/</ref>
|-
|Domino's Pizza
|Restaurants
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott's, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/</ref>
|-
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|Media
|By far the most watched television news channel for Republicans, even after Biden's inauguration as president.<ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-republican-tv-news-viewers-fox-newsmax-20210309-7zvakfrteve35brqrejamvicdi-story.html</ref>
|-
|Goya Foods
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?toprecipcycle=2016&topnumcycle=2016&contribcycle=All%20cycles&lobcycle=All%20cycles&outspendcycle=All%20cycles&id=D000042319</ref><ref>https://kdvr.com/news/national/goya-foods-faces-swift-backlash-after-ceo-praises-trump-at-white-house/</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/07/tyranny-racist-democrats-call-for-boycott-of-goya-foods-because-hispanic-ceo-is-trump-supporter.html/</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/07/10/goya-foods-ceo-no-im-not-apologizing-for-praising-president-trump-n2572282</ref><ref>https://www.goya.com/en/goya-gives/gg-environment</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YvO736Zl3M</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/aoc-named-employee-of-the-month-at-goya/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/goya-foods-votes-to-silence-pro-trump-ceo-robert-unanue/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/goya-robert-unanue-biden-ukraine/2022/04/30/id/1067926/</ref>
|-
|Hanes
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Koch Industries]] (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)
|Conglomerate
|KochPAC donated 97% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/koch-libre-against-house-immigration-bills-654201</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-koch-funded-advocacy-group-wants-trump-to-embrace-free-trade</ref>
|-
|In-N-Out Burger
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?id=D000072295 (Although the company itself is neutral, its employees may tend to favor liberalism/communism)</ref> In-N-Out is generally a politically neutral company, however, In-N-Out does have Bible verses on its packaging.<ref>https://www.today.com/food/why-does-n-out-print-bible-verses-its-cups-wrappers-t164235</ref> An In-N-Out store in San Francisco was also temporarily shut down due to not strictly adhering to the vaccine mandate with In-N-Out responding by saying that they did not want to be the vaccine police.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-francisco-shuts-down-in-n-out-for-not-enforcing-jab-mandate-we-refuse-to-become-the-vaccination-police</ref>
|-
|-
|Las Vegas Sands (casino and resort)
|Entertainment
|Donates substantially to republicans, but much of it seems to go to RINOs and "center-right" causes.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000020980&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/7/</ref>
|-
|L.L. Bean
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/news/Which-Businesses-Support-Trump-43025072</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/ll-bean-rei-and-dicks-update-gun-control-policies-2018-3/</ref><ref>https://fortune.com/2018/03/02/ll-bean-guns/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/02/l-l-bean-raises-age-to-buy-rifles-to-21/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/l-l-bean/</ref>
|-
|Menards
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069</ref><ref>https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm</ref><ref>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/menards-requiring-customers-to-wear-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19/5719618/</ref>
|-
|OverStock.com
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/overstock-com/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/overstock-com/recipients?id=D000036441</ref>
|-
|Perry Ellis International (owns multiple apparel brands)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119</ref>
|-
|Ross Stores
|
|<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/6/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042761&cycle=2020</ref>
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Altria (owner of Marlborough, JUUL, and other nicotine brands)
|
|Member of the ALEC, but also supports some liberal causes.<ref name="commoncause.org">https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/altria/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/altria-group/recipients?id=D000000067 (employee political contributions)</ref>
|-
|Anheuser-Busch
|
|Member of ALEC, but also support numerous liberal organizations and policies.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/anheuser-busch-2/</ref>
|-
|Auto Zone (parent of AutoAnything, ALLDATA, and Chief auto parts)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2020 (individual employee donations)</ref><ref name="archive.is">https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> CEO Bill Rhodes is quite fond of President Trump.
|-
|Avis Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/avis/</ref>
|-
|Best Buy
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing|Boeing Co]]
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Budget (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Charter Communications
|Telecom
|Member of the ALEC,<ref name="commoncause.org"/> but otherwise seems to favor liberal causes.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charter-communications/</ref> However, employee donations sometimes favor republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/charter-communications/recipients?id=D000000672</ref>
|-
|Coldwell Banker (Realogy)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/coldwell-banker/</ref>
|-
|Cooper Tires (Cooper Tire & Rubber Company)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cooper-tires/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025138&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Dodge/Ram Trucks (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles/Stellantis)
|Automotive
|<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/auto/stars-and-stripes-dodge-challenger-and-charger-salute-u-s-military</ref><ref>https://www.ramtrucks.com/ram-1500/built-to-serve.html</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/fiat-chrysler-automobiles/recipients?id=D000043126</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chrysler/</ref>
|-
|Dominion Energy
|Energy
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominion-energy-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dominion-energy/recipients?id=D000000335</ref>
|-
|Ford Motor Co.
|Automotive
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com">https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2015/07/24/winnable-war-major-companies-reject-planned-parenthood</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/ford-announces-plans-business-michigan-mexico/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ford/</ref><ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/ (cut ties with ALEC)</ref>
|-
|Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway</ref>
|-
|Health Net
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/</ref>
|-
|Hormel
|Food
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/</ref>
|-
|Howard Johnson
|
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson</ref>
|-
|iHeartMedia Inc
|Media
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio</ref>
|-
|KFC ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref name="2ndvote.com">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref>
|-
|Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz</ref>
|-
|Krispy Kreme
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/</ref>
|-
|Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949</ref><ref name="2nd Darden">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden</ref>
|-
|Long John Silver ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="2ndvote.com"/>
|-
|Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
|Telecom
|Supports numerous liberal causes,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref> but is also a member of ALEC.<ref name="commoncause.org"/>
|-
|Marshalls
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/marshalls/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/8/</ref>
|-
|Nissan
|Automotive
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/nissan/</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/diary/2ndvote/2015/02/18/follow-money-nissan/</ref>
|-
|Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/</ref>
|-
|Papa John's
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-founder-steps-down-as-ceo-2017-12</ref><ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand</ref>
|-
|Payless Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/payless-car-rental-2/</ref>
|-
|Red Bull
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recipients?id=D000067032</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-bull-fires-woke-diversity-directors-who-tried-push-blm-support</ref>
|-
|Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/08/19/regal-cinemas-blames-gun-owners-bag-search-policy-targeting-young-mothers/</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2016/08/29/regal-cinemas-stupid-gun-policy/</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]] (Shell Oil)
|Energy
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/</ref>
|-
|Safeway Inc. (Cerberus Capital Management)
|Retail
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones">https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/businesses-that-prohibit-guns-or-have-no-gun-policies/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/</ref><ref>http://everytown.org/documents/2015/04/safeway-email.pdf/</ref>
|-
|Schnucks
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/schnucks/</ref><ref>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20100617/missouri-schnucks-allows-concealed-car</ref><ref>http://www.moccw.org/schnucks.html</ref>
|-
|[[Sodexo]]
|Conglomerate
|<ref>They are rather proud of their long-term partnership with Jerry Falwell's [[Liberty University]] and are a major donor to the institution, and Sodexo USA CEO Lorna Donatone praised President Donald Trump in an interview, but they support a lot of liberal causes as well.</ref>
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/</ref><ref>http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009</ref> Says firing a worker over COVID-19 vaccine “makes no sense.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/makes-no-sense-southwest-airlines-says-it-wont-fire-workers-who-dont-get-covid-vaccine_4063579.html|title=‘Makes No Sense’: Southwest Airlines Says It Won’t Fire Workers Who Don’t Get COVID Vaccine|author=JACK PHILLIPS|publisher=The Epoch Times|date=2021-10-22}}</ref>
|-
|Staples Inc.
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples</ref><ref>https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/058/723/605/original/9bc650f4ae1e7fe4.png</ref>
|-
|Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop</ref><ref>https://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment</ref>
|-
|SunTrust
|Finance
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/_tbt_suntrust_bank_and_religious_liberty/</ref>
|-
|Taco Bell ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/LLY9l</ref>
|-
|The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/</ref>
|-
|TJ Maxx
|Retail
|<ref name="insidermonkey.com"/><ref name="heavy.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/t-j-maxx/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030442&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/companies-supporting-members-of-the-liberal-coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/</ref>
|-
|United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, [[Pratt & Whitney]], and UTC Aerospace Systems)
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016</ref><ref>Signer of the "Don't ban Equality" letter; see: https://dontbanequality.com/</ref>
|-
|USAA
|Insurance, Finance
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa</ref>
|-
|Waffle House Inc.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/</ref><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones">http://www.2acheck.com/the-boycott-list/</ref><ref>https://crimeresearch.org/2018/04/waffle-house-continues-company-policy-ban-permitted-concealed-handguns-civilians-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://americasfreedomfighters.com/watch-as-this-uniformed-soldier-stops-to-eat-but-they-refuse-to-serve-him-for-this-one-reason/</ref>
|-
|Wegmans
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000058490&cycle=2020</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/5/</ref>
|-
|Xerox
|Technology
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/xerox/</ref>
|}

==No longer conservative==
These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[AT&T]]
|Telecom
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM">[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OzC04</ref>
|-
|Bed Bath & Beyond (parent of Buy Buy Baby, Christmas Tree Shop, Cost Plus World Market, and One Kings Lane)
|Retail
|Among the first to drop MyPillow following Lindell's allegation of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.<ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters"/><ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/mike-lindell-my-pillow-dropped-by-18-vendors-dolla/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bed-bath-beyond/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bed-bath-beyond/recipients?id=D000031877</ref>
|-
|[[Burger King]] (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Gun-unfriendly.<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/> Engages in progressive virtue-signaling.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/posts/burger-king-women-belong-in-the-kitchen-tweet-backfires-horrendously/</ref> Individual donations favored the Democrats over the Republicans 3:1 in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/3g-capital/totals?id=D000059880</ref>
|-
|[[Coca-Cola]]
|Food & Beverage manufacturer
|"Woke" corporation who told its employees to "be less white".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2x_ovDsa3Y Consumers Research]</ref>
|-
|[[Chick-Fil-A]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically">https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a</ref><ref>https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818</ref><ref>https://lcaction.org/detail/20191202-betrayed-by-chickfila</ref><ref>https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/white-christian-repent-racism-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy</ref><ref>https://disrn.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-white-people-should-shine-blacks-shoes-to-show-shame-embarrassment-about-racism</ref>
|-
|Dell Inc.
|Technology
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/yiviH</ref>
|-
|Dick's Sporting Goods
|Sport
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods</ref><ref>https://2ndvote.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-doesnt-want-your-second-vote-dollars/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953</ref>
|-
|Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)
|Travel
|2.82% of the company's donation in the 2020 cycle went conservative.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/expedia-group/summary?id=D000000854</ref>
|-
|FedEx
|courier
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Lowe's Corporation
|Retail
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000027296&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Macy's (and Bloomingdale's)
|Retail
|<ref name="heavy.com">https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/trump-boycott-list-starbucks-cup-apple-amazon-pepsi-italy-companies-ivanka-donald-twitter-grab-my-wallet-shoes-com-oreos-netflix-grubhub/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/macys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021655&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/macys-employee-fired-over-catholic-faith/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/7/</ref><ref>https://independentminute.com/2020/04/06/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-8-2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/V5UFz</ref>
|-
|[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corp]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/jOZ65</ref>
|-
|[[PepsiCo, Inc|PepsiCo Inc.]]
|Food
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico</ref><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall">https://www.2ndvote.com/tell-att-pepsi-and-walmart-stop-funding-lefts-opposition-to-border-wall/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/9S5ow</ref>
|-
|Progressive Insurance
|Insurance
|Scores 2.67 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance</ref> Both organizational and individual donations favored the Dems heavily.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-insurance/recipients?id=D000040450</ref> Pulled ads from Glenn Beck after the host called Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people."<ref>https://colorofchange.org/press_release/proctor-gamble-progressive-insurance-pledge-not-to/</ref> Supports the abortion industry.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/08/progressive-insurance-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-avoids-questions-at-shareholders-meeting/</ref>
|-
|Target
|Retail
|Prohibits Open Carry.<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/> Scores 1.50 at 2ndVote.<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target</ref> Organizational donation evenly supported both sides, while individual donations favored Dem over Rep at a 2.5:1 ratio in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/target-corp/recipients?id=D000000619</ref> One of the early pioneers in corporate promotion of transgender nonsense.<ref>https://afa.net/target</ref>
|-
|[[The Walt Disney Company]]
|Entertainment
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/walt-disney-company/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/disney-ceo-iger-lives-in-fantasyland/</ref>
|-
|[[Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart Stores]]
|Retail
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/</ref><ref>https://www.axios.com/walmart-halt-sale-ammunition-handgun-assault-style-weapons-b5a1c52b-9a22-4ab5-89d8-591e5fbe1019.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/american-family-association-blasts-latest-walmart-ad/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/10/</ref><ref>https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/texas-store-gives-defund-the-police-peeps-the-finger-with-this-boss-move/</ref> Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/15/walmart-costco-ditch-face-mask-requirement-for-ful/</ref><ref>https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/07/30/walmart-announces-covid-19-vaccination-policy-for-campus-office-associates</ref>
|-
|WayFair Inc.
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/wayfair/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000069732&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/02/11/heres-the-full-list-of-all-retailers-who-have-cut-ties-with-mike-lindells-mypillow/</ref>
|-
|[[Wendy's|Wendy's Co]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/wendys-cups-support-adoption-over-abortion/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000802&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1268325890037030912</ref>
|}

==Neutral==
These are companies which do not seem to engage in politics of any sort, instead focusing solely on running their businesses.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Advance Auto Parts
|Automative
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/advance-auto-parts-2/</ref>
|-
|Aeropostale (parent of Bethany Mota, Free Style, Brooklyn Calling, and United XXVI)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aeropostale/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042551&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Air Canada
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/air-canada/</ref>
|-
|Aldi
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aldi/</ref><ref>https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/eligibility/</ref>
|-
|American Financial Group
| Insurance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/american-financial-group/</ref>
|-
|AutoNation
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autonation/</ref>
|-
|Blimpie Sandwiches
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/blimpie-sandwiches/</ref>
|-
|Boston Market
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/boston-market/</ref>
|-
|Champs Sports (owned by Foot Locker)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/champs-sports/</ref>
|-
|CiCi's Pizza
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Cinemark Theatres (parent of Rave Cinemas and Century Theatres)
|Entertainment
|
|-
|Circle K (Couche-Tard)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/circle-k/</ref>
|-
|Costco
|Retail
|Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate"/> Scores 2.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/costco/</ref>
|-
|Crazy 8
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/crazy-8/</ref>
|-
|CST Brands (fuel and convenience retailer; parent of Ultramar)
|
|
|-
|Cumberland Farms (fuel and convenience retailer)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cumberland-farms/</ref>
|-
|DHL
|Courier
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dhl/</ref>
|-
|Dillard's
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-department-stores/recipients?id=D000060987</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-inc/recipients?id=D000042637 (employees may have a conservative leaning)</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dillards/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Tree
|Retail
|Scores 3.05 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-tree/</ref>
|-
|Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/family-dollar/</ref><ref>https://www.thefamilyhopefoundation.org/</ref>
|-
|LG Electronics
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lg-electronics/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lg-electronics/recipients?id=D000069177 (There may be a liberal leaning among its employees)</ref>
|-
|Party City (owned by AMSCAN Holdings, Inc.)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/party-city/</ref>
|-
|Petco
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/petco/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/petco-inc/recipients?id=D000036633</ref>
|-
|Pizza Ranch
|Restaurants
|Christian-oriented restaurant whose mission is “to glorify God by positively impacting the world we live in”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-dec-26-la-na-pizza-ranch-20111227-story.html|title=Easy as pie: Iowa’s campaign trail runs through Pizza Ranch|author=ALANA SEMUELS|publisher=LOS ANGELES TIMES|date=2011-12-26}}</ref>
|-
|Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen/</ref> Parent Restaurant Brands International's individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Tim Hortons (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Smucker's
|Food
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/smuckers/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs//summary?all=2020&id=D000034869</ref>
|-
|Steak 'n Shake
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Woeber's Mustard
|Food
|American company which manufactures its product in the US, and seems to keep out of politics.
|-
|Zales Jewelers (parent of Jared, Kay Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, etc.)
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/zales-jewelers/recipients?id=D000042110</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/zales/</ref>
|-
|Zaxby's
|
|
|}

==Lean liberal==
The following are companies which may show some support for conservative causes but are otherwise more liberal than not.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[Comcast]]
|Telecom and media
|Both organizational and individual donations are somewhat balanced for both sides, with the Dems being more favored.<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/9/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/comcast-corp/recipients?id=d000000461</ref> Scores 1.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/comcast/</ref> Owns [[NBCUniversal]], which operates [[MSNBC]], often viewed as one of the most liberal news outlets on American television.
|-
|[[Starbucks]]
|Food/beverage
|Founded by a liberal and supports liberal causes
|}

==Liberal==
The following are companies which actively engage in activities against conservative values.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[MSNBC]]
|Media
|Self-proclaimed as "what progressives have been waiting for".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/22/new-msnbccom-its-what-progressives-have-been-waiti/</ref>
|-
|Ben And Jerry's
|Food/beverage
|<ref>https://www.benjerry.com/values/our-progressive-values</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Major conservative organizations]]
*[[Liberal corporate tyranny]]
*[[2nd Vote]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}

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Ketanji Brown Jackson

2022-01-26T20:05:21Z

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[[File:Brown Jackson.PNG|right|250px|thumb|]]
'''Ketanji Brown Jackson''' (b. September 14, 1970) is a United States District [[Judicial activism|activist judge]] of the [[D.C. Circuit|United States District Court for the District of Columbia]]. Jackson is a former clerk for Justice [[Stephen Breyer]]. She was born in [[Washington, D.C.]], and attended [[public school|public high school]] in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].

In March 2021 [[Merrick Garland]] was appointed regime chief prosecutor to open his seat in the DC appeals court for Jackson. In June 2021 Jackson was confirmed with a vote of 53-47. [[Susan Collins]], [[Lisa Murkowski]] and [[Lindsey Graham]] voted with [[Democrats]] to support KBJ to the circuit court.

Carrie Severino, president of the Judicial Crisis Network, told the ''[[Washington Free Beacon]]'' that if Biden were to nominate Jackson to the Supreme Court it would be "one more example of Biden rewarding the [[Arabella Advisors|Arabella dark money network]] that spent hundreds of millions of dollars to elect Biden and Senate Democrats."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/courts/eyeing-supreme-court-vacancy-left-wing-dark-money-group-pushes-ketanji-brown-jackson-for-top-appeals-court/MMMMMMMM</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown Jackson, Ketanji}}

[[Category:Obama Administration]]
[[Category:Biden Junta]]

Kari Lake

2022-01-16T01:13:42Z

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'''Kari Lake''' is a 51-year-old [[Republican]] candidate for governor of [[Arizona]] in 2022, and a former newscaster in [[Phoenix]] for Fox 10 News. She left the network due to its leftwing bias and anti-liberty coverage of the [[coronavirus]] issue.<ref>https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/arizona-governor-2022-election-race-candidates/75-5623ac81-a935-4e78-bb81-f8f5c838ddbb</ref> Even [[liberal]]s admit that she has "the Trump-style charisma."<ref name="AZ">https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/elviadiaz/2021/07/26/trump-maga-crowd-crowned-kari-lake-but-showed-no-love-ugenti-rita/5376167001/</ref>

Pro-[[Trump]], she far outshined a [[conservative]] crowd in Phoenix on July 24, 2021 and pledged that if elected she would:<ref name="AZ"/>
{{cquote|pardon every person and business owner who is charged for violating a mask mandate or refusing to shut down their business — because we know that breathing and earning a living are not a crime.}}

== Governor's race ==

Kari Lake is considered the frontrunner. Other leading [[GOP]] candidates include:<ref>https://kjzz.org/content/1684307/2022-arizona-governors-race-candidates</ref>
*Steve Gaynor, businessman and 2018 [[GOP]] Secretary of State nominee
*Karrin Taylor Robson, a former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, which runs Arizona's three public universities
*Matt Salmon, a former congressman and 2002 GOP gubernatorial nominee
*Kimberly Yee, the State Treasurer and a former state legislator
Lake has more name recognition than her rivals, due to having been a television news anchor on Fox in Phoenix market for more than 20 years.<ref>https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/take-mask-shove-kari-lake-leads-anti-mask-rally-asu-here-are-5-takeaways/75-259493f8-7cd5-4b01-b183-ac067d39fd43</ref>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Arizona]]
[[Category:Conservative Women]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Pro-Life]]

Conservative companies

2021-10-25T14:59:50Z

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The following is a non-exhaustive list of '''for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations'''. This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based partially on the activities of employees, which are not sponsored by their companies.
The companies are categorized of the extent of their support for, as well as opposition to, conservative causes.

An obvious source for the justification is recent news. Other major sources include 2ndVote, a research provider that scores companies from 5 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal),<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/23/executive-director-amy-wilhite-of-2ndvote-com-shines-the-light-on-company-values-for-the-conscious-consumer/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/a-new-counterweight-to-stakeholder-capitalism/</ref> and OpenSecrets, an online database that tracks political donations in the U.S.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/opensecretsorg</ref>

Note that indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To get the most updated information, readers are encouraged to make sure the sources used reflect the companies' current status. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!
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==Conservative==
The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Charity Mobile
|Telecom
| Sends 5% of its users' price to pro-life, pro-family charities.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/charitymobile</ref> Scores 3.33 at 2ndvote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile</ref>
|-
| Cintas
| Service
| Target of asset manager Blackrock's pressure campaign for its support for conservative causes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/17/carney-larry-finks-blackrock-doubles-down-on-woke-capitalism/</ref> Donations, mainly by individuals, went 91% conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274</ref>
|-
| ConocoPhillips
| Energy
| 96% organizational and 59% individual donations went conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conocophillips/summary?id=D000000303</ref>
|-
|Cornerstone Payment Systems
|Finance
|Cristian payment processor<ref>https://cornerstonepaymentsystems.com/how-we-help.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cornerstone-payment-systems/</ref>
|-
|Duke Cannon
|Retail
|Men's grooming products creator and retailer. Supports military organizations with donations and products.<ref>https://dukecannon.com/pages/military-heritage</ref>
|-
|Epik
|Internet
|Hosts [[Gab]] citing free speech rights, despite many vendors' de-platforming of the site.<ref>https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Epoch Times" | [[The Epoch Times]]
|Media
|Holds "Truth and Tradition" as tagline and principles.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref><ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/epoch-times-media-bias</ref>
|-
|[[Gab (website)|Gab]]
|Internet
|Social platform focused on free speech, owned by an outspoken Christian.
|-
| [[Hobby Lobby]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family">Green family</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/2/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/hobby-lobby-celebrates-christ-the-lord-in-full-page-christmas-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/hobby-lobby-ceos-powerful-letter-employees-god-control/</ref>
|-
| Interstate Batteries
| Consumer goods
| Led by an outspoken Christian, invests in promoting God's love in mainstream TV ads.<ref>https://interstatebatteries.com/godslove</ref>
|-
| [[Mardel]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family"/>
|-
| Molson Coors
|Food
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694</ref>
|-
| MyPillow
|Retail
| Founder/CEO is very vocal about voter fraud after the 2020 US presidential election.<ref>https://tv.gab.com/channel/realmikelindell/view/absolute-proof-601d73a5a5ca1b4ef4f0e602</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-products-no-longer-stocked-these-companies-1562510</ref>
|-
|New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD)
|Media
|
|-
|[[One America News Network]] (OANN)
|Media
|Consistently the third most-watched news channel among Republican voters.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-fox-oann-newsmax-trump</ref> Specifically praised by Donald Trump in contrast to Mainstream Media, Fox News, and Newsmax.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.15.21-3</ref>
|-
| [[Parler]]
|Internet
| Conservative host [[Dan Bongino]] is a co-owner.
|-
| [[Patriot Mobile]]
|Telecom
| A portion of users' bills is donated to conservative organizations. The user is given choices in this matter.<ref>https://patriotmobile.com/pages/our-causes</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile</ref>
|-
|Rumble
|Internet
|
|-
|Ruqqus
|Internet
|
|-
| Sheetz
|Retail
| Gas stations and convenience store chain, which is owned and operated by republicans.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Ruger
|Sport
|Although a gun manufacturer supporting the 2nd amendment might seem self-serving, this company has been adamant in that stance, while also vocally opposing liberal candidates.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sturm-ruger-co-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/michael-fifer-sturm-ruger-hillary-lawful-commerce/2016/08/03/id/741989/</ref>
|-
| Uline
|Supplies
| Supports conservative causes; some of their trucks have been seen bearing the Bible reference "John 3:16".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030599&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/11/04/the-little-known-ceo-spending-millions-to-elect-far-right-republicans</ref>
|-
|}

==Somewhat conservative==
The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint<ref>Such as agreeing to match employee donations to non-profit groups, regardless of whether the group is conservative or liberal, religious or secular, provided they are tax-exempt and not a church.</ref> are still more conservative than not.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)
|Health
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories</ref>
|-
| Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)
|Restaurants
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/</ref><ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free">https://nebraskashooters.com/laws/unfriendly-2/</ref>
|-
|Arby's (Roark Capital Group)
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.georgiaprospers.org/our-business-coalition/</ref>
|-
|Bass Pro Shops
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/114804234.html</ref><ref>https://wreg.com/2018/03/01/bass-pro-customers-respond-to-other-companies-changing-protocol-for-selling-guns/</ref>
|-
|[[Brave]]
|Internet
|The [[browser]] blocks data-grabbing ads and trackers. Founder and CEO [[Brendan Eich|Eich]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] led to his forced resignation as CEO from [[Mozilla]], which he co-founded.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/01/20/copy-new-internet-browser-brave-announced/</ref><ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mozilla-says-ceo-resigns-amid-gay-marriage-controversy-195338477.html</ref> Avoids content censorship via IPFS integration.<ref>https://brave.com/</ref>
|-
|Cabela's (owned by Bass Pro Shops)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/20386-cabelas.html</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/together</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/paul-singer-sidney-nebraska-cabelas-bass-pro-shops-merger</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/covid-commitment</ref>
|-
| [[ExxonMobil]]
|Energy
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129</ref><ref name="liveaction.org">https://www.liveaction.org/news/these-companies-have-distanced-themselves-from-planned-parenthood/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/exxon-add-climate-activist-backed-board-members</ref>
|-
|Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Nature's Own, Bunny Bread, Mrs. Freshley's, HomePride, etc.<ref>https://www.flowersfoods.com/brands</ref>)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/</ref>
|-
|Gold's Gym (TRT Holdings)
|Fitness
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288</ref>
|-
|Guitar Center (parent of Musicians Friends)
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/guitar-center/</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guitar-center-union_us_56fae6c3e4b0a06d5803e008</ref><ref>http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?46223-Hassled-in-Guitar-Center</ref>
|-
|Murphy USA
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|New Balance
|Apparel
|As the only major local manufacturer of athletic shoes, New Balance supported Donald Trump's (as well as several Democrats') [[Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy|trade position]] to focus on US manufacturing job creation. The brand's vice president of public affairs criticized Obama Administration for "turn(ing) a deaf ear".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/</ref><ref name="mic.com">https://mic.com/articles/159147/boycott-alert-here-are-companies-and-executives-that-supported-donald-trump</ref><ref>https://www.mic.com/articles/159116/new-balance-faces-backlash-after-throwing-its-support-behind-president-elect-donald-trump</ref>
|-
|NewsMax
|Media
|Extensively covered [[2020 election fraud|election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-friendly-newsmax-a-sudden-competitor-to-fox-news/</ref> Distanced itself from allegations of [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]]'s involvement in the fraud after threats from the voting machine company.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/531153-newsmax-issues-clarification-on-smartmatic-dominion-claims</ref><ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-to-mypillow-mike-lindell</ref>
|-
|Omni Hotels (TRT Holdings)
|Hotel
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH"/>
|-
|Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)
|Restaurant
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/</ref>
|-
|Palmetto Cheese
|Food
|Founder and owner Brian Henry called [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and [[Antifa]] "terror organizations." He later apologized amid backlash.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-after-founder-calls-blm-a-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/owner-of-palmetto-cheese-apologizes-for-facebook-post-explains-black-womans-image-on-packaging/</ref>
|-
|ProPay
|Finance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13574/funding-hate-how-online-merchants-and-payment-processors-aid-white-nationalists (hostile reference)</ref>
|-
|Publix Super Markets, Inc.
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/05/22/anti-gun-liberals-attempt-boycott-publix/</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/24724-publix-supermarkets.html</ref>
|-
|Regnery Publishing
|Media
|When Senator [[Josh Hawley]]'s book ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' was cancelled by publisher Simon & Schuster following the January 6th 2021 Capitol storming, Regnery picked it up just days after.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/hawley-book-regnery.html</ref>
|-
|[[Remington|Remington Arms]] (Cerberus Capital Management, which includes Marlin Firearms & Advanced Armament Corporation)
|Sport
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Urban Outfitters]]
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/</ref>
|-
|[[White Castle]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/</ref>
|-
|[[Winn-Dixie]] (Southeastern Grocers)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/winn-dixie-stores/</ref><ref>https://www.winndixie.com/community/seafoodpledge</ref>
|-
|Yuengling (craft beer company)
|Food
|<ref name="mic.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/yuengling/</ref>
|}

==Slightly conservative==
The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
|7-Eleven
|Retail
|7-Eleven PAC donated 95% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/7-eleven/C00549717/candidate-recipients/2020</ref> Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/7-eleven/</ref>
|-
|Ace Hardware Corporation
|Retail
|Ace Hardware is part company owned—those stores branded as "Westlake Ace Hardware" are such—but also part franchised, so an independent owner may be conservative or liberal.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042548&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|American Greetings Corp
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746</ref>
|-
|Amway/Alticor Inc.
|Retail (MLM)
|Although the company as a whole only minimally engages in politics,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/amway/</ref> company employees overwhelmingly support republicans. Amway's PAC also seems to favor Republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amway-alticor-inc/recipients?id=D000000111</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111</ref>
|-
|BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/</ref>
|-
|Blue Bell
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383</ref>
|-
|Coinbase
|Finance
|while employee donations favor democrats, Company CEO Brian Armstrong refused in 2020 to support or oppose the BLM organization, saying that the company would stay out of politics.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/10/08/60-employees-leave-coinbase-over-ceos-pledge-to-be-apolitical/</ref>
|-
|Carl's Jr. / Hardee's
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/</ref><ref>Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/carls-jr/</ref>
|-
|Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cracker-barrel-old-country-store/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024663&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/8/</ref>
|-
|Domino's Pizza
|Restaurants
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott's, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/</ref>
|-
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|Media
|By far the most watched television news channel for Republicans, even after Biden's inauguration as president.<ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-republican-tv-news-viewers-fox-newsmax-20210309-7zvakfrteve35brqrejamvicdi-story.html</ref>
|-
|Goya Foods
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?toprecipcycle=2016&topnumcycle=2016&contribcycle=All%20cycles&lobcycle=All%20cycles&outspendcycle=All%20cycles&id=D000042319</ref><ref>https://kdvr.com/news/national/goya-foods-faces-swift-backlash-after-ceo-praises-trump-at-white-house/</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/07/tyranny-racist-democrats-call-for-boycott-of-goya-foods-because-hispanic-ceo-is-trump-supporter.html/</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/07/10/goya-foods-ceo-no-im-not-apologizing-for-praising-president-trump-n2572282</ref><ref>https://www.goya.com/en/goya-gives/gg-environment</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YvO736Zl3M</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/aoc-named-employee-of-the-month-at-goya/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/goya-foods-votes-to-silence-pro-trump-ceo-robert-unanue/</ref>
|-
|Hanes
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Koch Industries]] (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)
|Conglomerate
|KochPAC donated 97% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/koch-libre-against-house-immigration-bills-654201</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-koch-funded-advocacy-group-wants-trump-to-embrace-free-trade</ref>
|-
|In-N-Out Burger
|Restaurants
|In-N-Out is generally a politically neutral company, however, In-N-Out does have Bible verses on its packaging. An In-N-Out store in San Francisco was also temporarily shut down due to not strictly adhering to the vaccine mandate with In-N-Out responding by saying that they did not want to be the vaccine police.
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?id=D000072295 (Although the company itself is neutral, its employees may tend to favor liberalism/communism)</ref><ref>https://www.today.com/food/why-does-n-out-print-bible-verses-its-cups-wrappers-t164235</ref>
<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-francisco-shuts-down-in-n-out-for-not-enforcing-jab-mandate-we-refuse-to-become-the-vaccination-police</ref>
|-
|-
|Las Vegas Sands (casino and resort)
|Entertainment
|Donates substantially to republicans, but much of it seems to go to RINOs and "center-right" causes.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000020980&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/7/</ref>
|-
|L.L. Bean
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/news/Which-Businesses-Support-Trump-43025072</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/ll-bean-rei-and-dicks-update-gun-control-policies-2018-3/</ref><ref>https://fortune.com/2018/03/02/ll-bean-guns/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/02/l-l-bean-raises-age-to-buy-rifles-to-21/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/l-l-bean/</ref>
|-
|Menards
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069</ref><ref>https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm</ref><ref>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/menards-requiring-customers-to-wear-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19/5719618/</ref>
|-
|OverStock.com
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/overstock-com/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/overstock-com/recipients?id=D000036441</ref>
|-
|Perry Ellis International (owns multiple apparel brands)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119</ref>
|-
|Ross Stores
|
|<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/6/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042761&cycle=2020</ref>
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Altria (owner of Marlborough, JUUL, and other nicotine brands)
|
|Member of the ALEC, but also supports some liberal causes.<ref name="commoncause.org">https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/altria/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/altria-group/recipients?id=D000000067 (employee political contributions)</ref>
|-
|Anheuser-Busch
|
|Member of ALEC, but also support numerous liberal organizations and policies.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/anheuser-busch-2/</ref>
|-
|Auto Zone (parent of AutoAnything, ALLDATA, and Chief auto parts)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2020 (individual employee donations)</ref><ref name="archive.is">https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> CEO Bill Rhodes is quite fond of President Trump.
|-
|Avis Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/avis/</ref>
|-
|Best Buy
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing|Boeing Co]]
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Budget (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Charter Communications
|Telecom
|Member of the ALEC,<ref name="commoncause.org"/> but otherwise seems to favor liberal causes.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charter-communications/</ref> However, employee donations sometimes favor republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/charter-communications/recipients?id=D000000672</ref>
|-
|Coldwell Banker (Realogy)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/coldwell-banker/</ref>
|-
|Cooper Tires (Cooper Tire & Rubber Company)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cooper-tires/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025138&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Dodge/Ram Trucks (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles/Stellantis)
|Automotive
|<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/auto/stars-and-stripes-dodge-challenger-and-charger-salute-u-s-military</ref><ref>https://www.ramtrucks.com/ram-1500/built-to-serve.html</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/fiat-chrysler-automobiles/recipients?id=D000043126</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chrysler/</ref>
|-
|Dominion Energy
|Energy
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominion-energy-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dominion-energy/recipients?id=D000000335</ref>
|-
|Ford Motor Co.
|Automotive
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com">https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2015/07/24/winnable-war-major-companies-reject-planned-parenthood</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/ford-announces-plans-business-michigan-mexico/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ford/</ref><ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/ (cut ties with ALEC)</ref>
|-
|Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway</ref>
|-
|Health Net
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/</ref>
|-
|Hormel
|Food
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/</ref>
|-
|Howard Johnson
|
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson</ref>
|-
|iHeartMedia Inc
|Media
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio</ref>
|-
|KFC ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref name="2ndvote.com">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref>
|-
|Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz</ref>
|-
|Krispy Kreme
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/</ref>
|-
|Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949</ref><ref name="2nd Darden">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden</ref>
|-
|Long John Silver ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="2ndvote.com"/>
|-
|Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
|Telecom
|Supports numerous liberal causes,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref> but is also a member of ALEC.<ref name="commoncause.org"/>
|-
|Marshalls
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/marshalls/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/8/</ref>
|-
|Nissan
|Automotive
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/nissan/</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/diary/2ndvote/2015/02/18/follow-money-nissan/</ref>
|-
|Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/</ref>
|-
|Papa John's
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-founder-steps-down-as-ceo-2017-12</ref><ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand</ref>
|-
|Payless Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/payless-car-rental-2/</ref>
|-
|Red Bull
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recipients?id=D000067032</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-bull-fires-woke-diversity-directors-who-tried-push-blm-support</ref>
|-
|Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/08/19/regal-cinemas-blames-gun-owners-bag-search-policy-targeting-young-mothers/</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2016/08/29/regal-cinemas-stupid-gun-policy/</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]] (Shell Oil)
|Energy
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/</ref>
|-
|Safeway Inc. (Cerberus Capital Management)
|Retail
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones">https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/businesses-that-prohibit-guns-or-have-no-gun-policies/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/</ref><ref>http://everytown.org/documents/2015/04/safeway-email.pdf/</ref>
|-
|Schnucks
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/schnucks/</ref><ref>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20100617/missouri-schnucks-allows-concealed-car</ref><ref>http://www.moccw.org/schnucks.html</ref>
|-
|[[Sodexo]]
|Conglomerate
|<ref>They are rather proud of their long-term partnership with Jerry Falwell's [[Liberty University]] and are a major donor to the institution, and Sodexo USA CEO Lorna Donatone praised President Donald Trump in an interview, but they support a lot of liberal causes as well.</ref>
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/</ref><ref>http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009</ref> Says firing a worker over COVID-19 vaccine “makes no sense.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/makes-no-sense-southwest-airlines-says-it-wont-fire-workers-who-dont-get-covid-vaccine_4063579.html|title=‘Makes No Sense’: Southwest Airlines Says It Won’t Fire Workers Who Don’t Get COVID Vaccine|author=JACK PHILLIPS|publisher=The Epoch Times|date=2021-10-22}}</ref>
|-
|Staples Inc.
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples</ref><ref>https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/058/723/605/original/9bc650f4ae1e7fe4.png</ref>
|-
|Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop</ref><ref>https://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment</ref>
|-
|SunTrust
|Finance
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/_tbt_suntrust_bank_and_religious_liberty/</ref>
|-
|Taco Bell ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/LLY9l</ref>
|-
|The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/</ref>
|-
|TJ Maxx
|Retail
|<ref name="insidermonkey.com"/><ref name="heavy.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/t-j-maxx/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030442&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/companies-supporting-members-of-the-liberal-coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/</ref>
|-
|United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, [[Pratt & Whitney]], and UTC Aerospace Systems)
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016</ref><ref>Signer of the "Don't ban Equality" letter; see: https://dontbanequality.com/</ref>
|-
|USAA
|Insurance, Finance
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa</ref>
|-
|Waffle House Inc.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/</ref><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones">http://www.2acheck.com/the-boycott-list/</ref><ref>https://crimeresearch.org/2018/04/waffle-house-continues-company-policy-ban-permitted-concealed-handguns-civilians-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://americasfreedomfighters.com/watch-as-this-uniformed-soldier-stops-to-eat-but-they-refuse-to-serve-him-for-this-one-reason/</ref>
|-
|Wegmans
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000058490&cycle=2020</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/5/</ref>
|-
|Xerox
|Technology
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/xerox/</ref>
|}

==No longer conservative==
These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[AT&T]]
|Telecom
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM">[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OzC04</ref>
|-
|Bed Bath & Beyond (parent of Buy Buy Baby, Christmas Tree Shop, Cost Plus World Market, and One Kings Lane)
|Retail
|Among the first to drop MyPillow following Lindell's allegation of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.<ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters"/><ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/mike-lindell-my-pillow-dropped-by-18-vendors-dolla/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bed-bath-beyond/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bed-bath-beyond/recipients?id=D000031877</ref>
|-
|[[Burger King]] (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Gun-unfriendly.<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/> Engages in progressive virtue-signaling.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/posts/burger-king-women-belong-in-the-kitchen-tweet-backfires-horrendously/</ref> Individual donations favored the Democrats over the Republicans 3:1 in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/3g-capital/totals?id=D000059880</ref>
|-
|[[Coca-Cola]]
|Food & Beverage manufacturer
|"Woke" corporation who told its employees to "be less white".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2x_ovDsa3Y Consumers Research]</ref>
|-
|[[Chick-Fil-A]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically">https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a</ref><ref>https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818</ref><ref>https://lcaction.org/detail/20191202-betrayed-by-chickfila</ref><ref>https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/white-christian-repent-racism-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy</ref><ref>https://disrn.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-white-people-should-shine-blacks-shoes-to-show-shame-embarrassment-about-racism</ref>
|-
|Dell Inc.
|Technology
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/yiviH</ref>
|-
|Dick's Sporting Goods
|Sport
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods</ref><ref>https://2ndvote.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-doesnt-want-your-second-vote-dollars/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953</ref>
|-
|Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)
|Travel
|2.82% of the company's donation in the 2020 cycle went conservative.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/expedia-group/summary?id=D000000854</ref>
|-
|FedEx
|courier
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Lowe's Corporation
|Retail
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000027296&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Macy's (and Bloomingdale's)
|Retail
|<ref name="heavy.com">https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/trump-boycott-list-starbucks-cup-apple-amazon-pepsi-italy-companies-ivanka-donald-twitter-grab-my-wallet-shoes-com-oreos-netflix-grubhub/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/macys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021655&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/macys-employee-fired-over-catholic-faith/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/7/</ref><ref>https://independentminute.com/2020/04/06/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-8-2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/V5UFz</ref>
|-
|[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corp]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/jOZ65</ref>
|-
|[[PepsiCo, Inc|PepsiCo Inc.]]
|Food
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico</ref><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall">https://www.2ndvote.com/tell-att-pepsi-and-walmart-stop-funding-lefts-opposition-to-border-wall/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/9S5ow</ref>
|-
|Progressive Insurance
|Insurance
|Scores 2.67 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance</ref> Both organizational and individual donations favored the Dems heavily.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-insurance/recipients?id=D000040450</ref> Pulled ads from Glenn Beck after the host called Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people."<ref>https://colorofchange.org/press_release/proctor-gamble-progressive-insurance-pledge-not-to/</ref> Supports the abortion industry.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/08/progressive-insurance-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-avoids-questions-at-shareholders-meeting/</ref>
|-
|Target
|Retail
|Prohibits Open Carry.<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/> Scores 1.50 at 2ndVote.<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target</ref> Organizational donation evenly supported both sides, while individual donations favored Dem over Rep at a 2.5:1 ratio in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/target-corp/recipients?id=D000000619</ref>
|-
|[[The Walt Disney Company]]
|Entertainment
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/walt-disney-company/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/disney-ceo-iger-lives-in-fantasyland/</ref>
|-
|[[Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart Stores]]
|Retail
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/</ref><ref>https://www.axios.com/walmart-halt-sale-ammunition-handgun-assault-style-weapons-b5a1c52b-9a22-4ab5-89d8-591e5fbe1019.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/american-family-association-blasts-latest-walmart-ad/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/10/</ref><ref>https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/texas-store-gives-defund-the-police-peeps-the-finger-with-this-boss-move/</ref> Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/15/walmart-costco-ditch-face-mask-requirement-for-ful/</ref><ref>https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/07/30/walmart-announces-covid-19-vaccination-policy-for-campus-office-associates</ref>
|-
|WayFair Inc.
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/wayfair/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000069732&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/02/11/heres-the-full-list-of-all-retailers-who-have-cut-ties-with-mike-lindells-mypillow/</ref>
|-
|[[Wendy's|Wendy's Co]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/wendys-cups-support-adoption-over-abortion/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000802&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1268325890037030912</ref>
|}

==Neutral==
These are companies which do not seem to engage in politics of any sort, instead focusing solely on running their businesses.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Advance Auto Parts
|Automative
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/advance-auto-parts-2/</ref>
|-
|Aeropostale (parent of Bethany Mota, Free Style, Brooklyn Calling, and United XXVI)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aeropostale/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042551&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Air Canada
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/air-canada/</ref>
|-
|Aldi
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aldi/</ref><ref>https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/eligibility/</ref>
|-
|American Financial Group
| Insurance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/american-financial-group/</ref>
|-
|AutoNation
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autonation/</ref>
|-
|Blimpie Sandwiches
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/blimpie-sandwiches/</ref>
|-
|Boston Market
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/boston-market/</ref>
|-
|Champs Sports (owned by Foot Locker)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/champs-sports/</ref>
|-
|CiCi's Pizza
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Cinemark Theatres (parent of Rave Cinemas and Century Theatres)
|Entertainment
|
|-
|Circle K (Couche-Tard)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/circle-k/</ref>
|-
|Costco
|Retail
|Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate"/> Scores 2.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/costco/</ref>
|-
|Crazy 8
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/crazy-8/</ref>
|-
|CST Brands (fuel and convenience retailer; parent of Ultramar)
|
|
|-
|Cumberland Farms (fuel and convenience retailer)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cumberland-farms/</ref>
|-
|DHL
|Courier
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dhl/</ref>
|-
|Dillard's
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-department-stores/recipients?id=D000060987</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-inc/recipients?id=D000042637 (employees may have a conservative leaning)</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dillards/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Tree
|Retail
|Scores 3.05 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-tree/</ref>
|-
|Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/family-dollar/</ref><ref>https://www.thefamilyhopefoundation.org/</ref>
|-
|LG Electronics
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lg-electronics/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lg-electronics/recipients?id=D000069177 (There may be a liberal leaning among its employees)</ref>
|-
|Party City (owned by AMSCAN Holdings, Inc.)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/party-city/</ref>
|-
|Petco
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/petco/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/petco-inc/recipients?id=D000036633</ref>
|-
|Pizza Ranch
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen/</ref> Parent Restaurant Brands International's individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Tim Hortons (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Smucker's
|Food
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/smuckers/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs//summary?all=2020&id=D000034869</ref>
|-
|Steak 'n Shake
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Woeber's Mustard
|Food
|American company which manufactures its product in the US, and seems to keep out of politics.
|-
|Zales Jewelers (parent of Jared, Kay Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, etc.)
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/zales-jewelers/recipients?id=D000042110</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/zales/</ref>
|-
|Zaxby's
|
|
|}

==Lean liberal==
The following are companies which may show some support for conservative causes but are otherwise more liberal than not.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[Comcast]]
|Telecom and media
|Both organizational and individual donations are somewhat balanced for both sides, with the Dems being more favored.<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/9/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/comcast-corp/recipients?id=d000000461</ref> Scores 1.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/comcast/</ref> Owns [[NBCUniversal]], which operates [[MSNBC]], often viewed as one of the most liberal news outlets on American television.
|-
|[[Starbucks]]
|Food/beverage
|Founded by a liberal and supports liberal causes
|}

==Liberal==
The following are companies which actively engage in activities against conservative values.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[MSNBC]]
|Media
|Self-proclaimed as "what progressives have been waiting for".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/22/new-msnbccom-its-what-progressives-have-been-waiti/</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Major conservative organizations]]
*[[Liberal corporate tyranny]]
*[[2nd Vote]]

==References==
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[[Category:Conservative Companies|!]]

Conservative companies

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The following is a non-exhaustive list of '''for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations'''. This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based partially on the activities of employees, which are not sponsored by their companies.
The companies are categorized of the extent of their support for, as well as opposition to, conservative causes.

An obvious source for the justification is recent news. Other major sources include 2ndVote, a research provider that scores companies from 5 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal),<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/23/executive-director-amy-wilhite-of-2ndvote-com-shines-the-light-on-company-values-for-the-conscious-consumer/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/a-new-counterweight-to-stakeholder-capitalism/</ref> and OpenSecrets, an online database that tracks political donations in the U.S.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/opensecretsorg</ref>

Note that indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To get the most updated information, readers are encouraged to make sure the sources used reflect the companies' current status. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!
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==Conservative==
The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Charity Mobile
|Telecom
| Sends 5% of its users' price to pro-life, pro-family charities.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/charitymobile</ref> Scores 3.33 at 2ndvote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile</ref>
|-
| Cintas
| Service
| Target of asset manager Blackrock's pressure campaign for its support for conservative causes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/17/carney-larry-finks-blackrock-doubles-down-on-woke-capitalism/</ref> Donations, mainly by individuals, went 91% conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274</ref>
|-
| ConocoPhillips
| Energy
| 96% organizational and 59% individual donations went conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conocophillips/summary?id=D000000303</ref>
|-
|Cornerstone Payment Systems
|Finance
|Cristian payment processor<ref>https://cornerstonepaymentsystems.com/how-we-help.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cornerstone-payment-systems/</ref>
|-
|Duke Cannon
|Retail
|Men's grooming products creator and retailer. Supports military organizations with donations and products.<ref>https://dukecannon.com/pages/military-heritage</ref>
|-
|Epik
|Internet
|Hosts [[Gab]] citing free speech rights, despite many vendors' de-platforming of the site.<ref>https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Epoch Times" | [[The Epoch Times]]
|Media
|Holds "Truth and Tradition" as tagline and principles.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref> Despite its conservative value, the outlet's reporting shows little bias to the right according to researches in August 2020.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/epoch-times-media-bias</ref>
|-
|[[Gab (website)|Gab]]
|Internet
|Social platform focused on free speech, owned by an outspoken Christian.
|-
| [[Hobby Lobby]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family">Green family</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/2/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/hobby-lobby-celebrates-christ-the-lord-in-full-page-christmas-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/hobby-lobby-ceos-powerful-letter-employees-god-control/</ref>
|-
| Interstate Batteries
| Consumer goods
| Led by an outspoken Christian, invests in promoting God's love in mainstream TV ads.<ref>https://interstatebatteries.com/godslove</ref>
|-
| [[Mardel]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family"/>
|-
| Molson Coors
|Food
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694</ref>
|-
| MyPillow
|Retail
| Founder/CEO is very vocal about voter fraud after the 2020 US presidential election.<ref>https://tv.gab.com/channel/realmikelindell/view/absolute-proof-601d73a5a5ca1b4ef4f0e602</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-products-no-longer-stocked-these-companies-1562510</ref>
|-
|New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD)
|Media
|
|-
|[[One America News Network]] (OANN)
|Media
|Consistently the third most-watched news channel among Republican voters.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-fox-oann-newsmax-trump</ref> Specifically praised by Donald Trump in contrast to Mainstream Media, Fox News, and Newsmax.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.15.21-3</ref>
|-
| [[Parler]]
|Internet
| Conservative host [[Dan Bongino]] is a co-owner.
|-
| [[Patriot Mobile]]
|Telecom
| A portion of users' bills is donated to conservative organizations. The user is given choices in this matter.<ref>https://patriotmobile.com/pages/our-causes</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile</ref>
|-
|Rumble
|Internet
|
|-
|Ruqqus
|Internet
|
|-
| Sheetz
|Retail
| Gas stations and convenience store chain, which is owned and operated by republicans.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Ruger
|Sport
|Although a gun manufacturer supporting the 2nd amendment might seem self-serving, this company has been adamant in that stance, while also vocally opposing liberal candidates.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sturm-ruger-co-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/michael-fifer-sturm-ruger-hillary-lawful-commerce/2016/08/03/id/741989/</ref>
|-
| Uline
|Supplies
| Supports conservative causes; some of their trucks have been seen bearing the Bible reference "John 3:16".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030599&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/11/04/the-little-known-ceo-spending-millions-to-elect-far-right-republicans</ref>
|-
|}

==Somewhat conservative==
The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint<ref>Such as agreeing to match employee donations to non-profit groups, regardless of whether the group is conservative or liberal, religious or secular, provided they are tax-exempt and not a church.</ref> are still more conservative than not.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)
|Health
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories</ref>
|-
| Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)
|Restaurants
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/</ref><ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free">https://nebraskashooters.com/laws/unfriendly-2/</ref>
|-
|Arby's (Roark Capital Group)
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.georgiaprospers.org/our-business-coalition/</ref>
|-
|Bass Pro Shops
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/114804234.html</ref><ref>https://wreg.com/2018/03/01/bass-pro-customers-respond-to-other-companies-changing-protocol-for-selling-guns/</ref>
|-
|[[Brave]]
|Internet
|The [[browser]] blocks data-grabbing ads and trackers. Founder and CEO [[Brendan Eich|Eich]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] led to his forced resignation as CEO from [[Mozilla]], which he co-founded.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/01/20/copy-new-internet-browser-brave-announced/</ref><ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mozilla-says-ceo-resigns-amid-gay-marriage-controversy-195338477.html</ref> Avoids content censorship via IPFS integration.<ref>https://brave.com/</ref>
|-
|Cabela's (owned by Bass Pro Shops)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/20386-cabelas.html</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/together</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/paul-singer-sidney-nebraska-cabelas-bass-pro-shops-merger</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/covid-commitment</ref>
|-
| [[ExxonMobil]]
|Energy
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129</ref><ref name="liveaction.org">https://www.liveaction.org/news/these-companies-have-distanced-themselves-from-planned-parenthood/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/exxon-add-climate-activist-backed-board-members</ref>
|-
|Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Nature's Own, Bunny Bread, Mrs. Freshley's, HomePride, etc.<ref>https://www.flowersfoods.com/brands</ref>)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/</ref>
|-
|Gold's Gym (TRT Holdings)
|Fitness
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288</ref>
|-
|Guitar Center (parent of Musicians Friends)
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/guitar-center/</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guitar-center-union_us_56fae6c3e4b0a06d5803e008</ref><ref>http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?46223-Hassled-in-Guitar-Center</ref>
|-
|Murphy USA
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|New Balance
|Apparel
|As the only major local manufacturer of athletic shoes, New Balance supported Donald Trump's (as well as several Democrats') [[Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy|trade position]] to focus on US manufacturing job creation. The brand's vice president of public affairs criticized Obama Administration for "turn(ing) a deaf ear".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/</ref><ref name="mic.com">https://mic.com/articles/159147/boycott-alert-here-are-companies-and-executives-that-supported-donald-trump</ref><ref>https://www.mic.com/articles/159116/new-balance-faces-backlash-after-throwing-its-support-behind-president-elect-donald-trump</ref>
|-
|NewsMax
|Media
|Extensively covered [[2020 election fraud|election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-friendly-newsmax-a-sudden-competitor-to-fox-news/</ref> Distanced itself from allegations of [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]]'s involvement in the fraud after threats from the voting machine company.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/531153-newsmax-issues-clarification-on-smartmatic-dominion-claims</ref><ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-to-mypillow-mike-lindell</ref>
|-
|Omni Hotels (TRT Holdings)
|Hotel
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH"/>
|-
|Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)
|Restaurant
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/</ref>
|-
|Palmetto Cheese
|Food
|Founder and owner Brian Henry called [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and [[Antifa]] "terror organizations." He later apologized amid backlash.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-after-founder-calls-blm-a-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/owner-of-palmetto-cheese-apologizes-for-facebook-post-explains-black-womans-image-on-packaging/</ref>
|-
|ProPay
|Finance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13574/funding-hate-how-online-merchants-and-payment-processors-aid-white-nationalists (hostile reference)</ref>
|-
|Publix Super Markets, Inc.
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/05/22/anti-gun-liberals-attempt-boycott-publix/</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/24724-publix-supermarkets.html</ref>
|-
|Regnery Publishing
|Media
|When Senator [[Josh Hawley]]'s book ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' was cancelled by publisher Simon & Schuster following the January 6th 2021 Capitol storming, Regnery picked it up just days after.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/hawley-book-regnery.html</ref>
|-
|[[Remington|Remington Arms]] (Cerberus Capital Management, which includes Marlin Firearms & Advanced Armament Corporation)
|Sport
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Urban Outfitters]]
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/</ref>
|-
|[[White Castle]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/</ref>
|-
|[[Winn-Dixie]] (Southeastern Grocers)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/winn-dixie-stores/</ref><ref>https://www.winndixie.com/community/seafoodpledge</ref>
|-
|Yuengling (craft beer company)
|Food
|<ref name="mic.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/yuengling/</ref>
|}

==Slightly conservative==
The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
|7-Eleven
|Retail
|7-Eleven PAC donated 95% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/7-eleven/C00549717/candidate-recipients/2020</ref> Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/7-eleven/</ref>
|-
|Ace Hardware Corporation
|Retail
|Ace Hardware is part company owned—those stores branded as "Westlake Ace Hardware" are such—but also part franchised, so an independent owner may be conservative or liberal.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042548&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|American Greetings Corp
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746</ref>
|-
|Amway/Alticor Inc.
|Retail (MLM)
|Although the company as a whole only minimally engages in politics,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/amway/</ref> company employees overwhelmingly support republicans. Amway's PAC also seems to favor Republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amway-alticor-inc/recipients?id=D000000111</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111</ref>
|-
|BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/</ref>
|-
|Blue Bell
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383</ref>
|-
|Coinbase
|Finance
|while employee donations favor democrats, Company CEO Brian Armstrong refused in 2020 to support or oppose the BLM organization, saying that the company would stay out of politics.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/10/08/60-employees-leave-coinbase-over-ceos-pledge-to-be-apolitical/</ref>
|-
|Carl's Jr. / Hardee's
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/</ref><ref>Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/carls-jr/</ref>
|-
|Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cracker-barrel-old-country-store/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024663&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/8/</ref>
|-
|Domino's Pizza
|Restaurants
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott's, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/</ref>
|-
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|Media
|By far the most watched television news channel for Republicans, even after Biden's inauguration as president.<ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-republican-tv-news-viewers-fox-newsmax-20210309-7zvakfrteve35brqrejamvicdi-story.html</ref>
|-
|Goya Foods
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?toprecipcycle=2016&topnumcycle=2016&contribcycle=All%20cycles&lobcycle=All%20cycles&outspendcycle=All%20cycles&id=D000042319</ref><ref>https://kdvr.com/news/national/goya-foods-faces-swift-backlash-after-ceo-praises-trump-at-white-house/</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/07/tyranny-racist-democrats-call-for-boycott-of-goya-foods-because-hispanic-ceo-is-trump-supporter.html/</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/07/10/goya-foods-ceo-no-im-not-apologizing-for-praising-president-trump-n2572282</ref><ref>https://www.goya.com/en/goya-gives/gg-environment</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YvO736Zl3M</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/aoc-named-employee-of-the-month-at-goya/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/goya-foods-votes-to-silence-pro-trump-ceo-robert-unanue/</ref>
|-
|Hanes
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Koch Industries]] (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)
|Conglomerate
|KochPAC donated 97% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/koch-libre-against-house-immigration-bills-654201</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-koch-funded-advocacy-group-wants-trump-to-embrace-free-trade</ref>
|-
|In-N-Out Burger
|Restaurants
|In-N-Out is generally a politically neutral company, however, In-N-Out does have Bible verses on its packaging. An In-N-Out store in San Francisco was also temporarily shut down due to not strictly adhering to the vaccine mandate with In-N-Out responding by saying that they did not want to be the vaccine police.
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?id=D000072295 (Although the company itself is neutral, its employees may tend to favor liberalism/communism)</ref><ref>https://www.today.com/food/why-does-n-out-print-bible-verses-its-cups-wrappers-t164235</ref>
<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-francisco-shuts-down-in-n-out-for-not-enforcing-jab-mandate-we-refuse-to-become-the-vaccination-police</ref>
|-
|-
|Las Vegas Sands (casino and resort)
|Entertainment
|Donates substantially to republicans, but much of it seems to go to RINOs and "center-right" causes.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000020980&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/7/</ref>
|-
|L.L. Bean
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/news/Which-Businesses-Support-Trump-43025072</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/ll-bean-rei-and-dicks-update-gun-control-policies-2018-3/</ref><ref>https://fortune.com/2018/03/02/ll-bean-guns/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/02/l-l-bean-raises-age-to-buy-rifles-to-21/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/l-l-bean/</ref>
|-
|Menards
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069</ref><ref>https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm</ref><ref>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/menards-requiring-customers-to-wear-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19/5719618/</ref>
|-
|OverStock.com
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/overstock-com/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/overstock-com/recipients?id=D000036441</ref>
|-
|Perry Ellis International (owns multiple apparel brands)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119</ref>
|-
|Ross Stores
|
|<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/6/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042761&cycle=2020</ref>
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Altria (owner of Marlborough, JUUL, and other nicotine brands)
|
|Member of the ALEC, but also supports some liberal causes.<ref name="commoncause.org">https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/altria/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/altria-group/recipients?id=D000000067 (employee political contributions)</ref>
|-
|Anheuser-Busch
|
|Member of ALEC, but also support numerous liberal organizations and policies.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/anheuser-busch-2/</ref>
|-
|Auto Zone (parent of AutoAnything, ALLDATA, and Chief auto parts)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2020 (individual employee donations)</ref><ref name="archive.is">https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> CEO Bill Rhodes is quite fond of President Trump.
|-
|Avis Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/avis/</ref>
|-
|Best Buy
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing|Boeing Co]]
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Budget (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Charter Communications
|Telecom
|Member of the ALEC,<ref name="commoncause.org"/> but otherwise seems to favor liberal causes.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charter-communications/</ref> However, employee donations sometimes favor republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/charter-communications/recipients?id=D000000672</ref>
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|Coldwell Banker (Realogy)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/coldwell-banker/</ref>
|-
|Cooper Tires (Cooper Tire & Rubber Company)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cooper-tires/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025138&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Dodge/Ram Trucks (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles/Stellantis)
|Automotive
|<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/auto/stars-and-stripes-dodge-challenger-and-charger-salute-u-s-military</ref><ref>https://www.ramtrucks.com/ram-1500/built-to-serve.html</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/fiat-chrysler-automobiles/recipients?id=D000043126</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chrysler/</ref>
|-
|Dominion Energy
|Energy
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominion-energy-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dominion-energy/recipients?id=D000000335</ref>
|-
|Ford Motor Co.
|Automotive
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com">https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2015/07/24/winnable-war-major-companies-reject-planned-parenthood</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/ford-announces-plans-business-michigan-mexico/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ford/</ref><ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/ (cut ties with ALEC)</ref>
|-
|Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway</ref>
|-
|Health Net
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/</ref>
|-
|Hormel
|Food
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/</ref>
|-
|Howard Johnson
|
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson</ref>
|-
|iHeartMedia Inc
|Media
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio</ref>
|-
|KFC ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref name="2ndvote.com">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref>
|-
|Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz</ref>
|-
|Krispy Kreme
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/</ref>
|-
|Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949</ref><ref name="2nd Darden">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden</ref>
|-
|Long John Silver ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="2ndvote.com"/>
|-
|Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
|Telecom
|Supports numerous liberal causes,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref> but is also a member of ALEC.<ref name="commoncause.org"/>
|-
|Marshalls
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/marshalls/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/8/</ref>
|-
|Nissan
|Automotive
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/nissan/</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/diary/2ndvote/2015/02/18/follow-money-nissan/</ref>
|-
|Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/</ref>
|-
|Papa John's
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-founder-steps-down-as-ceo-2017-12</ref><ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand</ref>
|-
|Payless Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/payless-car-rental-2/</ref>
|-
|Red Bull
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recipients?id=D000067032</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-bull-fires-woke-diversity-directors-who-tried-push-blm-support</ref>
|-
|Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/08/19/regal-cinemas-blames-gun-owners-bag-search-policy-targeting-young-mothers/</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2016/08/29/regal-cinemas-stupid-gun-policy/</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]] (Shell Oil)
|Energy
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/</ref>
|-
|Safeway Inc. (Cerberus Capital Management)
|Retail
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones">https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/businesses-that-prohibit-guns-or-have-no-gun-policies/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/</ref><ref>http://everytown.org/documents/2015/04/safeway-email.pdf/</ref>
|-
|Schnucks
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/schnucks/</ref><ref>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20100617/missouri-schnucks-allows-concealed-car</ref><ref>http://www.moccw.org/schnucks.html</ref>
|-
|[[Sodexo]]
|Conglomerate
|<ref>They are rather proud of their long-term partnership with Jerry Falwell's [[Liberty University]] and are a major donor to the institution, and Sodexo USA CEO Lorna Donatone praised President Donald Trump in an interview, but they support a lot of liberal causes as well.</ref>
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/</ref><ref>http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009</ref> Says firing a worker over COVID-19 vaccine “makes no sense.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/makes-no-sense-southwest-airlines-says-it-wont-fire-workers-who-dont-get-covid-vaccine_4063579.html|title=‘Makes No Sense’: Southwest Airlines Says It Won’t Fire Workers Who Don’t Get COVID Vaccine|author=JACK PHILLIPS|publisher=The Epoch Times|date=2021-10-22}}</ref>
|-
|Staples Inc.
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples</ref><ref>https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/058/723/605/original/9bc650f4ae1e7fe4.png</ref>
|-
|Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop</ref><ref>https://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment</ref>
|-
|SunTrust
|Finance
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/_tbt_suntrust_bank_and_religious_liberty/</ref>
|-
|Taco Bell ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/LLY9l</ref>
|-
|The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/</ref>
|-
|TJ Maxx
|Retail
|<ref name="insidermonkey.com"/><ref name="heavy.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/t-j-maxx/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030442&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/companies-supporting-members-of-the-liberal-coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/</ref>
|-
|United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, [[Pratt & Whitney]], and UTC Aerospace Systems)
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016</ref><ref>Signer of the "Don't ban Equality" letter; see: https://dontbanequality.com/</ref>
|-
|USAA
|Insurance, Finance
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa</ref>
|-
|Waffle House Inc.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/</ref><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones">http://www.2acheck.com/the-boycott-list/</ref><ref>https://crimeresearch.org/2018/04/waffle-house-continues-company-policy-ban-permitted-concealed-handguns-civilians-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://americasfreedomfighters.com/watch-as-this-uniformed-soldier-stops-to-eat-but-they-refuse-to-serve-him-for-this-one-reason/</ref>
|-
|Wegmans
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000058490&cycle=2020</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/5/</ref>
|-
|Xerox
|Technology
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/xerox/</ref>
|}

==No longer conservative==
These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[AT&T]]
|Telecom
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM">[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OzC04</ref>
|-
|Bed Bath & Beyond (parent of Buy Buy Baby, Christmas Tree Shop, Cost Plus World Market, and One Kings Lane)
|Retail
|Among the first to drop MyPillow following Lindell's allegation of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.<ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters"/><ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/mike-lindell-my-pillow-dropped-by-18-vendors-dolla/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bed-bath-beyond/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bed-bath-beyond/recipients?id=D000031877</ref>
|-
|[[Burger King]] (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Gun-unfriendly.<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/> Engages in progressive virtue-signaling.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/posts/burger-king-women-belong-in-the-kitchen-tweet-backfires-horrendously/</ref> Individual donations favored the Democrats over the Republicans 3:1 in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/3g-capital/totals?id=D000059880</ref>
|-
|[[Coca-Cola]]
|Food & Beverage manufacturer
|"Woke" corporation who told its employees to "be less white".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2x_ovDsa3Y Consumers Research]</ref>
|-
|[[Chick-Fil-A]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically">https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a</ref><ref>https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818</ref><ref>https://lcaction.org/detail/20191202-betrayed-by-chickfila</ref><ref>https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/white-christian-repent-racism-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy</ref><ref>https://disrn.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-white-people-should-shine-blacks-shoes-to-show-shame-embarrassment-about-racism</ref>
|-
|Dell Inc.
|Technology
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/yiviH</ref>
|-
|Dick's Sporting Goods
|Sport
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods</ref><ref>https://2ndvote.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-doesnt-want-your-second-vote-dollars/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953</ref>
|-
|Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)
|Travel
|2.82% of the company's donation in the 2020 cycle went conservative.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/expedia-group/summary?id=D000000854</ref>
|-
|FedEx
|courier
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Lowe's Corporation
|Retail
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000027296&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Macy's (and Bloomingdale's)
|Retail
|<ref name="heavy.com">https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/trump-boycott-list-starbucks-cup-apple-amazon-pepsi-italy-companies-ivanka-donald-twitter-grab-my-wallet-shoes-com-oreos-netflix-grubhub/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/macys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021655&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/macys-employee-fired-over-catholic-faith/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/7/</ref><ref>https://independentminute.com/2020/04/06/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-8-2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/V5UFz</ref>
|-
|[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corp]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/jOZ65</ref>
|-
|[[PepsiCo, Inc|PepsiCo Inc.]]
|Food
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico</ref><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall">https://www.2ndvote.com/tell-att-pepsi-and-walmart-stop-funding-lefts-opposition-to-border-wall/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/9S5ow</ref>
|-
|Progressive Insurance
|Insurance
|Scores 2.67 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance</ref> Both organizational and individual donations favored the Dems heavily.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-insurance/recipients?id=D000040450</ref> Pulled ads from Glenn Beck after the host called Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people."<ref>https://colorofchange.org/press_release/proctor-gamble-progressive-insurance-pledge-not-to/</ref> Supports the abortion industry.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/08/progressive-insurance-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-avoids-questions-at-shareholders-meeting/</ref>
|-
|Target
|Retail
|Prohibits Open Carry.<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/> Scores 1.50 at 2ndVote.<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target</ref> Organizational donation evenly supported both sides, while individual donations favored Dem over Rep at a 2.5:1 ratio in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/target-corp/recipients?id=D000000619</ref>
|-
|[[The Walt Disney Company]]
|Entertainment
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/walt-disney-company/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/disney-ceo-iger-lives-in-fantasyland/</ref>
|-
|[[Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart Stores]]
|Retail
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/</ref><ref>https://www.axios.com/walmart-halt-sale-ammunition-handgun-assault-style-weapons-b5a1c52b-9a22-4ab5-89d8-591e5fbe1019.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/american-family-association-blasts-latest-walmart-ad/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/10/</ref><ref>https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/texas-store-gives-defund-the-police-peeps-the-finger-with-this-boss-move/</ref> Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/15/walmart-costco-ditch-face-mask-requirement-for-ful/</ref><ref>https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/07/30/walmart-announces-covid-19-vaccination-policy-for-campus-office-associates</ref>
|-
|WayFair Inc.
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/wayfair/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000069732&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/02/11/heres-the-full-list-of-all-retailers-who-have-cut-ties-with-mike-lindells-mypillow/</ref>
|-
|[[Wendy's|Wendy's Co]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/wendys-cups-support-adoption-over-abortion/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000802&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1268325890037030912</ref>
|}

==Neutral==
These are companies which do not seem to engage in politics of any sort, instead focusing solely on running their businesses.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Advance Auto Parts
|Automative
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/advance-auto-parts-2/</ref>
|-
|Aeropostale (parent of Bethany Mota, Free Style, Brooklyn Calling, and United XXVI)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aeropostale/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042551&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Air Canada
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/air-canada/</ref>
|-
|Aldi
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aldi/</ref><ref>https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/eligibility/</ref>
|-
|American Financial Group
| Insurance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/american-financial-group/</ref>
|-
|AutoNation
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autonation/</ref>
|-
|Blimpie Sandwiches
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/blimpie-sandwiches/</ref>
|-
|Boston Market
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/boston-market/</ref>
|-
|Champs Sports (owned by Foot Locker)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/champs-sports/</ref>
|-
|CiCi's Pizza
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Cinemark Theatres (parent of Rave Cinemas and Century Theatres)
|Entertainment
|
|-
|Circle K (Couche-Tard)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/circle-k/</ref>
|-
|Costco
|Retail
|Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate"/> Scores 2.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/costco/</ref>
|-
|Crazy 8
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/crazy-8/</ref>
|-
|CST Brands (fuel and convenience retailer; parent of Ultramar)
|
|
|-
|Cumberland Farms (fuel and convenience retailer)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cumberland-farms/</ref>
|-
|DHL
|Courier
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dhl/</ref>
|-
|Dillard's
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-department-stores/recipients?id=D000060987</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-inc/recipients?id=D000042637 (employees may have a conservative leaning)</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dillards/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Tree
|Retail
|Scores 3.05 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-tree/</ref>
|-
|Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/family-dollar/</ref><ref>https://www.thefamilyhopefoundation.org/</ref>
|-
|LG Electronics
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lg-electronics/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lg-electronics/recipients?id=D000069177 (There may be a liberal leaning among its employees)</ref>
|-
|Party City (owned by AMSCAN Holdings, Inc.)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/party-city/</ref>
|-
|Petco
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/petco/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/petco-inc/recipients?id=D000036633</ref>
|-
|Pizza Ranch
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen/</ref> Parent Restaurant Brands International's individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Tim Hortons (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Smucker's
|Food
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/smuckers/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs//summary?all=2020&id=D000034869</ref>
|-
|Steak 'n Shake
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Woeber's Mustard
|Food
|American company which manufactures its product in the US, and seems to keep out of politics.
|-
|Zales Jewelers (parent of Jared, Kay Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, etc.)
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/zales-jewelers/recipients?id=D000042110</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/zales/</ref>
|-
|Zaxby's
|
|
|}

==Lean liberal==
The following are companies which may show some support for conservative causes but are otherwise more liberal than not.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[Comcast]]
|Telecom and media
|Both organizational and individual donations are somewhat balanced for both sides, with the Dems being more favored.<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/9/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/comcast-corp/recipients?id=d000000461</ref> Scores 1.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/comcast/</ref> Owns [[NBCUniversal]], which operates [[MSNBC]], often viewed as one of the most liberal news outlets on American television.
|-
|[[Starbucks]]
|Food/beverage
|Founded by a liberal and supports liberal causes
|}

==Liberal==
The following are companies which actively engage in activities against conservative values.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[MSNBC]]
|Media
|Self-proclaimed as "what progressives have been waiting for".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/22/new-msnbccom-its-what-progressives-have-been-waiti/</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Major conservative organizations]]
*[[Liberal corporate tyranny]]
*[[2nd Vote]]

==References==
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[[Category:Conservative Companies|!]]

Conservative companies

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Luminoxius: /* Debatable whether conservative */ Southwest Airlines

The following is a non-exhaustive list of '''for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations'''. This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based partially on the activities of employees, which are not sponsored by their companies.
The companies are categorized of the extent of their support for, as well as opposition to, conservative causes.

An obvious source for the justification is recent news. Other major sources include 2ndVote, a research provider that scores companies from 5 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal),<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/23/executive-director-amy-wilhite-of-2ndvote-com-shines-the-light-on-company-values-for-the-conscious-consumer/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/a-new-counterweight-to-stakeholder-capitalism/</ref> and OpenSecrets, an online database that tracks political donations in the U.S.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/opensecretsorg</ref>

Note that indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To get the most updated information, readers are encouraged to make sure the sources used reflect the companies' current status. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!
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==Conservative==
The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Charity Mobile
|Telecom
| Sends 5% of its users' price to pro-life, pro-family charities.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/charitymobile</ref> Scores 3.33 at 2ndvote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile</ref>
|-
| Cintas
| Service
| Target of asset manager Blackrock's pressure campaign for its support for conservative causes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/17/carney-larry-finks-blackrock-doubles-down-on-woke-capitalism/</ref> Donations, mainly by individuals, went 91% conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274</ref>
|-
| ConocoPhillips
| Energy
| 96% organizational and 59% individual donations went conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conocophillips/summary?id=D000000303</ref>
|-
|Cornerstone Payment Systems
|Finance
|Cristian payment processor<ref>https://cornerstonepaymentsystems.com/how-we-help.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cornerstone-payment-systems/</ref>
|-
|Duke Cannon
|Retail
|Men's grooming products creator and retailer. Supports military organizations with donations and products.<ref>https://dukecannon.com/pages/military-heritage</ref>
|-
|Epik
|Internet
|Hosts [[Gab]] citing free speech rights, despite many vendors' de-platforming of the site.<ref>https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Epoch Times" | [[The Epoch Times]]
|Media
|Holds "Truth and Tradition" as tagline and principles.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref> Despite its conservative value, the outlet's reporting shows little bias to the right according to researches in August 2020.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/epoch-times-media-bias</ref>
|-
|[[Gab (website)|Gab]]
|Internet
|Social platform focused on free speech, owned by an outspoken Christian.
|-
| [[Hobby Lobby]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family">Green family</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/2/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/hobby-lobby-celebrates-christ-the-lord-in-full-page-christmas-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/hobby-lobby-ceos-powerful-letter-employees-god-control/</ref>
|-
| Interstate Batteries
| Consumer goods
| Wholesaler of lead-acid batteries (mainly produced by Johnson Controls), led by an outspoken Christian, invests company money in promoting God's love in mainstream television advertisements.<ref>https://interstatebatteries.com/godslove</ref>
|-
| [[Mardel]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family"/>
|-
| Molson Coors
|Food
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694</ref>
|-
| MyPillow
|Retail
| Founder/CEO is very vocal about voter fraud after the 2020 US presidential election.<ref>https://tv.gab.com/channel/realmikelindell/view/absolute-proof-601d73a5a5ca1b4ef4f0e602</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-products-no-longer-stocked-these-companies-1562510</ref>
|-
|New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD)
|Media
|
|-
|[[One America News Network]] (OANN)
|Media
|Consistently the third most-watched news channel among Republican voters.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-fox-oann-newsmax-trump</ref> Specifically praised by Donald Trump in contrast to Mainstream Media, Fox News, and Newsmax.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.15.21-3</ref>
|-
| [[Parler]]
|Internet
| Conservative host [[Dan Bongino]] is a co-owner.
|-
| [[Patriot Mobile]]
|Telecom
| A portion of users' bills is donated to conservative organizations. The user is given choices in this matter.<ref>https://patriotmobile.com/pages/our-causes</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile</ref>
|-
|Rumble
|Internet
|
|-
|Ruqqus
|Internet
|
|-
| Sheetz
|Retail
| Gas stations and convenience store chain, which is owned and operated by republicans.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Ruger
|Sport
|Although a gun manufacturer supporting the 2nd amendment might seem self-serving, this company has been adamant in that stance, while also vocally opposing liberal candidates.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sturm-ruger-co-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/michael-fifer-sturm-ruger-hillary-lawful-commerce/2016/08/03/id/741989/</ref>
|-
| Uline
|Supplies
| Supports conservative causes; some of their trucks have been seen bearing the Bible reference "John 3:16".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030599&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/11/04/the-little-known-ceo-spending-millions-to-elect-far-right-republicans</ref>
|-
|}

==Somewhat conservative==
The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint<ref>Such as agreeing to match employee donations to non-profit groups, regardless of whether the group is conservative or liberal, religious or secular, provided they are tax-exempt and not a church.</ref> are still more conservative than not.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)
|Health
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories</ref>
|-
| Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)
|Restaurants
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/</ref><ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free">https://nebraskashooters.com/laws/unfriendly-2/</ref>
|-
|Arby's (Roark Capital Group)
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.georgiaprospers.org/our-business-coalition/</ref>
|-
|Bass Pro Shops
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/114804234.html</ref><ref>https://wreg.com/2018/03/01/bass-pro-customers-respond-to-other-companies-changing-protocol-for-selling-guns/</ref>
|-
|[[Brave]]
|Internet
|The [[browser]] blocks data-grabbing ads and trackers. Founder and CEO [[Brendan Eich|Eich]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] led to his forced resignation as CEO from [[Mozilla]], which he co-founded.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/01/20/copy-new-internet-browser-brave-announced/</ref><ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mozilla-says-ceo-resigns-amid-gay-marriage-controversy-195338477.html</ref> Avoids content censorship via IPFS integration.<ref>https://brave.com/</ref>
|-
|Cabela's (owned by Bass Pro Shops)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/20386-cabelas.html</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/together</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/paul-singer-sidney-nebraska-cabelas-bass-pro-shops-merger</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/covid-commitment</ref>
|-
| [[ExxonMobil]]
|Energy
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129</ref><ref name="liveaction.org">https://www.liveaction.org/news/these-companies-have-distanced-themselves-from-planned-parenthood/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/exxon-add-climate-activist-backed-board-members</ref>
|-
|Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Nature's Own, Bunny Bread, Mrs. Freshley's, HomePride, etc.<ref>https://www.flowersfoods.com/brands</ref>)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/</ref>
|-
|Gold's Gym (TRT Holdings)
|Fitness
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288</ref>
|-
|Guitar Center (parent of Musicians Friends)
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/guitar-center/</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guitar-center-union_us_56fae6c3e4b0a06d5803e008</ref><ref>http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?46223-Hassled-in-Guitar-Center</ref>
|-
|Murphy USA
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|New Balance
|Apparel
|As the only major local manufacturer of athletic shoes, New Balance supported Donald Trump's (as well as several Democrats') [[Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy|trade position]] to focus on US manufacturing job creation. The brand's vice president of public affairs criticized Obama Administration for "turn(ing) a deaf ear".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/</ref><ref name="mic.com">https://mic.com/articles/159147/boycott-alert-here-are-companies-and-executives-that-supported-donald-trump</ref><ref>https://www.mic.com/articles/159116/new-balance-faces-backlash-after-throwing-its-support-behind-president-elect-donald-trump</ref>
|-
|NewsMax
|Media
|Extensively covered [[2020 election fraud|election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-friendly-newsmax-a-sudden-competitor-to-fox-news/</ref> Distanced itself from allegations of [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]]'s involvement in the fraud after threats from the voting machine company.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/531153-newsmax-issues-clarification-on-smartmatic-dominion-claims</ref><ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-to-mypillow-mike-lindell</ref>
|-
|Omni Hotels (TRT Holdings)
|Hotel
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH"/>
|-
|Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)
|Restaurant
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/</ref>
|-
|Palmetto Cheese
|Food
|Founder and owner Brian Henry called [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and [[Antifa]] "terror organizations." He later apologized amid backlash.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-after-founder-calls-blm-a-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/owner-of-palmetto-cheese-apologizes-for-facebook-post-explains-black-womans-image-on-packaging/</ref>
|-
|ProPay
|Finance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13574/funding-hate-how-online-merchants-and-payment-processors-aid-white-nationalists (hostile reference)</ref>
|-
|Publix Super Markets, Inc.
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/05/22/anti-gun-liberals-attempt-boycott-publix/</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/24724-publix-supermarkets.html</ref>
|-
|Regnery Publishing
|Media
|When Senator [[Josh Hawley]]'s book ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' was cancelled by publisher Simon & Schuster following the January 6th 2021 Capitol storming, Regnery picked it up just days after.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/hawley-book-regnery.html</ref>
|-
|[[Remington|Remington Arms]] (Cerberus Capital Management, which includes Marlin Firearms & Advanced Armament Corporation)
|Sport
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Urban Outfitters]]
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/</ref>
|-
|[[White Castle]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/</ref>
|-
|[[Winn-Dixie]] (Southeastern Grocers)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/winn-dixie-stores/</ref><ref>https://www.winndixie.com/community/seafoodpledge</ref>
|-
|Yuengling (craft beer company)
|Food
|<ref name="mic.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/yuengling/</ref>
|}

==Slightly conservative==
The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
|7-Eleven
|Retail
|7-Eleven PAC donated 95% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/7-eleven/C00549717/candidate-recipients/2020</ref> Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/7-eleven/</ref>
|-
|Ace Hardware Corporation
|Retail
|Ace Hardware is part company owned—those stores branded as "Westlake Ace Hardware" are such—but also part franchised, so an independent owner may be conservative or liberal.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042548&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|American Greetings Corp
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746</ref>
|-
|Amway/Alticor Inc.
|Retail (MLM)
|Although the company as a whole only minimally engages in politics,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/amway/</ref> company employees overwhelmingly support republicans. Amway's PAC also seems to favor Republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amway-alticor-inc/recipients?id=D000000111</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111</ref>
|-
|BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/</ref>
|-
|Blue Bell
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383</ref>
|-
|Coinbase
|Finance
|while employee donations favor democrats, Company CEO Brian Armstrong refused in 2020 to support or oppose the BLM organization, saying that the company would stay out of politics.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/10/08/60-employees-leave-coinbase-over-ceos-pledge-to-be-apolitical/</ref>
|-
|Carl's Jr. / Hardee's
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/</ref><ref>Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/carls-jr/</ref>
|-
|Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cracker-barrel-old-country-store/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024663&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/8/</ref>
|-
|Domino's Pizza
|Restaurants
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott's, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/</ref>
|-
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|Media
|By far the most watched television news channel for Republicans, even after Biden's inauguration as president.<ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-republican-tv-news-viewers-fox-newsmax-20210309-7zvakfrteve35brqrejamvicdi-story.html</ref>
|-
|Goya Foods
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?toprecipcycle=2016&topnumcycle=2016&contribcycle=All%20cycles&lobcycle=All%20cycles&outspendcycle=All%20cycles&id=D000042319</ref><ref>https://kdvr.com/news/national/goya-foods-faces-swift-backlash-after-ceo-praises-trump-at-white-house/</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/07/tyranny-racist-democrats-call-for-boycott-of-goya-foods-because-hispanic-ceo-is-trump-supporter.html/</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/07/10/goya-foods-ceo-no-im-not-apologizing-for-praising-president-trump-n2572282</ref><ref>https://www.goya.com/en/goya-gives/gg-environment</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YvO736Zl3M</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/aoc-named-employee-of-the-month-at-goya/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/goya-foods-votes-to-silence-pro-trump-ceo-robert-unanue/</ref>
|-
|Hanes
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Koch Industries]] (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)
|Conglomerate
|KochPAC donated 97% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/koch-libre-against-house-immigration-bills-654201</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-koch-funded-advocacy-group-wants-trump-to-embrace-free-trade</ref>
|-
|In-N-Out Burger
|Restaurants
|In-N-Out is generally a politically neutral company, however, In-N-Out does have Bible verses on its packaging. An In-N-Out store in San Francisco was also temporarily shut down due to not strictly adhering to the vaccine mandate with In-N-Out responding by saying that they did not want to be the vaccine police.
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?id=D000072295 (Although the company itself is neutral, its employees may tend to favor liberalism/communism)</ref><ref>https://www.today.com/food/why-does-n-out-print-bible-verses-its-cups-wrappers-t164235</ref>
<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-francisco-shuts-down-in-n-out-for-not-enforcing-jab-mandate-we-refuse-to-become-the-vaccination-police</ref>
|-
|-
|Las Vegas Sands (casino and resort)
|Entertainment
|Donates substantially to republicans, but much of it seems to go to RINOs and "center-right" causes.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000020980&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/7/</ref>
|-
|L.L. Bean
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/news/Which-Businesses-Support-Trump-43025072</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/ll-bean-rei-and-dicks-update-gun-control-policies-2018-3/</ref><ref>https://fortune.com/2018/03/02/ll-bean-guns/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/02/l-l-bean-raises-age-to-buy-rifles-to-21/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/l-l-bean/</ref>
|-
|Menards
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069</ref><ref>https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm</ref><ref>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/menards-requiring-customers-to-wear-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19/5719618/</ref>
|-
|OverStock.com
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/overstock-com/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/overstock-com/recipients?id=D000036441</ref>
|-
|Perry Ellis International (owns multiple apparel brands)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119</ref>
|-
|Ross Stores
|
|<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/6/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042761&cycle=2020</ref>
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Altria (owner of Marlborough, JUUL, and other nicotine brands)
|
|Member of the ALEC, but also supports some liberal causes.<ref name="commoncause.org">https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/altria/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/altria-group/recipients?id=D000000067 (employee political contributions)</ref>
|-
|Anheuser-Busch
|
|Member of ALEC, but also support numerous liberal organizations and policies.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/anheuser-busch-2/</ref>
|-
|Auto Zone (parent of AutoAnything, ALLDATA, and Chief auto parts)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2020 (individual employee donations)</ref><ref name="archive.is">https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> CEO Bill Rhodes is quite fond of President Trump.
|-
|Avis Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/avis/</ref>
|-
|Best Buy
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing|Boeing Co]]
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Budget (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Charter Communications
|Telecom
|Member of the ALEC,<ref name="commoncause.org"/> but otherwise seems to favor liberal causes.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charter-communications/</ref> However, employee donations sometimes favor republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/charter-communications/recipients?id=D000000672</ref>
|-
|Coldwell Banker (Realogy)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/coldwell-banker/</ref>
|-
|Cooper Tires (Cooper Tire & Rubber Company)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cooper-tires/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025138&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Dodge/Ram Trucks (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles/Stellantis)
|Automotive
|<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/auto/stars-and-stripes-dodge-challenger-and-charger-salute-u-s-military</ref><ref>https://www.ramtrucks.com/ram-1500/built-to-serve.html</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/fiat-chrysler-automobiles/recipients?id=D000043126</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chrysler/</ref>
|-
|Dominion Energy
|Energy
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominion-energy-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dominion-energy/recipients?id=D000000335</ref>
|-
|Ford Motor Co.
|Automotive
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com">https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2015/07/24/winnable-war-major-companies-reject-planned-parenthood</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/ford-announces-plans-business-michigan-mexico/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ford/</ref><ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/ (cut ties with ALEC)</ref>
|-
|Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway</ref>
|-
|Health Net
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/</ref>
|-
|Hormel
|Food
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/</ref>
|-
|Howard Johnson
|
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson</ref>
|-
|iHeartMedia Inc
|Media
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio</ref>
|-
|KFC ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref name="2ndvote.com">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref>
|-
|Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz</ref>
|-
|Krispy Kreme
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/</ref>
|-
|Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949</ref><ref name="2nd Darden">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden</ref>
|-
|Long John Silver ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="2ndvote.com"/>
|-
|Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
|Telecom
|Supports numerous liberal causes,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref> but is also a member of ALEC.<ref name="commoncause.org"/>
|-
|Marshalls
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/marshalls/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/8/</ref>
|-
|Nissan
|Automotive
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/nissan/</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/diary/2ndvote/2015/02/18/follow-money-nissan/</ref>
|-
|Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/</ref>
|-
|Papa John's
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-founder-steps-down-as-ceo-2017-12</ref><ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand</ref>
|-
|Payless Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/payless-car-rental-2/</ref>
|-
|Red Bull
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recipients?id=D000067032</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-bull-fires-woke-diversity-directors-who-tried-push-blm-support</ref>
|-
|Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/08/19/regal-cinemas-blames-gun-owners-bag-search-policy-targeting-young-mothers/</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2016/08/29/regal-cinemas-stupid-gun-policy/</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]] (Shell Oil)
|Energy
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/</ref>
|-
|Safeway Inc. (Cerberus Capital Management)
|Retail
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones">https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/businesses-that-prohibit-guns-or-have-no-gun-policies/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/</ref><ref>http://everytown.org/documents/2015/04/safeway-email.pdf/</ref>
|-
|Schnucks
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/schnucks/</ref><ref>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20100617/missouri-schnucks-allows-concealed-car</ref><ref>http://www.moccw.org/schnucks.html</ref>
|-
|[[Sodexo]]
|Conglomerate
|<ref>They are rather proud of their long-term partnership with Jerry Falwell's [[Liberty University]] and are a major donor to the institution, and Sodexo USA CEO Lorna Donatone praised President Donald Trump in an interview, but they support a lot of liberal causes as well.</ref>
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/</ref><ref>http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009</ref> Says firing a worker over COVID-19 vaccine “makes no sense.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/makes-no-sense-southwest-airlines-says-it-wont-fire-workers-who-dont-get-covid-vaccine_4063579.html|title=‘Makes No Sense’: Southwest Airlines Says It Won’t Fire Workers Who Don’t Get COVID Vaccine|author=JACK PHILLIPS|publisher=The Epoch Times|date=2021-10-22}}</ref>
|-
|Staples Inc.
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples</ref><ref>https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/058/723/605/original/9bc650f4ae1e7fe4.png</ref>
|-
|Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop</ref><ref>https://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment</ref>
|-
|SunTrust
|Finance
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/_tbt_suntrust_bank_and_religious_liberty/</ref>
|-
|Taco Bell ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/LLY9l</ref>
|-
|The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/</ref>
|-
|TJ Maxx
|Retail
|<ref name="insidermonkey.com"/><ref name="heavy.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/t-j-maxx/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030442&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/companies-supporting-members-of-the-liberal-coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/</ref>
|-
|United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, [[Pratt & Whitney]], and UTC Aerospace Systems)
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016</ref><ref>Signer of the "Don't ban Equality" letter; see: https://dontbanequality.com/</ref>
|-
|USAA
|Insurance, Finance
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa</ref>
|-
|Waffle House Inc.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/</ref><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones">http://www.2acheck.com/the-boycott-list/</ref><ref>https://crimeresearch.org/2018/04/waffle-house-continues-company-policy-ban-permitted-concealed-handguns-civilians-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://americasfreedomfighters.com/watch-as-this-uniformed-soldier-stops-to-eat-but-they-refuse-to-serve-him-for-this-one-reason/</ref>
|-
|Wegmans
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000058490&cycle=2020</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/5/</ref>
|-
|Xerox
|Technology
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/xerox/</ref>
|}

==No longer conservative==
These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[AT&T]]
|Telecom
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM">[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OzC04</ref>
|-
|Bed Bath & Beyond (parent of Buy Buy Baby, Christmas Tree Shop, Cost Plus World Market, and One Kings Lane)
|Retail
|Among the first to drop MyPillow following Lindell's allegation of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.<ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters"/><ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/mike-lindell-my-pillow-dropped-by-18-vendors-dolla/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bed-bath-beyond/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bed-bath-beyond/recipients?id=D000031877</ref>
|-
|[[Burger King]] (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Gun-unfriendly.<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/> Engages in progressive virtue-signaling.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/posts/burger-king-women-belong-in-the-kitchen-tweet-backfires-horrendously/</ref> Individual donations favored the Democrats over the Republicans 3:1 in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/3g-capital/totals?id=D000059880</ref>
|-
|[[Coca-Cola]]
|Food & Beverage manufacturer
|"Woke" corporation who told its employees to "be less white".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2x_ovDsa3Y Consumers Research]</ref>
|-
|[[Chick-Fil-A]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically">https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a</ref><ref>https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818</ref><ref>https://lcaction.org/detail/20191202-betrayed-by-chickfila</ref><ref>https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/white-christian-repent-racism-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy</ref><ref>https://disrn.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-white-people-should-shine-blacks-shoes-to-show-shame-embarrassment-about-racism</ref>
|-
|Dell Inc.
|Technology
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/yiviH</ref>
|-
|Dick's Sporting Goods
|Sport
|<ref name="archive.is"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods</ref><ref>https://2ndvote.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-doesnt-want-your-second-vote-dollars/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953</ref>
|-
|Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)
|Travel
|2.82% of the company's donation in the 2020 cycle went conservative.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/expedia-group/summary?id=D000000854</ref>
|-
|FedEx
|courier
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Lowe's Corporation
|Retail
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000027296&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Macy's (and Bloomingdale's)
|Retail
|<ref name="heavy.com">https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/trump-boycott-list-starbucks-cup-apple-amazon-pepsi-italy-companies-ivanka-donald-twitter-grab-my-wallet-shoes-com-oreos-netflix-grubhub/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/macys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021655&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/macys-employee-fired-over-catholic-faith/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/7/</ref><ref>https://independentminute.com/2020/04/06/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-8-2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/V5UFz</ref>
|-
|[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corp]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/jOZ65</ref>
|-
|[[PepsiCo, Inc|PepsiCo Inc.]]
|Food
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico</ref><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall">https://www.2ndvote.com/tell-att-pepsi-and-walmart-stop-funding-lefts-opposition-to-border-wall/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/9S5ow</ref>
|-
|Progressive Insurance
|Insurance
|Scores 2.67 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance</ref> Both organizational and individual donations favored the Dems heavily.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-insurance/recipients?id=D000040450</ref> Pulled ads from Glenn Beck after the host called Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people."<ref>https://colorofchange.org/press_release/proctor-gamble-progressive-insurance-pledge-not-to/</ref> Supports the abortion industry.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/08/progressive-insurance-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-avoids-questions-at-shareholders-meeting/</ref>
|-
|Target
|Retail
|Prohibits Open Carry.<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/> Scores 1.50 at 2ndVote.<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target</ref> Organizational donation evenly supported both sides, while individual donations favored Dem over Rep at a 2.5:1 ratio in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/target-corp/recipients?id=D000000619</ref>
|-
|[[The Walt Disney Company]]
|Entertainment
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/walt-disney-company/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/disney-ceo-iger-lives-in-fantasyland/</ref>
|-
|[[Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart Stores]]
|Retail
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/</ref><ref>https://www.axios.com/walmart-halt-sale-ammunition-handgun-assault-style-weapons-b5a1c52b-9a22-4ab5-89d8-591e5fbe1019.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/american-family-association-blasts-latest-walmart-ad/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/10/</ref><ref>https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/texas-store-gives-defund-the-police-peeps-the-finger-with-this-boss-move/</ref> Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/15/walmart-costco-ditch-face-mask-requirement-for-ful/</ref><ref>https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/07/30/walmart-announces-covid-19-vaccination-policy-for-campus-office-associates</ref>
|-
|WayFair Inc.
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/wayfair/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000069732&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/02/11/heres-the-full-list-of-all-retailers-who-have-cut-ties-with-mike-lindells-mypillow/</ref>
|-
|[[Wendy's|Wendy's Co]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/wendys-cups-support-adoption-over-abortion/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000802&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1268325890037030912</ref>
|}

==Neutral==
These are companies which do not seem to engage in politics of any sort, instead focusing solely on running their businesses.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Advance Auto Parts
|Automative
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/advance-auto-parts-2/</ref>
|-
|Aeropostale (parent of Bethany Mota, Free Style, Brooklyn Calling, and United XXVI)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aeropostale/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042551&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Air Canada
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/air-canada/</ref>
|-
|Aldi
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aldi/</ref><ref>https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/eligibility/</ref>
|-
|American Financial Group
| Insurance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/american-financial-group/</ref>
|-
|AutoNation
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autonation/</ref>
|-
|Blimpie Sandwiches
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/blimpie-sandwiches/</ref>
|-
|Boston Market
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/boston-market/</ref>
|-
|Champs Sports (owned by Foot Locker)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/champs-sports/</ref>
|-
|CiCi's Pizza
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Cinemark Theatres (parent of Rave Cinemas and Century Theatres)
|Entertainment
|
|-
|Circle K (Couche-Tard)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/circle-k/</ref>
|-
|Costco
|Retail
|Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate"/> Scores 2.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/costco/</ref>
|-
|Crazy 8
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/crazy-8/</ref>
|-
|CST Brands (fuel and convenience retailer; parent of Ultramar)
|
|
|-
|Cumberland Farms (fuel and convenience retailer)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cumberland-farms/</ref>
|-
|DHL
|Courier
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dhl/</ref>
|-
|Dillard's
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-department-stores/recipients?id=D000060987</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-inc/recipients?id=D000042637 (employees may have a conservative leaning)</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dillards/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Tree
|Retail
|Scores 3.05 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-tree/</ref>
|-
|Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/family-dollar/</ref><ref>https://www.thefamilyhopefoundation.org/</ref>
|-
|LG Electronics
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lg-electronics/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lg-electronics/recipients?id=D000069177 (There may be a liberal leaning among its employees)</ref>
|-
|Party City (owned by AMSCAN Holdings, Inc.)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/party-city/</ref>
|-
|Petco
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/petco/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/petco-inc/recipients?id=D000036633</ref>
|-
|Pizza Ranch
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen/</ref> Parent Restaurant Brands International's individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Tim Hortons (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Smucker's
|Food
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/smuckers/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs//summary?all=2020&id=D000034869</ref>
|-
|Steak 'n Shake
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Woeber's Mustard
|Food
|American company which manufactures its product in the US, and seems to keep out of politics.
|-
|Zales Jewelers (parent of Jared, Kay Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, etc.)
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/zales-jewelers/recipients?id=D000042110</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/zales/</ref>
|-
|Zaxby's
|
|
|}

==Lean liberal==
The following are companies which may show some support for conservative causes but are otherwise more liberal than not.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[Comcast]]
|Telecom and media
|Both organizational and individual donations are somewhat balanced for both sides, with the Dems being more favored.<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/9/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/comcast-corp/recipients?id=d000000461</ref> Scores 1.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/comcast/</ref> Owns [[NBCUniversal]], which operates [[MSNBC]], often viewed as one of the most liberal news outlets on American television.
|-
|[[Starbucks]]
|Food/beverage
|Founded by a liberal and supports liberal causes
|}

==Liberal==
The following are companies which actively engage in activities against conservative values.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[MSNBC]]
|Media
|Self-proclaimed as "what progressives have been waiting for".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/22/new-msnbccom-its-what-progressives-have-been-waiti/</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Major conservative organizations]]
*[[Liberal corporate tyranny]]
*[[2nd Vote]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}

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[[Category:Conservative Companies|!]]

Causes of Homosexuality

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[[File:70810564 64d3a67932.jpg|alt=Causes of homosexuality|right|275px|thumb|Homosexuality is rare in [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jews]]. For more information please see: [[Religious Upbringing and Culture Affects Rates of Homosexuality]].]]

The '''causes of [[homosexuality]]''' are attributable to man's sinful nature, nurture and environment, and personal choice. How important each factor is, though, is an issue that is debated. Those from the most [[liberal]] school usually assume a philosophy of determinism, treating homosexuality as an identity or orientation which one has no choice over, and which cannot be changed. This belief is then used to justify acting it out.<ref>Sylvia Thorson-Smith, ''Reconciling the broken silence'', p. 30</ref> The contrasting and warranted position is that homosexuality is a choice, that of yielding to ultimately harmful desires, and which choice is partly affected by nurture and environment. '''''As with all choices, [[faith]] can overcome unwanted desire'''''.

==Causes of homosexuality - Biblical explanation ==

The [[Bible]], being the most comprehensive transcendent moral authority, abundantly deals with human nature and behavior and consistently manifests that the nature of man has not changed since [[the Fall]]. So the Bible is certainly the preeminent authoritative source when it comes to providing a framework when determining the causes of homosexuality. Man is shown to have been created as a perfectly made being (Gn. 1:31) - yet not as a robot - but as a being designed to be able to make choices, which thereby allowed him to distort his perfection. God from the beginning also joined male and female in lifelong marriage, and placed a priority on the family, and provided laws, as needed, for its health and preservation and that of society, while aberrations result from failure to abide by them. ''For more information please see:'' [[Homosexuality and the Bible]] and [[Homosexuality and biblical interpretation]]''

===Nature of man and causes of homosexuality ===
In the beginning, man disobeyed his Creator, and as part of the punishment for so doing both mankind and that which he was given stewardship of was negatively affected. In addition to physical decay and the suffering and natural death of living creatures being introduced into the world, (Gn. 2:17; 3:17-19; Rm. 5:12,17; 6:23; ) the Fall resulted in the nature of man demonstrating a certain proclivity to sin. However, this does not determine that a man must practice a certain sin, nor does it justify man giving into this attraction to sin, as God also gave man ability to resist sin. (Gn. 4:7)<ref>http://www.sbts.edu/documents/tschreiner/Homosexuality.pdf</ref>

Certain negative physical effects of sin are also seen as being progressive, as with time more diseases and other aberrations seemed to have occurred, and laws against incest later became necessary. In addition, as men continued to act contrary to the basic moral laws which they knew innately and through creation, conscience and oral tradition, a formal body of law was given through [[Moses]], which detailed and codified the immutable morality God enjoins upon man. (Ex. 20; Dt. 4:8,9; Lv. 18; Gal. 3:19) Addition laws include ceremonial laws which the [[New Testament]] reveals were typological. ''For more information please see:'' [[Leviticus 18]].''

As regards homosexuality, from the beginning of the Bible and throughout, it consistently teaches that God only sexually joined opposite genders together, sanctifying them in marriage, having created men and women uniquely compatible and complementary.(Gn. 2:18-24; Mt. 19:4; 1Cor. 11:8-12)<ref>http://www.cbmw.org/Articles/</ref>

In contrast to what God had ordained by design and decree, homosexuality is one of many sins which are a result of man yielding to his sinful nature, and is a form of fornication, although a most perverse kind. The prohibition of it is given along with sexual relations with animals, (Lv. 18:23) and is clearly condemned wherever it is manifestly dealt with. (Lv. 18:22; 20:13; Mk. 7:21; Rm. 1:20-27; 1Cor. 6:9; 1Tim. 1:10)

The Bible, as well as history, also evidences that while there are three areas in which man sins, those of lust for pleasure, possessions and power, (1Jn. 2:16) individuals may differ as regards which type of sins present the greatest temptation for them, with genetics playing at least a part in that. That judgment upon a people who gave into a specific sin could result in a genetic predisposition to that same sin among their offspring may be speculated, but it is not proven.

===Environment===

The Bible provides a clear link between the adherence of a family or a nation to the laws of God and the moral choices of offspring. (Prov. 22:6) The Bible also positively examples close father-son and familial relationships, and may be seen to partially implicate detachment with rebellion. (Gn. 37–50; 2 Sam. 13-18) Studies today have shown that [[Religious Upbringing and Culture Affects Rates of Homosexuality|religious upbringing and culture can strongly affect rates of homosexuality]].

The record of [[Sodom]], as well as accounts of nations elsewhere, testify that living within the environment of people where [[iniquity]] abounds is conducive to furthering the same iniquity among succeeding generations, resulting in the necessity of Divine judgment when nations became given over to such. (Lv. 18:24; 20:22; Dt. 18:12; 28; Jer. 14:9,10; Rm. 2:2)

In Genesis 19, the city of Sodom is revealed as a place in which men sexually lusted after men, from which the term "sodomy" was derived (like as homosexuals use the term "gay", although this is contradictory in the end), and Jude 7 refers to Sodom and its region being given to fornication, including that of unnatural relations.

In Ezekiel 16:49 the general iniquity of Sodom and its "sisters" is given as "pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness" and general indifference to the needy. The next verse proceeds to inform that "the Sodomites were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good." The word for ''abomination'' here is ''tô‛êbah'', which is not the word often used for ritual uncleanness, but is often used for sexual sin, in particular sexual sins and including sodomy. (Lv.18:22; 26–27,29,30; 20:13; Dt. 23:18; 24:4 1Ki. 14:24; Ezek. 22:11; 33:26) Sodom is also associated more with sexual sins than with any other ''physical'' type of sin.

What the Bible, as well as secular history, reveals is that prevalent homosexuality is concomitant with pride, affluence, increased free time, and selfish indulgence and carelessness.<ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/Homosex_versus_the_Bible.html Homosexual relations and the Bible: see Genesis 19 to Ezekiel 16:49]</ref> Therefore, rebellion against God's laws and order and the resultant environmental factors are seen to be a cause in promoting sensuality and homosexuality.

===Idolatry and judgment===
[[Image:Martin destruction sodom640x422.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Destruction of [[Sodom]] by [[God]] - [[Painting]] by John Martin]]

See also: [[Homosexuality as a judgement from God]]

In [[Romans 1]], God, through the [[apostle Paul]], condemns both male and female homoeroticism, which, as a cultural practice, is shown to be a manifestation and a result of idolatry, in which man progressively acted contrary to that which God has revealed by creation, by design and normality. This is morality which is confirmed by written decree (the Law), as the next chapter declares. As a result of this continued rebellion, which was partly manifest in God being reduced to an image like unto corruptible creatures (like as today with homosexuals construing Christ to be homosexual, or sanctioning it, as well as nature effectively being worshiped), "God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves." (v. 24)

It is also stated that a certain afflictive punishment(s) of the body were incurred by those men who engaged in relations with each other. (v. 27) Unless repentance takes place, worse consequences will follow. (Rv. 21:28)

While some seek to render this chapter as only condemning homosexual relations when done as part of idolatry, the condemnation is not due to its association with paganism, rather as it inherently contrary to that which God ordained, then it is a manifestation of false religion, regardless of its form, though in ancient times in which religion was an inseparable part of culture, then formal idolatry was what was more manifested. Romans 1 proceeds to show that homosexuality is not alone as a fruit of idolatry, but that this particular pernicious physical sin is one of many inherently evil things. (Rm. 1:28-32) ''For more information please see:'' [[Romans 1]].

In summary, God's eternal power is manifest in His [[creation]] (Romans 1:18-20). Nonetheless, certain people chose to worship the creature more than the Creator (Romans 1:21-25). Therefore, God gave them up to homosexuality and other sins and gave them over to a reprobate mind (Romans 1:26-32). As an example of the truth of this teaching, [[feminist]]s, wishing to deny the [[Women#New Testament statements on the role of women|God-given role of women]], often engage in [[goddess]] worship and other forms of [[idolatry]]<ref>[http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/goddess.html "Probe Ministries: Goddess Worship," by Russ Wise]</ref> and as a consequence are often given up to lesbianism.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56458 Hetero woman: Feminism turned me into a lesbian], from [[WorldNetDaily]]</ref>

=== Conclusion of Biblical explanation ===

What is revealed in the Bible is that homosexuality is a practice due to man yielding to his sinful nature and disobeying the good laws of God, and misusing, among other things, his sexual abilities. This disobedience itself is idolatry (whatever holds your chief allegiance is your god, at least at that time), while continued idolatry results in homosexuality as a practice, as God delivers one over to perverse desires. In addition, individual and societal disobedience to the laws of God creates an environment which is conducive to perpetuating and further intensifying iniquity, which if continued, in time requires judgment. Studies today have shown that [[Religious Upbringing and Culture Affects Rates of Homosexuality|Religious upbringing and culture can strongly affect rates of homosexuality]].

== Modern studies concerning the causes of homosexuality ==

Some studies indicate environmental factors can be involved in persons becoming homosexuals. Stanton L. Jones, Mark A. Yarhouse state in ''Homosexuality: the use of scientific research in the church's moral debate'' (and a main source for this section),
<blockquote>
The origins of homosexuality are not clearly understood by scientists, and the topic is a subject of hot debate. Theories and and empirical studies, which often contrast sharply, abound. The theories about the [[etiology]] of homosexuality fall into two very large categories: theories that point to nature (that is, biological variables) and theories that point to nurture (that is, the influence of experience, of psychological variables." (p. 52).
</blockquote>

Those who emphasize nurture, sometimes known as the ''[[psychoanalysis|psychoanalytical theory]]'', see powerful psychological forces at work, shaping and molding children from their birth, while those who emphasize nature contend that early homosexual traits attest to a biological cause. (p. 53)

Despite many psychological studies which indicate that the parent-child relationship, early childhood development, early homosexual experiences, and childhood abuse foster homosexuality, liberals tend to reject the environmental aspect, and favor a biological influence.<ref>David G. Myers, ''A level of explanations view'', Psychology of Christianity: four views. pp. 54-83</ref> This is then used to render homosexuals to be slaves to genes, and justified in acting it out.

==Environment and nurture==
[[Image:325979 dna150.jpg|thumbnail|150px|left|[[Columbia University]] [[psychiatry]] professors Drs. William Byrne and Bruce Parsons stated: "There is no evidence that at present to substantiate a [[biology|biological]] theory. [T]he appeal of current biological explanations for sexual orientation may derive more from dissatisfaction with the present status of [[psychosocial]] explanations than from a substantiating body of [[Experimental science|experimental]] data".<ref>http://www.cwfa.org/images/content/bornorbred.pdf</ref>]]

That homosexuality is affected by environment and nurture has been the historical secular position.

In his 1980 work ''Overcoming Homosexuality'', Robert Kronemeyer writes: "With rare exceptions, homosexuality is neither inherited nor the result of some glandular disturbance or the scrambling of genes or chromosomes. Homosexuals are made, not born 'that way.' I firmly believe that homosexuality is a learned response to early painful experiences and that it can be unlearned. For those homosexuals who are unhappy with their life and find effective therapy, it is 'curable.'<ref>Robert Kronemeyer, ''Overcoming Homosexuality'', p. 7 (New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1980)</ref>

Similarly, in a 1989 ''[[USA Today]]'' article, [[San Francisco]] State University professor of psychology John DeCecco, and the former editor of the 25-volume, ''Journal of Homosexuality'', stated, "The idea that people are born into one type of sexual behavior is entirely foolish". Homosexuality is "a behavior, not a condition," and something that some people can and do change, just like they sometimes change other tastes and personality traits."<ref>Kim Painter, ''A Biological Theory for Sexual Preference'', USA Today, 1 January 1989, p. 4D</ref>

===Parental relationships with offspring===

The psychoanalytical theory is the historical position, which implicates a detached, rejecting or absent father, often along with a close bond to the mother, as working, on the conscious and unconscious level, against a secure sexual identity. Also contributing to this can be a so called [[Emotional Incest Syndrome]], for example when a mother who has animosity toward the father, or men in general, and who works to present him negatively, and to make the child side with her.

One of the earliest studies supporting this position was that of Irving Bieber and associates.<ref>Bieber, ''Homsexuality: A psychoanalytical study of male homosexuality'' (1962)</ref> Comparison of 106 homosexuals with 100 male heterosexuals showed that mothers of the former had enmeshed seductive type relationships with their sons, while their fathers were detached, distant or rejecting. This study was contested by some who charged the researchers with bias, but a further study by Ray B. Evans, which also compared homosexuals with heterosexuals, reported similar results, this time among self-identified homosexuals who had never sought treatment.<ref>Ray b. Evans, "Childhood parental relationships of homosexual men", ''Journal of Consulting and clinical psychology'', 33. (1969), pp. 129-33.</ref>

Based upon his work with 200 male homosexuals, Gerard van den Aardweg stated that 79 percent described their mother as "overanxious", or "overconcerned" about them; their safety, health, and being overly sentimental when they met with some hardship, as well as manifesting other aspects of over-mothering. In addition, in 71 percent of homosexual cases, "the most important factor was the father's detachedness or nonparticipation in the son's upbringing. The fathers of 38 percent of the men were so hypercritical that the sons were made to feel either rejected and/or inferior.<ref>Gerard van den Aardweg, ''on the origins and treatment of homosexuality'' (1985), pp.184-85.</ref>

Another study of about 1500 homosexuals showed much less influence by the mother, while far more reported an unaffectionate or detached father, and approximately half of homosexuals reported they had negative feelings toward their fathers, versus 29 percent of heterosexuals.<ref>Bell, Weinberg, Hammersmith, ''Sexual preference: Its development in men and women'' (1981).</ref>

While these factors are conducive to homosexuality, it should be stressed that these do not ensure that children raised this way will become homosexual, nor are these factors alone in influencing it.

===Sexual abuse===

Childhood sexual abuse is well attested to demonstrate a correlation to the incidence of homosexuality among those affected by it. A large national survey of almost 35,000 Americans showed that more than three times as many men and women who had been sexually abused as children became homosexuals, versus that of heterosexuals.<ref>7.4 percent or homosexual men and 3.1 percent of females, versus 2.0 percent of heterosexual men and 0.8 percent women.</ref><ref>Laumann, Gagnon, Michael, and Michaels, ''The social organization of homosexuality:...'', (1994) p. 344</ref> Another study reported that 58 percent of male adolescents who later became homosexuals suffered sexual abuse as children, while 90 percent who did not suffer sexual abuse identified themselves as heterosexuals.<ref>Sheir and Johnson, ''Sexual victimization of boys:... (1988) pp. 1189-93</ref> In addition, 43 percent of male homosexuals reported sexual activity with another male during the ages of 10-12, versus 9 percent of heterosexuals.<ref>Manosevitz, "Early sexual behavior in adult homosexual and heterosexual males", ''Journal of abnormal psychology'', 76 (1970), 396-402.</ref>

===Educational indoctrination===
As part of the liberal ideology in modern [[education]], and as a result of psychological tactics used by homosexual [[activist]]s, schools have increasingly fostered the promotion of homosexuality, whether as part of official policy through homosexual activists working with or in schools. As a form of indoctrination which begins at the kindergarten level, homosexuality is deceptively treated as "healthy" and "normal", with students at very impressionable ages sometimes being influenced to experiment with homosexual behavior. This is often done under the rubric of [[HIV]] instruction of preventing [[suicide]] by homosexuals, and preventing "[[homophobia]]".<ref>[http://www.cwfa.org/articledisplay.asp?id=12546&department=MEDIA&categoryid=family CWA: School Tells Kids to Hide Pro-‘Gay’ Propaganda From Parents], Concerned Women for America, 3/13/2007</ref><ref>[http://www.missionamerica.com/agenda.php Fighting the Gay Agenda in Schools Articles], Mission America</ref><ref>[http://www.chroniclewatch.com/2009/06/17/indoctrination-of-youth/ Roberto Santiago, The Indoctrination of our Youth],The Chronicle Watch, June 17, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.missionamerica.com/oldagenda26.php GLSEN, Corruption and Crime], Mission America</ref><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=127050 'Hate' laws could label 5-year-olds 'offenders'] WorldNetDaily, March 05, 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=126233 'Czar' sees transgender school goals in reach], WorldNetDaily, February 25, 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54683 District gags 14-year-olds after 'gay' indoctrination], WorldNetDaily, March 13, 2007</ref>

=== Xenoestrogens and Xenoandrogens ===

Environmental chemicals, specifically sex steroids such as [[xenoestrogens]] and [[xenoandrogens]], change the brain's gender preference resulting in homosexuality in nature. According to Melissa Hines, "This article reviews the evidence regarding prenatal influences of gonadal steroids on human sexual orientation, as well as sex-typed childhood behaviors that predict subsequent sexual orientation. The evidence supports a role for prenatal testosterone exposure in the development of sex-typed interests in childhood, as well as in sexual orientation in later life, at least for some individuals... The empirical record generally supports this model for a wide range of brain regions and behaviors that differ on the average for male and female animals. For example, treating female rodents with testosterone early in life decreases their female-typical behavior in adulthood, and increases their male-typical behavior."<ref name=hines>{{cite journal |last=Hines |first=Melissa |last2= |first2= |date=2011-02-17 |title=Prenatal endocrine influences on sexual orientation and on sexually differentiated childhood behavior |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296090/ |journal=Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=170–182 |doi=10.1016/j.yfrne.2011.02.006 |pmid=21333673}}</ref>

These chemicals are produced in quantities of billions of kg. per year, and are used prominently in cosmetics and pesticides such as [[diethylstilbestrol]] (DES) and [[DDT]] while appearing also in food and dust particles. When in the form of [[phthalate]]s they can be widely used in plastics including children's toys, food and drink containers, and medical devices.<ref name=intersect>{{cite journal |last=Weiss |first=Bernard |last2= |first2= |date=2013-12-01 |title=The Intersection of Neurotoxicology and Endocrine Disruption |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3458140/ |journal=Neurotoxicology |volume=33 |issue=6 |pages=1410–1419 |doi=10.1016/j.neuro.2012.05.014 |pmid=22659293}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=He |first=Zhen |last2=Ferguson |first2=Sherry Ann |last3=Cui |first3=Li |last4=Greenfield |first4=Lazar John |last5=Paul3 |first5=Merle Gale |date=2013-10-15 |title=Development of the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area and the influence of estrogen-like compounds |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4145994/ |journal=Neural Regen Res. |volume=8 |issue=29 |pages=2763–2774 |doi= |pmid=25206587}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Svechnikov |first=Konstantin |last2=Stukenborg |first2=Jan-Bernd |last3=Savchuck |first3=Iuliia |last4=Söder |first4=Olle |date=2014 |title=Similar causes of various reproductive disorders in early life |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901882/ |journal=Asian Journal of Andrology |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=50–59 |doi=10.4103/1008-682X.122199 |pmid=24369133 }}</ref> Xenoestrogens and xenoandrogens alter the brain's [[sexual differentiation]] in a number of species, including rams, ferrets, zebra finches,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Roselli |first=C.E. |last2=Stormshak |first2=F. |date=2009 |title=Prenatal Programming of Sexual Partner Preference |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2668810/ |journal=J. Neuroendocrinol |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=359–364 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01828.x |pmid=19207819}}</ref> gulls, primates,<ref name=intersect/> and rodents,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Matsuda |first=Ken Ichi |last2= |first2= |date=2014-10-28 |title=Epigenetic changes in the estrogen receptor α gene promoter: implications in sociosexual behaviors |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4211403/ |journal=Front Neurosci |volume=8 |issue=344 |pages= |doi=10.3389/fnins.2014.00344 |pmid=25389384}}</ref> resulting in the masculinization of female brains/behavior (e.g. 'lesbian gulls') and feminization of male brains/behavior.<ref name=intersect/>

According to Bernard Weiss, "disagreements arise partly from arguments about the roots of homosexuality, and about questions of gender identity and others that at one time would have seemed quite remote from neurotoxicology." Due to concern over environmental health risks including cancer, thinning of bald eagle eggshells, and reduced species reproduction, [[endocrine disruption]] was the primary theme of the 27th International Neurotoxicology Conference.<ref name=intersect/>

==Biological research on the causes of homosexuality ==

''For more information please see:'' [[Genetics, Homosexuality, Evolutionary Paradigm, and Creation Science]] and [[Homosexuality and Genetics]].

The belief that homosexuality has a biological cause can be traced back to the preliminary findings of neuroscientist Dr. Simon LeVay. In 1991 LeVay's studied the brains of 41 cadavers which included 19 homosexual males, and claimed that "a tiny area believed to control sexual activity [the hypothalamus] was less than half the size in the gay men than in the heterosexuals."<ref>Charlene Crabb, ''Are Some Men Born to Be Homosexual?'', U. S. News & World Report, 9 September 1991, p. 58</ref><ref>S. LeVay, "A Difference in Hypothalamic Structure Between heterosexual and Homosexual Men," Science 253 (1991), pp. 1034-37</ref> This study was immediately seized upon by many as proof that homosexuality was biologically determined.

However, further scrutiny showed this hasty conclusion as lacking in warrant.

*1. The range of sizes of the hypothalamic region varied and was inconsistent. The region at subject was the same size in a few homosexual men as that of the heterosexuals, while in a few other heterosexuals this region was a small as that of a homosexual.
*2. The fact that all 19 of the homosexual men had died of [[AIDS]] could easily have accounted for or contributed to the differences.
*3. It has not been determined if the smaller hypothalamuses were the cause rather than the effect of homosexual activity. "Researchers have found that when people who become blind begin to learn Braille, the area of the brain controlling the reading finger actual grows larger."<ref>Reported in D. Gelman "Born or Bred?" Newsweek, 24 February 1992, pp. 46-53</ref><ref name="leaderu.com">http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/homotheo.html</ref>
*4. LeVay's study was based upon a supposed sexual functional correlation between the SDN-POA brain center in male rats and a brain center called INAH3 in humans, but which assumption was shown to be false.<ref>http://www.biblebelievers.com/Cameron4.html</ref>
*5. The sexual history of the "heterosexual" men was not known, and LeVay's samples included 16 brains from men whose sexual orientation was unknown.<ref>[http://www.equip.org/PDF/DH055-1.pdf Joseph P. Gudel, ''HOMOSEXUALITY: Fact and Fiction'']</ref>
*6. And as William Byne noted, LeVay's work "has not been replicated, and human neuroanatomical studies of this kind have a very poor track record for reproducibility. Indeed, procedures similar to those LeVay used to identify nuclei have previously led researchers astray".<ref>Byne, William (1994), “The Biological Evidence Challenged,” Scientific American, May, 1994, 270: p. 53</ref>
*7. The conclusions were that which were sought by the researcher. Dr. LeVay, a homosexual himself, confessed that his study was not entirely a dispassionate scientific endeavor,<ref>Simon LeVay on The Phil Donahue Show, ''Genetically Gay: Born Gay or Become Gay?'', January 3, 1992</ref> He also later stated, "I did not prove that homosexuality is genetic, or find a genetic cause for being gay."<ref>Byrd, A. Dean, Shirley E. Cox, and Jeffrey W. Robinson (2001), ''Homosexuality: The Innate-Immutability Argument Finds No Basis in Science'', The Salt Lake Tribune</ref><ref>http://www.sltrib.com/2001/may/05272001/commenta/100523.htm</ref>

Two prominent geneticists, Paul Billings and Jonathan Beckwith, commenting on the quality of the LeVay research, stated that LeVay, "could not really be certain about his subject's sexual preferences, since they were dead", and that his "research design and subject sample did not allow others to determine whether it was sexual behavior, drug use, or disease history that was correlated with the observed differences among the subjects' brains." And in addition, it was very likely that LeVay's method of defining homosexuality would "create inaccurate or inconsistent study groups." <ref>P. Billings and J. Beckwith, "Born Gay?" Technology Review, July 1993, p. 60,61</ref>

Another study, published in ''Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America'', examined the ''anterior commissure'' (a structure that divides the left and right halves of the brain) of male heterosexuals and homosexual men, most of whom died of AIDS. The study shows that the anterior commissure was larger in women and in 27 of the 30 homosexual men than in heterosexual men.<ref>L. Allen, et al., ''Sexual Orientation and the Size of the Anterior Commissure in the Human Brain,'' Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 89, no. 15 (1992), pp. 7199-7202</ref>

Here again, how AIDS might have factored in this difference is an issue, and the findings of this study were overall in contradiction to another study published in 1988, which found, in part, that the anterior commissure was larger in men than in women.<ref>S. Demeter et al., "Morphometric analysis of the human corpus callosum and anterior commissure," Human Neurobiology 6 1988), pp. 219-26</ref>

A 1991 study of twins by Michael Bailey and Richard Pillard was also promoted as establishing biological determination of homosexuality, but which conclusion was also soon found to be lacking in warrant, and contrary to other studies.<ref name="leaderu.com"/><ref>[http://www.biblebelievers.com/Cameron4.html Dr. Paul Cameron, ''Born WHAT Way?'']</ref>

That blood chemistry as well as brains can change over time in response to environment and lifestyle has been documented by studies.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/narth/bioresearch.html</ref><ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>Dr. Jeffrey Satinover, ''The Biology of Homosexuality: Science or Politics?''</ref>
[[File:Richard Dawkins Australian picture.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|260px|right|The [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] speculates that a "gay gene" causes homosexuality, but science has not discovered such a gene.<ref>[http://anglicansamizdat.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/richard-dawkins-explains-how-the-gay-gene-was-preserved/ Richard Dawkins speculates that gene for homosexuality exists]</ref> ]]

=== Causes of homosexuality and origins paradigms ===

In 1993, Professor [[Miron Baron]], M.D., the renowned medical researcher and Professor at [[Columbia University]], wrote in [[BMJ]] (British Medical Journal) that there is a conflict relative to the theory of [[evolution]] and the notion of [[gene]]tic [[determinism]] concerning [[homosexuality]]. Dr. Baron wrote "...from an evolutionary perspective, [[homosexuality and genetics|genetically determined homosexuality]] would have become [[extinct]] long ago because of reduced reproduction."<ref>[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1678219 BMJ. 1993 August 7; 307(6900): 337–338.]</ref> In the United States, [[Theory of evolution and liberalism|liberals are more likely to believe in the theory of evolution]].<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/22/opinion/polls/main965223.shtml</ref> Also, in the United States, twice as many liberals as conservatives (46% versus 22%) believe people are born homosexual and [[Views on Homosexuality|liberals generally have more favorable opinions about homosexuality]].<ref>http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=764</ref> Given Dr. [[Miron Baron]]'s commentary about homosexuality, many American liberals are inconsistent on the issues of evolution and homosexuality.

==Conclusions==

Sociologist Steven Goldberg, Ph.D. states,
<blockquote>
Virtually all of the evidence argues against there being a determinative physiological causal factor and I know of no researcher who believes that such a determinative factor exists...such factors play a predisposing, not a determinative role...I know of no one in the field who argues that homosexuality can be explained without reference to environmental factors.
</blockquote>

Goldberg also expressed, "Gay criticism has not addressed the classic family configuration"; it has merely "asserted away the considerable evidence" for the existence of family factors. Studies which attempt to disprove the existence of the classic family pattern in homosexuality are "convincing only to those with a need to believe." <ref>S. Goldberg, ''When Wish Replaces Thought: Why So Much of What You Believe is False'' (1994), Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books</ref>

Psychiatrists Friedman and Downey: "Despite recent neurobiological findings suggesting homosexuality is genetically-biologically determined, credible evidence is lacking for a biological model of homosexuality." <ref>R. Friedman, M.D. and J. Downey, M.D., ''Journal of Neuropsychiatry'', vol. 5, No. 2, Spring l993</ref>

Psychiatrist and author Jeffrey Satinover, M.D. concludes,
<blockquote>
Like all complex behavioral and mental states, homosexuality is...neither exclusively biological nor exclusively psychological, but results from an as-yet-difficult-to-quantitate mixture of genetic factors, intrauterine influences...postnatal environment (such as parent, sibling and cultural behavior), and a complex series of repeatedly reinforced choices occurring at critical phases of development.<ref>J. Satinover, M.D., ''Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth'', (1996). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books</ref></blockquote>

Drs. William Byne and Bruce Parsons, researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute,having carefully analyzed all the major biological studies of homosexuality, found none that definitively supported a biological theory of causation. "Human Sexual Orientation: The Biologic Theories Reappraised." Archives of General Psychiatry 50, no.3. (1993)

Other similarly express that nurture and choice factor as being mostly or wholly determinative.<ref>[http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/narth/homorig.html On the Origins of Homosexuality: Is a Person "Born that Way"?]</ref>

===Indications of onset homosexuality===

Childhood manifestations of gender non-conformity such as consistent preference by a boy for the clothing, company and play things (dolls, etc.) of girls over that of boys is generally seen as predisposing such to homosexuality.<ref>Stanton L. Jones, Mark A. Yarhouse, ''Homosexuality: the use of scientific research in the church's moral debate'', pp. 52-92</ref> However, this is not always the case, and many children who manifest gender non-conformity are simply trying to discover what gender is.

==Homosexuality as a choice==
The Bible shows that while nurture and environment can make one more predisposed to certain types of behavior, man's sinful nature can also deceive one into believing that sinful behaviors are not sin, while yielding to sin reduces ones ability to resist it. Secular studies also indicate that most homosexuals have been attracted to the opposite gender.

A research project (2004) of Robert Goetze identified 84 articles or books that contain some relevance to the possibility of sexual orientation change. Of the data reported, 31 of the 84 studies showed a quantitative outcome of individuals able to change sexual orientation.<ref>http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2553</ref>

Ironically, the homosexuals themselves argued back in 1971 that homosexuality is "merely a preference, orientation, or propensity".<ref name="RainbowHistory">{{cite web |title=The Rainbow History Project|url=http://www.rainbowhistory.org/html/apazap.htm}}</ref> One homosexual received the question on this topic in the CBS documentary from 1967: "Most homosexuals if they had a chance [i.e. choice] to be a heterosexual, would they? Well, I have a friend who took a poll of 300 people on that very question, he asked them: If you were able to take a pill to change yourself from homosexual to heterosexual, would you do it? And something like 95% of men said: “No.”"<ref name="CBS">{{cite web |title=Time Capsule: Mike Wallace tells truth about homosexuality in 1967 documentary |publisher=CBS |page=02min:58sec |url=https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/time-capsule-mike-wallace-tells-truth-about-homosexuality-in-1967-documenta}}</ref>

Romana Schlesinger, a prominent gay activist and organizer of [[Gay pride|Gay parades]] in Slovakia, referred to homosexuality as to 'way of living' (lifestyle) in an interview.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Schlesinger: Prestaňme sa točiť okolo hriechu
|author=Michal Piško
|publisher=sme.sk
|date=08-June-2012
|url=http://www.sme.sk/c/6410997/schlesinger-prestanme-sa-tocit-okolo-hriechu.html
|quote= Takisto by som nesúhlasila s tým, aby homosexuálny učiteľ presviedčal, že homosexualita je jediný správny spôsob života. (In the same way I would not agree that the homosexual lifestyle is the only correct one.)
|accessdate=10-February-2013
|language=Slovak}}</ref>

===Former homosexuals===
[[Image:St Paul Preaching.jpg|left|thumb|200px|St. [[Paul]] defends his preaching (Giovanni Ricco)]]
''For more information please see'': [[Ex-Homosexuals]] and [[Overcoming Homosexuality]]

One of the earliest historical records of the existence of [[Ex-Homosexuals|ex-homosexuals]] is found in the letter of the [[Paul|Apostle Paul]] to the [[Corinth]]ian [[Christianity|Christian]] church (approx. 59 AD).
{{cquote|Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the [[kingdom of God]]? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such '''were''' some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]] of our [[God]]. - I Corinthians 6:9-11 (KJV)}}

Today people still report leaving homosexuality and becoming heterosexual by being born again through repentance and faith in the Lord [[Jesus Christ]].<ref>https://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56481</ref><ref>http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=19650</ref><ref>http://www.cwfa.org/articles/4216/CFI/cfreport/index.htm</ref><ref>http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.aspid=25145</ref><ref>http://www.witnessfortheworld.org/blkexgbks.html</ref><ref>http://www.frontlinemin.org/wasgay.asp</ref><ref>http://www.charismamag.com/display.php?id=9019</ref><ref>http://www.apocalipsis.org/testimony.htm</ref><ref>http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=13784</ref>

[[Peter LaBarbera]] is the President of [[Americans for Truth]] which is an organization which counters the [[Homosexual Agenda|homosexual agenda]]. Peter LaBarbera stated the following regarding Christian ex-homosexuals who reported being transformed by the power of God:
{{cquote|Another factor from my experience as a close observer of the “ex-gay” phenomenon is that many former homosexuals do not linger in “[[Reparative Therapy|reparative therapy]]” programs, or participate in them at all. They attribute their dramatic and (relatively) rapid transformation to the power of God, and likely would not show up in a study of this kind. In fact, these “unstudied” overcomers would appear to be the most successful ex-homosexuals because they’ve moved on with their lives — as “reborn” Christians can move on after overcoming any besetting sin.<ref>http://www.americansfortruth.com/news/landmark-study-change-for-homosexuals-is-possible.html</ref>}}

==Additional sources concerning the causes of homosexuality ==

There has been much work done since the latter part of the 20th century. Below are some resources in regards to the various causes of homosexuality:

*[[Religious Upbringing and Culture Affects Rates of Homosexuality]]
*[[Sexual Abuse Being a Contributing Factor for Homosexuality]]
*[[Homosexuality and Choice]]
*[[Homosexuality and Genetics]]
*[[Homosexuality in animals myth]]
*[[Genetics, Homosexuality, Evolutionary Paradigm, and Creation Science]]
*[http://www.mygenes.co.nz/download.htm My genes made me do it!]

==See also==
*[[Resources on becoming a Christian]]
*[[ABC Theory of Emotion]]
*[[Defensive detachment]]
*[[Ex-Homosexuals]]
*[[Homosexuality and the Bible]]
*[[Homosexuality and biblical interpretation]]
*[[Homosexuality and bestiality]]
*[[Homosexuality Research]]
*[[Homosexuality Statistics]]
*[[Teenager Homosexuality]]
*[[Homosexuality and genetic mutations]]

==External links==
*[http://www.allaboutworldview.org/causes-of-homosexuality-faq.htm What are some of the causes of homosexuality?]
*[http://ankerberg.org/Articles/_PDFArchives/streams-of-life/SL2W0803.pdf What Causes Homosexuality] by Dr. John F. Ankerberg
* [http://www.godandscience.org/evolution/genetics_of_homosexuality.html Rich Deem, ''Genetics and Homosexuality: Are People Born Gay? The Biological Basis for Sexual Orientation]

==References==
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2021-10-15T07:25:41Z

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The '''''New York Post''''' is a [[conservative]] tabloid [[newspaper]] owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]], who also owns [[Fox News]]. It is the 13th oldest paper in the United States, started in 1801 by [[Alexander Hamilton]] as the ''New-York Evening Post''.

The ''New York Post'' is one of the few publications that was outspokenly critical of prominent [[liberal]] [[Ted Kennedy]].

However, like the [[globalist]] Rupert Murdoch and Fox News, the ''New York Post'' has often been [[RINO|inconsistently conservative]]. For example, it has called [[Donald Trump, Jr.]] an "idiot,"<ref>https://nypost.com/2017/07/11/donald-trump-jr-is-an-idiot/</ref> called on then President Trump to ban assault weapons,<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/new-york-post-trump-ban-assault-weapons-mass-shootings-867448/</ref> and criticized Trump for refusing to concede the 2020 Presidential Election despite allegedly result-changing irregularities in the election.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/27/give-it-up-mr-president-for-your-sake-and-the-nation/</ref> At least the ''NY Post'' did endorse [[President Trump]] for re-election.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2020/10/26/the-new-york-post-endorses-president-donald-j-trump-for-re-election/ The New York Post endorses President Donald J. Trump for re-election]</ref>

Less than one month before the 2020 Presidential Election, ''the Post'' broke the news of then former VP [[Biden-Burisma scandal|Biden's collusion with Ukrainian gas giant Burisma executives and Ukrainian oligarchs]].<ref>*https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/ *https://youtu.be/r4Kcc7a114I *https://youtu.be/89ByR-vrnc4</ref> For the first time in American history, [[social media]] companies took [[direct action]] against a major U.S. publisher, censoring the news and the publisher on their platforms.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-and-facebooks-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press_3540670.html</ref> ''The Post'' was among the top five newspapers by circulation in the United States at the time of the events.

== See also ==
* [[Conservative Links]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://nypost.com NYPost.com - offical site]

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Anthony Gonzalez

2021-09-17T21:19:29Z

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[[Image:Anthony Gonzalez of OH.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Anti-Trump U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio]]

'''Anthony E. Gonzalez''' (born September 18, 1984) is an American politician and former [[American]] football wide receiver. A member of the [[Republican Party]], he has served as the U.S. Representative for [[Ohio]]'s 16th congressional district since 2019. In September 2021, Gonzalez announced that he would not seek reelection amid a primary challenge supported by [[Trump]] against him. Gonzalez was popular until he turned against Trump in 2021, as Gonzalez had been a star college football player at [[Ohio State]], where he studied [[philosophy]]. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2007 [[NFL]] Draft. Following his sports career, he enrolled in graduate studies at [[Stanford University]] and earned a master's degree.

He voted to impeach President [[Donald Trump]] in January 2021, during the final days of Trump's term in office.<ref>https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/10-gop-lawmakers-break-with-party-in-house-vote-to-impeach-trump</ref>

The Ohio GOP subsequently voted to censure him.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/us/trump-anthony-gonzalez-gop-censure.html</ref> [[Trump]] endorsed a primary challenger against him for 2022 and in mid-2021 held a rally in his state. Gonzalez subsequently pulled out of the race.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/anthony-gonzalez-house-republican-voted-015300205.html|title=Anthony Gonzalez, House Republican who voted to impeach Trump, will not seek reelection in Ohio|author=Emily Brooks|publisher=Washington Examiner|date=September 16, 2021}}</ref>

Gonzalez voted in favor of the Farm Amnesty Bill.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/03/19/30-gop-reps-vote-farm-amnesty-govt-supplied-workforce/</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Conservative Political Action Conference

2021-08-07T00:27:54Z

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[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Straw poll==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="3" |Most important issues facing the nation
! colspan="3" |Candidate for president
|-
!1st
!2nd
!3rd
!1st
!2nd
!Eventual
|-
|2010
|Reducing size of Federal Government (52%)<ref>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/files/legacy/2-10-CPAC-Straw-Poll-Final.pdf</ref>
|Reducing Government Spending (33%)
|The war on terrorism (18%), Lowering taxes (18%)
|Ron Paul (31%)
|Mitt Romney (22%)
|Mitt Romney
|-
|2020
|Immigration/Border all(46%)<ref>https://links.conservative.org/cpac/data/cpac-straw-poll-2020.pdf</ref>
|Constitutional rights (41%)
|Taxes/Budget/Spending (38%)
|colspan="3" style="text-align: center" |not held (incumbent Donald Trump presumptive)
|-
|2021 (1)
|Election integrity (62%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=CPAC: Conservatives Plot Course for Election Integrity Push|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/cpac-conservatives-plot-course-for-election-integrity-push_3717998.html|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights (48%)
|Immigration/Border wall (35%)
|Donald Trump (55%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2024 Presidential Nominee|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-for-2024-presidential-nominee_3714252.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
| rowspan="2" |TBD
|-
|2021 (2)
|Voter ID and election integrity<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Katherine|date=2021-07-11|title=Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Lead CPAC Straw Poll|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/11/donald-trump-ron-desantis-lead-cpac-straw-poll/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Breitbart|language=en}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights
|Immigration/border wall
|Donald Trump (70%)
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
|}

== Ronald Reagan Award ==
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to pro-transgender policies being imposed in Massachusetts schools,<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

{{Conservatism}}
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Conservative Conferences]]

Conservative Political Action Conference

2021-08-02T05:21:48Z

Luminoxius: /* Controversies */ improper formatting

[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Straw poll==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="3" |Most important issues facing the nation
! colspan="3" |Candidate for president
|-
!1st
!2nd
!3rd
!1st
!2nd
!Eventual
|-
|2010
|Reducing size of Federal Government (52%)<ref>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/files/legacy/2-10-CPAC-Straw-Poll-Final.pdf</ref>
|Reducing Government Spending (33%)
|The war on terrorism (18%), Lowering taxes (18%)
|Ron Paul (31%)
|Mitt Romney (22%)
|Mitt Romney
|-
|2020
|Immigration/Border all(46%)<ref>https://links.conservative.org/cpac/data/cpac-straw-poll-2020.pdf</ref>
|Constitutional rights (41%)
|Taxes/Budget/Spending (38%)
|colspan="3" style="text-align: center" |not held (incumbent Donald Trump presumed)
|-
|2021 (1)
|Election integrity (62%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=CPAC: Conservatives Plot Course for Election Integrity Push|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/cpac-conservatives-plot-course-for-election-integrity-push_3717998.html|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights (48%)
|Immigration/Border wall (35%)
|Donald Trump (55%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2024 Presidential Nominee|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-for-2024-presidential-nominee_3714252.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
| rowspan="2" |TBD
|-
|2021 (2)
|Voter ID and election integrity<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Katherine|date=2021-07-11|title=Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Lead CPAC Straw Poll|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/11/donald-trump-ron-desantis-lead-cpac-straw-poll/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Breitbart|language=en}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights
|Immigration/border wall
|Donald Trump (70%)
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
|}

== Ronald Reagan Award ==
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to pro-transgender policies being imposed in Massachusetts schools,<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

{{Conservatism}}
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Conservative Conferences]]

Conservative Political Action Conference

2021-08-02T05:21:09Z

Luminoxius: /* Controversies */ correction according to sources

[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Straw poll==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="3" |Most important issues facing the nation
! colspan="3" |Candidate for president
|-
!1st
!2nd
!3rd
!1st
!2nd
!Eventual
|-
|2010
|Reducing size of Federal Government (52%)<ref>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/files/legacy/2-10-CPAC-Straw-Poll-Final.pdf</ref>
|Reducing Government Spending (33%)
|The war on terrorism (18%), Lowering taxes (18%)
|Ron Paul (31%)
|Mitt Romney (22%)
|Mitt Romney
|-
|2020
|Immigration/Border all(46%)<ref>https://links.conservative.org/cpac/data/cpac-straw-poll-2020.pdf</ref>
|Constitutional rights (41%)
|Taxes/Budget/Spending (38%)
|colspan="3" style="text-align: center" |not held (incumbent Donald Trump presumed)
|-
|2021 (1)
|Election integrity (62%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=CPAC: Conservatives Plot Course for Election Integrity Push|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/cpac-conservatives-plot-course-for-election-integrity-push_3717998.html|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights (48%)
|Immigration/Border wall (35%)
|Donald Trump (55%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2024 Presidential Nominee|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-for-2024-presidential-nominee_3714252.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
| rowspan="2" |TBD
|-
|2021 (2)
|Voter ID and election integrity<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Katherine|date=2021-07-11|title=Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Lead CPAC Straw Poll|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/11/donald-trump-ron-desantis-lead-cpac-straw-poll/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Breitbart|language=en}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights
|Immigration/border wall
|Donald Trump (70%)
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
|}

== Ronald Reagan Award ==
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to pro-transgender policies being imposed in Massachusetts schools,<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> '''''By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]'''''. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

{{Conservatism}}
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Conservative Conferences]]

Conservative Political Action Conference

2021-08-02T01:09:41Z

Luminoxius: /* Straw poll */ 2020

[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Straw poll==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="3" |Most important issues facing the nation
! colspan="3" |Candidate for president
|-
!1st
!2nd
!3rd
!1st
!2nd
!Eventual
|-
|2010
|Reducing size of Federal Government (52%)<ref>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/files/legacy/2-10-CPAC-Straw-Poll-Final.pdf</ref>
|Reducing Government Spending (33%)
|The war on terrorism (18%), Lowering taxes (18%)
|Ron Paul (31%)
|Mitt Romney (22%)
|Mitt Romney
|-
|2020
|Immigration/Border all(46%)<ref>https://links.conservative.org/cpac/data/cpac-straw-poll-2020.pdf</ref>
|Constitutional rights (41%)
|Taxes/Budget/Spending (38%)
|colspan="3" style="text-align: center" |not held (incumbent Donald Trump presumed)
|-
|2021 (1)
|Election integrity (62%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=CPAC: Conservatives Plot Course for Election Integrity Push|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/cpac-conservatives-plot-course-for-election-integrity-push_3717998.html|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights (48%)
|Immigration/Border wall (35%)
|Donald Trump (55%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2024 Presidential Nominee|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-for-2024-presidential-nominee_3714252.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
| rowspan="2" |TBD
|-
|2021 (2)
|Voter ID and election integrity<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Katherine|date=2021-07-11|title=Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Lead CPAC Straw Poll|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/11/donald-trump-ron-desantis-lead-cpac-straw-poll/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Breitbart|language=en}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights
|Immigration/border wall
|Donald Trump (70%)
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
|}

== Ronald Reagan Award ==
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to homosexual "marriage,"<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> '''''By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]'''''. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

{{Conservatism}}
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Conservative Conferences]]

Conservative Political Action Conference

2021-08-02T00:47:52Z

Luminoxius: /* Straw poll */ 2010

[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Straw poll==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="3" |Most important issues facing the nation
! colspan="3" |Candidate for president
|-
!1st
!2nd
!3rd
!1st
!2nd
!Eventual
|-
|2010
|Reducing size of Federal Government (52%)<ref>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/files/legacy/2-10-CPAC-Straw-Poll-Final.pdf</ref>
|Reducing Government Spending (33%)
|The war on terrorism (18%), Lowering taxes (18%)
|Ron Paul (31%)
|Mitt Romney (22%)
|Mitt Romney
|-
|2021 (1)
|Election integrity (62%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=CPAC: Conservatives Plot Course for Election Integrity Push|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/cpac-conservatives-plot-course-for-election-integrity-push_3717998.html|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights (48%)
|Immigration/Border wall (35%)
|Donald Trump (55%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2024 Presidential Nominee|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-for-2024-presidential-nominee_3714252.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
| rowspan="2" |TBD
|-
|2021 (2)
|Voter ID and election integrity<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Katherine|date=2021-07-11|title=Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Lead CPAC Straw Poll|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/11/donald-trump-ron-desantis-lead-cpac-straw-poll/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Breitbart|language=en}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights
|Immigration/border wall
|Donald Trump (70%)
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
|}

== Ronald Reagan Award ==
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to homosexual "marriage,"<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> '''''By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]'''''. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

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[[Category:Conservative Conferences]]

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Luminoxius: /* Straw poll */ 2010

[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Straw poll==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="3" |Most important issues facing the nation
! colspan="3" |Candidate for president
|-
!1st
!2nd
!3rd
!1st
!2nd
!Eventual
|-
|2010
|Cutting Federal Spending (58%)<ref>http://frumforum.com/entry/cpac-straw-poll-results</ref>
|
|
|Ron Paul (31%)
|Mitt Romney (22%)
|Mitt Romney
|-
|2021 (1)
|Election integrity (62%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=CPAC: Conservatives Plot Course for Election Integrity Push|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/cpac-conservatives-plot-course-for-election-integrity-push_3717998.html|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights (48%)
|Immigration/Border wall (35%)
|Donald Trump (55%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2024 Presidential Nominee|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-for-2024-presidential-nominee_3714252.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
| rowspan="2" |TBD
|-
|2021 (2)
|Voter ID and election integrity<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Katherine|date=2021-07-11|title=Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Lead CPAC Straw Poll|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/11/donald-trump-ron-desantis-lead-cpac-straw-poll/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Breitbart|language=en}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights
|Immigration/border wall
|Donald Trump (70%)
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
|}

== Ronald Reagan Award ==
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to homosexual "marriage,"<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> '''''By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]'''''. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

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[[Category:Conservative Conferences]]

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[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Straw poll==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="3" |Most important issues facing the nation
! colspan="3" |Candidate for president
|-
!1st
!2nd
!3rd
!1st
!2nd
!Eventual
|-
|2021 (1)
|Election integrity (62%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=CPAC: Conservatives Plot Course for Election Integrity Push|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/cpac-conservatives-plot-course-for-election-integrity-push_3717998.html|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights (48%)
|Immigration/Border wall (35%)
|Donald Trump (55%)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2024 Presidential Nominee|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-for-2024-presidential-nominee_3714252.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.theepochtimes.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
| rowspan="2" |TBD
|-
|2021 (2)
|Voter ID and election integrity<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Katherine|date=2021-07-11|title=Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Lead CPAC Straw Poll|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/11/donald-trump-ron-desantis-lead-cpac-straw-poll/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Breitbart|language=en}}</ref>
|Constitutional rights
|Immigration/border wall
|Donald Trump (70%)
|Ron DeSantis (21%)
|}

== Ronald Reagan Award ==
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to homosexual "marriage,"<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> '''''By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]'''''. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

{{Conservatism}}
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Conservative Conferences]]

Conservative Political Action Conference

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[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Straw poll==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.

== Ronald Reagan Award ==
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to homosexual "marriage,"<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> '''''By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]'''''. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

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Conservative Political Action Conference

2021-08-01T23:12:48Z

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[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Straw poll==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.

=== Ronald Reagan Award ===
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to homosexual "marriage,"<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> '''''By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]'''''. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

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Conservative Political Action Conference

2021-08-01T23:09:38Z

Luminoxius: /* Shift to the Left */ renamed to "Controversies"

[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Controversies==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to homosexual "marriage,"<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> '''''By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]'''''. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==Other activities==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.

=== Ronald Reagan Award ===
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

{{Conservatism}}
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Conservative Conferences]]

Conservative Political Action Conference

2021-08-01T23:08:20Z

Luminoxius: significance unclear

[[File:CPAC_2020.png|thumb|Logo for CPAC 2020]]
The '''Conservative Political Action Conference''' ('''CPAC''') is a predominantly [[libertarian]] conference consisting of overwhelmingly white male college students, many of whom attend for free or at heavily discounted rates. CPAC historically met in [[Washington, D.C.]], in February or March, with attendance increasing beyond 10,000. CPAC outgrew the largest hotels in D.C., and in 2014 through 2017 convened outside of D.C. in the massive Marriott Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, [[Maryland]].

CPAC moved its annual conference in February 2021 to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]].

==Shift to the Left==
{{See also|O'Sullivan’s First Law}}
In recent years CPAC has been dominated by impostors who are not really conservative, and [[Donald Trump]] even canceled his appearance at CPAC in early March 2016 to avoid a [[Leftist]]-type walkout plot against him. In 2018, CPAC banned the pro-family conservative organization [[MassResistance]] for its opposition to homosexual "marriage,"<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://americasurvival.org/2018/02/conservative-group-banned-from-conservative-conference.html Conservative Group Banned from Conservative Conference]. ''America's Survival''. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Berry, Susan (February 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/14/massresistance-pro-family-group-banned-at-cpac/ MassResistance Pro-Family Group Banned at CPAC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
*Moore, Art (February 14, 2018). [https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/cpac-bans-pro-family-group-for-tone-toward-gays/ CPAC bans pro-family group for 'tone' toward 'gays']. ''WND''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> and it simultaneously allowed the pro-homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans to attend.<ref>Mainwaring, Doug (February 15, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-u.s.-conservative-conference-bans-pro-family-group-approves-pro-lgbt Top U.S. conservative conference bans pro-family group, approves pro-LGBT]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved February 15, 2018.</ref> '''''By caving into the [[homosexual agenda]], CPAC has largely abandoned its tradition of being the largest annual gathering of [[conservatives]]'''''. Also in 2018, CPAC caved to the [[gun control]] lobby by keeping the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]'s president's name off its speaking schedule and refusing to advertise his speech.<ref>Delk, Josh (February 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374712-cpac-keeping-nra-leaders-name-off-schedule CPAC keeps NRA leader's name off schedule]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. See also:
*Shaw, Adam (February 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/21/nra-boss-keeps-details-cpac-speech-concealed-as-gun-control-fight-heats-up.html NRA boss keeps details of CPAC speech concealed, as gun control fight heats up]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> CPAC also canceled a free speech panel after it tried forcing out one of the attendees due to controversial comments he made.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/02/21/cpac-free-speech-jim-hoft/ Free Speech Panel at CPAC Canceled by Pamela Geller After Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Banned]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
*Geller, Pamela (February 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/21/geller-cpac-joins-leftist-social-media-giants-censoring-conservatives/ Geller: CPAC Joins the Leftist Social Media Giants in Censoring Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
*Lima, Cristiano (February 21, 2018). [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/cpac-florida-shooting-jim-hoft-gateway-pundit-panel-speaker-420360 Speaker pulled from panel alongside CPAC over Florida shooting controversy]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> The head of the [[American Conservative Union]], which runs CPAC, was Al Cardenas from 2011 to 2014, who is an outspoken critic of [[Donald Trump]] and even called him "the great whiner" on the same day that Trump made a specular appearance at CPAC on February 28, 2021.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/cardenas-trump-cpac-republicans-471860</ref>

Students for Life is the largest annual conservative conference that has a balance between men and women in attendance. It sells out with its annual conference of 2000 in D.C., around the time of the [[March for Life]]. It also succeeds without the libertarian and big money dominance that increasingly plagues CPAC. But CPAC does remain a good counterweight to the [[neocons]] who dominate the [[Fox News Channel]].

In 2010, the CPAC audience demonstrates its lack of social conservatism by ranking issues in the following importance:

:85%: reducing government and government spending
:10%: eliminating [[abortion]]
:1%: stopping [[same-sex "marriage"]]

There was, however, virtually unanimous opposition among attendees to the policies of the [[Obama Administration]].

Since 2015, CPAC has been increasingly shifting to the Left on immigration, or, at least, deemphasizing the issue.<ref>Sussis, Matthew (February 28, 2019). [https://cis.org/Sussis/CPAC-2019-Offers-Little-Immigration-Restrictionists CPAC 2019 Offers Little for Immigration Restrictionists]. ''CPAC''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref><ref>Binder, John (March 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/exclusive-kris-kobach-cpac-focusing-on-other-stuff-while-immigration-is-number-one-issue/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: CPAC Focusing on ‘Other Stuff’ While Immigration Is ‘Number One Issue’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref> CPAC president Matt Schlapp is a lobbyist for a firm that promotes importing foreign workers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kausmickey/status/1101376875295694850 Mickey Kaus]. ''Twitter''. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, humorist and former [[The Rebel Media]] journalist [[Gavin McInnes]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ydw02_9sFE</ref> and [[InfoWars]] correspondent Owen Shroyer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEaxwhfJI-k</ref> were kicked out of CPAC for no specific reasons.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/481977-infowars-kicked-out-cpac-conference/</ref> Although Shroyer blamed TPUSA founder [[Charlie Kirk]] for being kicked out, most likely due to an earlier awkward interaction between the two,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hfbtCqbhE</ref> there is no evidence that he was behind that incident.

In 2021, despite the event being located in [[Florida]], which does not mandate mask-wearing, CPAC forced attendees to wear masks because of [[COVID-19]], and were met with jeers from the crowd of mostly young adults for implementing and enforcing this authoritarian measure.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-1-desantis-scott-20210226-che27r7wy5f5hj6px6ucj5o3re-story.html</ref> A prominent conservative influencer was even forced to leave for refusing to wear one.<ref>https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1365436307263127559</ref> Others were ejected for similar reasons.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/breaking-multiple-cpac-attendees-ejected-threatened-with-arrest-for-not-wearing-masks/</ref> The mask rules led to another controversy, that of the accused use of the Nazi ''Odal Rune'' as a stage format. The design firm who created the stage ''Design Foundry'' took responsibility for the design of the stage and stated that social distancing requirements led to its stage layout.<ref>[https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/ Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy]</ref>

==Other activities==
[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref> [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.

=== Ronald Reagan Award ===
Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cpac.conservative.org/ Official Website]

{{Conservatism}}
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Conservative Conferences]]

Talk:Biden Putsch

2021-06-21T03:32:15Z

Luminoxius: typo

== Revising/Retitling the "Biden Putsch" article and removing the term "Biden Putsch" from main space articles. There was no "Biden Putsch" ==

I propose that the [[Biden Putsch]] article be deleted/merged/retitled (Biden administration or Biden-Harris administration for example) and the article to be revised/merged/deleted.

By the way, Joe Biden is not [[Adolf Hitler]] 2.0. The whole putsch idea is political fantasizing and hysterics.

When Donald Trump was elected there were wild and fantastical speculations by Democrats that never happened.

When Barack Obama has elected there were wild and fantastical speculations by Republicans that never happened.

Encyclopedias should have a sober tone and factual content for its main space articles and not have hysterics/fantasies.

The "Biden Putsch" article/notion is in the political fiction/hysterics realm.

P.S. Heil Biden! [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:26, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

:Someday, God willing, we'll all wake up and hopefully say this was just a bad dream. But I'll remind you, in Obama's first six months, nobody imagined that within 5 years gay marriage would be the law of the land. I do not doubt that within 5 years you can marry a snake, monkey, or goat, if that is who you love. But resistance to fascism and tyranny has to begin somewhere. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 18:20, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

::When is Biden going to have the Biden rallies that something akin the Nuremberg rallies? And the death camps. If the Biden Putsch happened, surely the death camps are soon to follow! I can see it now... Biden death camps with entrance signs above the gates saying, "This camp is free of malarkey".[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:33, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

:::RobS, you fight others very bitterly because you don't want unfactual material in Conservapedia. And yet, you promote the fantasies of the "Biden junta" and "Biden Putsch". You can't have your cake and eat it too, RobS. If you insist on factual material from others, you have to lead by example. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:38, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

::::[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/06/15/background-press-call-by-senior-administration-officials-on-the-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/ First they came for the Jews....]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 19:03, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

*'''Retitle and revise'''. I discovered this page by the redirect "2020 Democrat election fraud". The new title should be something similar (but more accurate). The current title "Biden Putsch" ( and also "Biden Junta") cannot be a serious title for a serious article. I have always wondered why the pages are titled this way. There are also a lot of passages that are of Babylon Bee area. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 23:25, June 20, 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Biden Putsch

2021-06-21T03:25:59Z

Luminoxius: typo, sign

== Revising/Retitling the "Biden Putsch" article and removing the term "Biden Putsch" from main space articles. There was no "Biden Putsch" ==

I propose that the [[Biden Putsch]] article be deleted/merged/retitled (Biden administration or Biden-Harris administration for example) and the article to be revised/merged/deleted.

By the way, Joe Biden is not [[Adolf Hitler]] 2.0. The whole putsch idea is political fantasizing and hysterics.

When Donald Trump was elected there were wild and fantastical speculations by Democrats that never happened.

When Barack Obama has elected there were wild and fantastical speculations by Republicans that never happened.

Encyclopedias should have a sober tone and factual content for its main space articles and not have hysterics/fantasies.

The "Biden Putsch" article/notion is in the political fiction/hysterics realm.

P.S. Heil Biden! [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:26, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

:Someday, God willing, we'll all wake up and hopefully say this was just a bad dream. But I'll remind you, in Obama's first six months, nobody imagined that within 5 years gay marriage would be the law of the land. I do not doubt that within 5 years you can marry a snake, monkey, or goat, if that is who you love. But resistance to fascism and tyranny has to begin somewhere. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 18:20, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

::When is Biden going to have the Biden rallies that something akin the Nuremberg rallies? And the death camps. If the Biden Putsch happened, surely the death camps are soon to follow! I can see it now... Biden death camps with entrance signs above the gates saying, "This camp is free of malarkey".[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:33, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

:::RobS, you fight others very bitterly because you don't want unfactual material in Conservapedia. And yet, you promote the fantasies of the "Biden junta" and "Biden Putsch". You can't have your cake and eat it too, RobS. If you insist on factual material from others, you have to lead by example. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:38, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

::::[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/06/15/background-press-call-by-senior-administration-officials-on-the-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/ First they came for the Jews....]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 19:03, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

*'''Retitle and revised'''. I discovered this page by the redirect "2020 Democrat election fraud". The new title should be something similar (but more accurate). The current title "Biden Putsch" ( and also "Biden Junta") cannot be a serious title for a serious article. I have always wondered why the pages are titled this way. There are also a lot of passages that are of Babylon Bee area. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 23:25, June 20, 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Biden Putsch

2021-06-21T03:22:45Z

Luminoxius: Retitle and revised

== Revising/Retitling the "Biden Putsch" article and removing the term "Biden Putsch" from main space articles. There was no "Biden Putsch" ==

I propose that the [[Biden Putsch]] article be deleted/merged/retitled (Biden administration or Biden-Harris administration for example) and the article to be revised/merged/deleted.

By the way, Joe Biden is not [[Adolf Hitler]] 2.0. The whole putsch idea is political fantasizing and hysterics.

When Donald Trump was elected there were wild and fantastical speculations by Democrats that never happened.

When Barack Obama has elected there were wild and fantastical speculations by Republicans that never happened.

Encyclopedias should have a sober tone and factual content for its main space articles and not have hysterics/fantasies.

The "Biden Putsch" article/notion is in the political fiction/hysterics realm.

P.S. Heil Biden! [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:26, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

:Someday, God willing, we'll all wake up and hopefully say this was just a bad dream. But I'll remind you, in Obama's first six months, nobody imagined that within 5 years gay marriage would be the law of the land. I do not doubt that within 5 years you can marry a snake, monkey, or goat, if that is who you love. But resistance to fascism and tyranny has to begin somewhere. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 18:20, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

::When is Biden going to have the Biden rallies that something akin the Nuremberg rallies? And the death camps. If the Biden Putsch happened, surely the death camps are soon to follow! I can see it now... Biden death camps with entrance signs above the gates saying, "This camp is free of malarkey".[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:33, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

:::RobS, you fight others very bitterly because you don't want unfactual material in Conservapedia. And yet, you promote the fantasies of the "Biden junta" and "Biden Putsch". You can't have your cake and eat it too, RobS. If you insist on factual material from others, you have to lead by example. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:38, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

::::[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/06/15/background-press-call-by-senior-administration-officials-on-the-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/ First they came for the Jews....]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 19:03, June 18, 2021 (EDT)

*'''Retitle and revised'''. I discovered this page by the redirect "2020 Democrat election fraud". The new title should be something similar (but more accurate). The current title "Biden Putsch" ( and also "Biden Junta") cannot be a serious title for a serious title. I have always wondered why the pages are titled this way. There are also a lot of passages that are of Babylon Bee area.

Donald Trump

2021-06-15T05:30:02Z

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{{Officeholder
|name=Donald John Trump
|image=Donald Trump official presidential photo.jpg
|party=[[Republican]] (1987–1999, 2009–2011, 2012–present) formerly [[Democrat]] (until 1987, 2001–2009), [[Reform Party|Reform]] (1999–2001), and [[Independent voter|Independent]] (2011–2012)
|spouse=Ivana Trump Marla Maples [[Melania Trump]] (current)
|birth_date=June 14, 1946
|children=5
|grandchildren=9
|religion=[[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]
|offices={{Officeholder/president
|country=the United States
|number=45th
|terms=January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
|vp=[[Mike Pence]]
|preceded=[[Barack Obama]]
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|succeeded=[[Joe Biden]]
}}
}}
:''For his achievements as U.S. President, see [[Donald Trump achievements]].''
:''Donald Trump was [[Conservative of the Year]] in [[Conservative of the Year 2017|2017]] and [[Conservative of the Year 2018|2018]].''
'''Donald John Trump''' (b. [[Queens]], [[New York]], on [[Donald Trump's age|June 14, 1946]]), nicknamed "'''The Donald'''," is the 45th and current [[President of the United States of America]], as a result of winning the [[2016 presidential election]] as the [[Republican Party]] nominee. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and [[television]] personality. A strong [[conservative]], Trump has [[Donald Trump achievements|achieved much during his presidency]] and advanced many conservative priorities. He has greatly benefited the US energy sector by reducing the energy dependence of the US in the Middle East, helping gasoline prices go down, and encouraging projects such as the Keystone Pipeline. Despite this, he has received more criticism than any U.S. president in history, almost all of which is purely politically motivated.

In the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 presidential election]], Trump received at least a record-smashing 74+ million lawful votes, many in the key [[swing states]]. This confirms him as the leader of the [[Republican Party]], indeed the entire nation, for the foreseeable future. Many conservatives who no longer feel they identify with Trump are retiring. This is the most probable cause that at least 25% of Republican senators up in 2022 plan to retire, and many other transitions are occurring among the GOP nationwide.

Trump and his wife Melania tested positive for the [[Wuhan virus]] in early October 2020.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/01/president-donald-trump-first-lady-melania-trump-test-positive-for-coronavirus/ President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump Test Positive for Coronavirus]
*[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519282-president-trump-melania-trump-test-positive-for-covid-19 President Trump, Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/10/02/breaking-president-trump-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-wuhancoronavirus-n2577338 BREAKING: President Trump and First Lady Test Positive for Wuhan Coronavirus]
*[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-first-lady-test-positive-covid-19-n1241769 Trump, first lady test positive for Covid-19]</ref> The mainstream media have started mocking him, some believing he deserved his positive COVID-19 test; Pence is also vulnerable, since many of his workers have contracted the [[Wuhan coronavirus]]. [[Leftists]] and the [[MSM]] attempted to downplay Trump's experiences with the virus, claiming that the average American would not have received similar medication. Trump's strong leadership against the coronavirus even after falling ill to it himself shocked many.

==Financial worth & education==
Trump has engaged in many financial pursuits and estimated that his net worth was $10 billion, as of July 2015.<ref>LoGiurato, Brett (July 25, 2015). [https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-net-worth-2015-7 "We finally know a lot more about Donald Trump's 'massive' net worth"]. Business Insider website.</ref> ''Forbes'', however, estimates his net worth is $3.1 billion as of 2019.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/donald-trump/ "The world's most powerful people: #2 Donald Trump"]. (March 6, 2017). Forbes.com website.</ref> He graduated from the New York Military Academy in 1964 and first attended college at [[Fordham University]] for two years before transferring to the more competitive [[University of Pennsylvania]] and completing his undergraduate studies at its Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. In September 2020, the [[New York Times]] reported on Donald Trump engaging in tax avoidance. It was claimed that his tax avoidance dates back to the 1990s.

Early media profiles of Trump claim he graduated "first in his class" from Wharton.<ref>Whitman, Alden (January 28, 1973). [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/28/archives/a-builder-looks-backand-moves-forward-builder-looks-back-but-moves.html "A builder looks back—and moves forward".] ''New York Times''. Retrieved from ''New York Times'' website.</ref> The evidence suggests otherwise and yet Trump has never sought to correct or clarify this potentially significant error.<ref>Geist, William E. (April 8, 1984). [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/08/magazine/the-expanding-empire-of-donald-trump.html "The expanding empire of Donald Trump".] ''New York Times Magazine''. Retrieved from ''New York Times'' website.</ref>

==Candidacy==
[[File:2thumb-5-1-300x202.jpg|right|300px|thumb|As Trump rode the escalator to announce his candidacy, polls showed Hillary Clinton's collusion with Russia over the [[Uranium One deal]] was her biggest vulnerability. Deputy Attn. Gen. [[Sally Yates]] was taking steps to ban the Inspector General from oversight of the DOJ-National Security Division and hide [[FISA abuse]].<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref>]]
On June 16, 2015, he declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/16/trump-announces-white-house-bid-joins-crowded-gop-field/ "Trump announces White House bid, joins crowded GOP field"] (June 16, 2015). Fox News website/Politics. The front-runner in a record-breaking field of 17 [[Republican]] candidates, Trump announced that he did not anticipate "throwing punches" against his rivals in the first GOP debate.
*Chiacu, Donna and Torbati, Yeganeh (August 2, 2015). [https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/02/us-usa-election-debate-idUSKCN0Q70NI20150802 "Trump says won't be 'throwing punches' in U.S. Republican debate"]. Reuters/Politics. But at the debate the [[Fox News Channel]]—particularly its [[feminist]] non-journalist [[Megyn Kelly]]—ambushed Trump with out-of-context quotations designed to smear him as somehow being anti-women. This ignited a national controversy that lasted for days, and Trump called upon Kelly to apologize, which she refused to do.</ref> Unlike most other U.S presidential candidates, Trump sharply criticizes the media and talks about issues that no elected official dares touch. For example, Trump stands up against [[feminists]], unlike most politicians. In another example, in 2011 Trump persistently doubted whether [[Barack Obama]] had been born in the [[United States]], which caused Obama's approval ratings to drop below 40% until Obama finally caved in to Trump and produced what Obama claimed was his birth certificate. Trump then scoffed at Obama's conduct.

'''''In February 2011, Trump announced that he is [[pro-life]], and at the final presidential debate on Oct. 19, 2016, Trump gave the strongest endorsement of the pro-life position of any presidential nominee in history'''''.

Trump's central campaign theme has been to oppose [[illegal immigration]] and [[free trade]], and nominated Senator [[Jeff Sessions]] as [[Attorney General]] to enforce standing legislation on the issue. As reported by [[Breitbart News Network|Breitbart]], "Sen. Sessions, Chairman of the Senate’s Immigration Subcommittee, is widely regarded as the gold standard on immigration. Sessions has also become the intellectual thought leader in the Republican Party on appealing to the blue collar voters who have been abandoned by their political leaders." <ref>Hahn, Julia (August 14, 2015). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/08/14/game-change-trump-consults-with-sen-jeff-sessions-on-immigration-strategy/ "Game change: Trump consults with Sen Jeff Sessions on immigration strategy"]. Breitbart website/Big government.</ref> In the later campaign Trump focused more on [[ISIS]] and terrorism.

At the final presidential debate between [[Hillary Clinton]] and Trump on October 19, 2016, Clinton chastised Trump for running a newspaper advertisement in 1987 critical of the [[Reagan Administration]]. But Trump persuasively explained that he has always disagreed with Reagan's support of free trade, as many other [[conservatives]] disagree with Reagan on this issue.

==Religious beliefs==
:{{Main|Donald Trump's religious views|Donald Trump and evangelicals}}
Donald Trump attended the First [[Presbyterian]] Church in Jamaica, [[Queens]]. He told the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]] that he still considers himself a [[Presbyterian]] and attends services for all major holidays and Sundays, and that "The [[Bible]] is certainly THE book." He receives Bibles from fans in the mail, and he either stores them or gives them away to others.<ref>Haberman, Maggie (April 11, 2011). [https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52942.html "Donald Trump talks about religion"]. Politico website.</ref>

In July 2015, Trump stated in an interview that "Why do I have to repent or ask for forgiveness, if I am not making mistakes?"<ref>Nothstine, Ray (July 23, 2015). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-why-do-i-have-to-repent-or-ask-for-forgiveness-if-i-am-not-making-mistakes-video-141856/ Trump: 'Why Do I Have to Repent or Ask for Forgiveness If I Am Not Making Mistakes?' (Video)]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref> He also stated that "I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don't bring God into that picture. I don't."<ref>Scott, Eugene (July 18, 2015). [https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/trump-has-never-sought-forgiveness/ Trump believes in God, but hasn't sought forgiveness]. ''CNN''. Retrieved December 4, 2016.</ref> January 2016, Trump stated that "I have a great relationship with God," but that "I don’t like to have to ask for forgiveness."<ref>Key, Pam (January 17, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/01/17/trump-i-dont-like-to-have-to-ask-for-forgiveness-from-god/ Trump: ‘I Don’t Like to Have to Ask for Forgiveness’ from God]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref> When confronted by [[Cal Thomas]] in an interview in mid 2016 about his not asking God for forgiveness, Trump stated that he would ask God for forgiveness.<ref>Chumley, Cheryl (August 6, 2016). [https://www.wnd.com/2016/06/trump-answers-question-who-do-you-say-jesus-is/ Trump answers question: 'Who do you say Jesus is?] ''WorldNetDaily''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref> In October 2016, [[Ben Carson]] stated that Trump did ask forgiveness from God with [[James Robison]].<ref>Showalter, Brandon (October 10, 2016). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/ben-carson-donald-trump-asked-god-for-forgiveness-prayed-with-james-robison-170650/ Ben Carson: Donald Trump Asked God for Forgiveness, Prayed With James Robison]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref>

According to exit polling in the 2016 election, Trump won 81 percent of evangelical Christians compared to 16 percent for Clinton, a record high and even more than [[George W. Bush]] won in 2004, showing strong support for Trump from evangelical Christians.<ref name="townhall.com">O'Brien, Cortney (November 12, 2016). [https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/11/12/white-evangelical-voters-showed-up-this-time-n2243931 Evangelical Voters Showed Up Big Time For Trump]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref><ref name="wsj.com">Lovett, Ian (November 9, 2016). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/evangelicals-back-donald-trump-in-record-numbers-despite-earlier-doubts-1478689372 Evangelicals Back Donald Trump in Record Numbers, Despite Earlier Doubts]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref> He was the first sitting American president to address the annual Values Voters Conference in Washington.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2017/10/13/557459193/trump-set-to-address-values-voter-summit-for-first-time-as-president</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Trump business.jpg|right]]
Donald Trump began his career at [[Trump Organization]]. In his college years, he helped revitalize one of his father's failing real estate ventures. Trump began opening hotels and casinos, which provided him with the cash flow to engage in other ventures. He owns the world-famous [[Trump Tower]] and is the founder of the publicly traded Trump Hotel Casinos & Resorts. Trump also owns the Trump brand, which sells a variety of items, such as bottled water, steak, and even mortgages. Trump has authored a number of books and weathered changing business fortunes, but despite the challenges that he has encountered, he has continued to be a successful businessman and entrepreneur.

Trump [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2000|ran unsuccessfully]] for the nomination of the [[Reform Party]] in 2000. Trump considered [[presidential election 2012|running for president in 2012]] as a [[Republican]]. He, among others, questioned the citizenship of [[Barack Obama]], citing his failure to produce his birth certificate. After Obama produced his birth certificate, Trump and the other [[birther]]s continue to doubt its authenticity. Obama's approval ratings were around 40% during the peak of the controversy. Trump later exited the race, and gave the customary endorsement to [[Mitt Romney]] as the other [[Republican]] contenders did.

==Major properties==

*Trump World Tower: 845 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY.

*Trump Tower: 725 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10022 Personal Residence

*Bank of America Center (San Francisco)

*The Trump Building at 40 Wall Street

*Trump Park Avenue

*AXA Financial Center, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY

*Trump International Hotel & Tower:
**New York
**Chicago
**Washington D.C.
**Las Vegas

*Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida (used by Trump as his "Winter White House".)

*Trump Winery - Charlottesville, Virginia

*14 golf courses (11 in the U.S., 3 in Europe - the course in Bedminster, New Jersey is used by Trump as his "Summer White House")

==Media==
[[File:Donald Trump star.JPG|thumbnail|right|Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
For his contributions to the gaming and entertainment industry, Trump was inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame in 1995.

In 2003 Trump began as the host and executive producer of the reality [[television]] show ''The Apprentice'' and ''The Celebrity Apprentice'', where contestants compete for a position in Trump's organization. On this show, Trump popularized his catchphrase "You're fired!" Trump received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007 following the success of ''The Apprentice''. However, since he became president, Trump's star as been periodically vandalized by liberal political critics.<ref>Press Association (April 8, 2016). [http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20160408/4211707/Donald-Trump-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame-Star.htm "Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star vandalised three times a day"].</ref>

Trump is also a noted fan of [[WWE]], and has been a part of some of their shows. Trump was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.

In 2016, following winning the presidential election, Trump was named Person of the Year by [[Time Magazine]].

Trump used to own the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants. Controversy arose when Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner was caught breaking pageant rules by drinking and other activities. Trump gave her a second chance after personally speaking with her and allowed her to retain her crown as she attended rehabilitation. For several weeks after this, [[Rosie O'Donnell]] berated Trump for his decision on ''The View''. A bitter media war ensued with the two exchanging insults.

Trump has made many guest appearances, usually as himself, on many TV shows and in several movies.

==Political positions==

====Coronavirus Pandemic====
President Trump deferred heavily to [[Hillary Clinton]]-supporter Anthony Fauci, a [[Deep State]] bureaucrat in the [[National Institutes of Health]], in responding to the [[coronavirus]] pandemic in early 2020. Trump rejected the advice of [[White House]] official Peter Navarro to take early action cutting off travel from [[China]], and to make [[hydroxychloroquine]] widely available.

Trump's polls numbers plummeted largely because of his deference to Fauci and unwillingness to take the advice of Navarro. John Fleming, an adviser to Chief of Staff [[Mark Meadows]], also misled Trump by denying the benefits of widespread access to hydroxychloroquine, as other countries have done to defeat [[COVID-19]].

====Social Issues====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Religious liberty and LGBT|Donald Trump achievements: Abortion|Donald Trump achievements: Healthcare, welfare, and other social issues}}
[[File:Donald-Trump-Rosa-Parks.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Donald Trump received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations in 1986 for improving the lives of African-American urban youths. From left to right: [[Anita Bryant]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Rosa Parks]], and Donald Trump.]]
At the 2011 [[CPAC]] conference, Trump announced he is [[pro-life]].<ref>Rahn, Will (February 10, 2011). [https://dailycaller.com/2011/02/10/trump-at-cpac-points-to-white-house-run/ "Trump at CPAC points to White House run"]. The Daily Caller website.</ref> Trump would not fund Planned Parenthood and the government should not give funds to any organizations that perform abortions<ref>Carroll, Lauren (May 1, 2016) [https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/may/01/ted-cruz/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-planned-parenthood/ "Do Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton agree on Planned Parenthood funding?"] Politifact website.</ref> However, he supports abortion in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child.<ref>Ertelt, Steven (February 1, 2016). [https://www.lifenews.com/2016/02/01/mike-huckabee-defends-donald-trumps-abortion-conversion-he-is-pro-life-now/ "Mike Huckabee defends Donald Trump’s abortion conversion: 'He is pro-life now'"] LifeNews.com.</ref>

Trump says that the legalization of [[same-sex "marriage"]] doesn't matter because it's "settled law" now,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120831060550/http://www.gop.com/2012-republican-platform_We/#Item3 "Republican platform: We believe in America"] (bef. August 31, 2012). GOP.com website. Archived at Internet Archive on August 31, 2012.</ref> even though five liberal members of the Supreme Court illegally made ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'' into "law" via [[judicial activism]] based on their personal feelings about the issue. Trump believes that homosexual couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples.<ref>Guo, Jeff (August 10, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/08/10/how-donald-trump-is-slowly-teaching-republicans-to-embrace-gay-rights/ "Donald Trump is teaching the GOP a different way to embrace gay rights".] ''Washington Post'' website.</ref> Despite what the Left claims, Donald Trump has voiced open support for the LGBTQ community, and was the first Republican president to do so.{{cn}} He has stated that he will do everything he can do to protect the LGBTQ community, from Islamic extremists.

Trump says that a business should be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner's religious beliefs?<ref name="christiantoday.com">Hicap, Jonah (June 2, 2015). [http://www.christiantoday.com/article/donald.trump.vows.to.be.the.greatest.representative.of.christians.if.he.wins.white.house/55023.htm "Donald Trump: 'I will be the greatest representative of Christians if I win the White House'"]. Christian Today website.</ref> Trump would not require health insurance providers to offer free birth control.<ref>Associated Press (February 11, 2012). [https://web.archive.org/web/20151128095810/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-02-11/obama-birth-control-cpac/53046728/1 "GOP conservatives unite against birth control coverage"]. ''USA Today'' website/News/Washington. Retrieved from November 28, 2015 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>

Trump doesn't think that universities should provide “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” for students.<ref>Hashmi, Siraj (November 10, 2016). [http://redalertpolitics.com/2016/11/10/safe-spaces-handed-election-donald-trump/ "Safe Spaces handed the election to Donald Trump"]. Red Alert Politics website.</ref>

Trump believes that marital rape be classified and punished as severely as non-marital rape.<ref>Diamond, Jeremy (July 28, 2015). [https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/28/politics/donald-trump-adviser-michael-cohen-rape/ "Trump distances himself from top aide's rape comment"]. CNN website/Politics.</ref>

Trump would not add "Gender Identity" to anti-discrimination laws.<ref>http://www.advocate.com/politics/2016/5/24/donald-trump-claims-accommodating-transgender-people-too-expensive</ref>

Trump wouldn't support a [[separation of church and state]] by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments.<ref name="christiantoday.com"/>

Trump says that after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice, terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via [[assisted suicide]].<ref>http://wingspanonline.net/?p=2398</ref>

Trump supports the [[death penalty]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/01/nyregion/angered-by-attack-trump-urges-return-of-the-death-penalty.html</ref>

Trump thinks that the military should allow women to serve as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/donald-trump-women-combat-tricky/2015/12/06/id/704736/</ref> (Compare [[gender norming]].)

Trump says that board members of a business should be the most qualified regardless of gender.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3269718/Trump-gives-young-feminist-brush-equal-pay-abortion-going-make-good-job-happen-pro-life.html</ref>

Trump does not believe that the government can show a confederate flag on public property.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-tees-off-on-the-confederate-flag/</ref>

Trump believes that women should be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFVCZhFsNR8</ref>

====Healthcare Issues====
Trump does not support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and would open the markets so insurers can compete across state lines and reduce costs.<ref name="donaldjtrump.com">https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/healthcare-reform</ref><ref name=Educ>Breitbart.tv (February 9, 2011). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2011/02/09/pro-life-donald-trump-would-eliminate-dept-of-education-impose-25-tax-on-china-imports-if-president/ "Pro-life Donald Trump would eliminate Dept of Education, impose 25% tax on China imports if president"]. Breitbart.com.</ref> However, he has also said, "I like the mandate."<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2016/02/19/trump-on-obamacare-i-like-the-mandate-video/ "Trump On Obamacare: ‘I Like The Mandate’"]</ref>

Trump thinks that the government should regulate the prices of life-saving drugs.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/trump-backs-
medicare-negotiating-drug-prices-218215</ref>

Trump supports the legalization of marijuana for medical use.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2015/06/18/exclusive-donald-trump-on-what-made-him-run-for-president-on-hannity/</ref>

''Donald Trump has not yet answered if he supports the privatization of veteran's healthcare.''

Trump believes that the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid).<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-15/trump-calls-for-expanded-medicaid-birth-control-without-doctor</ref>

====Controversy with Barack Obama====
[[File:Donald Trump Speaking in Fountain Hills.jpg|thumb|Trump speaking in Fountain Hills, Arizona in March 2016.]]
Trump has also questioned Barack Obama's constitutional eligibility to be president, in light of the ongoing questions surrounding his birth certificate.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=280533 "Trump: Obama spending millions to hide his past"] (March 28, 2011). WorldNetDaily website.</ref> Trump questioned whether the Obama Administration was successful in negotiating with foreign countries. Trump declared during the 2016 election that he no longer would question Obama's eligibility.

====Economic Issues====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Economic policy and labor|MAGAnomics}}
Trump's economic plan is designed to make the country more competitive by implementing policies that apply to all companies: cutting taxes, including the corporate tax rate, repealing and rolling back stifling regulations, including the biggest of them all, Obamacare and those clobbering the energy sector, renegotiating trade deals such as NAFTA, and killing off the nascent [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]].<ref>Crowley, Monica (December 7, 2016). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/7/donald-trump-and-the-art-of-getting-it-done/ Donald Trump and the art of getting it done]. ''The Washingon Times''. Retrieved December 10, 2016.</ref>

Trump would not require employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job as there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary.

''Trump has not answered whether welfare recipients be tested for drugs.''

Trump said he would require businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member.

Trump would raise the federal minimum wage.

Trump believes there should be more restrictions on current welfare benefits.

Trump would instate a 35% tariff on all imports from China even though he used Chinese steel to build all of his Trump Towers.<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/how-donald-trump-ditched-us-steel-workers-china-505717</ref>

Trump would also lower the corporate tax rate.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/an-america-first-economic-plan-winning-the-global-competition</ref>

Trump says that the U.S. shouldn't continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).<ref>https://money.cnn.com/2016/09/16/news/economy/donald-trump-nafta-mexico-china-tariff/</ref>

Trump would cut public spending in order to reduce the public debt.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/donald-trump-believe-candidate-stands-10-issues/</ref>

Trump believes that the government is currently over-regulating private businesses and that it shouldn't require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours.<ref>https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-shift/2016/08/trump-v-overtime-rule-215883</ref>

Trump thinks that the government should prevent “mega mergers” of corporations that could potentially control a large percentage of market share within its industry.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-22/trump-would-block-proposed-at-t-time-warner-merger-if-elected</ref>

Trump said that labor unions, in theory help the economy but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited.<ref>http://projects.newsday.com/opinion/newsday-editorial-board-interviews-donald-trump/#nypd</ref>

Trump would increase the tax on profits from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4I5QUGRf-Q&feature=youtu.be</ref>

Trump believes economic stimulus will aid the country during times of recession.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/us/politics/trump-clinton-infrastructure.html?_r=0</ref>

Trump thinks the Federal Reserve Bank should be audited by Congress.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-trump-fed-idUSL1N12Y1ZG20151103</ref>

Trump doesn't support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as this will incentivize companies to move U.S. jobs overseas.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/us/politics/transcript-of-the-republican-presidential-debate-in-new-hampshire.html</ref>

Trump would eliminate the [[estate tax]].<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/finance/290825-clinton-to-criticize-trumps-plan-to-repeal-the-estate-tax</ref>

Trump would end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course.<ref>http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/17cfa1a0-0b9e-11e5-a06e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3e0UlsdmX</ref>

''Trump has not answered if pension payments be increased for retired government workers.''

Trump favors an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes even though sales tax would not provide a steady stream of income.<ref>http://www.taxjusticeblog.org/archive/2015/06/donald_trumps_regressive_and_r.php#.VYr8_hNViko</ref>

Trump supports pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts.<ref name="donaldjtrump.com"/>

Trump said that the U.S. government should not bailout Puerto Rico.<ref>http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=c89b639c-07de-4a0f-a634-dda08e3de95a</ref>

Trump believes citizens should not be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts as too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-puts-his-money-in-companies-that-stash-cash-abroad/</ref>

Trump would not apply an in-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ce65fe3f0bbd43c19cf17c5c8da8d958/trump-amazons-bezos-uses-washington-post-avoid-taxes</ref>

Trump thinks that the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency.<ref>https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/trump-presidency-boost-bitcoin-price/</ref>

====Department of Education====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Education}}
At the 2011 [[CPAC]] conference, he stated that he wants to eliminate the Department of Education.<ref name=Educ/>

====Foreign policy====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Foreign policy}}
Donald Trump is a [[nationalism|nationalist]] who promised to "put America first"<ref>[https://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/07/trump-touts-new-infrastructure-plan-cincinnati-states-america-first-message 'It's Time Finally to Put America First': Trump Touts New Infrastructure Plan]</ref> (See: [[Donald Trump and nationalism]]). At the same time, in April 2017, he stated that "I’m a nationalist and a globalist."<ref>Starr, Penny (April 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/28/trump-im-a-nationalist-and-a-globalist/ Trump: ‘I’m a Nationalist and a Globalist’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 10, 2018.</ref>

In July 2015 Trump explained he wants to improve relationships with [[Russia]]n president [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>Johnson, Simon (July 31, 2015). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11775145/Donald-Trump-Id-get-on-very-well-with-Putin-if-I-were-president.html "Donald Trump: I'd get on 'very well' with Putin if I were president"]. The Telegraph [U.K.] website.</ref> Many left-wingers accused Trump's presidential campaign of "colluding" with [[Russia]]. However the Trump Administration took several tough actions against Russia, including some that even the Obama Administration avoided.<ref>Berger, Judson (December 26, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/26/trump-administration-ends-2017-confronting-russia-after-year-collusion-accusations.html Trump administration ends 2017 confronting Russia after year of collusion accusations]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.</ref> In an interview with [[ABC]] he said that Putin won't make a military move into [[Ukraine]]. Furthermore, Trump argued in a tweet that the conflict over [[Crimea]] was the fault of the Obama administration.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/31/politics/donald-trump-russia-ukraine-crimea-putin/ Trump says Putin is 'not going to go into Ukraine,' despite Crimea]</ref> Trump later accused Russia of taking [[Crimea]] by force and asked whether Obama was too soft on Russia.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russia-latest-tweet-accuse-crimea-obama-too-soft-distance-campaign-team-white-house-a7581511.html Donald Trump accuses Russia of taking Crimea by force in attempt to distance himself from campaign allegations]</ref>

Trump said that the [[Iran nuclear deal]] is bad and as president, he kept his promise by withdrawing from it.

After his election as U.S. president, [[Israel]]i prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] called Trump "a true friend of the State of Israel."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/netanyahu-trump-israel-true-friend-231094?lo=ap_c4 Netanyahu calls Trump 'a true friend' of Israel]. ''Politico''. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.</ref> On February 2, 2017, Trump stated that building new settlements in the [[West Bank]] "may not be helpful" to achieving peace in the [[Middle East]], and he appeared to shift his formerly strong stance on moving the U.S. embassy to [[Jerusalem]] as he had previously stated.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/03/trump-to-israel-settlements-may-not-help-achieve-peace-in-middle-east.html Trump to Israel: Settlements ‘may not help’ achieve peace in the Middle East]. ''Fox News''. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.</ref> But on December 6, 2017, Trump announced that the U.S. officially recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that the U.S. would begin the process of moving the U.S. Embassy from [[Tel Aviv]] to Jerusalem.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://server5.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/saun/sncfausiyyo/sqrs/p2/the-press-office/2017/12/06/president-donald-j-trumps-proclamation-jerusalem-capital-state-israel|title=President Donald J. Trump's Proclamation on Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel |publisher=White House|accessdate=6 December 2017|date=6 December 2017}}</ref> Trump in 2019 also gave official U.S. recognition to the [[Golan Heights]] as being part of Israel. In recognition for his support of Israel, a plaza in Jerusalem was named for Trump ("Donald Trump Square"), as well as a settlement in the Golan Heights ("Trump Heights")

Trump had criticized [[NATO]] for not fulfilling its financial obligations, going so far as declaring the organization "obsolete", but in April 2017 - after getting promises from NATO partners to make increased financial contributions - Trump retracted the obsolete declaration.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/news/the-latest-trump-says-nato-no-longer-obsolete/ The Latest: Trump says NATO ‘no longer obsolete’]. ''Breitbart News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref><ref>Hagen, Lisa (April 21, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328558-trump-nato-is-no-longer-obsolete Trump: NATO is ‘no longer obsolete’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref>

Immediately after taking office, Trump had exchanged vitriolic rhetoric with and made threats to North Korea after the latter carried out numerous medium/long-range missile tests and a nuclear test in September 2017. However, in March 2018, Trump announced he would hold a summit with North Korea Chairman Kim Jong Un, making him the first U.S. president to have bilateral talks with a North Korean leader. The first summit was held in Singapore in June 2018, a second in Hanoi in February 2019, and a third informal summit in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in June 2019 - during which he became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot on North Korean soil. During the period of the summits, North Korea had halted testing of long/medium-range missiles, as well as nuclear testing (and outside of a few short-range missiles in early May 2019, North Korea hasn't tested any weapons since November 2017.)

On Monday, 7 October 2019, Trump ordered American military forces to withdraw from northern Syria in case Turkish forces and their allies would attack them, meaning the predominantly Syrian Kurdish ''SDF'' (''Syrian Democratic Force'') would not have direct U.S. military support. This decision came after a telephone conversation with Turkish ruler [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] on Sunday,<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/turkey-announces-incursion-of-northeast-syria-us-backed-kurds-have-vowed-all-out-war Trump pulls back troops from northern Syria ahead of Turkish assault, Pentagon officials 'blindsided']</ref> and Turkish forces soon began advancing into northern Syria to create a buffer zone.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/world/turkey-syria-invasion-ground-forces-civilians-dead Turkey announces northern Syria invasion of ground forces; multiple civilians reported dead]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUeXaPaKF50 Why Turkey is invading Syria]</ref> In the same week it was announced that it is planned by the U.S. administration to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East because of the tensions between [[Saudi-Arabia]] and [[Iran]].<ref>[https://video.foxnews.com/v/6040831354001/ President Trump plans to send 1,500 US troops to the Middle East]</ref> President Erdogan visited the White House on November 13, 2019.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/13/donald-trump-im-a-big-fan-of-turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan/ Donald Trump: ‘I’m a Big Fan’ of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan]</ref>

====Global warming====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Energy and environmental policy}}
Trump does not believe in the [[Climate Change]] hysteria, once stating the "Nobel committee should take the [[Nobel Prize]] back from [[Al Gore]]."

====Second Amendment rights====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Gun rights}}
Trump is strongly pro-[[Second Amendment]] and against [[leftist]] [[gun control]] and gun free zones. As president, Trump has promised to re-arm military personnel on all American military bases as well as [[ROTC]] recruitment centers, which were disarmed by the [[Clinton Administration]] policy.<ref name=Educ/> Trump was strongly endorsed by the [[National Rifle Association]] in one of its earliest endorsements in an election campaign.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/20/nra-to-endorse-trump.html# Trump wins NRA endorsement, blasts Clinton on gun stance at forum]. ''Fox News''. May 20, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.</ref>

====Homosexual agenda====
For all practical purposes, Trump seems to be on the side of the [[homosexual agenda]]. He supports the creation of new law by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], as in a new right to [[homosexual marriage]], and declares it the "law of the land" even though Congress passed no such law.

Trump has attended multiple [[same-sex marriage]] ceremonies{{Citation needed}}, but has also said in the past that he opposes same-sex marriage. Trump's views are not yet known on other aspects of the [[homosexual agenda]], such as whether Trump would ban [[conversion therapy]] for minors as [[Chris Christie]] did. The [[Fox News Channel]] debate in August avoided these issues.

====Immigration====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Immigration and border security}}
See the discussion in the introduction above. This is Trump's main campaign issue.

A central part of his immigration plan is to build a giant wall on the border with Mexico. Trump estimates it will cost $8 billion, approximately 35 to 40 feet high and stretch 2000 miles.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/09/donald-trump-the-wall-is-probably-8-billion Trump Border Wall]</ref> During the campaign, Trump promised that Mexico will pay for the wall, but after taking office, he clarified that payment could be in the form of a tax on Mexican imports or other revenues measures after the Mexican government showed opposition towards Trump's plan.

Trump has also proposed to temporarily ban [[Muslims]] from entering the United States, until "our leaders figure out what the hell is going on," in order to protect Americans from the threats posed by [[Islamic]] [[refugee]]s (and those pretending to be<ref>[http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/isis-fighters-infiltrating-syrian-refugees-uk-is-warned/article/2572051 ISIS fighters infiltrating Syrian refugees, UK is warned]</ref>) entering the country.<ref>[http://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/donald-trump-insists-muslim-ban-is-about-safety-not-religion Donald Trump Insists Muslim Ban Is About Safety, Not Religion]</ref>

Efforts have been made by hostile journalists to paint Trump as advocating a [[Muslim registry]], but what he actually proposed was a [[database for Syrian refugees]].

====Political contributions====
He has been criticized for his substantial contributions to [[Democrat]] lawmakers; the majority of those lawmakers are located in the states he resides in: New York and Florida. The amount he has donated since 2008 is $25,000, which is insignificant considering his wealth.<ref>Allin, Olivia (April 30, 2011). [http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Donald-Trump-calls-nations-leaders-stupid-people-and-blood-sucking-politicians/8104644 "OTRC: Donald Trump calls nation's leaders 'stupid people' and 'blood-sucking politicians'"]. OnTheRedCarpet [news]. Retrieved from ABC7 [KABC Television, Los Angeles] website.</ref>

Trump is not known to be beholden to any big-money donors.

====Tariffs====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy}}
[[File:Donald Trump RNC July 2016.jpg|thumb|Trump accepting the GOP nomination in Cleveland on June 21, 2016.]]
At the 2011 [[CPAC]] conference, he stated that he supports a 25% tariff on Chinese goods.<ref name=Educ/> The number floated around in 2016 is a 45% tariff. Trump was speaking in regards to China and the [[World Trade Organization]],<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-finance-ministerlou-jiwei-takes-aim-at-donald-trumps-trade-policies-1460892988 Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei Takes Aim at Donald Trump’s Trade Policies, WallStreetJournal, April 17, 2016]</ref>

{{cquote|In a statement from his campaign, Mr. Trump charged that [[China]] was “in total violation of WTO regulations” and that the U.S. “has incompetently allowed them to get away with this” and has failed to impose “equal or greater taxes and tariffs” on China. If he is elected president, Mr. Trump said, China “will learn to deal fairly and justly or we will not deal at all” with Beijing.}}

====Vaccines====
Trump believes that [[vaccines]] cause [[autism]]<ref>Ferris, Sarah (September 16, 2015). [https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/253980-trump-links-vaccines-to-autism-epidemic "Trump links vaccines to autism 'epidemic'"]. The Hill website/Policy/Healthcare.</ref> and has argued against requiring that so many vaccines be given to infants.

==== Eminent domain====
Trump believes that the government has the right to take [[private property]] upon paying just compensation for both infrastructure and to promote economic development.

==== Supreme Court====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: The courts}}
Trump opposed filling the Supreme Court seat held by [[Antonin Scalia]] before the next President takes office. When asked who he might select to the Supreme Court, he said that his sister, a sitting federal court judge, would make a great Supreme Court justice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://server5.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/sfothrfaqegbnvj/suvw/p2/corner/423196/trump-praises-his-sister-pro-abortion-extremist-judge-ramesh-ponnuru|title=Trump Praises His Sister, a Pro-Abortion Extremist Judge|date=Aug 27, 2015|accessdate=February 21, 2016}}</ref>

===Hillary Clinton===
Trump had pledged, if elected president, to appoint a special prosecutor to further investigate [[Hillary Clinton]]'s use of a private email server whilst Secretary of State, but Hillary took her crushing defeat so hard that Trump charitably softened his stance after winning.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-investigation.html Donald Trump Drops Threat of New Hillary Clinton Investigation] New York Times - Nov. 22, 2016</ref> A few of Trump supporters, such as [[Ann Coulter]] and [[Breitbart]], expressed disappointment but Trump rose in overall public approval.<ref>[https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ann-coulter-slams-trump-clinton/2016/11/22/id/760220/ Ann Coulter Slams Trump's Decision on Clinton] Newsmax.com - Nov. 22, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2016/11/23/peter-schweizer-letting-hillary-off-hook-definition-rigged-system/ Peter Schweizer: Letting Hillary off the Hook Is ‘Definition of a Rigged System’] Breitbart.com - Nov. 23, 2016</ref>

==2016 presidential election==
[[File:Donald Trump (29273256122) Phoenix.jpg|thumb|250px|Donald Trump on August 31, 2016.]]
{{See also|2016 U.S. presidential election|Donald Trump achievements: 2016 election and transition}}
===Path to the Nomination===
In the 2015 [[Value Voters Debate|Value Voters]] poll, Trump performed poorly, coming in fifth, indicating many [[Christian]] [[conservatives]] had not yet warmed up to him.<ref>Flores, Reena (September 26, 2015). [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-conservative-poll-donald-trump-could-not-win/ "The conservative poll Donald Trump could not win"]. CBSNews website.</ref> Trump is a big supporter of [[gambling]], which most Christians, other religious groups, and [[conservatives]] oppose. But by 2016 Trump was winning more support from [[evangelical]]s than any other Republican candidate.

Trump won the Republican primary, receiving more votes than any other Republican primary candidate in history.<ref>Hoft, Joe (June 7, 2016). [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/06/trump-trumps-wins-historic-race-record-fashion/ HISTORY! Trump Shatters Republican Primary Vote Record by 1.4 Million Votes]. ''The Gateway Pundit''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref>

===General election===
Trump faced former liberal Democrat Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] in the general election. Trump's campaign was vastly outspent, outraised, and out-staffed by Clinton's.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/10/more-with-less-trumps-lean-machine-beats-clintons-big-bank-account.html More With Less: Trump's lean machine beats Clinton's big bank account]. ''Fox News''. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.</ref> The [[mainstream media]] was extremely biased against and unfair towards Trump.<ref>Kurtz, Howard (November 11, 2016). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/11/media-remain-hostile-to-donald-trump-even-as-some-pundits-admit-blew-it.html Media remain hostile to Donald Trump even as some pundits admit they blew it]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 11, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.billoreilly.com/b/Media-Bias-to-the-Extreme/39285014073786148.html Media Bias to the Extreme]. ''BillOReilly.com''. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.</ref> According to a study, 91% of the media coverage concerning Trump was negative and 96% of campaign contributions from the media went to Clinton.<ref>Bedard, Paul (March 19, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/anti-trump-media-91-coverage-negative-96-of-donations-to-hillary/article/2617828 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/anti-trump-media-91-coverage-negative-96-of-donations-to-hillary/article/2617828]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref>

It was widely expected that Clinton would easily win the election, and the elite pollsters and "political insiders" all predicted a massive Clinton victory.<ref>Vogel, Kenneth P. & Isenstadt, Alex (November 9, 2016). [https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/how-did-everyone-get-2016-wrong-presidential-election-231036 How did everyone get it so wrong?]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref><ref>Catanese, David (October 24, 2016). [https://www.usnews.com/news/the-run-2016/articles/2016-10-24/republicans-last-hope-the-polls-are-wrong Republicans’ Last Hope: The Polls Are Wrong]. ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> At least once, when a poll was released that actually showed Trump leading, Clinton's campaign dismissed it as "bad polling".<ref>Nelson, Louis (November 1, 2016). [https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/clinton-campaign-bad-poll-abc-washington-post-230591 Clinton camp on new survey showing Trump ahead: It’s ‘bad polling’]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> Instead, Trump won the election in a massive, historical upset, winning even states such as [[Pennsylvania]], [[Michigan]], and [[Wisconsin]], which a Republican had not won for 20–30 years.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/08/first-polls-close-in-2016-race-trump-projected-to-win-ind-ky-clinton-wins-vt.html Trump wins presidency, defeats Clinton in historic election upset]. ''Fox News''. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref><ref>Blake, Aaron (November 9, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/08/donald-trumps-path-to-victory-is-suddenly-looking-much-much-wider/ Donald Trump just blew up the electoral map]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> The predictions were off the mark dramatically. The actual polls themselves were broadly correct showing Clinton leading over Trump by about 2%.<ref>[https://www.redstate.com/jaycaruso/2017/07/16/latest-job-approval-poll-president-trump-awful]</ref> However Trump 'flipped' key districts and states smashing Clinton's so-called 'Blue firewall'.<ref>Flint, Joe & Alpert, Lukas I. (November 9, 2016). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/bad-polling-in-hand-media-misses-mark-badly-with-election-predictions-1478710860 How the Media’s Election Predictions Badly Missed the Mark]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> Trump's election victory was described by ''[[Politico]]'' as "the most stunning upset in American history."<ref>Goldmacher, Shane & Schreckinger, Ben (November 9, 2016). [https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/election-results-2016-clinton-trump-231070?lo=ap_c1 Trump pulls off biggest upset in U.S. history]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref>

While the GOP increased its vote share across the entire nation, Trump made the largest gains in the rural [[Midwest]] and [[Rust Belt]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/08/us/elections/how-trump-pushed-the-election-map-to-the-right.html How Trump Reshaped the Election Map]. ''The New York Times''. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.</ref> Although Clinton won the popular vote 65,515,369 (48.05%) to 62,853,327 (46.09%), according to unofficial results, the large vote totals came from states which have resisted voter identification reforms.<ref>[http://www.inquisitr.com/3719036/3-million-illegal-immigrants-voted-gregg-phillips-votestand-donald-trump-final-popular-vote-count-2016-predictions/ 3 Million Illegal Immigrants Voted, Claims Gregg Phillips Of VoteStand: Donald Trump’s Final Popular Vote Count Alleged To Be Better Than 2016 Predictions], Patrick Frye, ''The Inquisitr'', November 15, 2016</ref> Dr. Robert Epstein of the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology testified before Congress that [[Google]] bias and meddling had shifted "between 2.6 million and up to 10.4 million votes" to Hillary Clinton.<ref>https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/08/psychologist-google-generated-at-least-2-6-million-votes-for-hillary.php</ref> Trump won the [[electoral college]] vote, 306 to 232, with the incomplete vote count reported.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://server5.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/swxn/sjkl/p2/election/results|title=Election Results|accessdate=Nov. 12, 2016}}</ref> Trump won more votes in the general election than any Republican candidate in U.S. history, and he won the largest number of electoral votes since [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref>Hoft, Jim (November 22, 2016). [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/trump-breaks-record-votes-republican-candidate-history/ Trump Breaks Record for Most Votes by Republican Candidate in History]. ''The Gateway Pundit''. Retrieved November 22, 2016.</ref> In addition, Trump won 2,623 counties—the largest number for both a Republican or Democrat since [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1984—while the Democrats won only 489, something even the liberal [[PolitiFact]] admitted to be true.<ref>Jacobson, Louis (December 4, 2016). [https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/dec/04/mike-pence/mike-pence-says-donald-trump-won-most-counties-rep/ Mike Pence says Donald Trump won most counties by a Republican since Ronald Reagan]. ''PolitiFact''. Retrieved December 4, 2016.</ref> Geographically speaking, Trump accordingly won 85 percent of the nation<ref>Wallace, Tim (November 16, 2016). [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/16/us/politics/the-two-americas-of-2016.html?_r=0 The Two Americas of 2016]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 5, 2016.</ref> and 61 percent of the states (including Maine's 2nd district). With the historic flip of Elliott County, Kentucky, every rural, white-majority Southern county voted for the Republican nominee for the first time in history.<ref>Simon, Jeff (December 9, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/elliott-county-kentucky-democratic-streak-broken-by-donald-trump/index.html How Trump ended Democrats' 144-year winning streak in one county]. ''CNN''. Retrieved January 15, 2017.</ref>

According to exit polling, Trump won 81 percent of evangelical Christians compared to 16 percent for Clinton, a record high and even more than [[George W. Bush]] won in 2004,<ref name="townhall.com"/><ref name="wsj.com"/> even though some have disputed the accuracy of such exit polling methods.<ref>Showalter, Brandon (November 16, 2016). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/81-percent-evangelicals-vote-trump-eric-teetsel-joe-carter-171542/ Did 81 Percent of Evangelicals Really Vote for Trump? Not So Fast, Some Say]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref> This is largely due to Trump's conservative policies that align well with the Bible, including opposition to abortion.

While liberal, establishmentarian world leaders made generally nuanced statements in response to Trump's election upset, conservative, right-wing leaders, including the leaders of insurgent parties in European nations, reacted positively to Trump's election.<ref>Ashkenas, Jeremy; Aisch, Gregor (December 5, 2016). [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/05/world/europe/populism-in-age-of-trump.html?_r=0 European Populism in the Age of Donald Trump]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 5, 2016.</ref>

In addition to Trump's defeat of Clinton, the Republican Party kept control of the House and Senate, outperforming expectations.<ref>Bresnahan, John (November 9, 2016). [https://www.politico.eu/article/republicans-on-cusp-of-keeping-the-senate/ Republicans hold the Senate in a stunner]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref><ref>Hughes, Siobhan (November 9, 2016). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-are-confident-about-retaining-control-of-the-house-1478634160 Democrats Gain Seats in House, But GOP Retains Majority]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref> The Republican Party performed well—much better than expected—in state races, winning trifectas in [[Kentucky]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], and [[New Hampshire]], and Democrats only had six trifectas and total control in five states, a record low.<ref>Greenblatt, Alan (November 9, 2016). [http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-republicans-add-dominance-state-legislatures.html Republicans Add to Their Dominance of State Legislatures]. ''Governing''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref><ref>Siegel, Josh (November 9, 2016). [http://dailysignal.com/2016/11/09/republicans-maintain-strong-control-of-state-capitols-what-that-means/ Republicans Maintain Strong Control of State Capitols. Here’s What That Means.] ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref> The GOP won 25 trifectas, the largest since 1952.<ref>Lieb, David A. (December 29, 2016). [https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20161229/281822873464433 GOP-Controlled States Aim to Reshape Laws]. ''Chicago Tribune'' (from the Associated Press). Retrieved December 30, 2016.</ref> The GOP now controlled the highest amount of governorships since 1922,<ref>Lieb, David A. (November 9, 2016). [https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2016-11-09/republicans-expand-control-of-governorships-legislatures Republicans governorships rise to highest mark since 1922]. ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref> and it controlled the most state legislative chambers in history.<ref>Bosman, Julie & Davey, Monica (November 11, 2016). [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/us/republicans-expand-control-in-a-deeply-divided-nation.html Republicans Expand Control in a Deeply Divided Nation]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 14, 2016.</ref>

Despite expectations that Trump's election victory would cause the markets to plunge, the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] actually performed very strongly, closing at the highest level it had ever reached in history after the second day.<ref name="MarketRally">La Monica, Paul R. (November 10, 2016). [https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/10/investing/markets-stocks-donald-trump-rally/index.html The 'yuge' Donald Trump market rally continues]. ''CNN Money''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> It is rare for the stock market to rise immediately after a U.S. presidential election regardless of the winner.<ref name="MarketRally"/> The stock market had its best week in five years due to optimism of a Trump presidency.<ref>Craig, Victoria (November 11, 2016). [https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2016/11/11/trump-optimism-propels-dow-to-best-week-in-five-years.html Trump Optimism Propels Dow to Best Week in Five Years]. ''Fox Business''. Retrieved November 12, 2016.</ref>

After the election, childish [[leftists]] and [[anarchists]], who could not accept the results of the election, strongly protested Trump's victory and committed outrageous and extreme acts of vandalism and violence,<ref name="Protests">Chiaramonte, Perry (November 10, 2016). [https://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/10/trump-protests-intensify-as-doubts-swirl-about-spontaneity.html Trump protests intensify, as doubts swirl about spontaneity]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 11, 2016.</ref> even brutally attacking and beating at least one alleged Trump supporter.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/10/video-emerges-group-beating-chicago-man-while-yelling-dont-vote-trump.html Video emerges of mob beating Chicago man while yelling 'don't vote Trump']. ''Fox News''. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.</ref> Many of these protests were likely organized and coordinated, as many protestors were bused in by Coach buses.<ref name="Protests"/> This occurred on the heels of Hillary Clinton, the Clinton campaign, and major mainstream media condemning in the harshest terms Trump and his supporters' complaints of a "rigged election," and failure to accept the results would damage democracy. Clinton, President Obama, and the media highlighted the protests and failed to condemn the leftist violence and protests as detrimental to democracy.

==2020 presidential election==
{{See also|2016 U.S. presidential election|Donald Trump achievements|Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign|United States presidential election, 2020}}
As an incumbent with a strong economy, Donald Trump is favored to win the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

=== Donald Trump on Joe Biden's age and his aging ===
''See also:'' [[Biden's age]] and [[Donald Trump's age]]

Nate Silver of ''FiveThirtyEight'' wrote about Bidens's age:
{{Cquote|A lot of rank-and-file voters do have concerns about Biden’s age. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll in February found that 62 percent of voters had reservations about voting for someone aged 75 or older. [https://news.gallup.com/poll/254120/less-half-vote-socialist-president.aspx Other polls] have also shown advanced age to be a concern among Democrats, Republicans and independents alike.<ref>[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-bidens-opponents-being-too-coy-in-making-age-an-issue/ Voters Care About Biden’s Age — Not About His Gaffes] by Nate Silver,''FiveThirtyEight''</ref>}}

Donald Trump has called Joe Biden "sleepy" and said that "he looks different than he used to, he acts different than he used to, he’s even slower than he used to be".<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/07/joe-biden-age-2020/593350/ Is Joe Biden ‘Too Old’?] EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE, ''The Atlantic''</ref> See also: [[Biden's age]]

The ''[[New York Times]]'' stated:
{{Cquote|Meeting with a group of union officials in the West Wing this year, the president appealed for their support in part by tapping on his head and saying, “Biden is losing it,” according to a participant in the meeting who disclosed the president’s comment on condition of anonymity.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/us/politics/joe-biden-age.html Why Joe Biden’s Age Worries Some Democratic Allies and Voters], ''New York Times''</ref>}}

==President of the United States==
[[File:Donald Trump at his desk, December 2018.png|thumb|250px|President Trump sitting at his desk in the [[Oval Office]], December 21, 2018]]
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements}}
===Transition===
{{See also|Trump transition}}
The day after being elected president, Trump released a solidly conservative agenda for his first 100 days in office, even though ending the [[abortion|legalized murder of the unborn]] was not on the agenda.<ref>Kelly, Amita & Sprunt, Barbara (November 9, 2016). [https://www.npr.org/2016/11/09/501451368/here-is-what-donald-trump-wants-to-do-in-his-first-100-days Here Is What Donald Trump Wants To Do In His First 100 Days]. ''NPR''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref>

On November 30, 2016, before Trump had finalized all his cabinet appointments, it was still described by Politico as "a conservative dream team that has Republicans cheering and liberals in despair" due to the many strong conservatives Trump had appointed, in contrast to moderates like [[George W. Bush]].<ref>Restuccia, Andrew; Cook, Nancy; Woellert, Lorraine (November 30, 2016). [https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-conservative-dream-team-231972 Trump's conservative dream team]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 30, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/30/politico-donald-trump-cabinet-conservative-dream-team/ Politico: Donald Trump’s Cabinet a ‘Conservative Dream Team’]. ''Breitbart News''. November 30, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> Accordingly, ''[[Newsweek]]'' called Trump's incomplete cabinet the most conservative cabinet in U.S. history.<ref>Cooper, Matthew (December 9, 2016). [http://www.newsweek.com/trump-cabinet-picks-nominees-conservative-530477 Donald Trump Is Building the Most Conservative Presidential Cabinet In U.S. History]. ''Newsweek''. Retrieved December 10, 2016.</ref> ''[[The Washington Times]]'' noted how Trump was defying Washington establishment norms in his cabinet picks.<ref>Hurt, Charles (December 6, 2016). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/6/donald-trumps-cabinet-picks-define-business-as-not/ Trump defines business as not-usual for D.C.] ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 10, 2016.</ref>

''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' stated that "it’s nearly impossible to identify a clear ideological bent" in Trump's appointments.<ref>Seib, Gerald (December 5, 2016). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-shuffles-the-ideological-deck-1480955194 Donald Trump Shuffles the Ideological Deck]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 5, 2016.</ref> However, this can be easily explained by the fact that Trump has used some of his cabinet nominations to unite the GOP by appealing to most of its factions, even though Trump's appointments are still very conservative.

During the transition period, the Obama Administration engaged in surveillance and information-gathering of Trump, in order to investigate any [[Trump-Russia scandal|alleged ties to Russia]]. This was confirmed by GOP U.S. Representative [[Devin Nunes]] on March 22, 2017,<ref>Derespina, Cody (March 23, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/23/trump-basks-in-nunes-surveillance-news-so-that-means-im-right.html Trump basks in Nunes surveillance news: 'So that means I'm right']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 23, 2017.</ref> and by [[Evelyn Farkas]], the deputy assistant secretary of defense under Obama, on March 29, 2017.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/29/former-obama-official-discloses-rush-to-get-intelligence-on-trump-team.html Former Obama official discloses rush to get intelligence on Trump team]. ''Fox News''. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Poor, Jeff (March 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/03/29/fmr-obama-official-reveals-pre-inauguration-effort-to-gather-intel-on-incoming-trump-team/ Fmr Obama Official Reveals Pre-Inauguration Effort to Gather Intel on Incoming Trump Team]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 30, 2017.</ref>

===Inauguration===
[[File:Donald Trumpswearing in.jpg|thumb|200px|Trump being sworn in, January 20, 2017.]]
Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2017, giving one of the strongest inauguration addresses in American history.<ref>Boyle, Matthew (January 20, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/20/america-first-president-donald-trump-brings-the-rain-in-inauguration-address/ ‘America First’: President Donald Trump Brings the Rain in Inauguration Address]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref><ref>McCaskill, Nolan D. (January 20, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/key-points-of-trumps-inaugural-speech-233900 Key moments from Trump's inauguration speech]. ''Politico''. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref><ref>Scott, Patrick; Midgley, Robert (January 20, 2017). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/20/donald-trump-just-delivered-american-inauguration-speech-ever/ Donald Trump just delivered the most 'American' inauguration speech ever]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref> His first bill signed as president was to allow retired general and Defense Secretary nominee [[James Mattis]] to be confirmed.<ref>Kopan, Tal (January 20, 2017). [https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-first-law-actions/ President Donald Trump signs first bill into law]. ''CNN''. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref> That same day, Trump instituted a national day of patriotism,<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-measures-idUSKBN1542IH Trump takes first actions on Cabinet, declares day of patriotism: spokesman]. ''Reuters''. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref> and a few days later Trump officially designated his inauguration day the '''''National Day of Patriotic Devotion'''''.<ref>[https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/24/2017-01798/national-day-of-patriotic-devotion National Day of Patriotic Devotion -- Proclamation 9570 of January 20, 2017]. ''Federal Register''. January 24, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref><ref>Shelbourne, Mallory (January 23, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315735-trump-declares-inauguration-day-national-day-of-patriotic-devotion https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315735-trump-declares-inauguration-day-national-day-of-patriotic-devotion]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>

Despite the fact that leftists knew for two months that Trump would be inaugurated president, hateful, anti-American, and immature leftists engaged in violent protests and did major acts of vandalism and even injuring the police who were sent in.<ref>Vargas, Theresa; Hartz, Taylor; Hermann, Peter (January 20, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/protesters-bring-shouts-skirmishes-and-shutdowns-to-inauguration-celebration/2017/01/20/00ea4c72-df11-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html?utm_term=.c4443fa64f5a Inauguration protesters vandalize, set fires, try to disrupt Trump’s oath, as police arrest 200]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref><ref name="LimoFire">Lawler, David (January 20, 2017). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/20/anti-donald-trump-activists-try-block-access-inauguration/ Donald Trump protests: Limo 'set on fire' and 217 arrested as police use tear gas on black-clad activists]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref> At least 217 protesters were arrested.<ref name="LimoFire"/><ref>Weber, Joseph (January 20, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/20/trump-supporters-protesters-rally-before-sunrise-on-inauguration-day.html Hundreds of protesters arrested in Inauguration Day clashes]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 31, 2017.</ref><ref>Noble, Andrea; McDermott, Ryan M. (January 20, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-inauguration-protests-begin-turn-viol/ D.C. police report 217 arrested during Inauguration Day riots]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved March 31, 2017.</ref>

Despite having no power to block Trump's cabinet nominees and having no reason to delay the process,<ref>Pergram, Chad (January 20, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/20/senate-battle-erupts-over-dem-delay-confirming-trump-nominees.html Senate battle erupts over Dem 'delay' confirming Trump nominees]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 23, 2017.</ref> liberal Senate Democrats delayed confirmation of Trump's nominees, so that only two were confirmed on Trump's first day in office.<ref>Dinan, Stephen (January 22, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/trumps-cabinet-picks-delayed-by-democrats-only-two/? Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks delayed by Democrats, only two confirmed]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 23, 2017.</ref> This was a large difference from other recent presidents,<ref>Phillips, Amber (January 21, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/20/donald-trump-will-start-his-presidency-with-the-smallest-confirmed-cabinet-in-decades/?utm_term=.9d7692169687 Donald Trump is starting his presidency with the smallest confirmed Cabinet in decades]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved Janaury 23, 2017.</ref> who, with the exception of [[George H. W. Bush]], had much larger numbers confirmed in the first week.<ref>Bluey, Robert (January 22, 2017). [http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/22/trumps-nominees-face-unprecedented-democrat-obstructionism/ Trump’s Nominees Face ‘Unprecedented’ Democrat Obstructionism]. ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved January 23, 2017.</ref>

===Tenure===
{{See also|Donald Trump's major achievements}}
Due to his promotion and support of conservative, America First policies, President Trump faced large opposition from the Left, including from within the government bureaucracy.<ref>Singman, Brooke (January 1, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/31/trump-faces-bureaucratic-battle-in-implementing-agenda.html Trump faces bureaucratic battle in implementing agenda]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 1, 2017.</ref><ref>Kurtz, Howard (February 3, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/03/empire-strikes-back-why-trumps-private-talks-with-foreign-leaders-were-leaked.html The empire strikes back: Why Trump's private talks with foreign leaders were leaked]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 3, 2017.</ref> (The fact that members of the Deep State have grown visibly scared of reports stating such confirms this view;<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/03/22/politico-obama-admin-bureaucrats-panicked-by-breitbart-spotlight-dont-question-our-loyalty/ POLITICO: Obama Admin Bureaucrats ‘Panicked’ by Breitbart Spotlight: Don’t Question Our Loyalty!] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 22, 2017.</ref> in May 2017, it was reported that 60% of [[National Security Council]] employees were Obama-Administration holdovers<ref>Wong, Kristina (May 17, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/17/trump-under-siege-more-than-60-percent-of-nsc-employees-placed-by-obama/ Trump Under Siege: More than 60 Percent of NSC Employees Placed by Obama]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref>) Additionally, Senate Democrats continued to unduly delay Trump's cabinet nominees at historic and unprecedented proportions—by February 8, 2017, only [[George Washington]] had fewer cabinet nominees confirmed by this length of time into his presidency.<ref>Singman, Brooke (February 8, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/08/trump-facing-historic-delays-in-confirmation-push.html Trump facing historic delays in confirmation push]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 8, 2017.</ref>

On January 23, 2017, Trump signed an order which withdrew the United States from the globalist [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]].<ref>Chakraborty, Barnini (January 23, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/23/trump-signs-executive-order-withdrawing-us-from-tpp-trade-deal.html Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from TPP trade deal]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 23, 2017.</ref> That same day, Trump signed an order reinstating the [[Mexico City Policy]], which defunded International Planned Parenthood and other organizations that promote foreign abortions.<ref>LaBarbera, Peter (January 23, 2017). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trump-signs-order-defunding-international-planned-parenthood-forei BREAKING: Trump signs order defunding International Planned Parenthood, foreign abortions]. ''LifeSite News''. Retrieved January 23, 2017.</ref><ref>Hellman, Jessie (January 23, 2017). [https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/abortion/315652-trump-signs-executive-order-reinstating-global-gag-rule-on Trump reinstates ban on US funds promoting abortion overseas]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 23, 2017.</ref>

Trump was very busy and productive in his first week and showed he was serious about his campaign promises, undoing Obama's illegitimate legacy and instituting conservative executive orders.<ref>Davenport, David (January 27, 2017). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddavenport/2017/01/27/how-trump-managed-to-undo-obamas-legacy-in-one-week/#3ae6bcba5bbf How Trump Managed To Undo Obama's Legacy In One Week]. ''Forbes''. Retrieved January 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Said-Moorhouse, Lauren (January 26, 2017). [https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/26/politics/executive-orders-presidents-actions-presidential-memoranda/ What's Trump done so far? His productive first week and how it stacks up to previous presidents]. ''CNN''. Retrieved January 27, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/28/president-trumps-first-week-action President Trump's First Week of Action]. ''whitehouse.gov''. January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.</ref> This caused the [[stock market]] to increase, and the [[Dow Jones]] passed 20,000 points for the first time in history.<ref>Imbert, Fred (January 25, 2017). [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/25/us-markets.html Dow closes above 20,000 for first time as Trump orders send stocks flying]. ''CNBC''. Retrieved January 25, 2017.</ref><ref>Craig, Victoria (January 25, 2017). [https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/01/25/dow-races-past-20k-in-reinvigorated-trump-rally.html Dow Races Past 20K in Reinvigorated Trump Rally]. ''Fox Business''. Retrieved January 25, 2017.</ref> On March 1, 2017, the day after Trump made his first address to a joint-session of Congress, the stock market rose dramatically again, with the Dow Jones passing the 21,000 mark for the first time in history.<ref>Witkowski, Wallace; Mahmudova, Anora (March 1, 2017). [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wall-street-stocks-set-to-resume-rally-on-fed-rate-hike-hopes-trump-relief-2017-03-01 Dow closes above 21,000 as stocks soar after Trump speech]. ''MarketWatch''. Retrieved March 1, 2017.</ref><ref>Holcomb, John (March 1, 2017). [https://townhall.com/tipsheet/justinholcomb/2017/03/01/stock-market-booms-past-21000-for-the-first-time-in-history-n2292388 The Trump Bump: Stock Market Hits 21,000 for the First Time in History]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved March 1, 2017.</ref><ref>DeSoto, Randy (March 1, 2017). [http://www.westernjournalism.com/stock-market-hits-new-high-follow-trumps-speech-to-congress/ Stock Market Hits New High Following Trump’s Speech To Congress]. ''Western Journalism''. Retrieved March 1, 2017.</ref>

As evidence of this intense [[mainstream media]] opposition to President Trump, a study published close to the 100th-day mark of Trump's presidency showed that 89% of media coverage regarding Trump was negative.<ref>
* Harper, Jennifer (April 19, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/19/donald-trump-media-coverage-is-89-percent-negative/ As first 100 days in office approaches, media coverage of Trump is 89% negative: Study]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
* Noyes, Rich; Ciandella, Mike (April 19, 2017). [https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2017/04/18/honeymoon-hell-liberal-media-vs-president-trump Honeymoon from Hell: The Liberal Media vs. President Trump]. ''NewsBusters -- Media Research Center''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref> Additionally, Trump was on track to become the most mocked president on late-night comedy TV in at least 25 years.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/05/04/study-trump-track-mocked-president-late-night-25-years/ Study: Trump On Track to Be Most Mocked President on Late-Night TV in 25 Years]. ''Breitbart News''. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref>

On April 26, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security, acting under an executive order established by President Trump, established the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE), created to help support victims of illegal immigrant crime, and it established the DHS-Victim Information and Notification Exchange, which was created to help those victims track the custody status of the illegal criminals.<ref>
* Singman, Brooke (April 26, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/26/dhs-announces-office-for-victims-illegal-immigrant-crime.html DHS announces office for victims of illegal immigrant crime]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
* McHugh, Katie (April 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/26/dhs-kelly-voice-victims-illegal-alien-criminals/ DHS Kelly Creates VOICE For Many Victims of Illegal Alien Criminals]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
* McHugh, Katie (April 25, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/25/dhs-unveil-voice-office-victims-illegal-alien-crime/ DHS to Unveil VOICE Office for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 26, 2017.</ref> However, leftists took to pranking the phone line created, showing disrespect to the victims of illegal immigration.<ref>Singman, Brooke (April 27, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/27/ice-rips-pranksters-jamming-hotline-to-report-space-aliens.html ICE rips pranksters jamming hotline to report space aliens]. '' Fox News''. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref>

Canadian Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] described President Trump as being very authentic – the way he acts in public is like how he does in private.<ref>Yilek, Caitlin (August 31, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-trump-is-surprisingly-authentic/article/2633107 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Trump is surprisingly 'authentic']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref>

====Temporary immigration and refugee suspensions====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Immigration, illegal immigration, and border security}}
Trump received criticism from liberals and [[establishment]] Republicans<ref>McHugh, Katie (January 31, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/31/establishment-republicans-bash-trumps-executive-order-on-immigration-refugee-resettlement/ Establishment Republicans Bash Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration, Refugee Resettlement]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref> when he signed an executive order temporarily banning immigration from certain high-risk Islamic countries as well as refugee entry. Despite this criticism, 49 percent of the American public supported the decision compared to 41 percent opposed, according to the "mainstream" Reuters,<ref>Kahn, Chris (January 31, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-poll-exclusive-idUSKBN15F2MG Exclusive: Only a third of Americans think Trump's travel ban will make them more safe]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref> and 57% percent of likely American voters supported the ban according to Rasmussen.<ref>[http://m.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2017/most_support_temporary_ban_on_newcomers_from_terrorist_havens Most Support Temporary Ban on Newcomers from Terrorist Havens].'' January 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref> Additionally, while the leftist [[establishment]] European leaders opposed the ban, a strong majority—55% average—of Europeans support the ban, according to a poll in 10 [[European Union]] nations.<ref>Shaw, Adam (February 9, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/02/09/majority-europeans-in-favor-trump-style-muslim-ban-poll-shows.html Majority of Europeans in favor of a Trump-style Muslim ban, poll shows]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Jamieson, Alastair (February 8, 2017). [https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/europes-border-crisis/majority-leading-eu-nations-support-trump-style-travel-ban-poll-n718271 Majority in Leading EU Nations Support Trump-Style Travel Ban: Poll]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved February 9, 2017.</ref> On March 6, 2017, Trump signed a second executive order concerning the temporary suspension of refugees and others from certain high-risk countries after the first one was blocked by the courts. The second order made some clarifications and minor improvements over the first, such as exempting green card holders from the ban and excluding [[Iraq]] from it as it had developed an acceptable vetting process.<ref>Munro, Neil (March 6, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/06/trump-new-refugees-executive-pushes-back-judges/ Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Travel from Six Terror-Tied Countries]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved March 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Chakraborty, Barnini (March 6, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/06/trump-signs-new-immigration-order-narrows-scope-travel-ban.html Trump signs new immigration order, narrows scope of travel ban]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 6, 2017.</ref>

Trump showed he would not tolerate incompetent leftist administration officials when he fired acting [[United States Department of Justice|Attorney General]] [[Sally Yates]] (a left-wing Obama holdover) when she refused to defend his refugee and immigration ban executive order.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/30/acting-ag-tells-justice-department-staff-not-to-defend-trumps-refugee-order.html Trump fires acting AG after Justice Department staff told not to defend refugee order]. ''Fox News''. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/30/statement-appointment-dana-boente-acting-attorney-general Statement on the Appointment of Dana Boente as Acting Attorney General]. ''whitehouse.gov''. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref> Trump emulated [[Ronald Reagan]]'s firing of the striking PATCO workers in 1981 by doing so,<ref>Boyle, Matthew (January 30, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/30/trumps-patco-moment-emanating-reagan-president-takes-control-federal-government-protect-country-citizens/ Trump’s PATCO Moment: Emanating Reagan, the President Takes Control of Federal Government to ‘Protect the Country and Its Citizens’]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref> contrary to the [[mainstream media]] spin.<ref>Kurtz, Howard (February 1, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/01/trumps-firing-defiant-obama-holdover-why-hes-no-richard-nixon.html Trump's firing of a defiant Obama holdover: Why he's no Richard Nixon]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 1, 2017.</ref> That same night, Trump replaced the acting director of [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (another Obama holdover) with a more competent official who had a reputation for enforcing immigration laws.<ref>Chamberlain, Samuel (January 31, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/31/trump-names-thomas-homan-acting-director-ice-replacing-obama-holdover.html Trump names Thomas Homan acting director of ICE, replacing Obama holdover]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref><ref>Berman, Mark; Zapotosky, Matt (January 30, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/01/30/trump-appoints-new-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-director-noted-for-his-work-deporting-illegal-immigrants/?utm_term=.addf12ae690a Trump appoints new Immigration and Customs Enforcement director noted for his work deporting illegal immigrants]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref>

====Reducing regulations and government====
:''For more information, see [[Donald Trump achievements: Deregulation and government size]]''
In the first six weeks of Trump's presidency, over 90 regulations were repealed, whether through executive orders, Acts of Congress, or other means.<ref>Farand, Chloe (March 6, 2017). [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-federal-state-regulations-month-oval-office-white-house-us-president-deregulate-a7614031.html Donald Trump disassembles 90 federal state regulations in just over a month in White House]. ''The Independent''. Retrieved March 7, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3480299-10-Examples-Industries-Push-Followed-by-Trump.html#document/p60/a341284 Trump-Era Trend: Industries Protest. Regulations Rolled Back. A Dozen Examples]. ''The New York Times'' (through ''DocumentCloud''). Retrieved March 7, 2017.</ref> Trump also signed numerous executive actions promoting a smaller government.

====Supreme Court====
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: The courts|Trump Supreme Court}}
On January 31, 2017, Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]].<ref>Klukowski, Ken (January 31, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/31/trump-nominates-judge-neil-gorsuch-supreme-court/ Trump Nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref><ref>Hurley, Lawrence; Holland, Steve (January 31, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-idUSKBN15F1OW Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref> The nomination was well received by many conservatives.<ref>Chamberlain, Steve (January 31, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/31/reaction-to-trumps-supreme-court-pick-split-along-partisan-lines.html Conservatives hail Trump's Supreme Court pick]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref><ref>Ertelt, Steven (January 31, 2017). [https://www.lifenews.com/2017/01/31/president-donald-trump-nominates-pro-life-friendly-judge-neil-gorsuch-to-the-supreme-court/ President Donald Trump Nominates Pro-Life-Friendly Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court]. ''LifeNews.com''. Retrieved January 31, 2017.</ref> Others, most notably [[Andrew Schlafly]], disagreed with the nomination due to concerns about Gorsuch's position on abortion.<ref>Dannenfelser, Marjorie (January 31, 2017). [https://townhall.com/columnists/marjoriedannenfelser/2017/01/31/the-truth-about-trumps-prolife-scotus-list-n2279232 The Truth about Trump’s Pro-life SCOTUS List]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved February 1, 2017.</ref><ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Mainpageright&diff=1302133&oldid=1301962</ref>

Upon the swing justice [[Anthony Kennedy|Anthony Kennedy's]] announcement on June 21, 2018, that he would retire from the Court at the end of the succeeding month, Trump nominated the conservative [[Brett Kavanaugh]] to replace him.<ref>Mason, Ian (July 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/09/trump-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-nominee/ Trump Announces Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court Nominee] ''Breitbart News''.</ref>

====Public trust====
According to a poll conducted by [[Emerson College]] on February 5–6, 2017, more Americans trust the Trump Administration than the media.<ref>McHugh, Katie (February 9, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/09/poll-voters-trust-trump-administration-media/ Poll: Voters Trust Trump Administration More Than Media]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved February 9, 2017.</ref>

====Economic progress====
[[File:Real Disposable Personal Income Per Capita.png|right|350px|thumb|Real Personal Income gains under President Trump beginning from the flat base of President Obama's last year in office. ''Source: Federal Reserve Board'']]
{{See also|Donald Trump achievements: Economic policy and labor}}
In May 2017, the unemployment rate fell from 4.4% from 4.3%, the lowest since May 2001, as the number of unemployed persons was little changed at 6.9 million and the labor force participation rate fell to 62.7 percent.<ref>[https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/unemployment-rate United States Unemployment Rate]. ''tradingeconomics.com''. Retrieved June 14, 2017.</ref>

According to a Rasmussen survey, consumer confidence is the second-highest it's been in the index's history. The market cap of the U.S. stock market has risen more than $3 trillion since Mr. Trump was elected. Small-business confidence has surged to a 12-year high.

==Books==
*''Trump: The Art of the Deal'' with Tony Schwartz (1987)
*''Trump: Surviving at the Top'' with Charles Leerhsen (1990)
*''Trump: The Art of the Comeback'' with Kate Bohner (1997)
*''The America We Deserve'' with Dave Shiflett (2000)
*''Trump: How to Get Rich'' with Meredith McIver (2004)
*''Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know about Success, Real Estate and Life'' with Meredith McIver (2005)
*''Why We Want You to Be Rich: Two Men, One Message'' with Meredith McIver and Robert T. Kiyosaki (2006)
*''Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life'' with Bill Zanker (2007)
*''Trump: Never Give Up: How I Turned My Biggest Challenges into Success'' with Meredith McIver (2008)
*''Think Like a Champion: An Informal Education in Business and Life'' with Meredith McIver (2009)
*''Midas Touch: Why Some Entrepreneurs Get Rich—and Why Most Don't'' with Robert T. Kiyosaki (2011)
*''Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again'' (2011)
*''Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again'' (2015)

==Quotes==
===Quotes as U.S. President===
====Inaugural address====
*"....today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you, the people."<ref name="InaugTransc">[https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/full-text-donald-trump-inauguration-speech-transcript-233907 Full text: 2017 Donald Trump inauguration speech transcript]. ''Politico''. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref>
*"We assembled here today our issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power, from this day forward: a new vision will govern our land, from this day forward, it's going to be only America first. America first."<ref name="InaugTransc"/>
*"[We will] unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth."<ref name="InaugTransc"/>
*"When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice."<ref name="InaugTransc"/>

====2017====
*"In America we don’t worship government, we worship God."<ref>Miller, S.A. (May 13, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/13/donald-trump-tells-liberty-university-graduates-we/ Trump at Liberty University: ‘We don’t worship government, we worship God’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 13, 2017.</ref><ref>Moons, Michelle (May 13, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/13/president-donald-trumps-1st-commencement-speech-america-dont-worship-government-worship-god/ President Donald Trump’s First Commencement Speech: ‘In America We Don’t Worship Government, We Worship God’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 13, 2017.</ref>
*"I didn’t get elected to serve the Washington media—I got elected to serve the forgotten men and women and that’s exactly what I’m doing."<ref>Spiering, Charlie (May 17, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/17/donald-trump-vows-to-fight-on-no-politician-in-history-has-been-treated-worse-or-more-unfairly/ Donald Trump: ‘I Didn’t Get Elected to Serve the Washington Media’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 17, 2017.</ref><ref>Singman, Brooke (May 17, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/17/trump-takes-on-media-during-coast-guard-commencement-speech.html Trump takes on media during Coast Guard commencement speech]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 17, 2017.</ref>
* "The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented, but that socialism has been faithfully implemented." (UN speech, September 2017)
* "The most important truth our Founders understood was this: Freedom is not a gift from government; freedom is a gift from God."<ref>[https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/920474831749025795 @realDonaldTrump], 17 Oct 2017</ref><ref>Crookston, Paul (October 17, 2017). [https://freebeacon.com/politics/trump-freedom-not-gift-government-freedom-gift-god/ Trump: ‘Freedom Is Not a Gift From Government; Freedom Is a Gift From God’]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved October 20, 2017.</ref>

===Quotes from the 2016 campaign for President===
[[File:Donald Trump and Mike Pence RNC July 2016.jpg|thumb|Trump and his running-mate, [[Mike Pence]], at the 2016 Republican National Convention.]]
Trump's tactics of naming and shaming candidates has been proven very effective. He called Jeb Bush 'low-energy Jeb' and it stuck. Then came Marco Rubio as 'Little Marco.' Next came 'Lyin' Ted' for Ted Cruz. For the Democrats, he calls Hillary Clinton 'Crooked Hillary'. He doesn't give Bernie Sanders the same treatment though he has referred to him as a Communist.

*“We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the false song of [[globalism]].”
*"I think we have a president who, as a president, is totally incompetent, and he doesn’t know what he’s doing. I think he has no idea what he’s doing. And our country is going to [[hell]]."<ref>http://time.com/4210983/republican-debate-barack-obama-incompetent/</ref>
*"I will be the greatest jobs president that [[God]] ever created."
*"I’m using my own money. I’m not using the lobbyists. I’m not using donors. I don’t care. I’m really rich."
*"Free trade is terrible. Free trade can be wonderful if you have smart people. But we have stupid people."
*"Nobody would be tougher on ISIS than Donald Trump. Nobody. Within our military, I will find the General Patton, or I will find General MacArthur, I will find the right guy."
*"I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will have [[Mexico]] pay for that wall."
*"I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct."<ref>https://video.foxnews.com/v/4406746003001/watch-a-replay-of-fox-news-prime-time-presidential-debate/?#sp=show-clips</ref><ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=a+big+problem+with+our+country+is+too+politically+incorrect&oq=a+big+problem+with+our+country+is+too+politically+incorrect&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64l3.8295j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8</ref>
*"Becoming the nominee of the party of [[Abraham Lincoln]] has been the greatest honor of my life.<ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294401-trump-claims-party-of-lincoln-mantle-in-speech-at-black</ref>

====General election debate quotes====
*"Because you would be in jail." (Trump in response to Clinton saying that it would be a good thing that he "is not in charge of the law in our country")<ref name="2ndTranscript">[https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/2016-presidential-debate-transcript-229519 Full transcript: Second 2016 presidential debate]. ''Politico''. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.</ref>
*"Now she’s blaming the lie on the late great Abraham Lincoln. ...Honest Abe never lied. That’s the good thing. That's the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you." (Trump in response to Clinton's excuse for having "'a public and private position on certain issues.'")<ref name="2ndTranscript"/>
*"Hillary has experience, but it’s bad experience."<ref>Goodenough, Patrick (September 27, 2016). [https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/ Trump: 'Hillary Has Experience, But It's Bad Experience']. ''cnsnews.com''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref>

===Quotes from Twitter===
[[File:Screenshot 2015-09-28-12-11-31-1.png|right|300px|Thumb|Tweet from Billionaire Carl Icahn]]
{{Cquote| '''Somebody said I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.'''}}
Trump's tweets are archived and fully searchable online.<ref>http://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/archive</ref> Here are some choice examples:
* "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (August 6, 2012, 1:23 pm). [https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/232572505238433794 "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (November 13, 2012, 12:23pm). [https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/268449146711703553 "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (January 1, 2014, 4:39pm). [https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/418542137899491328 "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>

====2015====
* "So many 'politically correct' fools in our country. We have to all get back to work and stop wasting time and energy on nonsense!" (August 8, 2015)
* "Notice that illegal immigrants will be given ObamaCare and free college tuition but nothing has been mentioned about our VETERANS #DemDebate" (October 13, 2015)
* "They laughed at me when I said to bomb the ISIS controlled oil fields. Now they are not laughing and doing what I said." (November 13, 2015)
* "President Obama said 'ISIL continues to shrink' in an interview just hours before the horrible attack in Paris. He is just so bad! CHANGE." (November 14, 2015)
* "Refugees from Syria are now pouring into our great country. Who knows who they are - some could be ISIS. Is our president insane?" (November 17, 2015)
* "Eight Syrians were just caught on the southern border trying to get into the U.S. ISIS maybe? I told you so. WE NEED A BIG & BEAUTIFUL WALL!" (November 19, 2015)

====2016====
* "Hillary said that guns don't keep you safe. If she really believes that she should demand that her heavily armed bodyguards quickly disarm!" (January 3, 2016)
* "I wonder if President Obama would have attended the funeral of Justice Scalia if it were held in a Mosque? Very sad that he did not go!" (February 20, 2016)
* "The organized group of people, many of them thugs, who shut down our First Amendment rights in Chicago, have totally energized America!" (March 12, 2016)
* "Why is it that the horrendous protesters, who scream, curse punch, shut down roads/doors during my RALLIES, are never blamed by media? SAD!" (March 20, 2016)
* "Do you all remember how beautiful and safe a place Brussels was. Not anymore, it is from a different world! U.S. must be vigilant and smart!" (March 22, 2016)
* "For the 1st time in American history, America’s 16,500 border patrol agents have issue[d] a presidential primary endorsement—me! Thank you." (April 1, 2016)
*"We are going to say Merry [[Christmas]] again." (December 2016 in [[Michigan]]).<ref>[Trump: 'We are going to say merry Christmas again'], ''The Hill'', December 13, 2016</ref>

====2017====
*"The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!"<ref>Greenwood, Mark (February 17, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320168-trump-the-media-is-the-enemy-of-the-american-people Trump tweets: The media is the 'enemy of the American people']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 27, 2017.</ref>
* "Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!" (March 31, 2017)
* "That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!" (June 5, 2017, while the Dept. of Justice was arguing in court that his Executive Order was not a "travel ban")
* "Fake News is at an all time high. Where is their apology to me for all of the incorrect stories???" (June 13, 2017)

===Other quotes===
* "[T]he country is going to hell."<ref>Cassidy, Chris (March 19, 2015). [http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2015/03/country_is_going_to_hell_claims_donald_trump "'Country is going to hell,' claims Donald Trump"]. BostonHerald.com website.</ref>
* "We have no leader in this country.”<ref>Reisner, Hiram (April 22, 2011). [https://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/donaldtrump-karlrove-gop-birther/2011/04/22/id/393742 "Trump: I'd just take Libyan oil"]. NewsMax website.</ref>
* "Our leaders are stupid, they are stupid people."<ref>Pierce, Tony (April 29, 2011). [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/04/donald-trump-in-vegas-our-leaders-are-stupid-they-are-stupid-people.html "Donald Trump in Vegas: 'Our leaders are stupid; they are stupid people'"]. Los Angeles Times website/Top of the Ticket blog.</ref>
* "I can tell you I am [the 2012 Obama campaign's] worst nightmare."<ref>Mooney, Alexander (April 11, 2011). [http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/11/trump-says-he-is-obama-campaigns-worst-nightmare/comment-page-6/ "Trump says he is Obama campaign's worst nightmare"]. Cable News Network website/politicalticker blog.</ref>
* "Obama has no solutions."<ref>Coz, Steve (August 19, 2012). [https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-gibbs-fox-obama/2012/08/19/id/449050/ "Trump fires back at Obama campaign smear"]. Newsmax website/Newsfront.</ref>
*"Everything in life is luck."<ref name="Telegraph">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/12107003/Donald-Trump-faces-questions-over-Two-Corinthians.html</ref>
*"[Barack Obama] is probably the least transparent president in the history of the country."<ref name="Telegraph"/>
*"Not teaching your kids about money is like not caring whether they eat."<ref name="Telegraph"/>

== Liberal denialism and Donald Trump ==

:''See also:'' [[Liberal denialism and Donald Trump]] and [[Liberal denial]]

Post the 2016 U.S. presidential election many liberals were in denial that Donald Trump was going to be president of the United States. Before the election, many liberal media outlets took the line that Donald Trump could not win the [[Republican]] primary and could not win the presidential election.<ref>
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/09/the-wrongest-media-predictions-about-donald-trump/?utm_term=.febb2623a89f The wrongest media predictions about Donald Trump The wrongest media predictions about Donald Trump], ''Washington Post'', 2016</ref>

=== Political scientists, denialism and Donald Trump ===

{{See also|Atheism and science}}

Few, if any, [[Political science|political scientists]] predicted early on that Donald Trump would win the Republican primary and then would subsequently be elected president of the United States. Furthermore, most pollsters indicated that Trump would lose the election.

27 percent of American political scientists believe in the existence of God while 76 percent of American doctors said they believe in God.<ref>
*[http://www.livescience.com/379-scientists-belief-god-varies-starkly-discipline.html Scientists belief in God varies starkly by discipline], Livescience.com
*[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/8318894/ns/health-health_care/t/survey-most-doctors-believe-god-afterlife/ Most doctors believe in God], NBC News</ref> Most American [[atheism|atheists]] lean to the left politically (see: [[Atheism and politics]]). Compared to [[medical science]], which has many effective medicines and surgical procedures, the social science of political science is often unreliable.

===Trump and the mainstream media===
{{See also|Mainstream media and Donald Trump}}
The leftist [[mainstream media]] despises Trump and, under the influence of [[Trump Derangement Syndrome]], refuses to report objectively when covering him.

=== Angry secular leftists and Donald Trump ===

:''See also:'' [[Donald Trump and American atheists]] and [[Secular leftists and psychogenic illness]]

American [[secular left]]ists were extremely angry and upset in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election victory (see: [[Donald Trump and American atheists]]).

In certain cases, it became debilitating (see:: [[Secular leftists and psychogenic illness]]). The website Marketwatch reported concerning the aftermath of the 2016 presidential race: ''Trump’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services''<ref>[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-win-is-causing-a-surge-in-demand-for-mental-health-services-2016-11-10 Trump’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services], Marketwatch 2016</ref>

The ''Religion News Service'' reported:
{{Cquote|For the last decade, [[Atheism|atheists]], [[secular humanism|humanists]] and others [[secular]]ists have worked hard to organize a “secular vote” that would counter the political clout of the [[religious right]].

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s victory dealt that movement a body blow when he garnered 81 percent of the white [[Evangelical Christians|evangelical]] vote and 60 percent of the white [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] vote. [[Mormonism|Mormons]], too, voted overwhelmingly for Trump...

[Trump's] platform was seen as anti-secular in many atheist and humanist circles. He said he would appoint religiously conservative Supreme Court justices, ban [[Islam|Muslim]] immigrants, favor [[Christianity]] and repeal the [[Johnson Amendment]], which prohibits certain tax-exempt organizations from endorsing political candidates — issues antithetical to organized atheism and [[humanism]].<ref>[http://religionnews.com/2016/11/09/dealt-a-body-blow-atheists-and-humanists-regroup/ Dealt a body blow, atheists and humanists regroup] by Kimberly Winston, ''Religion News Service'', November 9, 2016</ref>}}

== Trump's Social Media Ban ==
On January 8, 2020, [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]], in violation of the First Amendment and at risk of being put out of business by the [[Sherman Antitrust Act]] and [[U.S. Color Revolution#Executive Order 13848|Executive Order 13848]] due to their [[antitrust]] violations and censorious actions, illegally censored and silenced President Trump on their platforms by permanently suspending his accounts with them.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/breaking-twitter-bans-president-donald-trump-permanently/ BREAKING: Twitter Bans President Donald Trump — PERMANENTLY] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> This was part of co-ordinated collusion between Twitter, Facebook, [[Instagram]], [[Google]] (and its [[YouTube]] subsidiary) and other liberal Big Tech companies to target Trump and his supporters for illegal censorship and silencing of viewpoints and opinions the Left does not like,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/__trashed-15/ Big Tech Launches Massive Coordinated Cyber Attack on 74,000,000 Trump Voters — GOP SILENT] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> while simultaneously allowing violent leftist individuals and groups like Antifa and Black Lives Matter to have free run of their sites and say and do as they please. Although not officially confirmed as yet, Fox News host [[Sean Hannity]] later reported that Trump has since moved over to conservative social media website [[Parler]], prompting a wave of new accounts to subsequently open up there.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/report-sean-hannity-says-president-trump-joined-parler/ UPDATE – NOT CONFIRMED: Sean Hannity Says President Trump Has Joined Parler] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

== Trump’s Website: 45 Office ==
{{main|45 Office}}
On March 29, 2021, Trump launched 45 Office.

==See also==
* [[Donald Trump's religious views]]
* [[Trump Administration]]
* [[Essay:Donald Trump One Two Body Blow]]
* [[The Chalkening]]
* [[Trump University]]
*[[Liberal Smear Machine]]
* [[Kathryn Steinle]]
* [[Mollie Tibbetts]]
* [[Sarah Root]]
* [[Alveda King]]
* [[Trump effect]]
* [[Deep State coup 2.0]]
* [[Biden Junta]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.trump.com Trump.com - Official website]
* [https://www.donaldjtrump.com donaldjtrump.com - Official website]
* [http://www.LyingCrookedHillary.com LyingCrookedHillary.com]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw8c2Cq-vpg The Untruth About Donald Trump] by [[Stefan Molyneux]], Published on Jan 18, 2016
* [http://www.untruthaboutdonaldtrump.com UntruthAboutDonaldTrump.com]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yyoauXmzjg Do Emotions Trump Facts?] [[Thomas Sowell]] on Donald Trump - Rebutted! by Stefan Molyneux
* [http://gop12.thehill.com/2011/04/trump-explains-conversion-on-abortion.html Trump explains his pro-life conversion]
* 100 groups have signed [http://www.pseagles.com/Coalition_letter_Supreme_Court this coalition letter] re: Trump's [[Trump Supreme Court|nomination to the Supreme Court]].



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Biden Putsch

2021-06-09T03:49:44Z

Luminoxius: /* Media reaction post-election */ reword

[[File:Electoral Map 11-10-20.png|right|350px|thumb|Electoral Map as of November 10, 2020. Biden 227, Trump 231, 80 uncounted.<ref>https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/decision-desk-trump-won-the-state-of-north-carolina-20201110</ref>]]
Days before the [[2020 Presidential election]] [[Joe Biden]] announced that he didn't need voters to help him get elected,<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/wth-joe-biden-tells-voters-dont-need-get-elected-video/</ref> and that he had assembled "the most extensive [[voter fraud]] organization in history.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/10/24/joe-biden-brags-about-having-most-extensive-voter-fraud-organization-in-history/</ref> The Pennsylvania [[Attorney General]] publicly commented that the election outcome was predetermined.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/pennsylvania-attorney-general-states-outcome-election-predetermined-calls-election-joe-biden-election-day/</ref>

==The largest voter fraud organization in history==

:{{See also|Democrat election fraud|2020 Voter fraud timeline|Deep State|Cloward-Piven strategy|}}
When Democrats want to tilt elections in their favor outside the ballot box, [[Marc Elias]] of [[Perkins Coie]] is the go-to guy. Perkins Coie is the Democratic law firm, paid by [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign|the Hillary Clinton campaign]], that hired [[Fusion GPS]] to dig up dirt on Donald Trump in 2016. They failed, but still compiled the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' full of foreign-solicited lies about Trump and Russia, which was leaked by Obama intelligence officials to try to sabotage the new president’s administration, sow doubt in his election victory, and invalidate the votes of 63 million Americans. From [[Wisconsin]] to [[Nevada]], to [[California]], Marc Elias and the Democrats pushed lawsuits disguised as “election reform” to water down important election safeguards and increase the opportunity for fraud, abuse, and corruption. In August 2020 ''[[Politico]]'' reported,
[[File:Early morning ballot dumps Nov. 4, 2020.png|right|300px|thumb|Four highly anomalous ballot dumps highlighted in yellow account for the "win" in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia and represent forty-two electoral votes.<ref>https://votepatternanalysis.substack.com/p/voting-anomalies-2020</ref>]]
{{quotebox|[[Coronavirus]] has turned the Democratic Party’s voter contact program, one operative said, into something more like a tech support operation than a traditional door-knocking effort.....[[Priorities USA]], the Democratic super PAC, is spending $24 million on voter mobilization, which includes vote-by-mail education. Fair Fight, a group founded by [[Stacey Abrams]], has rolled out voter protection programs in 17 states....

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the USPS and on mail-voting is raising concern among voters, operatives say.

“We've seen such an increase from young people in terms of concern about their ballot casting,” said Jared DeLoof, the states director of [[NextGen America]], which targets younger voters. “They want to vote, they want to make sure that that vote is going to count.” [...]

Democrats believe they will also have to follow up with some voters after their ballot has been cast, in an effort to help them fix ballots that have been rejected for technical reasons. State rules vary widely on if or how voters can correct their ballots, and the time windows to do so can be short.

While Democratic campaigns and groups navigate the patchwork of state rules governing mail ballots to encourage turnout, Democratic election attorney Marc Elias is trying to change many of those rules.
[[File:Ballot harvesting.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|]]
This is the other half of the party’s vote-by-mail efforts: a sprawling legal effort that spans every battleground state and is costing tens of millions of dollars. Priorities USA, just one of Elias’ clients, has expanded its voting litigation budget to $32 million.

“One of the features of vote by mail is that between the point that the voter cast the ballot and the point that the ballot is counted, several things have to go right,” Elias said in an interview. “One is that the ballot has to be received by the election officials in time. ... And the second is that the ballot needs to be verified and accepted.”

Elias, who was the lead attorney in former Sen. [[Al Franken]]’s (D-Minn.) 2008 recount victory and the general counsel for [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Kerry]]’s presidential campaigns, is pursuing what he calls “four pillars” of legal changes to election laws during coronavirus. The first, that mail ballots should include paid postage with them, has some cross-partisan support.

Boockvar and the county officials repeatedly ignored essential safeguards for absentee and mail-in voting which require “procedural safeguards to deter fraud and ensure transparency” due to “inherent risk.” In December 2019, Pennsylvania’s auditor general, Eugene DePasquale, determined that there are more than 50,000 cases of potentially inaccurate voter records in the state’s system.
[[File:PA mail-in fraud.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Pennsylvania mailed out 1.8 Million mail-in ballots, buy got back 2.5 million.<ref>https://youtu.be/2AYSs77k2tY</ref>]]
On October 31, 2019, Pennsylvania’s legislature passed Act 77, which allowed all Pennsylvania voters the option of voting by mail without providing a reason or excuse. Yet mail-in voting still requires a ballot application and the election code still bars ballot harvesting except in the case of disabled voters. Pennsylvania law still requires ballots that have been filled out incompletely or incorrectly to be declared void and it does not permit election boards to give voters who cast improper ballots a “notice and opportunity to cure” those ballots.

Importantly, Act 77 prohibits a voter from casting both a mail-in ballot and an in-person ballot, unless the voter returns an unvoted mail-in ballot and declares that he or she has not voted by mail. The lawsuit alleged,
{{quotebox-float|“Defendants failed to take adequate measures to ensure that the provisions of the Election Code enacted to protect the validity of absentee or mail-in ballots, including without limitation Act 77, were followed.”}}
The other three do not, locking Elias in a wide-range legal fight with Republicans all over the country, including the Republican National Committee and its legal budget of at least $20 million. Those fights are over Elias’ push to mandate that states count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after the fact; overhauling signature matching laws, which Elias derides as based on pseudoscience; and allowing for third parties to collect and turn in voters’ sealed absentee ballots, which Democrats call “community collection” and Republicans largely deride as “[[ballot harvesting]].”

“One thing you do is you make sure that people whose ballot is being challenged based on signature matching, that the people that are doing that have been trained, are applying uniform non-discriminatory standards. And most importantly, the voter is notified and has an opportunity to cure,” Elias said of his legal strategy. (A cure process mandates that a state contacts voters whose ballots have been rejected to give them the ability to fix — or cure — their ballot.)

Several Democratic-backed lawsuits have also pushed to expand who can cast absentee ballots. In 44 states, any voter can, at a minimum, request an absentee ballot if they choose to do so, and some states have changed that requirement as a response to the pandemic. [...]

Republicans argue that allowing for outside parties to collect and deliver ballots could lead to coercion or fraud. [...]

Depending on how close the races for the White House and battleground Senate seats are, "we could be headed for a ''[[Bush v. Gore]]'' situation in every battleground state, depending how close the results are."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/21/democrats-vote-by-mail-plan-399671</ref>}}
The RNC and the Trump campaign pushed back against the Democrats’ assault on the integrity of elections. All across the country, Democrats tried to use coronavirus and the courts to legalize ballot harvesting, implement a nationwide mail-in ballot system, and eliminate nearly every safeguard in our elections.

One in five mail in ballots have been rejected in several 2020 elections. Nearly two-thirds (62%) say there is fraud in U.S. elections, and that fraud would concern them under Democrats’ nationwide mail-in ballot system. Americans overwhelmingly approve of the safeguards Democrats are suing to eliminate like signature matching (84%), voter identification (80%), and a ballot receipt deadline of election day (83%). Voters also oppose (67%) allowing campaign workers to collect mail-in ballots, also known as ballot harvesting.<ref>https://www.protectthevote.com/</ref>

===Smartmatic===
Smartmatic was officially incorporated on 11 April 11. 2000 in [[Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Division of Corporations - Filing - SMARTMATIC CORPORATION|url=https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx|website=State of Delaware - Division of Corporations|publisher=State of Delaware|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Foreign Profit - SMARTMATIC CORPORATION|url=http://www.urru.org/papers/anexo1.2.jpg|publisher=State of Delaware|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/20/business/a-crucial-vote-for-venezuela-and-a-company.html?_r=1 "A Crucial Vote for Venezuela and a Company"] ''New York Times''. Retrieved 2017-01-19.</ref> After receiving funds from private investors, the company then began to expand. Smartmatic was the main technology supplier for fourteen Venezuelan national elections. In March 2018, Smartmatic ceased operations in Venezuela.<ref name=":11">{{cite news|title=Smartmatic Announces Cease of Operations in Venezuela|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180306005537/en/Smartmatic-Announces-Cease-Operations-Venezuela|accessdate=|work=Business Wire|date=6 March 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Smartmatic acquired Sequoia Voting Systems in 2005.<ref name="WPbizz">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/30/AR2006103001224.html|title=Voting Machine Firm Denies Chavez Ties|last1=Goldfarb|first1=Zachary A.|date=31 October 2006|work=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=|quote=Bizta, a start-up technology company in Venezuela with some of the same owners as Smartmatic}}</ref><ref>''Business Wire'', 9 March 2005, [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050308006237&newsLang=en Sequoia Voting Systems and Smartmatic Combine to Form Global Leader in Electronic Voting Solutions]</ref><ref name="CRONsmart">{{cite news|url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2009/472673.html|title=Smartmatic es una empresa de "comercio riesgoso" y... defraudadora|last1=Cedillo Cano|first1=Alejandro|date=1 December 2009|work=La Crónica de Hoy|accessdate=|language=es-MX}}</ref> Following this acquisition, Rep. [[Carolyn Maloney]] requested an investigation to determine whether the [[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States|Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)]] had followed correct processes to green-light sale of Sequoia to Smartmatic, which was described as having "possible ties to the Venezuelan government".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1095&Itemid=61|title=Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney|website=Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney|accessdate=2 January 2018}}</ref> The request was made after a March 2006 following issues in [[Chicago]] and Cook County, where a percentage of the machines involved were manufactured by Sequoia, and Sequoia provided technical assistance, some by a number of Venezuelan nationals flown in for the event.<ref name="abclocal">ABC Local, 7 April 2006, [http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=4065162 Alderman: Election Day troubles could be part of 'international conspiracy']</ref> A [[WikiLeaks]] cable from July 10, 2006 discussed ownership:
{{quotebox-float|“The Venezuelan-owned Smartmatic Corporation is a riddle both in ownership and operation, complicated by the fact that its machines have overseen several landslide (and contested) victories by President Hugo Chavez and his supporters. The electronic voting company went from a small technology startup to a market player in just a few years, catapulted by its participation in the August 2004 recall referendum. Smartmatic has claimed to be of U.S. origin, but its true owners — probably elite Venezuelans of several political strains — remain hidden behind a web of holding companies in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Barbados]]. The Smartmatic machines used in Venezuela are widely suspected of, though never proven conclusively to be, susceptible to fraud. The company is thought to be backing out of Venezuelan electoral events, focusing now on other parts of world, including the United States via its subsidiary, Sequoia.”<ref>https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06CARACAS2063_a.html</ref>}}
Following the request, Smartmatic and Sequoia submitted a request to be reviewed by the CFIUS while also denying links to the Venezuelan government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsmax.com/pre-2008/voting-machine-firm-denies-hugo/2006/10/30/id/684637/|title=Voting-Machine Firm Denies Hugo Chavez Ties|date=2006-10-30|website=[[Newsmax]]|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> The company disclosed that it was owned by Antonio Mugica (78.8%), Alfredo Anzola (3.87%), Roger Pinate (8.47%), Jorge Massa Dustou (5.97%) and employees (2.89%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtech.com/security/Voting-Machine-Company-Vows-No-Connection.html|title=Voting Machine Company Vows No Connection to Venezuelan President Chavez|website=www.govtech.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> Smartmatic subsequently sold Sequoia and later withdrew from Cook County in December 2006.<ref name="WSJpe">{{cite news|title=Politics & Economics: Smartmatic to Shed U.S. Unit, End Probe Into Venezuelan Links|last1=Davis|first1=Bob|date=22 December 2006|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|publisher=Dow Jones & Company|ref=Page A6}}</ref>

''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote that "Smartmatic scrapped a simple corporate structure" of being based in Boca Raton "for a far more complex arrangement" of being located in multiple locations following the Sequoia incident. Though Smartmatic has made differing statements saying that they were either American or Dutch based, the [[United States Department of State]] stated that its Venezuelan owners "remain hidden behind a web of holding companies in the Netherlands and Barbados". ''[[The New York Times]]'' states that "the role of the young Venezuelan engineers who founded Smartmatic has become less visible" and that its organization is "an elaborate web of offshore companies and foreign trusts", while [[BBC News]] states that though Smartmatic says the company was founded in the United States, "its roots are firmly anchored in (Venezuela)". Multiple sources simply state that Smartmatic is a Venezuelan company.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tiglao|first1=Rigoberto D.|title=US Caracas Embassy: 'Smartmatic is a riddle'|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/us-caracas-embassy-smartmatic-is-a-riddle/232249/|accessdate=|work=The Manila Times|date=1 December 2015}} {{cite book|title=Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), One Year After Dubai Ports World: Congressional Hearing|date=7 February 2007|publisher=[[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States]]|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=978-1422320471|page=7}} {{cite news|last1=Uy|first1=Jocelyn R.|title=Smartmatic faces probe|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785566/smartmatic-faces-probe|accessdate=|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=14 May 2016}} Belgian Region's Decision to Use New Voting Machines Reignites E-voting Debate|url=http://www.cio.com/article/2391971/e-voting/belgian-region-s-decision-to-use-new-voting-machines-reignites-e-voting-debate.html|magazine=CIO magazine|date=2012-09-24</ref> Smartmatic maintains that the holding companies in multiple countries are used for "[[Tax avoidance|tax efficiency]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-10-30/news/0610300235_1_electronic-voting-election-officials-electronic-voting|title=Election officials OK with probe|last1=McCormick|first1=John|date=30 October 2006|work=The Chicago Tribune|accessdate=|language=en}}</ref>

===Dominion Election Systems===
[[File:Dominion-states-522x600.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dominion/Scorecard technology with Chinese components used in 28 states.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/huge-corrupted-software-used-michigan-county-stole-6000-votes-trump-also-used-swing-states-uses-chinese-computer-parts-machines/</ref>]]
[[Dominion Voting Systems]] is a [[Canadian]] company that sells voting hardware and software manufactured with [[Chinese]] components.<ref>https://youtu.be/5ZjLrgQDtCQ</ref> Dominion was founded in 2004 in [[Venezuela]] to rig elections for the [[dictator]] [[Hugo Chavez]] and later [[Nicolas Maduro]]. The software has been used by the [[CIA]] to rig elections in [[Eastern Europe]]. Dominion acquired the vote-switching software when it purchased Sequoia Voting Systems from Smartmatic,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtGEBRRAC50</ref> Retired Admiral [[Peter Neffenger]], who is on [[Joe Biden]]'s alleged transition team, is on the board of directors of SmartMatic.<ref>http://dennismichaellynch.com/dml-morning-briefing-mon-nov-16-trump-lawyer-vows-to-overturn-results-of-election-in-several-states/</ref>

All Dominion machines include a “weighted race feature” to fractionalize votes whose only purpose is to cheat in elections.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/dominion-voting-machines-include-weighted-race-feature-whose-purpose-cheat-elections-contacted-dominion-not-get-response/</ref> For example, the machine can be set to count a vote for Donald Trump as 0.7 of a vote while counting a vote for Joe Biden as 1.25 of a vote.<ref>https://youtu.be/7TLm0D9qvXA</ref>

As of 2020, the equipment is used in 30 states in the [[United States]]. In the [[2020 Presidential election]], Dominion Voting Systems deleted 2.7 million votes for incumbent [[President Donald Trump]] nationwide. Data analysis found the voting systems switched 221,000 votes in [[Pennsylvania]] from President Trump to his rival, [[Democratic party|Democrat]] challenge former [[Vice President Joe Biden]]. 941,000 Trump votes for President Trump were deleted. Other states using Dominion switched 435,000 votes from President Trump to Joe Biden, although liberals like to dispute it despite lots of evidence proving it did. <ref>https://thenewamerican.com/potus-dominion-voting-system-deleted-2-7-million-trump-votes/</ref> As suspicions arose Dominion shuttered their [[Toronto]] and [[Denver]] offices, refused to testify before a Pennsylvania House committee,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/dominion-cancels-planned-appearance-before-pennsylvania-lawmakers_3587425.html</ref> and at least 100 Dominion employees deleted their LinkedIn profiles.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/since-election-day-100-243-dominion-employees-linkedin-deleted-profiles/</ref>

In 2016 Dominion Voting Systems Vice President of Engineering [[Eric Coomer]] was asked if it was possible to bypass election systems software and go directly to the data tables that manage systems running elections in [[Illinois]]. His response was, “Yes, if they have access.”<ref>https://www.thepostemail.com/2016/09/01/critical-flaws-in-election-security-confirmed-by-dominion-voting-executive/</ref>

Bypassing the election systems software means whoever has access can potentially manipulate the vote without many risks of detection. Coomer was asked who would have access to these data tables? Coomer replied, "Vendors, election officials, and others who need to be granted access."<ref>http://www.defendthevote.com/114-election-security/508-massive-flaws-election-security-confirmed-by-dominion-voting</ref>

Citizen journalist Joee Altmann infiltrated Antifa Zoom chats in Denver in which Coomer participated in. Oltmann said,
{{quotebox-float|"His Facebook account, he had posted the Antifa Manifesto a day after it's was posted by a major Antifa organization. So it's not like he waited and somewhere along the line somebody gave it to him. It was literally that day....I wanted to research everything that was out there, like anything, anything that he touched. And everywhere I ran into him having his fingers in it, like he was the one in [[Arizona]] that was actually pitching the project to the election Commission in Arizona in 2019. October 29th [2020] he was in Georgia as the expert witness in a lawsuit. He was in Georgia selling the product. He was in Georgia for the spokesperson. He was in [[Pennsylvania]] selling the product. He was in Pennsylvania meeting with county clerks. He was in Michigan installing the system. Like this is a guy that's not supposed to be involved in every minute detail of the organization. He is the Director of Strategy and Security. And there he is, everywhere you turn. He's everywhere."<ref>https://youtu.be/IbqNLx1KXDw</ref>}}
On a conference call with other members of Antifa Coomer is reported to have said:
{{quotebox|“Don’t worry about the election, Trump’s not gonna win. I made f**king sure of that!”<ref>https://en-volve.com/2020/11/16/anti-trump-engineer-of-dominion-voting-systems-said-i-made-sure-trumps-not-gonna-win-in-secret-call-with-antifa-claims-man-who-infiltrated-group/</ref>}}

===Vote switching technology===
[[File:Dominion logo.png|right|350px|thumb|[[Dominion Voting Systems]] logo: Red ballots in, Blue ballots out.]]
[[Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney]] warned that the Democrats and the CIA have put in place a mechanism which can alter the voting results of electronic voting machines in key swing states (like Pennsylvania) that will determine the outcome of the election.<ref>https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/the-cia-ability-to-hack-the-vote/</ref>

This covert technology is called Operation Scorecard, and it was acquired by the [[CIA]] to surreptitiously steal elections in targeted countries. Now, that technology is being turned against the United States of America and will be activated on Election Day to steal the election for Biden.

After the closing of polls in Pennsylvania and other swing states, the voting machines will be intercepted and then altered using complex [[algorithm]]s to alter the votes in a way that evades detection, handing a victory to the pre-designated “winner” (Joe Biden). A covert app called “Scorecard” steals votes by making sure Democrats always stay about 3% ahead of their Republican rivals. “Scorecard steals the elections by tampering with the computers at the transfer points,” McInerney said.<ref>https://www.sgtreport.com/2020/11/red-alert-dems-collude-with-cia-to-launch-intelligence-operation-that-alters-voting-machine-results-in-pennsylvania-and-other-swing-states/</ref>

This explains why Joe Biden recently said, with great clarity, “We have put together I think the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.” And why Biden told voters at a small rally that he didn’t “need their vote” to become President, and why [[Nancy Pelosi]] said Biden will win no matter what the votes say on November 3, 2020.

This was confirmed by the documents released by [[Edward Snowden]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e51d661e-4166-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html</ref>

According to McInerney, servers were seized in [[Frankfurt, Germany]], where [[fraud]]ulent votes were being cooked up for [[Joe Biden]] during and after the [[2020 presidential election]]. The covert facility where these servers were being housed is run by the [[CIA]], and it is where elections all over the world are monitored and “cooked” to produce predetermined outcomes.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/the-kraken-retired-general-says-us-military-intel-group-nicknamed-kraken-seized-dominion-servers-in-germany/</ref>

===Scytl===
Days after it was revealed how 2020 US Elections were rigged by Canadian Crown Agent Dominion Voting Systems through a so-called “glitch”, GreatGameIndia found involvement of another dubious foreign company in US Election meddling. The votes cast by Americans were counted by a in [[Spain]] by a [[bankrupt]]ed Spanish company known as [[Scytl]]. Like Dominion Voting Systems, Scytl has a long history of election fraud in various nations including injecting backdoors in its election software. The issue has prompted experts to question why the sensitive job of counting votes was outsourced to a foreign company. How could a bankrupted Spanish company count American votes in Spain. Due to such widespread fraud, the Chairman of the US [[Federal Election Commission]] Trey Trainor believes that the 2020 US Presidential Elections is illegitimate.<ref>https://greatgameindia.com/us-election-bankrupted-spanish-scytl/</ref>

==Fraudulent activity==
At 2:30 AM EDT of the 4th of November 2020, TV broadcasts reported that Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada and Georgia decided to cease vote counting operations and would continue the following day. This unanimous decision to initially and intentionally stop counting by all five battleground states was unprecedented, and it demonstrates prior coordination by election officials in battleground states. This allowed for more time to manufacture fraudulent ballots.

One method to track fraudulent votes is to look closely at how many of the votes did little or no down-ticket voting. When manufacturing votes, it is too time consuming to vote for other officeholders. Statistical analysis showed wild numbers of people who voted only for Joe Biden and didn’t vote further down the ticket:<ref>https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325193658170134531</ref>
*Pennsylvania — 98,000
*Georgia — 80-90,000
*Arizona — 42,000
*[[Michigan]] — 69-115,000
*Wisconsin — 62,836
A standard [[voter fraud]] method, [[Benford's Law]], flags these votes as suspect.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/pennsylvania-vote-anomalies/</ref>

===Pennsylvania===
[[File:Pennsylvania-740x740.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Vote switching.]]
[[Democrat]] operative [[Kathy Boockvar]], who simultaneously was serving as Pennsylvania Secretary of Commonwealth in charge of elections, told the [[United States Supreme Court]] on October 28, 2020 that ballots received after 8 p.m. on November 3, 2020 would be segregated, but she changed the rules on November 1 and directed counties to canvass those ballots as soon as possible upon receipt. In some counties, it is not possible to both segregate and canvass ballots as directed. This directive leaves open the possibility that timely votes will be commingled with votes received after 8 p.m. on Election Day, despite the fact that these votes remain the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court.

The Department changed the rules again on November 2, 2020 when they provided last-second guidance directing counties to provide information to help voters whose mail-in or absentee ballots were incorrectly completed so those voters could vote on a provisional ballot. The late release of this “guidance” resulted in inconsistent application across the counties – some of whom contacted voters as directed and some who did not. There is no basis for this guidance in current law. The Secretary created this new process out of thin air.

At 8:38 p.m. on Monday, November 2 – less than 12 hours before the polls were to open – the Department issued an email to counties directing them to provide information to political party and candidate representatives regarding mail-in and absentee ballots which had been set aside because they failed to comply with the requirements of the Election Code in order to be counted, so that voters could come in and vote provisionally at the polls. The late release of this “guidance” resulted in inconsistent application across the counties, some of whom contacted voters as directed and some who did not; such differential treatment is wholly inappropriate and a direct result of Boockvar’s scattershot approach to [[Pennsylvania]]’s elections.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/04/pennsylvania-republican-senators-call-on-pa-secretary-of-state-to-resign/</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/xUWA4CqzQ6pN/</ref>

The Pennsylvania Appeals Court issued an order that said
{{quotebox-float|“effective immediately … all candidates, watchers, or candidate representatives [shall] be permitted to be present for the canvassing process … and be permitted to observe all aspects of the canvassing process within 6 feet, while adhering to all COVID-19 protocols, including, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.”<ref>https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1324376367916605447</ref>}}
[[Philadelphia]] Democrat election officials refused to comply with the order,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/03/the-steal-is-on-in-pennsylvania-poll-watchers-denied-access-illegal-campaigning-at-polling-locations/</ref><ref>https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gop-poll-watchers-are-denied-access-in-philadelphia</ref> and the Democrat [[Sheriff]], a Biden supporter, refused to enforce the Appeals Court order.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/what-are-you-hiding-trump-campaign-says-philly-sheriff-wont-enforce-order-allowing-gop-observers/</ref>

The Trump campaign then filed a lawsuit in [[federal]] district court claiming that the Board of Elections is “nonetheless continuing to count ballots, without any observations by any representatives or poll watchers of President Trump and the Republican Party.”<ref>https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7325351/11-5-20-Trump-Campaign-v-Philadelphia-Board-of.pdf</ref> The lawsuit claims that Trump campaign observers were denied access altogether in some instances in Philadelphia County. The county’s elections board did not permit the Trump campaign’s observers to be within 6 feet of “all aspects” of the pre-canvassing process in violation of Commonwealth Court Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon’s November 5, 2020, order requiring that poll-watchers “be permitted to observe all aspects of the canvassing process within 6 feet.” The lawsuit states,
{{quotebox-float|“It is estimated that 680,770 ballots were processed by the Allegheny and Philadelphia County Boards of Elections when no observation was allowed.”}}
115% of Pensylvania registered Democrats voted for Biden. Biden received 1.24 to 1.43 times greater than either [[Hillary Clinton]] or [[Barack Obama]] in predominant Republican counties.<ref>https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325193658170134531</ref>

Another way to track fraudulent votes is to look closely at how many of the votes did little or no down-ticket voting. When manufacturing votes, it is too time consuming to vote for other officeholders.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/pennsylvania-vote-anomalies/</ref>

===Michigan===
[[File:2020-11-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
In a lawsuit against the Detroit Election Commission following the [[2020 presidential election]], election observers alleged:<ref>https://greatlakesjc.org/wp-content/uploads/Complaint-Costantino-FINAL-With-Exhibits.pdf</ref>
{{quotebox|a.Defendants systematically processed and counted ballots from voters whose name failed to appear in either the Qualified Voter File (QVF) or in the supplemental sheets. When a voter’s name could not be found, the election worker assigned the ballot to a random name already in the QVF to a person who had not voted.

b.Defendants instructed election workers to not verify signatures on absentee ballots, to backdate absentee ballots, and to process such ballots regardless of their validity.

c.After election officials announced the last absentee ballots had been received, another batch of unsecured and unsealed ballots, without envelopes, arrived in trays at the TCF Center. There were tens of thousands of these absentee ballots, and apparently every ballot was counted and attributed only to Democratic candidates.

d.Defendants instructed election workers to process ballots that appeared after the election deadline and to falsely report that those ballots had been received prior to November 3, 2020 deadline.

e.Defendants systematically used false information to process ballots, such as using incorrect or false birthdays. Many times, the election workers inserted new names into the QVF after the election and recorded these new voters as having a birthdate of 1/1/1900.

f.On a daily basis leading up to the election, [[City of Detroit]] election workers and 4 Great Lakes Justice Center employees coached voters to vote for Joe Biden and the Democrat party. These workers and employees encouraged voters to do a straight Democrat ballot. These election workers and employees went over to the voting booths with voters in order to watch them vote and coach them for whom to vote.

g.Unsecured ballots arrived at the TCF Center loading garage, not in sealed ballot boxes, without any chain of custody, and without envelopes.

h.Defendant election officials and workers refused to record challenges to their processes and removed challengers from the site if they politely voiced a challenge.

i.After poll challengers started discovering the fraud taking place at the TCF Center, Defendant election officials and workers locked credentialed challengers out of the counting room so they could not observe the process, during which time tens of thousands of ballots were processed.

j.Defendant election officials and workers allowed ballots to be duplicated by hand without allowing poll challengers to check if the duplication was accurate. In fact, election officials and workers repeatedly obstructed poll challengers from observing. Defendants permitted thousands of ballots to be filled out by hand and duplicated on-site without oversight from poll challengers.}}
===Georgia===
[[File:GA PA election fraud.png|right|350px|thumb|New York Times Election Report Reveals
104,984 Stolen Votes in GA.<ref>https://centralcitynews.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Central-City-News-11-19-20-Small.pdf</ref>]]
:{{See also|Georgia election fraud}}
On March 6, 2020 the [[Georgia]] Secretary of State, [[Brad Raffensperger]], signed off on a secret legal agreement with the [[Democratic Party]] of Georgia, the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]], and the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] to alter [[absentee ballot]] procedures in Georgia.<ref>https://www.dropbox.com/s/ta0rze1m3flzk5o/2020-11-13%20Complaint%20-%20L.%20Wood%20v.%20Raffensperger%20et%20al.pdf?dl=0</ref> The Democrats’ attorney for this secret deal was [[Marc Elias]] from [[Perkins Coie]],<ref>https://www.indiarightnownews.com/lin-wood-files-lawsuit-challenging-georgias-secretary-of-states-dark-unconstitutional-agreement-with-hillary-attorney-marc-elias/</ref> the bagman for [[Hillary Clinton]] who hire [[FusionGPS]] to write the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' during the [[2016 presidential election]].

Raffensperger announced the state’s purchase of a $106 million election system from Dominion Voting Systems in July 2019. In a lawsuit, which originated in 2017, critics contend that the new system was subject to many of the same security vulnerabilities as the one it was replacing.

In an October 11, 2020 order, just weeks prior to the 2020 presidential election, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg agreed with the concerns associated with the new Dominion voting system, writing that the case presented “serious system security vulnerability and operational issues that may place Plaintiffs and other voters at risk of deprivation of their fundamental right to cast an effective vote that is accurately counted.”

“The Court’s Order has delved deep into the true risks posed by the new BMD voting system as well as its manner of implementation. These risks are neither hypothetical nor remote under the current circumstances,” Judge Totenberg wrote in her order.

====Smoking gun video====
[[File:Shaya Moss.png|right|300px|thumb|Shaya Moss, the Fulton County Georgia supervisor of registration, stuffed the ballot box with tens of thousands of votes for Joe Biden on the night of November 3, 2020 and in the early morning hours after.<ref>https://youtu.be/NCgSFoD0bK0</ref>]]
Originally when the [[mainstream media]] reported it at the time, a water main pipe allegedly burst, forcing the evacuation of the room where mail-in and absentee ballots were counted in the State Farm Arena. However, these [[fake news]] reports also claimed that no ballots were damaged.<ref>https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/slow-leak-text-messages-cast-doubt-on-georgia-officials-burst-pipe-excuse-for-pause-in-counting/news-story/19176f5113512210517c82debe684392</ref>

Republican election observers were forced from the room. Employees were told ballot counting ceased for the night and would resume at 8:00 AM. Four workers remained behind. Within minutes after everyone's departure, surveillance camera's revealed the workers unloading tens of thousands of ballots secreted away beneath draped tables The workers began furiously running the ballots through tabulation machines.

A voter fraud hearing in Georgia features explosive allegations of ballot stuffing. The witness said that after the observers left, the remaining workers "move[d] into action and began scanning ballots." This was allegedly not under any observation other than the surveillance cameras.<ref>https://youtu.be/nVP_60Hm4P8</ref>

===Wisconsin===
[[File:Milwaukee turnout 2020.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Turnout exceeded registered voters in some Milwaukee precincts by 200%.]]
Theredelephants reports in [[Wisconsin]], voter turnout matched the record high of 2004. The Wisconsin Elections Commission uses the estimated voting age population as the denominator when calculating statewide voter turnout numbers. According to the Elections Commission, there was a 73 percent turnout in this Wisconsin election.

Turnout was 67 percent in 2016; 70 percent in 2012; 69 percent in 2008; and 73 percent in 2004. Apparently Joe Biden smashed [[Barack Obama]]’s 2008 turnout in most places in the country.

In both Michigan and Wisconsin, several vote dumps occurred at approximately 4am on Wednesday morning November 4, 2020 which showed that Joe Biden received almost 100 percent of the votes. President Trump was leading by hundreds of thousands of votes in both states as America went to sleep, and turnout in the state of Wisconsin seems to be particularly impossible.

In Wisconsin on election day before the polls opened, Republicans led Mail-in Ballots requested 43% to 35%, and Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned 43% to 35%. Almost ALL of the ballots found, while most in the country were sleeping, after they officials stated they would stop counting, were for Joe Biden.

Some statistically savvy observers noticed other mathematical flaws, as random numbers in statistics should follow a pattern in their distribution. If the numbers are falsified, it is easy to detect.

Biden had 49,000 votes posted on the City of Milwaukee website as of 4 AM Wednesday and 194,000 votes as of 3 PM Wednesday.<ref>https://twitter.com/RichHiggins_DC/status/1329268228883963904</ref> 102 wards added more than 500 votes, 16 added more than 1000. State margin 20k <ref>https://t.co/ToBWG58yXv</ref><ref>pic.twitter.com/3yzpYSEJ0q</ref>

The increase in Democrats relative to Republicans was significantly higher when the Democrat was doing worse overall in early counting. Within each ward, late votes broke heavily to the Democrat in exactly the races where they are likely to affect the result.

==Early ballots from states reporting party registration==
States reporting party registration data as of November 2, 2020 03:57 PM Eastern Time:<ref>https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html</ref> CA, CO, FL, IA, KS, KY, MD, ME, NC, NJ, NV, OK, PA, SD
:{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party || Returned Ballots || Freq. Distribution || Requested Ballots || Return Rate
|-
| Democrats || 21,523,732 || 45.2 || 23,428,543 || 16.0
|-
| Republicans || 14,516,288 || 30.5 || 13,664,456 || 11.3
|-
| Minor || 316,023 || 0.7 || ||
|-
| No Party Affiliation || 11,260,618 || 23.6 || 14,930,500 ||8.5
|-
| TOTAL || 47,616,661 || 100.0 || 52,023,499 || 24.0
|}
{{Anchor|U.S. Color Revolution}}
Overall 97,665,370 have cast ballots in the reporting states, with 40,805,345 mail-in ballots returned: 62,197,467 and 29,775,860 in-person early ballots outstanding.
[[File:Navarro-Summary-600x337.jpg|left|550px|thumb|The alleged Biden victory margin in Nevada is 33,596 votes yet the number of ballots in question is more than three times that. In Arizona, which has the narrowest alleged Biden victory margin at 10,457 votes, there are nearly 10 times that number of possible illegal ballots; and the ratio of the alleged Biden vote lead to possible illegal ballots is even higher for Georgia.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/news/navarro-report-conclusive-slams-media/</ref>]]

==Election interference==
Di Dongsheng, a vice-dean at the School of International Relations at Renmin University in Beijing, made public statements before a large audience on November 28, 2020:
{{Quotebox-float|"We know that the Trump administration is in a trade war with us, so why can’t we fix the Trump administration? Why did China and the US used to be able to settle all kinds of issues between 1992 and 2016?" he asked. "I’m going to throw out something maybe a little bit explosive here. It’s just because we have people at the top. We have our old friends who are at the top of America’s core inner circle of power and influence."

"During the US-China trade war, [[Wall Street]] tried to help, and I know that my friends on the US side told me that they tried to help, but they couldn’t do much. But now we’re seeing Biden was elected, the traditional elite, the political elite, the establishment, they’re very close to Wall Street, so you see that, right?"

"Trump has been saying that Biden’s son has some sort of global foundation. Have you noticed that? Who helped [Hunter] build the foundations? Got it? There are a lot of deals inside all these."<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/12/08/top_chinese_intellectual_boasts_about_old_friends_who_are_at_the_top_of_americas_core_inner_circle_of_power_and_influence.html#!</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/lyQUtPEBBSA</ref><ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-tucker-carlson-exposes-how-media-democrats-have-been-working-on-behalf-of-china/</ref>}}

===Executive Order 13848===
:{{See also|Sedition|Treason}}
On September 12, 2018, by President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 13848 entitled, “Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election.”<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-imposing-certain-sanctions-event-foreign-interference-united-states-election/</ref>

In that executive order President Trump declared a national emergency and the 2020 presidential election was conducted under this state of emergency. The order states that people and organizations located, in part, outside the [[United States]] are known to be able to, {{quotebox|“interfere in or undermine public confidence in United States elections, including through the unauthorized accessing of [[election]] and campaign infrastructure or the covert distribution of [[propaganda]] and [[disinformation]].” The EO further states that this foreign interference in U.S. elections, “constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the [[national security]] and [[foreign policy]] of the United States.”}}
On August 26, 2020 Deputy Attorney General [[Jeff Rosen]] delivered remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.:
{{quotebox-float|As President Trump put it in Executive Order 13848: “In recent years, the proliferation of digital devices and [[internet]]-based communications has created significant vulnerabilities and magnified the scope and intensity...” ...While the tools of malign influence have proliferated, foreign governments such as Russia and China have also become more sophisticated and more bold. ...As to boldness, as the [[Christopher Wray|FBI Director]] has recently pointed out, the [[PRC]] has been “engaged in a highly sophisticated malign foreign influence campaign,” using [[bribery]], [[blackmail]], and other malign tactics to influence our year-round policymaking, which certainly has implications for our elections. [[Beijing]]’s corrupt methods are not always as blatant as its [[Chinagate|illegal campaign financing was in 1996]]; PRC tactics are more subtly pernicious and complex. Beijing, for example, works relentlessly to co-opt seemingly independent middlemen who can influence members of Congress on a host of policies....

I want to touch briefly on the current threat landscape as we head toward Election Day. ...As the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ([[DNI|ODNI]]) recently made public on August 7 [2020], some foreign governments have preferences about our election — and have taken or planned malign activities in support of their preferences — including efforts by China and [[Iran]] to undermine President Trump and his Administration’s policies...<ref>https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/remarks-deputy-attorney-general-jeffrey-rosen-malign-foreign-influence-us-elections</ref>}}
On December 8, 2020 Democrat member of the House Intelligence Committee [[Eric Swalwell]] was exposed as a Chinese asset.<ref>https://www.trevorloudon.com/2020/12/rep-swalwell-d-ca-and-the-chinese-spy-and-hes-still-on-intel-committee/</ref> Swalwell had promoted the Chinese Communist Party line for years during the [[Russia collusion]] [[conspiracy theory]] and [[impeachment sham]] that [[Russia]], not China, was the biggest threat to American sovereignty, independence, and democracy.

Between May 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020 the Chinese Communist Party paid $1,027,254.12 to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Bay Area Production Services, LLC (San Francisco), ''The Seattle Times'', ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', Walton Press, Inc. (Atlanta), FNP Printing & Publishing (Washington D.C.), Stellar Printing, Inc. (New York City), ''The Houston Chronicle'', ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', Hawaii Hochi Ltd. and Sun Sentinel Company (Miami) to print the ''China Daily'' newspaper in the United States.<ref>https://erbn.online/1009</ref>

The Chinese communist party also paid $749,006.69 to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Foreign Policy'' and the ''[[Financial Times]]'' for advertisement slots in their publications, including full articles written by ''China Daily''/the Chinese Communist Party.

In total, the Chinese communist party spent nearly $4.5 million on its propaganda in the US through the China Daily newspaper alone. The data was published on the [[US Department of Justice]] its FARA ([[Foreign Agents Registration Act]]) website.<ref>https://efile.fara.gov/docs/3457-Supplemental-Statement-20201118-33.pdf</ref>

Additionally, both [[Dominion Voting Systems]] and [[Scytl]] are foreign corporations.

===Hawkfish===
Isaac Stanley-Becker of ''[[Washington Post]]'' wrote in May 2020,<ref>https://www.stripes.com/news/us/initiative-seeks-to-challenge-trump-s-online-megaphone-1.628186</ref>
{{quotebox|A new Democratic-aligned political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. [[Stanley McChrystal]], the former head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is planning to deploy technology originally developed to counter Islamic State propaganda in service of a domestic political goal – to combat online efforts to promote President Donald Trump's handling of the [[coronavirus]] pandemic.

The group, Defeat Disinfo, will use [[artificial intelligence]] and network analysis to map discussion of the president's claims on social media. It will seek to intervene by identifying the most popular counter-narratives and boosting them through a network of more than 3.4 million influencers across the country – in some cases paying users with large followings to take sides against the president.

The initiative reflects fears within the Democratic Party that Trump's unwavering digital army may help sustain him through the [[pandemic]], as it has through past controversies...The initiative is run by Curtis Hougland, whose received initial funding for the technology from [[DARPA]], the Pentagon's research arm, as part of an effort to combat extremism overseas. He insists Democrats are ill-prepared for the looming battle over information and attention, which is bound to play an outsize role in November.}}
McChrystal said his interest in the PAC is about ensuring the accuracy of information leading up to the election, even if it involves chasing viral attention with emotional appeals and other tactics rewarded by online clicks.

Hougland's PAC differs from more traditional Democratic-aligned PACs, such as [[Priorities USA]] and [[American Bridge 21st Century]], in embracing the practice of paying influencers to convey their messaging. The approach raised eyebrows and prompted tech companies to clarify their rules when it was put into practice by the [[Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign]]. "I have no trepidation about paying content creators in seeking out and amplifying the best narratives," Hougland said.
[[File:Defeat-Disinfo.jpg|right|350px|thumb|McCrystal ran a Democrat funded operation against President Trump during the 2020 presidential election.]]
Stephanie Berger, a former national finance director for the Democratic National Committee, is raising funds for the initiative, which is an extension of Hougland's technology company, Main Street One. Andrew Tobias, a former DNC treasurer, was an earlier investor in the start-up. Main Street One's leaders were previously involved in cultivating digital narratives in [[Eastern Europe]]an [[Color Revolution]]s and have now waded into American politics. The organization ran a campaign that paid influencers to boost [[Kentucky]] Democrats before the gubernatorial election last fall. A super PAC supporting Sen. [[Cory Booker]] of New Jersey in his bid for the Democratic nomination paid Main Street One more than $500,000 for similar services in 2019.

Hougland said his aim is to maintain the "largest repository of content against Trump," and to be nimble in boosting organic material that is already performing well, such as videos produced by the Biden campaign.

A similar effort was brought to light after the [[2018 Midterm elections]], including the creation of fake accounts to sway the 2017 Senate election in [[Alabama]] against [[Roy Moore]]. Joe Trippi, a Democratic operative who helped manage the 2017 Senate campaign in Alabama, said the president is partially insulated from the fallout over his own remarks by a "media echo chamber that is very disciplined about just picking up whatever the misdirection of the day is and amplifying it." That protective armor makes it all the more critical for Democrats to turn up the volume on anti-Trump messaging, he said.

===Big Tech election interference===

Twitter imposed new [[draco]]ian censorship measures aimed at [[conservative]] users in October 2020.<ref>https://markzuckerberg.news/2020-09-30-doj-targets-big-tech-censorship-election-meddling-racketeering.html</ref> One example is labeling criticism of mail-in balloting as "misinformation". [[James Woods]] commented the new labeling is clear:
[[File:Dorsey.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Jack Dorsey.]]
{{quotebox-float|“They are closing down conservative voices completely now. Be prepared that you will no longer be able to see most of my communications, if indeed my account remains open at all. Sorry, folks, but it’s over. And they couldn’t care less what you think. This is the face of [[tyranny]].”<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/12/twitters-new-policy-sparks-sad-warning-from-james-woods-sorry-folks-but-its-over-983577</ref>}}
For first time in [[American history]] social media companies took [[direct action]] against a major U.S. publisher,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-and-facebooks-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press_3540670.html</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' when it published a story on [[Biden-Burisma]] scandal.<ref>*https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/ *https://youtu.be/r4Kcc7a114I *https://youtu.be/89ByR-vrnc4</ref> ''The Post'' is among the top five newspapers by circulation in the United States. These actions raised serious questions about many social media platforms future [[Section 230]] immunity status.

Twitter and Facebook illegally interfered in the 2020 presidential election by blocking links to the article.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/14/election-interference-facebook-suppressing-new-york-post-bombshell-story-of-damaging-hunter-biden-emails/</ref><ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/10/14/bookmark-todays-date-big-tech-has-crossed-the-event-horizon-to-protect-joe-biden/</ref> Twitter and Facebook both have many foreign stockholders.<ref>"Finalized January of 2011, the transaction included a $450 million investment from Goldman Sachs, $50 million from DST, and $1 billion from unnamed foreign investors." http://whoownsfacebook.com/#Goldman *https://qz.com/519388/this-saudi-prince-now-owns-more-of-twitter-than-jack-dorsey-does/</ref> Twitter illegally banned people who posted ''The New York Post'' story,<ref>https://www.wnd.com/2020/10/twitter-now-banning-users-posting-ny-post-story-hunter-biden/</ref> including [[White House]] Press Secretary [[Kayleigh McEnany]] for sharing the article,<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/15/twitter-bans-white-house-press-secretary-for-sharing-hunter-and-joe-biden-corruption-article/</ref> and illegally locked the Trump Campaign account less than three weeks before the 2020 Presidential election.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2020/10/15/twitter-locks-trump-campaign-account-less-than-3-weeks-before-presidential-election/</ref> Rep. [[Jim Jordan]] posted the Biden-Burisma story on a federal government website after Twitter censored the House Judiciary GOP, at which point the link was promptly censored by Twitter.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/jim-jordan-posts-hunter-biden-burisma-story-twitter-censors-house-judiciary-gop/</ref> [[Wikipedia]] editors censored the [[Hunter Biden]] bombshell, and baselessly called the ''New York Post'' an "unreliable" source.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/wikipedia-editors-censor-hunter-biden-bombshell-call-new-york-post-unreliable-source/</ref> [[Google]] also was reported to be illegally meddling in [[U.S. Senate]] elections.<ref>https://patriotdailypress.org/2020/10/13/google-researcher-warns-google-may-be-shifting-power-to-flip-senate/</ref> The [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] announced that Twitter CEO [[Jack Dorsey]] would be [[subpoena]]ed to explain the meddling.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/senate-judiciary-committee-will-subpoena-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-over-ny-post-censorship/</ref> Former [[James Comey]] general counsel [[James A. Baker (DOJ)]], who was complicit in the [[Obamagate timeline|Obamagate]] and [[FISA abuse]] scandals, is [[Twitter]]'s lead counsel.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/06/16/twitter-hires-former-fbi-chief-counsel-as-deputy-lawyer/</ref> The [[RNC]] made a formal complaint to the [[Federal Elections Commission]] which reads in part,
{{quotebox|"Respondent’s feud with President Trump is well known, as are its frequent efforts to censor the President’s tweets and the “shadow banning” of prominent Republicans, including RNC’s Chair, [[Ronna McDaniel]], and several Republican Members of Congress. Respondent’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, and other senior executives are prolific donors to the Democrat party and other left-wing causes, with 98.7% of the company’s total political contributions going to Democrats. In addition, there appears to be a revolving door between the Biden campaign and the company, with Respondent’s Public Policy Director recently leaving to join the Biden transition team and [[Senator Kamala Harris]]’s former Press Secretary now serving as Respondent’s Senior Communications Manager."<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/480341244/RNC-Complaint-Against-Twitter-Inc-Web#from_embed</ref>}}
By "fact checking" one candidate and not another, [[Big Tech]] gave an enormous in-kind campaign contribution of immeasurable monetary value to the [[2020 Biden campaign|Biden campaign]].

===Facebook kill switch===
[[File:Zuck.jpeg|right|250px|thumb|Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: openly complicit in the Marxist coup plot to subvert American's [[constitutional rights]].]]
In August 2020 it was reported that [[Facebook]] was planning for the possibility that President Trump or his campaign could try to challenge mail in ballot election results. ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that staffers were already putting together contingency plans in the event Trump tries to use Facebook to dispute the vote by declaring the [[U.S. Postal Service]] lost mail-in ballots or that other groups interfered with the vote. Facebook officials, including [[CEO]] [[Mark Zuckerberg]], were holding daily meetings to discuss how to minimize the platform from being used to cast doubts on the results.

The Times noted that one plan would include a “kill switch” to shut down political ads after Election Day. The company officials believe the ads, which Facebook does not check for truthfulness, could be used to disseminate misinformation.

The newspaper said [[YouTube]] and [[Twitter]] also discussed their own plans if the postelection period becomes problematic.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/politics/facebook-election-results-dispute-social-media/2020/08/21/id/983301/</ref> Michael Anton of the ''American Mind'' observed, "Once the ruling class gives word that the narrative is “Trump lost,” all the president’s social media accounts will be suspended. The T.V. channels, with the likely exception of Fox News, will refuse to cover anything he says. Count on it. He’s going to need a way to talk to the American people and he has to find the means, now."<ref>https://americanmind.org/essays/the-coming-coup/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/uPNXOFDqD0Q?list=PLNEPP7NLqujVX_zxZbDLeb3zNMjwgjhZB</ref>

Jessica Hertz, a former Associate General Counsel of Regulatory Matters at Facebook, joined the "transition team" of Joe Biden in September 2020. During Hertz’s tenure at the company, Facebook was embroiled in a host of controversies where conservatives – including President Trump – saw their content [[censor]]ed and, in some cases, de-platformed. Hertz worked in the Obama [[White House]] from 2009 to 2014, where, from 2012 to 2014 she served as Principal Deputy Counsel to then-Vice President Biden. She’s also donated over $5,000 to Democratic candidates since the 2016 election cycle, with $2,000 funneled directly to the Biden campaign.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/biden-facebook-team/</ref>

==Biden junta==
As of Novemeber 2020 [[Peter Neffenger]] was chairman of the [[corrupt]] [[voter fraud|ballot-stuffing]] and [[election fraud|election-rigging]] [[SmartMatic]] corporation.<ref>https://www.smartmatic.com/us/about/board-of-directors/detail/peter-neffenger/</ref> Neffenger was appointed to the [[Biden junta]] organizational team.<ref>https://www.air.tv/watch?v=ir00pXx9QsKbvSdjsCy3nQ</ref>

Dr. Navid Keshavarz-Nia, with 35 years experience performing technical assessment, mathematical modeling, cyber-attack pattern analysis, and
security [[counterintelligence]] linked to foreign intelligence service operators, including [[China]], [[Iran]], [[North Korea]], and [[Russia]] and who has worked as a consultant and subject-matter expert supporting the [[Department of Defense]], [[FBI]] and US [[Intelligence Community]] (USIC) agencies such as the [[DIA]], [[CIA]], [[NSA]], NGA [National Geospatial Agency], and the [[DHS]] I&A [Office of Intelligence and Analysis] supporting counterintelligence, and [[law enforcement]] investigations and whom the ''[[New York Times]]'' describes as the "always the smartest person in the room,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/opinion/sunday/garrison-courtney-spies-contracts.html</ref> testified under oath Smartmatic and its role in the [[2020 Presidential election]] thusly:
[[File:Biden inaugural.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Scene from the Biden inauguration. The American people were excluded from what traditionally has been a public event.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/not-an-administration-a-regime/</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|"In my expert opinion, the DVS [ [[Dominion Voting Systems]] ] Democracy Suite, [[Scytl]]/SOE Software/eClarity and Smartmatic have not produced auditable results in the 2020 election. It is evident that ballots were not properly validated, system records were not kept, and the system experience considerable instability even several days prior to November 4, 2020 that require DVS to implement software changes at the last minute. In addition, the disparity in data distribution after 4:30 AM on November 4, 2020 indicates significant systemic anomalies that were widespread among all battleground states. The evidence is both extensive and persuasive and indicates large-scale [[fraud]] by remote operators.

"I conclude that a combination of lost cryptographic key contained on stolen USB memory cards, serious exploitable system and [[software]] vulnerabilities and operating system backdoor in DVS, Scytl, SOE Software/eClarity and Smartmatic created the perfect environment to commit widesprea|d fraud in all states where these systems are installed. My analysis of the 2020 Election from ''NY Times'' data shows statistical anomalies across the battleground state votes. These failures are widespread and systemic - and sufficient to invalidate the [[vote]] counts.

"I conclude with high confidence that the election 2020 data were altered in all [[swing states|battleground states]] resulting in hundreds of thousands of votes that were cast for [[President Trump]] to be transferred to [[Vice President Biden]]. These alterations were the result of systemic and widespread exploitable vulnerabilities in DVS, Scytl/SOE Software and Smartmatic systems that enabled operators to achieve
the desired results. In my view, the evidence is overwhelming and incontrovertible."<ref>https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mied.350905/gov.uscourts.mied.350905.1.19.pdf</ref>}}
====Insurrection Act====
[[File:McInerney.jpeg|left|150px|thumb|Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney.<ref>https://nsroundtable.org/about/thomas-g-mcinerney/</ref>]]
[[Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney]] warned that the Democrats and the CIA have put in place a mechanism which can alter the voting results of electronic voting machines in key swing states (like Pennsylvania) that will determine the outcome of the election.<ref>https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/the-cia-ability-to-hack-the-vote/</ref>

This covert technology is called Operation Scorecard, and it was built by the [[CIA]] to surreptitiously steal elections in targeted countries. Now, that technology is being turned against the United States of America and will be activated on Election Day to steal the election for Biden.

After the closing of polls in Pennsylvania and other swing states, the voting machines will be intercepted and then altered using complex [[algorithm]]s to alter the votes in a way that evades detection, handing a victory to the pre-designated “winner” (Joe Biden). A covert app called “Scorecard” steals votes by making sure Democrats always stay about 3% ahead of their Republican rivals. “Scorecard steals the elections by tampering with the computers at the transfer points,” McInerney said.<ref>https://www.sgtreport.com/2020/11/red-alert-dems-collude-with-cia-to-launch-intelligence-operation-that-alters-voting-machine-results-in-pennsylvania-and-other-swing-states/</ref>

This explains why Joe Biden recently said, with great clarity, “We have put together I think the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.” And why Biden told voters at a small rally that he didn’t “need their vote” to become President, and why Nancy Pelosi said Biden will win no matter what the votes say on November 3rd. This was confirmed by the documents released by [[Edward Snowden]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e51d661e-4166-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html</ref>

On November 30, 2020 Gen. McInerney urged President Trump to invoke the [[Insurrection Act]].<ref>https://www.newstarget.com/2020-12-01-general-mcinerney-calls-for-president-trump-to-invoke-insurrection-act.html</ref>

On May 12, 2021, a group of more than 120 retired senior military officers wrote to Biden expressing doubts about his mental health, also pointing out in their letter that they agree with the abundant evidence showing vote fraud by the Democrats in the 2020 election.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/american-heroes-120-retired-generals-admirals-write-joe-biden-questioning-mental-health-support-evidence-election-fraud/ AMERICAN HEROES: More Than 120 Retired Generals and Admirals Write Joe Biden Questioning His Mental Health — Support Evidence of Election Fraud] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> The officers also chastized the FBI and the Supreme Court for ignoring all of the evidence of that fraud.

==Foreign collusion==

Di Dongsheng, a vice-dean at the School of International Relations at Renmin University in Beijing, made public statements before a large audience on November 28, 2020:
[[File:Nov. 3-4 2020 Chinese cyberattack.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Real time capture of Communist Chinese cyberattack on selected U.S. counties.]]
{{Quotebox-float|"We know that the Trump administration is in a trade war with us, so why can’t we fix the Trump administration? Why did China and the US used to be able to settle all kinds of issues between 1992 and 2016?" he asked. "I’m going to throw out something maybe a little bit explosive here. It’s just because we have people at the top. We have our old friends who are at the top of America’s core inner circle of power and influence."

"During the US-China trade war, [[Wall Street]] tried to help, and I know that my friends on the US side told me that they tried to help, but they couldn’t do much. But now we’re seeing Biden was elected, the traditional elite, the political elite, the establishment, they’re very close to Wall Street, so you see that, right?"

"Trump has been saying that Biden’s son has some sort of global foundation. Have you noticed that? Who helped [Hunter] build the foundations? Got it? There are a lot of deals inside all these."<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/12/08/top_chinese_intellectual_boasts_about_old_friends_who_are_at_the_top_of_americas_core_inner_circle_of_power_and_influence.html#!</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/lyQUtPEBBSA</ref><ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-tucker-carlson-exposes-how-media-democrats-have-been-working-on-behalf-of-china/</ref>}}
Dominion voting system is a [[Canadian]] owned company with global subsidiaries. It is owned by Staple Street Capital which is in turn owned by [[UBS|UBS Securities LLC]], of which 3 out of their 7 board members are [[Chinese]] nationals. The Dominion software is licensed from [[Smartmatic]] which is a [[Venezuela]]n owned and controlled company. Dominion Server locations have been determined to be in [[Serbia]], Canada, the US, [[Spain]] and [[Germany]].

==Media reaction post-election==

After Election Day and as reports on election abnormalities came in, media outlets on the left and center universally claimed there was no widespread election fraud that could change the outcome, while those traditionally considered lean-right and on the right are split. Social media controlled by liberals actively censored claims of election fraud.

[[Washington Examiner]] initially thinks "Trump has a right to fight in court but should ditch his irresponsible rhetoric" on November 7, 2020.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-has-a-right-to-fight-in-court-but-should-ditch-his-irresponsible-rhetoric</ref> Two weeks later, it changed its tone and advocated "(i)t's time for Trump to concede and move on" because "(n)o fraud or error produced tens of thousands of additional votes for Biden in battleground states", citing the result of a Georgia hand-recount as the sole support.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/its-time-for-trump-to-concede-and-move-on</ref> It reiterated a month later, after [[Supreme Court]]'s refusal to hear [[Texas v. Pennsylvania]] and disputed states certified their results, that "(t)he electors have spoken, and Republicans must accept that Joe Biden won".<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/electors-have-spoken-republicans-must-accept-joe-biden-won</ref> It eventually condemned that "Trump and his mob have dishonored America" after the [[2021 Capitol protests]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-and-his-mob-have-dishonored-america</ref>

==See also==
*[[Blue state Civil War]]
*[[Democrat voting fraud]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External link==
*[https://archive.is/2Lhxn Biden Putsch], [[youtube]]

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Luminoxius: start a "Media reaction post-election" section

[[File:Electoral Map 11-10-20.png|right|350px|thumb|Electoral Map as of November 10, 2020. Biden 227, Trump 231, 80 uncounted.<ref>https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/decision-desk-trump-won-the-state-of-north-carolina-20201110</ref>]]
Days before the [[2020 Presidential election]] [[Joe Biden]] announced that he didn't need voters to help him get elected,<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/wth-joe-biden-tells-voters-dont-need-get-elected-video/</ref> and that he had assembled "the most extensive [[voter fraud]] organization in history.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/10/24/joe-biden-brags-about-having-most-extensive-voter-fraud-organization-in-history/</ref> The Pennsylvania [[Attorney General]] publicly commented that the election outcome was predetermined.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/pennsylvania-attorney-general-states-outcome-election-predetermined-calls-election-joe-biden-election-day/</ref>

==The largest voter fraud organization in history==

:{{See also|Democrat election fraud|2020 Voter fraud timeline|Deep State|Cloward-Piven strategy|}}
When Democrats want to tilt elections in their favor outside the ballot box, [[Marc Elias]] of [[Perkins Coie]] is the go-to guy. Perkins Coie is the Democratic law firm, paid by [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign|the Hillary Clinton campaign]], that hired [[Fusion GPS]] to dig up dirt on Donald Trump in 2016. They failed, but still compiled the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' full of foreign-solicited lies about Trump and Russia, which was leaked by Obama intelligence officials to try to sabotage the new president’s administration, sow doubt in his election victory, and invalidate the votes of 63 million Americans. From [[Wisconsin]] to [[Nevada]], to [[California]], Marc Elias and the Democrats pushed lawsuits disguised as “election reform” to water down important election safeguards and increase the opportunity for fraud, abuse, and corruption. In August 2020 ''[[Politico]]'' reported,
[[File:Early morning ballot dumps Nov. 4, 2020.png|right|300px|thumb|Four highly anomalous ballot dumps highlighted in yellow account for the "win" in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia and represent forty-two electoral votes.<ref>https://votepatternanalysis.substack.com/p/voting-anomalies-2020</ref>]]
{{quotebox|[[Coronavirus]] has turned the Democratic Party’s voter contact program, one operative said, into something more like a tech support operation than a traditional door-knocking effort.....[[Priorities USA]], the Democratic super PAC, is spending $24 million on voter mobilization, which includes vote-by-mail education. Fair Fight, a group founded by [[Stacey Abrams]], has rolled out voter protection programs in 17 states....

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the USPS and on mail-voting is raising concern among voters, operatives say.

“We've seen such an increase from young people in terms of concern about their ballot casting,” said Jared DeLoof, the states director of [[NextGen America]], which targets younger voters. “They want to vote, they want to make sure that that vote is going to count.” [...]

Democrats believe they will also have to follow up with some voters after their ballot has been cast, in an effort to help them fix ballots that have been rejected for technical reasons. State rules vary widely on if or how voters can correct their ballots, and the time windows to do so can be short.

While Democratic campaigns and groups navigate the patchwork of state rules governing mail ballots to encourage turnout, Democratic election attorney Marc Elias is trying to change many of those rules.
[[File:Ballot harvesting.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|]]
This is the other half of the party’s vote-by-mail efforts: a sprawling legal effort that spans every battleground state and is costing tens of millions of dollars. Priorities USA, just one of Elias’ clients, has expanded its voting litigation budget to $32 million.

“One of the features of vote by mail is that between the point that the voter cast the ballot and the point that the ballot is counted, several things have to go right,” Elias said in an interview. “One is that the ballot has to be received by the election officials in time. ... And the second is that the ballot needs to be verified and accepted.”

Elias, who was the lead attorney in former Sen. [[Al Franken]]’s (D-Minn.) 2008 recount victory and the general counsel for [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Kerry]]’s presidential campaigns, is pursuing what he calls “four pillars” of legal changes to election laws during coronavirus. The first, that mail ballots should include paid postage with them, has some cross-partisan support.

Boockvar and the county officials repeatedly ignored essential safeguards for absentee and mail-in voting which require “procedural safeguards to deter fraud and ensure transparency” due to “inherent risk.” In December 2019, Pennsylvania’s auditor general, Eugene DePasquale, determined that there are more than 50,000 cases of potentially inaccurate voter records in the state’s system.
[[File:PA mail-in fraud.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Pennsylvania mailed out 1.8 Million mail-in ballots, buy got back 2.5 million.<ref>https://youtu.be/2AYSs77k2tY</ref>]]
On October 31, 2019, Pennsylvania’s legislature passed Act 77, which allowed all Pennsylvania voters the option of voting by mail without providing a reason or excuse. Yet mail-in voting still requires a ballot application and the election code still bars ballot harvesting except in the case of disabled voters. Pennsylvania law still requires ballots that have been filled out incompletely or incorrectly to be declared void and it does not permit election boards to give voters who cast improper ballots a “notice and opportunity to cure” those ballots.

Importantly, Act 77 prohibits a voter from casting both a mail-in ballot and an in-person ballot, unless the voter returns an unvoted mail-in ballot and declares that he or she has not voted by mail. The lawsuit alleged,
{{quotebox-float|“Defendants failed to take adequate measures to ensure that the provisions of the Election Code enacted to protect the validity of absentee or mail-in ballots, including without limitation Act 77, were followed.”}}
The other three do not, locking Elias in a wide-range legal fight with Republicans all over the country, including the Republican National Committee and its legal budget of at least $20 million. Those fights are over Elias’ push to mandate that states count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after the fact; overhauling signature matching laws, which Elias derides as based on pseudoscience; and allowing for third parties to collect and turn in voters’ sealed absentee ballots, which Democrats call “community collection” and Republicans largely deride as “[[ballot harvesting]].”

“One thing you do is you make sure that people whose ballot is being challenged based on signature matching, that the people that are doing that have been trained, are applying uniform non-discriminatory standards. And most importantly, the voter is notified and has an opportunity to cure,” Elias said of his legal strategy. (A cure process mandates that a state contacts voters whose ballots have been rejected to give them the ability to fix — or cure — their ballot.)

Several Democratic-backed lawsuits have also pushed to expand who can cast absentee ballots. In 44 states, any voter can, at a minimum, request an absentee ballot if they choose to do so, and some states have changed that requirement as a response to the pandemic. [...]

Republicans argue that allowing for outside parties to collect and deliver ballots could lead to coercion or fraud. [...]

Depending on how close the races for the White House and battleground Senate seats are, "we could be headed for a ''[[Bush v. Gore]]'' situation in every battleground state, depending how close the results are."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/21/democrats-vote-by-mail-plan-399671</ref>}}
The RNC and the Trump campaign pushed back against the Democrats’ assault on the integrity of elections. All across the country, Democrats tried to use coronavirus and the courts to legalize ballot harvesting, implement a nationwide mail-in ballot system, and eliminate nearly every safeguard in our elections.

One in five mail in ballots have been rejected in several 2020 elections. Nearly two-thirds (62%) say there is fraud in U.S. elections, and that fraud would concern them under Democrats’ nationwide mail-in ballot system. Americans overwhelmingly approve of the safeguards Democrats are suing to eliminate like signature matching (84%), voter identification (80%), and a ballot receipt deadline of election day (83%). Voters also oppose (67%) allowing campaign workers to collect mail-in ballots, also known as ballot harvesting.<ref>https://www.protectthevote.com/</ref>

===Smartmatic===
Smartmatic was officially incorporated on 11 April 11. 2000 in [[Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Division of Corporations - Filing - SMARTMATIC CORPORATION|url=https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx|website=State of Delaware - Division of Corporations|publisher=State of Delaware|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Foreign Profit - SMARTMATIC CORPORATION|url=http://www.urru.org/papers/anexo1.2.jpg|publisher=State of Delaware|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/20/business/a-crucial-vote-for-venezuela-and-a-company.html?_r=1 "A Crucial Vote for Venezuela and a Company"] ''New York Times''. Retrieved 2017-01-19.</ref> After receiving funds from private investors, the company then began to expand. Smartmatic was the main technology supplier for fourteen Venezuelan national elections. In March 2018, Smartmatic ceased operations in Venezuela.<ref name=":11">{{cite news|title=Smartmatic Announces Cease of Operations in Venezuela|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180306005537/en/Smartmatic-Announces-Cease-Operations-Venezuela|accessdate=|work=Business Wire|date=6 March 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Smartmatic acquired Sequoia Voting Systems in 2005.<ref name="WPbizz">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/30/AR2006103001224.html|title=Voting Machine Firm Denies Chavez Ties|last1=Goldfarb|first1=Zachary A.|date=31 October 2006|work=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=|quote=Bizta, a start-up technology company in Venezuela with some of the same owners as Smartmatic}}</ref><ref>''Business Wire'', 9 March 2005, [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050308006237&newsLang=en Sequoia Voting Systems and Smartmatic Combine to Form Global Leader in Electronic Voting Solutions]</ref><ref name="CRONsmart">{{cite news|url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2009/472673.html|title=Smartmatic es una empresa de "comercio riesgoso" y... defraudadora|last1=Cedillo Cano|first1=Alejandro|date=1 December 2009|work=La Crónica de Hoy|accessdate=|language=es-MX}}</ref> Following this acquisition, Rep. [[Carolyn Maloney]] requested an investigation to determine whether the [[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States|Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)]] had followed correct processes to green-light sale of Sequoia to Smartmatic, which was described as having "possible ties to the Venezuelan government".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1095&Itemid=61|title=Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney|website=Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney|accessdate=2 January 2018}}</ref> The request was made after a March 2006 following issues in [[Chicago]] and Cook County, where a percentage of the machines involved were manufactured by Sequoia, and Sequoia provided technical assistance, some by a number of Venezuelan nationals flown in for the event.<ref name="abclocal">ABC Local, 7 April 2006, [http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=4065162 Alderman: Election Day troubles could be part of 'international conspiracy']</ref> A [[WikiLeaks]] cable from July 10, 2006 discussed ownership:
{{quotebox-float|“The Venezuelan-owned Smartmatic Corporation is a riddle both in ownership and operation, complicated by the fact that its machines have overseen several landslide (and contested) victories by President Hugo Chavez and his supporters. The electronic voting company went from a small technology startup to a market player in just a few years, catapulted by its participation in the August 2004 recall referendum. Smartmatic has claimed to be of U.S. origin, but its true owners — probably elite Venezuelans of several political strains — remain hidden behind a web of holding companies in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Barbados]]. The Smartmatic machines used in Venezuela are widely suspected of, though never proven conclusively to be, susceptible to fraud. The company is thought to be backing out of Venezuelan electoral events, focusing now on other parts of world, including the United States via its subsidiary, Sequoia.”<ref>https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06CARACAS2063_a.html</ref>}}
Following the request, Smartmatic and Sequoia submitted a request to be reviewed by the CFIUS while also denying links to the Venezuelan government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsmax.com/pre-2008/voting-machine-firm-denies-hugo/2006/10/30/id/684637/|title=Voting-Machine Firm Denies Hugo Chavez Ties|date=2006-10-30|website=[[Newsmax]]|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> The company disclosed that it was owned by Antonio Mugica (78.8%), Alfredo Anzola (3.87%), Roger Pinate (8.47%), Jorge Massa Dustou (5.97%) and employees (2.89%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtech.com/security/Voting-Machine-Company-Vows-No-Connection.html|title=Voting Machine Company Vows No Connection to Venezuelan President Chavez|website=www.govtech.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> Smartmatic subsequently sold Sequoia and later withdrew from Cook County in December 2006.<ref name="WSJpe">{{cite news|title=Politics & Economics: Smartmatic to Shed U.S. Unit, End Probe Into Venezuelan Links|last1=Davis|first1=Bob|date=22 December 2006|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|publisher=Dow Jones & Company|ref=Page A6}}</ref>

''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote that "Smartmatic scrapped a simple corporate structure" of being based in Boca Raton "for a far more complex arrangement" of being located in multiple locations following the Sequoia incident. Though Smartmatic has made differing statements saying that they were either American or Dutch based, the [[United States Department of State]] stated that its Venezuelan owners "remain hidden behind a web of holding companies in the Netherlands and Barbados". ''[[The New York Times]]'' states that "the role of the young Venezuelan engineers who founded Smartmatic has become less visible" and that its organization is "an elaborate web of offshore companies and foreign trusts", while [[BBC News]] states that though Smartmatic says the company was founded in the United States, "its roots are firmly anchored in (Venezuela)". Multiple sources simply state that Smartmatic is a Venezuelan company.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tiglao|first1=Rigoberto D.|title=US Caracas Embassy: 'Smartmatic is a riddle'|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/us-caracas-embassy-smartmatic-is-a-riddle/232249/|accessdate=|work=The Manila Times|date=1 December 2015}} {{cite book|title=Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), One Year After Dubai Ports World: Congressional Hearing|date=7 February 2007|publisher=[[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States]]|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=978-1422320471|page=7}} {{cite news|last1=Uy|first1=Jocelyn R.|title=Smartmatic faces probe|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785566/smartmatic-faces-probe|accessdate=|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=14 May 2016}} Belgian Region's Decision to Use New Voting Machines Reignites E-voting Debate|url=http://www.cio.com/article/2391971/e-voting/belgian-region-s-decision-to-use-new-voting-machines-reignites-e-voting-debate.html|magazine=CIO magazine|date=2012-09-24</ref> Smartmatic maintains that the holding companies in multiple countries are used for "[[Tax avoidance|tax efficiency]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-10-30/news/0610300235_1_electronic-voting-election-officials-electronic-voting|title=Election officials OK with probe|last1=McCormick|first1=John|date=30 October 2006|work=The Chicago Tribune|accessdate=|language=en}}</ref>

===Dominion Election Systems===
[[File:Dominion-states-522x600.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dominion/Scorecard technology with Chinese components used in 28 states.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/huge-corrupted-software-used-michigan-county-stole-6000-votes-trump-also-used-swing-states-uses-chinese-computer-parts-machines/</ref>]]
[[Dominion Voting Systems]] is a [[Canadian]] company that sells voting hardware and software manufactured with [[Chinese]] components.<ref>https://youtu.be/5ZjLrgQDtCQ</ref> Dominion was founded in 2004 in [[Venezuela]] to rig elections for the [[dictator]] [[Hugo Chavez]] and later [[Nicolas Maduro]]. The software has been used by the [[CIA]] to rig elections in [[Eastern Europe]]. Dominion acquired the vote-switching software when it purchased Sequoia Voting Systems from Smartmatic,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtGEBRRAC50</ref> Retired Admiral [[Peter Neffenger]], who is on [[Joe Biden]]'s alleged transition team, is on the board of directors of SmartMatic.<ref>http://dennismichaellynch.com/dml-morning-briefing-mon-nov-16-trump-lawyer-vows-to-overturn-results-of-election-in-several-states/</ref>

All Dominion machines include a “weighted race feature” to fractionalize votes whose only purpose is to cheat in elections.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/dominion-voting-machines-include-weighted-race-feature-whose-purpose-cheat-elections-contacted-dominion-not-get-response/</ref> For example, the machine can be set to count a vote for Donald Trump as 0.7 of a vote while counting a vote for Joe Biden as 1.25 of a vote.<ref>https://youtu.be/7TLm0D9qvXA</ref>

As of 2020, the equipment is used in 30 states in the [[United States]]. In the [[2020 Presidential election]], Dominion Voting Systems deleted 2.7 million votes for incumbent [[President Donald Trump]] nationwide. Data analysis found the voting systems switched 221,000 votes in [[Pennsylvania]] from President Trump to his rival, [[Democratic party|Democrat]] challenge former [[Vice President Joe Biden]]. 941,000 Trump votes for President Trump were deleted. Other states using Dominion switched 435,000 votes from President Trump to Joe Biden, although liberals like to dispute it despite lots of evidence proving it did. <ref>https://thenewamerican.com/potus-dominion-voting-system-deleted-2-7-million-trump-votes/</ref> As suspicions arose Dominion shuttered their [[Toronto]] and [[Denver]] offices, refused to testify before a Pennsylvania House committee,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/dominion-cancels-planned-appearance-before-pennsylvania-lawmakers_3587425.html</ref> and at least 100 Dominion employees deleted their LinkedIn profiles.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/since-election-day-100-243-dominion-employees-linkedin-deleted-profiles/</ref>

In 2016 Dominion Voting Systems Vice President of Engineering [[Eric Coomer]] was asked if it was possible to bypass election systems software and go directly to the data tables that manage systems running elections in [[Illinois]]. His response was, “Yes, if they have access.”<ref>https://www.thepostemail.com/2016/09/01/critical-flaws-in-election-security-confirmed-by-dominion-voting-executive/</ref>

Bypassing the election systems software means whoever has access can potentially manipulate the vote without many risks of detection. Coomer was asked who would have access to these data tables? Coomer replied, "Vendors, election officials, and others who need to be granted access."<ref>http://www.defendthevote.com/114-election-security/508-massive-flaws-election-security-confirmed-by-dominion-voting</ref>

Citizen journalist Joee Altmann infiltrated Antifa Zoom chats in Denver in which Coomer participated in. Oltmann said,
{{quotebox-float|"His Facebook account, he had posted the Antifa Manifesto a day after it's was posted by a major Antifa organization. So it's not like he waited and somewhere along the line somebody gave it to him. It was literally that day....I wanted to research everything that was out there, like anything, anything that he touched. And everywhere I ran into him having his fingers in it, like he was the one in [[Arizona]] that was actually pitching the project to the election Commission in Arizona in 2019. October 29th [2020] he was in Georgia as the expert witness in a lawsuit. He was in Georgia selling the product. He was in Georgia for the spokesperson. He was in [[Pennsylvania]] selling the product. He was in Pennsylvania meeting with county clerks. He was in Michigan installing the system. Like this is a guy that's not supposed to be involved in every minute detail of the organization. He is the Director of Strategy and Security. And there he is, everywhere you turn. He's everywhere."<ref>https://youtu.be/IbqNLx1KXDw</ref>}}
On a conference call with other members of Antifa Coomer is reported to have said:
{{quotebox|“Don’t worry about the election, Trump’s not gonna win. I made f**king sure of that!”<ref>https://en-volve.com/2020/11/16/anti-trump-engineer-of-dominion-voting-systems-said-i-made-sure-trumps-not-gonna-win-in-secret-call-with-antifa-claims-man-who-infiltrated-group/</ref>}}

===Vote switching technology===
[[File:Dominion logo.png|right|350px|thumb|[[Dominion Voting Systems]] logo: Red ballots in, Blue ballots out.]]
[[Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney]] warned that the Democrats and the CIA have put in place a mechanism which can alter the voting results of electronic voting machines in key swing states (like Pennsylvania) that will determine the outcome of the election.<ref>https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/the-cia-ability-to-hack-the-vote/</ref>

This covert technology is called Operation Scorecard, and it was acquired by the [[CIA]] to surreptitiously steal elections in targeted countries. Now, that technology is being turned against the United States of America and will be activated on Election Day to steal the election for Biden.

After the closing of polls in Pennsylvania and other swing states, the voting machines will be intercepted and then altered using complex [[algorithm]]s to alter the votes in a way that evades detection, handing a victory to the pre-designated “winner” (Joe Biden). A covert app called “Scorecard” steals votes by making sure Democrats always stay about 3% ahead of their Republican rivals. “Scorecard steals the elections by tampering with the computers at the transfer points,” McInerney said.<ref>https://www.sgtreport.com/2020/11/red-alert-dems-collude-with-cia-to-launch-intelligence-operation-that-alters-voting-machine-results-in-pennsylvania-and-other-swing-states/</ref>

This explains why Joe Biden recently said, with great clarity, “We have put together I think the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.” And why Biden told voters at a small rally that he didn’t “need their vote” to become President, and why [[Nancy Pelosi]] said Biden will win no matter what the votes say on November 3, 2020.

This was confirmed by the documents released by [[Edward Snowden]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e51d661e-4166-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html</ref>

According to McInerney, servers were seized in [[Frankfurt, Germany]], where [[fraud]]ulent votes were being cooked up for [[Joe Biden]] during and after the [[2020 presidential election]]. The covert facility where these servers were being housed is run by the [[CIA]], and it is where elections all over the world are monitored and “cooked” to produce predetermined outcomes.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/the-kraken-retired-general-says-us-military-intel-group-nicknamed-kraken-seized-dominion-servers-in-germany/</ref>

===Scytl===
Days after it was revealed how 2020 US Elections were rigged by Canadian Crown Agent Dominion Voting Systems through a so-called “glitch”, GreatGameIndia found involvement of another dubious foreign company in US Election meddling. The votes cast by Americans were counted by a in [[Spain]] by a [[bankrupt]]ed Spanish company known as [[Scytl]]. Like Dominion Voting Systems, Scytl has a long history of election fraud in various nations including injecting backdoors in its election software. The issue has prompted experts to question why the sensitive job of counting votes was outsourced to a foreign company. How could a bankrupted Spanish company count American votes in Spain. Due to such widespread fraud, the Chairman of the US [[Federal Election Commission]] Trey Trainor believes that the 2020 US Presidential Elections is illegitimate.<ref>https://greatgameindia.com/us-election-bankrupted-spanish-scytl/</ref>

==Fraudulent activity==
At 2:30 AM EDT of the 4th of November 2020, TV broadcasts reported that Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada and Georgia decided to cease vote counting operations and would continue the following day. This unanimous decision to initially and intentionally stop counting by all five battleground states was unprecedented, and it demonstrates prior coordination by election officials in battleground states. This allowed for more time to manufacture fraudulent ballots.

One method to track fraudulent votes is to look closely at how many of the votes did little or no down-ticket voting. When manufacturing votes, it is too time consuming to vote for other officeholders. Statistical analysis showed wild numbers of people who voted only for Joe Biden and didn’t vote further down the ticket:<ref>https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325193658170134531</ref>
*Pennsylvania — 98,000
*Georgia — 80-90,000
*Arizona — 42,000
*[[Michigan]] — 69-115,000
*Wisconsin — 62,836
A standard [[voter fraud]] method, [[Benford's Law]], flags these votes as suspect.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/pennsylvania-vote-anomalies/</ref>

===Pennsylvania===
[[File:Pennsylvania-740x740.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Vote switching.]]
[[Democrat]] operative [[Kathy Boockvar]], who simultaneously was serving as Pennsylvania Secretary of Commonwealth in charge of elections, told the [[United States Supreme Court]] on October 28, 2020 that ballots received after 8 p.m. on November 3, 2020 would be segregated, but she changed the rules on November 1 and directed counties to canvass those ballots as soon as possible upon receipt. In some counties, it is not possible to both segregate and canvass ballots as directed. This directive leaves open the possibility that timely votes will be commingled with votes received after 8 p.m. on Election Day, despite the fact that these votes remain the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court.

The Department changed the rules again on November 2, 2020 when they provided last-second guidance directing counties to provide information to help voters whose mail-in or absentee ballots were incorrectly completed so those voters could vote on a provisional ballot. The late release of this “guidance” resulted in inconsistent application across the counties – some of whom contacted voters as directed and some who did not. There is no basis for this guidance in current law. The Secretary created this new process out of thin air.

At 8:38 p.m. on Monday, November 2 – less than 12 hours before the polls were to open – the Department issued an email to counties directing them to provide information to political party and candidate representatives regarding mail-in and absentee ballots which had been set aside because they failed to comply with the requirements of the Election Code in order to be counted, so that voters could come in and vote provisionally at the polls. The late release of this “guidance” resulted in inconsistent application across the counties, some of whom contacted voters as directed and some who did not; such differential treatment is wholly inappropriate and a direct result of Boockvar’s scattershot approach to [[Pennsylvania]]’s elections.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/04/pennsylvania-republican-senators-call-on-pa-secretary-of-state-to-resign/</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/xUWA4CqzQ6pN/</ref>

The Pennsylvania Appeals Court issued an order that said
{{quotebox-float|“effective immediately … all candidates, watchers, or candidate representatives [shall] be permitted to be present for the canvassing process … and be permitted to observe all aspects of the canvassing process within 6 feet, while adhering to all COVID-19 protocols, including, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.”<ref>https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1324376367916605447</ref>}}
[[Philadelphia]] Democrat election officials refused to comply with the order,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/03/the-steal-is-on-in-pennsylvania-poll-watchers-denied-access-illegal-campaigning-at-polling-locations/</ref><ref>https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gop-poll-watchers-are-denied-access-in-philadelphia</ref> and the Democrat [[Sheriff]], a Biden supporter, refused to enforce the Appeals Court order.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/what-are-you-hiding-trump-campaign-says-philly-sheriff-wont-enforce-order-allowing-gop-observers/</ref>

The Trump campaign then filed a lawsuit in [[federal]] district court claiming that the Board of Elections is “nonetheless continuing to count ballots, without any observations by any representatives or poll watchers of President Trump and the Republican Party.”<ref>https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7325351/11-5-20-Trump-Campaign-v-Philadelphia-Board-of.pdf</ref> The lawsuit claims that Trump campaign observers were denied access altogether in some instances in Philadelphia County. The county’s elections board did not permit the Trump campaign’s observers to be within 6 feet of “all aspects” of the pre-canvassing process in violation of Commonwealth Court Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon’s November 5, 2020, order requiring that poll-watchers “be permitted to observe all aspects of the canvassing process within 6 feet.” The lawsuit states,
{{quotebox-float|“It is estimated that 680,770 ballots were processed by the Allegheny and Philadelphia County Boards of Elections when no observation was allowed.”}}
115% of Pensylvania registered Democrats voted for Biden. Biden received 1.24 to 1.43 times greater than either [[Hillary Clinton]] or [[Barack Obama]] in predominant Republican counties.<ref>https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325193658170134531</ref>

Another way to track fraudulent votes is to look closely at how many of the votes did little or no down-ticket voting. When manufacturing votes, it is too time consuming to vote for other officeholders.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/pennsylvania-vote-anomalies/</ref>

===Michigan===
[[File:2020-11-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
In a lawsuit against the Detroit Election Commission following the [[2020 presidential election]], election observers alleged:<ref>https://greatlakesjc.org/wp-content/uploads/Complaint-Costantino-FINAL-With-Exhibits.pdf</ref>
{{quotebox|a.Defendants systematically processed and counted ballots from voters whose name failed to appear in either the Qualified Voter File (QVF) or in the supplemental sheets. When a voter’s name could not be found, the election worker assigned the ballot to a random name already in the QVF to a person who had not voted.

b.Defendants instructed election workers to not verify signatures on absentee ballots, to backdate absentee ballots, and to process such ballots regardless of their validity.

c.After election officials announced the last absentee ballots had been received, another batch of unsecured and unsealed ballots, without envelopes, arrived in trays at the TCF Center. There were tens of thousands of these absentee ballots, and apparently every ballot was counted and attributed only to Democratic candidates.

d.Defendants instructed election workers to process ballots that appeared after the election deadline and to falsely report that those ballots had been received prior to November 3, 2020 deadline.

e.Defendants systematically used false information to process ballots, such as using incorrect or false birthdays. Many times, the election workers inserted new names into the QVF after the election and recorded these new voters as having a birthdate of 1/1/1900.

f.On a daily basis leading up to the election, [[City of Detroit]] election workers and 4 Great Lakes Justice Center employees coached voters to vote for Joe Biden and the Democrat party. These workers and employees encouraged voters to do a straight Democrat ballot. These election workers and employees went over to the voting booths with voters in order to watch them vote and coach them for whom to vote.

g.Unsecured ballots arrived at the TCF Center loading garage, not in sealed ballot boxes, without any chain of custody, and without envelopes.

h.Defendant election officials and workers refused to record challenges to their processes and removed challengers from the site if they politely voiced a challenge.

i.After poll challengers started discovering the fraud taking place at the TCF Center, Defendant election officials and workers locked credentialed challengers out of the counting room so they could not observe the process, during which time tens of thousands of ballots were processed.

j.Defendant election officials and workers allowed ballots to be duplicated by hand without allowing poll challengers to check if the duplication was accurate. In fact, election officials and workers repeatedly obstructed poll challengers from observing. Defendants permitted thousands of ballots to be filled out by hand and duplicated on-site without oversight from poll challengers.}}
===Georgia===
[[File:GA PA election fraud.png|right|350px|thumb|New York Times Election Report Reveals
104,984 Stolen Votes in GA.<ref>https://centralcitynews.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Central-City-News-11-19-20-Small.pdf</ref>]]
:{{See also|Georgia election fraud}}
On March 6, 2020 the [[Georgia]] Secretary of State, [[Brad Raffensperger]], signed off on a secret legal agreement with the [[Democratic Party]] of Georgia, the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]], and the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] to alter [[absentee ballot]] procedures in Georgia.<ref>https://www.dropbox.com/s/ta0rze1m3flzk5o/2020-11-13%20Complaint%20-%20L.%20Wood%20v.%20Raffensperger%20et%20al.pdf?dl=0</ref> The Democrats’ attorney for this secret deal was [[Marc Elias]] from [[Perkins Coie]],<ref>https://www.indiarightnownews.com/lin-wood-files-lawsuit-challenging-georgias-secretary-of-states-dark-unconstitutional-agreement-with-hillary-attorney-marc-elias/</ref> the bagman for [[Hillary Clinton]] who hire [[FusionGPS]] to write the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' during the [[2016 presidential election]].

Raffensperger announced the state’s purchase of a $106 million election system from Dominion Voting Systems in July 2019. In a lawsuit, which originated in 2017, critics contend that the new system was subject to many of the same security vulnerabilities as the one it was replacing.

In an October 11, 2020 order, just weeks prior to the 2020 presidential election, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg agreed with the concerns associated with the new Dominion voting system, writing that the case presented “serious system security vulnerability and operational issues that may place Plaintiffs and other voters at risk of deprivation of their fundamental right to cast an effective vote that is accurately counted.”

“The Court’s Order has delved deep into the true risks posed by the new BMD voting system as well as its manner of implementation. These risks are neither hypothetical nor remote under the current circumstances,” Judge Totenberg wrote in her order.

====Smoking gun video====
[[File:Shaya Moss.png|right|300px|thumb|Shaya Moss, the Fulton County Georgia supervisor of registration, stuffed the ballot box with tens of thousands of votes for Joe Biden on the night of November 3, 2020 and in the early morning hours after.<ref>https://youtu.be/NCgSFoD0bK0</ref>]]
Originally when the [[mainstream media]] reported it at the time, a water main pipe allegedly burst, forcing the evacuation of the room where mail-in and absentee ballots were counted in the State Farm Arena. However, these [[fake news]] reports also claimed that no ballots were damaged.<ref>https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/slow-leak-text-messages-cast-doubt-on-georgia-officials-burst-pipe-excuse-for-pause-in-counting/news-story/19176f5113512210517c82debe684392</ref>

Republican election observers were forced from the room. Employees were told ballot counting ceased for the night and would resume at 8:00 AM. Four workers remained behind. Within minutes after everyone's departure, surveillance camera's revealed the workers unloading tens of thousands of ballots secreted away beneath draped tables The workers began furiously running the ballots through tabulation machines.

A voter fraud hearing in Georgia features explosive allegations of ballot stuffing. The witness said that after the observers left, the remaining workers "move[d] into action and began scanning ballots." This was allegedly not under any observation other than the surveillance cameras.<ref>https://youtu.be/nVP_60Hm4P8</ref>

===Wisconsin===
[[File:Milwaukee turnout 2020.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Turnout exceeded registered voters in some Milwaukee precincts by 200%.]]
Theredelephants reports in [[Wisconsin]], voter turnout matched the record high of 2004. The Wisconsin Elections Commission uses the estimated voting age population as the denominator when calculating statewide voter turnout numbers. According to the Elections Commission, there was a 73 percent turnout in this Wisconsin election.

Turnout was 67 percent in 2016; 70 percent in 2012; 69 percent in 2008; and 73 percent in 2004. Apparently Joe Biden smashed [[Barack Obama]]’s 2008 turnout in most places in the country.

In both Michigan and Wisconsin, several vote dumps occurred at approximately 4am on Wednesday morning November 4, 2020 which showed that Joe Biden received almost 100 percent of the votes. President Trump was leading by hundreds of thousands of votes in both states as America went to sleep, and turnout in the state of Wisconsin seems to be particularly impossible.

In Wisconsin on election day before the polls opened, Republicans led Mail-in Ballots requested 43% to 35%, and Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned 43% to 35%. Almost ALL of the ballots found, while most in the country were sleeping, after they officials stated they would stop counting, were for Joe Biden.

Some statistically savvy observers noticed other mathematical flaws, as random numbers in statistics should follow a pattern in their distribution. If the numbers are falsified, it is easy to detect.

Biden had 49,000 votes posted on the City of Milwaukee website as of 4 AM Wednesday and 194,000 votes as of 3 PM Wednesday.<ref>https://twitter.com/RichHiggins_DC/status/1329268228883963904</ref> 102 wards added more than 500 votes, 16 added more than 1000. State margin 20k <ref>https://t.co/ToBWG58yXv</ref><ref>pic.twitter.com/3yzpYSEJ0q</ref>

The increase in Democrats relative to Republicans was significantly higher when the Democrat was doing worse overall in early counting. Within each ward, late votes broke heavily to the Democrat in exactly the races where they are likely to affect the result.

==Early ballots from states reporting party registration==
States reporting party registration data as of November 2, 2020 03:57 PM Eastern Time:<ref>https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html</ref> CA, CO, FL, IA, KS, KY, MD, ME, NC, NJ, NV, OK, PA, SD
:{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party || Returned Ballots || Freq. Distribution || Requested Ballots || Return Rate
|-
| Democrats || 21,523,732 || 45.2 || 23,428,543 || 16.0
|-
| Republicans || 14,516,288 || 30.5 || 13,664,456 || 11.3
|-
| Minor || 316,023 || 0.7 || ||
|-
| No Party Affiliation || 11,260,618 || 23.6 || 14,930,500 ||8.5
|-
| TOTAL || 47,616,661 || 100.0 || 52,023,499 || 24.0
|}
{{Anchor|U.S. Color Revolution}}
Overall 97,665,370 have cast ballots in the reporting states, with 40,805,345 mail-in ballots returned: 62,197,467 and 29,775,860 in-person early ballots outstanding.
[[File:Navarro-Summary-600x337.jpg|left|550px|thumb|The alleged Biden victory margin in Nevada is 33,596 votes yet the number of ballots in question is more than three times that. In Arizona, which has the narrowest alleged Biden victory margin at 10,457 votes, there are nearly 10 times that number of possible illegal ballots; and the ratio of the alleged Biden vote lead to possible illegal ballots is even higher for Georgia.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/news/navarro-report-conclusive-slams-media/</ref>]]

==Election interference==
Di Dongsheng, a vice-dean at the School of International Relations at Renmin University in Beijing, made public statements before a large audience on November 28, 2020:
{{Quotebox-float|"We know that the Trump administration is in a trade war with us, so why can’t we fix the Trump administration? Why did China and the US used to be able to settle all kinds of issues between 1992 and 2016?" he asked. "I’m going to throw out something maybe a little bit explosive here. It’s just because we have people at the top. We have our old friends who are at the top of America’s core inner circle of power and influence."

"During the US-China trade war, [[Wall Street]] tried to help, and I know that my friends on the US side told me that they tried to help, but they couldn’t do much. But now we’re seeing Biden was elected, the traditional elite, the political elite, the establishment, they’re very close to Wall Street, so you see that, right?"

"Trump has been saying that Biden’s son has some sort of global foundation. Have you noticed that? Who helped [Hunter] build the foundations? Got it? There are a lot of deals inside all these."<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/12/08/top_chinese_intellectual_boasts_about_old_friends_who_are_at_the_top_of_americas_core_inner_circle_of_power_and_influence.html#!</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/lyQUtPEBBSA</ref><ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-tucker-carlson-exposes-how-media-democrats-have-been-working-on-behalf-of-china/</ref>}}

===Executive Order 13848===
:{{See also|Sedition|Treason}}
On September 12, 2018, by President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 13848 entitled, “Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election.”<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-imposing-certain-sanctions-event-foreign-interference-united-states-election/</ref>

In that executive order President Trump declared a national emergency and the 2020 presidential election was conducted under this state of emergency. The order states that people and organizations located, in part, outside the [[United States]] are known to be able to, {{quotebox|“interfere in or undermine public confidence in United States elections, including through the unauthorized accessing of [[election]] and campaign infrastructure or the covert distribution of [[propaganda]] and [[disinformation]].” The EO further states that this foreign interference in U.S. elections, “constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the [[national security]] and [[foreign policy]] of the United States.”}}
On August 26, 2020 Deputy Attorney General [[Jeff Rosen]] delivered remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.:
{{quotebox-float|As President Trump put it in Executive Order 13848: “In recent years, the proliferation of digital devices and [[internet]]-based communications has created significant vulnerabilities and magnified the scope and intensity...” ...While the tools of malign influence have proliferated, foreign governments such as Russia and China have also become more sophisticated and more bold. ...As to boldness, as the [[Christopher Wray|FBI Director]] has recently pointed out, the [[PRC]] has been “engaged in a highly sophisticated malign foreign influence campaign,” using [[bribery]], [[blackmail]], and other malign tactics to influence our year-round policymaking, which certainly has implications for our elections. [[Beijing]]’s corrupt methods are not always as blatant as its [[Chinagate|illegal campaign financing was in 1996]]; PRC tactics are more subtly pernicious and complex. Beijing, for example, works relentlessly to co-opt seemingly independent middlemen who can influence members of Congress on a host of policies....

I want to touch briefly on the current threat landscape as we head toward Election Day. ...As the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ([[DNI|ODNI]]) recently made public on August 7 [2020], some foreign governments have preferences about our election — and have taken or planned malign activities in support of their preferences — including efforts by China and [[Iran]] to undermine President Trump and his Administration’s policies...<ref>https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/remarks-deputy-attorney-general-jeffrey-rosen-malign-foreign-influence-us-elections</ref>}}
On December 8, 2020 Democrat member of the House Intelligence Committee [[Eric Swalwell]] was exposed as a Chinese asset.<ref>https://www.trevorloudon.com/2020/12/rep-swalwell-d-ca-and-the-chinese-spy-and-hes-still-on-intel-committee/</ref> Swalwell had promoted the Chinese Communist Party line for years during the [[Russia collusion]] [[conspiracy theory]] and [[impeachment sham]] that [[Russia]], not China, was the biggest threat to American sovereignty, independence, and democracy.

Between May 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020 the Chinese Communist Party paid $1,027,254.12 to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Bay Area Production Services, LLC (San Francisco), ''The Seattle Times'', ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', Walton Press, Inc. (Atlanta), FNP Printing & Publishing (Washington D.C.), Stellar Printing, Inc. (New York City), ''The Houston Chronicle'', ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', Hawaii Hochi Ltd. and Sun Sentinel Company (Miami) to print the ''China Daily'' newspaper in the United States.<ref>https://erbn.online/1009</ref>

The Chinese communist party also paid $749,006.69 to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Foreign Policy'' and the ''[[Financial Times]]'' for advertisement slots in their publications, including full articles written by ''China Daily''/the Chinese Communist Party.

In total, the Chinese communist party spent nearly $4.5 million on its propaganda in the US through the China Daily newspaper alone. The data was published on the [[US Department of Justice]] its FARA ([[Foreign Agents Registration Act]]) website.<ref>https://efile.fara.gov/docs/3457-Supplemental-Statement-20201118-33.pdf</ref>

Additionally, both [[Dominion Voting Systems]] and [[Scytl]] are foreign corporations.

===Hawkfish===
Isaac Stanley-Becker of ''[[Washington Post]]'' wrote in May 2020,<ref>https://www.stripes.com/news/us/initiative-seeks-to-challenge-trump-s-online-megaphone-1.628186</ref>
{{quotebox|A new Democratic-aligned political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. [[Stanley McChrystal]], the former head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is planning to deploy technology originally developed to counter Islamic State propaganda in service of a domestic political goal – to combat online efforts to promote President Donald Trump's handling of the [[coronavirus]] pandemic.

The group, Defeat Disinfo, will use [[artificial intelligence]] and network analysis to map discussion of the president's claims on social media. It will seek to intervene by identifying the most popular counter-narratives and boosting them through a network of more than 3.4 million influencers across the country – in some cases paying users with large followings to take sides against the president.

The initiative reflects fears within the Democratic Party that Trump's unwavering digital army may help sustain him through the [[pandemic]], as it has through past controversies...The initiative is run by Curtis Hougland, whose received initial funding for the technology from [[DARPA]], the Pentagon's research arm, as part of an effort to combat extremism overseas. He insists Democrats are ill-prepared for the looming battle over information and attention, which is bound to play an outsize role in November.}}
McChrystal said his interest in the PAC is about ensuring the accuracy of information leading up to the election, even if it involves chasing viral attention with emotional appeals and other tactics rewarded by online clicks.

Hougland's PAC differs from more traditional Democratic-aligned PACs, such as [[Priorities USA]] and [[American Bridge 21st Century]], in embracing the practice of paying influencers to convey their messaging. The approach raised eyebrows and prompted tech companies to clarify their rules when it was put into practice by the [[Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign]]. "I have no trepidation about paying content creators in seeking out and amplifying the best narratives," Hougland said.
[[File:Defeat-Disinfo.jpg|right|350px|thumb|McCrystal ran a Democrat funded operation against President Trump during the 2020 presidential election.]]
Stephanie Berger, a former national finance director for the Democratic National Committee, is raising funds for the initiative, which is an extension of Hougland's technology company, Main Street One. Andrew Tobias, a former DNC treasurer, was an earlier investor in the start-up. Main Street One's leaders were previously involved in cultivating digital narratives in [[Eastern Europe]]an [[Color Revolution]]s and have now waded into American politics. The organization ran a campaign that paid influencers to boost [[Kentucky]] Democrats before the gubernatorial election last fall. A super PAC supporting Sen. [[Cory Booker]] of New Jersey in his bid for the Democratic nomination paid Main Street One more than $500,000 for similar services in 2019.

Hougland said his aim is to maintain the "largest repository of content against Trump," and to be nimble in boosting organic material that is already performing well, such as videos produced by the Biden campaign.

A similar effort was brought to light after the [[2018 Midterm elections]], including the creation of fake accounts to sway the 2017 Senate election in [[Alabama]] against [[Roy Moore]]. Joe Trippi, a Democratic operative who helped manage the 2017 Senate campaign in Alabama, said the president is partially insulated from the fallout over his own remarks by a "media echo chamber that is very disciplined about just picking up whatever the misdirection of the day is and amplifying it." That protective armor makes it all the more critical for Democrats to turn up the volume on anti-Trump messaging, he said.

===Big Tech election interference===

Twitter imposed new [[draco]]ian censorship measures aimed at [[conservative]] users in October 2020.<ref>https://markzuckerberg.news/2020-09-30-doj-targets-big-tech-censorship-election-meddling-racketeering.html</ref> One example is labeling criticism of mail-in balloting as "misinformation". [[James Woods]] commented the new labeling is clear:
[[File:Dorsey.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Jack Dorsey.]]
{{quotebox-float|“They are closing down conservative voices completely now. Be prepared that you will no longer be able to see most of my communications, if indeed my account remains open at all. Sorry, folks, but it’s over. And they couldn’t care less what you think. This is the face of [[tyranny]].”<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/12/twitters-new-policy-sparks-sad-warning-from-james-woods-sorry-folks-but-its-over-983577</ref>}}
For first time in [[American history]] social media companies took [[direct action]] against a major U.S. publisher,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-and-facebooks-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press_3540670.html</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' when it published a story on [[Biden-Burisma]] scandal.<ref>*https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/ *https://youtu.be/r4Kcc7a114I *https://youtu.be/89ByR-vrnc4</ref> ''The Post'' is among the top five newspapers by circulation in the United States. These actions raised serious questions about many social media platforms future [[Section 230]] immunity status.

Twitter and Facebook illegally interfered in the 2020 presidential election by blocking links to the article.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/14/election-interference-facebook-suppressing-new-york-post-bombshell-story-of-damaging-hunter-biden-emails/</ref><ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/10/14/bookmark-todays-date-big-tech-has-crossed-the-event-horizon-to-protect-joe-biden/</ref> Twitter and Facebook both have many foreign stockholders.<ref>"Finalized January of 2011, the transaction included a $450 million investment from Goldman Sachs, $50 million from DST, and $1 billion from unnamed foreign investors." http://whoownsfacebook.com/#Goldman *https://qz.com/519388/this-saudi-prince-now-owns-more-of-twitter-than-jack-dorsey-does/</ref> Twitter illegally banned people who posted ''The New York Post'' story,<ref>https://www.wnd.com/2020/10/twitter-now-banning-users-posting-ny-post-story-hunter-biden/</ref> including [[White House]] Press Secretary [[Kayleigh McEnany]] for sharing the article,<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/15/twitter-bans-white-house-press-secretary-for-sharing-hunter-and-joe-biden-corruption-article/</ref> and illegally locked the Trump Campaign account less than three weeks before the 2020 Presidential election.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2020/10/15/twitter-locks-trump-campaign-account-less-than-3-weeks-before-presidential-election/</ref> Rep. [[Jim Jordan]] posted the Biden-Burisma story on a federal government website after Twitter censored the House Judiciary GOP, at which point the link was promptly censored by Twitter.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/jim-jordan-posts-hunter-biden-burisma-story-twitter-censors-house-judiciary-gop/</ref> [[Wikipedia]] editors censored the [[Hunter Biden]] bombshell, and baselessly called the ''New York Post'' an "unreliable" source.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/wikipedia-editors-censor-hunter-biden-bombshell-call-new-york-post-unreliable-source/</ref> [[Google]] also was reported to be illegally meddling in [[U.S. Senate]] elections.<ref>https://patriotdailypress.org/2020/10/13/google-researcher-warns-google-may-be-shifting-power-to-flip-senate/</ref> The [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] announced that Twitter CEO [[Jack Dorsey]] would be [[subpoena]]ed to explain the meddling.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/senate-judiciary-committee-will-subpoena-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-over-ny-post-censorship/</ref> Former [[James Comey]] general counsel [[James A. Baker (DOJ)]], who was complicit in the [[Obamagate timeline|Obamagate]] and [[FISA abuse]] scandals, is [[Twitter]]'s lead counsel.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/06/16/twitter-hires-former-fbi-chief-counsel-as-deputy-lawyer/</ref> The [[RNC]] made a formal complaint to the [[Federal Elections Commission]] which reads in part,
{{quotebox|"Respondent’s feud with President Trump is well known, as are its frequent efforts to censor the President’s tweets and the “shadow banning” of prominent Republicans, including RNC’s Chair, [[Ronna McDaniel]], and several Republican Members of Congress. Respondent’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, and other senior executives are prolific donors to the Democrat party and other left-wing causes, with 98.7% of the company’s total political contributions going to Democrats. In addition, there appears to be a revolving door between the Biden campaign and the company, with Respondent’s Public Policy Director recently leaving to join the Biden transition team and [[Senator Kamala Harris]]’s former Press Secretary now serving as Respondent’s Senior Communications Manager."<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/480341244/RNC-Complaint-Against-Twitter-Inc-Web#from_embed</ref>}}
By "fact checking" one candidate and not another, [[Big Tech]] gave an enormous in-kind campaign contribution of immeasurable monetary value to the [[2020 Biden campaign|Biden campaign]].

===Facebook kill switch===
[[File:Zuck.jpeg|right|250px|thumb|Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: openly complicit in the Marxist coup plot to subvert American's [[constitutional rights]].]]
In August 2020 it was reported that [[Facebook]] was planning for the possibility that President Trump or his campaign could try to challenge mail in ballot election results. ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that staffers were already putting together contingency plans in the event Trump tries to use Facebook to dispute the vote by declaring the [[U.S. Postal Service]] lost mail-in ballots or that other groups interfered with the vote. Facebook officials, including [[CEO]] [[Mark Zuckerberg]], were holding daily meetings to discuss how to minimize the platform from being used to cast doubts on the results.

The Times noted that one plan would include a “kill switch” to shut down political ads after Election Day. The company officials believe the ads, which Facebook does not check for truthfulness, could be used to disseminate misinformation.

The newspaper said [[YouTube]] and [[Twitter]] also discussed their own plans if the postelection period becomes problematic.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/politics/facebook-election-results-dispute-social-media/2020/08/21/id/983301/</ref> Michael Anton of the ''American Mind'' observed, "Once the ruling class gives word that the narrative is “Trump lost,” all the president’s social media accounts will be suspended. The T.V. channels, with the likely exception of Fox News, will refuse to cover anything he says. Count on it. He’s going to need a way to talk to the American people and he has to find the means, now."<ref>https://americanmind.org/essays/the-coming-coup/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/uPNXOFDqD0Q?list=PLNEPP7NLqujVX_zxZbDLeb3zNMjwgjhZB</ref>

Jessica Hertz, a former Associate General Counsel of Regulatory Matters at Facebook, joined the "transition team" of Joe Biden in September 2020. During Hertz’s tenure at the company, Facebook was embroiled in a host of controversies where conservatives – including President Trump – saw their content [[censor]]ed and, in some cases, de-platformed. Hertz worked in the Obama [[White House]] from 2009 to 2014, where, from 2012 to 2014 she served as Principal Deputy Counsel to then-Vice President Biden. She’s also donated over $5,000 to Democratic candidates since the 2016 election cycle, with $2,000 funneled directly to the Biden campaign.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/biden-facebook-team/</ref>

==Biden junta==
As of Novemeber 2020 [[Peter Neffenger]] was chairman of the [[corrupt]] [[voter fraud|ballot-stuffing]] and [[election fraud|election-rigging]] [[SmartMatic]] corporation.<ref>https://www.smartmatic.com/us/about/board-of-directors/detail/peter-neffenger/</ref> Neffenger was appointed to the [[Biden junta]] organizational team.<ref>https://www.air.tv/watch?v=ir00pXx9QsKbvSdjsCy3nQ</ref>

Dr. Navid Keshavarz-Nia, with 35 years experience performing technical assessment, mathematical modeling, cyber-attack pattern analysis, and
security [[counterintelligence]] linked to foreign intelligence service operators, including [[China]], [[Iran]], [[North Korea]], and [[Russia]] and who has worked as a consultant and subject-matter expert supporting the [[Department of Defense]], [[FBI]] and US [[Intelligence Community]] (USIC) agencies such as the [[DIA]], [[CIA]], [[NSA]], NGA [National Geospatial Agency], and the [[DHS]] I&A [Office of Intelligence and Analysis] supporting counterintelligence, and [[law enforcement]] investigations and whom the ''[[New York Times]]'' describes as the "always the smartest person in the room,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/opinion/sunday/garrison-courtney-spies-contracts.html</ref> testified under oath Smartmatic and its role in the [[2020 Presidential election]] thusly:
[[File:Biden inaugural.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Scene from the Biden inauguration. The American people were excluded from what traditionally has been a public event.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/not-an-administration-a-regime/</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|"In my expert opinion, the DVS [ [[Dominion Voting Systems]] ] Democracy Suite, [[Scytl]]/SOE Software/eClarity and Smartmatic have not produced auditable results in the 2020 election. It is evident that ballots were not properly validated, system records were not kept, and the system experience considerable instability even several days prior to November 4, 2020 that require DVS to implement software changes at the last minute. In addition, the disparity in data distribution after 4:30 AM on November 4, 2020 indicates significant systemic anomalies that were widespread among all battleground states. The evidence is both extensive and persuasive and indicates large-scale [[fraud]] by remote operators.

"I conclude that a combination of lost cryptographic key contained on stolen USB memory cards, serious exploitable system and [[software]] vulnerabilities and operating system backdoor in DVS, Scytl, SOE Software/eClarity and Smartmatic created the perfect environment to commit widesprea|d fraud in all states where these systems are installed. My analysis of the 2020 Election from ''NY Times'' data shows statistical anomalies across the battleground state votes. These failures are widespread and systemic - and sufficient to invalidate the [[vote]] counts.

"I conclude with high confidence that the election 2020 data were altered in all [[swing states|battleground states]] resulting in hundreds of thousands of votes that were cast for [[President Trump]] to be transferred to [[Vice President Biden]]. These alterations were the result of systemic and widespread exploitable vulnerabilities in DVS, Scytl/SOE Software and Smartmatic systems that enabled operators to achieve
the desired results. In my view, the evidence is overwhelming and incontrovertible."<ref>https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mied.350905/gov.uscourts.mied.350905.1.19.pdf</ref>}}
====Insurrection Act====
[[File:McInerney.jpeg|left|150px|thumb|Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney.<ref>https://nsroundtable.org/about/thomas-g-mcinerney/</ref>]]
[[Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney]] warned that the Democrats and the CIA have put in place a mechanism which can alter the voting results of electronic voting machines in key swing states (like Pennsylvania) that will determine the outcome of the election.<ref>https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/the-cia-ability-to-hack-the-vote/</ref>

This covert technology is called Operation Scorecard, and it was built by the [[CIA]] to surreptitiously steal elections in targeted countries. Now, that technology is being turned against the United States of America and will be activated on Election Day to steal the election for Biden.

After the closing of polls in Pennsylvania and other swing states, the voting machines will be intercepted and then altered using complex [[algorithm]]s to alter the votes in a way that evades detection, handing a victory to the pre-designated “winner” (Joe Biden). A covert app called “Scorecard” steals votes by making sure Democrats always stay about 3% ahead of their Republican rivals. “Scorecard steals the elections by tampering with the computers at the transfer points,” McInerney said.<ref>https://www.sgtreport.com/2020/11/red-alert-dems-collude-with-cia-to-launch-intelligence-operation-that-alters-voting-machine-results-in-pennsylvania-and-other-swing-states/</ref>

This explains why Joe Biden recently said, with great clarity, “We have put together I think the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.” And why Biden told voters at a small rally that he didn’t “need their vote” to become President, and why Nancy Pelosi said Biden will win no matter what the votes say on November 3rd. This was confirmed by the documents released by [[Edward Snowden]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e51d661e-4166-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html</ref>

On November 30, 2020 Gen. McInerney urged President Trump to invoke the [[Insurrection Act]].<ref>https://www.newstarget.com/2020-12-01-general-mcinerney-calls-for-president-trump-to-invoke-insurrection-act.html</ref>

On May 12, 2021, a group of more than 120 retired senior military officers wrote to Biden expressing doubts about his mental health, also pointing out in their letter that they agree with the abundant evidence showing vote fraud by the Democrats in the 2020 election.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/american-heroes-120-retired-generals-admirals-write-joe-biden-questioning-mental-health-support-evidence-election-fraud/ AMERICAN HEROES: More Than 120 Retired Generals and Admirals Write Joe Biden Questioning His Mental Health — Support Evidence of Election Fraud] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> The officers also chastized the FBI and the Supreme Court for ignoring all of the evidence of that fraud.

==Foreign collusion==

Di Dongsheng, a vice-dean at the School of International Relations at Renmin University in Beijing, made public statements before a large audience on November 28, 2020:
[[File:Nov. 3-4 2020 Chinese cyberattack.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Real time capture of Communist Chinese cyberattack on selected U.S. counties.]]
{{Quotebox-float|"We know that the Trump administration is in a trade war with us, so why can’t we fix the Trump administration? Why did China and the US used to be able to settle all kinds of issues between 1992 and 2016?" he asked. "I’m going to throw out something maybe a little bit explosive here. It’s just because we have people at the top. We have our old friends who are at the top of America’s core inner circle of power and influence."

"During the US-China trade war, [[Wall Street]] tried to help, and I know that my friends on the US side told me that they tried to help, but they couldn’t do much. But now we’re seeing Biden was elected, the traditional elite, the political elite, the establishment, they’re very close to Wall Street, so you see that, right?"

"Trump has been saying that Biden’s son has some sort of global foundation. Have you noticed that? Who helped [Hunter] build the foundations? Got it? There are a lot of deals inside all these."<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/12/08/top_chinese_intellectual_boasts_about_old_friends_who_are_at_the_top_of_americas_core_inner_circle_of_power_and_influence.html#!</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/lyQUtPEBBSA</ref><ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-tucker-carlson-exposes-how-media-democrats-have-been-working-on-behalf-of-china/</ref>}}
Dominion voting system is a [[Canadian]] owned company with global subsidiaries. It is owned by Staple Street Capital which is in turn owned by [[UBS|UBS Securities LLC]], of which 3 out of their 7 board members are [[Chinese]] nationals. The Dominion software is licensed from [[Smartmatic]] which is a [[Venezuela]]n owned and controlled company. Dominion Server locations have been determined to be in [[Serbia]], Canada, the US, [[Spain]] and [[Germany]].

==Media reaction post-election==

After Election Day and as reports on election abnormalities came in, media outlets on the left and center universally claimed there was no widespread election fraud that could change the outcome, while those traditionally considered lean-right and on the right are split. Social media controlled by liberals actively censored claims of election fraud.

[[Washington Examiner]] initially thinks "Trump has a right to fight in court but should ditch his irresponsible rhetoric" on November 7, 2020.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-has-a-right-to-fight-in-court-but-should-ditch-his-irresponsible-rhetoric</ref> Two weeks later, it changed its tone and advocated "(i)t's time for Trump to concede and move on"<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/its-time-for-trump-to-concede-and-move-on</ref> because "(n)o fraud or error produced tens of thousands of additional votes for Biden in battleground states", citing the results of a Georgia hand-recount. It reiterated a month later, after [[Supreme Court]]'s refusal to hear [[Texas v. Pennsylvania]] and disputed states certified their results, that "(t)he electors have spoken, and Republicans must accept that Joe Biden won".<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/electors-have-spoken-republicans-must-accept-joe-biden-won</ref> It eventually condemned that "Trump and his mob have dishonored America" after the [[2021 Capitol protests]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-and-his-mob-have-dishonored-america</ref>

==See also==
*[[Blue state Civil War]]
*[[Democrat voting fraud]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External link==
*[https://archive.is/2Lhxn Biden Putsch], [[youtube]]

[[Category:Joe Biden]]
[[Category:United States Presidential Election, 2020]]
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{{Election Fraud}}
{{Democrat establishment}}

Governors of Georgia

2021-05-28T05:02:20Z

Luminoxius: /* State Governors of Georgia */ ce

A list of '''governors''' from the state of '''[[Georgia]]'''.<ref>http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.8fd3d12ab65b304f8a278110501010a0?submit=Submit&State=GA</ref><ref>http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-governors-of-Georgia</ref>

==Colonial Governors of Georgia==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Years
|-
| [[James Oglethorpe]]
| 1733-1743
|-
| [[William Stephens]]
| 1743-1751
|-
| [[Henry Parker]]
| 1751-1752
|-
| [[Patrick Graham]]
| 1752-1754
|-
| [[John Reynolds]]
| 1754-1757
|-
| [[Henry Ellis]]
| 1757-1760
|-
| [[James Wright]]
| 1760–1776, 1779-1782<ref>British troops retook a good bit of Georgia during the Revolutionary War, of which Wright governed from 1779-1782.</ref>
|}

==State Governors of Georgia==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name!! Party !! Years
|-
| [[Archibald Bulloch]]
| Whig
| 1776-1777
|-
| [[Button Gwinnett]]
| Whig
| 1777
|-
| [[John Adam Treutlen]]
| Whig
| 1777-1778
|-
| [[John Houstoun]]
| Whig
| 1778–1779, 1784-1785
|-
| [[John Wereat]]
| Whig
| 1779
|-
| [[George Walton]]
| Whig/Jeffersonian Republican
| 1779–1780, 1789
|-
| [[Richard Howley]]
| Whig
| 1780
|-
| [[Stephen Heard]]
| Whig
| 1780-1781
|-
| [[Nathan Brownsen]]
| Whig
| 1781-1782
|-
| [[John Martin]]
|
| 1782-1783
|-
| [[Lyman Hall]]
|
| 1783-1784
|-
| [[Samuel Elbert]]
| Whig
| 1785-1786
|-
| [[Edward Telfair]]
| Jefersonian Republican
| 1786–1787, 1789-1793
|-
| [[George Mathews]]
| Jeffersonian Republican
| 1787–1788, 1793-1796
|-
| [[George Handley]]
|
| 1788-1789
|-
| [[Jared Irwin]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1796–1798, 1806-1809
|-
| [[James Jackson]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1798-1801
|-
| [[David Emanuel]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1801
|-
| [[Josiah Tattnall, Jr.]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1801-1802
|-
| [[John Milledge]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1802-1806
|-
| [[David Brydie Mitchell]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1809–1813, 1815-1817
|-
| [[Peter Early]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1813-1815
|-
| [[William Rabun]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1817-1819
|-
| [[Matthew Talbot]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1819
|-
| [[John Clark]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1819-1823
|-
| [[George Michael Troup]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1823-1827
|-
| [[John Forsyth]]
| Democratic Republican
| 1827-1829
|-
| [[George Rockingham Gilmer]]
| Democrat/Whig
| 1829–1831, 1837-1839
|-
| [[Wilson Lumpkin]]
| Union Democrat
| 1831-1835
|-
| [[William Schley]]
| Union Democrat
| 1835-1837
|-
| [[Charles James McDonald]]
| Democrat
| 1839-1843
|-
| [[George Walker Crawford]]
| Whig
| 1843-1847
|-
| [[George Washington Bonaparte Towns]]
| Democrat
| 1847-1851
|-
| [[Howell Cobb]]
| Union Democrat
| 1851-1853
|-
| [[Herschel Vespasian Johnson]]
| Democrat
| 1853-1857
|-
| [[Joseph Emerson Brown]]
| Democrat
| 1857-1865
|-
| [[James Johnson]]
| Democrat
| 1865
|-
| [[Charles Jones Jenkins]]
| Union Democrat
| 1865-1868
|-
| [[Thoms Howard Ruger]]
| Military
| 1868
|-
| [[Rufus Brown Bullock]]
| Republican
| 1868-1871
|-
| [[Benjamin F. Conley]]
| Republican
| 1871-1872
|-
| [[James Milton Smith]]
| Democrat
| 1872-1877
|-
| [[Alfred Holt Colquitt]]
| Democrat
| 1877-1882
|-
| [[Alexander Hamilton Stephens]]
| Democrat/Whig
| 1882-1883
|-
| [[James Boynton]]
| Democrat
| 1883
|-
| [[Henry Dickerson McDaniel]]
| Democrat
| 1883-1886
|-
| [[John Brown Gordon]]<ref>John Brown Gordon was a member ofthe [[Ku Klux Klan]].</ref>
| Democrat
| 1886-1890
|-
| [[William Jonathan Northen]]
| Democrat
| 1890-1894
|-
| [[William Yates Atkinson]]
| Democrat
| 1894-1898
|-
| [[Allen D. Candler]]
| Democrat
| 1898-1902
|-
| [[Joseph Meriwether Terrell]]
| Democrat
| 1902-1907
|-
| [[Hoke Smith]]
| Democrat
| 1907–1909, 1911
|-
| [[Joseph Mackey Brown]]
| Democrat
| 1909–1911, 1912-1913
|-
| [[John Marshall Slaton]]
| Democrat
| 1911–1912, 1913-1915
|-
| [[Nathaniel Edwin Harris]]
| Democrat
| 1915-1917
|-
| [[Hugh Manson Dorsey]]
| Democrat
| 1917-1921
|-
| [[Thomas William Hardwick]]
| Democrat
| 1921-1923
|-
| [[Clifford Mitchell Walker]]
| Democrat
| 1923-1927
|-
| [[Lamartine Griffon Hardman]]
| Democrat
| 1927-1931
|-
| [[Richard Brevard Russell]]
| Democrat
| 1931-1933
|-
| [[Eugene Talmadge]]
| Democrat
| 1933–1937, 1941-1943
|-
| [[Eurith Dickinson Rivers]]
| Democrat
| 1937-1941
|-
| [[Ellis Gibbs Arnall]]
| Democrat
| 1943-1947
|-
| [[Herman Eugene Talmadge]]
| Democrat
| 1947, 1948-1955
|-
| [[Melvin Ernest Thompson]]
| Democrat
| 1947-1948
|-
| [[Samuel Marvin Griffin]]
| Democrat
| 1955-1959
|-
| [[Samuel Ernest Vandiver, Jr.]]
| Democrat
| 1959-1963
|-
| [[Carl Edward Sanders]]
| Democrat
| 1963-1967
|-
| [[Lester Garfield Maddox]]
| Democrat
| 1967-1971
|-
| [[Jimmy Carter|Jimmy Earl Carter, Jr.]]
| Democrat
| 1971-1975
|-
| [[George Dekle Busbee]]
| Democrat
| 1975-1983
|-
| [[Joe Frank Harris]]
| Democrat
| 1983-1991
|-
| [[Zell Miller]]
| Democrat
| 1991-1999
|-
| [[Roy E. Barnes]]
| Democrat
| 1999-2003
|-
| [[Sonny Perdue]]
| Republican
| 2003-2011
|-
| [[Nathan Deal]]
| Republican
| 2011–2019
|-
| [[Brian Kemp]]
| Republican
| 2019–present
|}

==Further reading==
* Cook, James F. ''The Governors of Georgia.'' Huntsville, Ala.: Strode, 1979. 320 pp.
* Henderson, Harold P. and Roberts, Gary L., eds. ''Georgia Governors in an Age of Change: From Ellis Arnall to George Busbee.'' Athens: U. of Georgia Pr., 1988. 352 pp.
==Notes==
<references/>
{{Governors}}
[[Category:Georgia Governors]]

Talk:Conservative companies

2021-05-25T06:10:57Z

Luminoxius:

A useful website for looking up recent spending of a company is: https://www.opensecrets.org --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:56, 22 January 2018 (EST) 
Also, this is a nice list of potential candidates, but each one should be checked, since I see reason to disagree with some of their listings: http://www.theamericanmaverick.com/2012/11/top-american-companies-supporting.html --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:15, 22 January 2018 (EST)
:Should it be turned into an essay, or is mainspace more appropriate? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:11, 22 January 2018 (EST)
::That is a good question I am still trying to decide on. We have the liberal corporate bullies page in mainspace, so since this is more or less the opposite of that, I think they should probably go together. Our "best/worst" pages are typically essays, but then, this lies isn't saying "best" or "worst," but just attempting to research and list which company generally act in conservative ways. That is more objective than a best/worst list. Because of this, I'm leaning more towards mainspace, but I can go either way. Do you think it should be an essay? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:15, 22 January 2018 (EST)
:::I guess I lean in favor of keeping this a mainspace article. I asked because it seemed to me to resemble the "best/worst" essays because of the "Debatable whether conservative" section. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:20, 22 January 2018 (EST)
::::I can go either way also. I am also open to other titles for that section, too. I'm using it for companies which seem to support both sides to some degree, but seem at present to be leaning conservative. This is (obviously) very much a work in progress. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:29, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Texas "bathroom bill" ==

<strike>Here is a case where liberal companies sometimes support conservative values despite their apparent leanings: 
"Many major tech companies have already come out against the measure, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Cisco, and Facebook. Another letter on Monday signed by 14 CEOs from Dallas-based companies like American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, At&T, and Texas Instruments also urged legislators to drop the bill." [https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/business-against-texas-bathroom-bill/533928] It doesn't mean they are conservative, but might be useful information in later development of this page. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:18, 22 January 2018 (EST)</strike>
:What??? Companies urging conservative Texas legislators to drop a conservative bill to require public school students to use the bathroom of their biological gender does not sound like something conservatives would do. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:36, 22 January 2018 (EST)

::Ummm..."hold the phone." I got something messed up in research. That's why this didn't sound right--it wasn't. Thanks. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:44, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Brand vs parent name ==

Opinion question: What should we do when there is a conservative parent company, and thus multiple brands under them are as well? For example, Taco Bell is a brand which is conservative. However, this is because its parent company, "YUM! Brands" is conservative. This parent company also owns KFC and Long John Silver, which are therefore conservative as well. Is it best to be concise by listing the parent company (perhaps with some well-know child brands listed parenthetically) as I have been doing, or would it be better to list the well-known brands separately, then perhaps include the parent in parentheses? This would take more space, but might be more user-friendly. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:26, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Duplicate ==

Well, I thought it seemed astonishing that we didn't have a page on this. As it turns out, we do: [[Greatest conservative corporations]]. I am thinking that since this page has a brander purpose, it should be kept. However, is it beneficial to keep both? should I perhaps change this to only list semi-conservatives? Any suggestions? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:02, 23 January 2018 (EST)
:I agree that this article is of higher quality than the older one. I recommend making the other article an essay, particularly as it has the word "greatest", which is subjective. It can have a link to this article and vice-versa. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:38, 24 January 2018 (EST)

== Companies caving to the gun control lobby ==

If any of the companies listed in these articles ([http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/ 1], [http://thehill.com/homenews/news/375416-companies-scramble-to-distance-themselves-from-nra 2], [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953 3], [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/over-a-dozen-companies-cave-in-face-of-anti-nra-campaign/ 4]) are also listed in this CP article, we should probably note this. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:12, 24 February 2018 (EST)

:Thanks for the heads-up. One company which was listed as "slightly conservative" (Hertz) has been demoted. I also added FedEx to that list, since they are still holding out in favor of the NRA, even though some of their other polices are liberal. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:11, 24 February 2018 (EST)

::I see that FedEx is listed twice in the article, in the "Slightly conservative" and the "Debatable whether conservative" section. Assuming this is a mistake, this should be fixed. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:59, 26 February 2018 (EST)

:::and that is why I was surprised to find that FedEx wasn't on this list.... it actually was. I did a search on the page, too, so I'm not sure how I missed it. Anyway, thanks for the heads-up, I've fixed it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:52, 26 February 2018 (EST)

::::More on the bright side: HotelPlanner.com chose not to cut ties with the NRA,[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/hotelplanner-com-sticks-nra-preserves-discounted-rate-nra-members/] and Roku is refusing to censor NRATV due to its support of freedom of speech.[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/02/28/roku-refuses-censor-nra-tv-following-mob-pressure/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:38, 28 February 2018 (EST)

:::::That is good news! I've never heard of HotelPlanner.com, and I also can't find any political info on them. All I found was that it is a private company, and they are looking to buy up other companies. Roku I've heard of, but also had difficulty finding info on them. Apparently, [https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/roku/ 2nd vote had the same problem]. Perhaps these two are staying mostly neutral? Not sure--do you think either should be added based on this alone? It seems like some pretty weak evidence. HotelPlanner made it clear that this had nothing to do with politics, they are just sticking to the business deal. Likewise, Roku basically said that unless it breaks the rules, anything goes. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:30, 28 February 2018 (EST)
:::::FedEx is really taking some heat, and still saying outright that they support the right of citizens to arm and defend themselves. Their donation list is less that ideal, but do you think they should be promoted to "somewhat conservative"? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:33, 28 February 2018 (EST)

::::::If they're too obscure to add, then it's probably best that they be left out. I'm just letting you know about these developments because they might be useful for this article, but I'm not necessarily advocating for them to be added. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:54, 28 February 2018 (EST)

:::::::They are not necessarily obscure, I just can't find political preference info on them right now. Anyway, thank you for the info! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:06, 1 March 2018 (EST)

While Delta probably isn't a conservative company, it's possible that its action was misunderstood but poorly executed: [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/deltas-distancing-from-the-nra-was-just-a-bad-publicity-stunt/article/2650601] Either way, it just lost a big tax break because of the move: [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/02/georgia-governor-signs-bill-nixing-delta-tax-break-after-nra-split.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:55, 2 March 2018 (EST)

:I heard a little about this, but not that is was a publicity stunt...very interesting! In any case, they certainly don't seem to be conservative (though to their credit, they do support the salvation army) [https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/delta-air-lines]. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 04:25, 3 March 2018 (EST)

== Wanted: Conservative banks, insurance, and transportation companies ==

Since almost all of those "big evil corporations" run by "the 1%" are flaming liberals, there are a number of corporate categories in which I cannot seem find a single conservative company. These include banks and financial institutions, insurance companies (I am excluding health sharing organizations from that category), automotive manufacturers as well as retailers and rental agencies, and airlines. These are categories where if you need the service, it seems that you have no option but to patronize a liberal establishment. Does anyone have suggestions of potential companies in these (or any other) categories they would like me to consider and research? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:15, 5 March 2018 (EST)
:There are at least a few small credit union and investment firms, but I don't know if they are notable enough to list. These include the David Holmes Agency (which I decided to list), Christian Community Credit Union, and Evangelical Christian Credit Union. Any thoughts on those? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:38, 5 March 2018 (EST)
::Many of the companies already listed in the article are obscure at least to most readers, so I think these companies would fit in. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:35, 5 March 2018 (EST)
:::Hmmm...I was mostly trying to go with larger companies people ''would'' recognize, with only a few exceptions. I guess I'm not doing a very good job at that. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:25, 5 March 2018 (EST)

== Companies donating to Planned Parenthood ==

This article might be useful, either for this page, or for other articles such as the companies themselves: [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/30794-this-christmas-remember-these-companies-fund-planned-parenthood] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:54, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:Thanks! It looks like this article and the one you linked to mostly agree. It does refer to Walmart as liberal, and while they are to some degree, they do actually support some conservative causes, which has landed them in the "debatable" category.
:Unfortunately, it is much easier to find liberal companies, than conservative ones. The lean nature of this list is not for lack of research, but lack of candidates. In many cases, entire industries (such as cellular service) is liberal. The best you can hope for sometimes is a conservative retailer (like Patriot Mobile or Charity Mobile) which uses some revenue for good, then passes the rest of the money on to liberals who provide the service or product at a discounted rate. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:35, 22 January 2019 (EST)

== Reference formatting ==

1990'sguy, you're sure the set width method is better, we can do that. However, my concern was that I keep seeing it set to a single collum only, even een it seems there should be two. I suppose we could try a different width though, or just leave it as-is. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:37, 19 May 2019 (EDT)
:It could be the browser you're using, since it shows two columns on my computer using Chrome. I will make a minor tweak, and please let me know if it fixes it for you. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:40, 19 May 2019 (EDT)

::Oh dear... this is probably worse. It does consistently show multiple columns on my screens, but on larger monitors, it is showing more than two columns. Alright, yes I guess we'd better stay with at least 35em. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:16, 19 May 2019 (EDT)

== Useful sources ==

This article lists some businesses that advocated against pro-life laws in conservative states -- it might be helpful if their list overlaps at all with the companies in this article: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/top-execs-of-180-companies-abortion-necessary-to-be-successful-in-business/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:26, 10 June 2019 (EDT)

:Thank you! I only found one entry which overlapped: United Technology Corporation, which is one of the few companies on that list that is actually reasonably large. It was already marked as "debatable," since it is a defense contractor with some significant donations to the GOP, but it has some serious liberal leanings. Most of these companies seem to be small or no-name foundations and companies (including some LLCs). Among the signers of this letter are Tinder (obviously an ulterior motive there), MakeLoveNotPorn (sounds suspicious), Soma Massage Therapy (ditto), Ladies Get Paid (feminist organization, I assume. Never heard of it before), Women Online and The Mission List (ditto), and Female Founders Fund (also ditto). It sounds more impressive if they just say "top executives of more than 180 companies" rather than "twenty companies along with 160 no-name organizations" --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:21, 11 June 2019 (EDT)

::Notes (to self) for follow-up: look into "SoulCycle" and "Equinox (capital?)" Nether have anything of value listed on the usual indexes. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:27, 8 August 2019 (EDT)

== Add a section for neutral companies? ==

The title of this article is "Conservative companies," and I don't want to stray far from that. I'm also not looking for an excuse to make the page larger. However, does anyone have thoughts on whether or not to add a list for companies that are politically neutral? Or perhaps a different page? Would that be helpful? 
The thing is, many companies are just minding their own business (literally) and working within the free market to make a profit for their shareholders. That's how it is supposed to work, and it's what makes our economy thrive. Besides, that way no customer has their money being used for a cause they don't support. Rather than charging extra and then giving it to a cause some customers oppose, these companies choose to just do business while staying out of politics, and thus reducing their expenses which the customers must bear. 
The list of such companies would be somewhat sizable. However, I'm not opposed to giving such companies some recognizance (and patronage). Any thoughts? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:56, 15 August 2019 (EDT)

:Such a section seems helpful to me -- companies which don't engage in the promotion of left-wing policy, despite not being explicitly conservative either. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 05:39, 16 August 2019 (EDT)

::I think I'll get started on it, then. If this section gets too large, we can always break it off to separate page later, I suppose. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:29, 21 August 2019 (EDT)

==My Pillow==
How do they rank? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Live Free or Die]] 20:26, 12 June 2020 (EDT)
:I hadn't ranked them because they were such a small company. He's made a political splash now, so I guess we could include it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:29, 22 February 2021 (EST)

==Adding an explanation to each listing==

It would be helpful if a brief reason accompanies each listing to justify their designated status. Currently, readers will have to dig through all the sources, most of which do not reveal their content in the reference list. The page [[Essay:Greatest conservative corporations]] is doing this already, though it's a much smaller page. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 03:35, 11 February 2021 (EST)

:True, that's a good point. I wasn't sure how to keep the formatting clean, but at least a quick sentence might be a good idea.
:By the way, here's CNN's hate-list of companies they claim weren't doing enough to support BLM. Funny thing is, I'd consider these liberal companies. https://www.ccn.com/7-companies-you-should-renounce-if-you-support-black-lives-matter
:--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:28, 22 February 2021 (EST)

::Thanks for your opinion. I thought about the format too, and I've been planning to transform the list into a table to keep it clean, separating company name from justification. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 19:06, 26 February 2021 (EST)

:::I was hoping to avoid doing that out of laziness...haha. Probably a table is a good idea though, if we are going to include justification. Question: what color scheme were you going for? I see Red and Yellow currently. Thanks for your efforts! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:22, 27 February 2021 (EST)

::::Great to have support for the planned conversion! I am temporarily using decreasingly red colors as background for each category. My vision is to eventually combine all categories into one table, while using one additional column to indicate categorization, similar to this "notorious" list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources
::::I also think it helpful to include leftist companies (Coca Cola, Twitter, etc.) into the same table as well, otherwise we will have too many companies not listed and confuse readers who, like me, came here to look for companies not just to support but also avoid. As is seen from the example WP list, it is very easy to promote some while also denounce others IN THE SAME LIST. I don't think I have the user right to do this though, as it apparently involves moving the page. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 00:13, 28 February 2021 (EST)

:::::I'm not sure I like the idea of mixing conservative and liberal companies on the same list...wouldn't it work better to make a separate list? I do agree that looking at this list and not seeing a company which we have research (and decided isn't conservative) doesn't really help the reader as much as listing out the liberal ones somewhere/somehow.
:::::As for colors, it seems like red is typically thought of as "bad" or "no" (due to stop lights), so I think I like the green/yellow scheme you have doing on now.--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:41, 28 February 2021 (EST)

:::::By the way, another outstanding issue is subsidiaries. In some cases, I listed each brand name, but when there is a parent company of a dozen brands, doing this will bloat the list. For example, consider "Flowers Foods." They have a bunch of brand names, but breaking it out will make the list messy. Leaving it as it is, though, hides recognizable brand names. Few people know what "flower foods" even is. Any thoughts? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:52, 28 February 2021 (EST)

::::::I think the current treatment of parent company and its subsidiaries is good. Sure, one can't easily find a brand by looking alphabetically, but for a long list it's easier to use ^f anyways. I'll circle back (:P) to the list expansion idea later (mainly to make the list more helpful while avoiding splitting). --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 16:13, 1 March 2021 (EST)
:::::::Flowers Foods isn’t an obscure corporate name like Perrigo (manufacturer of most generic OTC medications) or Vi-Jon (manufacturer of GermX and many generic personal care products). For one thing, they have Flowers-branded bread stores that are company facing. I would say they are at least as well known as Unilevar, Proctor & Gamble, and ConAgra. They also provide products for a lot of food service establishments (like the SRQ rolls where I work). [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 18:14, 6 March 2021 (EST)

== Progressive Insurance? Comcast?==

I can’t see the reference through the paywall, but several years ago I was told Progressive Insurance has ties to George Soros, and I know they pulled their ads from Glen Beck’s program on FoxNews to participate in cancel culture. Also, how is there any debate about Comcast, which owns MSNBC and has (or at least had) a liberal moron for a CEO? Are we sure this is accurate? [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 17:59, 6 March 2021 (EST)
:Both addressed. Additional sources would be helpful. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:18, 7 March 2021 (EST)

::Thanks for the call-out. Yeah Progressive doesn't don't sound good, at least not anymore. I'll look into Comcast, but you're probably right. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:09, 8 March 2021 (EST)

== O’Sullivan’s First Law ==

I don't mean to bloat this page, but might it be worth mentioning "O'Sullivan's Law?" 
First published on October 27, 1989 (in the National Review), it states that "All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing." --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:56, 12 April 2021 (EDT)

:I don't know. Newsweek moved from far left to center in the past two years. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:16, 9 May 2021 (EDT)

::I haven't been reading their publication, so I'll take your word on that. However, such change can be driven by one person or a few individuals. I can't imaging a liberal indoctrination company just suddenly deciding to do the exact opposite of what they were before without being pushed that way. Nonetheless, we can leave this point out of this article. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:01, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

== Confusing category "No longer conservative" ==

All other categories indicate the value status of a company, while the category in question indicates a change, not a status. The article has made it clear that value of companies is dynamic, so there is little need to emphasize some specific cases of value change. Those "no longer conservative" can only be either Neutral or Liberal, so they can all find home in other categories (Liberal as a category is a recent addition I envisioned to be helpful). {{unsigned|Luminoxius}}

:Fair point, it is an outlier of sorts. However, my original plan for this page was for it to just list conservative companies. If it's not conservative, it isn't listed. Then we decided to include neutral companies as well, since there's nothing wrong with just doing business in the free market, without getting entangled in politics. But without the "no longer conservative" section, if someone came and searched for Chick-fil-a a year ago, they simply wouldn't find it. Since this is not a comprehensive list, they would assume that it is a conservative company (as they were known to be), and that we just hadn't added it for some reason. The "No longer conservative" section was intended to show that yes, we have researched them, and in contrast with public perception, they are not actually conservative anymore. If we want to change this from "Conservative companies" to "All companies on the planet categorized by political affiliation" then yes, "no longer conservative" would be pointless. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:08, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

::This brings us to a previous discussion where [[User:DavidB4]] "agree that looking at this list and not seeing a company which we have research(ed) (and decided isn't conservative) doesn't really help the reader as much as listing out the liberal ones somewhere/somehow". I understand that the original plan for this page was simpler than what it has become. That does not prevent us from transforming the page into something more impactful. A page's name can be changed as it develops. Alternatively, we can have a new page for a combined list, which I will be happy to work on. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 23:39, 24 May 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Conservative companies

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Luminoxius: /* Confusing category "No longer conservative" */ format

A useful website for looking up recent spending of a company is: https://www.opensecrets.org --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:56, 22 January 2018 (EST) 
Also, this is a nice list of potential candidates, but each one should be checked, since I see reason to disagree with some of their listings: http://www.theamericanmaverick.com/2012/11/top-american-companies-supporting.html --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:15, 22 January 2018 (EST)
:Should it be turned into an essay, or is mainspace more appropriate? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:11, 22 January 2018 (EST)
::That is a good question I am still trying to decide on. We have the liberal corporate bullies page in mainspace, so since this is more or less the opposite of that, I think they should probably go together. Our "best/worst" pages are typically essays, but then, this lies isn't saying "best" or "worst," but just attempting to research and list which company generally act in conservative ways. That is more objective than a best/worst list. Because of this, I'm leaning more towards mainspace, but I can go either way. Do you think it should be an essay? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:15, 22 January 2018 (EST)
:::I guess I lean in favor of keeping this a mainspace article. I asked because it seemed to me to resemble the "best/worst" essays because of the "Debatable whether conservative" section. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:20, 22 January 2018 (EST)
::::I can go either way also. I am also open to other titles for that section, too. I'm using it for companies which seem to support both sides to some degree, but seem at present to be leaning conservative. This is (obviously) very much a work in progress. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:29, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Texas "bathroom bill" ==

<strike>Here is a case where liberal companies sometimes support conservative values despite their apparent leanings: 
"Many major tech companies have already come out against the measure, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Cisco, and Facebook. Another letter on Monday signed by 14 CEOs from Dallas-based companies like American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, At&T, and Texas Instruments also urged legislators to drop the bill." [https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/business-against-texas-bathroom-bill/533928] It doesn't mean they are conservative, but might be useful information in later development of this page. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:18, 22 January 2018 (EST)</strike>
:What??? Companies urging conservative Texas legislators to drop a conservative bill to require public school students to use the bathroom of their biological gender does not sound like something conservatives would do. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:36, 22 January 2018 (EST)

::Ummm..."hold the phone." I got something messed up in research. That's why this didn't sound right--it wasn't. Thanks. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:44, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Brand vs parent name ==

Opinion question: What should we do when there is a conservative parent company, and thus multiple brands under them are as well? For example, Taco Bell is a brand which is conservative. However, this is because its parent company, "YUM! Brands" is conservative. This parent company also owns KFC and Long John Silver, which are therefore conservative as well. Is it best to be concise by listing the parent company (perhaps with some well-know child brands listed parenthetically) as I have been doing, or would it be better to list the well-known brands separately, then perhaps include the parent in parentheses? This would take more space, but might be more user-friendly. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:26, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Duplicate ==

Well, I thought it seemed astonishing that we didn't have a page on this. As it turns out, we do: [[Greatest conservative corporations]]. I am thinking that since this page has a brander purpose, it should be kept. However, is it beneficial to keep both? should I perhaps change this to only list semi-conservatives? Any suggestions? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:02, 23 January 2018 (EST)
:I agree that this article is of higher quality than the older one. I recommend making the other article an essay, particularly as it has the word "greatest", which is subjective. It can have a link to this article and vice-versa. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:38, 24 January 2018 (EST)

== Companies caving to the gun control lobby ==

If any of the companies listed in these articles ([http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/ 1], [http://thehill.com/homenews/news/375416-companies-scramble-to-distance-themselves-from-nra 2], [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953 3], [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/over-a-dozen-companies-cave-in-face-of-anti-nra-campaign/ 4]) are also listed in this CP article, we should probably note this. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:12, 24 February 2018 (EST)

:Thanks for the heads-up. One company which was listed as "slightly conservative" (Hertz) has been demoted. I also added FedEx to that list, since they are still holding out in favor of the NRA, even though some of their other polices are liberal. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:11, 24 February 2018 (EST)

::I see that FedEx is listed twice in the article, in the "Slightly conservative" and the "Debatable whether conservative" section. Assuming this is a mistake, this should be fixed. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:59, 26 February 2018 (EST)

:::and that is why I was surprised to find that FedEx wasn't on this list.... it actually was. I did a search on the page, too, so I'm not sure how I missed it. Anyway, thanks for the heads-up, I've fixed it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:52, 26 February 2018 (EST)

::::More on the bright side: HotelPlanner.com chose not to cut ties with the NRA,[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/hotelplanner-com-sticks-nra-preserves-discounted-rate-nra-members/] and Roku is refusing to censor NRATV due to its support of freedom of speech.[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/02/28/roku-refuses-censor-nra-tv-following-mob-pressure/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:38, 28 February 2018 (EST)

:::::That is good news! I've never heard of HotelPlanner.com, and I also can't find any political info on them. All I found was that it is a private company, and they are looking to buy up other companies. Roku I've heard of, but also had difficulty finding info on them. Apparently, [https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/roku/ 2nd vote had the same problem]. Perhaps these two are staying mostly neutral? Not sure--do you think either should be added based on this alone? It seems like some pretty weak evidence. HotelPlanner made it clear that this had nothing to do with politics, they are just sticking to the business deal. Likewise, Roku basically said that unless it breaks the rules, anything goes. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:30, 28 February 2018 (EST)
:::::FedEx is really taking some heat, and still saying outright that they support the right of citizens to arm and defend themselves. Their donation list is less that ideal, but do you think they should be promoted to "somewhat conservative"? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:33, 28 February 2018 (EST)

::::::If they're too obscure to add, then it's probably best that they be left out. I'm just letting you know about these developments because they might be useful for this article, but I'm not necessarily advocating for them to be added. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:54, 28 February 2018 (EST)

:::::::They are not necessarily obscure, I just can't find political preference info on them right now. Anyway, thank you for the info! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:06, 1 March 2018 (EST)

While Delta probably isn't a conservative company, it's possible that its action was misunderstood but poorly executed: [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/deltas-distancing-from-the-nra-was-just-a-bad-publicity-stunt/article/2650601] Either way, it just lost a big tax break because of the move: [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/02/georgia-governor-signs-bill-nixing-delta-tax-break-after-nra-split.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:55, 2 March 2018 (EST)

:I heard a little about this, but not that is was a publicity stunt...very interesting! In any case, they certainly don't seem to be conservative (though to their credit, they do support the salvation army) [https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/delta-air-lines]. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 04:25, 3 March 2018 (EST)

== Wanted: Conservative banks, insurance, and transportation companies ==

Since almost all of those "big evil corporations" run by "the 1%" are flaming liberals, there are a number of corporate categories in which I cannot seem find a single conservative company. These include banks and financial institutions, insurance companies (I am excluding health sharing organizations from that category), automotive manufacturers as well as retailers and rental agencies, and airlines. These are categories where if you need the service, it seems that you have no option but to patronize a liberal establishment. Does anyone have suggestions of potential companies in these (or any other) categories they would like me to consider and research? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:15, 5 March 2018 (EST)
:There are at least a few small credit union and investment firms, but I don't know if they are notable enough to list. These include the David Holmes Agency (which I decided to list), Christian Community Credit Union, and Evangelical Christian Credit Union. Any thoughts on those? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:38, 5 March 2018 (EST)
::Many of the companies already listed in the article are obscure at least to most readers, so I think these companies would fit in. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:35, 5 March 2018 (EST)
:::Hmmm...I was mostly trying to go with larger companies people ''would'' recognize, with only a few exceptions. I guess I'm not doing a very good job at that. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:25, 5 March 2018 (EST)

== Companies donating to Planned Parenthood ==

This article might be useful, either for this page, or for other articles such as the companies themselves: [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/30794-this-christmas-remember-these-companies-fund-planned-parenthood] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:54, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:Thanks! It looks like this article and the one you linked to mostly agree. It does refer to Walmart as liberal, and while they are to some degree, they do actually support some conservative causes, which has landed them in the "debatable" category.
:Unfortunately, it is much easier to find liberal companies, than conservative ones. The lean nature of this list is not for lack of research, but lack of candidates. In many cases, entire industries (such as cellular service) is liberal. The best you can hope for sometimes is a conservative retailer (like Patriot Mobile or Charity Mobile) which uses some revenue for good, then passes the rest of the money on to liberals who provide the service or product at a discounted rate. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:35, 22 January 2019 (EST)

== Reference formatting ==

1990'sguy, you're sure the set width method is better, we can do that. However, my concern was that I keep seeing it set to a single collum only, even een it seems there should be two. I suppose we could try a different width though, or just leave it as-is. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:37, 19 May 2019 (EDT)
:It could be the browser you're using, since it shows two columns on my computer using Chrome. I will make a minor tweak, and please let me know if it fixes it for you. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:40, 19 May 2019 (EDT)

::Oh dear... this is probably worse. It does consistently show multiple columns on my screens, but on larger monitors, it is showing more than two columns. Alright, yes I guess we'd better stay with at least 35em. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:16, 19 May 2019 (EDT)

== Useful sources ==

This article lists some businesses that advocated against pro-life laws in conservative states -- it might be helpful if their list overlaps at all with the companies in this article: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/top-execs-of-180-companies-abortion-necessary-to-be-successful-in-business/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:26, 10 June 2019 (EDT)

:Thank you! I only found one entry which overlapped: United Technology Corporation, which is one of the few companies on that list that is actually reasonably large. It was already marked as "debatable," since it is a defense contractor with some significant donations to the GOP, but it has some serious liberal leanings. Most of these companies seem to be small or no-name foundations and companies (including some LLCs). Among the signers of this letter are Tinder (obviously an ulterior motive there), MakeLoveNotPorn (sounds suspicious), Soma Massage Therapy (ditto), Ladies Get Paid (feminist organization, I assume. Never heard of it before), Women Online and The Mission List (ditto), and Female Founders Fund (also ditto). It sounds more impressive if they just say "top executives of more than 180 companies" rather than "twenty companies along with 160 no-name organizations" --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:21, 11 June 2019 (EDT)

::Notes (to self) for follow-up: look into "SoulCycle" and "Equinox (capital?)" Nether have anything of value listed on the usual indexes. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:27, 8 August 2019 (EDT)

== Add a section for neutral companies? ==

The title of this article is "Conservative companies," and I don't want to stray far from that. I'm also not looking for an excuse to make the page larger. However, does anyone have thoughts on whether or not to add a list for companies that are politically neutral? Or perhaps a different page? Would that be helpful? 
The thing is, many companies are just minding their own business (literally) and working within the free market to make a profit for their shareholders. That's how it is supposed to work, and it's what makes our economy thrive. Besides, that way no customer has their money being used for a cause they don't support. Rather than charging extra and then giving it to a cause some customers oppose, these companies choose to just do business while staying out of politics, and thus reducing their expenses which the customers must bear. 
The list of such companies would be somewhat sizable. However, I'm not opposed to giving such companies some recognizance (and patronage). Any thoughts? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:56, 15 August 2019 (EDT)

:Such a section seems helpful to me -- companies which don't engage in the promotion of left-wing policy, despite not being explicitly conservative either. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 05:39, 16 August 2019 (EDT)

::I think I'll get started on it, then. If this section gets too large, we can always break it off to separate page later, I suppose. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:29, 21 August 2019 (EDT)

==My Pillow==
How do they rank? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Live Free or Die]] 20:26, 12 June 2020 (EDT)
:I hadn't ranked them because they were such a small company. He's made a political splash now, so I guess we could include it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:29, 22 February 2021 (EST)

==Adding an explanation to each listing==

It would be helpful if a brief reason accompanies each listing to justify their designated status. Currently, readers will have to dig through all the sources, most of which do not reveal their content in the reference list. The page [[Essay:Greatest conservative corporations]] is doing this already, though it's a much smaller page. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 03:35, 11 February 2021 (EST)

:True, that's a good point. I wasn't sure how to keep the formatting clean, but at least a quick sentence might be a good idea.
:By the way, here's CNN's hate-list of companies they claim weren't doing enough to support BLM. Funny thing is, I'd consider these liberal companies. https://www.ccn.com/7-companies-you-should-renounce-if-you-support-black-lives-matter
:--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:28, 22 February 2021 (EST)

::Thanks for your opinion. I thought about the format too, and I've been planning to transform the list into a table to keep it clean, separating company name from justification. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 19:06, 26 February 2021 (EST)

:::I was hoping to avoid doing that out of laziness...haha. Probably a table is a good idea though, if we are going to include justification. Question: what color scheme were you going for? I see Red and Yellow currently. Thanks for your efforts! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:22, 27 February 2021 (EST)

::::Great to have support for the planned conversion! I am temporarily using decreasingly red colors as background for each category. My vision is to eventually combine all categories into one table, while using one additional column to indicate categorization, similar to this "notorious" list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources
::::I also think it helpful to include leftist companies (Coca Cola, Twitter, etc.) into the same table as well, otherwise we will have too many companies not listed and confuse readers who, like me, came here to look for companies not just to support but also avoid. As is seen from the example WP list, it is very easy to promote some while also denounce others IN THE SAME LIST. I don't think I have the user right to do this though, as it apparently involves moving the page. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 00:13, 28 February 2021 (EST)

:::::I'm not sure I like the idea of mixing conservative and liberal companies on the same list...wouldn't it work better to make a separate list? I do agree that looking at this list and not seeing a company which we have research (and decided isn't conservative) doesn't really help the reader as much as listing out the liberal ones somewhere/somehow.
:::::As for colors, it seems like red is typically thought of as "bad" or "no" (due to stop lights), so I think I like the green/yellow scheme you have doing on now.--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:41, 28 February 2021 (EST)

:::::By the way, another outstanding issue is subsidiaries. In some cases, I listed each brand name, but when there is a parent company of a dozen brands, doing this will bloat the list. For example, consider "Flowers Foods." They have a bunch of brand names, but breaking it out will make the list messy. Leaving it as it is, though, hides recognizable brand names. Few people know what "flower foods" even is. Any thoughts? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:52, 28 February 2021 (EST)

::::::I think the current treatment of parent company and its subsidiaries is good. Sure, one can't easily find a brand by looking alphabetically, but for a long list it's easier to use ^f anyways. I'll circle back (:P) to the list expansion idea later (mainly to make the list more helpful while avoiding splitting). --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 16:13, 1 March 2021 (EST)
:::::::Flowers Foods isn’t an obscure corporate name like Perrigo (manufacturer of most generic OTC medications) or Vi-Jon (manufacturer of GermX and many generic personal care products). For one thing, they have Flowers-branded bread stores that are company facing. I would say they are at least as well known as Unilevar, Proctor & Gamble, and ConAgra. They also provide products for a lot of food service establishments (like the SRQ rolls where I work). [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 18:14, 6 March 2021 (EST)

== Progressive Insurance? Comcast?==

I can’t see the reference through the paywall, but several years ago I was told Progressive Insurance has ties to George Soros, and I know they pulled their ads from Glen Beck’s program on FoxNews to participate in cancel culture. Also, how is there any debate about Comcast, which owns MSNBC and has (or at least had) a liberal moron for a CEO? Are we sure this is accurate? [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 17:59, 6 March 2021 (EST)
:Both addressed. Additional sources would be helpful. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:18, 7 March 2021 (EST)

::Thanks for the call-out. Yeah Progressive doesn't don't sound good, at least not anymore. I'll look into Comcast, but you're probably right. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:09, 8 March 2021 (EST)

== O’Sullivan’s First Law ==

I don't mean to bloat this page, but might it be worth mentioning "O'Sullivan's Law?" 
First published on October 27, 1989 (in the National Review), it states that "All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing." --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:56, 12 April 2021 (EDT)

:I don't know. Newsweek moved from far left to center in the past two years. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:16, 9 May 2021 (EDT)

::I haven't been reading their publication, so I'll take your word on that. However, such change can be driven by one person or a few individuals. I can't imaging a liberal indoctrination company just suddenly deciding to do the exact opposite of what they were before without being pushed that way. Nonetheless, we can leave this point out of this article. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:01, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

== Confusing category "No longer conservative" ==

All other categories indicate the value status of a company, while the category in question indicates a change, not a status. The article has made it clear that value of companies is dynamic, so there is little need to emphasize some specific cases of value change. Those "no longer conservative" can only be either Neutral or Liberal, so they can all find home in other categories (Liberal as a category is a recent addition I envisioned to be helpful). {{unsigned|Luminoxius}}

:Fair point, it is an outlier of sorts. However, my original plan for this page was for it to just list conservative companies. If it's not conservative, it isn't listed. Then we decided to include neutral companies as well, since there's nothing wrong with just doing business in the free market, without getting entangled in politics. But without the "no longer conservative" section, if someone came and searched for Chick-fil-a a year ago, they simply wouldn't find it. Since this is not a comprehensive list, they would assume that it is a conservative company (as they were known to be), and that we just hadn't added it for some reason. The "No longer conservative" section was intended to show that yes, we have researched them, and in contrast with public perception, they are not actually conservative anymore. If we want to change this from "Conservative companies" to "All companies on the planet categorized by political affiliation" then yes, "no longer conservative" would be pointless. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:08, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

::This brings us to a previous discussion where [[User:DavidB4]] "agree that looking at this list and not seeing a company which we have research(ed) (and decided isn't conservative) doesn't really help the reader as much as listing out the liberal ones somewhere/somehow". I understand that the original plan for this page was simpler than what it has become. That does not prevent us from transforming the page into something more impactful. A page's name can be changed as it develops. Alternatively, we can have a new page for a combined list, which I will be happy to work on (I don't think I have the "right" to create one). --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 23:39, 24 May 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Conservative companies

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Luminoxius: /* Confusing category "No longer conservative" */ re Confusing category "No longer conservative"

A useful website for looking up recent spending of a company is: https://www.opensecrets.org --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:56, 22 January 2018 (EST) 
Also, this is a nice list of potential candidates, but each one should be checked, since I see reason to disagree with some of their listings: http://www.theamericanmaverick.com/2012/11/top-american-companies-supporting.html --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:15, 22 January 2018 (EST)
:Should it be turned into an essay, or is mainspace more appropriate? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:11, 22 January 2018 (EST)
::That is a good question I am still trying to decide on. We have the liberal corporate bullies page in mainspace, so since this is more or less the opposite of that, I think they should probably go together. Our "best/worst" pages are typically essays, but then, this lies isn't saying "best" or "worst," but just attempting to research and list which company generally act in conservative ways. That is more objective than a best/worst list. Because of this, I'm leaning more towards mainspace, but I can go either way. Do you think it should be an essay? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:15, 22 January 2018 (EST)
:::I guess I lean in favor of keeping this a mainspace article. I asked because it seemed to me to resemble the "best/worst" essays because of the "Debatable whether conservative" section. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:20, 22 January 2018 (EST)
::::I can go either way also. I am also open to other titles for that section, too. I'm using it for companies which seem to support both sides to some degree, but seem at present to be leaning conservative. This is (obviously) very much a work in progress. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:29, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Texas "bathroom bill" ==

<strike>Here is a case where liberal companies sometimes support conservative values despite their apparent leanings: 
"Many major tech companies have already come out against the measure, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Cisco, and Facebook. Another letter on Monday signed by 14 CEOs from Dallas-based companies like American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, At&T, and Texas Instruments also urged legislators to drop the bill." [https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/business-against-texas-bathroom-bill/533928] It doesn't mean they are conservative, but might be useful information in later development of this page. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:18, 22 January 2018 (EST)</strike>
:What??? Companies urging conservative Texas legislators to drop a conservative bill to require public school students to use the bathroom of their biological gender does not sound like something conservatives would do. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:36, 22 January 2018 (EST)

::Ummm..."hold the phone." I got something messed up in research. That's why this didn't sound right--it wasn't. Thanks. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:44, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Brand vs parent name ==

Opinion question: What should we do when there is a conservative parent company, and thus multiple brands under them are as well? For example, Taco Bell is a brand which is conservative. However, this is because its parent company, "YUM! Brands" is conservative. This parent company also owns KFC and Long John Silver, which are therefore conservative as well. Is it best to be concise by listing the parent company (perhaps with some well-know child brands listed parenthetically) as I have been doing, or would it be better to list the well-known brands separately, then perhaps include the parent in parentheses? This would take more space, but might be more user-friendly. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:26, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Duplicate ==

Well, I thought it seemed astonishing that we didn't have a page on this. As it turns out, we do: [[Greatest conservative corporations]]. I am thinking that since this page has a brander purpose, it should be kept. However, is it beneficial to keep both? should I perhaps change this to only list semi-conservatives? Any suggestions? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:02, 23 January 2018 (EST)
:I agree that this article is of higher quality than the older one. I recommend making the other article an essay, particularly as it has the word "greatest", which is subjective. It can have a link to this article and vice-versa. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:38, 24 January 2018 (EST)

== Companies caving to the gun control lobby ==

If any of the companies listed in these articles ([http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/ 1], [http://thehill.com/homenews/news/375416-companies-scramble-to-distance-themselves-from-nra 2], [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953 3], [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/over-a-dozen-companies-cave-in-face-of-anti-nra-campaign/ 4]) are also listed in this CP article, we should probably note this. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:12, 24 February 2018 (EST)

:Thanks for the heads-up. One company which was listed as "slightly conservative" (Hertz) has been demoted. I also added FedEx to that list, since they are still holding out in favor of the NRA, even though some of their other polices are liberal. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:11, 24 February 2018 (EST)

::I see that FedEx is listed twice in the article, in the "Slightly conservative" and the "Debatable whether conservative" section. Assuming this is a mistake, this should be fixed. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:59, 26 February 2018 (EST)

:::and that is why I was surprised to find that FedEx wasn't on this list.... it actually was. I did a search on the page, too, so I'm not sure how I missed it. Anyway, thanks for the heads-up, I've fixed it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:52, 26 February 2018 (EST)

::::More on the bright side: HotelPlanner.com chose not to cut ties with the NRA,[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/hotelplanner-com-sticks-nra-preserves-discounted-rate-nra-members/] and Roku is refusing to censor NRATV due to its support of freedom of speech.[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/02/28/roku-refuses-censor-nra-tv-following-mob-pressure/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:38, 28 February 2018 (EST)

:::::That is good news! I've never heard of HotelPlanner.com, and I also can't find any political info on them. All I found was that it is a private company, and they are looking to buy up other companies. Roku I've heard of, but also had difficulty finding info on them. Apparently, [https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/roku/ 2nd vote had the same problem]. Perhaps these two are staying mostly neutral? Not sure--do you think either should be added based on this alone? It seems like some pretty weak evidence. HotelPlanner made it clear that this had nothing to do with politics, they are just sticking to the business deal. Likewise, Roku basically said that unless it breaks the rules, anything goes. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:30, 28 February 2018 (EST)
:::::FedEx is really taking some heat, and still saying outright that they support the right of citizens to arm and defend themselves. Their donation list is less that ideal, but do you think they should be promoted to "somewhat conservative"? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:33, 28 February 2018 (EST)

::::::If they're too obscure to add, then it's probably best that they be left out. I'm just letting you know about these developments because they might be useful for this article, but I'm not necessarily advocating for them to be added. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:54, 28 February 2018 (EST)

:::::::They are not necessarily obscure, I just can't find political preference info on them right now. Anyway, thank you for the info! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:06, 1 March 2018 (EST)

While Delta probably isn't a conservative company, it's possible that its action was misunderstood but poorly executed: [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/deltas-distancing-from-the-nra-was-just-a-bad-publicity-stunt/article/2650601] Either way, it just lost a big tax break because of the move: [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/02/georgia-governor-signs-bill-nixing-delta-tax-break-after-nra-split.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:55, 2 March 2018 (EST)

:I heard a little about this, but not that is was a publicity stunt...very interesting! In any case, they certainly don't seem to be conservative (though to their credit, they do support the salvation army) [https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/delta-air-lines]. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 04:25, 3 March 2018 (EST)

== Wanted: Conservative banks, insurance, and transportation companies ==

Since almost all of those "big evil corporations" run by "the 1%" are flaming liberals, there are a number of corporate categories in which I cannot seem find a single conservative company. These include banks and financial institutions, insurance companies (I am excluding health sharing organizations from that category), automotive manufacturers as well as retailers and rental agencies, and airlines. These are categories where if you need the service, it seems that you have no option but to patronize a liberal establishment. Does anyone have suggestions of potential companies in these (or any other) categories they would like me to consider and research? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:15, 5 March 2018 (EST)
:There are at least a few small credit union and investment firms, but I don't know if they are notable enough to list. These include the David Holmes Agency (which I decided to list), Christian Community Credit Union, and Evangelical Christian Credit Union. Any thoughts on those? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:38, 5 March 2018 (EST)
::Many of the companies already listed in the article are obscure at least to most readers, so I think these companies would fit in. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:35, 5 March 2018 (EST)
:::Hmmm...I was mostly trying to go with larger companies people ''would'' recognize, with only a few exceptions. I guess I'm not doing a very good job at that. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:25, 5 March 2018 (EST)

== Companies donating to Planned Parenthood ==

This article might be useful, either for this page, or for other articles such as the companies themselves: [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/30794-this-christmas-remember-these-companies-fund-planned-parenthood] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:54, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:Thanks! It looks like this article and the one you linked to mostly agree. It does refer to Walmart as liberal, and while they are to some degree, they do actually support some conservative causes, which has landed them in the "debatable" category.
:Unfortunately, it is much easier to find liberal companies, than conservative ones. The lean nature of this list is not for lack of research, but lack of candidates. In many cases, entire industries (such as cellular service) is liberal. The best you can hope for sometimes is a conservative retailer (like Patriot Mobile or Charity Mobile) which uses some revenue for good, then passes the rest of the money on to liberals who provide the service or product at a discounted rate. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:35, 22 January 2019 (EST)

== Reference formatting ==

1990'sguy, you're sure the set width method is better, we can do that. However, my concern was that I keep seeing it set to a single collum only, even een it seems there should be two. I suppose we could try a different width though, or just leave it as-is. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:37, 19 May 2019 (EDT)
:It could be the browser you're using, since it shows two columns on my computer using Chrome. I will make a minor tweak, and please let me know if it fixes it for you. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:40, 19 May 2019 (EDT)

::Oh dear... this is probably worse. It does consistently show multiple columns on my screens, but on larger monitors, it is showing more than two columns. Alright, yes I guess we'd better stay with at least 35em. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:16, 19 May 2019 (EDT)

== Useful sources ==

This article lists some businesses that advocated against pro-life laws in conservative states -- it might be helpful if their list overlaps at all with the companies in this article: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/top-execs-of-180-companies-abortion-necessary-to-be-successful-in-business/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:26, 10 June 2019 (EDT)

:Thank you! I only found one entry which overlapped: United Technology Corporation, which is one of the few companies on that list that is actually reasonably large. It was already marked as "debatable," since it is a defense contractor with some significant donations to the GOP, but it has some serious liberal leanings. Most of these companies seem to be small or no-name foundations and companies (including some LLCs). Among the signers of this letter are Tinder (obviously an ulterior motive there), MakeLoveNotPorn (sounds suspicious), Soma Massage Therapy (ditto), Ladies Get Paid (feminist organization, I assume. Never heard of it before), Women Online and The Mission List (ditto), and Female Founders Fund (also ditto). It sounds more impressive if they just say "top executives of more than 180 companies" rather than "twenty companies along with 160 no-name organizations" --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:21, 11 June 2019 (EDT)

::Notes (to self) for follow-up: look into "SoulCycle" and "Equinox (capital?)" Nether have anything of value listed on the usual indexes. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:27, 8 August 2019 (EDT)

== Add a section for neutral companies? ==

The title of this article is "Conservative companies," and I don't want to stray far from that. I'm also not looking for an excuse to make the page larger. However, does anyone have thoughts on whether or not to add a list for companies that are politically neutral? Or perhaps a different page? Would that be helpful? 
The thing is, many companies are just minding their own business (literally) and working within the free market to make a profit for their shareholders. That's how it is supposed to work, and it's what makes our economy thrive. Besides, that way no customer has their money being used for a cause they don't support. Rather than charging extra and then giving it to a cause some customers oppose, these companies choose to just do business while staying out of politics, and thus reducing their expenses which the customers must bear. 
The list of such companies would be somewhat sizable. However, I'm not opposed to giving such companies some recognizance (and patronage). Any thoughts? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:56, 15 August 2019 (EDT)

:Such a section seems helpful to me -- companies which don't engage in the promotion of left-wing policy, despite not being explicitly conservative either. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 05:39, 16 August 2019 (EDT)

::I think I'll get started on it, then. If this section gets too large, we can always break it off to separate page later, I suppose. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:29, 21 August 2019 (EDT)

==My Pillow==
How do they rank? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Live Free or Die]] 20:26, 12 June 2020 (EDT)
:I hadn't ranked them because they were such a small company. He's made a political splash now, so I guess we could include it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:29, 22 February 2021 (EST)

==Adding an explanation to each listing==

It would be helpful if a brief reason accompanies each listing to justify their designated status. Currently, readers will have to dig through all the sources, most of which do not reveal their content in the reference list. The page [[Essay:Greatest conservative corporations]] is doing this already, though it's a much smaller page. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 03:35, 11 February 2021 (EST)

:True, that's a good point. I wasn't sure how to keep the formatting clean, but at least a quick sentence might be a good idea.
:By the way, here's CNN's hate-list of companies they claim weren't doing enough to support BLM. Funny thing is, I'd consider these liberal companies. https://www.ccn.com/7-companies-you-should-renounce-if-you-support-black-lives-matter
:--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:28, 22 February 2021 (EST)

::Thanks for your opinion. I thought about the format too, and I've been planning to transform the list into a table to keep it clean, separating company name from justification. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 19:06, 26 February 2021 (EST)

:::I was hoping to avoid doing that out of laziness...haha. Probably a table is a good idea though, if we are going to include justification. Question: what color scheme were you going for? I see Red and Yellow currently. Thanks for your efforts! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:22, 27 February 2021 (EST)

::::Great to have support for the planned conversion! I am temporarily using decreasingly red colors as background for each category. My vision is to eventually combine all categories into one table, while using one additional column to indicate categorization, similar to this "notorious" list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources
::::I also think it helpful to include leftist companies (Coca Cola, Twitter, etc.) into the same table as well, otherwise we will have too many companies not listed and confuse readers who, like me, came here to look for companies not just to support but also avoid. As is seen from the example WP list, it is very easy to promote some while also denounce others IN THE SAME LIST. I don't think I have the user right to do this though, as it apparently involves moving the page. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 00:13, 28 February 2021 (EST)

:::::I'm not sure I like the idea of mixing conservative and liberal companies on the same list...wouldn't it work better to make a separate list? I do agree that looking at this list and not seeing a company which we have research (and decided isn't conservative) doesn't really help the reader as much as listing out the liberal ones somewhere/somehow.
:::::As for colors, it seems like red is typically thought of as "bad" or "no" (due to stop lights), so I think I like the green/yellow scheme you have doing on now.--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:41, 28 February 2021 (EST)

:::::By the way, another outstanding issue is subsidiaries. In some cases, I listed each brand name, but when there is a parent company of a dozen brands, doing this will bloat the list. For example, consider "Flowers Foods." They have a bunch of brand names, but breaking it out will make the list messy. Leaving it as it is, though, hides recognizable brand names. Few people know what "flower foods" even is. Any thoughts? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:52, 28 February 2021 (EST)

::::::I think the current treatment of parent company and its subsidiaries is good. Sure, one can't easily find a brand by looking alphabetically, but for a long list it's easier to use ^f anyways. I'll circle back (:P) to the list expansion idea later (mainly to make the list more helpful while avoiding splitting). --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 16:13, 1 March 2021 (EST)
:::::::Flowers Foods isn’t an obscure corporate name like Perrigo (manufacturer of most generic OTC medications) or Vi-Jon (manufacturer of GermX and many generic personal care products). For one thing, they have Flowers-branded bread stores that are company facing. I would say they are at least as well known as Unilevar, Proctor & Gamble, and ConAgra. They also provide products for a lot of food service establishments (like the SRQ rolls where I work). [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 18:14, 6 March 2021 (EST)

== Progressive Insurance? Comcast?==

I can’t see the reference through the paywall, but several years ago I was told Progressive Insurance has ties to George Soros, and I know they pulled their ads from Glen Beck’s program on FoxNews to participate in cancel culture. Also, how is there any debate about Comcast, which owns MSNBC and has (or at least had) a liberal moron for a CEO? Are we sure this is accurate? [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 17:59, 6 March 2021 (EST)
:Both addressed. Additional sources would be helpful. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:18, 7 March 2021 (EST)

::Thanks for the call-out. Yeah Progressive doesn't don't sound good, at least not anymore. I'll look into Comcast, but you're probably right. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:09, 8 March 2021 (EST)

== O’Sullivan’s First Law ==

I don't mean to bloat this page, but might it be worth mentioning "O'Sullivan's Law?" 
First published on October 27, 1989 (in the National Review), it states that "All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing." --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:56, 12 April 2021 (EDT)

:I don't know. Newsweek moved from far left to center in the past two years. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:16, 9 May 2021 (EDT)

::I haven't been reading their publication, so I'll take your word on that. However, such change can be driven by one person or a few individuals. I can't imaging a liberal indoctrination company just suddenly deciding to do the exact opposite of what they were before without being pushed that way. Nonetheless, we can leave this point out of this article. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:01, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

== Confusing category "No longer conservative" ==

All other categories indicate the value status of a company, while the category in question indicates a change, not a status. The article has made it clear that value of companies is dynamic, so there is little need to emphasize some specific cases of value change. Those "no longer conservative" can only be either Neutral or Liberal, so they can all find home in other categories (Liberal as a category is a recent addition I envisioned to be helpful). {{unsigned|Luminoxius}}

:Fair point, it is an outlier of sorts. However, my original plan for this page was for it to just list conservative companies. If it's not conservative, it isn't listed. Then we decided to include neutral companies as well, since there's nothing wrong with just doing business in the free market, without getting entangled in politics. But without the "no longer conservative" section, if someone came and searched for Chick-fil-a a year ago, they simply wouldn't find it. Since this is not a comprehensive list, they would assume that it is a conservative company (as they were known to be), and that we just hadn't added it for some reason. The "No longer conservative" section was intended to show that yes, we have researched them, and in contrast with public perception, they are not actually conservative anymore. If we want to change this from "Conservative companies" to "All companies on the planet categorized by political affiliation" then yes, "no longer conservative" would be pointless. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:08, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

::This brings us to a previous discussion where {{u|DavidB4}} "agree that looking at this list and not seeing a company which we have research(ed) (and decided isn't conservative) doesn't really help the reader as much as listing out the liberal ones somewhere/somehow". I understand that the original plan for this page was simpler than what it has become. That does not prevent us from transforming the page into something more impactful. A page's name can be changed as it develops. Alternatively, we can have a new page for a combined list, which I will be happy to work on (I don't think I have the "right" to create one). --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 23:39, 24 May 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Roleplaying game

2021-05-25T03:10:19Z

Luminoxius: /* Suggest to move to "Role-playing game" */ ps

Meh, not going to ask why this has been reverted back again. I've already had a conversation with one of the sysops about my edits (basically clearing up the terrible grammar, adding some examples of the genre and removing the unreferenced comments linking RPGs to murder and drug abuse (not specifically denying these things but unresourced statements like this are reactionary and not in the least professional).

Still, I'm sure the original version is fine too--[[User:Fingermouse|Fingermouse]] 20:46, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

This should have a re-direct to Role'''-'''playing Game'''s'''

: The mediawiki style has nice support for plural words. If you link to <nowiki>[[Roleplaying Game]]s</nowiki> it shows up as [[Roleplaying Game]]s. In this way, you can have articles for singular items and don't have to have redirects for all of the plural items. If you flip this around, you will find that you need as many redirects for each singular term, cluttering up the wiki. If anything, this should be moved to [[roleplaying game]] - it is not a proper noun. --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 15:41, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

== Role-playing and Psychiatry ==

Anyone have any thoughts about this subject and its application by Psychologists? --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 15:19, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:Not sure what you mean there, TK. I probably would have some if you wouldn't mind clarifying. [[User:Murray|Murray]] 15:21, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:Me too! My psychologist used RPG on me. It was great. [[User:Phiattiangel]]

Glad it worked!! :-) See? We "peons" do know a thing or two, eh? ;-) Would you guys consider entering a section about how it originated with therapists, and its modern-day use? --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 15:33, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:I think it's something that's worthwhile to have in general but don't think it belongs here. It's a much different animal than a fantasy role-playing game. It would be appropriate to link from here maybe to a page on role-playing in therapy, or on therapy in general that includes a role-playing section. [[User:Murray|Murray]] 15:35, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

: You might find the Journal of Virtual Environments[http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/] a useful resource when researching this - [http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/V5/CHERAPY3.HTM] [http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/v3/sempsey.html] [http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/v3/larsen.html] [http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/v2/sempsey.html] --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 15:40, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

Mtur, if you know the subject matter, and have the ready references, maybe you would like to add it? Murray, the idea of the electronic games came from Psychology! --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 15:45, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:Well TK maybe I misunderstood what you meant. It sounded to me like you wanted a discussion of how role-playing is used in psychotherapy included in this article, which I commented on above. The way that works does not at all resemble the games described in the article. If what you were referring to was that the idea for the games described in the article came from psychology originally, that's a very logical addition. [[User:Murray|Murray]] 16:00, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:*Thank you. :-) --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 16:04, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

==Merge==
I suggest that the content of this page be moved to Roleplaying games, since the content of this page seems more comprehensive. [[User:DrSandstone|DrSandstone]] 16:44, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
:Does anyone have an opinion on this besides myself? It seems redundant to have a [[roleplaying games]] and [[Roleplaying game]].
::I concur. singular/plural articles are not necessary. [[User:HeartOfGold|HeartOfGold]] 18:42, 16 May 2007 (EDT)

== Suggest to move to "Role-playing game" ==

"Role-playing game" currently redirects here. A precise search on Google of "roleplaying games" returned 2.2m results, while "role-playing games" returned 21m. It should be obvious that the suggested name is the commonly used term. WP also uses the suggested name for the concept. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 23:08, 24 May 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Roleplaying game

2021-05-25T03:08:42Z

Luminoxius: Suggest to move to "Role-playing game"

Meh, not going to ask why this has been reverted back again. I've already had a conversation with one of the sysops about my edits (basically clearing up the terrible grammar, adding some examples of the genre and removing the unreferenced comments linking RPGs to murder and drug abuse (not specifically denying these things but unresourced statements like this are reactionary and not in the least professional).

Still, I'm sure the original version is fine too--[[User:Fingermouse|Fingermouse]] 20:46, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

This should have a re-direct to Role'''-'''playing Game'''s'''

: The mediawiki style has nice support for plural words. If you link to <nowiki>[[Roleplaying Game]]s</nowiki> it shows up as [[Roleplaying Game]]s. In this way, you can have articles for singular items and don't have to have redirects for all of the plural items. If you flip this around, you will find that you need as many redirects for each singular term, cluttering up the wiki. If anything, this should be moved to [[roleplaying game]] - it is not a proper noun. --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 15:41, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

== Role-playing and Psychiatry ==

Anyone have any thoughts about this subject and its application by Psychologists? --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 15:19, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:Not sure what you mean there, TK. I probably would have some if you wouldn't mind clarifying. [[User:Murray|Murray]] 15:21, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:Me too! My psychologist used RPG on me. It was great. [[User:Phiattiangel]]

Glad it worked!! :-) See? We "peons" do know a thing or two, eh? ;-) Would you guys consider entering a section about how it originated with therapists, and its modern-day use? --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 15:33, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:I think it's something that's worthwhile to have in general but don't think it belongs here. It's a much different animal than a fantasy role-playing game. It would be appropriate to link from here maybe to a page on role-playing in therapy, or on therapy in general that includes a role-playing section. [[User:Murray|Murray]] 15:35, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

: You might find the Journal of Virtual Environments[http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/] a useful resource when researching this - [http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/V5/CHERAPY3.HTM] [http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/v3/sempsey.html] [http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/v3/larsen.html] [http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/v2/sempsey.html] --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 15:40, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

Mtur, if you know the subject matter, and have the ready references, maybe you would like to add it? Murray, the idea of the electronic games came from Psychology! --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 15:45, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:Well TK maybe I misunderstood what you meant. It sounded to me like you wanted a discussion of how role-playing is used in psychotherapy included in this article, which I commented on above. The way that works does not at all resemble the games described in the article. If what you were referring to was that the idea for the games described in the article came from psychology originally, that's a very logical addition. [[User:Murray|Murray]] 16:00, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

:*Thank you. :-) --~ [[User:TK|TK]] [[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]] 16:04, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

==Merge==
I suggest that the content of this page be moved to Roleplaying games, since the content of this page seems more comprehensive. [[User:DrSandstone|DrSandstone]] 16:44, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
:Does anyone have an opinion on this besides myself? It seems redundant to have a [[roleplaying games]] and [[Roleplaying game]].
::I concur. singular/plural articles are not necessary. [[User:HeartOfGold|HeartOfGold]] 18:42, 16 May 2007 (EDT)

== Suggest to move to "Role-playing game" ==

"Role-playing game" currently redirects here. A precise search on Google of "roleplaying games" returned 2.2m results, while "role-playing games" returned 21m. It should be obvious that the suggested name is the commonly used term. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 23:08, 24 May 2021 (EDT)

Final Fantasy

2021-05-25T02:58:28Z

Luminoxius: ce

{{uncited}}
'''Final Fantasy''' is a [[Japanese]] multimedia (predominately [[video game]]) [[franchise]] created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is owned and developed by [[Square Enix]], formally Square. The core series consists of 15 [[roleplaying game]]s. The series was created in 1987 as a last ditch effort by Sakaguchi and was never expected to be the critical success it ended up becoming.

One of the defining features of Final Fantasy is that each main game is unrelated to any other besides sharing some character names and other elements that have become synonymous with final fantasy games. This trend started with Final Fantasy II as Final Fantasy was not expected to be a hit and therefor the plot ended itself, leaving no room for a normal sequel. This trend has been broken since, but only for a few fan favorite games and a number of non-main series titles.

As with several fantasy role-playing games, it utilizes spells, and the main villain/final boss generally becomes nigh-omnipotent with a new form.

The games generally deliver messages covering conservative, liberal, and politically neutral values, depending on the story.

[[Category:Video Games]]

Parler

2021-05-24T23:58:19Z

Luminoxius: /* Parler returns */ wl

'''Parler''' is an [[American]] social networking service and alternative to [[Twitter]]. Its name is the [[French]] word for "to speak" (and is pronounced like "parlor"). It was founded in 2018 and based in Henderson, [[Nevada]] by John Matze and Jared Thomson.<ref>https://home.parler.com/about/</ref> The site is populated with a majority of right-leaning users, although all are welcome. Famous users include [[Candace Owens]], [[Laura Loomer]], [[Mike Lee]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Paul Joseph Watson]] and [[Roger Stone]]. In June of 2020, Parler gained many users, and more celebrities including [[Ted Cruz]], [[Rand Paul]], [[Dan Bongino]], Eric Trump, and [[Donald Trump Jr.]] Parler currently has around 1,000,000 users.

Parler, like fellow social networking service [[Gab]], does not engage in censorship against other opinions. Because of this, Parler has been unfairly attacked by the anti-free speech [[Mainstream Media]] and [[Wikipedia]] as "far-right" and "anti-[[Islam]]", despite having over 200,000 [[Arabic]] users currently online.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/about-200000-saudi-arabian-users-suddenly-flood-parler-a-pro-trump-twitter-alternative</ref> Unfortunately, to sign up for a Parler account, a mobile phone number is needed when registering, which effectively blocks those who do not have cell phones from obtaining an account.

[[Hate speech]] is not a bannable offense on Parler according to its company's CEO, John Matze.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/5/parler-ceo-says-up-and-coming-social-media-service/</ref>

== Parler Ban From Amazon, Apple and Google ==
Recently in a [[leftwing]] [[fascist]] assault on [[free speech]], the [[First Amendment]], and [[human rights]], Parler was banned by [[Apple, Inc.]], [[Google]] and [[Amazon.com]].<ref>https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2021/01/11/amazon-google-and-apple-are-enemies-of-the-first-amendment/</ref>

== Change of leadership ==
On 29 January 2021, John Matze, the first CEO of Parler, lost his position at the company. Allegations have surfaced that the organization of former [[President]] [[Donald J. Trump]] received an offer from Parler of a 40 percent stake in the company, in return for Trump opening a verified account with Parler. John Matze opposed this, fearing that Trump would take the company over by the force of his personality.<ref name=Buzzfeed>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/trump-parler-ownership</ref>

Shortly after his leavetaking, Matze released a personal statement saying the company's Board did not agree with him on a vision for a platform dedicated to freedom of speech and "more product stability." Dan Bongino, who owns a twenty-percent stake, hotly disputed Matze's claims and version of events. Bongino has not, thus far, responded directly to the specific allegation that an attempt by the Trump organization to obtain a 40 percent stake occasioned the rupture between Matze and the board.

Rebekah Mercer, daughter of financier Robert Mercer, in fact holds the controlling vote. Dan Bongino holds twenty percent of the company. A third owner, to whom Dan Bongino refers without naming, holds the remaining stake, however large it might be.

== Parler returns ==
On 15 February 2021, on or about midnight EST, Parler returned to full functionality.<ref>https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2021/02/15/news/parler-returns/</ref> The CEO of SkySilk, Parler's new cloud hosting provider, said "SkySilk does not advocate nor condone hate, rather, it advocates the right to private judgement and rejects the role of being the judge, jury and executioner."<ref>https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3827737/parler-spurns-aws-partnering-skysilk-for-cloud-comeback</ref> The Parler app returned to Apple's App Store in May 2021 on the condition that posts labelled "hate" by the platform would be invisible to [[iPhone]] users by default.<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/22/this-week-in-apps-google-i-o-hits-and-misses-snap-goes-shopping-parler-returns-to-app-store/</ref>

Mark Meckler now holds the post of Interim CEO, while Parler searches for a permanent CEO.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9262721/Parler-announces-relaunch-Mark-Meckler-interim-CEO.html</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
* Parler official site [https://parler.com/]
* Epik official site [https://epik.com/]
* Gab Social official site [https://gab.com/home]

[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Online Social Networking]]
[[Category:Alt-tech]]
[[Category:Victims of Cancel Culture]]

Parler

2021-05-24T23:56:33Z

Luminoxius: /* Parler returns */ app returns to App Store

'''Parler''' is an [[American]] social networking service and alternative to [[Twitter]]. Its name is the [[French]] word for "to speak" (and is pronounced like "parlor"). It was founded in 2018 and based in Henderson, [[Nevada]] by John Matze and Jared Thomson.<ref>https://home.parler.com/about/</ref> The site is populated with a majority of right-leaning users, although all are welcome. Famous users include [[Candace Owens]], [[Laura Loomer]], [[Mike Lee]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Paul Joseph Watson]] and [[Roger Stone]]. In June of 2020, Parler gained many users, and more celebrities including [[Ted Cruz]], [[Rand Paul]], [[Dan Bongino]], Eric Trump, and [[Donald Trump Jr.]] Parler currently has around 1,000,000 users.

Parler, like fellow social networking service [[Gab]], does not engage in censorship against other opinions. Because of this, Parler has been unfairly attacked by the anti-free speech [[Mainstream Media]] and [[Wikipedia]] as "far-right" and "anti-[[Islam]]", despite having over 200,000 [[Arabic]] users currently online.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/about-200000-saudi-arabian-users-suddenly-flood-parler-a-pro-trump-twitter-alternative</ref> Unfortunately, to sign up for a Parler account, a mobile phone number is needed when registering, which effectively blocks those who do not have cell phones from obtaining an account.

[[Hate speech]] is not a bannable offense on Parler according to its company's CEO, John Matze.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/5/parler-ceo-says-up-and-coming-social-media-service/</ref>

== Parler Ban From Amazon, Apple and Google ==
Recently in a [[leftwing]] [[fascist]] assault on [[free speech]], the [[First Amendment]], and [[human rights]], Parler was banned by [[Apple, Inc.]], [[Google]] and [[Amazon.com]].<ref>https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2021/01/11/amazon-google-and-apple-are-enemies-of-the-first-amendment/</ref>

== Change of leadership ==
On 29 January 2021, John Matze, the first CEO of Parler, lost his position at the company. Allegations have surfaced that the organization of former [[President]] [[Donald J. Trump]] received an offer from Parler of a 40 percent stake in the company, in return for Trump opening a verified account with Parler. John Matze opposed this, fearing that Trump would take the company over by the force of his personality.<ref name=Buzzfeed>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/trump-parler-ownership</ref>

Shortly after his leavetaking, Matze released a personal statement saying the company's Board did not agree with him on a vision for a platform dedicated to freedom of speech and "more product stability." Dan Bongino, who owns a twenty-percent stake, hotly disputed Matze's claims and version of events. Bongino has not, thus far, responded directly to the specific allegation that an attempt by the Trump organization to obtain a 40 percent stake occasioned the rupture between Matze and the board.

Rebekah Mercer, daughter of financier Robert Mercer, in fact holds the controlling vote. Dan Bongino holds twenty percent of the company. A third owner, to whom Dan Bongino refers without naming, holds the remaining stake, however large it might be.

== Parler returns ==
On 15 February 2021, on or about midnight EST, Parler returned to full functionality.<ref>https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2021/02/15/news/parler-returns/</ref> The CEO of SkySilk, Parler's new cloud hosting provider, said "SkySilk does not advocate nor condone hate, rather, it advocates the right to private judgement and rejects the role of being the judge, jury and executioner."<ref>https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3827737/parler-spurns-aws-partnering-skysilk-for-cloud-comeback</ref> The Parler app returned to Apple's App Store in May 2021 on the condition that posts labelled "hate" by the platform would be invisible to iPhone users by default.<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/22/this-week-in-apps-google-i-o-hits-and-misses-snap-goes-shopping-parler-returns-to-app-store/</ref>

Mark Meckler now holds the post of Interim CEO, while Parler searches for a permanent CEO.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9262721/Parler-announces-relaunch-Mark-Meckler-interim-CEO.html</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
* Parler official site [https://parler.com/]
* Epik official site [https://epik.com/]
* Gab Social official site [https://gab.com/home]

[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Online Social Networking]]
[[Category:Alt-tech]]
[[Category:Victims of Cancel Culture]]

Conservative companies

2021-05-22T00:05:05Z

Luminoxius: /* Liberal */ format

The following is a non-exhaustive list of '''for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations'''. This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based partially on the activities of employees, which are not sponsored by their companies.
The companies are categorized of the extent of their support for, as well as opposition to, conservative causes.

An obvious source for the justification is recent news. Other major sources include 2ndVote, a research provider that scores companies from 5 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal),<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/23/executive-director-amy-wilhite-of-2ndvote-com-shines-the-light-on-company-values-for-the-conscious-consumer/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/a-new-counterweight-to-stakeholder-capitalism/</ref> and OpenSecrets, an online database that tracks political donations in the U.S.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/opensecretsorg</ref>

Note that indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To get the most updated information, readers are encouraged to make sure the sources used reflect the companies' current status. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!
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''To check for specific companies, try using your browser's "find" function. Many browsers on many operating systems support the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+F" to access this feature.''
==Conservative==
The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Charity Mobile
|Telecom
| Sends 5% of its users' price to pro-life, pro-family charities.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/charitymobile</ref> Scores 3.33 at 2ndvote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile</ref>
|-
| Cintas
| Service
| Target of asset manager Blackrock's pressure campaign for its support for conservative causes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/17/carney-larry-finks-blackrock-doubles-down-on-woke-capitalism/</ref> Donations, mainly by individuals, went 91% conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274</ref>
|-
| ConocoPhillips
| Energy
| 96% organizational and 59% individual donations went conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conocophillips/summary?id=D000000303</ref>
|-
|Cornerstone Payment Systems
|Finance
|Cristian payment processor<ref>https://cornerstonepaymentsystems.com/how-we-help.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cornerstone-payment-systems/</ref>
|-
|Duke Cannon
|Retail
|Men's grooming products creator and retailer. Supports military organizations with donations and products<ref>https://dukecannon.com/pages/military-heritage</ref>.
|-
|Epik
|Internet
|Hosts [[Gab]] citing free speech rights, despite many vendors' de-platforming of the site.<ref>https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Epoch Times" | [[The Epoch Times]]
|Media
|Holds "Truth and Tradition" as tagline and principles.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref> Despite its conservative value, the outlet's reporting shows little bias to the right according to researches in August 2020.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/epoch-times-media-bias</ref>
|-
| [[ExxonMobil]]
|Energy
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129</ref><ref name="liveaction.org">https://www.liveaction.org/news/these-companies-have-distanced-themselves-from-planned-parenthood/</ref>
|-
|[[Gab (website)|Gab]]
|Internet
|Social platform focused on free speech, owned by an outspoken Christian.
|-
| [[Hobby Lobby]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family">Green family</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/2/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/hobby-lobby-celebrates-christ-the-lord-in-full-page-christmas-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/hobby-lobby-ceos-powerful-letter-employees-god-control/</ref>
|-
| Interstate Batteries
| Consumer goods
| Wholesaler of lead-acid batteries (mainly produced by Johnson Controls), led by an outspoken Christian, invests company money in promoting God's love in mainstream television advertisements.<ref>https://interstatebatteries.com/godslove</ref>
|-
| [[Mardel]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family"/>
|-
| Molson Coors
|Food
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694</ref>
|-
| MyPillow
|Retail
| Founder/CEO is very vocal about voter fraud after the 2020 US Presidential election.<ref>https://tv.gab.com/channel/realmikelindell/view/absolute-proof-601d73a5a5ca1b4ef4f0e602</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-products-no-longer-stocked-these-companies-1562510</ref>
|-
|New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD)
|Media
|
|-
|One America News Network (OANN)
|Media
|Consistently the third most-watched news channel among Republican voters.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-fox-oann-newsmax-trump</ref> Specifically praised by Donald Trump in contrast to Mainstream Media, Fox News, and Newsmax.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.15.21-3</ref>
|-
| [[Parler]]
|Internet
| Conservative host [[Dan Bongino]] is a co-owner.
|-
| [[Patriot Mobile]]
|Telecom
| A portion of users' bills is donated to conservative organizations. The user is given choices in this matter.<ref>https://patriotmobile.com/pages/our-causes</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile</ref>
|-
|Rumble
|Internet
|
|-
|Ruqqus
|Internet
|
|-
| Sheetz
|Retail
| Gas stations and convenience store chain, which is owned and operated by republicans.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Ruger
|Sport
|Although a gun manufacturer supporting the 2nd amendment might seem self-serving, this company has been adamant in that stance, while also vocally opposing liberal candidates.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sturm-ruger-co-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/michael-fifer-sturm-ruger-hillary-lawful-commerce/2016/08/03/id/741989/</ref>
|-
| Uline
|Supplies
| Supports conservative causes; some of their trucks have been seen bearing the Bible reference "John 3:16".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030599&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/11/04/the-little-known-ceo-spending-millions-to-elect-far-right-republicans</ref>
|-
|}

==Somewhat conservative==
The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint<ref>Such as agreeing to match employee donations to non-profit groups, regardless of whether the group is conservative or liberal, religious or secular, provided they are tax-exempt and not a church.</ref> are still more conservative than not.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)
|Health
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories</ref>
|-
| Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)
|Restaurants
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/</ref><ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free">https://nebraskashooters.com/laws/unfriendly-2/</ref>
|-
|Arby's (Roark Capital Group)
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.georgiaprospers.org/our-business-coalition/</ref>
|-
|Bass Pro Shops
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/114804234.html</ref><ref>https://wreg.com/2018/03/01/bass-pro-customers-respond-to-other-companies-changing-protocol-for-selling-guns/</ref>
|-
|[[Brave]]
|Internet
|The [[browser]] blocks data-grabbing ads and trackers. Founder and CEO [[Brendan Eich|Eich]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] led to his forced resignation as CEO from [[Mozilla]], which he co-founded.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/01/20/copy-new-internet-browser-brave-announced/</ref><ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mozilla-says-ceo-resigns-amid-gay-marriage-controversy-195338477.html</ref> Avoids content censorship via IPFS integration.<ref>https://brave.com/</ref>
|-
|Cabela's (owned by Bass Pro Shops)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/20386-cabelas.html</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/together</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/paul-singer-sidney-nebraska-cabelas-bass-pro-shops-merger</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/covid-commitment</ref>
|-
|Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Nature's Own, Bunny Bread, Mrs. Freshley's, HomePride, etc.<ref>https://www.flowersfoods.com/brands</ref>)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/</ref>
|-
|Gold's Gym (TRT Holdings)
|Fitness
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288</ref>
|-
|Guitar Center (parent of Musicians Friends)
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/guitar-center/</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guitar-center-union_us_56fae6c3e4b0a06d5803e008</ref><ref>http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?46223-Hassled-in-Guitar-Center</ref>
|-
|Murphy USA
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|New Balance
|Apparel
|As the only major local manufacturer of athletic shoes, New Balance supported Donald Trump's (as well as several Democrats') [[Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy|trade position]] to focus on US manufacturing job creation. The brand's vice president of public affairs criticized Obama Administration for "turn(ing) a deaf ear".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/</ref><ref name="mic.com">https://mic.com/articles/159147/boycott-alert-here-are-companies-and-executives-that-supported-donald-trump</ref><ref>https://www.mic.com/articles/159116/new-balance-faces-backlash-after-throwing-its-support-behind-president-elect-donald-trump</ref>
|-
|NewsMax
|Media
|Extensively covered [[2020 election fraud|election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-friendly-newsmax-a-sudden-competitor-to-fox-news/</ref> Distanced itself from allegations of [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]]'s involvement in the fraud after threats from the voting machine company.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/531153-newsmax-issues-clarification-on-smartmatic-dominion-claims</ref><ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-to-mypillow-mike-lindell</ref>
|-
|Omni Hotels (TRT Holdings)
|Hotel
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH"/>
|-
|Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)
|Restaurant
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/</ref>
|-
|Palmetto Cheese
|Food
|Founder and owner Brian Henry called [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and [[Antifa]] "terror organizations." He later apologized amid backlash.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-after-founder-calls-blm-a-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/owner-of-palmetto-cheese-apologizes-for-facebook-post-explains-black-womans-image-on-packaging/</ref>
|-
|ProPay
|Finance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13574/funding-hate-how-online-merchants-and-payment-processors-aid-white-nationalists (hostile reference)</ref>
|-
|Publix Super Markets, Inc.
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/05/22/anti-gun-liberals-attempt-boycott-publix/</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/24724-publix-supermarkets.html</ref>
|-
|Regnery Publishing
|Media
|When Senator [[Josh Hawley]]'s book ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' was cancelled by publisher Simon & Schuster following the January 6th 2021 Capitol storming, Regnery picked it up just days after.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/hawley-book-regnery.html</ref>
|-
|[[Remington|Remington Arms]] (Cerberus Capital Management, which includes Marlin Firearms & Advanced Armament Corporation)
|Sport
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Urban Outfitters]]
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/</ref>
|-
|[[White Castle]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/</ref>
|-
|[[Winn-Dixie]] (Southeastern Grocers)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/winn-dixie-stores/</ref><ref>https://www.winndixie.com/community/seafoodpledge</ref>
|-
|Yuengling (craft beer company)
|Food
|<ref name="mic.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/yuengling/</ref>
|}

==Slightly conservative==
The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
|7-Eleven
|Retail
|7-Eleven PAC donated 95% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/7-eleven/C00549717/candidate-recipients/2020</ref> Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/7-eleven/</ref>
|-
|Ace Hardware Corporation
|Retail
|Ace Hardware is part company owned -- those stores branded as "Westlake Ace Hardware" are such -- but also part franchised, so an independent owner may be conservative or liberal.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042548&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|American Greetings Corp
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746</ref>
|-
|Amway/Alticor Inc.
|Retail (MLM)
|Although the company as a whole only minimally engages in politics,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/amway/</ref> company employees overwhelmingly support republicans. Amway's PAC also seems to favor Republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amway-alticor-inc/recipients?id=D000000111</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111</ref>
|-
|BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/</ref>
|-
|Blue Bell
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383</ref>
|-
|Coinbase
|Finance
|while employee donations favor democrats, Company CEO Brian Armstrong refused in 2020 to support or oppose the BLM organization, saying that the company would stay out of politics.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/10/08/60-employees-leave-coinbase-over-ceos-pledge-to-be-apolitical/</ref>
|-
|Carl's Jr.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/</ref><ref>Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/carls-jr/</ref>
|-
|Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cracker-barrel-old-country-store/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024663&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/8/</ref>
|-
|Domino's Pizza
|Restaurants
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott's, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/</ref>
|-
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|Media
|By far the most watched television news channel for Republicans, even after Biden's inauguration as President.<ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-republican-tv-news-viewers-fox-newsmax-20210309-7zvakfrteve35brqrejamvicdi-story.html</ref>
|-
|Goya Foods
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?toprecipcycle=2016&topnumcycle=2016&contribcycle=All%20cycles&lobcycle=All%20cycles&outspendcycle=All%20cycles&id=D000042319</ref><ref>https://kdvr.com/news/national/goya-foods-faces-swift-backlash-after-ceo-praises-trump-at-white-house/</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/07/tyranny-racist-democrats-call-for-boycott-of-goya-foods-because-hispanic-ceo-is-trump-supporter.html/</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/07/10/goya-foods-ceo-no-im-not-apologizing-for-praising-president-trump-n2572282</ref><ref>https://www.goya.com/en/goya-gives/gg-environment</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YvO736Zl3M</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/aoc-named-employee-of-the-month-at-goya/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/goya-foods-votes-to-silence-pro-trump-ceo-robert-unanue/</ref>
|-
|Hanes
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Koch Industries]] (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)
|Conglomerate
|KochPAC donated 97% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/koch-libre-against-house-immigration-bills-654201</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-koch-funded-advocacy-group-wants-trump-to-embrace-free-trade</ref>
|-
|Las Vegas Sands (casino and resort)
|Entertainment
|Donates substantially to republicans, but much of it seems to go to RINOs and "center-right" causes.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000020980&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/7/</ref>
|-
|L.L. Bean
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/news/Which-Businesses-Support-Trump-43025072</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/ll-bean-rei-and-dicks-update-gun-control-policies-2018-3/</ref><ref>https://fortune.com/2018/03/02/ll-bean-guns/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/02/l-l-bean-raises-age-to-buy-rifles-to-21/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/l-l-bean/</ref>
|-
|Menards
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069</ref><ref>https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm</ref><ref>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/menards-requiring-customers-to-wear-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19/5719618/</ref>
|-
|OverStock.com
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/overstock-com/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/overstock-com/recipients?id=D000036441</ref>
|-
|Perry Ellis International (owns multiple apparel brands)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119</ref>
|-
|Ross Stores
|
|<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/6/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042761&cycle=2020</ref>
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Altria (owner of Marlborough, JUUL, and other nicotine brands)
|
|Member of the ALEC, but also supports some liberal causes.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/altria/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/altria-group/recipients?id=D000000067 (employee political contributions)</ref>
|-
|Anheuser-Busch
|
|Member of ALEC, but also support numerous liberal organizations and policies.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/anheuser-busch-2/</ref>
|-
|Auto Zone (parent of AutoAnything, ALLDATA, and Chief auto parts)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2020 (individual employee donations)</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> CEO Bill Rhodes is quite fond of President Trump.
|-
|Avis Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/avis/</ref>
|-
|Best Buy
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing|Boeing Co]]
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Budget (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Charter Communications
|Telecom
|Member of the ALEC,<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref> but otherwise seems to favor liberal causes.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charter-communications/</ref> However, employee donations sometimes favor republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/charter-communications/recipients?id=D000000672</ref>
|-
|Coldwell Banker (Realogy)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/coldwell-banker/</ref>
|-
|Cooper Tires (Cooper Tire & Rubber Company)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cooper-tires/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025138&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Dodge/Ram Trucks (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles/Stellantis)
|Automotive
|<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/auto/stars-and-stripes-dodge-challenger-and-charger-salute-u-s-military</ref><ref>https://www.ramtrucks.com/ram-1500/built-to-serve.html</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/fiat-chrysler-automobiles/recipients?id=D000043126</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chrysler/</ref>
|-
|Dominion Energy
|Energy
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominion-energy-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dominion-energy/recipients?id=D000000335</ref>
|-
|Ford Motor Co.
|Automotive
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com">https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2015/07/24/winnable-war-major-companies-reject-planned-parenthood</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/ford-announces-plans-business-michigan-mexico/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ford/</ref><ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/ (cut ties with ALEC)</ref>
|-
|Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway</ref>
|-
|Health Net
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/</ref>
|-
|Hormel
|Food
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/</ref>
|-
|Howard Johnson
|
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson</ref>
|-
|iHeartMedia Inc
|Media
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio</ref>
|-
|KFC ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz</ref>
|-
|Krispy Kreme
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/</ref>
|-
|Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949</ref><ref name="2nd Darden">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden</ref>
|-
|Long John Silver ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
|Telecom
|Supports numerous liberal causes,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref> but is also a member of ALEC.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref>
|-
|Marshalls
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/marshalls/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/8/</ref>
|-
|Nissan
|Automotive
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/nissan/</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/diary/2ndvote/2015/02/18/follow-money-nissan/</ref>
|-
|Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/</ref>
|-
|Papa John's
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-founder-steps-down-as-ceo-2017-12</ref><ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand</ref>
|-
|Payless Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/payless-car-rental-2/</ref>
|-
|Red Bull
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recipients?id=D000067032</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-bull-fires-woke-diversity-directors-who-tried-push-blm-support</ref>
|-
|Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/08/19/regal-cinemas-blames-gun-owners-bag-search-policy-targeting-young-mothers/</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2016/08/29/regal-cinemas-stupid-gun-policy/</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]] (Shell Oil)
|Energy
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/</ref>
|-
|Safeway Inc. (Cerberus Capital Management)
|Retail
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones">https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/businesses-that-prohibit-guns-or-have-no-gun-policies/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/</ref><ref>http://everytown.org/documents/2015/04/safeway-email.pdf/</ref>
|-
|Schnucks
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/schnucks/</ref><ref>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20100617/missouri-schnucks-allows-concealed-car</ref><ref>http://www.moccw.org/schnucks.html</ref>
|-
|[[Sodexo]]
|Conglomerate
|<ref>They are rather proud of their long-term partnership with Jerry Falwell's [[Liberty University]] and are a major donor to the institution, and Sodexo USA CEO Lorna Donatone praised President Donald Trump in an interview, but they support a lot of liberal causes as well.</ref>
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/</ref><ref>http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009</ref>
|-
|Staples Inc.
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples</ref><ref>https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/058/723/605/original/9bc650f4ae1e7fe4.png</ref>
|-
|Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop</ref><ref>https://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment</ref>
|-
|SunTrust
|Finance
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/_tbt_suntrust_bank_and_religious_liberty/</ref>
|-
|Taco Bell ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/LLY9l</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/</ref>
|-
|TJ Maxx
|Retail
|<ref name="heavy.com"/><ref name="insidermonkey.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/t-j-maxx/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030442&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/companies-supporting-members-of-the-liberal-coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/</ref>
|-
|United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, [[Pratt & Whitney]], and UTC Aerospace Systems)
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016</ref><ref>Signer of the "Don't ban Equality" letter; see: https://dontbanequality.com/</ref>
|-
|USAA
|Insurance, Finance
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa</ref>
|-
|Waffle House Inc.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/</ref><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones">http://www.2acheck.com/the-boycott-list/</ref><ref>https://crimeresearch.org/2018/04/waffle-house-continues-company-policy-ban-permitted-concealed-handguns-civilians-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://americasfreedomfighters.com/watch-as-this-uniformed-soldier-stops-to-eat-but-they-refuse-to-serve-him-for-this-one-reason/</ref>
|-
|Wegmans
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000058490&cycle=2020</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/5/</ref>
|-
|Xerox
|Technology
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/xerox/</ref>
|}

==No longer conservative==
These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[AT&T]]
|Telecom
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM">[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OzC04</ref>
|-
|Bed Bath & Beyond (parent of Buy Buy Baby, Christmas Tree Shop, Cost Plus World Market, and One Kings Lane)
|Retail
|Among the first to drop MyPillow following Lindell's allegation of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/mike-lindell-my-pillow-dropped-by-18-vendors-dolla/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bed-bath-beyond/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bed-bath-beyond/recipients?id=D000031877</ref>
|-
|[[Burger King]] (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Gun-unfriendly.<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> Engages in progressive virtue-signaling.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/posts/burger-king-women-belong-in-the-kitchen-tweet-backfires-horrendously/</ref> Individual donations favored the Democrats over the Republicans 3:1 in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/3g-capital/totals?id=D000059880</ref>
|-
|[[Chick-Fil-A]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically">https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a</ref><ref>https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818</ref><ref>https://lcaction.org/detail/20191202-betrayed-by-chickfila</ref><ref>https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/white-christian-repent-racism-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy</ref><ref>https://disrn.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-white-people-should-shine-blacks-shoes-to-show-shame-embarrassment-about-racism</ref>
|-
|Dell Inc.
|Technology
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/yiviH</ref>
|-
|Dick's Sporting Goods
|Sport
|<ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods</ref><ref>https://2ndvote.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-doesnt-want-your-second-vote-dollars/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953</ref>
|-
|Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)
|Travel
|2.82% of the company's donation in the 2020 cycle went conservative.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/expedia-group/summary?id=D000000854</ref>
|-
|FedEx
|courier
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Lowe's Corporation
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000027296&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Macy's (and Bloomingdale's)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/macys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021655&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="heavy.com">https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/trump-boycott-list-starbucks-cup-apple-amazon-pepsi-italy-companies-ivanka-donald-twitter-grab-my-wallet-shoes-com-oreos-netflix-grubhub/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/macys-employee-fired-over-catholic-faith/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/7/</ref><ref>https://independentminute.com/2020/04/06/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-8-2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/V5UFz</ref>
|-
|[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corp]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/jOZ65</ref>
|-
|[[PepsiCo, Inc|PepsiCo Inc.]]
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico</ref><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall">https://www.2ndvote.com/tell-att-pepsi-and-walmart-stop-funding-lefts-opposition-to-border-wall/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/9S5ow</ref>
|-
|Progressive Insurance
|Insurance
|Scores 2.67 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance</ref> Both organizational and individual donations favored the Dems heavily.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-insurance/recipients?id=D000040450</ref> Pulled ads from Glenn Beck after the host called Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people."<ref>https://colorofchange.org/press_release/proctor-gamble-progressive-insurance-pledge-not-to/</ref> Supports the abortion industry.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/08/progressive-insurance-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-avoids-questions-at-shareholders-meeting/</ref>
|-
|Target
|Retail
|Prohibits Open Carry.<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/> Scores 1.50 at 2ndVote.<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target</ref> Organizational donation evenly supported both sides, while individual donations favored Dem over Rep at a 2.5:1 ratio in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/target-corp/recipients?id=D000000619</ref>
|-
|[[The Walt Disney Company]]
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/walt-disney-company/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/disney-ceo-iger-lives-in-fantasyland/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|[[Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart Stores]]
|Retail
|<ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/</ref><ref>https://www.axios.com/walmart-halt-sale-ammunition-handgun-assault-style-weapons-b5a1c52b-9a22-4ab5-89d8-591e5fbe1019.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/american-family-association-blasts-latest-walmart-ad/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/10/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/texas-store-gives-defund-the-police-peeps-the-finger-with-this-boss-move/</ref> Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/15/walmart-costco-ditch-face-mask-requirement-for-ful/</ref>
|-
|WayFair Inc.
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/wayfair/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000069732&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/02/11/heres-the-full-list-of-all-retailers-who-have-cut-ties-with-mike-lindells-mypillow/</ref>
|-
|[[Wendy's|Wendy's Co]]
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/wendys-cups-support-adoption-over-abortion/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000802&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1268325890037030912</ref>
|}

==Neutral==
These are companies which do not seem to engage in politics of any sort, instead focusing solely on running their businesses.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Advance Auto Parts
|Automative
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/advance-auto-parts-2/</ref>
|-
|Aeropostale (parent of Bethany Mota, Free Style, Brooklyn Calling, and United XXVI)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aeropostale/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042551&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Air Canada
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/air-canada/</ref>
|-
|Aldi
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aldi/</ref><ref>https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/eligibility/</ref>
|-
|American Financial Group
| Insurance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/american-financial-group/</ref>
|-
|AutoNation
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autonation/</ref>
|-
|Blimpie Sandwiches
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/blimpie-sandwiches/</ref>
|-
|Boston Market
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/boston-market/</ref>
|-
|Champs Sports (owned by Foot Locker)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/champs-sports/</ref>
|-
|CiCi's Pizza
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Cinemark Theatres (parent of Rave Cinemas and Century Theatres)
|Entertainment
|
|-
|Circle K (Couche-Tard)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/circle-k/</ref>
|-
|Costco
|Retail
|Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate"/> Scores 2.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/costco/</ref>
|-
|Crazy 8
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/crazy-8/</ref>
|-
|CST Brands (fuel and convenience retailer; parent of Ultramar)
|
|
|-
|Cumberland Farms (fuel and convenience retailer)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cumberland-farms/</ref>
|-
|DHL
|Courier
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dhl/</ref>
|-
|Dillard's
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-department-stores/recipients?id=D000060987</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-inc/recipients?id=D000042637 (employees may have a conservative leaning)</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dillards/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Tree
|Retail
|Scores 3.05 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-tree/</ref>
|-
|Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/family-dollar/</ref><ref>https://www.thefamilyhopefoundation.org/</ref>
|-
|In-N-Out Burger
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?id=D000072295 (Although the company itself is neutral, its employees may tend to favor liberalism/communism)</ref>
|-
|LG Electronics
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lg-electronics/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lg-electronics/recipients?id=D000069177 (There may be a liberal leaning among its employees)</ref>
|-
|Party City (owned by AMSCAN Holdings, Inc.)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/party-city/</ref>
|-
|Petco
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/petco/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/petco-inc/recipients?id=D000036633</ref>
|-
|Pizza Ranch
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen/</ref> Parent Restaurant Brands International's individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Tim Hortons (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Smucker's
|Food
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/smuckers/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs//summary?all=2020&id=D000034869</ref>
|-
|Steak 'n Shake
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Woeber's Mustard
|Food
|American company which manufactures its product in the US, and seems to keep out of politics.
|-
|Zales Jewelers (parent of Jared, Kay Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, etc.)
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/zales-jewelers/recipients?id=D000042110</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/zales/</ref>
|-
|Zaxby's
|
|
|}

==Lean liberal==
The following are companies which may show some support for conservative causes but are otherwise more liberal than not.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[Comcast]]
|Telecom and media
|Both organizational and individual donations are somewhat balanced for both sides, with the Dems being more favored.<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/9/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/comcast-corp/recipients?id=d000000461</ref> Scores 1.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/comcast/</ref> Owns [[NBCUniversal]], which operates [[MSNBC]], often viewed as one of the most liberal news outlets on American television.
|-
|[[Starbucks]]
|Food/beverage
|Founded by a liberal and supports liberal causes
|}

==Liberal==
The following are companies which actively engage in activities against conservative values.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[MSNBC]]
|Media
|Self-proclaimed as "what progressives have been waiting for".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/22/new-msnbccom-its-what-progressives-have-been-waiti/</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Major conservative organizations]]
*[[Liberal corporate tyranny]]
*[[2nd Vote]]

==References==
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[[Category:Conservative Companies|!]]

Conservative companies

2021-05-22T00:04:11Z

Luminoxius: separate entry for MSNBC

The following is a non-exhaustive list of '''for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations'''. This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based partially on the activities of employees, which are not sponsored by their companies.
The companies are categorized of the extent of their support for, as well as opposition to, conservative causes.

An obvious source for the justification is recent news. Other major sources include 2ndVote, a research provider that scores companies from 5 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal),<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/23/executive-director-amy-wilhite-of-2ndvote-com-shines-the-light-on-company-values-for-the-conscious-consumer/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/a-new-counterweight-to-stakeholder-capitalism/</ref> and OpenSecrets, an online database that tracks political donations in the U.S.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/opensecretsorg</ref>

Note that indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To get the most updated information, readers are encouraged to make sure the sources used reflect the companies' current status. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!
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==Conservative==
The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Charity Mobile
|Telecom
| Sends 5% of its users' price to pro-life, pro-family charities.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/charitymobile</ref> Scores 3.33 at 2ndvote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile</ref>
|-
| Cintas
| Service
| Target of asset manager Blackrock's pressure campaign for its support for conservative causes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/17/carney-larry-finks-blackrock-doubles-down-on-woke-capitalism/</ref> Donations, mainly by individuals, went 91% conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274</ref>
|-
| ConocoPhillips
| Energy
| 96% organizational and 59% individual donations went conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conocophillips/summary?id=D000000303</ref>
|-
|Cornerstone Payment Systems
|Finance
|Cristian payment processor<ref>https://cornerstonepaymentsystems.com/how-we-help.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cornerstone-payment-systems/</ref>
|-
|Duke Cannon
|Retail
|Men's grooming products creator and retailer. Supports military organizations with donations and products<ref>https://dukecannon.com/pages/military-heritage</ref>.
|-
|Epik
|Internet
|Hosts [[Gab]] citing free speech rights, despite many vendors' de-platforming of the site.<ref>https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Epoch Times" | [[The Epoch Times]]
|Media
|Holds "Truth and Tradition" as tagline and principles.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref> Despite its conservative value, the outlet's reporting shows little bias to the right according to researches in August 2020.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/epoch-times-media-bias</ref>
|-
| [[ExxonMobil]]
|Energy
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129</ref><ref name="liveaction.org">https://www.liveaction.org/news/these-companies-have-distanced-themselves-from-planned-parenthood/</ref>
|-
|[[Gab (website)|Gab]]
|Internet
|Social platform focused on free speech, owned by an outspoken Christian.
|-
| [[Hobby Lobby]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family">Green family</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/2/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/hobby-lobby-celebrates-christ-the-lord-in-full-page-christmas-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/hobby-lobby-ceos-powerful-letter-employees-god-control/</ref>
|-
| Interstate Batteries
| Consumer goods
| Wholesaler of lead-acid batteries (mainly produced by Johnson Controls), led by an outspoken Christian, invests company money in promoting God's love in mainstream television advertisements.<ref>https://interstatebatteries.com/godslove</ref>
|-
| [[Mardel]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family"/>
|-
| Molson Coors
|Food
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694</ref>
|-
| MyPillow
|Retail
| Founder/CEO is very vocal about voter fraud after the 2020 US Presidential election.<ref>https://tv.gab.com/channel/realmikelindell/view/absolute-proof-601d73a5a5ca1b4ef4f0e602</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-products-no-longer-stocked-these-companies-1562510</ref>
|-
|New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD)
|Media
|
|-
|One America News Network (OANN)
|Media
|Consistently the third most-watched news channel among Republican voters.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-fox-oann-newsmax-trump</ref> Specifically praised by Donald Trump in contrast to Mainstream Media, Fox News, and Newsmax.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.15.21-3</ref>
|-
| [[Parler]]
|Internet
| Conservative host [[Dan Bongino]] is a co-owner.
|-
| [[Patriot Mobile]]
|Telecom
| A portion of users' bills is donated to conservative organizations. The user is given choices in this matter.<ref>https://patriotmobile.com/pages/our-causes</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile</ref>
|-
|Rumble
|Internet
|
|-
|Ruqqus
|Internet
|
|-
| Sheetz
|Retail
| Gas stations and convenience store chain, which is owned and operated by republicans.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Ruger
|Sport
|Although a gun manufacturer supporting the 2nd amendment might seem self-serving, this company has been adamant in that stance, while also vocally opposing liberal candidates.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sturm-ruger-co-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/michael-fifer-sturm-ruger-hillary-lawful-commerce/2016/08/03/id/741989/</ref>
|-
| Uline
|Supplies
| Supports conservative causes; some of their trucks have been seen bearing the Bible reference "John 3:16".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030599&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/11/04/the-little-known-ceo-spending-millions-to-elect-far-right-republicans</ref>
|-
|}

==Somewhat conservative==
The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint<ref>Such as agreeing to match employee donations to non-profit groups, regardless of whether the group is conservative or liberal, religious or secular, provided they are tax-exempt and not a church.</ref> are still more conservative than not.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)
|Health
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories</ref>
|-
| Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)
|Restaurants
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/</ref><ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free">https://nebraskashooters.com/laws/unfriendly-2/</ref>
|-
|Arby's (Roark Capital Group)
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.georgiaprospers.org/our-business-coalition/</ref>
|-
|Bass Pro Shops
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/114804234.html</ref><ref>https://wreg.com/2018/03/01/bass-pro-customers-respond-to-other-companies-changing-protocol-for-selling-guns/</ref>
|-
|[[Brave]]
|Internet
|The [[browser]] blocks data-grabbing ads and trackers. Founder and CEO [[Brendan Eich|Eich]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] led to his forced resignation as CEO from [[Mozilla]], which he co-founded.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/01/20/copy-new-internet-browser-brave-announced/</ref><ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mozilla-says-ceo-resigns-amid-gay-marriage-controversy-195338477.html</ref> Avoids content censorship via IPFS integration.<ref>https://brave.com/</ref>
|-
|Cabela's (owned by Bass Pro Shops)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/20386-cabelas.html</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/together</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/paul-singer-sidney-nebraska-cabelas-bass-pro-shops-merger</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/covid-commitment</ref>
|-
|Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Nature's Own, Bunny Bread, Mrs. Freshley's, HomePride, etc.<ref>https://www.flowersfoods.com/brands</ref>)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/</ref>
|-
|Gold's Gym (TRT Holdings)
|Fitness
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288</ref>
|-
|Guitar Center (parent of Musicians Friends)
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/guitar-center/</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guitar-center-union_us_56fae6c3e4b0a06d5803e008</ref><ref>http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?46223-Hassled-in-Guitar-Center</ref>
|-
|Murphy USA
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|New Balance
|Apparel
|As the only major local manufacturer of athletic shoes, New Balance supported Donald Trump's (as well as several Democrats') [[Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy|trade position]] to focus on US manufacturing job creation. The brand's vice president of public affairs criticized Obama Administration for "turn(ing) a deaf ear".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/</ref><ref name="mic.com">https://mic.com/articles/159147/boycott-alert-here-are-companies-and-executives-that-supported-donald-trump</ref><ref>https://www.mic.com/articles/159116/new-balance-faces-backlash-after-throwing-its-support-behind-president-elect-donald-trump</ref>
|-
|NewsMax
|Media
|Extensively covered [[2020 election fraud|election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-friendly-newsmax-a-sudden-competitor-to-fox-news/</ref> Distanced itself from allegations of [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]]'s involvement in the fraud after threats from the voting machine company.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/531153-newsmax-issues-clarification-on-smartmatic-dominion-claims</ref><ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-to-mypillow-mike-lindell</ref>
|-
|Omni Hotels (TRT Holdings)
|Hotel
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH"/>
|-
|Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)
|Restaurant
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/</ref>
|-
|Palmetto Cheese
|Food
|Founder and owner Brian Henry called [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and [[Antifa]] "terror organizations." He later apologized amid backlash.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-after-founder-calls-blm-a-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/owner-of-palmetto-cheese-apologizes-for-facebook-post-explains-black-womans-image-on-packaging/</ref>
|-
|ProPay
|Finance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13574/funding-hate-how-online-merchants-and-payment-processors-aid-white-nationalists (hostile reference)</ref>
|-
|Publix Super Markets, Inc.
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/05/22/anti-gun-liberals-attempt-boycott-publix/</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/24724-publix-supermarkets.html</ref>
|-
|Regnery Publishing
|Media
|When Senator [[Josh Hawley]]'s book ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' was cancelled by publisher Simon & Schuster following the January 6th 2021 Capitol storming, Regnery picked it up just days after.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/hawley-book-regnery.html</ref>
|-
|[[Remington|Remington Arms]] (Cerberus Capital Management, which includes Marlin Firearms & Advanced Armament Corporation)
|Sport
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Urban Outfitters]]
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/</ref>
|-
|[[White Castle]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/</ref>
|-
|[[Winn-Dixie]] (Southeastern Grocers)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/winn-dixie-stores/</ref><ref>https://www.winndixie.com/community/seafoodpledge</ref>
|-
|Yuengling (craft beer company)
|Food
|<ref name="mic.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/yuengling/</ref>
|}

==Slightly conservative==
The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
|7-Eleven
|Retail
|7-Eleven PAC donated 95% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/7-eleven/C00549717/candidate-recipients/2020</ref> Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/7-eleven/</ref>
|-
|Ace Hardware Corporation
|Retail
|Ace Hardware is part company owned -- those stores branded as "Westlake Ace Hardware" are such -- but also part franchised, so an independent owner may be conservative or liberal.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042548&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|American Greetings Corp
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746</ref>
|-
|Amway/Alticor Inc.
|Retail (MLM)
|Although the company as a whole only minimally engages in politics,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/amway/</ref> company employees overwhelmingly support republicans. Amway's PAC also seems to favor Republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amway-alticor-inc/recipients?id=D000000111</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111</ref>
|-
|BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/</ref>
|-
|Blue Bell
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383</ref>
|-
|Coinbase
|Finance
|while employee donations favor democrats, Company CEO Brian Armstrong refused in 2020 to support or oppose the BLM organization, saying that the company would stay out of politics.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/10/08/60-employees-leave-coinbase-over-ceos-pledge-to-be-apolitical/</ref>
|-
|Carl's Jr.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/</ref><ref>Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/carls-jr/</ref>
|-
|Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cracker-barrel-old-country-store/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024663&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/8/</ref>
|-
|Domino's Pizza
|Restaurants
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott's, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/</ref>
|-
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|Media
|By far the most watched television news channel for Republicans, even after Biden's inauguration as President.<ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-republican-tv-news-viewers-fox-newsmax-20210309-7zvakfrteve35brqrejamvicdi-story.html</ref>
|-
|Goya Foods
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?toprecipcycle=2016&topnumcycle=2016&contribcycle=All%20cycles&lobcycle=All%20cycles&outspendcycle=All%20cycles&id=D000042319</ref><ref>https://kdvr.com/news/national/goya-foods-faces-swift-backlash-after-ceo-praises-trump-at-white-house/</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/07/tyranny-racist-democrats-call-for-boycott-of-goya-foods-because-hispanic-ceo-is-trump-supporter.html/</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/07/10/goya-foods-ceo-no-im-not-apologizing-for-praising-president-trump-n2572282</ref><ref>https://www.goya.com/en/goya-gives/gg-environment</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YvO736Zl3M</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/aoc-named-employee-of-the-month-at-goya/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/goya-foods-votes-to-silence-pro-trump-ceo-robert-unanue/</ref>
|-
|Hanes
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Koch Industries]] (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)
|Conglomerate
|KochPAC donated 97% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/koch-libre-against-house-immigration-bills-654201</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-koch-funded-advocacy-group-wants-trump-to-embrace-free-trade</ref>
|-
|Las Vegas Sands (casino and resort)
|Entertainment
|Donates substantially to republicans, but much of it seems to go to RINOs and "center-right" causes.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000020980&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/7/</ref>
|-
|L.L. Bean
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/news/Which-Businesses-Support-Trump-43025072</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/ll-bean-rei-and-dicks-update-gun-control-policies-2018-3/</ref><ref>https://fortune.com/2018/03/02/ll-bean-guns/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/02/l-l-bean-raises-age-to-buy-rifles-to-21/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/l-l-bean/</ref>
|-
|Menards
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069</ref><ref>https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm</ref><ref>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/menards-requiring-customers-to-wear-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19/5719618/</ref>
|-
|OverStock.com
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/overstock-com/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/overstock-com/recipients?id=D000036441</ref>
|-
|Perry Ellis International (owns multiple apparel brands)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119</ref>
|-
|Ross Stores
|
|<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/6/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042761&cycle=2020</ref>
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Altria (owner of Marlborough, JUUL, and other nicotine brands)
|
|Member of the ALEC, but also supports some liberal causes.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/altria/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/altria-group/recipients?id=D000000067 (employee political contributions)</ref>
|-
|Anheuser-Busch
|
|Member of ALEC, but also support numerous liberal organizations and policies.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/anheuser-busch-2/</ref>
|-
|Auto Zone (parent of AutoAnything, ALLDATA, and Chief auto parts)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2020 (individual employee donations)</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> CEO Bill Rhodes is quite fond of President Trump.
|-
|Avis Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/avis/</ref>
|-
|Best Buy
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing|Boeing Co]]
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Budget (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Charter Communications
|Telecom
|Member of the ALEC,<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref> but otherwise seems to favor liberal causes.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charter-communications/</ref> However, employee donations sometimes favor republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/charter-communications/recipients?id=D000000672</ref>
|-
|Coldwell Banker (Realogy)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/coldwell-banker/</ref>
|-
|Cooper Tires (Cooper Tire & Rubber Company)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cooper-tires/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025138&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Dodge/Ram Trucks (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles/Stellantis)
|Automotive
|<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/auto/stars-and-stripes-dodge-challenger-and-charger-salute-u-s-military</ref><ref>https://www.ramtrucks.com/ram-1500/built-to-serve.html</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/fiat-chrysler-automobiles/recipients?id=D000043126</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chrysler/</ref>
|-
|Dominion Energy
|Energy
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominion-energy-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dominion-energy/recipients?id=D000000335</ref>
|-
|Ford Motor Co.
|Automotive
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com">https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2015/07/24/winnable-war-major-companies-reject-planned-parenthood</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/ford-announces-plans-business-michigan-mexico/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ford/</ref><ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/ (cut ties with ALEC)</ref>
|-
|Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway</ref>
|-
|Health Net
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/</ref>
|-
|Hormel
|Food
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/</ref>
|-
|Howard Johnson
|
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson</ref>
|-
|iHeartMedia Inc
|Media
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio</ref>
|-
|KFC ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz</ref>
|-
|Krispy Kreme
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/</ref>
|-
|Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949</ref><ref name="2nd Darden">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden</ref>
|-
|Long John Silver ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
|Telecom
|Supports numerous liberal causes,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref> but is also a member of ALEC.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref>
|-
|Marshalls
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/marshalls/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/8/</ref>
|-
|Nissan
|Automotive
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/nissan/</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/diary/2ndvote/2015/02/18/follow-money-nissan/</ref>
|-
|Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/</ref>
|-
|Papa John's
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-founder-steps-down-as-ceo-2017-12</ref><ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand</ref>
|-
|Payless Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/payless-car-rental-2/</ref>
|-
|Red Bull
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recipients?id=D000067032</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-bull-fires-woke-diversity-directors-who-tried-push-blm-support</ref>
|-
|Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/08/19/regal-cinemas-blames-gun-owners-bag-search-policy-targeting-young-mothers/</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2016/08/29/regal-cinemas-stupid-gun-policy/</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]] (Shell Oil)
|Energy
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/</ref>
|-
|Safeway Inc. (Cerberus Capital Management)
|Retail
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones">https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/businesses-that-prohibit-guns-or-have-no-gun-policies/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/</ref><ref>http://everytown.org/documents/2015/04/safeway-email.pdf/</ref>
|-
|Schnucks
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/schnucks/</ref><ref>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20100617/missouri-schnucks-allows-concealed-car</ref><ref>http://www.moccw.org/schnucks.html</ref>
|-
|[[Sodexo]]
|Conglomerate
|<ref>They are rather proud of their long-term partnership with Jerry Falwell's [[Liberty University]] and are a major donor to the institution, and Sodexo USA CEO Lorna Donatone praised President Donald Trump in an interview, but they support a lot of liberal causes as well.</ref>
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/</ref><ref>http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009</ref>
|-
|Staples Inc.
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples</ref><ref>https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/058/723/605/original/9bc650f4ae1e7fe4.png</ref>
|-
|Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop</ref><ref>https://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment</ref>
|-
|SunTrust
|Finance
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/_tbt_suntrust_bank_and_religious_liberty/</ref>
|-
|Taco Bell ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/LLY9l</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/</ref>
|-
|TJ Maxx
|Retail
|<ref name="heavy.com"/><ref name="insidermonkey.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/t-j-maxx/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030442&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/companies-supporting-members-of-the-liberal-coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/</ref>
|-
|United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, [[Pratt & Whitney]], and UTC Aerospace Systems)
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016</ref><ref>Signer of the "Don't ban Equality" letter; see: https://dontbanequality.com/</ref>
|-
|USAA
|Insurance, Finance
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa</ref>
|-
|Waffle House Inc.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/</ref><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones">http://www.2acheck.com/the-boycott-list/</ref><ref>https://crimeresearch.org/2018/04/waffle-house-continues-company-policy-ban-permitted-concealed-handguns-civilians-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://americasfreedomfighters.com/watch-as-this-uniformed-soldier-stops-to-eat-but-they-refuse-to-serve-him-for-this-one-reason/</ref>
|-
|Wegmans
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000058490&cycle=2020</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/5/</ref>
|-
|Xerox
|Technology
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/xerox/</ref>
|}

==No longer conservative==
These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[AT&T]]
|Telecom
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM">[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OzC04</ref>
|-
|Bed Bath & Beyond (parent of Buy Buy Baby, Christmas Tree Shop, Cost Plus World Market, and One Kings Lane)
|Retail
|Among the first to drop MyPillow following Lindell's allegation of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/mike-lindell-my-pillow-dropped-by-18-vendors-dolla/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bed-bath-beyond/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bed-bath-beyond/recipients?id=D000031877</ref>
|-
|[[Burger King]] (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Gun-unfriendly.<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> Engages in progressive virtue-signaling.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/posts/burger-king-women-belong-in-the-kitchen-tweet-backfires-horrendously/</ref> Individual donations favored the Democrats over the Republicans 3:1 in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/3g-capital/totals?id=D000059880</ref>
|-
|[[Chick-Fil-A]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically">https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a</ref><ref>https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818</ref><ref>https://lcaction.org/detail/20191202-betrayed-by-chickfila</ref><ref>https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/white-christian-repent-racism-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy</ref><ref>https://disrn.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-white-people-should-shine-blacks-shoes-to-show-shame-embarrassment-about-racism</ref>
|-
|Dell Inc.
|Technology
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/yiviH</ref>
|-
|Dick's Sporting Goods
|Sport
|<ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods</ref><ref>https://2ndvote.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-doesnt-want-your-second-vote-dollars/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953</ref>
|-
|Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)
|Travel
|2.82% of the company's donation in the 2020 cycle went conservative.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/expedia-group/summary?id=D000000854</ref>
|-
|FedEx
|courier
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Lowe's Corporation
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000027296&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Macy's (and Bloomingdale's)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/macys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021655&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="heavy.com">https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/trump-boycott-list-starbucks-cup-apple-amazon-pepsi-italy-companies-ivanka-donald-twitter-grab-my-wallet-shoes-com-oreos-netflix-grubhub/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/macys-employee-fired-over-catholic-faith/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/7/</ref><ref>https://independentminute.com/2020/04/06/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-8-2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/V5UFz</ref>
|-
|[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corp]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/jOZ65</ref>
|-
|[[PepsiCo, Inc|PepsiCo Inc.]]
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico</ref><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall">https://www.2ndvote.com/tell-att-pepsi-and-walmart-stop-funding-lefts-opposition-to-border-wall/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/9S5ow</ref>
|-
|Progressive Insurance
|Insurance
|Scores 2.67 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance</ref> Both organizational and individual donations favored the Dems heavily.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-insurance/recipients?id=D000040450</ref> Pulled ads from Glenn Beck after the host called Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people."<ref>https://colorofchange.org/press_release/proctor-gamble-progressive-insurance-pledge-not-to/</ref> Supports the abortion industry.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/08/progressive-insurance-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-avoids-questions-at-shareholders-meeting/</ref>
|-
|Target
|Retail
|Prohibits Open Carry.<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/> Scores 1.50 at 2ndVote.<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target</ref> Organizational donation evenly supported both sides, while individual donations favored Dem over Rep at a 2.5:1 ratio in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/target-corp/recipients?id=D000000619</ref>
|-
|[[The Walt Disney Company]]
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/walt-disney-company/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/disney-ceo-iger-lives-in-fantasyland/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|[[Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart Stores]]
|Retail
|<ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/</ref><ref>https://www.axios.com/walmart-halt-sale-ammunition-handgun-assault-style-weapons-b5a1c52b-9a22-4ab5-89d8-591e5fbe1019.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/american-family-association-blasts-latest-walmart-ad/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/10/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/texas-store-gives-defund-the-police-peeps-the-finger-with-this-boss-move/</ref> Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/15/walmart-costco-ditch-face-mask-requirement-for-ful/</ref>
|-
|WayFair Inc.
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/wayfair/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000069732&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/02/11/heres-the-full-list-of-all-retailers-who-have-cut-ties-with-mike-lindells-mypillow/</ref>
|-
|[[Wendy's|Wendy's Co]]
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/wendys-cups-support-adoption-over-abortion/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000802&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1268325890037030912</ref>
|}

==Neutral==
These are companies which do not seem to engage in politics of any sort, instead focusing solely on running their businesses.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Advance Auto Parts
|Automative
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/advance-auto-parts-2/</ref>
|-
|Aeropostale (parent of Bethany Mota, Free Style, Brooklyn Calling, and United XXVI)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aeropostale/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042551&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Air Canada
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/air-canada/</ref>
|-
|Aldi
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aldi/</ref><ref>https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/eligibility/</ref>
|-
|American Financial Group
| Insurance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/american-financial-group/</ref>
|-
|AutoNation
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autonation/</ref>
|-
|Blimpie Sandwiches
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/blimpie-sandwiches/</ref>
|-
|Boston Market
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/boston-market/</ref>
|-
|Champs Sports (owned by Foot Locker)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/champs-sports/</ref>
|-
|CiCi's Pizza
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Cinemark Theatres (parent of Rave Cinemas and Century Theatres)
|Entertainment
|
|-
|Circle K (Couche-Tard)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/circle-k/</ref>
|-
|Costco
|Retail
|Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate"/> Scores 2.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/costco/</ref>
|-
|Crazy 8
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/crazy-8/</ref>
|-
|CST Brands (fuel and convenience retailer; parent of Ultramar)
|
|
|-
|Cumberland Farms (fuel and convenience retailer)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cumberland-farms/</ref>
|-
|DHL
|Courier
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dhl/</ref>
|-
|Dillard's
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-department-stores/recipients?id=D000060987</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-inc/recipients?id=D000042637 (employees may have a conservative leaning)</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dillards/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Tree
|Retail
|Scores 3.05 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-tree/</ref>
|-
|Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/family-dollar/</ref><ref>https://www.thefamilyhopefoundation.org/</ref>
|-
|In-N-Out Burger
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?id=D000072295 (Although the company itself is neutral, its employees may tend to favor liberalism/communism)</ref>
|-
|LG Electronics
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lg-electronics/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lg-electronics/recipients?id=D000069177 (There may be a liberal leaning among its employees)</ref>
|-
|Party City (owned by AMSCAN Holdings, Inc.)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/party-city/</ref>
|-
|Petco
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/petco/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/petco-inc/recipients?id=D000036633</ref>
|-
|Pizza Ranch
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen/</ref> Parent Restaurant Brands International's individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Tim Hortons (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Smucker's
|Food
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/smuckers/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs//summary?all=2020&id=D000034869</ref>
|-
|Steak 'n Shake
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Woeber's Mustard
|Food
|American company which manufactures its product in the US, and seems to keep out of politics.
|-
|Zales Jewelers (parent of Jared, Kay Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, etc.)
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/zales-jewelers/recipients?id=D000042110</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/zales/</ref>
|-
|Zaxby's
|
|
|}

==Lean liberal==
The following are companies which may show some support for conservative causes but are otherwise more liberal than not.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[Comcast]]
|Telecom and media
|Both organizational and individual donations are somewhat balanced for both sides, with the Dems being more favored.<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/9/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/comcast-corp/recipients?id=d000000461</ref> Scores 1.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/comcast/</ref> Owns [[NBCUniversal]], which operates [[MSNBC]], often viewed as one of the most liberal news outlets on American television.
|-
|[[Starbucks]]
|Food/beverage
|Founded by a liberal and supports liberal causes
|}

==Liberal==
The following are companies which actively engage in activities against conservative values.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#E31323; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[MSNBC]]
|Media
|Self-proclaimed as "what progressives have been waiting for".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/22/new-msnbccom-its-what-progressives-have-been-waiti/</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Major conservative organizations]]
*[[Liberal corporate tyranny]]
*[[2nd Vote]]

==References==
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[[Category:Conservative Companies|!]]

Conservative companies

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The following is a non-exhaustive list of '''for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations'''. This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based partially on the activities of employees, which are not sponsored by their companies.
The companies are categorized of the extent of their support for, as well as opposition to, conservative causes.

An obvious source for the justification is recent news. Other major sources include 2ndVote, a research provider that scores companies from 5 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal),<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/23/executive-director-amy-wilhite-of-2ndvote-com-shines-the-light-on-company-values-for-the-conscious-consumer/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/a-new-counterweight-to-stakeholder-capitalism/</ref> and OpenSecrets, an online database that tracks political donations in the U.S.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/opensecretsorg</ref>

Note that indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To get the most updated information, readers are encouraged to make sure the sources used reflect the companies' current status. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!
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==Conservative==
The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Charity Mobile
|Telecom
| Sends 5% of its users' price to pro-life, pro-family charities.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/charitymobile</ref> Scores 3.33 at 2ndvote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile</ref>
|-
| Cintas
| Service
| Target of asset manager Blackrock's pressure campaign for its support for conservative causes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/17/carney-larry-finks-blackrock-doubles-down-on-woke-capitalism/</ref> Donations, mainly by individuals, went 91% conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274</ref>
|-
| ConocoPhillips
| Energy
| 96% organizational and 59% individual donations went conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conocophillips/summary?id=D000000303</ref>
|-
|Cornerstone Payment Systems
|Finance
|Cristian payment processor<ref>https://cornerstonepaymentsystems.com/how-we-help.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cornerstone-payment-systems/</ref>
|-
|Duke Cannon
|Retail
|Men's grooming products creator and retailer. Supports military organizations with donations and products<ref>https://dukecannon.com/pages/military-heritage</ref>.
|-
|Epik
|Internet
|Hosts [[Gab]] citing free speech rights, despite many vendors' de-platforming of the site.<ref>https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Epoch Times" | [[The Epoch Times]]
|Media
|Holds "Truth and Tradition" as tagline and principles.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref> Despite its conservative value, the outlet's reporting shows little bias to the right according to researches in August 2020.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/epoch-times-media-bias</ref>
|-
| [[ExxonMobil]]
|Energy
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129</ref><ref name="liveaction.org">https://www.liveaction.org/news/these-companies-have-distanced-themselves-from-planned-parenthood/</ref>
|-
|[[Gab (website)|Gab]]
|Internet
|Social platform focused on free speech, owned by an outspoken Christian.
|-
| [[Hobby Lobby]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family">Green family</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/2/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/hobby-lobby-celebrates-christ-the-lord-in-full-page-christmas-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/hobby-lobby-ceos-powerful-letter-employees-god-control/</ref>
|-
| Interstate Batteries
| Consumer goods
| Wholesaler of lead-acid batteries (mainly produced by Johnson Controls), led by an outspoken Christian, invests company money in promoting God's love in mainstream television advertisements.<ref>https://interstatebatteries.com/godslove</ref>
|-
| [[Mardel]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family"/>
|-
| Molson Coors
|Food
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694</ref>
|-
| MyPillow
|Retail
| Founder/CEO is very vocal about voter fraud after the 2020 US Presidential election.<ref>https://tv.gab.com/channel/realmikelindell/view/absolute-proof-601d73a5a5ca1b4ef4f0e602</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-products-no-longer-stocked-these-companies-1562510</ref>
|-
|New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD)
|Media
|
|-
|One America News Network (OANN)
|Media
|Consistently the third most-watched news channel among Republican voters.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-fox-oann-newsmax-trump</ref> Specifically praised by Donald Trump in contrast to Mainstream Media, Fox News, and Newsmax.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.15.21-3</ref>
|-
| [[Parler]]
|Internet
| Conservative host [[Dan Bongino]] is a co-owner.
|-
| [[Patriot Mobile]]
|Telecom
| A portion of users' bills is donated to conservative organizations. The user is given choices in this matter.<ref>https://patriotmobile.com/pages/our-causes</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile</ref>
|-
|Rumble
|Internet
|
|-
|Ruqqus
|Internet
|
|-
| Sheetz
|Retail
| Gas stations and convenience store chain, which is owned and operated by republicans.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Ruger
|Sport
|Although a gun manufacturer supporting the 2nd amendment might seem self-serving, this company has been adamant in that stance, while also vocally opposing liberal candidates.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sturm-ruger-co-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/michael-fifer-sturm-ruger-hillary-lawful-commerce/2016/08/03/id/741989/</ref>
|-
| Uline
|Supplies
| Supports conservative causes; some of their trucks have been seen bearing the Bible reference "John 3:16".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030599&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/11/04/the-little-known-ceo-spending-millions-to-elect-far-right-republicans</ref>
|-
|}

==Somewhat conservative==
The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint<ref>Such as agreeing to match employee donations to non-profit groups, regardless of whether the group is conservative or liberal, religious or secular, provided they are tax-exempt and not a church.</ref> are still more conservative than not.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)
|Health
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories</ref>
|-
| Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)
|Restaurants
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/</ref><ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free">https://nebraskashooters.com/laws/unfriendly-2/</ref>
|-
|Arby's (Roark Capital Group)
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.georgiaprospers.org/our-business-coalition/</ref>
|-
|Bass Pro Shops
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/114804234.html</ref><ref>https://wreg.com/2018/03/01/bass-pro-customers-respond-to-other-companies-changing-protocol-for-selling-guns/</ref>
|-
|[[Brave]]
|Internet
|The [[browser]] blocks data-grabbing ads and trackers. Founder and CEO [[Brendan Eich|Eich]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] led to his forced resignation as CEO from [[Mozilla]], which he co-founded.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/01/20/copy-new-internet-browser-brave-announced/</ref><ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mozilla-says-ceo-resigns-amid-gay-marriage-controversy-195338477.html</ref> Avoids content censorship via IPFS integration.<ref>https://brave.com/</ref>
|-
|Cabela's (owned by Bass Pro Shops)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/20386-cabelas.html</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/together</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/paul-singer-sidney-nebraska-cabelas-bass-pro-shops-merger</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/covid-commitment</ref>
|-
|Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Nature's Own, Bunny Bread, Mrs. Freshley's, HomePride, etc.<ref>https://www.flowersfoods.com/brands</ref>)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/</ref>
|-
|Gold's Gym (TRT Holdings)
|Fitness
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288</ref>
|-
|Guitar Center (parent of Musicians Friends)
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/guitar-center/</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guitar-center-union_us_56fae6c3e4b0a06d5803e008</ref><ref>http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?46223-Hassled-in-Guitar-Center</ref>
|-
|Murphy USA
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|New Balance
|Apparel
|As the only major local manufacturer of athletic shoes, New Balance supported Donald Trump's (as well as several Democrats') [[Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy|trade position]] to focus on US manufacturing job creation. The brand's vice president of public affairs criticized Obama Administration for "turn(ing) a deaf ear".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/</ref><ref name="mic.com">https://mic.com/articles/159147/boycott-alert-here-are-companies-and-executives-that-supported-donald-trump</ref><ref>https://www.mic.com/articles/159116/new-balance-faces-backlash-after-throwing-its-support-behind-president-elect-donald-trump</ref>
|-
|NewsMax
|Media
|Extensively covered [[2020 election fraud|election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-friendly-newsmax-a-sudden-competitor-to-fox-news/</ref> Distanced itself from allegations of [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]]'s involvement in the fraud after threats from the voting machine company.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/531153-newsmax-issues-clarification-on-smartmatic-dominion-claims</ref><ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-to-mypillow-mike-lindell</ref>
|-
|Omni Hotels (TRT Holdings)
|Hotel
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH"/>
|-
|Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)
|Restaurant
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/</ref>
|-
|Palmetto Cheese
|Food
|Founder and owner Brian Henry called [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and [[Antifa]] "terror organizations." He later apologized amid backlash.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-after-founder-calls-blm-a-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/owner-of-palmetto-cheese-apologizes-for-facebook-post-explains-black-womans-image-on-packaging/</ref>
|-
|ProPay
|Finance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13574/funding-hate-how-online-merchants-and-payment-processors-aid-white-nationalists (hostile reference)</ref>
|-
|Publix Super Markets, Inc.
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/05/22/anti-gun-liberals-attempt-boycott-publix/</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/24724-publix-supermarkets.html</ref>
|-
|Regnery Publishing
|Media
|When Senator [[Josh Hawley]]'s book ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' was cancelled by publisher Simon & Schuster following the January 6th 2021 Capitol storming, Regnery picked it up just days after.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/hawley-book-regnery.html</ref>
|-
|[[Remington|Remington Arms]] (Cerberus Capital Management, which includes Marlin Firearms & Advanced Armament Corporation)
|Sport
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Urban Outfitters]]
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/</ref>
|-
|[[White Castle]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/</ref>
|-
|[[Winn-Dixie]] (Southeastern Grocers)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/winn-dixie-stores/</ref><ref>https://www.winndixie.com/community/seafoodpledge</ref>
|-
|Yuengling (craft beer company)
|Food
|<ref name="mic.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/yuengling/</ref>
|}

==Slightly conservative==
The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
|7-Eleven
|Retail
|7-Eleven PAC donated 95% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/7-eleven/C00549717/candidate-recipients/2020</ref> Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/7-eleven/</ref>
|-
|Ace Hardware Corporation
|Retail
|Ace Hardware is part company owned -- those stores branded as "Westlake Ace Hardware" are such -- but also part franchised, so an independent owner may be conservative or liberal.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042548&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|American Greetings Corp
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746</ref>
|-
|Amway/Alticor Inc.
|Retail (MLM)
|Although the company as a whole only minimally engages in politics,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/amway/</ref> company employees overwhelmingly support republicans. Amway's PAC also seems to favor Republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amway-alticor-inc/recipients?id=D000000111</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111</ref>
|-
|BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/</ref>
|-
|Blue Bell
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383</ref>
|-
|Coinbase
|Finance
|while employee donations favor democrats, Company CEO Brian Armstrong refused in 2020 to support or oppose the BLM organization, saying that the company would stay out of politics.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/10/08/60-employees-leave-coinbase-over-ceos-pledge-to-be-apolitical/</ref>
|-
|Carl's Jr.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/</ref><ref>Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/carls-jr/</ref>
|-
|Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cracker-barrel-old-country-store/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024663&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/8/</ref>
|-
|Domino's Pizza
|Restaurants
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott's, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/</ref>
|-
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|Media
|By far the most watched television news channel for Republicans, even after Biden's inauguration as President.<ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-republican-tv-news-viewers-fox-newsmax-20210309-7zvakfrteve35brqrejamvicdi-story.html</ref>
|-
|Goya Foods
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?toprecipcycle=2016&topnumcycle=2016&contribcycle=All%20cycles&lobcycle=All%20cycles&outspendcycle=All%20cycles&id=D000042319</ref><ref>https://kdvr.com/news/national/goya-foods-faces-swift-backlash-after-ceo-praises-trump-at-white-house/</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/07/tyranny-racist-democrats-call-for-boycott-of-goya-foods-because-hispanic-ceo-is-trump-supporter.html/</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/07/10/goya-foods-ceo-no-im-not-apologizing-for-praising-president-trump-n2572282</ref><ref>https://www.goya.com/en/goya-gives/gg-environment</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YvO736Zl3M</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/aoc-named-employee-of-the-month-at-goya/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/goya-foods-votes-to-silence-pro-trump-ceo-robert-unanue/</ref>
|-
|Hanes
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Koch Industries]] (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)
|Conglomerate
|KochPAC donated 97% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/koch-libre-against-house-immigration-bills-654201</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-koch-funded-advocacy-group-wants-trump-to-embrace-free-trade</ref>
|-
|Las Vegas Sands (casino and resort)
|Entertainment
|Donates substantially to republicans, but much of it seems to go to RINOs and "center-right" causes.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000020980&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/7/</ref>
|-
|L.L. Bean
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/news/Which-Businesses-Support-Trump-43025072</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/ll-bean-rei-and-dicks-update-gun-control-policies-2018-3/</ref><ref>https://fortune.com/2018/03/02/ll-bean-guns/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/02/l-l-bean-raises-age-to-buy-rifles-to-21/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/l-l-bean/</ref>
|-
|Menards
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069</ref><ref>https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm</ref><ref>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/menards-requiring-customers-to-wear-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19/5719618/</ref>
|-
|OverStock.com
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/overstock-com/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/overstock-com/recipients?id=D000036441</ref>
|-
|Perry Ellis International (owns multiple apparel brands)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119</ref>
|-
|Ross Stores
|
|<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/6/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042761&cycle=2020</ref>
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Altria (owner of Marlborough, JUUL, and other nicotine brands)
|
|Member of the ALEC, but also supports some liberal causes.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/altria/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/altria-group/recipients?id=D000000067 (employee political contributions)</ref>
|-
|Anheuser-Busch
|
|Member of ALEC, but also support numerous liberal organizations and policies.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/anheuser-busch-2/</ref>
|-
|Auto Zone (parent of AutoAnything, ALLDATA, and Chief auto parts)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2020 (individual employee donations)</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> CEO Bill Rhodes is quite fond of President Trump.
|-
|Avis Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/avis/</ref>
|-
|Best Buy
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing|Boeing Co]]
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Budget (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Charter Communications
|Telecom
|Member of the ALEC,<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref> but otherwise seems to favor liberal causes.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charter-communications/</ref> However, employee donations sometimes favor republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/charter-communications/recipients?id=D000000672</ref>
|-
|Coldwell Banker (Realogy)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/coldwell-banker/</ref>
|-
|Cooper Tires (Cooper Tire & Rubber Company)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cooper-tires/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025138&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Dodge/Ram Trucks (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles/Stellantis)
|Automotive
|<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/auto/stars-and-stripes-dodge-challenger-and-charger-salute-u-s-military</ref><ref>https://www.ramtrucks.com/ram-1500/built-to-serve.html</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/fiat-chrysler-automobiles/recipients?id=D000043126</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chrysler/</ref>
|-
|Dominion Energy
|Energy
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominion-energy-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dominion-energy/recipients?id=D000000335</ref>
|-
|Ford Motor Co.
|Automotive
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com">https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2015/07/24/winnable-war-major-companies-reject-planned-parenthood</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/ford-announces-plans-business-michigan-mexico/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ford/</ref><ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/ (cut ties with ALEC)</ref>
|-
|Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway</ref>
|-
|Health Net
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/</ref>
|-
|Hormel
|Food
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/</ref>
|-
|Howard Johnson
|
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson</ref>
|-
|iHeartMedia Inc
|Media
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio</ref>
|-
|KFC ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz</ref>
|-
|Krispy Kreme
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/</ref>
|-
|Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949</ref><ref name="2nd Darden">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden</ref>
|-
|Long John Silver ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
|Telecom
|Supports numerous liberal causes,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref> but is also a member of ALEC.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref>
|-
|Marshalls
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/marshalls/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/8/</ref>
|-
|Nissan
|Automotive
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/nissan/</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/diary/2ndvote/2015/02/18/follow-money-nissan/</ref>
|-
|Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/</ref>
|-
|Papa John's
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-founder-steps-down-as-ceo-2017-12</ref><ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand</ref>
|-
|Payless Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/payless-car-rental-2/</ref>
|-
|Red Bull
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recipients?id=D000067032</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-bull-fires-woke-diversity-directors-who-tried-push-blm-support</ref>
|-
|Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/08/19/regal-cinemas-blames-gun-owners-bag-search-policy-targeting-young-mothers/</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2016/08/29/regal-cinemas-stupid-gun-policy/</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]] (Shell Oil)
|Energy
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/</ref>
|-
|Safeway Inc. (Cerberus Capital Management)
|Retail
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones">https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/businesses-that-prohibit-guns-or-have-no-gun-policies/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/</ref><ref>http://everytown.org/documents/2015/04/safeway-email.pdf/</ref>
|-
|Schnucks
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/schnucks/</ref><ref>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20100617/missouri-schnucks-allows-concealed-car</ref><ref>http://www.moccw.org/schnucks.html</ref>
|-
|[[Sodexo]]
|Conglomerate
|<ref>They are rather proud of their long-term partnership with Jerry Falwell's [[Liberty University]] and are a major donor to the institution, and Sodexo USA CEO Lorna Donatone praised President Donald Trump in an interview, but they support a lot of liberal causes as well.</ref>
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/</ref><ref>http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009</ref>
|-
|Staples Inc.
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples</ref><ref>https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/058/723/605/original/9bc650f4ae1e7fe4.png</ref>
|-
|Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop</ref><ref>https://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment</ref>
|-
|SunTrust
|Finance
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/_tbt_suntrust_bank_and_religious_liberty/</ref>
|-
|Taco Bell ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/LLY9l</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/</ref>
|-
|TJ Maxx
|Retail
|<ref name="heavy.com"/><ref name="insidermonkey.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/t-j-maxx/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030442&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/companies-supporting-members-of-the-liberal-coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/</ref>
|-
|United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, [[Pratt & Whitney]], and UTC Aerospace Systems)
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016</ref><ref>Signer of the "Don't ban Equality" letter; see: https://dontbanequality.com/</ref>
|-
|USAA
|Insurance, Finance
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa</ref>
|-
|Waffle House Inc.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/</ref><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones">http://www.2acheck.com/the-boycott-list/</ref><ref>https://crimeresearch.org/2018/04/waffle-house-continues-company-policy-ban-permitted-concealed-handguns-civilians-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://americasfreedomfighters.com/watch-as-this-uniformed-soldier-stops-to-eat-but-they-refuse-to-serve-him-for-this-one-reason/</ref>
|-
|Wegmans
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000058490&cycle=2020</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/5/</ref>
|-
|Xerox
|Technology
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/xerox/</ref>
|}

==No longer conservative==
These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[AT&T]]
|Telecom
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM">[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OzC04</ref>
|-
|Bed Bath & Beyond (parent of Buy Buy Baby, Christmas Tree Shop, Cost Plus World Market, and One Kings Lane)
|Retail
|Among the first to drop MyPillow following Lindell's allegation of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/mike-lindell-my-pillow-dropped-by-18-vendors-dolla/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bed-bath-beyond/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bed-bath-beyond/recipients?id=D000031877</ref>
|-
|[[Burger King]] (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Gun-unfriendly.<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> Engages in progressive virtue-signaling.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/posts/burger-king-women-belong-in-the-kitchen-tweet-backfires-horrendously/</ref> Individual donations favored the Democrats over the Republicans 3:1 in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/3g-capital/totals?id=D000059880</ref>
|-
|[[Chick-Fil-A]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically">https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a</ref><ref>https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818</ref><ref>https://lcaction.org/detail/20191202-betrayed-by-chickfila</ref><ref>https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/white-christian-repent-racism-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy</ref><ref>https://disrn.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-white-people-should-shine-blacks-shoes-to-show-shame-embarrassment-about-racism</ref>
|-
|Dell Inc.
|Technology
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/yiviH</ref>
|-
|Dick's Sporting Goods
|Sport
|<ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods</ref><ref>https://2ndvote.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-doesnt-want-your-second-vote-dollars/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953</ref>
|-
|Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)
|Travel
|2.82% of the company's donation in the 2020 cycle went conservative.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/expedia-group/summary?id=D000000854</ref>
|-
|FedEx
|courier
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Lowe's Corporation
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000027296&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Macy's (and Bloomingdale's)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/macys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021655&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="heavy.com">https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/trump-boycott-list-starbucks-cup-apple-amazon-pepsi-italy-companies-ivanka-donald-twitter-grab-my-wallet-shoes-com-oreos-netflix-grubhub/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/macys-employee-fired-over-catholic-faith/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/7/</ref><ref>https://independentminute.com/2020/04/06/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-8-2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/V5UFz</ref>
|-
|[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corp]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/jOZ65</ref>
|-
|[[PepsiCo, Inc|PepsiCo Inc.]]
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico</ref><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall">https://www.2ndvote.com/tell-att-pepsi-and-walmart-stop-funding-lefts-opposition-to-border-wall/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/9S5ow</ref>
|-
|Progressive Insurance
|Insurance
|Scores 2.67 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance</ref> Both organizational and individual donations favored the Dems heavily.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-insurance/recipients?id=D000040450</ref> Pulled ads from Glenn Beck after the host called Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people."<ref>https://colorofchange.org/press_release/proctor-gamble-progressive-insurance-pledge-not-to/</ref> Supports the abortion industry.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/08/progressive-insurance-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-avoids-questions-at-shareholders-meeting/</ref>
|-
|Target
|Retail
|Prohibits Open Carry.<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/> Scores 1.50 at 2ndVote.<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target</ref> Organizational donation evenly supported both sides, while individual donations favored Dem over Rep at a 2.5:1 ratio in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/target-corp/recipients?id=D000000619</ref>
|-
|[[The Walt Disney Company]]
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/walt-disney-company/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/disney-ceo-iger-lives-in-fantasyland/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|[[Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart Stores]]
|Retail
|<ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/</ref><ref>https://www.axios.com/walmart-halt-sale-ammunition-handgun-assault-style-weapons-b5a1c52b-9a22-4ab5-89d8-591e5fbe1019.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/american-family-association-blasts-latest-walmart-ad/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/10/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/texas-store-gives-defund-the-police-peeps-the-finger-with-this-boss-move/</ref> Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/15/walmart-costco-ditch-face-mask-requirement-for-ful/</ref>
|-
|WayFair Inc.
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/wayfair/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000069732&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/02/11/heres-the-full-list-of-all-retailers-who-have-cut-ties-with-mike-lindells-mypillow/</ref>
|-
|[[Wendy's|Wendy's Co]]
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/wendys-cups-support-adoption-over-abortion/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000802&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1268325890037030912</ref>
|}

==Neutral==
These are companies which do not seem to engage in politics of any sort, instead focusing solely on running their businesses.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Advance Auto Parts
|Automative
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/advance-auto-parts-2/</ref>
|-
|Aeropostale (parent of Bethany Mota, Free Style, Brooklyn Calling, and United XXVI)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aeropostale/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042551&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Air Canada
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/air-canada/</ref>
|-
|Aldi
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aldi/</ref><ref>https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/eligibility/</ref>
|-
|American Financial Group
| Insurance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/american-financial-group/</ref>
|-
|AutoNation
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autonation/</ref>
|-
|Blimpie Sandwiches
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/blimpie-sandwiches/</ref>
|-
|Boston Market
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/boston-market/</ref>
|-
|Champs Sports (owned by Foot Locker)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/champs-sports/</ref>
|-
|CiCi's Pizza
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Cinemark Theatres (parent of Rave Cinemas and Century Theatres)
|Entertainment
|
|-
|Circle K (Couche-Tard)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/circle-k/</ref>
|-
|Costco
|Retail
|Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate"/> Scores 2.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/costco/</ref>
|-
|Crazy 8
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/crazy-8/</ref>
|-
|CST Brands (fuel and convenience retailer; parent of Ultramar)
|
|
|-
|Cumberland Farms (fuel and convenience retailer)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cumberland-farms/</ref>
|-
|DHL
|Courier
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dhl/</ref>
|-
|Dillard's
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-department-stores/recipients?id=D000060987</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-inc/recipients?id=D000042637 (employees may have a conservative leaning)</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dillards/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Tree
|Retail
|Scores 3.05 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-tree/</ref>
|-
|Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/family-dollar/</ref><ref>https://www.thefamilyhopefoundation.org/</ref>
|-
|In-N-Out Burger
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?id=D000072295 (Although the company itself is neutral, its employees may tend to favor liberalism/communism)</ref>
|-
|LG Electronics
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lg-electronics/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lg-electronics/recipients?id=D000069177 (There may be a liberal leaning among its employees)</ref>
|-
|Party City (owned by AMSCAN Holdings, Inc.)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/party-city/</ref>
|-
|Petco
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/petco/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/petco-inc/recipients?id=D000036633</ref>
|-
|Pizza Ranch
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen/</ref> Parent Restaurant Brands International's individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Tim Hortons (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Smucker's
|Food
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/smuckers/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs//summary?all=2020&id=D000034869</ref>
|-
|Steak 'n Shake
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Woeber's Mustard
|Food
|American company which manufactures its product in the US, and seems to keep out of politics.
|-
|Zales Jewelers (parent of Jared, Kay Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, etc.)
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/zales-jewelers/recipients?id=D000042110</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/zales/</ref>
|-
|Zaxby's
|
|
|}

==Lean liberal==
The following are companies which may show some support for conservative causes but are otherwise more liberal than not.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[Comcast]]
|Telecom and media
|Both organizational and individual donations are somewhat balanced for both sides, with the Dems being more favored.<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/9/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/comcast-corp/recipients?id=d000000461</ref> Scores 1.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/comcast/</ref> Owns [[NBCUniversal]], which operates [[MSNBC]], often viewed as one of the most liberal news outlets on American television.
|-
|[[Starbucks]]
|Food/beverage
|Founded by a liberal and supports liberal causes
|}

==See also==
*[[Major conservative organizations]]
*[[Liberal corporate tyranny]]
*[[2nd Vote]]

==References==
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Conservative companies

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The following is a non-exhaustive list of '''for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations'''. This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based partially on the activities of employees, which are not sponsored by their companies.
The companies are categorized of the extent of their support for, as well as opposition to, conservative causes.

An obvious source for the justification is recent news. Other major sources include 2ndVote, a research provider that scores companies from 5 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal),<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/23/executive-director-amy-wilhite-of-2ndvote-com-shines-the-light-on-company-values-for-the-conscious-consumer/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/a-new-counterweight-to-stakeholder-capitalism/</ref> and OpenSecrets, an online database that tracks political donations in the U.S.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/opensecretsorg</ref>

Note that indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To get the most updated information, readers are encouraged to make sure the sources used reflect the companies' current status. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!
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==Conservative==
The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Charity Mobile
|Telecom
| Sends 5% of its users' price to pro-life, pro-family charities.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/charitymobile</ref> Scores 3.33 at 2ndvote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile</ref>
|-
| Cintas
| Service
| Target of asset manager Blackrock's pressure campaign for its support for conservative causes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/17/carney-larry-finks-blackrock-doubles-down-on-woke-capitalism/</ref> Donations, mainly by individuals, went 91% conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274</ref>
|-
| ConocoPhillips
| Energy
| 96% organizational and 59% individual donations went conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conocophillips/summary?id=D000000303</ref>
|-
|Cornerstone Payment Systems
|Finance
|Cristian payment processor<ref>https://cornerstonepaymentsystems.com/how-we-help.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cornerstone-payment-systems/</ref>
|-
|Duke Cannon
|Retail
|Men's grooming products creator and retailer. Supports military organizations with donations and products<ref>https://dukecannon.com/pages/military-heritage</ref>.
|-
|Epik
|Internet
|Hosts [[Gab]] citing free speech rights, despite many vendors' de-platforming of the site.<ref>https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Epoch Times" | [[The Epoch Times]]
|Media
|Holds "Truth and Tradition" as tagline and principles.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref> Despite its conservative value, the outlet's reporting shows little bias to the right according to researches in August 2020.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/epoch-times-media-bias</ref>
|-
| [[ExxonMobil]]
|Energy
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129</ref><ref name="liveaction.org">https://www.liveaction.org/news/these-companies-have-distanced-themselves-from-planned-parenthood/</ref>
|-
|[[Gab (website)|Gab]]
|Internet
|Social platform focused on free speech, owned by an outspoken Christian.
|-
| [[Hobby Lobby]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family">Green family</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/2/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/hobby-lobby-celebrates-christ-the-lord-in-full-page-christmas-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/hobby-lobby-ceos-powerful-letter-employees-god-control/</ref>
|-
| Interstate Batteries
| Consumer goods
| Wholesaler of lead-acid batteries (mainly produced by Johnson Controls), led by an outspoken Christian, invests company money in promoting God's love in mainstream television advertisements.<ref>https://interstatebatteries.com/godslove</ref>
|-
| [[Mardel]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family"/>
|-
| Molson Coors
|Food
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694</ref>
|-
| MyPillow
|Retail
| Founder/CEO is very vocal about voter fraud after the 2020 US Presidential election.<ref>https://tv.gab.com/channel/realmikelindell/view/absolute-proof-601d73a5a5ca1b4ef4f0e602</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-products-no-longer-stocked-these-companies-1562510</ref>
|-
|New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD)
|Media
|
|-
|One America News Network (OANN)
|Media
|Consistently the third most-watched news channel among Republican voters.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-fox-oann-newsmax-trump</ref> Specifically praised by Donald Trump in contrast to Mainstream Media, Fox News, and Newsmax.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.15.21-3</ref>
|-
| [[Parler]]
|Internet
| Conservative host [[Dan Bongino]] is a co-owner.
|-
| [[Patriot Mobile]]
|Telecom
| A portion of users' bills is donated to conservative organizations. The user is given choices in this matter.<ref>https://patriotmobile.com/pages/our-causes</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile</ref>
|-
|Rumble
|Internet
|
|-
|Ruqqus
|Internet
|
|-
| Sheetz
|Retail
| Gas stations and convenience store chain, which is owned and operated by republicans.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Ruger
|Sport
|Although a gun manufacturer supporting the 2nd amendment might seem self-serving, this company has been adamant in that stance, while also vocally opposing liberal candidates.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sturm-ruger-co-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/michael-fifer-sturm-ruger-hillary-lawful-commerce/2016/08/03/id/741989/</ref>
|-
| Uline
|Supplies
| Supports conservative causes; some of their trucks have been seen bearing the Bible reference "John 3:16".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030599&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/11/04/the-little-known-ceo-spending-millions-to-elect-far-right-republicans</ref>
|-
|}

==Somewhat conservative==
The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint<ref>Such as agreeing to match employee donations to non-profit groups, regardless of whether the group is conservative or liberal, religious or secular, provided they are tax-exempt and not a church.</ref> are still more conservative than not.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)
|Health
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories</ref>
|-
| Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)
|Restaurants
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/</ref><ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free">https://nebraskashooters.com/laws/unfriendly-2/</ref>
|-
|Arby's (Roark Capital Group)
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.georgiaprospers.org/our-business-coalition/</ref>
|-
|Bass Pro Shops
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/114804234.html</ref><ref>https://wreg.com/2018/03/01/bass-pro-customers-respond-to-other-companies-changing-protocol-for-selling-guns/</ref>
|-
|[[Brave]]
|Internet
|The [[browser]] blocks data-grabbing ads and trackers. Founder and CEO [[Brendan Eich|Eich]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] led to his forced resignation as CEO from [[Mozilla]], which he co-founded.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/01/20/copy-new-internet-browser-brave-announced/</ref><ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mozilla-says-ceo-resigns-amid-gay-marriage-controversy-195338477.html</ref> Avoids content censorship via IPFS integration.<ref>https://brave.com/</ref>
|-
|Cabela's (owned by Bass Pro Shops)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/20386-cabelas.html</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/together</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/paul-singer-sidney-nebraska-cabelas-bass-pro-shops-merger</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/covid-commitment</ref>
|-
|Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Nature's Own, Bunny Bread, Mrs. Freshley's, HomePride, etc.<ref>https://www.flowersfoods.com/brands</ref>)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/</ref>
|-
|Gold's Gym (TRT Holdings)
|Fitness
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288</ref>
|-
|Guitar Center (parent of Musicians Friends)
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/guitar-center/</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guitar-center-union_us_56fae6c3e4b0a06d5803e008</ref><ref>http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?46223-Hassled-in-Guitar-Center</ref>
|-
|Murphy USA
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|New Balance
|Apparel
|As the only major local manufacturer of athletic shoes, New Balance supported Donald Trump's (as well as several Democrats') [[Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy|trade position]] to focus on US manufacturing job creation. The brand's vice president of public affairs criticized Obama Administration for "turn(ing) a deaf ear".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/</ref><ref name="mic.com">https://mic.com/articles/159147/boycott-alert-here-are-companies-and-executives-that-supported-donald-trump</ref><ref>https://www.mic.com/articles/159116/new-balance-faces-backlash-after-throwing-its-support-behind-president-elect-donald-trump</ref>
|-
|NewsMax
|Media
|Extensively covered [[2020 election fraud|election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-friendly-newsmax-a-sudden-competitor-to-fox-news/</ref> Distanced itself from allegations of [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]]'s involvement in the fraud after threats from the voting machine company.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/531153-newsmax-issues-clarification-on-smartmatic-dominion-claims</ref><ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-to-mypillow-mike-lindell</ref>
|-
|Omni Hotels (TRT Holdings)
|Hotel
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH"/>
|-
|Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)
|Restaurant
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/</ref>
|-
|Palmetto Cheese
|Food
|Founder and owner Brian Henry called [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and [[Antifa]] "terror organizations." He later apologized amid backlash.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-after-founder-calls-blm-a-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/owner-of-palmetto-cheese-apologizes-for-facebook-post-explains-black-womans-image-on-packaging/</ref>
|-
|ProPay
|Finance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13574/funding-hate-how-online-merchants-and-payment-processors-aid-white-nationalists (hostile reference)</ref>
|-
|Publix Super Markets, Inc.
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/05/22/anti-gun-liberals-attempt-boycott-publix/</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/24724-publix-supermarkets.html</ref>
|-
|Regnery Publishing
|Media
|When Senator [[Josh Hawley]]'s book ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' was cancelled by publisher Simon & Schuster following the January 6th 2021 Capitol storming, Regnery picked it up just days after.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/hawley-book-regnery.html</ref>
|-
|[[Remington|Remington Arms]] (Cerberus Capital Management, which includes Marlin Firearms & Advanced Armament Corporation)
|Sport
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Urban Outfitters]]
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/</ref>
|-
|[[White Castle]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/</ref>
|-
|[[Winn-Dixie]] (Southeastern Grocers)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/winn-dixie-stores/</ref><ref>https://www.winndixie.com/community/seafoodpledge</ref>
|-
|Yuengling (craft beer company)
|Food
|<ref name="mic.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/yuengling/</ref>
|}

==Slightly conservative==
The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
|7-Eleven
|Retail
|7-Eleven PAC donated 95% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/7-eleven/C00549717/candidate-recipients/2020</ref> Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/7-eleven/</ref>
|-
|Ace Hardware Corporation
|Retail
|Ace Hardware is part company owned -- those stores branded as "Westlake Ace Hardware" are such -- but also part franchised, so an independent owner may be conservative or liberal.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042548&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|American Greetings Corp
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746</ref>
|-
|Amway/Alticor Inc.
|Retail (MLM)
|Although the company as a whole only minimally engages in politics,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/amway/</ref> company employees overwhelmingly support republicans. Amway's PAC also seems to favor Republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amway-alticor-inc/recipients?id=D000000111</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111</ref>
|-
|BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/</ref>
|-
|Blue Bell
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383</ref>
|-
|Coinbase
|Finance
|while employee donations favor democrats, Company CEO Brian Armstrong refused in 2020 to support or oppose the BLM organization, saying that the company would stay out of politics.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/10/08/60-employees-leave-coinbase-over-ceos-pledge-to-be-apolitical/</ref>
|-
|Carl's Jr.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/</ref><ref>Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/carls-jr/</ref>
|-
|Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cracker-barrel-old-country-store/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024663&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/8/</ref>
|-
|Domino's Pizza
|Restaurants
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott's, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/</ref>
|-
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|Media
|By far the most watched television news channel for Republicans, even after Biden's inauguration as President.<ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-republican-tv-news-viewers-fox-newsmax-20210309-7zvakfrteve35brqrejamvicdi-story.html</ref>
|-
|Goya Foods
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?toprecipcycle=2016&topnumcycle=2016&contribcycle=All%20cycles&lobcycle=All%20cycles&outspendcycle=All%20cycles&id=D000042319</ref><ref>https://kdvr.com/news/national/goya-foods-faces-swift-backlash-after-ceo-praises-trump-at-white-house/</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/07/tyranny-racist-democrats-call-for-boycott-of-goya-foods-because-hispanic-ceo-is-trump-supporter.html/</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/07/10/goya-foods-ceo-no-im-not-apologizing-for-praising-president-trump-n2572282</ref><ref>https://www.goya.com/en/goya-gives/gg-environment</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YvO736Zl3M</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/aoc-named-employee-of-the-month-at-goya/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/goya-foods-votes-to-silence-pro-trump-ceo-robert-unanue/</ref>
|-
|Hanes
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Koch Industries]] (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)
|Conglomerate
|KochPAC donated 97% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/koch-libre-against-house-immigration-bills-654201</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-koch-funded-advocacy-group-wants-trump-to-embrace-free-trade</ref>
|-
|Las Vegas Sands (casino and resort)
|Entertainment
|Donates substantially to republicans, but much of it seems to go to RINOs and "center-right" causes.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000020980&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/7/</ref>
|-
|L.L. Bean
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/news/Which-Businesses-Support-Trump-43025072</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/ll-bean-rei-and-dicks-update-gun-control-policies-2018-3/</ref><ref>https://fortune.com/2018/03/02/ll-bean-guns/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/02/l-l-bean-raises-age-to-buy-rifles-to-21/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/l-l-bean/</ref>
|-
|Menards
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069</ref><ref>https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm</ref><ref>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/menards-requiring-customers-to-wear-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19/5719618/</ref>
|-
|OverStock.com
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/overstock-com/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/overstock-com/recipients?id=D000036441</ref>
|-
|Perry Ellis International (owns multiple apparel brands)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119</ref>
|-
|Ross Stores
|
|<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/6/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042761&cycle=2020</ref>
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Altria (owner of Marlborough, JUUL, and other nicotine brands)
|
|Member of the ALEC, but also supports some liberal causes.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/altria/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/altria-group/recipients?id=D000000067 (employee political contributions)</ref>
|-
|Anheuser-Busch
|
|Member of ALEC, but also support numerous liberal organizations and policies.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/anheuser-busch-2/</ref>
|-
|Auto Zone (parent of AutoAnything, ALLDATA, and Chief auto parts)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2020 (individual employee donations)</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> CEO Bill Rhodes is quite fond of President Trump.
|-
|Avis Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/avis/</ref>
|-
|Best Buy
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing|Boeing Co]]
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Budget (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Charter Communications
|Telecom
|Member of the ALEC,<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref> but otherwise seems to favor liberal causes.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charter-communications/</ref> However, employee donations sometimes favor republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/charter-communications/recipients?id=D000000672</ref>
|-
|Coldwell Banker (Realogy)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/coldwell-banker/</ref>
|-
|Cooper Tires (Cooper Tire & Rubber Company)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cooper-tires/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025138&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Dodge/Ram Trucks (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles/Stellantis)
|Automotive
|<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/auto/stars-and-stripes-dodge-challenger-and-charger-salute-u-s-military</ref><ref>https://www.ramtrucks.com/ram-1500/built-to-serve.html</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/fiat-chrysler-automobiles/recipients?id=D000043126</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chrysler/</ref>
|-
|Dominion Energy
|Energy
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominion-energy-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dominion-energy/recipients?id=D000000335</ref>
|-
|Ford Motor Co.
|Automotive
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com">https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2015/07/24/winnable-war-major-companies-reject-planned-parenthood</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/ford-announces-plans-business-michigan-mexico/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ford/</ref><ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/ (cut ties with ALEC)</ref>
|-
|Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway</ref>
|-
|Health Net
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/</ref>
|-
|Hormel
|Food
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/</ref>
|-
|Howard Johnson
|
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson</ref>
|-
|iHeartMedia Inc
|Media
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio</ref>
|-
|KFC ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz</ref>
|-
|Krispy Kreme
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/</ref>
|-
|Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949</ref><ref name="2nd Darden">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden</ref>
|-
|Long John Silver ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
|Telecom
|Supports numerous liberal causes,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref> but is also a member of ALEC.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref>
|-
|Marshalls
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/marshalls/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/8/</ref>
|-
|Nissan
|Automotive
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/nissan/</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/diary/2ndvote/2015/02/18/follow-money-nissan/</ref>
|-
|Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/</ref>
|-
|Papa John's
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-founder-steps-down-as-ceo-2017-12</ref><ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand</ref>
|-
|Payless Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/payless-car-rental-2/</ref>
|-
|Red Bull
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recipients?id=D000067032</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-bull-fires-woke-diversity-directors-who-tried-push-blm-support</ref>
|-
|Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/08/19/regal-cinemas-blames-gun-owners-bag-search-policy-targeting-young-mothers/</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2016/08/29/regal-cinemas-stupid-gun-policy/</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]] (Shell Oil)
|Energy
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/</ref>
|-
|Safeway Inc. (Cerberus Capital Management)
|Retail
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones">https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/businesses-that-prohibit-guns-or-have-no-gun-policies/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/</ref><ref>http://everytown.org/documents/2015/04/safeway-email.pdf/</ref>
|-
|Schnucks
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/schnucks/</ref><ref>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20100617/missouri-schnucks-allows-concealed-car</ref><ref>http://www.moccw.org/schnucks.html</ref>
|-
|[[Sodexo]]
|Conglomerate
|<ref>They are rather proud of their long-term partnership with Jerry Falwell's [[Liberty University]] and are a major donor to the institution, and Sodexo USA CEO Lorna Donatone praised President Donald Trump in an interview, but they support a lot of liberal causes as well.</ref>
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/</ref><ref>http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009</ref>
|-
|Staples Inc.
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples</ref><ref>https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/058/723/605/original/9bc650f4ae1e7fe4.png</ref>
|-
|Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop</ref><ref>https://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment</ref>
|-
|SunTrust
|Finance
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/_tbt_suntrust_bank_and_religious_liberty/</ref>
|-
|Taco Bell ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/LLY9l</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/</ref>
|-
|TJ Maxx
|Retail
|<ref name="heavy.com"/><ref name="insidermonkey.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/t-j-maxx/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030442&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/companies-supporting-members-of-the-liberal-coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/</ref>
|-
|United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, [[Pratt & Whitney]], and UTC Aerospace Systems)
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016</ref><ref>Signer of the "Don't ban Equality" letter; see: https://dontbanequality.com/</ref>
|-
|USAA
|Insurance, Finance
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa</ref>
|-
|Waffle House Inc.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/</ref><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones">http://www.2acheck.com/the-boycott-list/</ref><ref>https://crimeresearch.org/2018/04/waffle-house-continues-company-policy-ban-permitted-concealed-handguns-civilians-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://americasfreedomfighters.com/watch-as-this-uniformed-soldier-stops-to-eat-but-they-refuse-to-serve-him-for-this-one-reason/</ref>
|-
|Wegmans
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000058490&cycle=2020</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/5/</ref>
|-
|Xerox
|Technology
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/xerox/</ref>
|}

==No longer conservative==
These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[AT&T]]
|Telecom
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM">[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OzC04</ref>
|-
|Bed Bath & Beyond (parent of Buy Buy Baby, Christmas Tree Shop, Cost Plus World Market, and One Kings Lane)
|Retail
|Among the first to drop MyPillow following Lindell's allegation of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/mike-lindell-my-pillow-dropped-by-18-vendors-dolla/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bed-bath-beyond/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bed-bath-beyond/recipients?id=D000031877</ref>
|-
|[[Burger King]] (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Gun-unfriendly.<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> Engages in progressive virtue-signaling.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/posts/burger-king-women-belong-in-the-kitchen-tweet-backfires-horrendously/</ref> Individual donations favored the Democrats over the Republicans 3:1 in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/3g-capital/totals?id=D000059880</ref>
|-
|[[Chick-Fil-A]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically">https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a</ref><ref>https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818</ref><ref>https://lcaction.org/detail/20191202-betrayed-by-chickfila</ref><ref>https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/white-christian-repent-racism-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy</ref><ref>https://disrn.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-white-people-should-shine-blacks-shoes-to-show-shame-embarrassment-about-racism</ref>
|-
|Dell Inc.
|Technology
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/yiviH</ref>
|-
|Dick's Sporting Goods
|Sport
|<ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods</ref><ref>https://2ndvote.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-doesnt-want-your-second-vote-dollars/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953</ref>
|-
|Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)
|Travel
|2.82% of the company's donation in the 2020 cycle went conservative.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/expedia-group/summary?id=D000000854</ref>
|-
|FedEx
|courier
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Lowe's Corporation
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000027296&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Macy's (and Bloomingdale's)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/macys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021655&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="heavy.com">https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/trump-boycott-list-starbucks-cup-apple-amazon-pepsi-italy-companies-ivanka-donald-twitter-grab-my-wallet-shoes-com-oreos-netflix-grubhub/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/macys-employee-fired-over-catholic-faith/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/7/</ref><ref>https://independentminute.com/2020/04/06/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-8-2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/V5UFz</ref>
|-
|[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corp]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/jOZ65</ref>
|-
|[[PepsiCo, Inc|PepsiCo Inc.]]
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico</ref><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall">https://www.2ndvote.com/tell-att-pepsi-and-walmart-stop-funding-lefts-opposition-to-border-wall/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/9S5ow</ref>
|-
|Progressive Insurance
|Insurance
|Scores 2.67 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance</ref> Both organizational and individual donations favored the Dems heavily.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-insurance/recipients?id=D000040450</ref> Pulled ads from Glenn Beck after the host called Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people."<ref>https://colorofchange.org/press_release/proctor-gamble-progressive-insurance-pledge-not-to/</ref> Supports the abortion industry.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/08/progressive-insurance-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-avoids-questions-at-shareholders-meeting/</ref>
|-
|Target
|Retail
|Prohibits Open Carry.<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/> Scores 1.50 at 2ndVote.<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target</ref> Organizational donation evenly supported both sides, while individual donations favored Dem over Rep at a 2.5:1 ratio in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/target-corp/recipients?id=D000000619</ref>
|-
|[[The Walt Disney Company]]
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/walt-disney-company/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/disney-ceo-iger-lives-in-fantasyland/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|[[Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart Stores]]
|Retail
|<ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/</ref><ref>https://www.axios.com/walmart-halt-sale-ammunition-handgun-assault-style-weapons-b5a1c52b-9a22-4ab5-89d8-591e5fbe1019.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/american-family-association-blasts-latest-walmart-ad/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/10/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/texas-store-gives-defund-the-police-peeps-the-finger-with-this-boss-move/</ref> Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/15/walmart-costco-ditch-face-mask-requirement-for-ful/</ref>
|-
|WayFair Inc.
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/wayfair/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000069732&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/02/11/heres-the-full-list-of-all-retailers-who-have-cut-ties-with-mike-lindells-mypillow/</ref>
|-
|[[Wendy's|Wendy's Co]]
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/wendys-cups-support-adoption-over-abortion/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000802&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1268325890037030912</ref>
|}

==Neutral==
These are companies which do not seem to engage in politics of any sort, instead focusing solely on running their businesses.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Advance Auto Parts
|Automative
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/advance-auto-parts-2/</ref>
|-
|Aeropostale (parent of Bethany Mota, Free Style, Brooklyn Calling, and United XXVI)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aeropostale/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042551&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Air Canada
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/air-canada/</ref>
|-
|Aldi
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aldi/</ref><ref>https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/eligibility/</ref>
|-
|American Financial Group
| Insurance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/american-financial-group/</ref>
|-
|AutoNation
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autonation/</ref>
|-
|Blimpie Sandwiches
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/blimpie-sandwiches/</ref>
|-
|Boston Market
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/boston-market/</ref>
|-
|Champs Sports (owned by Foot Locker)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/champs-sports/</ref>
|-
|CiCi's Pizza
|Restaurants
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|-
|Cinemark Theatres (parent of Rave Cinemas and Century Theatres)
|Entertainment
|
|-
|Circle K (Couche-Tard)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/circle-k/</ref>
|-
|Costco
|Retail
|Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate"/> Scores 2.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/costco/</ref>
|-
|Crazy 8
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/crazy-8/</ref>
|-
|CST Brands (fuel and convenience retailer; parent of Ultramar)
|
|
|-
|Cumberland Farms (fuel and convenience retailer)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cumberland-farms/</ref>
|-
|DHL
|Courier
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dhl/</ref>
|-
|Dillard's
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-department-stores/recipients?id=D000060987</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-inc/recipients?id=D000042637 (employees may have a conservative leaning)</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dillards/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Tree
|Retail
|Scores 3.05 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-tree/</ref>
|-
|Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/family-dollar/</ref><ref>https://www.thefamilyhopefoundation.org/</ref>
|-
|In-N-Out Burger
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?id=D000072295 (Although the company itself is neutral, its employees may tend to favor liberalism/communism)</ref>
|-
|LG Electronics
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lg-electronics/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lg-electronics/recipients?id=D000069177 (There may be a liberal leaning among its employees)</ref>
|-
|Party City (owned by AMSCAN Holdings, Inc.)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/party-city/</ref>
|-
|Petco
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/petco/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/petco-inc/recipients?id=D000036633</ref>
|-
|Pizza Ranch
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen/</ref> Parent Restaurant Brands International's individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Tim Hortons (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Smucker's
|Food
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/smuckers/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs//summary?all=2020&id=D000034869</ref>
|-
|Steak 'n Shake
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Woeber's Mustard
|Food
|American company which manufactures its product in the US, and seems to keep out of politics.
|-
|Zales Jewelers (parent of Jared, Kay Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, etc.)
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/zales-jewelers/recipients?id=D000042110</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/zales/</ref>
|-
|Zaxby's
|
|
|}

==Lean liberal==
The following are companies which may show some support for conservative causes but are otherwise more liberal than not.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[Comcast]]
|Telecom and media
|Both organizational and individual donations are somewhat balanced for both sides, with the Dems being more favored.<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/9/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/comcast-corp/recipients?id=d000000461</ref> Scores 1.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/comcast/</ref> Owns NBCUniversal, which operates MSNBC, often viewed as one of the most liberal news outlets on American television.
|-
|[[Starbucks]]
|Food/beverage
|Founded by a liberal and supports liberal causes
|}

==See also==
*[[Major conservative organizations]]
*[[Liberal corporate tyranny]]
*[[2nd Vote]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}

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Talk:Conservative companies

2021-05-21T23:43:42Z

Luminoxius: Confusing category "No longer conservative"

A useful website for looking up recent spending of a company is: https://www.opensecrets.org --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:56, 22 January 2018 (EST) 
Also, this is a nice list of potential candidates, but each one should be checked, since I see reason to disagree with some of their listings: http://www.theamericanmaverick.com/2012/11/top-american-companies-supporting.html --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:15, 22 January 2018 (EST)
:Should it be turned into an essay, or is mainspace more appropriate? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:11, 22 January 2018 (EST)
::That is a good question I am still trying to decide on. We have the liberal corporate bullies page in mainspace, so since this is more or less the opposite of that, I think they should probably go together. Our "best/worst" pages are typically essays, but then, this lies isn't saying "best" or "worst," but just attempting to research and list which company generally act in conservative ways. That is more objective than a best/worst list. Because of this, I'm leaning more towards mainspace, but I can go either way. Do you think it should be an essay? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:15, 22 January 2018 (EST)
:::I guess I lean in favor of keeping this a mainspace article. I asked because it seemed to me to resemble the "best/worst" essays because of the "Debatable whether conservative" section. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:20, 22 January 2018 (EST)
::::I can go either way also. I am also open to other titles for that section, too. I'm using it for companies which seem to support both sides to some degree, but seem at present to be leaning conservative. This is (obviously) very much a work in progress. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:29, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Texas "bathroom bill" ==

<strike>Here is a case where liberal companies sometimes support conservative values despite their apparent leanings: 
"Many major tech companies have already come out against the measure, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Cisco, and Facebook. Another letter on Monday signed by 14 CEOs from Dallas-based companies like American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, At&T, and Texas Instruments also urged legislators to drop the bill." [https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/business-against-texas-bathroom-bill/533928] It doesn't mean they are conservative, but might be useful information in later development of this page. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:18, 22 January 2018 (EST)</strike>
:What??? Companies urging conservative Texas legislators to drop a conservative bill to require public school students to use the bathroom of their biological gender does not sound like something conservatives would do. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:36, 22 January 2018 (EST)

::Ummm..."hold the phone." I got something messed up in research. That's why this didn't sound right--it wasn't. Thanks. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:44, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Brand vs parent name ==

Opinion question: What should we do when there is a conservative parent company, and thus multiple brands under them are as well? For example, Taco Bell is a brand which is conservative. However, this is because its parent company, "YUM! Brands" is conservative. This parent company also owns KFC and Long John Silver, which are therefore conservative as well. Is it best to be concise by listing the parent company (perhaps with some well-know child brands listed parenthetically) as I have been doing, or would it be better to list the well-known brands separately, then perhaps include the parent in parentheses? This would take more space, but might be more user-friendly. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:26, 22 January 2018 (EST)

== Duplicate ==

Well, I thought it seemed astonishing that we didn't have a page on this. As it turns out, we do: [[Greatest conservative corporations]]. I am thinking that since this page has a brander purpose, it should be kept. However, is it beneficial to keep both? should I perhaps change this to only list semi-conservatives? Any suggestions? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:02, 23 January 2018 (EST)
:I agree that this article is of higher quality than the older one. I recommend making the other article an essay, particularly as it has the word "greatest", which is subjective. It can have a link to this article and vice-versa. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:38, 24 January 2018 (EST)

== Companies caving to the gun control lobby ==

If any of the companies listed in these articles ([http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/ 1], [http://thehill.com/homenews/news/375416-companies-scramble-to-distance-themselves-from-nra 2], [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953 3], [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/over-a-dozen-companies-cave-in-face-of-anti-nra-campaign/ 4]) are also listed in this CP article, we should probably note this. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:12, 24 February 2018 (EST)

:Thanks for the heads-up. One company which was listed as "slightly conservative" (Hertz) has been demoted. I also added FedEx to that list, since they are still holding out in favor of the NRA, even though some of their other polices are liberal. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:11, 24 February 2018 (EST)

::I see that FedEx is listed twice in the article, in the "Slightly conservative" and the "Debatable whether conservative" section. Assuming this is a mistake, this should be fixed. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:59, 26 February 2018 (EST)

:::and that is why I was surprised to find that FedEx wasn't on this list.... it actually was. I did a search on the page, too, so I'm not sure how I missed it. Anyway, thanks for the heads-up, I've fixed it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:52, 26 February 2018 (EST)

::::More on the bright side: HotelPlanner.com chose not to cut ties with the NRA,[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/hotelplanner-com-sticks-nra-preserves-discounted-rate-nra-members/] and Roku is refusing to censor NRATV due to its support of freedom of speech.[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/02/28/roku-refuses-censor-nra-tv-following-mob-pressure/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:38, 28 February 2018 (EST)

:::::That is good news! I've never heard of HotelPlanner.com, and I also can't find any political info on them. All I found was that it is a private company, and they are looking to buy up other companies. Roku I've heard of, but also had difficulty finding info on them. Apparently, [https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/roku/ 2nd vote had the same problem]. Perhaps these two are staying mostly neutral? Not sure--do you think either should be added based on this alone? It seems like some pretty weak evidence. HotelPlanner made it clear that this had nothing to do with politics, they are just sticking to the business deal. Likewise, Roku basically said that unless it breaks the rules, anything goes. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:30, 28 February 2018 (EST)
:::::FedEx is really taking some heat, and still saying outright that they support the right of citizens to arm and defend themselves. Their donation list is less that ideal, but do you think they should be promoted to "somewhat conservative"? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:33, 28 February 2018 (EST)

::::::If they're too obscure to add, then it's probably best that they be left out. I'm just letting you know about these developments because they might be useful for this article, but I'm not necessarily advocating for them to be added. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:54, 28 February 2018 (EST)

:::::::They are not necessarily obscure, I just can't find political preference info on them right now. Anyway, thank you for the info! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:06, 1 March 2018 (EST)

While Delta probably isn't a conservative company, it's possible that its action was misunderstood but poorly executed: [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/deltas-distancing-from-the-nra-was-just-a-bad-publicity-stunt/article/2650601] Either way, it just lost a big tax break because of the move: [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/02/georgia-governor-signs-bill-nixing-delta-tax-break-after-nra-split.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:55, 2 March 2018 (EST)

:I heard a little about this, but not that is was a publicity stunt...very interesting! In any case, they certainly don't seem to be conservative (though to their credit, they do support the salvation army) [https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/delta-air-lines]. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 04:25, 3 March 2018 (EST)

== Wanted: Conservative banks, insurance, and transportation companies ==

Since almost all of those "big evil corporations" run by "the 1%" are flaming liberals, there are a number of corporate categories in which I cannot seem find a single conservative company. These include banks and financial institutions, insurance companies (I am excluding health sharing organizations from that category), automotive manufacturers as well as retailers and rental agencies, and airlines. These are categories where if you need the service, it seems that you have no option but to patronize a liberal establishment. Does anyone have suggestions of potential companies in these (or any other) categories they would like me to consider and research? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:15, 5 March 2018 (EST)
:There are at least a few small credit union and investment firms, but I don't know if they are notable enough to list. These include the David Holmes Agency (which I decided to list), Christian Community Credit Union, and Evangelical Christian Credit Union. Any thoughts on those? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:38, 5 March 2018 (EST)
::Many of the companies already listed in the article are obscure at least to most readers, so I think these companies would fit in. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:35, 5 March 2018 (EST)
:::Hmmm...I was mostly trying to go with larger companies people ''would'' recognize, with only a few exceptions. I guess I'm not doing a very good job at that. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:25, 5 March 2018 (EST)

== Companies donating to Planned Parenthood ==

This article might be useful, either for this page, or for other articles such as the companies themselves: [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/30794-this-christmas-remember-these-companies-fund-planned-parenthood] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:54, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:Thanks! It looks like this article and the one you linked to mostly agree. It does refer to Walmart as liberal, and while they are to some degree, they do actually support some conservative causes, which has landed them in the "debatable" category.
:Unfortunately, it is much easier to find liberal companies, than conservative ones. The lean nature of this list is not for lack of research, but lack of candidates. In many cases, entire industries (such as cellular service) is liberal. The best you can hope for sometimes is a conservative retailer (like Patriot Mobile or Charity Mobile) which uses some revenue for good, then passes the rest of the money on to liberals who provide the service or product at a discounted rate. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:35, 22 January 2019 (EST)

== Reference formatting ==

1990'sguy, you're sure the set width method is better, we can do that. However, my concern was that I keep seeing it set to a single collum only, even een it seems there should be two. I suppose we could try a different width though, or just leave it as-is. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:37, 19 May 2019 (EDT)
:It could be the browser you're using, since it shows two columns on my computer using Chrome. I will make a minor tweak, and please let me know if it fixes it for you. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:40, 19 May 2019 (EDT)

::Oh dear... this is probably worse. It does consistently show multiple columns on my screens, but on larger monitors, it is showing more than two columns. Alright, yes I guess we'd better stay with at least 35em. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:16, 19 May 2019 (EDT)

== Useful sources ==

This article lists some businesses that advocated against pro-life laws in conservative states -- it might be helpful if their list overlaps at all with the companies in this article: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/top-execs-of-180-companies-abortion-necessary-to-be-successful-in-business/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:26, 10 June 2019 (EDT)

:Thank you! I only found one entry which overlapped: United Technology Corporation, which is one of the few companies on that list that is actually reasonably large. It was already marked as "debatable," since it is a defense contractor with some significant donations to the GOP, but it has some serious liberal leanings. Most of these companies seem to be small or no-name foundations and companies (including some LLCs). Among the signers of this letter are Tinder (obviously an ulterior motive there), MakeLoveNotPorn (sounds suspicious), Soma Massage Therapy (ditto), Ladies Get Paid (feminist organization, I assume. Never heard of it before), Women Online and The Mission List (ditto), and Female Founders Fund (also ditto). It sounds more impressive if they just say "top executives of more than 180 companies" rather than "twenty companies along with 160 no-name organizations" --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:21, 11 June 2019 (EDT)

::Notes (to self) for follow-up: look into "SoulCycle" and "Equinox (capital?)" Nether have anything of value listed on the usual indexes. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:27, 8 August 2019 (EDT)

== Add a section for neutral companies? ==

The title of this article is "Conservative companies," and I don't want to stray far from that. I'm also not looking for an excuse to make the page larger. However, does anyone have thoughts on whether or not to add a list for companies that are politically neutral? Or perhaps a different page? Would that be helpful? 
The thing is, many companies are just minding their own business (literally) and working within the free market to make a profit for their shareholders. That's how it is supposed to work, and it's what makes our economy thrive. Besides, that way no customer has their money being used for a cause they don't support. Rather than charging extra and then giving it to a cause some customers oppose, these companies choose to just do business while staying out of politics, and thus reducing their expenses which the customers must bear. 
The list of such companies would be somewhat sizable. However, I'm not opposed to giving such companies some recognizance (and patronage). Any thoughts? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:56, 15 August 2019 (EDT)

:Such a section seems helpful to me -- companies which don't engage in the promotion of left-wing policy, despite not being explicitly conservative either. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 05:39, 16 August 2019 (EDT)

::I think I'll get started on it, then. If this section gets too large, we can always break it off to separate page later, I suppose. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:29, 21 August 2019 (EDT)

==My Pillow==
How do they rank? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Live Free or Die]] 20:26, 12 June 2020 (EDT)
:I hadn't ranked them because they were such a small company. He's made a political splash now, so I guess we could include it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:29, 22 February 2021 (EST)

==Adding an explanation to each listing==

It would be helpful if a brief reason accompanies each listing to justify their designated status. Currently, readers will have to dig through all the sources, most of which do not reveal their content in the reference list. The page [[Essay:Greatest conservative corporations]] is doing this already, though it's a much smaller page. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 03:35, 11 February 2021 (EST)

:True, that's a good point. I wasn't sure how to keep the formatting clean, but at least a quick sentence might be a good idea.
:By the way, here's CNN's hate-list of companies they claim weren't doing enough to support BLM. Funny thing is, I'd consider these liberal companies. https://www.ccn.com/7-companies-you-should-renounce-if-you-support-black-lives-matter
:--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:28, 22 February 2021 (EST)

::Thanks for your opinion. I thought about the format too, and I've been planning to transform the list into a table to keep it clean, separating company name from justification. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 19:06, 26 February 2021 (EST)

:::I was hoping to avoid doing that out of laziness...haha. Probably a table is a good idea though, if we are going to include justification. Question: what color scheme were you going for? I see Red and Yellow currently. Thanks for your efforts! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:22, 27 February 2021 (EST)

::::Great to have support for the planned conversion! I am temporarily using decreasingly red colors as background for each category. My vision is to eventually combine all categories into one table, while using one additional column to indicate categorization, similar to this "notorious" list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources
::::I also think it helpful to include leftist companies (Coca Cola, Twitter, etc.) into the same table as well, otherwise we will have too many companies not listed and confuse readers who, like me, came here to look for companies not just to support but also avoid. As is seen from the example WP list, it is very easy to promote some while also denounce others IN THE SAME LIST. I don't think I have the user right to do this though, as it apparently involves moving the page. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 00:13, 28 February 2021 (EST)

:::::I'm not sure I like the idea of mixing conservative and liberal companies on the same list...wouldn't it work better to make a separate list? I do agree that looking at this list and not seeing a company which we have research (and decided isn't conservative) doesn't really help the reader as much as listing out the liberal ones somewhere/somehow.
:::::As for colors, it seems like red is typically thought of as "bad" or "no" (due to stop lights), so I think I like the green/yellow scheme you have doing on now.--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:41, 28 February 2021 (EST)

:::::By the way, another outstanding issue is subsidiaries. In some cases, I listed each brand name, but when there is a parent company of a dozen brands, doing this will bloat the list. For example, consider "Flowers Foods." They have a bunch of brand names, but breaking it out will make the list messy. Leaving it as it is, though, hides recognizable brand names. Few people know what "flower foods" even is. Any thoughts? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:52, 28 February 2021 (EST)

::::::I think the current treatment of parent company and its subsidiaries is good. Sure, one can't easily find a brand by looking alphabetically, but for a long list it's easier to use ^f anyways. I'll circle back (:P) to the list expansion idea later (mainly to make the list more helpful while avoiding splitting). --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 16:13, 1 March 2021 (EST)
:::::::Flowers Foods isn’t an obscure corporate name like Perrigo (manufacturer of most generic OTC medications) or Vi-Jon (manufacturer of GermX and many generic personal care products). For one thing, they have Flowers-branded bread stores that are company facing. I would say they are at least as well known as Unilevar, Proctor & Gamble, and ConAgra. They also provide products for a lot of food service establishments (like the SRQ rolls where I work). [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 18:14, 6 March 2021 (EST)

== Progressive Insurance? Comcast?==

I can’t see the reference through the paywall, but several years ago I was told Progressive Insurance has ties to George Soros, and I know they pulled their ads from Glen Beck’s program on FoxNews to participate in cancel culture. Also, how is there any debate about Comcast, which owns MSNBC and has (or at least had) a liberal moron for a CEO? Are we sure this is accurate? [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 17:59, 6 March 2021 (EST)
:Both addressed. Additional sources would be helpful. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:18, 7 March 2021 (EST)

::Thanks for the call-out. Yeah Progressive doesn't don't sound good, at least not anymore. I'll look into Comcast, but you're probably right. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:09, 8 March 2021 (EST)

== O’Sullivan’s First Law ==

I don't mean to bloat this page, but might it be worth mentioning "O'Sullivan's Law?" 
First published on October 27, 1989 (in the National Review), it states that "All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing." --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:56, 12 April 2021 (EDT)

:I don't know. Newsweek moved from far left to center in the past two years. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:16, 9 May 2021 (EDT)

== Confusing category "No longer conservative" ==

All other categories indicate the value status of a company, while the category in question indicates a change, not a status. The article has made it clear that value of companies is dynamic, so there is little need to emphasize some specific cases of value change. Those "no longer conservative" can only be either Neutral or Liberal, so they can all find home in other categories (Liberal as a category is a recent addition I envisioned to be helpful).

Conservative companies

2021-05-21T23:34:00Z

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The following is a non-exhaustive list of '''for-profit companies which generally support conservative principles, individuals, and/or organizations'''. This list is based primarily on official, corporate activity, but also based partially on the activities of employees, which are not sponsored by their companies.
The companies are categorized of the extent of their support for, as well as opposition to, conservative causes.

An obvious source for the justification is recent news. Other major sources include 2ndVote, a research provider that scores companies from 5 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal),<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2021/02/23/executive-director-amy-wilhite-of-2ndvote-com-shines-the-light-on-company-values-for-the-conscious-consumer/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/a-new-counterweight-to-stakeholder-capitalism/</ref> and OpenSecrets, an online database that tracks political donations in the U.S.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/opensecretsorg</ref>

Note that indicators of conservative interest can change suddenly. To get the most updated information, readers are encouraged to make sure the sources used reflect the companies' current status. If any inaccurate entries are found in this list, please update them!
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==Conservative==
The following are companies which openly support conservative principles, while refusing to support most if not all liberal ones.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#299B68; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Charity Mobile
|Telecom
| Sends 5% of its users' price to pro-life, pro-family charities.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/charitymobile</ref> Scores 3.33 at 2ndvote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charity-mobile</ref>
|-
| Cintas
| Service
| Target of asset manager Blackrock's pressure campaign for its support for conservative causes.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/17/carney-larry-finks-blackrock-doubles-down-on-woke-capitalism/</ref> Donations, mainly by individuals, went 91% conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000274</ref>
|-
| ConocoPhillips
| Energy
| 96% organizational and 59% individual donations went conservatives in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conocophillips/summary?id=D000000303</ref>
|-
|Cornerstone Payment Systems
|Finance
|Cristian payment processor<ref>https://cornerstonepaymentsystems.com/how-we-help.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cornerstone-payment-systems/</ref>
|-
|Duke Cannon
|Retail
|Men's grooming products creator and retailer. Supports military organizations with donations and products<ref>https://dukecannon.com/pages/military-heritage</ref>.
|-
|Epik
|Internet
|Hosts [[Gab]] citing free speech rights, despite many vendors' de-platforming of the site.<ref>https://www.epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Epoch Times" | [[The Epoch Times]]
|Media
|Holds "Truth and Tradition" as tagline and principles.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/about-us</ref> Despite its conservative value, the outlet's reporting shows little bias to the right according to researches in August 2020.<ref>https://www.allsides.com/news-source/epoch-times-media-bias</ref>
|-
| [[ExxonMobil]]
|Energy
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000129</ref><ref name="liveaction.org">https://www.liveaction.org/news/these-companies-have-distanced-themselves-from-planned-parenthood/</ref>
|-
|[[Gab (website)|Gab]]
|Internet
|Social platform focused on free speech, owned by an outspoken Christian.
|-
| [[Hobby Lobby]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family">Green family</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hobby-lobby</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/hobby_lobbys_secret_agenda_how_its_secretly_funding_a_vast_right_wing_movement</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/2/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/hobby-lobby-celebrates-christ-the-lord-in-full-page-christmas-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/hobby-lobby-ceos-powerful-letter-employees-god-control/</ref>
|-
| Interstate Batteries
| Consumer goods
| Wholesaler of lead-acid batteries (mainly produced by Johnson Controls), led by an outspoken Christian, invests company money in promoting God's love in mainstream television advertisements.<ref>https://interstatebatteries.com/godslove</ref>
|-
| [[Mardel]]
|Retail
| <ref name="Green family"/>
|-
| Molson Coors
|Food
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000027694</ref>
|-
| MyPillow
|Retail
| Founder/CEO is very vocal about voter fraud after the 2020 US Presidential election.<ref>https://tv.gab.com/channel/realmikelindell/view/absolute-proof-601d73a5a5ca1b4ef4f0e602</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-products-no-longer-stocked-these-companies-1562510</ref>
|-
|New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD)
|Media
|
|-
|One America News Network (OANN)
|Media
|Consistently the third most-watched news channel among Republican voters.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-fox-oann-newsmax-trump</ref> Specifically praised by Donald Trump in contrast to Mainstream Media, Fox News, and Newsmax.<ref>https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/statement-by-donald-j-trump-45th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-05.15.21-3</ref>
|-
| [[Parler]]
|Internet
| Conservative host [[Dan Bongino]] is a co-owner.
|-
| [[Patriot Mobile]]
|Telecom
| A portion of users' bills is donated to conservative organizations. The user is given choices in this matter.<ref>https://patriotmobile.com/pages/our-causes</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/patriot-mobile</ref>
|-
|Rumble
|Internet
|
|-
|Ruqqus
|Internet
|
|-
| Sheetz
|Retail
| Gas stations and convenience store chain, which is owned and operated by republicans.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sheetz</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029023&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Ruger
|Sport
|Although a gun manufacturer supporting the 2nd amendment might seem self-serving, this company has been adamant in that stance, while also vocally opposing liberal candidates.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/sturm-ruger-co-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/michael-fifer-sturm-ruger-hillary-lawful-commerce/2016/08/03/id/741989/</ref>
|-
| Uline
|Supplies
| Supports conservative causes; some of their trucks have been seen bearing the Bible reference "John 3:16".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030599&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/11/04/the-little-known-ceo-spending-millions-to-elect-far-right-republicans</ref>
|-
|}

==Somewhat conservative==
The following companies support some conservative causes and principles, but do not seem to take a strong stand solely in their favor. These typically offer minor support to liberal causes, but from a statistical standpoint<ref>Such as agreeing to match employee donations to non-profit groups, regardless of whether the group is conservative or liberal, religious or secular, provided they are tax-exempt and not a church.</ref> are still more conservative than not.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
| Abbott Laboratories (Similac, Pediasure, Pedialyte, etc.)
|Health
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000383&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/abbott-laboratories</ref>
|-
| Applebee's (DineEquity, Inc.)
|Restaurants
| <ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042047&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/9/</ref><ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free">https://nebraskashooters.com/laws/unfriendly-2/</ref>
|-
|Arby's (Roark Capital Group)
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/arbys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000028753&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://www.georgiaprospers.org/our-business-coalition/</ref>
|-
|Bass Pro Shops
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bass-pro-shops</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000060269&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/114804234.html</ref><ref>https://wreg.com/2018/03/01/bass-pro-customers-respond-to-other-companies-changing-protocol-for-selling-guns/</ref>
|-
|[[Brave]]
|Internet
|The [[browser]] blocks data-grabbing ads and trackers. Founder and CEO [[Brendan Eich|Eich]]'s opposition to [[same-sex marriage]] led to his forced resignation as CEO from [[Mozilla]], which he co-founded.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/01/20/copy-new-internet-browser-brave-announced/</ref><ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mozilla-says-ceo-resigns-amid-gay-marriage-controversy-195338477.html</ref> Avoids content censorship via IPFS integration.<ref>https://brave.com/</ref>
|-
|Cabela's (owned by Bass Pro Shops)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cabelas</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042594&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/20386-cabelas.html</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/together</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/paul-singer-sidney-nebraska-cabelas-bass-pro-shops-merger</ref><ref>https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/covid-commitment</ref>
|-
|Flowers Foods (Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Nature's Own, Bunny Bread, Mrs. Freshley's, HomePride, etc.<ref>https://www.flowersfoods.com/brands</ref>)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000377&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/flowers-foods</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/6/</ref>
|-
|Gold's Gym (TRT Holdings)
|Fitness
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000022288</ref>
|-
|Guitar Center (parent of Musicians Friends)
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/guitar-center/</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guitar-center-union_us_56fae6c3e4b0a06d5803e008</ref><ref>http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?46223-Hassled-in-Guitar-Center</ref>
|-
|Murphy USA
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/murphy-usa</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000062564&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|New Balance
|Apparel
|As the only major local manufacturer of athletic shoes, New Balance supported Donald Trump's (as well as several Democrats') [[Donald Trump achievements: Trade policy|trade position]] to focus on US manufacturing job creation. The brand's vice president of public affairs criticized Obama Administration for "turn(ing) a deaf ear".<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000036175</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/new-balance/</ref><ref name="mic.com">https://mic.com/articles/159147/boycott-alert-here-are-companies-and-executives-that-supported-donald-trump</ref><ref>https://www.mic.com/articles/159116/new-balance-faces-backlash-after-throwing-its-support-behind-president-elect-donald-trump</ref>
|-
|NewsMax
|Media
|Extensively covered [[2020 election fraud|election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-friendly-newsmax-a-sudden-competitor-to-fox-news/</ref> Distanced itself from allegations of [[Dominion Voting Systems|Dominion]]'s involvement in the fraud after threats from the voting machine company.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/531153-newsmax-issues-clarification-on-smartmatic-dominion-claims</ref><ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-to-mypillow-mike-lindell</ref>
|-
|Omni Hotels (TRT Holdings)
|Hotel
|Organizational donation went 100% Republican in 2020.<ref name="OS TRTH"/>
|-
|Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' Brands)
|Restaurant
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000067181&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/10/</ref>
|-
|Palmetto Cheese
|Food
|Founder and owner Brian Henry called [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] and [[Antifa]] "terror organizations." He later apologized amid backlash.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-after-founder-calls-blm-a-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/owner-of-palmetto-cheese-apologizes-for-facebook-post-explains-black-womans-image-on-packaging/</ref>
|-
|ProPay
|Finance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/propay</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029492&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13574/funding-hate-how-online-merchants-and-payment-processors-aid-white-nationalists (hostile reference)</ref>
|-
|Publix Super Markets, Inc.
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000028488</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/05/22/anti-gun-liberals-attempt-boycott-publix/</ref><ref>https://www.usacarry.com/forums/businesses-for-firearms-and-2nd-amendment/24724-publix-supermarkets.html</ref>
|-
|Regnery Publishing
|Media
|When Senator [[Josh Hawley]]'s book ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' was cancelled by publisher Simon & Schuster following the January 6th 2021 Capitol storming, Regnery picked it up just days after.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/hawley-book-regnery.html</ref>
|-
|[[Remington|Remington Arms]] (Cerberus Capital Management, which includes Marlin Firearms & Advanced Armament Corporation)
|Sport
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/remington</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000021907&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Urban Outfitters]]
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030711&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/15/</ref>
|-
|[[White Castle]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000029845&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/white-castle</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/7/</ref>
|-
|[[Winn-Dixie]] (Southeastern Grocers)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/winn-dixie-stores/</ref><ref>https://www.winndixie.com/community/seafoodpledge</ref>
|-
|Yuengling (craft beer company)
|Food
|<ref name="mic.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/yuengling/</ref>
|}

==Slightly conservative==
The following companies seem to show slight leanings or preferences towards conservative principles and causes, but do not seem firm or determined in this trend. Liberal causes are usually also supported at least in part, but over all, they tend to favor conservatism slightly.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#BACF32; color:white"| Justification
|-
|7-Eleven
|Retail
|7-Eleven PAC donated 95% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/7-eleven/C00549717/candidate-recipients/2020</ref> Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/7-eleven/</ref>
|-
|Ace Hardware Corporation
|Retail
|Ace Hardware is part company owned -- those stores branded as "Westlake Ace Hardware" are such -- but also part franchised, so an independent owner may be conservative or liberal.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042548</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ace-hardware</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042548&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|American Greetings Corp
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000000746</ref>
|-
|Amway/Alticor Inc.
|Retail (MLM)
|Although the company as a whole only minimally engages in politics,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/amway/</ref> company employees overwhelmingly support republicans. Amway's PAC also seems to favor Republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amway-alticor-inc/recipients?id=D000000111</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000111</ref>
|-
|BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bjs-restaurant-brewhouse/</ref>
|-
|Blue Bell
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000024383</ref>
|-
|Coinbase
|Finance
|while employee donations favor democrats, Company CEO Brian Armstrong refused in 2020 to support or oppose the BLM organization, saying that the company would stay out of politics.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/10/08/60-employees-leave-coinbase-over-ceos-pledge-to-be-apolitical/</ref>
|-
|Carl's Jr.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/17/</ref><ref>Various advertisements, not linked to due to their suggestive nature</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/carls-jr/</ref>
|-
|Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cracker-barrel-old-country-store/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024663&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/8/</ref>
|-
|Domino's Pizza
|Restaurants
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominos</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000025535&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Mott's, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Crush, etc.)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000042050&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dr-pepper-snapple-group/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/snapple/</ref>
|-
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|Media
|By far the most watched television news channel for Republicans, even after Biden's inauguration as President.<ref>https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-republican-tv-news-viewers-fox-newsmax-20210309-7zvakfrteve35brqrejamvicdi-story.html</ref>
|-
|Goya Foods
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?toprecipcycle=2016&topnumcycle=2016&contribcycle=All%20cycles&lobcycle=All%20cycles&outspendcycle=All%20cycles&id=D000042319</ref><ref>https://kdvr.com/news/national/goya-foods-faces-swift-backlash-after-ceo-praises-trump-at-white-house/</ref><ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/07/tyranny-racist-democrats-call-for-boycott-of-goya-foods-because-hispanic-ceo-is-trump-supporter.html/</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/07/10/goya-foods-ceo-no-im-not-apologizing-for-praising-president-trump-n2572282</ref><ref>https://www.goya.com/en/goya-gives/gg-environment</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/-YvO736Zl3M</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/aoc-named-employee-of-the-month-at-goya/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/goya-foods-votes-to-silence-pro-trump-ceo-robert-unanue/</ref>
|-
|Hanes
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/hanes</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000041306&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|[[Koch Industries]] (Angel Soft, Rock Island Oil & Refining Company, Invista, Koch Minerals, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Koch Fertilizer, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries)
|Conglomerate
|KochPAC donated 97% Republican in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/19/koch-libre-against-house-immigration-bills-654201</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-koch-funded-advocacy-group-wants-trump-to-embrace-free-trade</ref>
|-
|Las Vegas Sands (casino and resort)
|Entertainment
|Donates substantially to republicans, but much of it seems to go to RINOs and "center-right" causes.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000020980&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-most-conservative-companies-in-america-577374/7/</ref>
|-
|L.L. Bean
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.popsugar.com/news/Which-Businesses-Support-Trump-43025072</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/ll-bean-rei-and-dicks-update-gun-control-policies-2018-3/</ref><ref>https://fortune.com/2018/03/02/ll-bean-guns/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/02/l-l-bean-raises-age-to-buy-rifles-to-21/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/l-l-bean/</ref>
|-
|Menards
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000042069</ref><ref>https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm</ref><ref>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/menards-requiring-customers-to-wear-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19/5719618/</ref>
|-
|OverStock.com
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/overstock-com/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/overstock-com/recipients?id=D000036441</ref>
|-
|Perry Ellis International (owns multiple apparel brands)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000036627&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.thebalance.com/political-affiliations-of-retail-companies-2892119</ref>
|-
|Ross Stores
|
|<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/6/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042761&cycle=2020</ref>
|}

==Debatable whether conservative==
The following are companies which give mixed signals, some in support of conservative principles, and some the opposite. This conflicting activity makes their beliefs and intentions difficult to discern with certainty, warranting some debate.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Altria (owner of Marlborough, JUUL, and other nicotine brands)
|
|Member of the ALEC, but also supports some liberal causes.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/altria/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/altria-group/recipients?id=D000000067 (employee political contributions)</ref>
|-
|Anheuser-Busch
|
|Member of ALEC, but also support numerous liberal organizations and policies.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042510</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/anheuser-busch-2/</ref>
|-
|Auto Zone (parent of AutoAnything, ALLDATA, and Chief auto parts)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autozone/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024208&cycle=2020 (individual employee donations)</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> CEO Bill Rhodes is quite fond of President Trump.
|-
|Avis Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/avis/</ref>
|-
|Best Buy
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024328&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/best-buy/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/12/</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing|Boeing Co]]
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000100&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Budget (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/budget</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021901&cycle=2016</ref>
|-
|Charter Communications
|Telecom
|Member of the ALEC,<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref> but otherwise seems to favor liberal causes.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/charter-communications/</ref> However, employee donations sometimes favor republicans.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/charter-communications/recipients?id=D000000672</ref>
|-
|Coldwell Banker (Realogy)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/coldwell-banker/</ref>
|-
|Cooper Tires (Cooper Tire & Rubber Company)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cooper-tires/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000025138&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Dodge/Ram Trucks (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles/Stellantis)
|Automotive
|<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/auto/stars-and-stripes-dodge-challenger-and-charger-salute-u-s-military</ref><ref>https://www.ramtrucks.com/ram-1500/built-to-serve.html</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/fiat-chrysler-automobiles/recipients?id=D000043126</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chrysler/</ref>
|-
|Dominion Energy
|Energy
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dominion-energy-inc/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dominion-energy/recipients?id=D000000335</ref>
|-
|Ford Motor Co.
|Automotive
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com">https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2015/07/24/winnable-war-major-companies-reject-planned-parenthood</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/ford-announces-plans-business-michigan-mexico/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/ford/</ref><ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/ (cut ties with ALEC)</ref>
|-
|Fruit of the Loom (Berkshire Hathaway)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021757</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/berkshire-hathaway</ref>
|-
|Health Net
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000024670&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/health-net/</ref>
|-
|Hormel
|Food
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/hormel/</ref>
|-
|Howard Johnson
|
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/howard-johnson</ref>
|-
|iHeartMedia Inc
|Media
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000059056</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/iheart-radio</ref>
|-
|KFC ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Kraft Heinz Co (3G Capital)
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000067808&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kraft-heinz</ref>
|-
|Krispy Kreme
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/krispy-kreme-2/</ref>
|-
|Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000021949</ref><ref name="2nd Darden">https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/darden</ref>
|-
|Long John Silver ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref name="YUM! Brands">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000029955&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/kfc/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
|Telecom
|Supports numerous liberal causes,<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/centurylink</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000024683&cycle=2016</ref> but is also a member of ALEC.<ref>https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/who-still-funds-alec/</ref>
|-
|Marshalls
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/marshalls/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com">https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/8/</ref>
|-
|Nissan
|Automotive
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/nissan/</ref><ref>https://www.redstate.com/diary/2ndvote/2015/02/18/follow-money-nissan/</ref>
|-
|Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/olive-garden/</ref>
|-
|Papa John's
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/papa-johns</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042738&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/27/17060232/papa-johns-ends-nfl-sponsorship</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/papa-johns-founder-steps-down-as-ceo-2017-12</ref><ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand</ref>
|-
|Payless Car Rental (Avis Budget Group)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/payless-car-rental-2/</ref>
|-
|Red Bull
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recipients?id=D000067032</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-bull-fires-woke-diversity-directors-who-tried-push-blm-support</ref>
|-
|Regal Cinemas (Anschutz Corp)
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000589</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/08/19/regal-cinemas-blames-gun-owners-bag-search-policy-targeting-young-mothers/</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2016/08/29/regal-cinemas-stupid-gun-policy/</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]] (Shell Oil)
|Energy
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000042525</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/shell/</ref>
|-
|Safeway Inc. (Cerberus Capital Management)
|Retail
|<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones">https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/businesses-that-prohibit-guns-or-have-no-gun-policies/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000021907</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/safeway/</ref><ref>http://everytown.org/documents/2015/04/safeway-email.pdf/</ref>
|-
|Schnucks
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/schnucks/</ref><ref>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20100617/missouri-schnucks-allows-concealed-car</ref><ref>http://www.moccw.org/schnucks.html</ref>
|-
|[[Sodexo]]
|Conglomerate
|<ref>They are rather proud of their long-term partnership with Jerry Falwell's [[Liberty University]] and are a major donor to the institution, and Sodexo USA CEO Lorna Donatone praised President Donald Trump in an interview, but they support a lot of liberal causes as well.</ref>
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/southwest-airlines</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000785&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/southwest-citizenship/environmental-initiatives/</ref><ref>http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2009/21-10-2009</ref>
|-
|Staples Inc.
|Retail
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/staples</ref><ref>https://gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/058/723/605/original/9bc650f4ae1e7fe4.png</ref>
|-
|Stop & Shop (Ahold Delhaize)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000068597&cycle=2016</ref><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/stop-shop</ref><ref>https://stopandshop.com/community/care-for-the-environment</ref>
|-
|SunTrust
|Finance
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/suntrust/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/_tbt_suntrust_bank_and_religious_liberty/</ref>
|-
|Taco Bell ([[Yum! Brands]])
|Restaurants
|<ref name="YUM! Brands"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/taco-bell/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/LLY9l</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|The Capital Grille (Darden Restaurants)
|Restaurants
|<ref name="OS Darden"/><ref name="2nd Darden"/><ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/the-capital-grille/</ref>
|-
|TJ Maxx
|Retail
|<ref name="heavy.com"/><ref name="insidermonkey.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/t-j-maxx/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000030442&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/companies-supporting-members-of-the-liberal-coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/</ref>
|-
|United Technologies (Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, [[Pratt & Whitney]], and UTC Aerospace Systems)
|Manufacturer
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000209&cycle=2016</ref><ref>Signer of the "Don't ban Equality" letter; see: https://dontbanequality.com/</ref>
|-
|USAA
|Insurance, Finance
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029616</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/usaa</ref>
|-
|Waffle House Inc.
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&type=P&id=D000029728</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/waffle-house/</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/8/</ref><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones">http://www.2acheck.com/the-boycott-list/</ref><ref>https://crimeresearch.org/2018/04/waffle-house-continues-company-policy-ban-permitted-concealed-handguns-civilians-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://americasfreedomfighters.com/watch-as-this-uniformed-soldier-stops-to-eat-but-they-refuse-to-serve-him-for-this-one-reason/</ref>
|-
|Wegmans
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000058490&cycle=2020</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/5/</ref>
|-
|Xerox
|Technology
|<ref name="liveaction.org"/><ref name="onenewsnow.com"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/xerox/</ref>
|}

==No longer conservative==
These are organizations which historically may have shown conservative interests, but no longer seem to do so. Although sometimes perceived as conservative, their more recent actions indicate otherwise.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[AT&T]]
|Telecom
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000076&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/att</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/19/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM">[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OzC04</ref>
|-
|Bed Bath & Beyond (parent of Buy Buy Baby, Christmas Tree Shop, Cost Plus World Market, and One Kings Lane)
|Retail
|Among the first to drop MyPillow following Lindell's allegation of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/mike-lindell-my-pillow-dropped-by-18-vendors-dolla/</ref><ref name="insidermonkey.com top Trump supporters"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/bed-bath-beyond/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bed-bath-beyond/recipients?id=D000031877</ref>
|-
|[[Burger King]] (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Gun-unfriendly.<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref> Engages in progressive virtue-signaling.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/posts/burger-king-women-belong-in-the-kitchen-tweet-backfires-horrendously/</ref> Individual donations favored the Democrats over the Republicans 3:1 in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020">https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/3g-capital/totals?id=D000059880</ref>
|-
|[[Chick-Fil-A]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="salon.com 5 radically">https://www.salon.com/2015/06/22/5_radically_conservative_fast_food_companies</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000032532&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/chick-fil-a</ref><ref>https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818</ref><ref>https://lcaction.org/detail/20191202-betrayed-by-chickfila</ref><ref>https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/white-christian-repent-racism-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy</ref><ref>https://disrn.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-white-people-should-shine-blacks-shoes-to-show-shame-embarrassment-about-racism</ref>
|-
|Dell Inc.
|Technology
|<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dell/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000585&cycle=CAREER</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/5/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/yiviH</ref>
|-
|Dick's Sporting Goods
|Sport
|<ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000050167&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dicks-sporting-goods</ref><ref>https://2ndvote.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-doesnt-want-your-second-vote-dollars/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/dicks-sporting-goods-announces-end-assault-rifle-sales/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/U9VzB</ref><ref name="2021 Gun ban supporters - TH">https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/21/these-are-the-roughly-200-businesses-whose-leaders-are-backing-gun-control-initia-n2585088</ref>
|-
|Dollar Rent A Car (Hertz)
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-rent-a-car-2</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000064403</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/list-companies-dropping-nra-partnerships-after-florida-shooting/article/2649953</ref>
|-
|Expedia (including Hotels.com, Orbitz, Trivago, Travelocity, and Hotwire)
|Travel
|2.82% of the company's donation in the 2020 cycle went conservative.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/expedia-group/summary?id=D000000854</ref>
|-
|FedEx
|courier
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/fedex/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/seven-companies-that-caved-to-anti-nra-pressure/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fedex-wont-end-relationship-with-nra/article/2650103</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000089&cycle=2016</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Lowe's Corporation
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000027296</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lowes</ref><ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-family-association-all-american-muslim-2011-12</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000027296&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|Macy's (and Bloomingdale's)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/macys/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000021655&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="heavy.com">https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/trump-boycott-list-starbucks-cup-apple-amazon-pepsi-italy-companies-ivanka-donald-twitter-grab-my-wallet-shoes-com-oreos-netflix-grubhub/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/macys-employee-fired-over-catholic-faith/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/7/</ref><ref>https://independentminute.com/2020/04/06/american-retailer-now-publicly-supporting-sharia-law-are-you-shopping-there-8-2/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/V5UFz</ref>
|-
|[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corp]]
|Restaurants
|<ref name="nebraskafirearms.org gun free"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000373&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/mcdonalds/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/jOZ65</ref>
|-
|[[PepsiCo, Inc|PepsiCo Inc.]]
|Food
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000200&cycle=2016</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/pepsico</ref><ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall">https://www.2ndvote.com/tell-att-pepsi-and-walmart-stop-funding-lefts-opposition-to-border-wall/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://archive.is/9S5ow</ref>
|-
|Progressive Insurance
|Insurance
|Scores 2.67 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/progressive-insurance</ref> Both organizational and individual donations favored the Dems heavily.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/progressive-insurance/recipients?id=D000040450</ref> Pulled ads from Glenn Beck after the host called Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people."<ref>https://colorofchange.org/press_release/proctor-gamble-progressive-insurance-pledge-not-to/</ref> Supports the abortion industry.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/08/progressive-insurance-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-avoids-questions-at-shareholders-meeting/</ref>
|-
|Target
|Retail
|Prohibits Open Carry.<ref name="concealedcarry.com gun free zones"/><ref name="2acheck.com gun free zones"/> Scores 1.50 at 2ndVote.<ref>http://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/target</ref> Organizational donation evenly supported both sides, while individual donations favored Dem over Rep at a 2.5:1 ratio in 2020.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/target-corp/recipients?id=D000000619</ref>
|-
|[[The Walt Disney Company]]
|Entertainment
|<ref>https://2ndvote.com/business-entity/walt-disney-company/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/disney-ceo-iger-lives-in-fantasyland/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/>
|-
|[[Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart Stores]]
|Retail
|<ref name="2nd vote opposition to south wall"/><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000367</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/28/walmart-bans-gun-sales-21-years-airsoft-rifles-look-like-ar-15s/</ref><ref>https://www.axios.com/walmart-halt-sale-ammunition-handgun-assault-style-weapons-b5a1c52b-9a22-4ab5-89d8-591e5fbe1019.html</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/american-family-association-blasts-latest-walmart-ad/</ref><ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/10/</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://clashdaily.com/2020/07/texas-store-gives-defund-the-police-peeps-the-finger-with-this-boss-move/</ref> Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/15/walmart-costco-ditch-face-mask-requirement-for-ful/</ref>
|-
|WayFair Inc.
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/wayfair/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000069732&cycle=2018</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/02/11/heres-the-full-list-of-all-retailers-who-have-cut-ties-with-mike-lindells-mypillow/</ref>
|-
|[[Wendy's|Wendy's Co]]
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?cycle=2016&id=D000000802</ref><ref>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-companies-that-you-probably-didnt-know-were-republican/3/</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/wendys-cups-support-adoption-over-abortion/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000802&cycle=2018</ref><ref name="Antifa BLM"/><ref>https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1268325890037030912</ref>
|}

==Neutral==
These are companies which do not seem to engage in politics of any sort, instead focusing solely on running their businesses.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#FFCF09; color:white"| Justification
|-
|Advance Auto Parts
|Automative
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/advance-auto-parts-2/</ref>
|-
|Aeropostale (parent of Bethany Mota, Free Style, Brooklyn Calling, and United XXVI)
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aeropostale/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000042551&cycle=2018</ref>
|-
|Air Canada
|Travel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/air-canada/</ref>
|-
|Aldi
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/aldi/</ref><ref>https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/eligibility/</ref>
|-
|American Financial Group
| Insurance
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/american-financial-group/</ref>
|-
|AutoNation
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/autonation/</ref>
|-
|Blimpie Sandwiches
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/blimpie-sandwiches/</ref>
|-
|Boston Market
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/boston-market/</ref>
|-
|Champs Sports (owned by Foot Locker)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/champs-sports/</ref>
|-
|CiCi's Pizza
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Cinemark Theatres (parent of Rave Cinemas and Century Theatres)
|Entertainment
|
|-
|Circle K (Couche-Tard)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/circle-k/</ref>
|-
|Costco
|Retail
|Took the lead to drop mask mandate during COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="drop mask mandate"/> Scores 2.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/costco/</ref>
|-
|Crazy 8
|Apparel
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/crazy-8/</ref>
|-
|CST Brands (fuel and convenience retailer; parent of Ultramar)
|
|
|-
|Cumberland Farms (fuel and convenience retailer)
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/cumberland-farms/</ref>
|-
|DHL
|Courier
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dhl/</ref>
|-
|Dillard's
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-department-stores/recipients?id=D000060987</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/dillard-s-inc/recipients?id=D000042637 (employees may have a conservative leaning)</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dillards/</ref>
|-
|Dollar Tree
|Retail
|Scores 3.05 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/dollar-tree/</ref>
|-
|Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree)
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/family-dollar/</ref><ref>https://www.thefamilyhopefoundation.org/</ref>
|-
|In-N-Out Burger
|Restaurants
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary?id=D000072295 (Although the company itself is neutral, its employees may tend to favor liberalism/communism)</ref>
|-
|LG Electronics
|
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/lg-electronics/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lg-electronics/recipients?id=D000069177 (There may be a liberal leaning among its employees)</ref>
|-
|Party City (owned by AMSCAN Holdings, Inc.)
|Retail
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/party-city/</ref>
|-
|Petco
|Retail
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/petco/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/petco-inc/recipients?id=D000036633</ref>
|-
|Pizza Ranch
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Scores 3.00 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen/</ref> Parent Restaurant Brands International's individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Tim Hortons (RBI)
|Restaurants
|Individual donations showed somewhat balanced support for both sides in 2020.<ref name="3G Capital 2020"/>
|-
|Smucker's
|Food
|<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/smuckers/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs//summary?all=2020&id=D000034869</ref>
|-
|Steak 'n Shake
|Restaurants
|
|-
|Woeber's Mustard
|Food
|American company which manufactures its product in the US, and seems to keep out of politics.
|-
|Zales Jewelers (parent of Jared, Kay Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, etc.)
|
|<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/zales-jewelers/recipients?id=D000042110</ref><ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/zales/</ref>
|-
|Zaxby's
|
|
|}

==Lean liberal==
The following are companies which may show some support for conservative causes but are otherwise more liberal than not.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=200pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Company
! width=80pt style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Industry
! style="background:#F36823; color:white"| Justification
|-
|[[Comcast]]
|Telecom and media
|Both organizational and individual donations are somewhat balanced for both sides, with the Dems being more favored.<ref>https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-biggest-companies-that-support-trump-575704/9/</ref><ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/comcast-corp/recipients?id=d000000461</ref> Scores 1.33 at 2ndVote.<ref>https://www.2ndvote.com/business-entity/comcast/</ref> Owns NBCUniversal, which operates [[MSNBC|one of the most liberal news outlets on American television]].
|-
|[[Starbucks]]
|Food/beverage
|Founded by a liberal and supports liberal causes
|}

==See also==
*[[Major conservative organizations]]
*[[Liberal corporate tyranny]]
*[[2nd Vote]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}

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== Move request ==

Hallo. I need your help to move two pages as I made errors in their titles.

One of them is "Sarah Brown Liberal Democrat".
It has been suggested I change this to "Sarah Brown (UK Politician)" as most readers are American. I just need to figure out how to do this.

The second is "Jane Samantha Fae alias John Ozimek" which should read Jane Francesca Fae. I would be very grateful if you could please shift those for me. [[User:GraceDalrymple|GraceDalrymple]]

:Yes, I saw the discussion. I have moved those two pages, as requested. Moving pages is restricted to administrators and SysOps, so it is not your fault, as if you just can't figure out how to move pages...the wiki will not let you. No need to feel bad about it!
:I am happy to help, so just let me know if/when you need further assistance. It's no trouble! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:41, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

Would you please move [[Qanon]] to [[QAnon]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:37, 3 November 2018 (EDT)
:In addition to the above, would you please move [[:Category:Christian social reformers]] for capitalization. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:58, 4 November 2018 (EST)
::Both done --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:00, 6 November 2018 (EST)

Another move request: would you please fix the spelling error in this image title (the word "official" specifically)? [[:File:Enrique Peña Nieto oficial pic.jpg]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:15, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:I think that actually may be deliberate (see: https://www.facebook.com/Enrique-Peña-Nieto-Oficial-1708563375863631). I don't mind moving it if you still think that is needed, but it is protected so someone will need to unlock it first. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:28, 1 December 2018 (EST)

::Good point -- it's probably Spanish. However, we are an English-language encyclopedia, so it might still be good to change it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:38, 3 December 2018 (EST)

:::My Spanish is very rusty, but that was my assumption. I'm fine with moving it though. Want me to ask Andy to unlock it? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:30, 3 December 2018 (EST)

::::I would appreciate that. Thanks! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:10, 3 December 2018 (EST)

:::::Done! [[:File:Enrique Peña Nieto oficial pic.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:05, 4 December 2018 (EST)

::::::Would you please move this page to capitalize the "M": [[Javier milei]]? Also, please watch your email. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:03, 6 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::Moved. I just thinking about email... --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:05, 6 December 2018 (EST)

::::::::Would you please move [[Ilana mercer]] to [[Ilana Mercer]] and delete the new redirect? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:48, 11 December 2018 (EST)

Done. I have been sometimes leaving the redirects (for a while) so that new editors who don't know how to use RC can still find their pages. However, that may be unnecessary, and since I see you usually delete the redirect anyway, I will plan on just deleting the redirect in the future. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:29, 11 December 2018 (EST)
:Thanks! Regarding redirects, I guess it depends on the specific article. I'm fine deciding case-by-case, since redirects might be more necessary for some articles over others. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:36, 11 December 2018 (EST)
::Hello DavidB4, would you please move [[Eastern Empires vs Western Empires]] to be an essay? I would rather delete it, but it just seems like a low-quality opinion article that could just be reformatted as such. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:13, 20 December 2018 (EST)

:::Done. I was tempted to delete it also, especially considering that it seems to have been made by a disposable account. However, I was waiting to see what others thought. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:02, 20 December 2018 (EST)

While I'm reluctant to rename my "Donald Trump achievements" articles so long after creation, it probably would be a good idea to move [[Donald Trump achievements: Immigration, illegal immigration, and border security]] to [[Donald Trump achievements: Immigration and border security]]. If you agree this is a good idea, would you please do it, and would you then delete the redirect and change every link where I (or someone else) has linked it? Then, I will begin doing the 2-3 article splits I told you about. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:35, 31 December 2018 (EST)

:I agree--that is a repetitive name, so a move makes sense. I have moved the page, and clean up most of the links to the old name. However, I have a little bit of a time crunch right now, so I'm going to need to leave one thing undone: [[Donald Trump]] needs to be unlocked so the link can be updated. I can ask for the unlock later, or you can if you get there first. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:02, 31 December 2018 (EST)

Would you please move the article [[Conservative Revolution]] to the "essay" namespace? I don't want to delete it outright, but the article isn't suitable as an encyclopedia article, considering the use of second person, lack of intro paragraph, and the fact it seems to be making an argument like an essay. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:44, 1 July 2019 (EDT)
:Also, please move the article [[Edward feser]] to capitalize the guy's last name. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:16, 5 July 2019 (EDT)
::Also, do you see any problem with these articles: [[Generation Identity]], [[European New Right]]? Either way, they need formatting work. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:56, 5 July 2019 (EDT)

:::I see no glaring issues, on the surface, although the formatting of [[Generation Identity]] suggests that it came from a Wiki. I didn't find any problems with a standard plagiarism check. It needs some cleanup though. [[European New Right]] looks incomplete and need expansion. No glaring issues though.
:::I've moved these pages. Sorry for the wait. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:21, 5 July 2019 (EDT)
::::Thanks! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:49, 6 July 2019 (EDT)
:::::Would you please move [[Wwe roster]] to capitalize "WWE"? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:12, 10 July 2019 (EDT)

::::::Good idea. I've moved it, but left the redirect for now, so the author doesn't "loose" the page. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:23, 10 July 2019 (EDT)

==Hi==
hi and thank you for move sugguestion to sting. [[User:Massaq25|Massaq25]] ([[User talk:Massaq25|talk]]) 18:23, 29 September 2018 (EDT)
:Hello, and you're welcome! Do you agree? I'm open to other suggestions, I just don't think that "sting" is a sufficiently descriptive title. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:27, 29 September 2018 (EDT)
::DavidB4, I would appreciate it if you would move the page now. No need for a move tag (nobody's going to comment there anyway). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:29, 29 September 2018 (EDT)
:::Moved to [[Steve Borden]] with a redirect from "Sting (wrestler)" --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:09, 30 September 2018 (EDT)

== Quotes ==
Those quotes weren't my own, you should know that, they're from actual people. Also, if it's debatable, then please by all means...refute me. --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 02:48, 1 December 2018 (EST)
:I'm obviously not DavidB4, but I will still point out that a simple Google search shows it's very debatable: [https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2014/07/07/is-abstinence-unhealthy 1],[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36084314/ns/health-sexual_health/t/no-sex-may-be-no-fun-it-unhealthy/#.XAKfVmhKhPY 2],[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/09/sex-celibacy-friendships-women 3],[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1077378/I-gave-sex-years-ago--best-thing-I-did.html 4] -- the info you added was undue weight, considering the overall size of the article, and it falsely implied that abstinence is a bad thing for your health. It appears that it is only when you really want to have sex and you don't. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:58, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::Yes, it was a very one-sided argument, which is factually questionable. Without getting unnecessarily descriptive, the body does have ways of dealing with some of the stated issues. Research is sketchy if even existent on several of the things you mentioned. Additionally, the first paragraph was written as your own, mot a quote, even though is was a direct copy-and-paste from another source. (That is by definition plagiarism--taking credit for someone else's work.) --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:03, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::: ''So what are the health benefits of sex, besides relieving stress and helping you fall asleep? Studies have shown that regular sex has a protective effect on the heart, lowering the risk of heart attack in men. For both men and women, “It increases blood flow to the genitals and probably helps the immune system,” Herbenick says. “All things being equal, it’s also fun when things are going well [in your relationship.]”
''So abstaining – especially long-term – can carry some physical consequences. In women, it can cause the atrophying of underused vaginal or hip muscles, Lindau says. Vaginismus is a common condition characterized by hypersensitivity of the muscles around the opening of the vagina, she adds. Those muscles – along with the pelvic floor muscles – are important for controlling penetration, and they need to be in a relaxed state during sexual intercourse. If they are hyper-contracted – not necessarily from abstinence itself, but accumulated fear or anticipation of the first sexual experience – sex can be very painful. “They say it feels like he’s hit a wall,” Lindausays, adding that vaginismus can be treated.''

I said refute me, but instead you give me extra arguments. Thank you so much. --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 14:20, 1 December 2018 (EST)
:Neither of us are arguing that sex is bad or harmful -- all of the articles I cited said that sex can be good, but abstinence can also be good. You're committing a fallacy by assuming that just because sex is good means that abstinence is bad.
:Unless you get STDs or anything like that from sex, it is just as good as abstinence. The articles made it clear that abstinence does not have harmful side-effects. You need to read the cited articles better. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:30, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::: I guess the only real way to settle this is to get actual data from the field. [[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 15:18, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::::Makuta, are you pushing sex outside of marriage between husband and wife in this website? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 15:37, 1 December 2018 (EST)
:::::No, I'm pushing for knowledge of the dangers of lifelong abstinence. But even if I was, then there's nothing you can do about it so why are you asking? --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 20:22, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::::::"''dangers of lifelong abstinence''" -- That's ridiculous, and choosing not to have sex (especially outside of heterosexual marriage) is normal, and sex outside of marriage can actually be dangerous (if there are STDs involved). Many people have been abstinent and turned out just fine. You're distorting the facts to make it seem like it's a necessity to have sex in order to be healthy, and if you don't there's a medical problem, when in reality neither option is inherently harmful.
::::::"''But even if I was, then there's nothing you can do about it''" If I'm understanding you correctly, as admins, we can do something about it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:44, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::"''If I'm understanding you correctly, as admins, we can do something about it.''"

:::::::Haha! '''Can'''... --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 21:34, 1 December 2018 (EST)

::::::::Want me to turn it into a "'''Will'''"? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:54, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::::Action without cause. To pardon is true power but you have nothing to pardon, I'm giving you no trouble. --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 22:01, 1 December 2018 (EST)

Makuta Makaveli either has an agenda, or gets his/her information from people who have an agenda to promote casual sex by making abstinence look like a "health hazard." The Atheist YouTuber "MrRepzion" also claimed that one needed to have "trial sex" to see if the two are "sexually compatible." It would help CP if the articles had information debunking these claims [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 12:08, 2 December 2018 (EST)

:Most people argue that there is "no harm" in casual sex--that has become a common claim (although some say is is risky due to STDs). Because of this, there are plentiful materials arguing that claim. However, it is much harder to find support for this claim that is is actually unhealthy to abstain by choice. I've seen a few unscientific blog posts, etc. about it, but nothing verifiable. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist (there is always someone willing to write a paper on some fringe belief which people want to hear--just look at chocolate, for example, where they like to disregard the health costs of sugar and just look at the pure chocolate, which by the way tastes pretty bad on its own) but I'm not finding proof.
:Shobson20, the "try it before you buy it" idea is certainly nothing new in personal relationships. I suspect you are correct in linking these two, as people who would like to engage in this practice would like to have something like this to point to as a defense for their actions. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:54, 3 December 2018 (EST)

== Why did I get blocked by "Minuteman?" ==

I was fixing the damage that "My password is green" was doing. I sometimes notice vandals before CP's admins do, and sometimes I try to help. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 19:23, 15 December 2018 (EST)

:I replied to your email. You did nothing wrong. Thank you for your vigilance, and I apologize for this! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:30, 15 December 2018 (EST)

::What are the qualifications for becoming a sysop on this site? I would like to be able to help by stopping the trolls and vandals who frequently attack this site. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 19:38, 15 December 2018 (EST)

:::As best I can tell, there is no official criteria. However, this page might be useful to answer some basic questions: [[Conservapedia:User_rights]]. Typically, SysOp rights are given to users who have been editing for some time, and proven themselves trustworthy. I don't think there is a specific checklist that you can do, to get these rights. However, the one responsible for promotions is [[User:Aschlafly]], so you might be able to get a better idea from him as to what he specifically looks for. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:59, 15 December 2018 (EST)

I too have just been blocked by {{user|Minuteman}}. I copied over the WP article for [[anarcho-conservatism]], which the WP zealots are about to delete. The text there is mine, though most of the article is still in quotes from references, as more text is needed (hence why I brought it here). — [[User:WisdomTooth3|WisdomTooth3]] ([[User talk:WisdomTooth3|talk]]) 00:17, 1 January 2019 (EST)

:You were blocked for one hour so we could review what you were doing, because you were importing a page from WP which looked a bit like plagiarism. Since it is your own writing, then you may recreate that page, but it could use some improvements. Namely, the quotes themselves can use work, as they do not provide context. If you intend to make further improvements to the page, then we welcome our efforts! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:29, 1 January 2019 (EST)
::Per [[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]]'s suggestion, recreated it [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:WisdomTooth3/Sandbox/Anarcho-conservatism here]. Not sure when I'll be able to improve it. Please feel free to chip in. — [[User:WisdomTooth3|WisdomTooth3]] ([[User talk:WisdomTooth3|talk]]) 03:20, 2 January 2019 (EST)

:::Thank you! I am not a subject matter expert on that topic, so I don't know how much help I can be, but I will look it over later. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:32, 2 January 2019 (EST)
::::By the way, it is probably not helpful for the article to link to itself. Unless they point to a specific part of the page, they should probably be removed. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:42, 2 January 2019 (EST)

== Merge proposal ==

What do you think about this merge request: [[Talk:Carbon cycle (astronomy)]]? I am inclined to support it, but it's probably a good idea to get more than one opinion on it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:32, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:I've never really studies that specific topic, but the proposal sounds fine to me. I looked up "carbon cycle" and found a great deal of information, but on the wrong topic. From my limited understanding, a merge sounds like a good idea. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:30, 29 December 2018 (EST)
== tag at bottom of pages "quotation templates" ==

Many of the content pages I create use quotes of other web content. At the bottom of the articles I created using quotes, there is a tag at the bottom of the pages indicating "quotation templates". This is a new and unwanted development.

For example, please look at the bottom of this web page: [[Atheism and mental illness]].

Can we get the "quotation templates" tag to not be there. Before they never used to be there. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 21:37, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:I made a small mistake, but cannot fix it until [[:template:cquote]] is unlocked again. I'm sorry about that--I should have noticed sooner. Someone needs to add the "noinclude" tags to the category link. If someone unlocks the page, I will fix the issue. Again, sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:23, 29 December 2018 (EST)
::I unlocked the page.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:25, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:::Thanks, I believe I fixed it. You can lock it again. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:36, 29 December 2018 (EST)
::::Thanks for fixing the issue. I appreciate it.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:37, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:::::Any time! Thanks for pointing it out! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:46, 29 December 2018 (EST)

== Request ==

Would you please check [[Alejandro Garcia Padilla]] for originality? It could be, but many of the refs are formatted like on Wikipedia. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:34, 30 December 2018 (EST)

:Of course! It definitely originated from WP. Slightly edited, but still copied. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_García_Padilla --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:12, 30 December 2018 (EST)

::You beat me to it. Obvious copy from WP, with slight alterations. You don't need to check reference format; just check the text. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 20:19, 30 December 2018 (EST)

:::Would you please delete all the portions that are copied? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:42, 30 December 2018 (EST)

::::I'll take another look, but I think the whole thing needs to go. Also, this is not the first time. See: [[User_talk:HectorCruz66#Originality]] --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:45, 30 December 2018 (EST)
:::::Oh, and I didn't mean to ignore you, Sam. Thanks for checking also! You're right--just looking at the pages shows all you need to know. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:54, 30 December 2018 (EST)
::::::Deleting it, then, is the best option. Would you please do that? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:22, 30 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::Sure. I'm still looking at it, but sure, I'll delete it unless I find a reason not to. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:37, 30 December 2018 (EST)

Would you please check the page [[James Ritchey]] to see if there's anything problematic (in general, not just originality, since it's two sentences long)? If there's nothing, I guess we can keep it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:45, 17 January 2019 (EST)

:Well, he exists. It seems he's a small-time actor who has been in a few movies I've never heard of, and is barely active on YouTube. This does seem to be relatively original text...all two sentences of it.
:So on to the negative, I firstly find the wording "internet celebrity" rather questionable. I don't see anything suggesting that title. I could be missing something, but from what I'm seeing, he looks more like a wannabe celebrity. Each of his youtube videos has between 1K and 7K views. Assuming those views were not farmed, that still seems a ways away from the numbers a celebrity would have. He second most viewed video seems to be review of a water bottle....I didn't watch it to find out if it is sponsored.
:I suspect he is trying to make a name for himself, which slots this "article" into a suspicious category anyway.
:Bottom line, there is nothing blatantly wrong, but I see why you were questioning it. This smells fishy. I'd be included to nuke it for a lack of notability, but I'm okay with keeping it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:31, 17 January 2019 (EST)

::Oh, and a couple search engines (at least Yahoo and Yandex [and therefore DuckDuckGo]) have already crawled this page, and added it to the first page of results from searching his name. I used a clean OS and browser, so no user history bias there. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:44, 17 January 2019 (EST)

:::If you think that page is an advertisement (which is very likely), then I am perfectly fine deleting it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:18, 17 January 2019 (EST)

::::Ok, I think I'll delete it then. Too many suspicious factors. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:44, 17 January 2019 (EST)

Assuming we should keep this essay (I shouldn't jump to conclusions), it should be moved so we have a colon: [[Essay History of racism and the Democrats]]. Unrelated, there's no mention of how Reconstruction Democrats passed gun control laws to prevent black people from engaging in self-defense. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:48, 18 January 2019 (EST)

:I hadn't gotten the chance to review it yet. I'm moved the page, but I think it might be helpful to keep the redirect for the moment. This seems like a reasonably good essay, so I'm find with keeping it. I will send you an email shortly. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:29, 19 January 2019 (EST)

Hello DavidB4, I am wondering if any of these images would be acceptable for me to upload (regarding licensing): [https://twitter.com/VP/status/1085692630246350848][https://twitter.com/scavino45/status/1010232867501363200][https://twitter.com/vp/status/1010293228619419648] Also, I am wondering if you know of any free images of the Trump Administration deployment of troops along the border with Mexico late last year? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:18, 20 January 2019 (EST)

:Hi, Twitter is always a little iffy, but these are probably okay. Firstly, images made by an employee of the U.S. government as a part of their duties are automatically in the Public Domain. Secondly, a number of other users here republish twitter images under "Fair use." The first one is ideal, so if this is the case as it looks, use one or more of them for this reason.
:I do not know of any images of troops at the border, and couldn't find any good ones after a quick check. I will look a little more later. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:06, 20 January 2019 (EST)
::Thanks! Would you please look over this image to make sure there aren't any problems? [[:File:Donald Trump Angel Families.jpg]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:46, 21 January 2019 (EST)

:::Any time! I do find it a little questionable that Pence took that photo. However, if it was one of his aids, it is still PD. However, if it was taken by the press, it is probably not. I don't know if there is a way to find out who actually took it, since this is a Twitter post. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:05, 21 January 2019 (EST)

::::I don't know where to find who took the picture. I'm assuming it's his office, since I don't see why his office would rely on the media for such a picture.

::::Also, I don't know where else to find a picture of this specific event. I checked the White House's Flickr page, among other pages, but couldn't find anything. If you are able to find a better image, I would appreciate it (you don't have to, though). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:11, 21 January 2019 (EST)

:::::I'm not having much luck either. Let's just go with what you have. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:50, 21 January 2019 (EST)

::::::OK. I wish it were easier to find a free picture of this event, but oh well. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:01, 21 January 2019 (EST)

:::::::Considering all of the cameras in that room, it does seem surprising. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:05, 21 January 2019 (EST)
:::::::Oh, second person to the left of Trump is Pence, so he definitely was not holding the camera :) --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:08, 21 January 2019 (EST)

Hello DavidB4, would you please check the newly-created article [[Athanasio Celia]] for originality, and to make quality improvements if you have the time? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:10, 9 February 2019 (EST)

:Hello, it looks like this is a (perhaps slightly revised) copy of an old version of the WP page on the subject. I did not dig through WP, but I'm seeing matches to here: [https://www.amazon.com/Athanasio-Celia/e/B07BG9GB3J%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share] which is an Amazon page quoting WP, and here: [https://en.everybodywiki.com/Athanasio_Celia] which is probably plagiarism as well. This was not a complete match anywhere my tools saw--more like a 30% match or so. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:40, 9 February 2019 (EST)
::Do you think it should be deleted? Either way, the page has formatting/copyedit issues. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:41, 9 February 2019 (EST)

:::It looks like WP deleted it, but "everybodywiki.com" saved a copy. It looks like we should delete it unless we can verify that the original author was the one to post it here. It is worth finding that out first, as it is not uncommon for us to get rescued paged from WP editors. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:49, 9 February 2019 (EST)
::::While we're waiting for the above page to get sorted out, would you please move the page [[Indian struggle]] to [[The Indian Struggle]]? Also, there should probably be a [[Indian Struggle]] page. This whole thing is a mess right now. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:36, 11 February 2019 (EST)
::::Also, if you would take a look at this page, I would appreciate it: [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:38, 11 February 2019 (EST)

:::::I am very busy right now, but have moved that page as requested. I will deal with the other issues soon. If I don't do so within a week, feel free to remind me. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:38, 11 February 2019 (EST)

::::::Oh dear....Okay, some of that page might be original, but at least some parts, including the fact list are definitely not original. That list is all over the internet. This page: [https://www.libertynation.com/ocasio-cortez-and-the-nazi-connection/] is one possible place this may have come from, but if you take a look at a web search of the any one "fact," you will see that that it is all over the place. It's going to be hard to nail down where it actually came from. In any case, we should challenge it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:05, 12 February 2019 (EST)

== Page improvement ==

Hello DavidB4, it might be worth taking a look at and moving this article: [[Template:Examples of Liberal Bias]]

I think it should probably be moved to a mainspace article or at least have its formatting improved. For example, the template is transcluded in the [[Liberal bias]] article, and if you look at the table of contents, starting at the first "See also" section and below, the template transclusion messes things up. Of course, whether we move this article to mainspace or simply do some formatting fixes, it's going to take some work to get this done. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:44, 28 January 2019 (EST)

:I see what you mean; it is as if someone wanted this to both be a template and a standalone page. It must be one or the other. If it was unlocked, I think I could fix it to work properly as a template, but it would not be a good standalone page. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:50, 29 January 2019 (EST)
::It looks better to me. What do you think...Have I missed any issues? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:27, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:::Looks good to me! The only issue is the double space below the template, as you can see at the [[Liberal bias]] article -- this isn't a big deal, though. It seems to me that the "See also" link on the template is kind of useless (unless someone directly accesses the template, and considering the [[Examples of Liberal Bias]] redirect, that might happen). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:56, 29 January 2019 (EST)
::::Good point, I'd missed that spacing issue, but I think I've fixed it now. That see also link is not included when the page is transcluded, but only shows on the template page itself. I figured that was a reasonable compromise. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:36, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:::::I think it is a reasonable compromise -- thanks! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:21, 29 January 2019 (EST)

== Article move request ==

It might be worth considering moving [[Jane Samantha Fae]] to [[Jane Francesca Fae alias John Ozimek]] -- that's what User:GraceDalrymple did, but how she did it was very poor, simply blanking one page and creating the other one, and she didn't make the first page a proper redirect. For the record, this page appears to be of someone born a male and who now identifies as a woman, so the current female name title may not be appropriate. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:00, 2 March 2019 (EST)
:I'm willing to make the move, but this name makes it sound like "John Ozimek" is the alias, while "Jane Francesca Fae" is the real name. Jane should be first in such a page name, though, since that's probably what someone is going to search for. If I was making the page, I would probably just call it "Jane Francesca" or else put something parenthetical afterwards, like "Jane Francesca Fae (John Ozimek)". If you think "Jane Francesca Fae alias John Ozimek" is best, though, I'll do it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:40, 2 March 2019 (EST)
::I'm thinking it should simply be moved to his real name, John Ozimek, just like the [[Bradley Manning]] and [[Bruce Jenner]] articles were done. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 23:16, 2 March 2019 (EST)
:::Tempting, as we all know that's he still is. However, his legal name is now "Jane," so I'm not sure if we should leave that out altogether. We could. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:58, 3 March 2019 (EST)

::::How about this: [[John Ozimek (Jane Samantha Fae)]]? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:48, 3 March 2019 (EST)

Would you please take a look here: [[Talk:Newfoundland]]? This article might have to be moved. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 18:55, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

:Confirmed, that's the name now, so I moved it. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:13, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

== Great work! ==

Great work in adding those references to [[benefits of capitalism]]!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 13:30, 28 March 2019 (EDT)
:Thanks! It could use some more work, but it's progress. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:40, 28 March 2019 (EDT)

== [[World History Study Guide from 1648]] ==

This article contains a wrong info. "(1923) created the modern state of Turkey, with a combination of military rule and an elected Parliament; also converted the Arabic language to a modern, Latin-style alphabet". Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turk and he converted the Turkish language to Latin-style alphabet. Please correct it. Thank you. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 15:45, 10 April 2019 (EDT)

:I know very little about that page or the history it speaks of, but that page is locked from editing by anyone other than full administrators, so I cannot make this change in any case. You could try asking [[User:Aschlafly]] or [[User:Karajou]] for assistance with this. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:29, 10 April 2019 (EDT)
==Image upload requests==
I requested to upload several images for an essay I am writing and have gotten no reply. Can you please help me? --[[User:ProudGator|ProudGator]] ([[User talk:ProudGator|talk]]) 09:30, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

:Hi, I noticed your request, and I will get to it. Typically, requests are taken in the order they are received, and we have a substantial backlog of request right now. I will do these two soon, but in the future, I will take them in order to be fair to the others making upload requests. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:55, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

::I've uploaded three of them. However, the last one you requested is owned by National Geographic, which specifically states that we cannot republish their content. (See [[CP:IUR]] for more information.) --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:27, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

== Image upload ==

If yo could upload one of the images I linked to on Andrew Schlafly's talkpage that'd be great! [[User:JohnSelway|JohnSelway]] ([[User talk:JohnSelway|talk]]) 17:56, 18 April 2019 (EDT)
:Sure: [[:File:Jacinda Ardern, 2018.jpeg]]
:If you need any more done, feel free to add the request to the bottom of [[Conservapedia:Image upload requests]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:00, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

== Look at this edit ==

Please look at this edit: [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia&diff=1519161&oldid=1516763 DavidB4 and Conservapedia]. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 13:39, 24 April 2019 (EDT)

:Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:37, 24 April 2019 (EDT)

==Bay of Pigs switch==
Should the page [[Bay of Pigs]] actually be [[Bay of Pigs invasion]]? One is a place, the other is a historical event. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 14:56, 5 May 2019 (EDT)

:Yes, this should be clarified--thanks for pointing it out! This is a large page with many contributors, so I've put the move template on it as a prior announcement. If no one objects or makes other suggestions, I will move it soon. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:24, 5 May 2019 (EDT)

::Sounds good to me. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:27, 5 May 2019 (EDT)

== Editing question ==

Hi DavidB4 and the others!

I just created an account a few days ago and have been doing some adding of pages and editing. Unfortunately, I think I might have gotten a little carried away and did some editing to a page that wasn't mine (Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor) without taking time to check up on editing etiquette. So that I know for future reference, is it generally expected that you shouldn't do significant editing without talking to the original author first?

My apologies to the author; I hope you'll forgive it as just a case of over-enthusiasm.

-Teakin88

:Hi Teakin88, Welcome to Conservapedia! 
:I see nothing unfortunate about some initiative to improve an article--good work! If you are going to make a major point-of-view change, or do something potentially controversial, it would probably be a good idea to first ask on the respective article talk page. If no one objects, then go for it. For general, non-controversial expansions like this, there shouldn't typically be any need to ask. It should also be noted that no one really "owns" articles. There are some articles in which a single editor has made a significant investment (1990'sguy and the [[Donald Trump achievements]] articles come to mind). In those cases, would probably be the courteous thing to do to ask before removing, changing, or contradicting preexisting content. Also, if you plan to change the perspective of an article (i.e., changing the Donald Trump article to say he's a traitor, lair, and jerk) you should probably ask first. However, in most cases, you can just go ahead and make improvements where you see the need. If someone disagrees with an edit you made, they will probably revert that edit and let you know. In that case, respect the senior editor, talk to them, and come to some agreement. I hope this clarifies the matter. If in doubt, it never hurts to ask. Contrary to popular belief, it's often better to ask for permission than forgiveness. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:58, 8 May 2019 (EDT)

::One extra thing -- even for non-controversial changes, I strongly recommend always citing reliable sources. This is helpful as they increase CP's reputability, and they are helpful for readers who want to research a certain topic further in-depth. Thanks for your edits, Teakin88. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:17, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

:::A very good point--yes, please include references. If you used any sources, even just for a basic understanding of the subject, they should always be cited. If you do not have any, I still suggest you do a little research, and find a good source which supports what you are writing. Common knowledge does not need to be cited (i.e. "red is a color") but when you are making an assertion which some reads may not have already known, try to cite it. It shouldn't be particularly difficult, just list the source, such as a URL, and perhaps the date you retrieved it. You are welcome to use any formal citation style, but you are not required or expected to do so. Most editors just paste the link inside of <code><nowiki><ref> </ref></nowiki></code> tags after the statement being referenced. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:10, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

==Historical revisionism and revisionism==
These two pages [[Revisionism]] and [[Historical revisionism]] are basically the same topic and ought to be merged under the banner of the second. I'll start expanding the revisionism page into general themes afterward. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:32, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

:That sounds good to me. I'll be a bit busy for the next 4-5 days, but I will merge these when I get the chance. If you want, feel free to move over the valuable content from [[Revisionism]] yourself, and make is page a redirect. Otherwise, I'll do it when I can. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:16, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

::Done: [[Historical revisionism]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:33, 14 May 2019 (EDT)

== Email is bouncing ==

I sent a message to your email, and it bounced. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 12:41, 14 May 2019 (EDT)

:That's odd! I checked over things on my end, and everything seems to look right. Are you attempting the address listed on my user page? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:51, 14 May 2019 (EDT)
:I was able to send a test message there successfully. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:38, 14 May 2019 (EDT)
::I used the address on your user page, and I get a message from "Mail Delivery Subsystem <mailer-daemon@googlemail.com>" that says "Message not delivered
There was a problem delivering your message to davidb4-cp@archnet.us. See the technical details below, or try resending in a few minutes.

The response from the remote server was:
550 Mail to davidb4-cp@archnet.us has been suspended" [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 16:58, 16 May 2019 (EDT)

:::Oh, that's my old address. It now bounces emails due to spam. Sorry for the trouble! I changed that public address last December. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:07, 16 May 2019 (EDT)

== Thank you! ==

Thank you for recreating [[User:Ahmed Samoa|my user page]]! [[User:Ahmed Samoa|Ahmed Samoa]] ([[User talk:Ahmed Samoa|talk]])

== A communist troll ==

A Communist troll who first used the Username "MarxistLeninist" is repeatedly making sock accounts and just won't get the message and go away. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 22:54, 14 July 2019 (EDT)

:Thanks for the tip. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:37, 15 July 2019 (EDT)

== Mormons are Christian. ==

Hi, I was reading the page about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am LDS (Mormon) and this article contains false things about the Church. It quotes Dr. James White, a Christian pastor, who is NOT MORMON and has written many anti-Mormon articles. White does not understand what the Church is about and he claims Mormons are not Christian. We are Christian! People like White and others from mainstream Christian churches misunderstand the doctrines of the LDS Church! I am a convert to the LDS church and there are SO many misconceptions about the Church, things taken out of context and distorted. It's disappointing that a site like this would perpetuate these false accusations. I would like to be able to edit the article if I could, since I am an actual Mormon. I don't know how to go about doing that.

Thank you,

Cindy

:It's understandable that you want to support your church, but why are you trying to isolate Dr. White? You've reduced his contributions to virtually nothing. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Monday, 13:04, 22 July 2019 (EDT)

::Thanks for reaching out! I am not personally an expert on Mormonism, so I might not be the right person to ask. However, I will be blunt with you: it seems that Mormonism is classified by many as cult for good reason. For example:
::*The Bible says that there is only one God (for example, see: Isaiah 43:10; 44:6; 45:5). Mormonism, however, says that:
::**there are many gods (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163)
::**There is a mother goddess (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443)
::*The Bible teaches that God is an eternal, infinite being, who created man in His (spiritual) image, but was never himself a man. Mormonism teaches that:
::**God used to be a man on another planet, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 321; Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, vol. 5, p. 613-614; Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 345; Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333).
::**"The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s..." (Doctrines and Covenants 130:22)
::**God is in the form of a man, (Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 3).
::**"God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see," (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345).
::Furthermore, it teaches that after you become a good Mormon, you have the potential of becoming a god (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345-347, 354), which is outright blasphemy. This sounds like what is written in Genesis 3:5: "For God knows that when you eat from [the tree] your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil," which was spoken by Satan.

::Mormonism is based on Christianity, but so is Islam. Adding new things to Christianity and abrogate parts of scripture is pretty much what cults specialize in. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:17, 22 July 2019 (EDT)

== Article move requests ==

Should the article [[The mossadil]] be kept? If so, please move it to [[The MossadIL]]. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:49, 7 August 2019 (EDT)
:Initially, this sounded rather like something not notable enough to have an article. However, the account has over 115,000 followers at present. That sounds like a high number, although of course followers can be farmed. Honestly, I pay very little attention to Twitter...do you think that compared to the rest of Twitter, this is notable enough to keep? I find it a little odd having a page about a twitter account, but I'm okay with keeping it. If we do, though, I wonder if a more descriptive name might be better. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:21, 8 August 2019 (EDT)
::115,000 followers doesn't seem that high to me. Trump has over 62 million followers, John Bolton is nearing 700,000, and Matteo Salvini and Nigel Farage of Europe both have over 1 million (see [[Essay:Top conservatives on Twitter]]). If the article is notable otherwise, that's fine, but I don't think the number of followers makes it notable. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 05:41, 9 August 2019 (EDT)

:::Ok, then I say delete it. It might be a good twitter account, but I don't see anything else that makes it notable. There is also a web store behind this account, so there is some monetary motivation for promotion. The account that wrote this CP article is probably not a single-use promo account, but rather probably a good-faith editor. However, I don't think this qualifies as something worth publishing a page about. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:38, 9 August 2019 (EDT)

::::Thanks for deleting.

::::Also, would you please move the newly-created [[Emu war]] article (created, I think, by the same user) to capitalize the "w"? Also, this article needs a massive amount of improvement, and I don't have time at the moment to do so. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:56, 9 August 2019 (EDT)

:::::Good suggestion. As I guess you already noticed, I expanded it somewhat and moved it per your request. There is a great deal more which could be written about this topic, but at least the basics are there for now. Also, I think I will go ahead and make the History category you tried to use. That seems like one which could be useful. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:43, 12 August 2019 (EDT)

== Help:I've been blocked by Minuteman for creating Fredogate page ==
Can someone please help so I can improve the page I started? I've been blocked by Minuteman for creating Fredogate page. No explanation was given and I find his censoring very frustrating since this incident some media personalities call Fredogate, is widely covered in youtube.--[[User:Bearbrau|Bearbrau]] ([[User talk:Bearbrau|talk]]) 19:15, 14 August 2019 (EDT)
:My apologies for that--you did nothing wrong. You were automatically blocked for a 2-hour duration so that we could review your activity—it was nothing personal. Conservapedia gets its fair share of vandalism and internet trolls, so we need to be careful. I noticed this issues and unblocked you seven minutes later, but not before it was an inconvenience. (You were only able to post on our talk pages because you were unblocked.) You may continue where you left off, and should have no further trouble of this sort. If you have any specific questions or concerns, fell free to contact me by email. However, you should be all set to proceed, and this will not be counted against you. Again, Sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:26, 14 August 2019 (EDT)

== Two questions/requests ==

Hello DavidB4, would you please take a look at the article [[Mainstream conservative]]? I don't know if this page is to be kept, but it would need significant reworking as it seems rather opinionated. Maybe it should be moved to the "essay" namespace?

Also, would you please keep an eye on the draft [[User:RobSteff/Slovakia]]? It seems like the editor wants to redo CP's [[Slovakia]] page, but some of the intro wording [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slovakia&oldid=910323397 mirrors the WP article] way too closely. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:20, 18 August 2019 (EDT)

:Hi 1990'sguy!
:I rarely see [[Mainstream conservative]], [[movement conservative]], populist conservatives, etc. well defined in comparison to other types of conservatives. If the content here is accurate (I have not verified it, but have no specific reason to doubt it), I think there could be some value in keeping this. As you say, though it will of course need at the very least to be wikified, and should really have some references. It could be considered a subjective explanation and thus an essay, but I think this could be done as a standard article. We do also have an article for [[Movement conservative]]s already, so this might fit in where it is, given a little more work. Do you disagree, though?

:I will also try to keep an eye on the Slovakia article...good idea. It seems promising that this users replied to your comment about copyright/copy-and-paste. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:38, 18 August 2019 (EDT)

::Also, I will note that I'm not sure if Mainstream conservative should focus quite so much on Trump support/opposition. Trump certainly is getting people to show their true colors, but this seems better suited as a separate example, rather than the main point of discussion. Trump will, either in 2020 or 2024, leave office, but chances are, the concept of mainstream conservatives will continue, so I would prefer to see our article on this being more about principles than support/opposition of one person in 2016-2020. I'll post this on that article's talk page as well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:53, 18 August 2019 (EDT)

==Move request==
Can we move this [[Essay:Rich Man and Parable of Talents]] to [[Parable of the Talents]]? For the most part (with some minor editing) this could be an actual useful article instead of yet another editorial. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:45, 19 August 2019 (EDT)
:I'm generally happy to help move things, but as this is Andy's Essay, I wonder if perhaps he should be asked first. Generally, essay space offers special allowances and exceptions which mainspace does not. At present, this piece reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article, so it would need a little editing if it was moved. If he is fine with this, then sure...I would be happy to move it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:48, 19 August 2019 (EDT)

In the meantime (and not to distract from the above), would you please move [[:Category:British royal family]] to capitalize the last two words? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:01, 19 August 2019 (EDT)
:1990'sguy: Good suggestion--I've moved it as you asked. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:38, 19 August 2019 (EDT)
::Thanks! Would you please also look at the move request at [[Talk:Kosice]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:22, 24 August 2019 (EDT)

:::Thanks for pointing that out! I used to be able to monitor all activity on CP, but my availability has decreased such that I can only check retroactively for highlights now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:14, 24 August 2019 (EDT)

== Article assessment ==

Hello DavidB4, would you please take a look at the newly-created article [[Cruz Derangement Syndrome]]? Is it notable enough to keep, and if so, would it need any other improvements? Also, while I generally like Cruz (with certain exceptions such as trade and his support for a liberal appellate judge in 2014), I know that CP "officially" takes a more critical stance toward him. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:20, 5 September 2019 (EDT)

:Hi 1990'sguy, ''I might step on some toes with this reply, but here goes--don't take this the wrong way.'' I was looking at that earlier, and have been thinking about it. Of course, it needs some style fixes, and some categories. As for the content, this seems more like a joking or borderline humor article/essay, rather than an encyclopedia article, but then again, [[Trump Derangement Syndrome]] does to some extent as well, but we still have that. Some people do have a very strong reflexive response to Cruz which does in many cases seem somewhat unjustified, so I think this may be valid thing to write about in some form.
:The fact of the matter is that neither of these "syndromes" are actual medical conditions or syndromes--this is hyperbole. I question whether that belongs in an encyclopedia, and particularly, the title of an article. Then again, we also use a similar tactic sometimes in reference to scandals (or should-be scandals) by throwing "gate" on the end of it (i.e. [[Obamagate]], [[Muellergate]], [[Climategate]], etc.) which can itself seem rather unprofessional. Basically, I don't like the hyperbole/clickbait title--it seems gimmicky. However, there is something here to be written about, and this will probably fit right in among the others I mentioned (and many more I didn't) --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:44, 5 September 2019 (EDT)

::At least in the case of TDS, that's a term that is now common among conservatives, so it's not like CP made up the term when creating the article. I'm not sure about the other articles you mentioned, but I never heard of the term "Cruz Derangement Syndrome" before seeing this article. However, I won't delete the article and will improve it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:00, 6 September 2019 (EDT)

:::Perhaps I haven't been paying enough attention, then...I've never heard the TDS term anywhere other that CP. I guess I can go either way on CDS. I don't like the terminology, and I generally don't like inventing terms. However, I have no problem with writing about this opposition to Cruz, in some way. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:42, 6 September 2019 (EDT)
::::Actually, it looks like CDS isn't quite a new term either: [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Cruz+Derangement+Syndrome] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:48, 6 September 2019 (EDT)

What do you think about this article: [[Team plasma]]? It doesn't seem notable to me, but maybe it can be kept? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:35, 8 September 2019 (EDT)

:I agree, it doesn't seem particularly notable. If we keep it, it should be renamed, but I'm not really convinced it is worth having around. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:25, 8 September 2019 (EDT)

::I just deleted it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 07:49, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

:::Also, I don't know how much you know about this technology company, but do you think the recent edits on this article are positive (I think they probably are, but I want to make sure): [[AMD]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:41, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

::::Thanks. I think those edits were well-intentioned. There was a little bit of an oversight there (the posted market share only included one of two types of product), but I corrected it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:07, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

How should we deal with this article: [[Joel gilbert]]? It's [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&oldid=914351777 a copy of a particular version of the Wikipedia article] (compare with even earlier diffs: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&oldid=747121431][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&oldid=912556288]) -- an editor tried to change (or revert?) the article to his liking, was reverted, and brought his version here. Besides the capitalization error ("gilbert"), is the article appropriate to keep here? I'm leaning delete, but I'm not sure since it isn't the current or accepted Wikipedia version. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:32, 10 September 2019 (EDT)

:If it was all original content, I would seriously consider keeping it. However, certain parts were not written by this individual. If we chop out the plagiarized parts (everything not added in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&type=revision&diff=914351777&oldid=914306698 this edit]), this isn't going to be a very good article, since the intro paragraph is the first to go. Either a rewite of these portions is needed, or unfortunately, the whole thing needs to go.
:There are also a few typographical errors (such as the title you pointed out, "'''eared'''" rather than earned, etc.) and a few other improvements which could be made. However, these are not worth making unless the plagiarized material is removed. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:19, 11 September 2019 (EDT)
::Would you please make those changes (assuming you have the time and will to do so--if you don't, that's OK)? I'm devoting my CP time right now to work on my Donald Trump achievements project and would rather not spend much time on maintenance work. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:54, 11 September 2019 (EDT)
:::Are the editor's changes sufficient? Upon his request, I deleted the old article title, so please see [[Joel Gilbert]]. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:22, 23 September 2019 (EDT)
::::Also, in addition to my comment above, I am wondering (assuming you have the time to do so) if you can find any other free images of Trump's meeting with Hungary's prime minister [[Viktor Orban]] this May,[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trump_amerikai_eln%C3%B6k_%C3%A9s_Orban_Viktor_magyar_minisztereln%C3%B6k.jpg] including on Twitter, Facebook, or wherever. I could only find this image, and I'm not sure even about that because it was uploaded only a few days ago by an apparently new editor and doesn't show licensing information. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:15, 23 September 2019 (EDT)
:::::Apologies, I've been quite busy lately. Most of Joel Gilbert looks pretty good now, but the first paragraph is heavily plagiarized. IF that gets re-written, then we should be all set. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:21, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

:::::As far as photos go, it looks like most news outlets are using Getty Images. They buy a copy of the photo, then own it royalty-free. That means that if we could find a new outlet with a loose copyright policy, we could use it. Unfortunately, most of them have a TOS document a mile long adding prohibitions on top of U.S. copyright law. The only thing I found was [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/05/13/president-trump-welcomes-prime-minister-of-hungary-viktor-orban-to-white-house-video-and-transcript/ this], which does not seem to have a set of TOS. This means that only copyright law applies, and theoretically, we could use it under the Fair Use clause. Do you agree? Does that look and sound good enough? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:33, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::I don't know much about copyright law, so I will trust your and Andy's judgments on this. If there aren't any better images, that one is what I will upload. Thanks for checking! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:36, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

:::::::Well, I'm no expert on copyright law either...I'm learning as I go. Actually though, here is one which would be legally safer to use, and doesn't have mics in the frame: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trump_amerikai_eln%C3%B6k_%C3%A9s_Orban_Viktor_magyar_minisztereln%C3%B6k.jpg] Maybe you were looking for something other than what WP/MW have though. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:41, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::::That is the same image that I linked above -- I found it before messaging you, and I asked you if you were able to find other images because this one was uploaded only a few days ago by a new user and doesn't include licensing information. Because of that, I don't want to upload the image, at least until I'm confident it's OK to load. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:48, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

:::::::::Opps, so you did. I looked at it briefly, then went on the hunt. I forgot to check back to make sure that what I found was different. They claim it is under CC, so if you take that at face value, great. However, that's a good point that it may or may not be true. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:56, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

::::::::::If it's uploaded by an experienced editor with believable documentation, I trust it, but if it's a brand new user with poor evidence of proper licensing, I don't trust it. The user linked to some Hungarian website to show where he found the source (the link is a dead link) and claims it's from the website. It could be true, though I can't find any corresponding U.S. government photo. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:19, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

Good point. It looks like the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190514152046/https://www.hirado.hu/kulfold/kulpolitika/cikk/2019/05/14/hasonlo-vilagnezetet-kepvisel-donald-trump-es-orban-viktor file did exist there], but I can't tell anything about licensing, since I don't speak Hungarian. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:28, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
:Google Translate or something could help, and I'll try to do it later when I get the time. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:57, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
::Under the photo, it says this: "Viktor Orban and Donald Trump (Photo: MTI / EPA / Solid Costumes)" -- does this mean anything of note? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:06, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

:::I figured it was something like that. It doesn't really mean a whole lot to me, but maybe a little. They are crediting the photo to "MTI / EPA / Solid Costumes" which means that it is probably not in the Public Domain. Often, they will use copyrighted photos by permission or contract, so that is probably what is happening in this case. However, I don't know who "MTI / EPA / Solid Costumes" is, so I can't very well track it down. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:37, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

::::OK, thanks. I probably won't upload this image, partially because of the uncertainty over copyright. In addition to this, is this article appropriate to keep: [[Henry ward]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:07, 21 October 2019 (EDT)
::::Never, mind -- that "Henry ward" article is apparently a fake/parody article. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:59, 21 October 2019 (EDT)

:::::Okay. "No" is generally the safe option, so if in doubt, it's a good default answer. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:25, 21 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::Is this article appropriate to keep, or should it be deleted: [[Polarity technologies ltd]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:02, 29 October 2019 (EDT)

:::::::Nope. I deleted it. The language made it clear that this was an advertising attempt. If they want to make a more fair, unbiased attempt I'll consider it. That, however, was just an ad in the form of a wiki page. I do like that they used a few third party sources, but it still was too one-sided and promotional. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:02, 29 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::::Do you think this article should be deleted, or not? [[Black pigeon speaks]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:48, 8 November 2019 (EST)

It looks a bit like a content dump, and was clearly written by someone not familiar with wiki markup language. This makes it seem more like a ad attempt. However, "Black pigeon speaks" seems to be a legitimate entity online who may be somewhat notable. He has 500k Youtube followers, and 63.6K BitChute followers (both platforms seem to offer the same content). Of course, such numbers can be farmed to some extent. However, he does seem to be at least somewhat conservative based on my very brief research. I could go either way on this article. If we keep it, if obviously needs some clean-up. What do you think? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:46, 9 November 2019 (EST)
:It definitely needs cleanup. I'm still not convinced it's notable to keep since some YouTube personalities have several million followers. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:23, 10 November 2019 (EST)

::Yeah, he doesn't seem like anyone particularly notable and differentiating. He might be doing good stuff, but I don't know if that really warrants a CP article about him. This probably stands to benefit him more that our readers. I think I'm leaning towards deletion, but I'd be okay with keeping it if others here see value in it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:51, 10 November 2019 (EST)
:::I recommend deleting it. At the very least, maybe we should let Andy decide? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:49, 10 November 2019 (EST)
::::Alright, sure let's delete it. We could ask Andy just to make sure, but it's probably okay to just do it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:58, 11 November 2019 (EST)
:::::Without getting distracted from the above article, can you tell whether this article is original or plagiarized? [[The Genesis observer theory]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:23, 12 November 2019 (EST)

It was copied from CreationWiki [http://www.creationwiki.org/Genesis_observer_theory]. That page was mostly written by one author, but some adjustments were made by two others. Plagiarism seems likely, but I will contact the user on this end. I applied for a CreationWiki account awhile back, but it seems my application was rejected or ignored, so I can't ask over there. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:31, 12 November 2019 (EST)
:Note: It was mostly written over there by user "PabloCa2007." The user posting it here is "Pablocastro" --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:33, 12 November 2019 (EST)
::Just based on that, it looks like the page is mostly original, but we'll still need to reach an understanding with the creator (and I saw you already reached out to him). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:37, 12 November 2019 (EST)

== Thank you! ==

Hey David, just wanted to say thanks for the welcome and the advice on the joel gilbert article. Definitely don't wanna mess up anything so I'll go back and fix it! :) I might need a bit of help with the infobox if you wouldn't mind but I might be able to figure it out. Anyhow thank you so much! Feel absolutely free to let me know if anything needs adjustment
[[User:Manny P90|Manny P90]] ([[User talk:Manny P90|talk]]) 14:57, 13 September 2019 (EDT)Manny

:You're welcome, and thank you for your interest in improving it! One thing still concerns me..the first paragraph doesn't seem to be original. Could you perhaps re-write that intro? As for the template, I'd be happy to try to help you, but our inforbox template is significantly different that Wikipedia's, so you can't do a a simple copy-and-paste of that. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:38, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

== New WP articles ==

Hello DavidB4, when you get the chance, please take a look at these two articles: [[Malik Obama]] and [[Dreams from My Real Father]]. The editor who created them stated that they were copied from Wikipedia articles that have been deleted (thus, they may not be original). I already wrote a very short message to the user. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:10, 3 October 2019 (EDT)

:Hi 1990'sguy, I noticed those come in, but didn't have the time to investigate then. At the very least, they need cleanup, but I also am suspicious of their originality. There are similarities between [[Malik Obama]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Barack_Obama#Malik_Obama this], and [[Dreams from My Real Father]] looks like a slight rewrite of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_from_My_Real_Father this], although it could be the other way around. They at least need some cleanup; I'm leaning towards deletion, but this user has responded in the past, so it could be this is slightly more than just a dump and run maneuver. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:11, 4 October 2019 (EDT)
::Would you please also take a look at this article: [[Nicholas J Fuentes]]? It might not be appropriate to keep on CP. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:53, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

:::I don't see any evidence of plagiarism, and it isn't a wreck like some text dumps, so that's a good start. My main concern is with the matter of notability. It seems that he is somewhat publicly recognized, although he doesn't seem to have a great deal of publicity. He also seems to be in this to make a profit--that's not inherently bad (many talk shows and publications are for-profit endeavors, which I don't mind), but it is worth noting that by giving him some much-needed publicity, we may be helping out his profit margin. Based on these factors, I might lean towards deletion. However, while I don't want RW to decide what we do and do not have, I noticed that they do have an article about this guy (although I didn't bother to read their pig slop). What do you think? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:01, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

::::I made some copyedits, though the title might need to be moved. We could keep it, though the wording might need to be changed to make it sound less promotional. Also, I'm having trouble determining whether he's a consistent conservative or an "alt-right" person, though it looks like the former is more accurate. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:58, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

:::::I don't know much about him, and all I can find seems to be name-calling, ad hominem attacks, etc. which are loaded with bias. I will somewhat take back what I said about not much publicity...after digging a bit more, I have found a quantity of the standard liberal attack pieces against him, saying things like "Well, he said on Thursday that he is not a white supremacist and opposes violence, but actually the opposite is true, and random democrat xyz says that he is trying to play the victim here, and not simply being attacked for his views."
:::::It seems he had to leave his college because of these attacks, death threats, etc. after making his political views known. 'm starting to think maybe we should keep an article about him. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:41, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::That sounds good to me, so I'll accept keeping the article, though it may need further improvements. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:11, 6 October 2019 (EDT)

The [[Malik Obama]] and [[Dreams from My Real Father]] still haven't been edited by the article creator. What should we do with them? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:15, 15 October 2019 (EDT)

:I've deleted them. If the author disagrees, they can be restored by an admin. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:18, 17 October 2019 (EDT)

== Cult leader Adnan Oktar ==

Hi. Could you please upload a picture of [[Harun Yahya|Adnan Oktar]]'s old and new look? I found this picture: [http://www.mavikocaeli.com.tr/resimler/iste-adnan-oktar-in-karanlik-gecmisi-unlu_11038318_39_fe5ee97f1d33bbc62e23.jpg]. Search results: [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&sxsrf=ACYBGNSvWCIzFVBVujBE79-3Cfj1nZt-hA%3A1570459097293&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=625&ei=2U2bXcWiD6SorgS-uanwDQ&q=Adnan+Oktar+eski&oq=Adnan+Oktar+eski&gs_l=img.3..35i39l2j0i30l3j0i8i30.1823.15117..15325...1.0..0.173.2613.0j17......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0.AJMOrW1Xhl8&ved=0ahUKEwiF84CFsIrlAhUklIsKHb5cCt4Q4dUDCAY&uact=5]. If you want, you can upload an old and a new photo of him side by side. Thanks. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 10:42, 7 October 2019 (EDT)
:Conservapedia needs to follow copyright laws. Please upload this picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adnan_oktar_01.jpg

:I would do it myself, but I have a very full schedule today.[[User:Wikignome72|Wikignome72]] ([[User talk:Wikignome72|talk]]) 10:58, 7 October 2019 (EDT)

::I'll certainly upload this one, Wikignome72. See: [[:File:Adnan oktar 01.jpg]].
::Andrewlee, If we can find a copy of the other which is under a [[Creative Commons]] license, or is in the [[public domain]], that would be good. We might be able to use a copyrighted one under the [[Fair use]] clause, but that is more difficult.
::My favorite places to search for images with relaxed licensing are:
*[https://commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia commons]
*[https://www.flickr.com/search/?license=2%2C3%2C4%2C5%2C6%2C9 Flickr.com]
but there any many others also, such as these:
*[https://pixabay.com PixaBay]
*[https://morguefile.com Morguefile.com]
*[http://www.publicdomainpictures.net PublicDomainPictures.net]

::Let me know if you have any luck. Thanks!

== Requesting help with article about our ministry. ==

David, can you help me? I'm trying to edit a page on my organization, Global Media Outreach, which seems to be frequently vandalized. We didn't even add the page on us; just came across it while researching something. When I first found it it was completely negative. Some organization called Billion Bibles seems to have a criticism with us, so I edited our page and just put forth the gospel as we share it on the page so that people can make their own judgment about whether or not we have some kind of deficient version of it (we don't). Last month, the criticism reappeared as a link to the BillionBIbles organization again. They seem desperate to both link to themselves from anyone searching Conservapedia for info about us and to smear us. I don't want to publicly criticize them, just to remove their unjustified criticism of us. Thanks for any help or advice you can provide! [[User:Abranch|Abranch]] ([[User talk:Abranch|talk]]) 13:55, 16 October 2019 (EDT)abranch

:I've heard of BillionBibles before, but know almost nothing about them. However, the article on Global Media Outreach seems to only briefly mention some opposition. The linked BillionBibles page criticizes Global Media Outreach for teaching the "four spiritual laws" which they believe tends towards the "Health, Wealth, and Prosperity Gospel" and leaves out any mention of God's call (and [[predestination]], as some believe) as well as a couple other points. [https://www.billionbibles.com/four-spiritual-laws.html]. These seem like they might be valid criticisms to at least note. Our article as it was simply stated that there was some opposition to Global Media Outreach, without subjectively declaring it to be wrong, so it seems that we were already leaving it up to the reader to decide what to think. I'm also somewhat confused as to why you removed the word "some," making the page basically say that all Christians say that your organization is wrong. I've fine with some rewording or explanation, but I think it is worth keeping some mention of doctrinal disagreements. Conservapedia is read and edited by people of many different beliefs, so we generally try to present both view points and let the reader decide. It sounds like this is what you wanted, and it seems to me, that is what we are doing. Furthermore, the [[Internet_evangelism#Global_Media_Outreach|Internet_evangelism]] page (to which you deleted the link) speaks favorably of Global Media Outreach. I have reverted both of these changes, since they seem to make the problem you are speaking about worse.
:Is there something I'm missing here? If the article is being unfair to Global Media Outreach, then I would be fine with trying to balance it out--I just don't see any specific glaring issues. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:04, 17 October 2019 (EDT)

David, regarding your note on the 16th—you were right. There were edits on the article mentioning us that were telescoping somehow and when I tried to edit one it wouldn't let me because it affected another. I didn't understand and was out of time. So—user error; I'm afraid I'm not a regular contributor, I just try to watch out for slander on us, and this site is about the only example of it I have found on the web. Sometimes slander shows up in overt ways, sometimes subtle. Just look at Wikipedia's article on the Apostle Paul, which includes "Among the critics of Paul the Apostle was Thomas Jefferson, a Deist, who wrote that Paul was the 'first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus.' Christian anarchists Leo Tolstoy and Ammon Hennacy take a similar view." That's bad enough, because it makes the reader feel as if the page ahs an agenda; but imagine if it were the first point in the entry, as "Criticism of Global Media Outreach" is for us.

:Okay, some little mix-ups are fine. However, I'm not quite sure what you are looking to have changed. I have slightly reworded and expanded the "[[Global_Media_Outreach#Criticism_of_Global_Media_Outreach|criticisms]]" section..what do you think? I don't think we should remove this section altogether, but some changes can be made. In any case, it doesn't really sound like slander to me, as it currently stands. There are many different denominations and doctrines within the christian faith, so it is pretty normal for some to criticize others on certain controversial issues. Thanks for your input! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:21, 28 October 2019 (EDT)

Why was my edit reverted? I know I messed up the citation link thing but I'm new to this. I just think harm reduction is very important. If, for some reason, someone comes here for info on LSD they should know about something that is pretty common and could ruin their experience.
[[User:Yaoi|Yaoi]] ([[User talk:Yaoi|talk]]) 08:52, 31 October 2019 (EDT)

:You deleted a significant amount of content (over 2KB) with that edit. See: https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=LSD&diff=prev&oldid=1589093
:Your addition was probably fine, but make sure not to remove everything else. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:01, 31 October 2019 (EDT)

==Thomas Heyward==
These should probably be merged. [[Thomas Heyward Jr.]] [[Thomas Heyward]]. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 21:53, 1 November 2019 (EDT)
:Yeah, it should be. Good catch. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:16, 1 November 2019 (EDT)
::I've merged them. The result is here: [[Thomas Heyward Jr.]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:26, 1 November 2019 (EDT)

==Delete and move==
Could you delete [[Georges Sorel]], and move [[George Sorel]] in its place? [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 10:30, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:I did it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:08, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:57, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::You're welcome! Just a note, you will have to do Teakin88's [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia:Community_Portal&diff=1590504&oldid=1561721 requests] at [[Conservapedia:Image upload requests]], since they are not WP Commons images. Otherwise, I would have tried to upload them if I get time (which I don't have a lot of, like you I presume). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:18, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::Thanks, yes [[CP:IUR]] is a disaster right now. I may never catch up. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:21, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::::If I get some extra time, I will upload some of the easier requests. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:24, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::::Thanks! I wouldn't mind, but those are not the big problem, so you don't need to. It's nice when we get some that are PD/CC so I can just breeze through them! It's the copyrighted ones that are a problem. I do my best, but it takes a lot of time and I really am not professionally qualified to make this kind of determination. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:36, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::::::I'm considering giving PD/CC requests priority over copyrighted images. People are submitting requests for images that are obviously okay to use, but then waiting months to get them uploaded. It's not really fair to them. I might abandon the first-come, first-served system. I don't know if this would be fair either, though. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:39, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::::::It seems like a good idea to me. How many users are requesting PD/CC images versus more complicated requests? If more are requesting the former, but IUR is being backlogged by one or two other editors, prioritizing seems like a good idea to me. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:54, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::::::Also, it might be a good idea to archive the completed request sections on IUR. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:02, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
At present, we have 1 person regularly asking for PD/CC and two people asking for copyrighted ones. That means this change would mostly benefite that one person. However, in the past (and once in a while) we've have a number of other users (maybe about 4) asking for PD/CC images as well. Not recently, though. Besides, though who make good requests tend to get upload rights of their own. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:45, 2 November 2019 (EDT)

==Disambiguation==
Could you make [[Samuel Huntington]] into a disambiguation page for [[Samuel P. Huntington]] and [[Samuel Huntington (signer)]]? [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 12:51, 24 November 2019 (EST)
:Good idea--thanks for pointing that out! Done as requested. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:21, 24 November 2019 (EST)
::Thank you for doing these BTW. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 20:41, 3 December 2019 (EST)

==Merge request==
[[Cato's Letters]] and [[Cato Letters]]. The correct term/name is '''"Cato's Letters"''',(And [[Cato's Letters]] appears to me to be the better written) but there is some issue with the page views and history/revisions of the two articles that needs consideration. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 22:45, 2 December 2019 (EST)
:Also, could you switch these? The 'The' is a part of the actual title. [[American Crisis]], [[The American Crisis]] [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 22:49, 2 December 2019 (EST)
:Of course! Done as requested: [[The American Crisis]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:04, 3 December 2019 (EST)
::Cato's Letters? [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 20:41, 3 December 2019 (EST)
:::Sorry, now I'm doing it. I guess I just read the last post, and assumed the rest was prior conversation. It wouldn't have been that hard to read it...
:::Anyway, I've merged the two to [[Cato's Letters]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:09, 4 December 2019 (EST)
::::Thanks! [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 17:49, 12 December 2019 (EST)

== Permission to use images for conservapedia via e-mail permission from image owner ==
Hi DavidB4, I've worked to create an eighth page here on conservapedia. On my eighth page there are 4-5 sections that need the emphasis of photo info-boxes to elaborate visually to the article from a scientific and creative stance. Images have been granted permission to me for use on conservapedia with no inhibited copyright laws per the image creators via e-mail. These e-mails were the only convenient way to gain permission because of the image owners location and time zone in Finland and in Europe with myself being in North America Pacific time. [[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] suggested for me to contact you here about you being an editor who can upload with these e-mail permissions or if I can forward permissions to you, and that you might be willing to have to contact via email with me on this page request for these uploads? Thank you. ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 23:16, 10 December 2019 (EST)

:Hi Technotronical! Sure, I can help you with that. That's great that you already got permission! Would you please forward the email chain where they gave permission to me (davidb4-public@archnet.us)? Then, I'll just need to know exactly which images it is you want uploaded (if you have the URLs to these images, that would be best), and I should be able to upload them for you. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 12:27, 11 December 2019 (EST)

:Hi DavidB4, Thank you very much for your help with these. I've sent you the 2 e-mails to (davidb4-public@archnet.us) Please let me know if you need anything else or what I can do to help. Here's the page https://www.conservapedia.com/Red_Hair --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 20:51, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::Hi Technotronical, I sent you a couple emails in reply on December 12. Did you get those? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:07, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::: Hi DavidB4, I just searched through my e-mail under the address and for that date 12/12... and do not see anything for an e-mail response. Could you please re-send or respond here? --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 21:25, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::::Odd. I just resent them. You should have received a total of 3 messages from me today. Maybe they are getting caught in your spam trap? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:12, 19 December 2019 (EST)

:::::Yes, very unusual. Thanks for re-sending. I still don't have them and looked in the SPAM quarantine folder. Building the anticipation. Can you please resend to another e-mail address? (mom2lexie_bing_maddie@yahoo.com) --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 23:44, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::::::Done. If that doesn't work, I'll just post an abbreviated version here. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:28, 21 December 2019 (EST)

::::::: Thank you so much for hanging in here with me. I did get the e-mail at my yahoo inbox. I just replied back. Merry Christmas!!! --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 23:32, 24 December 2019 (EST)

:Slightly off topic, What was the reason that Minuteman blocked Technotronical? I honestly don't know if there's a back story. Just asking. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:16, 27 December 2019 (EST)
::I'm obviously not DavidB4, but I'm pretty sure the block has nothing to do with Technotronical or his edits -- the bot blocks users based on whatever criteria is programmed into it, and that means that sometimes, innocent editors are blocked. It's happened before. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:07, 27 December 2019 (EST)

'''Technotronical:''' I got your email and will reply soon. I have been very busy lately. Also, sorry about Minuteman blocking you without a good explanation. 
'''Progressingamerica/Technotronical:''' Minuteman blocked Technotronical because it detected numerous questionable words and phrases being posted on [[Red Hair]], [[Blockbuster Video]], and [[Let's Make a Deal]]. These were mostly sexual in nature. I am willing to provide details which are not appropriate for polite company, but not on an open talk page. There were also evidences of possible plagiarism going on with [[Red Hair]], so Minuteman didn't like that either. I have set Minuteman to "Trust" Technotronical, so it will be much less likely to issue blocks against this user in the future. 
'''Technotronical:''' I am seeing some material in [[Red Hair]] which seems to have been copied in. I see duplicate content on pages like:
*https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/melanocortin-1-receptor
*The book "Advances in Cancer Research" by Paul B. Fisher and Kenneth D. Tew
*https://www.definitions.net/definition/red+hair
*and of course, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair
Except for short, clearly labeled quotes, you should never use the exact words of other people. Additionally, you should always cite your sources, for any facts or ideas retrieved from other places. 
'''1990'sguy:''' Thanks for the quick response! Again, I've been quite busy the last few weeks. In this case it was a large number of slightly questionable things which triggered Minuteman initially. After blocking a user once, it is more likely to do it again. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:32, 28 December 2019 (EST)

==Delete request==
The misspelling "seige" should not appear in the search bar when typed in. Unless, of course, it is for someone's last name and is then the correct spelling. [[Seigenthaler]]

*[[Seige mentality]] - delete
*[[Seige of Troy]] - delete
[[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 17:50, 12 December 2019 (EST)

:Good catch! I've deleted them. I also created a redirect from [[Siege of Troy]]. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:18, 12 December 2019 (EST)
::Thanks! Here's another one for delete and move. [[Chisholm v. Georgia]], [[Chisolm v. Georgia]]. The misspelled one should probably be kept for content, and the one I created deleted; then move to the correct spelling. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:12, 27 December 2019 (EST)
:::Done! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:42, 28 December 2019 (EST)

::::Thanks 1990'sguy! I've also deleted the [[Chisolm v. Georgia]] redirect, since I don't think that will be beneficial to keep. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:33, 28 December 2019 (EST)

== Giggle Corp ==

Please see these pages: [[User talk:AmericanIronMan]], [[User talk:AmericanTonyStark]], [[Giggle, Corp.]] (red link, see deletion history), and [[Giggle, Inc.]] (red link, see deletion history) You might have a better idea than me on whether this article is notable enough to have an article on. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:08, 2 January 2020 (EST)

:"Giggle Corp" appears to be a small business (not sure if it's registered as such), and mygiggle.us has been online for less than two months. It's definitely not a big player right now, but it wants to be. The website still seems a bit rough around the edges. Before I make a solid decision, I'm hoping that I can engage this user in conversation. I have a few questions and suggestions for them. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:07, 2 January 2020 (EST)

::Sounds good. I wish Conservative didn't block the first account without engaging with him. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:10, 2 January 2020 (EST)

:::Well, he came back so we still can talk. It looks like he's using a proxy connection, which is technically against the rules...then again having a second account is, too. I think he stands to gain a lot more than we do, since we will quite possibly put his service on the map. That means this subject probably falls into the "not sufficiently notable" category. Still, I'm hoping to talk with him. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:36, 2 January 2020 (EST)

::::Thank you sir, for your kind inquiry. I am not trying to necessarily take on Google. Google has its own legitimate following. I am trying to simply offer an alternative to major companies for individuals who would like to maintain a degree of privacy. In a world that is changing so fast, I believe that one of the things that helps us preserve our freedom is our privacy. Privacy should be an option for those who would like to maintain it. It is encouraging to me that there are outlets such as "Conservapedia" that share some of these same ideals. You are correct, our website is new, however it has been in development for three years now. The first very ugly version of it was hosted on a different domain but with the same concept being the respect of privacy of user information. As far as the question you thought might be "stupid", there are no stupid questions and I am grateful for the opportunity to clear up any confusion as to any connection to that Facebook account. Let me make it clear that we are not associated with that user or his affiliates. And as to feedback regarding the website mygiggle.us, any input you have we would greatly appreciate, as we consider your time extremely valuable. Thank you for your consideration and your time. --[[User:AmericanTonyStark|AmericanTonyStark]] ([[User talk:AmericanTonyStark|TALK]]) 20:24, 3 January 2020 (EST)

And thank you for the information! I think such alternatives are valuable. In hopes it will help you out, here is some (hopefully) constructive criticism:

It's great that you are interested in protecting your users' privacy. However, I did find a few things that gave me pause. I suspect your Terms of Service and Privacy Policy might have been made from a template, so perhaps it was not you saying these things.
#Your Privacy policy says that you "may" use web beacons. Why? This is a tracking technology, which seems to go against user privacy.
#Your Privacy policy says that you ignore "Do-not-track" requests. Admittedly, most websites do. You have the standard statement that there is no established industry standard, so you choose to ignore the users' requests for privacy altogether. It's a minor concern in my mind, but it doesn't sound very privacy-friendly. You could at least make sure to set a high privacy standard for all uses, then note in your privacy policy that all users are given the same high standard of privacy, whether or not they request it.
#Your Privacy policy says that you use cookies, but again, most people do. My question (which I did not investigate) is whether or not you use them for any purposes other than logging in users. Cookies must be used if users are going to log in to accounts. However, my concern would be whether or not they are used for any other purpose. Ideally, I would like to see cookies only added to client's devices when they log in. If they don't log in, don't issue a cookie. This might be hard to make happen though--I know web design is complex.
#Your site uses Google Tag manger. If I'm trying to stay away from companies abusing my data, using an alternative site which in turn uses Google services doesn't seem like it might be a good choice.

Other issues I noticed:
*The top-left logo has a background color which does not match the banner it is on. Perhaps you could use an image without a background. That shouldn't be too difficult, but even easier than that would be to at least change the image's background color to match the banner's color, so people don't notice.
*When the "clustered search" option is used, it brings up a list of "F-Clusters." This whole interface seemed a little confusing to me. What is it? How does it work? What does it do? Perhaps a little explanation of some sort, even just in the form of a "Help" link on that search result page might be helpful.
*When looking at your Privacy Policy, there are links at the top of the page to jump to specific section. That is a common thing to have, and I like it. However, when I click on one of those, it breaks out of your site's frame and loads this webpage instead: https://app.termly.io/dashboard/website/305072/privacy-policy

And a couple more comments:
*You are using CloudFlare, which is in itself fine. They seem to offer good services. However, you might want to be aware that they have "de-platformed" numerous conservative services and websites. If they don't like you for political reasons, they will throw you out. You probably won't have issues of this sort, but you might just want to keep that in mind.
*Lastly, your Terms of Service state that anyone other than government agencies and a couple other groups of people must get written approval from you in order to link to your website. Firstly, I don't see how you expect to enforce that. Secondly, why? If low-ranked websites link to you, are are not likely to be benefited in terms of your own page rank. However, this is how the web works...if you want to get noticed, you need people, anywhere and everywhere, to link to your site. It seems odd to me, therefore, that you are trying to prohibit such linking (not that anyone is actually probably going to read that anyway).

I hope your service can succeed! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:05, 4 January 2020 (EST)
::Thank you for your timely and helpful response. I have to say, you are obviously knowledgeable and thorough, and your input is greatly appreciated. So, Thank You again. I have reviewed your comments regarding the company’s privacy policy (and terms and conditions) and agree with you on every point. I have gone through your list point by point though I still have a few changes to make. I have revised the privacy policy according to the points you recommended. I made the policy using a template and the assistance of termly.io, and there was a point in which I was prompted to answer the question, “Do you want to allow people to link to your website?” At that time, I thought there would be more protection for the site if people did not link to it. As time went on and development of the site continued, I came to the same conclusion as you did, that I would like people to link to the site. My mistake was that I had not returned to my Terms and Conditions to change this. If it wasn’t for you it would have been some time before I would have gone back and reviewed it. --[[User:AmericanTonyStark|AmericanTonyStark]] ([[User talk:AmericanTonyStark|TALK]]) 18:21, 7 January 2020 (EST)

:::Okay, that sounds good--thanks! When choosing a service to use, I typically dig into the service's info some before making a decision. I know that tends to be unusual--most people don't bother to read the TOS, Privacy Policy, and other info. So, it probably isn't a big deal to have a few minor issues of these sorts, as long as you are disclosing everything you need to. Building a web service like this is a pretty big undertaking, so it's easy for a few unimportant things to slip through the cracks.
:::I figured that you probably were using a template or builder for the TOS and PP. It makes sense to do. If you have the time and interest, you could also go so far as to provide short, standard English section summaries. So for example, the section on cookies could perhaps be summarized "We use cookies to keep you logged in. We do not use them to monitor your behavior." I've seen this in some such legal disclosures, so that the full legal jargon is still there, but a simple explanation is also provided. Again though, not many people read those, so it may not be worth your time at this point.
:::In regard to your initial question (whether you can create a page on Conservapedia about your service), it's not me intent to string you along and waste your time. To be clear, I don't think that at this time your service is "notable" enough to warrant this. An encyclopedia is intended to be a collection of public knowledge, not an index of things people probably know nothing about. However, I think with some time and effort, it can soon qualify.
:::There is one other thing I'd like to tell you, but not on a public page such as this. You don't at all need to, but would you be willing and able to email me at davidb4-public@archnet.us ? (This way, you don't need to publicly post your address.) If you prefer not to, that's fine.

:::Thanks for your time! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:20, 8 January 2020 (EST)

== Category clean-up ==

Best of luck with [https://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Firearms firearms TAR pit]. [[User:JohnZ|JohnZ]] ([[User talk:JohnZ|talk]]) 22:01, 4 January 2020 (EST)

:I haven't looked into it very closely, but some of those sub-categories might be appropriate to delete outright. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:16, 4 January 2020 (EST)

::Gee thanks, JohnZ. 1900'sguy, they might be. I haven't delved too far into it yet, but I suspect so. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:33, 4 January 2020 (EST)

:::Rather you than me down that rabbit hole. Little help, though: you can delete the [https://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Battles_Rifles Battles (!) rifles category]. I [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=M1_Garand&curid=5210&diff=1612016&oldid=1429076 removed] its only entry. [[User:JohnZ|JohnZ]] ([[User talk:JohnZ|talk]]) 19:41, 8 January 2020 (EST)

::::Rabbit hole? This is more like a mine shaft. It is huge, and it twists, turns, and goes many different directions. Oh, and there's no map. Anyway, thanks for the help. I already deleted it. I don't know why that ever existed... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:48, 8 January 2020 (EST)

:::::Should these categories be deleted: [[:Category:Semi-Automatic Pistols]], [[:Category:Semi-Automatic Pistol Ammunition]]? Both have only one article in them. If other relevant articles can be found, fine, but if not, it isn't necessary and doesn't deserve its own category. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:58, 8 January 2020 (EST)
::::::Same thing for [[:Category:Semi-Automatic Firearms]]. Yes, I think they should probably be deleted. There are too many similar, overlapping categories with little reason for existing right now. Good catch! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:00, 8 January 2020 (EST)

== Article review ==

Would you please take a look at this article? [[Origin point]] -- it may need to be moved to an essay, or otherwise improved. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:44, 6 January 2020 (EST)
:I'm okay with having this kind of an article in mainspace, but it should be expanded. Also, the tumbleweed needs to go. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:03, 6 January 2020 (EST)
::Would you also please take a look at this article: [[Escape from Uncle Sam's Plantation by Ed Temple]]? This editor seems to have good intentions, and I lean toward accepting his articles, but they should still be fixed to follow CP guidelines. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:49, 10 January 2020 (EST)
:::We could make an argument against it on the basis of notability, but I'm fine with keeping this one. I see some room for improvement (as do you), but I think this is worth keeping. It lacks cohesion and basic wiki styling, but it seems to be an original, well-intentioned entry about something our readers may find interesting. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:45, 11 January 2020 (EST)
::::Admittedly, there might be some bias from this editor, though... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:48, 11 January 2020 (EST)
:::::Would you also please take a look at this article: [[Aditya Chattopadhyay]]? I apologize for always pestering you with these requests. I'm focuses on the "Donald Trump achievements" articles and have little time to deal with new pages like this because of that. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:10, 11 January 2020 (EST)
::::::No need to apologize! I find myself on a strange schedule, which sometimes causes me to miss recent activity which I should be reviewing.
::::::I deleted this one--it's about a collage student who does not seem particularly notable. It claimed that he was going to run for president in 2060, and included what seemed to be an affiliate/referral link to a "campaign" t-shirt he is supposedly selling. That one just smelled wrong for multiple reasons. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:40, 11 January 2020 (EST)
:::::::Thank you. Would you please look at this page, which seems to be a hybrid article/userpage: [[User:FreedommovementUSA]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:16, 12 January 2020 (EST)
Yeah, I was looking at that one a little bit earlier...I'm not as sure what to say about it. It's an article, which they put in userspace--that's odd. I've never heard of this group before; I suspect that it has been recently founded, but I haven't done significant research. I don't have any immediate concerns about the content, but I don't know if it is notable enough to warrant a page. Do you know anything about them? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:03, 12 January 2020 (EST)
:This is the first I've heard of them. I found their website here: [https://www.freedommovementusa.com/] They don't seem like a very notable organization, though I would be OK with keeping the article as it's obviously a conservative organization. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:32, 12 January 2020 (EST)
::Same. It looks like this is a self-promotion attempt, which I tend to favor less that organic writing. However, I could go either way on this. I suppose we could just leave it where it is--allow the info to be here, but barely. It might show up in web searches, but not from most internal searching. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:51, 12 January 2020 (EST)
:::Sounds good to me. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:53, 12 January 2020 (EST)

::::Ok, let's do that, at least for now. It will be interesting to see if this editor intends to do anything more than this. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:01, 12 January 2020 (EST)

== New article requests ==

Hello DavidB4, looking through your TAR removals, I noticed that several red links to what should be obvious articles do not have an article. For example, [[Water cycle]] and [[Nitrogen cycle]], as well as [[Cascade Range]] which I just created. If you're willing, as you do maintenance on the various articles, would you please look for red links to what a reasonable person would consider an obvious/prominent article for an encyclopedia? I'm not asking you to create them, but just to document them so that every obvious encyclopedia search has an article. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:57, 6 January 2020 (EST)
:Good idea, sure I'll at least make note of them, and try to work from there. I probably can't make too many pages on such topics, but its worth paying attention to. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:12, 6 January 2020 (EST)

== Image upload requests... ==

Hi DavidB4, can you see if you can upload any of the images I requested into files? ([[Conservapedia:Image upload requests#Please_convert_the_following_images_into_files|this section]]) I'm really hoping that all the permissions are met so that they can be uploaded, as many of the images are meant for contributing to the [[Conservapedia]] pages on nominees for the upcoming 2020 elections. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 3:59, 27 January 2020

:It looks like none of these images are being made freely available for reuse. I can try to check each one individually (a time consuming process) to see if any of them seem to allow reuse with restrictions. That will take some time though, and I'm currently busy doing that on a set of requests made prior to yours. Since some of these people are politicians, I suspect that you could find freely available images of them on places like Flickr and Wikimedia commons. If such images exist and are suitable, we really should try to use those. If you did, I could upload those quickly. Otherwise, (if no suitable copies are freely available) I can slowly work my way through this list. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:45, 27 January 2020 (EST)

::If you're busy working on other matters, then don't bother individually checking to see if the images I requested allow permission for you to download into files. I'll just find other images that are under a Creative Common license. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 7:27, 27 January 2020

:I left notes on a few which I spot-checked, so please take a look at those when you get the chance. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:50, 27 January 2020 (EST)

::I saw the notes, and updated some of the requests. Regarding the requests I haven't updated yet, I'll get to those soon. Thank you, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 8:54, 27 January 2020

:::Okay, thank you! That would be great if you could get some CC ones. If you just can't get a particular photo any other way, then I can look at what you do have, and see if I think we can use it under Fair Use. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:08, 27 January 2020 (EST)

== Cropping down some images... ==

For these three images ([[:File:Kyrsten Sinema.jpg]], [[:File:Gary Peters.jpg]], and [[:File:Senator Gretchen Whitmer.jpg]]) that you uploaded, can you see if you can crop them down so that only the head and part of the shoulders are part of the image and that the resulting dimensions are that of a portrait, similar to how most [[Conservapedia]] images for politicians are? For the first and last one, if you crop them, the hand gesture can be cropped out. Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 14:47, 26 February 2020 (EST)

:[[:File:Kyrsten Sinema 2018.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:55, 8 March 2020 (EDT)
::Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 17:46, 8 March 2020 (EDT)

:::You're welcome! If you wanted to crop any of these yourself, you could email them to me or upload them to cloud storage somewhere for me to get. That might make this a little faster, and it would ensure they are being cropped correctly. Otherwise, I'll do them when I get the chance.
:::[[:File:Gary Peters 2008.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:04, 8 March 2020 (EDT)
::::Thank you again, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 21:00, 8 March 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome, and here's the last one: [[:File:Senator Gretchen Whitmer 2011.jpg]].
:::::I just noticed that you did initially ask for it to be cropped, but I guess I missed that. My mistake! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:37, 9 March 2020 (EDT)
::::::Yes! Thank you DavidB4 for finishing up the requested cropping! Also, because it was about two weeks ago, I do believe that you said that you will crop down [[:File:Pramila Jayapal.jpg]], as you mentioned [[Conservapedia:Image_upload_requests#February_7.2C_2020_image_requests_by_Liberaltears|here]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 16:56, 9 March 2020 (EDT)

== Question about previous image upload request for Charles A. Halleck ==

Hi DavidB4, I noticed that for the earlier image upload requests I added, you skipped the one for [[Charles A. Halleck]] ([https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=H000081 this one]) because the "Rights and Reproductions" page stated that a reuse required expressed permission via email. However, I noticed that a similar image for [[Sam Rayburn]] from the same website (history.house.gov) ([https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/29447?ret=True this one]) was reused as a file on Wikipedia ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Taliaferro_Rayburn.jpg here]) with the licensing saying "public domain" because it is a work of the federal government. Therefore, doesn't that mean that the image request I added for Charles Halleck can be uploaded as well because it is also part of a collection of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] just like the one for Sam Rayburn? Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 18:17, 6 March 2020 (EST)

:That's a good question--had I seen wikipedia's page first, I probably would had assumed it was fine. However, if you look at the source page, it says that "''Sam Rayburn had his portrait painted by British artist Douglas Chandor shortly after his election as Speaker.''" This means that the paining was ordered by Rayburn himself, not the federal government, and painted by an independent painter, not a federal employee. Unless I am missing something, this does not sound like Public Domain to me. Furthermore, the source says that in order to reuse the image, you must contact them to request permission. [https://history.house.gov/About/Rights-and-Reproduction/]
:Images default into public domain some time after the author's death (90 years, I think) but we have not reached that yet. I would like to say we can use it, but I don't see any legal basis to do so, unless we fill out the form asking for permission (which you are welcome to do). --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:45, 7 March 2020 (EST)
::Thank you for the clarification, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 18:22, 7 March 2020 (EST)

== Two questions ==

Thank you for the notice. I had a look at some of the pages in your post and the [[Help:List of Templates]] page has already shown me that in future, I could use a template when I am adding a quote to an article. I have two questions. 
1. I read [[Conservapedia:How Conservapedia Differs from Wikipedia]] and on the second point on that page: I recently edited the Wikipedia article for Witching Hour and I copied the information I added there for the witching hour sub-section on [[Witch]] on this website. Are the Wikipedia administration likely to have an issue with this?
2. I wouldn't mind knowing good Christian websites to use as references for adding information to articles on Conservapedia. I know of a few such as [[The Christian Post]], Gospel Herald, Christian Today, [[Christianity Today]] and the [[Creation Ministries International]] website. But if there is any more good websites, that would the selection of websites I source from. I'm personally trying, (if I can help it) to use Christian websites in particular because those websites seem likely to be the ones that Wikipedia will have a [[liberal bias]] against. Thanks. --[[User:StFrancisThames|StFrancisThames]] ([[User talk:StFrancisThames|talk]]) 20:51, 10 March 2020 (EDT)

:And thanks for joining us!
:# In this case, you own the right to that text, so it is okay to copy it over. We prefer not to just publish duplicate content which is also on WP, but doing this occasionally, and especially in small amounts is fine. Just make sure you don't copy any edits or additions from other WP users, and it should be fine.
:# Good question...There are many, but it depends what kind of content you are looking for. For example, answersingenesis.org and icr.org offer some great information in regard to science and history. I would be cautions of Christianity Today though, as it seems they sometimes are promoting things which don't exactly align with scripture. If you are looking for information on current events, wnd.com and breitbart.com can be good resources. These are not purely christian sites, but they are generally favorable towards Christianity and christian values. We also have a page with a bunch more links, although its organizational style might need a little work: [[Conservative_links#Conservative_Organizations]]. Do any of these help? Is there any topic in particular you need resources on? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:18, 10 March 2020 (EDT)

::Hello again. Thank you for your help and sorry for taking my time to reply to you. After editing for a while, my current concern is perhaps not so much my ability to find sources but my ability to translate my research onto pages in quality typed English. I don't like to copy word-for-word what a source says because of copyright and any other applicable reasons but I wonder if my use of thesaurus websites is creating weird sentences. For example, I found [https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-most-likely-to-fact-check-sermons-barna-study-finds.html this source] to use for the [[Millennial]] page but before I clicked the "Save Page" button, I wondered if saying that Millenials were "surelier to verify claims of taught moral messages" was strange wording. As I type this, it doesn't seem so bad, but I think there might be a worse example in my editing history. I remember in English class when I was in high school, I wrote "units of motor vehicles" for creative writing and the teacher thought my language was "scientific". Do you have any thoughts about this? Thanks.--[[User:StFrancisThames|StFrancisThames]] ([[User talk:StFrancisThames|talk]]) 18:36, 19 March 2020 (EDT)

:::Hi again, that's no problem at all! That wording does sound a little odd to me, and without context, I'm not quite sure what it is trying to say. The thing that stands out to me is "surelier." The word "surely" already implies an absolute, so adding "er" to the end doesn't make a lot of sense to me. If it is already an absolute, how can it then be somehow more absolute? However, context can help with such confusion to some extent. Likewise for "units of motor vehicles," without the context, I don't really know exactly what you are trying to say. The word "Units" can be used when counting ("There are 17 units of ___"), when referring to s specific device ("This unit seems to be operating normally.") or in reference to a group ("The soldiers had a long day ahead of them so the unit went to bed early"). If you are not sure about word usage, maybe look at a dictionary, and see what t lists for the first definition. If it isn't the first or second definition, maybe try a different word. If it isn't in the dictionary you are using, also try a different word. I know it's not perfect, and it is a real hassle to do, but it might help.
:::Unfortunately, books and other reference materials cannot always convey cultural norms and common verbiage. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:03, 19 March 2020 (EDT)

== Hello ==

:Thank you very much for the warm welcome. I look forward to us working together to better Conservapedia. Feel free to add to any new articles that I have created. [[User:Bytemsbu|Bytemsbu]] ([[User talk:Bytemsbu|talk]])

== Green Name ==

Hello, I was recently on this page (https://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Community_Portal) when I came across an entry written by you, however, your name was green compared to the red/blue of everyone else, it may just be me being curious, but why is that? --[[User:Elnencatala|Elnencatala]] ([[User talk:Elnencatala|talk]]) 16:41, 29 March 2020 (EDT)

:I think you're referring to the signature. Assuming you're logged in, if you look on the top of the page, right in between the “Talk” page and “Watchlist”, there should be a “Preferences” page internally linked. In it, there is a section regarding your signature. You can edit your signature (best to use the “Treat signature as wikitext” option), so that whenever you click on the signature button, your custom signature shows up when published. Hope this helps, in case DavidB4 isn't around at the moment. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:54, 29 March 2020 (EDT)

::Thanks Liberaltears, yes that is correct. Under "Preferences," you can enter and alternative signature with options such as "font color." That's how I did it. There is no major reason I did this--it just makes it a little easier for me to find my signatures in large talk pages. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:33, 30 March 2020 (EDT)

== Hiding a revision from view... ==

Hi DavidB4, since you have an oversight tag, can you permanently hide one of the recent revisions on [[Wikipedia|this page]] made by a recent vandal? I know the username was hidden from view, but the revision (which can be accessed) isn't hidden and it contains an external link to an inappropriate site. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:24, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:In addition, can you also permanently and fully hide my revert of the vandalizing as well? I think it would be better to eliminate all possible publicity of the vandal. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:28, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::I think the vandal just made a sockpuppet. Since you have the check user tag, can you block the IP address of the vandal? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:32, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::I tired to oversight it, but got an error. I'm investigating. I'm also looking into the checkuser data. I probably should do another bot run to block a lot of these IPs. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:35, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::Alright, thank you for trying the best you can, DavidB4! And good thing you saw my message here due to the seriousness of the vandalism! I really hope that no one ''(especially not a minor)'' had accessed the revision... And please report the IP address of the vandal to the authorities; whoever was behind it ought to get a harsh punishment! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:41, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome, and thanks for your help as well!
:::::They were attempting to anonymize themselves by hiding their IP address, but it looks like their real IP might have leaked through. I'm investigating further. It's rather humorous when that happens...people tend to use these tools without really understanding how they work, or their limitations. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:06, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::Alright, thank you for blocking the IP address! Just wondering though, do you think you'll be able to fully hide the revisions from view on [[Wikipedia|this page]] and [[China|this page]]? I know you mentioned an hour ago that there was an error in trying to oversight it. I hope I don't sound too impatient, it's just regarding the seriousness of the vandalism that's still accessible via the revisions. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 17:37, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::::::The tool to hide revisions is not working for me. I've contacted Andy about the probem, but for now, someone else might need to hide them. You could try asking someone like Andy or Karajou. Sorry I can't do more right now! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:41, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::::Alright, I just mentioned it on Andy's talk page [[User_talk:Aschlafly#Hiding_a_revision_from_view...|here]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 17:55, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::Question: How did the vandal get an account with the User name it had? Also, I suspect the clickbait link left behind would download some nasty malware. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 18:38, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::::::They didn't use your username...they used "RobSmiith" (note the two I's). Also, you are probably correct about malware. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:54, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::::I noticed that the revisions still aren't fully hidden from view. Does the oversight function work right now, DavidB4? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 21:23, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

---

:Andy's looking into it? Alright, well that's great to hear, as he didn't reply [[User_talk:Aschlafly#Hiding_a_revision_from_view...|here on his talk page]]. While I doubt that most people going on this site would file through the edit history, I'd say that it's better to hide it to ''ensure'' that nothing (accessible) on [[Conservapedia]] is linking to such inappropriate/obscene websites. Thank you DavidB4, I really appreciate your patience with this request! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 21:45, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::You're welcome! It could be that he didn't reply because he didn't want that info being posted publicly. Some things are better discussed over email. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:49, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::Oh yeah, I see your point. <satire because I currently need some humor to chill out after the serious vandalism>But then again, regarding emails, that isn't 100% safe, as Russians might hack the server, making Bleach Bit a necessary measure for mass-deleting emails while simultaneously smashing cell phones with a hammar concurrent with Comey's orders in summoning the FBI to raid on your basement, and then you're in a rush ordering out-of-state [[Arkancide]]s on witnesses to cover up Whitewater, the Haitian relief fund scam, Vince Foster, Seth Rich, Benghazi, etceter- oh wait, I just accidentally and irrevelantly summarized Hillary's crimes.</satire because I currently need humor to chill out after the serious vandalism> --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:08, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::Haha! Okay, that's a good point. I guess talk pages are a safer option. I'd rather not start down this path! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:57, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

== Question about image uploads... ==

Hi DavidB4, I have a question about image uploads regarding the types of images that can be uploaded. If an image is on, say, a political candidate's personal website and there's no specification that it can't be used, can it be uploaded into a file here on [[CP]]? And what about images on a political candidate's personal [[Facebook]] page? Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 11:13, 11 April 2020 (EDT)

:For images from a political candidate's website, we can probably use them under the Fair Use clause, but that tends to be a grey area. This is pretty much the same for their Facebook pages, although from Facebook, it can be more difficult to provide proper attribution. Unfortunately, it seems like "Fair Use" claims fall in a grey area, and there have been lawsuits for claiming "Fair Use" when the author disagrees. We can probably use images from both of these, but it would be preferable to get alternative images with clearly open licensing when possible. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:25, 12 April 2020 (EDT)

::Okay, thank you for the clarification, DavidB4! Also, just curious, did you see what I added in the CP Community Portal [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Fixing_a_mistake_using_the_Infobox_officeholder_template...|here]]? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:30, 12 April 2020 (EDT)

:::You're welcome, and thanks for checking! In regard to the template issue, I did see that discussion, but have not gotten the time to trouble-shoot the issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:03, 13 April 2020 (EDT)

::::Alright, thank you DavidB4! Once again, I appreciate all the help you offer! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 14:12, 13 April 2020 (EDT)

== Some questions... ==

Hello DavidB4, I have some questions. First, about [[User_talk:DavidB4#Hiding_a_revision_from_view...|this previous topic]], does the oversight function work now? And even if it still may not work, is it possible to simply delete the log details for the revisions like [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] and [[User:Wikignome72|Wikignome72]] have done before? Second, it's been over a month since the preview option for editing works the way it has always been prior to when it became as dysfunctional as the 112th United States Congress. Is there a specific problem regarding that that needs to be resolved, and will it be fixed anytime soon? Third, did you see [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#McSally_Derangement_Syndrome|this small section]] I added in [[CP:COMPORT]]? I'm mostly hoping for a reply from a sysop or assistant sysop just to get an idea on whether the topic is a great idea or not. Fourth, about [[CP]] settings, I noticed that in the "Preferences", a set preferred gender would be public information, although I can't figure out how the details can be accessed by anyone going on this site, and I'm kind of curious about where the information is. Fifth, about [[Special:SpecialPages|special pages]], is there a source code for them likewise for normal pages? In addition, I noticed that for all [[CP]] pages whose URL that follows as "conservapedia.com/index.php?title=(etc.)" can't normally be internally linked, although they can be internally linked on special pages. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:09, 4 May 2020 (EDT)

:Good questions.
#It does not seem to be fixed. I cannot delete log details, either...I get an error when I try. Something appears to be a little broken. You could try asking one of them to try doing it, and see if it works for them.
#I also am having difficulty with preview. This may be be a side effect of the poor server responsiveness we've been having lately. Andy is trying to resolve that problem. I'm hoping once that is fixed, preview will resume working reliably as well. I can't say for sure, though...I don't have access to the hosting server.
#I had not seen it. I posted a short reply.
#I don't think this info is deliberately published anywhere. However, you can reference that info with something like <code><nowiki>{{GENDER:DavidB4|male|female|unknown}}</nowiki></code> you will see: {{GENDER:DavidB4|male|female|unknown}}
#I don't think there is page code available for these special pages. They are generated dynamically by the server. Of course, there is still HTML and CSS code, and some scripts, as with any page on the web (in most browsers, press F12 to see that). I know that's not what you are looking for, though.
#I've noticed that issue too, so I just make those external links. I don't know why it happens, but I don't have the ability to do troubleshooting on the server, so I just work around the problem.
:Unfortunately there are some minor issues which we might just need to live with for the time being. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:48, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

::Thank you very much, DavidB4! And speaking of #4, I noticed that there is no official template associated with the function, neither is there one for DEFAULTSORT. Is there a reason for such? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 01:18, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, those functions are packaged in the wiki's base software. For these, no template pages are required since the software already knows what to do with them. These are called "magic words", and there are actually quite a number of them. A current list is available [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words here], although we are using an older version of the software, so a few of the newest "magic words" may not be supported here. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:47, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Seems very interesting. Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 14:02, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome! Sorry I couldn't help more with some of those points. For reference, we are using Wikimedia version 1.24, so on that list of magic words, any item listed for versions newer than this will probably not be supported. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:31, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

== Freddy Kita page, etc. ==

Hi DavidB4, did you see the [[Freddy Kita|this page]] and the notice I put on it? I also notified the user on their talk page [[User talk:Medinfo|here]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:58, 12 May 2020 (EDT)

:Also, another problem. [[Special:Contributions/NoMoreFakeNews|This user]] is edit warring on [[Michael Steele|this page]], adding in information that is quite unnoteworthy (Steele may currently be an [[anti-Trump]] commentator, although that is much less important than his previous [[conservative]] leadership; thus, the former [[RNC]] chairman can somewhat be compared to [[Barry Goldwater]]). The user first added info that was uncited, and after I reverted it, he then reverted that (edit warring), and in the description then only provided a source URL while falsely accusing me of being a [[liberal]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 01:33, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

::I noticed the Freddy Kita issue, and figured I would give this editor a few days to reply. This should be dealt with, though, so I did just add a note and a deletion template. In regard to Michael Steele, I think this issue might be worth noting somewhere in the article, perhaps under the "Opposition to Donald Trump" section. While it is only a small exchange of words, it does demonstrate his opposition to Trump and Trump's supporters, and his "establishment" mindset. McConnell did make a good point...historically, past presidents have not criticized their successors in public, out of respect for the office and their colleagues. That is, until Trump came along. Now for some reason it is perfectly acceptable for them to go around speaking ill of a successor. Obama is once again breaking that unwritten rule with a vengeance. When McConnell called him out for it, Steele attacked him. This means that Steele is so hateful towards Trump that he supports a past president attacking a sitting president, in contrary with standard professional behavoir. Considering the fact that even McConnell isn't always as conservative as we would like (although he has been a good supporter of Trump), this is an interesting exchange.
::NoMoreFakeNews should have included this reference initially though, and edit warring with you about it is not okay. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:49, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Ah, I see what you mean. I initially asserted that the information wasn't noteworthy largely because Steele's current influence as a [[Never Trumper]] doesn't mean very much compared to him previously being a [[conservative]] leader of the [[Republican party]]. I also noticed in the [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Michael_Steele&action=history page history here] that despite Steele having been [[anti-Trump]] for about four years now, no other CP editors really bothered to mention much about it, not even [[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 12:19, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Yes, in the grand political landscape, it is rather insignificant. I just think it might be worth noting that fact about Steele himself, as a reference of character (or lack thereof). The fact no one has bothered with him lately does in itself say something... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 12:40, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::Alright, I added the detail. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 13:04, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::Looks good, thank you! I left a note for the other user, too. [[User talk:NoMoreFakeNews]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:18, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::You're welcome DavidB4! Also, I don't know if you saw it, but there was a wave of vandalism earlier today that I had to deal with, and while [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] did block two one vandal and remove the username of another, [[Special:Contributions/Adam72|this presumed sockpuppet]] has yet to be blocked, and I created [[Template:Protection request|this template]] as well as [[:Category:Protection requests|this category]] out of the fact that at least two pages were being vandalized and edit warred over by idiotic trolls. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 19:56, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

Yes, I noticed some of it. I wasn't sure if Adam72 was actually trying to do something productive, or just vandalizing. It certainly wasn't a helpful edit. As for the protection template and category, I would caution not to go too far in that direction. Perhaps a few pages more should be protected, but not many. Protection can prevent vandals from attacking one specific page, but most of the time, they will just vandalize something else if they can't do that page. It doesn't stop the problem, just relocates it. Meanwhile, legitimate editors can't edit those pages either. Page protection has been a significant problem for me, since many pages have been put under infinite protection either because they were vandalized once or twice, or they just seemed like things someone didn't think would need to edited again soon. The only thing harder to get than page protection, is getting a page unprotected. I have lists of pages and files which I want to edit, but cannot, because they are locked to the full administrator level. I'm not saying that page protection doesn't have its place, just that it should be used very sparingly. I also then to think that when a page is protected in response to vandalism, it should have an expiration date. Maybe 6 months, maybe even 2 or more years, but I think the default in most cases should be that they ultimately become unlocked again. We can't protect every page that might be vandalized and still expect our content to stay up to date. 
Pardon the rant...I think this can be used beneficially, but it should be done sparingly. This is in large part why I made Minuteman. It can deal with vandalism wherever it occurs, by blocking the offending user and reverting the unwanted edits. However, at Andy's request, it has been offline recently to slightly reduce server load while we sort out that problem. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:53, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:Almost four years ago, we discussed this problem. Andy, several admins, several SysOps (including myself) and several other editors all agreed that we had a problem with too many pages being locked. Andy suggested that I create a category, which we could use to tag pages which had no real need to be locked, so they could be easily identified and unlocked. I did ([[:Category:Pages Proposed For Unlocking]]), and for the first few days, it worked...some pages were unlocked so they could be updated. But then, it died out and no one was unlocking pages any more. Eventually, people stopped tagging them, since it wasn't doing any good. Maybe I will try reminding people of that, but it probably won't go anywhere. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:04, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

::Ah I see. And about [[Special:Contributions/Adam72|Adam72]], I'm pretty sure the user is a sockpuppet of [[Special:Contributions/AdamEve|AdamEve]], as the edits made on the same page were very similar, and the latter account vandalized other pages as well. Can you check the IP addresses of the users just to make sure? Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 21:33, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Oh yes, good point about Adam72. They used a different IP to evade the block, but obviously it is the same person. I should have looked more closely. I blocked them. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:40, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Alright, thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 21:43, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome, and thanks for pointing it out! By the way, it looks like I made a special request for a few of those pages to be unlocked, which Andy did. Then Karajou unlocked some as well. Perhaps I spoke too soon...I was pleasantly surprised to find that several have been taken care of. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:50, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

== Can't figure out how to fix [[Template:Infobox officeholder/Personal data]]... ==

Hi DavidB4, can you help me fix [[Template:Infobox officeholder/Personal data]], specifically with the "Military Service" section? The only possible way that I could get an idea of how to improve it was to examine the source code of [[Template:Officeholder|this template]], and the only way to check whether the modified version works or not was to open a new tab, open up [[CP]], and enter in a page where the template is being transcluded into ''in addition to'' the "Military Section" section (I checked via the [[Don Bolduc]] page). A while ago, I asked [[User:TerryH|TerryH]] on his talk page [[User_talk:TerryH#Template_usage_help...|here]], but he never responded. Only very recently did I just figure out the exact problem only with what was wrong, and I asked Andy ([[User_talk:Aschlafly#Improvising_a_protected_template|here]]) to do a very specific edit on the then-protected template, but Andy just unprotected it for me to to edit, and I got somewhat frustrated yesterday trying to get everything to work well. The colored cell surrounding the text would initially work, but wouldn't extend all the way across to the right. I then fixed that, but couldn't remove the extraneous pipe character in front of "Military service". Right now, I just want to the increase the font size for "Military Service" without also effective the font size for the details below and remove the unnecessary pipe. Do you think you can help me with that? The revision history [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Infobox_officeholder/Personal_data&action=history here] might help give an idea as to what I was intending to do but made mistakes on. Once again, I really appreciate all the help you can offer, and thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 12:24, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

:Hmm... That ''is'' a problem. I'm really not very good at editing templates. I wonder if the problem might have something to do with the <code><nowiki>{{!-}}</nowiki></code> on line 177. I think it is supposed to be <code><nowiki>{{!}}-</nowiki></code>, but making that change did not resolve this issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:16, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

::Ah, I see. Well, thank you for trying to improvise it. I'll probably further examine the template source codes later. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 14:21, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

:::I will try to spend more time on it later as well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:44, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Great news! Taking a cue from [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Officeholder&action=edit this template's source code], it turned out that the extraneous pipe resulted from <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code>, so I removed it and added <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code>. So now I'm just hoping to increase the text size only for “Military Service”, and potentially lighten the cell color if need be to match with the officeholder cell color for the overall template. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 22:57, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::Nice job! I've slightly increased the text size, also. I don't know how big you are thinking, though. Also, I'm not sure what color it is you are trying to match with. I don't see a color on the base template, so I didn't make any changes to that yet. It should be fairly easy to do. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:54, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::Thanks! And about the color matching, I was referring to the cell color surrounding the text of office titles. While there aren't any such cells for the [[Donald Bolduc]] page, there are for pages like [[John Neely Kennedy|this one]], and I'll most likely try lightening the color for the cell surrounding the "Military Service" text. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:00, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::Unfortunately, there is another problem arising. Where the "Military Service" used to only show up for infobox officeholder templates only if certain details are specified, now it always shows up for every page with the template. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:02, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::Yes, I noticed that issue. It looks like a conditional show statement broke. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:06, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::::Good thing I just fixed it. The problem arose out of the fact that <code><nowiki>!colspan="2" style="background:#E5CDFF;font-size=115%"{{!}}<big>Military Service</big></nowiki></code> was outside the <code><nowiki>{{#ifeq:}}</nowiki></code>, so I simply put it in there. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:09, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::Ah yes, there it is! Nice catch. I just matched the background color, also. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:13, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::::::Nice! Just to note, and I should have specified, I was thinking of making the background color more of a tint of purple to match the lightness of the #E6E6FA, though I can adjust it easily. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:16, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::::Oh, Ok. Feel free to adjust it as you want. I'll try to avoid stepping on your toes. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:47, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

== DavidB4-bot replacing ’ with ' ==

Hi DavidB4, I'm just curious, why is your bot replacing ’ with ' when it comes to apostrophes? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 21:44, 19 May 2020 (EDT)

:It's a minor thing, but the ’ is an [[ASCII]] character, while the ' is [[unicode]]. When it comes to fonts, the ASCII apostrophe is sometimes displayed oddly by some software, while the unicode one typically looks as it should. For example, Apple and Microsoft differ in how this is displayed, but they agree on how the unicode one is shown. Therefore, the unicode one is generally favored. Some search engine spiders allegedly prefer unicode, thus ranking pages which use the unicode ones higher (of course, search engines try not to tell all their secrets though, so it's hard to be sure) than pages using the ASCII version. I know they look very similar, but if you look at [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Maggie_Hassan&action=history edits when this change is made], you will see that a few [[Byte|bytes]] have been removed from the page. This is because unicode uses a smaller reference number for it than ASCII does. Here is an article which touches on the topic, in case you want a better explanation.: [https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/quotes.html]
:I don't mind if the "wrong" (ASCII) one is used, but since the bot is semi-automated anyway, I figure it might as well change them when it notices them. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:07, 19 May 2020 (EDT)

::Ah, interesting. I tend to prefer using ‘’ and “” over <nowiki>''</nowiki> and "" respectively largely because the former apostrophe/quotation marks specify which to use for beginning and which for closing. Also, speaking of byte count, why does – and — take up three bytes each? And how come wikifying a link (adding two brackets on each side = +4) sometimes only nets +3 bytes in an edit, as seen [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Mitch_McConnell&diff=1626725&oldid=1626724 here] ([https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Mitch_McConnell&action=history page history])? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 23:23, 19 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, it seems to me that those should be the standard ones to use, but they are not. Unless everyone agrees to make the ASCII characters uniform between platforms, or adds more unicode characters, it looks like we are stuck with this issue.
:::Dashes and hyphens are each a single (Unicode, I think) digit code. Therefore, although the binary bits are different, there are the same number of them since the same character size is allocated either way.
:::As for the four brackets only adding 3 bytes...I don't know, that is odd. I'd never noticed that before, but now you've got me wondering. Typically one character takes up one byte, so I would generally expect a byte count like that to be due to another character (such as a space) being removed. Since that doesn't seem to be happening here, I don't think I have an explanation. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:58, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

::::I see. Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 01:19, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

== Restricting editing to "autoconfirmed" doesn't deter vandalism ==

Hi again DavidB4, I just thought it's important to note that protecting pages to the "autoconfirmed" level doesn't seem to prevent vandalism at all. After, all, [[Wikipedia|this page]] was still blanked by a troll who had created their account just the minute previous. Is there any way to raise the bar in order for users to be "autoconfirmed"? Or is there a protection level that would allow editing only if users have any additional tags such as SkipCaptcha? That way, all genuine editors who are granted a "SkipCaptcha" can edit such pages. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 13:02, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

:By the way, do you think there's any chance that Andy might grant me additional tags anytime soon? Sometimes I'm able to revert vandalism caused by idiotic trolls before any other editor gets to it, so a "Block" tag could be useful there. Also, [[Special:Contributions/Jackmann|this troll]] that I just mentioned hasn't been blocked yet. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 13:20, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

::I just blocked them--thanks for the quick response there. I agree, the autoconfirm system isn't very effective right now. I don't know for this version specifically, but I did [[User_talk:Aschlafly#Locking_my_user_page|post on Andy's page]] a little while ago about how you would typically change autoconfirm protection settings. However, that is something only someone with filesystem access can do. As for blocking privileges, I would not be surprised if you got them fairly soon. However, such privileges cannot usually be requested. All I can say is keep at it, and you will probably get them eventually. There is no published criteria for promotion, so that's about the best I can say. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:41, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

:::I'm working on adding something to Minutman which should help with the server load concern. I'm hoping to bring it back online soon. That should help some. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:42, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Ah, I see. Thank you once again, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 13:49, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::Any time! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:17, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

== Anti-vandalism suggestion ==

Hi DavidB4, I have a suggestion that could potentially be effective in stopping vandalism. You mentioned [[Conservapedia:Image_upload_requests#Request_to_change_title_of_article|here]] that one of your bots is set to inform you via email whenever the move or delete template is used on [[CP]]. Is it possible to set that bot to alert you such that an edit is made by any user who, when published that edit, had less than 100 previous edits? That way, new accounts created merely to vandalize this site can quickly be spotted. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 01:49, 7 June 2020 (EDT)

:Hi, so you are thinking that anytime a user with less that 100 contributions makes an edit, I get an email? If I understood you correctly, that seems like it would get very noisy. If I was was able to check on every one of those, it could help. However, that seems like something which would just become too time consuming. In any case, I'm currently having difficulty pulling a user's edit count using a bot, so I can't base anything on this statistic, right now. I am hoping to find a way to do it at some point, but haven't had the time to troubleshoot the issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:43, 7 June 2020 (EDT)

::Oh, I see the problem with the email load. So here's a (great) satirical joke idea: you can make an extra super-intelligent bot, connect it to your email in addition to the same bleach-bitting thing [[Hillary Clinton]]'s email server uses; that way, it can automatically analyze the emails your bot sends to you and mass-delete if need be on its superintelligence and ability to analyze whether the edits should be further examined or not. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 17:54, 7 June 2020 (EDT)

:::Well that got complicated quickly...haha! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:22, 16 June 2020 (EDT)

== I put this message on ProgressingAmerica's talk page ==

I put the below message on [[User talk:Progressingamerica]]:

I am glad you liked my idea for a Conservapedia chat area.

I suggest getting together with [[User:DavidB4]] who is technically knowlegeable/adept.

Maybe he would be willing to help you set up a Conservapedia [https://discord.com/ Discord] channel.

Once it is set up, I can advertise it in appropriate areas at Conservapedia (front page, relevant articles on Conservapedia at Conservapedia.

DavidB4 set up a IRC chat channel, but I don't think IRC is as good as Discord (but I could be wrong about this matter).

I would learn Discord myself, but I am pressed for time at this time due to off wiki affairs.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:24, 16 June 2020 (EDT)

:Yes, if we want such a thing, I can help. I'm just unsure as to whether it will actually be used. We could try it, but as you mentioned, the IRC channel never really got used. One other catch--[https://archive.is/hGtDw Discord is liberal], like most tech companies. They may kick us out if they don't like what we have to say. We could try something from the "ant-media" like Gab Chat, but I think that only supports chromium browsers at the moment, which could be inconvenient to some people. I don't know if there are other good options. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:27, 16 June 2020 (EDT)
::Maybe it will be used. I don't know. I am going to be busy off wiki so I will not use it. I am just being frank about this. I don't want to give the impression that will use it. I might have used it earlier, but I am busy off wiki at this period in my life.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:49, 16 June 2020 (EDT)
:::Andy Schafly, might want [https://telegram.org/ Telegram] to be used instead for a chat channel because it sounds more mainstream than Discord. But I really don't know much about Discord and Telegram as far as their pros and cons.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 00:14, 17 June 2020 (EDT)
::::I've heard good things about Telegram, but never used it. They [https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right-now-1782557415 don't use E2E encryption by default] but many platforms don't, including Discord. Since we are looking for a space to carry on public discussion, I don't think that will be a concern. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:48, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

== Questions about Conservapedia functions, etc. ==

Hi DavidB4, I have some questions about the [[Conservapedia]] system regarding some functions whose associated rights I don't yet have. I was reading this [[Special:ListGroupRights|special page on user rights]] and it said that anyone with the "protect" tag can edit cascade-protected pages. So if understand correctly, does it mean, for example, if Template:A transcluded into Template:B and the latter was fully protected with the "cascading" option set on, then anyone with the "protect" tag can edit Template:A so long as it isn't fully protected itself? Also, about the oversight ability to hide usernames, is the action reversable? [[Conservapedia:Oversight|This page]] says that revisions hidden through oversighting can be restored by a developer, but does this apply to usernames, and what counts as a developer? I had asked Karajou [[User_talk:Karajou#Hiding_revisions_on_two_CP_pages|here]] a month ago regarding trying to hide the vandalized revisions left by the two troll accounts who posted the links to obscene websites, but he said that he couldn't restore the usernames in any way. In addition, about "rollback", is there anything special about getting the tag? From what I know in terms of having reverted messes left by vandals, all one really needs to do is click on the most recent non-vandalized revision, click "Edit", and save the page. Thank you DavidB4!

Also, taking a cue from the way you changed the font color for your signature, I was finally able to figure out the correct formatting to change the font color on [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2020|this page]], and I do appreciate all the help you offered [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Changing_font_colors...|here]]! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 23:29, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Liberaltears,
:In regard to protect, that is essentially correct. Any content which is given cascading protection and then included on another page, will carry that protection with it. So if Template:A is given cascading protection, then it is included on Template:B, PageA, and PageB, all three would inherit the same protection as Template:A. This can be problematic in many cases, so it is rarely used. The "Protect" privilege enables the option to add protection to a page, but only to a level which that user can still edit it. So I have the "protect" tag, but I do not have the "Administrator" tag. I can protect pages to the next level down (Autoconfirmed) and I can edit such protection as well. However, I cannot protect a page to the Administrator level, since I do not have that tag. I also cannot edit any page protected to that level, or change that protection.
:Oversight has never really worked for me. However, my understanding is that those with the "Oversight" tag can hide usernames and edits, but not restore them. I believe there is a way to restore this later, but I don't know who can do that. Perhaps only Andy is able. You might be able to learn more about it here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight]
:[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Rollback Rollback] makes it a one-click operation to revert a series of unwanted edits to a page. It adds a link to the Recent Changes page, which can be clicked to revert all edits by that user to that page. You can do the same thing without it using the steps you described, this just makes it a little easier to do.

:I'm glad to hear you were able to get that font fixed, too! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:51, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

::Thank you for the explanation, DavidB4! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 23:56, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

::By the way, I had also noticed that "Siteadmin", "check user", and "oversight" abilities aren't included in "Administrator" privileges. Is there a specific reason for that? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 23:59, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

:::You're welcome! I don't really know, but my guess would be that these abilities were added on top of the base wiki capabilities. I'm pretty sure that "check user" is provided by a Wiki plugin, and I think "Siteadmin" is a custom tag. I thought oversight came with the base wiki software, but perhaps it is an addon as well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:09, 18 June 2020 (EDT)

::::Ah, I see. And thank you once again! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 00:10, 18 June 2020 (EDT)

==Tag-team editing==
Hi, David. Thanks for [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dropbox&curid=160189&diff=1664410&oldid=1664284 this edit] to [[Dropbox]]. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 20:32, 2 July 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Ed, happy to help--thanks for creating it! I was a little surprised that we didn't have articles on things like Dropbox and Google Drive. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:48, 3 July 2020 (EDT)

==Christianity by Continent Category==

Hi David. I created some brief articles on Christianity by Continent such as: https://www.conservapedia.com/Christianity_in_Africa I want to add a Category called "Christianity by Continent" uniting this with Christianity in (1) Asia (2) Europe, (3) North America (4) South America and (5) Australia

Can you please do that, or can I do it myself. I added the see also links and other things in the page itself. I wasn't sure about the category thing.

Take care and God Bless,
Nishant Xavier. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 00:28, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

P.S. I also want to create a Christianity by category sub-category which I hope will include all countries of all continents. Andy also asked me to work on a project which I hope to begin tomorrow; and I need to at least have the basic template of this up before we can successfully begin Project 150 MN [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 00:30, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Nishant, I'd be happy to help! One thing I'm not quite certain about first, though. Do you think these articles should be considered (almost entirely) christian history, or will there be a fair amount of modern info as well? I see on the Africa one, there is a sizable piece on modern Christianity, but some others seem to focus on the past. I just want to make sue before I go ahead with adding them. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:46, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

Hi David! I plan for them to be a complete compendium of everything that pertains to Christianity on that Continent. The Africa model is more like what the others will look like when they are finished. Beginning with the history to be sure, but a lot of focus on the current Christian Demographics on that Continent. So the articles will be progressively improved going forward. Hope that clears it up. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 01:56, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

:Yes, that's good to know, and sounds like a good plan! I've added two categories to each, "Christianity by Continent" (which links them to "Christianity") and the continent's category. Does that look good? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:57, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

Hi David. It looks great thanks. I saw that Asia alone had to be added and seeing how you added to the other continents, I added the one for Asia. So it's all done now. Thanks again and hope all is well, David. God Bless. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 22:53, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

:Ah yes, it looks like I missed that one for some reason. Thanks! Just one other comment, category names should generally be capitalized, except for conjunctions. So, I renamed [[:Category:Christianity by country]] as [[:Category:Christianity by Country]]. Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:54, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

Thanks again David for your help. I think it's all good now. I want to create articles for Christianity in every country (and only about 3 or 4 are done so far, out of 203 - so 200 more to go!) and some other things like the historical list of Popes for whom also there are nearly 200 entries vacant right now. So that will keep me busy for some time. CP should cross 50,000 pages soon. I'll be sure to ask if anything comes up. God Bless you. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 00:24, 15 July 2020 (EDT)

:It sounds like you have a lot to do! Okay, well thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:25, 15 July 2020 (EDT)

== Question about [[:File:Andrew Romanoff.jpg]] ==

Hi DavidB4, I noticed in [[:File:Andrew Romanoff.jpg|this file]] you uploaded that the page apparently doesn't exist, with a "Create" option appearing on the top right. I'm just curious, how is that possible? Usually when a file is uploaded, the action is listed in the revision history of the page, though there apparently isn't a revision history for the file. I also noticed that on the bottom of the page, it doesn't say how many times the page was accessed. Does this has to do with the fact that the page is empty in terms of bytes? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 12:42, 17 July 2020 (EDT)

:Well that's odd. Yes, I suppose it must not count as a page if there is no text. I always add text to uploads though, so I don't know how that happened. Anyway, I added basic source info--I'm glad you pointed that out! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:00, 17 July 2020 (EDT)
::Okay, thank you DavidB4! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 15:18, 17 July 2020 (EDT)

== Question ==

Hi DavidB4, there's something I ought to ask you about; is there any way for you to email [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]]? The reason I'm asking this is because I have replied to his questions and issues but he doesn't respond back most of the time, and I have no idea if he ever sees what I say or not. After he created [[R. Harmon Drew, Sr.|this page]] that contained invisible characters which were encoded into the URL, BHathorn created [[R._Harmon_Drew,_Sr.|this duplicate page]] asking what happened. This type of problem was already discussed on [[CP:IUR]] after he had added a move request there, but I'm not sure if he saw our responses or not. If you can email him, can you please tell him that I answered his question the best I could on that duplicate page? I saw that he has made edits after my response, so I'm not sure if BHathorn may have just forgotten to check back on that. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 20:25, 5 August 2020 (EDT)

I'm also not sure if BHathorn may have just saw the message and didn't have anything to reply in particular. I do know that he did once reply to a message I put on his talk page [[User_talk:BHathorn#Template:Infobox_officeholder_updated|here]]. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 20:28, 5 August 2020 (EDT)

:Hi, unfortunately I do not have an email address for BHathorn. I guess you could try posing on his talk page though, since that generates an alert. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:03, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::I've posted messages on BHathorn's talk page, but I'm really unsure if he either ignores them now or reads them but just doesn't respond. I've noticed several times that he tends to post questions and requests for actions he doesn't have permissions for (such as moving pages), but doesn't respond to the thread most of the time. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 19:07, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, I've noticed the same. I've kind of assumed that he does see, but just doesn't reply. I'm not sure though. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:49, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::::By the way, those are interesting userboxes you created. :) --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:57, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Thanks! Are you referring to the two most recent userbox templates I created regarding my irritation over the server errors/bad gateways? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Sunday, 22:58, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::Yes, the ones about the 5xx errors. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:47, 9 August 2020 (EDT)

== Question about certain files ==

Hi DavidB4, I have a question about certain files and their properties when used as thumbnails. So when I was adding an image for the [[United States Senate elections, 2020]] page [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_elections,_2020&diff=1675122&oldid=1675121 here] for the South Dakota section, I was trying to adjust the size of [[:File:M. Michael Rounds.gif]] to 200px, but noticed that the image size didn't change (see comparison between [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_elections,_2020&diff=1675121&oldid=1675120#South_Dakota here] and [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_elections,_2020&diff=1675122&oldid=1675121#South_Dakota here]). Is there a specific reason for this? Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 22:52, 7 August 2020 (EDT)

:I think typically, 200px is the default display size. You can check what your account is set to use [https://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering here]. If your thumbnail size is set to 200 (which is most likely is) then adding the 200px variable will not change anything for you. Maybe try a larger size? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:07, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::Okay, I'll try that. Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 19:49, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

== Really strange occurrence ==

Hi DavidB4, there's something really strange that happened that I need to ask you about. For some weird reason, I'm unable to access [[User:Liberaltears/Images_to_request_for_uploading|this user subpage of mine]], with a pop-up saying that "Access to this page is forbidden". I don't get it; what's going on? Is it a server/system error or did someone lock me out of accessing the page? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 21:48, 9 August 2020 (EDT)

:Hmm... That's not supposed to happen. We are trying to fix the current 500 error issues, so this might be an accidental side affect of the tinkering in the background. I'll see what I can find out. I'm sure it's nothing personal, or intentional. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:57, 9 August 2020 (EDT)

::I still think these 500 error issues (in addition to a "401 administrator" error that also popped up earlier this morning) may be the result of a DOS attack on this site. My thought here is that some determined trolls may be trying to attack the site to deny access to it because, to put it simply, they hate us, they hate and fear the truth and they hate and fear the messages and info we try to deliver with the site and its articles. If this weren't the case, then we wouldn't be on those trolls' radar and they wouldn't be trying to pull these stunts to keep people who want to see this site from seeing it and learning that Wikipedia and the liberal media are not what its supporters and apologists play them (or what they try to pass off as "factual" information and "news") up to be. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 09:29, 10 August 2020 (EDT)

:::What I saw earlier this morning (around three hours ago) was more of a "400 page doesn't exist" type of error; I have no idea what happened, and I was worried out of apprehension for a while that this site may have been permanently taken down or something. What I wanted to mention here yesterday night in response to DavidB4's reply was cut short by a 500 ISE that lasted for about half an hour to forty minutes, then the entirety of the site had access restricted to certain administrators. Personally, I was worried that the reason I was blocked off from accessing my user subpage initially may have had something to do with being a bit too incessant with pleading for upload rights to Andy, or maybe it had something to do with the nasty disputes with RobSmith/VargasMilan/Shobson20, but it could've very well been hackers who are deranged commies. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 10:28, 10 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Conservative said [[User:Conservative/mail#These_500_Errors_are_intolerable|here]] that he thinks the server issues could've been caused by high web traffic. I really have doubts over that, because if such high web traffic was the case, then a 500 ISE would show up, blocking people from accessing this site. Thus the server then has no viewers to handle with and the problem shouldn't take half an hour to resolve. Besides, I haven't seen page views climb exceedingly; even while I've been working really hard (as in possibly sometimes spending 90-100 minutes at a time on a computer screen) on [[United_States_Senate_elections,_2020|this page]] with many edits, the page views hasn't jumped by more than 1,000 in the past few days. I do hope that with good efforts and more hard work, 10,000 views can be reached in the next few days for that. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 10:38, 10 August 2020 (EDT)

::::Yeah, the errors are site-wide. Some people have been trying to fix it, with varied success so far. The original announcement was that it was due to heavy traffic or a DDoS attack, and that probably is part of it, but my suspicion is that there is a bug somewhere in the wiki itself or its database, which is perhaps being exacerbated by high load. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:16, 11 August 2020 (EDT)

It's always up for 30 minutes, then down for 40. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 20:46, 14 August 2020 (EDT)
:At least you can access this site. The only reason I'm here is because of a web proxy (sorry about temporarily violating [[Conservapedia:Guidelines#Member_Accounts|the guidelines]]), because over the last few days, a "403 - Forbidden" notice would pop up every time I try opening CP; I got so confused and puzzled over this that I created an account on RW (very hesitantly) just so I could ask RobSmith what was going on. And I still don't know the answer to the latter. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 21:47, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

:Also, if there's really no other way to get on here, do you suppose it's okay to use a proxy to get on CP here for now, at least until "403 - Forbidden" notices stop popping up for me? I really have almost nothing better to do aside from CP editing. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 21:51, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

::Email DavidB4 at davidb4p-2154@archnet.us and give him your external IP address and get him to tell the system to stop blocking it. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 22:45, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Can't DavidB4 just use check user to find out the IP address I normally use? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 22:50, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

::::LT, I can't believe that was you; I figured it to be just another of Ace's socks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 23:35, 14 August 2020 (EDT)
::::Anyway I got 3 day block for talking about KKKommie-la. Anything that doesn't toe the party line is racist, misogynist, and reborn birtherism. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 23:39, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Yeah, unfortunately for now, the only way I can edit is through [https://www.kproxy.com/ this proxy], which allows me to bypass the "403 - Forbidden" errors but not the "500 - Internal Server Errors"; that at least allows me to access this site. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 00:34, 15 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::It looks like my reply was lost when this site was being upgraded to a new server. In case you didn't see my reply, I posted that I had gotten your IP, and ensured that it was unblocked. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:57, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::The problem is that I'm still unable to access CP normally because of "403 - Forbidden" pop-ups. Since you're a tech expert, do you suppose it could have something to do with something on my end, such as the IP address I normally use and the WiFi associated with it that I'm connected to? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 01:03, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

Still?? Hmmm...that shouldn't be happening. Since my last post a couple days ago, all IPs should have been unblocked. Do I assume correctly that you tried the usual process of clearing your cookies and browser cache, and connecting in with Private Browsing? 
I grabbed the IP address you have been using up until August 10th. Since then, you've been connecting in from a lot of different IPs, probably from your proxy service...unfortunately, I can't tell for sure which one(s) used since then are your real IP. If clearing your browser doesn't work, could you get your external IP (using a service like this: https://www.whatsmyip.org ) and send it to me either via email, or using [https://l.archnet.us/emaildavidb4cp this form] (no email address required for that)? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:16, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:It's important to flush the entire browser cache history if errors are still occurring, or try to access from a new browser than you have not used.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 01:29, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

::Andy, I just cleared my browser of the cache history and opened a new window, but that didn't stop the pop-up. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 01:41, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Liberaltears, I got your message. Would it be convenient for you to try accessing CP from another internet connection using the same computer you are currently having issues from? I expect it will work to do this, but if it doesn't that might help us nail down the issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:18, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

::::I unfortunately don't have access to other internet connections at the moment. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 10:41, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Hmm...Okay. Well I'm at a bit of a loss. Andy says all the IP blocks have been cleared, so the only reason I can think of that you would still be blocked is that somewhere, something is cached which should not be. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:38, 26 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::Another pretty basic suggestion: did you try using a different browser altogether? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:27, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::I just tried directly accessing CP with two other browsers, but neither have worked. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 22:33, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::::Interesting. Okay, I have a couple more another harebrained suggestions. If you want, first try clearing your PC's DNS cache. On Windows, you can do this by opening Command Prompt, and typing in "ipconfig /flushdns" (without the quotes) and pressing enter. If you still can't access CP after that, next try setting a custom DNS server in your operating system or browser. Since the process differs from one browser to another, it might be easiest to set it in your operating system. If this doesn't work, it's easy to undo. [https://pchelp.ricmedia.com/set-custom-dns-servers-windows/ Here is a guide] for setting it up on Windows. I would suggest using Cloudflare for this purpose (1.1.1.1 & 1.0.0.1) although there and other good options out there, like OpenDNS (208.67.222.222 & 208.67.220.220). Once set, clear your system's DNS cache again, and see if that works. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:49, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::I tried the first suggestion, but it didn't work. Regarding the second idea, it was somewhat confusing, and I'm not sure if I did it right, but it didn't work either. I'm just wondering though, why would such an error even occur in the first place? That type of problem never happened for me before the server problems that started showing up around four weeks ago. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 23:19, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

Yeah, sorry about that...it's not a very intuitive process. They don't expect average users to be tinkering with that. 
The answer to your question is somewhat complicated, but I will do my best to explain it. When CP changed over to its new server, the website's IP address changed. So, the domain name record was updated. This means that when you try going to "conservapedia.com," your browser retrieves the new server's IP, rather than the old one. It then connects to that IP address, and the average user is none the wiser that anything has changed. However, the domain name system is a complicated network of servers and caches, so it can take a little time for everyone to get the update. There are also safeguards in place to prevent anyone from being out of date for too long, typically. My thinking here is that perhaps your computer still has the old IP address, rather than the new one. This could happen for a few reasons, but realistically shouldn't happen for anywhere near this much time. Theoretically, your computer itself could have the old address cached. This means that it wouldn't even bother to ask anyone where to look for "conservapedia.com," but rather just go to where it always goes (which has recently become incorrect). However, there is an expiration date attached to that DNS record, so typically within a week, your computer will decide it is time to go ask someone else if the site has moved. (We forced it to do this, by clearing your DNS cache.) It gets an update by sending a request to your local DNS server, which is typically run by your internet service provider (ISP). Your ISP then in turn looks up that information from more authoritative source of information (ultimately an internet root server, although they may be intermediary servers). So, if your computer isn't caching the old DNS record longer than it should, my thinking was that perhaps it is getting a stale record from your upstream DNS server. That is why I suggested trying a different DNS server. 
Here's another idea: Try connecting to Conservapedia's IP address, rather than domain name: https://96.125.173.110/Main_Page
Your browser will give your a security warning or error message, because the HTTPS encryption isn't designed to work without a domain name. Most browsers still give you an option to continue to the site, although Chrome might not. I also would '''not''' recommend logging in to your account this way, since your credentials could be intercepted by malicious individuals online. However, there is no harm in just connecting, to see if you still get the error you have been getting. You should be getting the exact same site either way, just with the TLS encryption broken in this case. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:03, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:Oh, okay. Just wondering though, why would I get a "403 - Forbidden" pop-up that says I "don't have permission to access this resource"? I'm not sure why that specific notice appears. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 02:11, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::If you are connecting to the new CP server, well, you shouldn't be getting it. However, on the old server, some efforts were being made to block off portions of the internet as a temporary mitigation of the excessive server load. However, those blocks were reportedly only ever on the old server, so you should old be getting this error if you aren't actually getting connected to the new server. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:27, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::If that's the case, then it must be that I'm automatically connecting to the old server when trying to access CP. How long should it take at most before I connect to the new server? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 02:46, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::::The current CP DNS record expires every 60 minutes. So, within one hour, you should start being directed to the new site, unless the old DNS record was different. That's why I don't see how/why this could even be happening. I have no better ideas at present, though. Did you try going [https://96.125.173.110/Main_Page here] (and continuing through the encryption error page), to see if you get the same 403 error? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:15, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Would it be safe for me to add a security exception to access the site? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 14:20, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::It should be fine. What your browser is warning you about is that an HTTPS encrypted connection can be created, but it can't verify that the site is actually who you think it is. HTTPS only works as intended when domain names are used, so replacing the name with its IP address causes it to partially break. So, a security exception in the case will apply only to this IP address (which you can verify is correct by using nslookup on the conservapedia.com record - type "nslookup conservapedia.com" in command prompt to see what IP address you should be using), allowing your browser to connect with the server specified even though it cannot automatically verify it is who you think it is. The only time such a security exception will come into play again is if you again visit this IP address directly in your web browser. The only danger is that you could potentially be going to the wrong address, and end up on a malicious website instead of the one you intend to reach. It's up to you though--you don't need to do this, it just would help us make use that you are getting the 403 error from the new server, rather than the old. If you're not comfortable with it, that's fine. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:29, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::I just tried going on that site, but got the same error popping up. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 14:36, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

Hmm... Well that is very interesting... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:30, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:There we go! It looks like Andy found the problem, which was affecting you only. Please try it again, and if that doesn't work, clear your cache and retry. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:40, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::Yep, the site functions normally again! So what had happened that halted me from getting here directly? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 18:50, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Unexpectedly your IP address got caught mistakenly in a small list that carried over from the old system in a deny file. Even though blocks were cleared, your IP address was mistakenly still stuck there. Glad it's working now and sorry for the oversight!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 19:01, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::::How did my IP address even get into that list? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 19:08, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::I know there was a bit of guesswork involved in troubleshooting things when the site broke, and part of that included trying to figure out if any particular IPs were causing problems in the backend. My guess would be that in this process, your IP was checked along with many others, including mine. It was certainly nothing personal, as they didn't even know who's IP was who's during that process. I got blocked initially as well, along with more than half of the internet. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:43, 3 September 2020 (EDT)

::::::Ah, I see. Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 18:07, 3 September 2020 (EDT)

== Minuteman ==

Hi DavidB4, I'm just curious, do you have [[User:Minuteman|Minuteman]] actively set up on CP right now? I have noticed before that the bot would automatically block any user account that has an inappropriate username or vandalizes pages to a certain degree. There has recently been some trolls who have either created accounts under foul names or vandalized pages (particularly [[Special:Contributions/LTtheasswipe|this idiot]] who isn't yet blocked while I'm typing this) that weren't blocked by Minuteman as vandals in the past have. Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Friday, 19:16, 21 August 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Liberaltears, Minuteman detected the site's instability a couple weeks ago, and shut down. I have been keeping it offline since then, while the site was being migrated to better hosting. Now that the site seems stable on this new server, I expect to be starting up Minuteman quite soon. I prefer not to publicly announce when it is going offline, since that would invite additional vandalism. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:00, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

::Ah I see. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday,

::Too late, that "Coservapedia user get pro help/therapy" guy has been making more stupid socks. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 01:36, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::You know, one day if a friend of mine ever invites me to a puppet show, I'd be more than happy to go unless it has to do with ''sockpuppets''. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday,

::::You know... [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Monday, 05:47, 24 August 2020 (EDT)
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I did nothing, and the robot Minuteman blocked me, I don't know why, it says "Temporary Minuteman block". - [[User:Punish China]]

:Hi Punish China, it could've been your post [[Talk:National_Basketball_Association|here]] in caps lock that caused the bot to think that you may have been a troll or something. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Sunday, 14:55, 20 September 2020 (EDT)

::Hi Punish China, it seems there were a few things Minuteman didn't like. Mainly, it was your edits to "Examples of Bias in Wikipedia" which it mistakenly thought were plagiarism, and your reference to RW. There were several contributing factors it was looking at for the former, but it still shouldn't have bothered you over these two things. I've made some adjustments, so it shouldn't give you any more trouble. Sorry for the trouble! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:12, 21 September 2020 (EDT)

== Another question ==

Hi DavidB4, I noticed that sometimes when entering CP, a title headline would pop up on the Main Page when such normally doesn't happen. Does it have anything directly to do with the recent errors? Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Tuesday, 23:58, 28 September 2020 (EDT)

:"title headline"? Sorry, I'm not certain what you mean. Could you clarify? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:09, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

::So on the top of almost every page, the page title is automatically displayed, though this isn't the case for the Main Page. However, I noticed on multiple occasions recently that a title appears there, though clicking on "View source" or "View history" will cause it to disappear. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Tuesday, 07:39, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

:::Odd. I see a title on the home page, which is simply "Conservapedia".
:::The site header includes the <code><nowiki><title>Conservapedia</title></nowiki></code> tag, which sets this value. It should always show as this, unless a script on the page changes it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:21, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

::::I probably should've been more specific, as I'm referring to the headline that shows up right above the contents/tools of a page, whether it's a special page, a content page, its source, history, etc. For example, when typing this response on this section, I see "Editing User talk:DavidB4 (section)". If I go to my contributions page, the headline simply says "User contributions". A headline doesn't show up for the Main Page under normal circumstances. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Tuesday, 13:30, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

:::::Oh, okay. I misunderstood, so thanks for clarifying. Since we have a problem with data queries on the site right now, my best guess would be that yes, this is probably related to that problem. I don't know for sure though. I haven't noticed it, myself. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:48, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

== Webserver allowing spam ==

I noticed that you are blocking lots of IPs, why? And, what is with the "Webserver allowing spam"? - [[User:Punish China]]

:I believe it's because those IP addresses are being used by recent vandals, possibly to evade autoblocks. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Wednesday, 19:46, 30 September 2020 (EDT)

::Those IPs would never be used by legitimate editors. The ones I have been blocking lately are specifically registered to cloud service providers, which are being used to run IP masking services. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:45, 1 October 2020 (EDT)
::Conservapedia's policy is that users must connect from their own IP addresses. Therefore, connecting to CP from any one of those IPs without permission from us would be a breach of that policy. However, for this purpose, I have only blocked account registration from those IPs. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:50, 1 October 2020 (EDT)

== Question about cascading protection ==

Hi DavidB4, I'm just curious about the "cascading" option for page protections, is it possible for non-administrators with the "protect" tag like you to use it when semi-protecting pages? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Thursday, 00:18, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

:Yes, it is available for any protection level. Of course, "semi-protection" seems to do nothing, but oh well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:47, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

::Okay, that's very helpful because there should then be a way to indirectly protect pages so that only anyone with the "protect" and/or "Administrator" tag can edit them; if say, Page A and Page B need to be protected as such, then Page C can be created with "<nowiki></nowiki>" for its content and then be protected with the cascading option turned on. In that case, at least based off the [[Special:ListGroupRights|listed user rights]], editing Page A and Page B would be limited to those with the "protect" or "Administrator" tag. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Thursday, 08:36, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, in theory. That has sometimes been done for templates, so for example, anything with the homosexuality template gets cascading protection from that template. However, the only two things we can currently base our protection on are "autoconfimed" and "administrator" tags. Autoconfirm is unfortunately not working as intended for some reason, so realistically, the only locking option we have is restricting editing to "Administrator" tags. I wonder if it might be possible to add protection limiting editing to those with the "Edit" tag also, but I don't know if it can or would be done. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:27, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

::::So are you referring to pages that have Template:Homosexuality transcluded into them? From my understanding with the way cascading protection works, if the template is protected with cascading turned on, only templates/pages that transclude ''into'' the template would be affected, not pages that have Template:Homosexuality transcluded in them (correct me if I'm wrong). Also, regarding changing the number of protection levels, I think either Andy and/or the webmaster would know about it. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Thursday, 13:52, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

:::::Oh, no you're right. Yes cascading protection ensures that anything included on that page is also protected. I was getting it mixed up with something else. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:04, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

== File request ==

Hi. Can you upload [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Turkey.svg this file] to the Conservapedia? It's a public domain. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 06:26, 17 October 2020 (EDT)

:Sure, here it is: [[:File:Emblem of Turkey.svg.png]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:28, 18 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thank you so much! Can you upload those files: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Istiklal_Caddesi_06_24_09_0068.jpg 1], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iskenderun_church.jpg 2]? These are also public domain. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 12:09, 30 October 2020 (EDT)
Is there a problem? - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 01:36, 7 November 2020 (EST)
:It could be that DavidB4 is rather busy or didn't see your reply requesting those two files. I just uploaded them [[:File:Istiklal_Caddesi_06_24_09_0068.jpg|here]] and [[:File:Iskenderun_church.jpg|here]]. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Saturday, 11:39, 7 November 2020 (EST)

::Andrewlee, thanks for the reminder there--I apologize, but I have had very little free time lately. Thank you LT for doing that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 03:12, 9 November 2020 (EST)

== Why you undoed my edit ==
I was redirecting the page by copy+paste, then you moved automatically without doing that. So, the pages got switched, and the new page that got switched to the old page said #REDIRECT (New page), and the edit history was moved. Thus, my edit was undoed. (I had no intention to cause trouble) Am I right? --[[User:United States|United States]] ([[User talk:United States|talk]]) 17:04, 3 December 2020 (EST)

:The problem is that pages are not suposed to be moved using cut+paste. The edit history of pages must also be moved, along with the text. Otherwise, you are essentailly telling the world that you wrote the entire page, even though you didn't. I didn't think there were any subsiquent edits to the new page, so I deleted it to make room for the original, then moved that with its edit hitory to the new name. If there were subsiquent edits to the new page you created, they were unfortunately lost...I do appologize for that. I would have tried to preserve them if I had noticed. I would basically need to paste in your edits from the new page to the origianl, and include your name on the edit summary. That's that I typically do this this situation, although it's not at all ideal. Sorry for missing that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:42, 3 December 2020 (EST)

== Request for DavidB4-bot ==

Hi DavidB4, if you have the time, can you see if you can have DavidB4-bot remove any zero-width spacing from CP pages that include it, particularly BHathorn's page creations? In articles like [[Bernard Bagert, Sr.|this one]], [[Major de Pingre'|this one]], and [[Bob McFarland|this one]], it causes an extraneous spacing due to it apparently being used on the top and bottom of the page, but it's invisible property makes it hard to find and remove, and this seems to be the case with dozens and dozens of pages. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Saturday, 00:06, 19 December 2020 (EST)

:Interesting...I've never really dealt with ZWSP issues before. I'll see what my options for this are. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:49, 23 December 2020 (EST)

::Okay, thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Wednesday, 18:43, 23 December 2020 (EST)

== What has happened with CreationWiki ==

Is there any way to contact the moderators of CreationWiki.org because it is a major source for Creation Science and it has been down for a long time. If you could contact them ask them what is happening and tell them to make the website to be back online. User:Kirikagure, 31 December 2020

I recently tried contacting them via email--it hasn't been long enough to expect a reply yet. Hopefully they are aware and working on the issue, but it has been offline for a while now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:10, 1 January 2021 (EST)

== Is this appropriate? ==

Hi,

I don't really know how to put this diplomatically, but here's my best shot...

I have been looking through Conservapedia's content and I have noticed that the vast majority of it is defending and promoting the ideology of conservatism, however, it seems to lack a lot of non-politics/conservative related content on things like aircraft, history (non-US history), geography etc. I would be happy to write these types of articles for Conservapedia, however, I am worried about them not falling into the remit of Conservapedia, could you please confirm this? Don't worry, I won't be offended if you say no...

Thanks in advance! {{unsigned|Elnencatala}}

:Hi Elnencatala, certainly feel free to write on non-political topics! I agree, the current political issues are generally well-covered, but non-political topics can sometimes be a little lacking. Of course, try to focus on topics of public interest. The areas you mentioned sound great! In fact, history was one of the topics which was initially focused on when Conservapedia was founded (although there's more to be done). If there is a reasonable expectation of some of our readers wanting information on that topic (and keep in mind, some of our readers are homeschoolers), then by all means, go for it!
:Thanks for making sure--I look forward to seeing it! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:05, 2 January 2021 (EST)

==Source update request==
Hello, could you update the source link in this image? Correct link to LOC. [https://www.loc.gov/item/2009633684/] The link to "thisnation" has expired.
[[File:W-pray.jpg|left|200px|thumb|painted by H. Brueckner; engd. by John C. McRae]] {{unsigned|Progressingamerica}}
{{clear}}
:It looks like I can't. It is locked so that only a full admin can edit it. Probably Karajou, Conservative, or Andy could help you with that. Sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:40, 7 January 2021 (EST)
==Thank you for the assistance==
You were right. The checkbox must be checked. I'm in. Thank you. - --[[User:CharlesShirley|CharlesShirley]] ([[User talk:CharlesShirley|talk]]) 09:36, 15 January 2021 (EST)

:I'm glad to hear that worked! Let me know if you have any other issues. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:30, 15 January 2021 (EST)

== Those people are socks I suspect. ==

They are all signing up the minute one of them gets blocked. --[[User:Yeschayi|Trump]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 18:48, 17 January 2021 (EST)

:Yeah, that's what these losers do when they're bored. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:49, 17 January 2021 (EST)

:I agree. --[[User:Yeschayi|Trump]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 18:51, 17 January 2021 (EST)

== Who is Sievert81RW? ==

Is it sievert himself or another sock of the person vandalising rightist articles? --[[User:Yeschayi|Trump]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 18:52, 17 January 2021 (EST)
:Not sure, I haven't checked. Sievert81 did get blocked a while back, so either way, this person is unwanted. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:09, 17 January 2021 (EST)
:Could be his sock account. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 19:12, 17 January 2021 (EST)
::It's him, and I just sent his IP address on a little vacation, though I'm not sure if it will work with this bug we have going on. [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 21:54, 17 January 2021 (EST)
:Keep an eye out for his socks, he could reset his router. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 21:55, 17 January 2021 (EST)
::If he resets his IP address to evade a block I will send a report to his ISP for unauthorized access. Since I believe he is a teenager, it should be interesting when his parents get that nastygram from the cable company. [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 21:59, 17 January 2021 (EST)
::They’ll probably ground him or something, keep an eye out for potential socks of sievert though, --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 22:04, 17 January 2021 (EST)

== Hi there. ==

Later, i'm going to re write more of the [[Windows 95]] article. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 14:46, 18 January 2021 (EST)
:Ok, sounds good. Thanks! I didn't mean to pounce on you, but just wanted to head off any future issues by checking now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:48, 18 January 2021 (EST)

== Conservapedia priorities ==

Please see [[Conservapedia:Project Priorities]] and update, protect, etc. as, of course, you see fit.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 23:47, 19 January 2021 (EST)

== Please undelete Gypsy Taub ==

Please undelete [[Gypsy Taub]]. Karajou must not have been feeling well when he deleted it a few days ago.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 08:18, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:You'll need to speak with Karajou about that...I don't have the authority to override his decisions. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:16, 22 January 2021 (EST)
::(Offensive comment retracted. I apologize. I was wrong.).--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 21:56, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::CP does have a No Personal Attacks policy similar to WP's, so you need to mind your Ps and Qs when trash talking another editor. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:18, 22 January 2021 (EST)
::::Any licensed psychiatrist would agree with my assessment of the situation. I have a psychiatric diagnosis of schitzoaffective disorder and I faithfully take my meds. I am as right as rain. Karajou probably thinks that there is some oh-so-terrible stigma with getting the help of a licensed proffessional. He may have served his country but he has some growing up to do.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 23:22, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::::User:Amorrow, your insulting comment about another editor is false and offensive. Please retract it and apologize immediately. More generally, we're building an encyclopedia here and non-encyclopedia content is not allowed. Thank you.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 23:29, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::::::Andy, my dear man: please review [[Right to Privacy#Privacy is obsolete]] and get up to speed about the online encyclopedia of the coming decade. Please, please face facts: EVERYTHING is going online and going public. People will no longer keep paper records of any sort except for official documents. Even those will be copied online for the world to see. Soon children will ask "How could you old fogies ever survive without EVERYTHING being online?" Please also carefully review [[Conservapedia:Project Growth]]. This project is not living in the encyclopedias of the 1950s but the 1850s. My goodness: you are a Harvard man. Hide bound in tradition yes but you are a leader. You have no excuse for not keeping up with the fast crowd. The leading bleeding edge!--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 23:44, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Uncategorized files ==

I fixed up [[Uncategorized files]] so that the links work again. I would be eager to work on that project if I could get some teamwork to happen.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 19:51, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:David, we're trying to categorize all images in [[:Category:Images]]. I thought there were 25,000, but Amorrw says 2,500. I don't know which is correct. But we need a bot to fix this. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 22:02, 22 January 2021 (EST)
::I might be able to have a bot do it, but these images are admin locked, so I would need Admin-level protect/unprotect in order to do it. This is why I gave up on the project years ago, because I simply couldn't. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:58, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== A quick task for you ==

Please see [[User talk:Amorrow#Images]].--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 21:31, 22 January 2021 (EST)

==Proposal==
We would appreciate your input at [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Proposal]]. Thanks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 19:59, 1 February 2021 (EST)

== Debate ==

:Hello David. I would like to get your input at a debate page I set up [[Debate:Should the United States attack Pakistan?]]. Thanks.[[User:Bytemsbu|Bytemsbu]] ([[User talk:Bytemsbu|talk]]) 21:09, 1 February 2021 (EST)

::Hi,
::I haven't really been paying enough attention to the geopolitical landscape over there lately, to form an educated opinion. If I get some time, I'll try to take a look. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:05, 1 February 2021 (EST)

==Request==
Please delete my account and user page. Thank you. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:32, 3 February 2021 (EST)
:No problem. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 00:15, 4 February 2021 (EST)
::Bye Rob. Best of luck in your future endeavors! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:29, 4 February 2021 (EST)

== TY note ==

Hi DavidB4,
Thank you for your welcome message.
Ergo sum

:We're glad to have you! Let me know if you need anything! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:00, 5 March 2021 (EST)

== About: Article Battle of Wilson’s Wharf ==

Should I add content to it, since it’s requested for deletion for no content should add some? --[[User:Yeschayi|Builder]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 01:09, 5 March 2021 (EST)

:Please do! It was tagged only because there was no actual content on that page. Feel free to add some text, and remove the deletion tag. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:01, 5 March 2021 (EST)

==This user==
I believe the evidence supports [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=George_Washington&diff=prev&oldid=1741644 this user] as being a mentally handicapped adult and not part of any wider troll network. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:14, 2 April 2021 (EDT)
:That may well be, but they were [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=George_Washington&diff=prev&oldid=1741642 still trolling]. The edit pattern ranked a low familiarity score on Minuteman, with only one other recent pattern match. Whatever. Whether in-network or freelance, they're still feeding the algorithm...so it's not all for nothing. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:33, 3 April 2021 (EDT)

== Make Sure ==

@[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] Can you please make sure that Minuteman bot doesn't block me for a third time. I get the first block was for reviewing my account but I got a second block. - [[User:ChadUser|ChadUser]]
:Since Karajou has backed you up, you shouldn't have any more issues. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:03, 10 April 2021 (EDT)

== Image help ==

@[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] Since only admins can add images, can you please add images for these articles? These are ones, I either created or reworked.
[[Joachim von Ribbentrop]]
[[Alfred Rosenberg]]
[[Julius Streicher]]
[[Mary Miller]]
[[Tom Rice]]
[[Cynthia Lummis]]
[[Odilo Globocnik]]

You should already get Ribbentrop's image copied onto here from the link on this page. https://conservapedia.com/File:Joachim_von_Ribbentrop

And here are the sources for the images for the rest:
Streicher:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1997-011-24,_Julius_Streicher.jpg

Rosenberg:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1985-0723-500,_Alfred_Rosenberg_headcrop.jpg

Miller:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Miller_117th_U.S_Congress.jpg

Rice:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tom_Rice,_Official_Portrait,_113th_Congress_-_full.jpg

Lummis:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CynthiaLummis.jpg

Globocnik
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2007-0188,_Odilo_Globocnik.jpg

--[[User:ChadUser|ChadUser]]

== Check It Out ==

I made a review of the new members of the 117th congress. [[Essay:117th US House New Members Review]]. Let me know what you think of the page and the concept. [[User:ChadUser|ChadUser]] ([[User talk:ChadUser|talk]]) 11:26, 15 April 2021 (EDT)

== Should I use Officeholder or Dictator for [[Abdul Karim Qassem]]? ==

Just asking. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk!]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 13:15, 28 April 2021 (EDT)

:Good question. I don't know much about him, so I don't know if I'm really qualified to answer. From the small amount of mainsteam information I've seen about him, it sounds like "Officeholder" might be more accurate, '''but''' mainstream sources notoriously like to slant their writings, so I can't say for sure. A quick web search tells me that he supposedly sat on a three-man "Revolutionary Council" which would imply he wasn't a dictator, but his actions might say otherwise. I also see a reference to him "being elected" prime minister. I don't know if that was a fair election, or a typical banana-republic "election" when he was guaranteed to "win". I would need to do a lot more research to answer those questions. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:25, 28 April 2021 (EDT)

== Is this guy a sock? ==

https://conservapedia.com/User_talk:Johni13 --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk!]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 13:35, 1 May 2021 (EDT)

:Yes. They've been blocked --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:13, 1 May 2021 (EDT)

== Friendly editor notice about a discussion ==

Hey DavidB4. I just wanted to let you know I started a discussion about new content (Maybe a new article for it) about content on Wikipedia. You can see the discussion here: [[Conservapedia:Community Portal#Discussion for a possible new Wikipedia Article]]. I am letting the active editors know about the discussion. Feel free to drop your opinion in it! --[[User:Elijahandskip|Elijahandskip]] ([[User talk:Elijahandskip|talk]]) 18:18, 14 May 2021 (EDT)

== Possibility of a citation formatting bot? ==

Hello! This is probably not the best place to discuss it but I am not aware of better places so... can we have something to automatically format a citation (such as a news article) into a proper format, such as with author name, source, date, title, url, accessed date, etc. etc.? On WP I only know to do this with the visual editor (maybe there is also a way with source editing? I do not know). I am asking because your user page says requests for automation is welcomed, so here I am :) --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:33, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

:Hi, I'm certainly happy to discuss such things! So you are thinking of a tool which helps you properly format a reference before you publish it? I don't edit on WP, so I'm not familiar with how they do this. Are you thinking of bibliography formatting in general (such as [https://www.bibme.org/mla/website-citation/new BibMe], [https://www.easybib.com/mla-format/website-citation/custom EasyBib], and [https://www.mybib.com MyBib] offer) or a tool which specifically formats and fills in one of our ref templates, so you can just paste in that pre-generated template block? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:56, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

::Hi, I am not entirely sure what the two scenarios are... I will use an example to show what I hope to be achievable on the site. When I cite this news https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521425-gop-senator-writing-book-criticizing-big-tech-for-tyranny on this site, my input would be
:::<nowiki>"<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521425-gop-senator-writing-book-criticizing-big-tech-for-tyranny</ref>"</nowiki>.
::and the link will appear in the Reference section as such, with zero formatting. When I cite this on WP, I would switch from source editing to their relatively new "visual editor" where the citation tool automatically converts the reference to
:::"Klar, Rebecca (October 16, 2020). "GOP senator writing book criticizing Big Tech for 'tyranny'". The Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2021."
::with the report title superlinked to the source. If I am to achieve the same on Conservapedia, I would need to first generate an entry in Zotero where the fields are automatically identified by the software, then output the entry to some document as bibliography, and finally copy-paste the line to <nowiki>"<ref></ref>"</nowiki>. This is so much of a hassle that I have never tried it. Apparently, such conversion is too cumbersome for not just me but most of our editors, therefore only a tiny number of references are formatted "properly", such as ref. 13 on [[Phyllis Schlafly]]. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 16:24, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

:::Okay, got it. Yes, Conservapedia doesn't have that visual editor feature. I do not have the ability to add/change wiki code, so I can't add something like that in. For bibliography, I typically use the offsite tool [https://www.bibme.org/mla BibMe]. That attempts to automatically grab the bibliography details from the website referenced, then prompts the user to verify/adjust/add as needed. Sometimes it does well and nothing needs to be changed. Other times it completely messes it up, and I need to manually fill in or fix the fields. Then it will give you the full bibliography text, and you can paste it into CP inside ref tags. Would that be helpful for your purpose? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:37, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

::::Oh so it is not possible after all. I can see how using BibMe works. It is much like using Zotero. I will start looking for a procedure that streamlines these tools then. Thank you! --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 17:06, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

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== Move request ==

Hallo. I need your help to move two pages as I made errors in their titles.

One of them is "Sarah Brown Liberal Democrat".
It has been suggested I change this to "Sarah Brown (UK Politician)" as most readers are American. I just need to figure out how to do this.

The second is "Jane Samantha Fae alias John Ozimek" which should read Jane Francesca Fae. I would be very grateful if you could please shift those for me. [[User:GraceDalrymple|GraceDalrymple]]

:Yes, I saw the discussion. I have moved those two pages, as requested. Moving pages is restricted to administrators and SysOps, so it is not your fault, as if you just can't figure out how to move pages...the wiki will not let you. No need to feel bad about it!
:I am happy to help, so just let me know if/when you need further assistance. It's no trouble! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:41, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

Would you please move [[Qanon]] to [[QAnon]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:37, 3 November 2018 (EDT)
:In addition to the above, would you please move [[:Category:Christian social reformers]] for capitalization. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:58, 4 November 2018 (EST)
::Both done --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:00, 6 November 2018 (EST)

Another move request: would you please fix the spelling error in this image title (the word "official" specifically)? [[:File:Enrique Peña Nieto oficial pic.jpg]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:15, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:I think that actually may be deliberate (see: https://www.facebook.com/Enrique-Peña-Nieto-Oficial-1708563375863631). I don't mind moving it if you still think that is needed, but it is protected so someone will need to unlock it first. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:28, 1 December 2018 (EST)

::Good point -- it's probably Spanish. However, we are an English-language encyclopedia, so it might still be good to change it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:38, 3 December 2018 (EST)

:::My Spanish is very rusty, but that was my assumption. I'm fine with moving it though. Want me to ask Andy to unlock it? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:30, 3 December 2018 (EST)

::::I would appreciate that. Thanks! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:10, 3 December 2018 (EST)

:::::Done! [[:File:Enrique Peña Nieto oficial pic.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:05, 4 December 2018 (EST)

::::::Would you please move this page to capitalize the "M": [[Javier milei]]? Also, please watch your email. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:03, 6 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::Moved. I just thinking about email... --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:05, 6 December 2018 (EST)

::::::::Would you please move [[Ilana mercer]] to [[Ilana Mercer]] and delete the new redirect? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:48, 11 December 2018 (EST)

Done. I have been sometimes leaving the redirects (for a while) so that new editors who don't know how to use RC can still find their pages. However, that may be unnecessary, and since I see you usually delete the redirect anyway, I will plan on just deleting the redirect in the future. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:29, 11 December 2018 (EST)
:Thanks! Regarding redirects, I guess it depends on the specific article. I'm fine deciding case-by-case, since redirects might be more necessary for some articles over others. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:36, 11 December 2018 (EST)
::Hello DavidB4, would you please move [[Eastern Empires vs Western Empires]] to be an essay? I would rather delete it, but it just seems like a low-quality opinion article that could just be reformatted as such. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:13, 20 December 2018 (EST)

:::Done. I was tempted to delete it also, especially considering that it seems to have been made by a disposable account. However, I was waiting to see what others thought. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:02, 20 December 2018 (EST)

While I'm reluctant to rename my "Donald Trump achievements" articles so long after creation, it probably would be a good idea to move [[Donald Trump achievements: Immigration, illegal immigration, and border security]] to [[Donald Trump achievements: Immigration and border security]]. If you agree this is a good idea, would you please do it, and would you then delete the redirect and change every link where I (or someone else) has linked it? Then, I will begin doing the 2-3 article splits I told you about. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:35, 31 December 2018 (EST)

:I agree--that is a repetitive name, so a move makes sense. I have moved the page, and clean up most of the links to the old name. However, I have a little bit of a time crunch right now, so I'm going to need to leave one thing undone: [[Donald Trump]] needs to be unlocked so the link can be updated. I can ask for the unlock later, or you can if you get there first. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:02, 31 December 2018 (EST)

Would you please move the article [[Conservative Revolution]] to the "essay" namespace? I don't want to delete it outright, but the article isn't suitable as an encyclopedia article, considering the use of second person, lack of intro paragraph, and the fact it seems to be making an argument like an essay. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:44, 1 July 2019 (EDT)
:Also, please move the article [[Edward feser]] to capitalize the guy's last name. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:16, 5 July 2019 (EDT)
::Also, do you see any problem with these articles: [[Generation Identity]], [[European New Right]]? Either way, they need formatting work. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:56, 5 July 2019 (EDT)

:::I see no glaring issues, on the surface, although the formatting of [[Generation Identity]] suggests that it came from a Wiki. I didn't find any problems with a standard plagiarism check. It needs some cleanup though. [[European New Right]] looks incomplete and need expansion. No glaring issues though.
:::I've moved these pages. Sorry for the wait. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:21, 5 July 2019 (EDT)
::::Thanks! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:49, 6 July 2019 (EDT)
:::::Would you please move [[Wwe roster]] to capitalize "WWE"? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:12, 10 July 2019 (EDT)

::::::Good idea. I've moved it, but left the redirect for now, so the author doesn't "loose" the page. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:23, 10 July 2019 (EDT)

==Hi==
hi and thank you for move sugguestion to sting. [[User:Massaq25|Massaq25]] ([[User talk:Massaq25|talk]]) 18:23, 29 September 2018 (EDT)
:Hello, and you're welcome! Do you agree? I'm open to other suggestions, I just don't think that "sting" is a sufficiently descriptive title. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:27, 29 September 2018 (EDT)
::DavidB4, I would appreciate it if you would move the page now. No need for a move tag (nobody's going to comment there anyway). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:29, 29 September 2018 (EDT)
:::Moved to [[Steve Borden]] with a redirect from "Sting (wrestler)" --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:09, 30 September 2018 (EDT)

== Quotes ==
Those quotes weren't my own, you should know that, they're from actual people. Also, if it's debatable, then please by all means...refute me. --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 02:48, 1 December 2018 (EST)
:I'm obviously not DavidB4, but I will still point out that a simple Google search shows it's very debatable: [https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2014/07/07/is-abstinence-unhealthy 1],[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36084314/ns/health-sexual_health/t/no-sex-may-be-no-fun-it-unhealthy/#.XAKfVmhKhPY 2],[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/09/sex-celibacy-friendships-women 3],[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1077378/I-gave-sex-years-ago--best-thing-I-did.html 4] -- the info you added was undue weight, considering the overall size of the article, and it falsely implied that abstinence is a bad thing for your health. It appears that it is only when you really want to have sex and you don't. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:58, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::Yes, it was a very one-sided argument, which is factually questionable. Without getting unnecessarily descriptive, the body does have ways of dealing with some of the stated issues. Research is sketchy if even existent on several of the things you mentioned. Additionally, the first paragraph was written as your own, mot a quote, even though is was a direct copy-and-paste from another source. (That is by definition plagiarism--taking credit for someone else's work.) --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:03, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::: ''So what are the health benefits of sex, besides relieving stress and helping you fall asleep? Studies have shown that regular sex has a protective effect on the heart, lowering the risk of heart attack in men. For both men and women, “It increases blood flow to the genitals and probably helps the immune system,” Herbenick says. “All things being equal, it’s also fun when things are going well [in your relationship.]”
''So abstaining – especially long-term – can carry some physical consequences. In women, it can cause the atrophying of underused vaginal or hip muscles, Lindau says. Vaginismus is a common condition characterized by hypersensitivity of the muscles around the opening of the vagina, she adds. Those muscles – along with the pelvic floor muscles – are important for controlling penetration, and they need to be in a relaxed state during sexual intercourse. If they are hyper-contracted – not necessarily from abstinence itself, but accumulated fear or anticipation of the first sexual experience – sex can be very painful. “They say it feels like he’s hit a wall,” Lindausays, adding that vaginismus can be treated.''

I said refute me, but instead you give me extra arguments. Thank you so much. --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 14:20, 1 December 2018 (EST)
:Neither of us are arguing that sex is bad or harmful -- all of the articles I cited said that sex can be good, but abstinence can also be good. You're committing a fallacy by assuming that just because sex is good means that abstinence is bad.
:Unless you get STDs or anything like that from sex, it is just as good as abstinence. The articles made it clear that abstinence does not have harmful side-effects. You need to read the cited articles better. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:30, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::: I guess the only real way to settle this is to get actual data from the field. [[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 15:18, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::::Makuta, are you pushing sex outside of marriage between husband and wife in this website? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 15:37, 1 December 2018 (EST)
:::::No, I'm pushing for knowledge of the dangers of lifelong abstinence. But even if I was, then there's nothing you can do about it so why are you asking? --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 20:22, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::::::"''dangers of lifelong abstinence''" -- That's ridiculous, and choosing not to have sex (especially outside of heterosexual marriage) is normal, and sex outside of marriage can actually be dangerous (if there are STDs involved). Many people have been abstinent and turned out just fine. You're distorting the facts to make it seem like it's a necessity to have sex in order to be healthy, and if you don't there's a medical problem, when in reality neither option is inherently harmful.
::::::"''But even if I was, then there's nothing you can do about it''" If I'm understanding you correctly, as admins, we can do something about it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:44, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::"''If I'm understanding you correctly, as admins, we can do something about it.''"

:::::::Haha! '''Can'''... --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 21:34, 1 December 2018 (EST)

::::::::Want me to turn it into a "'''Will'''"? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:54, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::::Action without cause. To pardon is true power but you have nothing to pardon, I'm giving you no trouble. --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 22:01, 1 December 2018 (EST)

Makuta Makaveli either has an agenda, or gets his/her information from people who have an agenda to promote casual sex by making abstinence look like a "health hazard." The Atheist YouTuber "MrRepzion" also claimed that one needed to have "trial sex" to see if the two are "sexually compatible." It would help CP if the articles had information debunking these claims [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 12:08, 2 December 2018 (EST)

:Most people argue that there is "no harm" in casual sex--that has become a common claim (although some say is is risky due to STDs). Because of this, there are plentiful materials arguing that claim. However, it is much harder to find support for this claim that is is actually unhealthy to abstain by choice. I've seen a few unscientific blog posts, etc. about it, but nothing verifiable. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist (there is always someone willing to write a paper on some fringe belief which people want to hear--just look at chocolate, for example, where they like to disregard the health costs of sugar and just look at the pure chocolate, which by the way tastes pretty bad on its own) but I'm not finding proof.
:Shobson20, the "try it before you buy it" idea is certainly nothing new in personal relationships. I suspect you are correct in linking these two, as people who would like to engage in this practice would like to have something like this to point to as a defense for their actions. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:54, 3 December 2018 (EST)

== Why did I get blocked by "Minuteman?" ==

I was fixing the damage that "My password is green" was doing. I sometimes notice vandals before CP's admins do, and sometimes I try to help. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 19:23, 15 December 2018 (EST)

:I replied to your email. You did nothing wrong. Thank you for your vigilance, and I apologize for this! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:30, 15 December 2018 (EST)

::What are the qualifications for becoming a sysop on this site? I would like to be able to help by stopping the trolls and vandals who frequently attack this site. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 19:38, 15 December 2018 (EST)

:::As best I can tell, there is no official criteria. However, this page might be useful to answer some basic questions: [[Conservapedia:User_rights]]. Typically, SysOp rights are given to users who have been editing for some time, and proven themselves trustworthy. I don't think there is a specific checklist that you can do, to get these rights. However, the one responsible for promotions is [[User:Aschlafly]], so you might be able to get a better idea from him as to what he specifically looks for. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:59, 15 December 2018 (EST)

I too have just been blocked by {{user|Minuteman}}. I copied over the WP article for [[anarcho-conservatism]], which the WP zealots are about to delete. The text there is mine, though most of the article is still in quotes from references, as more text is needed (hence why I brought it here). — [[User:WisdomTooth3|WisdomTooth3]] ([[User talk:WisdomTooth3|talk]]) 00:17, 1 January 2019 (EST)

:You were blocked for one hour so we could review what you were doing, because you were importing a page from WP which looked a bit like plagiarism. Since it is your own writing, then you may recreate that page, but it could use some improvements. Namely, the quotes themselves can use work, as they do not provide context. If you intend to make further improvements to the page, then we welcome our efforts! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:29, 1 January 2019 (EST)
::Per [[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]]'s suggestion, recreated it [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:WisdomTooth3/Sandbox/Anarcho-conservatism here]. Not sure when I'll be able to improve it. Please feel free to chip in. — [[User:WisdomTooth3|WisdomTooth3]] ([[User talk:WisdomTooth3|talk]]) 03:20, 2 January 2019 (EST)

:::Thank you! I am not a subject matter expert on that topic, so I don't know how much help I can be, but I will look it over later. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:32, 2 January 2019 (EST)
::::By the way, it is probably not helpful for the article to link to itself. Unless they point to a specific part of the page, they should probably be removed. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:42, 2 January 2019 (EST)

== Merge proposal ==

What do you think about this merge request: [[Talk:Carbon cycle (astronomy)]]? I am inclined to support it, but it's probably a good idea to get more than one opinion on it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:32, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:I've never really studies that specific topic, but the proposal sounds fine to me. I looked up "carbon cycle" and found a great deal of information, but on the wrong topic. From my limited understanding, a merge sounds like a good idea. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:30, 29 December 2018 (EST)
== tag at bottom of pages "quotation templates" ==

Many of the content pages I create use quotes of other web content. At the bottom of the articles I created using quotes, there is a tag at the bottom of the pages indicating "quotation templates". This is a new and unwanted development.

For example, please look at the bottom of this web page: [[Atheism and mental illness]].

Can we get the "quotation templates" tag to not be there. Before they never used to be there. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 21:37, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:I made a small mistake, but cannot fix it until [[:template:cquote]] is unlocked again. I'm sorry about that--I should have noticed sooner. Someone needs to add the "noinclude" tags to the category link. If someone unlocks the page, I will fix the issue. Again, sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:23, 29 December 2018 (EST)
::I unlocked the page.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:25, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:::Thanks, I believe I fixed it. You can lock it again. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:36, 29 December 2018 (EST)
::::Thanks for fixing the issue. I appreciate it.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:37, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:::::Any time! Thanks for pointing it out! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:46, 29 December 2018 (EST)

== Request ==

Would you please check [[Alejandro Garcia Padilla]] for originality? It could be, but many of the refs are formatted like on Wikipedia. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:34, 30 December 2018 (EST)

:Of course! It definitely originated from WP. Slightly edited, but still copied. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_García_Padilla --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:12, 30 December 2018 (EST)

::You beat me to it. Obvious copy from WP, with slight alterations. You don't need to check reference format; just check the text. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 20:19, 30 December 2018 (EST)

:::Would you please delete all the portions that are copied? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:42, 30 December 2018 (EST)

::::I'll take another look, but I think the whole thing needs to go. Also, this is not the first time. See: [[User_talk:HectorCruz66#Originality]] --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:45, 30 December 2018 (EST)
:::::Oh, and I didn't mean to ignore you, Sam. Thanks for checking also! You're right--just looking at the pages shows all you need to know. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:54, 30 December 2018 (EST)
::::::Deleting it, then, is the best option. Would you please do that? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:22, 30 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::Sure. I'm still looking at it, but sure, I'll delete it unless I find a reason not to. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:37, 30 December 2018 (EST)

Would you please check the page [[James Ritchey]] to see if there's anything problematic (in general, not just originality, since it's two sentences long)? If there's nothing, I guess we can keep it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:45, 17 January 2019 (EST)

:Well, he exists. It seems he's a small-time actor who has been in a few movies I've never heard of, and is barely active on YouTube. This does seem to be relatively original text...all two sentences of it.
:So on to the negative, I firstly find the wording "internet celebrity" rather questionable. I don't see anything suggesting that title. I could be missing something, but from what I'm seeing, he looks more like a wannabe celebrity. Each of his youtube videos has between 1K and 7K views. Assuming those views were not farmed, that still seems a ways away from the numbers a celebrity would have. He second most viewed video seems to be review of a water bottle....I didn't watch it to find out if it is sponsored.
:I suspect he is trying to make a name for himself, which slots this "article" into a suspicious category anyway.
:Bottom line, there is nothing blatantly wrong, but I see why you were questioning it. This smells fishy. I'd be included to nuke it for a lack of notability, but I'm okay with keeping it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:31, 17 January 2019 (EST)

::Oh, and a couple search engines (at least Yahoo and Yandex [and therefore DuckDuckGo]) have already crawled this page, and added it to the first page of results from searching his name. I used a clean OS and browser, so no user history bias there. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:44, 17 January 2019 (EST)

:::If you think that page is an advertisement (which is very likely), then I am perfectly fine deleting it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:18, 17 January 2019 (EST)

::::Ok, I think I'll delete it then. Too many suspicious factors. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:44, 17 January 2019 (EST)

Assuming we should keep this essay (I shouldn't jump to conclusions), it should be moved so we have a colon: [[Essay History of racism and the Democrats]]. Unrelated, there's no mention of how Reconstruction Democrats passed gun control laws to prevent black people from engaging in self-defense. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:48, 18 January 2019 (EST)

:I hadn't gotten the chance to review it yet. I'm moved the page, but I think it might be helpful to keep the redirect for the moment. This seems like a reasonably good essay, so I'm find with keeping it. I will send you an email shortly. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:29, 19 January 2019 (EST)

Hello DavidB4, I am wondering if any of these images would be acceptable for me to upload (regarding licensing): [https://twitter.com/VP/status/1085692630246350848][https://twitter.com/scavino45/status/1010232867501363200][https://twitter.com/vp/status/1010293228619419648] Also, I am wondering if you know of any free images of the Trump Administration deployment of troops along the border with Mexico late last year? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:18, 20 January 2019 (EST)

:Hi, Twitter is always a little iffy, but these are probably okay. Firstly, images made by an employee of the U.S. government as a part of their duties are automatically in the Public Domain. Secondly, a number of other users here republish twitter images under "Fair use." The first one is ideal, so if this is the case as it looks, use one or more of them for this reason.
:I do not know of any images of troops at the border, and couldn't find any good ones after a quick check. I will look a little more later. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:06, 20 January 2019 (EST)
::Thanks! Would you please look over this image to make sure there aren't any problems? [[:File:Donald Trump Angel Families.jpg]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:46, 21 January 2019 (EST)

:::Any time! I do find it a little questionable that Pence took that photo. However, if it was one of his aids, it is still PD. However, if it was taken by the press, it is probably not. I don't know if there is a way to find out who actually took it, since this is a Twitter post. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:05, 21 January 2019 (EST)

::::I don't know where to find who took the picture. I'm assuming it's his office, since I don't see why his office would rely on the media for such a picture.

::::Also, I don't know where else to find a picture of this specific event. I checked the White House's Flickr page, among other pages, but couldn't find anything. If you are able to find a better image, I would appreciate it (you don't have to, though). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:11, 21 January 2019 (EST)

:::::I'm not having much luck either. Let's just go with what you have. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:50, 21 January 2019 (EST)

::::::OK. I wish it were easier to find a free picture of this event, but oh well. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:01, 21 January 2019 (EST)

:::::::Considering all of the cameras in that room, it does seem surprising. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:05, 21 January 2019 (EST)
:::::::Oh, second person to the left of Trump is Pence, so he definitely was not holding the camera :) --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:08, 21 January 2019 (EST)

Hello DavidB4, would you please check the newly-created article [[Athanasio Celia]] for originality, and to make quality improvements if you have the time? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:10, 9 February 2019 (EST)

:Hello, it looks like this is a (perhaps slightly revised) copy of an old version of the WP page on the subject. I did not dig through WP, but I'm seeing matches to here: [https://www.amazon.com/Athanasio-Celia/e/B07BG9GB3J%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share] which is an Amazon page quoting WP, and here: [https://en.everybodywiki.com/Athanasio_Celia] which is probably plagiarism as well. This was not a complete match anywhere my tools saw--more like a 30% match or so. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:40, 9 February 2019 (EST)
::Do you think it should be deleted? Either way, the page has formatting/copyedit issues. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:41, 9 February 2019 (EST)

:::It looks like WP deleted it, but "everybodywiki.com" saved a copy. It looks like we should delete it unless we can verify that the original author was the one to post it here. It is worth finding that out first, as it is not uncommon for us to get rescued paged from WP editors. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:49, 9 February 2019 (EST)
::::While we're waiting for the above page to get sorted out, would you please move the page [[Indian struggle]] to [[The Indian Struggle]]? Also, there should probably be a [[Indian Struggle]] page. This whole thing is a mess right now. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:36, 11 February 2019 (EST)
::::Also, if you would take a look at this page, I would appreciate it: [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:38, 11 February 2019 (EST)

:::::I am very busy right now, but have moved that page as requested. I will deal with the other issues soon. If I don't do so within a week, feel free to remind me. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:38, 11 February 2019 (EST)

::::::Oh dear....Okay, some of that page might be original, but at least some parts, including the fact list are definitely not original. That list is all over the internet. This page: [https://www.libertynation.com/ocasio-cortez-and-the-nazi-connection/] is one possible place this may have come from, but if you take a look at a web search of the any one "fact," you will see that that it is all over the place. It's going to be hard to nail down where it actually came from. In any case, we should challenge it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:05, 12 February 2019 (EST)

== Page improvement ==

Hello DavidB4, it might be worth taking a look at and moving this article: [[Template:Examples of Liberal Bias]]

I think it should probably be moved to a mainspace article or at least have its formatting improved. For example, the template is transcluded in the [[Liberal bias]] article, and if you look at the table of contents, starting at the first "See also" section and below, the template transclusion messes things up. Of course, whether we move this article to mainspace or simply do some formatting fixes, it's going to take some work to get this done. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:44, 28 January 2019 (EST)

:I see what you mean; it is as if someone wanted this to both be a template and a standalone page. It must be one or the other. If it was unlocked, I think I could fix it to work properly as a template, but it would not be a good standalone page. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:50, 29 January 2019 (EST)
::It looks better to me. What do you think...Have I missed any issues? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:27, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:::Looks good to me! The only issue is the double space below the template, as you can see at the [[Liberal bias]] article -- this isn't a big deal, though. It seems to me that the "See also" link on the template is kind of useless (unless someone directly accesses the template, and considering the [[Examples of Liberal Bias]] redirect, that might happen). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:56, 29 January 2019 (EST)
::::Good point, I'd missed that spacing issue, but I think I've fixed it now. That see also link is not included when the page is transcluded, but only shows on the template page itself. I figured that was a reasonable compromise. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:36, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:::::I think it is a reasonable compromise -- thanks! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:21, 29 January 2019 (EST)

== Article move request ==

It might be worth considering moving [[Jane Samantha Fae]] to [[Jane Francesca Fae alias John Ozimek]] -- that's what User:GraceDalrymple did, but how she did it was very poor, simply blanking one page and creating the other one, and she didn't make the first page a proper redirect. For the record, this page appears to be of someone born a male and who now identifies as a woman, so the current female name title may not be appropriate. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:00, 2 March 2019 (EST)
:I'm willing to make the move, but this name makes it sound like "John Ozimek" is the alias, while "Jane Francesca Fae" is the real name. Jane should be first in such a page name, though, since that's probably what someone is going to search for. If I was making the page, I would probably just call it "Jane Francesca" or else put something parenthetical afterwards, like "Jane Francesca Fae (John Ozimek)". If you think "Jane Francesca Fae alias John Ozimek" is best, though, I'll do it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:40, 2 March 2019 (EST)
::I'm thinking it should simply be moved to his real name, John Ozimek, just like the [[Bradley Manning]] and [[Bruce Jenner]] articles were done. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 23:16, 2 March 2019 (EST)
:::Tempting, as we all know that's he still is. However, his legal name is now "Jane," so I'm not sure if we should leave that out altogether. We could. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:58, 3 March 2019 (EST)

::::How about this: [[John Ozimek (Jane Samantha Fae)]]? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:48, 3 March 2019 (EST)

Would you please take a look here: [[Talk:Newfoundland]]? This article might have to be moved. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 18:55, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

:Confirmed, that's the name now, so I moved it. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:13, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

== Great work! ==

Great work in adding those references to [[benefits of capitalism]]!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 13:30, 28 March 2019 (EDT)
:Thanks! It could use some more work, but it's progress. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:40, 28 March 2019 (EDT)

== [[World History Study Guide from 1648]] ==

This article contains a wrong info. "(1923) created the modern state of Turkey, with a combination of military rule and an elected Parliament; also converted the Arabic language to a modern, Latin-style alphabet". Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turk and he converted the Turkish language to Latin-style alphabet. Please correct it. Thank you. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 15:45, 10 April 2019 (EDT)

:I know very little about that page or the history it speaks of, but that page is locked from editing by anyone other than full administrators, so I cannot make this change in any case. You could try asking [[User:Aschlafly]] or [[User:Karajou]] for assistance with this. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:29, 10 April 2019 (EDT)
==Image upload requests==
I requested to upload several images for an essay I am writing and have gotten no reply. Can you please help me? --[[User:ProudGator|ProudGator]] ([[User talk:ProudGator|talk]]) 09:30, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

:Hi, I noticed your request, and I will get to it. Typically, requests are taken in the order they are received, and we have a substantial backlog of request right now. I will do these two soon, but in the future, I will take them in order to be fair to the others making upload requests. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:55, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

::I've uploaded three of them. However, the last one you requested is owned by National Geographic, which specifically states that we cannot republish their content. (See [[CP:IUR]] for more information.) --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:27, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

== Image upload ==

If yo could upload one of the images I linked to on Andrew Schlafly's talkpage that'd be great! [[User:JohnSelway|JohnSelway]] ([[User talk:JohnSelway|talk]]) 17:56, 18 April 2019 (EDT)
:Sure: [[:File:Jacinda Ardern, 2018.jpeg]]
:If you need any more done, feel free to add the request to the bottom of [[Conservapedia:Image upload requests]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:00, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

== Look at this edit ==

Please look at this edit: [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia&diff=1519161&oldid=1516763 DavidB4 and Conservapedia]. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 13:39, 24 April 2019 (EDT)

:Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:37, 24 April 2019 (EDT)

==Bay of Pigs switch==
Should the page [[Bay of Pigs]] actually be [[Bay of Pigs invasion]]? One is a place, the other is a historical event. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 14:56, 5 May 2019 (EDT)

:Yes, this should be clarified--thanks for pointing it out! This is a large page with many contributors, so I've put the move template on it as a prior announcement. If no one objects or makes other suggestions, I will move it soon. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:24, 5 May 2019 (EDT)

::Sounds good to me. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:27, 5 May 2019 (EDT)

== Editing question ==

Hi DavidB4 and the others!

I just created an account a few days ago and have been doing some adding of pages and editing. Unfortunately, I think I might have gotten a little carried away and did some editing to a page that wasn't mine (Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor) without taking time to check up on editing etiquette. So that I know for future reference, is it generally expected that you shouldn't do significant editing without talking to the original author first?

My apologies to the author; I hope you'll forgive it as just a case of over-enthusiasm.

-Teakin88

:Hi Teakin88, Welcome to Conservapedia! 
:I see nothing unfortunate about some initiative to improve an article--good work! If you are going to make a major point-of-view change, or do something potentially controversial, it would probably be a good idea to first ask on the respective article talk page. If no one objects, then go for it. For general, non-controversial expansions like this, there shouldn't typically be any need to ask. It should also be noted that no one really "owns" articles. There are some articles in which a single editor has made a significant investment (1990'sguy and the [[Donald Trump achievements]] articles come to mind). In those cases, would probably be the courteous thing to do to ask before removing, changing, or contradicting preexisting content. Also, if you plan to change the perspective of an article (i.e., changing the Donald Trump article to say he's a traitor, lair, and jerk) you should probably ask first. However, in most cases, you can just go ahead and make improvements where you see the need. If someone disagrees with an edit you made, they will probably revert that edit and let you know. In that case, respect the senior editor, talk to them, and come to some agreement. I hope this clarifies the matter. If in doubt, it never hurts to ask. Contrary to popular belief, it's often better to ask for permission than forgiveness. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:58, 8 May 2019 (EDT)

::One extra thing -- even for non-controversial changes, I strongly recommend always citing reliable sources. This is helpful as they increase CP's reputability, and they are helpful for readers who want to research a certain topic further in-depth. Thanks for your edits, Teakin88. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:17, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

:::A very good point--yes, please include references. If you used any sources, even just for a basic understanding of the subject, they should always be cited. If you do not have any, I still suggest you do a little research, and find a good source which supports what you are writing. Common knowledge does not need to be cited (i.e. "red is a color") but when you are making an assertion which some reads may not have already known, try to cite it. It shouldn't be particularly difficult, just list the source, such as a URL, and perhaps the date you retrieved it. You are welcome to use any formal citation style, but you are not required or expected to do so. Most editors just paste the link inside of <code><nowiki><ref> </ref></nowiki></code> tags after the statement being referenced. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:10, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

==Historical revisionism and revisionism==
These two pages [[Revisionism]] and [[Historical revisionism]] are basically the same topic and ought to be merged under the banner of the second. I'll start expanding the revisionism page into general themes afterward. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:32, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

:That sounds good to me. I'll be a bit busy for the next 4-5 days, but I will merge these when I get the chance. If you want, feel free to move over the valuable content from [[Revisionism]] yourself, and make is page a redirect. Otherwise, I'll do it when I can. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:16, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

::Done: [[Historical revisionism]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:33, 14 May 2019 (EDT)

== Email is bouncing ==

I sent a message to your email, and it bounced. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 12:41, 14 May 2019 (EDT)

:That's odd! I checked over things on my end, and everything seems to look right. Are you attempting the address listed on my user page? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:51, 14 May 2019 (EDT)
:I was able to send a test message there successfully. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:38, 14 May 2019 (EDT)
::I used the address on your user page, and I get a message from "Mail Delivery Subsystem <mailer-daemon@googlemail.com>" that says "Message not delivered
There was a problem delivering your message to davidb4-cp@archnet.us. See the technical details below, or try resending in a few minutes.

The response from the remote server was:
550 Mail to davidb4-cp@archnet.us has been suspended" [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 16:58, 16 May 2019 (EDT)

:::Oh, that's my old address. It now bounces emails due to spam. Sorry for the trouble! I changed that public address last December. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:07, 16 May 2019 (EDT)

== Thank you! ==

Thank you for recreating [[User:Ahmed Samoa|my user page]]! [[User:Ahmed Samoa|Ahmed Samoa]] ([[User talk:Ahmed Samoa|talk]])

== A communist troll ==

A Communist troll who first used the Username "MarxistLeninist" is repeatedly making sock accounts and just won't get the message and go away. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 22:54, 14 July 2019 (EDT)

:Thanks for the tip. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:37, 15 July 2019 (EDT)

== Mormons are Christian. ==

Hi, I was reading the page about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am LDS (Mormon) and this article contains false things about the Church. It quotes Dr. James White, a Christian pastor, who is NOT MORMON and has written many anti-Mormon articles. White does not understand what the Church is about and he claims Mormons are not Christian. We are Christian! People like White and others from mainstream Christian churches misunderstand the doctrines of the LDS Church! I am a convert to the LDS church and there are SO many misconceptions about the Church, things taken out of context and distorted. It's disappointing that a site like this would perpetuate these false accusations. I would like to be able to edit the article if I could, since I am an actual Mormon. I don't know how to go about doing that.

Thank you,

Cindy

:It's understandable that you want to support your church, but why are you trying to isolate Dr. White? You've reduced his contributions to virtually nothing. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Monday, 13:04, 22 July 2019 (EDT)

::Thanks for reaching out! I am not personally an expert on Mormonism, so I might not be the right person to ask. However, I will be blunt with you: it seems that Mormonism is classified by many as cult for good reason. For example:
::*The Bible says that there is only one God (for example, see: Isaiah 43:10; 44:6; 45:5). Mormonism, however, says that:
::**there are many gods (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163)
::**There is a mother goddess (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443)
::*The Bible teaches that God is an eternal, infinite being, who created man in His (spiritual) image, but was never himself a man. Mormonism teaches that:
::**God used to be a man on another planet, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 321; Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, vol. 5, p. 613-614; Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 345; Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333).
::**"The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s..." (Doctrines and Covenants 130:22)
::**God is in the form of a man, (Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 3).
::**"God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see," (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345).
::Furthermore, it teaches that after you become a good Mormon, you have the potential of becoming a god (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345-347, 354), which is outright blasphemy. This sounds like what is written in Genesis 3:5: "For God knows that when you eat from [the tree] your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil," which was spoken by Satan.

::Mormonism is based on Christianity, but so is Islam. Adding new things to Christianity and abrogate parts of scripture is pretty much what cults specialize in. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:17, 22 July 2019 (EDT)

== Article move requests ==

Should the article [[The mossadil]] be kept? If so, please move it to [[The MossadIL]]. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:49, 7 August 2019 (EDT)
:Initially, this sounded rather like something not notable enough to have an article. However, the account has over 115,000 followers at present. That sounds like a high number, although of course followers can be farmed. Honestly, I pay very little attention to Twitter...do you think that compared to the rest of Twitter, this is notable enough to keep? I find it a little odd having a page about a twitter account, but I'm okay with keeping it. If we do, though, I wonder if a more descriptive name might be better. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:21, 8 August 2019 (EDT)
::115,000 followers doesn't seem that high to me. Trump has over 62 million followers, John Bolton is nearing 700,000, and Matteo Salvini and Nigel Farage of Europe both have over 1 million (see [[Essay:Top conservatives on Twitter]]). If the article is notable otherwise, that's fine, but I don't think the number of followers makes it notable. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 05:41, 9 August 2019 (EDT)

:::Ok, then I say delete it. It might be a good twitter account, but I don't see anything else that makes it notable. There is also a web store behind this account, so there is some monetary motivation for promotion. The account that wrote this CP article is probably not a single-use promo account, but rather probably a good-faith editor. However, I don't think this qualifies as something worth publishing a page about. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:38, 9 August 2019 (EDT)

::::Thanks for deleting.

::::Also, would you please move the newly-created [[Emu war]] article (created, I think, by the same user) to capitalize the "w"? Also, this article needs a massive amount of improvement, and I don't have time at the moment to do so. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:56, 9 August 2019 (EDT)

:::::Good suggestion. As I guess you already noticed, I expanded it somewhat and moved it per your request. There is a great deal more which could be written about this topic, but at least the basics are there for now. Also, I think I will go ahead and make the History category you tried to use. That seems like one which could be useful. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:43, 12 August 2019 (EDT)

== Help:I've been blocked by Minuteman for creating Fredogate page ==
Can someone please help so I can improve the page I started? I've been blocked by Minuteman for creating Fredogate page. No explanation was given and I find his censoring very frustrating since this incident some media personalities call Fredogate, is widely covered in youtube.--[[User:Bearbrau|Bearbrau]] ([[User talk:Bearbrau|talk]]) 19:15, 14 August 2019 (EDT)
:My apologies for that--you did nothing wrong. You were automatically blocked for a 2-hour duration so that we could review your activity—it was nothing personal. Conservapedia gets its fair share of vandalism and internet trolls, so we need to be careful. I noticed this issues and unblocked you seven minutes later, but not before it was an inconvenience. (You were only able to post on our talk pages because you were unblocked.) You may continue where you left off, and should have no further trouble of this sort. If you have any specific questions or concerns, fell free to contact me by email. However, you should be all set to proceed, and this will not be counted against you. Again, Sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:26, 14 August 2019 (EDT)

== Two questions/requests ==

Hello DavidB4, would you please take a look at the article [[Mainstream conservative]]? I don't know if this page is to be kept, but it would need significant reworking as it seems rather opinionated. Maybe it should be moved to the "essay" namespace?

Also, would you please keep an eye on the draft [[User:RobSteff/Slovakia]]? It seems like the editor wants to redo CP's [[Slovakia]] page, but some of the intro wording [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slovakia&oldid=910323397 mirrors the WP article] way too closely. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:20, 18 August 2019 (EDT)

:Hi 1990'sguy!
:I rarely see [[Mainstream conservative]], [[movement conservative]], populist conservatives, etc. well defined in comparison to other types of conservatives. If the content here is accurate (I have not verified it, but have no specific reason to doubt it), I think there could be some value in keeping this. As you say, though it will of course need at the very least to be wikified, and should really have some references. It could be considered a subjective explanation and thus an essay, but I think this could be done as a standard article. We do also have an article for [[Movement conservative]]s already, so this might fit in where it is, given a little more work. Do you disagree, though?

:I will also try to keep an eye on the Slovakia article...good idea. It seems promising that this users replied to your comment about copyright/copy-and-paste. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:38, 18 August 2019 (EDT)

::Also, I will note that I'm not sure if Mainstream conservative should focus quite so much on Trump support/opposition. Trump certainly is getting people to show their true colors, but this seems better suited as a separate example, rather than the main point of discussion. Trump will, either in 2020 or 2024, leave office, but chances are, the concept of mainstream conservatives will continue, so I would prefer to see our article on this being more about principles than support/opposition of one person in 2016-2020. I'll post this on that article's talk page as well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:53, 18 August 2019 (EDT)

==Move request==
Can we move this [[Essay:Rich Man and Parable of Talents]] to [[Parable of the Talents]]? For the most part (with some minor editing) this could be an actual useful article instead of yet another editorial. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:45, 19 August 2019 (EDT)
:I'm generally happy to help move things, but as this is Andy's Essay, I wonder if perhaps he should be asked first. Generally, essay space offers special allowances and exceptions which mainspace does not. At present, this piece reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article, so it would need a little editing if it was moved. If he is fine with this, then sure...I would be happy to move it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:48, 19 August 2019 (EDT)

In the meantime (and not to distract from the above), would you please move [[:Category:British royal family]] to capitalize the last two words? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:01, 19 August 2019 (EDT)
:1990'sguy: Good suggestion--I've moved it as you asked. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:38, 19 August 2019 (EDT)
::Thanks! Would you please also look at the move request at [[Talk:Kosice]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:22, 24 August 2019 (EDT)

:::Thanks for pointing that out! I used to be able to monitor all activity on CP, but my availability has decreased such that I can only check retroactively for highlights now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:14, 24 August 2019 (EDT)

== Article assessment ==

Hello DavidB4, would you please take a look at the newly-created article [[Cruz Derangement Syndrome]]? Is it notable enough to keep, and if so, would it need any other improvements? Also, while I generally like Cruz (with certain exceptions such as trade and his support for a liberal appellate judge in 2014), I know that CP "officially" takes a more critical stance toward him. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:20, 5 September 2019 (EDT)

:Hi 1990'sguy, ''I might step on some toes with this reply, but here goes--don't take this the wrong way.'' I was looking at that earlier, and have been thinking about it. Of course, it needs some style fixes, and some categories. As for the content, this seems more like a joking or borderline humor article/essay, rather than an encyclopedia article, but then again, [[Trump Derangement Syndrome]] does to some extent as well, but we still have that. Some people do have a very strong reflexive response to Cruz which does in many cases seem somewhat unjustified, so I think this may be valid thing to write about in some form.
:The fact of the matter is that neither of these "syndromes" are actual medical conditions or syndromes--this is hyperbole. I question whether that belongs in an encyclopedia, and particularly, the title of an article. Then again, we also use a similar tactic sometimes in reference to scandals (or should-be scandals) by throwing "gate" on the end of it (i.e. [[Obamagate]], [[Muellergate]], [[Climategate]], etc.) which can itself seem rather unprofessional. Basically, I don't like the hyperbole/clickbait title--it seems gimmicky. However, there is something here to be written about, and this will probably fit right in among the others I mentioned (and many more I didn't) --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:44, 5 September 2019 (EDT)

::At least in the case of TDS, that's a term that is now common among conservatives, so it's not like CP made up the term when creating the article. I'm not sure about the other articles you mentioned, but I never heard of the term "Cruz Derangement Syndrome" before seeing this article. However, I won't delete the article and will improve it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:00, 6 September 2019 (EDT)

:::Perhaps I haven't been paying enough attention, then...I've never heard the TDS term anywhere other that CP. I guess I can go either way on CDS. I don't like the terminology, and I generally don't like inventing terms. However, I have no problem with writing about this opposition to Cruz, in some way. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:42, 6 September 2019 (EDT)
::::Actually, it looks like CDS isn't quite a new term either: [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Cruz+Derangement+Syndrome] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:48, 6 September 2019 (EDT)

What do you think about this article: [[Team plasma]]? It doesn't seem notable to me, but maybe it can be kept? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:35, 8 September 2019 (EDT)

:I agree, it doesn't seem particularly notable. If we keep it, it should be renamed, but I'm not really convinced it is worth having around. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:25, 8 September 2019 (EDT)

::I just deleted it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 07:49, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

:::Also, I don't know how much you know about this technology company, but do you think the recent edits on this article are positive (I think they probably are, but I want to make sure): [[AMD]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:41, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

::::Thanks. I think those edits were well-intentioned. There was a little bit of an oversight there (the posted market share only included one of two types of product), but I corrected it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:07, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

How should we deal with this article: [[Joel gilbert]]? It's [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&oldid=914351777 a copy of a particular version of the Wikipedia article] (compare with even earlier diffs: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&oldid=747121431][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&oldid=912556288]) -- an editor tried to change (or revert?) the article to his liking, was reverted, and brought his version here. Besides the capitalization error ("gilbert"), is the article appropriate to keep here? I'm leaning delete, but I'm not sure since it isn't the current or accepted Wikipedia version. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:32, 10 September 2019 (EDT)

:If it was all original content, I would seriously consider keeping it. However, certain parts were not written by this individual. If we chop out the plagiarized parts (everything not added in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&type=revision&diff=914351777&oldid=914306698 this edit]), this isn't going to be a very good article, since the intro paragraph is the first to go. Either a rewite of these portions is needed, or unfortunately, the whole thing needs to go.
:There are also a few typographical errors (such as the title you pointed out, "'''eared'''" rather than earned, etc.) and a few other improvements which could be made. However, these are not worth making unless the plagiarized material is removed. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:19, 11 September 2019 (EDT)
::Would you please make those changes (assuming you have the time and will to do so--if you don't, that's OK)? I'm devoting my CP time right now to work on my Donald Trump achievements project and would rather not spend much time on maintenance work. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:54, 11 September 2019 (EDT)
:::Are the editor's changes sufficient? Upon his request, I deleted the old article title, so please see [[Joel Gilbert]]. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:22, 23 September 2019 (EDT)
::::Also, in addition to my comment above, I am wondering (assuming you have the time to do so) if you can find any other free images of Trump's meeting with Hungary's prime minister [[Viktor Orban]] this May,[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trump_amerikai_eln%C3%B6k_%C3%A9s_Orban_Viktor_magyar_minisztereln%C3%B6k.jpg] including on Twitter, Facebook, or wherever. I could only find this image, and I'm not sure even about that because it was uploaded only a few days ago by an apparently new editor and doesn't show licensing information. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:15, 23 September 2019 (EDT)
:::::Apologies, I've been quite busy lately. Most of Joel Gilbert looks pretty good now, but the first paragraph is heavily plagiarized. IF that gets re-written, then we should be all set. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:21, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

:::::As far as photos go, it looks like most news outlets are using Getty Images. They buy a copy of the photo, then own it royalty-free. That means that if we could find a new outlet with a loose copyright policy, we could use it. Unfortunately, most of them have a TOS document a mile long adding prohibitions on top of U.S. copyright law. The only thing I found was [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/05/13/president-trump-welcomes-prime-minister-of-hungary-viktor-orban-to-white-house-video-and-transcript/ this], which does not seem to have a set of TOS. This means that only copyright law applies, and theoretically, we could use it under the Fair Use clause. Do you agree? Does that look and sound good enough? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:33, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::I don't know much about copyright law, so I will trust your and Andy's judgments on this. If there aren't any better images, that one is what I will upload. Thanks for checking! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:36, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

:::::::Well, I'm no expert on copyright law either...I'm learning as I go. Actually though, here is one which would be legally safer to use, and doesn't have mics in the frame: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trump_amerikai_eln%C3%B6k_%C3%A9s_Orban_Viktor_magyar_minisztereln%C3%B6k.jpg] Maybe you were looking for something other than what WP/MW have though. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:41, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::::That is the same image that I linked above -- I found it before messaging you, and I asked you if you were able to find other images because this one was uploaded only a few days ago by a new user and doesn't include licensing information. Because of that, I don't want to upload the image, at least until I'm confident it's OK to load. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:48, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

:::::::::Opps, so you did. I looked at it briefly, then went on the hunt. I forgot to check back to make sure that what I found was different. They claim it is under CC, so if you take that at face value, great. However, that's a good point that it may or may not be true. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:56, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

::::::::::If it's uploaded by an experienced editor with believable documentation, I trust it, but if it's a brand new user with poor evidence of proper licensing, I don't trust it. The user linked to some Hungarian website to show where he found the source (the link is a dead link) and claims it's from the website. It could be true, though I can't find any corresponding U.S. government photo. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:19, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

Good point. It looks like the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190514152046/https://www.hirado.hu/kulfold/kulpolitika/cikk/2019/05/14/hasonlo-vilagnezetet-kepvisel-donald-trump-es-orban-viktor file did exist there], but I can't tell anything about licensing, since I don't speak Hungarian. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:28, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
:Google Translate or something could help, and I'll try to do it later when I get the time. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:57, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
::Under the photo, it says this: "Viktor Orban and Donald Trump (Photo: MTI / EPA / Solid Costumes)" -- does this mean anything of note? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:06, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

:::I figured it was something like that. It doesn't really mean a whole lot to me, but maybe a little. They are crediting the photo to "MTI / EPA / Solid Costumes" which means that it is probably not in the Public Domain. Often, they will use copyrighted photos by permission or contract, so that is probably what is happening in this case. However, I don't know who "MTI / EPA / Solid Costumes" is, so I can't very well track it down. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:37, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

::::OK, thanks. I probably won't upload this image, partially because of the uncertainty over copyright. In addition to this, is this article appropriate to keep: [[Henry ward]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:07, 21 October 2019 (EDT)
::::Never, mind -- that "Henry ward" article is apparently a fake/parody article. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:59, 21 October 2019 (EDT)

:::::Okay. "No" is generally the safe option, so if in doubt, it's a good default answer. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:25, 21 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::Is this article appropriate to keep, or should it be deleted: [[Polarity technologies ltd]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:02, 29 October 2019 (EDT)

:::::::Nope. I deleted it. The language made it clear that this was an advertising attempt. If they want to make a more fair, unbiased attempt I'll consider it. That, however, was just an ad in the form of a wiki page. I do like that they used a few third party sources, but it still was too one-sided and promotional. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:02, 29 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::::Do you think this article should be deleted, or not? [[Black pigeon speaks]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:48, 8 November 2019 (EST)

It looks a bit like a content dump, and was clearly written by someone not familiar with wiki markup language. This makes it seem more like a ad attempt. However, "Black pigeon speaks" seems to be a legitimate entity online who may be somewhat notable. He has 500k Youtube followers, and 63.6K BitChute followers (both platforms seem to offer the same content). Of course, such numbers can be farmed to some extent. However, he does seem to be at least somewhat conservative based on my very brief research. I could go either way on this article. If we keep it, if obviously needs some clean-up. What do you think? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:46, 9 November 2019 (EST)
:It definitely needs cleanup. I'm still not convinced it's notable to keep since some YouTube personalities have several million followers. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:23, 10 November 2019 (EST)

::Yeah, he doesn't seem like anyone particularly notable and differentiating. He might be doing good stuff, but I don't know if that really warrants a CP article about him. This probably stands to benefit him more that our readers. I think I'm leaning towards deletion, but I'd be okay with keeping it if others here see value in it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:51, 10 November 2019 (EST)
:::I recommend deleting it. At the very least, maybe we should let Andy decide? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:49, 10 November 2019 (EST)
::::Alright, sure let's delete it. We could ask Andy just to make sure, but it's probably okay to just do it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:58, 11 November 2019 (EST)
:::::Without getting distracted from the above article, can you tell whether this article is original or plagiarized? [[The Genesis observer theory]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:23, 12 November 2019 (EST)

It was copied from CreationWiki [http://www.creationwiki.org/Genesis_observer_theory]. That page was mostly written by one author, but some adjustments were made by two others. Plagiarism seems likely, but I will contact the user on this end. I applied for a CreationWiki account awhile back, but it seems my application was rejected or ignored, so I can't ask over there. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:31, 12 November 2019 (EST)
:Note: It was mostly written over there by user "PabloCa2007." The user posting it here is "Pablocastro" --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:33, 12 November 2019 (EST)
::Just based on that, it looks like the page is mostly original, but we'll still need to reach an understanding with the creator (and I saw you already reached out to him). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:37, 12 November 2019 (EST)

== Thank you! ==

Hey David, just wanted to say thanks for the welcome and the advice on the joel gilbert article. Definitely don't wanna mess up anything so I'll go back and fix it! :) I might need a bit of help with the infobox if you wouldn't mind but I might be able to figure it out. Anyhow thank you so much! Feel absolutely free to let me know if anything needs adjustment
[[User:Manny P90|Manny P90]] ([[User talk:Manny P90|talk]]) 14:57, 13 September 2019 (EDT)Manny

:You're welcome, and thank you for your interest in improving it! One thing still concerns me..the first paragraph doesn't seem to be original. Could you perhaps re-write that intro? As for the template, I'd be happy to try to help you, but our inforbox template is significantly different that Wikipedia's, so you can't do a a simple copy-and-paste of that. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:38, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

== New WP articles ==

Hello DavidB4, when you get the chance, please take a look at these two articles: [[Malik Obama]] and [[Dreams from My Real Father]]. The editor who created them stated that they were copied from Wikipedia articles that have been deleted (thus, they may not be original). I already wrote a very short message to the user. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:10, 3 October 2019 (EDT)

:Hi 1990'sguy, I noticed those come in, but didn't have the time to investigate then. At the very least, they need cleanup, but I also am suspicious of their originality. There are similarities between [[Malik Obama]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Barack_Obama#Malik_Obama this], and [[Dreams from My Real Father]] looks like a slight rewrite of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_from_My_Real_Father this], although it could be the other way around. They at least need some cleanup; I'm leaning towards deletion, but this user has responded in the past, so it could be this is slightly more than just a dump and run maneuver. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:11, 4 October 2019 (EDT)
::Would you please also take a look at this article: [[Nicholas J Fuentes]]? It might not be appropriate to keep on CP. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:53, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

:::I don't see any evidence of plagiarism, and it isn't a wreck like some text dumps, so that's a good start. My main concern is with the matter of notability. It seems that he is somewhat publicly recognized, although he doesn't seem to have a great deal of publicity. He also seems to be in this to make a profit--that's not inherently bad (many talk shows and publications are for-profit endeavors, which I don't mind), but it is worth noting that by giving him some much-needed publicity, we may be helping out his profit margin. Based on these factors, I might lean towards deletion. However, while I don't want RW to decide what we do and do not have, I noticed that they do have an article about this guy (although I didn't bother to read their pig slop). What do you think? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:01, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

::::I made some copyedits, though the title might need to be moved. We could keep it, though the wording might need to be changed to make it sound less promotional. Also, I'm having trouble determining whether he's a consistent conservative or an "alt-right" person, though it looks like the former is more accurate. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:58, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

:::::I don't know much about him, and all I can find seems to be name-calling, ad hominem attacks, etc. which are loaded with bias. I will somewhat take back what I said about not much publicity...after digging a bit more, I have found a quantity of the standard liberal attack pieces against him, saying things like "Well, he said on Thursday that he is not a white supremacist and opposes violence, but actually the opposite is true, and random democrat xyz says that he is trying to play the victim here, and not simply being attacked for his views."
:::::It seems he had to leave his college because of these attacks, death threats, etc. after making his political views known. 'm starting to think maybe we should keep an article about him. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:41, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::That sounds good to me, so I'll accept keeping the article, though it may need further improvements. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:11, 6 October 2019 (EDT)

The [[Malik Obama]] and [[Dreams from My Real Father]] still haven't been edited by the article creator. What should we do with them? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:15, 15 October 2019 (EDT)

:I've deleted them. If the author disagrees, they can be restored by an admin. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:18, 17 October 2019 (EDT)

== Cult leader Adnan Oktar ==

Hi. Could you please upload a picture of [[Harun Yahya|Adnan Oktar]]'s old and new look? I found this picture: [http://www.mavikocaeli.com.tr/resimler/iste-adnan-oktar-in-karanlik-gecmisi-unlu_11038318_39_fe5ee97f1d33bbc62e23.jpg]. Search results: [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&sxsrf=ACYBGNSvWCIzFVBVujBE79-3Cfj1nZt-hA%3A1570459097293&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=625&ei=2U2bXcWiD6SorgS-uanwDQ&q=Adnan+Oktar+eski&oq=Adnan+Oktar+eski&gs_l=img.3..35i39l2j0i30l3j0i8i30.1823.15117..15325...1.0..0.173.2613.0j17......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0.AJMOrW1Xhl8&ved=0ahUKEwiF84CFsIrlAhUklIsKHb5cCt4Q4dUDCAY&uact=5]. If you want, you can upload an old and a new photo of him side by side. Thanks. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 10:42, 7 October 2019 (EDT)
:Conservapedia needs to follow copyright laws. Please upload this picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adnan_oktar_01.jpg

:I would do it myself, but I have a very full schedule today.[[User:Wikignome72|Wikignome72]] ([[User talk:Wikignome72|talk]]) 10:58, 7 October 2019 (EDT)

::I'll certainly upload this one, Wikignome72. See: [[:File:Adnan oktar 01.jpg]].
::Andrewlee, If we can find a copy of the other which is under a [[Creative Commons]] license, or is in the [[public domain]], that would be good. We might be able to use a copyrighted one under the [[Fair use]] clause, but that is more difficult.
::My favorite places to search for images with relaxed licensing are:
*[https://commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia commons]
*[https://www.flickr.com/search/?license=2%2C3%2C4%2C5%2C6%2C9 Flickr.com]
but there any many others also, such as these:
*[https://pixabay.com PixaBay]
*[https://morguefile.com Morguefile.com]
*[http://www.publicdomainpictures.net PublicDomainPictures.net]

::Let me know if you have any luck. Thanks!

== Requesting help with article about our ministry. ==

David, can you help me? I'm trying to edit a page on my organization, Global Media Outreach, which seems to be frequently vandalized. We didn't even add the page on us; just came across it while researching something. When I first found it it was completely negative. Some organization called Billion Bibles seems to have a criticism with us, so I edited our page and just put forth the gospel as we share it on the page so that people can make their own judgment about whether or not we have some kind of deficient version of it (we don't). Last month, the criticism reappeared as a link to the BillionBIbles organization again. They seem desperate to both link to themselves from anyone searching Conservapedia for info about us and to smear us. I don't want to publicly criticize them, just to remove their unjustified criticism of us. Thanks for any help or advice you can provide! [[User:Abranch|Abranch]] ([[User talk:Abranch|talk]]) 13:55, 16 October 2019 (EDT)abranch

:I've heard of BillionBibles before, but know almost nothing about them. However, the article on Global Media Outreach seems to only briefly mention some opposition. The linked BillionBibles page criticizes Global Media Outreach for teaching the "four spiritual laws" which they believe tends towards the "Health, Wealth, and Prosperity Gospel" and leaves out any mention of God's call (and [[predestination]], as some believe) as well as a couple other points. [https://www.billionbibles.com/four-spiritual-laws.html]. These seem like they might be valid criticisms to at least note. Our article as it was simply stated that there was some opposition to Global Media Outreach, without subjectively declaring it to be wrong, so it seems that we were already leaving it up to the reader to decide what to think. I'm also somewhat confused as to why you removed the word "some," making the page basically say that all Christians say that your organization is wrong. I've fine with some rewording or explanation, but I think it is worth keeping some mention of doctrinal disagreements. Conservapedia is read and edited by people of many different beliefs, so we generally try to present both view points and let the reader decide. It sounds like this is what you wanted, and it seems to me, that is what we are doing. Furthermore, the [[Internet_evangelism#Global_Media_Outreach|Internet_evangelism]] page (to which you deleted the link) speaks favorably of Global Media Outreach. I have reverted both of these changes, since they seem to make the problem you are speaking about worse.
:Is there something I'm missing here? If the article is being unfair to Global Media Outreach, then I would be fine with trying to balance it out--I just don't see any specific glaring issues. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:04, 17 October 2019 (EDT)

David, regarding your note on the 16th—you were right. There were edits on the article mentioning us that were telescoping somehow and when I tried to edit one it wouldn't let me because it affected another. I didn't understand and was out of time. So—user error; I'm afraid I'm not a regular contributor, I just try to watch out for slander on us, and this site is about the only example of it I have found on the web. Sometimes slander shows up in overt ways, sometimes subtle. Just look at Wikipedia's article on the Apostle Paul, which includes "Among the critics of Paul the Apostle was Thomas Jefferson, a Deist, who wrote that Paul was the 'first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus.' Christian anarchists Leo Tolstoy and Ammon Hennacy take a similar view." That's bad enough, because it makes the reader feel as if the page ahs an agenda; but imagine if it were the first point in the entry, as "Criticism of Global Media Outreach" is for us.

:Okay, some little mix-ups are fine. However, I'm not quite sure what you are looking to have changed. I have slightly reworded and expanded the "[[Global_Media_Outreach#Criticism_of_Global_Media_Outreach|criticisms]]" section..what do you think? I don't think we should remove this section altogether, but some changes can be made. In any case, it doesn't really sound like slander to me, as it currently stands. There are many different denominations and doctrines within the christian faith, so it is pretty normal for some to criticize others on certain controversial issues. Thanks for your input! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:21, 28 October 2019 (EDT)

Why was my edit reverted? I know I messed up the citation link thing but I'm new to this. I just think harm reduction is very important. If, for some reason, someone comes here for info on LSD they should know about something that is pretty common and could ruin their experience.
[[User:Yaoi|Yaoi]] ([[User talk:Yaoi|talk]]) 08:52, 31 October 2019 (EDT)

:You deleted a significant amount of content (over 2KB) with that edit. See: https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=LSD&diff=prev&oldid=1589093
:Your addition was probably fine, but make sure not to remove everything else. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:01, 31 October 2019 (EDT)

==Thomas Heyward==
These should probably be merged. [[Thomas Heyward Jr.]] [[Thomas Heyward]]. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 21:53, 1 November 2019 (EDT)
:Yeah, it should be. Good catch. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:16, 1 November 2019 (EDT)
::I've merged them. The result is here: [[Thomas Heyward Jr.]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:26, 1 November 2019 (EDT)

==Delete and move==
Could you delete [[Georges Sorel]], and move [[George Sorel]] in its place? [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 10:30, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:I did it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:08, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:57, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::You're welcome! Just a note, you will have to do Teakin88's [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia:Community_Portal&diff=1590504&oldid=1561721 requests] at [[Conservapedia:Image upload requests]], since they are not WP Commons images. Otherwise, I would have tried to upload them if I get time (which I don't have a lot of, like you I presume). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:18, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::Thanks, yes [[CP:IUR]] is a disaster right now. I may never catch up. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:21, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::::If I get some extra time, I will upload some of the easier requests. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:24, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::::Thanks! I wouldn't mind, but those are not the big problem, so you don't need to. It's nice when we get some that are PD/CC so I can just breeze through them! It's the copyrighted ones that are a problem. I do my best, but it takes a lot of time and I really am not professionally qualified to make this kind of determination. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:36, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::::::I'm considering giving PD/CC requests priority over copyrighted images. People are submitting requests for images that are obviously okay to use, but then waiting months to get them uploaded. It's not really fair to them. I might abandon the first-come, first-served system. I don't know if this would be fair either, though. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:39, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::::::It seems like a good idea to me. How many users are requesting PD/CC images versus more complicated requests? If more are requesting the former, but IUR is being backlogged by one or two other editors, prioritizing seems like a good idea to me. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:54, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::::::Also, it might be a good idea to archive the completed request sections on IUR. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:02, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
At present, we have 1 person regularly asking for PD/CC and two people asking for copyrighted ones. That means this change would mostly benefite that one person. However, in the past (and once in a while) we've have a number of other users (maybe about 4) asking for PD/CC images as well. Not recently, though. Besides, though who make good requests tend to get upload rights of their own. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:45, 2 November 2019 (EDT)

==Disambiguation==
Could you make [[Samuel Huntington]] into a disambiguation page for [[Samuel P. Huntington]] and [[Samuel Huntington (signer)]]? [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 12:51, 24 November 2019 (EST)
:Good idea--thanks for pointing that out! Done as requested. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:21, 24 November 2019 (EST)
::Thank you for doing these BTW. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 20:41, 3 December 2019 (EST)

==Merge request==
[[Cato's Letters]] and [[Cato Letters]]. The correct term/name is '''"Cato's Letters"''',(And [[Cato's Letters]] appears to me to be the better written) but there is some issue with the page views and history/revisions of the two articles that needs consideration. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 22:45, 2 December 2019 (EST)
:Also, could you switch these? The 'The' is a part of the actual title. [[American Crisis]], [[The American Crisis]] [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 22:49, 2 December 2019 (EST)
:Of course! Done as requested: [[The American Crisis]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:04, 3 December 2019 (EST)
::Cato's Letters? [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 20:41, 3 December 2019 (EST)
:::Sorry, now I'm doing it. I guess I just read the last post, and assumed the rest was prior conversation. It wouldn't have been that hard to read it...
:::Anyway, I've merged the two to [[Cato's Letters]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:09, 4 December 2019 (EST)
::::Thanks! [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 17:49, 12 December 2019 (EST)

== Permission to use images for conservapedia via e-mail permission from image owner ==
Hi DavidB4, I've worked to create an eighth page here on conservapedia. On my eighth page there are 4-5 sections that need the emphasis of photo info-boxes to elaborate visually to the article from a scientific and creative stance. Images have been granted permission to me for use on conservapedia with no inhibited copyright laws per the image creators via e-mail. These e-mails were the only convenient way to gain permission because of the image owners location and time zone in Finland and in Europe with myself being in North America Pacific time. [[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] suggested for me to contact you here about you being an editor who can upload with these e-mail permissions or if I can forward permissions to you, and that you might be willing to have to contact via email with me on this page request for these uploads? Thank you. ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 23:16, 10 December 2019 (EST)

:Hi Technotronical! Sure, I can help you with that. That's great that you already got permission! Would you please forward the email chain where they gave permission to me (davidb4-public@archnet.us)? Then, I'll just need to know exactly which images it is you want uploaded (if you have the URLs to these images, that would be best), and I should be able to upload them for you. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 12:27, 11 December 2019 (EST)

:Hi DavidB4, Thank you very much for your help with these. I've sent you the 2 e-mails to (davidb4-public@archnet.us) Please let me know if you need anything else or what I can do to help. Here's the page https://www.conservapedia.com/Red_Hair --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 20:51, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::Hi Technotronical, I sent you a couple emails in reply on December 12. Did you get those? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:07, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::: Hi DavidB4, I just searched through my e-mail under the address and for that date 12/12... and do not see anything for an e-mail response. Could you please re-send or respond here? --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 21:25, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::::Odd. I just resent them. You should have received a total of 3 messages from me today. Maybe they are getting caught in your spam trap? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:12, 19 December 2019 (EST)

:::::Yes, very unusual. Thanks for re-sending. I still don't have them and looked in the SPAM quarantine folder. Building the anticipation. Can you please resend to another e-mail address? (mom2lexie_bing_maddie@yahoo.com) --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 23:44, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::::::Done. If that doesn't work, I'll just post an abbreviated version here. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:28, 21 December 2019 (EST)

::::::: Thank you so much for hanging in here with me. I did get the e-mail at my yahoo inbox. I just replied back. Merry Christmas!!! --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 23:32, 24 December 2019 (EST)

:Slightly off topic, What was the reason that Minuteman blocked Technotronical? I honestly don't know if there's a back story. Just asking. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:16, 27 December 2019 (EST)
::I'm obviously not DavidB4, but I'm pretty sure the block has nothing to do with Technotronical or his edits -- the bot blocks users based on whatever criteria is programmed into it, and that means that sometimes, innocent editors are blocked. It's happened before. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:07, 27 December 2019 (EST)

'''Technotronical:''' I got your email and will reply soon. I have been very busy lately. Also, sorry about Minuteman blocking you without a good explanation. 
'''Progressingamerica/Technotronical:''' Minuteman blocked Technotronical because it detected numerous questionable words and phrases being posted on [[Red Hair]], [[Blockbuster Video]], and [[Let's Make a Deal]]. These were mostly sexual in nature. I am willing to provide details which are not appropriate for polite company, but not on an open talk page. There were also evidences of possible plagiarism going on with [[Red Hair]], so Minuteman didn't like that either. I have set Minuteman to "Trust" Technotronical, so it will be much less likely to issue blocks against this user in the future. 
'''Technotronical:''' I am seeing some material in [[Red Hair]] which seems to have been copied in. I see duplicate content on pages like:
*https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/melanocortin-1-receptor
*The book "Advances in Cancer Research" by Paul B. Fisher and Kenneth D. Tew
*https://www.definitions.net/definition/red+hair
*and of course, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair
Except for short, clearly labeled quotes, you should never use the exact words of other people. Additionally, you should always cite your sources, for any facts or ideas retrieved from other places. 
'''1990'sguy:''' Thanks for the quick response! Again, I've been quite busy the last few weeks. In this case it was a large number of slightly questionable things which triggered Minuteman initially. After blocking a user once, it is more likely to do it again. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:32, 28 December 2019 (EST)

==Delete request==
The misspelling "seige" should not appear in the search bar when typed in. Unless, of course, it is for someone's last name and is then the correct spelling. [[Seigenthaler]]

*[[Seige mentality]] - delete
*[[Seige of Troy]] - delete
[[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 17:50, 12 December 2019 (EST)

:Good catch! I've deleted them. I also created a redirect from [[Siege of Troy]]. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:18, 12 December 2019 (EST)
::Thanks! Here's another one for delete and move. [[Chisholm v. Georgia]], [[Chisolm v. Georgia]]. The misspelled one should probably be kept for content, and the one I created deleted; then move to the correct spelling. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:12, 27 December 2019 (EST)
:::Done! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:42, 28 December 2019 (EST)

::::Thanks 1990'sguy! I've also deleted the [[Chisolm v. Georgia]] redirect, since I don't think that will be beneficial to keep. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:33, 28 December 2019 (EST)

== Giggle Corp ==

Please see these pages: [[User talk:AmericanIronMan]], [[User talk:AmericanTonyStark]], [[Giggle, Corp.]] (red link, see deletion history), and [[Giggle, Inc.]] (red link, see deletion history) You might have a better idea than me on whether this article is notable enough to have an article on. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:08, 2 January 2020 (EST)

:"Giggle Corp" appears to be a small business (not sure if it's registered as such), and mygiggle.us has been online for less than two months. It's definitely not a big player right now, but it wants to be. The website still seems a bit rough around the edges. Before I make a solid decision, I'm hoping that I can engage this user in conversation. I have a few questions and suggestions for them. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:07, 2 January 2020 (EST)

::Sounds good. I wish Conservative didn't block the first account without engaging with him. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:10, 2 January 2020 (EST)

:::Well, he came back so we still can talk. It looks like he's using a proxy connection, which is technically against the rules...then again having a second account is, too. I think he stands to gain a lot more than we do, since we will quite possibly put his service on the map. That means this subject probably falls into the "not sufficiently notable" category. Still, I'm hoping to talk with him. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:36, 2 January 2020 (EST)

::::Thank you sir, for your kind inquiry. I am not trying to necessarily take on Google. Google has its own legitimate following. I am trying to simply offer an alternative to major companies for individuals who would like to maintain a degree of privacy. In a world that is changing so fast, I believe that one of the things that helps us preserve our freedom is our privacy. Privacy should be an option for those who would like to maintain it. It is encouraging to me that there are outlets such as "Conservapedia" that share some of these same ideals. You are correct, our website is new, however it has been in development for three years now. The first very ugly version of it was hosted on a different domain but with the same concept being the respect of privacy of user information. As far as the question you thought might be "stupid", there are no stupid questions and I am grateful for the opportunity to clear up any confusion as to any connection to that Facebook account. Let me make it clear that we are not associated with that user or his affiliates. And as to feedback regarding the website mygiggle.us, any input you have we would greatly appreciate, as we consider your time extremely valuable. Thank you for your consideration and your time. --[[User:AmericanTonyStark|AmericanTonyStark]] ([[User talk:AmericanTonyStark|TALK]]) 20:24, 3 January 2020 (EST)

And thank you for the information! I think such alternatives are valuable. In hopes it will help you out, here is some (hopefully) constructive criticism:

It's great that you are interested in protecting your users' privacy. However, I did find a few things that gave me pause. I suspect your Terms of Service and Privacy Policy might have been made from a template, so perhaps it was not you saying these things.
#Your Privacy policy says that you "may" use web beacons. Why? This is a tracking technology, which seems to go against user privacy.
#Your Privacy policy says that you ignore "Do-not-track" requests. Admittedly, most websites do. You have the standard statement that there is no established industry standard, so you choose to ignore the users' requests for privacy altogether. It's a minor concern in my mind, but it doesn't sound very privacy-friendly. You could at least make sure to set a high privacy standard for all uses, then note in your privacy policy that all users are given the same high standard of privacy, whether or not they request it.
#Your Privacy policy says that you use cookies, but again, most people do. My question (which I did not investigate) is whether or not you use them for any purposes other than logging in users. Cookies must be used if users are going to log in to accounts. However, my concern would be whether or not they are used for any other purpose. Ideally, I would like to see cookies only added to client's devices when they log in. If they don't log in, don't issue a cookie. This might be hard to make happen though--I know web design is complex.
#Your site uses Google Tag manger. If I'm trying to stay away from companies abusing my data, using an alternative site which in turn uses Google services doesn't seem like it might be a good choice.

Other issues I noticed:
*The top-left logo has a background color which does not match the banner it is on. Perhaps you could use an image without a background. That shouldn't be too difficult, but even easier than that would be to at least change the image's background color to match the banner's color, so people don't notice.
*When the "clustered search" option is used, it brings up a list of "F-Clusters." This whole interface seemed a little confusing to me. What is it? How does it work? What does it do? Perhaps a little explanation of some sort, even just in the form of a "Help" link on that search result page might be helpful.
*When looking at your Privacy Policy, there are links at the top of the page to jump to specific section. That is a common thing to have, and I like it. However, when I click on one of those, it breaks out of your site's frame and loads this webpage instead: https://app.termly.io/dashboard/website/305072/privacy-policy

And a couple more comments:
*You are using CloudFlare, which is in itself fine. They seem to offer good services. However, you might want to be aware that they have "de-platformed" numerous conservative services and websites. If they don't like you for political reasons, they will throw you out. You probably won't have issues of this sort, but you might just want to keep that in mind.
*Lastly, your Terms of Service state that anyone other than government agencies and a couple other groups of people must get written approval from you in order to link to your website. Firstly, I don't see how you expect to enforce that. Secondly, why? If low-ranked websites link to you, are are not likely to be benefited in terms of your own page rank. However, this is how the web works...if you want to get noticed, you need people, anywhere and everywhere, to link to your site. It seems odd to me, therefore, that you are trying to prohibit such linking (not that anyone is actually probably going to read that anyway).

I hope your service can succeed! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:05, 4 January 2020 (EST)
::Thank you for your timely and helpful response. I have to say, you are obviously knowledgeable and thorough, and your input is greatly appreciated. So, Thank You again. I have reviewed your comments regarding the company’s privacy policy (and terms and conditions) and agree with you on every point. I have gone through your list point by point though I still have a few changes to make. I have revised the privacy policy according to the points you recommended. I made the policy using a template and the assistance of termly.io, and there was a point in which I was prompted to answer the question, “Do you want to allow people to link to your website?” At that time, I thought there would be more protection for the site if people did not link to it. As time went on and development of the site continued, I came to the same conclusion as you did, that I would like people to link to the site. My mistake was that I had not returned to my Terms and Conditions to change this. If it wasn’t for you it would have been some time before I would have gone back and reviewed it. --[[User:AmericanTonyStark|AmericanTonyStark]] ([[User talk:AmericanTonyStark|TALK]]) 18:21, 7 January 2020 (EST)

:::Okay, that sounds good--thanks! When choosing a service to use, I typically dig into the service's info some before making a decision. I know that tends to be unusual--most people don't bother to read the TOS, Privacy Policy, and other info. So, it probably isn't a big deal to have a few minor issues of these sorts, as long as you are disclosing everything you need to. Building a web service like this is a pretty big undertaking, so it's easy for a few unimportant things to slip through the cracks.
:::I figured that you probably were using a template or builder for the TOS and PP. It makes sense to do. If you have the time and interest, you could also go so far as to provide short, standard English section summaries. So for example, the section on cookies could perhaps be summarized "We use cookies to keep you logged in. We do not use them to monitor your behavior." I've seen this in some such legal disclosures, so that the full legal jargon is still there, but a simple explanation is also provided. Again though, not many people read those, so it may not be worth your time at this point.
:::In regard to your initial question (whether you can create a page on Conservapedia about your service), it's not me intent to string you along and waste your time. To be clear, I don't think that at this time your service is "notable" enough to warrant this. An encyclopedia is intended to be a collection of public knowledge, not an index of things people probably know nothing about. However, I think with some time and effort, it can soon qualify.
:::There is one other thing I'd like to tell you, but not on a public page such as this. You don't at all need to, but would you be willing and able to email me at davidb4-public@archnet.us ? (This way, you don't need to publicly post your address.) If you prefer not to, that's fine.

:::Thanks for your time! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:20, 8 January 2020 (EST)

== Category clean-up ==

Best of luck with [https://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Firearms firearms TAR pit]. [[User:JohnZ|JohnZ]] ([[User talk:JohnZ|talk]]) 22:01, 4 January 2020 (EST)

:I haven't looked into it very closely, but some of those sub-categories might be appropriate to delete outright. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:16, 4 January 2020 (EST)

::Gee thanks, JohnZ. 1900'sguy, they might be. I haven't delved too far into it yet, but I suspect so. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:33, 4 January 2020 (EST)

:::Rather you than me down that rabbit hole. Little help, though: you can delete the [https://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Battles_Rifles Battles (!) rifles category]. I [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=M1_Garand&curid=5210&diff=1612016&oldid=1429076 removed] its only entry. [[User:JohnZ|JohnZ]] ([[User talk:JohnZ|talk]]) 19:41, 8 January 2020 (EST)

::::Rabbit hole? This is more like a mine shaft. It is huge, and it twists, turns, and goes many different directions. Oh, and there's no map. Anyway, thanks for the help. I already deleted it. I don't know why that ever existed... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:48, 8 January 2020 (EST)

:::::Should these categories be deleted: [[:Category:Semi-Automatic Pistols]], [[:Category:Semi-Automatic Pistol Ammunition]]? Both have only one article in them. If other relevant articles can be found, fine, but if not, it isn't necessary and doesn't deserve its own category. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:58, 8 January 2020 (EST)
::::::Same thing for [[:Category:Semi-Automatic Firearms]]. Yes, I think they should probably be deleted. There are too many similar, overlapping categories with little reason for existing right now. Good catch! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:00, 8 January 2020 (EST)

== Article review ==

Would you please take a look at this article? [[Origin point]] -- it may need to be moved to an essay, or otherwise improved. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:44, 6 January 2020 (EST)
:I'm okay with having this kind of an article in mainspace, but it should be expanded. Also, the tumbleweed needs to go. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:03, 6 January 2020 (EST)
::Would you also please take a look at this article: [[Escape from Uncle Sam's Plantation by Ed Temple]]? This editor seems to have good intentions, and I lean toward accepting his articles, but they should still be fixed to follow CP guidelines. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:49, 10 January 2020 (EST)
:::We could make an argument against it on the basis of notability, but I'm fine with keeping this one. I see some room for improvement (as do you), but I think this is worth keeping. It lacks cohesion and basic wiki styling, but it seems to be an original, well-intentioned entry about something our readers may find interesting. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:45, 11 January 2020 (EST)
::::Admittedly, there might be some bias from this editor, though... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:48, 11 January 2020 (EST)
:::::Would you also please take a look at this article: [[Aditya Chattopadhyay]]? I apologize for always pestering you with these requests. I'm focuses on the "Donald Trump achievements" articles and have little time to deal with new pages like this because of that. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:10, 11 January 2020 (EST)
::::::No need to apologize! I find myself on a strange schedule, which sometimes causes me to miss recent activity which I should be reviewing.
::::::I deleted this one--it's about a collage student who does not seem particularly notable. It claimed that he was going to run for president in 2060, and included what seemed to be an affiliate/referral link to a "campaign" t-shirt he is supposedly selling. That one just smelled wrong for multiple reasons. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:40, 11 January 2020 (EST)
:::::::Thank you. Would you please look at this page, which seems to be a hybrid article/userpage: [[User:FreedommovementUSA]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:16, 12 January 2020 (EST)
Yeah, I was looking at that one a little bit earlier...I'm not as sure what to say about it. It's an article, which they put in userspace--that's odd. I've never heard of this group before; I suspect that it has been recently founded, but I haven't done significant research. I don't have any immediate concerns about the content, but I don't know if it is notable enough to warrant a page. Do you know anything about them? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:03, 12 January 2020 (EST)
:This is the first I've heard of them. I found their website here: [https://www.freedommovementusa.com/] They don't seem like a very notable organization, though I would be OK with keeping the article as it's obviously a conservative organization. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:32, 12 January 2020 (EST)
::Same. It looks like this is a self-promotion attempt, which I tend to favor less that organic writing. However, I could go either way on this. I suppose we could just leave it where it is--allow the info to be here, but barely. It might show up in web searches, but not from most internal searching. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:51, 12 January 2020 (EST)
:::Sounds good to me. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:53, 12 January 2020 (EST)

::::Ok, let's do that, at least for now. It will be interesting to see if this editor intends to do anything more than this. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:01, 12 January 2020 (EST)

== New article requests ==

Hello DavidB4, looking through your TAR removals, I noticed that several red links to what should be obvious articles do not have an article. For example, [[Water cycle]] and [[Nitrogen cycle]], as well as [[Cascade Range]] which I just created. If you're willing, as you do maintenance on the various articles, would you please look for red links to what a reasonable person would consider an obvious/prominent article for an encyclopedia? I'm not asking you to create them, but just to document them so that every obvious encyclopedia search has an article. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:57, 6 January 2020 (EST)
:Good idea, sure I'll at least make note of them, and try to work from there. I probably can't make too many pages on such topics, but its worth paying attention to. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:12, 6 January 2020 (EST)

== Image upload requests... ==

Hi DavidB4, can you see if you can upload any of the images I requested into files? ([[Conservapedia:Image upload requests#Please_convert_the_following_images_into_files|this section]]) I'm really hoping that all the permissions are met so that they can be uploaded, as many of the images are meant for contributing to the [[Conservapedia]] pages on nominees for the upcoming 2020 elections. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 3:59, 27 January 2020

:It looks like none of these images are being made freely available for reuse. I can try to check each one individually (a time consuming process) to see if any of them seem to allow reuse with restrictions. That will take some time though, and I'm currently busy doing that on a set of requests made prior to yours. Since some of these people are politicians, I suspect that you could find freely available images of them on places like Flickr and Wikimedia commons. If such images exist and are suitable, we really should try to use those. If you did, I could upload those quickly. Otherwise, (if no suitable copies are freely available) I can slowly work my way through this list. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:45, 27 January 2020 (EST)

::If you're busy working on other matters, then don't bother individually checking to see if the images I requested allow permission for you to download into files. I'll just find other images that are under a Creative Common license. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 7:27, 27 January 2020

:I left notes on a few which I spot-checked, so please take a look at those when you get the chance. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:50, 27 January 2020 (EST)

::I saw the notes, and updated some of the requests. Regarding the requests I haven't updated yet, I'll get to those soon. Thank you, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 8:54, 27 January 2020

:::Okay, thank you! That would be great if you could get some CC ones. If you just can't get a particular photo any other way, then I can look at what you do have, and see if I think we can use it under Fair Use. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:08, 27 January 2020 (EST)

== Cropping down some images... ==

For these three images ([[:File:Kyrsten Sinema.jpg]], [[:File:Gary Peters.jpg]], and [[:File:Senator Gretchen Whitmer.jpg]]) that you uploaded, can you see if you can crop them down so that only the head and part of the shoulders are part of the image and that the resulting dimensions are that of a portrait, similar to how most [[Conservapedia]] images for politicians are? For the first and last one, if you crop them, the hand gesture can be cropped out. Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 14:47, 26 February 2020 (EST)

:[[:File:Kyrsten Sinema 2018.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:55, 8 March 2020 (EDT)
::Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 17:46, 8 March 2020 (EDT)

:::You're welcome! If you wanted to crop any of these yourself, you could email them to me or upload them to cloud storage somewhere for me to get. That might make this a little faster, and it would ensure they are being cropped correctly. Otherwise, I'll do them when I get the chance.
:::[[:File:Gary Peters 2008.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:04, 8 March 2020 (EDT)
::::Thank you again, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 21:00, 8 March 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome, and here's the last one: [[:File:Senator Gretchen Whitmer 2011.jpg]].
:::::I just noticed that you did initially ask for it to be cropped, but I guess I missed that. My mistake! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:37, 9 March 2020 (EDT)
::::::Yes! Thank you DavidB4 for finishing up the requested cropping! Also, because it was about two weeks ago, I do believe that you said that you will crop down [[:File:Pramila Jayapal.jpg]], as you mentioned [[Conservapedia:Image_upload_requests#February_7.2C_2020_image_requests_by_Liberaltears|here]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 16:56, 9 March 2020 (EDT)

== Question about previous image upload request for Charles A. Halleck ==

Hi DavidB4, I noticed that for the earlier image upload requests I added, you skipped the one for [[Charles A. Halleck]] ([https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=H000081 this one]) because the "Rights and Reproductions" page stated that a reuse required expressed permission via email. However, I noticed that a similar image for [[Sam Rayburn]] from the same website (history.house.gov) ([https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/29447?ret=True this one]) was reused as a file on Wikipedia ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Taliaferro_Rayburn.jpg here]) with the licensing saying "public domain" because it is a work of the federal government. Therefore, doesn't that mean that the image request I added for Charles Halleck can be uploaded as well because it is also part of a collection of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] just like the one for Sam Rayburn? Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 18:17, 6 March 2020 (EST)

:That's a good question--had I seen wikipedia's page first, I probably would had assumed it was fine. However, if you look at the source page, it says that "''Sam Rayburn had his portrait painted by British artist Douglas Chandor shortly after his election as Speaker.''" This means that the paining was ordered by Rayburn himself, not the federal government, and painted by an independent painter, not a federal employee. Unless I am missing something, this does not sound like Public Domain to me. Furthermore, the source says that in order to reuse the image, you must contact them to request permission. [https://history.house.gov/About/Rights-and-Reproduction/]
:Images default into public domain some time after the author's death (90 years, I think) but we have not reached that yet. I would like to say we can use it, but I don't see any legal basis to do so, unless we fill out the form asking for permission (which you are welcome to do). --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:45, 7 March 2020 (EST)
::Thank you for the clarification, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 18:22, 7 March 2020 (EST)

== Two questions ==

Thank you for the notice. I had a look at some of the pages in your post and the [[Help:List of Templates]] page has already shown me that in future, I could use a template when I am adding a quote to an article. I have two questions. 
1. I read [[Conservapedia:How Conservapedia Differs from Wikipedia]] and on the second point on that page: I recently edited the Wikipedia article for Witching Hour and I copied the information I added there for the witching hour sub-section on [[Witch]] on this website. Are the Wikipedia administration likely to have an issue with this?
2. I wouldn't mind knowing good Christian websites to use as references for adding information to articles on Conservapedia. I know of a few such as [[The Christian Post]], Gospel Herald, Christian Today, [[Christianity Today]] and the [[Creation Ministries International]] website. But if there is any more good websites, that would the selection of websites I source from. I'm personally trying, (if I can help it) to use Christian websites in particular because those websites seem likely to be the ones that Wikipedia will have a [[liberal bias]] against. Thanks. --[[User:StFrancisThames|StFrancisThames]] ([[User talk:StFrancisThames|talk]]) 20:51, 10 March 2020 (EDT)

:And thanks for joining us!
:# In this case, you own the right to that text, so it is okay to copy it over. We prefer not to just publish duplicate content which is also on WP, but doing this occasionally, and especially in small amounts is fine. Just make sure you don't copy any edits or additions from other WP users, and it should be fine.
:# Good question...There are many, but it depends what kind of content you are looking for. For example, answersingenesis.org and icr.org offer some great information in regard to science and history. I would be cautions of Christianity Today though, as it seems they sometimes are promoting things which don't exactly align with scripture. If you are looking for information on current events, wnd.com and breitbart.com can be good resources. These are not purely christian sites, but they are generally favorable towards Christianity and christian values. We also have a page with a bunch more links, although its organizational style might need a little work: [[Conservative_links#Conservative_Organizations]]. Do any of these help? Is there any topic in particular you need resources on? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:18, 10 March 2020 (EDT)

::Hello again. Thank you for your help and sorry for taking my time to reply to you. After editing for a while, my current concern is perhaps not so much my ability to find sources but my ability to translate my research onto pages in quality typed English. I don't like to copy word-for-word what a source says because of copyright and any other applicable reasons but I wonder if my use of thesaurus websites is creating weird sentences. For example, I found [https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-most-likely-to-fact-check-sermons-barna-study-finds.html this source] to use for the [[Millennial]] page but before I clicked the "Save Page" button, I wondered if saying that Millenials were "surelier to verify claims of taught moral messages" was strange wording. As I type this, it doesn't seem so bad, but I think there might be a worse example in my editing history. I remember in English class when I was in high school, I wrote "units of motor vehicles" for creative writing and the teacher thought my language was "scientific". Do you have any thoughts about this? Thanks.--[[User:StFrancisThames|StFrancisThames]] ([[User talk:StFrancisThames|talk]]) 18:36, 19 March 2020 (EDT)

:::Hi again, that's no problem at all! That wording does sound a little odd to me, and without context, I'm not quite sure what it is trying to say. The thing that stands out to me is "surelier." The word "surely" already implies an absolute, so adding "er" to the end doesn't make a lot of sense to me. If it is already an absolute, how can it then be somehow more absolute? However, context can help with such confusion to some extent. Likewise for "units of motor vehicles," without the context, I don't really know exactly what you are trying to say. The word "Units" can be used when counting ("There are 17 units of ___"), when referring to s specific device ("This unit seems to be operating normally.") or in reference to a group ("The soldiers had a long day ahead of them so the unit went to bed early"). If you are not sure about word usage, maybe look at a dictionary, and see what t lists for the first definition. If it isn't the first or second definition, maybe try a different word. If it isn't in the dictionary you are using, also try a different word. I know it's not perfect, and it is a real hassle to do, but it might help.
:::Unfortunately, books and other reference materials cannot always convey cultural norms and common verbiage. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:03, 19 March 2020 (EDT)

== Hello ==

:Thank you very much for the warm welcome. I look forward to us working together to better Conservapedia. Feel free to add to any new articles that I have created. [[User:Bytemsbu|Bytemsbu]] ([[User talk:Bytemsbu|talk]])

== Green Name ==

Hello, I was recently on this page (https://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Community_Portal) when I came across an entry written by you, however, your name was green compared to the red/blue of everyone else, it may just be me being curious, but why is that? --[[User:Elnencatala|Elnencatala]] ([[User talk:Elnencatala|talk]]) 16:41, 29 March 2020 (EDT)

:I think you're referring to the signature. Assuming you're logged in, if you look on the top of the page, right in between the “Talk” page and “Watchlist”, there should be a “Preferences” page internally linked. In it, there is a section regarding your signature. You can edit your signature (best to use the “Treat signature as wikitext” option), so that whenever you click on the signature button, your custom signature shows up when published. Hope this helps, in case DavidB4 isn't around at the moment. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:54, 29 March 2020 (EDT)

::Thanks Liberaltears, yes that is correct. Under "Preferences," you can enter and alternative signature with options such as "font color." That's how I did it. There is no major reason I did this--it just makes it a little easier for me to find my signatures in large talk pages. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:33, 30 March 2020 (EDT)

== Hiding a revision from view... ==

Hi DavidB4, since you have an oversight tag, can you permanently hide one of the recent revisions on [[Wikipedia|this page]] made by a recent vandal? I know the username was hidden from view, but the revision (which can be accessed) isn't hidden and it contains an external link to an inappropriate site. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:24, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:In addition, can you also permanently and fully hide my revert of the vandalizing as well? I think it would be better to eliminate all possible publicity of the vandal. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:28, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::I think the vandal just made a sockpuppet. Since you have the check user tag, can you block the IP address of the vandal? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:32, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::I tired to oversight it, but got an error. I'm investigating. I'm also looking into the checkuser data. I probably should do another bot run to block a lot of these IPs. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:35, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::Alright, thank you for trying the best you can, DavidB4! And good thing you saw my message here due to the seriousness of the vandalism! I really hope that no one ''(especially not a minor)'' had accessed the revision... And please report the IP address of the vandal to the authorities; whoever was behind it ought to get a harsh punishment! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:41, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome, and thanks for your help as well!
:::::They were attempting to anonymize themselves by hiding their IP address, but it looks like their real IP might have leaked through. I'm investigating further. It's rather humorous when that happens...people tend to use these tools without really understanding how they work, or their limitations. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:06, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::Alright, thank you for blocking the IP address! Just wondering though, do you think you'll be able to fully hide the revisions from view on [[Wikipedia|this page]] and [[China|this page]]? I know you mentioned an hour ago that there was an error in trying to oversight it. I hope I don't sound too impatient, it's just regarding the seriousness of the vandalism that's still accessible via the revisions. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 17:37, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::::::The tool to hide revisions is not working for me. I've contacted Andy about the probem, but for now, someone else might need to hide them. You could try asking someone like Andy or Karajou. Sorry I can't do more right now! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:41, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::::Alright, I just mentioned it on Andy's talk page [[User_talk:Aschlafly#Hiding_a_revision_from_view...|here]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 17:55, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::Question: How did the vandal get an account with the User name it had? Also, I suspect the clickbait link left behind would download some nasty malware. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 18:38, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::::::They didn't use your username...they used "RobSmiith" (note the two I's). Also, you are probably correct about malware. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:54, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::::I noticed that the revisions still aren't fully hidden from view. Does the oversight function work right now, DavidB4? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 21:23, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

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:Andy's looking into it? Alright, well that's great to hear, as he didn't reply [[User_talk:Aschlafly#Hiding_a_revision_from_view...|here on his talk page]]. While I doubt that most people going on this site would file through the edit history, I'd say that it's better to hide it to ''ensure'' that nothing (accessible) on [[Conservapedia]] is linking to such inappropriate/obscene websites. Thank you DavidB4, I really appreciate your patience with this request! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 21:45, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::You're welcome! It could be that he didn't reply because he didn't want that info being posted publicly. Some things are better discussed over email. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:49, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::Oh yeah, I see your point. <satire because I currently need some humor to chill out after the serious vandalism>But then again, regarding emails, that isn't 100% safe, as Russians might hack the server, making Bleach Bit a necessary measure for mass-deleting emails while simultaneously smashing cell phones with a hammar concurrent with Comey's orders in summoning the FBI to raid on your basement, and then you're in a rush ordering out-of-state [[Arkancide]]s on witnesses to cover up Whitewater, the Haitian relief fund scam, Vince Foster, Seth Rich, Benghazi, etceter- oh wait, I just accidentally and irrevelantly summarized Hillary's crimes.</satire because I currently need humor to chill out after the serious vandalism> --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:08, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::Haha! Okay, that's a good point. I guess talk pages are a safer option. I'd rather not start down this path! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:57, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

== Question about image uploads... ==

Hi DavidB4, I have a question about image uploads regarding the types of images that can be uploaded. If an image is on, say, a political candidate's personal website and there's no specification that it can't be used, can it be uploaded into a file here on [[CP]]? And what about images on a political candidate's personal [[Facebook]] page? Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 11:13, 11 April 2020 (EDT)

:For images from a political candidate's website, we can probably use them under the Fair Use clause, but that tends to be a grey area. This is pretty much the same for their Facebook pages, although from Facebook, it can be more difficult to provide proper attribution. Unfortunately, it seems like "Fair Use" claims fall in a grey area, and there have been lawsuits for claiming "Fair Use" when the author disagrees. We can probably use images from both of these, but it would be preferable to get alternative images with clearly open licensing when possible. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:25, 12 April 2020 (EDT)

::Okay, thank you for the clarification, DavidB4! Also, just curious, did you see what I added in the CP Community Portal [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Fixing_a_mistake_using_the_Infobox_officeholder_template...|here]]? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:30, 12 April 2020 (EDT)

:::You're welcome, and thanks for checking! In regard to the template issue, I did see that discussion, but have not gotten the time to trouble-shoot the issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:03, 13 April 2020 (EDT)

::::Alright, thank you DavidB4! Once again, I appreciate all the help you offer! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 14:12, 13 April 2020 (EDT)

== Some questions... ==

Hello DavidB4, I have some questions. First, about [[User_talk:DavidB4#Hiding_a_revision_from_view...|this previous topic]], does the oversight function work now? And even if it still may not work, is it possible to simply delete the log details for the revisions like [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] and [[User:Wikignome72|Wikignome72]] have done before? Second, it's been over a month since the preview option for editing works the way it has always been prior to when it became as dysfunctional as the 112th United States Congress. Is there a specific problem regarding that that needs to be resolved, and will it be fixed anytime soon? Third, did you see [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#McSally_Derangement_Syndrome|this small section]] I added in [[CP:COMPORT]]? I'm mostly hoping for a reply from a sysop or assistant sysop just to get an idea on whether the topic is a great idea or not. Fourth, about [[CP]] settings, I noticed that in the "Preferences", a set preferred gender would be public information, although I can't figure out how the details can be accessed by anyone going on this site, and I'm kind of curious about where the information is. Fifth, about [[Special:SpecialPages|special pages]], is there a source code for them likewise for normal pages? In addition, I noticed that for all [[CP]] pages whose URL that follows as "conservapedia.com/index.php?title=(etc.)" can't normally be internally linked, although they can be internally linked on special pages. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:09, 4 May 2020 (EDT)

:Good questions.
#It does not seem to be fixed. I cannot delete log details, either...I get an error when I try. Something appears to be a little broken. You could try asking one of them to try doing it, and see if it works for them.
#I also am having difficulty with preview. This may be be a side effect of the poor server responsiveness we've been having lately. Andy is trying to resolve that problem. I'm hoping once that is fixed, preview will resume working reliably as well. I can't say for sure, though...I don't have access to the hosting server.
#I had not seen it. I posted a short reply.
#I don't think this info is deliberately published anywhere. However, you can reference that info with something like <code><nowiki>{{GENDER:DavidB4|male|female|unknown}}</nowiki></code> you will see: {{GENDER:DavidB4|male|female|unknown}}
#I don't think there is page code available for these special pages. They are generated dynamically by the server. Of course, there is still HTML and CSS code, and some scripts, as with any page on the web (in most browsers, press F12 to see that). I know that's not what you are looking for, though.
#I've noticed that issue too, so I just make those external links. I don't know why it happens, but I don't have the ability to do troubleshooting on the server, so I just work around the problem.
:Unfortunately there are some minor issues which we might just need to live with for the time being. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:48, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

::Thank you very much, DavidB4! And speaking of #4, I noticed that there is no official template associated with the function, neither is there one for DEFAULTSORT. Is there a reason for such? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 01:18, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, those functions are packaged in the wiki's base software. For these, no template pages are required since the software already knows what to do with them. These are called "magic words", and there are actually quite a number of them. A current list is available [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words here], although we are using an older version of the software, so a few of the newest "magic words" may not be supported here. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:47, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Seems very interesting. Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 14:02, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome! Sorry I couldn't help more with some of those points. For reference, we are using Wikimedia version 1.24, so on that list of magic words, any item listed for versions newer than this will probably not be supported. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:31, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

== Freddy Kita page, etc. ==

Hi DavidB4, did you see the [[Freddy Kita|this page]] and the notice I put on it? I also notified the user on their talk page [[User talk:Medinfo|here]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:58, 12 May 2020 (EDT)

:Also, another problem. [[Special:Contributions/NoMoreFakeNews|This user]] is edit warring on [[Michael Steele|this page]], adding in information that is quite unnoteworthy (Steele may currently be an [[anti-Trump]] commentator, although that is much less important than his previous [[conservative]] leadership; thus, the former [[RNC]] chairman can somewhat be compared to [[Barry Goldwater]]). The user first added info that was uncited, and after I reverted it, he then reverted that (edit warring), and in the description then only provided a source URL while falsely accusing me of being a [[liberal]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 01:33, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

::I noticed the Freddy Kita issue, and figured I would give this editor a few days to reply. This should be dealt with, though, so I did just add a note and a deletion template. In regard to Michael Steele, I think this issue might be worth noting somewhere in the article, perhaps under the "Opposition to Donald Trump" section. While it is only a small exchange of words, it does demonstrate his opposition to Trump and Trump's supporters, and his "establishment" mindset. McConnell did make a good point...historically, past presidents have not criticized their successors in public, out of respect for the office and their colleagues. That is, until Trump came along. Now for some reason it is perfectly acceptable for them to go around speaking ill of a successor. Obama is once again breaking that unwritten rule with a vengeance. When McConnell called him out for it, Steele attacked him. This means that Steele is so hateful towards Trump that he supports a past president attacking a sitting president, in contrary with standard professional behavoir. Considering the fact that even McConnell isn't always as conservative as we would like (although he has been a good supporter of Trump), this is an interesting exchange.
::NoMoreFakeNews should have included this reference initially though, and edit warring with you about it is not okay. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:49, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Ah, I see what you mean. I initially asserted that the information wasn't noteworthy largely because Steele's current influence as a [[Never Trumper]] doesn't mean very much compared to him previously being a [[conservative]] leader of the [[Republican party]]. I also noticed in the [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Michael_Steele&action=history page history here] that despite Steele having been [[anti-Trump]] for about four years now, no other CP editors really bothered to mention much about it, not even [[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 12:19, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Yes, in the grand political landscape, it is rather insignificant. I just think it might be worth noting that fact about Steele himself, as a reference of character (or lack thereof). The fact no one has bothered with him lately does in itself say something... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 12:40, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::Alright, I added the detail. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 13:04, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::Looks good, thank you! I left a note for the other user, too. [[User talk:NoMoreFakeNews]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:18, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::You're welcome DavidB4! Also, I don't know if you saw it, but there was a wave of vandalism earlier today that I had to deal with, and while [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] did block two one vandal and remove the username of another, [[Special:Contributions/Adam72|this presumed sockpuppet]] has yet to be blocked, and I created [[Template:Protection request|this template]] as well as [[:Category:Protection requests|this category]] out of the fact that at least two pages were being vandalized and edit warred over by idiotic trolls. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 19:56, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

Yes, I noticed some of it. I wasn't sure if Adam72 was actually trying to do something productive, or just vandalizing. It certainly wasn't a helpful edit. As for the protection template and category, I would caution not to go too far in that direction. Perhaps a few pages more should be protected, but not many. Protection can prevent vandals from attacking one specific page, but most of the time, they will just vandalize something else if they can't do that page. It doesn't stop the problem, just relocates it. Meanwhile, legitimate editors can't edit those pages either. Page protection has been a significant problem for me, since many pages have been put under infinite protection either because they were vandalized once or twice, or they just seemed like things someone didn't think would need to edited again soon. The only thing harder to get than page protection, is getting a page unprotected. I have lists of pages and files which I want to edit, but cannot, because they are locked to the full administrator level. I'm not saying that page protection doesn't have its place, just that it should be used very sparingly. I also then to think that when a page is protected in response to vandalism, it should have an expiration date. Maybe 6 months, maybe even 2 or more years, but I think the default in most cases should be that they ultimately become unlocked again. We can't protect every page that might be vandalized and still expect our content to stay up to date. 
Pardon the rant...I think this can be used beneficially, but it should be done sparingly. This is in large part why I made Minuteman. It can deal with vandalism wherever it occurs, by blocking the offending user and reverting the unwanted edits. However, at Andy's request, it has been offline recently to slightly reduce server load while we sort out that problem. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:53, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:Almost four years ago, we discussed this problem. Andy, several admins, several SysOps (including myself) and several other editors all agreed that we had a problem with too many pages being locked. Andy suggested that I create a category, which we could use to tag pages which had no real need to be locked, so they could be easily identified and unlocked. I did ([[:Category:Pages Proposed For Unlocking]]), and for the first few days, it worked...some pages were unlocked so they could be updated. But then, it died out and no one was unlocking pages any more. Eventually, people stopped tagging them, since it wasn't doing any good. Maybe I will try reminding people of that, but it probably won't go anywhere. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:04, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

::Ah I see. And about [[Special:Contributions/Adam72|Adam72]], I'm pretty sure the user is a sockpuppet of [[Special:Contributions/AdamEve|AdamEve]], as the edits made on the same page were very similar, and the latter account vandalized other pages as well. Can you check the IP addresses of the users just to make sure? Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 21:33, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Oh yes, good point about Adam72. They used a different IP to evade the block, but obviously it is the same person. I should have looked more closely. I blocked them. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:40, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Alright, thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 21:43, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome, and thanks for pointing it out! By the way, it looks like I made a special request for a few of those pages to be unlocked, which Andy did. Then Karajou unlocked some as well. Perhaps I spoke too soon...I was pleasantly surprised to find that several have been taken care of. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:50, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

== Can't figure out how to fix [[Template:Infobox officeholder/Personal data]]... ==

Hi DavidB4, can you help me fix [[Template:Infobox officeholder/Personal data]], specifically with the "Military Service" section? The only possible way that I could get an idea of how to improve it was to examine the source code of [[Template:Officeholder|this template]], and the only way to check whether the modified version works or not was to open a new tab, open up [[CP]], and enter in a page where the template is being transcluded into ''in addition to'' the "Military Section" section (I checked via the [[Don Bolduc]] page). A while ago, I asked [[User:TerryH|TerryH]] on his talk page [[User_talk:TerryH#Template_usage_help...|here]], but he never responded. Only very recently did I just figure out the exact problem only with what was wrong, and I asked Andy ([[User_talk:Aschlafly#Improvising_a_protected_template|here]]) to do a very specific edit on the then-protected template, but Andy just unprotected it for me to to edit, and I got somewhat frustrated yesterday trying to get everything to work well. The colored cell surrounding the text would initially work, but wouldn't extend all the way across to the right. I then fixed that, but couldn't remove the extraneous pipe character in front of "Military service". Right now, I just want to the increase the font size for "Military Service" without also effective the font size for the details below and remove the unnecessary pipe. Do you think you can help me with that? The revision history [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Infobox_officeholder/Personal_data&action=history here] might help give an idea as to what I was intending to do but made mistakes on. Once again, I really appreciate all the help you can offer, and thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 12:24, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

:Hmm... That ''is'' a problem. I'm really not very good at editing templates. I wonder if the problem might have something to do with the <code><nowiki>{{!-}}</nowiki></code> on line 177. I think it is supposed to be <code><nowiki>{{!}}-</nowiki></code>, but making that change did not resolve this issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:16, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

::Ah, I see. Well, thank you for trying to improvise it. I'll probably further examine the template source codes later. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 14:21, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

:::I will try to spend more time on it later as well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:44, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Great news! Taking a cue from [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Officeholder&action=edit this template's source code], it turned out that the extraneous pipe resulted from <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code>, so I removed it and added <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code>. So now I'm just hoping to increase the text size only for “Military Service”, and potentially lighten the cell color if need be to match with the officeholder cell color for the overall template. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 22:57, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::Nice job! I've slightly increased the text size, also. I don't know how big you are thinking, though. Also, I'm not sure what color it is you are trying to match with. I don't see a color on the base template, so I didn't make any changes to that yet. It should be fairly easy to do. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:54, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::Thanks! And about the color matching, I was referring to the cell color surrounding the text of office titles. While there aren't any such cells for the [[Donald Bolduc]] page, there are for pages like [[John Neely Kennedy|this one]], and I'll most likely try lightening the color for the cell surrounding the "Military Service" text. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:00, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::Unfortunately, there is another problem arising. Where the "Military Service" used to only show up for infobox officeholder templates only if certain details are specified, now it always shows up for every page with the template. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:02, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::Yes, I noticed that issue. It looks like a conditional show statement broke. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:06, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::::Good thing I just fixed it. The problem arose out of the fact that <code><nowiki>!colspan="2" style="background:#E5CDFF;font-size=115%"{{!}}<big>Military Service</big></nowiki></code> was outside the <code><nowiki>{{#ifeq:}}</nowiki></code>, so I simply put it in there. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:09, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::Ah yes, there it is! Nice catch. I just matched the background color, also. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:13, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::::::Nice! Just to note, and I should have specified, I was thinking of making the background color more of a tint of purple to match the lightness of the #E6E6FA, though I can adjust it easily. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:16, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::::Oh, Ok. Feel free to adjust it as you want. I'll try to avoid stepping on your toes. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:47, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

== DavidB4-bot replacing ’ with ' ==

Hi DavidB4, I'm just curious, why is your bot replacing ’ with ' when it comes to apostrophes? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 21:44, 19 May 2020 (EDT)

:It's a minor thing, but the ’ is an [[ASCII]] character, while the ' is [[unicode]]. When it comes to fonts, the ASCII apostrophe is sometimes displayed oddly by some software, while the unicode one typically looks as it should. For example, Apple and Microsoft differ in how this is displayed, but they agree on how the unicode one is shown. Therefore, the unicode one is generally favored. Some search engine spiders allegedly prefer unicode, thus ranking pages which use the unicode ones higher (of course, search engines try not to tell all their secrets though, so it's hard to be sure) than pages using the ASCII version. I know they look very similar, but if you look at [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Maggie_Hassan&action=history edits when this change is made], you will see that a few [[Byte|bytes]] have been removed from the page. This is because unicode uses a smaller reference number for it than ASCII does. Here is an article which touches on the topic, in case you want a better explanation.: [https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/quotes.html]
:I don't mind if the "wrong" (ASCII) one is used, but since the bot is semi-automated anyway, I figure it might as well change them when it notices them. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:07, 19 May 2020 (EDT)

::Ah, interesting. I tend to prefer using ‘’ and “” over <nowiki>''</nowiki> and "" respectively largely because the former apostrophe/quotation marks specify which to use for beginning and which for closing. Also, speaking of byte count, why does – and — take up three bytes each? And how come wikifying a link (adding two brackets on each side = +4) sometimes only nets +3 bytes in an edit, as seen [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Mitch_McConnell&diff=1626725&oldid=1626724 here] ([https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Mitch_McConnell&action=history page history])? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 23:23, 19 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, it seems to me that those should be the standard ones to use, but they are not. Unless everyone agrees to make the ASCII characters uniform between platforms, or adds more unicode characters, it looks like we are stuck with this issue.
:::Dashes and hyphens are each a single (Unicode, I think) digit code. Therefore, although the binary bits are different, there are the same number of them since the same character size is allocated either way.
:::As for the four brackets only adding 3 bytes...I don't know, that is odd. I'd never noticed that before, but now you've got me wondering. Typically one character takes up one byte, so I would generally expect a byte count like that to be due to another character (such as a space) being removed. Since that doesn't seem to be happening here, I don't think I have an explanation. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:58, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

::::I see. Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 01:19, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

== Restricting editing to "autoconfirmed" doesn't deter vandalism ==

Hi again DavidB4, I just thought it's important to note that protecting pages to the "autoconfirmed" level doesn't seem to prevent vandalism at all. After, all, [[Wikipedia|this page]] was still blanked by a troll who had created their account just the minute previous. Is there any way to raise the bar in order for users to be "autoconfirmed"? Or is there a protection level that would allow editing only if users have any additional tags such as SkipCaptcha? That way, all genuine editors who are granted a "SkipCaptcha" can edit such pages. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 13:02, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

:By the way, do you think there's any chance that Andy might grant me additional tags anytime soon? Sometimes I'm able to revert vandalism caused by idiotic trolls before any other editor gets to it, so a "Block" tag could be useful there. Also, [[Special:Contributions/Jackmann|this troll]] that I just mentioned hasn't been blocked yet. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 13:20, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

::I just blocked them--thanks for the quick response there. I agree, the autoconfirm system isn't very effective right now. I don't know for this version specifically, but I did [[User_talk:Aschlafly#Locking_my_user_page|post on Andy's page]] a little while ago about how you would typically change autoconfirm protection settings. However, that is something only someone with filesystem access can do. As for blocking privileges, I would not be surprised if you got them fairly soon. However, such privileges cannot usually be requested. All I can say is keep at it, and you will probably get them eventually. There is no published criteria for promotion, so that's about the best I can say. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:41, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

:::I'm working on adding something to Minutman which should help with the server load concern. I'm hoping to bring it back online soon. That should help some. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:42, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Ah, I see. Thank you once again, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 13:49, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::Any time! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:17, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

== Anti-vandalism suggestion ==

Hi DavidB4, I have a suggestion that could potentially be effective in stopping vandalism. You mentioned [[Conservapedia:Image_upload_requests#Request_to_change_title_of_article|here]] that one of your bots is set to inform you via email whenever the move or delete template is used on [[CP]]. Is it possible to set that bot to alert you such that an edit is made by any user who, when published that edit, had less than 100 previous edits? That way, new accounts created merely to vandalize this site can quickly be spotted. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 01:49, 7 June 2020 (EDT)

:Hi, so you are thinking that anytime a user with less that 100 contributions makes an edit, I get an email? If I understood you correctly, that seems like it would get very noisy. If I was was able to check on every one of those, it could help. However, that seems like something which would just become too time consuming. In any case, I'm currently having difficulty pulling a user's edit count using a bot, so I can't base anything on this statistic, right now. I am hoping to find a way to do it at some point, but haven't had the time to troubleshoot the issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:43, 7 June 2020 (EDT)

::Oh, I see the problem with the email load. So here's a (great) satirical joke idea: you can make an extra super-intelligent bot, connect it to your email in addition to the same bleach-bitting thing [[Hillary Clinton]]'s email server uses; that way, it can automatically analyze the emails your bot sends to you and mass-delete if need be on its superintelligence and ability to analyze whether the edits should be further examined or not. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 17:54, 7 June 2020 (EDT)

:::Well that got complicated quickly...haha! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:22, 16 June 2020 (EDT)

== I put this message on ProgressingAmerica's talk page ==

I put the below message on [[User talk:Progressingamerica]]:

I am glad you liked my idea for a Conservapedia chat area.

I suggest getting together with [[User:DavidB4]] who is technically knowlegeable/adept.

Maybe he would be willing to help you set up a Conservapedia [https://discord.com/ Discord] channel.

Once it is set up, I can advertise it in appropriate areas at Conservapedia (front page, relevant articles on Conservapedia at Conservapedia.

DavidB4 set up a IRC chat channel, but I don't think IRC is as good as Discord (but I could be wrong about this matter).

I would learn Discord myself, but I am pressed for time at this time due to off wiki affairs.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:24, 16 June 2020 (EDT)

:Yes, if we want such a thing, I can help. I'm just unsure as to whether it will actually be used. We could try it, but as you mentioned, the IRC channel never really got used. One other catch--[https://archive.is/hGtDw Discord is liberal], like most tech companies. They may kick us out if they don't like what we have to say. We could try something from the "ant-media" like Gab Chat, but I think that only supports chromium browsers at the moment, which could be inconvenient to some people. I don't know if there are other good options. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:27, 16 June 2020 (EDT)
::Maybe it will be used. I don't know. I am going to be busy off wiki so I will not use it. I am just being frank about this. I don't want to give the impression that will use it. I might have used it earlier, but I am busy off wiki at this period in my life.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:49, 16 June 2020 (EDT)
:::Andy Schafly, might want [https://telegram.org/ Telegram] to be used instead for a chat channel because it sounds more mainstream than Discord. But I really don't know much about Discord and Telegram as far as their pros and cons.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 00:14, 17 June 2020 (EDT)
::::I've heard good things about Telegram, but never used it. They [https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right-now-1782557415 don't use E2E encryption by default] but many platforms don't, including Discord. Since we are looking for a space to carry on public discussion, I don't think that will be a concern. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:48, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

== Questions about Conservapedia functions, etc. ==

Hi DavidB4, I have some questions about the [[Conservapedia]] system regarding some functions whose associated rights I don't yet have. I was reading this [[Special:ListGroupRights|special page on user rights]] and it said that anyone with the "protect" tag can edit cascade-protected pages. So if understand correctly, does it mean, for example, if Template:A transcluded into Template:B and the latter was fully protected with the "cascading" option set on, then anyone with the "protect" tag can edit Template:A so long as it isn't fully protected itself? Also, about the oversight ability to hide usernames, is the action reversable? [[Conservapedia:Oversight|This page]] says that revisions hidden through oversighting can be restored by a developer, but does this apply to usernames, and what counts as a developer? I had asked Karajou [[User_talk:Karajou#Hiding_revisions_on_two_CP_pages|here]] a month ago regarding trying to hide the vandalized revisions left by the two troll accounts who posted the links to obscene websites, but he said that he couldn't restore the usernames in any way. In addition, about "rollback", is there anything special about getting the tag? From what I know in terms of having reverted messes left by vandals, all one really needs to do is click on the most recent non-vandalized revision, click "Edit", and save the page. Thank you DavidB4!

Also, taking a cue from the way you changed the font color for your signature, I was finally able to figure out the correct formatting to change the font color on [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2020|this page]], and I do appreciate all the help you offered [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Changing_font_colors...|here]]! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 23:29, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Liberaltears,
:In regard to protect, that is essentially correct. Any content which is given cascading protection and then included on another page, will carry that protection with it. So if Template:A is given cascading protection, then it is included on Template:B, PageA, and PageB, all three would inherit the same protection as Template:A. This can be problematic in many cases, so it is rarely used. The "Protect" privilege enables the option to add protection to a page, but only to a level which that user can still edit it. So I have the "protect" tag, but I do not have the "Administrator" tag. I can protect pages to the next level down (Autoconfirmed) and I can edit such protection as well. However, I cannot protect a page to the Administrator level, since I do not have that tag. I also cannot edit any page protected to that level, or change that protection.
:Oversight has never really worked for me. However, my understanding is that those with the "Oversight" tag can hide usernames and edits, but not restore them. I believe there is a way to restore this later, but I don't know who can do that. Perhaps only Andy is able. You might be able to learn more about it here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight]
:[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Rollback Rollback] makes it a one-click operation to revert a series of unwanted edits to a page. It adds a link to the Recent Changes page, which can be clicked to revert all edits by that user to that page. You can do the same thing without it using the steps you described, this just makes it a little easier to do.

:I'm glad to hear you were able to get that font fixed, too! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:51, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

::Thank you for the explanation, DavidB4! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 23:56, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

::By the way, I had also noticed that "Siteadmin", "check user", and "oversight" abilities aren't included in "Administrator" privileges. Is there a specific reason for that? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 23:59, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

:::You're welcome! I don't really know, but my guess would be that these abilities were added on top of the base wiki capabilities. I'm pretty sure that "check user" is provided by a Wiki plugin, and I think "Siteadmin" is a custom tag. I thought oversight came with the base wiki software, but perhaps it is an addon as well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:09, 18 June 2020 (EDT)

::::Ah, I see. And thank you once again! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 00:10, 18 June 2020 (EDT)

==Tag-team editing==
Hi, David. Thanks for [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dropbox&curid=160189&diff=1664410&oldid=1664284 this edit] to [[Dropbox]]. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 20:32, 2 July 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Ed, happy to help--thanks for creating it! I was a little surprised that we didn't have articles on things like Dropbox and Google Drive. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:48, 3 July 2020 (EDT)

==Christianity by Continent Category==

Hi David. I created some brief articles on Christianity by Continent such as: https://www.conservapedia.com/Christianity_in_Africa I want to add a Category called "Christianity by Continent" uniting this with Christianity in (1) Asia (2) Europe, (3) North America (4) South America and (5) Australia

Can you please do that, or can I do it myself. I added the see also links and other things in the page itself. I wasn't sure about the category thing.

Take care and God Bless,
Nishant Xavier. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 00:28, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

P.S. I also want to create a Christianity by category sub-category which I hope will include all countries of all continents. Andy also asked me to work on a project which I hope to begin tomorrow; and I need to at least have the basic template of this up before we can successfully begin Project 150 MN [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 00:30, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Nishant, I'd be happy to help! One thing I'm not quite certain about first, though. Do you think these articles should be considered (almost entirely) christian history, or will there be a fair amount of modern info as well? I see on the Africa one, there is a sizable piece on modern Christianity, but some others seem to focus on the past. I just want to make sue before I go ahead with adding them. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:46, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

Hi David! I plan for them to be a complete compendium of everything that pertains to Christianity on that Continent. The Africa model is more like what the others will look like when they are finished. Beginning with the history to be sure, but a lot of focus on the current Christian Demographics on that Continent. So the articles will be progressively improved going forward. Hope that clears it up. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 01:56, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

:Yes, that's good to know, and sounds like a good plan! I've added two categories to each, "Christianity by Continent" (which links them to "Christianity") and the continent's category. Does that look good? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:57, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

Hi David. It looks great thanks. I saw that Asia alone had to be added and seeing how you added to the other continents, I added the one for Asia. So it's all done now. Thanks again and hope all is well, David. God Bless. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 22:53, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

:Ah yes, it looks like I missed that one for some reason. Thanks! Just one other comment, category names should generally be capitalized, except for conjunctions. So, I renamed [[:Category:Christianity by country]] as [[:Category:Christianity by Country]]. Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:54, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

Thanks again David for your help. I think it's all good now. I want to create articles for Christianity in every country (and only about 3 or 4 are done so far, out of 203 - so 200 more to go!) and some other things like the historical list of Popes for whom also there are nearly 200 entries vacant right now. So that will keep me busy for some time. CP should cross 50,000 pages soon. I'll be sure to ask if anything comes up. God Bless you. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 00:24, 15 July 2020 (EDT)

:It sounds like you have a lot to do! Okay, well thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:25, 15 July 2020 (EDT)

== Question about [[:File:Andrew Romanoff.jpg]] ==

Hi DavidB4, I noticed in [[:File:Andrew Romanoff.jpg|this file]] you uploaded that the page apparently doesn't exist, with a "Create" option appearing on the top right. I'm just curious, how is that possible? Usually when a file is uploaded, the action is listed in the revision history of the page, though there apparently isn't a revision history for the file. I also noticed that on the bottom of the page, it doesn't say how many times the page was accessed. Does this has to do with the fact that the page is empty in terms of bytes? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 12:42, 17 July 2020 (EDT)

:Well that's odd. Yes, I suppose it must not count as a page if there is no text. I always add text to uploads though, so I don't know how that happened. Anyway, I added basic source info--I'm glad you pointed that out! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:00, 17 July 2020 (EDT)
::Okay, thank you DavidB4! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 15:18, 17 July 2020 (EDT)

== Question ==

Hi DavidB4, there's something I ought to ask you about; is there any way for you to email [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]]? The reason I'm asking this is because I have replied to his questions and issues but he doesn't respond back most of the time, and I have no idea if he ever sees what I say or not. After he created [[R. Harmon Drew, Sr.|this page]] that contained invisible characters which were encoded into the URL, BHathorn created [[R._Harmon_Drew,_Sr.|this duplicate page]] asking what happened. This type of problem was already discussed on [[CP:IUR]] after he had added a move request there, but I'm not sure if he saw our responses or not. If you can email him, can you please tell him that I answered his question the best I could on that duplicate page? I saw that he has made edits after my response, so I'm not sure if BHathorn may have just forgotten to check back on that. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 20:25, 5 August 2020 (EDT)

I'm also not sure if BHathorn may have just saw the message and didn't have anything to reply in particular. I do know that he did once reply to a message I put on his talk page [[User_talk:BHathorn#Template:Infobox_officeholder_updated|here]]. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 20:28, 5 August 2020 (EDT)

:Hi, unfortunately I do not have an email address for BHathorn. I guess you could try posing on his talk page though, since that generates an alert. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:03, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::I've posted messages on BHathorn's talk page, but I'm really unsure if he either ignores them now or reads them but just doesn't respond. I've noticed several times that he tends to post questions and requests for actions he doesn't have permissions for (such as moving pages), but doesn't respond to the thread most of the time. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 19:07, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, I've noticed the same. I've kind of assumed that he does see, but just doesn't reply. I'm not sure though. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:49, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::::By the way, those are interesting userboxes you created. :) --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:57, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Thanks! Are you referring to the two most recent userbox templates I created regarding my irritation over the server errors/bad gateways? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Sunday, 22:58, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::Yes, the ones about the 5xx errors. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:47, 9 August 2020 (EDT)

== Question about certain files ==

Hi DavidB4, I have a question about certain files and their properties when used as thumbnails. So when I was adding an image for the [[United States Senate elections, 2020]] page [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_elections,_2020&diff=1675122&oldid=1675121 here] for the South Dakota section, I was trying to adjust the size of [[:File:M. Michael Rounds.gif]] to 200px, but noticed that the image size didn't change (see comparison between [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_elections,_2020&diff=1675121&oldid=1675120#South_Dakota here] and [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_elections,_2020&diff=1675122&oldid=1675121#South_Dakota here]). Is there a specific reason for this? Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 22:52, 7 August 2020 (EDT)

:I think typically, 200px is the default display size. You can check what your account is set to use [https://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering here]. If your thumbnail size is set to 200 (which is most likely is) then adding the 200px variable will not change anything for you. Maybe try a larger size? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:07, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::Okay, I'll try that. Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 19:49, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

== Really strange occurrence ==

Hi DavidB4, there's something really strange that happened that I need to ask you about. For some weird reason, I'm unable to access [[User:Liberaltears/Images_to_request_for_uploading|this user subpage of mine]], with a pop-up saying that "Access to this page is forbidden". I don't get it; what's going on? Is it a server/system error or did someone lock me out of accessing the page? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 21:48, 9 August 2020 (EDT)

:Hmm... That's not supposed to happen. We are trying to fix the current 500 error issues, so this might be an accidental side affect of the tinkering in the background. I'll see what I can find out. I'm sure it's nothing personal, or intentional. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:57, 9 August 2020 (EDT)

::I still think these 500 error issues (in addition to a "401 administrator" error that also popped up earlier this morning) may be the result of a DOS attack on this site. My thought here is that some determined trolls may be trying to attack the site to deny access to it because, to put it simply, they hate us, they hate and fear the truth and they hate and fear the messages and info we try to deliver with the site and its articles. If this weren't the case, then we wouldn't be on those trolls' radar and they wouldn't be trying to pull these stunts to keep people who want to see this site from seeing it and learning that Wikipedia and the liberal media are not what its supporters and apologists play them (or what they try to pass off as "factual" information and "news") up to be. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 09:29, 10 August 2020 (EDT)

:::What I saw earlier this morning (around three hours ago) was more of a "400 page doesn't exist" type of error; I have no idea what happened, and I was worried out of apprehension for a while that this site may have been permanently taken down or something. What I wanted to mention here yesterday night in response to DavidB4's reply was cut short by a 500 ISE that lasted for about half an hour to forty minutes, then the entirety of the site had access restricted to certain administrators. Personally, I was worried that the reason I was blocked off from accessing my user subpage initially may have had something to do with being a bit too incessant with pleading for upload rights to Andy, or maybe it had something to do with the nasty disputes with RobSmith/VargasMilan/Shobson20, but it could've very well been hackers who are deranged commies. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 10:28, 10 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Conservative said [[User:Conservative/mail#These_500_Errors_are_intolerable|here]] that he thinks the server issues could've been caused by high web traffic. I really have doubts over that, because if such high web traffic was the case, then a 500 ISE would show up, blocking people from accessing this site. Thus the server then has no viewers to handle with and the problem shouldn't take half an hour to resolve. Besides, I haven't seen page views climb exceedingly; even while I've been working really hard (as in possibly sometimes spending 90-100 minutes at a time on a computer screen) on [[United_States_Senate_elections,_2020|this page]] with many edits, the page views hasn't jumped by more than 1,000 in the past few days. I do hope that with good efforts and more hard work, 10,000 views can be reached in the next few days for that. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 10:38, 10 August 2020 (EDT)

::::Yeah, the errors are site-wide. Some people have been trying to fix it, with varied success so far. The original announcement was that it was due to heavy traffic or a DDoS attack, and that probably is part of it, but my suspicion is that there is a bug somewhere in the wiki itself or its database, which is perhaps being exacerbated by high load. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:16, 11 August 2020 (EDT)

It's always up for 30 minutes, then down for 40. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 20:46, 14 August 2020 (EDT)
:At least you can access this site. The only reason I'm here is because of a web proxy (sorry about temporarily violating [[Conservapedia:Guidelines#Member_Accounts|the guidelines]]), because over the last few days, a "403 - Forbidden" notice would pop up every time I try opening CP; I got so confused and puzzled over this that I created an account on RW (very hesitantly) just so I could ask RobSmith what was going on. And I still don't know the answer to the latter. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 21:47, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

:Also, if there's really no other way to get on here, do you suppose it's okay to use a proxy to get on CP here for now, at least until "403 - Forbidden" notices stop popping up for me? I really have almost nothing better to do aside from CP editing. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 21:51, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

::Email DavidB4 at davidb4p-2154@archnet.us and give him your external IP address and get him to tell the system to stop blocking it. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 22:45, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Can't DavidB4 just use check user to find out the IP address I normally use? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 22:50, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

::::LT, I can't believe that was you; I figured it to be just another of Ace's socks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 23:35, 14 August 2020 (EDT)
::::Anyway I got 3 day block for talking about KKKommie-la. Anything that doesn't toe the party line is racist, misogynist, and reborn birtherism. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 23:39, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Yeah, unfortunately for now, the only way I can edit is through [https://www.kproxy.com/ this proxy], which allows me to bypass the "403 - Forbidden" errors but not the "500 - Internal Server Errors"; that at least allows me to access this site. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 00:34, 15 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::It looks like my reply was lost when this site was being upgraded to a new server. In case you didn't see my reply, I posted that I had gotten your IP, and ensured that it was unblocked. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:57, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::The problem is that I'm still unable to access CP normally because of "403 - Forbidden" pop-ups. Since you're a tech expert, do you suppose it could have something to do with something on my end, such as the IP address I normally use and the WiFi associated with it that I'm connected to? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 01:03, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

Still?? Hmmm...that shouldn't be happening. Since my last post a couple days ago, all IPs should have been unblocked. Do I assume correctly that you tried the usual process of clearing your cookies and browser cache, and connecting in with Private Browsing? 
I grabbed the IP address you have been using up until August 10th. Since then, you've been connecting in from a lot of different IPs, probably from your proxy service...unfortunately, I can't tell for sure which one(s) used since then are your real IP. If clearing your browser doesn't work, could you get your external IP (using a service like this: https://www.whatsmyip.org ) and send it to me either via email, or using [https://l.archnet.us/emaildavidb4cp this form] (no email address required for that)? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:16, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:It's important to flush the entire browser cache history if errors are still occurring, or try to access from a new browser than you have not used.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 01:29, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

::Andy, I just cleared my browser of the cache history and opened a new window, but that didn't stop the pop-up. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 01:41, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Liberaltears, I got your message. Would it be convenient for you to try accessing CP from another internet connection using the same computer you are currently having issues from? I expect it will work to do this, but if it doesn't that might help us nail down the issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:18, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

::::I unfortunately don't have access to other internet connections at the moment. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 10:41, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Hmm...Okay. Well I'm at a bit of a loss. Andy says all the IP blocks have been cleared, so the only reason I can think of that you would still be blocked is that somewhere, something is cached which should not be. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:38, 26 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::Another pretty basic suggestion: did you try using a different browser altogether? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:27, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::I just tried directly accessing CP with two other browsers, but neither have worked. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 22:33, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::::Interesting. Okay, I have a couple more another harebrained suggestions. If you want, first try clearing your PC's DNS cache. On Windows, you can do this by opening Command Prompt, and typing in "ipconfig /flushdns" (without the quotes) and pressing enter. If you still can't access CP after that, next try setting a custom DNS server in your operating system or browser. Since the process differs from one browser to another, it might be easiest to set it in your operating system. If this doesn't work, it's easy to undo. [https://pchelp.ricmedia.com/set-custom-dns-servers-windows/ Here is a guide] for setting it up on Windows. I would suggest using Cloudflare for this purpose (1.1.1.1 & 1.0.0.1) although there and other good options out there, like OpenDNS (208.67.222.222 & 208.67.220.220). Once set, clear your system's DNS cache again, and see if that works. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:49, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::I tried the first suggestion, but it didn't work. Regarding the second idea, it was somewhat confusing, and I'm not sure if I did it right, but it didn't work either. I'm just wondering though, why would such an error even occur in the first place? That type of problem never happened for me before the server problems that started showing up around four weeks ago. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 23:19, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

Yeah, sorry about that...it's not a very intuitive process. They don't expect average users to be tinkering with that. 
The answer to your question is somewhat complicated, but I will do my best to explain it. When CP changed over to its new server, the website's IP address changed. So, the domain name record was updated. This means that when you try going to "conservapedia.com," your browser retrieves the new server's IP, rather than the old one. It then connects to that IP address, and the average user is none the wiser that anything has changed. However, the domain name system is a complicated network of servers and caches, so it can take a little time for everyone to get the update. There are also safeguards in place to prevent anyone from being out of date for too long, typically. My thinking here is that perhaps your computer still has the old IP address, rather than the new one. This could happen for a few reasons, but realistically shouldn't happen for anywhere near this much time. Theoretically, your computer itself could have the old address cached. This means that it wouldn't even bother to ask anyone where to look for "conservapedia.com," but rather just go to where it always goes (which has recently become incorrect). However, there is an expiration date attached to that DNS record, so typically within a week, your computer will decide it is time to go ask someone else if the site has moved. (We forced it to do this, by clearing your DNS cache.) It gets an update by sending a request to your local DNS server, which is typically run by your internet service provider (ISP). Your ISP then in turn looks up that information from more authoritative source of information (ultimately an internet root server, although they may be intermediary servers). So, if your computer isn't caching the old DNS record longer than it should, my thinking was that perhaps it is getting a stale record from your upstream DNS server. That is why I suggested trying a different DNS server. 
Here's another idea: Try connecting to Conservapedia's IP address, rather than domain name: https://96.125.173.110/Main_Page
Your browser will give your a security warning or error message, because the HTTPS encryption isn't designed to work without a domain name. Most browsers still give you an option to continue to the site, although Chrome might not. I also would '''not''' recommend logging in to your account this way, since your credentials could be intercepted by malicious individuals online. However, there is no harm in just connecting, to see if you still get the error you have been getting. You should be getting the exact same site either way, just with the TLS encryption broken in this case. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:03, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:Oh, okay. Just wondering though, why would I get a "403 - Forbidden" pop-up that says I "don't have permission to access this resource"? I'm not sure why that specific notice appears. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 02:11, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::If you are connecting to the new CP server, well, you shouldn't be getting it. However, on the old server, some efforts were being made to block off portions of the internet as a temporary mitigation of the excessive server load. However, those blocks were reportedly only ever on the old server, so you should old be getting this error if you aren't actually getting connected to the new server. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:27, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::If that's the case, then it must be that I'm automatically connecting to the old server when trying to access CP. How long should it take at most before I connect to the new server? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 02:46, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::::The current CP DNS record expires every 60 minutes. So, within one hour, you should start being directed to the new site, unless the old DNS record was different. That's why I don't see how/why this could even be happening. I have no better ideas at present, though. Did you try going [https://96.125.173.110/Main_Page here] (and continuing through the encryption error page), to see if you get the same 403 error? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:15, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Would it be safe for me to add a security exception to access the site? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 14:20, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::It should be fine. What your browser is warning you about is that an HTTPS encrypted connection can be created, but it can't verify that the site is actually who you think it is. HTTPS only works as intended when domain names are used, so replacing the name with its IP address causes it to partially break. So, a security exception in the case will apply only to this IP address (which you can verify is correct by using nslookup on the conservapedia.com record - type "nslookup conservapedia.com" in command prompt to see what IP address you should be using), allowing your browser to connect with the server specified even though it cannot automatically verify it is who you think it is. The only time such a security exception will come into play again is if you again visit this IP address directly in your web browser. The only danger is that you could potentially be going to the wrong address, and end up on a malicious website instead of the one you intend to reach. It's up to you though--you don't need to do this, it just would help us make use that you are getting the 403 error from the new server, rather than the old. If you're not comfortable with it, that's fine. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:29, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::I just tried going on that site, but got the same error popping up. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 14:36, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

Hmm... Well that is very interesting... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:30, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:There we go! It looks like Andy found the problem, which was affecting you only. Please try it again, and if that doesn't work, clear your cache and retry. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:40, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::Yep, the site functions normally again! So what had happened that halted me from getting here directly? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 18:50, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Unexpectedly your IP address got caught mistakenly in a small list that carried over from the old system in a deny file. Even though blocks were cleared, your IP address was mistakenly still stuck there. Glad it's working now and sorry for the oversight!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 19:01, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::::How did my IP address even get into that list? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 19:08, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::I know there was a bit of guesswork involved in troubleshooting things when the site broke, and part of that included trying to figure out if any particular IPs were causing problems in the backend. My guess would be that in this process, your IP was checked along with many others, including mine. It was certainly nothing personal, as they didn't even know who's IP was who's during that process. I got blocked initially as well, along with more than half of the internet. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:43, 3 September 2020 (EDT)

::::::Ah, I see. Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 18:07, 3 September 2020 (EDT)

== Minuteman ==

Hi DavidB4, I'm just curious, do you have [[User:Minuteman|Minuteman]] actively set up on CP right now? I have noticed before that the bot would automatically block any user account that has an inappropriate username or vandalizes pages to a certain degree. There has recently been some trolls who have either created accounts under foul names or vandalized pages (particularly [[Special:Contributions/LTtheasswipe|this idiot]] who isn't yet blocked while I'm typing this) that weren't blocked by Minuteman as vandals in the past have. Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Friday, 19:16, 21 August 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Liberaltears, Minuteman detected the site's instability a couple weeks ago, and shut down. I have been keeping it offline since then, while the site was being migrated to better hosting. Now that the site seems stable on this new server, I expect to be starting up Minuteman quite soon. I prefer not to publicly announce when it is going offline, since that would invite additional vandalism. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:00, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

::Ah I see. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday,

::Too late, that "Coservapedia user get pro help/therapy" guy has been making more stupid socks. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 01:36, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::You know, one day if a friend of mine ever invites me to a puppet show, I'd be more than happy to go unless it has to do with ''sockpuppets''. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday,

::::You know... [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Monday, 05:47, 24 August 2020 (EDT)
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I did nothing, and the robot Minuteman blocked me, I don't know why, it says "Temporary Minuteman block". - [[User:Punish China]]

:Hi Punish China, it could've been your post [[Talk:National_Basketball_Association|here]] in caps lock that caused the bot to think that you may have been a troll or something. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Sunday, 14:55, 20 September 2020 (EDT)

::Hi Punish China, it seems there were a few things Minuteman didn't like. Mainly, it was your edits to "Examples of Bias in Wikipedia" which it mistakenly thought were plagiarism, and your reference to RW. There were several contributing factors it was looking at for the former, but it still shouldn't have bothered you over these two things. I've made some adjustments, so it shouldn't give you any more trouble. Sorry for the trouble! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:12, 21 September 2020 (EDT)

== Another question ==

Hi DavidB4, I noticed that sometimes when entering CP, a title headline would pop up on the Main Page when such normally doesn't happen. Does it have anything directly to do with the recent errors? Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Tuesday, 23:58, 28 September 2020 (EDT)

:"title headline"? Sorry, I'm not certain what you mean. Could you clarify? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:09, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

::So on the top of almost every page, the page title is automatically displayed, though this isn't the case for the Main Page. However, I noticed on multiple occasions recently that a title appears there, though clicking on "View source" or "View history" will cause it to disappear. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Tuesday, 07:39, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

:::Odd. I see a title on the home page, which is simply "Conservapedia".
:::The site header includes the <code><nowiki><title>Conservapedia</title></nowiki></code> tag, which sets this value. It should always show as this, unless a script on the page changes it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:21, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

::::I probably should've been more specific, as I'm referring to the headline that shows up right above the contents/tools of a page, whether it's a special page, a content page, its source, history, etc. For example, when typing this response on this section, I see "Editing User talk:DavidB4 (section)". If I go to my contributions page, the headline simply says "User contributions". A headline doesn't show up for the Main Page under normal circumstances. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Tuesday, 13:30, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

:::::Oh, okay. I misunderstood, so thanks for clarifying. Since we have a problem with data queries on the site right now, my best guess would be that yes, this is probably related to that problem. I don't know for sure though. I haven't noticed it, myself. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:48, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

== Webserver allowing spam ==

I noticed that you are blocking lots of IPs, why? And, what is with the "Webserver allowing spam"? - [[User:Punish China]]

:I believe it's because those IP addresses are being used by recent vandals, possibly to evade autoblocks. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Wednesday, 19:46, 30 September 2020 (EDT)

::Those IPs would never be used by legitimate editors. The ones I have been blocking lately are specifically registered to cloud service providers, which are being used to run IP masking services. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:45, 1 October 2020 (EDT)
::Conservapedia's policy is that users must connect from their own IP addresses. Therefore, connecting to CP from any one of those IPs without permission from us would be a breach of that policy. However, for this purpose, I have only blocked account registration from those IPs. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:50, 1 October 2020 (EDT)

== Question about cascading protection ==

Hi DavidB4, I'm just curious about the "cascading" option for page protections, is it possible for non-administrators with the "protect" tag like you to use it when semi-protecting pages? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Thursday, 00:18, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

:Yes, it is available for any protection level. Of course, "semi-protection" seems to do nothing, but oh well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:47, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

::Okay, that's very helpful because there should then be a way to indirectly protect pages so that only anyone with the "protect" and/or "Administrator" tag can edit them; if say, Page A and Page B need to be protected as such, then Page C can be created with "<nowiki></nowiki>" for its content and then be protected with the cascading option turned on. In that case, at least based off the [[Special:ListGroupRights|listed user rights]], editing Page A and Page B would be limited to those with the "protect" or "Administrator" tag. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Thursday, 08:36, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, in theory. That has sometimes been done for templates, so for example, anything with the homosexuality template gets cascading protection from that template. However, the only two things we can currently base our protection on are "autoconfimed" and "administrator" tags. Autoconfirm is unfortunately not working as intended for some reason, so realistically, the only locking option we have is restricting editing to "Administrator" tags. I wonder if it might be possible to add protection limiting editing to those with the "Edit" tag also, but I don't know if it can or would be done. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:27, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

::::So are you referring to pages that have Template:Homosexuality transcluded into them? From my understanding with the way cascading protection works, if the template is protected with cascading turned on, only templates/pages that transclude ''into'' the template would be affected, not pages that have Template:Homosexuality transcluded in them (correct me if I'm wrong). Also, regarding changing the number of protection levels, I think either Andy and/or the webmaster would know about it. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Thursday, 13:52, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

:::::Oh, no you're right. Yes cascading protection ensures that anything included on that page is also protected. I was getting it mixed up with something else. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:04, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

== File request ==

Hi. Can you upload [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Turkey.svg this file] to the Conservapedia? It's a public domain. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 06:26, 17 October 2020 (EDT)

:Sure, here it is: [[:File:Emblem of Turkey.svg.png]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:28, 18 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thank you so much! Can you upload those files: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Istiklal_Caddesi_06_24_09_0068.jpg 1], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iskenderun_church.jpg 2]? These are also public domain. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 12:09, 30 October 2020 (EDT)
Is there a problem? - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 01:36, 7 November 2020 (EST)
:It could be that DavidB4 is rather busy or didn't see your reply requesting those two files. I just uploaded them [[:File:Istiklal_Caddesi_06_24_09_0068.jpg|here]] and [[:File:Iskenderun_church.jpg|here]]. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Saturday, 11:39, 7 November 2020 (EST)

::Andrewlee, thanks for the reminder there--I apologize, but I have had very little free time lately. Thank you LT for doing that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 03:12, 9 November 2020 (EST)

== Why you undoed my edit ==
I was redirecting the page by copy+paste, then you moved automatically without doing that. So, the pages got switched, and the new page that got switched to the old page said #REDIRECT (New page), and the edit history was moved. Thus, my edit was undoed. (I had no intention to cause trouble) Am I right? --[[User:United States|United States]] ([[User talk:United States|talk]]) 17:04, 3 December 2020 (EST)

:The problem is that pages are not suposed to be moved using cut+paste. The edit history of pages must also be moved, along with the text. Otherwise, you are essentailly telling the world that you wrote the entire page, even though you didn't. I didn't think there were any subsiquent edits to the new page, so I deleted it to make room for the original, then moved that with its edit hitory to the new name. If there were subsiquent edits to the new page you created, they were unfortunately lost...I do appologize for that. I would have tried to preserve them if I had noticed. I would basically need to paste in your edits from the new page to the origianl, and include your name on the edit summary. That's that I typically do this this situation, although it's not at all ideal. Sorry for missing that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:42, 3 December 2020 (EST)

== Request for DavidB4-bot ==

Hi DavidB4, if you have the time, can you see if you can have DavidB4-bot remove any zero-width spacing from CP pages that include it, particularly BHathorn's page creations? In articles like [[Bernard Bagert, Sr.|this one]], [[Major de Pingre'|this one]], and [[Bob McFarland|this one]], it causes an extraneous spacing due to it apparently being used on the top and bottom of the page, but it's invisible property makes it hard to find and remove, and this seems to be the case with dozens and dozens of pages. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Saturday, 00:06, 19 December 2020 (EST)

:Interesting...I've never really dealt with ZWSP issues before. I'll see what my options for this are. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:49, 23 December 2020 (EST)

::Okay, thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Wednesday, 18:43, 23 December 2020 (EST)

== What has happened with CreationWiki ==

Is there any way to contact the moderators of CreationWiki.org because it is a major source for Creation Science and it has been down for a long time. If you could contact them ask them what is happening and tell them to make the website to be back online. User:Kirikagure, 31 December 2020

I recently tried contacting them via email--it hasn't been long enough to expect a reply yet. Hopefully they are aware and working on the issue, but it has been offline for a while now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:10, 1 January 2021 (EST)

== Is this appropriate? ==

Hi,

I don't really know how to put this diplomatically, but here's my best shot...

I have been looking through Conservapedia's content and I have noticed that the vast majority of it is defending and promoting the ideology of conservatism, however, it seems to lack a lot of non-politics/conservative related content on things like aircraft, history (non-US history), geography etc. I would be happy to write these types of articles for Conservapedia, however, I am worried about them not falling into the remit of Conservapedia, could you please confirm this? Don't worry, I won't be offended if you say no...

Thanks in advance! {{unsigned|Elnencatala}}

:Hi Elnencatala, certainly feel free to write on non-political topics! I agree, the current political issues are generally well-covered, but non-political topics can sometimes be a little lacking. Of course, try to focus on topics of public interest. The areas you mentioned sound great! In fact, history was one of the topics which was initially focused on when Conservapedia was founded (although there's more to be done). If there is a reasonable expectation of some of our readers wanting information on that topic (and keep in mind, some of our readers are homeschoolers), then by all means, go for it!
:Thanks for making sure--I look forward to seeing it! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:05, 2 January 2021 (EST)

==Source update request==
Hello, could you update the source link in this image? Correct link to LOC. [https://www.loc.gov/item/2009633684/] The link to "thisnation" has expired.
[[File:W-pray.jpg|left|200px|thumb|painted by H. Brueckner; engd. by John C. McRae]] {{unsigned|Progressingamerica}}
{{clear}}
:It looks like I can't. It is locked so that only a full admin can edit it. Probably Karajou, Conservative, or Andy could help you with that. Sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:40, 7 January 2021 (EST)
==Thank you for the assistance==
You were right. The checkbox must be checked. I'm in. Thank you. - --[[User:CharlesShirley|CharlesShirley]] ([[User talk:CharlesShirley|talk]]) 09:36, 15 January 2021 (EST)

:I'm glad to hear that worked! Let me know if you have any other issues. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:30, 15 January 2021 (EST)

== Those people are socks I suspect. ==

They are all signing up the minute one of them gets blocked. --[[User:Yeschayi|Trump]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 18:48, 17 January 2021 (EST)

:Yeah, that's what these losers do when they're bored. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:49, 17 January 2021 (EST)

:I agree. --[[User:Yeschayi|Trump]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 18:51, 17 January 2021 (EST)

== Who is Sievert81RW? ==

Is it sievert himself or another sock of the person vandalising rightist articles? --[[User:Yeschayi|Trump]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 18:52, 17 January 2021 (EST)
:Not sure, I haven't checked. Sievert81 did get blocked a while back, so either way, this person is unwanted. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:09, 17 January 2021 (EST)
:Could be his sock account. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 19:12, 17 January 2021 (EST)
::It's him, and I just sent his IP address on a little vacation, though I'm not sure if it will work with this bug we have going on. [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 21:54, 17 January 2021 (EST)
:Keep an eye out for his socks, he could reset his router. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 21:55, 17 January 2021 (EST)
::If he resets his IP address to evade a block I will send a report to his ISP for unauthorized access. Since I believe he is a teenager, it should be interesting when his parents get that nastygram from the cable company. [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 21:59, 17 January 2021 (EST)
::They’ll probably ground him or something, keep an eye out for potential socks of sievert though, --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 22:04, 17 January 2021 (EST)

== Hi there. ==

Later, i'm going to re write more of the [[Windows 95]] article. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 14:46, 18 January 2021 (EST)
:Ok, sounds good. Thanks! I didn't mean to pounce on you, but just wanted to head off any future issues by checking now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:48, 18 January 2021 (EST)

== Conservapedia priorities ==

Please see [[Conservapedia:Project Priorities]] and update, protect, etc. as, of course, you see fit.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 23:47, 19 January 2021 (EST)

== Please undelete Gypsy Taub ==

Please undelete [[Gypsy Taub]]. Karajou must not have been feeling well when he deleted it a few days ago.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 08:18, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:You'll need to speak with Karajou about that...I don't have the authority to override his decisions. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:16, 22 January 2021 (EST)
::(Offensive comment retracted. I apologize. I was wrong.).--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 21:56, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::CP does have a No Personal Attacks policy similar to WP's, so you need to mind your Ps and Qs when trash talking another editor. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:18, 22 January 2021 (EST)
::::Any licensed psychiatrist would agree with my assessment of the situation. I have a psychiatric diagnosis of schitzoaffective disorder and I faithfully take my meds. I am as right as rain. Karajou probably thinks that there is some oh-so-terrible stigma with getting the help of a licensed proffessional. He may have served his country but he has some growing up to do.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 23:22, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::::User:Amorrow, your insulting comment about another editor is false and offensive. Please retract it and apologize immediately. More generally, we're building an encyclopedia here and non-encyclopedia content is not allowed. Thank you.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 23:29, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::::::Andy, my dear man: please review [[Right to Privacy#Privacy is obsolete]] and get up to speed about the online encyclopedia of the coming decade. Please, please face facts: EVERYTHING is going online and going public. People will no longer keep paper records of any sort except for official documents. Even those will be copied online for the world to see. Soon children will ask "How could you old fogies ever survive without EVERYTHING being online?" Please also carefully review [[Conservapedia:Project Growth]]. This project is not living in the encyclopedias of the 1950s but the 1850s. My goodness: you are a Harvard man. Hide bound in tradition yes but you are a leader. You have no excuse for not keeping up with the fast crowd. The leading bleeding edge!--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 23:44, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Uncategorized files ==

I fixed up [[Uncategorized files]] so that the links work again. I would be eager to work on that project if I could get some teamwork to happen.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 19:51, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:David, we're trying to categorize all images in [[:Category:Images]]. I thought there were 25,000, but Amorrw says 2,500. I don't know which is correct. But we need a bot to fix this. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 22:02, 22 January 2021 (EST)
::I might be able to have a bot do it, but these images are admin locked, so I would need Admin-level protect/unprotect in order to do it. This is why I gave up on the project years ago, because I simply couldn't. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:58, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== A quick task for you ==

Please see [[User talk:Amorrow#Images]].--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 21:31, 22 January 2021 (EST)

==Proposal==
We would appreciate your input at [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Proposal]]. Thanks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 19:59, 1 February 2021 (EST)

== Debate ==

:Hello David. I would like to get your input at a debate page I set up [[Debate:Should the United States attack Pakistan?]]. Thanks.[[User:Bytemsbu|Bytemsbu]] ([[User talk:Bytemsbu|talk]]) 21:09, 1 February 2021 (EST)

::Hi,
::I haven't really been paying enough attention to the geopolitical landscape over there lately, to form an educated opinion. If I get some time, I'll try to take a look. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:05, 1 February 2021 (EST)

==Request==
Please delete my account and user page. Thank you. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:32, 3 February 2021 (EST)
:No problem. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 00:15, 4 February 2021 (EST)
::Bye Rob. Best of luck in your future endeavors! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:29, 4 February 2021 (EST)

== TY note ==

Hi DavidB4,
Thank you for your welcome message.
Ergo sum

:We're glad to have you! Let me know if you need anything! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:00, 5 March 2021 (EST)

== About: Article Battle of Wilson’s Wharf ==

Should I add content to it, since it’s requested for deletion for no content should add some? --[[User:Yeschayi|Builder]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 01:09, 5 March 2021 (EST)

:Please do! It was tagged only because there was no actual content on that page. Feel free to add some text, and remove the deletion tag. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:01, 5 March 2021 (EST)

==This user==
I believe the evidence supports [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=George_Washington&diff=prev&oldid=1741644 this user] as being a mentally handicapped adult and not part of any wider troll network. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:14, 2 April 2021 (EDT)
:That may well be, but they were [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=George_Washington&diff=prev&oldid=1741642 still trolling]. The edit pattern ranked a low familiarity score on Minuteman, with only one other recent pattern match. Whatever. Whether in-network or freelance, they're still feeding the algorithm...so it's not all for nothing. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:33, 3 April 2021 (EDT)

== Make Sure ==

@[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] Can you please make sure that Minuteman bot doesn't block me for a third time. I get the first block was for reviewing my account but I got a second block. - [[User:ChadUser|ChadUser]]
:Since Karajou has backed you up, you shouldn't have any more issues. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:03, 10 April 2021 (EDT)

== Image help ==

@[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] Since only admins can add images, can you please add images for these articles? These are ones, I either created or reworked.
[[Joachim von Ribbentrop]]
[[Alfred Rosenberg]]
[[Julius Streicher]]
[[Mary Miller]]
[[Tom Rice]]
[[Cynthia Lummis]]
[[Odilo Globocnik]]

You should already get Ribbentrop's image copied onto here from the link on this page. https://conservapedia.com/File:Joachim_von_Ribbentrop

And here are the sources for the images for the rest:
Streicher:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1997-011-24,_Julius_Streicher.jpg

Rosenberg:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1985-0723-500,_Alfred_Rosenberg_headcrop.jpg

Miller:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Miller_117th_U.S_Congress.jpg

Rice:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tom_Rice,_Official_Portrait,_113th_Congress_-_full.jpg

Lummis:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CynthiaLummis.jpg

Globocnik
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2007-0188,_Odilo_Globocnik.jpg

--[[User:ChadUser|ChadUser]]

== Check It Out ==

I made a review of the new members of the 117th congress. [[Essay:117th US House New Members Review]]. Let me know what you think of the page and the concept. [[User:ChadUser|ChadUser]] ([[User talk:ChadUser|talk]]) 11:26, 15 April 2021 (EDT)

== Should I use Officeholder or Dictator for [[Abdul Karim Qassem]]? ==

Just asking. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk!]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 13:15, 28 April 2021 (EDT)

:Good question. I don't know much about him, so I don't know if I'm really qualified to answer. From the small amount of mainsteam information I've seen about him, it sounds like "Officeholder" might be more accurate, '''but''' mainstream sources notoriously like to slant their writings, so I can't say for sure. A quick web search tells me that he supposedly sat on a three-man "Revolutionary Council" which would imply he wasn't a dictator, but his actions might say otherwise. I also see a reference to him "being elected" prime minister. I don't know if that was a fair election, or a typical banana-republic "election" when he was guaranteed to "win". I would need to do a lot more research to answer those questions. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:25, 28 April 2021 (EDT)

== Is this guy a sock? ==

https://conservapedia.com/User_talk:Johni13 --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk!]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 13:35, 1 May 2021 (EDT)

:Yes. They've been blocked --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:13, 1 May 2021 (EDT)

== Friendly editor notice about a discussion ==

Hey DavidB4. I just wanted to let you know I started a discussion about new content (Maybe a new article for it) about content on Wikipedia. You can see the discussion here: [[Conservapedia:Community Portal#Discussion for a possible new Wikipedia Article]]. I am letting the active editors know about the discussion. Feel free to drop your opinion in it! --[[User:Elijahandskip|Elijahandskip]] ([[User talk:Elijahandskip|talk]]) 18:18, 14 May 2021 (EDT)

== Possibility of a citation formatting bot? ==

Hello! This is probably not the best place to discuss it but I am not aware of better places so... can we have something to automatically format a citation (such as a news article) into a proper format, such as with author name, source, date, title, url, accessed date, etc. etc.? On WP I only know to do this with the visual editor (maybe there is also a way with source editing? I do not know). I am asking because your user page says requests for automation is welcomed, so here I am :) --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:33, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

:Hi, I'm certainly happy to discuss such things! So you are thinking of a tool which helps you properly format a reference before you publish it? I don't edit on WP, so I'm not familiar with how they do this. Are you thinking of bibliography formatting in general (such as [https://www.bibme.org/mla/website-citation/new BibMe], [https://www.easybib.com/mla-format/website-citation/custom EasyBib], and [https://www.mybib.com MyBib] offer) or a tool which specifically formats and fills in one of our ref templates, so you can just paste in that pre-generated template block? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:56, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

::Hi, I am not entirely sure what the two scenarios are... I will use an example to show what I hope to be achievable on the site. When I cite this news https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521425-gop-senator-writing-book-criticizing-big-tech-for-tyranny on this site, my input would be
:::<nowiki>"<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521425-gop-senator-writing-book-criticizing-big-tech-for-tyranny</ref>"</nowiki>.
::and the link will appear in the Reference section as such, with zero formatting. When I cite this on WP, I would switch from source editing to their relatively new "visual editor" where the citation tool automatically converts the reference to
:::"Klar, Rebecca (October 16, 2020). "GOP senator writing book criticizing Big Tech for 'tyranny'". The Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2021."
::with the link attached to the report title. If I am to achieve the same on Conservapedia, I would need to first generate an entry in Zotero where the fields are automatically identified by the software, then output the entry to some document as bibliography, and finally copy-paste the line to <nowiki>"<ref></ref>"</nowiki>. This is so much of a hassle that I have never tried it. Apparently, such conversion is too cumbersome for not just me but most of our editors, therefore only a tiny number of references are formatted "properly", such as ref. 13 on [[Phyllis Schlafly]]. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 16:24, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

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== Move request ==

Hallo. I need your help to move two pages as I made errors in their titles.

One of them is "Sarah Brown Liberal Democrat".
It has been suggested I change this to "Sarah Brown (UK Politician)" as most readers are American. I just need to figure out how to do this.

The second is "Jane Samantha Fae alias John Ozimek" which should read Jane Francesca Fae. I would be very grateful if you could please shift those for me. [[User:GraceDalrymple|GraceDalrymple]]

:Yes, I saw the discussion. I have moved those two pages, as requested. Moving pages is restricted to administrators and SysOps, so it is not your fault, as if you just can't figure out how to move pages...the wiki will not let you. No need to feel bad about it!
:I am happy to help, so just let me know if/when you need further assistance. It's no trouble! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:41, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

Would you please move [[Qanon]] to [[QAnon]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:37, 3 November 2018 (EDT)
:In addition to the above, would you please move [[:Category:Christian social reformers]] for capitalization. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:58, 4 November 2018 (EST)
::Both done --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:00, 6 November 2018 (EST)

Another move request: would you please fix the spelling error in this image title (the word "official" specifically)? [[:File:Enrique Peña Nieto oficial pic.jpg]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:15, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:I think that actually may be deliberate (see: https://www.facebook.com/Enrique-Peña-Nieto-Oficial-1708563375863631). I don't mind moving it if you still think that is needed, but it is protected so someone will need to unlock it first. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:28, 1 December 2018 (EST)

::Good point -- it's probably Spanish. However, we are an English-language encyclopedia, so it might still be good to change it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:38, 3 December 2018 (EST)

:::My Spanish is very rusty, but that was my assumption. I'm fine with moving it though. Want me to ask Andy to unlock it? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:30, 3 December 2018 (EST)

::::I would appreciate that. Thanks! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:10, 3 December 2018 (EST)

:::::Done! [[:File:Enrique Peña Nieto oficial pic.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:05, 4 December 2018 (EST)

::::::Would you please move this page to capitalize the "M": [[Javier milei]]? Also, please watch your email. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:03, 6 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::Moved. I just thinking about email... --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:05, 6 December 2018 (EST)

::::::::Would you please move [[Ilana mercer]] to [[Ilana Mercer]] and delete the new redirect? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:48, 11 December 2018 (EST)

Done. I have been sometimes leaving the redirects (for a while) so that new editors who don't know how to use RC can still find their pages. However, that may be unnecessary, and since I see you usually delete the redirect anyway, I will plan on just deleting the redirect in the future. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:29, 11 December 2018 (EST)
:Thanks! Regarding redirects, I guess it depends on the specific article. I'm fine deciding case-by-case, since redirects might be more necessary for some articles over others. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:36, 11 December 2018 (EST)
::Hello DavidB4, would you please move [[Eastern Empires vs Western Empires]] to be an essay? I would rather delete it, but it just seems like a low-quality opinion article that could just be reformatted as such. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:13, 20 December 2018 (EST)

:::Done. I was tempted to delete it also, especially considering that it seems to have been made by a disposable account. However, I was waiting to see what others thought. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:02, 20 December 2018 (EST)

While I'm reluctant to rename my "Donald Trump achievements" articles so long after creation, it probably would be a good idea to move [[Donald Trump achievements: Immigration, illegal immigration, and border security]] to [[Donald Trump achievements: Immigration and border security]]. If you agree this is a good idea, would you please do it, and would you then delete the redirect and change every link where I (or someone else) has linked it? Then, I will begin doing the 2-3 article splits I told you about. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:35, 31 December 2018 (EST)

:I agree--that is a repetitive name, so a move makes sense. I have moved the page, and clean up most of the links to the old name. However, I have a little bit of a time crunch right now, so I'm going to need to leave one thing undone: [[Donald Trump]] needs to be unlocked so the link can be updated. I can ask for the unlock later, or you can if you get there first. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:02, 31 December 2018 (EST)

Would you please move the article [[Conservative Revolution]] to the "essay" namespace? I don't want to delete it outright, but the article isn't suitable as an encyclopedia article, considering the use of second person, lack of intro paragraph, and the fact it seems to be making an argument like an essay. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:44, 1 July 2019 (EDT)
:Also, please move the article [[Edward feser]] to capitalize the guy's last name. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:16, 5 July 2019 (EDT)
::Also, do you see any problem with these articles: [[Generation Identity]], [[European New Right]]? Either way, they need formatting work. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:56, 5 July 2019 (EDT)

:::I see no glaring issues, on the surface, although the formatting of [[Generation Identity]] suggests that it came from a Wiki. I didn't find any problems with a standard plagiarism check. It needs some cleanup though. [[European New Right]] looks incomplete and need expansion. No glaring issues though.
:::I've moved these pages. Sorry for the wait. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:21, 5 July 2019 (EDT)
::::Thanks! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:49, 6 July 2019 (EDT)
:::::Would you please move [[Wwe roster]] to capitalize "WWE"? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:12, 10 July 2019 (EDT)

::::::Good idea. I've moved it, but left the redirect for now, so the author doesn't "loose" the page. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:23, 10 July 2019 (EDT)

==Hi==
hi and thank you for move sugguestion to sting. [[User:Massaq25|Massaq25]] ([[User talk:Massaq25|talk]]) 18:23, 29 September 2018 (EDT)
:Hello, and you're welcome! Do you agree? I'm open to other suggestions, I just don't think that "sting" is a sufficiently descriptive title. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:27, 29 September 2018 (EDT)
::DavidB4, I would appreciate it if you would move the page now. No need for a move tag (nobody's going to comment there anyway). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:29, 29 September 2018 (EDT)
:::Moved to [[Steve Borden]] with a redirect from "Sting (wrestler)" --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:09, 30 September 2018 (EDT)

== Quotes ==
Those quotes weren't my own, you should know that, they're from actual people. Also, if it's debatable, then please by all means...refute me. --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 02:48, 1 December 2018 (EST)
:I'm obviously not DavidB4, but I will still point out that a simple Google search shows it's very debatable: [https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2014/07/07/is-abstinence-unhealthy 1],[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36084314/ns/health-sexual_health/t/no-sex-may-be-no-fun-it-unhealthy/#.XAKfVmhKhPY 2],[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/09/sex-celibacy-friendships-women 3],[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1077378/I-gave-sex-years-ago--best-thing-I-did.html 4] -- the info you added was undue weight, considering the overall size of the article, and it falsely implied that abstinence is a bad thing for your health. It appears that it is only when you really want to have sex and you don't. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:58, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::Yes, it was a very one-sided argument, which is factually questionable. Without getting unnecessarily descriptive, the body does have ways of dealing with some of the stated issues. Research is sketchy if even existent on several of the things you mentioned. Additionally, the first paragraph was written as your own, mot a quote, even though is was a direct copy-and-paste from another source. (That is by definition plagiarism--taking credit for someone else's work.) --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:03, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::: ''So what are the health benefits of sex, besides relieving stress and helping you fall asleep? Studies have shown that regular sex has a protective effect on the heart, lowering the risk of heart attack in men. For both men and women, “It increases blood flow to the genitals and probably helps the immune system,” Herbenick says. “All things being equal, it’s also fun when things are going well [in your relationship.]”
''So abstaining – especially long-term – can carry some physical consequences. In women, it can cause the atrophying of underused vaginal or hip muscles, Lindau says. Vaginismus is a common condition characterized by hypersensitivity of the muscles around the opening of the vagina, she adds. Those muscles – along with the pelvic floor muscles – are important for controlling penetration, and they need to be in a relaxed state during sexual intercourse. If they are hyper-contracted – not necessarily from abstinence itself, but accumulated fear or anticipation of the first sexual experience – sex can be very painful. “They say it feels like he’s hit a wall,” Lindausays, adding that vaginismus can be treated.''

I said refute me, but instead you give me extra arguments. Thank you so much. --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 14:20, 1 December 2018 (EST)
:Neither of us are arguing that sex is bad or harmful -- all of the articles I cited said that sex can be good, but abstinence can also be good. You're committing a fallacy by assuming that just because sex is good means that abstinence is bad.
:Unless you get STDs or anything like that from sex, it is just as good as abstinence. The articles made it clear that abstinence does not have harmful side-effects. You need to read the cited articles better. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:30, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::: I guess the only real way to settle this is to get actual data from the field. [[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 15:18, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::::Makuta, are you pushing sex outside of marriage between husband and wife in this website? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 15:37, 1 December 2018 (EST)
:::::No, I'm pushing for knowledge of the dangers of lifelong abstinence. But even if I was, then there's nothing you can do about it so why are you asking? --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 20:22, 1 December 2018 (EST)
::::::"''dangers of lifelong abstinence''" -- That's ridiculous, and choosing not to have sex (especially outside of heterosexual marriage) is normal, and sex outside of marriage can actually be dangerous (if there are STDs involved). Many people have been abstinent and turned out just fine. You're distorting the facts to make it seem like it's a necessity to have sex in order to be healthy, and if you don't there's a medical problem, when in reality neither option is inherently harmful.
::::::"''But even if I was, then there's nothing you can do about it''" If I'm understanding you correctly, as admins, we can do something about it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:44, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::"''If I'm understanding you correctly, as admins, we can do something about it.''"

:::::::Haha! '''Can'''... --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 21:34, 1 December 2018 (EST)

::::::::Want me to turn it into a "'''Will'''"? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:54, 1 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::::Action without cause. To pardon is true power but you have nothing to pardon, I'm giving you no trouble. --[[User:Makuta Makaveli|Makuta Makaveli]] ([[User talk:Makuta Makaveli|talk]]) 22:01, 1 December 2018 (EST)

Makuta Makaveli either has an agenda, or gets his/her information from people who have an agenda to promote casual sex by making abstinence look like a "health hazard." The Atheist YouTuber "MrRepzion" also claimed that one needed to have "trial sex" to see if the two are "sexually compatible." It would help CP if the articles had information debunking these claims [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 12:08, 2 December 2018 (EST)

:Most people argue that there is "no harm" in casual sex--that has become a common claim (although some say is is risky due to STDs). Because of this, there are plentiful materials arguing that claim. However, it is much harder to find support for this claim that is is actually unhealthy to abstain by choice. I've seen a few unscientific blog posts, etc. about it, but nothing verifiable. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist (there is always someone willing to write a paper on some fringe belief which people want to hear--just look at chocolate, for example, where they like to disregard the health costs of sugar and just look at the pure chocolate, which by the way tastes pretty bad on its own) but I'm not finding proof.
:Shobson20, the "try it before you buy it" idea is certainly nothing new in personal relationships. I suspect you are correct in linking these two, as people who would like to engage in this practice would like to have something like this to point to as a defense for their actions. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:54, 3 December 2018 (EST)

== Why did I get blocked by "Minuteman?" ==

I was fixing the damage that "My password is green" was doing. I sometimes notice vandals before CP's admins do, and sometimes I try to help. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 19:23, 15 December 2018 (EST)

:I replied to your email. You did nothing wrong. Thank you for your vigilance, and I apologize for this! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:30, 15 December 2018 (EST)

::What are the qualifications for becoming a sysop on this site? I would like to be able to help by stopping the trolls and vandals who frequently attack this site. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 19:38, 15 December 2018 (EST)

:::As best I can tell, there is no official criteria. However, this page might be useful to answer some basic questions: [[Conservapedia:User_rights]]. Typically, SysOp rights are given to users who have been editing for some time, and proven themselves trustworthy. I don't think there is a specific checklist that you can do, to get these rights. However, the one responsible for promotions is [[User:Aschlafly]], so you might be able to get a better idea from him as to what he specifically looks for. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:59, 15 December 2018 (EST)

I too have just been blocked by {{user|Minuteman}}. I copied over the WP article for [[anarcho-conservatism]], which the WP zealots are about to delete. The text there is mine, though most of the article is still in quotes from references, as more text is needed (hence why I brought it here). — [[User:WisdomTooth3|WisdomTooth3]] ([[User talk:WisdomTooth3|talk]]) 00:17, 1 January 2019 (EST)

:You were blocked for one hour so we could review what you were doing, because you were importing a page from WP which looked a bit like plagiarism. Since it is your own writing, then you may recreate that page, but it could use some improvements. Namely, the quotes themselves can use work, as they do not provide context. If you intend to make further improvements to the page, then we welcome our efforts! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:29, 1 January 2019 (EST)
::Per [[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]]'s suggestion, recreated it [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:WisdomTooth3/Sandbox/Anarcho-conservatism here]. Not sure when I'll be able to improve it. Please feel free to chip in. — [[User:WisdomTooth3|WisdomTooth3]] ([[User talk:WisdomTooth3|talk]]) 03:20, 2 January 2019 (EST)

:::Thank you! I am not a subject matter expert on that topic, so I don't know how much help I can be, but I will look it over later. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:32, 2 January 2019 (EST)
::::By the way, it is probably not helpful for the article to link to itself. Unless they point to a specific part of the page, they should probably be removed. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:42, 2 January 2019 (EST)

== Merge proposal ==

What do you think about this merge request: [[Talk:Carbon cycle (astronomy)]]? I am inclined to support it, but it's probably a good idea to get more than one opinion on it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:32, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:I've never really studies that specific topic, but the proposal sounds fine to me. I looked up "carbon cycle" and found a great deal of information, but on the wrong topic. From my limited understanding, a merge sounds like a good idea. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:30, 29 December 2018 (EST)
== tag at bottom of pages "quotation templates" ==

Many of the content pages I create use quotes of other web content. At the bottom of the articles I created using quotes, there is a tag at the bottom of the pages indicating "quotation templates". This is a new and unwanted development.

For example, please look at the bottom of this web page: [[Atheism and mental illness]].

Can we get the "quotation templates" tag to not be there. Before they never used to be there. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 21:37, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:I made a small mistake, but cannot fix it until [[:template:cquote]] is unlocked again. I'm sorry about that--I should have noticed sooner. Someone needs to add the "noinclude" tags to the category link. If someone unlocks the page, I will fix the issue. Again, sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:23, 29 December 2018 (EST)
::I unlocked the page.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:25, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:::Thanks, I believe I fixed it. You can lock it again. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:36, 29 December 2018 (EST)
::::Thanks for fixing the issue. I appreciate it.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:37, 29 December 2018 (EST)

:::::Any time! Thanks for pointing it out! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:46, 29 December 2018 (EST)

== Request ==

Would you please check [[Alejandro Garcia Padilla]] for originality? It could be, but many of the refs are formatted like on Wikipedia. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:34, 30 December 2018 (EST)

:Of course! It definitely originated from WP. Slightly edited, but still copied. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_García_Padilla --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:12, 30 December 2018 (EST)

::You beat me to it. Obvious copy from WP, with slight alterations. You don't need to check reference format; just check the text. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 20:19, 30 December 2018 (EST)

:::Would you please delete all the portions that are copied? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:42, 30 December 2018 (EST)

::::I'll take another look, but I think the whole thing needs to go. Also, this is not the first time. See: [[User_talk:HectorCruz66#Originality]] --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:45, 30 December 2018 (EST)
:::::Oh, and I didn't mean to ignore you, Sam. Thanks for checking also! You're right--just looking at the pages shows all you need to know. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:54, 30 December 2018 (EST)
::::::Deleting it, then, is the best option. Would you please do that? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:22, 30 December 2018 (EST)

:::::::Sure. I'm still looking at it, but sure, I'll delete it unless I find a reason not to. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:37, 30 December 2018 (EST)

Would you please check the page [[James Ritchey]] to see if there's anything problematic (in general, not just originality, since it's two sentences long)? If there's nothing, I guess we can keep it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:45, 17 January 2019 (EST)

:Well, he exists. It seems he's a small-time actor who has been in a few movies I've never heard of, and is barely active on YouTube. This does seem to be relatively original text...all two sentences of it.
:So on to the negative, I firstly find the wording "internet celebrity" rather questionable. I don't see anything suggesting that title. I could be missing something, but from what I'm seeing, he looks more like a wannabe celebrity. Each of his youtube videos has between 1K and 7K views. Assuming those views were not farmed, that still seems a ways away from the numbers a celebrity would have. He second most viewed video seems to be review of a water bottle....I didn't watch it to find out if it is sponsored.
:I suspect he is trying to make a name for himself, which slots this "article" into a suspicious category anyway.
:Bottom line, there is nothing blatantly wrong, but I see why you were questioning it. This smells fishy. I'd be included to nuke it for a lack of notability, but I'm okay with keeping it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:31, 17 January 2019 (EST)

::Oh, and a couple search engines (at least Yahoo and Yandex [and therefore DuckDuckGo]) have already crawled this page, and added it to the first page of results from searching his name. I used a clean OS and browser, so no user history bias there. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:44, 17 January 2019 (EST)

:::If you think that page is an advertisement (which is very likely), then I am perfectly fine deleting it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:18, 17 January 2019 (EST)

::::Ok, I think I'll delete it then. Too many suspicious factors. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:44, 17 January 2019 (EST)

Assuming we should keep this essay (I shouldn't jump to conclusions), it should be moved so we have a colon: [[Essay History of racism and the Democrats]]. Unrelated, there's no mention of how Reconstruction Democrats passed gun control laws to prevent black people from engaging in self-defense. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:48, 18 January 2019 (EST)

:I hadn't gotten the chance to review it yet. I'm moved the page, but I think it might be helpful to keep the redirect for the moment. This seems like a reasonably good essay, so I'm find with keeping it. I will send you an email shortly. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:29, 19 January 2019 (EST)

Hello DavidB4, I am wondering if any of these images would be acceptable for me to upload (regarding licensing): [https://twitter.com/VP/status/1085692630246350848][https://twitter.com/scavino45/status/1010232867501363200][https://twitter.com/vp/status/1010293228619419648] Also, I am wondering if you know of any free images of the Trump Administration deployment of troops along the border with Mexico late last year? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:18, 20 January 2019 (EST)

:Hi, Twitter is always a little iffy, but these are probably okay. Firstly, images made by an employee of the U.S. government as a part of their duties are automatically in the Public Domain. Secondly, a number of other users here republish twitter images under "Fair use." The first one is ideal, so if this is the case as it looks, use one or more of them for this reason.
:I do not know of any images of troops at the border, and couldn't find any good ones after a quick check. I will look a little more later. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:06, 20 January 2019 (EST)
::Thanks! Would you please look over this image to make sure there aren't any problems? [[:File:Donald Trump Angel Families.jpg]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:46, 21 January 2019 (EST)

:::Any time! I do find it a little questionable that Pence took that photo. However, if it was one of his aids, it is still PD. However, if it was taken by the press, it is probably not. I don't know if there is a way to find out who actually took it, since this is a Twitter post. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:05, 21 January 2019 (EST)

::::I don't know where to find who took the picture. I'm assuming it's his office, since I don't see why his office would rely on the media for such a picture.

::::Also, I don't know where else to find a picture of this specific event. I checked the White House's Flickr page, among other pages, but couldn't find anything. If you are able to find a better image, I would appreciate it (you don't have to, though). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:11, 21 January 2019 (EST)

:::::I'm not having much luck either. Let's just go with what you have. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:50, 21 January 2019 (EST)

::::::OK. I wish it were easier to find a free picture of this event, but oh well. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:01, 21 January 2019 (EST)

:::::::Considering all of the cameras in that room, it does seem surprising. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:05, 21 January 2019 (EST)
:::::::Oh, second person to the left of Trump is Pence, so he definitely was not holding the camera :) --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:08, 21 January 2019 (EST)

Hello DavidB4, would you please check the newly-created article [[Athanasio Celia]] for originality, and to make quality improvements if you have the time? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:10, 9 February 2019 (EST)

:Hello, it looks like this is a (perhaps slightly revised) copy of an old version of the WP page on the subject. I did not dig through WP, but I'm seeing matches to here: [https://www.amazon.com/Athanasio-Celia/e/B07BG9GB3J%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share] which is an Amazon page quoting WP, and here: [https://en.everybodywiki.com/Athanasio_Celia] which is probably plagiarism as well. This was not a complete match anywhere my tools saw--more like a 30% match or so. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:40, 9 February 2019 (EST)
::Do you think it should be deleted? Either way, the page has formatting/copyedit issues. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:41, 9 February 2019 (EST)

:::It looks like WP deleted it, but "everybodywiki.com" saved a copy. It looks like we should delete it unless we can verify that the original author was the one to post it here. It is worth finding that out first, as it is not uncommon for us to get rescued paged from WP editors. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:49, 9 February 2019 (EST)
::::While we're waiting for the above page to get sorted out, would you please move the page [[Indian struggle]] to [[The Indian Struggle]]? Also, there should probably be a [[Indian Struggle]] page. This whole thing is a mess right now. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:36, 11 February 2019 (EST)
::::Also, if you would take a look at this page, I would appreciate it: [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:38, 11 February 2019 (EST)

:::::I am very busy right now, but have moved that page as requested. I will deal with the other issues soon. If I don't do so within a week, feel free to remind me. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:38, 11 February 2019 (EST)

::::::Oh dear....Okay, some of that page might be original, but at least some parts, including the fact list are definitely not original. That list is all over the internet. This page: [https://www.libertynation.com/ocasio-cortez-and-the-nazi-connection/] is one possible place this may have come from, but if you take a look at a web search of the any one "fact," you will see that that it is all over the place. It's going to be hard to nail down where it actually came from. In any case, we should challenge it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:05, 12 February 2019 (EST)

== Page improvement ==

Hello DavidB4, it might be worth taking a look at and moving this article: [[Template:Examples of Liberal Bias]]

I think it should probably be moved to a mainspace article or at least have its formatting improved. For example, the template is transcluded in the [[Liberal bias]] article, and if you look at the table of contents, starting at the first "See also" section and below, the template transclusion messes things up. Of course, whether we move this article to mainspace or simply do some formatting fixes, it's going to take some work to get this done. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:44, 28 January 2019 (EST)

:I see what you mean; it is as if someone wanted this to both be a template and a standalone page. It must be one or the other. If it was unlocked, I think I could fix it to work properly as a template, but it would not be a good standalone page. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:50, 29 January 2019 (EST)
::It looks better to me. What do you think...Have I missed any issues? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:27, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:::Looks good to me! The only issue is the double space below the template, as you can see at the [[Liberal bias]] article -- this isn't a big deal, though. It seems to me that the "See also" link on the template is kind of useless (unless someone directly accesses the template, and considering the [[Examples of Liberal Bias]] redirect, that might happen). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:56, 29 January 2019 (EST)
::::Good point, I'd missed that spacing issue, but I think I've fixed it now. That see also link is not included when the page is transcluded, but only shows on the template page itself. I figured that was a reasonable compromise. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:36, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:::::I think it is a reasonable compromise -- thanks! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:21, 29 January 2019 (EST)

== Article move request ==

It might be worth considering moving [[Jane Samantha Fae]] to [[Jane Francesca Fae alias John Ozimek]] -- that's what User:GraceDalrymple did, but how she did it was very poor, simply blanking one page and creating the other one, and she didn't make the first page a proper redirect. For the record, this page appears to be of someone born a male and who now identifies as a woman, so the current female name title may not be appropriate. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:00, 2 March 2019 (EST)
:I'm willing to make the move, but this name makes it sound like "John Ozimek" is the alias, while "Jane Francesca Fae" is the real name. Jane should be first in such a page name, though, since that's probably what someone is going to search for. If I was making the page, I would probably just call it "Jane Francesca" or else put something parenthetical afterwards, like "Jane Francesca Fae (John Ozimek)". If you think "Jane Francesca Fae alias John Ozimek" is best, though, I'll do it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:40, 2 March 2019 (EST)
::I'm thinking it should simply be moved to his real name, John Ozimek, just like the [[Bradley Manning]] and [[Bruce Jenner]] articles were done. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 23:16, 2 March 2019 (EST)
:::Tempting, as we all know that's he still is. However, his legal name is now "Jane," so I'm not sure if we should leave that out altogether. We could. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:58, 3 March 2019 (EST)

::::How about this: [[John Ozimek (Jane Samantha Fae)]]? --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:48, 3 March 2019 (EST)

Would you please take a look here: [[Talk:Newfoundland]]? This article might have to be moved. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 18:55, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

:Confirmed, that's the name now, so I moved it. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:13, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

== Great work! ==

Great work in adding those references to [[benefits of capitalism]]!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 13:30, 28 March 2019 (EDT)
:Thanks! It could use some more work, but it's progress. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:40, 28 March 2019 (EDT)

== [[World History Study Guide from 1648]] ==

This article contains a wrong info. "(1923) created the modern state of Turkey, with a combination of military rule and an elected Parliament; also converted the Arabic language to a modern, Latin-style alphabet". Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turk and he converted the Turkish language to Latin-style alphabet. Please correct it. Thank you. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 15:45, 10 April 2019 (EDT)

:I know very little about that page or the history it speaks of, but that page is locked from editing by anyone other than full administrators, so I cannot make this change in any case. You could try asking [[User:Aschlafly]] or [[User:Karajou]] for assistance with this. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:29, 10 April 2019 (EDT)
==Image upload requests==
I requested to upload several images for an essay I am writing and have gotten no reply. Can you please help me? --[[User:ProudGator|ProudGator]] ([[User talk:ProudGator|talk]]) 09:30, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

:Hi, I noticed your request, and I will get to it. Typically, requests are taken in the order they are received, and we have a substantial backlog of request right now. I will do these two soon, but in the future, I will take them in order to be fair to the others making upload requests. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:55, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

::I've uploaded three of them. However, the last one you requested is owned by National Geographic, which specifically states that we cannot republish their content. (See [[CP:IUR]] for more information.) --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:27, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

== Image upload ==

If yo could upload one of the images I linked to on Andrew Schlafly's talkpage that'd be great! [[User:JohnSelway|JohnSelway]] ([[User talk:JohnSelway|talk]]) 17:56, 18 April 2019 (EDT)
:Sure: [[:File:Jacinda Ardern, 2018.jpeg]]
:If you need any more done, feel free to add the request to the bottom of [[Conservapedia:Image upload requests]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:00, 18 April 2019 (EDT)

== Look at this edit ==

Please look at this edit: [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia&diff=1519161&oldid=1516763 DavidB4 and Conservapedia]. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 13:39, 24 April 2019 (EDT)

:Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:37, 24 April 2019 (EDT)

==Bay of Pigs switch==
Should the page [[Bay of Pigs]] actually be [[Bay of Pigs invasion]]? One is a place, the other is a historical event. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 14:56, 5 May 2019 (EDT)

:Yes, this should be clarified--thanks for pointing it out! This is a large page with many contributors, so I've put the move template on it as a prior announcement. If no one objects or makes other suggestions, I will move it soon. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:24, 5 May 2019 (EDT)

::Sounds good to me. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:27, 5 May 2019 (EDT)

== Editing question ==

Hi DavidB4 and the others!

I just created an account a few days ago and have been doing some adding of pages and editing. Unfortunately, I think I might have gotten a little carried away and did some editing to a page that wasn't mine (Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor) without taking time to check up on editing etiquette. So that I know for future reference, is it generally expected that you shouldn't do significant editing without talking to the original author first?

My apologies to the author; I hope you'll forgive it as just a case of over-enthusiasm.

-Teakin88

:Hi Teakin88, Welcome to Conservapedia! 
:I see nothing unfortunate about some initiative to improve an article--good work! If you are going to make a major point-of-view change, or do something potentially controversial, it would probably be a good idea to first ask on the respective article talk page. If no one objects, then go for it. For general, non-controversial expansions like this, there shouldn't typically be any need to ask. It should also be noted that no one really "owns" articles. There are some articles in which a single editor has made a significant investment (1990'sguy and the [[Donald Trump achievements]] articles come to mind). In those cases, would probably be the courteous thing to do to ask before removing, changing, or contradicting preexisting content. Also, if you plan to change the perspective of an article (i.e., changing the Donald Trump article to say he's a traitor, lair, and jerk) you should probably ask first. However, in most cases, you can just go ahead and make improvements where you see the need. If someone disagrees with an edit you made, they will probably revert that edit and let you know. In that case, respect the senior editor, talk to them, and come to some agreement. I hope this clarifies the matter. If in doubt, it never hurts to ask. Contrary to popular belief, it's often better to ask for permission than forgiveness. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:58, 8 May 2019 (EDT)

::One extra thing -- even for non-controversial changes, I strongly recommend always citing reliable sources. This is helpful as they increase CP's reputability, and they are helpful for readers who want to research a certain topic further in-depth. Thanks for your edits, Teakin88. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:17, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

:::A very good point--yes, please include references. If you used any sources, even just for a basic understanding of the subject, they should always be cited. If you do not have any, I still suggest you do a little research, and find a good source which supports what you are writing. Common knowledge does not need to be cited (i.e. "red is a color") but when you are making an assertion which some reads may not have already known, try to cite it. It shouldn't be particularly difficult, just list the source, such as a URL, and perhaps the date you retrieved it. You are welcome to use any formal citation style, but you are not required or expected to do so. Most editors just paste the link inside of <code><nowiki><ref> </ref></nowiki></code> tags after the statement being referenced. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:10, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

==Historical revisionism and revisionism==
These two pages [[Revisionism]] and [[Historical revisionism]] are basically the same topic and ought to be merged under the banner of the second. I'll start expanding the revisionism page into general themes afterward. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:32, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

:That sounds good to me. I'll be a bit busy for the next 4-5 days, but I will merge these when I get the chance. If you want, feel free to move over the valuable content from [[Revisionism]] yourself, and make is page a redirect. Otherwise, I'll do it when I can. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:16, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

::Done: [[Historical revisionism]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:33, 14 May 2019 (EDT)

== Email is bouncing ==

I sent a message to your email, and it bounced. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 12:41, 14 May 2019 (EDT)

:That's odd! I checked over things on my end, and everything seems to look right. Are you attempting the address listed on my user page? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:51, 14 May 2019 (EDT)
:I was able to send a test message there successfully. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:38, 14 May 2019 (EDT)
::I used the address on your user page, and I get a message from "Mail Delivery Subsystem <mailer-daemon@googlemail.com>" that says "Message not delivered
There was a problem delivering your message to davidb4-cp@archnet.us. See the technical details below, or try resending in a few minutes.

The response from the remote server was:
550 Mail to davidb4-cp@archnet.us has been suspended" [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 16:58, 16 May 2019 (EDT)

:::Oh, that's my old address. It now bounces emails due to spam. Sorry for the trouble! I changed that public address last December. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:07, 16 May 2019 (EDT)

== Thank you! ==

Thank you for recreating [[User:Ahmed Samoa|my user page]]! [[User:Ahmed Samoa|Ahmed Samoa]] ([[User talk:Ahmed Samoa|talk]])

== A communist troll ==

A Communist troll who first used the Username "MarxistLeninist" is repeatedly making sock accounts and just won't get the message and go away. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 22:54, 14 July 2019 (EDT)

:Thanks for the tip. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:37, 15 July 2019 (EDT)

== Mormons are Christian. ==

Hi, I was reading the page about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am LDS (Mormon) and this article contains false things about the Church. It quotes Dr. James White, a Christian pastor, who is NOT MORMON and has written many anti-Mormon articles. White does not understand what the Church is about and he claims Mormons are not Christian. We are Christian! People like White and others from mainstream Christian churches misunderstand the doctrines of the LDS Church! I am a convert to the LDS church and there are SO many misconceptions about the Church, things taken out of context and distorted. It's disappointing that a site like this would perpetuate these false accusations. I would like to be able to edit the article if I could, since I am an actual Mormon. I don't know how to go about doing that.

Thank you,

Cindy

:It's understandable that you want to support your church, but why are you trying to isolate Dr. White? You've reduced his contributions to virtually nothing. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Monday, 13:04, 22 July 2019 (EDT)

::Thanks for reaching out! I am not personally an expert on Mormonism, so I might not be the right person to ask. However, I will be blunt with you: it seems that Mormonism is classified by many as cult for good reason. For example:
::*The Bible says that there is only one God (for example, see: Isaiah 43:10; 44:6; 45:5). Mormonism, however, says that:
::**there are many gods (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163)
::**There is a mother goddess (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443)
::*The Bible teaches that God is an eternal, infinite being, who created man in His (spiritual) image, but was never himself a man. Mormonism teaches that:
::**God used to be a man on another planet, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 321; Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, vol. 5, p. 613-614; Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 345; Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333).
::**"The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s..." (Doctrines and Covenants 130:22)
::**God is in the form of a man, (Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 3).
::**"God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see," (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345).
::Furthermore, it teaches that after you become a good Mormon, you have the potential of becoming a god (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345-347, 354), which is outright blasphemy. This sounds like what is written in Genesis 3:5: "For God knows that when you eat from [the tree] your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil," which was spoken by Satan.

::Mormonism is based on Christianity, but so is Islam. Adding new things to Christianity and abrogate parts of scripture is pretty much what cults specialize in. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:17, 22 July 2019 (EDT)

== Article move requests ==

Should the article [[The mossadil]] be kept? If so, please move it to [[The MossadIL]]. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:49, 7 August 2019 (EDT)
:Initially, this sounded rather like something not notable enough to have an article. However, the account has over 115,000 followers at present. That sounds like a high number, although of course followers can be farmed. Honestly, I pay very little attention to Twitter...do you think that compared to the rest of Twitter, this is notable enough to keep? I find it a little odd having a page about a twitter account, but I'm okay with keeping it. If we do, though, I wonder if a more descriptive name might be better. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:21, 8 August 2019 (EDT)
::115,000 followers doesn't seem that high to me. Trump has over 62 million followers, John Bolton is nearing 700,000, and Matteo Salvini and Nigel Farage of Europe both have over 1 million (see [[Essay:Top conservatives on Twitter]]). If the article is notable otherwise, that's fine, but I don't think the number of followers makes it notable. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 05:41, 9 August 2019 (EDT)

:::Ok, then I say delete it. It might be a good twitter account, but I don't see anything else that makes it notable. There is also a web store behind this account, so there is some monetary motivation for promotion. The account that wrote this CP article is probably not a single-use promo account, but rather probably a good-faith editor. However, I don't think this qualifies as something worth publishing a page about. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:38, 9 August 2019 (EDT)

::::Thanks for deleting.

::::Also, would you please move the newly-created [[Emu war]] article (created, I think, by the same user) to capitalize the "w"? Also, this article needs a massive amount of improvement, and I don't have time at the moment to do so. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:56, 9 August 2019 (EDT)

:::::Good suggestion. As I guess you already noticed, I expanded it somewhat and moved it per your request. There is a great deal more which could be written about this topic, but at least the basics are there for now. Also, I think I will go ahead and make the History category you tried to use. That seems like one which could be useful. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:43, 12 August 2019 (EDT)

== Help:I've been blocked by Minuteman for creating Fredogate page ==
Can someone please help so I can improve the page I started? I've been blocked by Minuteman for creating Fredogate page. No explanation was given and I find his censoring very frustrating since this incident some media personalities call Fredogate, is widely covered in youtube.--[[User:Bearbrau|Bearbrau]] ([[User talk:Bearbrau|talk]]) 19:15, 14 August 2019 (EDT)
:My apologies for that--you did nothing wrong. You were automatically blocked for a 2-hour duration so that we could review your activity—it was nothing personal. Conservapedia gets its fair share of vandalism and internet trolls, so we need to be careful. I noticed this issues and unblocked you seven minutes later, but not before it was an inconvenience. (You were only able to post on our talk pages because you were unblocked.) You may continue where you left off, and should have no further trouble of this sort. If you have any specific questions or concerns, fell free to contact me by email. However, you should be all set to proceed, and this will not be counted against you. Again, Sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:26, 14 August 2019 (EDT)

== Two questions/requests ==

Hello DavidB4, would you please take a look at the article [[Mainstream conservative]]? I don't know if this page is to be kept, but it would need significant reworking as it seems rather opinionated. Maybe it should be moved to the "essay" namespace?

Also, would you please keep an eye on the draft [[User:RobSteff/Slovakia]]? It seems like the editor wants to redo CP's [[Slovakia]] page, but some of the intro wording [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slovakia&oldid=910323397 mirrors the WP article] way too closely. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:20, 18 August 2019 (EDT)

:Hi 1990'sguy!
:I rarely see [[Mainstream conservative]], [[movement conservative]], populist conservatives, etc. well defined in comparison to other types of conservatives. If the content here is accurate (I have not verified it, but have no specific reason to doubt it), I think there could be some value in keeping this. As you say, though it will of course need at the very least to be wikified, and should really have some references. It could be considered a subjective explanation and thus an essay, but I think this could be done as a standard article. We do also have an article for [[Movement conservative]]s already, so this might fit in where it is, given a little more work. Do you disagree, though?

:I will also try to keep an eye on the Slovakia article...good idea. It seems promising that this users replied to your comment about copyright/copy-and-paste. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:38, 18 August 2019 (EDT)

::Also, I will note that I'm not sure if Mainstream conservative should focus quite so much on Trump support/opposition. Trump certainly is getting people to show their true colors, but this seems better suited as a separate example, rather than the main point of discussion. Trump will, either in 2020 or 2024, leave office, but chances are, the concept of mainstream conservatives will continue, so I would prefer to see our article on this being more about principles than support/opposition of one person in 2016-2020. I'll post this on that article's talk page as well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:53, 18 August 2019 (EDT)

==Move request==
Can we move this [[Essay:Rich Man and Parable of Talents]] to [[Parable of the Talents]]? For the most part (with some minor editing) this could be an actual useful article instead of yet another editorial. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:45, 19 August 2019 (EDT)
:I'm generally happy to help move things, but as this is Andy's Essay, I wonder if perhaps he should be asked first. Generally, essay space offers special allowances and exceptions which mainspace does not. At present, this piece reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article, so it would need a little editing if it was moved. If he is fine with this, then sure...I would be happy to move it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:48, 19 August 2019 (EDT)

In the meantime (and not to distract from the above), would you please move [[:Category:British royal family]] to capitalize the last two words? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:01, 19 August 2019 (EDT)
:1990'sguy: Good suggestion--I've moved it as you asked. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:38, 19 August 2019 (EDT)
::Thanks! Would you please also look at the move request at [[Talk:Kosice]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:22, 24 August 2019 (EDT)

:::Thanks for pointing that out! I used to be able to monitor all activity on CP, but my availability has decreased such that I can only check retroactively for highlights now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:14, 24 August 2019 (EDT)

== Article assessment ==

Hello DavidB4, would you please take a look at the newly-created article [[Cruz Derangement Syndrome]]? Is it notable enough to keep, and if so, would it need any other improvements? Also, while I generally like Cruz (with certain exceptions such as trade and his support for a liberal appellate judge in 2014), I know that CP "officially" takes a more critical stance toward him. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:20, 5 September 2019 (EDT)

:Hi 1990'sguy, ''I might step on some toes with this reply, but here goes--don't take this the wrong way.'' I was looking at that earlier, and have been thinking about it. Of course, it needs some style fixes, and some categories. As for the content, this seems more like a joking or borderline humor article/essay, rather than an encyclopedia article, but then again, [[Trump Derangement Syndrome]] does to some extent as well, but we still have that. Some people do have a very strong reflexive response to Cruz which does in many cases seem somewhat unjustified, so I think this may be valid thing to write about in some form.
:The fact of the matter is that neither of these "syndromes" are actual medical conditions or syndromes--this is hyperbole. I question whether that belongs in an encyclopedia, and particularly, the title of an article. Then again, we also use a similar tactic sometimes in reference to scandals (or should-be scandals) by throwing "gate" on the end of it (i.e. [[Obamagate]], [[Muellergate]], [[Climategate]], etc.) which can itself seem rather unprofessional. Basically, I don't like the hyperbole/clickbait title--it seems gimmicky. However, there is something here to be written about, and this will probably fit right in among the others I mentioned (and many more I didn't) --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:44, 5 September 2019 (EDT)

::At least in the case of TDS, that's a term that is now common among conservatives, so it's not like CP made up the term when creating the article. I'm not sure about the other articles you mentioned, but I never heard of the term "Cruz Derangement Syndrome" before seeing this article. However, I won't delete the article and will improve it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:00, 6 September 2019 (EDT)

:::Perhaps I haven't been paying enough attention, then...I've never heard the TDS term anywhere other that CP. I guess I can go either way on CDS. I don't like the terminology, and I generally don't like inventing terms. However, I have no problem with writing about this opposition to Cruz, in some way. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:42, 6 September 2019 (EDT)
::::Actually, it looks like CDS isn't quite a new term either: [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Cruz+Derangement+Syndrome] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:48, 6 September 2019 (EDT)

What do you think about this article: [[Team plasma]]? It doesn't seem notable to me, but maybe it can be kept? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:35, 8 September 2019 (EDT)

:I agree, it doesn't seem particularly notable. If we keep it, it should be renamed, but I'm not really convinced it is worth having around. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:25, 8 September 2019 (EDT)

::I just deleted it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 07:49, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

:::Also, I don't know how much you know about this technology company, but do you think the recent edits on this article are positive (I think they probably are, but I want to make sure): [[AMD]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:41, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

::::Thanks. I think those edits were well-intentioned. There was a little bit of an oversight there (the posted market share only included one of two types of product), but I corrected it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:07, 9 September 2019 (EDT)

How should we deal with this article: [[Joel gilbert]]? It's [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&oldid=914351777 a copy of a particular version of the Wikipedia article] (compare with even earlier diffs: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&oldid=747121431][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&oldid=912556288]) -- an editor tried to change (or revert?) the article to his liking, was reverted, and brought his version here. Besides the capitalization error ("gilbert"), is the article appropriate to keep here? I'm leaning delete, but I'm not sure since it isn't the current or accepted Wikipedia version. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:32, 10 September 2019 (EDT)

:If it was all original content, I would seriously consider keeping it. However, certain parts were not written by this individual. If we chop out the plagiarized parts (everything not added in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Gilbert&type=revision&diff=914351777&oldid=914306698 this edit]), this isn't going to be a very good article, since the intro paragraph is the first to go. Either a rewite of these portions is needed, or unfortunately, the whole thing needs to go.
:There are also a few typographical errors (such as the title you pointed out, "'''eared'''" rather than earned, etc.) and a few other improvements which could be made. However, these are not worth making unless the plagiarized material is removed. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:19, 11 September 2019 (EDT)
::Would you please make those changes (assuming you have the time and will to do so--if you don't, that's OK)? I'm devoting my CP time right now to work on my Donald Trump achievements project and would rather not spend much time on maintenance work. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:54, 11 September 2019 (EDT)
:::Are the editor's changes sufficient? Upon his request, I deleted the old article title, so please see [[Joel Gilbert]]. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:22, 23 September 2019 (EDT)
::::Also, in addition to my comment above, I am wondering (assuming you have the time to do so) if you can find any other free images of Trump's meeting with Hungary's prime minister [[Viktor Orban]] this May,[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trump_amerikai_eln%C3%B6k_%C3%A9s_Orban_Viktor_magyar_minisztereln%C3%B6k.jpg] including on Twitter, Facebook, or wherever. I could only find this image, and I'm not sure even about that because it was uploaded only a few days ago by an apparently new editor and doesn't show licensing information. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:15, 23 September 2019 (EDT)
:::::Apologies, I've been quite busy lately. Most of Joel Gilbert looks pretty good now, but the first paragraph is heavily plagiarized. IF that gets re-written, then we should be all set. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:21, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

:::::As far as photos go, it looks like most news outlets are using Getty Images. They buy a copy of the photo, then own it royalty-free. That means that if we could find a new outlet with a loose copyright policy, we could use it. Unfortunately, most of them have a TOS document a mile long adding prohibitions on top of U.S. copyright law. The only thing I found was [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/05/13/president-trump-welcomes-prime-minister-of-hungary-viktor-orban-to-white-house-video-and-transcript/ this], which does not seem to have a set of TOS. This means that only copyright law applies, and theoretically, we could use it under the Fair Use clause. Do you agree? Does that look and sound good enough? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:33, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::I don't know much about copyright law, so I will trust your and Andy's judgments on this. If there aren't any better images, that one is what I will upload. Thanks for checking! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:36, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

:::::::Well, I'm no expert on copyright law either...I'm learning as I go. Actually though, here is one which would be legally safer to use, and doesn't have mics in the frame: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trump_amerikai_eln%C3%B6k_%C3%A9s_Orban_Viktor_magyar_minisztereln%C3%B6k.jpg] Maybe you were looking for something other than what WP/MW have though. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:41, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::::That is the same image that I linked above -- I found it before messaging you, and I asked you if you were able to find other images because this one was uploaded only a few days ago by a new user and doesn't include licensing information. Because of that, I don't want to upload the image, at least until I'm confident it's OK to load. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:48, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

:::::::::Opps, so you did. I looked at it briefly, then went on the hunt. I forgot to check back to make sure that what I found was different. They claim it is under CC, so if you take that at face value, great. However, that's a good point that it may or may not be true. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:56, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

::::::::::If it's uploaded by an experienced editor with believable documentation, I trust it, but if it's a brand new user with poor evidence of proper licensing, I don't trust it. The user linked to some Hungarian website to show where he found the source (the link is a dead link) and claims it's from the website. It could be true, though I can't find any corresponding U.S. government photo. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:19, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

Good point. It looks like the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190514152046/https://www.hirado.hu/kulfold/kulpolitika/cikk/2019/05/14/hasonlo-vilagnezetet-kepvisel-donald-trump-es-orban-viktor file did exist there], but I can't tell anything about licensing, since I don't speak Hungarian. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:28, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
:Google Translate or something could help, and I'll try to do it later when I get the time. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:57, 25 September 2019 (EDT)
::Under the photo, it says this: "Viktor Orban and Donald Trump (Photo: MTI / EPA / Solid Costumes)" -- does this mean anything of note? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:06, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

:::I figured it was something like that. It doesn't really mean a whole lot to me, but maybe a little. They are crediting the photo to "MTI / EPA / Solid Costumes" which means that it is probably not in the Public Domain. Often, they will use copyrighted photos by permission or contract, so that is probably what is happening in this case. However, I don't know who "MTI / EPA / Solid Costumes" is, so I can't very well track it down. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:37, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

::::OK, thanks. I probably won't upload this image, partially because of the uncertainty over copyright. In addition to this, is this article appropriate to keep: [[Henry ward]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:07, 21 October 2019 (EDT)
::::Never, mind -- that "Henry ward" article is apparently a fake/parody article. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:59, 21 October 2019 (EDT)

:::::Okay. "No" is generally the safe option, so if in doubt, it's a good default answer. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:25, 21 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::Is this article appropriate to keep, or should it be deleted: [[Polarity technologies ltd]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:02, 29 October 2019 (EDT)

:::::::Nope. I deleted it. The language made it clear that this was an advertising attempt. If they want to make a more fair, unbiased attempt I'll consider it. That, however, was just an ad in the form of a wiki page. I do like that they used a few third party sources, but it still was too one-sided and promotional. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:02, 29 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::::Do you think this article should be deleted, or not? [[Black pigeon speaks]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:48, 8 November 2019 (EST)

It looks a bit like a content dump, and was clearly written by someone not familiar with wiki markup language. This makes it seem more like a ad attempt. However, "Black pigeon speaks" seems to be a legitimate entity online who may be somewhat notable. He has 500k Youtube followers, and 63.6K BitChute followers (both platforms seem to offer the same content). Of course, such numbers can be farmed to some extent. However, he does seem to be at least somewhat conservative based on my very brief research. I could go either way on this article. If we keep it, if obviously needs some clean-up. What do you think? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:46, 9 November 2019 (EST)
:It definitely needs cleanup. I'm still not convinced it's notable to keep since some YouTube personalities have several million followers. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:23, 10 November 2019 (EST)

::Yeah, he doesn't seem like anyone particularly notable and differentiating. He might be doing good stuff, but I don't know if that really warrants a CP article about him. This probably stands to benefit him more that our readers. I think I'm leaning towards deletion, but I'd be okay with keeping it if others here see value in it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:51, 10 November 2019 (EST)
:::I recommend deleting it. At the very least, maybe we should let Andy decide? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:49, 10 November 2019 (EST)
::::Alright, sure let's delete it. We could ask Andy just to make sure, but it's probably okay to just do it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:58, 11 November 2019 (EST)
:::::Without getting distracted from the above article, can you tell whether this article is original or plagiarized? [[The Genesis observer theory]] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:23, 12 November 2019 (EST)

It was copied from CreationWiki [http://www.creationwiki.org/Genesis_observer_theory]. That page was mostly written by one author, but some adjustments were made by two others. Plagiarism seems likely, but I will contact the user on this end. I applied for a CreationWiki account awhile back, but it seems my application was rejected or ignored, so I can't ask over there. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:31, 12 November 2019 (EST)
:Note: It was mostly written over there by user "PabloCa2007." The user posting it here is "Pablocastro" --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:33, 12 November 2019 (EST)
::Just based on that, it looks like the page is mostly original, but we'll still need to reach an understanding with the creator (and I saw you already reached out to him). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:37, 12 November 2019 (EST)

== Thank you! ==

Hey David, just wanted to say thanks for the welcome and the advice on the joel gilbert article. Definitely don't wanna mess up anything so I'll go back and fix it! :) I might need a bit of help with the infobox if you wouldn't mind but I might be able to figure it out. Anyhow thank you so much! Feel absolutely free to let me know if anything needs adjustment
[[User:Manny P90|Manny P90]] ([[User talk:Manny P90|talk]]) 14:57, 13 September 2019 (EDT)Manny

:You're welcome, and thank you for your interest in improving it! One thing still concerns me..the first paragraph doesn't seem to be original. Could you perhaps re-write that intro? As for the template, I'd be happy to try to help you, but our inforbox template is significantly different that Wikipedia's, so you can't do a a simple copy-and-paste of that. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:38, 25 September 2019 (EDT)

== New WP articles ==

Hello DavidB4, when you get the chance, please take a look at these two articles: [[Malik Obama]] and [[Dreams from My Real Father]]. The editor who created them stated that they were copied from Wikipedia articles that have been deleted (thus, they may not be original). I already wrote a very short message to the user. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:10, 3 October 2019 (EDT)

:Hi 1990'sguy, I noticed those come in, but didn't have the time to investigate then. At the very least, they need cleanup, but I also am suspicious of their originality. There are similarities between [[Malik Obama]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Barack_Obama#Malik_Obama this], and [[Dreams from My Real Father]] looks like a slight rewrite of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_from_My_Real_Father this], although it could be the other way around. They at least need some cleanup; I'm leaning towards deletion, but this user has responded in the past, so it could be this is slightly more than just a dump and run maneuver. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:11, 4 October 2019 (EDT)
::Would you please also take a look at this article: [[Nicholas J Fuentes]]? It might not be appropriate to keep on CP. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:53, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

:::I don't see any evidence of plagiarism, and it isn't a wreck like some text dumps, so that's a good start. My main concern is with the matter of notability. It seems that he is somewhat publicly recognized, although he doesn't seem to have a great deal of publicity. He also seems to be in this to make a profit--that's not inherently bad (many talk shows and publications are for-profit endeavors, which I don't mind), but it is worth noting that by giving him some much-needed publicity, we may be helping out his profit margin. Based on these factors, I might lean towards deletion. However, while I don't want RW to decide what we do and do not have, I noticed that they do have an article about this guy (although I didn't bother to read their pig slop). What do you think? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:01, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

::::I made some copyedits, though the title might need to be moved. We could keep it, though the wording might need to be changed to make it sound less promotional. Also, I'm having trouble determining whether he's a consistent conservative or an "alt-right" person, though it looks like the former is more accurate. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:58, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

:::::I don't know much about him, and all I can find seems to be name-calling, ad hominem attacks, etc. which are loaded with bias. I will somewhat take back what I said about not much publicity...after digging a bit more, I have found a quantity of the standard liberal attack pieces against him, saying things like "Well, he said on Thursday that he is not a white supremacist and opposes violence, but actually the opposite is true, and random democrat xyz says that he is trying to play the victim here, and not simply being attacked for his views."
:::::It seems he had to leave his college because of these attacks, death threats, etc. after making his political views known. 'm starting to think maybe we should keep an article about him. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:41, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::That sounds good to me, so I'll accept keeping the article, though it may need further improvements. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:11, 6 October 2019 (EDT)

The [[Malik Obama]] and [[Dreams from My Real Father]] still haven't been edited by the article creator. What should we do with them? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:15, 15 October 2019 (EDT)

:I've deleted them. If the author disagrees, they can be restored by an admin. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:18, 17 October 2019 (EDT)

== Cult leader Adnan Oktar ==

Hi. Could you please upload a picture of [[Harun Yahya|Adnan Oktar]]'s old and new look? I found this picture: [http://www.mavikocaeli.com.tr/resimler/iste-adnan-oktar-in-karanlik-gecmisi-unlu_11038318_39_fe5ee97f1d33bbc62e23.jpg]. Search results: [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&sxsrf=ACYBGNSvWCIzFVBVujBE79-3Cfj1nZt-hA%3A1570459097293&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=625&ei=2U2bXcWiD6SorgS-uanwDQ&q=Adnan+Oktar+eski&oq=Adnan+Oktar+eski&gs_l=img.3..35i39l2j0i30l3j0i8i30.1823.15117..15325...1.0..0.173.2613.0j17......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0.AJMOrW1Xhl8&ved=0ahUKEwiF84CFsIrlAhUklIsKHb5cCt4Q4dUDCAY&uact=5]. If you want, you can upload an old and a new photo of him side by side. Thanks. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 10:42, 7 October 2019 (EDT)
:Conservapedia needs to follow copyright laws. Please upload this picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adnan_oktar_01.jpg

:I would do it myself, but I have a very full schedule today.[[User:Wikignome72|Wikignome72]] ([[User talk:Wikignome72|talk]]) 10:58, 7 October 2019 (EDT)

::I'll certainly upload this one, Wikignome72. See: [[:File:Adnan oktar 01.jpg]].
::Andrewlee, If we can find a copy of the other which is under a [[Creative Commons]] license, or is in the [[public domain]], that would be good. We might be able to use a copyrighted one under the [[Fair use]] clause, but that is more difficult.
::My favorite places to search for images with relaxed licensing are:
*[https://commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia commons]
*[https://www.flickr.com/search/?license=2%2C3%2C4%2C5%2C6%2C9 Flickr.com]
but there any many others also, such as these:
*[https://pixabay.com PixaBay]
*[https://morguefile.com Morguefile.com]
*[http://www.publicdomainpictures.net PublicDomainPictures.net]

::Let me know if you have any luck. Thanks!

== Requesting help with article about our ministry. ==

David, can you help me? I'm trying to edit a page on my organization, Global Media Outreach, which seems to be frequently vandalized. We didn't even add the page on us; just came across it while researching something. When I first found it it was completely negative. Some organization called Billion Bibles seems to have a criticism with us, so I edited our page and just put forth the gospel as we share it on the page so that people can make their own judgment about whether or not we have some kind of deficient version of it (we don't). Last month, the criticism reappeared as a link to the BillionBIbles organization again. They seem desperate to both link to themselves from anyone searching Conservapedia for info about us and to smear us. I don't want to publicly criticize them, just to remove their unjustified criticism of us. Thanks for any help or advice you can provide! [[User:Abranch|Abranch]] ([[User talk:Abranch|talk]]) 13:55, 16 October 2019 (EDT)abranch

:I've heard of BillionBibles before, but know almost nothing about them. However, the article on Global Media Outreach seems to only briefly mention some opposition. The linked BillionBibles page criticizes Global Media Outreach for teaching the "four spiritual laws" which they believe tends towards the "Health, Wealth, and Prosperity Gospel" and leaves out any mention of God's call (and [[predestination]], as some believe) as well as a couple other points. [https://www.billionbibles.com/four-spiritual-laws.html]. These seem like they might be valid criticisms to at least note. Our article as it was simply stated that there was some opposition to Global Media Outreach, without subjectively declaring it to be wrong, so it seems that we were already leaving it up to the reader to decide what to think. I'm also somewhat confused as to why you removed the word "some," making the page basically say that all Christians say that your organization is wrong. I've fine with some rewording or explanation, but I think it is worth keeping some mention of doctrinal disagreements. Conservapedia is read and edited by people of many different beliefs, so we generally try to present both view points and let the reader decide. It sounds like this is what you wanted, and it seems to me, that is what we are doing. Furthermore, the [[Internet_evangelism#Global_Media_Outreach|Internet_evangelism]] page (to which you deleted the link) speaks favorably of Global Media Outreach. I have reverted both of these changes, since they seem to make the problem you are speaking about worse.
:Is there something I'm missing here? If the article is being unfair to Global Media Outreach, then I would be fine with trying to balance it out--I just don't see any specific glaring issues. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:04, 17 October 2019 (EDT)

David, regarding your note on the 16th—you were right. There were edits on the article mentioning us that were telescoping somehow and when I tried to edit one it wouldn't let me because it affected another. I didn't understand and was out of time. So—user error; I'm afraid I'm not a regular contributor, I just try to watch out for slander on us, and this site is about the only example of it I have found on the web. Sometimes slander shows up in overt ways, sometimes subtle. Just look at Wikipedia's article on the Apostle Paul, which includes "Among the critics of Paul the Apostle was Thomas Jefferson, a Deist, who wrote that Paul was the 'first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus.' Christian anarchists Leo Tolstoy and Ammon Hennacy take a similar view." That's bad enough, because it makes the reader feel as if the page ahs an agenda; but imagine if it were the first point in the entry, as "Criticism of Global Media Outreach" is for us.

:Okay, some little mix-ups are fine. However, I'm not quite sure what you are looking to have changed. I have slightly reworded and expanded the "[[Global_Media_Outreach#Criticism_of_Global_Media_Outreach|criticisms]]" section..what do you think? I don't think we should remove this section altogether, but some changes can be made. In any case, it doesn't really sound like slander to me, as it currently stands. There are many different denominations and doctrines within the christian faith, so it is pretty normal for some to criticize others on certain controversial issues. Thanks for your input! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:21, 28 October 2019 (EDT)

Why was my edit reverted? I know I messed up the citation link thing but I'm new to this. I just think harm reduction is very important. If, for some reason, someone comes here for info on LSD they should know about something that is pretty common and could ruin their experience.
[[User:Yaoi|Yaoi]] ([[User talk:Yaoi|talk]]) 08:52, 31 October 2019 (EDT)

:You deleted a significant amount of content (over 2KB) with that edit. See: https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=LSD&diff=prev&oldid=1589093
:Your addition was probably fine, but make sure not to remove everything else. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:01, 31 October 2019 (EDT)

==Thomas Heyward==
These should probably be merged. [[Thomas Heyward Jr.]] [[Thomas Heyward]]. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 21:53, 1 November 2019 (EDT)
:Yeah, it should be. Good catch. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:16, 1 November 2019 (EDT)
::I've merged them. The result is here: [[Thomas Heyward Jr.]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:26, 1 November 2019 (EDT)

==Delete and move==
Could you delete [[Georges Sorel]], and move [[George Sorel]] in its place? [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 10:30, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:I did it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:08, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:57, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::You're welcome! Just a note, you will have to do Teakin88's [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia:Community_Portal&diff=1590504&oldid=1561721 requests] at [[Conservapedia:Image upload requests]], since they are not WP Commons images. Otherwise, I would have tried to upload them if I get time (which I don't have a lot of, like you I presume). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:18, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::Thanks, yes [[CP:IUR]] is a disaster right now. I may never catch up. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:21, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::::If I get some extra time, I will upload some of the easier requests. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:24, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::::Thanks! I wouldn't mind, but those are not the big problem, so you don't need to. It's nice when we get some that are PD/CC so I can just breeze through them! It's the copyrighted ones that are a problem. I do my best, but it takes a lot of time and I really am not professionally qualified to make this kind of determination. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:36, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::::::I'm considering giving PD/CC requests priority over copyrighted images. People are submitting requests for images that are obviously okay to use, but then waiting months to get them uploaded. It's not really fair to them. I might abandon the first-come, first-served system. I don't know if this would be fair either, though. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:39, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::::::It seems like a good idea to me. How many users are requesting PD/CC images versus more complicated requests? If more are requesting the former, but IUR is being backlogged by one or two other editors, prioritizing seems like a good idea to me. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:54, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::::::Also, it might be a good idea to archive the completed request sections on IUR. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:02, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
At present, we have 1 person regularly asking for PD/CC and two people asking for copyrighted ones. That means this change would mostly benefite that one person. However, in the past (and once in a while) we've have a number of other users (maybe about 4) asking for PD/CC images as well. Not recently, though. Besides, though who make good requests tend to get upload rights of their own. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:45, 2 November 2019 (EDT)

==Disambiguation==
Could you make [[Samuel Huntington]] into a disambiguation page for [[Samuel P. Huntington]] and [[Samuel Huntington (signer)]]? [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 12:51, 24 November 2019 (EST)
:Good idea--thanks for pointing that out! Done as requested. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:21, 24 November 2019 (EST)
::Thank you for doing these BTW. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 20:41, 3 December 2019 (EST)

==Merge request==
[[Cato's Letters]] and [[Cato Letters]]. The correct term/name is '''"Cato's Letters"''',(And [[Cato's Letters]] appears to me to be the better written) but there is some issue with the page views and history/revisions of the two articles that needs consideration. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 22:45, 2 December 2019 (EST)
:Also, could you switch these? The 'The' is a part of the actual title. [[American Crisis]], [[The American Crisis]] [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 22:49, 2 December 2019 (EST)
:Of course! Done as requested: [[The American Crisis]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:04, 3 December 2019 (EST)
::Cato's Letters? [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 20:41, 3 December 2019 (EST)
:::Sorry, now I'm doing it. I guess I just read the last post, and assumed the rest was prior conversation. It wouldn't have been that hard to read it...
:::Anyway, I've merged the two to [[Cato's Letters]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:09, 4 December 2019 (EST)
::::Thanks! [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 17:49, 12 December 2019 (EST)

== Permission to use images for conservapedia via e-mail permission from image owner ==
Hi DavidB4, I've worked to create an eighth page here on conservapedia. On my eighth page there are 4-5 sections that need the emphasis of photo info-boxes to elaborate visually to the article from a scientific and creative stance. Images have been granted permission to me for use on conservapedia with no inhibited copyright laws per the image creators via e-mail. These e-mails were the only convenient way to gain permission because of the image owners location and time zone in Finland and in Europe with myself being in North America Pacific time. [[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] suggested for me to contact you here about you being an editor who can upload with these e-mail permissions or if I can forward permissions to you, and that you might be willing to have to contact via email with me on this page request for these uploads? Thank you. ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 23:16, 10 December 2019 (EST)

:Hi Technotronical! Sure, I can help you with that. That's great that you already got permission! Would you please forward the email chain where they gave permission to me (davidb4-public@archnet.us)? Then, I'll just need to know exactly which images it is you want uploaded (if you have the URLs to these images, that would be best), and I should be able to upload them for you. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 12:27, 11 December 2019 (EST)

:Hi DavidB4, Thank you very much for your help with these. I've sent you the 2 e-mails to (davidb4-public@archnet.us) Please let me know if you need anything else or what I can do to help. Here's the page https://www.conservapedia.com/Red_Hair --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 20:51, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::Hi Technotronical, I sent you a couple emails in reply on December 12. Did you get those? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:07, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::: Hi DavidB4, I just searched through my e-mail under the address and for that date 12/12... and do not see anything for an e-mail response. Could you please re-send or respond here? --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 21:25, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::::Odd. I just resent them. You should have received a total of 3 messages from me today. Maybe they are getting caught in your spam trap? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:12, 19 December 2019 (EST)

:::::Yes, very unusual. Thanks for re-sending. I still don't have them and looked in the SPAM quarantine folder. Building the anticipation. Can you please resend to another e-mail address? (mom2lexie_bing_maddie@yahoo.com) --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 23:44, 19 December 2019 (EST)

::::::Done. If that doesn't work, I'll just post an abbreviated version here. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:28, 21 December 2019 (EST)

::::::: Thank you so much for hanging in here with me. I did get the e-mail at my yahoo inbox. I just replied back. Merry Christmas!!! --[[User_talk:Technotronical|Technotronical]] ([[User talk:Technotronical|talk]]) 23:32, 24 December 2019 (EST)

:Slightly off topic, What was the reason that Minuteman blocked Technotronical? I honestly don't know if there's a back story. Just asking. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:16, 27 December 2019 (EST)
::I'm obviously not DavidB4, but I'm pretty sure the block has nothing to do with Technotronical or his edits -- the bot blocks users based on whatever criteria is programmed into it, and that means that sometimes, innocent editors are blocked. It's happened before. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:07, 27 December 2019 (EST)

'''Technotronical:''' I got your email and will reply soon. I have been very busy lately. Also, sorry about Minuteman blocking you without a good explanation. 
'''Progressingamerica/Technotronical:''' Minuteman blocked Technotronical because it detected numerous questionable words and phrases being posted on [[Red Hair]], [[Blockbuster Video]], and [[Let's Make a Deal]]. These were mostly sexual in nature. I am willing to provide details which are not appropriate for polite company, but not on an open talk page. There were also evidences of possible plagiarism going on with [[Red Hair]], so Minuteman didn't like that either. I have set Minuteman to "Trust" Technotronical, so it will be much less likely to issue blocks against this user in the future. 
'''Technotronical:''' I am seeing some material in [[Red Hair]] which seems to have been copied in. I see duplicate content on pages like:
*https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/melanocortin-1-receptor
*The book "Advances in Cancer Research" by Paul B. Fisher and Kenneth D. Tew
*https://www.definitions.net/definition/red+hair
*and of course, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair
Except for short, clearly labeled quotes, you should never use the exact words of other people. Additionally, you should always cite your sources, for any facts or ideas retrieved from other places. 
'''1990'sguy:''' Thanks for the quick response! Again, I've been quite busy the last few weeks. In this case it was a large number of slightly questionable things which triggered Minuteman initially. After blocking a user once, it is more likely to do it again. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:32, 28 December 2019 (EST)

==Delete request==
The misspelling "seige" should not appear in the search bar when typed in. Unless, of course, it is for someone's last name and is then the correct spelling. [[Seigenthaler]]

*[[Seige mentality]] - delete
*[[Seige of Troy]] - delete
[[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 17:50, 12 December 2019 (EST)

:Good catch! I've deleted them. I also created a redirect from [[Siege of Troy]]. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:18, 12 December 2019 (EST)
::Thanks! Here's another one for delete and move. [[Chisholm v. Georgia]], [[Chisolm v. Georgia]]. The misspelled one should probably be kept for content, and the one I created deleted; then move to the correct spelling. [[User:Progressingamerica|Progressingamerica]] ([[User talk:Progressingamerica|talk]]) 19:12, 27 December 2019 (EST)
:::Done! --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:42, 28 December 2019 (EST)

::::Thanks 1990'sguy! I've also deleted the [[Chisolm v. Georgia]] redirect, since I don't think that will be beneficial to keep. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:33, 28 December 2019 (EST)

== Giggle Corp ==

Please see these pages: [[User talk:AmericanIronMan]], [[User talk:AmericanTonyStark]], [[Giggle, Corp.]] (red link, see deletion history), and [[Giggle, Inc.]] (red link, see deletion history) You might have a better idea than me on whether this article is notable enough to have an article on. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:08, 2 January 2020 (EST)

:"Giggle Corp" appears to be a small business (not sure if it's registered as such), and mygiggle.us has been online for less than two months. It's definitely not a big player right now, but it wants to be. The website still seems a bit rough around the edges. Before I make a solid decision, I'm hoping that I can engage this user in conversation. I have a few questions and suggestions for them. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:07, 2 January 2020 (EST)

::Sounds good. I wish Conservative didn't block the first account without engaging with him. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:10, 2 January 2020 (EST)

:::Well, he came back so we still can talk. It looks like he's using a proxy connection, which is technically against the rules...then again having a second account is, too. I think he stands to gain a lot more than we do, since we will quite possibly put his service on the map. That means this subject probably falls into the "not sufficiently notable" category. Still, I'm hoping to talk with him. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:36, 2 January 2020 (EST)

::::Thank you sir, for your kind inquiry. I am not trying to necessarily take on Google. Google has its own legitimate following. I am trying to simply offer an alternative to major companies for individuals who would like to maintain a degree of privacy. In a world that is changing so fast, I believe that one of the things that helps us preserve our freedom is our privacy. Privacy should be an option for those who would like to maintain it. It is encouraging to me that there are outlets such as "Conservapedia" that share some of these same ideals. You are correct, our website is new, however it has been in development for three years now. The first very ugly version of it was hosted on a different domain but with the same concept being the respect of privacy of user information. As far as the question you thought might be "stupid", there are no stupid questions and I am grateful for the opportunity to clear up any confusion as to any connection to that Facebook account. Let me make it clear that we are not associated with that user or his affiliates. And as to feedback regarding the website mygiggle.us, any input you have we would greatly appreciate, as we consider your time extremely valuable. Thank you for your consideration and your time. --[[User:AmericanTonyStark|AmericanTonyStark]] ([[User talk:AmericanTonyStark|TALK]]) 20:24, 3 January 2020 (EST)

And thank you for the information! I think such alternatives are valuable. In hopes it will help you out, here is some (hopefully) constructive criticism:

It's great that you are interested in protecting your users' privacy. However, I did find a few things that gave me pause. I suspect your Terms of Service and Privacy Policy might have been made from a template, so perhaps it was not you saying these things.
#Your Privacy policy says that you "may" use web beacons. Why? This is a tracking technology, which seems to go against user privacy.
#Your Privacy policy says that you ignore "Do-not-track" requests. Admittedly, most websites do. You have the standard statement that there is no established industry standard, so you choose to ignore the users' requests for privacy altogether. It's a minor concern in my mind, but it doesn't sound very privacy-friendly. You could at least make sure to set a high privacy standard for all uses, then note in your privacy policy that all users are given the same high standard of privacy, whether or not they request it.
#Your Privacy policy says that you use cookies, but again, most people do. My question (which I did not investigate) is whether or not you use them for any purposes other than logging in users. Cookies must be used if users are going to log in to accounts. However, my concern would be whether or not they are used for any other purpose. Ideally, I would like to see cookies only added to client's devices when they log in. If they don't log in, don't issue a cookie. This might be hard to make happen though--I know web design is complex.
#Your site uses Google Tag manger. If I'm trying to stay away from companies abusing my data, using an alternative site which in turn uses Google services doesn't seem like it might be a good choice.

Other issues I noticed:
*The top-left logo has a background color which does not match the banner it is on. Perhaps you could use an image without a background. That shouldn't be too difficult, but even easier than that would be to at least change the image's background color to match the banner's color, so people don't notice.
*When the "clustered search" option is used, it brings up a list of "F-Clusters." This whole interface seemed a little confusing to me. What is it? How does it work? What does it do? Perhaps a little explanation of some sort, even just in the form of a "Help" link on that search result page might be helpful.
*When looking at your Privacy Policy, there are links at the top of the page to jump to specific section. That is a common thing to have, and I like it. However, when I click on one of those, it breaks out of your site's frame and loads this webpage instead: https://app.termly.io/dashboard/website/305072/privacy-policy

And a couple more comments:
*You are using CloudFlare, which is in itself fine. They seem to offer good services. However, you might want to be aware that they have "de-platformed" numerous conservative services and websites. If they don't like you for political reasons, they will throw you out. You probably won't have issues of this sort, but you might just want to keep that in mind.
*Lastly, your Terms of Service state that anyone other than government agencies and a couple other groups of people must get written approval from you in order to link to your website. Firstly, I don't see how you expect to enforce that. Secondly, why? If low-ranked websites link to you, are are not likely to be benefited in terms of your own page rank. However, this is how the web works...if you want to get noticed, you need people, anywhere and everywhere, to link to your site. It seems odd to me, therefore, that you are trying to prohibit such linking (not that anyone is actually probably going to read that anyway).

I hope your service can succeed! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:05, 4 January 2020 (EST)
::Thank you for your timely and helpful response. I have to say, you are obviously knowledgeable and thorough, and your input is greatly appreciated. So, Thank You again. I have reviewed your comments regarding the company’s privacy policy (and terms and conditions) and agree with you on every point. I have gone through your list point by point though I still have a few changes to make. I have revised the privacy policy according to the points you recommended. I made the policy using a template and the assistance of termly.io, and there was a point in which I was prompted to answer the question, “Do you want to allow people to link to your website?” At that time, I thought there would be more protection for the site if people did not link to it. As time went on and development of the site continued, I came to the same conclusion as you did, that I would like people to link to the site. My mistake was that I had not returned to my Terms and Conditions to change this. If it wasn’t for you it would have been some time before I would have gone back and reviewed it. --[[User:AmericanTonyStark|AmericanTonyStark]] ([[User talk:AmericanTonyStark|TALK]]) 18:21, 7 January 2020 (EST)

:::Okay, that sounds good--thanks! When choosing a service to use, I typically dig into the service's info some before making a decision. I know that tends to be unusual--most people don't bother to read the TOS, Privacy Policy, and other info. So, it probably isn't a big deal to have a few minor issues of these sorts, as long as you are disclosing everything you need to. Building a web service like this is a pretty big undertaking, so it's easy for a few unimportant things to slip through the cracks.
:::I figured that you probably were using a template or builder for the TOS and PP. It makes sense to do. If you have the time and interest, you could also go so far as to provide short, standard English section summaries. So for example, the section on cookies could perhaps be summarized "We use cookies to keep you logged in. We do not use them to monitor your behavior." I've seen this in some such legal disclosures, so that the full legal jargon is still there, but a simple explanation is also provided. Again though, not many people read those, so it may not be worth your time at this point.
:::In regard to your initial question (whether you can create a page on Conservapedia about your service), it's not me intent to string you along and waste your time. To be clear, I don't think that at this time your service is "notable" enough to warrant this. An encyclopedia is intended to be a collection of public knowledge, not an index of things people probably know nothing about. However, I think with some time and effort, it can soon qualify.
:::There is one other thing I'd like to tell you, but not on a public page such as this. You don't at all need to, but would you be willing and able to email me at davidb4-public@archnet.us ? (This way, you don't need to publicly post your address.) If you prefer not to, that's fine.

:::Thanks for your time! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:20, 8 January 2020 (EST)

== Category clean-up ==

Best of luck with [https://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Firearms firearms TAR pit]. [[User:JohnZ|JohnZ]] ([[User talk:JohnZ|talk]]) 22:01, 4 January 2020 (EST)

:I haven't looked into it very closely, but some of those sub-categories might be appropriate to delete outright. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:16, 4 January 2020 (EST)

::Gee thanks, JohnZ. 1900'sguy, they might be. I haven't delved too far into it yet, but I suspect so. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:33, 4 January 2020 (EST)

:::Rather you than me down that rabbit hole. Little help, though: you can delete the [https://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Battles_Rifles Battles (!) rifles category]. I [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=M1_Garand&curid=5210&diff=1612016&oldid=1429076 removed] its only entry. [[User:JohnZ|JohnZ]] ([[User talk:JohnZ|talk]]) 19:41, 8 January 2020 (EST)

::::Rabbit hole? This is more like a mine shaft. It is huge, and it twists, turns, and goes many different directions. Oh, and there's no map. Anyway, thanks for the help. I already deleted it. I don't know why that ever existed... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:48, 8 January 2020 (EST)

:::::Should these categories be deleted: [[:Category:Semi-Automatic Pistols]], [[:Category:Semi-Automatic Pistol Ammunition]]? Both have only one article in them. If other relevant articles can be found, fine, but if not, it isn't necessary and doesn't deserve its own category. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:58, 8 January 2020 (EST)
::::::Same thing for [[:Category:Semi-Automatic Firearms]]. Yes, I think they should probably be deleted. There are too many similar, overlapping categories with little reason for existing right now. Good catch! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:00, 8 January 2020 (EST)

== Article review ==

Would you please take a look at this article? [[Origin point]] -- it may need to be moved to an essay, or otherwise improved. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:44, 6 January 2020 (EST)
:I'm okay with having this kind of an article in mainspace, but it should be expanded. Also, the tumbleweed needs to go. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:03, 6 January 2020 (EST)
::Would you also please take a look at this article: [[Escape from Uncle Sam's Plantation by Ed Temple]]? This editor seems to have good intentions, and I lean toward accepting his articles, but they should still be fixed to follow CP guidelines. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:49, 10 January 2020 (EST)
:::We could make an argument against it on the basis of notability, but I'm fine with keeping this one. I see some room for improvement (as do you), but I think this is worth keeping. It lacks cohesion and basic wiki styling, but it seems to be an original, well-intentioned entry about something our readers may find interesting. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:45, 11 January 2020 (EST)
::::Admittedly, there might be some bias from this editor, though... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:48, 11 January 2020 (EST)
:::::Would you also please take a look at this article: [[Aditya Chattopadhyay]]? I apologize for always pestering you with these requests. I'm focuses on the "Donald Trump achievements" articles and have little time to deal with new pages like this because of that. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:10, 11 January 2020 (EST)
::::::No need to apologize! I find myself on a strange schedule, which sometimes causes me to miss recent activity which I should be reviewing.
::::::I deleted this one--it's about a collage student who does not seem particularly notable. It claimed that he was going to run for president in 2060, and included what seemed to be an affiliate/referral link to a "campaign" t-shirt he is supposedly selling. That one just smelled wrong for multiple reasons. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:40, 11 January 2020 (EST)
:::::::Thank you. Would you please look at this page, which seems to be a hybrid article/userpage: [[User:FreedommovementUSA]]? --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:16, 12 January 2020 (EST)
Yeah, I was looking at that one a little bit earlier...I'm not as sure what to say about it. It's an article, which they put in userspace--that's odd. I've never heard of this group before; I suspect that it has been recently founded, but I haven't done significant research. I don't have any immediate concerns about the content, but I don't know if it is notable enough to warrant a page. Do you know anything about them? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:03, 12 January 2020 (EST)
:This is the first I've heard of them. I found their website here: [https://www.freedommovementusa.com/] They don't seem like a very notable organization, though I would be OK with keeping the article as it's obviously a conservative organization. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:32, 12 January 2020 (EST)
::Same. It looks like this is a self-promotion attempt, which I tend to favor less that organic writing. However, I could go either way on this. I suppose we could just leave it where it is--allow the info to be here, but barely. It might show up in web searches, but not from most internal searching. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:51, 12 January 2020 (EST)
:::Sounds good to me. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:53, 12 January 2020 (EST)

::::Ok, let's do that, at least for now. It will be interesting to see if this editor intends to do anything more than this. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:01, 12 January 2020 (EST)

== New article requests ==

Hello DavidB4, looking through your TAR removals, I noticed that several red links to what should be obvious articles do not have an article. For example, [[Water cycle]] and [[Nitrogen cycle]], as well as [[Cascade Range]] which I just created. If you're willing, as you do maintenance on the various articles, would you please look for red links to what a reasonable person would consider an obvious/prominent article for an encyclopedia? I'm not asking you to create them, but just to document them so that every obvious encyclopedia search has an article. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:57, 6 January 2020 (EST)
:Good idea, sure I'll at least make note of them, and try to work from there. I probably can't make too many pages on such topics, but its worth paying attention to. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:12, 6 January 2020 (EST)

== Image upload requests... ==

Hi DavidB4, can you see if you can upload any of the images I requested into files? ([[Conservapedia:Image upload requests#Please_convert_the_following_images_into_files|this section]]) I'm really hoping that all the permissions are met so that they can be uploaded, as many of the images are meant for contributing to the [[Conservapedia]] pages on nominees for the upcoming 2020 elections. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 3:59, 27 January 2020

:It looks like none of these images are being made freely available for reuse. I can try to check each one individually (a time consuming process) to see if any of them seem to allow reuse with restrictions. That will take some time though, and I'm currently busy doing that on a set of requests made prior to yours. Since some of these people are politicians, I suspect that you could find freely available images of them on places like Flickr and Wikimedia commons. If such images exist and are suitable, we really should try to use those. If you did, I could upload those quickly. Otherwise, (if no suitable copies are freely available) I can slowly work my way through this list. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:45, 27 January 2020 (EST)

::If you're busy working on other matters, then don't bother individually checking to see if the images I requested allow permission for you to download into files. I'll just find other images that are under a Creative Common license. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 7:27, 27 January 2020

:I left notes on a few which I spot-checked, so please take a look at those when you get the chance. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:50, 27 January 2020 (EST)

::I saw the notes, and updated some of the requests. Regarding the requests I haven't updated yet, I'll get to those soon. Thank you, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 8:54, 27 January 2020

:::Okay, thank you! That would be great if you could get some CC ones. If you just can't get a particular photo any other way, then I can look at what you do have, and see if I think we can use it under Fair Use. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:08, 27 January 2020 (EST)

== Cropping down some images... ==

For these three images ([[:File:Kyrsten Sinema.jpg]], [[:File:Gary Peters.jpg]], and [[:File:Senator Gretchen Whitmer.jpg]]) that you uploaded, can you see if you can crop them down so that only the head and part of the shoulders are part of the image and that the resulting dimensions are that of a portrait, similar to how most [[Conservapedia]] images for politicians are? For the first and last one, if you crop them, the hand gesture can be cropped out. Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 14:47, 26 February 2020 (EST)

:[[:File:Kyrsten Sinema 2018.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:55, 8 March 2020 (EDT)
::Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 17:46, 8 March 2020 (EDT)

:::You're welcome! If you wanted to crop any of these yourself, you could email them to me or upload them to cloud storage somewhere for me to get. That might make this a little faster, and it would ensure they are being cropped correctly. Otherwise, I'll do them when I get the chance.
:::[[:File:Gary Peters 2008.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:04, 8 March 2020 (EDT)
::::Thank you again, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 21:00, 8 March 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome, and here's the last one: [[:File:Senator Gretchen Whitmer 2011.jpg]].
:::::I just noticed that you did initially ask for it to be cropped, but I guess I missed that. My mistake! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:37, 9 March 2020 (EDT)
::::::Yes! Thank you DavidB4 for finishing up the requested cropping! Also, because it was about two weeks ago, I do believe that you said that you will crop down [[:File:Pramila Jayapal.jpg]], as you mentioned [[Conservapedia:Image_upload_requests#February_7.2C_2020_image_requests_by_Liberaltears|here]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 16:56, 9 March 2020 (EDT)

== Question about previous image upload request for Charles A. Halleck ==

Hi DavidB4, I noticed that for the earlier image upload requests I added, you skipped the one for [[Charles A. Halleck]] ([https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=H000081 this one]) because the "Rights and Reproductions" page stated that a reuse required expressed permission via email. However, I noticed that a similar image for [[Sam Rayburn]] from the same website (history.house.gov) ([https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/29447?ret=True this one]) was reused as a file on Wikipedia ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Taliaferro_Rayburn.jpg here]) with the licensing saying "public domain" because it is a work of the federal government. Therefore, doesn't that mean that the image request I added for Charles Halleck can be uploaded as well because it is also part of a collection of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] just like the one for Sam Rayburn? Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 18:17, 6 March 2020 (EST)

:That's a good question--had I seen wikipedia's page first, I probably would had assumed it was fine. However, if you look at the source page, it says that "''Sam Rayburn had his portrait painted by British artist Douglas Chandor shortly after his election as Speaker.''" This means that the paining was ordered by Rayburn himself, not the federal government, and painted by an independent painter, not a federal employee. Unless I am missing something, this does not sound like Public Domain to me. Furthermore, the source says that in order to reuse the image, you must contact them to request permission. [https://history.house.gov/About/Rights-and-Reproduction/]
:Images default into public domain some time after the author's death (90 years, I think) but we have not reached that yet. I would like to say we can use it, but I don't see any legal basis to do so, unless we fill out the form asking for permission (which you are welcome to do). --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:45, 7 March 2020 (EST)
::Thank you for the clarification, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]] ([[User talk:Liberaltears|talk]]) 18:22, 7 March 2020 (EST)

== Two questions ==

Thank you for the notice. I had a look at some of the pages in your post and the [[Help:List of Templates]] page has already shown me that in future, I could use a template when I am adding a quote to an article. I have two questions. 
1. I read [[Conservapedia:How Conservapedia Differs from Wikipedia]] and on the second point on that page: I recently edited the Wikipedia article for Witching Hour and I copied the information I added there for the witching hour sub-section on [[Witch]] on this website. Are the Wikipedia administration likely to have an issue with this?
2. I wouldn't mind knowing good Christian websites to use as references for adding information to articles on Conservapedia. I know of a few such as [[The Christian Post]], Gospel Herald, Christian Today, [[Christianity Today]] and the [[Creation Ministries International]] website. But if there is any more good websites, that would the selection of websites I source from. I'm personally trying, (if I can help it) to use Christian websites in particular because those websites seem likely to be the ones that Wikipedia will have a [[liberal bias]] against. Thanks. --[[User:StFrancisThames|StFrancisThames]] ([[User talk:StFrancisThames|talk]]) 20:51, 10 March 2020 (EDT)

:And thanks for joining us!
:# In this case, you own the right to that text, so it is okay to copy it over. We prefer not to just publish duplicate content which is also on WP, but doing this occasionally, and especially in small amounts is fine. Just make sure you don't copy any edits or additions from other WP users, and it should be fine.
:# Good question...There are many, but it depends what kind of content you are looking for. For example, answersingenesis.org and icr.org offer some great information in regard to science and history. I would be cautions of Christianity Today though, as it seems they sometimes are promoting things which don't exactly align with scripture. If you are looking for information on current events, wnd.com and breitbart.com can be good resources. These are not purely christian sites, but they are generally favorable towards Christianity and christian values. We also have a page with a bunch more links, although its organizational style might need a little work: [[Conservative_links#Conservative_Organizations]]. Do any of these help? Is there any topic in particular you need resources on? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:18, 10 March 2020 (EDT)

::Hello again. Thank you for your help and sorry for taking my time to reply to you. After editing for a while, my current concern is perhaps not so much my ability to find sources but my ability to translate my research onto pages in quality typed English. I don't like to copy word-for-word what a source says because of copyright and any other applicable reasons but I wonder if my use of thesaurus websites is creating weird sentences. For example, I found [https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-most-likely-to-fact-check-sermons-barna-study-finds.html this source] to use for the [[Millennial]] page but before I clicked the "Save Page" button, I wondered if saying that Millenials were "surelier to verify claims of taught moral messages" was strange wording. As I type this, it doesn't seem so bad, but I think there might be a worse example in my editing history. I remember in English class when I was in high school, I wrote "units of motor vehicles" for creative writing and the teacher thought my language was "scientific". Do you have any thoughts about this? Thanks.--[[User:StFrancisThames|StFrancisThames]] ([[User talk:StFrancisThames|talk]]) 18:36, 19 March 2020 (EDT)

:::Hi again, that's no problem at all! That wording does sound a little odd to me, and without context, I'm not quite sure what it is trying to say. The thing that stands out to me is "surelier." The word "surely" already implies an absolute, so adding "er" to the end doesn't make a lot of sense to me. If it is already an absolute, how can it then be somehow more absolute? However, context can help with such confusion to some extent. Likewise for "units of motor vehicles," without the context, I don't really know exactly what you are trying to say. The word "Units" can be used when counting ("There are 17 units of ___"), when referring to s specific device ("This unit seems to be operating normally.") or in reference to a group ("The soldiers had a long day ahead of them so the unit went to bed early"). If you are not sure about word usage, maybe look at a dictionary, and see what t lists for the first definition. If it isn't the first or second definition, maybe try a different word. If it isn't in the dictionary you are using, also try a different word. I know it's not perfect, and it is a real hassle to do, but it might help.
:::Unfortunately, books and other reference materials cannot always convey cultural norms and common verbiage. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:03, 19 March 2020 (EDT)

== Hello ==

:Thank you very much for the warm welcome. I look forward to us working together to better Conservapedia. Feel free to add to any new articles that I have created. [[User:Bytemsbu|Bytemsbu]] ([[User talk:Bytemsbu|talk]])

== Green Name ==

Hello, I was recently on this page (https://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Community_Portal) when I came across an entry written by you, however, your name was green compared to the red/blue of everyone else, it may just be me being curious, but why is that? --[[User:Elnencatala|Elnencatala]] ([[User talk:Elnencatala|talk]]) 16:41, 29 March 2020 (EDT)

:I think you're referring to the signature. Assuming you're logged in, if you look on the top of the page, right in between the “Talk” page and “Watchlist”, there should be a “Preferences” page internally linked. In it, there is a section regarding your signature. You can edit your signature (best to use the “Treat signature as wikitext” option), so that whenever you click on the signature button, your custom signature shows up when published. Hope this helps, in case DavidB4 isn't around at the moment. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:54, 29 March 2020 (EDT)

::Thanks Liberaltears, yes that is correct. Under "Preferences," you can enter and alternative signature with options such as "font color." That's how I did it. There is no major reason I did this--it just makes it a little easier for me to find my signatures in large talk pages. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:33, 30 March 2020 (EDT)

== Hiding a revision from view... ==

Hi DavidB4, since you have an oversight tag, can you permanently hide one of the recent revisions on [[Wikipedia|this page]] made by a recent vandal? I know the username was hidden from view, but the revision (which can be accessed) isn't hidden and it contains an external link to an inappropriate site. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:24, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:In addition, can you also permanently and fully hide my revert of the vandalizing as well? I think it would be better to eliminate all possible publicity of the vandal. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:28, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::I think the vandal just made a sockpuppet. Since you have the check user tag, can you block the IP address of the vandal? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:32, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::I tired to oversight it, but got an error. I'm investigating. I'm also looking into the checkuser data. I probably should do another bot run to block a lot of these IPs. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:35, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::Alright, thank you for trying the best you can, DavidB4! And good thing you saw my message here due to the seriousness of the vandalism! I really hope that no one ''(especially not a minor)'' had accessed the revision... And please report the IP address of the vandal to the authorities; whoever was behind it ought to get a harsh punishment! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 16:41, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome, and thanks for your help as well!
:::::They were attempting to anonymize themselves by hiding their IP address, but it looks like their real IP might have leaked through. I'm investigating further. It's rather humorous when that happens...people tend to use these tools without really understanding how they work, or their limitations. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:06, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::Alright, thank you for blocking the IP address! Just wondering though, do you think you'll be able to fully hide the revisions from view on [[Wikipedia|this page]] and [[China|this page]]? I know you mentioned an hour ago that there was an error in trying to oversight it. I hope I don't sound too impatient, it's just regarding the seriousness of the vandalism that's still accessible via the revisions. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 17:37, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::::::The tool to hide revisions is not working for me. I've contacted Andy about the probem, but for now, someone else might need to hide them. You could try asking someone like Andy or Karajou. Sorry I can't do more right now! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:41, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::::Alright, I just mentioned it on Andy's talk page [[User_talk:Aschlafly#Hiding_a_revision_from_view...|here]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 17:55, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::Question: How did the vandal get an account with the User name it had? Also, I suspect the clickbait link left behind would download some nasty malware. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 18:38, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::::::They didn't use your username...they used "RobSmiith" (note the two I's). Also, you are probably correct about malware. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:54, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::::::I noticed that the revisions still aren't fully hidden from view. Does the oversight function work right now, DavidB4? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 21:23, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

---

:Andy's looking into it? Alright, well that's great to hear, as he didn't reply [[User_talk:Aschlafly#Hiding_a_revision_from_view...|here on his talk page]]. While I doubt that most people going on this site would file through the edit history, I'd say that it's better to hide it to ''ensure'' that nothing (accessible) on [[Conservapedia]] is linking to such inappropriate/obscene websites. Thank you DavidB4, I really appreciate your patience with this request! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 21:45, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::You're welcome! It could be that he didn't reply because he didn't want that info being posted publicly. Some things are better discussed over email. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:49, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

:::Oh yeah, I see your point. <satire because I currently need some humor to chill out after the serious vandalism>But then again, regarding emails, that isn't 100% safe, as Russians might hack the server, making Bleach Bit a necessary measure for mass-deleting emails while simultaneously smashing cell phones with a hammar concurrent with Comey's orders in summoning the FBI to raid on your basement, and then you're in a rush ordering out-of-state [[Arkancide]]s on witnesses to cover up Whitewater, the Haitian relief fund scam, Vince Foster, Seth Rich, Benghazi, etceter- oh wait, I just accidentally and irrevelantly summarized Hillary's crimes.</satire because I currently need humor to chill out after the serious vandalism> --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:08, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

::::Haha! Okay, that's a good point. I guess talk pages are a safer option. I'd rather not start down this path! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:57, 3 April 2020 (EDT)

== Question about image uploads... ==

Hi DavidB4, I have a question about image uploads regarding the types of images that can be uploaded. If an image is on, say, a political candidate's personal website and there's no specification that it can't be used, can it be uploaded into a file here on [[CP]]? And what about images on a political candidate's personal [[Facebook]] page? Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 11:13, 11 April 2020 (EDT)

:For images from a political candidate's website, we can probably use them under the Fair Use clause, but that tends to be a grey area. This is pretty much the same for their Facebook pages, although from Facebook, it can be more difficult to provide proper attribution. Unfortunately, it seems like "Fair Use" claims fall in a grey area, and there have been lawsuits for claiming "Fair Use" when the author disagrees. We can probably use images from both of these, but it would be preferable to get alternative images with clearly open licensing when possible. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:25, 12 April 2020 (EDT)

::Okay, thank you for the clarification, DavidB4! Also, just curious, did you see what I added in the CP Community Portal [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Fixing_a_mistake_using_the_Infobox_officeholder_template...|here]]? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:30, 12 April 2020 (EDT)

:::You're welcome, and thanks for checking! In regard to the template issue, I did see that discussion, but have not gotten the time to trouble-shoot the issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:03, 13 April 2020 (EDT)

::::Alright, thank you DavidB4! Once again, I appreciate all the help you offer! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 14:12, 13 April 2020 (EDT)

== Some questions... ==

Hello DavidB4, I have some questions. First, about [[User_talk:DavidB4#Hiding_a_revision_from_view...|this previous topic]], does the oversight function work now? And even if it still may not work, is it possible to simply delete the log details for the revisions like [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] and [[User:Wikignome72|Wikignome72]] have done before? Second, it's been over a month since the preview option for editing works the way it has always been prior to when it became as dysfunctional as the 112th United States Congress. Is there a specific problem regarding that that needs to be resolved, and will it be fixed anytime soon? Third, did you see [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#McSally_Derangement_Syndrome|this small section]] I added in [[CP:COMPORT]]? I'm mostly hoping for a reply from a sysop or assistant sysop just to get an idea on whether the topic is a great idea or not. Fourth, about [[CP]] settings, I noticed that in the "Preferences", a set preferred gender would be public information, although I can't figure out how the details can be accessed by anyone going on this site, and I'm kind of curious about where the information is. Fifth, about [[Special:SpecialPages|special pages]], is there a source code for them likewise for normal pages? In addition, I noticed that for all [[CP]] pages whose URL that follows as "conservapedia.com/index.php?title=(etc.)" can't normally be internally linked, although they can be internally linked on special pages. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:09, 4 May 2020 (EDT)

:Good questions.
#It does not seem to be fixed. I cannot delete log details, either...I get an error when I try. Something appears to be a little broken. You could try asking one of them to try doing it, and see if it works for them.
#I also am having difficulty with preview. This may be be a side effect of the poor server responsiveness we've been having lately. Andy is trying to resolve that problem. I'm hoping once that is fixed, preview will resume working reliably as well. I can't say for sure, though...I don't have access to the hosting server.
#I had not seen it. I posted a short reply.
#I don't think this info is deliberately published anywhere. However, you can reference that info with something like <code><nowiki>{{GENDER:DavidB4|male|female|unknown}}</nowiki></code> you will see: {{GENDER:DavidB4|male|female|unknown}}
#I don't think there is page code available for these special pages. They are generated dynamically by the server. Of course, there is still HTML and CSS code, and some scripts, as with any page on the web (in most browsers, press F12 to see that). I know that's not what you are looking for, though.
#I've noticed that issue too, so I just make those external links. I don't know why it happens, but I don't have the ability to do troubleshooting on the server, so I just work around the problem.
:Unfortunately there are some minor issues which we might just need to live with for the time being. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:48, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

::Thank you very much, DavidB4! And speaking of #4, I noticed that there is no official template associated with the function, neither is there one for DEFAULTSORT. Is there a reason for such? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 01:18, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, those functions are packaged in the wiki's base software. For these, no template pages are required since the software already knows what to do with them. These are called "magic words", and there are actually quite a number of them. A current list is available [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words here], although we are using an older version of the software, so a few of the newest "magic words" may not be supported here. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:47, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Seems very interesting. Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 14:02, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome! Sorry I couldn't help more with some of those points. For reference, we are using Wikimedia version 1.24, so on that list of magic words, any item listed for versions newer than this will probably not be supported. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:31, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

== Freddy Kita page, etc. ==

Hi DavidB4, did you see the [[Freddy Kita|this page]] and the notice I put on it? I also notified the user on their talk page [[User talk:Medinfo|here]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 22:58, 12 May 2020 (EDT)

:Also, another problem. [[Special:Contributions/NoMoreFakeNews|This user]] is edit warring on [[Michael Steele|this page]], adding in information that is quite unnoteworthy (Steele may currently be an [[anti-Trump]] commentator, although that is much less important than his previous [[conservative]] leadership; thus, the former [[RNC]] chairman can somewhat be compared to [[Barry Goldwater]]). The user first added info that was uncited, and after I reverted it, he then reverted that (edit warring), and in the description then only provided a source URL while falsely accusing me of being a [[liberal]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 01:33, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

::I noticed the Freddy Kita issue, and figured I would give this editor a few days to reply. This should be dealt with, though, so I did just add a note and a deletion template. In regard to Michael Steele, I think this issue might be worth noting somewhere in the article, perhaps under the "Opposition to Donald Trump" section. While it is only a small exchange of words, it does demonstrate his opposition to Trump and Trump's supporters, and his "establishment" mindset. McConnell did make a good point...historically, past presidents have not criticized their successors in public, out of respect for the office and their colleagues. That is, until Trump came along. Now for some reason it is perfectly acceptable for them to go around speaking ill of a successor. Obama is once again breaking that unwritten rule with a vengeance. When McConnell called him out for it, Steele attacked him. This means that Steele is so hateful towards Trump that he supports a past president attacking a sitting president, in contrary with standard professional behavoir. Considering the fact that even McConnell isn't always as conservative as we would like (although he has been a good supporter of Trump), this is an interesting exchange.
::NoMoreFakeNews should have included this reference initially though, and edit warring with you about it is not okay. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:49, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Ah, I see what you mean. I initially asserted that the information wasn't noteworthy largely because Steele's current influence as a [[Never Trumper]] doesn't mean very much compared to him previously being a [[conservative]] leader of the [[Republican party]]. I also noticed in the [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Michael_Steele&action=history page history here] that despite Steele having been [[anti-Trump]] for about four years now, no other CP editors really bothered to mention much about it, not even [[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]]. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 12:19, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Yes, in the grand political landscape, it is rather insignificant. I just think it might be worth noting that fact about Steele himself, as a reference of character (or lack thereof). The fact no one has bothered with him lately does in itself say something... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 12:40, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::Alright, I added the detail. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 13:04, 13 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::Looks good, thank you! I left a note for the other user, too. [[User talk:NoMoreFakeNews]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:18, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::You're welcome DavidB4! Also, I don't know if you saw it, but there was a wave of vandalism earlier today that I had to deal with, and while [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] did block two one vandal and remove the username of another, [[Special:Contributions/Adam72|this presumed sockpuppet]] has yet to be blocked, and I created [[Template:Protection request|this template]] as well as [[:Category:Protection requests|this category]] out of the fact that at least two pages were being vandalized and edit warred over by idiotic trolls. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 19:56, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

Yes, I noticed some of it. I wasn't sure if Adam72 was actually trying to do something productive, or just vandalizing. It certainly wasn't a helpful edit. As for the protection template and category, I would caution not to go too far in that direction. Perhaps a few pages more should be protected, but not many. Protection can prevent vandals from attacking one specific page, but most of the time, they will just vandalize something else if they can't do that page. It doesn't stop the problem, just relocates it. Meanwhile, legitimate editors can't edit those pages either. Page protection has been a significant problem for me, since many pages have been put under infinite protection either because they were vandalized once or twice, or they just seemed like things someone didn't think would need to edited again soon. The only thing harder to get than page protection, is getting a page unprotected. I have lists of pages and files which I want to edit, but cannot, because they are locked to the full administrator level. I'm not saying that page protection doesn't have its place, just that it should be used very sparingly. I also then to think that when a page is protected in response to vandalism, it should have an expiration date. Maybe 6 months, maybe even 2 or more years, but I think the default in most cases should be that they ultimately become unlocked again. We can't protect every page that might be vandalized and still expect our content to stay up to date. 
Pardon the rant...I think this can be used beneficially, but it should be done sparingly. This is in large part why I made Minuteman. It can deal with vandalism wherever it occurs, by blocking the offending user and reverting the unwanted edits. However, at Andy's request, it has been offline recently to slightly reduce server load while we sort out that problem. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:53, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:Almost four years ago, we discussed this problem. Andy, several admins, several SysOps (including myself) and several other editors all agreed that we had a problem with too many pages being locked. Andy suggested that I create a category, which we could use to tag pages which had no real need to be locked, so they could be easily identified and unlocked. I did ([[:Category:Pages Proposed For Unlocking]]), and for the first few days, it worked...some pages were unlocked so they could be updated. But then, it died out and no one was unlocking pages any more. Eventually, people stopped tagging them, since it wasn't doing any good. Maybe I will try reminding people of that, but it probably won't go anywhere. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:04, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

::Ah I see. And about [[Special:Contributions/Adam72|Adam72]], I'm pretty sure the user is a sockpuppet of [[Special:Contributions/AdamEve|AdamEve]], as the edits made on the same page were very similar, and the latter account vandalized other pages as well. Can you check the IP addresses of the users just to make sure? Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 21:33, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Oh yes, good point about Adam72. They used a different IP to evade the block, but obviously it is the same person. I should have looked more closely. I blocked them. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:40, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Alright, thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 21:43, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::You're welcome, and thanks for pointing it out! By the way, it looks like I made a special request for a few of those pages to be unlocked, which Andy did. Then Karajou unlocked some as well. Perhaps I spoke too soon...I was pleasantly surprised to find that several have been taken care of. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:50, 16 May 2020 (EDT)

== Can't figure out how to fix [[Template:Infobox officeholder/Personal data]]... ==

Hi DavidB4, can you help me fix [[Template:Infobox officeholder/Personal data]], specifically with the "Military Service" section? The only possible way that I could get an idea of how to improve it was to examine the source code of [[Template:Officeholder|this template]], and the only way to check whether the modified version works or not was to open a new tab, open up [[CP]], and enter in a page where the template is being transcluded into ''in addition to'' the "Military Section" section (I checked via the [[Don Bolduc]] page). A while ago, I asked [[User:TerryH|TerryH]] on his talk page [[User_talk:TerryH#Template_usage_help...|here]], but he never responded. Only very recently did I just figure out the exact problem only with what was wrong, and I asked Andy ([[User_talk:Aschlafly#Improvising_a_protected_template|here]]) to do a very specific edit on the then-protected template, but Andy just unprotected it for me to to edit, and I got somewhat frustrated yesterday trying to get everything to work well. The colored cell surrounding the text would initially work, but wouldn't extend all the way across to the right. I then fixed that, but couldn't remove the extraneous pipe character in front of "Military service". Right now, I just want to the increase the font size for "Military Service" without also effective the font size for the details below and remove the unnecessary pipe. Do you think you can help me with that? The revision history [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Infobox_officeholder/Personal_data&action=history here] might help give an idea as to what I was intending to do but made mistakes on. Once again, I really appreciate all the help you can offer, and thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 12:24, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

:Hmm... That ''is'' a problem. I'm really not very good at editing templates. I wonder if the problem might have something to do with the <code><nowiki>{{!-}}</nowiki></code> on line 177. I think it is supposed to be <code><nowiki>{{!}}-</nowiki></code>, but making that change did not resolve this issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:16, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

::Ah, I see. Well, thank you for trying to improvise it. I'll probably further examine the template source codes later. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 14:21, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

:::I will try to spend more time on it later as well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:44, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Great news! Taking a cue from [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Template:Officeholder&action=edit this template's source code], it turned out that the extraneous pipe resulted from <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code>, so I removed it and added <code><nowiki> </nowiki></code>. So now I'm just hoping to increase the text size only for “Military Service”, and potentially lighten the cell color if need be to match with the officeholder cell color for the overall template. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 22:57, 17 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::Nice job! I've slightly increased the text size, also. I don't know how big you are thinking, though. Also, I'm not sure what color it is you are trying to match with. I don't see a color on the base template, so I didn't make any changes to that yet. It should be fairly easy to do. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:54, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::Thanks! And about the color matching, I was referring to the cell color surrounding the text of office titles. While there aren't any such cells for the [[Donald Bolduc]] page, there are for pages like [[John Neely Kennedy|this one]], and I'll most likely try lightening the color for the cell surrounding the "Military Service" text. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:00, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::Unfortunately, there is another problem arising. Where the "Military Service" used to only show up for infobox officeholder templates only if certain details are specified, now it always shows up for every page with the template. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:02, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::Yes, I noticed that issue. It looks like a conditional show statement broke. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:06, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::::Good thing I just fixed it. The problem arose out of the fact that <code><nowiki>!colspan="2" style="background:#E5CDFF;font-size=115%"{{!}}<big>Military Service</big></nowiki></code> was outside the <code><nowiki>{{#ifeq:}}</nowiki></code>, so I simply put it in there. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:09, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::Ah yes, there it is! Nice catch. I just matched the background color, also. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:13, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

::::::::::Nice! Just to note, and I should have specified, I was thinking of making the background color more of a tint of purple to match the lightness of the #E6E6FA, though I can adjust it easily. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 15:16, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::::Oh, Ok. Feel free to adjust it as you want. I'll try to avoid stepping on your toes. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:47, 18 May 2020 (EDT)

== DavidB4-bot replacing ’ with ' ==

Hi DavidB4, I'm just curious, why is your bot replacing ’ with ' when it comes to apostrophes? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 21:44, 19 May 2020 (EDT)

:It's a minor thing, but the ’ is an [[ASCII]] character, while the ' is [[unicode]]. When it comes to fonts, the ASCII apostrophe is sometimes displayed oddly by some software, while the unicode one typically looks as it should. For example, Apple and Microsoft differ in how this is displayed, but they agree on how the unicode one is shown. Therefore, the unicode one is generally favored. Some search engine spiders allegedly prefer unicode, thus ranking pages which use the unicode ones higher (of course, search engines try not to tell all their secrets though, so it's hard to be sure) than pages using the ASCII version. I know they look very similar, but if you look at [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Maggie_Hassan&action=history edits when this change is made], you will see that a few [[Byte|bytes]] have been removed from the page. This is because unicode uses a smaller reference number for it than ASCII does. Here is an article which touches on the topic, in case you want a better explanation.: [https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/quotes.html]
:I don't mind if the "wrong" (ASCII) one is used, but since the bot is semi-automated anyway, I figure it might as well change them when it notices them. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:07, 19 May 2020 (EDT)

::Ah, interesting. I tend to prefer using ‘’ and “” over <nowiki>''</nowiki> and "" respectively largely because the former apostrophe/quotation marks specify which to use for beginning and which for closing. Also, speaking of byte count, why does – and — take up three bytes each? And how come wikifying a link (adding two brackets on each side = +4) sometimes only nets +3 bytes in an edit, as seen [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Mitch_McConnell&diff=1626725&oldid=1626724 here] ([https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Mitch_McConnell&action=history page history])? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 23:23, 19 May 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, it seems to me that those should be the standard ones to use, but they are not. Unless everyone agrees to make the ASCII characters uniform between platforms, or adds more unicode characters, it looks like we are stuck with this issue.
:::Dashes and hyphens are each a single (Unicode, I think) digit code. Therefore, although the binary bits are different, there are the same number of them since the same character size is allocated either way.
:::As for the four brackets only adding 3 bytes...I don't know, that is odd. I'd never noticed that before, but now you've got me wondering. Typically one character takes up one byte, so I would generally expect a byte count like that to be due to another character (such as a space) being removed. Since that doesn't seem to be happening here, I don't think I have an explanation. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:58, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

::::I see. Thank you DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 01:19, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

== Restricting editing to "autoconfirmed" doesn't deter vandalism ==

Hi again DavidB4, I just thought it's important to note that protecting pages to the "autoconfirmed" level doesn't seem to prevent vandalism at all. After, all, [[Wikipedia|this page]] was still blanked by a troll who had created their account just the minute previous. Is there any way to raise the bar in order for users to be "autoconfirmed"? Or is there a protection level that would allow editing only if users have any additional tags such as SkipCaptcha? That way, all genuine editors who are granted a "SkipCaptcha" can edit such pages. Thanks! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 13:02, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

:By the way, do you think there's any chance that Andy might grant me additional tags anytime soon? Sometimes I'm able to revert vandalism caused by idiotic trolls before any other editor gets to it, so a "Block" tag could be useful there. Also, [[Special:Contributions/Jackmann|this troll]] that I just mentioned hasn't been blocked yet. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 13:20, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

::I just blocked them--thanks for the quick response there. I agree, the autoconfirm system isn't very effective right now. I don't know for this version specifically, but I did [[User_talk:Aschlafly#Locking_my_user_page|post on Andy's page]] a little while ago about how you would typically change autoconfirm protection settings. However, that is something only someone with filesystem access can do. As for blocking privileges, I would not be surprised if you got them fairly soon. However, such privileges cannot usually be requested. All I can say is keep at it, and you will probably get them eventually. There is no published criteria for promotion, so that's about the best I can say. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:41, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

:::I'm working on adding something to Minutman which should help with the server load concern. I'm hoping to bring it back online soon. That should help some. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:42, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

::::Ah, I see. Thank you once again, DavidB4! --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 13:49, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

:::::Any time! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:17, 20 May 2020 (EDT)

== Anti-vandalism suggestion ==

Hi DavidB4, I have a suggestion that could potentially be effective in stopping vandalism. You mentioned [[Conservapedia:Image_upload_requests#Request_to_change_title_of_article|here]] that one of your bots is set to inform you via email whenever the move or delete template is used on [[CP]]. Is it possible to set that bot to alert you such that an edit is made by any user who, when published that edit, had less than 100 previous edits? That way, new accounts created merely to vandalize this site can quickly be spotted. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 01:49, 7 June 2020 (EDT)

:Hi, so you are thinking that anytime a user with less that 100 contributions makes an edit, I get an email? If I understood you correctly, that seems like it would get very noisy. If I was was able to check on every one of those, it could help. However, that seems like something which would just become too time consuming. In any case, I'm currently having difficulty pulling a user's edit count using a bot, so I can't base anything on this statistic, right now. I am hoping to find a way to do it at some point, but haven't had the time to troubleshoot the issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:43, 7 June 2020 (EDT)

::Oh, I see the problem with the email load. So here's a (great) satirical joke idea: you can make an extra super-intelligent bot, connect it to your email in addition to the same bleach-bitting thing [[Hillary Clinton]]'s email server uses; that way, it can automatically analyze the emails your bot sends to you and mass-delete if need be on its superintelligence and ability to analyze whether the edits should be further examined or not. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 17:54, 7 June 2020 (EDT)

:::Well that got complicated quickly...haha! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:22, 16 June 2020 (EDT)

== I put this message on ProgressingAmerica's talk page ==

I put the below message on [[User talk:Progressingamerica]]:

I am glad you liked my idea for a Conservapedia chat area.

I suggest getting together with [[User:DavidB4]] who is technically knowlegeable/adept.

Maybe he would be willing to help you set up a Conservapedia [https://discord.com/ Discord] channel.

Once it is set up, I can advertise it in appropriate areas at Conservapedia (front page, relevant articles on Conservapedia at Conservapedia.

DavidB4 set up a IRC chat channel, but I don't think IRC is as good as Discord (but I could be wrong about this matter).

I would learn Discord myself, but I am pressed for time at this time due to off wiki affairs.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:24, 16 June 2020 (EDT)

:Yes, if we want such a thing, I can help. I'm just unsure as to whether it will actually be used. We could try it, but as you mentioned, the IRC channel never really got used. One other catch--[https://archive.is/hGtDw Discord is liberal], like most tech companies. They may kick us out if they don't like what we have to say. We could try something from the "ant-media" like Gab Chat, but I think that only supports chromium browsers at the moment, which could be inconvenient to some people. I don't know if there are other good options. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:27, 16 June 2020 (EDT)
::Maybe it will be used. I don't know. I am going to be busy off wiki so I will not use it. I am just being frank about this. I don't want to give the impression that will use it. I might have used it earlier, but I am busy off wiki at this period in my life.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:49, 16 June 2020 (EDT)
:::Andy Schafly, might want [https://telegram.org/ Telegram] to be used instead for a chat channel because it sounds more mainstream than Discord. But I really don't know much about Discord and Telegram as far as their pros and cons.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 00:14, 17 June 2020 (EDT)
::::I've heard good things about Telegram, but never used it. They [https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right-now-1782557415 don't use E2E encryption by default] but many platforms don't, including Discord. Since we are looking for a space to carry on public discussion, I don't think that will be a concern. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 11:48, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

== Questions about Conservapedia functions, etc. ==

Hi DavidB4, I have some questions about the [[Conservapedia]] system regarding some functions whose associated rights I don't yet have. I was reading this [[Special:ListGroupRights|special page on user rights]] and it said that anyone with the "protect" tag can edit cascade-protected pages. So if understand correctly, does it mean, for example, if Template:A transcluded into Template:B and the latter was fully protected with the "cascading" option set on, then anyone with the "protect" tag can edit Template:A so long as it isn't fully protected itself? Also, about the oversight ability to hide usernames, is the action reversable? [[Conservapedia:Oversight|This page]] says that revisions hidden through oversighting can be restored by a developer, but does this apply to usernames, and what counts as a developer? I had asked Karajou [[User_talk:Karajou#Hiding_revisions_on_two_CP_pages|here]] a month ago regarding trying to hide the vandalized revisions left by the two troll accounts who posted the links to obscene websites, but he said that he couldn't restore the usernames in any way. In addition, about "rollback", is there anything special about getting the tag? From what I know in terms of having reverted messes left by vandals, all one really needs to do is click on the most recent non-vandalized revision, click "Edit", and save the page. Thank you DavidB4!

Also, taking a cue from the way you changed the font color for your signature, I was finally able to figure out the correct formatting to change the font color on [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2020|this page]], and I do appreciate all the help you offered [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Changing_font_colors...|here]]! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 23:29, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Liberaltears,
:In regard to protect, that is essentially correct. Any content which is given cascading protection and then included on another page, will carry that protection with it. So if Template:A is given cascading protection, then it is included on Template:B, PageA, and PageB, all three would inherit the same protection as Template:A. This can be problematic in many cases, so it is rarely used. The "Protect" privilege enables the option to add protection to a page, but only to a level which that user can still edit it. So I have the "protect" tag, but I do not have the "Administrator" tag. I can protect pages to the next level down (Autoconfirmed) and I can edit such protection as well. However, I cannot protect a page to the Administrator level, since I do not have that tag. I also cannot edit any page protected to that level, or change that protection.
:Oversight has never really worked for me. However, my understanding is that those with the "Oversight" tag can hide usernames and edits, but not restore them. I believe there is a way to restore this later, but I don't know who can do that. Perhaps only Andy is able. You might be able to learn more about it here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight]
:[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Rollback Rollback] makes it a one-click operation to revert a series of unwanted edits to a page. It adds a link to the Recent Changes page, which can be clicked to revert all edits by that user to that page. You can do the same thing without it using the steps you described, this just makes it a little easier to do.

:I'm glad to hear you were able to get that font fixed, too! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:51, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

::Thank you for the explanation, DavidB4! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 23:56, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

::By the way, I had also noticed that "Siteadmin", "check user", and "oversight" abilities aren't included in "Administrator" privileges. Is there a specific reason for that? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 23:59, 17 June 2020 (EDT)

:::You're welcome! I don't really know, but my guess would be that these abilities were added on top of the base wiki capabilities. I'm pretty sure that "check user" is provided by a Wiki plugin, and I think "Siteadmin" is a custom tag. I thought oversight came with the base wiki software, but perhaps it is an addon as well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:09, 18 June 2020 (EDT)

::::Ah, I see. And thank you once again! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 00:10, 18 June 2020 (EDT)

==Tag-team editing==
Hi, David. Thanks for [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dropbox&curid=160189&diff=1664410&oldid=1664284 this edit] to [[Dropbox]]. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 20:32, 2 July 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Ed, happy to help--thanks for creating it! I was a little surprised that we didn't have articles on things like Dropbox and Google Drive. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:48, 3 July 2020 (EDT)

==Christianity by Continent Category==

Hi David. I created some brief articles on Christianity by Continent such as: https://www.conservapedia.com/Christianity_in_Africa I want to add a Category called "Christianity by Continent" uniting this with Christianity in (1) Asia (2) Europe, (3) North America (4) South America and (5) Australia

Can you please do that, or can I do it myself. I added the see also links and other things in the page itself. I wasn't sure about the category thing.

Take care and God Bless,
Nishant Xavier. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 00:28, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

P.S. I also want to create a Christianity by category sub-category which I hope will include all countries of all continents. Andy also asked me to work on a project which I hope to begin tomorrow; and I need to at least have the basic template of this up before we can successfully begin Project 150 MN [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 00:30, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Nishant, I'd be happy to help! One thing I'm not quite certain about first, though. Do you think these articles should be considered (almost entirely) christian history, or will there be a fair amount of modern info as well? I see on the Africa one, there is a sizable piece on modern Christianity, but some others seem to focus on the past. I just want to make sue before I go ahead with adding them. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:46, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

Hi David! I plan for them to be a complete compendium of everything that pertains to Christianity on that Continent. The Africa model is more like what the others will look like when they are finished. Beginning with the history to be sure, but a lot of focus on the current Christian Demographics on that Continent. So the articles will be progressively improved going forward. Hope that clears it up. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 01:56, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

:Yes, that's good to know, and sounds like a good plan! I've added two categories to each, "Christianity by Continent" (which links them to "Christianity") and the continent's category. Does that look good? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:57, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

Hi David. It looks great thanks. I saw that Asia alone had to be added and seeing how you added to the other continents, I added the one for Asia. So it's all done now. Thanks again and hope all is well, David. God Bless. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 22:53, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

:Ah yes, it looks like I missed that one for some reason. Thanks! Just one other comment, category names should generally be capitalized, except for conjunctions. So, I renamed [[:Category:Christianity by country]] as [[:Category:Christianity by Country]]. Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:54, 14 July 2020 (EDT)

Thanks again David for your help. I think it's all good now. I want to create articles for Christianity in every country (and only about 3 or 4 are done so far, out of 203 - so 200 more to go!) and some other things like the historical list of Popes for whom also there are nearly 200 entries vacant right now. So that will keep me busy for some time. CP should cross 50,000 pages soon. I'll be sure to ask if anything comes up. God Bless you. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 00:24, 15 July 2020 (EDT)

:It sounds like you have a lot to do! Okay, well thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:25, 15 July 2020 (EDT)

== Question about [[:File:Andrew Romanoff.jpg]] ==

Hi DavidB4, I noticed in [[:File:Andrew Romanoff.jpg|this file]] you uploaded that the page apparently doesn't exist, with a "Create" option appearing on the top right. I'm just curious, how is that possible? Usually when a file is uploaded, the action is listed in the revision history of the page, though there apparently isn't a revision history for the file. I also noticed that on the bottom of the page, it doesn't say how many times the page was accessed. Does this has to do with the fact that the page is empty in terms of bytes? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 12:42, 17 July 2020 (EDT)

:Well that's odd. Yes, I suppose it must not count as a page if there is no text. I always add text to uploads though, so I don't know how that happened. Anyway, I added basic source info--I'm glad you pointed that out! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:00, 17 July 2020 (EDT)
::Okay, thank you DavidB4! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]]''''' 15:18, 17 July 2020 (EDT)

== Question ==

Hi DavidB4, there's something I ought to ask you about; is there any way for you to email [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]]? The reason I'm asking this is because I have replied to his questions and issues but he doesn't respond back most of the time, and I have no idea if he ever sees what I say or not. After he created [[R. Harmon Drew, Sr.|this page]] that contained invisible characters which were encoded into the URL, BHathorn created [[R._Harmon_Drew,_Sr.|this duplicate page]] asking what happened. This type of problem was already discussed on [[CP:IUR]] after he had added a move request there, but I'm not sure if he saw our responses or not. If you can email him, can you please tell him that I answered his question the best I could on that duplicate page? I saw that he has made edits after my response, so I'm not sure if BHathorn may have just forgotten to check back on that. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 20:25, 5 August 2020 (EDT)

I'm also not sure if BHathorn may have just saw the message and didn't have anything to reply in particular. I do know that he did once reply to a message I put on his talk page [[User_talk:BHathorn#Template:Infobox_officeholder_updated|here]]. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 20:28, 5 August 2020 (EDT)

:Hi, unfortunately I do not have an email address for BHathorn. I guess you could try posing on his talk page though, since that generates an alert. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:03, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::I've posted messages on BHathorn's talk page, but I'm really unsure if he either ignores them now or reads them but just doesn't respond. I've noticed several times that he tends to post questions and requests for actions he doesn't have permissions for (such as moving pages), but doesn't respond to the thread most of the time. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 19:07, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, I've noticed the same. I've kind of assumed that he does see, but just doesn't reply. I'm not sure though. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:49, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::::By the way, those are interesting userboxes you created. :) --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:57, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Thanks! Are you referring to the two most recent userbox templates I created regarding my irritation over the server errors/bad gateways? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Sunday, 22:58, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::Yes, the ones about the 5xx errors. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:47, 9 August 2020 (EDT)

== Question about certain files ==

Hi DavidB4, I have a question about certain files and their properties when used as thumbnails. So when I was adding an image for the [[United States Senate elections, 2020]] page [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_elections,_2020&diff=1675122&oldid=1675121 here] for the South Dakota section, I was trying to adjust the size of [[:File:M. Michael Rounds.gif]] to 200px, but noticed that the image size didn't change (see comparison between [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_elections,_2020&diff=1675121&oldid=1675120#South_Dakota here] and [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_elections,_2020&diff=1675122&oldid=1675121#South_Dakota here]). Is there a specific reason for this? Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 22:52, 7 August 2020 (EDT)

:I think typically, 200px is the default display size. You can check what your account is set to use [https://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering here]. If your thumbnail size is set to 200 (which is most likely is) then adding the 200px variable will not change anything for you. Maybe try a larger size? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:07, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

::Okay, I'll try that. Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 19:49, 8 August 2020 (EDT)

== Really strange occurrence ==

Hi DavidB4, there's something really strange that happened that I need to ask you about. For some weird reason, I'm unable to access [[User:Liberaltears/Images_to_request_for_uploading|this user subpage of mine]], with a pop-up saying that "Access to this page is forbidden". I don't get it; what's going on? Is it a server/system error or did someone lock me out of accessing the page? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 21:48, 9 August 2020 (EDT)

:Hmm... That's not supposed to happen. We are trying to fix the current 500 error issues, so this might be an accidental side affect of the tinkering in the background. I'll see what I can find out. I'm sure it's nothing personal, or intentional. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:57, 9 August 2020 (EDT)

::I still think these 500 error issues (in addition to a "401 administrator" error that also popped up earlier this morning) may be the result of a DOS attack on this site. My thought here is that some determined trolls may be trying to attack the site to deny access to it because, to put it simply, they hate us, they hate and fear the truth and they hate and fear the messages and info we try to deliver with the site and its articles. If this weren't the case, then we wouldn't be on those trolls' radar and they wouldn't be trying to pull these stunts to keep people who want to see this site from seeing it and learning that Wikipedia and the liberal media are not what its supporters and apologists play them (or what they try to pass off as "factual" information and "news") up to be. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 09:29, 10 August 2020 (EDT)

:::What I saw earlier this morning (around three hours ago) was more of a "400 page doesn't exist" type of error; I have no idea what happened, and I was worried out of apprehension for a while that this site may have been permanently taken down or something. What I wanted to mention here yesterday night in response to DavidB4's reply was cut short by a 500 ISE that lasted for about half an hour to forty minutes, then the entirety of the site had access restricted to certain administrators. Personally, I was worried that the reason I was blocked off from accessing my user subpage initially may have had something to do with being a bit too incessant with pleading for upload rights to Andy, or maybe it had something to do with the nasty disputes with RobSmith/VargasMilan/Shobson20, but it could've very well been hackers who are deranged commies. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 10:28, 10 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Conservative said [[User:Conservative/mail#These_500_Errors_are_intolerable|here]] that he thinks the server issues could've been caused by high web traffic. I really have doubts over that, because if such high web traffic was the case, then a 500 ISE would show up, blocking people from accessing this site. Thus the server then has no viewers to handle with and the problem shouldn't take half an hour to resolve. Besides, I haven't seen page views climb exceedingly; even while I've been working really hard (as in possibly sometimes spending 90-100 minutes at a time on a computer screen) on [[United_States_Senate_elections,_2020|this page]] with many edits, the page views hasn't jumped by more than 1,000 in the past few days. I do hope that with good efforts and more hard work, 10,000 views can be reached in the next few days for that. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 10:38, 10 August 2020 (EDT)

::::Yeah, the errors are site-wide. Some people have been trying to fix it, with varied success so far. The original announcement was that it was due to heavy traffic or a DDoS attack, and that probably is part of it, but my suspicion is that there is a bug somewhere in the wiki itself or its database, which is perhaps being exacerbated by high load. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:16, 11 August 2020 (EDT)

It's always up for 30 minutes, then down for 40. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 20:46, 14 August 2020 (EDT)
:At least you can access this site. The only reason I'm here is because of a web proxy (sorry about temporarily violating [[Conservapedia:Guidelines#Member_Accounts|the guidelines]]), because over the last few days, a "403 - Forbidden" notice would pop up every time I try opening CP; I got so confused and puzzled over this that I created an account on RW (very hesitantly) just so I could ask RobSmith what was going on. And I still don't know the answer to the latter. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 21:47, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

:Also, if there's really no other way to get on here, do you suppose it's okay to use a proxy to get on CP here for now, at least until "403 - Forbidden" notices stop popping up for me? I really have almost nothing better to do aside from CP editing. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 21:51, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

::Email DavidB4 at davidb4p-2154@archnet.us and give him your external IP address and get him to tell the system to stop blocking it. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 22:45, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Can't DavidB4 just use check user to find out the IP address I normally use? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 22:50, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

::::LT, I can't believe that was you; I figured it to be just another of Ace's socks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 23:35, 14 August 2020 (EDT)
::::Anyway I got 3 day block for talking about KKKommie-la. Anything that doesn't toe the party line is racist, misogynist, and reborn birtherism. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 23:39, 14 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Yeah, unfortunately for now, the only way I can edit is through [https://www.kproxy.com/ this proxy], which allows me to bypass the "403 - Forbidden" errors but not the "500 - Internal Server Errors"; that at least allows me to access this site. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 00:34, 15 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::It looks like my reply was lost when this site was being upgraded to a new server. In case you didn't see my reply, I posted that I had gotten your IP, and ensured that it was unblocked. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:57, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::The problem is that I'm still unable to access CP normally because of "403 - Forbidden" pop-ups. Since you're a tech expert, do you suppose it could have something to do with something on my end, such as the IP address I normally use and the WiFi associated with it that I'm connected to? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 01:03, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

Still?? Hmmm...that shouldn't be happening. Since my last post a couple days ago, all IPs should have been unblocked. Do I assume correctly that you tried the usual process of clearing your cookies and browser cache, and connecting in with Private Browsing? 
I grabbed the IP address you have been using up until August 10th. Since then, you've been connecting in from a lot of different IPs, probably from your proxy service...unfortunately, I can't tell for sure which one(s) used since then are your real IP. If clearing your browser doesn't work, could you get your external IP (using a service like this: https://www.whatsmyip.org ) and send it to me either via email, or using [https://l.archnet.us/emaildavidb4cp this form] (no email address required for that)? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:16, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:It's important to flush the entire browser cache history if errors are still occurring, or try to access from a new browser than you have not used.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 01:29, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

::Andy, I just cleared my browser of the cache history and opened a new window, but that didn't stop the pop-up. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 01:41, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Liberaltears, I got your message. Would it be convenient for you to try accessing CP from another internet connection using the same computer you are currently having issues from? I expect it will work to do this, but if it doesn't that might help us nail down the issue. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:18, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

::::I unfortunately don't have access to other internet connections at the moment. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 10:41, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Hmm...Okay. Well I'm at a bit of a loss. Andy says all the IP blocks have been cleared, so the only reason I can think of that you would still be blocked is that somewhere, something is cached which should not be. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:38, 26 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::Another pretty basic suggestion: did you try using a different browser altogether? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:27, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::I just tried directly accessing CP with two other browsers, but neither have worked. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 22:33, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::::Interesting. Okay, I have a couple more another harebrained suggestions. If you want, first try clearing your PC's DNS cache. On Windows, you can do this by opening Command Prompt, and typing in "ipconfig /flushdns" (without the quotes) and pressing enter. If you still can't access CP after that, next try setting a custom DNS server in your operating system or browser. Since the process differs from one browser to another, it might be easiest to set it in your operating system. If this doesn't work, it's easy to undo. [https://pchelp.ricmedia.com/set-custom-dns-servers-windows/ Here is a guide] for setting it up on Windows. I would suggest using Cloudflare for this purpose (1.1.1.1 & 1.0.0.1) although there and other good options out there, like OpenDNS (208.67.222.222 & 208.67.220.220). Once set, clear your system's DNS cache again, and see if that works. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:49, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::::I tried the first suggestion, but it didn't work. Regarding the second idea, it was somewhat confusing, and I'm not sure if I did it right, but it didn't work either. I'm just wondering though, why would such an error even occur in the first place? That type of problem never happened for me before the server problems that started showing up around four weeks ago. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 23:19, 28 August 2020 (EDT)

Yeah, sorry about that...it's not a very intuitive process. They don't expect average users to be tinkering with that. 
The answer to your question is somewhat complicated, but I will do my best to explain it. When CP changed over to its new server, the website's IP address changed. So, the domain name record was updated. This means that when you try going to "conservapedia.com," your browser retrieves the new server's IP, rather than the old one. It then connects to that IP address, and the average user is none the wiser that anything has changed. However, the domain name system is a complicated network of servers and caches, so it can take a little time for everyone to get the update. There are also safeguards in place to prevent anyone from being out of date for too long, typically. My thinking here is that perhaps your computer still has the old IP address, rather than the new one. This could happen for a few reasons, but realistically shouldn't happen for anywhere near this much time. Theoretically, your computer itself could have the old address cached. This means that it wouldn't even bother to ask anyone where to look for "conservapedia.com," but rather just go to where it always goes (which has recently become incorrect). However, there is an expiration date attached to that DNS record, so typically within a week, your computer will decide it is time to go ask someone else if the site has moved. (We forced it to do this, by clearing your DNS cache.) It gets an update by sending a request to your local DNS server, which is typically run by your internet service provider (ISP). Your ISP then in turn looks up that information from more authoritative source of information (ultimately an internet root server, although they may be intermediary servers). So, if your computer isn't caching the old DNS record longer than it should, my thinking was that perhaps it is getting a stale record from your upstream DNS server. That is why I suggested trying a different DNS server. 
Here's another idea: Try connecting to Conservapedia's IP address, rather than domain name: https://96.125.173.110/Main_Page
Your browser will give your a security warning or error message, because the HTTPS encryption isn't designed to work without a domain name. Most browsers still give you an option to continue to the site, although Chrome might not. I also would '''not''' recommend logging in to your account this way, since your credentials could be intercepted by malicious individuals online. However, there is no harm in just connecting, to see if you still get the error you have been getting. You should be getting the exact same site either way, just with the TLS encryption broken in this case. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:03, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:Oh, okay. Just wondering though, why would I get a "403 - Forbidden" pop-up that says I "don't have permission to access this resource"? I'm not sure why that specific notice appears. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 02:11, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::If you are connecting to the new CP server, well, you shouldn't be getting it. However, on the old server, some efforts were being made to block off portions of the internet as a temporary mitigation of the excessive server load. However, those blocks were reportedly only ever on the old server, so you should old be getting this error if you aren't actually getting connected to the new server. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:27, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::If that's the case, then it must be that I'm automatically connecting to the old server when trying to access CP. How long should it take at most before I connect to the new server? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 02:46, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::::The current CP DNS record expires every 60 minutes. So, within one hour, you should start being directed to the new site, unless the old DNS record was different. That's why I don't see how/why this could even be happening. I have no better ideas at present, though. Did you try going [https://96.125.173.110/Main_Page here] (and continuing through the encryption error page), to see if you get the same 403 error? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:15, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::Would it be safe for me to add a security exception to access the site? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 14:20, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::::::It should be fine. What your browser is warning you about is that an HTTPS encrypted connection can be created, but it can't verify that the site is actually who you think it is. HTTPS only works as intended when domain names are used, so replacing the name with its IP address causes it to partially break. So, a security exception in the case will apply only to this IP address (which you can verify is correct by using nslookup on the conservapedia.com record - type "nslookup conservapedia.com" in command prompt to see what IP address you should be using), allowing your browser to connect with the server specified even though it cannot automatically verify it is who you think it is. The only time such a security exception will come into play again is if you again visit this IP address directly in your web browser. The only danger is that you could potentially be going to the wrong address, and end up on a malicious website instead of the one you intend to reach. It's up to you though--you don't need to do this, it just would help us make use that you are getting the 403 error from the new server, rather than the old. If you're not comfortable with it, that's fine. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:29, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::::I just tried going on that site, but got the same error popping up. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 14:36, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

Hmm... Well that is very interesting... --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:30, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:There we go! It looks like Andy found the problem, which was affecting you only. Please try it again, and if that doesn't work, clear your cache and retry. Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:40, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::Yep, the site functions normally again! So what had happened that halted me from getting here directly? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 18:50, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::Unexpectedly your IP address got caught mistakenly in a small list that carried over from the old system in a deny file. Even though blocks were cleared, your IP address was mistakenly still stuck there. Glad it's working now and sorry for the oversight!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 19:01, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

::::How did my IP address even get into that list? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Saturday, 19:08, 29 August 2020 (EDT)

:::::I know there was a bit of guesswork involved in troubleshooting things when the site broke, and part of that included trying to figure out if any particular IPs were causing problems in the backend. My guess would be that in this process, your IP was checked along with many others, including mine. It was certainly nothing personal, as they didn't even know who's IP was who's during that process. I got blocked initially as well, along with more than half of the internet. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:43, 3 September 2020 (EDT)

::::::Ah, I see. Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 18:07, 3 September 2020 (EDT)

== Minuteman ==

Hi DavidB4, I'm just curious, do you have [[User:Minuteman|Minuteman]] actively set up on CP right now? I have noticed before that the bot would automatically block any user account that has an inappropriate username or vandalizes pages to a certain degree. There has recently been some trolls who have either created accounts under foul names or vandalized pages (particularly [[Special:Contributions/LTtheasswipe|this idiot]] who isn't yet blocked while I'm typing this) that weren't blocked by Minuteman as vandals in the past have. Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Friday, 19:16, 21 August 2020 (EDT)

:Hi Liberaltears, Minuteman detected the site's instability a couple weeks ago, and shut down. I have been keeping it offline since then, while the site was being migrated to better hosting. Now that the site seems stable on this new server, I expect to be starting up Minuteman quite soon. I prefer not to publicly announce when it is going offline, since that would invite additional vandalism. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:00, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

::Ah I see. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday,

::Too late, that "Coservapedia user get pro help/therapy" guy has been making more stupid socks. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 01:36, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

:::You know, one day if a friend of mine ever invites me to a puppet show, I'd be more than happy to go unless it has to do with ''sockpuppets''. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday,

::::You know... [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Monday, 05:47, 24 August 2020 (EDT)
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I did nothing, and the robot Minuteman blocked me, I don't know why, it says "Temporary Minuteman block". - [[User:Punish China]]

:Hi Punish China, it could've been your post [[Talk:National_Basketball_Association|here]] in caps lock that caused the bot to think that you may have been a troll or something. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Sunday, 14:55, 20 September 2020 (EDT)

::Hi Punish China, it seems there were a few things Minuteman didn't like. Mainly, it was your edits to "Examples of Bias in Wikipedia" which it mistakenly thought were plagiarism, and your reference to RW. There were several contributing factors it was looking at for the former, but it still shouldn't have bothered you over these two things. I've made some adjustments, so it shouldn't give you any more trouble. Sorry for the trouble! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:12, 21 September 2020 (EDT)

== Another question ==

Hi DavidB4, I noticed that sometimes when entering CP, a title headline would pop up on the Main Page when such normally doesn't happen. Does it have anything directly to do with the recent errors? Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Tuesday, 23:58, 28 September 2020 (EDT)

:"title headline"? Sorry, I'm not certain what you mean. Could you clarify? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:09, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

::So on the top of almost every page, the page title is automatically displayed, though this isn't the case for the Main Page. However, I noticed on multiple occasions recently that a title appears there, though clicking on "View source" or "View history" will cause it to disappear. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Tuesday, 07:39, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

:::Odd. I see a title on the home page, which is simply "Conservapedia".
:::The site header includes the <code><nowiki><title>Conservapedia</title></nowiki></code> tag, which sets this value. It should always show as this, unless a script on the page changes it. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:21, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

::::I probably should've been more specific, as I'm referring to the headline that shows up right above the contents/tools of a page, whether it's a special page, a content page, its source, history, etc. For example, when typing this response on this section, I see "Editing User talk:DavidB4 (section)". If I go to my contributions page, the headline simply says "User contributions". A headline doesn't show up for the Main Page under normal circumstances. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Tuesday, 13:30, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

:::::Oh, okay. I misunderstood, so thanks for clarifying. Since we have a problem with data queries on the site right now, my best guess would be that yes, this is probably related to that problem. I don't know for sure though. I haven't noticed it, myself. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:48, 29 September 2020 (EDT)

== Webserver allowing spam ==

I noticed that you are blocking lots of IPs, why? And, what is with the "Webserver allowing spam"? - [[User:Punish China]]

:I believe it's because those IP addresses are being used by recent vandals, possibly to evade autoblocks. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>Liberaltears</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Wednesday, 19:46, 30 September 2020 (EDT)

::Those IPs would never be used by legitimate editors. The ones I have been blocking lately are specifically registered to cloud service providers, which are being used to run IP masking services. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:45, 1 October 2020 (EDT)
::Conservapedia's policy is that users must connect from their own IP addresses. Therefore, connecting to CP from any one of those IPs without permission from us would be a breach of that policy. However, for this purpose, I have only blocked account registration from those IPs. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:50, 1 October 2020 (EDT)

== Question about cascading protection ==

Hi DavidB4, I'm just curious about the "cascading" option for page protections, is it possible for non-administrators with the "protect" tag like you to use it when semi-protecting pages? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Thursday, 00:18, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

:Yes, it is available for any protection level. Of course, "semi-protection" seems to do nothing, but oh well. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:47, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

::Okay, that's very helpful because there should then be a way to indirectly protect pages so that only anyone with the "protect" and/or "Administrator" tag can edit them; if say, Page A and Page B need to be protected as such, then Page C can be created with "<nowiki></nowiki>" for its content and then be protected with the cascading option turned on. In that case, at least based off the [[Special:ListGroupRights|listed user rights]], editing Page A and Page B would be limited to those with the "protect" or "Administrator" tag. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Thursday, 08:36, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

:::Yes, in theory. That has sometimes been done for templates, so for example, anything with the homosexuality template gets cascading protection from that template. However, the only two things we can currently base our protection on are "autoconfimed" and "administrator" tags. Autoconfirm is unfortunately not working as intended for some reason, so realistically, the only locking option we have is restricting editing to "Administrator" tags. I wonder if it might be possible to add protection limiting editing to those with the "Edit" tag also, but I don't know if it can or would be done. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:27, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

::::So are you referring to pages that have Template:Homosexuality transcluded into them? From my understanding with the way cascading protection works, if the template is protected with cascading turned on, only templates/pages that transclude ''into'' the template would be affected, not pages that have Template:Homosexuality transcluded in them (correct me if I'm wrong). Also, regarding changing the number of protection levels, I think either Andy and/or the webmaster would know about it. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Thursday, 13:52, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

:::::Oh, no you're right. Yes cascading protection ensures that anything included on that page is also protected. I was getting it mixed up with something else. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:04, 15 October 2020 (EDT)

== File request ==

Hi. Can you upload [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Turkey.svg this file] to the Conservapedia? It's a public domain. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 06:26, 17 October 2020 (EDT)

:Sure, here it is: [[:File:Emblem of Turkey.svg.png]] --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:28, 18 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thank you so much! Can you upload those files: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Istiklal_Caddesi_06_24_09_0068.jpg 1], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iskenderun_church.jpg 2]? These are also public domain. - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 12:09, 30 October 2020 (EDT)
Is there a problem? - [[User:Andrewlee|Andrewlee]] ([[User talk:Andrewlee|talk]]) 01:36, 7 November 2020 (EST)
:It could be that DavidB4 is rather busy or didn't see your reply requesting those two files. I just uploaded them [[:File:Istiklal_Caddesi_06_24_09_0068.jpg|here]] and [[:File:Iskenderun_church.jpg|here]]. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Saturday, 11:39, 7 November 2020 (EST)

::Andrewlee, thanks for the reminder there--I apologize, but I have had very little free time lately. Thank you LT for doing that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 03:12, 9 November 2020 (EST)

== Why you undoed my edit ==
I was redirecting the page by copy+paste, then you moved automatically without doing that. So, the pages got switched, and the new page that got switched to the old page said #REDIRECT (New page), and the edit history was moved. Thus, my edit was undoed. (I had no intention to cause trouble) Am I right? --[[User:United States|United States]] ([[User talk:United States|talk]]) 17:04, 3 December 2020 (EST)

:The problem is that pages are not suposed to be moved using cut+paste. The edit history of pages must also be moved, along with the text. Otherwise, you are essentailly telling the world that you wrote the entire page, even though you didn't. I didn't think there were any subsiquent edits to the new page, so I deleted it to make room for the original, then moved that with its edit hitory to the new name. If there were subsiquent edits to the new page you created, they were unfortunately lost...I do appologize for that. I would have tried to preserve them if I had noticed. I would basically need to paste in your edits from the new page to the origianl, and include your name on the edit summary. That's that I typically do this this situation, although it's not at all ideal. Sorry for missing that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:42, 3 December 2020 (EST)

== Request for DavidB4-bot ==

Hi DavidB4, if you have the time, can you see if you can have DavidB4-bot remove any zero-width spacing from CP pages that include it, particularly BHathorn's page creations? In articles like [[Bernard Bagert, Sr.|this one]], [[Major de Pingre'|this one]], and [[Bob McFarland|this one]], it causes an extraneous spacing due to it apparently being used on the top and bottom of the page, but it's invisible property makes it hard to find and remove, and this seems to be the case with dozens and dozens of pages. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Saturday, 00:06, 19 December 2020 (EST)

:Interesting...I've never really dealt with ZWSP issues before. I'll see what my options for this are. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:49, 23 December 2020 (EST)

::Okay, thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Wednesday, 18:43, 23 December 2020 (EST)

== What has happened with CreationWiki ==

Is there any way to contact the moderators of CreationWiki.org because it is a major source for Creation Science and it has been down for a long time. If you could contact them ask them what is happening and tell them to make the website to be back online. User:Kirikagure, 31 December 2020

I recently tried contacting them via email--it hasn't been long enough to expect a reply yet. Hopefully they are aware and working on the issue, but it has been offline for a while now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:10, 1 January 2021 (EST)

== Is this appropriate? ==

Hi,

I don't really know how to put this diplomatically, but here's my best shot...

I have been looking through Conservapedia's content and I have noticed that the vast majority of it is defending and promoting the ideology of conservatism, however, it seems to lack a lot of non-politics/conservative related content on things like aircraft, history (non-US history), geography etc. I would be happy to write these types of articles for Conservapedia, however, I am worried about them not falling into the remit of Conservapedia, could you please confirm this? Don't worry, I won't be offended if you say no...

Thanks in advance! {{unsigned|Elnencatala}}

:Hi Elnencatala, certainly feel free to write on non-political topics! I agree, the current political issues are generally well-covered, but non-political topics can sometimes be a little lacking. Of course, try to focus on topics of public interest. The areas you mentioned sound great! In fact, history was one of the topics which was initially focused on when Conservapedia was founded (although there's more to be done). If there is a reasonable expectation of some of our readers wanting information on that topic (and keep in mind, some of our readers are homeschoolers), then by all means, go for it!
:Thanks for making sure--I look forward to seeing it! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:05, 2 January 2021 (EST)

==Source update request==
Hello, could you update the source link in this image? Correct link to LOC. [https://www.loc.gov/item/2009633684/] The link to "thisnation" has expired.
[[File:W-pray.jpg|left|200px|thumb|painted by H. Brueckner; engd. by John C. McRae]] {{unsigned|Progressingamerica}}
{{clear}}
:It looks like I can't. It is locked so that only a full admin can edit it. Probably Karajou, Conservative, or Andy could help you with that. Sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:40, 7 January 2021 (EST)
==Thank you for the assistance==
You were right. The checkbox must be checked. I'm in. Thank you. - --[[User:CharlesShirley|CharlesShirley]] ([[User talk:CharlesShirley|talk]]) 09:36, 15 January 2021 (EST)

:I'm glad to hear that worked! Let me know if you have any other issues. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:30, 15 January 2021 (EST)

== Those people are socks I suspect. ==

They are all signing up the minute one of them gets blocked. --[[User:Yeschayi|Trump]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 18:48, 17 January 2021 (EST)

:Yeah, that's what these losers do when they're bored. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 18:49, 17 January 2021 (EST)

:I agree. --[[User:Yeschayi|Trump]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 18:51, 17 January 2021 (EST)

== Who is Sievert81RW? ==

Is it sievert himself or another sock of the person vandalising rightist articles? --[[User:Yeschayi|Trump]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 18:52, 17 January 2021 (EST)
:Not sure, I haven't checked. Sievert81 did get blocked a while back, so either way, this person is unwanted. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 19:09, 17 January 2021 (EST)
:Could be his sock account. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 19:12, 17 January 2021 (EST)
::It's him, and I just sent his IP address on a little vacation, though I'm not sure if it will work with this bug we have going on. [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 21:54, 17 January 2021 (EST)
:Keep an eye out for his socks, he could reset his router. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 21:55, 17 January 2021 (EST)
::If he resets his IP address to evade a block I will send a report to his ISP for unauthorized access. Since I believe he is a teenager, it should be interesting when his parents get that nastygram from the cable company. [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 21:59, 17 January 2021 (EST)
::They’ll probably ground him or something, keep an eye out for potential socks of sievert though, --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 22:04, 17 January 2021 (EST)

== Hi there. ==

Later, i'm going to re write more of the [[Windows 95]] article. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 14:46, 18 January 2021 (EST)
:Ok, sounds good. Thanks! I didn't mean to pounce on you, but just wanted to head off any future issues by checking now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:48, 18 January 2021 (EST)

== Conservapedia priorities ==

Please see [[Conservapedia:Project Priorities]] and update, protect, etc. as, of course, you see fit.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 23:47, 19 January 2021 (EST)

== Please undelete Gypsy Taub ==

Please undelete [[Gypsy Taub]]. Karajou must not have been feeling well when he deleted it a few days ago.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 08:18, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:You'll need to speak with Karajou about that...I don't have the authority to override his decisions. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 16:16, 22 January 2021 (EST)
::(Offensive comment retracted. I apologize. I was wrong.).--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 21:56, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::CP does have a No Personal Attacks policy similar to WP's, so you need to mind your Ps and Qs when trash talking another editor. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:18, 22 January 2021 (EST)
::::Any licensed psychiatrist would agree with my assessment of the situation. I have a psychiatric diagnosis of schitzoaffective disorder and I faithfully take my meds. I am as right as rain. Karajou probably thinks that there is some oh-so-terrible stigma with getting the help of a licensed proffessional. He may have served his country but he has some growing up to do.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 23:22, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::::User:Amorrow, your insulting comment about another editor is false and offensive. Please retract it and apologize immediately. More generally, we're building an encyclopedia here and non-encyclopedia content is not allowed. Thank you.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 23:29, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::::::Andy, my dear man: please review [[Right to Privacy#Privacy is obsolete]] and get up to speed about the online encyclopedia of the coming decade. Please, please face facts: EVERYTHING is going online and going public. People will no longer keep paper records of any sort except for official documents. Even those will be copied online for the world to see. Soon children will ask "How could you old fogies ever survive without EVERYTHING being online?" Please also carefully review [[Conservapedia:Project Growth]]. This project is not living in the encyclopedias of the 1950s but the 1850s. My goodness: you are a Harvard man. Hide bound in tradition yes but you are a leader. You have no excuse for not keeping up with the fast crowd. The leading bleeding edge!--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 23:44, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Uncategorized files ==

I fixed up [[Uncategorized files]] so that the links work again. I would be eager to work on that project if I could get some teamwork to happen.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 19:51, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:David, we're trying to categorize all images in [[:Category:Images]]. I thought there were 25,000, but Amorrw says 2,500. I don't know which is correct. But we need a bot to fix this. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 22:02, 22 January 2021 (EST)
::I might be able to have a bot do it, but these images are admin locked, so I would need Admin-level protect/unprotect in order to do it. This is why I gave up on the project years ago, because I simply couldn't. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:58, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== A quick task for you ==

Please see [[User talk:Amorrow#Images]].--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 21:31, 22 January 2021 (EST)

==Proposal==
We would appreciate your input at [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Proposal]]. Thanks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 19:59, 1 February 2021 (EST)

== Debate ==

:Hello David. I would like to get your input at a debate page I set up [[Debate:Should the United States attack Pakistan?]]. Thanks.[[User:Bytemsbu|Bytemsbu]] ([[User talk:Bytemsbu|talk]]) 21:09, 1 February 2021 (EST)

::Hi,
::I haven't really been paying enough attention to the geopolitical landscape over there lately, to form an educated opinion. If I get some time, I'll try to take a look. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:05, 1 February 2021 (EST)

==Request==
Please delete my account and user page. Thank you. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:32, 3 February 2021 (EST)
:No problem. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 00:15, 4 February 2021 (EST)
::Bye Rob. Best of luck in your future endeavors! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:29, 4 February 2021 (EST)

== TY note ==

Hi DavidB4,
Thank you for your welcome message.
Ergo sum

:We're glad to have you! Let me know if you need anything! --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:00, 5 March 2021 (EST)

== About: Article Battle of Wilson’s Wharf ==

Should I add content to it, since it’s requested for deletion for no content should add some? --[[User:Yeschayi|Builder]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 01:09, 5 March 2021 (EST)

:Please do! It was tagged only because there was no actual content on that page. Feel free to add some text, and remove the deletion tag. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:01, 5 March 2021 (EST)

==This user==
I believe the evidence supports [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=George_Washington&diff=prev&oldid=1741644 this user] as being a mentally handicapped adult and not part of any wider troll network. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:14, 2 April 2021 (EDT)
:That may well be, but they were [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=George_Washington&diff=prev&oldid=1741642 still trolling]. The edit pattern ranked a low familiarity score on Minuteman, with only one other recent pattern match. Whatever. Whether in-network or freelance, they're still feeding the algorithm...so it's not all for nothing. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 02:33, 3 April 2021 (EDT)

== Make Sure ==

@[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] Can you please make sure that Minuteman bot doesn't block me for a third time. I get the first block was for reviewing my account but I got a second block. - [[User:ChadUser|ChadUser]]
:Since Karajou has backed you up, you shouldn't have any more issues. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:03, 10 April 2021 (EDT)

== Image help ==

@[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] Since only admins can add images, can you please add images for these articles? These are ones, I either created or reworked.
[[Joachim von Ribbentrop]]
[[Alfred Rosenberg]]
[[Julius Streicher]]
[[Mary Miller]]
[[Tom Rice]]
[[Cynthia Lummis]]
[[Odilo Globocnik]]

You should already get Ribbentrop's image copied onto here from the link on this page. https://conservapedia.com/File:Joachim_von_Ribbentrop

And here are the sources for the images for the rest:
Streicher:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1997-011-24,_Julius_Streicher.jpg

Rosenberg:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1985-0723-500,_Alfred_Rosenberg_headcrop.jpg

Miller:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Miller_117th_U.S_Congress.jpg

Rice:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tom_Rice,_Official_Portrait,_113th_Congress_-_full.jpg

Lummis:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CynthiaLummis.jpg

Globocnik
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2007-0188,_Odilo_Globocnik.jpg

--[[User:ChadUser|ChadUser]]

== Check It Out ==

I made a review of the new members of the 117th congress. [[Essay:117th US House New Members Review]]. Let me know what you think of the page and the concept. [[User:ChadUser|ChadUser]] ([[User talk:ChadUser|talk]]) 11:26, 15 April 2021 (EDT)

== Should I use Officeholder or Dictator for [[Abdul Karim Qassem]]? ==

Just asking. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk!]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 13:15, 28 April 2021 (EDT)

:Good question. I don't know much about him, so I don't know if I'm really qualified to answer. From the small amount of mainsteam information I've seen about him, it sounds like "Officeholder" might be more accurate, '''but''' mainstream sources notoriously like to slant their writings, so I can't say for sure. A quick web search tells me that he supposedly sat on a three-man "Revolutionary Council" which would imply he wasn't a dictator, but his actions might say otherwise. I also see a reference to him "being elected" prime minister. I don't know if that was a fair election, or a typical banana-republic "election" when he was guaranteed to "win". I would need to do a lot more research to answer those questions. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 13:25, 28 April 2021 (EDT)

== Is this guy a sock? ==

https://conservapedia.com/User_talk:Johni13 --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk!]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 13:35, 1 May 2021 (EDT)

:Yes. They've been blocked --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:13, 1 May 2021 (EDT)

== Friendly editor notice about a discussion ==

Hey DavidB4. I just wanted to let you know I started a discussion about new content (Maybe a new article for it) about content on Wikipedia. You can see the discussion here: [[Conservapedia:Community Portal#Discussion for a possible new Wikipedia Article]]. I am letting the active editors know about the discussion. Feel free to drop your opinion in it! --[[User:Elijahandskip|Elijahandskip]] ([[User talk:Elijahandskip|talk]]) 18:18, 14 May 2021 (EDT)

== Possibility of a citation formatting bot? ==

Hello! This is probably not the best place to discuss it but I am not aware of better places so... can we have something to automatically format a citation (such as a news article) into a proper format, such as with author name, source, date, title, url, accessed date, etc. etc.? On WP I only know to do this with the visual editor (maybe there is also a way with source editing? I do not know). I am asking because your user page says requests for automation is welcomed, so here I am :) --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 02:33, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

:Hi, I'm certainly happy to discuss such things! So you are thinking of a tool which helps you properly format a reference before you publish it? I don't edit on WP, so I'm not familiar with how they do this. Are you thinking of bibliography formatting in general (such as [https://www.bibme.org/mla/website-citation/new BibMe], [https://www.easybib.com/mla-format/website-citation/custom EasyBib], and [https://www.mybib.com MyBib] offer) or a tool which specifically formats and fills in one of our ref templates, so you can just paste in that pre-generated template block? --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 10:56, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

::Hi, I am not entirely sure what the two scenarios are... I will use an example to show what I hope to be achievable on the site. When I cite this news https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521425-gop-senator-writing-book-criticizing-big-tech-for-tyranny on this site, my input would be
:::<nowiki>"<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521425-gop-senator-writing-book-criticizing-big-tech-for-tyranny</ref>"</nowiki>.
::When I cite this on WP, I would switch from source editing to their relatively new "visual editor" where the citation tool automatically convert the reference to
:::"Klar, Rebecca (October 16, 2020). "GOP senator writing book criticizing Big Tech for 'tyranny'". The Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2021."
::with the link attached to the report title. If I am to achieve the same on Conservapedia, I would need to first generate an entry in Zotero where the fields are automatically identified by the software, then output the entry to some document as bibliography, and finally copy-paste the line to <nowiki>"<ref></ref>"</nowiki>. This is so much of a hassle that I have never tried it. Apparently, such conversion is too cumbersome for not just me but most of our editors, therefore only a tiny number of references are formatted "properly", such as ref. 13 on [[Phyllis Schlafly]]. --[[User:Luminoxius|Luminoxius]] ([[User talk:Luminoxius|talk]]) 16:24, 19 May 2021 (EDT)