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Rossiter: Drinking the Kool-Aid
Mar 15, 2022
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Steve Rossiter
in Opinion
For years, I and others have used the term “drinking the kool-aid.” Little did I know there is actually a more formal term that addresses this phenomena. The formal name is mass formation psychosis (MFP). Google it, and you will find numerous articles. Not only that, but I learned just how insidious this psychosis is…
Say Hello to Free Missoula News
Feb 28, 2022
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Roy McKenzie
in Opinion
Dear readers, My name is Roy McKenzie and I am the editor and creator of Missoula County Tyranny. Over the past year and a half, Missoula County Tyranny has followed, published, and reported on news and information from a perspective that the mainstream press will not cover: the citizens. While news outlets like the Missoulian…
MacKenzie: Healthcare Denied in Flathead—And Nationwide
Jan 20, 2022
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by
Kirk MacKenzie
in COVID-19 Response, Health, Opinion
Kalispell man refused medical care and kidney transplant for not submitting to testing and vaccination. Logan Health refused lab tests without COVID test.
WATCH: Missoula Schools Trustee Declines Mask, Chair Suspends Meeting for “Spreading Germs”
Jan 11, 2022
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by
Roy McKenzie
in Education, Politics, Video
On Tuesday night, the regular meeting of the Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Trustees was suspended by board chair Diane Lorenzen after trustee Mike Gehl declined to wear a mask. An agenda item that was set for discussion was Montana High School Association sports eligibility issues, which the chair mentioned was “popular with…
WATCH: Local Artist Travis Mateer Releases “Engen’s Missoula” Documentary Online
Jan 6, 2022
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Roy McKenzie
in Culture, Government, Politics, Video
Local artist and film producer Travis Mateer released his 3-hour documentary Engen’s Missoula late Wednesday night. “So happy to finally be able to share this, it’s been a long time in the making,” Mateer said in a tweet. The film covers specific points in the administration of Missoula’s 5-term Mayor, John Engen, including the redirection…
Lower Student COVID Rate in Mask Optional Schools, Billings Mask Lawsuit, State Data Shows
Jan 5, 2022
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by
Roy McKenzie
in COVID-19 Response, Education, Health
UPDATED (1/6/2022): Post updated to include letter from Billings teachers union president Douglas Robison discouraging educators from contributing statements to the lawsuit regarding the negative effects of masks on students. Parents in Billings and the non-profit Stand Up Montana filed their 200-page mask lawsuit against Billings Public Schools and Elysian Schools at the end of…
LISTEN: New Rock Ballad “In The Garden Of Engen” from darshan Pulse
Dec 17, 2021
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by
Roy McKenzie
in Culture
“As life-long Missoula locals, we consider this track a unique holiday “thank you” to the man, the myth, the legend, who transformed a thriving working class community here in the Garden City into the gentrified nightmare it is today.”
Over 500 Montanans Sign “Vote of Confidence” Letter Supporting State Superintendent
Dec 14, 2021
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Roy McKenzie
in COVID-19 Response, Education, Politics
Over 500 Montana signatories including school board trustees from Flathead, Lincoln, Missoula, and Ravalli counties and two-dozen elected officials have signed on to a “Vote of Confidence” letter supporting Montana’s head of schools, State Superintendent of Instruction Elsie Arntzen. “We write to refute the unauthorized “no-confidence” letter recently sent to you by certain school superintendents…
Roxy Theater Cancels Showing of Documentary Critical of Mayor Engen’s Administration
Dec 13, 2021
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Roy McKenzie
in Business
The Roxy Theater in Missoula cancelled a showing of a forthcoming documentary critical of Mayor John Engen’s 14-year administration titled Engen’s Missoula citing “overbooking.” Three days after signing a contract with the producer at the beginning of December, The Roxy Theater rental coordinator Christina Tripp notified the producer of the alleged overbooking, refunded the deposit,…
Media Response To Manzella Religious Liberty Speech Shows LGBTQ Victimization A Potent Tool To Silence Dissent
Dec 4, 2021
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Roy McKenzie
in Media, Politics, Video
Rispen’s took Manzella’s words out of context, stripped them apart, and capped off Manzella’s original thought with a mischaracterization of her statement. Rispens suggested that Manzella was shrugging off violence against LGBTQ people as a “normal consequence” when Manzella specifically said that, according to her beliefs, all people should be approached “in love.”
UPDATED: Federal Judge Grants Montana’s Request For Injunction On CMS Vaccine Mandate, Benefis Insists on Jab
Nov 30, 2021
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by
Roy McKenzie
in Business, COVID-19 Response, Health
Montana healthcare workers are protected under HB-702 which adds vaccination status as a protected class.
PHOTOS: Statewide Rallies Against Vaccine Mandates Draw Over a Thousand Across Montana
Nov 29, 2021
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by
Roy McKenzie
in Business, COVID-19 Response, Events, Health, Photos
Update (11/30/2021): A federal judge has blocked CMS vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. Yesterday, over a thousand Montanans showed up for statewide rallies against vaccine mandates imposed on healthcare workers by the Biden Administration. Demonstrators attended rallies in Billings, Bozeman, Glendive, Great Falls, Hamilton, Helena, Kalispell, Miles City, Missoula, and Sydney at 2:00pm in highly…