The Xero for Hire Podcast J. K. Slaughter

The Pine Tree Flag (or the An Appeal to Heaven Flag) was one of the flags used during the American Revolution. The flag, which featured a pine tree with the motto "An Appeal to Heaven", or less frequently "An Appeal to God", was used by a squadron of six schooners commissioned under George Washington's authority as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army beginning in October 1775.
Timestamps
* 00:00 intro
* 01:00 trumps crimes
* 02:09 my accent
* 02:24 the next shadow campaign?
* 04:19 conservative protests
* 10:41 Rich conservative shills
* 12:35 when Q-anon fell apart
* 15:15 be prepared for disappointment
* 18:15 reasons why conservatives might lose in 2024
* 22:45 too many conservatives are willing to walk away from our Christian Roots
* 25:44 appeal to heaven
* 29:50 judgment comes to the house of God
The pine tree is a traditional symbol of New England. The phrase "appeal to heaven" appears in John Locke's Second Treatise on Government, where it is used to describe the right of revolution. ~ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Tree_Flag
The history behind the controversial ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag ~ CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/us/appeal-to-heaven-flag-meaning-cec/index.html
The endless language war, liberals’ flag lies and other commentary ~ New York Post https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/opinion/the-endless-language-war-liberals-flag-lies-and-other-commentary/



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00:00 intro (updates on my dog, Chester)11:52 the 4th age channel, Virtues13:53 the problem with conservative podcasters 15:08 the way you're supposed to make an argument20:37 pros and cons 21:44 we win, in the end 23:03 the covid argument 25:48 incorporating this new information 26:48 it's good to be an entertainer during good times28:05 trying to compete with the rich luxury careers32:47 it's easier to see through false hope now35:19 moving forward ,(removing the payments from the comic substack page, Da Vinci resolve issue, Freelance stuff) 37:19 praying for New Passion 41:12 Outro
I've been taking some hard hits dealing with our dogs sickness. Trying to get the right analysis and find out what type of medical attention he actually needs. He's a member of our family and we're trying as hard as we can, but having to rely on other people to get us there has been difficult for the entire family.
It's been especially hard for me because I have not been very honest about the truth state of our economy, and instead have taken all of the weight of the failure of our photography business head on. This podcast deals with some of the struggles we've had this year, and I'm pretty honest about the perspective that I'm trying to work through.
I chose the name indignity because that's what it feels like wrestling with the reality of not being able to provide by doing things that I'm seeing other people do, while also realizing I'm not the man who will be able to make these things work.



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A good representation between the matriarchal versus patriarchal view of the world.


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I hate being marketed to when I know that their LYING! I had to vent to a friend.
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The Hard Reality of Comics
We finished the first Indiegogo Campaign!
this puts some credibility to my project
* commissioning covers
* Meeting cover artists
* Cover mentality
Publishing Scams:
ISBN Scams - Non-transferable (can ONLY buy from Bauker)
Vanity Presses
Library of Congress Registration Number - no pay
Barcodes - No pay
fake US Library of Congress Websites
LLC Scams
"Saw your book online" Scam
Prices for Printing (without ISBN)
So here are the standards that I'm printing. I tried to make every service have the same settings, or as close to the same settings as I could get. For the sake of this example I actually had to lower the quality of the interior print in order to make all of these is even as possible.
* 28 pages 
* 25 copies 
* Standard comic book size 
* Number 60 text on coded black and white interior 
* Yes to bleed if optional 
* Number 80 gloss cover, color outside covers, blank interior cover, yes to bleed if optional 
* Saddle stitch binding 
* Lowest available shipping option 
* Allow the printer to place an advertisement for logo on the inside back cover
So here are the services from most expensive to least expensive 
* Book baby, $260.00
* Docu Copies, $207.74
* Best printing usa, $199.10
* Lulu, $164.44
* Greko Printing, $152.50
* Printing center USA, $135.64
* Maxim, $119.50
* Morris publishing, $49.83
* Kablam comics, $45.75
What I got for Free comic Book Day!

Shout out to Tim from Silent Squirrel Comics - https://www.facebook.com/SilentSquirrelComics
and
Travis Starling (Comic Cover Artist) - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100036847849875


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C’MON DAWG!


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