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A bit of good news and fair tidings for you all. The quince bush at our house is in full bloom. Time marches on. Spring is around the corner. It’s time for Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day, and Easter! Who is sleeping with seed catalogs under their pillow? The guys can be grumpy about spring and pastel flowers but the girls love it.

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SPEAK THE FIVE WORDS BOLDLY TO OUR PRESIDENT!, “I AM PRAYING FOR YOU!

And remember….. it is time to drain the swamp in DC and LOCALLY. Please make a commitment in the new year to attend a LOCAL board meeting for your town or municipality or school board. Get involved and make your presence known. Put your local officials phone numbers in your cell phone and call them once a week (or more often).

“Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American People.”

Candidate Donald J Trump

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The Iowa caucuses are around the corner, USMCA and China Phase 1 are complete, the President is heading to Davos, and campaign season will begin in earnest. We can’t wait! Exciting times.

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Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Love it!

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Repeating this Duchess post – it’s hilarious!
https://twitter.com/Dawn_DeMore1/status/1217444144211202048

ozzytrumpster

For those who visit th e bird this guy is gold
Qasem Soleimani, Obvious Parody

michaelh

“And remember….. it is time to drain the swamp in DC and LOCALLY. Please make a commitment in the new year to attend a LOCAL board meeting for your town or municipality or school board. Get involved and make your presence known. Put your local officials phone numbers in your cell phone and call them once a week (or more often).”

~ daughnworks247–andthensome
In Texas, a concerned citizen tried to run for school board. The school district puts out a bond issue, recruits the teachers to do videos and spends a lot of money promoting the bond. Turns out that the whole thing is being run and bankrolled by developers who are looking for the school district to build all new schools – that the developers can CA$H in on…
She takes them to court for “electioneering” – AND WINS!!!
HUGE PRECEDENT SET IN TEXAS COURTS!!!
Daughn you HAVE to read this whole piece – it’ll blow your mind what the stunts they pulled and what they did to her!!!
We are the news now!
Taxpayer Wins Fight to Hold School District Accountable for Illegal Electioneering
Three years after a citizen complained, Texas fines a former Lovejoy ISD superintendent who spent taxpayer dollars to electioneer for a school tax increase.
By Erin Anderson
January 7, 2020
https://texasscorecard.com/local/taxpayer-wins-fight-to-hold-school-district-accountable-for-illegal-electioneering/comment image

In a huge victory for taxpayers, a North Texas resident has won a three-year fight to hold her local school district accountable for unlawfully using tax dollars to promote a school tax increase.
Brenda Rizos, a longtime school accountability advocate, filed an ethics complaint against Lovejoy Independent School District officials in 2016 (revised in 2017), claiming then-Superintendent Ted Moore authorized spending public funds for political advertising—a violation of the Texas Election Code.
In a November ruling, the Texas Ethics Commission, which handles such complaints, agreed with Rizos.
“This is a huge victory for taxpayers,” Rizos told Texas Scorecard. “TEC actually went above and beyond my complaint and referred to the imagery used in the video!”

michaelh

These people are SICK.

. . . All along the way, school officials didn’t simply ignore Rizos’ concerns—they attacked her.
Rizos said she received threatening phone calls after Moore told people at a 2008 community meeting that she was trying to destroy the district. Moore then called Rizos and others who publicly criticized the school district “cyber [TANGO’S],” warning that their “tactics” included online discussion groups and public information requests.

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That attack was part of a presentation called “Under Siege” made by Moore, Assistant Superintendent Dennis Muizers, and then-Trustee Elena Westbrook to a statewide conference of school district officials with the Texas Association of School Boards, which “serves and represents local Texas school boards,” not taxpayers.

Gail Combs

From phoenixrising37 last night
American Thought Leaders – The Epoch Times
Child sex trafficking: ept.ms/36YOUm8

And now they are trying to get a law passed making Pedophilia PROTECTED just as they did LBGXYZ….

michaelh

Legalize everything that is EVIL.
Criminalize everything that is GOOD.

Gail Combs

Yeah, a TWO YEAR OLD!
This is a video you need to share with every neighbor or friend that has children!
That is why I brought it over from yesterday’s thread. So it would not get lost.

kea

A two year old?!?! A TWO YEAR old?! How do they get these kids? These people need to be put away forever ( and trust me I would write something different of where I would put/send them)

bakocarl

I don’t think that you could recommend a sentence worse or longer than the place and sentence they’ve willingly signed up for.

singingsoul1

I cannot like the sex trafficking. I am so sad for the two year old child to have to suffer by the hands of sick males. These people are not a mens they are animals. Animals who choose not to control themselves and their impulses. If any man had done this to my daughter so help me God he would not live to talk about it. I am not a violent person but this would cross the line and those men do not deserve their male parts.

Gail Combs

I think you would have a lot of help. I may not have children but this makes me see red!

michaelh

Sunlight is shining bright – tough times for those in the SBC who’ve been thick in corruption
DARK TO LIGHT
WE ARE THE NEWS NOW
GOD WINS
Metternich, Discourse & the Southern Baptist Convention’s Balance of Power
Published on : Published by : Capstone Report
https://capstonereport.com/2020/01/15/metternich-discourse-the-southern-baptist-conventions-balance-of-power/33727/comment image

So, how do concerned Southern Baptists hold denominational leaders accountable? Not everyone and not every church can afford a trip to the exotic, big city locations where the Southern Baptist Convention holds its Annual Meeting.
And, it is not like Baptist Press will do anything to hold the SBC Elite to account. In fact, they even publish demonstrably false statements using Planned Parenthood logic to defend the Soros-funded Evangelical Immigration Table.
So, where does a conservative Southern Baptist turn?
The alternative media.
. . . The elites have lost control of the flow of information. For example, Breitbart or Todd Starnes or The Gateway Pundit or Pulpit & Pen or Reformation Charlotte or Enemies Within the Church or Sovereign Nations have 500x the reach of denominational Pravda. So, when Baptist Press decides to lie about the Evangelical Immigration Table’s relationship with George Soros, these other outlets can expose the truth.
And that’s what really troubles Evangelical Elites. They are losing power.

Breitbart
*https://www.breitbart.com/efugees/
Todd Starnes
*https://www.toddstarnes.com/
The Gateway Pundit
*https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/
Pulpit & Pen
*https://pulpitandpen.org/
Reformation Charlotte
*https://reformationcharlotte.org/
Enemies Within the Church
*https://enemieswithinthechurch.com/
Sovereign Nations
*https://sovereignnations.com/
Capstone Report
*https://capstonereport.com/

michaelh

THESE PEOPLE ARE SICK.
Experimenters Pay Mexican Women to Get Pregnant and Abort
By WESLEY J. SMITH
January 16, 2020 10:30 AM
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/experimenters-pay-mexican-women-to-get-pregnant-and-abort/comment image

Women in Mexico were paid $1400 to be hyperstimulated so their ovaries released bountiful eggs instead of one during their cycle. They then underwent artificial insemination, resulting in early pregnancy with multiple embryos, which were then flushed out of their bodies for study.
. . . Some of the surviving embryos were later used to impregnate other women. Others were frozen.
This “experiment” was very wrong on at least four fronts. First, it created human life for the purpose of experimenting upon it. Second, it paid women to have abortions (when all the embryos were not flushed). Third, it treated women as objects, merely as “a Petri dish,” to quote bioethicist Lorie Zoloth (with whom I have had my differences in the past, but not here). Fourth, hyperstimulation can have serious side effects, even leading to occasional death. Add in the likelihood that the women were very poor, and you have a real exploitive circumstance.
. . . The idea here is to create a new method for the fertility industry, in which women will be paid to mass produce embryos within their bodies — surrogate conception, let’s call it — which will then be flushed out in the lab. After that, embryos will be subjected to quality control procedures — perhaps including sex selection. Those that pass quality control will be implanted in women who want to give birth or who become pregnant as surrogate “gestational carriers,” in the dehumanizing parlance of the industry. And all for big bucks.
Big Fertility is fast becoming a moral hazard.

Chris

..why does Joseph Mengele immediately come to mind ?

Gail Combs

Because the NAZIS were very active in Mexico!
Jose Vasconcelos who died in 1982, is the Nazi Propagandist behind La Raza Mexican nationalism. Like Soros, Jose was on the Nazi German payroll during WWII. La Raza, Spanish Mexicans, with perhaps a dash of Indian is the Mexican equivalent of the Nazi “aryan” Race. La Raza Cosmica is the Mexican equivalent of Hitlers Mein Kemp written during the same time period.
Unfortunately we are STILL dealing with the Nazis in the form of La Raza.

GA/FL

Islamo-fascists are also active in Mexico and S America.

Deplorable Patriot

And yet another case where messing with the natural function of fertility is taken outside the US. When they do this sort of thing here, and women start dying, it gets noticed. It’s been happening since the 1960s with the development of the original pill. The trials were shipped to Puerto Rico after a number of heart attacks and strokes. And every time the stories of this stuff surface, the acts of depravity get more and more egregeous and disgusting.

cthulhu

Christopher Tolkien, second greatest expert on Middle Earth, dead at 95.

Aubergine

That is sad. I love those books. Some days I wish I could live in Hobbiton.

michaelh

Soros-Linked Group Gets Six GOP Governors to Resettle More Refugees
By JOHN BINDER11 Dec 2019
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/11/soros-linked-group-gets-six-gop-governors-to-resettle-more-refugees/comment image
Exposing the Evangelical Immigration Table – the same people the SBC and others (Lutheran Social Services) are cozying up to, and taking money from.

Deplorable Patriot

Well, that explains a lot.

michaelh

Yup.
Trump builds a wall. Soros works overtime to try to erode it.
Soros wants that population invasion very badly. BAMN. It reeks of desperation to me.

Deplorable Patriot

It also somewhat explains why Eric Greitens, the man we in MO actually voted in as governor, was essentially hounded out of office.

michaelh

Christians Angered by Southern Baptist Leader’s Immigration Smear
By Todd Starnes -November 15, 2019
https://www.toddstarnes.com/show/christians-angered-by-southern-baptist-leaders-immigration-smear/comment image

For the past several years there have been growing concerns about what some observers perceive to be the leftward lurch of the Southern Baptist Convention. This should alarm every freedom-loving patriot across the fruited plain. The SBC is the only religious body in America to return from the brink of liberalism. [True!]
But now – the Southern Baptists are at a crossroad. And sadly, some members of the flock have already been compromised by Critical Race Theory and Social Justice propaganda.
. . .As disgusting and unchristian as that slur might have been, Capstone Report has uncovered recent comment delivered by Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission at the National Immigration Forum.
“An evangelical Christian who despises immigrants is an evangelical Christian who is self-defeating and self-loathing because most of the Body of Christ on earth right now not to mention heaven is not white, is not middle class, is not American, doesn’t speak English,” the Southern Baptist leader said.
. . . The idea that evangelicals who support American sovereignty, border security and legal immigration are somehow self-loathing is appalling.
. . . Every freedom-loving Southern Baptists ought to be asking their pastors why a Southern Baptist agency is affiliating itself with an organization funded by a known anti-American leftist.

bakocarl

“An evangelical Christian who despises immigrants” . . . now there is the false label and false premise of the accusation. “evangelicals who support American sovereignty, border security and legal immigration” do not despise immigrants . . . they simply “support American sovereignty, border security and legal immigration”.
Alinsky tactics, liberally applied.

michaelh

One big advantage is that the Evangelical Elite are humorless. The Alinsky method of using humor and satire as tools of ridicule isn’t something they are prepared to do – they have to maintain a certain “image” for PR (perception) purposes, a certain “credibility” that one might expect from austere religious scholars 😉 So unless they can back up their opinions with facts, their denunciations are paper mache’ that we can tear through easily using that most difficult of tools of resist: Truth and Cold hard facts.

michaelh

Pro-Amnesty Southern Baptist Convention Is in Damage Control After Pushing Open Borders and Its Ties To Soros Are Exposed
by Alicia Powe January 13, 2020
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/01/pro-amnesty-southern-baptist-convention-is-in-damage-control-after-pushing-open-borders-and-ties-to-soros-exposed/comment image

The world’s most wealthy, communist financier, a notorious atheist, is stealthily coordinating the deconstruction of America’s sovereignty and dismantling of our sovereign borders by infiltrating the nation’s most historically conservative channel: The Christian Church.
The Southern Baptist Church (SBC), the largest Evangelical and Protestant denomination in the United States, is in damage control mode attacking conservative publications for exposing its ties to political puppet master billionaire George Soros.

Breitbart News revealed the SBC’s links to Soros in a December report warning the Soros-funded Evangelical Immigration Table, a coalition of Evangelical Christian organizers that support amnesty for illegal aliens and open borders, lobbied “governors across the country to bring more refugees to their states.”
The public policy and lobbying arm of the SBC, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, is a member of the Evangelical Immigration Table. The EIT reportedly does not legally exist as an incorporated political entity or non-profit organization and is a project of the National Immigration Forum, a nonprofit, shell entity of Soros’ Open Society Institute.
The EIT sent letters to the governors of California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin to ask them to bring refugees to their states and as a result, “six Republican governors signed off to resettle refugees in their states, including North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey,” Breitbart notes.
Now, Baptist publications are on the attack against Breitbart and conservative organizations for exposing the SBC and the EIT’s money trail to Soros.
An article published by the Baptist Press News dubbed an “Explainer,” claims SBC and EIT are targets of a disinformation campaign and the organizations’ subversive partnership with the 89-year-old Hungarian-born philanthropist are fabricated.

And down the Rabbit Hole GWP goes . . .
I wish some other websites were as fearless at pursuing this. Talking a big talk about border security but missing how the issue is being manipulated with the voters by skewing the evangelical vote.

Trump has condemned the ERLC president by name, warning “Russell Moore is truly a terrible representative of Evangelicals and all of the good they stand for. A nasty guy with no heart!”

GA/FL

THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP – You always deliver clarity!

michaelh

January 13, 2020
In the Wake of a False Report by Capstone Report, SBC Leader Compares “Discernment Blogs” to “[TANGO’S]”
Posted by Jeff Maples
https://reformationcharlotte.org/2020/01/13/in-the-wake-of-a-false-report-by-capstone-report-sbc-leader-compares-discernment-blogs-to-terrorists/comment image

Southern Baptist leaders have now come out in full force against what they label as “discernment blogs” — even though that’s not really what they are — and the same Jason Keith Allen who Capstone originally published the unsubstantiated article about has published his own article comparing “discernment blogs” to [TANGO’S].
The article, titled Denominational Discourse & the Future of the SBC, begins by talking about how the balance-of-power during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union assured that a war would not break out due to the doctrine of mutually-assured destruction. He then goes on to explain how during the age of [TANGO-ism], the doctrine of mutually-assured destruction no longer applies. This is because [TANGO’S] do not fear their own destruction as they have nothing to lose. On the other hand, established, civil nations do, therefore, find it difficult to respond to [TANGO] acts.
Then, Allen writes,

With the arrival of the internet and, in particular blogging and social media, a similar scenario has developed in the online world. There’s an imbalance of loss when public accusations are made. The one who leads a public ministry has everything to lose, while an anonymous blogger has nothing to lose.
This new reality is causing chaos in the Southern Baptist Convention. False accusations are circulated online daily. Ironically, some of these instigators aren’t even Southern Baptist. Nonetheless, they malign SBC ministries and sully the reputations of those who lead them. And, for Southern Baptists, our cooperative work is being threatened.

. . . it must be noted that Capstone Report is not anonymous — their identity is clearly available on their website. Secondly, comparing “bloggers” to [TANGO’S] is irresponsible. If Allen insists on using the war-time comparison between bloggers and the SBC leadership, then he has to acknowledge that they’ve just dropped a nuclear bomb on them.
Here’s the thing, if a journalist publishes false information, the truth will prevail. It is not wrong to call out the media on unsubstantiated accusations. . . To assume that these journalists have “nothing to lose” is also irresponsible and the accusation is no less slanderous than the accusations made against him.

michaelh

Coming soon to an oven nearby…
Recipe Thread: How to Cook Prime Rib, and Other Christmas Dishes
https://wqth.wordpress.com/2019/12/22/recipe-thread-how-to-cook-prime-rib-and-other-christmas-dishes/comment image

michaelh

YES and I’ve been waiting almost a whole MONTH for it. Family is coming in town – we have the best excuse in the world 😉

Gail Combs

OH…. DROOOOooool 🤤
And all I have in the frig is Turkish Mousaka

michaelh

There are so many things this administration has done to REVERSE and CORRECT the bad policies of the prior administration – particularly on life issues.
The propagandist never-Trumpers will NEVER give him his due on this – instead they continue to attack his record and present it as if it were merely “ho-hum”. Reagan could not have done more.
The judges issue alone is HUGE and an insurmountable achievement to climb. More judges, in less time – Huge and Unprecedented Judicial Reform in just 2 or 3 years. Hasn’t this been the #1 issue that pro-lifers have identified? Isn’t this the thing that single issue voters have been demanding? Get the right Supreme Court nominations and reform the lower courts?
The never-Trumper dismisses this out of hand. He neglects the number of judicial appointments, flattening and blunting the presentation by intentionally neglecting the enormity of the scope the judicial armada represents. By not reporting all the facts, he can just wave his hand and minimize “judicial appointments” down to a single flat, unelaborated bullet point, and then look back in history, “See, other Presidents did this too – Trump isn’t doing anything special”.
To them, it doesn’t matter the amount of malicious, calculated, and intentional damage that the prior administration wreaked on our nation, on religious liberties, the freedom of conscience, and the right to life.
All that matters is promoting their false propaganda to try to convince their dwindling base of readers that Trump isn’t all that good.
From what I can tell, they aren’t doing too well 😉
Up until this administration, Ronald Reagan was the most pro-life President in American history. If he were here today he would be incredibly proud of the work the Trump administration has accomplished.
And the best is yet to come!
And that’s the real reason the never-Trumpers are AFRAID and telling lies.

plumnelly1

Thanks Daughn…this clears it up.

Sadie Slays

Eminem just released a surprise album called “Music to be Murdered By” featuring a music video based on the Las Vegas attack. I didn’t watch it, and I’m not linking to any of it. All I want to say is that the timing is highly suspicious with the upcoming Virginia rally.

Dora

The Swamp Returns: Obama Staffers Host ‘Progressive National Security’ Conference Expecting Dem Presidential Victorycomment image
https://warroom.org/swamp-hosts-foreign-policy-conference/

patfrederick

ahhh…the Lunacy Council…

Dora

Good name for it.

Sadie Slays
patfrederick

did you screen shot this?
despicable!

Deplorable Patriot

And they’re cheap about it, too. $50 for travel and no per diem or lodging? Actors would have to be starving. From the ad:
Rate: $250/day ($200 plus $50 for travel). Additional travel/lodging not provided.

itswoot

Among the many sins committed by the luciferian Democrats.comment image

Deplorable Patriot

Because babies will eventually breed more babies.
It’s all about population control.

duchess01

Verse of the Day

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
John 14:6 (KJV)

duchess01

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duchess01

Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!

duchess01
duchess01

Jesus Loves Babies…Pray for the Unborncomment image
Jesus Loves the Little Children – Pray for the Little Childrencomment image
Jesus Loves You – Come to Himcomment image

patfrederick

Good Morning Duchess!

duchess01

* Waves to Pat from far away * Angels watching over you!
God Bless You and keep you safe and warm!

patfrederick

wherever you are, I hope you’re warm, dry and happy!!

duchess01

God provides the warmth, happy, and peace – I trust He will from day to day – for both of us!
Have a Blessed Day!!!

patfrederick

you have a Blessed Day too!!

duchess01

Thanks!!!

patfrederick

😀

Dora

trumpismine

trumpismine

trumpismine

Area warning to pilots issued by the FAA

patfrederick

Comey under criminal investigation for leaking…
FTA
Here’s the money paragraph, hidden down in the story.
The latest investigation involves material that Dutch intelligence operatives siphoned off Russian computers and provided to the United States government. The information included a Russian analysis of what appeared to be an email exchange during the 2016 presidential campaign between Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat of Florida who was also the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee at the time, and Leonard Benardo, an official with the Open Society Foundations, a democracy-promoting organization whose founder, George Soros, has long been a target of the far right.
In the email, Ms. Wasserman Schultz suggested that then-Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch would make sure that Mrs. Clinton would not be prosecuted in the email case. Both Ms. Wasserman Schultz and Mr. Benardo have denied being in contact, suggesting the document was meant to be Russian disinformation.
That document was one of the key factors that drove Mr. Comey to hold a news conference in July 2016 announcing that investigators would recommend no charges against Mrs. Clinton. Typically, senior Justice Department officials would decide how to proceed in such a high-profile case, but Mr. Comey was concerned that if Ms. Lynch played a central role in deciding whether to charge Mrs. Clinton, Russia could leak the email.
Whoa, so strip everything away and what the document says is that Debbie Wasserman Schultz was guaranteeing that Lynch would get Hillary Clinton off.
https://www.redstate.com/nick-arama/2020/01/16/breaking-james-comey-under-investigation-for-leaking-classified-info-lynchclinton-evidence-that-made-comey-take-over-is-revealed/

patfrederick

Sanders silent about firing that crackpot with the gulag fetish…
FTA
It raises questions about the whole picture Sanders stands for. Violence has been a part of the Sanders operation for years. Recall that it was a Sanders staffer, James Hodgkinson, who attempted to assassinate GOP congressional leader Steve Scalise and wounded him badly with gunfire. John Hinderaker at Power Line has some excellent observations about that here.
Sanders escaped blame for it on the grounds that any campaign could have a crazy staffer. But the Iowa stuff tells a story of apparently all crazy staffers, hell-bent on gulags, re-education camps, Kulak-targeting, burning cities, murdered resistors, and all the things that really happened in every country that ever became a socialist hellhole.
This is scary stuff, calling for your vote based on a cute grumpy grandpa personality fronting for the sick horrors of socialism. Once in, there are no outs; just ask a Venezuelan. The Democrats are apparently looking for a means of rigging Sanders out, but given that socialist Sanders becomes a “Democrat” only at election time, they never should have let him in to start with. Now he’s the frontrunner, and he’s showing what he’s made of. O’Keefe says Jurek still has his job, and Iowa moves apace. The only thing left is to expose him, and for that, O’Keefe has done a tremendous public service.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/bernie_sanderss_refusal_to_fire_violent_progulag_communist_on_staff_speaks_volumes.html

bakocarl

What do you bet that the progulag communist, if fired, would have just a whole bunch of provable, stinky muck that he could throw all over crazy Bernie . . . or sell quite profitably to a publisher?

patfrederick

that’s a good bet…he said that Bernie shares his feelings…

ladypenquin

Shem does a fantastic job calling out CNN for the Liberal hacks they really are. This is over the fact Senator McSally responded to nasty CNN NPR reporter yesterday – calling him a “liberal hack.” CNN is in meltdown. Our side is cheering.
https://twitter.com/Shem_Infinite/status/1218022780224131072
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1218022780224131072.html
My contribution.

Dora
Dora

Deplorable Patriot

The bishops have to recognize that the flock is informed enough that their Sorosian maneuvering is getting obvious. If it wasn’t for the Sacraments, and the Faith of 2,000 years, these guys as a whole would be in more trouble than they are. And, really, a lot of them are cleaning up messes left behind.

patfrederick

so Parnas now says he DIDN’T speak to the President directly about Ukraine…so this makes it more third person testimony…LOL
FTA
But now, according to the New York Times, Parnas is saying he did NOT talk to Trump about these things…
In the interview with The Times, Mr. Parnas said that although he did not speak with Mr. Trump directly about the efforts, he met with the president on several occasions and was told by Mr. Giuliani that Mr. Trump was kept in the loop.
If he never spoke with Trump directly about Ukraine, then he has no first-hand knowledge of what Trump said or did. Giuliani said in his interview with Fox News last November that Parnas basically took a photo with Trump and that’s all his ‘meeting’ with Trump amounted to. And with all of the other stuff about him trying to work out a deal to his benefit here, it’s even less reason now to trust anything he has to say about this.
https://therightscoop.com/lev-parnas-now-denies-speaking-with-trump-despite-cnn-reporting-otherwise/

smiley2

Governor “Black Face” of Virginia Bans Firearms….Pastor Marty ! 😀

latest !
Culture War : this is a GUN GRAB way down South in the land of Diversity…and ahead of a pro-gun rally…from Friday thru Tuesday eve…

patfrederick

it seems with lots of people reporting on the call for “crisis actors” and whatever, there is a definite planned event coming up.
if the governor can call this emergency…then he should be able to also stipulate no protestors can be MASKED. that way violators or those who set things on fire or whatever can be IDENTIFIED.
separate the wheat from the chaff

smiley2

you are making way too much sense, friend.
….that Gov, on the other hand, is a yellow-bellied Libtard hypocrite…

patfrederick

yes he is.

smiley2

wait for it…
“neo nazi hate groups”
“out of state militia types”
“another Charlottesville”
pushing the SCARE TACTICS….knee jerk !
deflect & justify the racist policies of gun control.

patfrederick

yup…they are gonna create an incident and then use it to justify their gun grabbing policy

itswoot

“…is a yellow-bellied Libtard hypocrite”
…and lower than a snakes belly in a wagon rut. (h/t granny Clampett)

smiley2

howdy, itswoot. 🙂

patfrederick

Did your Congress person send a letter of support to CAIR? find out in this article…
FTA
A copy of CAIR’s conference agenda, obtained by the Free Beacon and published here for the first time, includes well over 100 letters from Democratic and Republican members of Congress, all of whom expressed their support for the controversial organization. Democrats issued the majority of the letters, with only two coming from Republican members of Congress.
David Rutz breaks down the most important news about the enemies of freedom, here and around the world, in this comprehensive morning newsletter.
The breadth of congressional support for CAIR is likely to generate concern in the pro-Israel community, which has long been at odds with the advocacy group due to its promotion of anti-Israel activists and causes.
Democratic 2020 presidential contenders Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.), and Tom Steyer all penned letters of support. Prominent Democrats such as Omar, Reps. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich), and Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) also lent their support to CAIR’s agenda, according to materials reviewed by the Free Beacon.
https://freebeacon.com/issues/more-than-120-members-of-congress-issue-letters-of-support-to-leading-anti-israel-group/

GA/FL

Neither Gaetz nor Dunn of N FL signed/supported the CAIR (propaganda arm of Muslim Brotherhood) crap.

patfrederick

another Muslim running for office in California…below are some of her beliefs…
FTA
What would you tell Muslims about the importance of voting and why it is important that they play a bigger role in government?
I’m going to get really honest. It has been my experience that too many Muslims will sit around talking and complaining about the actions of government here and all all over the world, and especially about the interference of the American military in other countries.
With hate crimes against Muslims having risen by exorbitant levels, a Muslim ban, a government that is leading endless, profitable wars against Muslim-majority countries and that does not call out the human rights violations of Israel’s occupation, our voices need to be collectively heard to exert any real change. Muslims, if you want to see changes, RISE UP!
https://barenakedislam.com/2020/01/16/caliphornia-in-the-land-of-islam-apologists-and-panderers-yet-another-muslim-baghead-is-running-for-office/

patfrederick

this article details the weaknesses with Parnas’ testimony…
FTA
Democrats are suddenly obsessed with Lev Parnas, the Rudy Giuliani associate who was indicted on federal campaign charges last fall.
The Ukrainian-born Parnas was a gopher for Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, who wanted to investigate possible leads in preparing a defense against charges of Russia collusion.
Parnas agreed to testify during the House impeachment inquiry, and a federal judge let him hand over documents and text messages last week.
But it is not clear Parnas has anything to offer.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/16/10-things-to-know-about-the-democrats-obsession-with-lev-parnas/

Dora

Deplorable Patriot

It’s amazing the number of people who don’t know that Mexico was strictly socialist from 1917-1970. The Church was illegal even if the people were largely Catholic.

duchess01

#Obama #Hillary #TRUMP
Nothing to See Here!/TRUMP WINNING, TDS ON THE RISE! 1.17.2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0sbT4R-NXk&feature=em-uploademail

patfrederick

ever wonder why, even with funding, some things never get fixed? maybe because the funding is funneled to other areas…take for example Flint and their water situation…while the problem has been corrected, 1/3 of the funding went elsewhere…
FTA
Flint, Michigan, received $390 million in state funding for its water crisis, but as much has gone to economic and social development as has gone to safe drinking water, state spending data show.
The funds have paid for free daycare for kids too young to have been impacted by the main crisis, according to state records, and for basketball, according to a book; residents are even being paid $50 to sign up for other government benefits.
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a Flint activist, said the money has enabled “the stuff progressives dream about,” and a state budget spokesman said local officials are lobbying to keep services even as the water problem fades.
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/15/flint-water-crisis-money-spending/

patfrederick

it’s a lucrative business and they don’t want to give it up. what irritates me is the judge’s opinion that it doesn’t serve “overall public interests” –AND that we should go along like we have been for 40 years—times are changing!!
FTA
U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction requested by three national refugee resettlement agencies that sued to challenge the executive order.
In his 31-page ruling, Messitte said the agencies are likely to succeed in showing that the executive order is unlawful because it gives state and local governments veto power over the resettlement of refugees.
President Donald Trump’s administration announced in November that resettlement agencies must get written consent from state and local officials in any jurisdiction where they want to help resettle refugees beyond June 2020.
Agency leaders say the order effectively gives governors and county leaders a veto in the resettlement process. The agencies also argue the order illegally conflicts with the 1980 Refugee Act.
Messitte concluded Trump’s order doesn’t appear to serve the “overall public interest.”
“Refugee resettlement activity should go forward as it developed for the almost 40 years before the (executive order) was announced,” he wrote.
Church World Service, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and HIAS — a Jewish nonprofit — filed the lawsuit in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Nov. 21. They are three of the nine national organizations agencies that have agreements with the federal government to provide housing and other services for refugees.
https://www.kxan.com/news/federal-judge-blocks-order-gov-greg-abbott-used-to-reject-refugees/

michaelh

The WALL means more than you know.
The FIGHT for the WALL is for so much more.

GA/FL
GA/FL

MUCH MOAR at link – more images/illustrations/texts to obliterate any illusion of climate crisis – it’s all Blarney – a scam to rule the world and steal big $$$ !!!

Gail Combs

Oh, based on Don J. Easterbrook,
Yeah he is good, I have read a lot of his stuff online.

GA/FL

Getting warmer and I do not mean the climate – !!!

trumpismine

POTUS Trump R/T

https://twitter.com/adamgoldmanNYT/status/1217933663909875713?s=20

fleporeblog

News roundup has been posted if interested.

smiley2

” if ” ?
😀 <3

trumpismine

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

“The GOA got it exactly backwards.”
Now THAT is poetic! He’s talking about the GAO (Government Accountability Office), not the GOA (Gun Owners of America), who is right now concerned about VIRGINIA.
Double message? Interesting…..

trumpismine

trumpismine

smiley2

this impeachment thing is not about a “crime”…Alan Dershowitz…who has now been added to PDJT’s legal team (YAY)…put it very well…
this is about Trump’s intent….called mens rea ….was it bad intent ? or reasonable intent ?
that is THE issue…
…and the intent…of something that never happened !
so …there you have it : NOT IMPEACHABLE.
Period.
which is also why Hunter Biden needs to be called as a witness for the defense…re the reasonableness of what PDJT said in that phone call.
and…the prosecution can NOT dictate who the defense can or can not call as a witness.

smiley2

Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz just added to PDJT’s impeachment defense team..
article (MSM)…
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/17/trump-impeachment-defense-to-include-ken-starr-alan-dershowitz.html
😀

trumpismine

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

MINI MIKE = NANNY!!!

🦋🦋bflyjesusgrl🦋🦋
patfrederick

file a FOIA?

patfrederick

it’s like she’s sucking in her cheeks, trying to accentuate her cheekbones…

smiley2

it’s like she’s holding her breath b/c he’s so disgusting.

patfrederick

what’s with the sideways 2 finger move?

smiley2

b/c we see only the BACK of the 2 fingers…unlike the “peace” sign…it means the same as giving the middle finger…the FU salute…
he’s such a loser…

patfrederick

thanks I never knew that—about the fingers..I ALWAYS knew he was a loser…

socaristobo

Democrats are soooooo emotional.

Chris

..I long ago gave up trying to figure out
which one’s the boyfriend..

Gail Combs

CRISIS ACTORS — VIRGINIA
It is real and put on by:
https://www.eisf.eu/training-and-events/upcoming-trainings/
This event is for the UK I did not find one for the USA.
EVENT:
Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT)

About Safer Edge
Safer Edge (www.saferedge.com) is a UK-based, risk management company which specialises in safety and security services for the social sector. Formed in 2003, Safer Edge was founded to cater to the specific security needs of humanitarian and development organisations globally, to enable them to stay safe and achieve their objectives when working in difficult environments. Its has grown to provide learning and risk management expertise to hundreds of humanitarian and development organisations. Clients include both national and international NGOs (such as Oxfam, Save the Children and World Vision), donor departments, the UN, foundations and academic institutions…
Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT)
HEAT is a 4-day, residential course designed for those whose work takes them to challenging, remote or hostile regions. In areas of poor governance, conflict, natural disaster and war getting the job done can be a risky business. Kidnap, carjacking, robbery and assault are very real dangers. Medical facilities can be few and far between….
HEAT participants learn to recognise, assess and avoid risks. Should the worst happen, they’re taught to respond in ways which maximise the likelihood of a positive outcome. The course is designed to be informative and enjoyable combining practical challenges with relevant theory. Expert trainers who are practitioners with field experience give participants the confidence and skills to operate outside their normal comfort zones….
COURSE OVERVIEW
…..
…..This includes:
Key principles of the Security Management Framework, including situational analysis and actor mapping.
The role of different security strategies, including Acceptance, Protection and Deterrence.
Personal Preparedness
The Security Compass: assessing, anticipating and mitigating risks.
Getting prepared for incidents and emergencies.
Dealing with checkpoints, crossfire, landmines and other dangers.
Developing psychological resilience.
Image management and noticing other people’s perceptions.
Managing interpersonal conflict, hostility and aggression.
First Aid in Field Environments
Standard first aid courses assume an ambulance is just a few moments away. Our first aid teaches the crucial skills to save lives when medical help could take hours or days to arrive.
Kidnap Avoidance, Survival and Response
Ensure staff know exactly what to do if kidnapping is an immediate threat – and what to do if they are abducted. Including:
When to anticipate kidnap and abduction.
Establishing best practice to minimise risk.
How to live and survive in captivity.

Whether Carlos/Wictor is correct that this is a nothingburger or it is a case of ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ I do not know. It is certainly worth keeping an eye on considering it is INTERNATIONAL and involves the UN and NGOs
Carlos thread:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1218030355942260736.html

smiley2

excellent info.

Dora
Dora

That era also brought us some great music. Fashions too. 🙂

Deplorable Patriot

LOVE 1910-1920s fashion, architecture and all that. Everything was so well made. Lead pane glass, terra cotta roofs, terraces. Even the chances taken in fashion were elegant.
Maybe it’s just where I grew up where we are surrounded by it, but that era is seriously underappreciated, IMO.

Alison

I don’t think the fashions of the 2020s will be looked back on with quite as much nostalgia 😟
The 1920s through 1950s were the best … if you could afford high style. But even the poorest families made an effort when going to Church etc. Dad says one of his most humiliating memories was his siblings and him (12) having to rummage through the giveaway clothes that other families donated. I think it was more a sense of pride than shame of being poor. That certainly influenced the responsible way he managed money, and still does at 94!,

bakocarl

My mother bought a long, light blue cashmere coat to wear to church in colder weather. She still had and wore that coat, in great shape, after 40 years of northern Massachusetts winters and regular church attendance.

Alison

That doesn’t surprise me, Carl. Everything from clothes to refrigerators built to last, and not typically discarded because a new model was trendy. Her coat was warm and beautiful, I have no doubt 💖

Volgarian8301

Mary Morse

Starr and Dershowitz know where Epstein buried the bodies. Leverage. Look how Epstein leveraged Starr for his plea deal when Hillary was chasing the nomination. In the same month that Hillary lost the nomination, Epstein took a deal. Before she lost, he was pushing for 0 jail time, and 0 sex offender status.
Any word on the cause of death of Ron Burkle’s son?

Deplorable Patriot

I hope everyone else in this winter storm whatever his name is is in for the duration. We’re all but shut down here, and the morning trip for last second provisions…that store usually only looks like that on Christmas Eve. Of course, tomorrow being the Sabbath in that neighborhood added to it all.
Stay safe, y’all.

patfrederick

we’re not due for much till tomorrow and Sunday–but stay safe, warm and dry!!

Deplorable Patriot

Staying sober might be the bigger challenge. I’m stuck in the house with my sibling who has no problem keeping me from working.

Gail Combs

De Pat give your Sib the alcohol and hope it knocks her out. 🙃
Otherwise you should have invested in earplugs.
….
And, yes it can drive you up the wall when caged with a chatty cathy.

Deplorable Patriot

Actually, the sib is a he, I have noise cancelling headphones, and none of that is going to matter.

Teagan

You’d be amazed what an assigned housework chore can do to make someone disappear or try to be so quiet and occupied you might not notice them! I find cleaning all the baseboards is an excellent choice!
Here on the Western edge of SC, we are having unseasonable warm temperatures (near 70 today)…and it’s confusing the plants and trees. Daffodils are in full bloom in some locations, red bud trees out, rose bushes still blooming and dormant trees that only recently lost their leafs are showing signs of budding. Could be a disaster if we get a freeze down the road.

Deplorable Patriot

Without a knowledge of the person involved, all these unsolicited pieces of advice are painful. My only defense is to go to sleep.

Deplorable Patriot

Oh, and BTW, while my car is out at the dealer getting the front end redone after someone else wrecked it, 😡 I’m driving a 2020, fully loaded vehicle. I can do without a few of the fancy features, but the built in bun warmer, and heated steering wheel are nice.

Deplorable Patriot

Looks can be deceiving. It hasn’t exactly started just yet. The pavement is wet, but the heavy stuff hasn’t started.

Deplorable Patriot

The temps are just under freezing, so the rain is freezing on contact with the pavement.
And there are so many electronic devices going I can’t hear myself think.

gil00

Kiddo gets nauseous if i turn on the car heater so I just use the bun warmer and its nice.

patfrederick

I agree with this, except that the defense did NOT get to call any witnesses…
FTA
“It is not our job to expand the impeachment,” Senate Judiciary Committee Member Sen. Marsha Blackburn said on “Fox & Friends”. “It is our job to review what they have sent forward, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do. We’re going to do it in an expedient matter. We’re going to be fair to the president, and to the process, and we’re going to get this behind us.”
Appearing on “Fox & Friends” with hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade, Blackburn said that her constituents in Tennessee and voters across the nation are “sick and tired” of impeachment.
“We will pass a resolution of how we’re going to proceed,” Blackburn stated. “The impeaching process took place in the House. If they wanted to call these witnesses they could have called them.”
“They have taken one of the most serious processes in the Constitution and they are politicizing it, and they have had this as a partisan political impeachment from day one,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn concluded.
https://saraacarter.com/marsha-blackburn-senate-can-only-review-not-expand-impeachment/

duchess01
patfrederick

trying to understand this…Congress rescinded the appropriations for Ukraine and reappropriated the funds at the end of September 2019…then doesn’t that make the GAO report irrelevant?
FTA
CONGRESS RESCINDED THE APPROPRIATION:
Then GAO gives away its argument again. Incredibly, the GAO “Decision” reveals that Congress actually rescinded the appropriation in question.
OMB removed the footnote from the apportionment for the USAI funds on September 12, 2019. OMB Response, at 2. Prior to their expiration, Congress then rescinded and reappropriated the funds. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-59, div. A, § 124(b), 133 Stat. 1093, 1098 (Sept. 27, 2019).
Because the Ukraine appropriation was rescinded by Congress —legally what happened earlier is largely moot. This undermines the accusations.
https://canadafreepress.com/article/gao-hit-piece-on-trump-gets-it-wrong

Gail Combs

This is the US LAW that POTUS was OBLIGED to follow!!!
So the GAO is FULL OF SHIFF!
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017
NOTE: the Sec of State is INVOLVED as well as Secretary of Defense!!
PAGE 499 to 500

(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.—Not more than $175,000,000 of the funds available for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to subsection (f)(2) may be used for purposes of subsection
(a) until the certification described in paragraph (2) is made.
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in this paragraph is a certification by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, that the Government of Ukraine has taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms, in such areas as civilian control of the military, cooperation and coordination with Verkhovna Rada efforts to exercise oversight of the Ministry of Defense and military forces, increased transparency and accountability in defense procurement, and improvement in transparency, accountability, and potential opportunities for privatization in the defense industrial sector, for purposes of decreasing corruption, increasing accountability, and sustaining improvements of combat capability enabled by assistance under subsection
(a). The certification shall include an assessment of the substantial actions taken to make such defense institutional reforms and the areas in which additional action is needed.’’;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) OTHER PURPOSES.—If in fiscal year 2017 funds are not available for purposes of subsection (a) by reason of the lack of a certification described in paragraph (2), such funds may be used in that fiscal year for the purposes as follows, with not more than $100,000,000 available for the purposes as follows for any particular country:’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days before providing assistance or support under paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the ongressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a notification containing the following:…

Major H/T to:
President Trump Never Impounded Even One Dollar from Ukraine Aid
It is well worth the read since it goes into the time line of the release of the funds.

patfrederick

good to hear from someone I trust…

trumpismine

🦋🦋bflyjesusgrl🦋🦋

I like how he leaves off with Sleepy. We didn’t need anymore information after that to know who he was talking about. 😂

trumpismine

phoenixrising37

He is telling Bernie supporters how they’re being cheated AGAIN…
LOVE this man!!!

litenmaus

I am absolutely rolling on the floor – Educating the masses, one tweet at a time. [poor Tater, no misspellings…:0)]

phoenixrising37

No wonder DIMs hate his tweets! Right?

Gail Combs

AND the info is out there that some of the far-left Bernie supporters want to BURN CITIES DOWN if Bernie is cheated again.
If there is trouble in Milwaukee, the DEMOCRATS WILL OWN IT!
(If I lived in that city I would be putting in for vacation that week!)

socaristobo

One has to wonder about the strategic intelligence of the Democrat party. This is the second time they are scheming to destroy his candidacy. Sanders is not even a Democrat. Why do they allow him to participate in Democrat debates. I suppose they permit this because they need his voters to succeed.

phoenixrising37

Don’t trust my memory, but iirc, Sanders moved over to DIM party ?

trumpismine

Bernie will be more wealthy in the end. His socialist followers have more Commies in the D party to get all that free stuff promised.

Deplorable Patriot

Think “they” will pay off Bernie again?

kea

Didn’t they have something on his wife?

kea

This also splits the demos apart. He also seems to be having fun and isn’t worried

trumpismine

He is entertaining at times🤗

kea

That too! 🙂

Gail Combs

Of course he is not worried. Remember he got a new vacation home for taking a dive the last time.
According to Ballotpedia

…Can a politician keep all of the money from a campaign account after leaving office?
In July 2016, a Ballotpedia review of FEC records revealed that over $3.5 million sat in the campaign accounts for senators who had left the legislature since 2000.[1] Legally, these lawmakers were not required to do anything with that money. Another legal option: these former senators could have donated all of it to charity….
They can:
♦️ Pay for winding-down costs
♦️ Donate the funds to a recognized charity
♦️ Donate to other politicians’ campaign committees
♦️ Donate to party activity at the federal, state, or local level
♦️ Do nothing

From the DailyBeast:

…Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released a decade’s worth of tax returns on Monday, detailing millions in income—2.26 percent of which he donated to charity.
The documents show that over the years, Sanders’ income ranged from $205,617 to $1.1 million, while his charitable giving ranged from less than 1 percent to just over 4 percent depending on the year.
Last year, Sanders’ total income was $566, 421 and he donated $18,950 or 3.35 percent. In 2017, his income was $1.1 million and he gave away $36,300 or 3.15 percent. The year before that he also made more than $1 million but donated $10,600 or less than 1 percent.
His income peaked in 2016 and 2017 due to sales of his book, Our Revolution.
Based on IRS data, Sanders’ rate of giving was below the average for his income bracket in some years and or at or above in other years….

So there is the ‘BOOK DEAL SCAM’ 2016 — 2017.
Seems Bernie has written ~6 books plus several others he contributed or wrote a forward.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/102824.Bernie_Sanders
So WHERE is Bernie getting 1/4 to a million + a year from????

Nor'easter

IMO he doesn’t really want to win anyway.
He knows better than anyone what happens to the “Head Communist” when the shit hits the fan.
He’s looking for a payoff. Again.

LM
trumpismine

trumpismine

phoenixrising37

MAGA Mom

Interesting tidbit update from OT. burnett044 signing off and going off grid. wonder what differences that will make in the OT threads.

LM

Brunetto44 is someone I have never heard of…..
What impact do you think this departure would make?

patfrederick

i believe this is response to what’s coming in VA…he always makes references to “keeping his powder dry”…
he may be participating or at least monitoring the situation.

LM

Thank you, Pat!

patfrederick

you’re welcome.

MAGA Mom

I was banned for disagreeing this person and not about forbidden topics such as Q. And the goodby comment lead me to believe that person was reading treehouse related blogs and waiting for an excuse to ban esp after by post sharing that PHC had been assed was deleted

LM

I have had a hard time with the fact that PHC was banned OT…..Very hard for me to get past that.
That alone is enough to tell me that the whole situation needs prayer, and anyone OT reading this should understand that this is lovingly meant.
Having a tender heart of flesh and not a rigid one made of stone is a thing of rare beauty and a treasure to be sought after here on earth. It is God’s desire for us.

Nor'easter

Rubbed me the wrong way a few times too (not me personally, just the comments).

gil00

Been there a loong time. Many old time people have left. Many illnesses, age, family, and stress/time available.

MAGA Mom

Add to your list of why the turn over…many of us were banned.

piper567

MAHA Mom, OR some had attempts to openly communicate posted, and then mysteriously deleted.
common occurrence.
sad.

piper567

MAGA Mom, sorry for mangling your name…

CM in TN

Always liked him. He is a disabled Vet if I remember correctly. Miss him, LP1, FofBW, and Bull. All the rest of my fav’s are here…that’s why I migrated over. Found out I was banned too sometime over the last few months…no big loss…

phoenixrising37
phoenixrising37

socaristobo

Sounds like she is courting the California talent. I suppose The View could do a remote broadcast from the Folsom pen.

phoenixrising37

Thanks for adding that Mary !

phoenixrising37

Dora

Deplorable Patriot

Note the 50 mile wide bubble. This happens more often than you might think, but this time, the ice looks like it’s going to actually hit first.

kea

Yikes

Deplorable Patriot

I hear tell Columbia is a slick mess.

kea

I would not be surprised. Stay safe!

singingsoul1

DP when I lived for 26 years in St Louise there were times when the street had 1″ of ice on it and the trees looked like glass. My kids put ice skates on to skate on the street.and others . St Louise is known for its extreme weather patterns. There were times when it was colder than Alaska in winter and warm and humid up to 109F in summer. Good times in St Louis loved the Zoo and the Science Museum and Botanical Garden. I miss the cultural benefits of the City.
Stay safe in case the ice storm comes your way 🙂

Deplorable Patriot

The cultural attractions are still here.
The ice won’t be thick enough to skate on this time, just bad enough to make the overpasses dangerous.

kea

They have that new aquarium in union station. I’ve heard mixed reviews about it. Such as go to the zoo instead.

Deplorable Patriot

Yeah, but the aquarium actually has an entrance fee. The others are free by state charter. If money was tight, and you have a choice, the zoo is the obvious place to go…even if the Children’s Zoo is nowhere near as cool as it was when I was little.

pgroup

No offense intended but I bet you aren’t as cute as you were when you were younger. 🙂

kea

Don’t forget the Muny!
St. Louis weather you never know what your going to get! 🙂

Deplorable Patriot

There were summers I practically lived at the Muny in the free seats.
This was before CATS actually went on tour, and back when the chain link fence still separated the hoi poloi from those who actually paid to be there.

kea

Does that show you how often I’ve been to the Zoo. LOL
But my Mom just laughed at your Muny comment.
What about Les Misérables in 101 degree temps. Everyone was miserable!!!!!!

Deplorable Patriot

I would imagine.
I think I’ve seen every Seven Brides production since 1978 when the first one was put on the stage.
As close as we live to the zoo and the art museum, we’re there a lot.

Gail Combs

I really hate ice. Had a very bad accident thanks to invisible black ice on an otherwise clear major highway.
Please stay safe everyone.

Hoofhearted

Pure ice is the most dangerous of all driving conditions. It helps driving to have a bit of snow packed on top. And it also helps to drive more than 2 weeks a year on snow in order to feel a bit more comfortable.

Alison

DPat – ugh! Those ice storms can be artistic beauty except they destroy roads, trees, and sometimes power 😟 I hear you’re hunkered in 👍👍 Lotsa good music videos posted at Marica’s today if you run out of projects 🇺🇸💖

Deplorable Patriot

I would settle for my brother not hanging out in the same room where I am no matter what I’m doing or where.

Deplorable Patriot
patfrederick

Happy 98th Birthday to Betty White!

kea

Awww I always loved her on mamas family and golden girls

patfrederick

i did too…I’m old enough to remember her on Mary Tyler Moore Show too…

phoenixrising37

I’m old enough to remember her (and hubby) on What’s My Line !

kea

LOL

Alison

And Password too, Phoenix 💖💖💖

Deplorable Patriot

Lake Placid, the show that took place in Cleveland that Valerie Bertinelli was on…. Sisterhood of the Traveling Spanx was one episode, and the Betty White character kept saying, “It’s a girdle.”
HILARIOUS.

patfrederick

LOL…

Deplorable Patriot

Seriously, without Betty White, Hot in Cleveland would have been NOTHING.

patfrederick

I never saw it before…

Deplorable Patriot

It was pretty funny.

patfrederick

i will have to check it out, thanks!

Alison

Hilarious, DPat. Gotta see if this one’s running anywhere. The current ‘comedy’ shows are awful 😟

kea

That’s true. Someone just posted all of Jack Benny’s eps online as well as the golden girls spinoff The Golden Palace. Now back in the day that was comedy!!

Deplorable Patriot

There’s whole episodes on youtube.

phoenixrising37

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

THE KARMA – IT BURNS!!!

phoenixrising37

GA/FL

Bill O’Reilly was talking about the Andrew Johnson impeachment hoax on Rush’s show….I forgot who is standing in today while Rush gets over the flu.

phoenixrising37

phoenixrising37

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

B-B-B-BUT SHE DONE BE A RHODES COLLAR!

pgroup

You misspelled ROADS.
Also, she’s more like a pavement princess. (if you don’t know what that is, ask a trucker).

Deplorable Patriot
GA/FL

Praise the LORD for all that rain!

Dora

BREAKING: Impeachment Goes from Sham to a Farce — Democrat Party’s Latest Great Hope to Take Down Trump Lev Parnas Wears Ankle Monitor to Interviews
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/01/breaking-impeachment-goes-from-sham-to-a-farce-democrat-partys-latest-great-hope-to-take-down-trump-lev-parnas-wears-ankle-monitor-to-interviews/

patfrederick

bwahahaha…I believe it’s call a Democrat Badge of Honor actually

Dora

He’s probably the funniest president we’ve ever had too. 🙂

Linda

Ha ha ha! I love my president.

Linda
para59r

Funny because its so true.

GA/FL

I knew some girls my daughters’ ages in the 80s who wore their hair like ‘Karen’ …..seriously.
Southern girls went wild with really BIG hair and lots of spray…..

pgroup

I need to get out more. I thought big hair & spray was ongoing.
How do good old boys find girlfriends without it? Next you’ll tell me mullets for boys are no more.

GA/FL

Mullets are only for country bar bands.

patfrederick

i almost thought she was gonna cry a couple of times…she was convincing!

Nor'easter

Brian has a thread (click to read whole thread):

phoenixrising37

Brian is the BEST cheerleader EVAH !

Nor'easter

VERY sharp guy…
His style reminds me of one of own- Prognosticatasaurusrex (P-Rex is what I call him).
https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/87773673

ladypenquin

I just found the thread, Nor’easter, and posted several more tweets, along with the reader thread link.

Nor'easter

OK thanks LP !

phoenixrising37

Sadie posted about Crisis Actors… can’t locate post at the moment… apparently the link has been removed…
however, another source is at Reddit……………. for those interested

Seeking Actors for LARP in Virginia (Amissville) 2 Hours from Richmond
by in conspiracy

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Yup. Leftist PERPAGANDA.

Gail Combs

Wolfie,
Do not miss my comment on the crisis actors and the connection to the UK. NGOs and the UN HERE

Sadie Slays

Thank you! I came here to post about how the ad was removed and yours was the first comment I saw. Thankfully, the advertisement was archived and you can still see it here:
https://archive.is/s5JeZ

Nor'easter

“Carlos” has a thread :

Sadie Slays

I laugh at how triggered people are over simply pointing out, “Hey, there’s an advertisement for crisis actors in the vicinity of a very controversial event.” What harm can come from having this piece of information? Why are people so offended over an an objective fact?

Nor'easter

You never know…
Let me run this by you:
Hostile Environment AwarenessTraining (HEAT)
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Q !CbboFOtcZs ID: 0537d5 No.1794770 📁
Jun 18 2018 01:43:38 (EST)
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Morning sun brings heat.
Full moon coming.
Undiscovered stars learned.
Missions forward.
Q
===========================
Thoughts ?

Sadie Slays

It’s certainly possible! We’ll see!

Nor'easter

I’m wondering if this “HEAT” thing is similar to what Wolf almost got caught up in not too long ago…

Gail Combs

Sadie,
We know they pulled crap at Charlottesville VA the buses were photographed with the actors.
FROM MY NOTES:
“Louis Gohmert via Fox Business News revealed BLM and KKK got off the same buses in Charlottesville!!! “
Here’s the video via FoxBusiness
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/5546933788001/?#sp=show-clips
“Gohmert’s statement refers to this video clip which circulated immediately after the riot at Charlottesville: EYE WITNESS to KKK/NAZI/ANTIFA/BLM ARRIVING ON SAME BUSES in Charlotte that day “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8xAdPQuyPo%E2%80%9D

Sadie Slays

There’s a pattern of shady buses, crisis actor advertisements, and emergency drills showing up around these riots and false flags. That’s why stuff like crisis actor advertisements goes viral when spotted. It’s not “hysteria” to point this stuff out and ask questions.

MAGA Mom

I know a number of names have been posted here that ought to be “witnesses” if witnesses are called. I say in quotes ’cause not sure they actually “witnessed” anything of significance since there was no crime. Anyway, what is a good list of witnesses that the President’s Team ought to call to demonstrate this was a hoax/political smear job &/or to testify that there was/is indeed corruption re Bidens/Dems + Dems/fed gov/Obama admin/DNC with Ukrainian gov in 2016?
thanks for help
Want a solid list with good reason for social media and I am not clever enough to put it together … but I can parrot what you smart people put together for me! 🙂

phoenixrising37

Witnesses won’t be called…

Gail Combs

Maga Mom
There was ZERO CRIME. All you have to do is look at the LAW and the TREATY.
A Little-Known, Clinton-Approved Treaty Lets Ukraine Help US Investigate Criminal Cases
It was signed by Bill Clinton BTW.

….The treaty in question is the Treaty with Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, ratified by the U.S. Senate on Oct. 18, 2000.
While lawyers will have to dig into the exact wording of the treaty to tease out its applicability, an initial reading certainly lends itself to Trump’s defense…..

Treaty: https://www.congress.gov/treaty-document/106th-congress/16
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The US LAW that POTUS was OBLIGED to follow!!!
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017
NOTE: the Sec of State is INVOLVED as well as Secretary of Defense!!
PAGE 499 to 500

(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.—Not more than $175,000,000 of the funds available for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to subsection (f)(2) may be used for purposes of subsection
(a) until the certification described in paragraph (2) is made.
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in this paragraph is a certification by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, that the Government of Ukraine has taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms, in such areas as civilian control of the military, cooperation and coordination with Verkhovna Rada efforts to exercise oversight of the Ministry of Defense and military forces, increased transparency and accountability in defense procurement, and improvement in transparency, accountability, and potential opportunities for privatization in the defense industrial sector, for purposes of decreasing corruption, increasing accountability, and sustaining improvements of combat capability enabled by assistance under subsection
(a). The certification shall include an assessment of the substantial actions taken to make such defense institutional reforms and the areas in which additional action is needed.’’;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) OTHER PURPOSES.—If in fiscal year 2017 funds are not available for purposes of subsection (a) by reason of the lack of a certification described in paragraph (2), such funds may be used in that fiscal year for the purposes as follows, with not more than $100,000,000 available for the purposes as follows for any particular country:’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days before providing assistance or support under paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the ongressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a notification containing the following:…

Major H/T to:
President Trump Never Impounded Even One Dollar from Ukraine Aid
It is well worth the read since it goes into the time line of the release of the funds.

Dora

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ladypenquin

Cates’ thread, some juicy tweets, and the thread reader link down below. I’m with Cates on his analysis. Fits the FACT that POTUS is VSG.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1218188884833701888.html

🦋🦋bflyjesusgrl🦋🦋

Bi-Partisan vote AGAINST Impeachment. 1 Defection
Bi-Partisan Defense —- Dershowitz is a Democrat!! 😂

piper567

ladypenguin, just a great thread…thanks for this post.

trumpismine

🦋🦋bflyjesusgrl🦋🦋

trumpismine

Deplorable Patriot

I needed this today.

Gail Combs

Gum chewing girls
And cud chewing cows
There is a difference
You must allow….
The intelligent look on the face of the cow.comment imagecomment image

🦋🦋bflyjesusgrl🦋🦋

bakocarl

Obozo’s muslim buddy owns Chobani yogurt and Obozo fast-tracked a multi-million dollar contract with Chobani yogurt as a meat replacement in schools. Then the muslim buddy imports just bunches of muslims to work in his yogurt factories.
Good riddance to this program!

Gail Combs
🦋🦋bflyjesusgrl🦋🦋
🦋🦋bflyjesusgrl🦋🦋

Gail Combs

Here is the letter from the State Senator so you can read in full.comment image

🦋🦋bflyjesusgrl🦋🦋
Deplorable Patriot

That kid is going to need a custom length mattress at this rate. Wow. No tiny house for him.

TheseTruths

And he charmingly waved, a bit of personality we didn’t see before.

GA/FL

Quince, Cherry and Japanese Magnolias are in full bloom in N Florida!!!
However, we haven’t had a hard freeze yet! Supposed to get down to 30 a couple of mornings and we had one morning at 31 – or so they said, but it didn’t kill my basil.

trumpismine

para59r

Response back…

trumpismine

Katie

Look who turned up, full of piss and vinegar. So great to see Sarah in fighting form, defending our president and her own record.

Deplorable Patriot
kea

Oh Wow!!!! This has been going on for well over a year from what I recall.

Deplorable Patriot
Deplorable Patriot
Deplorable Patriot

I have rehearsal. Sorry. Can’t be there. And then my sister wants to go to IKEA.

piper567

DP, one thing I really like ab the L is their unremitting need to self identify as exactly who they are…
by announcing their “themes” of patriarchy and rape, they define their march, and define their adherents.
Mr. and Mrs. America are not going to me too interested in these “themes”.

phoenixrising37

MAGA Mom

The “news” really doesn’t cover many of the Trump admin accomplishments. This video shows just one of President Trump’s many accomplishments – new guidelines for our schools regarding schools & the free exercise of religion.
The time he took with the children and adults regarding the issues they have faced and the problems they experienced is particularly impressive. Wonderful how he listens attentively and lets each have their say, telling their story!
The press begins their questions around the 19 minute mark. Sad that at the end of all of the remarks and the people’s stories the press asked questions almost exclusively on leftist generated smears and allegations.

Nor'easter

OANN carried the entire event live.
Later they covered Pence in Kissimmee Florida for the Latinos for Trump rally.
They also cover President Trumps rallies (take note Fox fans-Tucker Carlson is more important to Fox).
#OannIt

phoenixrising37

phoenixrising37

Love the dress… wish we could see a closeup!

ladypenquin

Phonenix, click on the picture, then click on the tweet picture again. It gives a closeup.

phoenixrising37

Thank you so much Lady P., I am so low-tech!

Sue Mcdonald

Hello all my Qtree friends…just want to let everyone know I’m around ,not gabbing much ,this peach mint crap is getting on my last nerve and I had to step back ,go spend time with my animals and grandkids.i have been disheartened by the evil we are fighting against every minute it seems.so grateful for the daily scripture oh so thankful. Love ya all!

phoenixrising37

Good to hear from you and happy to see you recovering so well from recent heart attack. Take care of yourself. God bless you and your family.

Sue Mcdonald

God bless you Phoenix😇I actually feel so much better now,I didn’t realize how terrible I was feeling. I just thought it was the new normal from lung removal a few years ago.ive been doing a lot of overdue house work this week finally lol

phoenixrising37

Glad to hear you’re feeling better… go easy on the housework… let grandchildren help!

Sue Mcdonald

I will take your advice😄

phoenixrising37

😉

Nor'easter

😉

phoenixrising37

phoenixrising37

Cute lil’ fella…
grew up to be a smart big fella !

phoenixrising37

This too shall pass 😉 (hopefully!)

MAGA Mom

He was an absolut doll!!!

Gail Combs

“…This might be a bigger deal than we think.”
Agreed Daugh.
As the state senator said this has been planned for YEARS. I think this is to be the US ‘Port Arthur massacre’ that resulted in the strict Australian gun laws.
It was planned to happen under a Hillary Clinton Presidency and with a commie Supreme Court justice taking the place of the conveniently removed Justice Scalia.
Instead of waiting until President Trump is out of office the headless cabal, stuck on automatic, is going ahead with plans worked out years ago.
…………….
I am PRAYING that people are very, very careful and keep the blasted hotheads (and agents provocateur) well under control.

Volgarian8301
jamcooker

I wondered if it was. Yeah, he sure did look mad! I’ve been chuckling over that photo off and on today.
I’m glad he doesn’t have time to go. It looks like a powder keg. Even if no one brings a gun, it looks like the Commies are going to try real hard to stir up trouble.

Volgarian8301

What a cutie!!

Deplorable Patriot

I’m just hoping the original 302 still exists.

phoenixrising37
Deplorable Patriot

Any takers?

phoenixrising37

Greg has a THREAD – click time stamp

Nor'easter

Excellent.

Linda
phoenixrising37

Thank you Linda

Concerned Virginian

So — from WashedUp Post:
http://www.wasingtonpost.com/
The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding whether or not states can punish or replace “faithless” Electoral College voters who do not support the winner of that state’s popular vote.
The case emanates from Washington State, where three of the Electoral College members there refused to vote for Hillary Clinton, the winner of the state’s popular vote, in 2016.

Deplorable Patriot

I’ll be interested in seeing the results of this one.

Sadie Slays

“very serious attack”

Sadie Slays

Nutjob “journalist” calls the police on a Target sale manager because she refuses to sell him a toothbrush for one cent. And these are the people who have the nerve to call us “crazy.”

Sadie Slays

Carpe Donktum has started a GoFundMe for this poor woman.

Volgarian8301

It was up to almost 7000 and he is getting destroyed in the Twitter comments…deservedly so

bakocarl

$8,660 now . . .

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

For any and all fans of Neil Peart

Marica

Check out Amwick!!!!! THis is awesome!!!!

Linda

michaelh

President Trump “Never Give Up!” MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO (ORIGINAL)

Years from now some of them may look back and ask themselves whether they’ve made the right choice… whether they’ve made the most of the opportunities, they’ve been given.
Together we have the same mission.
Over the course of your life you will find that things are not always fair. You will find the things happen to you that you do not deserve and that are not always warranted, but you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight.
Never, ever, ever, give up!
Don’t give in don’t back down and never stop doing what you know is right.
Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy and the more righteous your fight the more opposition that you will face.
In your hearts are inscribed the values of service sacrifice and devotion. Now you must go forth into the world and turn your hopes and dreams into action.
America has always been the land of dreams because America is a nation of true believers!
When the pilgrims landed at Plymouth they prayed.
When the founders wrote the Declaration of Independence, they invoked our creator four times, because in America, we don’t worship government, We worship God.
It is why our currency proudly declares “In God We trust”
And it is why we proudly proclaim that we are one nation under God.
The story of America is the story of an adventure that began with deep faith, big dreams, and humble beginnings.
The next generation of American leaders, Never Ever Give Up!
There’ll be times in your life you’ll want to quit, never quit, never stop fighting for what you believe in and for the people who care about you. Carry yourself with dignity and pride. Demand the best from yourself.
The more people tell you it’s not possible, that it can’t be done, the more you should be absolutely determined to prove them wrong!
Treat the word “impossible” as nothing more than motivation!
Relish the opportunity to be an outsider.
The more that a broken system tells you that you’re wrong,
the more certain you should be that you must keep pushing ahead.
You must keep pushing forward.

And always have the courage to be yourself.
America is better when people put their faith into action!
Pray to God
and follow his teachings.
Today each of you begins a new chapter as well.
When your story goes from here it will be defined
by your vision, your perseverance, and your grit!
You will build a future where we have the courage to chase our dreams no matter what the cynics and the doubters have to say.
You will have the confidence to speak the hopes in your heart and to express the love that stirs your soul.
As long as you have pride in your beliefs, courage in your conviction, and Faith in God, then you will not fail.
As long as America remains true to its values, loyal to its citizens, and devoted to its creator…
then our best days are yet to come.
May God bless the class of 2017!
May God bless the United States of America!

…and I just wanted to let you know that God blesses you and I want to just say you are special in every way!
God bless you and God bless America!
Thank you very much.
“Never Give Up!” – President Trump

michaelh

Howdy Daughn – Is there any chance now that the semester is over that maybe you’d be willing to share Gunner’s paper on steel production in the U.S.? I was telling my nephew in high school the story about it, while talking about how you learn (should learn) how to do research as an undergrad (and why research is always superior to Wikipedia or online sources). I know it’d make a great post!

michaelh

Hooray!!! I’m going to share it with my nephews – one in college now 2nd semester, the other getting close to graduating high school. But Gunner’s paper will be HIGHLY EDUCATION for most adults too!