“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
In the meantime, remember in this battle, not everyone is who he or she seems to be.
At this point, the surface only tells part of the story.
Wait…hold the phone…isn’t this supposed to be a party?
Some nostalgia is in order.
Recipes for all your favorite holiday goodies and beverages are welcome in the comments.
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As usual, this is the daily thread, the place to put all information that needs to be out there – Q drops, Q drop decodes, riot information, news flashes, Chy-na flu updates, fashionable mask photos, satire, memes, and of course cute animal videos.
In the meantime, the short and sweet version of “THE RULES” is here borrowed from Tuesday:
The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog it out.
This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion.
Fellow tree dweller Wheatie gave us some good reminders on the basics of civility in political discourse:
No food fights…okay wrapped chocolate miniatures are fair game
No running with scissors, we’re going to need them to cut wrapping paper
If you bring snacks, be sure they are made with bacon
Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all, ahem, adults, not uncivilized pygmies:
If you see something has not been posted, do us all a favor, and post it. Please, do not complain that it has not been done yet.
Please, check the CURRENT page, at least, of posts for the item you have to bring to the tree. It may well have been posted previously. Twinsing can’t usually be helped, but for Q-Treepers pressed for time, all efforts to keep the current page, at least, repeat free will prevent additional comments that call for the scroll wheel.
The scroll wheel on your mouse can be your friend. As mature adults, please use it here in the same manner you would in avoiding online porn.
Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.
67And his father Zechari’ah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, 68“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people, 69and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, 70as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, 71that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us; 72to perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant, 73the oath which he swore to our father Abraham, 74to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, 75in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. 76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, 77to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, 78through the tender mercy of our God, when the day shall dawn upon us from on high 79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Prayers for the nation, the salvation of humanity, and all of us here as well as our families are welcome.
Our President has requested our presence for something “wild” in DC on January 6th. It may be a protest, or it may be a celebration. Whatever it is, he has called, so we should make every effort to be there.
This last month has felt to me like our Valley Forge. It’s cold, things look bleak, and we are tired. BUT, we will WIN if we stick together! George Washington and his troops entered Valley Forge pretty beaten down, but emerged stronger, more organized, and they WON!
I found this on Twitter. I am doing pretty much the same thing as this guy, and feel the same way:
If the wife and I can drive over 2,500 miles to be in DC on Jan 6th…what's your excuse for not going?
I managed to get hotel/motel reservations for the 4th through the 6th really cheap by staying about 100 miles out of DC. By cheap, I mean like $50, and the places are rated 4-out-of-5 stars on Expedia! We will be in small towns, too, so less likely to run into trouble. My son and I will probably be “car camping” for several nights on the way to and from.
Caravans are being formed all over the country if you want to join one. I will be joining a caravan in Gettysburg on the morning of January 6th. Safety in numbers!
There are people who recommend using sites like this one to pre-pay for parking in DC. I plan to follow the caravan organizers for advice about whether to do this:
I pray for good weather all across the country for all of us travelers, and request that all prayer warriors do the same! I want all Patriots to arrive safely in DC and back home again!
If you have any tips, information, encouragement, or other, please post it on this thread. If it is in any way possible to attend, make your plans now! Lodgings will get more expensive as we get even closer.
This is our moment to do what we can for our country! I encourage everyone to dig down deep and do your part. It’s now or never. I will repeat what I found on Twitter:
If not us, who?
If not now, when?
P.S. Special thanks to Wolfmoon for helping me work out the bugs in my connection to the new site to be able to post this!
Addendum by Wolf – Current List of QTreepers Headed To DC
An interesting concept, but not without some difficulties, as also may be true with our understanding of some details of Luke’s narrative of the birth of Christ.
MIGDAL EDER – THE TOWER OF THE FLOCK
One of the most powerful statements in the biblical narratives on the birth of Christ is the proclamation made by the angel to shepherds in the fields outside Bethlehem.
“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:10-12)
It was a first declaration of the euangelion, the Good News of the redemptive Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is remarkable to see that this first declaration made to Israelites outside the immediate family of Jesus was not given to the religious or political rulers of Israel but to shepherds keeping their flocks.
The shepherds’ fields outside Bethlehem, to this day, play a central role in the Christmas celebrations in the Holy Land. Countless tourists have visited the fields between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. The church historian Eusebius linked these fields to a unique biblical location called Migdal Eder, which translated means the “tower of the flock”.
The first time Migdal Eder is mentioned in the Bible is in the account of Rachel, who died after giving birth to Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob. “Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder”, records Genesis 35:21.
This area on the outskirts of Bethlehem is also mentioned in the Talmudic writings. According to the Talmud, all cattle found in the area surrounding Jerusalem “as far as Migdal Eder” were deemed to be holy and consecrated and could only be used for sacrifices in the Temple, in particular for the peace and Passover sacrifices. There was thus a special, consecrated circle around the city of Jerusalem.
This means the shepherds in the fields of Bethlehem who first heard the Good News from the angels were not ordinary shepherds but served the sacrificial system of the Temple. These men served the Mosaic covenant, a foreshadowing of the new covenant. And these men were now confronted with the reality of the eternal light to which their ministry had been pointing all these centuries. It was declaring a new era of salvation!
The Hebrew prophet Micah also refers to Migdal Eder. “And you, O tower of the flock, the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, even the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.” (Micah 4:8)
Based on that prophecy, prominent Jewish writers concluded in the Midrash that from all of the places in Israel, it would be the Migdal Eder where the arrival of the Messiah would be declared first.
That means when the angels appeared that night to the shepherds in the fields outside Bethlehem, it was not just a declaration of the Good News to simple shepherds. It was a powerful prophetic sign to all of Israel. The news of that night must have spread like wildfire through the surrounding villages.
Luke records: “Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.” (Luke 2:17-18)
What does this all mean for us?
1) First, it is always beneficial for the Church to see that Jesus did not arrive into a vacuum, but was born into an entirely Jewish context. When Christ came in the flesh, he was born first-and-foremost to the Jewish people but would then also bring his favour and good pleasure to all men. Even though the celebration of Christ’s birth has become a feast marked almost exclusively by the gentile Church, it is important for us to see it in its historic and biblical context – as a message intended to give hope to Israel. As Zacharias prophesies at the birth of John the Baptist, this all happened to “perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, the oath which He swore to our father Abraham…” (Luke 1:72f).
2) Second, already from the moment Jesus entered the world the ultimate reason for his arrival was alluded to. These were the shepherds who took care of the sheep and cattle offered in the Temple – in particular the Passover sacrifices. And it was they who were confronted with the announcement that the ultimate sacrifice, which would carry away not only the sins of Israel but of the whole world, was born. Just thirty three years later, no further sacrifice was to be needed, as all those who believe in him have been “sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:10).
3) The angelic announcement gave these simple shepherds a profound revelation of who this Messiah would be. He was proclaimed to be both King (born in the city of David) and Priest. That he was both Christ and Lord, the son of man but also the son of God. He would be the saviour of humanity but also the shepherd of all those who would follow his voice.
It was truly good news which the angels proclaimed that night long ago. But as with the shepherds, the mere knowledge of this news is not enough. They needed to act upon it and they did. They went personally to see that child and then proclaimed his birth wherever they could.
Let us follow the example of the shepherds of Bethlehem and rededicate our lives afresh to that great saviour who was born in Bethlehem. He is the shepherd of our souls (1 Peter 2:25) who died for our sins and who redeems us to reign and rule with him for eternity! This is Good News indeed!
On Monday and Tuesday, this tree was abuzz with all the goodies that the swampian establishment stashed into the “COVID Relief Package” bill this writer affectionately nicknamed Porkulous Part Deux. (Please visit the thread dedicated to its details here.)
Tuesday evening, after the American people got a good look at what is in the thing thanks to being home and generally not as distracted as usual around the holiday season (Hey, Nancy, how are the lockdowns working for you now?????????), our dear leader, President Donald J. Trump, responded in his usual fashion.
It is pure speculation on this writer’s part, but there is a good chance President Trump took this route on COVID relief for further exposure of the swamp…especially since most of the people occupying the seats in Congress seem to think Joe Biden actually will manage to just take the White House next month.
Or maybe it was a trap.
At this point, anything is possible.
So, Wednesday’s reminder and cheerleading section:
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Fellow tree dweller Wheatie gave us some good reminders on the basics of civility in political discourse:
No food fights.
No running with scissors.
If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone
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To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. [2] In thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed. [3] Neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait on thee shall be confounded. [4] Let all them be confounded that act unjust things without cause. shew, O Lord, thy ways to me, and teach me thy paths. [5] Direct me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art God my Saviour; and on thee have I waited all the day long.
[6] Remember, O Lord, thy bowels of compassion; and thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world. [7] The sins of my youth and my ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord. [8] The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way. [9] He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways. [10] All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, to them that seek after his covenant and his testimonies.
[11] For thy name’s sake, O Lord, thou wilt pardon my sin: for it is great. [12] Who is the man that feareth the Lord? He hath appointed him a law in the way he hath chosen. [13] His soul shall dwell in good things: and his seed shall inherit the land. [14] The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them. [15] My eyes are ever towards the Lord: for he shall pluck my feet out of the snare.
[16] Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am alone and poor. [17] The troubles of my heart are multiplied: deliver me from my necessities. [18] See my abjection and my labour; and forgive me all my sins. [19] Consider my enemies for they are multiplied, and have hated me with an unjust hatred. [20] Keep thou my soul, and deliver me: I shall not be ashamed, for I have hoped in thee.
[21] The innocent and the upright have adhered to me: because I have waited on thee. [22] Deliver Israel, O God, from all his tribulations.
As always, prayers for the fight against that which seeks to enslave us are welcome.
Please include: President Donald Trump, the Q team, our soldiers in the field, special forces, tactical units, members of the Cabinet, first responders and those working behind the scenes.
And please add all the legal teams as they take our fight to court.
Cover image: Washington Crossing the Delaware by George Caleb Bingham, oil on canvas, 1856-71, Chrysler Museum of Art. Full image:
So…what do we think…ARE WE THERE YET?
Yeah, I don’t think we’re there yet, either, so in the meantime….
Remember what happened on the Fourth of July in Los Angeles where the local “authorities” told the people to essentially stand down, and just not celebrate, especially with fireworks?
We the People decided to flip a symbolic bird to the establishment.
And now that the powers that wanna be are flexing their…uh, well, I guess those are biceps, given the Porkulous Part Deux just passed, they seem to think we don’t see the money they are awarding themselves and leaving the peasants to starve…We the People are taking their message of “let’s cancel Christmas” and essentially telling them to shove it.
In this writer’s hometown, for the first time in memory, all live Christmas trees are sold out all over town AND HAVE BEEN FOR DAYS. We lucked out in that the lot where we buy ours was unloading a fresh shipment of trees the day we went to buy. In addition to the real pine trees now in living rooms across the Bi-State, outdoor lights are hung, tickets and reservations for Church services are sold out in many places….
It’s as if the people took XVII to heart with the last drop.
https://youtu.be/O1l-nR1Apj4
And now, many out on the fruited plain are trying to get the American spirit even more jump started.
We can pretty much all agree the powers that wannabe did this:
To prevent a repeat of history:
So…what do a bunch of music composers write when it was really hot outside before air conditioning existed, and they were trying to think of things that were really cold? A classic, that’s what.
And a reminder to take the pledge:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
And now for the nitty gritty of the Q Tree 5 minute, stand up, Tuesday morning meeting version of the Daily Thread.
The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog it out with anyone who happens to still be hanging out there.
This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion.
Fellow tree dweller Wheatie gave us some good reminders on the basics of civility in political discourse:
No food fights.
No running with scissors.
If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
And, a new addition – Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all, ahem, adults, not kids like the two boys in the family room fighting over the remote:
If you see something has not been posted, do us all a favor, and post it. Please, do not complain that it has not been done yet.
Please, check the CURRENT page, at least, of posts for the item you have to bring to the tree. It may well have been posted previously. Twinsing can’t usually be helped, but for Q-Treepers pressed for time, all efforts to keep the current page, at least, repeat free will prevent additional comments that call for the scroll wheel.
The scroll wheel on your mouse can be your friend. As mature adults, please use it here in the same manner you would in avoiding online porn.
Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.
Today, we celebrate two of the most consequential women in Scripture:
1 SAMUEL 2:1, 4-8
1Hannah also prayed and said, “My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in thy salvation. 4The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength. 5Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn. 6The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. 7The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low, he also exalts. 8He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, and on them he has set the world.
LUKE 1:46-56
46And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; 49for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. 51He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, 52he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; 53he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. 54He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 55as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.” 56And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.
As always, prayers for the fight against that which seeks to enslave us are welcome. Via con Dios.
Experience being the best teacher when it comes to dealing with San Fran Nan, the Mafiosa Madame currently known as Pelosi, any time there is a gigantic bill of any sort passed in the House of Representatives, it’s a good idea to read the thing to find out what’s in it.
Not doing so gave us a piece of legislation we can’t get rid of known as “ObamaCare”.
We the People have learned our lesson and as the day has worn on, our Q Treepers have been busy cataloguing who gets funds…and who doesn’t.
So, boldly cherry picking relevant posts from Monday, December 21st’s daily, here’s what we know:
No aid to cities and states BUT New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it stands to receive $4 billion of aid from the economic stimulus agreement.
Government takes 20% plus of your income during your lifetime in taxes, fees and fines…and now wants our thanks for a lousy $600 bucks? PS Congress critters have been collecting their $174K salaries all through this plandemic while they shut down YOUR businesses & jobs pic.twitter.com/yKQwCmKdKy
— GrrrGraphics-Ben Garrison Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) December 21, 2020
seeing more tweets and headlines about this… another 14 million for the Kennedy Center 700 million to the Sudan 1.3 billion to Egypt for their military…
I didn’t know the American people desperately needed two new Smithsonian museums to get through this pandemic. https://t.co/GuawxqANTz
This Stormwatch Monday Open Thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA/KAG/KMAG world (with KMAG being a bit of both: Keep Making America Great).
Yes, it’s Monday…again.
But it’s okay! We’ll get through it.
Free Speech is practiced here at the Q Tree. But please keep it civil. Discussion of Q is not only allowed but encouraged. Imagine that! We can talk about Q here and not get banned.
Please also consider the Important Guidelines, outlined here. Let’s not give the odious Internet Censors a reason to shut down this precious haven that Wolf has created for us.
Our President is fighting for us night and day…please pray for him.
For your listening enjoyment, I offer this rendition of ‘Do You Hear What I Hear’, by Bing Crosby:
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It’s hard to be patient when it seems like things are taking forever.
And what we’d really like to do is go all Chuck Norris on some lying crapweasels.
For now…we have to wait until we can say:
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Wheatie’s Word of the Day:
Ingannation
[inn-guh-NAY-shun]
‘Ingannation’ is a noun which means…a deception, a cheat or falsehood.
Used in a sentence:
Leftists frequently spew ingannations to further their agenda.
…..but Mike DeWine is even more cunning in terms of political survival as a RINO Republican.
Listen to this story from an anonymous patriot [*COUGH*] who actually went door-to-door for DeWine, only to finally realize that DeWine is – sadly – a career politician – a machine politician – and a “compliance survivor”. Mike DeWine will NOT stand up for American values when the going gets tough. He stands up for Mike DeWine. And right now, CHINA MIKE is right behind “China Joe” Biden.
“I started going to the Stop the Steal Rallies from the day they started.”
I watched the election like everybody else, and when these particular states stopped counting, I knew things were bad. Normally, in elections, it’s the outlying areas that have trouble getting in the vote, and that drag in late. This time, the fraud machine cities were the ones stopping the counting. It was phony as hell. These are the cities that dump early and fast to give the impression of a Democrat win coming, even if it’s a safe Republican win. No – they stopped for a reason.
But unlike 2016, where Pennsylvania alone tried it, and gave up for some reason, this time, in 2020, there were 5 or 6 states engaged in the trickery, all at the same time, and they overwhelmed things. The media and social media were in on it, too. They helped these states get away with it.
It was an overnight Confederacy, that FIRED ON OUR FORT, with those damned mail-in ballots.
I had no idea what Trump was going to do – concede or not concede – but what I did not expect is that Trump would actually FIGHT this injustice. It took a while for that to really register – but once it did, I was on board with fighting, too.
We were robbed. We were robbed by criminals. If we allow this to happen, we will allow these people to do anything they want. There will NEVER be another fair election in America.
Sorry, I am NOT OK with that. This is a hill worth dying on. And I mean that quite literally.
So I went to my first Stop The Steal rally, and every one after that. Noon on Saturday? Easy.
The rallies have been small, but a couple of them were pretty sizable – over 100, almost 200 people. But I’m not gonna lie – at the last good one, over 20 Proud Boys showed up, and it literally swelled the ranks up to that hundred. Maybe.
The guy who heads our rallies is what I would call a “good egg”. He’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer, being he’s almost as old as me, but he’s the toughest and truest, and I respect his leadership. He inspires us all. He’s the right man at the right time. He realizes that this is a spiritual battle, and always starts us off with a prayer. He’s tough as tool steel, and trying to toughen the rest of us up. He’s a FIGHTER, like Trump, and THAT is what we need.
So far, it has worked well. But the last two rallies – December 12 and December 19 – have showed us Mike DeWine’s sneaky treachery.
I used to think Mike DeWine simply lacked courage, but now I believe it’s something worse. I now believe DeWine has been Medvedev to that Putin of Ohio RINOs, John Kasich. I believe that DeWine was a way to “keep Kasich in office” and use Ohio to help take out Trump.
I will explain how.
The way Kasich is gloating now – crowing “we did it”, to getting rid of Trump – well, I’m not seeing much better from DeWine, who has effectively conceded to a criminally fraudulent election. And in my mind, there is only one real reason a politician would do that.
They conceded to fraudulent elections before. Meaning the ones that elected THEM.
There is no way that Ohio didn’t break far more heavily for Trump in the 2020 election than it did in the 2016 election. No way. However, a dramatic Trump win – an increase in percentage over 2016 – would have given away the game in the other cheat states in the Chinese Job Theft Rust Belt. Thus, electronic deductions, Dominion style, as well as other methods, had to have been used to shave the Trump vote. Not too much. Just ENOUGH.
But set that theory aside as unproven for now. I worked hard to help DeWine get elected. I went door to door, and frankly, DeWine was an easy sell. He always seemed like a common-sense guy. Sensible. He was very easy to sell to swing voters.
When our rally leader would sometimes chant “IMPEACH DEWINE” through his megaphone, I literally cringed at first. I wasn’t all that sympathetic. But as DeWine ratcheted up the COVID lunacy, along with his toady deference to the Biden cheat-win, I began feeling it, to. And so did the others.
By the December 5 rally, sentiment against DeWine was strong. The impeachment of Mike DeWine was gaining traction in the Ohio legislature. Chants of “IMPEACH DEWINE” at the rallies had audible bite, and echoed off the Statehouse with vigor. People were FURIOUS that DeWine had bent the knee to not just a bribe-taker, but to his criminal win.
The actual impeachment of Mike DeWine – or at least enough opposition to threaten his re-election – was clearly a possibility. And sure enough, on my phone, BIG ADS for “Ohio First” challenger, Jim Renacci, rebuilding his brand after a prior loss that may well have been due to CHEATING.
But little did we know, China Mike DeWine was acting swiftly to nip this in the bud.
On December 12, most of us went to Washington, DC, for the rally ahead of the December 14 casting of electoral votes. Naturally, the leadership was all in Washington. Still, the contingent that stayed behind, planned to meet anyway. Things were looking good – right?
Well, when people got to the Statehouse, they were instead greeted by a MASSIVE Black Lives Matter rally, easily two or three times the size of our best rally. This thing had money, too. Free sandwiches, music, and lots of organization. No major media, oddly, but clearly the word had gone out among young people in Columbus to show up.
The whole thing was VERY spontaneous, but strongly organized. NOBODY wanted to say who organized it beyond “the organizers”. Indeed, nobody seemed to know, and nobody was allowed near those who might know, because a ring of ANTIFA was there, enforcing the weird racial rules of “Antifa-In-BLM”. BLACK SKIN was the ticket beyond a certain point.
Our rag-tag remnant was simply run off the plaza, as BLM satanists, perched right on top of the state seal – “WITH GOD, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE” – chanted their incantations of criminals made into saints. A lonely aluminum menorah, at the corner of the Statehouse steps for Hanukkah, stood as a silent witness to the travesty.
This rally totally displaced the Stop the Steal rally, which moved from the West side to the North side of the Statehouse, and eventually turned into a march around the building – although not through the most violence-prone area on the West side of the Statehouse, along High Street. Within about an hour, the remnant disbanded.
The next week, December 19 – today – the plaza was empty. The field was ours. The sun was out. But something new happened.
Something very evil. Something which has forever broken any trust I had in Mike DeWine.
Small numbers of BLM – which had previously been SEPARATED from us – were allowed to ENTER, DISRUPT, and BREAK UP our rally.
I repeat. BLM was allowed to ENTER, SHOUT DOWN, HARASS, DISRUPT, and BREAK UP our rally.
This was a change in policy. At ALL previous rallies, except for a few individuals who escaped the watchful eyes of the Ohio Highway Patrol, who police the grounds, BLM, ANTIFA, and other leftists have not been allowed to interfere with our proceedings.
Not this time. In what is CLEARLY a change of policy, BLM activists were allowed to completely disrupt and chase off our non-violent gathering.
NOW – here is how RINO Traitor Mike DeWine gets away with this.
When confronted for their inaction, the Highway Patrol explained to our leaders that – because we didn’t have a permit – they could not stop BLM from disrupting us. Now, I have no idea if this is true or not, but this answer LACKS CANDOR. At previous rallies, BLM was NOT allowed to disrupt us.
That is a FACT. At prior rallies, BLM was not allowed to disrupt us. This time, they were.
Whether there is a paper trail on this change in policy, or a personnel change, or whispered orders in the Governor’s office, it doesn’t matter. THE POLICY ON THE GROUND CHANGED.
I asked our leaders WHY we could not get a permit next week.
COVID-19.
Yes. Because of COVID-19, we would not be allowed more than 10 people if we got a permit.
See how that works?
This explains why BLM had their big spontaneous PROTEST with no media coverage. They didn’t get a permit. They were packed like sardines around a podium in the center – a good dozen activists in fine clothes – another two dozen activists around them – a ring of a dozen ANTIFA keeping everybody else just beyond – and dozens more scattered around the plaza and the lawn. Easily several hundred total.
A PROTEST. Which we respected and did not disrupt.
But the RULES ARE DIFFERENT if you’re black. Don’t think for one microsecond that the Ohio Highway patrol would have let us do to BLM, what they did to us.
By the time today’s rally was done, the patriots were driven off in every direction. There were a good three dozen BLM radicals standing literally on top of the state seal – WITH GOD, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE – screaming FUCK YOU – WHY DON’T YOU LEAVE – JUST LEAVE – at one last, lonely patriot, waving back at them.
One lone patriot, who SHRUGGED BIG at the Ohio Highway Patrol, in masks, standing on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse, doing nothing.
There you have it.
Mike DeWine is not with us. He’s with China. Just like John Kasich.
Scott is right. Aubergine’s razor applies here.
Actually, an extension.
It is dangerous to attribute to ANYTHING ELSE, that which could be the result of malice or guile.
No matter what one thinks MIGHT be the RINO motivations behind Mike DeWine, he has found it politically useful to shut down rallies supporting Trump, by forcing his Statehouse guards to “pretend not to know ” that their inaction will shut the rallies down. Likewise, he pretends that COVID is a threat, when his own complicity with Biden and China is an even bigger threat. Mike DeWine’s actions and inactions must be assumed to be MALICIOUS and the product of GUILE against WE THE PEOPLE, and against our nation.
I will have more to say about that.
W
PS – I have more details that will appear in the comments, showing that BLM knew exactly how to shut down the rally, and how they targeted individuals to try to not only disrupt, but to obtain specific information usable by criminal communists and intelligence agencies.
PPS – Watch this absolutely brilliant video to understand the cost of giving in to Mike DeWine and his treacherous RINO fake Republicanism, which is really just disguised subservience to Democrat Communism. We CANNOT GIVE IN TO THIS SOCIALIST CONSPIRACY.
I think, over the recent past, that I’ve heard enough, maybe too much, of the events concerning the enormous voting fraud, and the sedition and treason involved. The seemingly endless details, sometimes conflicting, and their various interpretations; the admonitions of what the President should have done or should do; and the various predictions of the events of the future and their specific consequences have overflowed my retention capacity.
God has made it abundantly clear from His Word that He is in control of these matters, and that they will, ultimately, work out for the good of those that love Him. Ultimately . . . not necessarily what we may see or desire . . . but ultimately and all in accordance with His perfect plan.
I find it calming, comforting and reassuring to step back, up and out, of the morass of the details of the day and into some of the more basic concepts of God’s Word. So that’s what I’m going to do for today . . . just let God’s Word speak to us for a bit.
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be afflicted. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind. What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be numbered. I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge.” And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind. For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs. The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Respect God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Psalm 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 100 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.
1 Thessolonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Philippians 4:4-6 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Revelation 22:18-20 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
NOTE: There is some confusion about this, and it’s MY fault for not explaining it well enough. Regardless of where you are, you should be out basically as soon as it gets fairly dark, and watch until Jupiter and Saturn set. There IS an instant of absolute closest approach between Jupiter and Saturn, but it matters so little I haven’t even bothered to look it up; for all I know it’s 3 AM my time and I won’t be able to see it. The important thing is for you to see Jupiter and Saturn before they set, and that will be at about the same time, LOCAL, anywhere, less than two hours after sunset.
(The reason I harped on 5 PM my time, which is conveniently the right time for me to start looking, is that the data I got from NASA is for that exact time (midnight UTC).)
You might remember this diagram from last week. It’s a diagram of our solar system on Monday, at 5 PM Mountain Time, minus Mars, Venus, Mercury and everything past Saturn, showing an apparent lineup of Jupiter and Saturn as seen from Earth.
In 3D the lineup is pretty good too, both Jupiter and Saturn are in fact slightly ‘inside’ your monitor and they will be 1/5 of the full moon’s width apart in the sky, or one tenth of a degree of arc.
Astronomers like to denote distances “up there” as seen from Earth as angles, because that way it doesn’t matter how far away something is. It’s easiest to measure those angles–that’s what we can directly observe. Distances are harder, sometimes much harder. I gave a link last time to the story of how the distance between the earth and sun were first measured using a Venus transit in the 1700s. Since we knew the ratios of the planets’ distances from the sun, expressing everything in AUs (astronomical units, where 1AU is the mean distance from the earth to the sun), that gave us the size of each planet’s orbit by simple multiplication. We could then use the “absolute” number giving the size of Earth’s orbit to measure the distance to the nearer stars, but that was extremely finicky measuring and didn’t get done until the mid 1800s. It’s as if measuring distances is a ladder; each method gives us results we can carry forward to measure the distances to things further and further away. (Of course doing this causes measurement errors to pile up, but they’re still far better than complete guesswork.)
Astronomers still use AUs routinely for talking about the sorts of distances you’d see within a star’s planetary system–even other stars’ planetary systems–because otherwise they’d be tossing around numbers with eight or nine zeros at the end of them.
OK, so, why is Earth at the top of the diagram? Was that some arbitrary choice I made?
Well, it’s arbitrary, but it’s not my choice. And it is handy having the diagram be taller than it is wide; if it hadn’t turned out that way when I plotted it from real position data, I’d have rotated the diagram.
The data from NASA, and therefore the diagram, are expressed in something called “Heliocentric Ecliptic Coordinates.” There are X, Y and Z values for Earth, Jupiter and Saturn, and I just plotted them. (It also gives velocity components in the X, Y, and Z directions.) This is a 3-D version of the “Cartesian” coordinates that, if/when you had algebra, was what you used to graph functions. Instead of squares on graph paper, imagine cubes.
The center of this big three-dimensional grid is the center of gravity of the Solar System (practically dead center in the Sun). But which way do the axes point? A choice had to be made. It didn’t cosmically matter which way we pointed the axes, but astronomers had to come up with a common convention. What’s fairly obvious and convenient is that the X-Y plane (where Z is zero) should be the plane of Earth’s orbit about the Sun, and the Z axis should probably run through the center of the sun with the positive end going out the Sun’s north pole (or close to it, just so it’s at a right angle to the XY plane). Those decisions come from the physical characteristics of Earth’s orbit around the sun. But we still haven’t defined which way the X and Y axes point, even if we know what plane they are in.
So here comes the arbitrary decision, made sometime centuries ago: The X axis runs in the direction in which, we on Earth, see the sun to be at the exact moment of the March equinox (which is “spring” for most people). So we are sighting through the sun to establish the X axis.
Which means that at that moment, Earth is at roughly X=-1.0 AU, the Sun of course is at X=0.0 AU, and it is Earth’s position at the beginning of (northern hemisphere) fall that is at X=+1.0 AU.
If you look at my diagram, at 3 o’clock on the diagram, on the circle of earth’s orbit, is where Earth is on the first day of autumn–straight to the right of the “origin” which is where x=1.0 ought to be on any self-respecting graph. At 12 o’clock is the winter solstice (+Y axis), at 9 o’clock is the spring equinox (-X), and at 6 o’clock is the summer solstice (-Y). You’ll notice I went around the “clock” counter-clockwise. That’s because almost everything in our solar system runs counter-clockwise. The planets rotate counter-clockwise, all of the major moons and planets orbit counter-clockwise, and so on, of course this is all as seen from over the north pole of the Sun, our viewpoint being somewhere along the +Z axis.
Here’s the same diagram with the X and Y axes superimposed.
[By the way, how did we decide which direction would be “clockwise”? We did pick a direction, we could have picked the other direction for clocks to run in. Why didn’t we? Well this time there is a reason. In Europe, the shadow on a sundial moves in that direction. If our civilization had started in the southern hemisphere, long odds are that we’d draw our maps with south at the top, our globes would be mounted with south at the top, and our clocks would run counter-clockwise. And the people in the northern hemisphere would have to endure all those jokes about being upside down.]
Returning to our coordinate system, the Y axis goes through the spot where the earth is at (northern hemisphere) winter solstice. Which is pretty much where we will be this Monday. That’s why Earth is straight “up” from the Sun in my diagram.
Which way is Z? It’s straight up out of your screen, right at you. So when I said Jupiter and Saturn were slightly inside your screen, it’s because they have very small negative Z values.
One way to draw directions into an out of the monitor, or a blackboard, which is how I learned it many, many years ago, is to use ⨯ for into the monitor and ⋅ or even ⊙ for out of it. This is meant to suggest an arrow with four tail feathers and a conical head, the dot is the point of the arrow (facing you, out from the monitor or chalkboard)–circled just shows you the entire arrowhead looking at you straight on. The ⨯ suggests the four tail feathers when the arrow is pointing into the monitor (or chalkboard).
One more thing about coordinate systems (if you haven’t gotten bored yet), the issue of “right handed” versus “left handed.” If you use your right hand to point, like a kid making a gun with his fingers, along the X axis, and your other fingers bend towards the Y axis, and your thumb points along the Z axis, it’s a right handed system. If you can’t get this to work with some coordinate system, try your left hand. If that works, you are using a left handed system.
These ecliptic coordinates I got from NASA are right-handed.
And it’s cool that this diagram just happened to lay out well without having to be rotated. Those of you who remember your algebra and “graphing things” should find a lot of this familiar.
OK that’s enough of that rather abstract stuff. Now I’m going to try to explain why all of “great conjunctioning” is happening in the southwestern sky after sunset.
First, imagine yourself somewhere on the line between sun and Earth, and you are facing towards the earth, with the Sun shining on your back.
Or, imagine my first diagram tilting away from you as shown, and you being transported to the big white X in the upper left. Then continue tilting until you are edge-on.
What do you see? Well, because it’s the winter Solstice, this is what you see.
Globe simulating Earth seen from the sun at December Solstice
Well, OK you won’t see all the labels and so forth, and especially not the big metal thing on the south pole, but the thing to notice is that the south pole is visible and the north pole is not. The earth’s axis is tilted with respect to the ecliptic (the plane we’re standing on in our little mind-experiment). It stays pointing in the same direction (almost–it moves slowly, so slowly you’ll never notice). So as it moves around its orbit, from right to left in this diagram, there are times when the north pole points away from the sun (and us) and times when it points towards the sun. This coming Monday just happens to be the day when the north pole is pointed as much away from the sun as it ever is (that’s the definition of the December solstice).
In the upper right, not very visible, is North America. The earth rotates west to east, so North America is about to go onto the far side, the dark side–it’s late in the day there. Here are some annotations and a set of axes in the lower left. Notice Z is now up, because +Y points into the picture.
Now here’s a side view. Going back to the original diagram, it’s as if we tilted it this way, instead.
But if we’re going to imagine ourselves standing on the diagram, we need to make it horizontal, like this:
So, finally, here’s a “side” view of Earth from the right.
“Side” view.
From this vantage point, the earth is moving directly away from us in its orbit. On the first diagram, we’re somewhere to the right of earth, looking toward it.
Any horizontal line on this last picture, points at the sun. And if you can imagine some Deplorable in flyover country standing in Kansas, looking at the setting sun…well, it’s not to the west. It’s south of west. Because west is actually to the left and up in the diagram, not straight to the left, as shown below. And north is kind of tilted askew because the ground that deplorable is standing on is actually tilted away from us (imagine standing where the compass rose is).
This is why the Sun is setting to the south of west at this time of year (someone asked me about that a few days ago, I hope she’s reading this).
But what about Jupiter and Saturn? Well, let’s back up a bit. Here’s the diagram “tilting” again. Notice the diagonal dashed line (I don’t know why but my graphics software turned it into a dashed line); that’s the line to Jupiter and Saturn.
So, imagine it tilting all the way…and that diagonal line becomes a line running left from Earth to Jupiter and Saturn, but it also slopes up and out of the screen!
The horizon plane for our sunset-viewing Deplorable was tilted, some, away from us, but the sun is on that plane because it’s sunset. Jupiter and Saturn are above that plane, also in the southwest, at sunset.
Which, for our Deplorable in Kansas who’s watching the sunset, means they’re still up above the horizon.
If I have been doing my job as a writer, you’ve been following me and understand this, and you can see how in three dimensions it all hangs together now. I wouldn’t be surprised, though, if many here are still confused. It’s tough to do this sort of thing even with diagrams.
But at least now you should know where to look on Monday evening!
And just to put the icing on the cake, here’s a photo I took just as it was getting dark on Wednesday, facing in the general direction of sunset. The two visible “dots” in the sky are Jupiter (brighter one) and Saturn (dimmer one, above and left of Jupiter). Even after it’s dark they will be noticeably brighter than any star, particularly in that part of the sky.
Justice Must Be done.
Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American People...Our campaign represents a true existential threat, like they’ve never seen before.
Then-Candidate Donald J. Trump
Lawyer Appeasement Section
OK now for the fine print.
This is the WQTH Daily Thread. You know the drill. There’s no Poltical correctness, but civility is a requirement. There are Important Guidelines, here, with an addendum on 20191110.
We have a new board – called The U Tree – where people can take each other to the woodshed without fear of censorship or moderation.
And remember Wheatie’s Rules:
1. No food fights 2. No running with scissors. 3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone. 4. Zeroth rule of gun safety: Don’t let the government get your guns. 5. Rule one of gun safety: The gun is always loaded. 5a. If you actually want the gun to be loaded, like because you’re checking out a bump in the night, then it’s empty. 6. Rule two of gun safety: Never point the gun at anything you’re not willing to destroy. 7. Rule three: Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire. 8. Rule the fourth: Be sure of your target and what is behind it.
(Hmm a few extras seem to have crept in.)
The Mandatory Coin
Hopefully I’ll think of something before 10 PM my time on Friday. If not, you’ll find yourself reading this.
Standard Disclaimer: These are not my notes. In this particular case, though, I will admit to owning examples of all three of the notes that were issued.
Obligatory PSAs and Reminders
Just two more things, my standard Public Service Announcements. We don’t want to forget them!!!
How Not To Find Yourself In Contention For The Darwin Award (Nothing to do with bearded dragons)
It has been pointed out that all of the rioting is nominally on account of criminals who resisted arrest in one form or another, and someone suggested schools ought to teach people not to resist arrest.
Granted an “ass kicking” isn’t the same as being shot, but both can result from the same stupid act. You may ultimately beat the rap, but you aren’t going to avoid the ride.
China is Lower than Whale Shit
To conclude: My standard Public Service Announcement. We don’t want to forget this!!!
Remember Hong Kong!!!
中国是个混蛋 !!! Zhōngguò shì gè hùndàn !!! China is asshoe !!!
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