“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
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).
Yes, it’s Monday…again.
But it’s okay! It’s a Holiday, so you can go back to bed.
Free Speech is practiced here at the Q Tree. But please keep it civil. We’re on the same side here so let’s not engage in friendly fire.
If you find yourself in a slap fight, we ask that you take it outside to The U Tree…which is also a good place to report any technical difficulties, if you’re unable to report them here.
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.
Please pray for our real President, the one who actually won the election:
For your listening enjoyment, I offer this from Fearless Motivation, a mix of two tracks titled ‘Day of Domination’ and ‘Next level’:
Also, this from Jo Blankenburg, from the album ‘Cronos’:
Our beloved country is under Occupation by hostile forces.
We can give in to despair…or we can be defiant and fight back in any way that we can.
Joe Biden didn’t win.
I will keep saying Joe Biden didn’t win until we get His Fraudulency out of our White House.
Wheatie’s Word of the Day:
honeyfuggle
Honeyfuggle is a verb which means…to wheedle, swindle, cheat or deceive someone by using sweet talk or flattery; to obtain by cheating or deception.
Used in a sentence:
Shameless Democrats often honeyfuggle their constituents into believing their lies and voting for them.
This Sanctuary Sunday Open Thread, with full respect to those who worship God on the Sabbath, is a place to reaffirm our worship of our Creator, our Father, our King Eternal.
It is also a place to read, post and discuss news that is worth knowing and sharing. Please post links to any news stories that you use as sources or quote from.
In the QTree, we’re a friendly and civil lot. We encourage free speech and the open exchange and civil discussion of different ideas. Topics aren’t constrained, and sound logic is highly encouraged, all built on a solid foundation of truth and established facts.
We have a policy of mutual respect, shown by civility. Civility encourages discussions, promotes objectivity and rational thought in discourse, and camaraderie in the participants – characteristics we strive toward in our Q Tree community.
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In The Q Tree, we’re compatriots, sitting around the campfire, roasting hot dogs, making s’mores and discussing, agreeing, and disagreeing about whatever interests us. This board will remain a home for those who seek respectful conversations.
Thankfulness (gratitude) is a prominent Bible theme. 1st Thes 5:16-18 says, “Be joyful always; pray continually;
give thanks in ALL circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Did you catch that? Give thanks in all circumstances. Thankfulness should be a way of life for us, naturally flowing from our hearts and mouths.
God’s Word tells us why we should be thankful and how to have gratitude in different circumstances.
Psalm 136:1 says, “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.” Here we have two reasons to be thankful: God’s constant goodness and His steadfast love. When we recognize the nature of our depravity and understand that, apart from God, there is only death (John 10:10; Romans 7:5), our natural response is to be grateful for the life He gives.
Psalm 30 gives praise to God for His deliverance. David writes, “I will exalt you, O Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. O Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. O Lord, you brought me up from the grave; you spared me from going down into the pit. . . . You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever” (Psalm 30:1-12). Here David gives thanks to God following an obviously difficult circumstance. This psalm of thanksgiving not only praises God in the moment but remembers God’s past faithfulness. It is a statement of God’s character, which is so wonderful that praise is the only appropriate response.
We also have examples of being thankful in the midst of hard circumstances. Psalm 28, for example, depicts David’s distress. It is a cry to God for mercy, protection, and justice. After David cries out to God, he writes, “Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my cry for mercy. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy, and I will give thanks to him in song” (Psalm 28:6-7). In the midst of hardship, David remembers who God is and, as a result of knowing and trusting God, gives thanks. Job had a similar attitude of praise, even in the face of death: “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised” (Job 1:21).
There are examples of believers’ thankfulness in the New Testament as well. Paul was heavily persecuted, yet he wrote, “Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him” (2 Corinthians 2:14). The writer of Hebrews says, “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe” (Hebrews 12:28). Peter gives a reason to be thankful for “grief and all kinds of trials,” saying that, through the hardships, our faith “may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed” (1 Peter 1:6-7).
The people of God are thankful people, for they realize how much they have been given. One of the characteristics of the last days is a lack of thanksgiving, according to 2 Timothy 3:2. Wicked people will be “ungrateful.”
We should be thankful because God is worthy of our thanksgiving. It is only right to credit Him for “every good and perfect gift” He gives (James 1:17). When we are thankful, our focus moves off selfish desires and off the pain of current circumstances. Expressing thankfulness helps us remember that God is in control. Thankfulness, then, is not only appropriate; it is actually healthy and beneficial to us. It reminds us of the bigger picture, that we belong to God, and that we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3). Truly, we have an abundant life (John 10:10), and gratefulness is fitting.
The Bible is filled with commands to give thanks to God (Psalm 106:1; 107:1; 118:1; 1 Chronicles 16:34; 1 Thessalonians 5:18). Most verses go on to list reasons why we should thank Him, such as “His love endures forever” (Psalm 136:3), “He is good” (Psalm 118:29), and “His mercy is everlasting” (Psalm 100:5). Thanksgiving and praise always go together. We cannot adequately praise and worship God without also being thankful.
Feeling and expressing appreciation is good for us. Like any wise father, God wants us to learn to be thankful for all the gifts He has given us (James 1:17). It is in our best interest to be reminded that everything we have is a gift from Him. Without gratitude, we become arrogant and self-centered. We begin to believe that we have achieved everything on our own. Thankfulness keeps our hearts in right relationship to the Giver of all good gifts.
Giving thanks also reminds us of how much we do have. Human beings are prone to covetousness. We tend to focus on what we don’t have. By giving thanks continually we are reminded of how much we do have. When we focus on blessings rather than wants, we are happier. When we start thanking God for the things we usually take for granted, our perspective changes. We realize that we could not even exist without the merciful blessings of God.
First Thessalonians 5:18 says, “In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” We are to be thankful not only for the things we like, but for the circumstances we don’t like. When we purpose to thank God for everything that He allows to come into our lives, we keep bitterness at bay. We cannot be both thankful and bitter at the same time. We do not thank Him for evil, but that He is sustaining us through it (James 1:12). We don’t thank Him for harm He did not cause, but we thank Him when He gives us the strength to endure it (2 Corinthians 12:9). We thank Him for His promise that “all things will work together for the good, to those who love God and are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).
We can have thankful hearts toward God even when we do not feel thankful for the circumstance. We can grieve and still be thankful. We can hurt and still be thankful. We can be angry at sin and still be thankful toward God. That is what the Bible calls a “sacrifice of praise” (Hebrews 13:15). Giving thanks to God keeps our hearts in right relationship with Him and saves us from a host of harmful emotions and attitudes that will rob us of the peace God wants us to experience (Philippians 4:6–7).
Thank you, God, for everything, The big things and the small. For “every good gift comes from God”… The giver of them all.
And all too often we accept, Without any thanks or praise, The gifts God sends as blessings, Each day in many ways.
And so at this time, We offer up a prayer… To thank you, God, for giving us A lot more than our share.
First, thank you for the little things That often come our way, The things we take for granted But don’t mention when we pray,
The unexpected courtesy, The thoughtful, kindly deed, A hand reached out to help us In the time of sudden need.
Oh, make us more aware, dear God, Of little daily graces That come to us with “sweet surprise” From never-dreamed-of places.
Then, thank you for the “Miracles” We are much too blind to see, And give us new awareness of our many gifts from Thee,
And help us to remember That the Key of Life and Living Is to make each prayer a Prayer of Thanks And every day Thanksgiving
–Helen Steiner Rice
On this day and every day –
God is in Control . . . and His Grace is Sufficient, so . . . Keep Looking Up
Hopefully, every Sunday, we can find something here that will build us up a little . . . give us a smile . . . and add some joy or peace, very much needed in all our lives.
“This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” . . . “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Alright here we go with another campaign style rally from the Greatest of All Time.
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump holds a Make America Great Again rally as he campaigns at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, October 12, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
After an absence from the public stage in this manner, President Donald Trump is lining up rallies and building some momentum for…something. What is anyone’s guess.
The relaunch of MAGA – Make America Great Again – is called Save America.
Over the past four years, President Donald Trump’s administration delivered for Americans of all backgrounds like never before. Save America is about building on those accomplishments, supporting the brave conservatives who will define the future of the America First Movement, the future of our party, and the future of our beloved country. Save America is also about ensuring that we always keep America First, in our foreign and domestic policy. We take pride in our country, we teach the truth about our history, we celebrate our rich heritage and national traditions, and of course, we respect our great American Flag.
We are committed to defending innocent life and to upholding the Judeo-Christian values of our founding.
We believe in the promise of the Declaration of Independence, that we are all made EQUAL by our Creator, and that must all be TREATED equal under the law.
We know that our rights do not come from government, they come from God, and no earthly force can ever take those rights away. That includes the right to religious liberty and the right to Keep and Bear Arms.
We believe in rebuilding our previously depleted military and ending the endless wars our failed politicians of the past got us into for decades.
We embrace free thought, we welcome robust debate, and we are not afraid to stand up to the oppressive dictates of political correctness.
We know that the rule of law is the ultimate safeguard of our freedoms, and we affirm that the Constitution means exactly what it says AS WRITTEN.
We support fair trade, low taxes, and fewer job-killing regulations, and we know that America must always have the most powerful military on the face of the Earth.
We believe in Law and Order, and we believe that the men and women of law enforcement are HEROES who deserve our absolute support.
We believe in FREE SPEECH and Fair Elections. We must ensure fair, honest, transparent, and secure elections going forward – where every LEGAL VOTE counts.
Great! On with the fight.
For this rally, the big guy is in Sarasota, Florida, that all baseball fans know is part of the grapefruit league during spring training season.
Circus fans know it as the winter home of the Greatest Show on Earth.
Too bad the animal rights people got to them. Back in the day, it was a great show.
The area known today as Sarasota first appeared on a sheepskin Spanish map from 1763 with the word Zarazote over present day Sarasota and Bradenton.[11] Around 1883 to 1885, The Florida Mortgage And Investment Company Of Edinburgh bought 60,000 acres for development in what is now the City of Sarasota. Many Scottish people began to arrive in Sarasota in December 1885.[12] The municipal government of Sarasota was established when it was incorporated as a town in 1902.[13] John Gillespie was the first Mayor.[14]
Fabulous. From the description in wiki, it sounds like a nice place, but those who have been there might have other things to say. Please, let us know in the comments.
Additional links for coverage will be added as they come available if YouTube doesn’t take them down as a precaution against the truth getting out.
STEVE did not show up in the drafts or scheduled posts this evening, until about an hour before midnight, Eastern time. I began to act on my suspicion that this was due to some kind of REALITY impinging on him.
I decided to begin to do the Saturday open thread, just in case.
Fortunately, Steve showed up with plenty of time to spare. But I STILL wanted to show you an article I was going to mention in that post, and WHY I was worried about Steve. So I did this post. Now, let me explain.
Assuming that Steve could not post, I ran through the possibilities.
The most likely, to me, was some kind of problem with ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION. Steve has a very limited bandwidth connection to the outside world from his abode, and whether it’s by WIRE or WIRELESS, he has a QUOTA, and that quota could have prevented him from connecting.
Likewise, Steve is at the mercy of natural conditions. There could have been some physical reason, like a power outage, that he could not connect.
Speculating further, it could have been social – and could even have been something really great, like meeting the lady of his dreams, while showing off his little friend Darwin! If that was why, then my thought was that he had better NOT show up here. And that was going to be an ORDER from THE BOSS!
Steve DID say something during the week about taking a break from the physics posts, and doing some more boilerplate Saturday posts without physics lessons, and also mentioned having some events coming up like time with friends and/or family. So his absence could have easily fallen within those outlines.
However, there was ONE significantly less happy possibility that ran through my head. And when Steve’s DRAFT showed up on the site, I was VERY relieved that what I was thinking could not have happened.
However, we need to talk about it. And THAT is the subject of this post.
There is an article that I saw three weeks ago, that a I wanted to share with you all. NOW is the perfect time. That article SPOOKED ME. You will easily see why.
Now I have to admit, when I first saw this, I was thinking OMG – that can’t be – OMG – it’s not…..
And it’s NOT Steve. But DAYUM, it brought home the point that THIS STUFF IS REAL. Real people are being thrown into prison with no chance of bail, for even minor physical contact with police on January 6. Real people are getting RAIDED with loaded REAL assault rifles (not like the FAKE ones we can get) for nearly NOTHING – like walking into the Capitol through open doors at the wrong time.
It was TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. That BUMP IN THE ROAD when I first saw that headline stayed with me.
Now – if you read this article in Politico – it will piss you off. Not because the guy is innocent – in my opinion, he CANNOT be innocent, because he was definitely grabbing at the police. He didn’t HIT the police, but he is guilty of assault for laying his hands on cops. Not battery – and he even GRABBED a police baton, which reminds me of something……
But the guy did assault police. It’s on film.
The problem for me is that FIB would not act against ANTIFA for exactly the same stuff, or WORSE.
In fact, WAY WORSE.
Dodge and FIB are clearly partisan in this matter. ANTIFA is engaging in “ideology” when they beat up cops, but an off-the-rails deplorable who grabs at a cops leg, drags a cop and grabs his baton BUT DOES NOT HIT BACK WITH IT (meaning he PACIFIED the cop) – well, that’s SEDITION and INSURRECTION.
You see what I’m sayin’? The dude clearly ain’t innocent, but – in the words of our glorious El Presidente – “C’mon, man.”
It’s not fair. But commies are not fair. That’s life. And the FBI is now – FOR SURE – a communist agency.
Anyway, it’s worth reading the article. My advice – DO NOT touch other people in these circumstances. You have to stay SO BLAMELESS with Dodge and FIB. They WANT to get us. They’re LOOKING to get us.
GIVE. THEM. NOTHING.
W
PS – Thank you to Steve and all our other authors who help make this site the awesome place that it is. I don’t always express my appreciation, but it’s there, believe me!
The prior election must be acknowledged as fraudulent, and steps must be taken to prosecute the fraudsters and restore integrity to the system.
Nothing else matters at this point. Talking about trying again in 2022 or 2024 is hopeless otherwise. Which is not to say one must never talk about this, but rather that one must account for this in ones planning; if fixing the fraud is not part of the plan, you have no plan.
Mid-Independence Day
Yesterday was the Second, and tomorrow is the Fourth, of July.
Although the Declaration of Independence proudly proclaims “In Congress, July 4th, 1776,” the actual resolution of independence, the Lee Resolution ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Resolution ) was passed on July 2nd.
July 4th was when the text of the masterfully-written-and-butchered document was approved. It includes the Lee Resolution in its own text, in the last paragraph:
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
Declaration of Independence of the United States, last paragraph; Lee Resolution in bold.
So in a sense Friday was the real Independence Day, and today is just the average of the real one, and the commonly celebrated one on Sunday.
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.
Whoever ends up in the cell next to his, tell him I said “Hi.”
中国是个混蛋 !!! Zhōngguò shì gè hùndàn !!! China is asshoe !!!
China is in the White House
Since Wednesday, January 20 at Noon EST, the bought-and-paid for His Fraudulency Joseph Biden has been in the White House. It’s as good as having China in the Oval Office.
Joe Biden is Asshoe
China is in the White House, because Joe Biden is in the White House, and Joe Biden is identically equal to China. China is Asshoe. Therefore, Joe Biden is Asshoe.
But of course the much more important thing to realize:
Joe Biden Didn’t Win
乔*拜登没赢 !!! Qiáo Bài dēng méi yíng !!! Joe Biden didn’t win !!!
Wolf’s Pub is open! Come on in and sit right down. It’s going to be wild today. Moonshine is on the drink menu. I have no clue where it came from, but the bartenders assure me it is delish. We’ll get to that in a moment.
Is it just me or is the ride getting wilder and bumpier by the week? Things are coming to a point.
The Hedge Funds are digging in. The Ape Army is standing firm. Wall Street trembles in its corpulent and jiggly corruption. The middle class is on to their game and beginning to beat them at it. See here and here.
“Our entire economy is now, in large part, rigged, as it has been moved further away from free-market capitalism to a cronyism nightmare where central planners and big companies work together to consolidate power. They scratch each other’s backs and ultimately tie up loose ends that get in their way of rolling up money and control. Small businesses and small individuals, which make up the backbone of the economy and stand for economic freedom, have been both passively and intentionally targeted.”
The state AUDIT(S) are shaking the foundation of the bureaucratic administrative state. We are seeing the underbelly of a nation that is being run by usurpers. And the Supreme Court did something right yesterday.
The intelligence arm of the administrative state is in a tizzy. What worked before ain’t working so well now. The false flag events, the “suicides,” the armed conflicts that make their masters wealthy and powerful.
Yeah, the proverbial matrix is glitching like a meth head in need of a pipe hit.
Our corrupted government officials (see here for all the oath-breakers) are running for cover. They are full of bluster, but bluster ain’t gonna help them in the end.
That dirty wench, Liz Cheney, is trying to torch the house before she gets thrown out by the good people of Wyoming. Low rent individual.
The C-C-P is watching its plan of global dominance begin to unravel. They have their fingers in every economic, academic, and governmental pie they can. What greed! What hubris! The Covid bioweapon they released upon humanity seems to be boomeranging, though.
It’s all coming out. They can’t stop the hemorrhaging of truth.
What is the Davos crowd to do?
Thankfully the commies don’t understand Scriptural truth: Pride goes before a fall.
America is waking up. The REAL AMERICA. The beautiful nation upon which the torch of freedom has been held aloft for over two centuries.
We’ve been infiltrated from outside and betrayed from inside, but this is nothing new. This is that ancient, age-old battle between good and evil.
Let us turn briefly to 1945 and a grown-up “fairy story” that C. S. Lewis published just as WW2 had ended.
The Book is That Hideous Strength and it is the third (but a stand-alone) book in his Space Trilogy. To be honest, I have read the first two books several times, but That Hideous Strength I have read countless times.
In short, an insidious organization, the N.I.C.E. (National Institute of Co-ordinated Experiments) has set up shop in a small English town rumored to be the resting place of the Arthurian character, Merlin. The N.I.C.E. sets up a fusion of state and science and academia. In short, fascism.
Their plans for mankind are such that you and I can actually see them taking shape in 2021 with different characters, institutions, and nations. Their methods are exactly what we see happening today. For instance:
“But every advance in industry and agriculture reduces the number of work-people who are required. A large, unintelligent population is now becoming a dead-weight. The real importance of scientific war is that scientists have to be reserved. It was not the great technocrats of Koenigsberg or Moscow who supplied the casualties in the siege of Stalingrad: it was superstitious Bavarian peasants and low-grade Russian agricultural workers. The effect of modern war is to eliminate retrogressive types, while sparing the technocracy and increasing its hold upon public affairs. In the new age, what has hitherto been merely the intellectual nucleus of the race is to become, by gradual stages, the race itself. You are to conceive the species as an animal which has discovered how to simplify nutrition and locomotion to such a point that the old complex organs and the large body which contained them are no longer necessary. That large body is therefore to disappear. Only a tenth part of it will now be needed to support the brain. The individual is to become all head. The human race is to become all Technocracy.”
Next, let’s visit the age-old methods of imposing such things on the population. Fairy Hardcastle, a dyke police chief, could be detailing the crap we go through on a daily basis with our UniParty. Never forget, it is RINOs like Liz Cheney who have played us over and over for many decades:
“Both, honey, both,” said Miss Hardcastle. “Don’t you understand anything? Isn’t it absolutely essential to keep a fierce Left and a fierce Right, both on their toes and each terrified of the other? That’s how we get things done. Any opposition to the N.I.C.E. is represented as a Left racket in the Right papers and a Right racket in the Left papers. If it’s properly done, you get each side outbidding the other in support of us—to refute the enemy slanders. Of course we’re non-political. The real power always is.”
(Fairy Hardcastle, That Hideous Strength, 1945)
HELL MOUTH
We can’t forget the Covid plandemic. The precipitating event for taking away our Constitutional rights was followed up with BLM/Antifa riots and the FAKE INSURRECTION PLOT, with which even now Nancy Pelosi–that miniHell Mouth–is conniving to harm us. Here’s how Lewis describes the process:
“Emergency regulations,” said Feverstone. “You’ll never get the powers we want at Edgestow until the Government declares that a state of emergency exists there.”
“Exactly,” said Filostrato. “It is folly to talk of peaceful revolutions. Not that the canaglia would always resist—often they have to be prodded into it—but until there is the disturbance, the firing, the barricades—no one gets powers to act effectively. There is not enough what you call weight on the boat to steer him.”
(That Hideous Strength, 1945)
Isn’t it clear as a bell that Pelosi, McConnell and now we hear possibly Pence, connived to take out President Trump and his followers with the FAKED INSURRECTION?
“The Party’s foreign propaganda is more sophisticated, and chillingly effective. Leveraging Western elites’ weakness and gullibility, plus the vulnerability of open societies, the CCP’s massive overseas propaganda campaigns can be delineated into four general categories: disinformation, elite capture, coerced self-censorship, and brainwashing….But elite capture goes further. Former senior government officials, including cabinet-level figures, routinely defend the CCP’s murderous acts, including the Tiananmen Massacre and other egregious human rights violations. Some of these former officials have even become registered agents for the Beijing regime and its CCP-controlled business interests in the U.S. Many of our leading universities and their talented professors often are coopted by the CCP to voice Beijing’s views in the U.S., masqueraded as research and objective surveys.”
MOONSHINE
I think it’s time for a libation, and moonshine it is! Now, moonshine has a storied history in our nation. While it is mostly known through Prohibition, moonshine was often made in colonial times, too. And even President Washington had the Whiskey Rebellion because citizens were not happy having to pay an excise tax on whiskey, which incidentally, President Jefferson repealed in 1802.
Here’s a couple articles about moonshine here and here. That second link has some mighty fine-looking hillbilly stills. Now, moonshine is pretty much legal nowadays, but you might want to check your state just to make sure. It sure is sold in the stores!
A nice video here on making moonshine at home:
And here’s one for Apple Pie Moonshine. Watch the he-man have to explain himself. LOL.
Of course, no mention of moonshine is complete without some good country music…about moonshine:
HOUSE RULES
Now, we all know that moonshine is high octane, so we have to keep ourselves together and not get too wild. Before indulging, let’s review the House Rules here.
Anyone who begins howling before sundown will be sent to the Utree to sober up. It’s also the place to reconvene, if needed.
A BIT MORE ON LEWIS
That quote at the top of the opener is also quoted on the title page of That Hideous Strength.
Here is more of that stanza:
“That when the sun is at the hicht,
At noon, when it doth shine maist bricht,
The shadow of that hideous strength
Sax mile and mair it is of length:
Thus may ye judge into your thoucht,
Gif Babylon be heich or nocht.”
The spelling is of course not modern English, and also differs from the version that Lewis quotes, but one can get an idea of the devilish strength of the Tower of Babel. Lewis described his story thus:
“This is a ‘tall story’ about devilry, though it has behind it a serious “point” which I have tried to make in my “Abolition of Man.” In the story, the outer rim of that devilry, had to be shown touching the life of some ordinary and respectable profession.”
He chose academia because it was what he knew. I take something from that. Academia, the lifeblood of the intellectual life of a nation, once corrupted can spawn evil of the magnitude of a Tower of Babel. When politicians and business are added into the equation, the world is then bending under the weight of the kind of evil we only think of in fairy stories.
Well, our fairy story is real. And Lewis knew that fairy stories are often more true than not.
EU Parliament Building
Take, for instance, the design of the European Union’s Parliament building. Often called the Louise Weiss Building (there’s a plaque on the building dedicated to this feminist who worked for the union of Europe) it is remarkably similar to a painting of the tower by Pieter Brueghel the Elder in 1563:
Hmmmm….
The poster below is from a site Now the End Begins, which also writes about the similarities. Not saying I agree with everything there, but it’s interesting.
When you look at the poster (which apparently was a promotional poster for the EU), it is interesting to note the way the people are drawn. Very dehumanizing.
Also, here’s a little look at the inside of the parliament building. Very reminiscent of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, eh?
Inside the EU Parliament building
C. S. Lewis knew well the old evil that has bedeviled man since the beginning. It does not change. It is ever the same, though it wears “updated” garments as the centuries pass. You should read about the moment when one character experiences his own damnation in THS. It’s one of the most chilling literary passages I’ve ever read.
We may be in a monumental struggle, but Christendom fights best when on the ropes. We finally drop to our knees and call on the Lord, who fights for us (Ex. 14:14). I can’t tell you how grateful I am for all of you here who drop prayers (Duchess for sure!), speak their faith, and help each other when we’re down.
I love DePat’s addition of the St. Michael Prayer. May I add one? The Guardian Angel prayer. It is so very comforting and strengthening:
Angel of God, my guardian dear,
To whom God’s love commits me here,
Ever this day (night) be at my side,
To light and guard, rule and guide. Amen
ODDS AND ENDS
If you listen to only one podcast this fine day, listen to this one: Gen. Flynn, Gen. McInerny, Major Gen. Arbuckle, and Col. Lawrence Sellin are deadly serious about the infiltration and betrayal of our country by communists within and without.
Independence Day is coming up. Have you seen Flag Shirts? Ima gonna get me one.
Hey, I got an email from Hillsdale College with a free six-week study on the Constitution, beginning July 13. Here’s the link to sign up: Constitution 101
In a move that generated a lot of attention for a former President, the 45th President of the United States paid a visit to the border on Wednesday. Check out the security for a former president.
For those who went out and got their F-15s to defend against Biden’s military.
Trust me, those are LOUD lawn ornaments.
Sad, but true.
This movie is getting bogged down, that’s for sure.
Thank you, Dr. Navarro.
Just shut up. Nobody cares what you think Tony. Confess your crime in sparking the pandemic and KIDS don't need to be vaccinated. Just stupid #FireFaucihttps://t.co/Kr6XxOGWqu
REPORT: Like caged monkeys. Angry Democrats pound their fists and scream as bill banning biological males from female sports is read. pic.twitter.com/ZXUBwktcfg
Word came that Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense on 9-11, has passed away.
The office where all that was being investigated was destroyed the next day.
NEVER FORGET
Take heart. It’s almost Friday.
Oh, and before I forget:
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1After these things God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here am I.” 2He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Mori’ah, and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; and he cut the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the ass; I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.” 6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here am I, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together. 9When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10Then Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here am I.” 12He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” 13And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14So Abraham called the name of that place The LORD will provide; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.” 15And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, 16and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17I will indeed bless you, and I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies, 18and by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.” 19So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
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