Critics of the Bible have said there’s no evidence of a mass Hebrew exodus from Egypt. The typical claim is that Egyptian records mention neither this event nor large slave populations, and there is a lack of bones or graves in the wilderness. Such criticisms are factually incorrect: there is archaeological evidence that corresponds to the Bible’s description of the exodus.
A Daunting Task
It’s important to realize that “proof” of ancient events is extraordinarily rare. Mountains of obvious evidence don’t typically survive three thousand years, even when the event itself is significant. It’s only reasonable to look for remnants, circumstantial evidence, corroborating artifacts, and perhaps some random documents. Of course, insisting that evidence must be found outside the Bible is, itself, an unfair bias. Scripture is part of ancient written records, whether skeptics appreciate it or not. For those not committed to rejecting such things out of hand, archaeological evidence favors a real, historical exodus of Israel from Egypt.
Examining evidence fairly means avoiding myths and poor assumptions. Pop culture is not historical evidence. For example, movies such as The Prince of Egypt and The Ten Commandments use the name Rameses for the Pharaoh of the exodus. However, Scripture never identifies Pharaoh using that name. Looking for explicit evidence of the exodus in connection with the reign of Rameses II might help verify a movie, but not the Bible. Skeptics who assume the Bible speaks of Rameses are not only looking at the wrong sources but very possibly the wrong time period.
Cultures use different dating systems, not all of which are consistent. Even when there is ample evidence of an occurrence, it can be difficult for historians to know exactly what dates were involved. This is particularly true of Egyptian history, the record of which is erratic. Egyptians sometimes recorded rulers who reigned simultaneously as if they were consecutive, for example. Even experts in Egyptian archaeology would admit that dating anything using ancient Egyptian records requires an inflated level of tolerance.
Support from Archaeology
Attempting to narrowly date ancient events is difficult. However, biblical scholars typically place the exodus from Egypt somewhere between 1446 and 1225 BC. Within that period, there is ample archaeological evidence to reinforce the account of Scripture. For example:
• Pyramids built of mud-and-straw bricks (Exodus 5:7–8) and both written and physical evidence that Asiatic people were enslaved in Egypt (Exodus 1:13–14).
• Skeletons of infants of three months old and younger, usually several in one box, buried under homes in a slave town called Kahun (Exodus 1:16), corresponding to Pharaoh’s slaughter of Hebrew infants.
• Masses of houses and shops in Kahun, abandoned so quickly that tools, household implements, and other possessions were left behind. The findings suggest the abandonment was total, hasty, and done on short notice (Exodus 12:30–34, 39), consistent with the Israelites’ sudden exit from Egypt in the wake of Passover.
• Court advisors used rods that look like snakes (Exodus 7:10–12). This partly corroborates the magical opposition against Moses performed by Pharaoh’s advisors.
• The Ipuwer Papyrus, a work of poetry stating, in part, “Plague stalks through the land and blood is everywhere. . . . Nay, but the river is blood . . . gates, columns and walls are consumed with fire . . . the son of the high-born man is no longer to be recognized. . . . The stranger people from outside are come into Egypt. . . . Nay, but corn has perished everywhere.”
• The Amarna letters, ancient correspondence between Egyptian and Middle Eastern rulers, blame significant unrest on a people group labeled as Habiru or ‘Apiru (Exodus 9:1).
• Discoveries also include evidence of cities such as Jericho being conquered during that timeframe.
Possible Pharaohs
Several scenarios in the annals of Egyptian rulers dovetail with the biblical book of Exodus. The “early” 1446 BC date of the exodus would align the slaughter of infants (Exodus 1:16–21) with either Thutmose I or Amenhotep I, whose reputations would support such an act. It would place the life of Moses in the same general era as Hatshepsut, a woman who co-ruled Egypt (Exodus 2:5–6) and was at odds with her stepson Thutmose III. He would have had good reason to evict her adopted son, given the chance (Exodus 2:14–15). This would align the liberation of Israel with the rule of Amenhotep II. His army notably stopped military campaigns in 1446 BC (Exodus 14:28), and his eventual successor, Thutmose IV, was scoffed at for being less-than-legitimate (Exodus 11:4–5; 12:29).
That is not the only possible match. A minority of Egyptologists advocate for a significant revision of the historical timeline, shifting the “actual date” of some Egyptian dynasties by centuries. One such theory would align the book of Exodus with Amenemhat III, who had no surviving sons and a childless daughter, Sobekneferu (Exodus 2:5–10). Her death ended that Dynasty. Soon after came Neferhotep I, who left behind no mummy (Exodus 14:28), and, although he had a son (Exodus 11:4–5; 12:29), he was instead succeeded by his brother.
One Last Bone to Pick
This same approach to history applies to the supposed lack of Hebrew remains in the desert between Egypt and Israel. First and foremost, this complaint ignores traditional burial practices of Israel. This included disinterring bodies after a year, in order to rebury the bones in a common family location. Patriarchs such as Jacob and Joseph famously had their bones relocated after death (Exodus 13:19; Joshua 24:32). This practice was the origin of the phrase gathered to his fathers or to sleep with one’s fathers, in parallel to its implications for the afterlife.
Nature isn’t prone to preserving remains for long, either, let alone for three thousand years. Worse, one of the consequences for disobedience, about which God warned Israel, was improper burial (1 Corinthians 10:5). Hasty or slipshod burial would allow scavengers and the elements to eradicate a body relatively quickly. “Your carcasses shall be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and no one shall frighten them away.” (Deuteronomy 28:26). This means there is no “lack” of Hebrew graves or bones in the wilderness—there’s no rational reason to expect such remains to be abundant.
There Is Evidence of the Exodus
In summary, non-biblical archaeological evidence shows that the main details of the book of Exodus are not merely plausible, but they are present in archaeology. That era of Egypt’s history includes elements corresponding to a sizable Hebrew workforce in Egypt, which rapidly evacuated in connection with a time of chaos, under Pharaohs whose histories fit with the details of Exodus, and preceding conquest in the land of Canaan.
https://www.gotquestions.org/evidence-of-the-Exodus.html
“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.
“So then, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’ but they will say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.’ Then they will live in their own land.”
Jeremiah 23:5-8
Thanks for this message, Carl. I didn’t realize the post was up because the date says 7/29 instead of 7/30. 😊
Thanks . . . fixed.
Note the dork knot on the Woke joke on the right…
Benny Johnson:
Did someone say Trump Dancing?
I Love this! ❤ 😍 ❤
DC_Draino:
Vivek candidacy, D O A.
Sucking up to Rob, for #2 spot? (Rob supported TPP.)
Coalition of the WEF owned? Could be.
Good to see the right influencers pointing out the truths early in the process.
Reminder to the DS…
https://norselandsrock.com/wont-get-fooled-again-the-who/
Excerpt:
The song has been taken as a call to arms for a number of causes over the years, which is the exact opposite of what its writer had in mind. In The History of The Who documentary, Townshend said, “Strangely enough, it’s the kind of song which is adopted for many causes, you know. We have to keep reminding people that this is about our right to stand away from causes. You know, we choose not to be fooled by your rhetoric, by your politicisation, by your spin. We think for ourselves, and we also have the right to opt out. I think what I felt at the time was that I if I had been confronted with people coming to say ‘we want the money back,’ I would just say that you can’t have it and I’m available for hire. If you don’t want to hire me, don’t hire me. You can’t liberate me – I’m not your property.”
Excellent. Thank you!!!
Yeah, I’m totally seeing this.
There are not many areas where a Repub candidate can oppose Trump (and I can’t think of any at the moment). I thought this before all the candidacies were announced: How will they set themselves apart? Are they going to attack Trump?
To Vivek: We looked, we noticed that you are different, and we reject those differences.
YUP
Vivek is now DOA.
I went with Trump in 2016 BECAUSE of his stance on TTP. (Rand Paul was FOR TPP so that killed him as a possible)
TPP skepticism is important to me.
agreed
A foreign standing army?
Good image.
here is the actual tweet.
That’s called an occupying force, and whoever did it committed treason.
I agree. It’s madness.
The Pritzker family are like some weird royalty out of science fiction. Utterly un-American.
“Utterly un-American” something going around A Lot these days 😡
it doesn’t show for me so this is running it through gab
Either you’ve got it, or you don’t.
“We find these truths to be self-evident…”
Love it!
That would entail their putting America first. If they wanted to do that, they would not be running in the first place and would be shouting about election integrity and supporting Trump. He is doing a masterful job of highlighting that.
Excellent.
Justice Alito Issues Brutal Reminder to Woke Lawmakers as Congress Tries to Mandate SCOTUS Ethics Code
Separation. Of. Powers.
Those who don’t know or enforce the Constitution should be removed from office.
Given the penchant for hyperbolic overstatement that conservatives have routinely adopted in recent years, I’m 99.9% sure that Sammy didn’t actually get anywhere near the definition of the word “brutal” 😂
The date???
Sunday, July 30th, 2023 👍
I get it – we’re not allowed to tease Carl.
I wasn’t sure what you were referring to, but I was positive you knew the date (or could find it yourself), so the most smart-ass reply I could give was to state the obvious, deadpan, and pretend like I thought you just didn’t know what day it was 😂
I just knew it. 🙃
Of course you are . . . but I’m not smart enough to detect or understand the tease.
I doubt that…😊
The origins of lycanthropy…..
With a salute to our Fearless Leader!
cute 🙂 that’s another one that doesn’t show for me so hopefully putting it through gab gets it to show…
LMAO!!! Love it!
Cthulu’s (& really All of the Wolf Pack) got your back!!!
https://joannenova.com.au/2023/07/most-of-667-greek-fires-were-lit-by-arsonists-but-blame-climate-change/
Nor is this hardly the first year they’ve (Muslims) been at this.
This image is a meme about wokeness.
One more try.
**deep sigh**
😁
I was almost there 👍😆👍
Did bakerjim stick his foot out? LOL
I was just stretching!
This is probably before the cartoonist’s time, but Jerry Lewis already had that movie/comedy album:
and the album
Interesting. Never heard of it (that I can remember).
It’s from way, waaaay back. The age of comedy RECORDS (usually LPs) like Bob Newhart, Firesign Theatre, Tom Lehrer, and later Bill Cosby and others… those were the days.
Oh, and Vaughn Meader, whose album “The First Family” about the Kennedys was hilarious (“well let me say THIS about THAT”)… until JFK was assassinated…
Probably shrub senior didn’t like that album…..
I remember those LPs….
Howdy Gail. Hope all’s well with you and yours, and that you’re not TOO busy 🙂
(And that the weather is OK… cold over here, but the CAGW folks would never admit to that…)
HOT (in the 90s) and very busy. 2 weeks of pony camp and now we have the pastures to prep so I can seed them in the fall.
All herbicides have to be applied at least 1 month before seeding. I also need to put down lime — Think pick-up truck loads and shovel…
Thank you! It’s a miracle of technology!
oh my! that coming soon poster is probably VERY CLOSE to the truth! LOL
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/07/28/how-to-push-a-climate-crisis-hoax-floridas-record-ocean-temperature/
Good information in support of the truth, bakocarl. Thank you for bringing.
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And Trump announced a fix for that last night in Pennsylvania and the peeps they be listening!
Rightfully so.
Impeachable offenses, crystal clear since shortly after Joe & Hoe were sworn in.
Bastards opened the border to illegals.
Nuff said. IMPEACH the fuckers.
We’ve seen this before. It’s the Algerian Strategy more recently put into effect in Syria with the use of ISIS to drive the population to flee.
Florida, get ready to repel borders. This one is aimed straight at you.
CDC didn’t kill off enough folks with a single Injection. Nor Bivalent.
Triple Demic inbound. Another CDC farce of skeery lies, DOA.
FTA Emphasis mine.
Annual COVID Shots Expected, Much Like Flu Shots, Says New CDC Director
Dr. Cohen expressed concern about parents opting out of vaccinating their children, particularly concerning given her worries about the looming “tripledemic” of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/annual-covid-shots-expected-much-like-flu-shots/
MODERNA has a “triple mRNA-based vaccine” combining modRNA elements against COVID-19 + flu + RSV already in clinical trials, called mRNA-1230 —
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05585632
For adults between 50 – 75 years of age
Actual Study Start Date: October 14, 2022
Estimated Study Completion Date: March 15, 2024
392 subjects test pool
There is NO PLACEBO CONTROL GROUP in this clinical trial.
Yes. Recall reading about it months ago. Little or nothing since.
Guess this, “triple” injection, will be made available soon. Certainly Pfizer will want in on the gravy train of profits.
Surely there will be a full court press of lies from Feds AND Pravada News, telling people to get the triple jabs. HOPE folks resist.
IMO, two things really stand out in this “clinical trial” — VERY small test subject pool (392 persons); and NO placebo / control group. If there’s no placebo / control group, Moderna can claim that any data showing “safety and efficacy” are grounds for the company to file with the FDA for an EUA to use this “vaccine”, or even for a BLA (Biologics License Application).
Yes!
WHAT!!!!!!???
snake oil.
Liking Trump’s, plain speak…
Cuts to the chase. The copycats want to be crude. Its not crudeness but honesty within we want.
How are you doing? How’s the ankle? How are you getting around? I meant to mention the other day a small rolling collapsible chair that was lightweight & portable that could be used as a walker or a sort-of wheelchair…that Might be helpful & perhaps easier/cheaper to get than a regular wheelchair. My mom borrowed such a contraption from a friend before she had knee surgery & her knee was pretty bad when they joined us on several excursions in Florida theme parks (when we were there on a Make-A-Wish trip). This worked quite well 🙂
It was kind of like this
We improvised: mr gils old leather highback office chair. It fits everywhere. Only issue is obviously i have to have in against something to stand up or sit. Working for now.
That’s good news 🙂
Surgery is tomorrow afternoon.
Hope all goes well for you & the entire family. God be with you. Hope you’ll get a chance to check in & let us all know how you’re doing. I’ll be praying…
Hope so by early pm but we will see.
I suspect you will be loadie-dodie-odied up to the gills of gil00.
Try to do a blip sometime in mid-evening.
Let Mr. gil and gilkid know that we’re also supporting them.
Thx. 🤠🤠🤠
You’ve got this!!!
He’s a lot worse than that.
Well, yeah. But he is a dumb son-of-a-bitch!
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From a letter from Jefferson to Isaac H. Tiffany, April 4, 1819.
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-14-02-0191
A man who understood the difference between malum in se and malum prohibitum.
A distinction our legal system cannot make because it is merely concerned with what is prohibited or mandated by law.
Verse of the Day for Sunday, July 30, 2023
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“The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”
Psalms 34:17 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
BE MY VOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
duchess01
Thank you for these. Prayers ongoing for you here and at Marica’s blog. Be well.
For myself, I want to thank you for the poem you wrote several months ago that appeared on Marica’s blog, a beautiful poem in which I found great comfort and encouragement as I was going through a very rough time. The phrase, “Diet, exercise, thought control” is now part of my daily mantra recitations.
Got the diet and exercise thing going.
Thought control? Later today I’ll go in search of that poem. 🙂
Don’t worry, all part of the theater, he’ll stick the landing for a perfect 10 👍
Thats a good un!
20 feet ain’t enough…but good nonetheless.
It is if it is dug 20 feet down, under the Mariana Trench
Well….*maybe.*
Contemporary Christian Music. The song is based somewhat on Hebrews 3:6.
Also, it was featured in “A Walk To Remember”, and used near the end during the wedding.
Thank you for sharing that. I’ve loved that movie but never knew that it was a Christian song really referring us to the Lover of our souls…beautiful!
https://mole.substack.com/p/spox_dilemma-2023-07-30-sun-killjab
Yours Truly: A real bumper crop of items related to COVID-19 and the “vaccines”, including a link to Dr. Paul Offit (of the FDA’s VRBPAC group and a HUGE “vaccine” pusher”) stating that “There is a causal link between the vaccine and myocarditis…”
And because they won’t do this, they need a bitch slapping too.
Double!
AMEN.
And irony of ironies, the ones who used to have “Question Authority” license-plate frames and bumper stickers on their cars (next to “one nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day” and “one planet, one people, please”) are the ones now demanding that THEIR AUTHORITY NOT BE QUESTIONED, indeed CANNOT BE QUESTIONED.
From being “rebels against despotism”, they have become despots themselves. Rebels like Saul Alinsky said, in the image of the first rebel, Satan…
Exactly.
That’s because they were only ever after power, never truth.
Now they have power, so the last thing they want to do is allow anyone to question them, exposing the truth.
Actually, there is no evidence of Franklin ever saying that. He didn’t say, “A penny saved is a penny earned,” either, saying instead, “A penny saved is two pence clear.”
https://www.fi.edu/en/benjamin-franklin/7-things-benjamin-franklin-never-said
Some pithy Franklin sayings:
https://www.fi.edu/en/benjamin-franklin/famous-quotes
“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1756
“He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1739
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.” -Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London, July 1783. Also cited in a letter to Quincy, Sr., American merchant, planter and politician, September 1783.
“He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1733
“Better slip with foot than tongue.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1734
“Look before, or you’ll find yourself behind.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1735
“Don’t throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1736
“He that would live in peace & at ease, Must not speak all he knows or judge all he sees.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1736
“Well done is better than well said.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1737
“A right Heart exceeds all.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1739
“What you seem to be, be really.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1744
“A true Friend is the best Possession.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1744
“No gains without pains.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1745
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander Time; for that’s the Stuff Life is made of.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1746
“Lost Time is never found again.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1747
“When you’re good to others, you’re best to yourself.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1748
“Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1748
“Hide not your Talents, they for Use were made. What’s a Sun-Dial in the shade!” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1750
“Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack’d, and never well mended.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1750
“What more valuable than Gold? Diamonds. Than Diamonds? Virtue.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1751
“Haste makes Waste.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1753
“Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1738
“It is better to take many Injuries than to give one.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1735
“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1738
“Don’t throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1736
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This was more of an encouragement to buy wooden shutters.
Once you have wooden shutters, and your neighbors don’t, it’s bombs away… 😂
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.”
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Peace under Georgie wasn’t so great.
Okay, I’ve got that one down.
Next…
Simple Pleasures
Where have the simple pleasures gone
That graced past lives so they kept on
That flowered their paths through it all
With mem’ries fond and clear, but small
The times were hard but life went on
Though work days started with the dawn
And work was hard all through the day
Yet simple pleasures came their way
The golden glow of candle light
Songbirds singing with first light
Bottles clinking from the milkman
Eggs crackling in the frying pan
The heady smell of warm dark loam
Quiet minutes alone at home
Time for tea in the afternoon
Moonrise of a big, yellow moon
Hot stew and bread after long days
Thanking God, taking time to praise
Some time to sit by a warm fire
Peace and quiet when you retire
Those simple pleasures still are here
For us to see and smell and hear
Smothered by the craze of our times
As wretched words that ruin rhymes
We need ears that hear, eyes that see
And hearts that feel blessings to be
To rise above the thick dark clouds
That blanket us as evil shrouds
We need to plan to live life slow
To watch the seedlings as they grow
Treasure each flower as it appears
To bring us thoughts that bring us cheer
These simple pleasures, gifts from God
May make us smile or leave us awed
But way down deep they work to say
“Come and enjoy. God made this day.”
Lovely poem and a great reminder to enjoy all our God-given nows. Thank you bakocarl!
They hate France more than they like Russia i bet.
from Andrei’s blog:
Speaking of the idiotic west, how about the idiotic
WestLEFT COAST???From the Epoch Times (emphases mine):
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/former-san-francisco-supervisor-warns-california-reparations-plans-would-bankrupt-state-5431320
Have to say, this will totally bankrupt Kalifornistan, which wouldn’t be a bad thing except for the fact that the DEMONRATS would probably request, and receive, funding from the Fe(de)ral Gubmint… Kalifornistan was a “free state” from the moment of its founding… no slaves, no slave owners. But since unadulterated history is no longer taught in the skools there anymore, no-one knows that. 😡 😡 😡 😡
Hmmm. Maybe I should pursue reparations for my Irish and English ancestors… or maybe go back a few millenia… just think of all the interest accrued for reparations based on 3000-4000 years ago 🙂 🤑 🤑 🤑
Replace xyzzy with https and you can see the 398 pages of politically-correct and completely idiotic bafflegab barfed out by the BLM racists in Sodom-by-the-Gays, erm, Bay…
xyzzy://sf.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/AARAC%20Reparations%20Final%20Report%20July%207%2C%202023.pdf
It’s so ridiculous, like the idea that one can change their gender. I would think the injured parties (non-slave owners) could sue.
Litenmaus,
you may be interested in this
Published photos of the consequences of the strike “Iskander” on the” duma ” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
https://cont.ws/@Artemon/2599428
:0) I am definitely interested…thanks phoenix…..
You’re most welcome…
Looks like they didn’t build to code… 🤓
My Sunday just got better.
https://usawatchdog.com/cv19-vax-is-a-crime-coverup-ed-dowd/
July 29, 2023
Yours Truly: This is a video interview between Greg Hunter and the redoubtable Ed Dowd. Mr. Dowd again delivers the goods. IMO, an interview worth watching.
FTA: “Dowd says the death and disability trend for 2023 is way up. Thousands everyday are reporting getting sick, and Dowd says the CV19 bioweapon injections are to blame. Supply chains and society are going to grind to a crawl, and Dowd predicts, “Everything is slowly breaking down. You won’t see this on the news, but you will see this when you need something done, and you will experience this. You are going to be gaslit and told everything is fine. There is not [a] problem here. Don’t look over there…Things are going to get harder to do. Businesses and services you take for granted are going to become scarce…We will have inflation in things you need like food, medical care and much other stuff.””
Mr. Dowd also states that he believes Ivermectin is being restricted because, “For them [the CDC / FDA / AMA, etc.] to start pushing Ivermectin would expose them.”
(bolding mine)
One understands that Mr. Dowd may be sounding like an Old Testament Prophet here, but he’s a professional numbers-cruncher, an actuarial professional, and has been right on the money numerous times regarding what the COVID-19 “vaccines” are doing to those who took them.
Yours Truly does disagree with Mr. Dowd when he states, “Forget about the who and the why.” The people behind the entire COVID-19 and the “vaccines” disaster must be brought to justice.
Heading to the link momentarily.
I do hope folks are stocking Ivermectin.
Relatively easy to get now.
Feds can reverse that, anytime they want to jerk our chain.
As for Fed, State, County and City draconian Covid behavior, Covin Injection mandates.
kalbo
Our good duchess01 wrote a poem that appeared on Marica’s blog on January 15, 2023 at 11:28AM It was in response to things I’d posted about what was going with me and how difficult things were. It’s called, “SETTLE ME, LORD.” Her actual words are, “Exercise, breathing, and thought control”, but I changed “breathing” to “diet” since that was an issue for me at that time. My apologies if I misquoted her original words above in the thread. (I just found the copy that I’d printed out of the poem.)
I don’t know how to search Marica’ blog to find the post on January 15, 2023 at 11:28AM from duchess01.
Stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen…
Found it! 👍😁
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https://marica1776.wordpress.com/2023/01/14/perspective/comment-page-2/#comments
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duchess01
January 15, 2023 at 11:28 am
SETTLE ME, LORD
My heart is rapidly pounding
My state of affairs confounding
I am shaking/quaking beyond belief
Whatever I try I find no relief
Something has disturbed my peace
The turmoil inside just will not cease
My energy level is dangerously low
What it is that is broken I do not know
Nothing should change my resolve
I must fight to defeat delete dissolve
This interruption disruption in my life
Meddling unsettling pedaling strife
Alone in the darkness I tend to shiver
Lacking control I slither and quiver
What is wrong with me I cannot say
But it just keeps on and won’t go away
Settle Me, Lord help me to rest
In this condition I cannot do my best
Whatever it is from it wash me clean
Teach me a lesson from which to glean
Your thought process has brought you here
You gave up your authority my sweet dear
I gave you calming music you listen not
You let ‘it’ control you and you got caught
There is no medicine that can cure ‘it’
There is no formula than can detour ‘it’
I gave you the power to stop this attack
I gave you the means to pick up the slack
Exercise, breathing, and thought control
All of these will again make you whole
Emotional turmoil blocks rational thought
Eliminate it and you will be as you ought
Change your attitude change your life
Positive thinking diminishes strife
Movement replaces emotional confusion
All of ‘it’ is actually an illusion
You can take control and beat your distress
By changing your thoughts eliminate stress
By exercising you switch your concentration
Your physical movement serves as activation
Your shiver and shake ceases to be
Your uncertainty dissolves instantly
Your mind directs your body to move
And your anxiety begins to improve
God gave us the ability to heal mind body spirit
We just need to learn how to clear it not fear it
The body does what the mind commands
It moves it rests it contracts it expands
So it is with emotions as well with control
Our thoughts can trigger disconnect or cajole
Our attitude plays a part in this scenario as well
It is where we decide we are going to dwell
Negative thinking brings about negative outcomes
The opposite is true and to what it succumbs
When we take authority of events in life
We eliminate the stress and the strife
Whatever the problem or issue that disturbs you
It is nothing you and God together cannot subdue
When God enters the situation the solution is clear
You will have eyes to see and ears to hear
So Settle Me, Lord as only You can
Help me to see and perfect Your plan
Take away the illusion of ‘it’
Cleanse me from all and every bit
D01: 01/15/2023
Thank you for finding and delivering.
You’re welcome Kalbo, it only took a few minutes! 👍
scott467
Endless Thank You’s for doing this!
You’re very welcome RDS!
I didn’t see an easy way to search for it at Marica’s, so I just kept scrolling down to the bottom of the home page and clicking “Older Posts” until I got back to January 15… 👍😁
Scott, you are a gem.
You are too kind! 😁
Thanks RDS. Scott to the rescue….
1/2 way through. Great interview.
Initially speaks to data showing increased heart problems, cancer, heart, deaths, then transitions to economy…dismal. <<< Directly impacting our everyday lives. Stuff availability.
Blunt truths, with dire future.
MeThinks, folks would be wise to listen in AND PLAN ahead.
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Forwarding this interview AND the CDC wench chattering about, wait for it…
I will add that Bite-me is going to outlaw generators SOON. We just ordered a refurbished with a Badlands promo-code.
New:
https://firmanpowerequipment.com/collections/power-deals
Refurbished:
https://firmanpowerequipment.com/collections/firman-refurbished
One of the guys on Badlands was a contractor. He actually did work for Trump. He said Firman was the brand most often used by contractors.
Our tri-fuel Firman is in my storeroom awaiting my orders. Hope to never crank it up, but bet I will at some point. Gave the kids my old dependable gas fired. Also have a 2000 watt gas fired inverter for clean power.
Purchased a tri-fuel Firman a few years back.
First of each month I run it for 30 to 60 minutes. Always starts easy.
👍
Glad ya chimed in. I’m sure you are busy with critters, farm and shows…
IIRC, ya mentioned a Predator way, way back.
Your thoughts quality and reliability?
I am looking to pick up a couple more generators. “Barter” material.
Also have Tri-fuel Firman and a couple small Honda’s.
It’s bad and going to get much, much worse.
Again, the number of prayer requests for healing were unbelievable this AM at church. People who had no symptoms previously are getting cancer, cardiac issues, fainting, blood clots, etc. The wife of one man said her husband had a heart cath done and they found nothing unusual. He fell ill again with heart issues two days later. They have no idea what is causing it. 50 year old neighbor down the street raising three grandchildren with her husband tells all of she has Stage Four breast cancer. Had no symptoms until just a few weeks ago despite doing annual exams.
My SIL’s father has pushed his family hard to get the jabs/boosters. Saw him last weekend and he looks like he has aged 20 years in less than 6 months. One of his other daughters in law in her mid-20s has developed serious myocarditis.
All of them have one thing in common – jabs.
🙏 prayers for all, Tradebait2.
May God have mercy on us all. What a nightmare all of this is.
Incredibly sad. ALL unnecessary AND intentional. Global government guilty as hell.
Dr. Strangelove was a documentary.
https://washingtonpost.com/…
🤡 So, gen. minihan is channeling the neoCON wet dream of war with China 🤡
They call it “Thucydides’ Trap” and as long as they willfully confine themselves to that logic and averse considering any other – it is a real trap.
I guess, the real value of that term is denial of responsibility: “we did not CHOOSE to destroy the world, we were in a trap and had no choice, the choice and blame lie with Russia and China not with us”
Is it personal interest?
https://m.youtube.com/watch…
https://www.politico.com/ne…
Notice, those were public speeches. It does not have to match his personal opinion
It mostly consists of two parts
1. Influence, propaganda, “sending a message” .
2. Pledge of allegiance to his social strata, “virtue signaling”.
Personally Biden could or could not believe it, we can never be sure
Speaking of ‘sure’ … we will never know whether or not Biden is currently cognizant. I find myself among the group of people who question whether he is acting … or not.
What would be Biden’s reason for not acting cognizant?
I would think that obvious from the get-go …
to avoid going to prison, or even being charged for any crime, much less treason.
It is not obvious to me because it has been going on for too long and has progressed incrementally. People can say he is faking all of that, but I don’t believe he, or most people, would be able to pull that off in front of so many people over such a long time without slipping up. One only has to look at his school records and his record in Washington over decades to see that he is not very smart (and therefore, IMO, incapable of such a ruse). His admission that he got the Ukrainian prosecutor fired was an astoundingly stupid move. He is not smart enough or a skilled enough actor to cover for that by acting out progressive dementia in a way that would fool experienced, knowledgeable health professionals, as well as laypeople who have experience with the condition.
He is a sick man in a lot of ways who never should have been run by the Dem Party and never would have gotten into the WH without cheating. Now that he is there, they are stuck with him and have major dilemmas to deal with.
“What would be Biden’s reason for not acting cognizant?”
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It’s the old “Mafia Don in a bathrobe” routine, wandering around aimlessly, muttering to himself, pretending to be crazy, to avoid prosecution:
Vincent Gigante, The ‘Oddfather’ Mob Boss Who Pretended To Be Crazy
By Carly Silver | Edited By John Kuroski
Published April 15, 2022
Updated September 3, 2022
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Vincent Louis “Chin” Gigante — Part II — The Robe
May 11, 2015
By Mike Dickson
As I said in my other comment, I don’t think Biden is smart enough to pull something like that off. He has been a gaffe machine during his entire time in Washington.
He was/is smart enough to have been in office for 50 years…
Yep, that’s really something, ain’t it?
I don’t consider that to be due to intelligence. A lot of cheating has gone on, and a lot of the populace is not informed. If length of office were a measure of intelligence, then Pelosi, Feinstein, and others would be geniuses.
“He was/is
smartcorrupt enough to have been in office for 50 years…” fify 😉gen minihaha is play acting to bluster the American people into believing that the illegal Bidenese regime is tough as nails and will take no gruff from China. He knows damn well the policy has been to strip the US Military from being able to take any action in the Pacific. The military has been wussified, the strategic reserves have been drained and more than just our excess war fighting capability have gone to Ukraine, along with whatever monies might be needed, making it near impossible to fight any sort of conventional war against China.
They plan to do the same as with Ukraine … use Taiwan as a proxy…
The US military hasn’t fought a conventional war in 80 years …
You are the resident expert on all things of war. 😍
I apologize for any offense I have caused…
have been anti-war all my life…
Going to war indicates great failures of leadership in the lead up.
I wonder what leader, and how, we might have avoided WWII.
Well FDR not “letting” Pearl Harbor happen w/out at least warning our people of the pre-known impending attack would have been a start!
Taiwan will fold in 24 hours, if “allies” are not immediately rushing in to join the fight, ALONGSIDE Taiwanese.
Even if “allies”, US, Aussies, Japan come a running, which I Doubt to physically join the fight, Taiwan may simply fold.
Taiwan is not stoopid. They cannot beat Chyna.
Taiwan knows even with “allies”, they can NOT beat Chyna. Reality.
‘They’ are PREPPING for a war with China.
This from the NY Slimes:
2023/07/29
U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations
Badlands discusses it:
Devolution Power Hour #166 Featuring Patrick Gunnels and Chris Paul – Sat 10:30 PM ET –
https://rumble.com/v337u98-devolution-power-hour-166-featuring-patrick-gunnels-and-chris-paul-sat-1030.html
13:40 to 38:45 (I am finding Patrick harder and harder to listen to..
I will also add:
Next Crisis Bigger than COVID” – Power Grid/Finance Down – WEF’s Cyber Polygonby Ice Age Farmer | Nov 15, 2020
Video at site.
This is why I wrote: THE CASE FOR NUCLEAR WAR
Looks like not many people saw this important info so it might be worth a repost on Monday’s thread. btw it’s Really Good to see you commenting here, even in the midst of All your summertime responsibilities! Blessings! 😊
Larry’s latest:
GEORGE GALLOWAY AND LARRY JOHNSON TALK UKRAINE AND RUSSIA ON MOATS
29 July 2023 by Larry Johnson
https://sonar21.com/george-galloway-and-larry-johnson-talk-ukraine-and-russia-on-moats/
Excellent interview. Thanks for providing.
People who say to jump do not have the guts too. I am more concerned of people who say nothing.
Who does Barr think whom it will impress to threaten his own life? Is he not Catholic and does he not know it is a sin . There is something definitely wrong with that guy and he keeps projecting his mental problems on Trump.
SIgn me up for the cheering section and countdown celebration.
🙂
The GOP nomination? 😆
Some one take him to the bridge and watch him get pushed over the side.
A belly flop onto concrete!
Unfortunately not a spectator sport as the lard released on impact is liable to be of lethal proportions.
Sell tickets, I’ll be there. Wearing a face shield, to deflect the lard going splat.
Very good of him to offer such encouragement to PDJT voters.
I suggest pay-per-view.
BREAKING: Corrupt DOJ Requests Court to Order Devon Archer’s Surrender for Imprisonment PRIOR to Testimony on Biden Crime Family (VIDEO)
So Archer has not been ordered to surrender before he can testify. Looks like a possible intimidation tactic. If an order surfaces before tomorrow ordering his immediate surrender, before he can testify, that would be blatant obstruction of justice. I pray that Archer will stay safe and be able to testify fully.
It’s ALL intimidation AND obstruction. ALL OF IT. NO MISTAKE.
Corrupt DOJ, Could Not Be More Blatantly Obvious.
DOJ PURELY Supporting Briben Crime Family.
No.
comment lifted from Larry’s blog:
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https://bachheimer-com.translate.goog/geopolitik-konflikte-und-krieg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Has anyone seen or heard from Wolf lately? I am no longer able to check his Twitter feed.
That’s not a good sign. 😤
The Twitter issue is with me because I’m not a member and can’t sign in, and Twitter no longer allows non-members to access it unless it is through a link from a different site. So I can’t tell whether Wolf or anyone has been tweeting. Some others here can access it, though.
He warned earlier that he would not be a frequent visitor since he is now very active on election matters.
Seven to ten days ago, Wolf said he was dedicating time to other efforts. Election relation. Referenced GrandMaInTexas, as his inspiration.
We’d likely see more boiler plate Monday’s and less of him through each day. That he wasn’t losing interest, just increasing focus on election stuff.
At this point, I take Wolf’s limited presence, to be expected. IMO.
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I’d guess Wolf will be around some as Monday arrives, or some time later Monday.
Wolf’s last retweet on Twitter was July 24th. His name is @WOLFM00N with the last two 0s being zeros.
Not sure how that 24th retweet kept on the top. Below that are two from the 26th, but nothing after.
Good catch, thank you para! Not sure why Twitter does not keep them in cronological order.
Thanks for checking.
WM replied to one of my comments around 1am here:
https://www.theqtree.com/2023/07/30/dear-maga-20230729-open-topic/#comment-1131311
Trump War Room:
Secret group Opus Bono protects the pedophile priests…Hat tip Citizen Free Press.
And who protects Opus Bono?
Ding … ding … ding! Calling …
NOT surprised. SMH.
What’s with the ‘Pope’ now supporting euthaniza??
Pope Francis Says Alcoholics, Autistic and Disabled People Should Be Euthanized To ‘Fight Climate Change’
Wikileaks: Clinton, Obama Soros Overthrew Pope Benedict in Vatican Coup
Breaking History Ep 6: The Spirit of JFK vs the Managed Decline of Africa – Wed 12:00 PM ET -https://rumble.com/v32dyfe-breaking-history-ep-6-wed-1200-pm-et-.html
Matt Ehret has some interesting takes on recent history.
“What’s with the ‘Pope’ now supporting euthaniza?”
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You mean yutes in Asia?
He’s always had a weird thing for young people from that part of the world.
“Pope Francis has thrown his weight behind the World Economics Forum’s campaign to euthanize people with autism, alcoholism and other minor illnesses and disabilities to help humanity fight so-called “climate change.””
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Well he’s only what, 90 Lbs., soaking wet?
Not really that much weight to throw.
Why doesn’t he just set the example, and go first?
I mean, has he never considered the carbon footprint of a life sized Bergoglio?
If he took himself out, with instructions for no one to follow, imagine the energy that could be saved from shutting down the Vatican and the amount of carbon that would be saved by getting rid of the Pope Plane.
Think of it. You probably have to euthanize a couple thousand alcoholics to offset the carbon emissions of a single joy ride in Pope Force 1.
Not to mention no longer having to defend against any more lawsuits.
Commonly at the ready to bash Francis. He deserves it, IMO.
Francis good with euthanizing, takes the gold ring, for lunacy. Francis is EVIL.
“Mar-a-Lago Security Tapes Were NOT DELETED” – Trump Accuses Jack Smith of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Illegal Leaks
𝕆𝕌ℂℍ❗
Dr. Eli David:
Extra points for spooky music. 👍🏼
I added that to the comments in:
GREENHOUSE, ICEHOUSE OR CLIMATIC MADHOUSE? h/t Neuman and Hearty (1996)
sounded like Leonard Nimoy LOL
An interesting Trump appearance on David Letterman. Trump says Ed Koch was not doing a good job as mayor of NY, and his years in office were from 1978 through 1989. It was clear then that Trump cared about this country, kept up with politics, and had solutions.
Fun listen. Vintage Trump.
I found this a ” bottle for our humanness”. I think it fits with the whole AI that is being pushed. This is a battle between good and evil. It is long but to me well worth it.
“FULL Disclosure: Where We Really Come From! NEW Evidence From ETs, Atlantis & Pyramids Gregg Braden”
More news and analysis from Simplicius…
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/rumors-of-a-new-russian-mobilization