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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.”
Out with the Old. In with the New!
As this Old Year ends, we can be thankful for God’s Mercy, Grace, and Blessings. As the New Year begins, we can look forward to new Mercies, and more Grace and Blessings from God. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Lights, with Whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
Isaiah 40:31 – New Strength
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
2 Corinthians 5:17 – New Creation
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
Psalms 98:1 – New Song
Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for Him.
Romans 8:18 – Future Glory
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Ephesians 4:22-24 – New Self
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Jeremiah 29:11 – New Plans
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Proverbs 23:18 – Future Hope
There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Psalms 31:23-24 – Future Hope
Love the LORD, all His faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to Him, but the proud He pays back in full. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.
1 Peter 1:3 – New Birth
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Lamentations 3:22-23 – New Mercies
Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
Ezekiel 11:19 – New Heart
I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.
Colossians 3:9-10 – New Self
Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Revelation 21:5 – Everything New
He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
Praise God in the good times!
Praise God in the bad!
Praise Him, give Him glory,
Be joyful, be glad!
A beautiful and timely Message.
Thank you, bc.
Much-needed encouragement too.
Amen
Catturd:
They put the heavy heat on him. Got the crying mind-fracked parents after him.
The whole thing is sad, but I’m starting to think that we are not going to stop this quickly. If my worst case theory is right, the people behind this are far more experienced with manipulating humans than we realize.
…the people behind this are far more experienced with manipulating humans than we realize.
M O N E Y, the usual culprit.
Some people can be bought for 10 silver coins. Shows one where his value lies.
Money is going to solve it, like I opined yesterday. The insurance companies are going to put this shit out of business.
The only way it could be funded would be some government program, and when Trump is President, he would never allow that.
By the time he’s done in four years, the fad will have burnt itself out. We’ll be back to the regular old transvestites, just sad old weirdos wearing women’s clothes.
Hope you’re right. And if this is reversed by the legislature, that will send a big signal, too.
🙂
I think insurances are making money. The government is rewording all except the people paying lots of taxes MEGA.
They do make money, but when the massive lawsuits from de-transitioners start to hit, they will go broke.
Wow yea did not think about law suits..!
🙂
He has no spine that is his problem under other like greed.
??
Blocked on my end.
Interesting. It’s an image on Truth Social. Shows up for me!
I’m not sure why. It shows for me here.
He can be sold and bought. How sad for OH and its people. He will have to stand before God enough said.
WOW. Trump is right. As always.
Pardon me while I puke.
This is how our country will be defended?
This is Space Force. It is possible that this person is actually the best candidate for a position there.
No.
However, if your thought is correct, Dissolve Space Force, NOW.
I’m thinking of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing at Bletchley Park.
If it’s that sort of situation, then you smile and pin on the medals…..and keep far, far away from the regular armed forces.
Interesting idea, coothie. Very interesting.
I have known some utterly and completely brilliant people in my life. Every one of them was a complete nutcase in one way or another.
Remember the space force chick (still, real) saying basically this, that she doesn’t want the “local politics” interfering with their location of folks? Sounded pretty boilerplate PC lunacy, but IMO if the other side (whatever that is) is targeting our people for conversion, then it makes sense, sorta.
That explains Manning. TARGETED. And then he leaks all that stuff. I know the TRANS and the TREASON are connected. But at some level, they’re either not getting it, do get it and don’t care, or are pretending not to get it. The whole thing is inscrutable, likely intended.
Spooks, spies, and inscrutable lies. All go together.
brilliant!
Thanks!
YW
Me too 🤔
This makes a lot of sense.
IMO, “they” have targeted all our people with potential – and have institutionalized the process at the college level.
Just look at most of the academic research and publications coming out these days…
Obviously Asian or India Indian names far outnumber more English- or Western/European-type names…
Pretty easy to push through an agenda (2030, 2050, 2060!) or control when you control the publications and academia…..
Can you see Muslims getting hold of the impersonator an finding out she/ he is fake?
My case rests, Space Force, like the rest of the military is infested with ROT.
FITQualifiedWoke for promotion.Just to clarify, all selection boards for the enlisted ranks beginning with E7 (Sgt First Class/Platoon Sgt) and above as well as officer promotions of all branches are centralized at the Pentagon.
Which should be re-named the Pentagram or Pentagraph. Whatever is the name of that ugly star that the depraved use.
Pentacle…
Yikes. THAT explains everything. It’s no longer the People’s military. It’s an Occupation military.
This!
PentagonPentagram 😡 the happy …
and the proud…
the road to perdition
Max Yikes!
Actually very sad. They are playing out their fantasy by looking like a $10 trick.
Need to ask for their money back…
I thought I was looking at Miss September for the 2024 DNC calendar.
I edited it because I thought DNC was a better option than NFL.
That’s a transvestite, baby.
YUP.
That’s a MAN!
A friend and former colleague of mine termed it, “the few, the proud, and the dead”…
Those poor confused, tormented kids 😡
Both daughters look like sons…
What an ugly woman impersonator.
Fram Goil Philtres…
Straight (erm, not) from the pit of HELL!!!
wig or implants er plugs (like Rush always referred to Pedo Joe)?
And almost Happy New Year!!!
How national support for Donald Trump has shifted from November to December 2023
Funny how I never got a flood warning about this on my smartphone.
Enemedia includes our phone companies.
Suburban and Northeast are two very important things in this graphic. That’s the ballgame if it holds.
YUP. Very encouraging – and explains why the DEMOCRAT government is shitting bricks.
Yes, it sure does. That and the black vote. They’ve gotta be terrified. Because when Trump wins, the gloves come off.
😂
4 year / Grads must be taking the brown acid.
LOL.
I guess I am bucking the trend, here.
I thought you would For Sure have at least a Master’s, if not beyond…Hope you have a Great New Year!!!
I do have a Masters.
whew! I was scare to be more “highly educated” LOL than you!
bakocarl
Thank you ever so much for this beautiful lesson!
I hope you are doing well.
Good morning! How are you and your little dog?
Amen
George Washington was known to love animals. Apparently a dog belonging to British General William Howe fell into Washington’s hands, and he returned the dog to Howe.
From George Washington to General William Howe, 6 October 1777
A real gentleman. Quite rare nowadays.
Sorta like a scene from the Patriot.
I wonder if Howe’s dog preferred Washington, too?
I’d bet on Washington.
I thought of that too 🙂
Muslim Leaders in America Expand Campaign to ‘Abandon Biden’ in 2024 Over U.S. Support for Israel
Thanks, Carl! I was feeling some “spiritual trepidation” about the New Year, but not any more. Very helpful readings!
Amen ❤
Useful information on the war in Gaza.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hamas-war-will-go-on-for-many-more-months-netanyahu-says/
Isn’t ‘useful information’ and ‘CBSnews’ an oxymoron of the highest degree?
Asking for an infinite number of deplorables.
My take on that is that the enemedia often gets it right when they’re reporting on
who
what
when
where
They often can’t be trusted on the “why,” and of course they spin like a top to suit their agenda.
If it’s
who – JB
what – going on a trip
when – next week
where – to Camp David
…it can usually be relied upon. The “why” of that could be that he needs a rest from working so hard…
Or if it’s
who – Trump
what – court date
when – Monday
where – kangaroo court in Manhattan
…those facts are solid.
The “why” could be because Trump “incited insurrection.” 🙄 That’s where things fall apart.
nicely played–TY 😉
😂
The Fiancee was watching Lawrence of Arabia this afternoon. It is just such an amazing work of art that set the standard for many movies that followed. My favorite part was where the worms came out of the sand and attacked the Turks……😜
Seriously, though, there is one sequence where Lawrence is on the way to Damascus and he comes across Tafas [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafas_massacre ], where a Turkish column has massacred the villagers and committed atrocities. Continuing onward, Lawrence’s forces catch up to the Turks. Sharif Ali counsels for the Arabs to continue to Damascus, while a soldier from the village calls for “No Prisoners.” Lawrence wrestles with the decision until the soldier rides alone against the Turks and is killed, whereupon Lawrence throws his forces against the Turks with no quarter given.
The parallels with October 7 are obvious, and demonstrate that it’s a rough neighborhood, where FAFO isn’t unusual.
one of the best movies ever made, imo.
I must have watched Lawrence a hundred times, at least.
the soundscore by Maurice Jarre is awesome, I played that record constantly in highschool.
O’Toole at his best.
One list of top 100 movies had it at number five. It is truly a work of art of the finest quality.
It did get O’Toole seriously typecast as a borderline psychotic…..but, then, he always played that role so well…..
I was obsessed with him in highschool LOL after watching Lawrence…but dismally disappointed, unfortunately, forever after by all of his other performances.
a bit too effete & debauched.
but he worked well as Lawrence.
plus that sweeping technocolor cinematography and the glorious Omar Shariff.
“…come on, men !”
there were no women in the movie at all except the wailing Arabian women in the rocks in the desert as the men rode out.
There were also dead women at Tafas.
how could I have missed that ??
will go back and watch again.
They were glossed — the atrocities were merely hinted and not shown.
He had some great roles — “The Lion in Winter” comes to mind — but one of his later films “The Stunt Man” really highlighted how much he frequented the edge of insanity.
he was very good on stage, in the theater, had a marvelous voice.
but he made me feel uncomfortable, watching him.
I always felt like he was about to wreck something.
Since we are doing massacres, the one ongoing in Nigeria might be taken note off. From Pamela Geller in the Geller Report.
WORLD IGNORES MUSLIMS BUTCHERING AND SLAUGHTERING CHRISTIANS “FOR SPORT” IN NIGERIA, 50,000 AND COUNTING
Those videos, specifically the first video should go viral.
Do NOT avert ones eyes from peaceful Islam
religion.gruesome ghastly horrific unhuman
words fail, actually.
Precisely why the video is required.
They are here thanks to Obama and Biden .
Where is the universal church in all of this? Why have they forsaken Christians? Unless the church steps up it will die on the wine and ceases to be the Church of Jesus Christ. I am revolted and my heart aches at the same time for persecuted Christians.
They will come for Christians around the world and no one will be there to defend us because Christians failed.
I always wondered why under Obama Christians fleeing persecutions were send back and Muslims were able to stay.
That evil is still enjoying prominence in US culture and around the world. Obama and evil is one.
My old pastor was in Guinea in Africa & said the Muslim marauders would force people to draw a piece of paper from a hat & whatever body part was written on it would be immediately be removed by machete 😡 demons
after Only watching the first video that looks like what pastor meant 😥 😡 😥
another attack…the Turkish train…
Lawrence developed some blood lust , along the way.
“…Jesus wept…”
….and was a bit of a deviant as well.
Tucker speaking truth
Happy New Year to all & to your families & pets !
may the New Year be blessed with The Light.
🙏💝
Happy New Year! It’s nice that you included the pets. 🐕🐈🦎🐿🐎🐑 etc.
Thank you so much Smiley2 for the Scripture verses.
“Happy New Year 🍾🍷“
you’re welcome, ss1 💞
Happy New Year to you & yours, as well.
Thank you 🙂
Amen Smiley!
Verse of the Day for Sunday, December 31, 2023
✟
“The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.”
Psalms 7:8 (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
CHILD NOT CHOICE
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
duchess01
Thank you for these. Prayers ongoing for you here and at Marica’s blog. Be well.
And prayers for you dutchess01 🙂
Thank you for posting every day Year long inspirations inspired by God.
Amen!!!
Amen!!!
REDRUM
The question is who.
CHINA?
CIA?
DNC?
SECRET AGENCY?
OTHER?
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
Is there a Biden Body Count list to loosely rival the Clinton AND Obama ones???
The Georgia FEC stands out in addition to the RINO funds dump. As I have posted so often – they all self-identify. We already know what needs to be done. We just need to do it, each person, wherever he or she lives. It is not a quick and easy fix. Have to work at it.
Where the RINOs are firmly entrenched you will not see as much obvious blue money flow. You just focus on their actual votes on the big issues that really matter as where their pork promotion project funds go. Where the blue funds flow to obvious RINOs, those are your open targets to publicly humiliate.
That’s why I say it is about 80% +/- Uniparty, albeit slowly moving our direction of late. There has to be a path to redemption offered and accepted to move it the rest of the way to patriot control. PDT can win the POTUS and still not be as effective as we need him to be without patriot control of Congress. Will see how it plays out.
PDT can win the POTUS and still not be as effective as we need him to be without patriot control of Congress.
Trump can overcome has before can again.
Trump will still accomplish great things, in spite of a hostile Uniparty.
Been there. Done that.
This is the second time around. If he is a brilliant as I think he is prepared. The whole thing is if he gets back to the WH?. Lets hope that evil will not triumph over good. I am still optimistic because this is America .
If you open it, you’ll see two more blue bars far exceeding the red on top, but still.
TY!!!
maybe it will show this way
all the blue donations above the 3rd largest red band pretty much negate ALL of the red bribes, imo…
Garland got the message loud & clear.
Dem politicians fear exposure, ditto the media.
MeThinks, Uniparty fear exposure.
In my book, they Are All The Same.
So it was all for show the man will walk because he is one of them. Rotten to the core.
New! Praise God! Thank you for a good reminder as we head into 2024, Carl.
Thank you, Carl, for this timely and inspiring post.
I think the new year is going to be a wild ride. I am grateful that the full armor of God is available to me, and all who want to wear it.
Because remember, no matter what happens…
God Wins.
Amen
‘Tis now come, the eve of the New Year,
To urge us forward with hopes held high,
To live out our lives full of good cheer,
And with strong faith as God’s Day draws nigh.
This New Year could be much like the old,
For there’s nothing new under the sun.
So with strength in our souls, let’s be bold,
And run the race ‘till our prize is won.
💖
Added to the Poetry Tree!
https://www.theqtree.com/2019/05/23/the-poetry-tree/#comment-1208849
Thank you 🙂
Amen Carl TY for this encouragement & ALL that you do to encourage AND strengthen our Q-Tree family in the Lord’s grace, peace, joy, AND truth.
God Bless you & yours most abundantly in this New Year! 😇
Burning Bright with some interesting introspection if you can work past the excessive verbiage. One of those people who use 10 words when a couple would suffice.
https://burningbright.substack.com/p/the-narrow-path?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=680098&post_id=140215643&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1p1fzp&utm_medium=email
No kidding, the first paragraph is one continuous sentence.
Another reason to leave komifornia. <<< Very definition of shit hole.)
California law barring guns from most public spaces set to go into effect after appeals court ruling
Gov. Newsom signed the bill in September that starting Jan. 1 prohibits people from carrying guns in ‘sensitive’ public places
The Dec. 20 injunction called the law, “sweeping, repugnant to the Second Amendment, and openly defiant of the Supreme Court” after gun owners, the California Rifle & Pistol Association, the Second Amendment Foundation and Gun Owners of America sued over it.
U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney wrote in his Dec. 20 ruling that the law, “turns nearly every public place in California into a ‘sensitive place,’ effectively abolishing the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding and exceptionally qualified citizens to be armed and to defend themselves in public.”
The law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September, and prohibits gun owners from carrying firearms in 26 types of “sensitive” places and would include permit holders. It also bars owners from carrying concealed weapons in a privately owned business open to the public — like a restaurant — unless the owner posts a sign that concealed guns are allowed.
Saturday’s administrative stay on the Dec. 20 injunction by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will remain until another panel of judges from the same circuit decides if a longer hold on the law is necessary.
In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a similar law in New York that limited concealed carry, saying gun laws must be “consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”
More…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-law-barring-guns-public-spaces-effect-appeals-court-ruling
Random Nuisance is evil.
shall not be abridged could not be clearer…this is color of law crapola again 😡 sigh…
Obligatory.
YUP!!!
Still cracking up over, R B F – Resting Bitch Face.
will it return in 2024 ??
If that witch/warlock runs for POTUS, that bitchface pic will be EVERYWHERE.
Good call!
She is unable to overcome her demons.
Michel does not like white people. Envy ? No reason why color is only skin deep what matters is what is in the heart.
You can fake an attitude for a long time but no money, fame, or power can not erase the fact that you know you are a fraud.
SHE DA QUEEN!!!
Still an issue… gets yet another boost. 
Going Viral… New Evidence Suggests There Was Never Voting Machine Election Audit Performed in Georgia Following 2020 Election – Raffensperger Caught Again!
Jim Hoft Dec. 31, 2023 7:30 am 642 Comments
Three years later, we finally read about this.
Love it!
LOL!
I found this quite interesting. Not too sure about all the conclusions but … hey, it’s a free country right? For a little while longer, at least.
https://www.anarchonomicon.com/p/american-conservatism-and-fertility
That’s a fantastic perspective.
It is explained by my Depop series especially National Security Study Memorandum NSSM 200
USAID was all about exporting contraception and depopulation esp to Africa and South America.
This was an interesting read.
Yup, thank God I’m a country boy.
Very interesting!
I want this car. Too bad it would break my budget. 😏
I wish someone would make a car like this today, with a unique body style, not electric, not computerized. Just a safety-conscious, beautiful car. If it were affordable, I would buy it in an instant.
Try a ’51 Studebaker Commander. Looks very similar to the Tucker.
Nice!
Happy New Year Everybody!
Cheers and Tears. Can’t hear this song without wanting to cry.
Happy New Year! Sad song, but that is a beautiful rendition, and those people look happy. 😊
Happy New Year TT
Happy New Year!
Beautiful – thank you, Dora!
Andre Rieu is awesome!
BREAKING: Bill Clinton to be Named as “Doe 36” in Epstein Court Documents
I have no clue what this means. The documents will be released, but the people on the list have the opportunity to try to keep their names under seal. So Bubba’s name, even if kept under seal, is already known to be “Doe 36”?
“Fake news!”
— DJT
I got caught by a clickbait link but it was worth the trip. The subject was submarines and it had this gem to which I [and most everyone here] could seriously relate:
“My father served as an engineer onboard both HMS Suburb and Scepter which were nuclear powered hunter killers during the 70s and 80s… When he first joined …, he would sleep next to the reactor. Each year he would be tested for radioactivity, and each year he would be over the specified limit. Instead of transferring him they would just increase the limit for the next year.” – Reddit User adhoc_pirate
We have a long cleanup ahead of us …
Gun grabbers be like…
Just saying, some girls might want to mount a response to that….
“Dad, how will I know I’ve found the one? There will be signs my boy.”
One sign to look for is if she is willing to work hard enough in cool weather to break out in a good sweat, but also doesn’t use thumb tacks to hold up her work socks.
(fun and frivolity)
Saw a great video about the Apache, Comanche, and other tribes duking it out in the Southwest, while also fighting the Spanish and Texans. The best horsemen were supposedly the Comanches, who were deadly accurate with gun or bow from horseback, even while hiding behind the horse as a shield.
Haley should never have run. She promised Trump she would not run against him. She should have been supporting him for president and supporting him against the bogus charges that are a threat not only to him but also to our republic.
But I believe she is waiting for him to be removed from the race by whatever means and whenever it might happen, even at the nominating convention.
Trump Campaign Slams Nikki Haley as ‘the Enemy of the Working-Class’ and Gives Her New Nickname
“Beijing Nikii”
“Nikki New Taxes”
I think Haley and her wicked backers are counting on BIG EVIL of some kind.
Have a Blessed & Joyful New Year all Precious Q-Treepers.
No matter What, God’s got this!
She’s no Melania but if you enjoy Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12840975/Kates-outfits-verdict-12-months-fashion.html
Every time I see Kate, I just want to feed her a sandwich! She is just too thin, poor thing, and she wasn’t always.
Melania looks like she actually eats. Which is much better.
She needs a weekly cheeseburger!
Me, too!
LOL! Do it!!! It’s healthy!
Wolf, I have to be honest. I eat red meat pretty much every day! Cheese less often, but I have pizza at least once a week.
I call myself an ravenous omnivore. If it’s not nailed to the table, I’ll eat it!
(Except weird shit like snails, and organ meats. Blech!)
I like Catherine she has an elegant style and likable personality.
Melania has her own style and likable.
I love that both are elegant.
Yes, both are very classy leading ladies! 😍
This family appears to be in someone’s crosshairs…
“A family of Christian missionaries from Indiana who moved to the Caribbean island of Dominica to escape COVID vaccine mandates is finding the dream destination to be less than ideal.
Jason and Jennifer Grogg moved with their four kids to Dominica in 2021, but were arrested alongside two of their teen daughters this spring after police found a handgun and ammunition, which they say was accidentally packed in a shipping container with their other belongings from the US.
The father, 44, pleaded guilty in the case, in a deal that saw charges dropped against his wife and daughters, but now faces new charges, with his family out of funds to return to the US, the Indianapolis Star reported on Friday.
‘We left the United States for a very particular reason when it came to the COVID nonsense,’ Jason told the outlet. ‘But we also saw very clearly this is the path that God was wanting us to take for purposes unknown.’
The family also left America because of their displeasure with the expansion of LGBTQ rights, according to self-published newsletters of their travels reviewed by the Star.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12911917/Indiana-missionary-family-fled-COVID-mandates-arrested-Caribbean-island-Dominica-cops-seized-gun-ammo-40ft-shipping-container.html
The Caribbean is extremely gun-unfriendly – unless you’re a criminal, or a rich corrupto.
rules for thee but not for me 🙁
ideological upheaval in Idaho
Angry residents of Idaho town say retired California cops and firefighters flocking there aren’t conservative enough – and fear they’ll enact liberal policies (but newcomers’ hefty pensions have helped rejuvenate local economy)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12912561/Idaho-town-Eagle-California-conservatives.html
sign of the continuing times…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914819/Facebook-libs-tiktok-chaya-raichik-mark-zuckerberg.html
Facebook bans Libs of TikTok over breaking ‘community standards’ as popular conservative account slams ‘extreme censorship’ ahead of 2024 election
Facebook has banned Libs of TikTok from their platform and said that the page violated ‘community standards.’ Chaya Raichik, the owner of the page then slammed the platform for preventing free speech.
Yup. Here we go again!!! RACEBOOK is up to tricks.
shocked, shocked I say!
desperate deSantyclause
Ron DeSantis commits to PARDONING Trump if he is convicted of any charges he faces as president and compares it to Ford doing the same for Nixon
The declaration, provided to reporters Friday, came after the Florida governor’s appearance in Iowa Friday, and clarifies DeSantis’s half-handed answers on how he would use his powers if elected.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914425/ron-desantis-donald-trump-pardon.html
I am still not voting for Desantis.
To little to late.
no doubt!
Good. The right move under the circumstances.
Probably would have been better to run for VICE-PRESIDENT (which won’t happen, IMO), but still – sends the right signal now.
It’s Trump, or more Democrat mismanagement under any brand they choose.
rockin’ New Years Eve
Queen of Denmark announces shock abdication in NYE speech: Europe’s longest-serving monarch steps aside for son Frederick and Aussie wife Mary – despite rumors of his fling with a socialite
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II will abdicate on January 14 next year after 52 years on the throne, she announced during her traditional New Year’s Eve speech. The monarch, famed for her chain-smoking as well as her flamboyant sense of style, will be succeeded by her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik. The 83-year-old queen, who took over the throne in 1972, is the longest-serving monarch in Europe following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022. In February, she underwent a successful back surgery. ‘The surgery naturally gave rise to thinking about the future – whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation,’ she said in her speech. ‘I have decided that now is the right time. On January 14, 2024, 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father, I will step down as Queen of Denmark. ‘I leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik.’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914715/Denmarks-Queen-Margrethe-II-abdicates.html
Yes I’m trolling the DM for fun…strange way to chase fame…
Bad taste? Virginia college graduate goes viral after eating and reviewing the final meals of death row inmates including notorious serial killers Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy
Josh Slavin, 23, has made, tasted, and rated the last meals of infamous serial killers and posted videos of each one on his Instagram. He gave an overall rating of each one after he tried it for overall taste, quantity, and quality. Slavin evaluated the meals of Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Ricky Ray Rector, Ronny Lee Gardner, Rhonda Belle Martin, Steven Michael Woods, and more.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914339/death-row-meals-josh-slavin-ted-bundy-john-wayne-gacy.html
Bet he missed this last meal:
never heard that one before…”tasty” 😉 😉
global celebrations, lots of fireworks videos…
Starting 2024 with a bang! Stunning fireworks displays in Dubai, Australia and China ring in the new year as the clock ticks down to midnight in Europe
Stunning firework displays across Asia and Oceania have welcomed 2024 with a bang as the clock ticks down to midnight in Europe. Countries across the furthest reaches of the eastern hemisphere marked the dawn of a new era with huge firework displays, including in Auckland in New Zealand and Sydney in Australia where explosives erupted from Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House. In Asia the sprawling metropolis of Chongqing in China, along with other cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore, saw dramatic shows which wowed hundreds of thousands of people. Further displays then followed in the likes of Seoul in South Korea – but not in the packed out Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan , where countdown events were cancelled for the fourth year running amid concerns about overcrowding. As the midnight hour draws nearer in Europe, there was a bombastic display in the United Arab Emirates with fireworks erupting from the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and the landmark Burj al-Arab luxury hotel in Dubai.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914243/world-welcomes-2024-bang-Australia-New-Zealand-fireworks-New-Years-Eve-celebrations-millions-mark-start-new-year.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914295/US-Navy-sinks-three-Houthi-boats-Red-Sea-rebels.html
US Navy sinks three Houthi militant boats in the Red Sea after they attacked a Maersk merchant ship with missiles – amid heightened operations to protect vital shipping lane
The US Navy has destroyed several ‘small’ Houthi boats that attempted to board a container ship in the Red Sea. The incident, confirmed by The United States Central Command (CENTCOM), comes as the US continues its patrol mission to counter threats from the Iranian-backed rebels.
DM details Israeli/Hamas situation…
Israeli troops dismantle Hamas base inside Gaza kindergarten and pummel terror tunnels in overnight fighting – as Netanyahu vows war will last ‘many months’
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced on X, formerly known as Twitter , that their soldiers had killed 14 Hamas fighters since yesterday.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914099/Israeli-troops-dismantle-Hamas-base-inside-Gaza-kindergarten-terror-tunnels.html
How Hamas brainwash children to become jihadis: Terrorists teach Gazan kids how to shoot guns, launch anti-tank missiles and stage suicide attacks against Israel at summer camps – after indoctrinating them with anti-Semitic Mickey Mouse knock-off
Farfour the Mouse, a costumed character with a high-pitched voice who captured the attention of children, was broadcast on Al-Aqsa, the Hamas-run TV channel at the centre of its propaganda
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914133/How-Hamas-brainwash-children-jihadis-Terrorists-teach-Gazan-kids-shoot-guns-launch-anti-tank-missiles-stage-suicide-attacks-against-Israel-summer-camps-indoctrinating-anti-Semitic-Mickey-Mouse-knock-off.html
On the frontline of Israel’s war against Hamas: Dramatic bodycam footage shows Call of Duty-style fighting in the streets of Gaza as IDF troops pummel Hamas bases
The footage, taken in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip’s second city, by members of the Maglan Unit, shows IDF soldiers brazenly running through streets, firing at buildings.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914413/On-frontline-Israels-war-against-Hamas-Dramatic-bodycam-footage-shows-Call-Duty-style-fighting-streets-Gaza-IDF-troops-pummel-Hamas-bases.html
Pro-Israeli porn star, 51, claims he is being boycotted by pro-Palestinian adult film talent for signing a rocket used by the IDF in Gaza with his own name
Michael Lucas, 51, who owns one of the largest gay porn production companies in the world, posted a photo of his name written on an IDF rocket bound for Gaza.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914345/Pro-Israeli-porn-star-gay-boycott-Michael-Lucas-Sharok-Israel-Palestine-rocket-missile-signed-IDF-Gaza.html
“They’re all terrorists” – and this is why.
yup 😡
100%.
There is no such thing as an “innocent” palestinian. That is a unicorn.
Now there is a combination of words I never thought would be stringed together: “pro-Palestinian adult film talent.”
LOL ikr 🙃
what really scares the leftists…
Rep. Jamie Raskin demands Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ‘absolutely’ recuse himself from any 14th Amendment case on disqualifying Trump from the 2024 ballot – as Colorado case could head to high court
Rep. Jamie Raskin said conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should excuse himself from ruling on cases involving Trump’s ability to remain on the 2024 presidential ballot.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914705/Rep-Jamie-Raskin-demands-Justice-Clarence-Thomas-recuse-14th-Amendment-case-disqualifying-Trump-2024-ballot-Colorado-case-head-Supreme-Court.html
I demand that Jamie Raskin, criminal butthead, recuse himself from all places outside of PRISON.
😂 😂 😂
Why? Thomas is the one most likely to rule against immunity since it isn’t in the text of the constitution.
uniparty theater?
Ruskin has no authority over Justice Thomas.
Democrats hate blacks they are racists.
I learned from democrats 😉
Sir David Attenborough praises ‘sensational’ discovery of HUGE skull belonging to monster the size of a bus – as video shows heart-stopping moment team dared to excavate fragile fossil by scaling a cliff
The world’s most famous biologist says the discovery of the skull of the beast – hailed as the T-rex of the sea – is the ‘most informative’ of its kind in a new documentary airing on New Year’s Day.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914169/Sir-David-Attenborough-discovery-HUGE-skull-monster-excavate-fossil-cliff.html
wander lust
Traveler shares his incredible photo album from a 1970s road trip in a Citroen 2CV through Syria, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan before the Taliban
Dutch native Frank van den Berge, 73, took incredible photographs of his time in these countries on a road trip from Amsterdam to India in 1976. Some of the landmarks he witnessed have since vanished – such as the Buddhas of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. The veteran traveller, who has visited more than 100 countries over his lifetime, recently shared his images of this incredible road trip in a Facebook group for adventurers, revealing how he encountered ‘great local people everywhere’.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-12665427/It-heaven-nearly-Veteran-traveller-shares-incredible-photo-album-1970s-road-trip-Citroen-2CV-Syria-Iran-Pakistan-Afghanistan-Taliban.html
auld lang syne
The glamour and grit of Golden Age America – after dark: Inside Manhattan’s 1940s and 1950s nightlife scene
It’s the city that never sleeps… and never was that truer than in the heyday of Manhattan nightlife – the post-war 1940s and the Golden Age of the 1950s. In the age of jazz, the Cotton Club was where it was at. By the time it was disco’s turn to rule, Studio 54 became the place to be and be seen. But before disco, New Yorkers and aspiring New Yorkers flocked to the likes of El Morocco and the Copacabana. They were a home away from home for the rich, the famous and the glamorous. They were places to drink and dance the night away, escape the wartime darkness, the post-war blues and embrace the golden 50s. No matter what was happening outside inside, life was golden. And in most cases, they have long been consigned to history – and mythology.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12878389/The-glamour-grit-Golden-Age-America-dark-Inside-Manhattans-1940s-1950s-nightlife-scene.html
just for fun
An air guitar-playing kangaroo, a ballet-dancing otter and one VERY angry bird… winners of the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards revealed
Animal lovers looking to laugh will enjoy this year’s winning pictures at the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12860777/An-air-guitar-playing-kangaroo-ballet-dancing-otter-one-angry-bird-winners-2023-Comedy-Wildlife-Photography-Awards-revealed.html
Just wanted to pop in and say I hope everyone has a HAPPY and BLESSED NEW YEAR, and may teh new year be better than 2023, and may the USA return to MAGA and VSGPDJT, and may Europe and the rest of the world get their ducks in a row and clean out and remove all the corruption and corrupt people.
GOD Bless you all, and thanks again to Wolf for having this place of respite and refuge and a home for MAGA!!!
Cheers! 🍾 🍾 🍾
Thank you!!! Happy New Year, and CHEERS!!! 🍾 🎆 💖
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year! 💥
Happy New Year 🎆🍷🍾
just criminal
Jailhouse rock! Former Alcatraz residents recall its wild parties and dark secrets – with one revealing the one-time home for notorious criminals like Al Capone was ‘a really wonderful place to live’
Better known for it’s notorious criminal residents – including Al Capone and Alvin ‘Creepy’ Carvis – the island off the coast of San Francisco was also home to several civilian families. There were holiday parties, with Halloween games, prizes and a summer party on the pier known as the ‘watermelon feed’ where everyone ate fruit and the children took part in three-legged races.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12877901/Former-Alcatraz-residents-recall-wild-parties-dark-secrets-prison-Al-Capone.html
Feel-good Hollywood astronomy story that’s a bit unexpected!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12884199/jack-black-mother-judith-love-cohen-apollo-13.html
That may be the coolest story about an actor I ever read! Awesome.
I thought it was very neat! A bit like the “Hidden Figures” story, with a celebrity tie-in.
ℍ𝔸ℙℙ𝕐 ℕ𝔼𝕎 𝕐𝔼𝔸ℝ 𝔼𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕐𝕆ℕ𝔼!
WITH WISHES FOR A TRUMP WIN IN NOVEMBER.
AMEN!!!
Happy New Year!!! 🍾 🍺 🍷 🎆 💝
This! Happy New Year! 🎉
Gail Combs
Happy New Year to you and yours! 💥🍾
Happy New Year Gail 🍾🍷
Yes! Hope things are improving chez Gail! Many blessings to you & yours ❤
Happy New Year, gang!
Wolf – take a look at what Kirsch just sent out.
https://kirschsubstack.com/p/the-single-most-important-interview
OMG – that is a huge truth-bomb!
I have heard a shorter interview with this lady before, but now it appears she is being interviewed by somebody who knows all the right questions to ask her.
🥳 Happy New Year. 🎈
Happy New Year! Here we go!!! 💖
“Key points of the interview include:
Hospitals were actually empty when the press told us they were full.”
________
Which we KNEW and pointed out repeatedly.
If it was so busy they were supposedly needing to do triage, with patients piling up in the hallways, how is it the doctors and nurses had so much time and space to make so many tik-tok dance videos in empty hospital hallways?
How is it that nurses and other staff were actually being LAID OFF during the ‘crisis’ when the hospitals were supposedly being overwhelmed with covid cases?
Most damning of all were the cell phone videos taken by regular people, simply walking through their local hospitals, showing whole floors that were empty with most of the lights shut off, and the floor with the emergency room was actually less chaotic than normal, because most of the population was essentially ‘sheltering in place’ instead of going out and doing stupid stuff that ends up with a trip to the hospital.
There were lots of videos showing that the hospitals were EMPTY, but there was one posted here that I remember very well. A regular citizen, walking through a hospital and recording what was really going on inside the hospital.
And just as importantly, there were NO regular people contradicting what was being shown by normies walking through hospitals with their cell phone cameras on.
So it was the ‘official MSM narrative’ vs. normies with cell phones showing the inside of real hospitals.
At that point you either believed the breathless MSM narrative, or your own lying eyes.
Happy TRUTHFUL New Year!
Getting close to the New Year here!!! 🍾 🐺 🇺🇸 🎆 🍺
I forced the new post out! Two minutes after!!!
Starting the New Year w/ a Bang–TY!