DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240712

Reggae Rum Punch

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces Jamaican overproof white rum
  • 2 ounces orange juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce strawberry syrup*
  • Garnish: mint sprig
  • Garnish: pineapple slice

Steps

  1. Add the rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, lime juice and strawberry syrup into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
  3. Garnish with a mint sprig and pineapple slice.

*Strawberry syrup: Add 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup water into a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add 1 cup strawberries into the saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until strawberries are mushy and sauce is thick, about 10 minutes. Let cool, then strain into a glass jar and seal tightly with a lid. Will keep, refrigerated, for about one month.

Let me know how it tastes.

Badlands News Brief – July 11, 2024

Oh Noes, Elon Triggered The Speech Police

Trump: ‘Undeniably Manly’

A lot of women need more to do in their lives.

TRUST: The Plan

‘It’s already disastrous’: Biden campaign fundraising takes a major hit

Guess the donors didn’t like what they saw.

More Bad News on the Electric Vehicle Front

Oh, well.

Steve Bannon and Ignatius of Antioch

Not just Ignatius of Antioch, but along with Archbishop Vigano, Athanasius before the Canon of the Bible was closed.

Three People Show Up to ‘Biden For President-Reproductive Freedom’ Rally at Pennsylvania State Capitol with Legislators

Progressives Complain Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill “Disproportionately Impacts” LGBTQ And People Of Color

When you’ve lost Dave Portnoy….

BRICS to Form Parliament to Oversee Alliance & De-Dollarization

Musk Announces That X Will Sue the “Perpetrators and Collaborators” Behind the Advertising Censorship Cartel

Will believe it when the lawsuits are filed.

Hey Joe, The Call is Coming from Inside the Building

Milwaukee radio station says it agreed to edit interview with Joe Biden

Tweets & Stuff From X

Yes, this was in the comments yesterday, but it deserves a second look. Ben Shapiro never said anything this clear before now.

Chevron is gone. Time to temper the EPA even if the initial clean up was needed.

https://twitter.com/newstart_2024/status/1811082346298495396

Plausible theory as Q said there was a “Twitter phone.”

That’s one expensive sink hole…or is that quick sand? Gen X kids will totally understand.

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

This is my life right now.

Don’t worry Coothie. The rattlesnake loses.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1811402575083909285

Anyone who has had a lab will understand.

Technically, yes.

And now for the business portion of the post borrowed from Tuesday:

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  2. No running with scissors.
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MATTHEW 10:16-23

16“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues, 18and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. 19When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour; 20for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; 22and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. 23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel, before the Son of man comes.

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240711

Badlands News Brief – July 10, 2024

Gov. Little Makes Idaho the First State to Take Executive Action for ‘Only Citizens Will Vote’

The Silence of the Bells

Not in my city.

Against Our ‘Service Economy’

The trip I did take

Four generations in any branch of my family tree is 60+ people, easy. Irish, Spanish and French sides. Only the French get together anymore.

Group of House Democrats Who Want to Unseat Biden Cry ‘Actual Tears’ as Their Plan Falls Apart: Report

Nikki Haley Not Invited to RNC Convention – Releases Delegates to Vote Trump

Barack Approved – George Clooney Tells Joe Biden, It’s Time to Go

NEW: Shocking Report Reveals Young Americans Are Flocking To The GOP

TWEETS!

Agreed. It will die in the Senate.

I know a lot of people who would be REALLY pissed off.

Great. It’s a deal.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Ehh…this house isn’t picky about that.

Not much that is original out there today.

https://twitter.com/theworldofdog/status/1811034792592359446

Parking in front of a plug will cost you.

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PSALMS 34:2-11

1I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and be glad. 3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed. 6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8O taste and see that the LORD is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him! 9O fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no want! 10The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

One of the few Jesuit ditties I expect to survive the test of time:

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SATIRE

Dear KAG: 20240710 Open Thread

Cover image: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Ehhh…why not both?

Defamation Lawsuits Against Conservative Media Funded by Dirty Tricks Billionaire

Badlands News Brief – July 9, 2024

Aileen Cannon Just Put Trump Case ‘in Reverse’: Attorney

Axelrod asks why Trump is ‘uncharacteristically holding fire’ as Biden teeters

Interfere when the enemy is destroying itself? Trump is smarter than that.

Democratic memo details plan to replace Biden in ‘blitz primary’: report

The Illusion of Hood Life

Problems with forcibly removing Biden

Biden Administration Promises to Veto any Legislative Effort That Blocks Vote or Ballot Fraud

Representative in Charge of 2024 Democrat Precinct Ballot Counting Says “We’re Riding With Biden”

Clyburn again.

House Judiciary Releases Detailed Report on “How Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Judge Merchan Violated the Constitutional and Legal Rights of President Trump”

Biden’s $320 Million Floating Gaza Pier to be Dismantled After Operating For 21 Days

Oh, hey, there was a good use of taxpayer dollars. (Please tell me I don’t need a sarcasm tag on that statement.)

The Democrat Existential Crisis

X Files….

She came to visit the Mississippi River Valley today. Rain, rain, rain, and now the rivers are slightly flooded.

Pigpen Project…ha ha ha

@RealJamesWoods

One of the most prescient quotes of all time: “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.” – Ben Franklin

This is what it is going to take. Addressing the violence along with lack of respect for human life.

Th Dan Scavino section:

Memes & Stuff

New bucket list item.

Have a good day y’all.

(I don’t remember who brought this to a daily in the comments, but thanks.)

And, of course, the obligatory George Carlin:

Per the Boss:

It was on cable last week.

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MATTHEW 16:24-27

24Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life? 27For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every man for what he has done.

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It is quite clear, as per Wolf’s message from July, that we are under spiritual attack. Building up a robust arsenal of prayer and discipline is a must in fighting the enemy and his minions.

In that spirit, the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel from Tuesday’s threads, and the Breastplate of St. Patrick, not to mention the Litany of Humility are favorites recommended by exorcists in spiritual warfare.

SATIRE SECTION

Yes, babies still die.

Two weeks of mall walking, and…. Well, at least my allergies are better.

Dear KAG: 20240709 Open Thread

Cover image is wall art which is currently no available.

HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION

House Democrats are “Bringing Out the Big Guns” to Allow Illegal Aliens to Vote in 2024 Presidential Election

Badlands News Brief – July 8, 2024

Vision Through the Fire

Joe Biden’s Upcoming Fundraiser in Wisconsin Cancelled – Donors Who Committed to Giving Large Sums Withdrew After First Debate

REPORT: “Sh*t is Going to Hit the Fan” When Congress Returns Monday – All Eyes on Nancy Pelosi as Dems Want Biden Gone By the End of the Week

Hell Hath No Fury Like A Voter Scorned

It’s time to have a discussion about how black people are destroying Carnival Cruise Line…

And a lot of other things.

French Election: Macron Sacrifices Stability for Power

Commission finds COVID pandemic caused $18 trillion in economic damage to US

Biden Family Enter Negotiation Stage – Letter to Congress Frames Baseline for Exit Price

Money talks. Tells us all we need to know about the Bidens.

Biden Refuses Meeting with IC Spox – IC Spox Sends Biden a Tweet

Furrowed Brow Speaks About Need to Replace Biden on Behalf of the State Dept Who are Worried About Losing Ukraine Money if Trump Wins

Over the weekend, Sundance put this out. It really is food for thought:

BIG PICTURE

The Dems Predictably Oppose the SAVE Act

Tweets…X-Files, uh, posts, whatever

https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1810276684345573721

When a leftist has lost Stephen King…..

The Dan Scavino Section:

Meme Zone

This is true. Half the math department from a local university lives/lived in my ‘hood and they were Gary, Jack, Jack, Richard, etc. Actually…only Gary is still here.

That was actually a professional photoshoot and she wasn’t jail bait at that point, but…yeah.

This is true.

Vertigo. Yeah, no.

Around here, we call them subdivision trustees and about all they do is approve fence plans, and get the trees in the tree lawns trimmed. Fixing the streets…depends on how many people actually pay their subdivision dues.

Yeah, I grew up with the F-15 doing cooler stuff over the Mississippi River. YAWN.

Per the boss’s instruction:

I’d throw in a few Rockefellers and Rothschilds also.

Of course, this does not mean committing felonies, but standing up to the forces that want to tear this nation – and humanity apart. The very people XVII told us will be destroyed by the time this movie comes to an end are currently roaming the halls of power…supposedly. It’s a sickening sight.

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Fellow tree dweller, the late Wheatie, gave us some good reminders on the basics of civility in political discourse:

  1. No food fights.
  2. No running with scissors.
  3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

If you see something has not been posted, do us all a favor, and post it. Please, do not complain that it has not been done yet.

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HOSEA 8:4-7, 11-13

4They made kings, but not through me. They set up princes, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they made idols for their own destruction. 5I have spurned your calf, O Sama’ria. My anger burns against them. How long will it be till they are pure 6in Israel? A workman made it; it is not God. The calf of Sama’ria shall be broken to pieces. 7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads, it shall yield no meal; if it were to yield, aliens would devour it. 11Because E’phraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they have become to him altars for sinning. 12Were I to write for him my laws by ten thousands, they would be regarded as a strange thing. 13They love sacrifice; they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but the LORD has no delight in them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

PSALMS 115:3-10

3Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases. 4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. 5They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. 6They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. 7They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. 8Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them. 9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield. 10O house of Aaron, put your trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

Hosea is all about the people returning to God. That being the case, this song was all the rage decades ago. Now…not so much.

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Anonymous ID: hHkrVD7x No.148156632 
Nov 5 2017 20:06:36 (EST)

Anonymous ID: pqW40Wgk No.148156518 
Nov 5 2017 20:05:48 (EST)

>>148154137

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do thou, Prince of the Heavenly Hosts, by the power of God, cast down to Hell Satan and all his evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

>>148156518
Amen brother.
Q

As always, prayers for the fight against that which seeks to enslave us are welcome. Via con Dios.

Satire


Dear KMAG: 20240708 Joe Biden Didn’t Win ❀ Open Topic


Joe Biden didn’t win. This is our Real President:

AND our beautiful REALFLOTUS.


This Stormwatch Monday Open Thread remains open – VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA/KAG/KMAG world (with KMAG being a bit of both).

And yes, it’s Monday…again.

But we WILL get through it!

We will always remember Wheatie,

Pray for Trump,

Yet have fun,

and HOLD ON when things get crazy!


We will follow the RULES of civility that Wheatie left for us:

Wheatie’s Rules:

  1. No food fights.
  2. No running with scissors.
  3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.

And while we engage in vigorous free speech, we will remember Wheatie’s advice on civility, non-violence, and site unity:

“We’re on the same side here so let’s not engage in friendly fire.”

“Let’s not give the odious Internet Censors a reason to shut down this precious haven that Wolf has created for us.”

If this site gets shut down, please remember various ways to get back in touch with the rest of the gang:

Our beloved country is under Occupation by hostile forces.

Daily outrage and epic phuckery abound.

We can give in to despair…or we can be defiant and fight back in any way that we can.

Joe Biden didn’t win.

And we will keep saying Joe Biden didn’t win until we get His Fraudulency out of our White House.


Wolfie’s Wheatie’s Word of the Week:

ostiary

noun

  • one who is ordained in the lowest of the former minor orders
  • church doorkeeper
  • a doorkeeper in general
  • someone who guards an entrance
  • mouth of a river
  • estuary

MUSIC!

A short but sweet animated version of an old rock favorite!

Oh yeah.


THE STUFF

This is one of the most inspiring stories in tech, that I’ve ever encountered.

Enjoy!

Management. They do somehow manage not to fuck it all up. Just barely, and…..

Just sayin’!

And remember…….

Until victory, have faith!

And trust the big plan, too!

And as always….

ENJOY THE SHOW

W


Dear MAGA: 20240707 Open Topic

This Rejoice & Praise God Sunday Open Thread, with full respect to those who worship God on the Sabbath, is a place to reaffirm our worship of our Creator, our Father, our King Eternal.

It’s also a place to read, post, and discuss news that is worth knowing and sharing. Please post links to any news stories that you use as sources or quote from.

In the QTree, we’re a friendly and civil lot. We encourage free speech and the open exchange and civil discussion of different ideas. Topics aren’t constrained, and sound logic is highly encouraged, all built on a solid foundation of truth and established facts.

We have a policy of mutual respect, shown by civility. Civility encourages discussions, promotes objectivity and rational thought in discourse, and camaraderie in the participants – characteristics we strive toward in our Q Tree community.

Please show respect and consideration for our fellow QTreepers. Before hitting the “post” button, please proofread your post and make sure your opinion addresses the issue only, and does not confront or denigrate the poster. Keep to the topic – avoid “you” and “your”. Here in The Q Tree, personal attacks, name-calling, ridicule, insults, baiting, and other conduct for which a penalty flag would be thrown are VERBOTEN.

In The Q Tree, we’re compatriots, sitting around the campfire, roasting hot dogs, making s’mores, and discussing, agreeing, and disagreeing about whatever interests us. This board will remain a home for those who seek respectful conversations.

Please also consider the Guidelines for posting and discussion printed here: 
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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.”


Joy Again, Still . . . Always

The word joy appears over and over again in the Scriptures. For instance, the Psalms are filled with references to joy. The psalmists write, “Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Ps. 30:5b) and “Shout for joy to God, all the earth” (Ps. 66:1). Likewise, in the New Testament, we read that joy is a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:22), which means that it is a Christian virtue. Given this biblical emphasis, we need to understand what joy is and pursue it.

Sometimes we struggle to grasp the biblical view of joy because of the way it is defined and described in Western culture today. In particular, we often confuse joy with happiness. In the Beatitudes (Matt. 5:3–11), according to the traditional translations, Jesus said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit . . . Blessed are those who mourn . . . Blessed are the meek . . . ” (vv. 3–5, emphasis added), and so on. Sometimes, however, translators adopt the modern vernacular and tell us Jesus said happy rather than blessed.

The word happy in our culture has been sentimentalized and trivialized. As a result, it connotes a certain superficiality. For example, years ago, Charles M. Schulz, in the comic strip Peanuts, coined the adage, “Happiness is a warm puppy,” and it became a maxim that articulated a sentimental, warm-and-fuzzy idea of happiness. Then there was the catchy song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” released by Bobby McFerrin in the 1980s. It suggested a carefree, cavalier attitude of delight.

However, the Greek word used in the Beatitudes is best translated as blessed, as it communicates not only the idea of happiness but also profound peace, comfort, stability, and great joy. So, we have to be careful when we come to the text of the New Testament that we do not read it through the lens of the popular understanding of happiness and thus lose the biblical concept of joy.

Think again about McFerrin’s song. The lyrics are very odd from a contemporary perspective. When he sings, “Don’t worry, be happy,” he is issuing an imperative, a command: “Do not be anxious. Rather, be happy.” He is setting forth a duty, not making a suggestion. However, we never think of happiness in this way. When we are unhappy, we think it is impossible to decide by an act of the will to change our feelings. We tend to think of happiness as something passive, something that happens to us and over which we have no control. It is involuntary. Yes, we desire it and want to experience it, but we are convinced that we cannot create it by an act of the will.

Oddly, McFerrin sounds very much like the New Testament when he commands his listeners to be happy. Over and over again in the pages of the New Testament, the idea of joy is communicated as an imperative, as an obligation. Based on the biblical teaching, it is the Christian’s duty, his moral obligation, to be joyful. That means that the failure of a Christian to be joyful is a sin, that unhappiness and a lack of joy are, in a certain way, manifestations of the flesh.

Of course, there are times when we are filled with sorrow. Jesus Himself was called “a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (Isa. 53:3). The Scriptures tell us, “It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting” (Eccl. 7:2a). Even in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matt. 5:4). Given that the Bible tells us it is perfectly legitimate to experience mourning, sorrow, and grief, these feelings are not sinful.

However, Jesus’ words could be translated as “Joyful are those who mourn.” How could a person be in mourning and still be joyful? Well, we can unravel that knot fairly easily. The heart of the New Testament concept is this: a person can have biblical joy even when he is mourning, suffering, or undergoing difficult circumstances. This is because the person’s mourning is directed toward one concern, but in that same moment, he possesses a measure of joy.

How Can We Rejoice Always?

In his letter to the Philippians, the Apostle Paul speaks about joy and about the Christian’s duty to rejoice over and over again. For example, he writes, “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Phil. 4:4a). This is one of those biblical imperatives, and it leaves no room for not rejoicing, for Paul says Christians are to rejoice always—not sometimes, periodically, or occasionally. He then adds, “Again I will say, Rejoice” (v. 4b). Paul wrote this epistle from prison, and in it he addresses very somber matters, such as the possibility that he will be martyred, poured out as a sacrifice (2:17). Yet he tells the Philippian believers that they should rejoice despite his circumstances.

That brings us back to this matter of how we can be joyful as a matter of discipline or of the will. How is it possible to remain joyful all the time? Paul gives us the key: ”Rejoice in the Lord always” (emphasis added). The key to the Christian’s joy is its source, which is the Lord. If Christ is in me and I am in Him, that relationship is not a sometimes experience. The Christian is always in the Lord and the Lord is always in the Christian, and that is always a reason for joy. Even if the Christian cannot rejoice in his circumstances, if he finds himself passing through pain, sorrow, or grief, he still can rejoice in Christ. We rejoice in the Lord, and since He never leaves us or forsakes us, we can rejoice always.
Excerpt: Can I Have Joy in My Life? by R.C. Sproul.

2024·07·06 Joe Biden Didn’t Win Daily Thread

What is it that feeds our battle, yet starves our victory?

Speaker Johnson: A Reminder.

And MTG is there to help make it stick.

January 6 tapes. A good start…but then nothing.

Were you just hoping we’d be distracted by the first set and not notice?

Are you THAT kind of “Republican”?

Are you Kevin McCarthy lite?

What are you waiting for?

I have a personal interest in this issue.

And if you aren’t…what the hell is wrong with you?

Lawyer Appeasement Section

OK now for the fine print.

This is the WQTH Daily Thread. You know the drill. There’s no Poltical correctness, but civility is a requirement. There are Important Guidelines,  here, with an addendum on 20191110.

We have a new board – called The U Tree – where people can take each other to the woodshed without fear of censorship or moderation.

And remember Wheatie’s Rules:

1. No food fights
2. No running with scissors.
3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
4. Zeroth rule of gun safety: Don’t let the government get your guns.
5. Rule one of gun safety: The gun is always loaded.
5a. If you actually want the gun to be loaded, like because you’re checking out a bump in the night, then it’s empty.
6. Rule two of gun safety: Never point the gun at anything you’re not willing to destroy.
7. Rule three: Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire.
8. Rule the fourth: Be sure of your target and what is behind it.

(Hmm a few extras seem to have crept in.)

Spot (i.e., paper) Prices

Last week:

Gold $2,327.00
Silver $29.18
Platinum $1,003.00
Palladium $1,003.00
Rhodium $5,000.00

This week, 3PM Mountain Time, Kitco “ask” prices. Markets have closed for the weekend.

Gold $2,389.60
Silver $31.16
Platinum $1,038.00
Palladium $1,064.00
Rhodium $5,025.00

Substantial hikes in price towards the end of the week. Percentage wise, Friday the big winner was platinum, up over three percent (but note it is now below palladium again). Silver came in second. When gold takes a major move, silver makes an even bigger move, lately. So if you can guess which way the frog will jump, silver is your best play, at least in the paper markets. For physical, drop-it-on-your-foot silver, the buy-sell spread at an actual bullion dealer is likely to be wide. (I’d certainly look to see what it is before making a major purchase.) If you guess wrong about which way the frog will jump…you could lose your shirt.

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240705

Boozy Root Beer Float

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce rum
  • 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
  • Root beer (such as A&W or Dad’s Root Beer), chilled, to top

Author’s note: NO NO NO, Sioux City Sassporilla

Steps

  1. Add the rum and ice cream into a tall glass.
  2. Slowly pour the root beer into the glass until it’s full, then stir gently and briefly to combine.

Author’s note: due to the nature of a national holiday, it was a slow news day. There are some links that were shared in yesterday’s daily. They are worth the time. Also, Sundance has good stuff of late OT. It’s worth a visit, IMO.

How Would You Go About Taking Down the Cabal?

I don’t know who’s running the country, but it’s definitely not Joe Biden

Biden White House Staff Is Largest Since Nixon, Costs Taxpayers $225 Million

Lean and mean doesn’t work for Democrats it seems.

Missouri RINOs Pull a Fast One — Remove the Pro-Trump Delegates Elected at the State Convention in May

This is the stuff we are facing.

The next six months may be the most dangerous of our lifetime

Why Nobel Laureates Opposing Trump’s Economic Policies Is A Ringing Endorsement

BRICS Grain Exchange – Exiting Globalist Control

Tweets & Stuff From X

Well, at least somebody does.

Thoughts from the science sorts?

Mmm…concur. And Die Hard…do you all know how many airports are accessible from Northern Virginia? Like, five, at least, and three air bases. It was preposterous for us aviation sorts.

My friend the barrister/judge’s wife has Alzheimer’s. Twice in less than five minutes at their annual Fourth of July party on Thursday I had to remind her how I knew them…and she is in better shape than “Biden.”

Because he’s not a felon?

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

Desktop.

All the time.

Yeah…the local home store made are better.

Still not subscribing.

Lunch?

How does this species survive in the wild?

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1808592174994632996

This is why I am a dog person.

And now for a redux of lunch in a public school cafeteria.

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4Hear this, you who trample upon the needy, and bring the poor of the land to an end, 5saying, “When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel great, and deal deceitfully with false balances, 6that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the refuse of the wheat?” 9“And on that day,” says the Lord GOD, “I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad daylight. 10I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness on every head; I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and the end of it like a bitter day. 11“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord GOD, “when I will send a famine on the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD. 12They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it.

SATIRE!

The good ones are sold just over the county line on I-44. Molly Brown’s somewhere around Eureka.

Sorry, that’s all folks.

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240704

Cover image from my favorite Fourth of July night ever:

From a city where fireworks – at least the little ones – are sold in the grocery stores…LOVE IT!

Badlands News Brief – July 3, 2024

Key Democrat donors threaten to pull plug if Biden doesn’t resign, as furious party insiders reveal ‘worst fears’ about ailing president have now been confirmed: ‘How stupid do they think we are?’

‘We Gon’ Blow The Party Up’: Delegate Warns Black Women Will Destroy Dems If They Choose ‘White Man Over Kamala’

And they’d do it, too.

“I Think It’s a Legitimate Question to Say, Is This An Episode, Or Is This a Condition?” – Pelosi Questions Biden’s Mental State (VIDEO)

Either way, he has pudding for brains. Always has had.

Twenty-five House Democrats reportedly preparing to call for Biden to end re-election effort: ‘The dam has broken’

New Report: The FBI Organized Neo-Nazi Rallies To Lure, Identify Citizens

It’s just a report, but I wouldn’t put it past them.

Bombshell: FBI supervisor alleges bureau improperly pulling conservative agents’ security clearances

The Times’ Desperate Attempt to Create a New Jan 6 Committee From the Carcass of Jack Smith’s Dead Jan 6 Trump Indictment…

‘They’ve Been Lying to Us and Covering Up’: Graham Says Biden Health a ‘Problem in the Making for over a Year’

It’s been longer than that.

Why Communist China-Connected Temu Is Worse Than TikTok

Democratic Nominee 2024 – Vegas odds

SCOTUS Didn’t Just Upend Jack Smith’s Plans to Try Trump, They May Have Ended His Entire Prosecution

James Clyburn Heads to White House to Tell Joe Biden What’s Up

James Clyburn Visits 10 Key Precincts for Ballot Collection in Three Wisconsin Cities (Madison, Milwaukee, Beloit) and No One Notices

TWEETS!

After doing some research about the origins of the Chevron ruling, I found some pretty interesting discussions about this ruling when it first started. This discovery adds significant meaning to the recent SCOTUS ruling that has undone this rapidly expanding, dangerous, overreaching doctrine. First of all, the Supreme Court’s Chevron decision began on June 25th, 1984. The SCOTUS decision REQUIRED the courts to give federal agencies the benefit of the doubt and room to flex their governing muscles when interpreting and applying ambiguous and limited language federal statutes. Essentially, federal agencies were given power to establish rules, regulations, and fines for what they alone deemed to be prudent in their positions of control over businesses and the citizenry of the United States with ZERO Congressional oversight. Some opposition groups called it a “blank check” for bureaucratic overreach and abuse. The timing of the ruling is also important to understand. Ronald Reagan was 6 months into his 2nd four year term when 6 SCOTUS justices voted in favor of the Chevron doctrine. George H W Bush was by is VP. Three liberals, one centrist, and two conservative Supreme Court justices voted in favor of the ruling. If you know Reagan’s time in office, you know he faced many oppositions, one of which was a liberal leaning Supreme Court. Reagan wanted to limit government size and overreach and to prevent governmental abuse of power. That was directly countered by giving the Chevron doctrine life and support. Though perhaps misunderstood by the SCOTUS at the time to the abuse of power it would create and enable, the ruling was in complete opposition to Reagan’s style of governing because it recklessly allowed government overreach. The current SCOTUS undid this terrible doctrine, almost 40 years to the day since it was established by the 1984 SCOTUS. There is something else to this, something huge, that I will be sharing in the coming days that will strike deeply in the hearts and minds of Patriots that followed Q drops. A proof that may take the award for the most important proof we’ve seen to date. Once I put that thread together, you’ll know what I’m referring to.

https://twitter.com/MrConspiracy33/status/1792602007242785062

With all the bombshells in the last week from SCOTUS, we seemed to have missed this.

https://twitter.com/BreannaMorello/status/1808308215601418461

The comments are hilarious.

And so CONVENIENT that SCOTUS just happened to rule on these issues less than half a year before President Trump resumes office if the vote stealing regime can be stopped.

https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1808559765238288672

In what is generally a slow news day and news weekend (4th of July weekend), mainstream media networks have many of their key journalists canceling their holiday plans and have told them to be on standby for tomorrow (July4th) and July 5th since they were told they didn’t need to be at their studios for the next few days. Many are obviously out and traveling on Independence Day, and the day after (5th) is typically one of the slowest news days of the year. News networks are anticipating a timed announcement about Biden ending his Presidential campaign but the Biden staff call indicated the White House is still planning their July 4th BBQ as if everything is normal. The dilemma is now that time is of the essence, the entire world is wondering what

@JoeBiden will do next following meetings at the White House today, but most Americans are traveling for the holiday and would be distracted if a major announcement was made. Kind of poetic that Biden’s demise peaked on Independence Day Weekend. Talk about fireworks!

Hmmm…..

https://twitter.com/el_marrwa/status/1808568465483047306

Send them our way. We have all sorts of owls and hawks, but plenty of rodents to feed them Send them our way.

hmm…..

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Well, somebody had to do it.

Right.

It sucks having to know this reality.

Yep

Not sure on the sauce on this one, but….

Been saying this for years.

Coming soon to a coffee table book near you.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1808495921027805614

Since so many here love it…and I…those Glorias are no joke (high As pianissimo even if the guys ignored that marking?)…alright, here you go:

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From the Independence Day readings (yes, all national holidays have their own set):

PSALMS 19:8-11

7The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 8the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. 10More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

MATTHEW 9:1-8

1And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” 3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5For which is easier, to say, `Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, `Rise and walk’? 6But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic — “Rise, take up your bed and go home.” 7And he rose and went home. 8When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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SATIRE

Sorry, but satire is hard to come by on a holiday, and the author needs to get up early to sing 8 am Mass. Happy Fourth of July y’all.

The 2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 “Vaccines”: Injection Dose #10

The above is a vintage image of mass vaccination. (Courtesy Google Images.)

This series on the disaster of the COVID-19 virus itself, and of the COVID-19 “vaccines”, is dedicated to the memory of Yours Truly’s cousin Bill, who “died suddenly and unexpectedly” in September 2023.

The origination of today’s post begins here: www.dossier.today/p/double-digits-biden-admin-tells-americans, “Double Digits: Biden Admin tells Americans that it’s soon time for their 10th Covid shot“, by Jordan Schachtel, 13 June 2024. (Mr. Schachtel wrote about the ninth COVID-19 “vaccine” injection here: www.dossier.today/p/dose-number-nine-cdc-panel-green, “Dose number NINE: CDC panel green lights yet another Covid mRNA shot“, 29 February 2024. The CDC recommended that persons over age 65 take another “booster shot” of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or of the Moderna “2023-2024 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine” of these manufacturers.) A person age 65 or older, if that person adhered to every CDC recommendation regarding taking a COVID-19 “vaccine” injection since December 2020 (when the FDA granted first Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Pfizer-BioNTech and to Moderna for these companies’ “flagship” modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines” (BNT162b2 by Pfizer-BioNTech; and, mRNA-1273 by Moderna), would have taken injection number nine starting on 28 February 2024.

Today’s post is long. There is a large amount of information to “unpack.” Stay with me here.

Below is an image from the FDA’s 13 June “updated” authorization announcement for the “2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine”, the TENTH injection dose of the modRNA “vaccine” formula: www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/updated-covid-19-vaccines-use-united-states-beginning-fall-2024.

Note the language regarding the “selection of a specific JN.1 lineage SARS-CoV-2 strain…” More about that later.

The trail behind the 5 June 2024 FDA announcement begins with the VRBPAC Briefing Document for the meeting held on 28 June 2022: www.fda.gov/media/159452/download, “FDA Briefing Document Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting June 28, 2022.” It was at this meeting that the FDA “codified” the types of “strain composition recommendations” that the agency would use regarding “new versions” of COVID-19 “vaccines.” Yours Truly presents page 17, page 18, and page 19 of this document:

It appears that the FDA simply decided that it would be permissible for the agency to authorize a new COVID-19 “vaccine” strain composition along what, in Yours Truly’s opinion, may be called “very flexible” options. For example, the Pfizer-BioNTech XBB.1.5 COVID-19 “vaccine”, which was FDA authorized in the fall of 2023, had test results only from mouse testing prior to FDA authorization. Following are: The link to the Pfizer-BioNTech slide presentation about this “vaccine” to the CDC’s ACIP committee (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) meeting of 12 September 2023; and, an image of slide CC4 from this presentation. First, the presentation: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2023-09-12/10-COVID-Modjarrad-508.pdf.

Second, slide CC-4 from the above presentation:

The XBB.1.5. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 “vaccine” had only been given as a single injection to humans in the company’s clinical trial; a clinical trial which had only just begun prior to the ACIP meeting. Slide CC-5 of the presentation, the start of the company’s human trial of this “vaccine”, is below:

Slide CC-6 of the presentation has to do with the mouse studies of this “vaccine”, which were of longer duration.

Notwithstanding the above, the FDA authorized the use of the company’s XBB.1.5 COVID-19 “vaccine” on 11 September 2023 (in Yours Truly’s opinion, it appears that the ACIP meeting of 12 September 2023 was a “catch-up” formality.) It also appears (again, in Yours Truly’s opinion), that the FDA used a very loose interpretation of “Option 4” on page 18 of the FDA Briefing Document above in granting the EUA for this “vaccine”.

** Now, on to the latest “new version” of the COVID-19 “vaccines”, the “2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccines”, that the FDA authorized in June 2024.

The following linked items are important regarding background information related to this situation and to the FDA: First, the FDA document, stating that the agency would “align” its COVID-19 “vaccine” antigen composition to the recommendations of the World Health Organization’s TAG-CO-VAC recommendations: www.fda.gov/media/179139/download (the TAG-CO-VAC recommendation for the “2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccines” was to use the JN.1 strain); second, the FDA document regarding “considerations and recommendations” for the “2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine” composition: www.fda.gov/media/179145/download; third, the FDA announcement of the 5 June meeting of its VRBPAC committee (Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.): www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee-june-5-2024-meeting-announcement. From this last link, chick on “Event Materials” to see the slide presentations and other items that were discussed at this meeting.

Two important items from the “Event Materials” list: the FDA Briefing Document; and the VRBPAC roster for this meeting. First, the FDA Briefing Document: www.fda.gov/media/179003/download; and, second, the VRBPAC roster for this meeting: www.fda.gov/media/179225/download. The roster for the 5 June 2024 meeting has some “familiar” members and speakers: Paul Offit, MD; and Peter Marks, MD (director of CBER [Center for Biologics Evaluation the Research of the FDA]); and, among the “Temporary Voting Members”, are: Bruce Gellin, M.D., M. PH., the Chief of Global Public Health Strategy for the Rockefeller Foundation; and, Melinda Wharton, M.D., M. PH., Associate Director of Vaccine Policy of the CDC. (Italics mine)

The VRBPAC members voted unanimously to endorse the Pfizer-BioNTech, the Moderna, and the Novavax “2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine” by these companies, based on the presentations of these companies’ representatives at the meeting. Yours Truly can find no registered human clinical trials performed in advance of the 5 June VRBPAC meeting by Pfizer-BioNTech, or by Moderna, or by Novavax, for any “2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine”; that would indicate that any “clinical trials” were performed in these companies’ facilities on mice; and that any “human trials” were also performed in these companies’ facilities, prior to the meeting. The FDA then issued the agency’s original announcement of 7 June 2024: www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-roundup-june-7-2024; and, a screenshot from this announcement:

Note in particular “…the selection of a specific JN.1 lineage SARS-CoV-2 strain (e.g., JN.1. or KP.2) and expressed a strong preference for JN.1.” Here’s where it starts to “get interesting.”

First, on 12 April 2024 (well ahead of the 5 June VRBPAC meeting), Pfizer-BioNTech issues a statement regarding the company’s “taking reservations” for the coming “2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine” (also, see the Pfizer-BioNTech presentation at the 5 June meeting, linked above): www.cvdvaccine-us.com/reservation. This is followed, after the meeting, by Moderna filing an application with the FDA for a “vaccine” to target the JN.1. COVID-19 strain (also, see the Moderna presentation at the 5 June meeting, linked above): https://investors.modernatx.com/news/news-details/2024/Moderna-Files-FDA-Application-for-the-JN.1-Targeting-COVID-19-Vaccine/default.aspx; then, Novavax files with the FDA for that company’s version (also, see the Novavax presentation at the 5 June meeting, linked above): https://ir.novavax.com/press-releases/2024-06-14-Novavax-Submits-Application-to-U-S-FDA-for-Updated-Protein-based-2024-2025-Formula-COVID-19-Vaccine.

But then, “something happens”, and the FDA suddenly makes a large “about-face” and switches its “2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine” choice to the KP.2 strain on 13 June 2024: www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/updated-covid-19-vaccines-use-united-states-beginning-fall-2024. This is the “second” announcement, which was cited at the beginning of today’s post.

What was it that happened? Part of the answer lies in the fact that the NIH and Moderna co-own the patents (and, therefore, share the royalties) for the Moderna “flagship” modRNA COVID-19 “vaccine”, mRNA-1273. This agreement would extend to “descendant clone COVID-19 vaccines” by Moderna. www.citizen.org/article/modernas-mrna-1273-vaccine-patent-landscape/. The NIH’s Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center (part of NIAID — which Dr. Anthony Fauci led from November 1984 until his retirement in December 2022) and Moderna co-developed mRNA-1273. https://covid19.nih.gov/news-and-stories/nih-vaccine-research-center; a screenshot from the article is below:

The other part of the answer is that Moderna was already developing a KP.2 strain COVID-19 “vaccinefor 2024-2025. This, and the FDA’s decision to shift away from the JN.1 strain to the KP.2 strain, are described in this post at Sasha Latypova’s blog: https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/all-roads-lead-to-resilience, “All Roads lead to Resilience. FDA is removing competitors for the Pentagon & CIA’s baby…Moderna”, 23 June 2024.

The FDA’s “about-face” announcement regarding the switch from the JN.1 strain to the KP.2 strain was also covered here: www.contagionlive.com/view/fda-advises-manufacturers-to-consider-kp-2-strain-for-covid-19-vaccines, 14 June 2024, by Sophia Abene. Below is a screenshot from this article:

However, there’s yet another detail in play here, regarding the FDA’s switch, “based on evaluation of the most recent circulating strains of COVID-19”, from JN.1 to KP.2 — the CIA and the Pentagon. Here is a screenshot from Sasha Latypova’s Substack article:

Here is the report, linked from the Latypova blog article cited above, that describes the CIA-linked company, “National Resilience”, or “Resilience”, that manufactures the RNA for the Moderna modRNA line of COVID-19 Omicron “vaccines”: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2022/08/investigative-reports/rna-for-modernas-omicron-booster-manufactured-by-cia-linked-company/, by Whitney Webb, 17 August 2022. Below is a screenshot image from this blog article:

And here is story on this “interesting development”, from Resilience: www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210908005443/en/Resilience-to-Manufacture-mRNA-for-Moderna’s-COVID-19-Vaccine, 8 September 2021. Note that per this “multi-year contract”, Resilience manufactures the mRNA for the Moderna COVID-19 “vaccines” at this Canadian facility. Resilience was founded in 2020.

But wait, there’s more! Resilience lists multiple “partners”, such as the Mayo Clinic. The company also, apparently, has a “partnership” with the United States Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense https://resilience.com/learn/partnerships. Below is a screenshot from this website:

The website link in the screenshot above is broken. Here is the Army’s website on this: wwwt2.army.mil/T2-Laboratories/Designated-Laboratories/Joint-Program-Executive-Office-for-Chemical-Biological-Radiological-and-Nuclear-Defense/. Note: this link may or may not work. One will need to do a search for “Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense” to see links to this department of the United States Army. One such link: https://globalbiodefense.com/directory/name/joint-program-executive-office-for-chemical-biological-defense-jpeo-cbd/.

It appears, then, in Yours Truly’s opinion, that the FDA was perhaps “reminded” of the”details” regarding the NIH-Moderna co-ownership (and royalties – sharing) agreement related to Moderna’s modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines”; and, the role of the CIA-Pentagon-National Resilience (aka Resilience) in manufacturing the mRNA used in the Moderna COVID-19 Omicron “booster vaccines” — and the KP.2. strain is indeed a “descendant strain” in the Omicron lineage (as is the JN.1 strain.) Hence, the FDA’s 2024-2025 COVID-19 “vaccine” strain “sudden switch” announcement of 13 June 2024, only one week after the agency gave the nod to the JN.1 strain.

In Yours Truly’s opinion, it is statistically, medically, and ethically impossible for a new vaccine (let alone any COVID-19 “vaccine”) to be developed; tested (on lab animals, then on human subjects); the test data thoroughly collated and analyzed for “safety and efficacy” on both lab animals and on human subjects; then, which data is presented to the CDC / FDA for consideration; then, these agencies doing their own “due diligence” research; then, and only then, being granted an EUA by the FDA; then, and only then, manufactured for use in humans — in a time span of fewer than three to five years, let alone within a time span of only a few months. It appears, again in Yours Truly’s opinion, that the CDC and the FDA are playing “fast and loose” with the health and safety of the people who choose (or will be “mandated”) to take the “2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine.” And, also, that “other entities” are in play here to perhaps “influence” decision making by these agencies.

All of above is in addition to the fact that the COVID-19 “vaccines” (actually, gene therapy injections) have caused, are causing, and will cause, multiple health issues, serious adverse reactions, and deaths, in those who are “vaccinated.” Just two of the most recent discoveries: One, the COVID-19 “vaccines” can cause brain damage, an article by Dr. William Makis: www.globalresearch.ca/brain-damage-covid-19-mrna-vaccines/5861012, “Brain Damage Caused by COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines”, 26 June 2024. Below is a screenshot from Dr. Makis’ article:

The second most recent discovery, that the COVID-19 “vaccines” reduce life expectancy (even in “all-cause” analysis) among COVID-19 “vaccinated” persons, by Dr. Peter A. McCullough: https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/breaking-publication-a-critical-analysis, “BREAKING Publication — A Critical Analysis of All-Cause Deaths during COVID-19 Vaccination in an Italian Province”, 1 July 2024. The peer-reviewed paper is here: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071343, “A Critical Analysis of All-Cause Deaths during COVID-19 Vaccination in an Italian Province”, Marco Alessandria, et al., published 30 June 2024. Below is a screenshot from the Conclusions section of this paper:

In Yours Truly’ opinion, it is apparent at “half a glance” that the COVID-19 “vaccines” (actually, gene therapy injections) must be completely withdrawn for human use until these products have been fully investigated, and then re-designed, before being re-introduced for human use; and, that there is no “co-ownership” or sharing of royalties between a government agency and a COVID-19 “vaccine” manufacturer; and, that there is no involvement of the United States military in the development or manufacture of such products.

Peace, Good Energy, Respect: PAVACA