Dear MAGA: 20250605 ✾ Thank God ± Theistic Evolution ∈ Thursday Open Topic


This man, making Christmas calls from the White House, believes the world is a sphere. And he has even flown around it! So has our beautiful FLOTUS, who happens to be his wife!

Truth and common sense must be valued by us, as individuals, in order to lastingly disempower the authoritarian fake news media. This includes the perniciously smarmy science media, which never answers for its errors and lies. I believe that the media has been responsible not only for leftist pathologies like scientism, medical fascism, and radical gender ideology, but also for reactionary movements like modern flat Earth, rejection of all medicine, and Biblical geological literalism.


Just as Wheatie’s Stormwatch Monday Open Thread was created as a place for people to openly express their thoughts and opinions, so, too, is this Thank God Thursday Open Thread, where honest but civil discussion of all topics is encouraged. This thread is also to be known as Theistic Evolution Thursdays, due to the author’s expected “pontification” about his scientific, religious, and political opinions. You are welcome to pontificate back! Free speech matters!

Please label all AI-generated content as being such, unless it is patently obvious (e.g., humorous AI images). It is important that we as individuals not begin to pretend that socially derived artificial intelligence is actually our own, as this form of stealthy social information averaging and feedback would be one more pretense and deception between people, in service of stupid Marxist socialism, and of those who wish to substitute their communally protected lies for actual truth.

The source of alleged truth matters, not for the truth itself, but for validation.

And yes, it’s THURSDAY…again.

And that’s it. We’re done stealing from Wheatie.

OK – maybe her rules need to be posted.

  • No food fights.
  • No running with scissors.
  • If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.

Other rules may be derivable from these, and that conjecture is left for discussion.


If there is nothing beyond the “W” below, then this is a placeholder. For health reasons, I can’t always post a timely opinion before each Thursday, but I will try. Otherwise, you have this placeholder post, where YOU provide the content. Enjoy!

W


Like highly welcomed but ultimately skimpy food on a woke airline, we are giving you three choices in random videos that were suggested by YouTube. Each video is interesting at first, but we’re not sure you’ll make it to the end of any of them.

Take your pick! And come back for seconds or thirds if you dare.

  • Too-Mild Chicken Wings – a somewhat tasty but incompletely breaded explanation of how an airplane wing REALLY works (Steve’s further explanations and corrections are welcome)
  • Crispy Crunchy Pork Rinds – a young anthropologist offers 5 MOAR reasons why there are massive problems with young-Earth creationism
  • Overpriced Mass-Produced Seafood – a fascinating documentary on the gnarly but tasty King Crab’s Atlantic invasion. NOT KOSHER!

CHICKEN:


PORK:


SEAFOOD:


How did Q put it? Ah, yes.

“Enjoy the show!”

W

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pgroup2

  :insane: 

Gail Combs

I REALLY HATE WORD PISS!!! and my e-mail server too!

My e-mail was down a LOT. When it was up, I had to verify I was a human TWICE and then had to have a pass code sent to Hubby’s email… with very little time to enter it. When I finally got everything together… it went down again...

I FINALLY got into my e-mail two days later and Word Piss says Gail Combs does not exist, gail combs does not exist, gailcombs does not exist…. AND NO MORE TRIES FOR 18 hours!

  :wpds_mad:   :insane:   :wpds_cry: 

patfrederick

i had that same issue with email and sending a passcode to hubby’s phone. i found that it doesn’t “expire” in a minute, it stays there for a bit. you don’t have to click resend even if the seconds click down to nothing.

Gail Combs

I made it thru to see Wolfie’s Email but Word Piss refuses to acknowledge my name.
🙄

patfrederick

well this concludes my technical knowledge on the subject…sorry.
wp likes to mess with it’s users.

Gail Combs

AMEN!

At Tony Heller’s we actually had an employee from Word Piss comment…

He tried to deny the crap they were pulling on me but I brought the receipts.
😋

Oh good grief, I am now getting “You are posting too fast”

Yeah right, I HUNT AND PECK TYPE!

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

The last time that happened to me it was because I managed (somehow) to post a comment at some time a few hours into the future (probably took the post time, turned it into UTC and fed that back in as East Coast time.)

I couldn’t post again until that time actually arrived. Until then it subtracted new post time – latest post time, came up with a very small number (negative) and said, too fast, you can’t post more than once very…whatever it is.

Valerie Curren

One time travelling comment at a time please! 😉

Linda

Love the baby elephant!

Aubergine

I love all elephants. They are so emotional and awesome.

pgroup2

Until they shoplift like in yesterday’s video.

Gail Combs

Just do not tell your insurance company you own one. They will cancel ALL your insurance!

(You learn the weirdest things when you do petting farms & pony rides.)

Happy go lucky

👍

Gudthots

Test Post.
My computer was off for about 12 hours last night.

About midday today I tried to post, it gave a red box error “not allowed, blah blah blah.”
I went to login page and tried to login in.

WP gave me an error I’ve never seen before:

ERROR: Too many failed login attempts. Please try again in 14 hours.

Log in with WordPress.com (https://www.theqtree.com/wp-login.php?action=jetpack-sso)

You can now save time spent logging in by connecting your WordPress.com account to The Q Tree.

Or

Log in with username and password (https://www.theqtree.com/wp-login.php?jetpack-sso-show-default-form=1)

← Go to The Q Tree (https://www.theqtree.com/)

I was using the local site login: https://www.theqtree.com/wp-login.php

I then tried to log in to gab.com and got a page saying Gab is not allowing VPN access to their site UNLESS you are already logged in with Pro.

I tried to post this comment and got the red box error of “posting too fast.” But I haven’t posted since last night.

I think things are heating up.

Gudthots

Posting, it shows my profile as if I’m logged in.
I tried the log in page again.

ERROR: Too many failed login attempts. Please try again in 8 hours.

Gudthots

I will wait until tomorrow to try again.

Valerie Curren

Yet this comment went through within 2 hours of your above “wait 8 hours” comment…hmmm..

TheseTruths

NEW: TMZ alleges there was a fifth plane on 9/11 that was covered up by the FBI.

In a new documentary, TMZ interviewed 3 flight attendants and the pilot who were on United Flight 23.

After being evacuated from the plane, the pilot says they later found that the hatch on the bottom of the plane had been opened.

“The airplane was locked and sealed when I left the airplane, so something else was going on that I couldn’t explain.”

The flight crew said there were four “Arabs” on the plane who demanded that the flight take off when flight attendants tried giving them food.

One of the men had requested to see the cockpit before takeoff.

The crew says they were interviewed by the FBI, but never heard back, and never found out if the men were questioned or not.

“We have requested information about Flight 23 … we did not get a reply,” TMZ said.

TheseTruths

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Barb Meier

I suspect Pompeo is suckling on the missle extending from the rear orrifice.

kalbokalbs

Yup. Pompeo is plugged into the trough.

Valerie Curren

 😂 

TheseTruths

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I can’t imagine why there was ever in-state tuition for illegals in Texas.

TheseTruths

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SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

But there WILL be separate bills.

Recission packages, just for instance.

But THIS bill won’t be split up.

patfrederick

well recission packages allow the already allocated funding to be cut…most people aren’t getting that info.

pgroup2

The Yellow Stream Media is hiding stuff???

NO-O-O-O-O-O!!!!!!!

Next Darth Vader will get served with a child support summons.

patfrederick

now that’s a reference I understand…LOL

Aubergine

Yes.

I have just come to believe that most people are too ignorant to understand the process. It’s really irritating to me.

I’m most disappointed in Elon.

patfrederick

i wonder if it’s a sense of ego? he said he could find (and not sure of the exact amount) let’s say X-trillion dollars in fraud and/or waste. he only finds 1/2 (again making up numbers) of that. then to top it off, those recissions are not in this BBB (they don’t belong there).
so maybe he thinks this taints his reputation? his intelligence? he may not understand the “complicated business” of government and expected immediate action of what he found.
just spit balling.
it could be 5 dimension chess that i clearly have no idea about.

Aubergine

I think Elon is autistic, and people with autism don’t react well to being thwarted. That’s it. He’s done it before, with tweets like “fuck you” and such (I’m sure I’m paraphrasing), when things don’t go his way.

Elon is brilliant, but he is not normal.

patfrederick

brilliant people often feel snubbed when their brilliance isn’t applauded.
I myself feel that way from time to time and have to understand the little people will come around soon….bwahahahahahahaha.

pgroup2

Take it easy, Gulliver. We mean you no harm.

patfrederick

LOL…you guys make me feel like Dopey!

Valerie Curren

Get in line with Kalbo AND me!!!

Aubergine

Lol.

kalbokalbs

Nice summary of reality.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I admit *I* do not understand the process either, but I at least am willing to listen to an explanation without immediately leaping to the conclusion that it’s an excuse.

Aubergine

I don’t get a lot of it, but I am capable of reading and understanding some of what is going on.

This thing with Elon isn’t about his DOGE cuts. He knows they can’t be included in this bill.

pgroup2

The BB bill wipes out billions in subsidies to Tesla and/or Tesla buyers.

Tesla stock took a big hit yesterday.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

That would be an indication that Wall Street thinks it will likely pass.

TradeBait2

^^^^ This.

Aubergine

Elon is pissed because they didn’t cut what he calls “pork,” but cut his EV subsidies instead. That is what this whole thing is about, in my opinion.

kalbokalbs

Posted elsewhere.

MeThinks

Tariffs on imported car parts / components is a huge problem for Tesla in America.

Guessing not easily sourced in America.

Aubergine

Probably not.

Gudthots

Tesla is made in USA as much as possible. Some tools are possibly made elsewhere. My best guess is that we are getting a demonstration of how strong and powerful leaders are allowed the freedom to speak and disagree. And knowing Trump, he will get the right outcome that benefits all honest participants.

Gudthots

And just like that, it’s showing me logged in (in above post), but it’s using the “guest” form for posting.

Aubergine

He probably will, for sure. It’s his super power. One of them, anyway.

Gudthots

May God grant us the humility to keep praying HARD for Peace on Earth.

Aubergine

Amen.

eilert

@charliekirk11

Here are 50 MAJOR wins from Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill that the media is ignoring 

1. No taxes on tips — servers, bartenders, and bellhops just got a raise Promises made, promises kept 

2.Made Trump tax cuts permanent — Biden wanted them to expire.

3.Child tax credit raised to $2,500 

4.Overtime pay tax-free — work hard, actually keep more.

5.$1.6 trillion in spending cuts — the largest rollback of government bloat in U.S. history. 

http://6.Work requirement for welfare — able-bodied? Then get off the couch.

7.Deporting 1 million illegal immigrants per year — no more catch and release.

8. Builds the wall—finishes it — 701 miles of serious border protection. Massive!

9.10,000 new ICE agents — law and order at the border. Huge! 

10.Eliminates Medicaid for illegal aliens — American benefits for Americans.

11.“Trump Savings Accounts” for kids — build generational wealth from birth. Game changer. 

12.Slashes IRS funding — no more 87,000 new agents breathing down your neck.

http://13.Green New Deal defunded — no more money for solar BS.

http://14.Energy production unleashed — back to drilling, fracking, etc. 

15.Tariffs on Chinese-built ships — protect American shipbuilders.

http://16.Buy American, build American — required on all infrastructure projects.

http://17.Estate tax protections expanded — family farms and businesses stay in the family.

18.Repeals DEI mandates — merit matters again. DEI is dying. 

19.Bans taxpayer-funded gender ideology in federal agencies.

20.Military pay raise + benefits boost 

21.National missile defense (“Golden Dome”) 

22.HSA accounts expanded — use them for direct primary care.

http://23.School choice tax credits — parents, not unions, control education. Historic!

24.Feds barred from mandating pronoun usage. 

25.Medicaid block grants to states — local control, not DC strings. Saves hundreds of billions. 

26.Revives apprenticeship programs — college not required to succeed. The cartel hates this. 

27.1% of exports must ship under U.S. flag 

28.Mandates voter ID for federal elections. 

29.Ends ESG mandates in retirement accounts 

30.Cracks down on Big Pharma middlemen 

31.Bans drag shows for kids at federally funded venues.

32.Fires the climate cult from federal boards 

33.Veterans get priority housing access 

34. Tax credit for buying American-made vehicles 

35.Stops Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland — our soil is finally protected!.

36.Bans CRT from federal training programs.

37.Ends taxpayer-funded abortions abroad. And defunds planned parenthood! 

38.Guts federal diversity czars — cuts the bloated bureaucracy.

39.Revives the Keystone XL pipeline 

.

40. Eliminates federal COVID emergency powers 

41.Enacts Social Security tax cuts for seniors.

42.Defends religious liberty in the workplace 

43. Restores due process on college campuses.

44. Massively expands trade school funding 

45. Outlaws federal funding for gender transitions for minors.

46. Creates nationwide “patriot curriculum” grant fund 

47.Halts funding to the UN’s woke agenda arms.

48. Tax breaks for adoption and large families.

49. Increases penalties for fentanyl trafficking — life in prison for cartels.

50. Restores cash bail in federal jurisdictions — no more revolving-door criminals.

And this is just a taste. 

Promises made, promises kept.

TradeBait2

It is time for people, including Elon, to shut up and support this. Club Senate will modify some, hopefully with more budget cuts, but overall this is a great bill and it makes massive, positive changes for American citizens in many areas of concern.

This needs done to lead to legislative election wins next year, which then leads to eventual 60+ seat control of the Senate unless they kill the filibuster to where it does not matter – which is the subject of Tuesday’s Daily Thread.

patfrederick

agreed.

kalbokalbs

If BBB does not pass, the Senate and House will do far, far worse.

From a tax payer perspective, an America First perspective, BBB is a HUGE win.

  • I can NOT believe R-Cons will fuck this up.
  • There is NO excuse for Not supporting BBB.
  • Even Dumrats would have to answer why they voted to increase taxes. Leave taxes on tip and OT. Refuse a deduction for Social Security.

Defeating the Big Beautiful Bill Is Political Suicide For Every Politician.

There is No Excuse for politicians fucking over tax payers. N O N E.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I can NOT believe R-Cons will fuck this up.

I can. It’s what they do. NOTHING, they lose the election, then make money campaigning against the majority. So they get the majority and the cycle repeats itself.

Remember McStain.

Barb Meier

On X, Elon says Trump is going to cancel all his contracts so he is going to immediately decommision SpaceX. I suppose this means all the SpaceX engineers will be available and looking for new jobs.

Gudthots

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Barb Meier

Thank you, Gudthots!

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

It would have just been dragon.

Unmanned boosts would have continued.

Barb Meier

Thank you, Steve!

Happy go lucky

Thanks for sharing 💕 💕 💕 💕

TheseTruths
SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I love the opening credits of Gutsick Gibbon.

And of course she’s absofrickinglutely spot on.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I remember seeing her explain that once…it’s basically meaningless in origin.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Point number one. The same technology used to do radiometric dating, which always wants ratios of isotopes for its input numbers, can be used to do this oxygen-16/oxygen-18 measuring. Not dating but useful.

I wasn’t too happy with the depth and clarity of her explanation of precession of the equinoxes and its effects on seasons. I understood what she was saying here because I know what it is she left out.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

In essence, present day, the Earth is closest to the Sun in January, which means the southern hemisphere will have more extreme summers and winters–during their winter the earth is further away from the Sun. 12000 years from now with the axis halfway through its precession, that same part of Earth’s orbit will be called “July”, the Northern hemisphere will face the Sun more directly, and the Northern hemisphere will have more intense summers and winters. (Anyone scratching their head because they think the Earth goes around the Sun in one year: Actually one year is the duration between two spring equinoxes and is slightly less than the amount of time it takes for the Earth to make exactly one 360 degree circuit about the sun, because the point at which equinox occurs is moving, because precession.)

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Point Two (starts at 15:55, ends at 26:17) Soft animal tissue found in fossils is actually evidence precluding YEC from being possible: I never realized the soft tissue issue (hah I made a rhyme) is actually good evidence against young earth, because it was a surprise find rather than ubiquitous; it’s not that it was found, it’s that it isn’t found a LOT.

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SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

The almost microchemical nature of the original remnants in dinosaur-era fossils is like a clock that says “millions of years, buddy.”

This is true…but could be argued against in a way that might resonate with the general public (the YE Creationists’ real audience since they know real scientists won’t ever be convinced). The public can understand, however, when you point out that this is RARELY found. If the same age as (say) mammoth remains, why don’t we find all kinds of original tissue in dinosaurs then, as we do with mammoths? It’s the rarity of the find that makes the more easily understood argument.

para59r

Amazing. 😮
Democrat Rep. Says Quiet Part Out Loud: “If We Don’t Have Avenues for (Foreigners) to Come Here…We’re Not Gonna Have Anybody Around to Wipe Our A**es” (VIDEO) by Cullen Linebarger Jun. 4, 2025 2:00 pm618 Comments

cthulhu

Oops, sorry for the dupe. OTOH, I have an ACTION PLAN!!!

Gudthots

This is so true.
Article posted in January of this year by Pierre Kory.

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FEAR OF HOSPITALS

Why And How I Purposefully Avoided The Hospital After Developing an Acute, Severe Illness This Week

The public part is all about his war with a local hospital during the scamdemic and how he was facing the question of what he would do if his illness needed hospitalization. It’s worth the read just for that discussion.

He says that his series on Chlorine Dioxide (publicly visible) essentially covers the measures he ended up using to avoid hospitalization.

https://pierrekorymedicalmusings.com/p/why-and-how-i-purposefully-avoided

I think we are all justified in holding some fear of hospitals now more than ever.

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Gudthots

I was that patient one time some years ago.
Kept for observation and released the next day.

cthulhu

According to Demonrat Congresswoman, if we deport illegal aliens there will be nobody left to wipe our a**es.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/abigail-johnson/2025/06/04/whos-wiping-your-a-n2658185

Can someone call Elon and tell him we need a million robot a**-wipers, stat?

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Or we could do something lower tech: Bidets.

cthulhu

Or higher tech —

https://www.kohler.com/en/products/toilet-seats-bidet-seats/shop-toilet-seats-bidet-seats/purewash-e930-elongated-bidet-toilet-seat-w-remote-control-28821?skuId=28821-96

I understand that it is common in Japan (where such are very popular) to have disagreements over the remotes….

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

That’s lower tech than a robot, methinks.

And that page seems to know your zip code.

cthulhu

Does it? It showed 10101 to me*.

Incidentally, you could probably customize the controls to use three seashells…..

* My actual zip starts with 9, like everyone else in this benighted state.

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SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

It’s showing “your zip code” and a number in Mountain View.

cthulhu

Cool. I haven’t lived in Mountain View in 30 years.

It’s now telling me that my zip is 10116.

cthulhu

Zip codes starting with 10 are in the state of New York. Zip codes that begin with 900-961 are in California.

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cthulhu

On a related note, telephone area codes were originally handed out in a somewhat peculiar way. It was based on the number of clicks (pulses) that an old-fashioned dial phone would emit.

All area codes were three digits — the first digit could be 2 – 8, the second digit could be either 0 or 1, and the third digit could be 2-9.

Important cities were assigned numbers that would be faster to dial, for the sake of efficiency. These always had “1” as the middle digit (as 0 was ten pulses). 212 was NYC, 213 was Los Angeles, 312 was Chicago, and 313 was Detroit.

To put this in perspective, historical San Francisco was 415. Nashville was 615.

If you had a 0 center digit (when the plan was originally rolled out), you were officially a “country cousin” out in the boonies. This included 404 (Atlanta) and, for beer fanciers, 805 (northern LA county, and up the coast through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties). In addition, San Jose was 408.

The technology was eventually detached from dial-phone clicks after a bit, and now you see area codes like 334, 479, and 443.

Still, it’s fascinating how the original codes were meant to recognize and lock-in economic importance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_Numbering_Plan_area_codes

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

That old system had the advantage of letting the switching system know how long the number was you were dialing. 1 + any digit + 0 or 1 meant expect 11 digits (including the initial 1). If it was 1 + any digit + 2-9 there would only be 8 digits coming.

If memory serves when we started using 2-9 as the middle digit in area codes (and presumably 0 and 1 in exchanges?) we had to always dial ten digits for long distance even within one’s own area code.

When we started having overlay area codes (two different codes in the same area) that, I believe, forced ten digit dialing in those areas even for local calls.

And now almost everywhere you have to dial ten digits no matter what.

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Valerie Curren

Hmmm. I live in the 313 area code of Metro Detroit & still have a landline. As long as I’m calling within the 313 area code from home it’s just 7 digits. If it’s a 10 digit call I try to use one of my family member’s cell phones to avoid long distance fees.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

You’re lucky then.

All of 719 (Southeast Colorado) has to dial ten digits now, apparently because they couldn’t get the suicide prevention number to work right otherwise.

Valerie Curren

weird  🙄 

kalbokalbs

Have lived in an area that allowed some seven digit dialing and the rest ten. To damn confusing. Not worth killing brain cells over.

Settled on programming in all ten digits. Including when I had a land line. Which was ~25 years ago.

With a cell, always ten digits.

Valerie Curren

KISS (keep it simple simon) 😉 😉

Brave and Free

And in WNY you didn’t want to live in the 315 area code, just saying……
🤪

cthulhu

Did you catch how you can run it through an app?

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Depending on what that means…are you aiming it via a camera pointed at your nether regions? If so it’s lower tech than a robot which would have to recognize what it’s looking at.

cthulhu

I think you aim “by feel” — although I have not personally used such a beastie.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

The link shows TWO holes in the retractable dingus, one sprays water (cold water?) the other does what? Camera?

There’s got to be a reason this thing is so dang expensive.

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Barb Meier

If it wets you down, might it also blow dry you afterward?

Barb Meier

Thanks for the info! As you might guess, I am unfamiliar with bidets other than they use water to clean instead of TP.

kalbokalbs

Looked at the ~$1,300 bidet someone provided a link.

COSTCO sells prolly a dozen bidets for a few hundred. Name brands include Kohler, Toto… They include all the options this over priced bidet has.

Easy to install. Typically come with everything required to retrofit the seat.

pgroup2

He’s working on it. Tentative name – Optimus WipeUs.

cthulhu

I was thinking maybe “The Wiping Company” or “WipeX”…..

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

We wipe out klingons near black holes.

Barb Meier

brings new meaning to klingONS…

WSB

Steve, my ‘like’ worked on you!!!

cthulhu

BoreSpace?

cthulhu
duchess01s

EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE

Verse of the Day for Thursday, June 5, 2025

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth…” 

Romans 1:16 (KJV)

COMMENTARY FOR ROMANS 1

“The scope or design of the apostle in writing to the Romans appears to have been, to answer the unbelieving, and to teach the believing Jew; to confirm the Christian and to convert the idolatrous Gentile; and to show the Gentile convert as equal with the Jewish, in respect of his religious condition, and his rank in the Divine favour. These several designs are brought into on view, by opposing or arguing with the infidel or unbelieving Jew, in favour of the Christian or believing Gentile. The way of a sinner’s acceptance with God, or justification in his sight, merely by grace, through faith in the righteousness of Christ, without distinction of nations, is plainly stated. This doctrine is cleared from the objections raised by Judaizing Christians, who were for making terms of acceptance with God by a mixture of the law and the gospel, and for shutting out the Gentiles from any share in the blessings of salvation brought in by the Messiah. In the conclusion, holiness is further enforced by practical exhortations.The apostle’s commission. (1-7) Prays for the saints at Rome, and expresses his desire to see them. (8-15) The gospel way of justification by faith, for Jews and Gentiles.” (16,17)

(16,17) “In these verses the apostle opens the design of the whole epistle, in which he brings forward a charge of sinfulness against all flesh; declares the only method of deliverance from condemnation, by faith in the mercy of God, through Jesus Christ; and then builds upon it purity of heart, grateful obedience, and earnest desires to improve in all those Christian graces and tempers, which nothing but a lively faith in Christ can bring forth. God is a just and holy God, and we are guilty sinners. It is necessary that we have a righteousness to appear in before him: there is such a righteousness brought in by the Messiah, and made known in the gospel; a gracious method of acceptance, notwithstanding the guilt of our sins. It is the righteousness of Christ, who is God, coming from a satisfaction of infinite value. Faith is all in all, both in the beginning and progress of Christian life. It is not from faith to works, as if faith put us into a justified state, and then works kept us in it; but it is all along from faith to faith; it is faith pressing forward, and gaining the victory over unbelief.”

Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.

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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!



duchess01s

WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL

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.

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duchess01s

PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN

BE MY VOICE

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JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN

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CHILD NOT CHOICE

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duchess01s

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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, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

duchess01s

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duchess01s

PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER

MAPA = MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN

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duchess01s

A TEST OF FAITH

The Bible says Faith cometh by hearing
Hearing by the Word of God is fearing
We must walk by Faith and thus not by sight
For by Grace thru Faith we are saved upright

Being justified by Faith we have peace 
Thru Jesus, the Savior, our fear will cease 
Not of ourselves Faith is a Gift of God
As long as our belief is strong not flawed

Faith cannot stand alone for without works
Faith benefits not if one’s works he shirks
We are helpers of our joy by Faith we stand
With the Spirit of God in our hearts manned

It’s easy to say you have Faith until
You are tested without Faith you stand still
How many times has Jesus said to they
Your Faith has saved you now be on your way

What is it He saw lived inside of them
What power was there in His garment hem 
How could He heal people from far afield 
What strength within was He able to wield

The trying of your Faith worketh patience
Patience is derived thru obeisance
A Virtue by perseverance put in place
A Virtue thru practice becomes a Grace

What is it that becomes a Test of Faith
Where can we acquire a Gift of Grace
By keeping His commands and adhering
To the Word of God that we are hearing

D01: 07/29/2023

para59r
duchess01s

Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing 

#psalm91 #psalms #prayer

Pray Everyday

https://rumble.com/v57jz8d-psalm-91.the-most-powerful-prayer-from-the-bible.-gods-protection-healing-p.html

Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.

#faith #god #psalms

prayeveryday777

https://rumble.com/v57jvfg-sleep-well-with-psalms.-psalm-91-psalm-121-psalm-3-psalm-4-psalm-139.faith-.html

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HAVE A VERY BLESSED DAY !!!  ❤️❤️❤️



Brave and Free

So I can’t give a 👍 on duchess post but everyone else I can. What’s up with that?

Valerie Curren

You are signed in as a guest so that is probably how your “likes” appear…

duchess01s

I CAN ONLY GIVE A ‘LIKE’ ON ‘SELECTED’ COMMENTS, BRAVE !!!

I COULD NOT ‘LIKE’ YOUR COMMENT ABOVE !!! * SIGH *



Valerie Curren

You don’t have an animal designation either right now…fwiw…

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Earlier than usual today!

cthulhu

Some late-night Goldfrapp —

Brave and Free

Hmm…. now I can’t give a 👍 on cuthulu’s post above, but anything above duchess post I can give a 👍.
Strange things going on….

patfrederick

must be you…i just tried and i could.
dunno what it could be though. I am as computer illiterate as they come.

mollypitcher5

Something strange is going on….I can’t like certain comments because I’ve supposedly already liked it or that I wrote it…both are not true

patfrederick

well i know you can’t like your own stuff…

pgroup2

I LUV my own stuff.  😂 

patfrederick

I love mine too…but it’s not polite to declare it openly on wp.

Valerie Curren

you also are without an animal “rating” here, fwiw…”likes” show as guest?

patfrederick

good catch!

Valerie Curren

I don’t know how the process works for they are not listed as guest###@ but their screen name plus avatar yet no animal…Wolf can likely explain 😏

mollypitcher5

I’ve been guest for years and haven’t had any trouble. Yes ‘likes’ show as guest.
What’s going on today is different

Valerie Curren

hmmm, hopefully Wolf will weigh in with wisdom 😉

patfrederick

gees, you didn’t wear out your welcome did you? did you insult the food? the room not to your liking?

Valerie Curren

Well your “address” isn’t “@guest###” but ” @mollypitcher5″ so maybe that’s some in-between “purgatory” setting?  🙄 

WSB

Same.

Notasmidgeon

I’m getting a “you are not allowed to vote on this comment.”

Gudthots

I’m getting the same. Plus the login page says too many log in attempts (but I’ve only tried 2 x since last night when I was logged in.)

Some replies say I’m posting too fast, but I’m not.
Closing the reply box and reopening seems to allow posts to go through as a guest.

Valerie Curren

You show as a guest without an animal “rating” here, fwiw…

pgroup2

You don’t get an animal rating unless you log in.

Valerie Curren

But to show as “Brave and Free” with his/her avatar means that that person is a little more than “just” a guest, I would guess…  🙄 

duchess01s

ME, EITHER !!!

patfrederick

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SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

This is RINOism writ large.

Actually it’s an indication that the RINOs are actually what the Republican Party is all about, and it’s MAGA that’s the outsiders.

But then that’s what I’ve been saying for decades now.

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patfrederick

but i haven’t known you for decades.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

That’s on you. Where have you been all of my life?

patfrederick

right here…developing into the wonderfulness that’s me!

TradeBait2

You always make my day! 👍 😂

patfrederick

  :wpds_lol:   :wpds_lol:   :wpds_lol: 

pgroup2

[groan]

patfrederick

you disagree?
I think my mother would like to talk to you, sir!

Valerie Curren

Perhaps it just “feels” like it’s been “decades” 😉 😉

patfrederick

  :wpds_lol:   :wpds_lol:   :wpds_lol: 

patfrederick

Valerie Curren

Let’s not even get into Maxwell Yearick, the “real” rooftop deceased from Butler…

patfrederick

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kalbokalbs

Katie.

patfrederick

always good for a no holds barred look (and funny to boot) at things!

patfrederick

eilert

Gail Combs

Please note these illegals DO NOT GET A COVID CLOT SHOT. So they are LITERALLY our replacements.

Also USA total fertility rate per woman went from 2.1 (replacement rate) to 1.61 in 2023.

CDCThe general fertility rate in the United States decreased by 3% from 2022, reaching a historic low. This marks the second consecutive year of decline, following a brief 1% increase from 2020 to 2021. [Thanks to TRUMP!] From 2014 to 2020, the rate consistently decreased by 2% annually.”

Chart at the St Louis Fed shows the USA went below replacement (2.1) in 2008 when we had the Mortgage fiasco and has been dropping ever since. (2023 = 1.61)

Another CHART

Happy go lucky

👍

WSB

LIKE!

WSB

Posted a ‘like’ for a few comments but alas, no tickie no votie?

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patfrederick
kalbokalbs

patfrederick

thanks kal! just when i think i’ve got a handle on wp crap, i don’t…lol

pgroup2

Face it – you just ain’t cool enough to be in the WP club.

But you’re cool enough to be in MY club.  😍 

patfrederick

what are your club rules? LOL

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

You don’t talk about pgroup club,

patfrederick

  :wpds_lol:   :wpds_lol:   :wpds_lol: 

pgroup2

Females only. And they have to play strip poker poorly.  😂 

patfrederick

i don’t want to play strip poker with other females.

Valerie Curren

 😂 

eilert

Mike Davis@mrddmia
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48m
Dear Federal Judges:

We The People are the sovereign.

The cornerstone of sovereignty is control of our border.

We lend the federal government limited, specific, enumerated, and divided powers.

Congress may create due-process rights for the expulsion of illegal aliens, if it chooses.

But we never gave you that power.

Not at our founding.

Not after the Civil War.

Not in any subsequent Congress.

Certainly not after the last election.

You allowed Biden to illegally mass-import over 10,000,000 illegal aliens, including terrorists. 

Now you’re illegally stopping Trump from expelling the worst terrorists and their enablers.

You are violating one of our most important sovereign rights.

You are destroying your legitimacy with a large swath of Americans.

pgroup2

And you are only allowed to be a judge during good behavior.

We get to decide what ‘good behavior’ is.

You have now received … Notice.

There will be no more warnings.

kalbokalbs

Whatever that means.

pgroup2

Notice and opportunity to be heard – the foundation of due process.

Gail Combs

Please expand on this idea!

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

The question is whether that is just an indication of a reason to impeach.

I don’t know if there’s any other mechanism for firing a judge.

Eventually they figured out it was easier to just zero his funding (including his salary). He’s technically a federal judge still, but he’s too busy flipping burgers to hear a case for free.

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Robert Baker

I don’t know if there’s any other mechanism for firing a judge.

A thought: I suppose you could designate the judge as a Clinton opponent.  :wpds_eek: 

pgroup2

Impeachment is for crimes.

Defunding is what is done to deal with bad behavior.

kalbokalbs

Dear Mike Davis,

FUBAR courts have destroyed whatever legitimacy they may have had.

patfrederick

so the person filing is “a friend”???

patfrederick

so she was banned from practicing law in the state…

pgroup2

It’s called ‘next friend’. It’s well-established in federal habeas law.

Sometimes, Google is your friend. This is one of those times.  😆 

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kalbokalbs

Whatever It Takes…to undermine America.

The long reach of Lawfare, along with complicit FUBAR courts.

patfrederick

i hate google.
it lies.

patfrederick

what exactly does that do? who pays for the lawsuit?

pgroup2

Taxpayers pay for habeas.

patfrederick

can the DOJ ask for proof that a bond was posted for the TRO?

pgroup2

Only if DoJ asked for a bond.

To my way of thinking, the failure to require a bond without judge being asked is a legal error that can be corrected on appeal.

patfrederick

so he used taxpayer monies which he approved himself?

kalbokalbs

I’ll enjoy voting to primary Cornyn.

Wish to hell I could also vote to primary Ms Linda.

kalbokalbs

Speaking of two assholes that need to be primaried.

In the interim, they need to be muzzled.

patfrederick

dipshits

Happy go lucky

🤣

TheseTruths

The text of Tucker’s post:

Mark Levin was at the White House today, lobbying for war with Iran. To be clear, Levin has no plans to fight in this or any other war. He’s demanding that American troops do it. We need to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, he and likeminded ideologues in Washington are now arguing. They’re just weeks away.

If this sounds familiar, it’s because the same people have been making the same claim since at least the 1990s. It’s a lie. In fact, there is zero credible intelligence that suggests Iran is anywhere near building a bomb, or has plans to. None. Anyone who claims otherwise is ignorant or dishonest. If the US government knew Iran was weeks from possessing a nuclear weapon, we’d be at war already.

Iran knows this, which is why they aren’t building one. Iran also knows it’s unwise to give up its weapons program entirely. Muammar Gaddafi tried that and wound up sodomized with a bayonet. As soon as Gaddafi disarmed, NATO killed him. Iran’s leaders saw that happen. They learned the obvious lesson.

So why is Mark Levin once again hyperventilating about weapons of mass destruction? To distract you from the real goal, which is regime change — young Americans heading back to the Middle East to topple yet another government. Virtually no one will say this out loud. America’s record of overthrowing foreign leaders is so embarrassingly counterproductive that regime change has become a synonym for disaster. Officially, no one supports it. So instead of telling the truth about their motives, they manufacture hysteria: “A country like Iran can never have the bomb! They’ll nuke Los Angeles! We have to act now!”

They don’t really mean this, and you can tell they don’t by what they omit. At least two of Iran’s neighbors — both Islamic nations — already have nuclear weapons. That fact should scare the hell out of Mark Levin. Yet for some reason he never mentions it. How come? Because it’s not the weapons he hates. It’s the ideology of the Iranian government, which is why he’s lobbying to overthrow it.

It goes without saying that there are very few Trump voters who’d support a regime change war in Iran. Donald Trump has argued loudly against reckless lunacy like this. Trump ran for president as a peace candidate. That’s what made him different from conventional Republicans. It’s why he won. A war with Iran would amount to a profound betrayal of his supporters. It would end his presidency. That may explain why so many of Trump’s enemies are advocating for it.

And then there’s the question of the war itself. Iran may not have nukes, but it has a fearsome arsenal of ballistic missiles, many of which are aimed at US military installations in the Gulf, as well as at our allies and at critical energy infrastructure. The first week of a war with Iran could easily kill thousands of Americans. It could also collapse our economy, as surging oil prices trigger unmanageable inflation. Consider the effects of $30 gasoline.

But the second week of the war could be even worse. Iran isn’t Iraq or Libya, or even North Korea. While it’s often described as a rogue state, Iran has powerful allies. It’s now part of a global bloc called BRICS, which represents the majority of the world’s landmass, population, economy and military power. Iran has extensive military ties with Russia. It sells the overwhelming majority of its oil exports to China. Iran isn’t alone. An attack on Iran could very easily become a world war. We’d lose.

None of these are far fetched predictions. Most of them comport with the Pentagon’s own estimates: many Americans would die during a war with Iran. People like Mark Levin don’t seem to care about this. It’s not relevant to them. Instead they insist that Iran give up all uranium enrichment, regardless of its purpose. They know perfectly well that Iran will never accept that demand. They’ll fight first. And of course that’s the whole point of pushing for it: to box the Trump administration into a regime change war in Iran.

The one thing that people like Mark Levin don’t want is a peaceful solution to the problem of Iran, despite the obvious benefits to the United States. They denounce anyone who advocates for a deal as a traitor and a bigot. They tell us with a straight face that Long Island native Steve Witkoff is a secret tool of Islamic monarchies. They’ll say or do whatever it takes. They have no limits. These are scary people. Pray that Donald Trump ignores them.

Gail Combs

Mark Levin ALSO want to COMPLETELY REWRITE THE US CONSTITUTION.

Back when I commented at OTH I found he was promoting the Convention of States.

Publius Huldah (Joanna Martin, J.D.) explains WHY this is a VERY BAD IDEA.

Article V Convention Legislation filed in Congress shows how Applications will be counted: it’s not what Lobbyists promised you

Legislation recently filed in Congress shows that the assurances pro-convention lobbyists have been making to State Legislators to induce them to apply to Congress for Congress to call a Convention under Article V of our Constitution are false.

These lobbyists have convinced too many State Legislators that our Framers said that when the federal government violates the Constitution, the solution is to get a convention to amend the ConstitutionOur Framers never said such a silly thing But that is what is behind the push for an Article V convention.

Article V of our Constitution provides two methods of amending the Constitution 1) Congress may propose amendments by two-thirds majority in both Houses; or 2) Congress, upon the applications of two-thirds of the State Legislatures, calls a convention where the Delegates may propose amendments. The second method has never been used – it’s dangerous!

Nevertheless, the pro-convention lobby has been assuring State Legislators that a Convention is perfectly safe because State Legislatures will control it: They will determine the amendments to be considered at the Convention; Congress can’t call a convention until Congress receives 34 applications from State Legislatures which ask for the same amendment; and Delegates to the convention may consider nothing but amendments requested by 34 State Legislatures.

If Congress calls a convention, would Congress or the Delegates to the Convention be constrained by the Lobbyists’ assurances to State Legislators?

Of course not! The Delegates – as Sovereign Representatives of The People – would have the self-evident Rightrecognized by the Declaration of Independence, “to alter or to abolish” our “Form of Government.” Accordingly, Congress isn’t empowered by Article V or anything else in the Constitution to call a limited convention restricted to considering only the amendments requested by 34 State Legislatures.

And now, legislation consistent with this “self-evident Right” has been recently filed in Congress:

On July 19, 2022, Congressman Jodey Arrington of Texas introduced H.Con.Res.101which calls a conventionand H.R. 8419, which sets forth how applications for a convention are to be counted.

These Resolutions show that the convention pushers’ assurances that Delegates to the Convention can do nothing but consider amendments requested by 34 State Legislatures, are false…

pgroup2

The ratification process [34 states] is the leverage that keeps the delegates from going rogue.

Each method is dependent on the good faith of the delegates. If they act in bad faith, it’s up to the states to refuse to ratify.

Gail Combs

It is STILL very dicey because it allows a FULL REWRITE.

What you want is an Amendment.

TheseTruths

I agree about the Convention of States. Levin also used to be a Never Trumper. IMO he is not trustworthy.

The pro-convention lobby has been assuring State Legislators that a Convention is perfectly safe because State Legislatures will control it

Because we know how much we can rely on various state legislatures. /sarc

pgroup2

Best job he ever had.

barkerjim

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/auto-penmanship-thursday-june-5-2025

Good morning, C&C, it’s Thursday! In today’s stellar roundup: Trump 2.0 travel ban baits progressives into more unpopular hot takes; the Administration’s War With Harvard took another dire turn yesterday as DHS nixed the school’s international student rights; the War with the Ivy League progresses as compliant Columbia faces new challenges; Texas legislators pass historic conservative revolution in bill packed with terrific developments; and the Biden autopen story became the subject of an official DOJ investigation with politically incalculable implications.

Gail Combs

This should be interesting. What if Biden was SEEN – photographed on the beach WHILE the autopen was being used?

Linda

Nice to see you back, Gail!

Gail Combs

Major problems.

I spent the last 2 weeks doctoring my 2 ponies. That ate up a lot of time. Thank goodness that is finished, and they are OK. I just have to apply the aloe vera so the healing completes with hair growing back and no ugly scars on the faces.

This weekend the tranny went out on my spare truck 50 miles from home while hauling a trailer to a party. The good news is it died in a Walmart/McDonald’s parking lot and a Korean War vet stopped. He called his step son who hauled the trailer to the party. Hauled the trailer home and then went back and hauled the dually home. I really really love living in the south where people are so helpful!

My primary truck is still waiting on a part. However my neighbor lent me a truck for a Daycare party on Tuesday and said I can continue using it until we earn the money to pay for the new tranny for the dually or we get the part for my 3/4 ton truck.

Than goodness for great neighbors!

On top of that my friend has tons of doctor’s appointments and no drivers lic. so I am playing taxi.

One of these years I will get to my TO DO list. At least my health is still good thanks to the QTree!
  :insane: 

pgroup2

A wonderful recitation.  😀 

Valerie Curren

Wow Gail Rock On!!! You are Absolutely Amazing!!! So glad you have kind people to lend a hand when needed   :banana-mario: 

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

So wait, you’ve been having issues with trannies?

Gail Combs

Actually Hubby’s mistreatment of the transmission. He does NOT come to a full stop when shifting between forward and reverse.🙄

I yell a lot…

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Just as long as it’s mechanical trannies, not human trannies.

Valerie Curren

He’s my Hubby’s cousin apparently  🙄 

Valerie Curren

Haven’t we all   :insane: 

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Silver is finally showing signs of life independent of gold.

It’s at 35.86 whilst gold is at 3375.70; putting the gold:silver ratio at 94.136-. Quite a change from hovering near 100. Not nearly enough though!

Platinum is also doing well, 1,143 per ounce rather than bouncing around in the upper 900s.

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pgroup2

Is it too soon to start yelling, hi-yo silver?

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I imagine it will be too soon, the moment you do it.

kalbokalbs

patfrederick

can Xi be trusted though? he reneged before.

kalbokalbs

Of course not. He’s Commie and Chinee to boot.

On the positive side, Trump is spring loaded to tariff bad behavior, cancel Visas…

Benefits of having a president that shows up for work AND does his job.

patfrederick

still think he should still cancel the student visas–after that smuggling incident.

kalbokalbs

Absolutely, good with cancelling student visa’s AND researchers at universities, labs…

Gail Combs

AMEN!

Happy go lucky

👍

Happy go lucky

👍

para59r

So Merz didn’t take the hint. The live vid is up for the meeting in the Oval for the German Chancellor. Not sure when it starts. Currently it’s RSBN doing their normal news rounds and interviews.

kalbokalbs

Is pajama boi Zelensky in DC? Rumor was he planned to be with Merz.

para59r

Apparently not. HIs second Yerlek went instead and was either/or being questioned by the senate or soliciting funds and support for sanctions. Likely both and no big speech in Congress. All back room visits as best we can see.

kalbokalbs

Yea, I knew about Yearlick.

Several days ago, it was reported Zelensky was headed to the US.

I suspect Zelensky was told to stay away, by the WH or DoS.

Valerie Curren

Boy that name is awfully close to Yearick, the rooftop deceased (per appearance) mis-labeled Thomas Crooks. I thought that both Yearick AND Routh had Ukrainian connections…hmmm…

kalbokalbs

It’s live.

Merz is a lying dog breath piece of shit.

eilert

Merz is saying that they need to STRENGTEN Ukraine. He is subbing for Zelensky.

Gail Combs

👍

para59r

Sebastian Sas.

patfrederick

you can’t hide behind Lindsay’s skirts now zeeman…

para59r

Although Sebastian mentions bringing up Russia designating Ukraine a terrorist state and it’s implications he doesn’t go deeper in pointing out that kind of rhetoric is the same used by Israel in flattening Gaza.

Meanwhile

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‘A Light That Helps To Seek Peace’: Pope Leo XIV Holds Phone Call With Russian President PutinPaul Serran Jun. 4, 2025 7:20 pm 190 Comments

Of note the Pope’s first call was to Zelensky 3 weeks ago as he assumed the roll as Pope. Also in this call nice words of encouragement were giving to Patriarch Krill.

RAC

👍

RAC

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Yep. Arrest him.

They can’t claim that’s partisan, so then you can arrest Schiff, et. all, as well.

RAC

Don’t know where that came from, some youtube anomaly.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I thought I was replying to something about Bannon wanting Lindsey Graham arrested

RAC

Yes the right video played but youtube displayed a wrong picture (Bannon), and now it seems to have corrected itself, everything seems haywire tonight.

Gail Combs

Withdraw American Troops from the EU and from NATO.

I think as commander in chief Trump can withdraw as many troops as he is legally allowed to.

THEN make up the number he is obliged to have in Europe, If he has no choice, with National Guard Troops from DemonRat states.

para59r

Interesting article by Robert Malone. Yeah, we don’t want this and if war in Ukraine continues it will just come faster.

Seventh Generation Warfare Arrives

kalbokalbs

Damn. Scrambling on the hamster wheel here.

Just when I was thinking Fifth Generation Warfare, Seventh Generation Warfare arrives.

Now, to gander at the article.

Edit.

Phew, the missing link…Sixth Generation Warfare…🙃

Sixth-generation warfare is characterized by non-contact warfare through the use of high-accuracy gunnery and missiles; it also involves manipulating the enemy into doing what you want without them realizing they are being manipulated. 

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patfrederick

6th generation?
LOL…women have been doing that for years with their husbands…LOL

Brave and Free

LOL so true!

RAC

What’s going on, II cannot like any comments. I get a red bar top of screen saying “you are not allowed to vote for this comment”
Then tried random comments up and down the page, same with all of them.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

From what I’ve seen, this is a glitch that seems to be affecting only guests.

RAC

It’s not even constant I tried 10 comments and it was changing as \i tried them, posted below

patfrederick

unseen1
@unseen1_unseen
Okay, for those that don’t know. We have already surpassed the current debt limit due to spending already approved during Biden’s term.

 Sec Yellen said it would be reached back in Jan 2025. The freedom clowns wouldn’t increase the debt limit with the CR back in Dec and saddled Trump with a debt limit that had already/would shortly be reached as he entered office. They did that on purpose to box in Trump from having bills for immigration and deportationsnas single issue bills. Remember the debate over one or two bills? Yeah, see how that works.

But thanks to a good tax season, tarrifs, some fancy footwork by Sec bessent, a total freeze on hiring/spending, lay offs, doge cuts, etc, we have been able to avoid defaulting. Surprising the swamp critters, but the end is in sight, and now it’s thought Aug 2025 will be when we can no longer pay our bills due to the fake debt limit, and we default or go hat in hand to the dems.  

So those making the argument that we don’t need to raise the debt limit are either uninformed or liars.  

If you remove the debt limit increase from the BBB, the Senate will have to get dem votes to increase it before Aug since it would then require 60 votes. 

 Getting those votes will further derail the MAGA agenda as they will demand a price for their votes. Do you understand how the swamp works now? 

There’s zero possibility that the debt limit won’t be increased. It will.

 The only question is, do we do it now and not worry about it for the next 4 years, or do we pay the price the dems/swamp will demand and give up much of the maga agenda?  

Rand paul knows this. Elon should know this. Massie knows this.  They all hope you don’t know this because their entire argument falls apart if you do.

The only other option is default, and that would cause untold misery. 

But believe the clowns if you want, and in Aug, we will be debating the debt limit increase and what the dems get for their votes. I’m also 100% sure when/if that debate happens both Massie and Paul will be No votes so they can pretend to be principled about the debt while we see the massive price tag they caused us to pay for something that would have been free with the BBB.

pgroup2

This is correct except for one point – we will not default.

What will happen [if debt limit is not raised] is that Bessent [at the direction of DJT] will delay/defer some payments to various entities so that the interest and the mandatory programs will get paid.

It is unconstitutional for the fed govt to default on its bonds and notes [it’s called full faith and credit shall not be questioned]. So anything to do with bonds gets paid from funds coming into the Treasury [which is a constant but variable flow].

Next is SSA, SSI, VA benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.

Everything else is discretionary and subject to priority of payments. If there aren’t enough funds in Treasury, those obligations get paid as funds come in. You can imagine the ‘pushing and shoving’ as each snout tries to get to the trough.

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patfrederick

you paint a very vivid picture!

pgroup2

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Gail Combs

SURE sounds like a really good situation.

GEE, no money…. We are CUTTING/FIRING…

WSB

Like!

RAC

Just tried 10 comments going down the page these are the results, there’s something not right…

Wolf Moon–yes

pgroup2–yes

Gail Combs–no

patfrederick–no

Linda–yes

Aubergine–no

pgroup2–no *whilst higher up page it was yes*

Wolf Moon–no *again whilst higher up page it was yes*

Gail Combs–no

 TheseTruths–yes

patfrederick

Eric Daugherty

@EricLDaugh

https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f6a8.svg BIG yikes…it’s heating up Trump on
@ElonMusk
: “Elon knew the innerworkings of this [Big Beautiful Bill]…he had no problem, all of a sudden he had a problem, only when he found out we’re gonna have to cut the EV mandate.” “He hasn’t said bad about me personally, but I’m sure that’ll be next. I’m very disappointed in Elon.”

RAC

This is a novel angle, quite close to Odessa, though Autumn is a long time to wait and elections are fixed too easily…
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“Prime Minister of Moldova Dorin Rechan said in an interview with the Financial Times that Russia plans to transfer to Transnistria up to 10 thousand military, having previously installed a pro-Kremlin government in Chisinau.
These troops can be used to liberate Odessa.

According to Rechan, the group of the Russian Federation, which is present in the unrecognized Transnistria for 33 years, already has about one and a half thousand military, consisting mainly of local residents.

Most of the Russian army in Transnistria is now mainly guarding huge warehouses with Soviet-made ammunition and weapons in the village of Sausage, the politician believes.

The Prime Minister of Moldova added that now Russia does not have the opportunity to send its troops to Transnistria, but after the autumn elections, the situation may change if the pro-Russian forces come to power.”

https://bloknot-odessa.ru/news/rechan-rossiya-vozmet-odessu-cherez-pridnestrove-1864628

patfrederick

Marica
June 5, 2025 at 12:58 pm Edit
++++++++++++++++++Filly Update++++++++++++++++++++++++
Filly’s sis just texted “Filly has bloody stools so now they are waiting on a bed to free up in Norfolk. Have to send her there for Gi Work. That;s all I know now.. She is pretty down.
Then Filly called me…Yup she’s down all right… They are worried about an ulcer and she is worried about all her bills adding up! She sure misses everybody!
PLEASE KEEP THE PRAYERS GOING!!!

Gail Combs

  :wpds_beg: 

Valerie Curren

Oh dear…that’s what happened to my son Josiah w/ the unexplained GI bleed requiring 2 units of blood. I hope they are keeping tabs on Filly’s (red blood cell?) count that is supposed to be 12, iirc. In Josiah’s case his count was at 7 & they were concerned. A couple of “hats” full of mostly bloody “stool” & the numbers went to 5.8 then 5.4 & that’s when they said he Really Needed Blood or he might be dead, 70% chance, in 2 days.

I’m not saying At All that this is what’s happening with Filly but it was our recent experience so I hope that all signs of her status are being monitored, in case things might change on a dime.

God be with Filly & her sister. We’ll keep praying!  🙏   💔   🙏 

gil00

Poor thing.

PAVACA

WHOA.

The medical team must investigate to see if there’s internal bleeding, possibly as a result of the endoscopy procedure that was performed on her. This is a separate issue from a possible ulcer.

Prayers, Good Energy, Deep Healing to Nebraska Filly!

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Valerie Curren

Oh my, I didn’t catch that she also (like Josiah) had a preceding endoscopic procedure! Wow…In J’s case they did a second one (ERCP) hoping to localize the bleeding but it wasn’t from the procedure site & the source of the bleeding was never actually found…

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WSB

🙏

duchess01s

6.5.25: Kill BILL, Trump 2028/2032? RINO Season, Autopen disaster, No ONE escapes this time, Pray!

And We Kno

https://rumble.com/v6ucjjn-6.5.25-kill-bill-trump-20282032-rino-season-autopen-disaster-no-one-escapes.html

PAVACA

WOLF MOON and ALL —

The Health Friday post for this week is finished, and will publish just after Midnight on Friday morning.
Bon Appetit!

Valerie Curren

TY 🙂

patfrederick

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Gudthots

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patfrederick

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patfrederick

real? or a ploy to get the public (meaning the left) to DEMAND the release of the files?

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mollypitcher5

No idea but the whole thing smells. Trump being harsh about Elon “wearing thin” and then the ultimate swipe about the Epstein files …
Elon lost a lot of woke liberals buying EVs to of course save the planet so maybe he wanted a Trump victim badge?
I dunno it seems petty and weird

Gail Combs

Also Elon has a great sense of humor. I could see him having fun with this bit of theater.

para59r

Good one. Adding that to the a, b, c below. We’ll call it d. 😁

K1tt7-fzn

para59r

a. How would he know? He’s not plugged in like that. Doge is not plugged in like that.
b. Trump’s actions bely that. Kicking Epstein out of his club and going hard against pedos. Trump has a consistent history that says no, it didn’t happen.
c. Never on the flight manifests going to the island. Only the ones going back and forth from NYC.
d. Trumps enemies would of dropped this years and years ago. To include Ghislaine Maxwell who would of used it to get out of jail, or she’d of been Epstein’d by now.

Alt theory. Trump and Epstein have developed a plot that serves multiple purposes.
a. Get Elon out of hot water with his hatters. Get’s his hatters to support him since he’s now Trump’s enemy.
b. Threatens GOP to cut deficits and doing DOGE cuts. Not in the BBB but later on after GOP passes BBB to escape Trump’s wrath. Then they move to the further cuts to escape Elon’s wrath.
c. Although this runs the risk of lone congress critters trying to grandstand against the BBB, it’s hard to see them going all the way considering the huge tax increase that follows in not passing the BBB. None of them would survive that should it occur, but they’ll grandstand up to the final vote and might get something in exchange for it. Meanwhile they’ll all scramble to do more after the BBB is passed to cut and cut and cut some more, even to give Elon his EV tax credit thing either before or after the BBB get’s signed.

So IMO it’s all part of a show. But we’ll wait and see since we’ve no other choice.

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Robert Baker

So IMO it’s all part of a show. But we’ll wait and see since we’ve no other choice.

You answered the question I was going to ask: Is this Trump/Musk row part of the movie?

K1tt7-fzn

para59r

😮🤔😏 The Memes! 😆
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WSB

LUV!

RAC

i don’t think it’s him, there’s been plenty of pictures of him in his younger days and he didn’t look anything like that. AI spoof?

singingsoul1

Elon is wounded maybe he though he would be co president. Concerning the low blow insinuating a connection Trump to Epstein’s depravity in beyond the pale. Who is he really working for? Why does he want Trump impeached and what is JD Vance going to do for him? All questions. Why did Don Jr go out on the limb for JD? What is the connection of Elon and JD is it Thiel? Just wondering out loud.

singingsoul1

What a nasty guy that is what happens when people ethics are not faith based .

Gail Combs

Of course Trump is in the Epstein files. Epstein TARGETED TRUMP in the hope of getting blackmail material.

I can remember a story about Trump I saw in 1916 at OTH. A driver for Trump took Trump to a party at Epstein’s mansion in Florida. Trump commented to the driver that it was nice of Epstein to open his pool to the teens in the neighborhood. (Think young trafficking victims.)

Trump went in the house and returned about 10 minutes later asking to be taken home.

pgroup2

I know you’re old but reading in 1916???

That makes you a dinosaur.

Gudthots

Shhhh, don’t tell social security!

Valerie Curren

 👍 

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

You know when she was talking about losing insurance for owning an elephant?

It was actually for owning a triceratops.

Valerie Curren

LOL

RAC

Gail Combs

Ukraine vs Russia

mollypitcher5

I for one am not looking forward to this public scuffle between Trump and Musk.

holly

Me either.

mollypitcher5

The enthusiasm AND revelations that DOGE brought to the table was worth more than a public slap down imo but that’s just me

Valerie Curren

This!

TheseTruths

I agree, but Elon is now trying to kill the BBBill.

singingsoul1

Elon forgets it was 80 million voters who voted for Trump not for him. We decide what is acceptable not Elon. Trump is the President . While I appreciate what he did for DOGE but not him there would have been others. His Ego is getting the better of him or maybe the drugs? Sooner or later they own the person and so will the drug dealer.

kalbokalbs
  • Elon is openly challenging the American economy by pushing to kill the BBB.
  • BBB delivers for every Americans wallet.

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  • Killing BBB, negatively, in a Huge way, Hurts Every Americans wallet.
  • Elon started his tantrum a week or two ago.
  • Today, perhaps yesterday is the first I’ve noticed Trump respond. .
  • Elon has royally showed his ass AND piss poor values.
para59r

The thing is BBB is a stimulus bill if nothing else. One of things stimulated would be support for a Mars mission. 🤔

kalbokalbs

Unintended consequences….

….tax dollar flow to SpaceX.

NASA likely has primary approval.

No longer Elon’s guy leading NASA.

kalbokalbs

Nor am I. However,

  • Well before the election, Trump did say quite publicly, in Elon’s presence, EV Mandates Are Dead.
  • The BBB has some sort of interest deduction for vehicles made in the USA. I assume this includes EVs.
  • The House, wrote AND passed the current BBB. NOT Trump.

MeThinks,

  :wpds_arrow:  Elon’s real gripe is Tariffs. There will be huge tariffs on car parts imported.

  :wpds_arrow:  While Elon builds his stateside EVs in the US, I’m guessing a large part of the parts / components going into stateside Tesla’s are imported – subject to huge tariffs.

  :wpds_arrow:  Not easily OR quickly sourced in the USA. HUGE cost factor pricing stateside Tesla’s

In any case, I am thoroughly disappointed in Elon’s behavior. Glancing at X, Elon is throwing a vintage two year old’s tantrum.

Elon is selfishly looking at himself alone. With his hundreds of billions, Elon is dangerous.

singingsoul1

I agree Elon 😎

Happy go lucky

Tariffs on top of visas. We know someone who works at X, an Indian, and it’s almost entirely Indians on visas there now.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

And we know he’s touchy on the immigration issue.

Gudthots

Tesla is nearly all made in USA.
Maybe some tools still have to be sourced from outside US.

kalbokalbs

Yea, I knew they were assembled in the US.

Had assumed lots of parts / components from Mexico or Canada.

Pleasantly surprised here.

patfrederick

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kalbokalbs

Every R-Con needs to see this daily, until BBB passes.

Valerie Curren

Feel good from Marica’s 🙂

kalbokalbs

Very cool!

Valerie Curren

Yes & one for the history books!

Valerie Curren

Also seen at Marica’s…”action” incoming?

Valerie Curren

More good news!

RAC

Does anyone know the present whereabouts of Pompeo, is he back in the US after his visit to ukraine ?
He was in Odessa, wonder if he got out before it was struck because it was reported some nato personnel were casualties.

RAC

“Former CIA Chief Mike Pompeo Speaks at Odessa Conference One Day Before Ukrainian Surprise Attack on Russian Bombers”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/mike-pompeo-speaks-odessa-conference-day-surprise-attack-russian-bombers/5889490

“There are reports of wounded foreign military personnel, and not mercenaries, but military, NATO officers. The SBU officers who died were also involved.”

https://news-pravda.com/ukraine/2025/06/03/1391956.html

para59r

If he’s not under rubble he’ll surface. Had heard that some hotels were hit but not a location. Said to have been holding foreign soldiers.

RAC

Should imagine he would have been treated as a VIP so he may have hung around for a few days to enjoy the freebies.

kalbokalbs

Pompeo is over there to make money.

kalbokalbs

No loss if Pompeo was there.

Sorry. Not Sorry.

I am beyond fed up with politicos undermining US foreign policy On Foreign Soil.

RAC

👍

WSB

Like!

Valerie Curren

Formerly “free” peoples…subjects of tyranny AND insanity!

AND in replies at Marica’s (this Might be Cuppa?)

Anonymous
June 4, 2025 at 3:17 pm

This is NOTHING NEW!!!
The UK have required TV licences since the 1950s. How is the BBC, etc. funded? All of those great (OK, formerly great) programs on “Masterpiece Theatre”, etc. are paid for by the TV license.
They used to have little yellow trucks going round to check up. In the old days there were almost no commercials, now, of course, there are more, but nothing like over here in the Greatest Germany of All Time™ …
The Youf should get familiar with the regulations. If he didn’t have a TV or a Radio, he wouldn’t have to pay (as opposed to over here, where one has to be BOTH blind and deaf to not have to pay!). And Wall Street Apes should do some fact-checking first… as I said, this is nothing new. My GRANDPARENTS in England paid that same fee…

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Valerie Curren

Maybe THIS will incentivize Cthulhu to escape his chains!

kalbokalbs

That’s great news!

CA needs to increase gas tax again.

Yes, I am quite serious. Ca needs higher taxes. Including tax miles driven.

gil00

Its automatic now. Gas tax goes up every year. Some bill gruesome signed.

kalbokalbs

There is a sure cure, to not pay those prices. Voluntary, either way.

gil00

California’s average gas price could skyrocket to up to 62 percent higher than the national average in 2025. Two weeks ago, the California Air Resources Board passed a new special blend mandate for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard.The board has already said the mandatory new special blend will increase the retail price of gasoline by 47 cents per gallon. But a study by the University of Pennsylvania Kleinman Center for Energy Policy estimates gas prices will increase by 65 cents per gallon in 2025, by 85 cents per gallon in 2030 and by a dollar-50 per gallon in 2035.

https://www.kabc.com/2024/11/22/californias-gas-prices-could-climb-to-62-of-national-average-in-2025/

Valerie Curren

Your state government there straight up Hates you guys!   :wpds_evil: 

gil00

Oh yes it. Does.

Valerie Curren

So sorry  😥   😡   😪 

cthulhu

It’s mutual.

Valerie Curren

BQQM!

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

So Get The Fuck Out of There already.

pgroup2

In case you hadn’t noticed, coothie has a masochistic streak. He loves the punishment.

  :wpds_unamused:   :wpds_sad: 

Gudthots

Looks to me like he is working with the hand he’s been dealt and is making the least worst choice that he can identify. May God grant him wisdom.

duchess01s

Evening Prayer For Forgiveness

Heavenly Father, thank You for bringing me through this day and Lord, forgive me for the times when I have wandered outside Your best will for me, instead of trusting You implicitly.
 
Thank You, that You are such a gracious Shepherd to me and that You come and rescue me even when I lose my way and stray from the path that You have laid out for me.
 
As I look back over today, I know Lord that there were things that I should have said and done differently, and times when I reacted in a manner that was not honouring Your holy name. Forgive me I pray, but thank You, Father, that You always faithfully prepared to gently bring me back to Yourself.
 
Give me a good night’s sleep I pray, knowing that there is no condemnation because I am in Christ, and may I wake up in the morning refreshed and ready to do Your will. In Jesus’ name I pray,
 
Amen.

Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Evening-Prayers
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Evening Prayer For Future Guidance

Heavenly Father, as I lie down to sleep tonight, I pray that You would guard my sleeping and protect my mind from wandering thoughts and unnecessary planning. Teach me to wait for Your perfect timing and not to try to plan my future in my own strength.
 
Lord, I know that You have scheduled every day of my life. Help me to trust You in all things and rely on You to lead me along the straight path and guide me in the direction that You would have me to go.
 
Give me patience to wait for Your perfect timing, and may I not trust in my own abilities and scheming, but rather rest in Your love and trust my future into Your hands.
 
And so now Lord, I commit this night to you, asking that I would rest soundly and wake refreshed and strong to do Your bidding. This I ask in Jesus’ precious name,
 
Amen.

Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Evening-Prayers
______________________

Prayer Of Thanksgiving In The Evening

Praise Your holy name Heavenly Father, for granting yet another day in my life and for being with me every step of the way. Thank You for the many blessings that You have provided and the love and fellowship that I have with the friends and family that in Your grace You have placed in my life.
 
My heart is so thankful for all the many blessings that I enjoy day by day, and today I am once again reminded that Your mercies are new every morning and Your faithfulness endures from generation to generation.
 
Thank You, that I have been brought into Your family and have been made a child of God and a citizen of heaven. Words cannot express my love and devotion to You Lord
 
I pray that You would watch over me as I rest tonight, and that You would give me a restful nights sleep so that I may wake up in the morning refreshed in body and spirit and ready to do Your will. Guard all those that I love and may we all grow in grace and in a knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ in the days that lie ahead. This I ask in His precious name,
 
Amen.

Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Evening-Prayers
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scott467

SCOTUS Unanimously Rules in Favor of Woman Alleging Anti-Heterosexual Discrimination — Massive Blow to DEI
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By Katherine Hamilton
June 5, 2025

“The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down a legal standard that had made it harder for white, male, or heterosexual employees to bring workplace discrimination claims, marking a landmark decision that threatens to undercut the legal foundation of many diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices.

The high court struck down a legal test created and employed by certain lower courts since the 1980s called the “background circumstances rule” which requires a heightened evidentiary standard for members of so-called “majority groups” in discrimination cases. In an opinion penned by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court decided that the background circumstances rule is incompatible with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which bars employers from intentionally discriminating against employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 

“As a textual matter, Title VII’s disparate-treatment provision draws no distinctions between majority-group plaintiffs and minority-group plaintiffs,” Jackson wrote. “Rather, the provision makes it unlawful ‘to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.’ The law’s focus on individuals rather than groups is anything but academic.” 

“By establishing the same protections for every ‘individual’ — without regard to that individual’s membership in a minority or majority group — Congress left no room for courts to impose special requirements on majority-group plaintiffs alone,” she continued. “Our precedents reinforce that understanding of the statute.” 

The case surrounds Marlean Ames, a heterosexual woman who had worked for the Ohio Department of Youth Services since 2004 and was originally hired to work as an executive secretary. Ames was eventually promoted to program administrator and applied for a management position in 2019. Ultimately, the agency hired a different candidate, a lesbian woman, to fill the role. A few days later, Ames was demoted back to her secretarial role with a significant pay cut, and the agency hired a gay man to fill her administrator position.

Ames subsequently filed a lawsuit against the agency until Title VII, alleging that she was denied the management promotion and demoted because of her sexual orientation. 

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A district court sided with the Ohio Department of Youth Services, concluding that Ames failed to provide evidence of “background circumstances” that she was being discriminated against as a member of a “majority group” — a heterosexual. The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s decision.

Conservative-leaning Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, admonishing lower court judges who essentially legislate from the bench.

“I write separately to highlight the problems that arise when judges create atextual legal rules and frameworks. Judge-made doctrines have a tendency to distort the underlying statutory text, impose unnecessary burdens on litigants, and cause confusion for courts. The ‘background circumstances’ rule — correctly rejected by the Court today — is one example of this phenomenon,” Thomas wrote. 

“The ‘background circumstances’ rule plainly contravenes that statutory command by imposing a higher burden on some individuals based solely on their membership in a particular demographic group. This rule is a product of improper judicial lawmaking,” he added.

Thomas asserted that courts who have employed the background circumstances rule have “offered no guidance on how to decide whether a particular person is a member of the ‘majority.”‘

“Instead, judges have been left to their own devices to make these challenging determinations. Most courts appear to have sidestepped these difficulties by abandoning the search for neutral principles and instead assuming that the ‘background circumstances’ rule applies only to white and male plaintiffs,” he observed.

Thomas additionally said the high court should consider scrapping the broader legal test from which the background circumstances rule is derived, called the McDonnell Douglas framework. The Supreme Court established the three-pronged test in 1973 for workplace discrimination claims that rest on circumstantial evidence. 

“The Court today assumes without deciding that the McDonnell Douglas framework is an appropriate tool for making that determination. But, the judge-made McDonnell Douglas framework has no basis in the text of Title VII. And, as I have previously explained, lower courts’ extension of this doctrine into the summary-judgment context has caused significant confusion and troubling outcomes on the ground,” Thomas wrote.
“In an appropriate case, this Court should consider whether the McDonnell Douglas framework is an appropriate tool to evaluate Title VII claims at summary judgment,” he continued. 

The Supreme Court did not rule on the merits of Ames’s discrimination claims, instead remanding the case for further litigation in a lower court. 

The Supreme Court’s ruling comes as the Trump administration hacks away at the roots of DEI in the federal government and corporate America — standards which have resulted in hiring based on racial and sexual-orientation quotas, trainings, policies, and initiatives espousing the supposed pervasiveness of white supremacy in all of America’s institutions, and the overall demonization of white, heterosexual individuals.”

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gil00

So that 2 for 2 against dei stuff. Some people best zip their lips or lawsuits will start flying.

Gudthots

This rule is a product of improper judicial lawmaking,” 

Seems simple enough.
ALL “judicial lawmaking” is IMPROPER.

scott467

Yeah, I caught that too… ya think, Clarence? 😂

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Gudthots

Page reload didn’t clear up the can’t upvote problem.

scott467

If you are using a VPN, sometimes that can cause a problem with the website. You might try turning the VPN off and back on again, or manually switching to a different VPN location.

If it’s not a VPN issue, hopefully Wolf Moon sees this and has another idea 👍

cthulhu

I had a problem a while back that was based on my computer’s clock getting off-sync.

patfrederick

h/t Rodney

Happy go lucky

😂 🤣 😂

patfrederick
SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I hope that’s what’s going on!

kalbokalbs

As do I. But I highly doubt it.

Nothing funny about attempts to trash BBB.

Improve BBB, fine. Trash it, unacceptable.

TheseTruths

The only reason I can think of for them to fake a public spat would be to call attention to whatever they’re sparring about. Would Elon’s opposition to the BBBill cause some who were on the fence to support it? Would a spat make people stop and look at what is actually in the bill?

But this spat is not making Elon look good at all. I don’t know why he would agree to this level of defamation.

singingsoul1

I cannot see for them faking a spat because Elon is Asperger he would not be able to pull it off. Just my thoughts on that.
I can see Elon the genius in his field unable to grasp politics and that negotiations is like a dance. He might also be not able to bend his way or the high way I think.

patfrederick
patfrederick

hmmm…doesn’t look like it opens here…???

TheseTruths

I changed the “x” in the URL to “twitter”

TheseTruths

Aubergine

I remember Elon’s explosion re: the H1b workers. This is real. Elon is decompensating. He gets too stressed by something, and this is the result.

TheseTruths

Elon seems unstable.
If you want to see Bannoin’s opinion, see the Rumble link I just posted.

Aubergine

Elon IS by definition unstable. People with autism just are. They see the world in a different way.

para59r

TheseTruths

Any details on what happened in those books?

para59r

100% Trump attitude. Non stop. No obstacle that can not be surmounted.

For more…
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44014837-the-baron-trump-collection

para59r

Very dense reading but interesting. This has three of the books in the collection. I don’t think you need a pass word since I was just able to open the book straight away without having to borrow the book. But I think I should close it just in case… hold on. Okay.

https://archive.org/details/barontrumpcollec0000inge/mode/2up?q=German

WSB

Fur!!!!

duchess01s

Are Trump & Elon Creating The Illusion Of Chaos?Information War,Black Eye Message – Ep. 3658
 June 5, 2025  x22report

https://x22report.com/are-trump-elon-creating-the-illusion-of-chaosinformation-warblack-eye-message-ep-3658/

The [DS]/[CB] are trying to convince the people that the earth axis is out of balance and people are causing it. ECB cut rates again, Fed is not. Trump slaps China back into place in regards to tariffs. Elon is going hard against Trump, Trump responds. OBBB didn’t have the votes, this will change everything. Trump trapped the [CB]/[DS],RINOs and the D’s. The [DS] has been going after Elon since Trump brought him in. Since Elon aligned with Trump federal lawsuits have been filed against him and his companies, the [DS] is trying to destroy him, by going against Trump the D’s will most likely backoff. Elon by attacking Trump will push the RINOS and the D’s to release Epstein files and others. Trump and Elon are creating chaos, welcome to the information war. Trump specifically mentioned Elon’s black eye, he sent a message.

Ep 3658a – Trump Has Trapped The RINOs, D’s & The [CB] With The OBBB, Is Elon Assisting?
https://x22report.com/aiovg_videos/ep-3658a-trump-has-trapped-the-rinos-ds-the-cb-with-the-obbb-is-elon-assisting/

Ep 3658b – Are Trump & Elon Creating The Illusion Of Chaos?Information War,Black Eye Message
https://x22report.com/aiovg_videos/ep-3658b-are-trump-elon-creating-the-illusion-of-chaosinformation-warblack-eye-message/

TheseTruths

Bongino Reveals FBI Found Sensitive Documents Linked to James Comey; COVID Investigation Reopened

Scroll on if you’re looking for Epstein, the pipe bomber, etc. This is mostly about public safety and a little about James Comey.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino appeared on Hannity Wednesday night to outline the Bureau’s current priorities and address concerns around national security, immigration, and public health transparency.

The interview offered a detailed look into how the FBI, under the direction of Bongino and Director Kash Patel, is approaching both domestic and international threats during the early stages of a second Trump administration.

Hannity opened by asking about the FBI’s top priorities. Bongino responded by stating that their first objective is preventing large-scale terrorist attacks in major U.S. cities.

We can’t have New York, D.C., or L.A. go boom,” he said.

He explained that this concern is not hypothetical—it shapes their daily operational briefings. Working closely with Patel, Bongino said their mission starts each morning with this scenario in mind.

But he emphasized that other serious threats are on equal footing. He pointed to cyberattacks that could disrupt infrastructure and foreign efforts to infiltrate U.S. intelligence operations.

“The massive cyber threat, the counterintelligence threat,” he said, are now “co-equal priorities.”

Hannity then brought up the southern border. Bongino acknowledged the scale of unlawful entry and said the concern extends beyond numbers to intent.

“There are people here… who want to do bad things—I think that is fairly obvious.”

He said FBI teams are deployed early in the morning to carry out removals and disrupt plots before they can be carried out.

“We have our FBI teams out there at 4:00 AM and 5:00 AM, removing these people from the country, while still preventing a terror attack.”

…The conversation then shifted to COVID-19. Hannity asked whether the government had misled the public about the virus’s origin.

“Covid origins, are we going to find out information that the government lied to us?”

Bongino answered, “You’re damn right you are. We’re all over that.”

When asked if the misinformation was deliberate, Bongino said an investigation is already underway.

“Well, you’re going to find out. Yeah, listen, that’s the one I am the most optimistic about.”

He shared that reopening the case was one of his first actions in the role.

“I was pretty clear on my social media account that I ordered that case immediately to be looked into again. We have a great investigator on it and I think we should see action on that one shortly.”

Hannity next asked whether former FBI officials would be held accountable. Bongino focused on former Director James Comey, who he said has publicly criticized current FBI leadership.

“Comey, as a matter of fact, the guy who has a lot to say, ironically, about me and Kash—and that’s fine, you know, he is allowed an opinion, he is a free American citizen like anybody else—but we found the items.”

Bongino said those items included sensitive documents.

“I addressed this on Fox & Friends and I can go into a little bit more detail, but we found the things,” Bongino reiterated.

“We found documents—documents that were not where they should have been. And they were not good flattering documents for Jim Comey.”

He framed it as part of a broader issue around internal culture.

“The hubris displayed from a man like Jim Comey, who disgraced the FBI numerous times with his role in Crossfire Hurricane and other abominations, it’s just kind of stunning that he continues to attack our leadership, when we have to clean up the mess that Jim Comey created… as we continue to find stuff from his era and vintage.”

Hannity closed by asking what the FBI might look like a year into a second Trump term. Bongino said the goal is a complete overhaul of operations.

“A year from now, I want the FBI to have played a key role in the deportation of hundreds of thousands of violent criminals from the United States.”

“I want the FBI to have thwarted multiple terror plots that we can’t tell you about every day.”

He said many of those outcomes will remain invisible to the public.

“Sean, every morning we do a briefing, Kash and I, with our ops directors. We can’t sit here and take a victory lap every time something does not go boom,” Bongino said.

“Matter of fact we almost never do it because we can’t.”

He outlined additional goals, including strengthening counterintelligence, addressing Chinese cyber espionage, and confronting the threat posed by drones.

“I want to make sure that our counterintelligence operation is top-notch… that the ever-present threat of the Chinese Communist Party infiltrating our systems, cyber spying on us—that by the end we have made significant progress,” he said.

“I want to be sure the drone threat—that we’ve taken action on it, not just talked about it.”

Finally, Bongino explained that the Bureau’s success should be reflected in measurable public safety outcomes.

“I want to make sure we can look back to the American people and say, look—with President Trump’s leadership, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Director Patel—the murder rate is at a historic low.”

“Crime rates have gone down,” Bongino said, adding, “The border is sealed, and your FBI took a part in that.”

kalbokalbs

I take this as good news. Potentially quit wasting money on ISS – International Space Station.

Musk announced SpaceX’s withdrawal of its Dragon spacecraft after Trump’s words

American billionaire Elon Musk got into a verbal altercation with the owner of the White House, Donald Trump. The US president, amazed by the entrepreneur’s audacity, announced the cancellation of his government contracts. In response, Elon Musk warned about the immediate decommissioning of the Dragon spacecraft, he wrote on a social network.

A businessman has this right, as the facility was developed by his company SpaceX. The spacecraft itself is made to deliver cargo to the ISS.

“In light of the president’s announcement to cancel my government contracts, SpaceX will immediately begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft,” Elon Musk said.

He also mentioned his role in Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Elon Musk called the owner of the White House ungrateful.

(Note the source. guessing it is accurate.)

https://news-pravda.com/usa/2025/06/05/1400618.html

para59r

That seems to be moving a bit too fast…

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The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!
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Whoops…. that one slipped in… here’s the response…

pgroup2

Don’t get all excited, Elon. The Russians have a space program, too.

kalbokalbs

But. BUT. BUT Russia is evil. Pravda News and US Senate said so.

kalbokalbs

Third Truth was news to me. First two already posted, IIRC.

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WSB

A declaration!!!!

Likes for all!

PAVACA

WSB
Greetings! Hope all is well with you and yours.

kalbokalbs

“Quiet Skies” was a sham from the start.
Noem Ends Obama-Era “Quiet Skies” Program Joe Biden Used to Target Political Opponents, Launches Investigation Into Weaponization (VIDEO)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/noem-ends-obama-era-quiet-skies-program-joe/

Gudthots

Good.
Now do all of TSA.

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Valerie Curren

YES!!!

kalbokalbs

Turn the TSA function over to airports and airlines at each airport.

Like it was before 9-11.

Huge savings to the budget.

Barb Meier

Elon fusses at Trump. Levin fusses at Carlson. Did someone put something in the water?

gil00

It has only been 7 months too.

TheseTruths

It’s egos. 😅

pgroup2

Sure did.

Ex-Lax.

Barb Meier

  :wpds_envy: 

Barb Meier

I heard Stephen Miller on the Charlie Kirk show and Miller gave a lot of information about the good things the bill does. Listen here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-you-decide-on-the-big-beautiful-bill-listen-to-this/id1460600818?i=1000711743274

kalbokalbs

Slow Guy has yet to fibgure a reason to not like BBB.

Some things could be better. But I see BBB, a huge win for America.

Barb Meier

I agree.

Aubergine

Hell, it’s government. If it appeared to be perfect, I’d know for sure it was 100% bullshit.

pgroup2

You better copyright that last sentence.

Aubergine

Lol.

TradeBait2

It’s a no brainer. That’s why it will get done. They will jockey around with a few trades of this for that, but it is going to get done and we should be absolutely thrilled because it is going to lead to more locked in lower taxes, election integrity, illegals kicked out and prevented from coming in, lower gas prices leading to lower goods costs, great jobs and rising incomes, dead DEI, lowering deficit, and so on.

Trust Trump.

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Gudthots

In God we trust.
All others pay cash. 😂

kalbokalbs

I do.

Trust Trump.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

What is it missing?

As far as I know it’s missing recissions corresponding to DOGE cuts, and that’s it.

And we know why those are not there.

So, anything else?

TheseTruths

Not cutting spending enough, not reducing the deficit? (I don’t know.) But as (I think) you have pointed out before, sometimes it takes incrementalism.

Aubergine

I have to tell y’all about my day, if for nothing more than a warning for anyone else who goes through it.

I went to the hospital to pick up DH this morning. All good. He’s walking on a walker, doing PT, etc.

They give us a bunch of instructions, and tell us that we need to pick up his pain meds and other medications from our pharmacy right away, as he would be needing another dose just about the time he got home. They were adamant that I go get them ASAP, so the pain wouldn’t have a chance to increase.

So, I settled him in at home and off to the pharmacy I went. Only to be told, no, sorry, we have to have PRE-APPROVAL for all of these from worker’s comp!

I blew a gasket. Seriously, once pain sets in, it is hard to manage. You have to stay ahead of it.

We had to call the worker’s comp person assigned to his case, leave a message, wait for her to call back, and then for her to call the pharmacy and get the ball rolling. Then I had to go back to the damned pharmacy.

Seriously, wouldn’t you think that the hospital and/or surgeon would realize this ahead of time? Maybe order the meds the day BEFORE they will be needed?

What the hell is wrong with people anymore? NOBODY seems competent to do much of anything right. There’s inevitably some fuck up, problem, glitch, whatever. With everything. Sheesh.

PAVACA

Aubergine
What a mess. Communication mistakes and glitches abound. I’m sorry you had to deal with it while, at the same time, settling your husband in after what he just went through.

Aubergine

Ah, well. At least I can tell other people, and maybe they can avoid it. And believe me, the doctor and the hospital will be hearing about it.

Gudthots

I am sure!

May God grant your husband a speedy recovery and may your home be filled with God’s peace.

Aubergine

Thank you!

Barb Meier

Perhaps you can suggest it would be a huge help to have the meds on hand to send you home with after surgery. I wonder if they know pharmacies require preapprovals?

Gudthots

Note to self: BEFORE checking out of hospital, make sure you have the next pill dispensed and in your hand!

Aubergine

I don’t know if they are aware, but they will be when I am done. It’s ridiculous for them to tell you to be sure to take a medicine as soon as you get home, if you can’t even get your hands on it because it wasn’t ordered early enough.

Valerie Curren

I’m so sorry that you & your hubby are going through that horrifically   :wpds_evil: 

Aubergine

Thanks. It’s all good now.

TheseTruths

It’s so frustrating. What I’m seeing more and more is that the consumer, (client, patient, etc.), has to be on top of everything, even things that are someone else’s job. Health care is a mess, and a big issue is that people aren’t aware of all the things that could come up, as happened in your case. If you had known that no one was taking care of getting the meds on time, you would have taken steps yourself.

Aubergine

Yes, that is the absolute truth, TT.

I didn’t realize the extent of it, even though I myself have been shouting from the rooftops that we have to be responsible for our own healthcare. But who in the world would think to start demanding that meds be prescribed far enough in advance for the bureaucracy to do its grind?

Gudthots

I’ve had some good results with d.m.s.o. for tooth pain.

mouthwash method
by swishing dmso like a mouthwash (1/2 tsp of 99.9% dmso mixed with about 1/2 cup filtered water). I just take in a mouthful at a time, swish around for a bit, swallow and repeat until it’s all gone.

I’ve had such bad experiences with pain medications (brief usage after dental, etc.) that I hope to never need it again. And I’ve seen how they are essential in some situations as well. I do understand how important it is to get on top of pain management.

But for your consideration:
Why Isn’t There a Safe and Effective Treatment for Neck or Back Pain?
DMSO is a Miraculous Therapy for Chronic Pain and Musculoskeletal Injuries

This is what I use:
https://dmsostore.com/collections/dmso-liquid

Relatively inexpensive.
Might get is faster through their amazon store front, I don’t know for sure.

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Aubergine

Interesting. Thanks!

Barb Meier

Prayers for you both, Aubergine.

Gudthots

Amen.

Aubergine

Thank you!

PAVACA

Good online friends—

A couple of things:
First, per Marica’s blog, if Yours Truly is reading correctly, Nebraska Filly is now at the facility in Norfolk, NE, to be treated for her new issues.

Second, regarding tomorrow’s Health Friday offering: the “Bon Appetit!” in Yours Truly’s heads-up comment today was done “tongue in cheek”, so to speak.

Gudthots

I’m getting the red box error “You are not allowed to vote on this comment” when trying to upvote comments by others.

scott467

Have you tried refreshing the page?

I have had some odd similar issues recently, a page refresh cleared it up.

Gudthots

I tried refreshing the log in page.

Still getting the “ERROR: Too many failed login attempts. Please try again in 6 hours” about an hour ago. Makes me wonder if someone was trying to hack into my account?

I will try refreshing this page again right now.

pgroup2

Gremlins are real. Just saying.

Gudthots

I’m beginning to wonder if CloudFlare (“a.i.”) isn’t micromanaging the internet just a little much.

TheseTruths

This links to a Rumble video (and I’m only partway in). Bannon is speaking calmly, but he thinks Trump should go scorched earth (my impression) on Musk. Bannon thinks Trump should sign an EO and seize SpaceX tonight. He mentions a NYTimes report that Musk uses drugs and says that should be invetigated and that possibly Musk shouldn’t have a security clearance. He says that someone talking the way Musk is is a threat to national security. He also thinks Musk is an illegal alien and if so, he should be deported. Still watching…

Gudthots

Elon is smart.
He’s used to high pressure.
However, Elon doesn’t get enough sleep.
And he plays a lot of mind bending video games.

I haven’t seen one person call for Christians to pray for his soul.
I know someone that felt called to pray for him daily.
That person passed away a few months ago.

Maybe it’s time for some of us to pick up that mantle, so to speak.
May God deliver us from distractions, pride and any other foolishness.

Our Father,
Deliver us from evil.

Lead us all to Jesus Christ, your son.

TheseTruths

Yes, I agree that Elon needs prayer, as do all who are in positions of influence.

Gudthots

War is afoot.
And it’s spiritual.

Robert Baker

This Bannon talk is no good. Using the power of the government against your opponent is what they did to Trump. Bannon may have reason to have contempt for the rule of law, but his advice is just bad.

pgroup2

Mr. Baker, you could not be more correct. Two wrongs do not make a right.

Gudthots

Bannon has played the “Trump is at war with his advisor” game up close and personal in the 45 administration. Did he join in as a player in this round as well?

I’d be asking, why suck all the oxygen out of the room for the media right now?

TheseTruths

Yes, I think he was going way too far.

TheseTruths

Signs of willingness to (not) kiss and make up? (I don’t know what is real these days.)

https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/1930803446069801425/photo/1

https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/1930803446069801425/photo/2

TheseTruths

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Gudthots

I sometimes get the feeling we are at war with Mexico.

Gudthots

Full post text:

The Mexico raw sewage flowing into America is so much worse than we were told

🚨 10 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY is flowing into San Diego from Mexico

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond “There’s approximately 5 to 10 million gallons a day that bypass the treatment plant and arrive into our country via the Tijuana River”

– It’s so bad Hotel Del beach was closed for Memorial Day and is still closed

– “Our Navy Seals and service members are getting sick because of the constant pollution in the waters

– The Imperial beaches have been closed continuously for three years and their residents and businesses are suffering. And this is all because of the constant flow of sewage from Tijuana”

“This is a threat to national security.”

This is because of Gavin Newsom

In 2020 Gavin Newsom signed bill SB507, which decommissioned pumps and lift stations and allowed sewage to flow into the United States from Mexico via the Tijuana river valley

TheseTruths

I remember seeing something about this a few weeks ago. I thought someone, maybe Trump, was taking action to stop it.

pgroup2

That should help him run in 2028.

Gudthots

All he has to do is create the “appearance” of popularity.
With election cheating, that is all any politician anywhere in the world has to do.

This guy can’t win.
His base is deranged and when he tries to move towards center they torch him.

scott467

TheseTruths

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Gudthots

Public discourse hasn’t been this fun since tar & feathering.

TheseTruths

It’s kind of a roller coaster. 😅

Gudthots

[moving to Friday’s open]

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Gudthots

Yes!

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cthulhu

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