“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone. <<< T H I S.
2. No running with scissors.
1. No food fights. (Launching dinner rolls encouraged.)
AI stuff posted, requires a link, identifying the source. Please use the spoiler for longer posts.
Wolf speak. No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree. But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post.
KK
FreshStuff. May be worth a read, listen, or scroll on by.
C&C posted yesterday, ht BarkerJim, had a very interesting take on metal prices AND how it could play into a huge advantage for Trump AND Americans, within the next year or so.
>>> Hamas really, really does NOT want to screw this up. Double Cross Trump. <<<
Guessing Trump is on AF1 enroute Israel, Egypt and returns Tuesday
Trump gives new details on Mideast trip as Hamas set to free hostages after reaching cease-fire deal
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that he plans to speak to Israel’s Knesset and then visit Cairo as he travels to the Middle East and Hamas releases its final 20 Israeli hostages.
“I’ll be going to Israel. I’ll be speaking at the Knesset, I think early on, and then I’m also going to Egypt. They were terrific,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
The president is expected to participate in a formal peace-deal signing while in the Egyptian capital, formalizing the first phase of implementation of his 20-point peace plan.
“Gaza is going to be rebuilt,” Trump said, citing anticipated financing from wealthy Arab neighbors.
Trump will be on the ground in the region when Hamas releases the remaining captives seized in the Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack that started the war.
The president also noted that he will supervise reconstruction of the 2 million-person region as chairman of the “Board of Peace” in charge of monitoring the to-be-announced transitional Palestinian government.
“We’re also setting up, as you know, a Board of Peace,” Trump told the press.
“It’s called the Board of Peace. I don’t know if that’s the final name, but the word ‘peace’ is definitely in there. They have asked me if I chair it. We’ll make sure things go well.”
The first phase of Trump’s peace plan, accepted by both Israel and Hamas, features a cease-fire and the first of three proposed Israeli military pullbacks, in addition to the hostage release.
The US military is involved in providing logistical support to a burgeoning international peacekeeping force for Gaza, which American officials say will include troops from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and possibly the UAE.
“They’re all tired of the fighting,” Trump said ahead of his trip.
“Don’t forget, you had October 7, which was a horrible day, 1,200 people killed, but Hamas has lost 58,000 people. That’s big retribution.”
Trump touted the fact that the governments of Russia and Iran have supported his peace initiative and said that Arab countries’ residents were “dancing in the streets.”
He said he brought Hamas to a deal because “I spoke a little bit tough… they knew the retribution would be tremendous, unsustainable… It would have been complete obliteration.”
Trump said he would return to the White House Tuesday to bestow the late Charlie Kirk with a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Giorgia Meloni of Italy continues to deliver for Italy.
Banning burkas, virginity tests, forced marriages, reporting / tracking mosque funding AND other lunatic garbage from Islamic world, should be standard fare in Western countries. Hell globally. Sick shit.
Giorgia Meloni proposes burka ban with fines of £2,600 to stop ‘Islamic separatism’
This stuff pisses me off. I recall vividly, as a junior enlisted. Living paycheck to paycheck. Few days before each payday, scraping up a few ones, change, to have milk and bread for the kids. Unforgivable for Schumer AND Dumrats to shut down the government. Military types deal with enough stress on the job. Military families should not have this stress.
The line at this food bank is filled with military families who have no idea when they'll get their next paycheck — all because of Chuck Schumer and Democrats.
Democrats should be ashamed of themselves, but that'd require them to have shame in the first place. Pathetic cowards. pic.twitter.com/4nbDlvmo27
The line at this food bank is filled with military families who have no idea when they’ll get their next paycheck — all because of Chuck Schumer and Democrats.
Democrats should be ashamed of themselves, but that’d require them to have shame in the first place. Pathetic cowards.
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Good Joe Rogan is working this, again. It all needs more visibility.
I remain surprised the bogus ~274 FIB story line has not become a BFD.
JUST IN – Joe Rogan says the January 6th narrative is bullshit.
"They say a cop was murdered. That's not true."
"They were saying it was 20 FBI agents. Now the latest number is 270… That's a lot of people that are encouraging people to break in."pic.twitter.com/YORA1pvEqZ
JUST IN – Joe Rogan says the January 6th narrative is bullshit.
“They say a cop was murdered. That’s not true.”
“They were saying it was 20 FBI agents. Now the latest number is 270… That’s a lot of people that are encouraging people to break in.”
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Libtards and Dumrats wanking these days.
Publius
No. We will not acquiesce to your corrupt demands. We warned you not to engage in politically motivated prosecutions. We warned you. Over. And over. And over. AND OVER. You ignored us. Now you are merely reaping what you sowed. No one is above the law. Deal with it.
Rob Bonta
We’re demanding Attorney General Bondi reassert the independence of the Justice Department and immediately end all politically motivated prosecutions.
President Trump is actively targeting those he views as his enemies, and the U.S. DOJ is blindly doing his bidding.
This should send chills down all of our spines.
Libtards, Dumrats, need to reflect on, F A F O
No.
We will not acquiesce to your corrupt demands.
We warned you not to engage in politically motivated prosecutions.
Batshit Bonkers Britain 10 Oct Live to a surprised audience of 1 Thank you to everyone for your kindness. Agreement never requested or required. Not here for clicks or likes. Here to get my country back. Well done Trumpy Trump Trump
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This dipstick, needs to review her words of 2019 Vs 2025.
Mortgage fraud is either really serious or not a big deal, it all depends on if it's Trump people being charged or Letitia James.
Abigail Spanberger was FINALLY confronted about whether or not she continues to endorse Jay Jones.
Her answer was SO bad, even the moderator can tell.
OOF.
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Mike Davis says the Big Tish Indictment IS rock Solid.
Me. Big Tish’s only hope is FUBAR jury OR prosecutor tosses the case.
Now we must fire every federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia who pretended there was no evidence to charge Big @TishJames with mortgage fraud.
The evidence is crystal clear.
And the (Democrat) federal grand jury in the DC suburbs agreed.
Day 10 of the Democrat Shutdown: Better for Democrats, devastating for America.
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Knives continue to be out for this Karen, thinking she’s CA Guvner material.
Not even CNN can hide the disaster that is Katie Porter:
“I think that Katie Porter is making history because she has potentially annihilated her chances to be the next governor of California, more so than any other candidate I’ve ever seen so quickly.”pic.twitter.com/YJzKtBsLoT
Not even CNN can hide the disaster that is Katie Porter: “I think that Katie Porter is making history because she has potentially annihilated her chances to be the next governor of California, more so than any other candidate I’ve ever seen so quickly.”
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Humor check…
‘My husband had nothing to do with this’: Mobile County sheriff’s wife says ICE Halloween decorations meant to raise awareness
The free vintage header image of writing a letter for today’s offering is courtesy of Shutterstock and Google Images.
Health Friday is a series devoted to Big Pharma, vaccines, general health, and associated topics. There are Important Notifications from our host, Wolf Moon; the Rules of our late, good Wheatie; and, certain caveats from Yours Truly, of which readers should be aware. They are linked here. Note: Yours Truly has checked today’s offering for AI-generated content. To the best of her knowledge and belief, there is none. If readers wish to post AI-generated content in today’s discussion thread, they must cite their source. Thank you.
Today’s offering is dedicated to all persons, of whatever age or location, who have suffered negative consequences from an infection of the COVID-19 virus itself after recovering from the infection; to all persons, of whatever age or location, who have COVID-19 “vaccine”-induced injuries, illnesses, and/or disabilities; and, to all persons, of whatever age or location, who have passed away from either an infection of the COVID-19 virus itself, or from the negative effects of the COVID-19 “vaccines” they had in their body.
“Dr. Martin Makary, MD, MPH, Commissioner, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20993
Dear Dr. Martin Makary:
Greetings. This letter is in reference to certain questions that the writer poses regarding the FDA, under your leadership, still promoting the use of the COVID-19 “vaccines” (actually, mRNA gene therapies) in the United States. This includes the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccine” COMIRNATY, by Pfizer-BioNTech; the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines” SPIKEVAX and NEXSPIKE, by Moderna; and, the “inactivated virus” COVID-19 “vaccine” NUVAXOVID, by Novavax. Thank you in advance for your attention. The questions follow:
Question One: Have you read through the report on BNT162b2 that Pfizer-BioNTech submitted to the FDA on 21 January 2021, regarding the Pharmacokinetics tests results for this modRNA COVID-19 “vaccine” (which was subsequently approved by the FDA in 2022 under the name COMIRNATY)?
Would you please answer, in detail, your reasoning behind the continued FDA approval of COMIRNATY based on the results of this report? The report is found here: https://phmpt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/125742_S1_M2_26_phramkin-tabulated-summary.pdf, “BNT162b2 2.6.5 Pharmacokinetics Tabulated Summary”, time-stamped by the FDA on 21 January 2021 at 23:22 (GMT), and starting with FDA CBER document identification number FDA-CBER-2021-5683-0013907. For your convenience, images of Page 7 and Page 8 of this report are below; first, Page 7:
And, Page 8:
The writer of this letter assumes that you understand that the BNT162b2 formulation used in the Wistar lab rats experiments above is the same formulation that the FDA granted the initial EUA to for use in the United States on 11 December 2020.
Question Two: Have you read through the Post-marketing Experience report on BNT162b2 that Pfizer-BioNTech submitted to the FDA on 30 April 2021? In particular, have you read through the APPENDIX 1. LIST OF ADVERSE EVENTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST section of this report, which begins on Page 30? The report is found here: https://phmpt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/5.3.6-postmarketing-experience.pdf, “BNT162b2 5.3.6 Cumulative Analysis of Post-authorization Adverse Event Reports”, time-stamped by the FDA on 30 April 2021 at 09:26 (GMT), starting with FDA CBER document identification number FDA-CBER-2021-0000054. The APPENDIX 1.section covers only those serious adverse events reports to Pfizer-BioNTech that were submitted between 11 December 2020 (the date that the FDA granted the initial EUA for BNT162b2 to be used in the United States), and 28 February 2021 — a period of fewer than 12 weeks.There are over 1,200 different listings of serious adverse events reports in theAPPENDIX 1. section of the document.
Would you please answer, in detail, your reasoning behind the continuing FDA approval of COMIRNATY, given this document? Would you please answer, in detail, your reasoning why the FDA would simply accept this document without demanding an investigation of why there are so many different serious adverse events reports for BNT162b2? For you convenience, an image of Page one of theAPPENDIX 1.section (Page 30 of the report document) is below:
TheAPPENDIX 1.section of the report runs from Page 30 to Page 38.
Question Three: Have you read the paper, published in the journal Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology on 15 September 2021, in which the authors prove that both the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines” of Pfizer-BioNTech and of Moderna, and the viral vector COVID-19 “vaccines” (for example, of Janssen), cross the placenta of a COVID-19 “vaccinated” pregnant woman and enter into the body and brain of the fetus she is carrying? And, that, similarly, these “vaccines” also cross into the breast milk of the nursing mother who was “vaccinated”, therefore also entering into her nursling’s body and brain? The paper is found here: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.735394, “COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy and Lactation: Current Research and Gaps in Understanding”, Lydia L. Shook, Parisa N. Fallah, Jason N. Silberman, Andrea G. Edlow, 15 September 2021. For your convenience, a screenshot of Figure 1 from the paper is below:
Which means, according to the graphic above from the paper, that the fetus and the nursling will get COVID-19 “vaccinated” along with the mother, due to the ingredients and mechanisms that cross into the placenta and/or the breast milk from the “vaccinated” mother. The natural immune systems of a fetus or of a nursling child are not mature enough, or strong enough, to handle the antibody-manufacturing demands of the COVID-19 “vaccines” that involuntarily enter their body and brain via the “vaccinated” mother.
Would you please describe, in detail, your reasoning for the FDA continuing to recommend COVID-19 “vaccination” of pregnant women, and/or breastfeeding mothers, based on the Frontiers In paper report?
Question Four: Are you aware that the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines” by Pfizer-BioNTech and by Moderna, contain N1-Methylpseudouridine,a lab-created compound, that replaces the natural RNA in the Uridine of the “vaccinated” person’s body with this compound? Are you aware that N1-Methylpseudouridine was specifically created and included in the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines” because this lab-created compound facilitates the entry of the ingredients of these “vaccine” into every cell of the “vaccinated” person’s body? Are you aware that, by replacing the RNA of the natural Uridine in the “vaccinated” person’s body, the multiple beneficial functions of Uridine RNA are damaged or lost? Are you aware that, among the multiple beneficial functions of Uridine RNA include cognitive elements (learning, memory), and emotional/psychological elements (mood regulation?) Are you aware that N1-Methylpseudouridine is present in all COVID-19 “vaccines” by Pfizer-BioNTech? For your convenience, please see:https://www.theqtree.com/2024/11/08/health-friday-11-8-2024-open-thread-the-insidious-n1-methylpseudouridine-in-the-covid-19-vaccines/; and, https://www.theqtree.com/2025/03/21/health-friday-3-21-2025-open-thread-more-on-the-n1-methylpseudouridine-in-the-modrna-covid-19-vaccines/. The Patent Declarationby Pfizer-BioNTech for BNT162b2, which describes the inclusion of N1-Methylpseudouridine in this “vaccine”, and what it does, is found here: https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2021213945A1/en. For reference, the following screenshot is from this Patent Declaration:
Would you please explain, in detail, your reasoning behind why the FDA should continue to approve for use in the United States, an injectable (the Pfizer-BioNTech modRNA COVID-19 “vaccine”) that specifically includes a lab-created compound (N1-Methylpseudouridine) which replaces natural Uridine RNA — and that this replacement is performed without the advance knowledge and consent of the person receiving this “vaccine?”
Question Five: The writer of this letter assumes that you, Dr. Makary, are aware that the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines” induce cardiovascular issues and conditions, such as, myocarditis and pericarditis. This would mean induction of these conditions by the Pfizer-BioNTech modRNA COVID-19 “vaccine” (COMIRMATY); or, by the Moderna modRNA COVID-19 “vaccine” (SPIKEVAX.) The writer of this letter will focus on the Moderna product. ThePackage Insertfor the Moderna modRNA COVID-19 “vaccine”,SPIKEVAX,is found here: https://www.fda.gov/media/155675/download. For your convenience, screenshots of the the following portions of this document are below; first, theWarnings and Precautionssection:
The writer of this letter notes that theWarnings and Precautionsare not enclosed in a “Black Box Warning.” Why is this the case?
Then, from section5.2 Myocarditis and Pericarditis:
And, from section6.2 Postmarketing Experience:
There actually is information available regarding the potential for long-term sequelae of myocarditis or pericarditis after taking COVID-19 “vaccines.” It is here:https://doi.org/10.61577/ijcri.2025.100001, “Myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccination: Epidemiology, outcomes, and new perspectives”, M. Nathaniel Mead, Jessica Rose, William Makis, Kirk Milhoan, Nicolas Hulscher, and Peter A. McCullough, 20 March 2025. For your convenience, a screenshot of theAbstract of this paper is below:
And, Figure 6 from the paper, VAERS reports of myocarditis after COVID-19 “vaccination”:
Would you please describe, in detail, your reasoning why the FDA needs to continue to promote the use of the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines” in the United States, for any age group, based on the paper above?
Finally, Question Six: Would you please describe, in detail, what medical school and/or Residency classes you took in which you learned that it was acceptable for patients to be given injections of an mRNA gene therapy treatment platform (in this case, the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines”) without that injectable first having gone through a rigorous testing and analysis protocol beforehand?
Sincerely,
An independent COVID-19 researcher for the past five and a half years.”
The COVID-19 “vaccines” — ALL of them — must be removed from the market and from use. Now.
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!
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Happy Holidays!
Yeah, I would normally prefer to say “Merry Christmas”, but this time, I really mean “Happy Holidays!”
It turns out that “Theistic Evolution Thursday” matches a lovely array of holidays this year.
Mole Day (October 23)
Thanksgiving (November 27)
Christmas (December 25)
New Year’s Day (January 1)
Hopefully, I’ll have special editions on those days.
Word From SteveInCO
A couple of weeks ago, Steve dropped me a PMTW that further explained his departure from this site. For a variety of reasons, I didn’t bother to mention it, the most important being that it wasn’t obviously being designated to be shared, and I wanted to respect Steve’s privacy and wishes.
Now, it may have been that Steve actually wanted me to share it, but I could not tell, because some unknown part of his message got cut off at the end – an apparent victim of some software limit on how much text can be copied and pasted into a guest comment. So I can’t even be sure about what things he said that might be missing. Steve’s intent was to drop off the message and not read anything on the site – he even said that he had not read any of our comments, as part of his determination to be “final” about his departure.
The most important thing to note is the following. Nothing Steve said, involved any change in what he had said before, or in his decision. He added some slight explanations of his earlier points, which was helpful to me as an admin and moderator. One thing I should say is this. Steve explained that upon later reading what he had sent, he realized that he had removed a few incendiary comments, but had accidentally left some references to them. THAT is why his statement about how we might react negatively to his departure seemed curious. There were some burning bridges which he had removed from the goodbye note, but he left text referring to them, essentially.
Whether Steve ever comes back is unknown, but for the moment, I think it’s unlikely. In any case, I wish him well, and much success in his endeavors.
Good News About Japan
It looks like Japan is going to get a female version of Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister. Her name is Sanae Takaichi (pronounced Sah-nah-eh Ta-ka-ee-chee). The more I read about her, the better she sounds. I suggest reading the Wikipedia article on her. Enjoy the hand-wringing and pearl-clutching by all the right people!
Unfortunately my time is short so I am just going to dump a bunch of bits and pieces that connect to this theme. I will start with a snippet from last week’s Promethean Action video brought by Scott. I discussed most of the video last week but wanted to address these few minutes separately.
6:11 — Trump’s Declaration of War on King Charles
Charles has spent his whole life building these two pillars of global control. Let’s start with green fascism. The British royal family has been in the middle of the creation of the environmentalist movement. One notable point was the World Wildlife Fund created by Prince Philip in the early 1960s. A little later on, Charles championed the whole carbon hoax in the World Economic Forum. But if you go back even further, what you’ll find is that the British royal family was one of the key sponsors of eugenics. And after World War II, they recognized they had to repackage it and hence came the environmental movement. But these policies are not just scientific clap trap, which they are. They represent a fundamental assault on the ideas embedded in Genesis that man is made in the image of the creator and must continue that creation and multiply and subdue the earth.
The British royal family’s outlook and including the current king are fundamentally pagan. If you don’t believe me, check out the design that was on the invitation to King Charles coronation. It’s actually called the Green Man. And believe it or not, a practicing American-based pagan, a guy named Steven Posh, observed that in King Charles, pagans not only have a so-called ecumenical king, but a quote pro-pagan monarch unquote.
7:45 … Most Americans have no idea they’re watching a pagan king wage war on Christian civilization. But we’ve been on this case for decades, and we can give you what you need to fight this battle. And let’s talk about Charles so-called ecumenicism. This is the pathway to his other pet project, the spread of Islamic fundamentalism…
This is the invitation to King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation .
Buckingham Palace released invitations for the coronation at Westminster Abbey on 6 May, with plenty of decorative symbolism on the cards around the theme of spring.
The King has used wildlife and flowers associated with new beginnings on the invitation’s borders, signalling an age of rebirth and regeneration.
The theme nods to Charles’s love of nature, sustainability and climate conservation.
But some have disagreed over face of The Green Man at the centre of the bottom of the ornate card.
MP Zac Goldsmith said it is a ‘beautiful’ symbol of God’s creation, but former Mumford & Sons band member Winston Marshall described it as Paganism…
The Mail does give both sides of the issue.
Meanwhile Counterpoint gives a bit more info. on the controversy.
… Jonathan Jones, expressed alarm, viewing the image as a symbol of an idolatrous and shameful paganism.
To such alarmism Zac Goldsmith, an ardent environmentalist and prominent conservative Member of Parliament, and a former editor of The Ecologist, rejoindered. He reasoned that Green Man images have been sculpted into Christian Churches for a millennium and that they symbolized an appreciation for God’s creation. (Not incidentally, Zac Goldsmith is the son of the billionaire tycoon James Goldsmith and the nephew of Edward (Teddy) Goldsmith. [Uncle] Teddy Goldsmith founded The Ecologist, once the most widely read environmental journal in the world, which was translated in many languages. Despite his atheism, in 1993, with the publication of his magnum opus, The Way: An Ecological World-View,he promoted a radical environmental worldview and a naturalistic nature spirituality.)
Meanwhile, Steven Posch, a Pagan writer, asserted that, although Prince of Wales Charles indicated he wanted to be defender of faith not of the faith, he is obviously a Christian. Posch added that the King’s embrace of the Green Man reflects a sentiment that is common among Pagans, namely, kinship with nature. In King Charles, Posh concluded, Pagans had not only an ecumenical King but a “pro-pagan monarch.”
Although the Green Man invitation is an intriguing place to look for clues about King Charles’ worldview, better ones appear in his 2010 book,Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World. In it, he expressed an eclectic and deeply ecumenical nature spirituality. Indeed, he repeatedly (if inaccurately) claimed that all ancient traditions share a sense of the sacred in nature and an ethical obligation to treat it with reverence.
Writing then as the Prince of Wales, Charles was careful to express respect for the predominant Western religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) even while criticizing the desacralizing forces that, he argued, have characterized much post-Enlightenment Western philosophy and science. And by regularly using the term ‘creation’ as a synonym for nature, Charles seemed to express a belief in a divine creator.
Far more often, however, in this book he sounded pantheistic and pagan.
He concluded, for example, that to achieve harmony with life on earth, we must strive for a “sense of the sacred in life; for reverence and even, dare I say it, for a touch of enlightened deference to Nature. After all, she is our ultimate ‘sustainer’” (p. 325).
Charles’ daring in this passage, especially considering that he was then slated to become King and the head of the Anglican Church, was in expressing a profoundly heterodox, if not subtly a pantheistic and pagan view, that Nature is God. The book is replete with further clues that seem to support such a conclusion…
The man called “Great Beast 666″ and dubbed by the press as the “Wickedest Man in History” was more than a theatrical occultist: Aleister Crowley is at the heart of one of the most influential movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. He also had ties with some of the world’s most powerful figures, even working with the British Intelligence Agency MI-5. This article describes the life and works of occultist Aleister Crowley and looks at his ties with the world elite which facilitated the propagation of the Thelema.
Although he is considered to be the most influential occultist of the 20th century and was recognized by the BBC as the 73rd “greatest Briton of all time”, most people have never heard of Aleister Crowley. The English occultist, mystic, and ceremonial magician is incredibly popular in some circles (occultists, artists, celebrities, etc.) but completely unknown to the average person. And why should he be known? What did he accomplish? Simply put, he foreshadowed the radical philosophical change that would sweep the Western civilization during the 20th century. By founding the philosophy of Thelema and announcing the coming of a New Aeon, Crowley did not only formulate the major philosophical precepts of the 21st century, he was part of the Illuminist motor that promoted it.
Because of Crowley’s sexual rituals, drug consumption and dabblings in Black Magick (he introduced the letter “k” at the end of “magic” to differentiate it from the entertainment kind), Crowley was maligned and heavily criticized by the press during his lifetime. However, declassified documents have since revealed that the “Great Beast 666″ led a double life: Crowley apparently maintained ties with the British Government and worked with the British intelligence and high-ranking members of the American Government. The O.T.O.–the secret society he popularized–held within its ranks some of the most influential people of the time, who in turn used their power to further the advancement of its main philosophy: the Thelema…..
The unveiling of King Charles III’s first official portrait since his coronation has taken an unexpected and unsettling turn.
The artwork, characterized by its vibrant red hues and detailed depiction of Charles in his Welsh Guards uniform, was intended as a tribute to the king’s longstanding service. However, an unexpected visual phenomenon involving the mirrored image of the portrait has captured the public’s imagination…
As others have pointed out, it looks like Charles is swimming in blood and reminds one of the blood red backdrop Biden used while condemning conservatives.
Then there is King Charlies’ friend, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 26: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales speaks with with Sir Evelyn de Rothschild … (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool /Getty Images)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Marina Abramovic as the Ambassador of Ukraine to rebuild educational institutes.
[Remember the UK and NATO have kept that war going. -GC]
…Who is Marina Abramovic?
Marina Abramovic’s journey began with a family deeply involved in political activism. Her parents’ contributions during World War II led to her father working with state security, while her mother became the head of the Museum of Art and the Revolution. Marina herself pursued art studies at prestigious institutions, further shaping her career… Abramovic’s associations with prominent figures, including the Clintons, Rothschilds, and the Gates.
The author goes on to defend Abramovic.
Danica Abramović her mother, was the director of the Museum of the Revolution (now part of the Museum of Yugoslav History) Her father Vojin was appointed to President Tito’s elite guard. SEE: Tito – Wikipedia and Museum of Yugoslavia – Wikipedia
Can you say BORN AND BRED COMMIE? She is NOT going to be a Christian.
The Podesta e-mails released by Wikileaks contain various bizarre entries, including an invitation to a ‘Spirit Cooking’ dinner from notorious occultist Marina Abramović. These parties include blood, semen, breast milk … and God knows what else.
…Spirit cooking refers to “a sacrament in the religion of Thelema which was founded by Aleister Crowley” and involves an occult performance during which menstrual blood, breast milk, urine, and sperm are used to create a “painting”...
Antlers?
Marie Helene de Rothschild at the notorious 1972 “Surrealist Ball” wearing a stag head, which is featured in occult gatherings.
Vigilant citizen has a lot more images and the e-mails.
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Putin Reveals: The West Is Controlled By Satanic Pedo`s 5 minute video
Alternate video if bitchute does not play.
And finally: WHY was the Queen quiet about the Rape Gangs for all these DECADES?
7 Sep 2014. … The rape gang phenomenon has existed in the UK for at least 25 years, the first recorded instance being of a trial in Birmingham in 1989.
A whistleblower has claimed that an inquiry into the Rotherham child rape grooming gang scandal intentionally avoided implicating senior police officers in a report on local failures to protect young girls in the English town.
The left-wing Labour government of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that previous local investigations into Muslim grooming gangs have been sufficient and that a fresh national inquiry into the widespread child abuse and the politically correct failures to safeguard primarily young white girls is not needed.
However, a whistleblower has claimed that one of the top reports was hindered by an institutional desire to obfuscate the potential role of police leadership…
I’ve posted up the strangest, most disturbing and compelling podcast I’ve ever recorded. The one with former Mother of Darkness Jesse Czebotar.
Perhaps I should have accompanied it with a health warning. There are lots of reasons why I hesitated before releasing the recording: Is Jesse for real or is she a fraud? Is she a genuine Christian or part of some kind of New Age/Luciferian trap? How much of her extraordinary story can we believe?
But the main reason it took me so long is simply this: it freaked me out and gave me nightmares and told me stuff I’m not sure I wanted to know.
As she explains in the podcast, Jesse Czebotar was selected at a very early age as a candidate to become a Satanist High Priestess known as a Mother of Darkness. She qualified, she claims, because she was descended from a number of ‘bloodlines’ families and because she demonstrated the psychic powers which enabled her to communicate with demonic forces, including Satan.
And that’s just the beginning of her tale. It gets much weirder, much darker, as she describes the satanic rituals in which she was forced to participate, including ones involving the rape, torture and murder of small children….
[I am NOT at all interested in viewing that video! — GC]
…Whether or not Delingpole’s guest is telling the truth or is merely another psychological operation meant to discredit those who correctly perceive the evils of this world is irrelevant. The more you simply open your eyes and observe without prejudice or preconception, the more you will see and understand.
The fools of the world love to declare “there is no evidence” even when they are staring directly at irrefutable and conclusive proof. But the weight of the evidence, when seen through the lens of history, is absolutely staggering. And the provable fact of the matter is that nearly everything you were taught, from the innocent English settlers being forced to seize land from savage Indian tribes to the need to drop atomic bombs to force the Japanese to surrender to the assassination of President Kennedy to Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to the inevitable Ukrainian victory in the Donbass, has been an absolute lie.
If, at this point, you still don’t believe in evil, real spiritual evil that acts in the material world as described in the Bible, you are consciously averting your eyes.
Jay Parker: How 34 million Satanic/Illuminati Americans keep Earth in turmoil VANCOUVER, B.C. – In this compelling indepth interview with Alfred Lambremont Webre, Jay Parker, who was born into a multi-generational Satanic/Illuminati family and received MONARCH trauma-based mind-control as a child, discusses (1) Satanic/Illuminati control of U.S. and world society and religions; (2) His personal life experiences being brought up in a Satanic/Illuminati family; and (3) Inter-dimensional (Luciferic/Satanic) or extraterrestrial forces that interact with/control the Satanic/Illuminati power structure.
‘We aren’t worshipping the devil’: Inside the rise of American Satanism started by ‘extravagant fantasist’ nightclub entertainer who wanted to create a group with ‘atheist roots’ and swelled to 700,000
Every year across America, up to one million innocent victims are abducted or bred for human sacrifice by Satanist cults. They die in agony, their screams unheard by mainstream America. Their remains will never be discovered: they were tortured, cannbalized, cremated and disposed of. Many victims of Satanist stalking exist in living death: their lives are terrorized by Satanist STALKERS. The following is a true account from the mountains of North Carolina. It is meant to enlighten fellow Americans to this real danger. It is also meant to awaken compassion for the victims whose lives are a living nightmare to this day. Such victims could even be your next door neighbor…
In 1992, as I was investigating Satanism in the mountains of North Carolina, I was tipped off by a Satanic crime investigator about a young woman whose life was living hell: she was marked for abduction and sacrifice by local Satanists, and they were systematically destroying her life. Her social life was cut off: most of her previous friends had been slowly frightened away. Even pastors had been frightened to stand with her, apparently. The investigator suggested I could provide spiritual comfort and support for her if I moved into her trailer with her…
After praying about this, I offered to move in to provide encouragement. The Satanists stalking her had monitored her phone completely, and knew about my conversations with her to move in. Determined to impress me, they put on quite a “power show” that first fateful week, so wild that a police SWAT team had to be called out to guard her place! Her family was prevented from moving from their mobile home because her father lay dying in one room, and required 24 hour care. They were simply too poor to relocate. Hence, they felt trapped. I asked them how this all began…
As our family’s very excellent beach adventure nears that we call our Fall Frolic, I felt it was time to give an updated Ground Report from this neck of the woods since it is in a tourism mecca for the eastern US. Literally millions of “leafers” will be on the prowl into this region to enjoy the beautiful colors and pleasant conditions of hillbilly country in Autumn.
They will be faced with frequent traffic issues in the form of bottlenecks on the main interstates and highways. I expect some “off the beaten path” travels and adventures, which will be of economic benefit to some smaller communities in the area. I will address a few of the primary road issues later in this report.
But first…
Bud
Thank you very much for your prayers and concerns for Bud. I am very happy to report his surgery went as well as we all hoped. Bud’s dad called me after he made it back to his room. Doc #2 did exactly what he said needed to be done and would do. He did a resection of 10″ of the diseased/dead part of his colon, closed, and sent him to recovery. The procedure took less than an hour. He was out of recovery three hours later with a normal meal, well, as much as hospital food can be normal, waiting for him in his room. He was told he could eat whatever food he wanted that did not cause him discomfort. He will be in the hospital for a couple more days and released if it all goes as expected. He will have a no heavy lifting restriction for three months.
The surgery was identical to my father’s from sixty years ago. The result is similar as well. We are all encouraged by the results and God’s provision. He dodged a bullet with idgit Doc #1. The lesson being always to pray first and then get a second opinion if you have any doubts whatsoever with anything medical.
Chemtrails Again In The News
Below there is a link with MTG coming off the top rope on chemtrails. Like or dislike her, the awareness she is bringing to the issue is a very good thing. I am still amazed at the people who will accept and agree that the jabs turned out to be a bad thing for humanity since they have been obviously injuring and killing people worldwide. But mention this subject and they go into denial and think it is BS or another annoying conspiracy theory even with the government itself admitting that it has been done for over 80 years.
It’s just another tool in the belt of the globalist criminals with depop and creating chaos for business opportunities. Your injury or death means nothing short of a celebration to them.
Anecdotal observations for our region have been that weather patterns are returning to the 1980’s and early 1990’s patterns in the eastern part of the state, which means normal to you flatlanders. Call it a regular old climate cycle. Precipitation has been historically normal without many extremes of deluges or severe droughts that had become common for the past 30 years. Temps have dropped as a trend overall. Local insect population has declined from its unprecedented annoyance level of the past several decades and is now more typical of this mountainous area. Wildlife remains abundant. One other pleasantry has been that we enjoyed cool nights in the 50’s for nearly two weeks in mid-late August before warming up moderately into September. That has not happened since the late 1980’s. We have returned to “mild” and pleasant conditions for which this area was formerly noted, along with the brilliant blue, non-chem trailed skies
All of that says the fall colors could be spectacular in the region unless the remaining government criminal embeds pull off more wildfires.
It also means the potential for some major snowfall events, which have not been seen around here for a long time. The old farmers’ weather predictions related to fogs in August bringing snow in winter will be scary this year if proven true. It was very foggy in the mornings for over half of the month of August, as in so dense you could not see more than 20 feet in front of you type foggy at times. Will see how it goes. I am thankful for my tri-fuel generator just in case. In the 1980’s and early 1990’s we had some dandy winter storms that paralyzed the area.
Effects of Helene
Less than two weeks ago there were local news reports about Helene’s on-going effects that blew many of us away. Of course the national fake news would never report it so I am doing so here. There was a feature story from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) that controls the waterways and lakes in our region. Their leadership and engineers discussed openly on local newscasts that if they had not opened the dams more and lowered the water levels of the lakes a few weeks before Helene hit, there would have been two or three dam failures in east TN as the volume from the storm increased water levels in those affected lakes by 21 feet. Their assessment was that both Knoxville, Chattanooga and everything within the vicinity would have been been flooded.More than 2 million people would have likely had their lives signficantly impacted. The DOD, DOE and Oak Ridge National Lab reservation would also have been affected as it sits along the Clinch River basin that is in this discussed TVA controlled flood zone. Same with the University of Tennessee main campus that is located on the Tennessee River in downtown Knoxville.
Once again by the providence of God, a regional calamity was avoided by the wise acts of unseen engineers, who had no idea an event was coming of Helene’s magnitude in just a few weeks. They believed that precipitation in the weeks prior to Helene was above normal and raising lake levels more than they deemed appropriate and safe, so they took action sooner than normal. They saved lives and untold misery.
All I can say is that it was a good thing residents around here did not know or there would have an untold amount of panic and chaos.
Nah, nothing to see here. Cloud seeding and geoengineering are BS. Receiving 1.5-2.5 feet of precipitation in 48 hours on top of a mountain range from a hurricane that made landfall hundreds of miles away that was initially going in the opposite direction, a path that all previous hurricanes have taken, would not cause that. Would it?
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As things stand now in east TN, these TVA operated lakes and waterways are in recovery. We were very fortunate the dams did not fail during the event. As it was, massive flooding of area rivers and tributaries contributed to towns flooding, death, property damage, and extended despair. Lake clean up efforts will pick back up this fall since water levels were lowered by TVA as they are supposed to do every year. They made sure they informed the public it had been done this time. As Mother Nature cleans herself, recreational activities in the lakes will also increase. As an example, due to the nastiness of the water quality the many professional bass fishing tournaments typically held in the region post Helene were cancelled or relocated. I am pleased to report that they have resumed for the fall/winter schedule beginning in late September. That is a very good sign water quality conditions and natural habitats are improving.
Area Roads/Bridges
Now on to the road situation. Most of us never really think about all of the bridges we cross each day. In the affected area in TN alone there were 47 bridges destroyed. Yup. Due to the great efforts of our state’s DOT and related contractors, 29 have been rebuilt a year later. This includes the bridges wiped out along I-26 in the most affected Unicoi County area, a massive rebuild. Most of the contractors worked straight through the coldest parts of winter to get things done. They are unsung heroes.
Which leads to the most important damaged section of interstate road in the region; eleven miles of I-40 through the gorge at the state lines of NC and TN. Earlier in the spring the contractor was able to get two lane traffic going along this stretch. Large tractor trailer rigs had to reroute such that only smaller rigs are permitted on the road as it was on I-26 for a year.
The good news is that traffic through the area generally moves, albeit more slowly, such that delays are usually only around 30 minutes or so unless you are on it during peak periods. The other good news is that they are rebuilding in the manner they would if it was a dam. They are going 30′ down into the bedrock along the river and building a dam like structure for the entire eleven miles. Rock slides will no longer cause extended shut downs for clean up and repairs and the adjacent river will no longer wash out the road bed. The various governmental entities got together and agreed to build the best it can be and the funding is appropriated. This is encouraging because it is a major national interstate that cross country truckers and tourists are dependent upon.
The bad news is that it will take three years to complete. Yup – 2028. Oh well, at least the construction is well underway.
Total cost of project will be $1.36 billion for eleven miles of road rebuilding. Ouch.
Thankfully, FL has joined us in the chemtrails/geoengineering ban. That is a big deal. Hopefully, other Atlantic/Gulf bordering states will follow suit soon.
Regional Economy
The negative effects of Helene and its destruction of roads and bridges messed with tourism in the affected area. That would seem pretty obvious.
Not according to the local fake news media. They keep telling us that they are certain it is Trump’s tariffs causing it. Yes, despite TN’s 3.6 unemployment rate and a national CPI of 2%, the economy is slowing they say and people are having to stretch their budgets. Of course, people always have to stretch their budgets even in the best of times. That is just a tired old expression used by idgits in media.
The propaganda continues. The interesting thing to me is they continue to say leftist garbage in a deep red area while it is painfully obvious they have a dwindling number of advertisers to pay for those young, inexperienced (cheap) fakebook style news reporters.
In fact, the local Fox affiliate no longer has its own news staff. They contract the local NBC affiliate to use their news staff to provide it. That Fox affiliate is just hanging on by a thread.
In reality our tourism numbers through July revealed a 6% downturn year to date, although more recent visitation is surging unbelievably strong. The following photo was not taken in the middle of tourism season in July. This was from this past Saturday in October and an on-going thing for the past couple of weeks.
SIL was called in after his night shift later that day to assist with thousands of unruly young people who had taken over the roads throughout the county. So, authorities cancelled the second day of their event in response. Organizers have been told they are no longer welcome here. The recently hired new City Manager is much more safety oriented than the previous good ole boy who was afraid to step on anybody’s toes.
Some of the car shows and rod runs are getting out of hand, like this one did. It will no longer be tolerated throughout the area. Some residents could not leave or return to their neighborhoods due to the effects that day. They let their elected officials know they will take it into their own hands if it happens again. They put the heat on the mayors and the results were good.
Tourism will all end up strong on the year as it usually does. It has helped from a labor point of view with ICE cleaning things up. There are less illegals for employers to hire in restaurants, cleaning, lawn services and construction. You know, the ones the employers frequently pay cash under the table or otherwise pay for contractor services; who pay cash and provide housing free of charge under the table to their illegal employees. I know that probably shocks some readers. Not. Deporting them helps the rental housing market crunch for the citizens moving here for the many jobs that are available.
It is happening in the SC lowcountry as well. Per friends and news reports, ICE has been busy picking up illegal workers who had, yup, fake social security numbers and no visas. They were working in local businesses such as landscaping/nursery companies, construction, restaurants and such. Buh-bye, amigos. Their families are shown the door and head out with their departures. The businesses that hired them are then investigated and many are fined. They are monitored closely after that.
Expect voting turn out and results to change. Oh well…
Most know that many employers are a major reason we have many illegals in this country. The remaining illegals in our area have been left some time to self deport before being dealt with when ICE has more assets available. That appears to be soon as a large influx of ICE officers arrived two weeks ago. Employers have been placed on notice that they are aware of some who are still employed and residing in the area. I expect many to head out over the next 60 days. By exiting voluntarily they now know they can probably reenter legally with worker visas at some point. However, at that point the employers can no longer hire and pay them under the table, so there will be less of them.
The short lived tourism downturn was primarily due to much road construction during the peak tourism season even in areas that were not affected by Helene. This area is at the crossroads of two of the most traveled and far reaching interstates in America; I-75 north and south and I-40 east and west. I-81 also feeds into it from north and east. Both 40 and 75 have major road rebuilding and bridge replacement projects going on within an hour of the subject area that have made traveling a nightmare at times. Some of it had nothing to do with Helene, it was just age and condition related. The 75 rebuild/repaving project is nearing completion.
I also hate to tell Dolly she pushed the pricing envelope too far, but Dolly, you pushed the pricing envelope too far. That has not helped things. Many local folks can no longer afford the annual passes. That has not stopped the park from adding at least one major amusement ride to the park each year and this off season is no exception.
Things around here should grow in a big way in 2026. Conditions have not deterred many new attractions and businesses from going under construction throughout the area. Expansion is rapid in both commercial and residential sectors regionally. Housing inventory has improved. It is still tighter than normal, but going the right direction without an uptick in prices. If anything the prices have drifted down a bit with the increased inventory.
The industrial, educational and governmental sectors remain stable. Industrial will jump forward when the licensed nuclear power plant for DOD and private businesses in the Oak Ridge area is completed down the road. This new plant will be located at the site of a former small coal fired TVA power plant that was taken off line and removed recently.
Churches
Talk about a resurgence. My goodness, so many churches are growing rapidly. Baptist, Global Methodist and non-denominational are leading the charge. The “progressive” churches are declining steadily, but not anywhere enough to offset the growth in the others. Catholic churches have remained stable.
Young people were returning to church around here even before Charlie’s death, which mirrors a nationwide trend. That is a very good thing. As the drug culture is beaten back, I expect more of the same. Trans is not much of a thing in our neck of the woods, nor are pedos and perverts accepted in any way. Only the white liberal women will support any of them around here, which means the other 90+% of our population will not tolerate any of it.
Charlie Kirk’s death had an impact here as it has nationwide. People are still talking about what happened. People who would have never believed the truth about our current situation as a nation, do now. TPUSA chapters are booming.
Schools
A funny thing happened when ICE made its appearance. Children of illegals began disappearing as well. All of sudden there were many vacant desks in all of the classrooms this fall as school started. When added to the rapid expansion of homeschooling and 20 K of state students receiving financial assistance to attend private schools via the state’s school choice program, well, the times they are a’changing. All that led to some significant teacher, tutor and assistant layoffs. Which led to the state teacher association (non-union – right to work state) to becoming quieter and more cooperative with state authorities and administrators. It also reduced facility expansion plans in many school districts, which takes more tax burden off local tax paying residents.
Imagine that. The next thing the officials will be telling us is that the state’s comprehensive test scores have significantly improved.
It’s science.
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Medical Care
Another funny thing happened when ICE made its appearance; medical offices and hospitals are providing easier access to citizens. Wait times in emergency rooms have declined. Access to physicians is met with, “What time works for you that day?” and “If you need to be seen today I can work you in at 3 PM.” type responses. Lobbies are empty to having small numbers with short wait times to be seen. It is as if 1990 has returned to our area.
Food/Fuel Pricing
Overall food prices are down significantly everywhere. There is no denying that truth any more. Fuel prices have started slowly trending down. In our area it takes tourism to decline into the off season to see substantial declines of fuel prices. But the trend is down.
Conclusion
I could rattle on, but that is enough to give a good indication for where we are. I hope some of you will do likewise and talk about your areas so the rest of us can learn more about what is going on in this great country of ours.
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Hopefully, every Sunday, we can find something here that will build us up a little . . . give us a smile . . . and add some joy or peace, very much needed in all our lives.
“This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” . . . “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Rest in the Lord
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. (Psalm 37:7)
Rest in the Lord is a frequently used expression in the Bible. When the psalmist says, “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him” (Psalm 37:7, NKJV), he’s not talking about physical rest that involves taking a break from activity, relaxing, napping, or stopping to gather strength to continue or complete some physical undertaking. Rest in the Lord refers to a spiritual rest from confusion, worry, stress, useless human effort, and a break from all internal, external, mortal, and spiritual enemies.
The Hebrew word translated as “rest” means “to be at peace,” “to be still,” “to be quiet or calm.” In place of “rest in the Lord,” some Bible translations say, “Be still before the Lord” (ESV and NIV), “Be silent before the Lord” (CSB), “Surrender yourself to the Lord” (GW), and “Be still in the presence of the Lord” (NLT). These versions convey the essential idea that to rest and be at peace, one must dwell in the presence of the Lord, surrendered to His lordship.
In the Old Testament, God promised the people of Israel a life of peace in the Promised Land and rest in His presence (Exodus 33:14; Joshua 1:13–15). But this restful, peaceful living depended on the Israelites remaining faithful and obedient to God alone by keeping their covenant with Him. To those whose hearts strayed from Him, God said they would never enjoy His rest (Psalm 95:7–11).
Eventually, because of widespread disobedience and unfaithfulness, the nation of Israel was taken into captivity in Babylon. After returning from exile, once again, the promise of rest in the Lord’s presence was presented: “So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel . . . For I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, and no one will terrorize them” (Jeremiah 30:10, NLT). But, again, the people failed to learn that resting in the Lord meant surrendering wholly to the Lord in righteous living: “The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever” (Isaiah 32:17).
In the New Testament, the book of Hebrews declares the good news that those who believe in Jesus Christ can enter His rest: “God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God. For only we who believe can enter his rest” (Hebrews 4:1–3, NLT).
As believers, we are not granted immunity from life’s storms, but we have a choice about how we react to those storms. Our natural tendency might be to run around frantically looking for help, trying to save ourselves from trouble. We can either respond frenetically or rest in the Lord’s presence. We can either waste our time worrying or trust in the Lord to take care of us. Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light” (Matthew 11:28–30, NLT).
The writer of Hebrews also tells us that there is a future, final rest for believers in heaven (Hebrews 4:9–11). In the meantime, we can rest in the Lord by taking everything—all our burdens, problems, and anxieties—to Him in prayer. We can tell God what we need even as we remember and thank Him for all that He has done for us already. As we do this—as we abide in Jesus Christ and God’s presence—He promises to pour into us a supernatural, incomprehensible peace to guard our hearts and minds (Philippians 4:6–7).
Right here and now, we can quiet ourselves, be still, and surrender ourselves to the Lord. We can see Him as Isaiah did, high and lifted up (Isaiah 6:1). He is Sovereign over the whole earth, over our lives, and over every enemy, both internal and external, human and spiritual (Isaiah 46:9–11). We can peacefully wait for Him. We can be steadfast, longing, and always looking to Him for help. This is how we rest in the Lord. xhttps://www.gotquestions.org/rest-in-the-Lord.html
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Just for the hell of it. A joke. Or two.
Laugh Out Loud Funny…
Senator Kennedy just delivered two of the most savage takedowns of AOC ever uttered by a politician.
The first one was so spot-on it caught Fox host Johnny Jones off guard—he immediately cracked up:
“Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is single-handedly trying to put an end to dumb… pic.twitter.com/SroRzQ2Pqt
Double dang. WP and or Daily Signal don’t play nice together.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced on October 3, 2025, that the FBI has severed all ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), stating the organization has become a “partisan smear machine” rather than a civil rights advocate. Patel criticized the SPLC’s “hate map,” which identifies groups associated with hate and anti-government activity, arguing it has been used to defame mainstream Americans and may have inspired violence. He emphasized that under his leadership, the FBI will no longer rely on what he described as politicized or agenda-driven intelligence from outside groups.
^^^ Brave
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Progress in MAHA Land.
RFK Jr. fires NIH vaccine whistleblower Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo
Adam carolla rants, when he ought to move from that shithole.
Adam Carolla unloads on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass like only he can do. California is broken by their own outrageous bureaucracy. pic.twitter.com/GbAyqhPvWt
Adam Carolla unloads on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass like only he can do. California is broken by their own outrageous bureaucracy.
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An update on what seemed like Big News a week or so ago. Truly a BFD.
“Federal agents discovered additional locations & more equipment as they work to determine the ultimate goal of what the U.S. Secret Service said was a China-linked plot that could have crippled every cell tower in the nation's largest city, jammed 911 calls, & unleashed chaos…” pic.twitter.com/GUQ55PJheD
“Federal agents discovered additional locations & more equipment as they work to determine the ultimate goal of what the U.S. Secret Service said was a China-linked plot that could have crippled every cell tower in the nation’s largest city, jammed 911 calls, & unleashed chaos…”
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JD sucking up to the boss. Melania & Usha looking great. 😊
It's always a good time when you get to have the boss over for dinner!
Usha and I were so grateful that President Trump and our lovely First Lady, Melania, could join us for dinner at the Vice President's Residence last night.🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/8XDsXyj8oD
It’s always a good time when you get to have the boss over for dinner! Usha and I were so grateful that President Trump and our lovely First Lady, Melania, could join us for dinner at the Vice President’s Residence last night.
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JUST IN: Independent journalist Nick Sortor was contacted by Attorney General Pam Bondi after his release from a Portland jail.
Bondi confirmed that she has ordered a full investigation, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, into the Portland Police Department… pic.twitter.com/VVFXpRADVb
JUST IN: Independent journalist Nick Sortor was contacted by Attorney General Pam Bondi after his release from a Portland jail.
Bondi confirmed that she has ordered a full investigation, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, into the Portland Police Department regarding his wrongful arrest.
Sortor wrote on 𝕏: “You thought arresting me would make me shut up and go away. You couldn’t have been more wrong.”
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Kristi and HLS Team dealing with Dumrats in IL.
BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was just barred at the doors and screamed at while trying to enter Broadview City Hall.
Sec. Noem says this is the everyday reality for officers in cities led by Democrats like Governor JB Pritzker, facing attacks and harassment just for doing… pic.twitter.com/l3FUGD6NVC
BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was just barred at the doors and screamed at while trying to enter Broadview City Hall. Sec. Noem says this is the everyday reality for officers in cities led by Democrats like Governor JB Pritzker, facing attacks and harassment just for doing their jobs and trying to maintain order. “This is what we have to put up with every single day.” “All we’re doing is getting criminals and terrorists and heroin and gang members off the streets to make families safer.”
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HLS takes down a libtard. Should have dragged the libtard into the into the ICE facility. Not carried.
🚨 FAFO ALERT: A degenerate leftist just jumped onto federal property at the Portland ICE facility and CHALLENGED agents to “do something about it”
And they DID — QUICKLY 🤣
Dude ended up on the pavement, arrested, and dragged into the facility
FAFO ALERT: A degenerate leftist just jumped onto federal property at the Portland ICE facility and CHALLENGED agents to “do something about it” And they DID — QUICKLY Dude ended up on the pavement, arrested, and dragged into the facility Beautiful
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Laugh Out Loud Funny. Yea, second retread of this opening.
The free image of an example of a theatrical set piece is courtesy of Study.com/ and Google Images.
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In the performing arts world, a “set piece” is a detailed design for a production. Set pieces are designed for plays, for musical theater productions, for movies, for dance or ballet productions, for opera and other large Classical music productions, and so on. Set pieces can be elaborate, or they can be “bare-bones” simple. Sometimes, there are multiple set pieces created for the production; sometimes, there are only one or two set pieces; sometimes, set pieces are built on revolving stage areas and are “rotated” according to the scene or act in the production; sometimes, extra items, such as water (in pools, as waterfalls, etc.) are incorporated into a set piece (think Esther Williams swimming movies); and so on. However, the set piece (or, set pieces) all serve to help the framework of the production and the intention behind the plot, script, or and/or music of the work. And, set pieces are designed — in almost all cases, they are not “thrown together” at the last minute; one exception is the performance of pure “improv” (improvisation; many improv performances use props only, not set pieces.)
Examples of performing arts “set pieces” of various types are below:
From Giacomo Puccini’s opera, Tosca, the final scene, in which Tosca leaps to her death from the parapets of the Castel Sant’Angelo to escape capture after she killed her tormentor, Baron Scarpia. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera, 2024-2025 season:
Yours Truly will note that the “other side” of the Castel Sant’Angelo set piece has multiple layers of foam pads, trained stage technicians, and first-aid personnel on hand to make quite sure that the singer playing Tosca lands safely. The “leap scene” rehearsal related to the Metropolitan Opera 2024 – 2025 season production is on video, here: https://www.facebook.com/MetOpera/videos/puccini-tosca-jump-rehearsal/568495235373588/.
An example of a water “set piece” from the Esther Williams 1952 movie, Million Dollar Mermaid. Courtesy loveletterstooldhollywood.blogspot.com/:
A set piece from a performance of Samuel Becket’s stage play, Waiting for Godot. Courtesy of Wikipedia:
“Set Pieces” in the COVID-19 disaster:
In the COVID-19 disaster, there have been well-designed, elaborate “set pieces” employed, such as: the “mandating” of lockdowns; the “universal masking”; the deliberate withholding of important information from then-President Donald Trump 45 regarding the ingredients and mechanisms of the COVID-19 “vaccines” in development during “Operation Warp Speed; the subsequent rollout of the COVID-19 “vaccines”; the marginalizing and ostracizing of those who had any reservations about the “safety and efficacy” of these “vaccines”; the persecution / prosecution / loss of medical licenses, of those who began to investigate and to write about the dangers and deadliness of these “vaccines” — for only a few examples. These “set pieces” affected millions of people, who were coerced and/or gaslighted-frightened into being “actors” (such as, standing six feet away from other persons; “following the science” and taking multiple injections of COVID-19 “vaccines”.) Others were labelled as “anti-vaxxers” because they refused to take the “vaccines.” All were, at the same time, also forced to be “spectators” (watching their children suffer from not being able to attend school during the “lockdowns”; losing jobs, family relationships, friends, and colleagues; watching COVID-19 “vaccinated” loved ones, friends, and colleagues begin to succumb to COVID-19 “vaccine”-induced injuries, illnesses, disabilities, or death.)
It appears that new “set pieces” regarding the COVID-19 “vaccines” in the United States are being created and put into place. One such new “set piece” involves, among other items, the 19 September 2025 ACIP “recommendation” that COVID-19 “vaccine” administration be restricted to persons age 65 and over; and, to persons who are deemed to be at “high risk of severe complications from a COVID-19 infection”, as per the FDA’s “new approach”, outlined here: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsb2506929, “An Evidence-Based Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination”, Martin Makary, MD MPH, and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, published 20 May 2025. Figure 2 from this “opinion piece”, which lists the populations of Americans at “high risk”, and should therefore take a COVID-19 “vaccine”, is below. Note: the age 65 and older category is already “assumed” to be a high risk:
However, “individual decision-making” runs counter to what “Establishment Medicine” organizations, such as the AMA, advises physicians to do. For example, in the AMA podcast interview with Sean O’Leary, MD, published 30 April 2025, found here: https://edhub.ama-assn-org/jn-learning/audio-player/18969411, “Strategies for Talking With Parents About Vaccines.” This audio interview is a must-listen. Dr. O’Leary describes the AMA “talking points” regarding pushing “vaccination” for young children (including newborns) along the lines of “presumptive” (“your child is due now to have X vaccines”) discussion with parents, as opposed to “participatory” (“what do you think about vaccination?”) discussion with parents. Dr. O’Leary makes it clear that “presumptive” discussion results in more agreement from the parents to have their young children “vaccinated.” Dr. O’Leary also speaks about “pre-bunking”, the process of minimizing / dismissing “vaccine misinformation” or “vaccine disinformation” from “anti-vaxxers”; instead, the physician is urged to “steer” the “vaccine”-hesitant or “vaccine”-questioning parent to “trusted websites” like the ones from the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics, which endorses “vaccination” of all kinds for children, including from birth, and including the COVID-19 “vaccines.”) In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.aap.org/ has issued its own “recommended childhood vaccine schedule”, in contravention to the revised Childhood Immunization Schedule of the CDC. Below are screenshots of the “AAP recommended vaccines”, the “AAP recommended vaccination schedule”, and, the “AAP recommended vaccination schedule by medical condition”, below:
Note that the COVID-19 “vaccines” are “recommended” by the AAP for all children ages 6 months and older — for healthy children; for immunocompromised children; and, for children with heart disease, and other medical conditions.
Another “set piece” was added this week: the email from Jack Leeming, an “editor” at the journal Nature, that he sent to selected blog authors at Substack. These blog authors work every day to investigate and write about the dangers and deadliness of the COVID-19 “vaccines.” Among the blog authors contacted by Jack Leeming are: Sasha Latypova; Alex Berenson; and, Dr. Peter A. McCulloug, MD. In this email, Leeming is requesting their “input” before Nature publishes a “hit piece” on them. Apparently, this “hit piece” will try to do the following:
Defame Substack blog authors who are doing all they can to spread the actual truth about the dangers and deadliness of the COVID-19 “vaccines”;
Pressure Substack into imposing “content moderation” (translation: censorship) of these blogs;
Pressure Substack into “de-monetizing” these blogs.
Pressure Substack into showcasing “COVID-19 vaccine friendly” blogs.
Sasha Latypova wrote about the email she received from Leeming. Please see: https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/journal-nature-is-planning-a-hit, “Journal Nature is planning a hit piece about me. This is my response to their “request for comment.””, 1 October 2025. A screenshot of Leeming’s email to her, via her blog article, is below:
Ms. Latypova’s reply, which is also in her article, takes Leeming and his email apart. A portion of her reply is in the screenshot below:
All of the above begs the questions: Who (and/or What) are in the “Control Booth” regarding the “set pieces” of the COVID-19 disaster? Who (and/or What) are telling those in the “Control Booth” what to do?
THE COVID-19 “VACCINES” — ALL OF THEM — MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE MARKET AND FROM USE. NOW.
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.
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The source of alleged truth matters, not for the truth itself, but for validation.
And yes, it’s THURSDAY…again.
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(3) How does “Putin’s Brain” (Alexander Dugin) view what’s happening in the West? In many ways, like Bibi does, only he has a different name for the “Woke Reich”!
Alexander Dugin argues that the murder of Charlie Kirk and the Greater Israel project have fatefully split the Western political edifice, just recently held together by liberal globalism, into three opposing poles, leaving the “collective West” teetering on the brink of revolution.
(4) In your dreams, you talked to your school board like this dude talked to his!
(5) Best case I’ve seen yet for the “trans conspiracy” theory of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and how the plot was set up to minimize the fallout to the radical left, and direct blame away from the “trans community”.
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