2026.04.07 Daily Thread: The World According To Trade(Bait)

Some may remember my recent daily about a large “package” delivered by “mistake” to a older neighbor friend of a couple of family members in our county. It turned out to be container of vape items packed around a large cocaine stash. It ended up being involved a drug task force operation focused on a trafficking ring of Honduran illegals. It never made it into media reports. Odd.

However, it turns out the story I told you in that thread was actually the SECOND time unordered packages were dropped off in the neighbor’s driveway. It seems it also happened in the spring of 2025 and resulted in a big heroin, fentanyl. meth, LSD, etc. drug bust that was publicized widely throughout the region. The neighbor forgot to tell our family members about the first time that packages were placed in her driveway.

So it is with great interest that I bring you the following. Guess what happened again, now for the third time? Yup.

Which leads to the obvious question: Is this older (upper 60’s) female neighbor friend a drug trafficking kingpin, or should I say, queenpin?

😂

If you knew the type ditz that she is you would laugh heartily at the suggestion. She still works as an assistant in the county school system, has been divorced for many years with basically no life except with a few friends, son and her job. Add in she is scared of everybody including the police as well as her own shadow.

But here we are again. Multiple heavy packages that needed a dolly to deliver were dropped in that same driveway this past week for the third time in about a year, blocking her car again. No recipient name was shown on them, just the recipient address. It is the same address on the packages as the previous two times. This time she caught the FedEx delivery driver before he sped away. She insisted he come back to her house and remove them. We received the call immediately afterwards from our family member and notified our SonIL, who was off duty, who then called it into the PD.

Please understand, the street number and the first letter of the street name of the neighbor are the same. That is all. The name for her street is actually a five letter word followed by Drive, the name for the vape/tobacco store recipient that reopened since the last subject bust, has one four letter word followed by Street. The store is located next to a pool hall and some run down tenement type housing where they caught the trafficking illegal aliens the first two times. The subject two locations are several miles apart with the business in a heavily travelled area and the residence in a more remote, harder to access older residential development. FedEx delivers routinely in the entire area and city daily. Their area distribution hub is even in the same town. They know those addresses are not the same. They also would know the house they delivered to is hidden from the subdivision’s road and an older, single female lives there who works in town.

But wait, there is MOAR!. FedEx went back the next morning and delivered the same packages to the neighbor’s driveway anyway. This time the neighbor’s adult son came to her house and called FedEx to retrieve them. He and our family members waited until two young women delivery personnel in a FedEx truck arrived to pick them up. One acted angry and opened up a box in their presence to show the contents were snacks. The one that did it was hispanic, spoke in broken English, had rotten teeth, wore a FedEx uniform and had a bad attitude. She said that the neighbor’s residence was listed as a secondary address for delivery for when the store, the intended recipient, was not open. How did that get arranged without the lady’s consent? Why has it happened three times in a year and the two previous times turn out to be drug trafficking related?

The two women then loaded the boxes with a dolly and left. Notice I said they needed a dolly with “snacks”? Dem’s some heavy on the gut snacks. You don’t need a dolly for a handful of boxes of snacks.

The “snacks” were FedExed from Honduras. It said so on the boxes. Those are some dang fine, valuable, desirable Cheetos and shiz, emphasis on shiz. Why would a FedEx employee open any box addressed to any customers at any location? That makes zero sense and it is highly doubtful that is a company authorized procedure. Of course the other boxes were not checked or the full contents of the open box displayed. Just because it was addressed to an interconnected bunch of Hondurans like those busted twice in the past year, I am sure that everything is on the level (sarc/). The FedEx carriers acted surprised and annoyed the older neighbor woman and her son would be suspicious that the latest packages showed they originated in Honduras. Of course that may be because she is a native hillbilly who would have difficulty even spelling the name, much less order a bunch of snacks from there.

Houston, we have a problem. It appears that FedEx has a local hub for drug trafficking involving Honduran criminal illegal aliens along with American co-conspirators.

Shocker, I know. Not really. Nothing surprises any of us on here anymore.

SonIL said ICE has not been active in our area lately. The worst of the worst have been removed and they have probably been reassigned to other areas. There have been a large segment of Hondurans, Guatemalans and Meh-i-cans previously removed and who have self deported from the area, but some of their lesser family members are still around as ICE has moved some of their assets to the other assignments. Looks like these remaining Honduran grunts may have picked up where their predecessors left off. They will soon have the same end destination.

Current Status

It turns out the noose is tightening around the whole bunch again, including an investigation of the FedEx operation. The neighbor friend has been given a high ranking PD drug task force officer to contact should an unknown package ever arrive at her home again. He is not amused as he was a former resident of that quiet neighborhood and personally knows both the neighbor, our family members as well as my own family unit. SonIL will be in on the assist of the task force for his expertise as needed.

We will soon learn if employees or contractors of FedEx are involved in the trafficking or if this has been an elaborate Fed sting operation to nail more Honduran criminals. Will update with a post in real time down the road.

But This Situation Got Me To Thinking (I Know – Scary – 😀)

What if international carriers are big spokes in the wheel for drug and human trafficking worldwide? What does that say about our airports and other ports of entry? Are the Chynese scum still actively operating some of our ports? What does that say about the businesses involved? What does that say about federal and state policing capabilities as well as complicity with looking the other way or even facilitating the criminal activities? Why would the Dems lose their minds and try to shut down American citizens from using passenger air travel through obstruction by withholding funds from TSA, BP and ICE staffs, Coast Guard, etc.? Why would the Save America Act, a common sense bill supported by over 80% of ALL Americans, cause them to pull idiotic orangoutang acts the way they have with the help of spineless Uniparty participating RINOs?

We know land entry of illegals and as result, trafficking, is essentially shut down from the south and under surveillance to the north. We know the military has essentially killed the typical drug shipping lanes on the water. Firing missiles at their drug boats tends to do that. We know from #47’s comments that other methods and routes are being addressed. Yet, we still have unopened, obviously unchecked and undetected boxes from cartel controlled countries arriving daily through our airports and ports of entry containing illegal drugs that poison our population, kill people and destroy local economies. We are still not sweeping up the entire illegal population of criminals in this country and deporting them. Even here in deep red hillbilly flyover country the evidence is clear. Some local businesses are still using them. As an example I am personally going to address it with a local roofing company who employs a couple they sent to my home for a repair.

Again, Houston, we have a problem. Let’s finish the Iran excursion, flush NATO, set up bases with true allies that share our values, and take total Donroe control of the true West – the Western Hemisphere. We share history with the Euros, we do not share values. Their leaders have turned toward embracing evil. Their nations have been grifting off us for far too long. That is wealth and military assets that could be better used elsewhere. If any of their populations want back in our good graces they can take control of their countries, dissolve the EU and increase their military abilities. We will know if or when it ever happens by whether they jettison the Islamists and remnants of the cabal’s banking empire.

We meed to use the incredible intelligence, innovation, technology, dedication, work ethic, patriotism and faith in God’s providence in America from our national servants for the good of We the People FIRST. We cannot be President Reagan’s “City upon a hill” without first understanding the source of the phrase that originated with the words of our Lord Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount about salt and light in Matthew 5:13-16.

Great things happen in America and are shared around the world because of who He has made us to be. Let’s be about correcting the manipulation, deception, corruption and criminality from within. We all need to participate for it to happen as it should.

A Reminder

In America we chose to willingly live under God’s providence from our inception. It is a condition of our existence, written with ink on documents and blood on the battlefields. In that state of existence He intervenes and guides everything to accomplish His divine will. That is what our founding fathers knew, why they used the word, and why they wrote our founding documents the way they did. Nothing has changed. It is why we are the greatest nation on Earth. Anybody who does not agree and tries to circumvent should be gone. It would be worthy to have their citizenship stripped and dropped into Islamabob. The truth should be taught in every school, church and home in America.

As patriots, remain committed. Take time to enjoy being who He made you to be no matter the quirks, obstacles, and challenges you face. Living life as the Lord spells out for all of us leads to the freedom and happiness that was placed within each of us at our conception. We could start now as Holy Week remains fresh in our minds and hearts. It is time for the cleansing of our collective American spirits at the Cross of Christ – Calvary – as well as at the empty tomb.

Remember Wolf’s site rules. Note and label all AI. Please be kind to one another, we are all in this together. May God richly bless America and all of you.

Before all things and people – In God We Trust. Also, PLEASE trust Trump and the plan.

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cthulhu

Newly appointed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has come to a realization — airports in Sanctuary Cities should not have facilities to clear customs or admit foreign travelers.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/04/06/sec-markwayne-mullins-newest-proposal-should-have-the-left-terrified-n2674012

Seems eminently sensible to me. Shut down international facilities in every such airport. After all, what’s the point?

cthulhu

…..and if Los Angeles Municipal Airport finds themselves nostalgic for their glory days as Los Angeles International, LAX…..well, they know what can be done…..

TheseTruths

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TheseTruths

That’s a fascinating story and situation described in the open, TradeBait. There is definitely something going on. It is the carrier’s responsibility to make sure packages are delivered to the correct location. IMO that one FedEx woman needs to be disciplined or fired.

If I were in that homeowner’s situation, I would be taking extra safety precautions.

The bigger picture you mention seems apt and also concerning.

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mollypitcher5

Interesting, after working for FedEX for over 10 yrs and having delivered packages for 5 years I don’t understand. These are legit couriers in bonafide FedEx trucks?

They would never open a box. Even the explanation of a secondary address is weird. What happens if the woman opened the boxes herself?
On any of the previous deliveries did the “business” ever send someone to pick up the boxes?

That station needs a thorough investigation from top to bottom.

TheseTruths

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scott467

We should take the oil, enough to reimburse the cost of the military action, plus compensation for injured soldiers and the family of soldiers who didn’t make it back, plus replacement of all the ammo and military gear expended or lost, plus “spoils”.

To the victor goes the spoils.

That is the LAW of the world since the beginning of time, and if you violate that law, if you expend your blood and treasure and win, and take no reward from the vanquished — and instead incur debt with interest, then you’re crazy and stupid, and probably a Democrat.

Does anyone think the islamic regime wouldn’t loot America for every last penny if they defeated America?

War isn’t free.

Take all the oil we need, and look forward to every opportunity to jump down any Leftist’s throat who tries to say it’s wrong.

kalbokalbs

Trump will get compensation for America. Entire “cost” of the operation.

  • Ordnance, fuel, maintenance, repairs, lost AC, wear and tear, salaries, compensation injured / lost…Every Cost associated with Epic Fury.

Rightfully so. No apologies.

Venezuela was the template.

Bridges and power plants first.

  • Disabled bridges, as opposed to totally destroy bridges.
  • Distribution sites leading from power plants.
  • Indirectly leads to IRGC backup power facilities. Tunnels. Missiles & launchers.

Followed by Marine Corps and Army securing uranium and take Kharg Island. Control oil.

  • IRGC has then lost all income. (Center of Gravity.)
cthulhu

I think that is key — “gently” disable the mostly civilian power grid so that the baddies are the only ones running…..then hammer the baddies…..then let the good guys repair their minor damage.

kalbokalbs

Also, partially sets the ‘battle field” for retrieving uranium and taking Kharg Island.

Power cut, communications. Bridges, IRGC response time, if not mostly negated. Logistics cut.

Huge, insurmountable problem for IRGC. Short term problem for Iranians, once IRGC routed.

cthulhu

Trump has a SecWar in Hegseth that can take concepts and run with them.

cthulhu

IRGC surrounding their idea of targets with human shields —

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/06/iranian-regimes-vile-move-to-try-to-stop-trump-from-hitting-power-plants-n2201025

— which, again, might indicate that their idea of targets is not the same as our idea of targets.

pgroup2

That is just about the weirdest cartoon Garrison has ever sketched.

Aubergine

I don’t like it, and I usually like his work.

TheseTruths

Unbelievable. They sound worse than Dems.

Alex Jones and Robert Barnes call for an internal coup of President Trump.

Jones “How do we 25th amendment his ass?”

Barnes “Tackle Trump and let him pretend he is President”

These are the people telling you you’re not America First

scott467

Has Jones lost his mind, or is this just his latest grift for views.

TheseTruths

The lack of principle of those two grifters is something I’ll never understand.

eilert

He never had a mind.

pgroup2

  :wpds_shock: 

pgroup2

Bannon used to have Jones on Warroom regularly. Not any more. Gotta read between the lines but it looks like others are seeing a problem, also.

TheseTruths

it looks like others are seeing a problem, also

Jones has a problem the size of an elephant, so I hope they’re seeing it.

TheseTruths

“You called the Iranians ‘crazy bastards…'”

@POTUS: “True.”

“What is your response to critics who say—”

@POTUS: “I don’t care about critics.”

PDJT also said he hadn’t heard that people were calling him crazy. I bet he’s heard more by now. But he’s not going to care about the likes of Alex Jones and Robert Barnes.

patfrederick

THAT’S MY PRESIDENT!

patfrederick

for what exactly?
sniffing children? wandering off stage during press conferences? calling a lid at 1:00 so he can have ice cream? droning American citizens? forcing ridiculous healthcare on the country? forcing vaxes on the country?

what absolute assholes.

Aubergine

Alex Jones is another closet antisemitic jerk in the vein of Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson. And they have all fallen under the sway of this guy in some way:

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

Jones interviewed him:

https://www.geopolitika.ru/en/studio/dugin-alex-jones-show-infowars

Ben Shapiro, in the opening moments of this clip, compares Dugin and Candace quotes that are near identical:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWJxysTDUsE/

Carlson interviewed him:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-posts-deranged-interview-with-alexander-dugin/

They call Dugin “Putin’s brain.” Scary guy. And get this, from that Wikipedia page:

“In 1980, Dugin joined the “Yuzhinsky circle [ru]”, an avant-garde dissident group which dabbled in Satanism, esoteric Nazism and other forms of the occult.[29] The Yuzhinsky circle gained a reputation for Satanism, for séances, a devotion to all things esoteric – mysticism, hypnotism, Ouija boards, Sufism, trances, pentagrams and so forth.[30][31] In the group, he was known for his embrace of Nazism which he attributes to a rebellion against his Soviet upbringing, as opposed to genuine sympathy for Hitler.[32] He adopted an alter ego with the name of “Hans Sievers”, a reference to Wolfram Sievers, a Nazi researcher of the paranormal.[33] Under the pseudonym, transcribed as Hans Zievers in Cyrillic, he recorded a musical album in 1981-1984.[34]

And don’t forget, Carlson said he was attacked by a demon, Owens has been spouting about “astral travel” and other occult nonsense, and Alex Jones is and always has been a complete nutter when it comes to the occult.

TheseTruths

Interesting about Dugin and also the occult. In addition to everything else, Alex Jones is an opportunist who used to be the go-to guy for conspiracy theories. Now he has a lot of competition, so he is ramping up, IMO.

Aubergine

Makes sense.

mollypitcher5

I think since Carlson, Owens and Jones rely on content for their livelihoods, I guess you have to create drama to make the mortgage.
They all need $$$ for their studios, their behind the scenes grunt work and whatever costs associated with being a self funded talking head.

Recently I read about a particular X account that claims that she was offered 150k to sell her account. I don’t want to say what the focus of the tweets were bcuz you all will know what a complete lowbrow I am  😂 

She said she told the atty to jump off the cliff but a few years ago, same subject matter, an account that I followed and liked gradually began spouting a very different slant to the point I thought she was nuts.
We shouldn’t think that big enough money can’t cause an entertainer to take an opposite stance…money is a great motivation if your ideals are driven by getting paid to tell everybody stuff.

TheseTruths

President Trump Says ‘Somebody’ Leaked Information About Downed Fighter Jet and Missing Pilot to Media (VIDEO)
The plan was not to reveal that there was a second pilot down so the mission would not be jeopardized, but someone leaked to the media, and they reported it. I consider the leaking to be a treasonous act. Thankfully the mission was a success in spite of it.

…The president also vowed to jail the reporter who wrote the story on the downed jet if they don’t give up information about the leaker.

It is unclear which media outlet President Trump was referring to, but The New York Times, Washington Post, Axios, and Fox News all reported on the downed fighter jet.

Israel’s Channel 12 was also one of the first to report on the downed jet.

“As you probably know, we didn’t talk about the first one for an hour, and then somebody leaked something, which we’ll hopefully find that leaker; we’re looking very hard to find that leaker, and talked about there’s somebody missing,” Trump said to reporters on Monday.

“They basically said that we have one, and there’s somebody missing. Well, they didn’t know there was somebody missing until this leaker gave the information!” Trump said.

“So whoever it is, we think we’ll be able to find it out, because we’re going to go to the media company that released it. And we’re going to say, national security, give it up or go to jail.”

“There’s some things you can’t do. When they did that, all of a sudden, the entire country of Iran knew that there was a pilot that was somewhere on their land that was fighting for his life!” Trump said.

He continued, “Because a leaker leaked – because we have one – we rescued one, but there’s another one out there that we’re trying to get, actually, the country, Iran, put out.. offering a very big award for anybody that captures the pilot.”

“They put this mission, that man at great risk, and hundreds of people looking for him!” he added.

“The person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn’t say!” Trump said.

kalbokalbs

Couple times yesterday, I read, CBS was the first to report of the second missing American. Phone records could lead to the leaker.

Israel should also be considered.

Whoever reported it was an F-15E, could deduce, two in the F-15.

  • F-15C crew of one. F-15D crew of two. Air Guard & Not deployed to Epic fury.
  • F-35 crew of one.
TheseTruths

Gunther Eagleman:

BOOM: Court just REJECTED disgraced leftist Judge Hannah Dugan’s appeal, her felony conviction for helping an illegal alien dodge DHS agents and skip deportation is OFFICIALLY UPHELD.

PUT HER IN PRISON!

kalbokalbs

Gotta be significant prison time.

Both Dugan’s crime AND warn judges they are Accountable for their actions, decisions.

cthulhu

Prison time best served at Bukele’s Tropical Hideaway and Tiki Bar.

eilert

IDF (Israel Defence Force) is warning Iranians not to go by train or be near railway lines until 21:00 Iranian time today. (=12:30:00 EDT)

Translation:

Potypto ᛃ @potypto

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1h

I contacted several reputable travel agencies in Tehran and confirmed that almost all people who have train tickets have been canceling their tickets since two hours ago.

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Israel Defense Forces | IDF Farsi @IDFFarsi

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3 hours

https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/203c.svg Immediate warning to users and passengers of trains in Iran. https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/2b55.svg Dear citizens, for your safety, please refrain from using and traveling by train throughout Iran from this moment until 21:00 Iranian time. https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/2b55.svg Your presence on trains and in the vicinity of railway lines puts your life at risk

cthulhu

It’d be a darned shame if a couple of cars of Basiji or Iraqi paramilitaries had an unscheduled derailment…..preferably on a bridge…..

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eilert

Note Potypto ᛃ @potypto is one of the Immortal Guards.
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eilert

They found the face of the VSG POTUS on the Moon:

barkerjim

Thank you, TB2!!! What a crazy story! You’d think a “little” investigation would have already happened!

kalbokalbs

Local LE has discovered, they have a problem. 100%, likely nationwide.

Fraud is rampant. This time it wasn’t Fed programs being scammed.

  • Cartels and their drug runners exploiting weakness in CBP oversight of foreign shipments to US.

FedEx could figure out a lot of it, since the packages / large boxes, are shipped though their system.

  • FedEx owns the data AND can do queries.
  • FedEx could partner with DOJ, FIB, HLS, CBP… Bring in DOGE brainiacs, another Shirley…

Also look into UPS. Then USPS.

cthulhu

Border collies at work.

Sean has a semi-retired collie that he tries to grant a restful retirement. He brings her out for this time-crunch assignment and she runs the tails off of his other two dogs (and the sheep).

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Barb Meier

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barkerjim
patfrederick

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patfrederick

can’t wait to read it.

patfrederick

Steve Hilton
@SteveHiltonx
I am deeply honored to receive the endorsement of our President, Donald J Trump.

The Democrat machine arrogantly assumes it will rule forever. Well they’re in for a shock: Californians are desperate for change, and I will work harder than you’ve ever seen, for everyone in our beautiful state, to make it happen.

Golden Again.

cthulhu

My guess is that the other guy, the sheriff, will get a plum job at the FBI….or that Hilton has got him slotted for state AG.

kalbokalbs

CA desperately needs an AG aligned with the Constitution, LE…

patfrederick

wth?

Charlotte99
April 7, 2026 1:12 am

TUCKER CARLSON CALLS OUT TRUMP AND DEFENDS ISLAM
In under 20 seconds, Tucker takes a shot at Trump and defends Islam in the same breath
“The message in our Bible is you are not God…” “No president should mock Islam.”
What is the point he alienate his own white national base?
https://nitter.poast.org/MOSSADil/status/2041375412392001945#m

kalbokalbs

Slow Guy missed the part where Trump mocked islam. Mock IRGC, absolutely. Evil, and immoral they are.

islam is a lot of things. Religion is not one of them. More like islam a force for evil. Mock the hell out of islam.

patfrederick

I missed it too kal.

islam is a cult.

patfrederick

there are so many aspects of islam that debase women and children and excuses lying to non believers. it’s a cult. it is not a religion. to elevate it to a religion is hubris and deceit.

Aubergine

I’ve been saying I think Tucker converted; I’m sticking to it.

TheseTruths

A lot of people are saying that. If he did convert, then he is not being honest with his viewers and followers by hiding it. If it’s so great and he has become part of it, then he should be proud to proclaim that.

Aubergine

You’d think. But it’s not so great, it’s actually terrible, and lying to “further the religion” is part of the cult.

Aubergine

Hell, the President I want would destroy islam, or at the very least lock it up on a desert island.

It’s a DEATH CULT. It’s not a religion, I refuse to pretend that it is.

patfrederick

patfrederick

patfrederick

s-o-c-i-a-l-i-s-m

Aubergine

he rich can afford to leave, you moron. The poor have to stay. This guy is a complete idiot.

patfrederick

right?
what a proposition: rich people stay so you can SUPPORT people you don’t know, they might be illegals, or people who don’t really want to work, but hey, pay more so they can live better, while your money goes down the drain.
who wouldn’t wanna sign up for that?

mollypitcher5

What does that even mean he’ll “ask” the rich to pay more? The wealthy will pony up on an ask?

patfrederick

uh, no. he’s being disingenuous. if his lips are moving, he’s lying. he’s going to try to enact a tax hike. the rich remaining in NYC won’t have an OPTION.

TheseTruths

It will probably be retroactive enough that, even if they move, they will still owe the tax.

patfrederick

you’re right!

pgroup2

Uh, that violates the constitution – no tariffs between states.

PAVACA

Watch for Mayor-“Caliph” Mamdani to impose an “exit tax” on anyone who moves out of New York City. The “exit tax” will be calibrated on the supposed “gross income” of the person moving out. This “exit tax” will be BACK-DATED to his Inauguration Day as Mayor-“Caliph.”

patfrederick

you’re also right!

patfrederick

delusional

Ghalibaf adviser says Iran has won, Trump has ‘20 hours to submit’
9 hours ago
An adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said President Donald Trump has about “20 hours” to “submit to Iran” or face devastating consequences for US allies.
“Trump now has about 20 hours to either submit to Iran or his allies will return to the Stone Age,” Mahdi Mohammadi wrote on X.
“Iran has clearly won the war and will only accept an ending that stabilizes its achievements and creates a new security regime in the region,” he added. “We will not back down.”

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604079589

cthulhu

I’m waiting for the publication of a spreadsheet with 150,000 entries for IRGC members, with about 60,000 redacted “because they are cooperating.”

patfrederick

would you believe or trust a single one of them?

cthulhu

That wouldn’t be the point.

Imagine you are an IRGC member, and your workplace buddy that you have coffee breaks with is redacted…..

patfrederick

how would they know he’s redacted?
we’re going to publish a list?

cthulhu

If you publish a list where A knows he is IRGC and is on the list, but his buddy B that he knows is IRGC is redacted, A will attack B for being a collaborator, even if it’s a random list of names.

patfrederick

gotcha
devious plan

eilert

BREAKING: The Israelis just begun strikes on Iranian RAIL SYSTEMS and rail BRIDGES across the country, as the US strikes Kharg Island

I think it’s safe to say — absolutely none of these threats were bluffing on behalf of President Trump.

It’s power plant and bridge day https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/1f525.svg

“The Israelis have started strikes against Iranian rail infrastructure.” 

This is why the IDF warned Iranians not to use the railways.

kalbokalbs

IDF is pretty good about telegraphing to civilians, stand back, stay away…Incoming.

patfrederick
patfrederick

Muzzies will lie when found out…don’t believe a word.

FTA

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday an investigation into a Dallas-based group accused of operating as a sharia law court.

​In a press release, Paxton said he requested documents from the group, known as the Islamic Tribunal, regarding allegations that it was issuing rulings based on sharia law.

According to the release, the Islamic Tribunal has “reportedly sought to replace actual courts of law and to evade neutral, generally applicable state and federal laws.”

Paxton warned, “Anyone or any entity that seeks to subvert the codified state and federal laws of this country will be stopped dead in their tracks. If the Islamic Tribunal is undermining the rule of law or misleading Texans about the legal authority it claims to hold, my office will ensure its operation is shut down.”

​“This is America, and we will not be governed by sharia law,” he added.

The Epoch Times reached out to the Islamic Tribunal for comment.

The organization described itself on its website in April 2025 as a “unique institution” in America. It said its 2014 establishment aimed “to set a precedence [sic] that will be emulated and duplicated throughout the country.”

The organization has since changed the wording on its website, saying it wanted to clarify its operations amid the controversy.

“The Islamic Tribunal wishes to clarify the nature of its work in light of recent public statements,” the group stated. “The Tribunal does not function as a court of law and does not issue legally binding judgments.”

​The website noted the group’s role was limited to mediation and religious arbitration requested by members of the Muslim community.

​“Our experienced imams are here to listen, support, and offer faith-based, non-binding spiritual guidance to anyone seeking clarity or comfort. We provide a welcoming and confidential space rooted in Islamic ethics and in full respect of U.S. and Texas law.”

​Paxton claims the Islamic Tribunal asserts jurisdiction over all aspects of Muslim life, seeks to impose sharia law for Texas Muslims’ disputes, and misrepresents its decisions as final judgments endorsed by the Texas judicial system.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/texas-investigating-islamic-tribunal-for-allegedly-operating-sharia-law-court-6008568?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=TheLibertyDaily

barkerjim

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/celestial-rabbits-tuesday-april-7

Good morning, C&C, it’s Tuesday! And your author is on the road again, hotel blogging before attending an early out-of-town hearing-slash-trial (we aren’t sure which yet). So we’re moving fast this morning, and keeping it tight, a light intellectual breakfast after yesterday’s nine-course dinner. Your roundup includes: Artemis II breaks a 54-year record and a toilet; the NYT accuses Trump of future war crimes while Iran commits actual ones; DeSantis bans Sharia from Florida courts; and Steve Bannon finally gets his name back.

eilert

A message from an Iranian inside occupied Iran:

“If the internet gets cut off, on my own behalf, I hereby give full authorization to all my patriotic comrades abroad to, on my behalf, smash it right in the mouth of anyone who talks about infrastructure and no war and etc…  

I, for one, am ready to go without water and electricity and gas and… eat dirt in the desert, but at any cost, the mullah has to go”

TheseTruths

I’ve been thinking about the effect on the people of bombing the infrastructure. Apparently many are willing to sacrifice.

kalbokalbs

Slow guy figures, zero reason to wait for 8PM ET…

patfrederick

agreed. especially since iran is claiming victory…LOLOLOL

kalbokalbs

Iranian transportation (logistics) taking a beating…

BREAKING: The Israelis just begun strikes on Iranian RAIL SYSTEMS and rail BRIDGES across the country, as the US strikes Kharg Island

I think it’s safe to say — absolutely none of these threats were bluffing on behalf of President Trump.

It’s power plant and bridge day https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f525.svg

“The Israelis have started strikes against Iranian rail infrastructure.”

kalbokalbs

Emphasis throughout, mine.

“My entire family and all my loved ones are in Iran. Whenever I speak with any of them, they say that nothing fills them with more dread than remaining under the Islamic Republic of Slaughter.

With emphasis and anguish, they say that whatever comes, we will endure it—just don’t leave us alone with these monsters.

For the sake of our loved ones in Iran, let us stand firm, and no matter what news comes, let us keep in mind that the goal must be to focus solely on uprooting the malignant tumor of the Islamic Republic.

patfrederick

Charlotte99
April 7, 2026 8:35 am

Reply to  Charlotte99
U.S. forces struck dozens of military sites on Kharg Island overnight. Targets included bunkers, a radar installation, and ammunition storage. Landing docks were not deliberately targeted and would only have been hit if Iranian fire originated nearby, a senior U.S. official told Fox News.
https://nitter.poast.org/Osint613/status/2041485059404788015#m

Aubergine

TB, I truly believe we live in world where we only see maybe 20% of what is going on “behind the scenes.”

I’m sure Trump knows 100%; but I am also pretty sure he knows that if all of a sudden, everybody knew, there would be complete chaos. I think I can say with some certainty that if that happened, based on what I’ve seen over the last few years, the following would occur:

1) Parents would pull their children immediately from school. And I don’t mean to home school them; many parents don’t have the discipline for that. They’d just pull them out and keep them locked away at home, to “protect them.”

2) People would lock themselves away and refuse to go out. But first, they would go on a panic-buying spree, and there would be no toilet paper again. It would just be an excuse to do what they did during Covid; “work” from home, binge Netflix, and learn to make sourdough bread from scratch.

3) The economy would tank, as the panic caused people to freak out and do dumb stuff.

4) The left would riot, because somehow all the dirty dealing is “our fault.” If UPS fired all the conspirators involved in the underworld, the left would try to assassinate their CEO, because “rayciss.”

I believe the world has hit such a level of corruption among the “elites” that the average person couldn’t process it, and would just shut down. And I don’t mean us, I mean the people I know who just want to barbecue and go to their kids softball games. Like my friend who knew the quackzine wasn’t safe (she told me she knew before she took it), but took it anyway, because she couldn’t go on her annual cruise with her family if she didn’t.

Those people can not handle the reality of how bad things are.

barkerjim
barkerjim

https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/p/why-the-frickety-frack-isnt-melania

Why the Frickety Frack Isn’t Melania on the Cover of Vogue?
All right we know why, but dang.

patfrederick

liberals have no taste, no concept of beauty, and a deep seated jealousy.

Aubergine

Trump knows this is true:

Full text:

“As an Iranian who stayed connected through Starlink during the total internet blackout, I want to wholeheartedly confirm what President Trump just said: “The Iranian people want to be free. They have lived in a world that you know NOTHING about.” For 47 years, my people have endured systematic torture, rape, murder, humiliation, anxiety, suppression, and grief under the Islamic Republic. It’s been a long, grinding suffering — punctuated by brutal spikes like the January protests, mass executions, and now war. The world has no idea of the scale or depth of these horrors. Only when this evil regime finally falls will the full truth pour out — in quality and quantity that will shock humanity. We have now reached a point where almost no cost is too great if it rids us of this regime. Because the cost of it staying in power is infinitely higher. If you’re reading this and you can’t understand how any Iranian could feel relief at their own country losing a war and getting bombed… I envy you. You have never lived what we have lived. You have never watched your people, friends, family, and loved ones get tortured, raped, or killed almost daily and over half a century. You have never seen an entire nation slowly but brutally suffocated like this. We tried every alternative imaginable: massive protests, dissent, peaceful reform, negotiations — everything. None of it worked. The regime’s answer has always been bullets, gallows, and more terror. Now, less than 24 hours before Trump’s deadline, I write this with a heavy heart from inside Iran: Whatever happens next — if there is still an Iran left to save and this regime is gone — the Iranian people will be happy with the result. No matter the cost. Because the cost of the regime remaining is higher, and for many of us, death itself is preferable to another day under this nightmare. This is the true sentiment of the majority of Iranians — the voice of a people who often have no internet, no platform, and no way to be heard. The world will soon understand why we say: Anything to be free. Anything to end this evil. #IranMassacre‌ #IranRevolution2026‌

patfrederick

h/t Marica

pgroup2

That’s not fair!!!

duchess01

FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ALL IN NEED OF PRAYER

PRAISE AND WORSHIP

IN HIS PRESENCE – Relaxing Soaking Worship Music for Meditation, Deep Reflection & Internal Peace

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duchess01

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 Tuesday, April 7, 2026

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”

Matthew 28:18 (KJV)

COMMENTARY FOR MATTHEW 28:18

Christ’s resurrection. (1-8) He appears to the women. (9,10) Confession of the soldiers. (11-15) Christ’s commission to his disciples. (16-20)

16-20 This evangelist passes over other appearances of Christ, recorded by Luke and John, and hastens to the most solemn; one appointed before his death, and after his resurrection. All that see the Lord Jesus with an eye of faith, will worship him. Yet the faith of the sincere may be very weak and wavering. But Christ gave such convincing proofs of his resurrection, as made their faith to triumph over doubts. He now solemnly commissioned the apostles and his ministers to go forth among all nations. The salvation they were to preach, is a common salvation; whoever will, let him come, and take the benefit; all are welcome to Christ Jesus. Christianity is the religion of a sinner who applies for salvation from deserved wrath and from sin; he applies to the mercy of the Father, through the atonement of the incarnate Son, and by the sanctification of the Holy Spirit, and gives up himself to be the worshipper and servant of God, as the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three Persons but one God, in all his ordinances and commandments. Baptism is an outward sign of that inward washing, or sanctification of the Spirit, which seals and evidences the believer’s justification. Let us examine ourselves, whether we really possess the inward and spiritual grace of a death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness, by which those who were the children of wrath become the children of God. Believers shall have the constant presence of their Lord always; all days, every day. There is no day, no hour of the day, in which our Lord Jesus is not present with his churches and with his ministers; if there were, in that day, that hour, they would be undone. The God of Israel, the Saviour, is sometimes a God that hideth himself, but never a God at a distance. To these precious words Amen is added. Even so, Lord Jesus, be thou with us and all thy people; cause thy face to shine upon us, that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
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Verse of the Day – April 7, 2026 (Morning Prayer)


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

duchess01

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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duchess01

PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN

BE MY VOICE
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CHILD NOT CHOICE
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JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
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duchess01

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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.

duchess01

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duchess01

PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
MAPA = MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN

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duchess01

THE POWER OF GOD
When confronted with impossible oddsWith insurmountable bauds and fraudsWe look to contemplation and reasonInward outward no matter the season
After consideration of every optionThe master chosen is the swaptionOf the world we should be but naughtThrough daily struggles we get caught
We twist and turn aimlessly all aboutFilled with anger anguish dastardly doubtWe are tossed in the storm of no returnFor the Peace of the Lord we surely yearn 
What can we do to detach and dispatchThe obvious outrageous moot mismatchWhat have we done that we need to undoWhat can we do to secure a breakthrough
What did we do at the start that went wrongWhy is it so hard and taking so longWhy do we struggle to figure it outIt all comes back to the matter of doubt
What did Thomas doubt that was unseenWhat was he missing that should have beenWhy did he hesitate when others believedWhat did they have he had not received
We know the story of Thomas the doubterUnfortunately some have played the flouterOf little faith were Thomas and MatthewBy His Word we really did not have to
In Proverbs 3 – lies quality adviceThe commands are simple and thriceTrust – Lean Not – and do AcknowledgeThe path made straight by pre-knowledge
Does faith precede you in all that you doIs obedience without further adoDo you take it up with Him first or lastIs your turmoil present or is it past
Does doubt deter and mesmerize your mindDo you panic because you fell behindAre you anxiety-ridden and far off courseHave you considered the unseemly source
When we dare to doubt the Power of GodWe fail to trust – acknowledge – give Him laudWe think falsely there is naught He can doTho’ the impossible He can make anew
A time when we were too lost and tossedIt appeared the bridge could not be crossedThe mountain was much too high to mountAnd problems were too numerous to count
Not so – not anymore – God is in chargeMan cannot solve worldwide turmoil at largeMuch too soon the enemy took controlBefore too long he’ll be in a blackhole
One man cannot right the wrongs worldwideHe can make changes with God by his sideWhen there appears to be no other wayThe Power of God will – so let us PRAY!
D01: 04/22/2023

duchess01

THE POWER OF GOD

When confronted with impossible odds
With insurmountable bauds and frauds
We look to contemplation and reason
Inward outward no matter the season

After consideration of every option
The master chosen is the swaption
Of the world we should be but naught
Through daily struggles we get caught

We twist and turn aimlessly all about
Filled with anger anguish dastardly doubt
We are tossed in the storm of no return
For the Peace of the Lord we surely yearn 

What can we do to detach and dispatch
The obvious outrageous moot mismatch
What have we done that we need to undo
What can we do to secure a breakthrough

What did we do at the start that went wrong
Why is it so hard and taking so long
Why do we struggle to figure it out
It all comes back to the matter of doubt

What did Thomas doubt that was unseen
What was he missing that should have been
Why did he hesitate when others believed
What did they have he had not received

We know the story of Thomas the doubter
Unfortunately some have played the flouter
Of little faith were Thomas and Matthew
By His Word we really did not have to

In Proverbs 3 – lies quality advice
The commands are simple and thrice
Trust – Lean Not – and do Acknowledge
The path made straight by pre-knowledge

Does faith precede you in all that you do
Is obedience without further ado
Do you take it up with Him first or last
Is your turmoil present or is it past

Does doubt deter and mesmerize your mind
Do you panic because you fell behind
Are you anxiety-ridden and far off course
Have you considered the unseemly source

When we dare to doubt the Power of God
We fail to trust – acknowledge – give Him laud
We think falsely there is naught He can do
Tho’ the impossible He can make anew

A time when we were too lost and tossed
It appeared the bridge could not be crossed
The mountain was much too high to mount
And problems were too numerous to count

Not so – not anymore – God is in charge
Man cannot solve worldwide turmoil at large
Much too soon the enemy took control
Before too long he’ll be in a blackhole

One man cannot right the wrongs worldwide
He can make changes with God by his side
When there appears to be no other way
The Power of God will – so let us PRAY!

D01: 04/22/2023


duchess01

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 !!!  ❤️❤️❤️


patfrederick

TheseTruths

All due to this administration’s desire to be fiscally responsible and to weed out the bad eggs wherever possible. I imagine DOGE has helped to shine the light on waste.

kalbokalbs

Maggot years, feds went on a hiring spree.

TheseTruths

Journalist Who First Broke Missing Airman Scoop Steps Forward After Trump’s Jail Threat — Vows to ‘Protect Sources’

…An Israeli journalist has come out and admitted to being the first to drop the bombshell details on the second missing U.S. airman in Iran, the New York Post reported.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported on President Trump’s explosive White House comments slamming “somebody” for leaking sensitive details about the missing fighter pilot.

Trump made it crystal clear that reckless disclosure put hundreds of U.S. troops, including elite SEAL Team 6 operators, in mortal danger during the high-stakes rescue deep inside hostile Iranian territory.

…“They basically said that we have one, and there’s somebody missing. Well, they didn’t know there was somebody missing until this leaker gave the information!” Trump said.

“So whoever it is, we think we’ll be able to find it out, because we’re going to go to the media company that released it. And we’re going to say, national security, give it up or go to jail.”

…Amit Segal, the high-profile political commentator and anchor for Israel’s Channel 12 news, stepped forward on his Telegram channel Monday and acknowledged his role in publishing the initial scoop about the downed U.S. fighter jet crew.

Segal wrote on his Telegram channel

…When confronted by the New York Post, Segal walked back his earlier claim, admitting he was “not sure” he had broken the story first, before adding that he would still protect his “sources.”

I doubt the U.S. can jail an Israeli reporter for not revealing a source. I hope they find the leaker anyway. IMO he or she committed treason.

kalbokalbs

Netanyahu can make the Israeli reporter squeal. If the reporter is in Israel.

Though, if it was an Israeli reporter, in Israel, Israel government is the source. Even if it was an innocent comment. F-15E pilot recovered.

  • At that point it is a matter of connecting the dots. F-15E. Crew of two. Pilot recovered….
TheseTruths

Canada has also become a death cult.

Woman with Back Pain Horrified at ER Visit, Says Doctor’s ‘Very First Words’ Offered Her Euthanasia
84 years old, refused MAID (death), went to rehab, now recovered. The doctors are to blame for promoting this. It’s “take this COVID jab that could kill you,” on steroids. I would be suspicious that they would slip something into my meds and kill me anyway.

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Rosa

Maybe they get bonuses?????

TheseTruths

It would not surprise me. They remind me of Nazis.

pgroup2

So do Ukrainians. Are they related?

Gail Combs

YUP, grand children. Remember the Canadian purple sausage?

Gail Combs

They did in the UK!

TheseTruths

Here is what Tucker is saying. I haven’t listened to it, but there is a summary. Tucker seems to be critiquing every “spiritual” move the WH makes and appears to be representing himself as Christian. It’s possible that, rather than being a Muslim or loyal to Islam, Tucker is firmly entrenched in the anti-Trump movement. He’s doing everything he can to tear PDJT down.

Tucker:

Desecrating Easter was the first step toward nuclear war. Christians need to understand where Trump is taking us.

0:00 Monologue

43:23 Paula White’s Strange Easter Sunday Service

51:17 Who Really Is Paula White?

57:24 How Did Paula Become Trump’s Spiritual Advisor?

1:00:03 The Exposed Megachurch Documents

1:09:52 Why Is Corruption So Prevalent in American Protestant Churches?

1:13:10 The Scam That’s Taken Over the Nonprofit Industry

1:27:14 The Mormon Church’s Investments in Weapons Manufacturing

1:28:52 How Much Money Does Franklin Graham’s Nonprofit Have?

1:33:11 How Do Megachurch Pastors Justify Owning Private Jets?

1:39:30 Graham’s Bizarre Alaskan Hideout

1:52:42 The Love of Money Is the Root of All Evil

1:54:27 What Is Dispensationalism?

2:07:15 The Attempts to Usher in the Antichrist

2:13:00 Finding Contentment and Fulfillment in Christ

2:16:36 The Spiritual War Happening in the White House

Pres. Trump’s response:

“Tucker’s a low IQ person that has absolutely no idea what’s going on. He calls me all the time; I don’t respond to his calls. I don’t deal with him. I like dealing with smart people, not fools.”

kalbokalbs

Tucker. Has. Lost. His. Mind.

Simply makes no sense these days.

Tucker Carlson implores White House staffers to say no Trump’s orders

eilert

From the Artemis crew we get Earthset:

https://t.co/17KPlLQKDp

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eilert

patfrederick

H/T filly
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patfrederick

Swalwell also paid HIS WIFE for child care services using campaign funds.
FTA
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A New Round of Payments—This Time to His Wife
Recent disclosures from Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign show multiple payments made directly to “Swalwell, Brittany” for child care: $2,301.00, $2,026.50, and $1,740.50.
These are not minor reimbursements; they are substantial, repeated payments to a candidate’s spouse.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/joel-gilbert/

TheseTruths

A person who would do this would cheat at a lot of other things, as we well know. He should be nowhere near the reins of power, including in Congress.

patfrederick

truly slimy, disgusting POS

bakocarl

GROK on bombing Iran in just a few hours –

Back to the Stone Age???

GROK:
The humanitarian stakes here – targeting Iran’s electricity infrastructure – would impose real, widespread suffering on ordinary Iranians, far beyond any military objective. Summer temperatures in much of the country routinely exceed 100°F (38°C), and reliable power is essential for refrigeration (food and medicine), water pumping/treatment, air conditioning, hospitals, and basic industry. A major outage lasting weeks or longer could lead to spoilage, dehydration, black-market chaos, and indirect deaths, especially among the elderly, sick, and urban poor. Bridges, by contrast, are narrower logistical targets: they disrupt movement and supply lines more selectively without collapsing the entire civilian grid at once.

Context on the current situation
This isn’t abstract speculation. We’re in the middle of an escalated US-Israel-Iran conflict that began earlier in 2026. Iran has blockaded or severely restricted the Strait of Hormuz (through which ~20% of global oil normally flows), in retaliation for strikes and amid broader fighting. Trump has issued repeated, explicit ultimatums: reopen the strait fully or face destruction of Iran’s power plants and bridges—starting “with the biggest one first,” with deadlines extended multiple times but now set for tonight (8 p.m. ET on April 7). He has framed it in characteristically blunt terms, including recent posts calling Tuesday “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day” and warning that “a whole civilisation will die tonight” if demands aren’t met. Some related infrastructure has already been hit (petrochemical facilities, a rail bridge, sites near the Bushehr nuclear plant), but the large-scale power-grid strikes remain threats, not yet executed as of the latest reporting. Iran has responded with its own strikes on Gulf energy and water sites, and civilians there are forming human chains around key plants.

Strategic and practical realities
Trump’s approach fits his long-standing “maximum pressure” playbook on Iran: use overwhelming leverage to force concessions quickly rather than drag out a war of attrition. The strait blockade is economically crippling for everyone (oil prices spiking, global supply chains strained), and he appears to calculate that hitting the regime where it hurts—its ability to provide basic services—will break its will faster than sanctions alone ever did. Destroying or disabling major generating plants (Iran’s grid is a mix of gas-fired, some hydro, and the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear unit) could theoretically black out large swaths of the country within days. Experts note the grid is somewhat decentralized and resilient, so a total wipeout might require sustained effort, but even partial hits would be devastating.
That said, the downsides are glaring and widely discussed by analysts:

  • Civilian vs. regime impact: The Islamic Republic’s leadership is insulated; ordinary people would bear the brunt. History shows infrastructure attacks often rally populations around their government (see public reactions in past conflicts) rather than sparking revolt. Trump has claimed (without public evidence) that many Iranians would “welcome” the pain for the sake of regime change, but that’s a high-stakes gamble.
  • Proportionality and escalation: Under international norms, striking purely civilian power infrastructure risks being labeled disproportionate or a war-crime threat (Amnesty International and others have flagged this). It could invite wider retaliation, draw in more regional actors, or create environmental/nuclear risks near facilities like Bushehr.
  • Long-term blowback: Blackouts don’t rebuild quickly or cheaply. Food storage and preservation failures in a sanctions-hit economy would compound existing hardships, potentially fueling migration, instability, or anti-Western resentment for a generation.

Bridges are indeed “less troublesome” in that narrow sense—they’re dual-use at worst (military logistics + civilian roads) and don’t immediately shut down hospitals or fridges. Precision strikes on military targets or oil export terminals have been used in past conflicts precisely to avoid this level of collateral.

My overall take
Have some skepticism that a full-scale “obliterate the power stations” campaign is the smartest or most humane path, even if the goal (reopening a critical global chokepoint) is legitimate. War is fundamentally about breaking an adversary’s will, but when that adversary hides behind (and sometimes weaponizes) its own civilian population, the ethical line blurs fast. Trump’s style is decisive and unapologetic—peace through demonstrated strength rather than endless negotiation—but the human cost to non-combatants in Iran is not trivial or abstract. It could work as short-term coercion, or it could entrench the regime and create a bigger mess.
The better outcome would be a rapid diplomatic off-ramp that gets the strait open without turning Iran’s summer into a humanitarian crisis. Whether tonight’s deadline produces strikes, another extension, or a deal remains to be seen in the next few hours. Either way, the Iranian people—distinct from their government—are the ones who will pay the highest price if this escalates further. Concern for them is well-placed; it’s the kind of real-world consequence that gets lost in the rhetoric.

TheseTruths

Tucker has now directly told people who work in the WH “or in the U.S. military” to disobey orders in the event Pres. Trump is talking about using “weapons of mass destruction against the population of Iran.” The video is 36 seconds long.

PDJT has not said he will use weapons of mass destruction. Tucker is stirring up trouble that doesn’t exist. He sounds seditious to me.

TheseTruths

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pgroup2

Will the dark side of the moon be far enough?

  :wpds_lol: 

patfrederick

ranked choice voting should be challenged anywhere it’s being used.

kalbokalbs

Ranked Choice voting needs to be over turned in Alaska.

patfrederick

agreed!

barkerjim

https://notes.theracellab.com/p/4-muscles-to-train-for-maximum-anti

4 Muscles to Train for Maximum Anti-Aging Effect
Ignore them and you age faster.

patfrederick

LOL was not expecting the opening picture…LOL

TheseTruths

Right⁉️😂

patfrederick

was like looking in a mirror…NOT! LOL

TheseTruths

  :wpds_lol:  Well, they are examples of toning those muscles that the article talks about.

patfrederick

they are chiseled examples…literally…LOL

duchess01

4.7.26: Learn to READ the MAP, 17s everywhere, Central Casting, PAIN, AWAKENING, PRAY!
And We Know

https://rumble.com/v786s66-4.7.26-learn-to-read-the-map-17s-everywhere-central-casting-pain-awakening-.html?e9s=src_v1_blp

patfrederick

Liber8tor
April 7, 2026 2:46 pm

 “The only difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets”. Will Rogers the “Cowboy Philosopher” 1925

TheseTruths

Nina Ebadi:

As an Iranian, let me tell you what @POTUS is talking about here:

In Iran, if you protest, you die. Not metaphorically. Snipers on rooftops shoot people in the head and chest. In January, the regime massacred thousands in the streets, many of them young people whose only crime was demanding a normal life.

When he says Iranians are telling the U.S. “please keep bombing” he’s describing a population so desperate to be free from a regime that murders them for protesting, that they’re willing to endure war if it means the system that has terrorized them for 47 years finally falls.

You may not understand that. Most Westerners can’t. You’ve never lived in a country where your daughter can be shot in the face for not covering her hair. Where your son disappears into Evin Prison and you get a call to come pick up the body. Where the internet goes dark so the world can’t see the killing.

That’s what “they have lived in a world that you know nothing about” means.

Before the media turns this into “Trump wants to bomb civilians,” understand: the Iranian people have been begging the world to see them for years. This is the first U.S. president to say it out loud.

TheseTruths

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patfrederick

mollypitcher5

Soft cheeks Rupert should take a refresher podcast or something on the horrific torture Chris Stevens( pretty sure that was his name) faced in Benghazi. They rape and torture both sexes and if Rupert identifies as another “sex”..they’re game too.