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God is in Control . . . and His Grace is Sufficient, so . . . Keep Looking Up
Hopefully, every Sunday, we can find something here that will build us up a little . . . give us a smile . . . and add some joy or peace, very much needed in all our lives.
“This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” . . . “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
We Shall Be Changed
The apostle Paul, in his letter to the believers in Philippi, expressed confidence in God’s continued work in their lives: “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:3–6).
Paul had seen firsthand the good work that God had begun in the Philippian believers. In Philippi, on Paul’s second missionary journey, he and his companions encountered Lydia and other women meeting by the riverside for prayer. As Paul preached, Lydia and her household believed and were baptized, and the Philippian church was born (Acts 16:11–15). Later, the Christians in Philippi conducted their house church in Lydia’s home. As the church grew, it became one of the strongest supporters of Paul’s ministry (Philippians 4:10–20).
Paul loved the Philippians deeply and desired to see them continue to grow in Christian maturity and abound in ever-increasing spiritual understanding: “I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God. so that they will be blameless until the day of Christ” (Philippians 1:9–11, NLT).
At the time of our salvation, God begins His work in us. We are made alive in Christ—regenerated, made new (2 Corinthians 5:17). Then, through an ongoing, lifelong process called sanctification, God finishes, perfects, and completes His work in us. Paul referred to the process when he said, “He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6, NKJV). Spiritual growth ought to continue in steadfast believers until the day Jesus Christ returns (2 Peter 3:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:23).
A biblical definition of sanctification is “the Holy Spirit’s work of setting believers apart to be made holy or made like God.” Sanctification is a three-phase process. At the moment of salvation, Christians enter positional sanctification. Jesus’ work on the cross is a finished work—believers stand positionally sanctified as though they already are made holy before God, even though they are not yet completely holy in practice: “For by one sacrifice he [Jesus] has made perfect forever those who are being made holy” (Hebrews 10:14).
Progressive sanctification is phase two, in which God, who has begun a good work in us at salvation, continues to transform us into His image, saving us from the practice and power of sin. After the initial cleansing from sin, the committed Christian begins to undergo a daily process of spiritual renewal (Colossians 3:10). The Bible also calls this phase “the sanctifying work of the Spirit,” as the Holy Spirit is the chief agent working in the believer to produce the character of God and the fruit of holiness (1 Peter 1:2; cf. 1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Galatians 5:22–23).
From the moment God begins His good work in us until the day of its completion, the Holy Spirit is chipping away, renovating our character, day by day reforming us into partakers of the holy nature of God. God does the work, but believers are also meant to be active in the process, yielding to the effort (Romans 6:13, 19; 12:1) and pressing on toward the upward call to holiness (Hebrews 12:14; Philippians 3:12–14).
God began a good work in us at salvation and then called us to live out the progressing development of being made into His image. The Christian walk is a pathway of ongoing growth. The journey brings us ever closer to God until His work in us is perfect and complete on “the day of Jesus Christ”—that is, the day of Christ’s return when we see Him (Colossians 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:23). Complete sanctification is the third phase, also known as glorification.
From the very beginning, throughout the continuation, and until the final stroke, God is working in us (Philippians 2:13). He is the Master Craftsman who never gives up on us (Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 1:21–22). The Lord’s salvation, His glorious redemption of His people, will reach its crowning culmination when Jesus Christ returns. Only then will God, who has begun a good work in you, put His finishing touch on you.
Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed — in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 1Corinthians 15:51-52
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Two Stories here, both Medical. In 2028 LED Bulbs get worse, & we might fix Huntington’s & Prion Diseases
I’ll start with the not so good so we can end on a good note.
LED Bulbs to get worse for health in 2028
Current pending regulations will make LED Bulbs even more narrow spectrum (and in a very bad way), so even the better color spectrum bulbs with both aesthetic and health benefits will be banned in the USA.
This will not bother me much, since I have a lifetime supply of IC and CFL bulbs; but I might stock up on a few of the better LEDs and encourage LED using friends to do so.
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For those who have not got an inventory of Incandescent bulbs: You can make work-arounds.
There are Y adapters to turn one socket into 2, then put 40 W “appliance bulbs” in it for an 80 W IC lamp. I also bought some adapters with 3 to 1 sockets and then 3 x 25 W bulbs gives you a 75 W, while 3 x 40 gives 120 W of light.
I also have 2 “three way” floor lamps and, for now, you can still find IC 3 way bulbs ( I bought a bunch of 50 / 100 / 150 from Amazon recently). Then, running it on the low setting, when that burns out, you still have a bulb of the higher wattage that works in a regular socket (since the power comes from the center pin for that filament). I use the 50W as “all day long” ambient light in my office and about once a year get a bulb with only the high power 100W setting left, and move it to the Den Lamp on a dimmer. Run at about 90% of power, they last for several years.
Finally, “Rough Service” bulbs are not “general service” so you can still get “rough service” IC bulibs. I also have some 200 W “High Power” bulbs, that, turn on a dimmer will last nearly forever (though with low efficiency, but with LOTS of healthful IR light 😉
So with some work it is still possible to bypass the lousy LED light.
France Imported the 3rd World, now it burns. UK is importing it too, so far just rot
I do not know who “at the top” made the decision to import a load of leftists, Muslims, and the 3rd World and thought that would be a good thing for Democratic Christian Republics in modernity; but they were wrong. Very very wrong.
So now a bunch of “students” by the thousands in France are burning down their schools with the excuse that they are not good enough… though how a pile of ashes will provide a better education is unclear… The UK continues to force invading “migrants” onto an existing population that is already struggling. I doubt anyone at the decision making point in this migrant invasion has actually read the Koran or knows what it says is mandatory (hint: it is NOT what a Muslim will tell you thanks to Taqiyya – the Koranic permission to lie to the Infidel about Islam until you have converted them and their country (which is also commanded)).
There are fundamental incompatibilities between Islam and Christianity (including that the Koran says to try to convert Christians and only kill them after you give it a good attempt and they won’t pay you a special tax to stay alive… Then there’s the “kill the Jews where you find them” which sure sounds like a “hate crime” to me… and the stoning of anyone gay unless you can toss them off a high building… and more. And yes, I have read the Koran and it does say it is OK to enslave the infidel).
So John Cleese (Monty Python / Faulty Towers comedian) pointed out some of these inherent incompatibilities and the result is that the police (the Thought Police department of the Government Security apparatus) has put this 86 year old man on a potential terrorist list of some kind for speaking a truth that made someone (muslim) uncomfortable. Britain is toast. Cold and soggy toast at that.
Oddly, Better Bachelor who usually covers the Feminist Gender War On Men, has the news about it:
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Here’s the link to the same story on Rumble for when YouTube takes down the original to comply with some European dictate or other:
IMHO, this will continue getting worse until one of two things happen:
1) Most likely is the collapse of European Christian Democratic Republics as Europe becomes Yet Another Islamic Mess like the rest of the Muslim World.
2) Least Likely is that the Native Europeans do what they did in the 1200-1500 A.D. era and once again drive out the invading ideology.
BOTH of them will involve a LOT of death and bloodshed. At present, with demographic collapse among the existing populations of Europe (largely due to the feminist ideology of “career no kids” and blame men), in another generation there will be a majority Muslims in Europe and they will just vote in an Islamic State. Then it will be “conversion by the sword” for any minority population of Europeans. That’s what the Koran mandates.
What would it take for a revival of a Christian Europe? Good luck with that… I don’t know what it would take, and I don’t see anyone making it happen. I do see a LOT of “import fighting age 3rd world Muslim Men”, and the fantasy that this is somehow going to end well.
Islam is NOT just some kind of “Christianity Lite”, and do not buy the lie that it is. Read your history. Read the Koran. THINK for yourself. Speak truth to power (and everyone else too…)
Me? Happily retired and NOT going to ever visit Europe again. Not the UK. Not the EU. Not Switzerland or the Nordic countries. Maybe Latin America selectively… Oh, and I will continue to advocate for stopping the flood of invaders to the USA and removal of the ones already here. It would be nice to save Canada from the European Disease, but as long as Carney and his ilk are in charge, closing the northern border is probably the best we can do. Might be nice to connect Alaska with the lower 48 via the Western Provinces becoming States (should they wish it), but not interested in Ontario / Toronto / Montreal…
I also hope that Australia can reverse some of their Cranial Rectal Inversion… but not seen any evidence there either.
IF anyone has sussed out the origin point for the idiocy of our Idiots In Charge in the West, I’d love to know about it. Is it all just the WEF? Or is something behind those curtains too? Cultural Marxism and Islam seem like strange bedfellows, and why Feminist Women are all for it is a mystery too (as being put in a tent without education and part of a harem seems counter to their POV)… I have trouble believing that our “Leaders” are really so stupid as to think they can benefit from the Chaos that they are causing. They ought to look at the results of prior French Revolutions and the resulting French Haircuts… So it all remains a mystery to me. But a cure can start without knowing where the root cause is located… for now.
There’s a lot of Russian Lab Plague Panic! stories going on.
Why do I not care? Because I lived 60+ years with Plague in California.
I asked Brave A.I. for a summary of “Plague endemic in California” and it said:
Showing results for California, US
Plague is endemic in many parts of California, specifically in rural and undeveloped foothill and mountainous areas, as well as some coastal regions. The disease is naturally present in wild rodent populations, primarily ground squirrels, chipmunks, and woodrats, which serve as the main reservoir for the Yersinia pestis bacteria.
The South Lake Tahoe area in El Dorado County is a known hotspot, having recorded a human case in 2025 and evidence of plague in rodents since 2021. Other high-risk areas include the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, as well as higher elevations in Tulare County. Plague is not found in the Central Valley or the southeastern desert regions, and human cases in urban areas have not been reported in nearly 100 years.
Transmission to humans typically occurs through the bite of infected fleas from wild rodents or by handling infected animals. Pet cats are particularly susceptible and can carry infected fleas into homes or transmit the disease via respiratory secretions if they contract pneumonic plague. The average number of human cases in the United States is about seven per year, with most occurring in western states, and these cases are effectively treated with antibiotics if diagnosed early.
A small group used A.I. to write an open source clone of Photoshop in Rust in a few weeks. The whole thing.
Software companies just took a major hit to their business model. Even if nobody makes an A.I. Windows Clone, or Micro$oft manages to sue folks to prevent it: Any group could now make a ‘work alike” that was better than their crap, and a LOT more efficient, that required minimal changes to work flow and user skills, and make it free or minimally priced.
Going to Programming Classes and “learning to code” is no longer a viable career path. Learning to prompt an A.I. is.
Expect a flood of cheap software that works FINE from places like India, China, and frankly, just about anywhere. Were I, say, the Chief Tech Officer of the Government of Some 3rd World Country: I’d NOT be cutting a check for ANY Western Software. I’d either use the existing Open Source stuff, OR if some particular need existed and no open source product existed – I’d tell my computer department staff to whip up a clone using A.I. tools.
IMHO, there will be a huge reduction in valuations of Software Companies… the survivors will make it on “consultants” and “maintenance” fees. Not a software license fee.
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Time to change from “learn to code” to “learn to prompt A.I.”
It looks (from what they said) like even the Q.A. & Validation was done with A.I. assist.
The vintage image of a doctor’s office sign for today’s offering header is courtesy of iStock and Google Images. Health Friday is a series devoted to information about 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: AI-generated items in today’s offering will be cited as such. If readers wish to post AI-generated items in today’s discussion thread, they must cite their source. Thank you. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The AMA Wants Americans to Take More Poison “Vaccines” Note: AMA stands for the American Medical Association, a private organization founded in 1847. The AMA currently has approximately 270,000 members (https://www.ama-assn.org/.) The organization has a large and powerful lobbying presence on Capitol Hill. The subject of today’s offering is a JAMA Learning interview (Journal of the American Medical Association) by JAMA Deputy Editor, Preeti Malani, MD, MPH, with former Director of the CDC Rochelle Wolansky, MD, MPH. Please see: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/audio-player/19096301, “Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 Vaccines: Effectiveness, Safety, and Trust in 2026.” Note that Dr. Wolansky, as Director of the CDC from 20 January 2021 until 30 June 2023, was one of the prime figures in the implementation of Operation Warp Speed; she resigned from the CDC after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared ended on 11 May 2023 (https://archive.cdc.gov/.) Dr. Wolansky is currently a professor at the Harvard University School of Medicine. The following are four items from the Transcript of Dr. Malani’s interview with Dr. Wolansky:
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Dr. Wolansky is a co-author of the following report, produced by the AMA in conjunction with the Vaccine Integrity Project (https://vax.integrity.cidrap.umn.edu), itself a division of CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, https://cidrap.umn.edu.) It appears, in Yours Truly’s opinion, that the Vaccine Integrity Project views itself as an “ACIP / CDC replacement vaccine recommendations organization”, since the actual ACIP group was disbanded by Federal Judge Brian E. Murphy earlier this year, and that there is no current ACIP roster past 24 July 2026 (https://www.cdc.gov/acip/membership/roster-archive.html.) The Vaccine Integrity Project, in conjunction with the AMA, released its’ “independent vaccine evidence” report on 2 September 2026: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/ama-press-releases/ama-vaccine-integrity-center-unveil-independent-vaccine-evidence. The summary of the “recommendations” of this “ACIP / CDC replacement vaccine recommendations organization” is here: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/vip-reviews-highlights.pdf; which “recommendations” are, of course, that all Americans continue to take: the RSV “vaccine” the COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccines” the influenza vaccines (see above regarding Dr. Wolanky’s enthusiastic endorsement of mRNA-1010 (mFLUSIVA). Translation: Establishment Medicine (the AMA; the Vaccine Integrity Project; the American Academy of Pediatrics; the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — all prime examples) is continuing to “recommend” that Americans continue to “follow the science”, to “listen to the trusted messengers”, and have more of the above injectable poisons put into their bodies.
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Hulscher, et al., have just published a paper on Zenodo which proves that CHILDREN who take COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccines” are at higher risk for developing anxiety / autism / ADHD / needing Special Education services: https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-study-covid-19-vaccination-9fd. “BREAKING STUDY: COVID-19 “Vaccination” of Children Linked to AUTISM, ADHD, ANXIETY, and SPECIAL-ED Use”, Nicholas Hulscher, MPH, 5 October 2026. Note: there is an AI-generated image in this article. Please see the screenshots, below, from the Hulscher piece:
The paper is found here: https://zenodo.org/records/23165256, “Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in COVID-19 Vaccinated Versus Unvaccinated U.S. Children: Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey 2022 – 2024”, Nicolas Hulscher, MPH, John Catanzano, NMD, PhD, et al.; 5 October 2026. Please see the screenshot of the Conclusions of this paper, below:
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Americans must educate themselves regarding the dangers of the injectables that they are “recommended” to take, or for injectables that are “recommended” for their children. Demand to see the healthcare provider Package Insert for the injectable, NOT the “dumbed-down” Information Sheet for Patients and Caregivers for the product. Read the healthcare provider Package Insert. Ask the healthcare provider to clarify or explain any questions. Ask WHY the injectable is being “recommended” for the patient. Yes, there are circumstances where an injectable drug may be indicated or necessary — however, the patient has the right to ask the reasoning behind the indication. In Yours Truly’s opinion, the “good old days” of blindly rolling up the sleeve and “taking the shot” are finished.
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That was stolen from Wheatie.
Let’s steal her rules, too.
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If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
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Fall is here for sure, and it’s going to be a long winter. The sun is largely gone, and you are almost certainly going to need to increase your vitamin D supplementation.
But but let’s talk about B12 first. B12 is a bit easier.
Vitamin B12
I was recently doing a deep dive on vitamin B12 supplementation. If you are old and experiencing neuropathy of any kind, including difficulty hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling, or tasting (the latter two being known signs of dementia), then you really need to be taking excess oral B12, in my opinion. Even if something else is causing nerve problems, you cannot go wrong minimizing any chance of a B12 deficiency compounding the issue.
IMO, the literature is very clear that oral supplementation works for most people. Some people need injectable vitamin B12, but most people don’t.
My doctor is of the opinion that excess oral B12 is absolutely no problem. You can get your levels checked, but most vitamin supplements for seniors have over 4000% of the RDA of B12. If your B12 is low, you will FEEL THE DIFFERENCE when you take a 4000% dose.
Note also that B12 has a pretty long half life in your bloodstream, and an excess is stored in the liver. You can miss a day or two of your vitamin B12 dose, no problem.
So how about Vitamin D?
Vitamin D
I mentioned that Vitamin D deficiency is now demonstrably linked to dementia.
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I had another article ready to go and then I saw this video.
And so, this is the seeding ground of the literal destruction of American sovereignty.
Robert Gouveia Esq.
Rough Transcript – BEGIN
The DOJ filed an instant appeal saying, “We’re going to overturn this lower level judge who just found that the laws that make it criminal to vote in an election if you’re a non-citizen are unconstitutional.”
Now, this case is a very strange one. It comes out of Chelsea Michelle Anne Cox’s prosecution for voting illegally in the election…
And the judge who’s behind this is also a curious person saying he just decided that this criminal charge is not valid because the prosecution is unconstitutional… The holding essentially is saying, “No, the feds can’t prosecute these crimes. Only states can prosecute these things.” which means that certain states that don’t hardly prosecute any of these crimes will just continue to not do that. And so if you have a state like California or Michigan or you have Arizona where these blue secretaries exist and blue attorneys general exist and you have non-citizens voting, no one’s going to do anything about it.
…the judge who did this is a Biden judge. But there’s a very curious recommendation here. So his name is David S. Leibowitz appointed by Joe Biden March 1, 2024. And he is a lawyer from Florida, now the district judge. He was a law clerk some time ago. Was actually a US attorney for the Southern District of New York, one of the most corrupt locations in the planet. and he got recommended by Marco Rubio in 2021. Of course, Joe Biden is the president at that time and you know that’s being generous to him and Rubio recommended him. Remember that we have this thing called the blue slip or the red slip. So nominees need to kind of pass through these senators. They can sign off on them or not. We’ve got a big problem with that because Chuck Grassley won’t actually overrule any of the blue slips. So, a lot of our US attorneys have been prevented from actually being able to take office, but Rubio recommended this guy and he was nominated part of a bipartisan package… And it’s about that money, man. So Leibowitz, this guy, this judge is the nephew of a guy called Norman Brahman. He’s a billionaire with a car dealership and he’s a Rubio benefactor. Okay? So he donated 5 to10 million,5 and 10 million to Rubio back in 2016. So that’s why Rubio comes out and wants to nominate him. …
[Gouveia goes into more history of the judge’s family & Rubio. — GC]
So it’s a very curious thing. You know, this is a recommendation for somebody who’s been very supportive of the Rubio’s. And what’s curious about this is the judge, I don’t think was really capable of articulating the rationale for this holding. And so what he did, –this is why this is a little bit concerning, — is he actually went and appointed an amicus. So a friend of the court to come in and do some analysis.
Now the guy who came in and did the analysis who was ultimately going to be really the source of the judge’s decision is called Paul Clement.And so let me show you where this was. And Paul Clement right now memorandum of a court appointed amicus curier. So friend of the court Paul Clement is a very highly respected reputable lawyer across the United States. Background on him is he’s somebody who worked for George W. Bush and was very well-versed with the Supreme Court, the solicitor general from 2005 to 2008 and is now what some people call like the Secret Service whisperer. So when he writes an article, everybody’s like, “Oh, what did Paul Clement say?”
Now, he ultimately has handled gobs of cases in front of the Supreme Court. Joined the DOJ February 2001, handled a ton of these cases, became future acting AG, and then gave notice of his resignation back in 2008, goes and teaches at Georgetown, all sorts of stuff. Then they created this law firm in Washington DC and led the challenge to overturn affordable healthcare and more.
The reason I’m sharing this with you is because he is also saying that this federal law is unconstitutional. The judge basically just copied and pasted his entire theory into his order. So, lots of stuff. Trump was also considering him to be on the Supreme Court. Of course, the DOJ is appealing this outcome, but these are all the cases that he’s appeared on in front of the Supreme Court. Tons. I mean, just gobs.
[Gouveia shows a long list of cases where Clement appeared before the Supreme Court. This is why Clement is so dangerous. He is well known and respected by the Supreme Court. — GC]
So like the level of experience and reputation he has is a very extensive litany as we can see. So the judge appointed him and said what do you think Paul and then Paul came out and he wrote this memo.
It’s a 53 page memo and in it he fleshes out both sides of the argument but largely he’s saying that the law is unconstitutional. And the main theory here before we take a look at the judge’s order is that in order to find it valid, you’d have to combine various aspects of the constitution to do it. He says the law says, this is from Paul Clement, that it shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election for president. But the constitution requires the federal government to employ in federal elections the state’s qualifications. And so the states get to decide what the qualifications are. And so this would contravene the rule that the states, not the federal government, determine voter qualifications. He goes through the history and he says back in 1874, the Supreme Court said that citizenship has not in all cases been made a condition in order to vote and that some states allowed aliens to vote back in 1874. And then by the time Congress passed this new section 611 in 1996, that was all a distant memory.
And the main counterargument is that the contrary arguments have considerable force. Right? So in other words, they say if you look at the text, if you look at the history from Paul Clement, he writes this new law passed by Congress is a voter qualification and as we know the constitution overrides a statute. So it goes beyond Congress’s authorities.
Now the counterargument he says, well you can also conclude that Congress can regulate voter qualifications. More narrowly, an argument could be made that Congress is sweeping power over immigration paired with the necessary and proper clause, allow it to prohibit voting by aliens, even if it must otherwise take the state voter qualifications as a given. And perhaps most prominently, 611, the new law that criminalizes this, could be construed as simply a federal enforcement mechanism that is constitutional when applied in states that prohibit noncitizen voting. Right?
So the idea is if the states say that a non-citizen is prohibited from voting, the feds can enforce that and this is basically enabling a prosecution based on a state’s prior authority. They set the qualifications when that is violated. Then the feds can prosecute and basically extend their jurisdiction over it. But the problem of course is then the states if this is upheld the states really could just allow non-citizens to vote and based on his precedent right he’s saying that historically there’s an argument to be made that they can do that he writes section 611 could on that reading operate not as a verboten federal voting qualification but as a permissible effort by the federal government to criminalize unlawful voting by individuals who are aliens.
Now, that said, 611’s unless clause, which carves out only a narrow exception for alien voting in non-federal elections when permitted by state law, complicates that reading. And so, on balance, he says, it seems that the better view is that because 611 was intended to criminalize alien voting regardless of state law, it’s a voter qualification and therefore it’s unconstitutional. So if that’s right, then Congress can’t do it and they overstep their constitutional bounds and that now anyone voting in federal elections, all of these prosecutions that we’ve been talking about here,
you know, hundreds of them now are all illegal.
So that means there’s no repercussions, especially if the states decide not to prosecute. Absolutely wild.
Now here in addition to that is more from the judge. Now the court sincerely thanks this guy for undertaking their appointments. Basically he says you guys go figure this out. You know this is complicated so I’ll just whatever you say. And council performed their duty. They did it pro bono. So he did all that work for free and they’ve acted with the finest tradition of the federal bar. It’s like, wow, you do all that for free in order to invalidate criminal prosecutions of non-citizens. Amicus was not appointed to assist either party. Both were well represented by experienced counsel and they were appointed only to provide me, the judge, with a thorough and candid view of all the relevant legal authorities.
So, the judge just takes it and runs with it. And he says ultimately, this is an unusual criminal case. There’s an old law here from uh the the Congress saying it’s illegal to vote as a non-citizen. Of course, a bunch of people are being prosecuted.
The DOJ, this is going to be a major battle. And he says it’s probably not constitutional. They cite to a main case. That case is very, very weak is what he says. And because the original meaning of the constitution says, states set the qualifications. So like literally the states if they set the qualifications and the federal government can’t interject as to whether citizens or not can vote. The takeaway is that they can just change their rules. California already wants to do this. They’re already enabling non-citizens to vote in city elections in LA. So if this is the president that holds, they can change it across the entire state. Non-citizens can vote. And what are the federal prosecutors going to do about it? Nothing. because the enforcement of that is illegal.
So if the constitution says that the only way to fix that is will be with an amendment and we know that’s never going to happen.
So the best reading of this underpins that this criminal case means this law is a voter qualification matter and the constitution does not authorize Congress to set those except for very specific provisions. Congress has no power who can vote and who cannot vote in federal elections. It’s crazy. which is of course why they wanted this invasion to come in so that they could vote and then once they can vote the non-citizens will have the ability to then elect certain you know people who are very sympathetic to their causes will have mass amnesty then they’ll become citizens and everything is just cooked. They say this is so fundamental.
When you’re prosecuted based on an illegal law, that prosecution cannot stand. And so after careful consideration, this law is unconstitutional as applied. Chelsea Cox, this illegal voter cannot be prosecuted for a violation of an unconstitutional law.
This is from the judge and it’s backed by Paul Clement, which makes me extremely nervous about this because that will have sway with some of the conservative judges on the Supreme Court. And if Amy Coney Barrett and John Roberts are already people who are perfectly happy with birthright citizenship applying to all people essentially, even if you break the law to come in here, they may latch on to this argument.
So long story short, the whole law he says is unconstitutional. And so the motion to dismiss the indictment or the information she was not indicted is all valid pure issue of law saying that there are a bunch of Supreme Court cases, some of which the government is relying on and it’s a little separate.
The government’s main argument comes from a 1970 case and they say, “Yeah, Congress may set voter qualifications in federal but not state elections.” And so at the state level, yeah, they can maybe set non-citizens to vote for their state government, but at the federal level, Congress can ultimately set rules across the the board, but there it was different. This is not about a criminal prosecution. So that case is really not on point. And then we got to turn to other cases. So he does that and applying that guidance, it’s not as clear as he may otherwise say the other side argues. So, we can’t ignore these other prior cases.
The parties spill a lot of ink about how they should apply this other case from 2013. And in urging the court to disregard Scalia’s analysis, the government is dismissive of the dicta. They say it’s dicta on dicta, which is, you know, commentary basically added into the opinion that doesn’t relate to the final holding. But I’m not saying any of that holds.
He’s really just flying through the president and then saying it’s really a constitutional matter. The Constitution commits to the states and the states alone the power to set voter qualifications in federal elections, not just state. He says you can just go back and read the debates and it was all to them. Three clauses will address all of this. Article one says that voters in elections shall have the qualifications requisite for electors. 17th amendment came out in 1913 uses the same rule. The electors in each state you’ll have the qualifications and article 2 addresses presidential elections for the electoral college. And so read together those are the voter qualification rules and the constitution. This is a statute so it can’t override the constitution.
In federal congressional elections voters qualifications are a function of each state rules. The reading of these clauses is reinforced by our constitutional order setting a bunch of other cases. And the design is no accident. We don’t want the feds to set qualifications like maybe all you know like only like you know white Christians can vote or something. So the states get to decide that and now apparently that is extended across the board to non-citizens. So this is a voter qualification law. It sets a standard. Can’t do that. The Constitution says that belongs to the states and nothing in the actual Constitution allows Congress to do that. So, if this spreads or this is upheld by the Supreme Court, it’s going to be a voting free-for-all. Your citizenship may not matter for anything at all. First problem with the argument is the language of 611. It’s a voter qualification. And again, it doesn’t matter if it’s between state or federal elections. That’s the argument. Congress said it’s for federal elections, but they say it’s it applies to all elections, not just states. So there is no real distinction between the state setting qualifications for state office versus federal office.
But they say no, we have the elections clause. This is the big one. Saying we can protect the integrity of federal elections. elections clause as we know says times, place and manner of holding elections for senators and reps in Congress shall be prescribed by the state legislature thereof, right? But the Congress may at any time by law make or alter those regulations except from choosing senators.
Now, that’s what we all would latch on to and say, well, Congress did that. The time, places, and manner, so manner, who can vote means you can say non-citizens are prohibited. So while these clauses expressly commit the states on authority to who can vote, the elections clause gives it about how they can vote. It’s manner. It’s not who. Okay? So it’s manner but it doesn’t mean the actual qualification. So the argument is outside of the elections clause, right? So the federal government can’t set uniform standards across the nation and otherwise the states get to decide. So, all said and done, this is now unconstitutional. Can Florida prohibit and punish this? Yeah, Florida can and Florida has, but many other states never will and wouldn’t want to.
Anyways, this is the problem. Okay, the federal government is now coming in to say, “These are illegal aliens voting, so we’re going to prosecute that.” But can the federal government actually remove the defendant from the states? Well, they’re going to have to go through immigration proceedings now. And Congress can’t could draft an enforcement statute with criminal penalties. If the state decided to prohibit non-citizens from voting, then they could pass like a criminal law. You violated a state qualification and now we’re prosecuting you for that. But that’s not what we have. And so, this is a rare case. And ultimately, he says based on what Paul Clement and the other amicus sent over to him, this law is unconstitutional. Her case is dismissed. All other pending motions are denied as moot and all other penalties are vacated signed by Rubio’s recommended judge, David S. Lieowitz, out of Florida.
And this and he’s got the support of Paul Clement, who’s not a random person. And so this will ultimately go up, I would imagine, to the Supreme Court probably quickly. And we’ll see how Amy Coney Barrett and John Roberts weigh in on this. But the DOJ instantly as soon as that order came down filed a notice of appeal because every single other defendant who’s been charged with this will now use it in their defense.
And yeah, Florida as the state may be prosecuting these people, but other states are not. We have non-citizens who are being charged in blue states all over the place and they’re facing criminal charges. they’re going to take this decision and file the exact same motion and say my case should be dismissed as well.
So, it’s a shocking development in that according to this judge and Paul Clement and others who have a lot of Paul Clement has a lot of gravitas in, you know, right-wing circles saying it’s illegal, can’t prosecute these people. Only states can and states won’t. So, all of the non-citizens voting will basically illegal for them to do that. if you extrapolate this out. So, this will have to go to the Supreme Court of the United States. No doubt about it. They’re going to
take it up to the 11th Circuit. We’ll see what the 11th Circuit does, but this will spread like wildfire.
Every single person who’s a non-citizen who got charged under the statute. And there’s now well over a hundred. And that will turn into a battle for our elections and our sovereignty where we get invaded by millions and millions of non-citizens. they vote and there’s nothing we can do about it at the federal level. If the states don’t want to enforce it then or even look into it or even pass laws that say, “Oh, if the qualification authority is with us, then we’ll just make it legal.” What are you going to do about it? Amend the Constitution? Obviously, you’re not going to do that.
And so, this is the seeding ground of the literal destruction of American sovereignty.
When millions of non-citizens can come in here and vote and there’s nothing the federal government can do about it, we start to ask ourselves, what is citizenship? What does it even mean? Is it even worth a damn? Not really. And what kind of sane nation would actually sit around and allow this to happen?
So big problem out of Florida. And I thought, you know, this will be something that the Supreme Court will deal with. Then I saw the amicus from Paul Clement and I thought, “Oh, that’s great.” Because on these issues, the Supreme Court will read into that and they may find his arguments persuasive. So, we’ll keep our eye on this one and see what comes next. But this is an extensive extensive concern. Hopefully the 11th Circuit reasons through this appropriately and America can protect our sovereignty.
This is what I came across during a discussion yesterday. If the Constitution says the states have the authority to decide whether illegals can vote, and if SCOTUS upholds that, we are in royal trouble. It would also mean that every prosecution for illegals having voted would be null and void.
I think this is the law that they are arguing is unconstitutional. [It is -GC]
(a)It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, unless— (1)the election is held partly for some other purpose; (2)aliens are authorized to vote for such other purpose under a State constitution or statute or a local ordinance; and (3)voting for such other purpose is conducted independently of voting for a candidate for such Federal offices, in such a manner that an alien has the opportunity to vote for such other purpose, but not an opportunity to vote for a candidate for any one or more of such Federal offices. (b)Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (c)Subsection (a) does not apply to an alien if— (1)each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization); (2)the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining the age of 16; and (3)the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the United States.
I have no confidence in SCOTUS ruling in a way to protect the country.
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Second comment:
Yes, word needs to get out, but I don’t know what can be done. SCOTUS is supposed to rule based on lawyers’ arguments. If there is no Constitutional basis for the federal government’s stopping illegals from voting, I don’t know what the lawyers can do. IMO an argument could be made about original intent, but if specific wording can’t be found in the Constitution…
We know how three justices will vote, and I have no confidence in some of the others.
It makes no sense to allow foreign invaders to vote who have entered the country illegally. That would transform the country into something other than was intended.
Amendment XIV, Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
My ability to vote is not literally taken away by anyone else’s voting, but my ability to elect the people I think most qualified is diluted if invaders can come in and flood the ballot box. We know that many are sponsored by foreign countries and donors for the express purpose of altering and taking over the United States. That abridges our ability to elect those whom we choose to protect us and our country.
The Guarantee Clause Article IV, Section 4:
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and
shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
This DePat Tuesday Open Thread honors the author of the original Tuesday open thread on this site, namely the late Susie Sampson, a.k.a. Deplorable Patriot, among her other handles, pen names, etc.
For more on the untimely passing of Dear DePat, please see these three posts.
At one time, DePat handled FOUR daily open threads here, in addition to taking care of her relatives, choir duties, and numerous other responsibilities. She was a powerhouse – a dynamo – a true force of nature.
DePat’s faith in Trump, Q, “The Plan”, the White Hats, and “the anons” in general, was legendary. Although I didn’t always agree with her quick acceptance of some sketchier evidence and fringier theories, I will gladly admit to “coming around” to numerous so-called “conspiracy theories” which she championed first. I was always careful to give her credit for being right, too, when I had been wrong.
It is impossible to overstate how much DePat did for not only this site, but for her country. I urge all to say a quick prayer of thanks, whenever you think of her, for the privilege of knowing, in life or after death, such an exemplary human being, and lover of God.
And thank you, Susie, for the firm foundation which you left us, when you were called to your true home!
Cambodia – Targeting the Smart and Capable Class
If I could leave you with one message about socialism, it’s this.
Socialists will always get to the point where they have to do whatever they can to silence people who are actually competent to make a country work. Remember that. American socialists are no exception. Their horrible shit-show is always inferior to non-socialist solutions, and in the end, they have to kill those who can do it right.
This video explains the demonstration case of Cambodia.
Note that the weird AI clickbait thumbnail seems to have nothing to do with the video.
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Our beloved country is STILL under DIRECT THREATS by hostile forces – notably COMMUNISTS – and they’re HERE IN AMERICA.
Daily outrage and commie phuckery still abound.
We can give in to despair…or we can be defiant and fight back in any way that we can.
Commies won’t win!
And we will keep saying COMMIES OUT until we get their FRAUD and INSANITY out of our country!
THE STUFF
President Barack Obama listens to the remarks of John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, his nominee for Director of the CIA, during the announcement in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 7, 2013. The President also announced former Senator Chuck Hagel, second from left, as his nominee for Secretary of Defense. Joining them are departing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Did Obama and Brennan Abuse Early AI as an Illegal Hacking Tool?
Do you remember what the Obama administration did to Sharyl Attkisson’s husband, planting classified documents on his computer when they were going after her? This was fairly early in the Obama first term, if I am recalling correctly.
Just as an aside, they likely had extra motive against her, due to her persistence on vaccines, IYKWIM.
But as to the title question, the point is that there were MANY allegations – and many with pretty good proof – that the Obama administration and the Holder DOJ in particular were quite loose with what they considered “justice” – and what Trump has since called weaponization of the Department of Justice.
Obama, in my opinion, was particularly cunning, in using the failure of the original Obamacare website to induce all of Silicon Valley to “help” him – and thereby to draw the most powerful C-level names in America into weaponizing tech against Obama’s political opponents.
I have been increasingly wise to Obama since I actually voted for him in 2008. You see, there was a little event called Sandy Hook, remarkable in its level of exploitation in its aftermath. From that post-aw-shucks-reelection moment in 2012, as I watched hundreds of actions by government officials and political operatives, some directed at ME, PERSONALLY, that can only be described as PSY-OP, I began to grow up politically.
Something was NOT RIGHT in the Obama administration.
I began to understand what is REALLY going on.
So – back to the big question.
There is an obscure “conspiracy theory” that always struck me as a bit too realistic. It is supported by the admissions of one of the conspirators, and in my opinion is now made very clear by what is NOW publicly known about artificial intelligence, as well as a little tool called “Stuxnet” – the level of technology of which, while short of modern AI, fits into the timeline of both AI development and the conspiracy theory very, very well.
The fact that a lady named Tulsi Gabbard has released absolute proof of another conspiracy called “Russia, Russia, Russia”, including a smoking gun against the two key players in the title, only adds to its believability.
Tulsi-Gabbard-FNC-1200×630
You see, there were self-protecting stories from a hacker type named Dennis Montgomery, who claimed he had used some of the most cutting-edge hacking tools on the planet, in service of two guys named Barack Hussein Obama and John Brennan. This allegedly occurred during the time that Stuxnet was being developed – which was maybe 8 or 9 years before similar allegations of illegal hacking against Trump, BY government and allied forces, were made during the 2016 presidential election.
I remember when I first learned of the capabilities of Stuxnet, and how I marveled at the intelligence thereof.
Whether or not such highly advanced, highly automated tools can be legitimately called artificial intelligence really depends on WHEN the question is asked. Put another way, in the preface to Karen Hao’s book, Empire of AI…..
“It is said that to explain is to explain away. This maxim is nowhere so well-fulfilled as in the area of computer programming, especially in what is called heuristic programming and artificial intelligence. For in those realms, machines are made to behave in wondrous ways, often sufficient to dazzle even the most experienced observer. But once a particular program is unmasked, once its inner workings are explained in language sufficiently plain to induce understanding, its magic crumbles away; it is instead revealed as a mere collection of procedures, each quite comprehensible. The observer says to himself ‘I could have written that’. With that thought he moves the program in question from the shelf marked ‘intelligent,’ to that reserved for curios, fit to be discussed only with people less enlightened than he.”
-Joseph Weizenbaum, inventor of the first chatbot, 1966
The point I’m trying to make – which is in many ways a corollary of Weizenbaum’s quote, is that “future proves past” – in the words of the Q movement.
We now understand AI enough to know that old AI never seems that intelligent – but it does seem very REAL. And now that Stuxnet and the like seem like “old hat”, it’s much easier to believe that operations using such technology were quite real.
So, in many ways, I think Obama has a better understanding of AI than most people in tech give him credit for.
In my opinion, Obama is by now very familiar with Weizenbaum’s cited effect. Obama understands how understanding removes fear – but by the same token, how FEAR PREVENTS UNDERSTANDING.
Right now, Obama needs you to be afraid. My call to you is simple – FEAR NOT.
Fear is the mind-killer.
I have been aware of the same fears Obama is trying to instill in us, since not long after Dennis Montgomery says that he and his alleged associates were up to no good, using very smart software to break into banks, government institutions, credit card companies, and anywhere else with highly private information they desired. At that time, when I first understood the capabilities of Stuxnet, but had no experience with it, I sounded and felt a lot like everybody else right now, who is quite afraid of AI. I realized many potential dangers, and was afraid.
I now believe that others, who had access to that software, didn’t fear it. They mastered it, and used it, against people who didn’t even know it existed.
Think about what I’m saying. Research things – AI, Stuxnet, and Dennis Mongomery. Gain understanding. Use AI, and explain to yourself, or to others, but be careful not to explain away too much.
It took me a while to get over my fears of autonomous intelligent software, but I did.
AWARENESS and UNDERSTANDING were my tools to eliminate fear.
And one more. Above all, this tool.
God Bless you and yours!
Vaya con Dios!
W
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NONE. You have enough. In fact, you have more than you know.
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God is in Control . . . and His Grace is Sufficient, so . . . Keep Looking Up
Hopefully, every Sunday, we can find something here that will build us up a little . . . give us a smile . . . and add some joy or peace, very much needed in all our lives.
“This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” . . . “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
The Blessing of Not Seeing
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29)
The Advent story is filled with people who got to see Jesus face-to-face. Mary and Joseph, of course, were the first to set eyes on God in human flesh, to hold his hands, to kiss his feet. They were quickly joined by others. The shepherds arrived next: “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see,” they told one another (Luke 2:15). Simeon also saw the child—even held him in his arms (Luke 2:28). Anna saw him (Luke 2:36–38). The wise men saw him (Matt. 2:10–11). And those initial visitors were just a small fraction of the multitudes who would soon come to sit at the incarnate Savior’s feet.
We haven’t seen our Savior face-to-face. But Jesus says we are blessed.
We are those of whom Peter says, “Though you have not seen him, you love him” (1 Pet. 1:8), and who Paul says “walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7). While the crowds in Jesus’s earthly lifetime often sought him for the dazzle of a miracle or the spectacle of a sign, we seek our unseen Savior by faith—a faith that could only come from his Spirit. If we haven’t seen and yet still believe, we can have confidence that he lives with us and is at work in us (cf. John 14:17). Truly, we are blessed.
The manger is empty, and the tomb is empty too. Ultimately, it would be foolish to look for Christ in either of those places. Instead, we turn the eyes of faith heavenward, “[seeking] the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God” (Col. 3:1). Do we want to see Jesus? We must seek him where he is. We approach him in worship, we seek him in prayer, and we gaze on him in his Word. We may not have made it to Bethlehem on that starry night, but Christ is nevertheless present with us by his Word and Spirit—particularly in the gathering of his church.
We may not have touched his swaddling clothes or heard his newborn cries, but we have everything we need to experience him. His voice resounds from a pulpit and a page, his eyes and ears and hands are on display in the weekly assembly of his beloved body.
And one day, just as he ascended, he will return. Writing from his lonely exile on Patmos, John encourages our hearts: “Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him” (Rev. 1:7).
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Prices pulled last evening. Gold $4,156.60 Silver $61.14 Bitcoin $84,600
Seems like such an obvious solution.
Elon blasted out the obvious…
Until we elect a conservative majority, we’ll…
Stuff…
OK so I was bouncing around YT and saw below video. Being a geezer, thought, what the hell…
Not in the market for a new vehicle until, I hope 2028.
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Then I wondered, would geezer car insurance rates go down. So I asked Grok.
Yea, grok would have no conflict of interest here.
Grok
71yo driver. No accidents OR moving violations since 1975. Texarkana, TX. Typical insurance rates for a Tesla Y FSD?
Typical full-coverage rates for a Tesla Model Y in Texarkana, TX, for a 71-year-old with an exceptionally clean record (no accidents or moving violations since 1975) are roughly $180–$320 per month ($2,200–$3,800 per year), depending on exact coverage, deductibles, mileage, credit, and insurer. Liability-only is substantially lower. These are estimates based on 2025–2026 published averages and comparisons; actual quotes vary and require personalized shopping.
Key Benchmarks
Texas Model Y averages (full coverage, typical middle-aged clean-record driver, 100/300/100 limits + $500 deductibles): Around $4,169 per year / ~$347 per month. Liability-only (higher limits) averages closer to $1,495 per year. insurance.com
National Model Y full-coverage averages: Often $3,000–$4,600 per year (~$250–$380/month) for similar profiles, with some sources lower for safer/older drivers. insurance.com
Age effects: Rates for seniors in Texas rise modestly after ~65–70. A typical 70-year-old pays about 8% more than a 65-year-old for full coverage on an average vehicle (e.g., statewide senior full-coverage averages near $2,800–$3,000/year). Tesla premiums run higher due to vehicle value, battery/repair costs, and parts. Clean multi-decade records and mature-driver discounts help offset this. carinsurance.com
Texarkana specifically: Lower than major Texas metros (DFW/Houston averages for Model Y clean-record full coverage often $220–$400/month). Overall city auto averages for full coverage are frequently in the $170–$180/month range for typical cars—noticeably below the Texas statewide average—due to lower urban density/claim frequency. insurify.com
Tesla Insurance Advantage (Available in Texas)Tesla Insurance prices primarily on the vehicle’s Safety Score (and mileage/garaging) rather than age or credit score, which can benefit a very safe senior driver. It also offers an FSD (Supervised) usage benefit/discount in Texas (up to ~10% on eligible coverages for ≥50% of miles with FSD engaged; higher usage can produce larger effective savings in examples).
Example order-page estimates (Austin-area Model Y context, not Texarkana-specific): ~$205/month without heavy FSD use vs. ~$148/month with high FSD usage. Real rates depend on your Safety Score, ZIP, and coverage. High scores can produce competitive or lower-than-traditional rates.
Factors That Help or Hurt Your Rate
Helpful: 50+ years clean record, potential low annual mileage, mature/defensive driving course (common 5–10% discount for 55+ in Texas), multi-policy bundling, higher deductibles, Tesla’s advanced safety features, and strong Safety Score/FSD usage with Tesla Insurance.
Higher cost drivers: Newer/higher-trim Model Y, low deductibles, high mileage, urban ZIP nuances, or comprehensive coverage in hail-prone areas.
Company variation is large: In Texas Model Y data, full-coverage quotes have ranged widely (e.g., State Farm or Incline often lower; others substantially higher). USAA can be competitive if eligible. insurance.com
Practical AdviceShop quotes from Tesla Insurance, State Farm, GEICO, Progressive, Nationwide, local/independent agents, and others (or comparison sites). Provide your exact ZIP, model year/trim, desired limits/deductibles, annual mileage, and any other vehicles/homeowners policy. Complete a Texas-approved mature driver course if you haven’t recently. Rates are not guaranteed and change with market conditions, claims experience, and underwriting.These figures assume standard full coverage on a typical recent Model Y; liability-only or higher/lower limits will differ materially. Get multiple personalized quotes for the most accurate picture.
Me. Interesting it appears some insurance company rates go down with increased FSD engaged. Minor plug for Tesla insurance. 🙂
Maintenance appears to be minimal, as compared to ICE.
EVs still have a ways to go.
Are EV fires still an issue OR was that mainly non-Tesla EV fires for the most part. Based on Grok search, does not appear to be a significant issue. I spose, keep the Tesla out of water and hope it doesn’t catch on fire for any reason.
Cold weather issues. Charge time. Charge limits. Increase charge drain. Long distance travel on holidays likely long wait times to charge EVs.
Then I looked at Tesla weight Vs my Ram and Grand Cherokee L. Ram 25% heavier. Grand Cherokee L about the same. So much for the EVs are too heavy hype.
Tire prices comparable to what I buy these days. Maintenance appears to be much less than ICE.
Charging station availability on demand, likely my biggest concern. 2028 charging station availability may not be an issue.
So much for the Tesla rabbit hole deep dive of sorts.
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This looks interesting.
Elon Musk Makes A Move On The Banks
When Elon Musk took over Twitter, fired four out of five employees, and rebranded it X (just because he thought it sounded cool), the talking heads predicted doom for the company. The opposite happened. It is now one of the most popular sources of news in the world, and a major delivery system for what social media is supposed to be.
He always had more in mind. He explained at the outset that he wanted to turn X into the “everything app.” I winced when I heard those words. As someone who worked in web development for years, I learned to regard every promise of a “one-stop shop” to be foolish. It never happens. Best to pick one thing you do well and stick with it.
To my own amazement, X is indeed taking steps toward being the Everything App. Not yet, of course, but the advent of his X Money platform is major and serious. It is being rolled out gradually to premium members. Under the new content-creators payout program, people are paid within the app and invited to use the service for transferring money.
Described thusly, it would seem to be another version of Zelle or Venmo and therefore not that much to notice, much less celebrate. But when you look at the details of what X Money is doing, another reality emerges. It would appear that this app is making a move on the banks themselves.
The evidence is on the app now. It offers a way to link your paycheck to X Money to enjoy a quicker payout than if your paycheck flows to your bank account. Speed is one thing, and a good thing, but why else would you do this?
The key comes in the details which have not been advertised (Musk doesn’t like old-style marketing). These are not regular dormant cash accounts like you get in a regular checking account. They pay a return. Not just any return. The return is higher than you would otherwise get in a normal money market.
For now the Annual Percent Yield (APY) is an eye-popping 6 percent as an initial customer-acquisition rate.
Not only that, the X Money card that comes digitally with the service (and physically on the ask) offers fully 3 percent cash back.
A high rate plus instant peer-to-peer transmission, a metal Visa card with 3 percent cash back, and early direct deposit is meant to pull balances and daily activity onto the platform.
What you notice from these terms is that this goes way beyond a mere money-transmission service. What’s being provided here, with quick and easy signups, is a highly lucrative vehicle for serious investment. Put your cash in and have it earn 6 percent. That beats inflation. With 3 percent cash back, you are way ahead of the game. That is reason enough to switch.
As a user I immediately found myself in a bind. Initially I thought I would enjoy spending my X Money on groceries and movie tickets or something along those lines. But with this level of earning power, I will lose money if I do that. I would be forgoing the return from the money held. Better to use the cash in my bank or my credit card that also pays 3 percent cash back.
The calculation here favors keeping the money in X Money, not spending it. Indeed, the calculator favors moving cash from banks into X Money and earning the return. To be sure, that 6 percent could change in a year or two or three. It would be up to how the app is managed.
Meanwhile, do you understand what this means? It means an actual reward for … saving money! Imagine that. Cash that earns a return on an app that allows peer-to-peer transfer at zero cost. This is disruptive innovation of the sort we’ve come to expect from this man and his companies.
Elon has designated the X Money app for now to be a loss leader in direct revenue but a huge investment in becoming what he likely thinks it can be in the long run: an actual option to the banks.
There might even be more afoot here. The banking rails themselves are provided by Cross River Bank. Founded in 2008, the bank carved out a special niche in working with new digital companies that focus on in-app service provision and edgier products like cryptocurrency. It is FDIC-insured but eschews traditional banking in favor of innovation. Even with its smaller capitalization, it is an ideal partner for a disruptive technology like X Money.
Recall too that Elon Musk was one of the founders of PayPal. It was started with a high hope of developing a new form of money transmission and even a new form of money. It eventually found itself regulated out of that vision to become what it is today, which is a highly valued means of payment for the digital age.
X Money seems to learn from mistakes made in those days to build out fully banking services from the very foundation. With the inclusion of crypto as part of the banking rails, we can easily imagine a future in which X Money integrates with a service like Coinbase to move money from dollars to crypto and back again.
One thing that is notable to me is the effortlessness of the signups and verifications. The developers have learned that customers recoil at too many screens, too much language, too many aggressive demands for passwords and accounts. They are using the latest technology to make signups and management extremely easy and clean.
That said, X Money does of course comply with all the arduous federal regulations concerning Know Your Customer laws and tax-reporting requirements. This is by no means an app that places a premium on your privacy. Even to make it work requires government IDs and 3D facial scans from our phone. I despise all of that while also understanding that this is the price any financial entrepreneur pays to make anything innovative these days. X Money is compliant across the board, which, from my point of view, is unavoidably regrettable.
It’s entirely possible that Elon has a big vision for this platform that he has not yet shared. Indeed, I’m struck by how much of the system that he has built so far has not been advertised at all. It’s extremely interesting how the rollout is going. The app presents direct information to the customer screen by screen, the pitch, the conditions, the advantages. Normal advertising speaks to the masses; Elon’s way is to speak to the individual user. It’s very different.
We can imagine two polar opposite futures with this new service.
Optimistically, it becomes the innovator of a new form of money and monetary services that eventually replaces paper money and even the dollar.
Remember that the app is global. What if the assets of X and other companies emerge as the asset baking of a new form of currency?
Pessimistically, X Money becomes just another new layer of the emergent financial control grid that spies on us and even worse: the integration of money and social media reminds one of China’s Social Credit System. This future sometimes feels baked into the technologies we use and the deep relationship of tech companies and the government.
Which will it be? We do not know. But from what I can see, there is a strong rationale for expecting this platform to be a major player and going concern in the future world of money and finance.
The image of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) for today’s offering header is courtesy of Wikipedia.
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NUVAXOVID, the Novavax COVID-19 Bioweapon “Vaccine”: Part One
Yours Truly has written many times regarding the modRNA COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccines”, BNT162b2 (now COMIRNATY, by Pfizer-BioNTech); and, mRNA-1273 (SPIKEVAX) and mRNA-1283 (mNEXSPIKE), by Moderna. Today’s offering concerns NUVAXOVID, the mRNA COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccine” by Novavax. One will state at the outset that NUVAXOVID is not a “safer” COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccine.” In Yours Truly’s opinion, there IS NO “SAFE” or “SAFER” COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccine” — no matter what “delivery platform technology” is used. This includes modRNA-based, mRNA-based, saRNA-based, “protein subunit” based, “inactivated”, or any other platform technology. Any COVID-19 “vaccine” that is based on the SARS-CoV-2 virus (no matter if the entire spike protein is used, or part of the spike protein is used, in the product). Why? Because of the following, among other reasons: First, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein itself, which was developed to invade the lungs and to attack the ACE2 receptors of the body (in the heart, intestines, and kidney, among other locations); and, Second, the other ingredients that these “vaccines” contain, among them: dangerous nanoparticles (ALC-0159; ALC-0315; SM-102); N1-methylpseudouridine; antibiotics; detergents; SV40; “loose” DNA fragments; — and, in the case of NUVAXOVID, insect matter from an invasive crop destroyer insect. By the way, NUVAXOVID utilizes the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 — and has deletions / alterations that were introduced into it — thus making this “vaccine” a modRNA-based injectable.
The “culturing bath” for the modRNA mixture used in NUVAXOVID is lab-created from elements derived from Spodoptera frugiperda. This, in itself, in Yours Truly’s opinion, makes the final product suspect from the start. Such a “culturing bath” has its own potential risks and issues. Such a “culturing bath” is NOT “safer” or “better” than the E. coli-derived ones used by Pfizer-BioNTech and by Moderna for their COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccine” products.
Yours Truly now turns to the FDA-issued Package Insert for Healthcare Providers for NUVAXOVID: https://www.fda.gov/files/vaccines,blood&biologics/published/Package-Insert-and-Patient-Package-Insert-NUVAXOVID.pdf. The healthcare providers Package Insert will be discussed first. Please see the following screenshots from this document. Note the admission, in section 5.2, that this “vaccine” can cause myocarditis / pericarditis; the dismissive language in section 6.2; the “potential benefits outweigh the potential risk”-type of argument in section 8.2; and the enormous amount of “adjuvant” used per injection of NUVAXOVID, compared to the amount of modRNA per injection:
Also: Pages 11 – 14 et seq. in the healthcare provider Package Insert — the Adverse Reactions sections — consistently has clearly dismissive language regarding adverse reactions reported as being “not causative.”
So far, what we see from the healthcare provider Package Insert is: that NUVAXOVID can cause heart issues; that postmarketing “vaccine”-induced issues can be dismissed under “not sufficient causal relationship” to having taken the “vaccine”; that, apparently, no animal (non-human) studies were performed to investigate whether or not NUVAXOVID elements are excreted in breast milk; that the “potential benefits outweigh potential risks” canard regarding taking COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccines” somehow applies to human lactation; and, that the ** published ** ingredients list of NUVAXOVID reads like a “laundry list” of chemicals plus a dose of crop-destroying insect residue plus a hefty dose of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
Let’s look at some of the ingredients listed in section 11 DESCRIPTION of this “vaccine”: One: the “rS” spike protein used in NUVAXOVID is the full-length S protein; and, the “vaccine” attacks both the B-lymphocyte and the T-lymphocyte immune mechanisms. Please see: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8897963/, “Editorial: First Approval of the Protein-Based Adjuvanted Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) Novavax Vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 Could Increase Vaccine Uptake and Provide Immune Protection from Viral Variants”, Dinah V. Parums, MD, PhD, March 2022. Two: the lab-creation of the Sf9 Spodoptera frugiperda insect cell line used for the “culturing bath” for NUVAXOVID apparently only requires a BSL-1 laboratory level (thus making the process of culturing insect cell lines for use in “vaccines” faster and cheaper.) Please see: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392062088_The_Bioengineering_of_Insect_Cell_Lines_for_Biotherapeutics_and_Vaccine_Production_An_Updated_Review, Michal Sulek, Angieszka Szuster-Ciesielska, May 2025. (The title of the paper is the same as the URL.) Three: a few of the other ingredients in NUVAXOVID: potassium dihydrogen phosphate, a potassium salt that is used in fertilizer (https://pubchem.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/compound/Monobasic-potassium-phosphate); and, disodium hydrogen phosphate heptahydrate, a chemical compound that is not for food or drug use: https://www.biosynth.com/Files/MSDS/FS/32/MSDS_FS32721_7000_EN.pdf; see section 1; and, polysorbate 80, a surfactant (a type of detergent) used in soaps and cosmetics.
Adding these into the summary of what NUVAXOVID contains, we now have, citing only the items above: The full-length SARS-CoV-2 spike protein + residue from the “culturing bath” that is lab-created from the Sf9 elements of the Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) + a potassium salt that is used in fertilizer + a chemical compound that is not to be used in food or drugs + a detergent. Then, there is the “Matrix-M” adjuvant used in this “vaccine”, made of “Fraction A” and “Fraction C” from the soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria Molina.) Matrix-M is the largest amount of any ingredient in NUVAXOVID — 50mcg in the injection. Please see: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/drug-delivery/articles/10.3389/fddev.2023.1279710/full, “Biodistribution of the saponin-based adjuvant Matrix-M (TM) following intramuscular injection in mice”, Cecilia Carnrot, et al., 5 November 2023. Note: every author of this paper is affiliated with Novavax AB (Sweden), or with Novavax Inc., Gaithersburg, MD. An image of Figure 3 (biodistribution) of this paper is below. Apologies for the length of the image:
Note the accumulations of the Matrix-M adjuvant COMBINED WITH THE SARS-CoV-2 SPIKE PROTEIN (the dark blue dots on the above image) in areas of the body. Note that NUVAXOVID crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier and enters the brain. Note that many of the accumulations INCREASE over the timeframe biodistribution period.
Let’s look at the Information for Patients and Caregivers section of the FDA Package Insert, which begins on Page 44 of the document. Yours Truly is including two images from this section of the Package Insert:
Note the FDA “bafflegab” regarding the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in NUVAXOVID. The “vaccine” is BASED ON THE SARS-CoV-2 VIRUS. The “XFG variant”, which is the “official” SARS-CoV-2 variant used in the “vaccine”, IS “DESCENDED” FROM THE ORIGINAL WUHAN HU1 SARS-CoV-2 VIRUS VIA THE OMICRON LINEAGE. The FDA “bafflegab” is like saying, for example, “Well, I don’t have any German blood in me, since my German ancestors came to the United States 150 years ago.” Of course the DNA of one’s ancestors is present in the bloodline, even if in smaller amounts. And, note the complete lack of information regarding the “other ingredients” listed for NUVAXOVID. Unless the patient / caregiver looks up information on the chemicals listed, they won’t know, for example, that disodium hydrogen phosphate heptahydrate is not for food or drug use (see above in today’s offering.) Yours Truly will again state: NUVAXOVID is NOT a “safer” modRNA-based COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccine.”
To be continued with a deeper dive into the modRNA details, and more, of NUVAXOVID, in Part Two.
Peace, Good Energy, Respect: PAVACA1
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