DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240719

Jet Pilot

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce overproof Jamaican rum
  • 3/4 ounce overproof demerara rum (such as Plantation OFTD)
  • 3/4 ounce gold rum
  • 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed
  • 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup
  • 1/2 ounce falernum
  • 1 dash absinthe
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • Garnish: maraschino cherry (and more, if desired)

Steps

  1. Add all ingredients into a blender with a cup of crushed ice and blend on high until combined but not smooth, about 5 seconds.
  2. Pour into a double old fashioned glass.
  3. Garnish as desired.

Badlands News Brief – July 18, 2024

How the CIA creates Lone Gunmen through the MK Ultra Program

Who’s Responsible?

“Not That Organized”: Fake News CNN Analyst Assures People That There’s No “Deep State That Could Take Out Donald Trump”

Sen. Bob Menendez Gives Up the Ghost, Reportedly Says He’ll Resign From Congress

Bookends: JFK to Trump

Joe Scarborough backs push for Biden to drop out, says aides keeping him in race for ‘financial’ reasons: ‘Not going to end well’

Ex-Hunter Biden biz partners and corruption witnesses Tony Bobulinski, Devon Archer team up at RNC in nightmare for Joe

Appeals court blocks Biden’s student debt relief SAVE Plan

JUST IN: Secret Service Whistleblowers Reveal Security Failures To House Judiciary

Time to Revive the Spirit of JFK

The Democrat Party Faces Extinction

That’s the goal.

Obama tells allies Biden’s path to winning reelection has greatly diminished

Tweets & Stuff From X

Can you imagine sitting at that table?

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

It’s a Christmas movie.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1813900536632283333

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  1. No food fights.
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MATTHEW 12:1-8

1At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the sabbath; his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath.” 3He said to them, “Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 4how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 5Or have you not read in the law how on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? 6I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. 7And if you had known what this means, `I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.”

SATIRE!

So much for using puzzling for relaxation.

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240718

Author note: yes, I know there is a lot of repetition from the comments in yesterday’s daily, but a lot of it is very important, and it needs to be emphasized.

This from one of our very own need attention. Thanks Para.

Sketchy Business Behind: Thomas Matthew Crooks

Badlands News Brief – July 17, 2024

Exclusive–GOP Rep. Cloud: Homeland Security Agency Is Interfering in House’s Assassination Investigation

Chinese Social Media Buzz with Xi Jinping Suffers Stroke Reports

Black Republicans increase in droves; with message to Biden, speakers put identity politics to rest

Concerned Parents Face the Tyranny of Cancel Culture

The Secret Service Story is Starting to Stink

The normies continue to wake up.

Report: Biden’s Zoom Call With Dozens Of Dems Deemed ‘Worse Than The Debate’

Microsoft Cuts DEI Team: “No Longer Business Critical”

Was it ever?

Wall Street Scrambles To Abandon DEI As “Legal Assaults” Mount

“He Did It Again”: Robby Starbuck’s Anti-Woke Crusade Results In Deere Pulling Back On DEI Policies

DEI is about to D-I-E.

Any Roofer Worth His Salt Knows Secret Service’s ‘Sloped’ Roof Excuse Is Total Nonsense

That was my first thought.

Donald Trump is considering Jamie Dimon for Treasury Secretary after a ‘lovefest’ CEO meeting

Not the worst choice. He does seem to be more honest than the other Wall Street tycoons.

BREAKING: Speaker Johnson to create “task force” to investigate Secret Service over Trump assassination attempt

The 9-11 Commission, Part Deux.

Biden Group Therapy

TWEETS!

Interesting coincidence. He’s been around Washington for a long time.

https://twitter.com/SirBylHolte/status/1813593480285102137

How did a 20-year old get an encrypted phone?

Don’t forget, his usual detail wasn’t there.

My brothers all have that exact outfit.

To get Barrasso that pissed off, you really have to do something.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

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  1. No food fights
  2. No running with scissors
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PSALMS 102:13-21

12But thou, O LORD, art enthroned for ever; thy name endures to all generations. 13Thou wilt arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come. 14For thy servants hold her stones dear, and have pity on her dust. 15The nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16For the LORD will build up Zion, he will appear in his glory; 17he will regard the prayer of the destitute, and will not despise their supplication. 18Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD: 19that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the LORD looked at the earth, 20to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die;

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SATIRE

Dear KAG: 20240717 Open Thread

Cover image: Hot Springs, Arkansas, Bill Clinton’s…uh, well, where he came from.

Are you ready kids?

This makes me miss my Ying who sang along anytime I sang the Queen of the Night’s arias.

Tucker talking.

Badlands News Brief – July 16, 2024

The Left Has Sold Out to Evil

The Legacy Media Has Passed the Point of No Return

America After Butler, PA

FINDING GOD! Steve Bannon Surviving Jail With ‘Spiritual Exercises’FINDING GOD! Steve Bannon Surviving Jail With ‘Spiritual Exercises’

Probably St. Thomas Aquinas or St. Ignatius Loyola. St. Ignatius’s spiritual exercises are pretty rigorous, which is why the old school Jesuits were all brilliant men.

Hutchinson: J.D. Vance Does Not Support ‘America’s Global Leadership’

Sen. Bob Menendez faces decades in prison as he’s convicted of sprawling gold bar bribery scheme

In Defense of Q – We Were Never Told to Sit Still

Leaked Trump/RFK Jr. Call Shows Path to Unity!

There are so many differing opinions on this “leak” it might be worth letting this play out before jumping to conclusions.

1 In 10 K-12 Students Has Been Sexually Abused By A Teacher

The rate of sexual misconduct in public schools far exceeds the high-profile abuse scandals that rocked the Roman Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts of America.

DP – that still doesn’t excuse it. I’ve come across info on the Church that puts the whole Scandal in a new light, and explains a lot. Minor seminaries, especially those that were boarding schools, were the prepping grounds.

WHOA: Young Voters Abandoning the Dems in Droves

Hence why Clyburn is hell bent on using the churches to keep the kids on the reservation.

Romney boils with loathing for Trump’s choice of running mate, J.D. Vance

Well alrighty, then. Maybe Trump chose wisely after all.

Darren Beattie just asked the mind-blowing million-dollar question about the Trump shooter…

President Trump receives flood of surprising endorsements after shooting—one group is particularly interesting…

X Files….

https://x.com/KarluskaP/status/1813050466168648112

Leaked why?

He’s like a dog with a bone.

And it’s really not that expensive.

Better late than never. We’ll take ’em.

Memes & Stuff

https://x.com/GigaBasedDad/status/1813329425359925438

Have a good day y’all.

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

And, of course, the obligatory George Carlin:

Per the Boss:

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ISAIAH 10:5-7, 13-16

5Ah, Assyria, the rod of my anger, the staff of my fury! 6Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 7But he does not so intend, and his mind does not so think; but it is in his mind to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few; 13For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I have removed the boundaries of peoples, and have plundered their treasures; like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones. 14My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as men gather eggs that have been forsaken so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped.” 15Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood! 16Therefore the Lord, the LORD of hosts, will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.

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Please include: President Donald Trump, the Q team, our soldiers in the field, special forces, tactical units, first responders and those working behind the scenes…and any and all people with family members in the hospital, COVID or not.

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

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

SATIRE SECTION

Most houses, including mine, have more steeply pitched roofs.

Dear KAG: 20240716 Open Thread

Cover image: if anyone can track down where it came from, great. This is where I found it.

Author note: given the sheer magnitude of information shared on the dailies since Saturday, I have chosen to focus on not the assassination attempt itself, but the periphery, and other issues. The incident has been hashed out for days in the comments.

White House screened Cabinet officials’ questions for Biden during rare meetings with prez: report

Chris Matthews: Democratic Party Elites Attacking Biden “Are Going To Pay For It”

How?

After judge dismisses Trump’s classified docs case, special counsel authorized to appeal

Good luck with that.

GoFundMe Campaigns for Trump Shooting Victims Soar Over $3 Million

Badlands News Brief – July 15, 2024

Why J.D. Vance?

Exit Stage Left

Texas Lawmakers Demand Resignation of Democrat Rep Who Tried to Strip Trump’s Secret Service Protection

NEW: FBI Announces They’ve Successfully Opened Would-Be Trump Assassin’s Phone

Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle landed job after push by Jill Biden’s office, sources say

Weissmann: This Is an ‘Opportunity for the 11th Circuit to Remove Judge Cannon’

Wakey, Wakey

Tweets…X-Files, uh, posts, whatever

Wow, were we wrong. No illiteration intended. (I can’t spell, so sue me.)

Gee, imagine that. ( I hope /s is not needed here.)

Some still have their doubts.

Hmmm…. Somebody has been reading Q drops.

Good for her. The next Mass I attend will be for his soul.

https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1813016695948087450

TBH, that National Anthem was a little fast, but definitely really good.

Meme Zone

And he and I were the same height.

True story.

Don’t ask how he got off the ground.

And don’t you forget it.

Shaving her legs?

Per the boss’s instruction:

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

New director for the Presidents Own Marine Band conducting a favorite. TBH, I don’t care for his baton technique for most of the piece. Too ambiguous. There are some dramatic movements…yeah, no. The sound is still the same and very good, but it hasn’t been all that long.

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

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

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

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LUKE 1:46-55

46And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; 49for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. 51He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, 52he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; 53he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. 54He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 55as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.”

So many musical settings…so little time.

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

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

>>148154137

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

>>148156518
Amen brother.
Q

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

Satire


Seriously, that guy looks like Bill DeWitt III, the president of the Cardinals. LOOSER!

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240712

Reggae Rum Punch

Ingredients

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

Steps

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

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

Let me know how it tastes.

Badlands News Brief – July 11, 2024

Oh Noes, Elon Triggered The Speech Police

Trump: ‘Undeniably Manly’

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

TRUST: The Plan

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

Guess the donors didn’t like what they saw.

More Bad News on the Electric Vehicle Front

Oh, well.

Steve Bannon and Ignatius of Antioch

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

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

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

When you’ve lost Dave Portnoy….

BRICS to Form Parliament to Oversee Alliance & De-Dollarization

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

Will believe it when the lawsuits are filed.

Hey Joe, The Call is Coming from Inside the Building

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

Tweets & Stuff From X

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

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

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

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

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

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

This is my life right now.

Don’t worry Coothie. The rattlesnake loses.

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

Anyone who has had a lab will understand.

Technically, yes.

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

Guidelines for posting and discussion on this site were outlined by our host, WolfM00n. Please, review them from time to time.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog it out. There is also a “rescue” thread there for members of the Tree to rendezvous if the main site goes kablooey. A third site has been added for site outages of longer duration.

This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion. In that spirit, though, threats of violence real or hypothetical are out of bounds.

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

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

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

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

The scroll wheel on your mouse can be your friend. As mature adults, please use it here in the same manner you would in avoiding online porn.

_____________________________________________________

MATTHEW 10:16-23

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

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240711

Badlands News Brief – July 10, 2024

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

The Silence of the Bells

Not in my city.

Against Our ‘Service Economy’

The trip I did take

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

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

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

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

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

TWEETS!

Agreed. It will die in the Senate.

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

Great. It’s a deal.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Ehh…this house isn’t picky about that.

Not much that is original out there today.

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

Parking in front of a plug will cost you.

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And now for the business portion.

Please review our HOST and site owner’s Guidelines for posting and discussion for this site. Wolf is kind enough to put up with *most* of us and our antics after thorough vetting. Violators of the baiting and deliberately attempting to divide the group rules WILL face consequences.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Company manners are appreciated. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog out discussions best saved for a wrestling mat. If, for some reason, this site is not available, head over to the UTree and visit the post at the top of the list or the closest rescue thread.

This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion.

THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF US HERE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS AND PREJUDICES, ETC., SO LONG AS THEY CAUSE NO PHYSICAL HARM TO OTHERS OR DOXX OUR FELLOW TREE DWELLERS.

All opinions here are valued for the diversity they bring to the issues, and the shaping of understanding regarding topics for which many of us do not have all information. Correcting the record on any one topic is appreciated.

Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

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

  1. No food fights
  2. No running with scissors
  3. If you bring snacks, be sure they are made with bacon

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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

The scroll wheel on your mouse can be your friend. As mature adults, please use it here in the same manner you would in avoiding online porn.

Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.

____________________________________________________

PSALMS 34:2-11

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

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

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SATIRE

Dear KAG: 20240710 Open Thread

Cover image: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Ehhh…why not both?

Defamation Lawsuits Against Conservative Media Funded by Dirty Tricks Billionaire

Badlands News Brief – July 9, 2024

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

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

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

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

The Illusion of Hood Life

Problems with forcibly removing Biden

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

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

Clyburn again.

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

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

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

The Democrat Existential Crisis

X Files….

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

Pigpen Project…ha ha ha

@RealJamesWoods

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

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

Th Dan Scavino section:

Memes & Stuff

New bucket list item.

Have a good day y’all.

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

And, of course, the obligatory George Carlin:

Per the Boss:

It was on cable last week.

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MATTHEW 16:24-27

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

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

Please include: President Donald Trump, the Q team, our soldiers in the field, special forces, tactical units, first responders and those working behind the scenes…and any and all people with family members in the hospital, COVID or not.

And…members of the QTree who no longer participate for one reason or another.

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

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

SATIRE SECTION

Yes, babies still die.

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

Dear KAG: 20240709 Open Thread

Cover image is wall art which is currently no available.

HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION

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

Badlands News Brief – July 8, 2024

Vision Through the Fire

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

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

Hell Hath No Fury Like A Voter Scorned

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

And a lot of other things.

French Election: Macron Sacrifices Stability for Power

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

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

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

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

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

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

BIG PICTURE

The Dems Predictably Oppose the SAVE Act

Tweets…X-Files, uh, posts, whatever

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

When a leftist has lost Stephen King…..

The Dan Scavino Section:

Meme Zone

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

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

This is true.

Vertigo. Yeah, no.

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

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

Per the boss’s instruction:

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

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

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The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog it out. There is also a “rescue” thread there for members of the Tree to rendezvous if the main site goes kablooey. A third site has been added for site outages of longer duration.

This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion.

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

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

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

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HOSEA 8:4-7, 11-13

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

PSALMS 115:3-10

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

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

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

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

>>148154137

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

>>148156518
Amen brother.
Q

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

Satire


DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240705

Boozy Root Beer Float

Ingredients

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

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

Steps

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

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

How Would You Go About Taking Down the Cabal?

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

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

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

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

This is the stuff we are facing.

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

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

BRICS Grain Exchange – Exiting Globalist Control

Tweets & Stuff From X

Well, at least somebody does.

Thoughts from the science sorts?

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

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

Because he’s not a felon?

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

Desktop.

All the time.

Yeah…the local home store made are better.

Still not subscribing.

Lunch?

How does this species survive in the wild?

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

This is why I am a dog person.

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

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

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The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog it out. There is also a “rescue” thread there for members of the Tree to rendezvous if the main site goes kablooey. A third site has been added for site outages of longer duration.

This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion. In that spirit, though, threats of violence real or hypothetical are out of bounds.

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

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

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

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

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AMOS 8:4-6, 9-12

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

SATIRE!

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

Sorry, that’s all folks.

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240704

Cover image from my favorite Fourth of July night ever:

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

Badlands News Brief – July 3, 2024

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

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

And they’d do it, too.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s been longer than that.

Why Communist China-Connected Temu Is Worse Than TikTok

Democratic Nominee 2024 – Vegas odds

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

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

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

TWEETS!

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

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

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

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

The comments are hilarious.

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

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

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

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

Hmmm…..

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

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

hmm…..

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Well, somebody had to do it.

Right.

It sucks having to know this reality.

Yep

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

Been saying this for years.

Coming soon to a coffee table book near you.

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

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

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

  1. No food fights
  2. No running with scissors
  3. If you bring snacks, be sure they are made with bacon

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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

The scroll wheel on your mouse can be your friend. As mature adults, please use it here in the same manner you would in avoiding online porn.

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

PSALMS 19:8-11

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

MATTHEW 9:1-8

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

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SATIRE

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