Dear KAG: 20210324 Open Thread

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Or…maybe we’ll just pile some on today.

A while back, like close to two years, I think, I put forth an actual theory of “The Plan” and asserted that it really began to be put together about seventy years ago around the time of the Korean War. I also came to the conclusion later, that President Kennedy was the original “front man” for the operation, and that he was publicly executed as an example of what happens to someone when they cross the banking cabal.

That part has not really been questioned, but my idea that the start of the execution of the plan itself, when it started rolling, was in 1999 has been lampooned and scoffed at.

Only one (unfortunately now former) tree dweller thought maybe I had a point.

And then on Tuesday, while on the treadmill trying to work off some of the winter eating habits, I watched this. Start at about 24:30.

https://youtu.be/ZZ8QUUy7OMg?t=1474

Howard Hughes would not have been my first choice for someone who caught on to what was going on and made the first moves against the banking cabal, but to an extent, that makes sense.

However, Scott McKay is the first of the people claiming any sort of insider knowledge to state that the “start” was in 1999.

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Q !xowAT4Z3VQ ID: a0205a No.952914 
Apr 8 2018 13:15:14 (EST)

POTUS & JFK JR.
Relationship.
Plane crash 1999.
HRC Senate 2000.
The “Start.”
Enjoy the show.
Q

When the book is FINALLY written on this episode of human history, it’s going to be a page turner, that’s for sure.

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DANIEL 3:14-20, 91-92, 95

14King Nebuchadnezzar questioned them: “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you will not serve my god, or worship the golden statue that I set up? 15Be ready now to fall down and worship the statue I had made, whenever you hear the sound of the trumpet, flute, lyre, harp, psaltery, bagpipe, and all the other musical instruments; otherwise, you shall be instantly cast into the white-hot furnace; and who is the God that can deliver you out of my hands?” 16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered King Nebuchadnezzar, “There is no need for us to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17If our God, whom we serve, can save us from the white-hot furnace and from your hands, O king, may he save us! 18But even if he will not, know, O king, that we will not serve your god or worship the golden statue which you set up.” 19Nebuchadnezzar’s face became livid with utter rage against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace to be heated seven times more than usual 20and had some of the strongest men in his army bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and cast them into thewhite-hot furnace. 91King Nebuchadnezzar rose in haste and asked his nobles, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?” “Assuredly, O king,” they answered. 92“But,” he replied, “I see four men unfettered and unhurt, walking in the fire, and the fourth looks like a son of God.” 95Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who sent his angel to deliver the servants that trusted in him; they disobeyed the royal command and yielded their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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Dear KAG: 20210323 Open Thread

Cover image: Cherry Blossom Festival by Sarah Grainger, 2010.

As we wait for shoes to drop…or any movement on the surface that matches up with anecdotal accounts and CEO resignations on the side…it is worth a trip down memory lane to remind ourselves that this war in which we are entangled is far older and more engrained than any of us imagined when an anonymous account on a public chat board started putting out breadcrumbs for anons who were hungry for information and willing to find public records of events in the past and piece together the puzzle of just what the powers that wanna be have been up to while We the People on the fruited plain and elsewhere in the USA and the world were distracted with life. (Please, skip to 8:41 mark for the important segment.)

Ike having been in command positions in the U.S. Army and as NATO Supreme Commander was in a unique position to know what sort of dangers foreign powers could pose to the nation.

And then there was this:

Text for this speech can be found here.

This speech was given in 1961. Imagine how, in the secrecy of non-transparency, those involved in President Kennedy’s “conspiracy” would have augmented their control and power since that time.

At a certain point, it would seem limitless with as many government agencies, departments and branches under enemy control (foreign or domestic doesn’t really matter at this point) BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY and working toward the common goal of delivering up the nation to the other side.

The enemy has been in this war a lot longer than most of us. And…”they” aren’t going to give up without one heck of a fight.

The problem, then, for our side is one of perseverance and a certain dying to self to make it to victory. No one person or his or her (in objective truth) feelings is above the fight. To give in to self, to make the fight about “what have you done for me lately” or all surface victories when the larger war is galloping in the background is to succumb to division, a tactic the other side uses constantly and with impunity.

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Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: d73264 No.5245228 
Feb 18 2019 13:57:32 (EST)

How can an entity known only as ‘Q’ (face-less, name-less, fame-less, etc.) begin to ask questions on 4ch (now 8ch) and build something of this magnitude?
How can this same ‘Q’ entity garner such a massive amount of WW MSM [FAKE NEWS] attention [attacks]?
How is it possible this ‘Q’ entity can ‘forecast’ future events or ‘know’ when the POTUS is about to Tweet?
How is it possible ‘FUTURE PROVES PAST’ re: information provided?
How is it possible this ‘Q’ entity, an entity who began by merely asking questions on 4ch/8ch, was able to ………(fill in the blank).
Think logically.
People are craving TRUTH.
People are craving TRANSPARENCY.
People are craving EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW.
People are craving GOOD.
People are craving RIGHT.
People are craving TRUE FREEDOM.
People are craving SAFETY & SECURITY.
People are craving ………..(fill in the blank).
PROOFS NEGATE FALSEHOOD/CONSPIRACY ATTACKS.
Those who attack have an agenda or remain plugged into the biggest disinformation campaign to be ever witnessed.
———————————-
Ask yourself, why are ‘Liberals’ always angry?
Why do they curse?
Why do they slander (push fake labels > racist, sexist, …ist etc.)?
Why do they create ’emotional outbursts’ when challenged?
Why are they violent?
Why do they form mobs (packs)?
Why are they incapable of listening to the other side (fascist)?
When you don’t have facts to support your arguments (present logical reasoning), you must resort to the above tactics.
The NARRATIVE is designed to keep people in a constant state of ‘FEAR’ thereby forcing ‘ANGER’, ‘RAGE’, ‘VIOLENCE’.
Emotionally unstable people are easier to CONTROL.
They want you DIVIDED.
DIVIDED BY RACE.
DIVIDED BY CLASS.
DIVIDED BY RELIGION.
DIVIDED BY POLITICAL AFFILIATION.
DIVIDED AS HUMAN BEINGS.
DIVIDED you are WEAK.
TOGETHER you are STRONG.
WHEN YOU ARE STRONG YOU THINK FOR YOURSELF.
WHEN YOU ARE STRONG YOU CHALLENGE WHAT YOU ARE TOLD TO BELIEVE.
WHEN YOU ARE STRONG YOU ARE AWAKE.
WHEN YOU ARE STRONG YOU ARE NO LONGER CONTROLLED.

……………………
TRUST YOURSELF.
TRUST THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
TRUST THAT THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE RIGHT BESIDE YOU FIGHTING FOR WHAT WE KNOW TO BE RIGHT.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
WHERE WE GO ONE, WE GO ALL!
Q

Remember: to shut up this entity that pushed all followers to think for themselves, an entire social media chat board system was de-platformed.

That simply cannot be dismissed.

Just a reminder:

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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NUMBERS 21:4-9

4From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the people became impatient on the way. 5And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” 6Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. 7And the people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you; pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” 9So Moses made a bronze serpent, and set it on a pole; and if a serpent bit any man, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.

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Dear KAG: 20210317 Open Thread

Okay, I’m celebrating my heritage today. Back to camels next week. Maybe.

That’s supposed to be Powers Whiskey, not Jack that gives me a headache.

So, my old accompanist is from Cork, and her dad and brother were (are) competitive anglers in the Old Country. Nothing like this:

If only life was that simple.

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Just a warnin’ to you all now on the day of St. Paddy, this is about what life around here has been like of late.

https://youtu.be/ZmvlcE3zHOg

Although, being Americans we’re less likely to stick around for those who stick to the Marquess of Queensbury rules. It’s more of a free for all where the more polite depart. That’s where the more modern of Irish romances come in. (Seriously, this one is worth watching for the travel porn alone.)

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JOHN 5:17-30

17But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working still, and I am working.” 18This was why the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but also called God his Father, making himself equal with God. 19Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, that the Son does likewise. 20For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all that he himself is doing; and greater works than these will he show him, that you may marvel. 21For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. 22The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, 23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. 25“Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself, 27and has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man. 28Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment. 30“I can do nothing on my own authority; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.

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Dear KAG: 20210316 Open Thread

Cover image was uploaded to a stock art site with no artist information.

Waiting, and waiting, and waiting.

And the weather is gloomy.

And it doesn’t “look” on the surface like anything is happening, at least not that We the People are allowed to see on the geo-political front. There’s just a lot of signaling tweets from people on the good guys’ side that something is going on.

On the COVID front, on the other hand, physicians are speaking out on the last year and are shooting straight about the way the entire episode in American history was handled. Thanks to GrandmainTexas for bringing it to us. It is well worth the hour to watch and listen, and hear how physicians’ trust in the medical and technoscientific establishment(s) has been shattered in the last year.

https://youtu.be/q11V9ijJUXs

Just one more layer of darkness to add where hopium is denied.

But, hey, we’re still Americans, right? We’ve still got some fight left in us.

Just a reminder:

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.

And now for something completely different.

Your weekly reminder to take the pledge:

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

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Fellow tree dweller 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 as we are all, ahem, adults…supposedly:

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From Monday’s Daily Mass readings:

ISAIAH 65:17-21

17“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. 18But be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress. 20No more shall there be in it an infant that lives but a few days, or an old man who does not fill out his days, for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed. 21They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

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

Dear 20210311 Daily Thread

Well, here we are. Another Thursday…and up until an hour ago, I had no clue what to write in this space.

Then, I gave in to the Couch Commando and went and got Chick-Fil-A for dinner.

Holy smackentire.

So, our local Chick-Fil-A is sandwiched between two shopping centers/strip malls, with a number of big box stores. It’s on a hill, and looks down into one parking lot from the drive thru lanes. Well, they’ve taken the empty parking lot where patrons USED to park to dine in, and have turned it into a four lane order center. Each lane had its own person taking orders, and then everybody drove into a single line to receive their food.

Talk about making lemons out of lemonade. That’s what the American experience is all about: solving problems caused by the government.

Well, and doing just about everything in our cars, like a friend who spent a whole lot of time in France discusses with laughter on a regular basis.

So, at any rate, at least on that sort of thing, we’re more united than divided.

Division is never good, and as we wait for the conclusion of the show we’re watching, impatience is taking it’s toll…sort of like the Goonies who turned on Mikey when they found the pirate ship, but didn’t find the gold right away.

Can’t find a decent clip of just that scene in the movie, either. (Another American classic that will eventually be targeted for “cancel culture” thanks to some stereotypical characters.)

Alright, with all luck Pat will stop by, and we can dance since the weather is going to turn to crap here.

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LUKE 11:14-23

14Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled. 15But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Be-el’zebul, the prince of demons”; 16while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven. 17But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. 18And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el’zebul. 19And if I cast out demons by Be-el’zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 20But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace; 22but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoil. 23He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

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Dear KAG: 20210310 Open Thread

How’s this for a fishing buddy?

A couple of things that came up yesterday you might have missed.

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I was looking for a copy of a clip from the movie “Spies Like Us” where one character says to another about a question asked, “That information is given out on a need to know basis, and right now, you don’t need to know.” I couldn’t find one.

BUT that DID inspire today’s movie theme. “Dave” is a movie from almost 30 years ago where the REAL president has a stroke while in bed with his mistress, and a body double is used to cover for the fact that the real president is in a coma while succession plans are put in place.

Amazing, isn’t it, the number of hopium topics have actually been in the movies over the years. This one was actually done by Warner Brothers, not Castle Rock, but those set designers…talented bunch.

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Fellow tree dweller 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

Please, stock up on blanks for celebratory gunfire, be ready to swing from the chandeliers…and no messing with the nuclear weapons.

Please remember to remain locked and loaded and ready for trouble should the insurrectionists try to invade your space.

Those who have things to say that do not fit the generally accepted limits of “civil” discussion, Wolf has provided a venue known as the UTree. You’re welcome to visit over there and say hi to anyone hanging out over there. The “Rescue Thread” is also over there. In the event a rendezvous of the tree is needed, please check it out.

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all, ahem, adults, not uncivilized pygmies:

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.

One other vital note:

Please, review these rules that our host Wolfm00n outlined toward the beginning of the growth of the tree itself. it won’t take long.

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MATTHEW 5:17-19

17“Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them. 18For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. 19Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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Dear KAG: 20210309 Open Thread

Cover image: From the Pearl Buck foundation, “Spring” by Edward W. Redfield. Full image:

In the last week, a transcript of a series of depositions taken from a whistleblower presented by attorney Lin Wood was published, and in it were a number of revelations – some of them VERY disturbingly graphic – regarding a small group that called itself “The Dirty Tricks Squad.” The reality on these people – former VP Mike Pence, former Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, and more – is maddening enough, but there was one case of “future proves past” that has been overshadowed, and should not be.

The whistleblower talked about a woman named Molly McCauley, and what she knew about the use of satellites in rigging elections. What happened to Molly? Now that the incident has resurfaced, new stories are being written about her.

World Renowned Scientist Murdered In 2016 After Discovering Vote Manipulation Capability Using Satellites – Whistleblower

March 6, 2021Mike Dakkak

https://twitter.com/Johnheretohelp/status/1257400601857720327

[Author note: that tweet is the start of a thread. The body of the news story is below.]

Dr. Molly Macauley was an “internationally renowned” researcher of economics, known especially for her expertise on the economics of satellites. “One of the most prominent space economists” in the world, she was one of only a few that specialized in satellites and the space program.

On the night of July 8, 2016, she was discovered at about 11pm on the sidewalk around the corner from her home. She had been stabbed while walking her two dogs. She was taken to an area hospital but would be pronounced dead soon thereafter.

Energetic with unparalleled drive, colleagues described her as being universally respected, with both her professional and personal advice sought after….

It is now alleged that Dr. Macauley was killed because she had discovered – and begun to let it be known – that satellite technology was being used to alter votes in state and national elections.

The bombshell revelation is being made by a whistleblower who is working with attorney Lin Wood on exposing the truth about this, and other plots. The whistleblower, who says his own life is under constant threat, remains anonymous, but goes by the alias @Johnheretohelp.

Whether or not the whistleblower is really “John Here to Help” is somewhat beside the point. The reality is that ANOTHER whistleblower was murdered for spreading the word on one of the tools the globalists tried to use to steal the 2020 election.

Maria Strollo-Zack, Chairwoman of Nations in Action, a government accountability organization has been working with Italian law enforcement authorities for several months on bringing evidence to light that interference in the U.S. election took place in Italy.

That evidence says votes in the Nov. 3 election were switched from President Trump to Joe Biden via satellites owned and operated by billion-dollar Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA. We have previously reported on Leonardo’s extensive expertise with satellite technology here.

“In 2016 – actually, before that Molly – Molly had discovered the satellites were being used to manipulate elections, and it was used in 2016 – huge – just like we’ve seen recently. And then they lost control of that when President Trump won,” John says.

“So, in 2018 a lot of that had already been transferred overseas – Iran, Italy, China. And then I wrote about that a couple years ago, about what they had done. So, they had already exposed all that. It had already gone over there,” he added.

This is not exactly hopium from a bong or hookah or anything else. This is a proof that the truth is known if we just look for it. The discovery of the use of satellites to alter the outcome(s) of elections has been known for years.

In addition to that revelation, there was quite a bit on Judge Emmett Sullivan who had the General Flynn case as well as the goals of those who do all the honeypots and blackmailing. Simply, they corrupted the judiciary branch to the point that it cannot function. Showing the people this is the case is going on now with all the dismissals of the election fraud lawsuits at all levels of courts.

The fix was in, we just didn’t know how deep the swampian effort went. The more that comes out, the more obvious the deviousness becomes.

The truth is out there. It’s just going to take some time for it all to be revealed.

And the truth is not the narrative(s) the dinosaur legacy media is pushing, that’s for sure.

In the meantime, President Trump made a trip to New York, something he hasn’t done in…years.

The question becomes, WHY NOW? Why is it safe for him to travel to New York now?

Just sayin’.

Just a reminder:

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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Your weekly reminder to take the pledge:

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

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Ahem.

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  2. No running with scissors.
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DANIEL 3:25, 34-43

25In the fire Azariah stood up and prayed aloud: 34For your name’s sake, do not deliver us up forever, or make void your covenant. 35Do not take away your mercy from us, for the sake of Abraham, your beloved, Isaac your servant, and Israel your holy one, 36To whom you promised to multiply their offspring like the stars of heaven, or the sand on the shore of the sea. 37For we are reduced, O Lord, beyond any other nation, brought low everywhere in the world this day because of our sins. 38We have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader, no holocaust, sacrifice, oblation, or incense, no place to offer first fruits, to find favor with you. 39But with contrite heart and humble spirit let us be received; 40As though it were holocausts of rams and bullocks, or thousands of fat lambs, So let our sacrifice be in your presence today as we follow you unreservedly; for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame. 41And now we follow you with our whole heart, we fear you and we pray to you. 42Do not let us be put to shame, but deal with us in your kindness and great mercy. 43Deliver us by your wonders, and bring glory to your name, O Lord:

PSALMS 25:4-9

4Make me to know thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me, for thou art the God of my salvation; for thee I wait all the day long. 6Be mindful of thy mercy, O LORD, and of thy steadfast love, for they have been from of old. 7Remember not the sins of my youth, or my transgressions; according to thy steadfast love remember me, for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD! 8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. 9He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

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

Dear 20210304 I Can’t Type Daily Thread

I’m trying to come up with a theme and there’s something in the air not happening tonight.

That being the case, this is a free for all.

And in that spirit, our dance club selection (don’t think, just move to the music):

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  2. No running with scissors
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JEREMIAH 17:5-10

5Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, whose heart turns away from the LORD. 6He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. 7“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. 8He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” 9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt; who can understand it? 10“I the LORD search the mind and try the heart, to give to every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

Prayers for the nation, the salvation of humanity, and all of us here – lurkers and members – as well as our families, are welcome.

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Dear KAG: 20210303 Open Thread

https://youtu.be/gXWPi_7MV_4

[INSERT DAILY DOSE OF HOPIUM HERE]

Hopium is in the midst of being censored by YouTube, it seems. Videos from a number of channels where the epicenter of hopium is interviewed and featured have been taken offline. There are two specific people targeted: the epicenter of hopium and one Robert David Steele, specifically.

Why would hopium be censored by the other side if it didn’t pose a danger?

This is the point of today’s non-hopium message: perseverance.

In searching for more hopium to at least stay caught up on what is reported to be happening even if it might well be disinformation, this story of perseverance and triumph popped into a feed. Yes, it’s fifty minutes long, but it’s the story of one man not giving up, and now being on the front lines of this fight. (Hopefully, this one stays up. It’s also on BitChute, I understand.)

https://youtu.be/s0Aty4s26ls

What is most interesting about this man’s story, is put it with so many others, and the concept of “grass roots” really begins to show through. Yes, President Donald Trump is our movement’s ultimate leader, but he didn’t direct this man’s actions. Nor did he direct Robert David Steele’s or any of the other video channels and websites out on the internet holding the line.

Each of us has a story about perserverance, and what it took to overcome obstacles that seemed impossible as we were going though it. Some of our participants post about them at length, and no two are alike.

That’s what makes MAGA truly American.

The movement is diverse in nature from top to bottom, just as the nation itself is, and that is our strength. No two channels or forums or websites are alike. Each is inhabited by different sorts of people all with the same goal: take this nation back to its roots whether the deep state and the swamp likes it or not.

Different projects spearheaded by the people – not the government, and certainly not the ruling class – are in progress to further wake up those who are still stuck in the mainstream media echo chambers and have no idea they are being fed misinformation.

That the people invested in hopium are active and financing these efforts off the beaten path…that deserves some consideration for respect.

At least this writer thinks so.

Everyone here, though, will draw their own conclusions.

Now…here’s another great American movie theme about a situation (bounty hunters going after a mob accountant who skipped out on his bail bondsman) that can only happen here.

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

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Psalm 30/31

[2] In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded: deliver me in thy justice. [3] Bow down thy ear to me: make haste to deliver me. Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a house of refuge, to save me. [4] For thou art my strength and my refuge; and for thy name’s sake thou wilt lead me, and nourish me. [5] Thou wilt bring me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me: for thou art my protector.

[6] Into thy hands I commend my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth. [7] Thou hast hated them that regard vanities, to no purpose. But I have hoped in the Lord: [8] I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. For thou hast regarded my humility, thou hast saved my soul out of distresses. [9] And thou hast not shut me up in the hands of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a spacious place. [10] Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with wrath, my soul, and my belly:

[11] For my life is wasted with grief: and my years in sighs. My strength is weakened through poverty and my bones are disturbed. [12] I am become a reproach among all my enemies, and very much to my neighbours; and a fear to my acquaintance. They that saw me without fled from me. [13] I am forgotten as one dead from the heart. I am become as a vessel that is destroyed. [14] For I have heard the blame of many that dwell round about. While they assembled together against me, they consulted to take away my life. [15] But I have put my trust in thee, O Lord: I said: Thou art my God.

[16] My lots are in thy hands. Deliver me out of the hands of my enemies; and from them that persecute me. [17] Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy mercy. [18] Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee. Let the wicked be ashamed, and be brought down to hell. [19] Let deceitful lips be made dumb. Which speak iniquity against the just, with pride and abuse. [20] O how great is the multitude of thy sweetness, O Lord, which thou hast hidden for them that fear thee! Which thou hast wrought for them that hope in thee, in the sight of the sons of men.

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.

Anyone else getting tired of all the racism crap?

Dear KAG: 20210302 Open Thread

Cover image: Summer Breeze by Robert Reid.

Today I would like to bring up confirmation bias and unrealistic expectations that arise from them.

First a quick explanation of what confirmation bias is:

Confirmation bias, a phrase coined by English psychologist Peter Wason, is the tendency of people to favor information that confirms or strengthens their beliefs or values, and is difficult to dislodge once affirmed.[2] Confirmation bias is an example of a cognitive bias.

Confirmation bias (or confirmatory bias) has also been termed myside bias.[Note 1] “Congeniality bias” has also been used.[3]

Confirmation biases are effects in information processing. They differ from what is sometimes called the behavioral confirmation effect, commonly known as self-fulfilling prophecy, in which a person’s expectations influence their own behavior, bringing about the expected result.[4]

Some psychologists restrict the term “confirmation bias” to selective collection of evidence that supports what one already believes while ignoring or rejecting evidence that supports a different conclusion. Others apply the term more broadly to the tendency to preserve one’s existing beliefs when searching for evidence, interpreting it, or recalling it from memory.[5][Note 2]

Confirmation bias is a result of automatic, unintentional strategies rather than deliberate deception.[6][7] Confirmation bias cannot be avoided or eliminated entirely, but only managed by improving education and critical thinking skills.

Confirmation bias is a broad construct that has a number of possible explanations, namely: hypothesis-testing by falsification, hypothesis testing by positive test strategy, and information processing explanations.

Essentially, when looking at the movement which swept so many of us up in the last three years, now that things are looking sour on the surface, confirmation bias, and judging without a full picture of information is threatening to divide the movement. In many ways, it already has.

I won’t elaborate on that point. But, I will say rather emphatically, that this movement, this Make America Great Again throwing off the chains that bind economic expansion, industrial might and the draining of the swamp is just part of the puzzle in the fight. There’s a lot more out there, particularly when it comes to the self-perpetuation of corruption in governments around the world. That has to be rooted out so that we don’t find ourselves in this position again. Just because we don’t see it happening, doesn’t mean it isn’t.

It is bigger than any one person, or one group of people, and is going to take the efforts of those who are selfless in the fight and who stick to their guns IN the fight rather than allowing the human condition to interfere.

We are all where God needs us in this effort, including those who do not believe. Their disbelief forces those of us who do to sharpen our apologetics and to learn more than was taught us.

It also forces many of us to diversify our information sources and to be always on the lookout for tidbits that help the puzzle come together.

That being said, the epicenter of hopium – a single, VERY connected individual who likes classic, fast sport cars, and has led a very interesting life – held a summit of sorts last weekend. He talks about it at length in an interview with yet another of the diverse hopium channels, and in the first ten minutes drops a bombshell about President Donald Trump that, if it’s true, lends another tidbit to the notion that REALPOTUS was spotted for the job decades ago, and was coached by a late former president as to how the Deep State and the swamp were going to try to take him down…DECADES ago. If it’s true, that little factoid is a stunner.

There are other podcasts that talk about insider intelligence of what happened in the last week. When the automated clearinghouse – the Federal Reserve’s ACH system – went down, there was a reason. It has not been announced to the general public, but one podcaster has a source that told him what happened, and it’s all good.

That podcaster, like the epicenter of hopium, is only as good as his sources. At this point, we have no idea what is being put out as purposeful disinformation to get the other side to react.

The thing is, there have to be a lot of sources to get a complete picture. Those guys know that and put it out for all to see, and you don’t ever know where that one piece of information that ties everything together is going to surface.

Searching out sources to reinforce what we already think about the whole situation is not going to get to the whole truth. None of it is going down then way any of us thought it would. We simply don’t know the breadth and depth of what is being fought.

And we’re not going to, either, until it’s all over.

That’s my buck-fifty on the confirmation bias that’s tearing much of the movement apart.

Just a reminder:

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.

And now for something completely different.

Your weekly reminder to take the pledge:

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

And now for the nitty gritty of the Q Tree 5 minute, stand up, Tuesday morning meeting version of the Daily Thread.

Ahem.

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 with anyone who happens to still be hanging out there.

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 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 as we are all, ahem, adults…supposedly:

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.

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The readings and reflection below are not from today, Tuesday, March 2, but from yesterday. In contemplating the words written above, these selections are more meaningful.

DANIEL 9:4-10

4I prayed to the LORD, my God, and confessed, “Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you and observe your commandments! 5We have sinned, been wicked and done evil; we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws. 6We have not obeyed your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all the people of the land. 7Justice, O Lord, is on your side; we are shamefaced even to this day: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries to which you have scattered them because of their treachery toward you. 8O LORD, we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers, for having sinned against you. 9But yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness! Yet we rebelled against you 10and paid no heed to your command, O LORD, our God, to live by the law you gave us through your servants the prophets.

LUKE 6:36-38

36Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 37“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”

Listen with an Open Heart

Our family had dinner together every night when I was growing up. I remember my father listening to everything about our days with interest – and always with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. We freely shared everything because there was never and judgement or criticism frim my father.

Now, I look back on this memory with different eyes; he was a human resources manager. I can only imagine every thing that happened to him during the workday! But I also remember that he never really mentioned himself; the focus was on interacting with us.

In today’s Gospel. Jesus tells his disciples: stop judging and you will not be judged. The only way to stop judging is to truly listen to others, to really hear them, without imposing our own thoughts or perspectives. To “stop judging” is the very foundation of empathy, and my father exemplified this at work and at home.

Like my father, when we listen we open our hearts to those around us. And as we prepare ourselves to let go of our own point of view, we are better able to hear what God is really saying to us in our lives.

Reflection based on Luke 6: 36-38 by Regina Lawlor Andrews, the Magnificat Lenten Companion, 2021

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