Category: Daily Thread

Dear KAG: 20240521 Open Thread

Cover image: Giovanni Daurea Spring Landscape

Badlands News Brief – May 20, 2024

The Rise of Gut Politics

Bidenflation advances: Consumers no longer trying to save for college and homes, now just spending on luxuries

No Honor Among Thieves

The Dems Opened the Door for Reciprocity

Proposed Abortion Amendments Qualify for Ballots in Colorado, South Dakota

Missouri is giving this a try, too. One thing we can say about the other side, they are organized when it comes to this stuff.

Biden, After Revoking Trump’s Order Against ICC, Claims Outrage at ICC Warrants Against Israel

Tweets…X-Files, uh, posts, whatever

Meme Zone

Yes.

Made with Square InstaPic

Or Krispy Kremes.

For the record, the Immaculate Conception did not happen at the Annunciation. The Annunciation was Jesus Christ’s conception. The Immaculate Conception was His mother’s. Ask any Catholic. The dates of the feasts give it away.

And her mother needs to watch her mouth around her.

Where I live, it’s about a mile wide.

It’s Tuesday, but….

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.

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.

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.

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

__________________________________________________

JAMES 4:1-10

1What causes wars, and what causes fightings among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your members? 2You desire and do not have; so you kill. And you covet and cannot obtain; so you fight and wage war. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. 4Unfaithful creatures! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5Or do you suppose it is in vain that the scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit which he has made to dwell in us”? 6But he gives more grace; therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you men of double mind. 9Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to dejection. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

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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

As lifeguards, we blew them for pull outs. Even punched one myself once.

Dear KMAG: 20240520 Joe Biden Didn’t Win ❀ Open Topic

Joe Biden didn’t win. This is our Real President:

AND our beautiful REALFLOTUS.

This Stormwatch Monday Open Thread remains open – VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA/KAG/KMAG world (with KMAG being a bit of both).

And yes, it’s Monday…again.

But we WILL get through it!

We will always remember Wheatie,

Pray for Trump,

Yet have fun,

and HOLD ON when things get crazy!

We will follow the RULES of civility that Wheatie left for us:

Wheatie’s Rules:

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

And while we engage in vigorous free speech, we will remember Wheatie’s advice on civility, non-violence, and site unity:

“We’re on the same side here so let’s not engage in friendly fire.”

“Let’s not give the odious Internet Censors a reason to shut down this precious haven that Wolf has created for us.”

If this site gets shut down, please remember various ways to get back in touch with the rest of the gang:

Our beloved country is under Occupation by hostile forces.

Daily outrage and epic phuckery abound.

We can give in to despair…or we can be defiant and fight back in any way that we can.

Joe Biden didn’t win.

And we will keep saying Joe Biden didn’t win until we get His Fraudulency out of our White House.

Wolfie’s Wheatie’s Word of the Week:

wame

noun

  • womb
  • belly
  • abdomen
  • protuberant hollow part
  • heart or mind (figuratively)
  • origin: Scotland, Northern England

Wrong example shown in a picture

Another wrong example shown in a picture

MUSIC!

Time to GO BIG on AMAZING GRACE!

Interesting guy with an excellent gig!

THE STUFF

Some fun math that’s not too hard to understand!

I love the idea that number theory was kinda, sorta (but not really, IMO) useless for centuries – until suddenly it wasn’t!

Just sayin’!

And remember…….

Until victory, have faith!

And trust the big plan, too!

And as always….

ENJOY THE SHOW

W

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240517

YES! It’s Preakness weekend. I can still hear the ads for Pimlico from the early 80s when I lived south of Baltimore. “HI HO PIMLICO!” Unfortunately, youtube doesn’t have the ad.

Baltimore Bang

  • Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 ounces bourbon whiskey
  • 1 1/2 ounces apricot brandy
  • 1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • Orange slice, for garnish
  • Maraschino cherry, for garnish

Steps to Make It:
Gather the ingredients.

  • In a cocktail shaker, pour the whiskey, apricot brandy, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Fill with ice.
  • Shake well.
  • Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  • Garnish with a skewered orange slice and cherry flag. Serve and enjoy.

Uh, yeah, w-h-i-s-k-e-y is the spelling reserved for Irish whiskey. Everybody else it’s “whisky.”

Minor…little…things.

And…yeah, Maryland still has the coolest flag in the union:

Alright, enough of the pretty state I love even if it’s on the beltway.

Badlands News Brief – May 16, 2024

Rep Harriet Hageman Outlines Rep Dan Goldman Connection to The New York City Trial Against Candidate Donald Trump

Trump is a Lightning Rod

Biden Regime Covering Up Tapes from Special Counsel!

GWINN: NFL Says They Do Not Agree with Harrison Butker After He Voices Christian Values

He’s Catholic and was giving a commencement address at a Catholic college to fellow Catholics. Essentially, he said, get married and have lots of kids. This is not something we all haven’t heard before. Bigger families are coming back. I see them all the time at Church.

Russia Is About To Overrun Ukraine’s Defenses – Why Are There No Peace Negotiations?

Chiefs’ Harrison Butker jersey ranked among NFL’s bestsellers amid kicker’s faith-based commencement address

CROCKETT CRACKS: Unhinged Democrat ERUPTS Starts SCREAMING and CUSSES at GOP Member During House Oversight Hearing on AG Garland’s Contempt of Congress (VIDEO)

Kansas City Under Investigation for Alleged Human Rights Violations After Doxxing Chiefs’ Kicker Harrison Butker

Really not well done by the KC people. There’s a reason there is practically a brick wall down the middle of the state of Missouri. Okay…at the St. Charles and Franklin county lines to the west.

Tweets & Stuff From X

For those who want to know what the hubbub with Harrison Butker is about, the transcript is at the link:

Yes, this is important enough to be in the opener twice:

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

Yeah…. It’s doubtful most right wing men would be interested.

A bad 1980s thrift store.

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.

_____________________________________________________

1 CORINTHIANS 1:26-31

26For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; 27but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong, 28God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. 30He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption; 31therefore, as it is written, “Let him who boasts, boast of the Lord.”

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

Dear KAG: 20240514 Open Thread

Cover image: Spring Storm by Peter Ellenshaw

Pandemic treaty talks will go on after missed deadline, some progress, WHO says

I doubt it’s going to happen. Too many countries are rejecting the idea.

Fake News Until Proven Real …

Badlands News Brief – May 13, 2024

Surprise Russian Offensive Reshapes War in Ukraine!

The Forgotten Science of Vaccine Disease Provocation

What’s Holding Up Trump’s Florida Case?

That piece is from the New Yorker. The orders are out to give acquitalls a soft landing.

The Difference Between Friend and Foe

‘Rats on a Sinking Ship’: Joe Biden’s Staffers Turn on Each Other as Plummeting Poll Numbers Create ‘Toxic’ Work Environment — Report

Gov. DeSantis raises the minimum age for strippers

Well, hey, it’s the least he can do.

Tweets…X-Files, uh, posts, whatever

https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1789356989824328007

How can someone be almost 100% wrong about everything? It was pretty easy to see how the 2024 election would go. DeSantis and Haley would be non factors in the gop primary, with only a few people rallying around them as they attacked one of the most popular GOP leaders in decades. Of course, the fake trails would be a positive for Trump as the majority of people think a government used against its political opposition is a no go in this country Unemployment figures can be played with grocery and gas bills can’t. So, of course, Trump would be seen as better on the economy. Only a small minority wants open borders, so of course, Trump would be better on immigration. The country is fed up with endless war, so of course, the war in Ukraine and Israel would be negatives for Biden. Seeing Biden and Trump side by side of course biden’s health would be a factor. Yes abortion will be an issue, but now that it isn’t a national issue but a state issue, people are directing their activity accordingly and focusing on the state level, taking it off the table. Believe it or not, most people dont want the ability to kill babies in the womb to be the common goto. Most agree abortion should be rare but an option. Come on, this stuff is easy to predict, and yet he got most of it wrong.

Or, just watch the floor trading scene from Trading Places.

Meme Zone

yes, we had that as kids.

Or when venturing into an intersection.

https://twitter.com/WonderW97800751/status/1789784662115557674

Can we have one of these for St. Louisese? I mean Chouteau (pronounced show-tdoe) turns into Manchester which is Missouri Route 100, and the map people don’t know that.

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.

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.

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.

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

__________________________________________________

JOHN 15:9-17

9As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love. 10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. 12“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17This I command you, to love one another.

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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

There’s always salmon or quiche.

Dear KMAG: 20240513 Joe Biden Didn’t Win ❀ Open Topic

Joe Biden didn’t win. This is our Real President:

AND our beautiful REALFLOTUS.

This Stormwatch Monday Open Thread remains open – VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA/KAG/KMAG world (with KMAG being a bit of both).

And yes, it’s Monday…again.

But we WILL get through it!

We will always remember Wheatie,

Pray for Trump,

Yet have fun,

and HOLD ON when things get crazy!

We will follow the RULES of civility that Wheatie left for us:

Wheatie’s Rules:

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

And while we engage in vigorous free speech, we will remember Wheatie’s advice on civility, non-violence, and site unity:

“We’re on the same side here so let’s not engage in friendly fire.”

“Let’s not give the odious Internet Censors a reason to shut down this precious haven that Wolf has created for us.”

If this site gets shut down, please remember various ways to get back in touch with the rest of the gang:

Our beloved country is under Occupation by hostile forces.

Daily outrage and epic phuckery abound.

We can give in to despair…or we can be defiant and fight back in any way that we can.

Joe Biden didn’t win.

And we will keep saying Joe Biden didn’t win until we get His Fraudulency out of our White House.

Wolfie’s Wheatie’s Word of the Week:

doxology

noun

a short hymn of praises to God in various forms of Christian worship, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns. The tradition derives from a similar practice in the Jewish synagogue, where some version of the Kaddish serves to terminate each section of the service.

    Demonstrated in a video

    MUSIC!

    Had to get more Phil Wickham! But this one is a little different.

    WOW.

    THE STUFF

    The previous week’s gospel song led me to this segment via YouTube’s algorithms. Sometimes YouTube does some very good things.

    Powerful!

    Just sayin’!

    And remember…….

    Until victory, have faith!

    And trust the big plan, too!

    And as always….

    ENJOY THE SHOW

    W

    DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240510

    Okay, no drink tonight. Just experiment with whatever strawberry wine is available.

    Yuck.

    Tucker Carlson Interviews Catherine Englebrecht About Illegal Alien Voting

    Badlands News Brief – May 9, 2024

    Miss USA Conspiracy Theory Fuels Internet Sleuths

    The Deep State Exposed Itself

    Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil

    FBI Confirms It’s Restarting Online Censorship Efforts Ahead Of 2024 Election

    SCOOP: FBI Officials Were Told to ‘Stand Down’ the Day before Jan. 6

    BRICS Nations Are Now Openly Preparing for a Global Collapse of the Dollar

    The Mass Exodus to “Red America”

    Florida Senator Rick Scott Attends Trump Trial in New York, Gives Press Conference

    What Are They Thinking – MTG and Massie Fail During Attempt to Remove House Speaker Mike Johnson

    Emotions got the best of them?

    Tweets & Stuff From X

    Paging Mary Matilyn…. or whatever her name is. Your husband needs help.

    Memes & Other Fun Stuff

    Just hang a Crucifix on the front door and they won’t even knock. Trust me.

    https://twitter.com/GigaBasedDad/status/1788659957522456876

    I’ll stick to my Ford Escape. thanks.

    https://twitter.com/GigaBasedDad/status/1788467439078162511

    IDK…these older people performing live….

    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.

    _____________________________________________________

    JOHN 16:20-23

    20Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. 21When a woman is in travail she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she is delivered of the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a child is born into the world. 22So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

    SATIRE!

    Have a good weekend!

    Dear KAG: 20240507 Open Thread

    Cover image: Nebraska Spring Storm by Scott Papek

    Note to self…do not ask how it is that corn is five feet high and tasseled before the Fourth of July.

    A Bright Red Line

    Activist Groups Trained Students for Months Before Campus Protests

    America Is Headed For A Civil War… Maybe

    I doubt it. The side that really knows how to fight, doesn’t want to. And…the protests are manufactured. If the people at American Thinker can’t see that, their brainwashing is pretty severe.

    To Be Happy, Women Must Do The Opposite Of Everything Secular Western Culture Tells Them

    The best boss I ever had was a woman, but most of the worst bosses were also women.

    At the same time, pop culture encourages us to be the worst we can be, not the best. Another factor in this, IMO, is the demise of church attendance. One set of my grandparents was introduced by a priest. He said, “This is a match.” They were married something like 23 years when my grandfather dropped dead from a massive coronary, and my grandmother never really buried him.

    The Master – Part 12

    Badlands News Brief – May 6, 2024

    Ex-Fulton County prosecutor Nathan Wade speaks out: ‘Workplace romances are as American as apple pie … it happened to the two of us’

    Like that justifies adultery.

    Looking to Unify America? Vast Majority of Americans Distrust News Media on Every Level – Report

    Good news, that’s for sure.

    Frat Boy Summer is this year’s backlash against an epidemic of arrogant, entitled women

    Every State Facing Deceptive, Unlimited Abortion Ballot Measures This November

    The Hidden Hypnotic Factor

    The Atlantic Reignite Propaganda Campaign Against Biolabs in Ukraine!

    Read the Indictment Against Henry Cuellar to Understand Why Congress Never Challenges the Intelligence Community

    Tweets…X-Files, uh, posts, whatever

    Buh-Bye. Don’t let the door hit ya where God split ya.

    https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/1787214841087672380

    Still deluded after all these years.

    The Met could use the excitement, actually.

    https://twitter.com/SteveLovesAmmo/status/1787549192623157255

    Meme Zone

    Yeah, not really me, but that’s what came to mind.

    I get the idea that if that ram belonged to Gail, he’d be in the freezer.

    Don’t mess with one, though.

    He’s kissing food.

    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.

    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.

    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.

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

    __________________________________________________

    JOHN 16:5-11

    5But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, `Where are you going?’ 6But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. 7Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8And when he comes, he will convince the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more; 11concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

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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

    https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1787591129573073175

    Dear KMAG: 20240506 Joe Biden Didn’t Win ❀ Open Topic

    Joe Biden didn’t win. This is our Real President:

    AND our beautiful REALFLOTUS.

    This Stormwatch Monday Open Thread remains open – VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA/KAG/KMAG world (with KMAG being a bit of both).

    And yes, it’s Monday…again.

    But we WILL get through it!

    We will always remember Wheatie,

    Pray for Trump,

    Yet have fun,

    and HOLD ON when things get crazy!

    We will follow the RULES of civility that Wheatie left for us:

    Wheatie’s Rules:

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

    And while we engage in vigorous free speech, we will remember Wheatie’s advice on civility, non-violence, and site unity:

    “We’re on the same side here so let’s not engage in friendly fire.”

    “Let’s not give the odious Internet Censors a reason to shut down this precious haven that Wolf has created for us.”

    If this site gets shut down, please remember various ways to get back in touch with the rest of the gang:

    Our beloved country is under Occupation by hostile forces.

    Daily outrage and epic phuckery abound.

    We can give in to despair…or we can be defiant and fight back in any way that we can.

    Joe Biden didn’t win.

    And we will keep saying Joe Biden didn’t win until we get His Fraudulency out of our White House.

    Wolfie’s Wheatie’s Word of the Week:

    thereon

    adverb

    synonym of thereupon

    • On or upon this, that, or it.
    • Following that immediately; thereupon.
    • On that or this.

    Used in a sentence

    Wolf typed in the URL, and was treated thereon to the most uproarious meme.

    MUSIC!

    “Thereon” is not to be confused with the occult band “Therion”, which is not shown here. Instead, we’ll do some gospel!

    Great stuff! And speaking of stuff…..

    THE STUFF

    First, a quick note of thanks to everybody who helped keep the site going during my recent absence. You are all greatly appreciated, and when I say God Bless You, I mean it!

    I am pleased to report that my health is continuing to improve, and that the things I need to get done, are getting done. God is good! ALL THE TIME!

    Again, thank you for your prayers, your well-wishes, and your continued presence here!

    I thought this was a nice science history video – not primarily for the science, but for the human story. Steve talked about this guy, too, so it’s not totally unfamiliar.

    Yes, those were interesting times, too.

    Just sayin’!

    And remember…….

    Until victory, have faith!

    And trust the big plan, too!

    And as always….

    ENJOY THE SHOW

    W

    Dear MAGA: 20240505 Open Topic

    This Rejoice & Praise God Sunday Open Thread, with full respect to those who worship God on the Sabbath, is a place to reaffirm our worship of our Creator, our Father, our King Eternal.

    It’s also a place to read, post, and discuss news that is worth knowing and sharing. Please post links to any news stories that you use as sources or quote from.

    In the QTree, we’re a friendly and civil lot. We encourage free speech and the open exchange and civil discussion of different ideas. Topics aren’t constrained, and sound logic is highly encouraged, all built on a solid foundation of truth and established facts.

    We have a policy of mutual respect, shown by civility. Civility encourages discussions, promotes objectivity and rational thought in discourse, and camaraderie in the participants – characteristics we strive toward in our Q Tree community.

    Please show respect and consideration for our fellow QTreepers. Before hitting the “post” button, please proofread your post and make sure your opinion addresses the issue only, and does not confront or denigrate the poster. Keep to the topic – avoid “you” and “your”. Here in The Q Tree, personal attacks, name-calling, ridicule, insults, baiting, and other conduct for which a penalty flag would be thrown are VERBOTEN.

    In The Q Tree, we’re compatriots, sitting around the campfire, roasting hot dogs, making s’mores, and discussing, agreeing, and disagreeing about whatever interests us. This board will remain a home for those who seek respectful conversations.

    Please also consider the Guidelines for posting and discussion printed here: 
    https://www.theqtree.com/2019/01/01/dear-maga-open-topic-20190101/

    On this day and every day –

    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.”

    Psalm 23 is a beautiful poem that uses the image of God as shepherd. David, who penned this psalm, had been a shepherd himself and understood the parallel between the task of a shepherd caring for his sheep and of God caring for His people. Sheep are totally dependent on the shepherd for food, water, leadership, and guidance as they move from place to place, just as we are dependent upon God for all that we need. Sheep depend on the shepherd for protection from a wide range of predators and dangers, just as we look to God as our Protector and Defender. In the New Testament, Jesus reveals Himself to be the Good Shepherd of His people (John 10:11, 14), fulfilling the Old Testament prophecy that God would come to shepherd His people (Ezekiel 34:7–16, 23).

    Psalm 23:4, addressing the Lord Shepherd, says, “Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” David bases this description on the practices of shepherds in his day. Shepherds of the time commonly carried a rod and staff as essential to their work.

    The rod mentioned in Psalm 23 is a symbol of the Lord’s strength and protection. The rod was a sturdy wooden stick used as a weapon to fight off wild animals who might have hoped to make an easy meal out of an otherwise defenseless flock of sheep. The shepherd also used the rod to help him keep count of the sheep within the flock (as alluded to in Leviticus 27:32). Young David recounted an incident to King Saul in which he probably used his shepherd’s rod: “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it” (1 Samuel 17:34–35).

    The staff mentioned in Psalm 23 is a symbol of the Lord’s guidance and lovingkindness. The staff was a long, slender stick, often hooked at the tip, used primarily to direct the flock. Sheep are notorious wanderers, and once away from the shepherd’s watchful eye, they get into all sorts of trouble (Matthew 18:12–14). The shepherd used his staff to keep his sheep out of danger and close to himself. If a sheep became trapped in a precarious position, the shepherd would loop the curved end of the staff around the neck of the sheep and retrieve it back to safety.

    W. Philip Keller, in his book A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, comments on the uniqueness of the shepherd’s staff: “In a sense, the staff, more than any other item of his personal equipment, identifies the shepherd as a shepherd. No one in any other profession carries a shepherd’s staff. It is uniquely an instrument used for the care and management of sheep—and only sheep. It will not do for cattle, horses or hogs. It is designed, shaped and adapted especially to the needs of sheep” (from chapter 8).

    Together, the rod and staff of Psalm 23 paint a picture of the divine Shepherd who wields them. He is strong, competent, and trustworthy; He is present with His sheep, able to defend them and watch over them through all the dangers they face. Knowing that we have such a Shepherd who is ready to protect us from danger, keep us close, and rescue us when we go astray truly is a great comfort to us, the sheep.

    https://www.gotquestions.org/rod-staff-Psalm-23.html

    2024·05·04 Joe Biden Didn’t Win Daily Thread

    What is it that feeds our battle, yet starves our victory?

    Speaker Johnson
    Pinging you on January 6 Tapes

    Just a friendly reminder Speaker Johnson. You’re doing some good things–or at least trying in the case of the budget–but this is the most important thing out there still hanging. One initial block released with the promise of more…and?

    We have American patriots being held without bail and without trial, and the tapes almost certainly contain exculpatory evidence. (And if they don’t, and we’re all just yelling in an echo chamber over here, we need to know that too. And there’s only one way to know.)

    Either we have a weaponized, corrupt government or we have a lot of internet charlatans. Let’s expose whatever it is. (I’m betting it’s the corrupt weaponized government, but if I am wrong, I’d like to see proof.)

    Justice Must Be Done.

    The prior election must be acknowledged as fraudulent, and steps must be taken to prosecute the fraudsters and restore integrity to the system.

    Nothing else matters at this point. Talking about trying again in 2022 or 2024 is hopeless otherwise. Which is not to say one must never talk about this, but rather that one must account for this in ones planning; if fixing the fraud is not part of the plan, you have no plan.

    Small Government?

    Many times conservatives (real and fake) speak of “small government” being the goal.

    This sounds good, and mostly is good, but it misses the essential point. The important thing here isn’t the size, but rather the purpose, of government. We could have a cheap, small tyranny. After all our government spends most of its revenue on payments to individuals and foreign aid, neither of which is part of the tyrannical apparatus trying to keep us locked down and censored. What parts of the government would be necessary for a tyranny? It’d be a lot smaller than what we have now. We could shrink the government and nevertheless find it more tyrannical than it is today.

    No, what we want is a limited government, limited not in size, but rather in scope. Limited, that is, in what it’s allowed to do. Under current circumstances, such a government would also be much smaller, but that’s a side effect. If we were in a World War II sort of war, an existential fight against nasty dictatorships on the brink of world conquest, that would be very expensive and would require a gargantuan government, but that would be what the government should be doing. That would be a large, but still limited government, since it’d be working to protect our rights.

    World War II would have been the wrong time to squawk about “small government,” but it wasn’t (and never is) a bad time to demand limited government. Today would be a better time to ask for a small government–at least the job it should be doing is small today–but it misses the essential point; we want government to not do certain things. Many of those things we don’t want it doing are expensive but many of them are quite eminently doable by a smaller government than the one we have today. Small, but still exceeding proper limits.

    So be careful what you ask for. You might get it and find you asked for the wrong thing.

    Political Science In Summation

    It’s really just a matter of people who can’t be happy unless they control others…versus those who want to be left alone. The oldest conflict within mankind. Government is necessary, but government attracts the assholes (a highly technical term for the control freaks).

    His Truth?

    Again we saw an instance of “It might be true for Billy, but it’s not true for Bob” logic this week.

    I hear this often, and it’s usually harmless. As when it’s describing differing circumstances, not different facts. “Housing is unaffordable” can be true for one person, but not for another who makes ten times as much.

    But sometimes the speaker means it literally. Something like 2+2=4 is asserted to be true for Billy but not for Bob. (And when it’s literal, it’s usually Bob saying it.) And in that sense, it’s nonsense, dangerous nonsense. There is ONE reality, and it exists independent of our desires and our perceptions. It would go on existing if we weren’t here. We exist in it. It does not exist in our heads. It’s not a personal construct, and it isn’t a social construct. If there were no society, reality would continue to be what it is, it wouldn’t vanish…which it would have to do, if it were a social construct.

    Now what can change from person to person is the perception of reality. We see that all the time. And people will, of course, act on those perceptions. They will vote for Trump (or try to) if their perception is close to mine, and vote against Trump (and certainly succeed at doing so) if their perception is distant from mine (and therefore, if I do say so, wrong). I have heard people say “perception is reality” and usually, that’s what they’re trying to say–your perception of reality is, as far as you know, an accurate representation of reality, or you’d change it.

    But I really wish they’d say it differently. And sometimes, to get back to Billy and Bob, the person who says they have different truths is really saying they have different perceptions of reality–different worldviews. I can’t argue with the latter. But I sure wish they’d say it better. That way I’d know that someone who blabbers about two different truths is delusional and not worth my time, at least not until he passes kindergarten-level metaphysics on his umpteenth attempt.

    Lawyer Appeasement Section

    OK now for the fine print.

    This is the WQTH Daily Thread. You know the drill. There’s no Poltical correctness, but civility is a requirement. There are Important Guidelines,  here, with an addendum on 20191110.

    We have a new board – called The U Tree – where people can take each other to the woodshed without fear of censorship or moderation.

    And remember Wheatie’s Rules:

    1. No food fights
    2. No running with scissors.
    3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
    4. Zeroth rule of gun safety: Don’t let the government get your guns.
    5. Rule one of gun safety: The gun is always loaded.
    5a. If you actually want the gun to be loaded, like because you’re checking out a bump in the night, then it’s empty.
    6. Rule two of gun safety: Never point the gun at anything you’re not willing to destroy.
    7. Rule three: Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire.
    8. Rule the fourth: Be sure of your target and what is behind it.

    (Hmm a few extras seem to have crept in.)

    (Paper) Spot Prices

    Kitco “Ask” prices. Last week:

    Gold $2,338.40
    Silver $27.26
    Platinum $923.00
    Palladium $967.00
    Rhodium $5,275.00

    This week, 3PM Mountain Time, markets have closed for the weekend. In this case the close was on Thursday; the markets close for Good Friday.

    Gold $2,302.20
    Silver $26.61
    Platinum $965.00
    Palladium $974.00
    Rhodium $5,300.00

    Gold took another beating…but not as bad as last week. It did actually drop through the 2300 mark a couple of times on Friday but at least partially recovered.

    On the plus side platinum is doing very well right now; you will note it has almost closed the gap with palladium (and I can remember when palladium was 1/5th the price of platinum).

    Science Series

    Although I appreciate the kind words from last Saturday, my heart just isn’t in it at the moment.

    I’m not sure it ever will be.