Category: Dear MAGA

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240905

Cover image: Sebago Lake State Park, Maine

Badlands News Brief – September 3, 2024

Warren Buffet Dumps More Bank of America Stocks Indicating Possible Financial Meltdown

The Great Realignment

With RFK Jr. still on campaign trail, voters revisit Democrats’ COVID restrictions and censorship

Free speech on 2024 ballot because entrenched disinformation policing infrastructure, analyst says

Cable TV’s collapse deepens: ‘It is becoming increasingly clear that there is no longer any floor’

It still sucks. We can’t get the SEC network because our provider is in a price war with Disney. My dad will be lost without Mizzou football.

The Werewolf Game – Creation Myth Clues

Badlands News Brief – September 4, 2024

Will Election-Riggers Wag the Dog Again?

Kamala Harris new campaign hire attacks America as a ‘cult,’ ‘bloodthirsty imperial beast’

Another Huge Mall Retailer Closing 150 Locations

Now, Macy’s. I wrote about this on one of my personal blogs in the last week. I think the issue is oversaturation, to be honest. During the golden age of the mall, they sprang up all over. There just aren’t enough shoppers to make them all profitable.

Robert Kennedy Junior’s Greatest Red Pill Moments

The Deep State Admit They No Longer Control Public Opinion!

The Deep State’s Next Contingency

U.S. Steel shares plunge on report White House preparing to block Nippon Steel takeover

We need our own steel. End of sentence. It really is a national security issue.

TWEETS!

Psst: It’s “Walzes.” Any number of nuns are rolling in their graves.

The guy was fair in his assessment. Watch the whole thing rather than take internet armchair pundits at their opinion.

Yep. There was a home here for kids who didn’t get enough sunlight when the coal dust smothered the city.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

At least one of those guys is dead.

https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1831462242597978236

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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.

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1 Corinthians 3:18-23

18Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” 20and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” 21So let no one boast of men. For all things are yours, 22whether Paul or Apol’los or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future, all are yours; 23and you are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

Psalms 24:1-6

1The earth is the LORD’s and the fulness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein; 2for he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers. 3Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false, and does not swear deceitfully. 5He will receive blessing from the LORD, and vindication from the God of his salvation. 6Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. [Selah]

Luke 5:1-11

1While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennes’aret. 2And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, 7they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” 9For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; 10and so also were James and John, sons of Zeb’edee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men.” 11And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.

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SATIRE

WEEKEND STARTER

Forbidden Sour

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce bourbon
  • 1 ounce Pama pomegranate liqueur
  • 1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce simple syrup
  • Garnish: orange wheel
  • Garnish: cherry

Steps

  1. Add the bourbon, pomegranate liqueur, lemon juice and simple syrup into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
  3. Garnish with an orange wheel and a cherry.

Have a good one y’all.

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240829

Cover image: Flathead Lake, Montana

Badlands News Brief – August 27, 2024

Half of Americans under 35 would rather quit their job than work with political ‘opponents.’ That’s scary

Most of us do work with political opponents. It’s called being an adult.

China’s strategic silver takeover: A calculated move to drain the west

Which is Worse: Conspiracy Theory or Hive Mind?

Fascinating chat between Roseanne and RFK Jr. on deprogramming Americans trapped in the deep state ‘psyop’…

The death of celebrity culture: why Americans are sick and tired of rich, pampered stars

‘He Has No Business Being Out on the Street’: Carville Says ‘More Humane Country’ Would Have Committed RFK Jr

Maybe Carville is the one who should be locked up.

No Deals = No Plea Deals for DJT

US Elections Must Be Independent

Badlands News Brief – August 28, 2024

Report: Kamala Harris Claims She ‘Does Not Support’ Electric Car Mandates After Years of Backing Them

Just like a woman changing her mind.

Elections commission votes to keep Kennedy on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot

If You Want To See Where America Is Heading, Look To 1453

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

Breaking: US Government-Funded Censorship Arm ‘Atlantic Council’ Targeted Telegram Just Two Months Before Durov Arrest

TWEETS!

Personally, barred owls are welcome in this neighborhood. They help to keep the critter population under control along with hawks and other owls.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

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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.

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Jeremiah 1:17-19

17But you, gird up your loins; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them. 18And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests, and the people of the land. 19They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you.”

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SATIRE

WEEKEND STARTER

Bijou Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce London dry gin
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth
  • 1 ounce Green Chartreuse
  • 1 dash orange bitters

Directions

  1. Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with cracked ice. Stir well for 20 seconds and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Twist a piece of lemon peel over the drink and use as garnish.
  2. For a more modern version, use 1 1/2 ounces gin, 1/2 ounce vermouth, and 1/2 ounce Chartreuse.

Have a good one y’all.

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240822

Cover image: Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Badlands News Brief – August 20, 2024

Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote supported by 24 state AGs in emergency stay with SCOTUS

EU capital’s government bans Telegram

Bright Brief – A Series of Shatterings

Grok’s take on Stormy Patriot Joe

The Werewolf Game – Modern Day Cyber-Necromancy

Anyways, zombies love to eat brains—this is a metaphor for the process of ideological indoctrination that NPCs like to inflict on free thinkers. I mean that quite seriously: many of my propagandized leftist friends from childhood are incapable of making coherent statements about current events that don’t sound like they were auto-generated by a discount version of ChatGPT that’s been trained only on MSM talking points. Furthermore, they get VERY agitated when you don’t share the same “programming” as them—I believe this is a real symptom of zombification, which I regard as a real condition.

Badlands News Brief – August 21, 2024

Pennsylvania Judge Rules Voters and Election Officials CANNOT Cure or Count ‘Naked’ Mail-in Ballots

Cuz They Can’t Cheat! — NY Times Admits Democrats Will Not Likely Win Red State Georgia with the New Election Integrity Laws in Place

Rifts Emerge Between Establishment Media, Democrats as DNC Problems Turn into Debacle

WEF Tells Public to Prepare for Major ‘Shock Event’ This Year

As if we didn’t know this was coming.

A United Ireland Defies Globalism

Dodge emasculates muscle cars

More American icons destroyed by globalists.

Rep. Thomas Massie Says Congress Members Should Not Be Dual Citizens, Gets Accused of Anti-Semitism

Well, he’s right.

Unrealized Gain Tax—A Coming Sea Change in FY2025 Budget Proposal?

Is there anything the vultures won’t tax?

Where are all the expired and busted wind turbine blades going?

Breaking: Jordan’s Weaponization Committee Investigating Quiet Skies for Politicization After Concerns About Gabbard

TWEETS!

The 1988 carbon dating used a portion of the Shroud that was rewoven by well meaning French Nuns after a fire in 1532. For those who scoff at French reweaving, my grandmother’s aunt had a French reweaving business that was used by dry cleaners across the country for decades in the 20th century. As a little kid, I remember the magnifying glass which was on an adjustable arm with a fluorescent light that the reweavers used when they patched holes in clothing. (Somebody in the family still has one.) I also remember going to the reweaving shop downtown where the elevator was operated by an older gentleman, and there was a gate across the doorway rather than doors. It really was an art form. Aunt R’s best reweaver, G or Mrs. M, patched a silverfish hole in a kilt for me in the 90s. You’d never see that today.

They also are of the same blood type as the blood on the Crown of Thorns in Paris, and The Sudarium in Spain, and every Eucharistic Miracle known. AB for sure, and I’ve read that the Rh is negative.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

SOUND UP

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1825626297902796911

I’ve known people who could do that.

Have I ever used this one?

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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.

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Psalms 113:1-8

1Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! 2Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore! 3From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised! 4The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! 5Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, 6who looks far down upon the heavens and the earth? 7He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, 8to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.

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SATIRE

WEEKEND STARTER

Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. premium vodka
  • 1 oz. triple sec
  • 1 oz. cranberry cocktail juice
  • 1/2 oz. fresh-squeezed lime juice

Instructions

  1. Add ingredients to an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake well.
  2. Pour into a chilled martini glass.
  3. Garnish with a lime twist.

Have a good one y’all.

Dear MAGA: 20240818 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.”

Difficult To Do

Proverbs 22:17—24:34 contains thirty “Sayings of the Wise” compiled to nurture faith in God, correct or warn against wrong attitudes and behaviors, and instruct those seeking wisdom from the Lord. Proverbs 24:17–18 cautions, “Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, lest the LORD see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him” (ESV).

This saying warns wisdom seekers to be careful not to celebrate when an enemy experiences misfortune. The word for “rejoice” is translated as “gloat” in other versions (NIV, CSB). This term means “to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight.” Gloating over an enemy’s misfortune is associated with an arrogant and mocking attitude. It’s not easy to control the urge to gloat when our enemy experiences hardship, but Scripture says, “Those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished” (Proverbs 17:5, NLT).

God is always watching our hearts (1 Samuel 16:7; Jeremiah 17:10; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 3:11). Jesus taught us to love and forgive both enemies and friends and pray for our persecutors (Matthew 5:44). “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you” (Luke 6:27–28). As Jesus hung on the cross, He practiced what He preached, forgiving His torturers and executioners (Luke 23:34). The first Christian martyr followed Christ’s example. As Steven was being stoned to death, he prayed for God to have mercy on his accusers (Acts 7:57–60).

If we disobey these commands, if we turn around and revel in our enemy’s downfall, we reveal attitudes of pride and superiority that God hates (Proverbs 16:5; 8:13; James 4:6). According to the proverb, if God sees us gloating when our enemy experiences a disaster, He may yield, turning His anger away from our enemy. The Lord may even turn against us in punishment (Proverbs 17:5).

The same disciple who retaliated by chopping off his enemy’s ear (John 18:10–11) later taught, “Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing” (1 Peter 3:9, NLT). Taking malicious delight in someone else’s failure is a form of revenge and an evil that God forbids. Peter grew to understand that God wants His followers to “turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it” (1 Peter 3:11).

To rejoice when our enemy falls is the opposite of expressing genuine Christian love, which Paul outlined in Romans 12. “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. . . . Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath” (Romans 12:14–19). Paul went on to cite Proverbs 25:21–22: “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.”

Why do we not rejoice when our enemy falls? Because the believer’s ultimate goal is to see an enemy become a brother or sister in Christ. The Lord taught us to accomplish this by treating our enemies with kindness, generosity, and humility (Matthew 5:39, 43–48). We “conquer evil by doing good” (Romans 12:21, NLT). Just as God’s kindness is intended to turn us away from our sin (Romans 2:4), our kindness might be just the thing to turn an enemy away from a life of sin toward repentance.

https://www.gotquestions.org/not-rejoice-when-enemy-falls.html

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240816

Whiskey Sour

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce simple syrup
  • 1/2 ounce egg white (optional)
  • Garnish: Angostura bitters

Steps

  1. Add bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white, if using, to a shaker, and dry-shake for 30 seconds without ice.
  2. Add ice and shake again for 15–20 seconds, until well-chilled.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, or into a coupe without ice.
  4. Garnish with 3–4 drops of Angostura bitters.

Robert Kennedy Jr Confirms He is Offering to Endorse Kamala Harris in Exchange for a Cabinet Position

IDK. I just think he reeks to desperation given that his family has been out of power for quite a while now.

Badlands News Brief – August 15, 2024

Transparency and Prosecution

Clade 1 Mpox Jumps to Sweden

Who cares.

This Explains All the Fake News Attacks: 70% of Audience Sharing Musk-Trump Interview Was from 25-35 Age Group

The Decline and Fall of RFK Jr.?

Vance: A real Marine

Secret Service approves bulletproof glass to shield Trump at outdoor rallies

Tweets & Stuff From X

https://twitter.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1824145223066530091

TBH, European rest stops are really quite nice.

Works for me.

https://twitter.com/TheWakeninq/status/1823949885886095866

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

Da da da dum da da da dum…. Doesn’t have the same ring to it.

Yeah, this is true.

The greedy little $#!+$ tend to take off after drinking their fill.

Oops.

I can see my one brother loaning his doxxies for such a project.

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.

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Isaiah 12:2-6

2“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” 3With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name; make known his deeds among the nations, proclaim that his name is exalted. 5“Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. 6Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

SATIRE!

A child of the naughty nineties….

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240815

Quick author note with the begged indulgence of our esteemed host:

Next week, due to the circumstances of a gig and LOTS of driving on tap, I’m going to make up the posts over the weekend, and may or may not have time to put all the goodies in them the evening before they are due to publish. I ask our host to keep an eye out as I won’t schedule them until the night before if I get to it (I should be able). My apologies in advance, but it is what it is. If anyone would like to try their hand at doing a daily and making it their own, I’m open to giving up a day or two. This might well be an opportunity to give it a try. Thank you, Wolf, for you indulgence in this statement/announcement/notice.

Badlands News Brief – August 14, 2024

Another Suspicious Moment in DNC Pipe Bomb Mystery

Ukrainian Man “Volodymyr Z” Charged with Blowing up Nord Stream Pipeline, Evades Arrest in Poland

Wait, I thought we blew up that pipeline. Oops, did I say that?

Last Denny’s of San Fran closes its doors for good

When you’ve lost every last Denny’s….

Google claims its naked headline manipulation for Kamala Harris was ‘a glitch’

Right. And I have a bridge over the Mississippi to sell.

61-Year-Old Man Gets 18 Month Prison Sentence For Chanting “Who The Fuck is Allah”

Time to go back to Church, people.

Tampon Tim has a weird new Hitler problem, thanks to yet another unearthed video…

From pirouettes to Podiatry: The Bare Truth about Ballerina’s Tortured Feet

Ballet dancers do have ugly feet. It’s a grueling art form.

Andrew McCarthy: Prepare for Judge Juan Merchan to Sentence Trump to Prison on Sept. 18 – Two Months Before Election

Doubtful.

North Korea Is Sending Munitions to Russia and, in Return, Is Getting — Goats

Starbucks is giving incoming CEO Brian Niccol $85 million in cash and stock as he departs Chipotle

BREAKING: Naomi Wolf Removed From X After Alex Jones Interview

PLEASE, before jumping all over Elon Musk, read the article.

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/MattWallace888/status/1823553348949180479
https://twitter.com/AtRealBen/status/1823525050009677904

Agreed. When I had it, it was known as Influenza A. Same bug as those who had “COVID” down to the duration of the fever.

No plane at the Pentagon, huh.

YAWN! Keep your pants zipped and in place and that bug won’t be an issue.

That should tell us all what we need to know about the Democrat Party.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Seriously, find a step stool so we can argue on equal footing. Even up a couple steps on a staircase will do. And then, please, get the stuff off the top shelf….

Groucho seriously should have married Margaret Dumont.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1823738859836113147

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Luke 1:39-56

39In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, 40and she entered the house of Zechari’ah and greeted Elizabeth. 41And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. 45And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” 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.” 56And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.

It’s one of those days. Yes. Today, the east and the west celebrate together. I won’t go into the Scripture lecture regarding the other readings we got at the Vigil Mass for this feast, but will share my favorite setting of this text that I never get to sing at the one parish.

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240809

Bloody Mary

Ingredients

  • Celery salt
  • 1 lemon wedge
  • 1 lime wedge
  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 4 ounces tomato juice
  • 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
  • 2 dashes Tabasco sauce
  • 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch smoked paprika
  • Garnish: parsley sprig
  • Garnish: 2 green olives
  • Garnish: lime wedge
  • Garnish: celery stalk (optional)

Steps

  1. Pour some celery salt onto a small plate.
  2. Rub the juicy side of the lemon or lime wedge along the lip of a pint glass.
  3. Roll the outer edge of the glass in celery salt until fully coated, then fill the glass with ice and set aside.
  4. Squeeze the lemon and lime wedges into a shaker and drop them in.
  5. Add the vodka, tomato juice, horseradish, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, smoked paprika, plus a pinch of celery salt along with ice and shake gently.
  6. Strain into the prepared glass.
  7. Garnish with parsley sprig, 2 speared green olives, a lime wedge and a celery stalk (optional).

Kinda Funny…

The doom-fagging OT is precious.

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Kamala Cannot Hide for Long!

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Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton’s Ongo­ing Inves­ti­ga­tion Into Act­Blue Yields Coop­er­a­tion On Donor Cred­it Card Identification

BREAKING: Smartmatic President Indicted on Bribery, Money Laundering Election Scheme.

Peter Navarro Rips Project 2025 as “Trojan Horse Funded by Globalists”

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Mandates Paper Ballots for November Election

Tweets & Stuff From X

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

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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.

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Matthew 16:24-28

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. 28Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.”

SATIRE!

I doubt it…on both counts.

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240808

Badlands News Brief – August 7, 2024

BREAKING: Pakistani National with Iranian Ties Charged with Murder-for-Hire in Foiled Assassination Plot Against President Trump

Rumble Joins X to Sue Advertising Cartel that Allegedly Conspired to Withhold Digital Advertising Revenue

Conservative prof wins $2.4 million in settlement through free speech lawsuit

Harris and Walz: Atop the Democrats’ Wedding Cake

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Demands DHS Release ALL Correspondence On VP Harris’s Role As “Border Czar”

2024 Reminder – Why Tim Walz, Minneapolis, Democrats in 2024, Chicago and the Connection to The Clyburn Network

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holds more U.S. Treasury bills than the Federal Reserve

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1820907416399077508

Her replacement may make all the meetings, but he’s still going to vote the same way she did when she bothered to show up.

“Cuddly?” They’re kidding, right?

https://twitter.com/Thekeksociety/status/1821307478690427331

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Story of my life…especially with Illinois drivers. They are rude and drive way too fast.

My mother, the late grammar nazi, would say, right before the at…and there is no verb in that sentence.

Are there really any others? Okay, yeah, several, but the technical issues with the way she sings just giver her away.

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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.

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And from the Sermon on the Mount:

Matthew 5:13-16

13“You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. 14“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 15Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240802

Undead Gentleman

Ingredients

  • Absinthe blanc, to rinse
  • 1 1/2 ounces blended aged rum (such as Appleton Estate Reserve or The Real McCoy five-year-old)
  • 1 ounce black blended overproof rum (such as Hamilton 151)
  • 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice (white or pink), freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce John D. Taylor’s Velvet falernum
  • 1/2 ounce Smuggler’s Cove cinnamon syrup*
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • Garnish: lime twist
  • Garnish: grapefruit twist

Steps

  1. Rinse a chilled cocktail coupe with absinthe blanc.
  2. Add the blended aged rum, black blended overproof rum, grapefruit juice, lime juice, falernum, cinnamon syrup and bitters into a shaker with cracked or cubed ice and shake until well-chilled.
  3. Double-strain into the prepared glass.
  4. Garnish with intertwined lime and grapefruit twists.

*Smuggler’s Cove cinnamon syrup: Put 2 cups of water in a saucepan. Add 3 halved 6-inch pieces of cinnamon stick to the water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Add 4 cups of granulated sugar and stir with a whisk (or an immersion blender) until dissolved, about 1 minute. The liquid should become clear such that you can see the bottom of the pot. Immediately remove from the heat. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 12 hours. Strain through cheesecloth into a bowl, and then use a funnel to pour into a lidded bottle or other sealable container. The syrup will keep, refrigerated, for several weeks. Makes 4 cups (32 ounces).

The Denigration of America’s Great Cities

Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Was Created to Reject Popular Conservative Theme Park Celebrating French History

Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan are free: Russia releases Americans in prisoner swap

Badlands News Brief – August 1, 2024

Are We Being Distracted?

Weird, weird, weird! Who’s really weird?

Censorship Industry: GARM Members Receive Billions in Federal Contracts

Report: America Has Nearly 300,000 Double-Registered Voters

And how many are actually living?

‘Failed The Community’: Indian-Americans Sound Off On Kamala Harris’ ‘Submerged’ Indian Heritage, Focus On Black ID

Tweets & Stuff From X

Not that many of us have confidence in government school teachers, but she has a point.

https://twitter.com/Rob1865_/status/1819056508425884144

Go for it, dude.

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

I laughed out loud.

What a let down.

Or just knee the dude in the nuts.

It totally sucks.

WTF?

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.

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.

_____________________________________________________

Luke 1:26-33

26In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” 29But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 30And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240801

Badlands News Brief – July 31, 2024

This Is Still Our Country

GOP-led House intervenes on Bannon’s J6 legal case, making good on Speaker Johnson’s promise

Boeing names its next CEO while posting a quarterly loss of more than $1.4 billion

A little late for this, but better late than never.

Just one, people, just one. This woman is just amazing. (It wouldn’t embed. But, this lady is the greatest of distance USA Swimming ever.)

Trump VS Maduro

The saddest part of James O’Keefe’s latest exposé is that it’s not shocking

And the waking up continues.

He doesn’t always vote the way we want, but he questions well.

Overturning Chevron is not the death knell to the Administrative State, Congress must do their job

Or a serious executive branch.

TWEETS!

No tape or zip ties? WT- Trust me, all the pros I’ve worked with would never let this happen.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

If you live in a city, this is a reality on the streets.

I don’t think my parents ever considered that.

It’s true. They cause astounding traffic jams.

Fall and spring, actually. Without the pollen.

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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.

____________________________________________________

Matthew 13:47-53

47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; 48when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. 49So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous, 50and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. 51“Have you understood all this?” They said to him, “Yes.” 52And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” 53And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there,

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SATIRE