DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20231026

Okay, so, long day here. This is going to be more of a placeholder. Enjoy anyway.

Badlands News Brief – October 25, 2023

Climate Data Refutes Crisis Narrative

Well, yeah.

WORLD POLITICS

Israel envoy calls for resignation of UN chief who said Hamas attack ‘did not happen in a vacuum’

Keep us out of this.

America Has Fallen In To The Mouth Of Marxist Madness As The Next Globalist War Has Been Launched Into The War To Deceive And Destroy Christians And Americans

UPDATE – 2 Weeks Provided To Correct Filing: 11th Circuit Emergency Writ Accepted To Hear Case To Invalidate Fraudulent 2020, 2022 Elections – Justice Clarence Thomas To Rule

Obama’s Legacy to Destroy America

Hakeem Jeffries: Speaker Johnson Is an ‘Extreme Right-Wing Ideologue’

And this is a problem because….?

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/RodFair41/status/1716871303620403677

This really happened. See an article posted above for more details. It’s happening.

https://twitter.com/leslibless/status/1717016503889908061

The script is picking up tempo.

Given all headlines and reporting, methinks this is President Trump’s choice.

Let’s face it, without Gaetz, we’d still have Kevin McCarthy in the speaker’s seat.

For those who haven’t seen this:

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

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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.

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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.

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ROMANS 6:19-23

19I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once yielded your members to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now yield your members to righteousness for sanctification. 20When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21But then what return did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death. 22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

PSALMS 1:1-4, 6

1Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away. 6for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

LUKE 12:49-53

49“I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! 50I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! 51Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52for henceforth in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three; 53they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against her mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20231020

Apple Cider Sangria

Ingredients

• 2 Cups of Apple Cider

• 1/2 Cup of Salted Caramel or Caramel Vodka

• 2 Cinnamon Sticks

• 1 Apple Sliced or Chopped

• 1 Sliced Orange

• 1/2 Cup of Frozen Cranberries

Put it all in a pitcher and stir.

Starting out with the Jim Jordan speaker bid:

20 Republicans Who Voted Against Jim Jordan Funded By Anti-Trump Billionaire Paul Singer, DeSantis and Youngkin Donors

Paul Singer was Marco Rubio’s billionaire backer in 2016. It’s all the same people all the time.

Badlands News Brief – October 19, 2023

Part 1: Q&A with Dinesh D’Souza About His New Film, ‘Police State’

Part 2: Q&A with Dinesh D’Souza About His New Film, ‘Police State’

The West’s War for Existence: America Is Already At War

The “died suddenly” vax vs. unvaxxed statistics tell you everything you need to know

Media silent: Whistleblowers claim CIA recruited hijackers for 9/11 & hid it from the FBI…

Globalists Fear Spartacus and His Slave Rebellion

Tweety Tweets:

Yeah, but then we end up with rat infested legislatures across the country, not to mention governors’ mansions.

https://twitter.com/WartornSaint/status/1715028667078713462

I didn’t want to go to Tahiti anyway.

Umm…. It’s Istanbul that was Constantinople, and changing the name of the ancient city is doubtful since Constantine was the Roman Emperor who legalized Christianity.

MEME STASH:

https://twitter.com/ThebestFigen/status/1714976941407658421

Start this at 1:08:

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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LUKE 12:1-7

1In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trod upon one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. 4“I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him! 6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20231019

Badlands News Brief – October 17, 2023

Interesting point to consider in the whole “Biden and his people are in charge” milieu…. The US Embassy in Israel is still in Jerusalem. Wouldn’t they have moved it back to Tel Aviv?

U.S. FIREARM SALES SURGE IN WAKE OF HAMAS ATTACK ON ISRAEL

Imagine that. Americans being Americans.

Who Can We Trust in the Media?

Next to nobody, JD. By now, you should know that.

Will Americans Fight for Globalism?

Not likely even with carrots dipped in chocolate dangling in front of us.

The Biden Administration Tries to Hide What It Knew About an Impending Massacre, While Leaving U.S. Backing for Iran Untouched

Tucker Carlson’s Media Company Raises $15 Million in Seed Round Led by ‘Anti-Woke’ Firm

Pressure mounts on lower-tier Republican presidential candidates to drop out

Was the Israel-Hamas Conflict De-escalated?

The Entire “500 Killed After Israel Bombed Hospital” Narrative Is Falling Apart

The UniParty is on Full Display as 22 Professional Republicans Work with Democrats to Block Jim Jordan – Here’s The List

Intending to Fracture Growing Black Support for Trump – Robert Kennedy Jr. Announces Support for Reparations

The Kennedy fortune goes first…even if it was built on bootlegged Scotch.

Idaho Republican Rep Mike Simpson Views Constituent Contacts as “Intimidation and Threatening”

Potatoes instead of stones in Idaho. Got it.

TWEETS!

Ready or not, here it comes.

Yep.

True.

And that might not be the real truth, either.

The biggest thing “they” fear is an awake populace.

If Burning Bright keeps posting like this, there’s no reason for a Badlands daily.

Well…in talking to a few people…there’s not much support for going to war not on our shores anymore.

Yes. After all, journalism is a rough draft of history. In this case, a REALLY rough draft, but nowhere close to the finished product.

Nancy, sweetheart, we have a REPUBLIC, not a “democracy”…at least on paper.

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

One size fits most. Ha.

Thank you, Jesus!

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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.

____________________________________________________

ROMANS 3:21-30

21But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it, 22the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction; 23since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, 25whom God put forward as an expiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins; 26it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies him who has faith in Jesus. 27Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On the principle of works? No, but on the principle of faith. 28For we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law. 29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30since God is one; and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of their faith and the uncircumcised through their faith.

PSALMS 130:1-6

1Out of the depths I cry to thee, O LORD! 2Lord, hear my voice! Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! 3If thou, O LORD, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? 4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 5I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; 6my soul waits for the LORD more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.

This is the coolest thing John Rutter ever arranged or composed.

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SATIRE

I’ve paid a lot less than that to go on a cruise.

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20231013

Apples & Pears

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces apple-flavored vodka
  • 1 1/2 ounces pear juice
  • 3/4 ounce vanilla-nutmeg syrup*
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 5 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Hard cider, to top (approximately 1 ounce)
  • Garnish: apple slice
  • Garnish: nutmeg, freshly grated

Steps

  1. Add the vodka, pear juice, vanilla-nutmeg syrup, lime juice and bitters into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a double Old Fashioned glass over fresh ice.
  3. Top with the cider.
  4. Garnish with an apple slice and a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg.

*Vanilla-nutmeg syrup: Combine 2 cups sugar, 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg, 6 vanilla beans (cut in half lengthwise) and 2 cups water in a small saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring until sugar is fully dissolved. Let the syrup cool completely and strain into a closed container. Store in the refrigerator.

Badlands News Brief – October 12, 2023

Study Links mRNA Shots to 17 Million Sudden Deaths

And this is just the beginning.

Our Lady of the Holy Climate Change

I just like the headline.

Victory: COVID “experts” just got dealt a lethal blow in California…

It’s time to strip General Michael Hayden of his rank, medals and pension…

HEAR, HEAR!

The War Against Italian Americans

Italian-Americans apparently don’t pass the color test. Although they come from roughly the same Mediterranean stock as people from Spain, Americans of Spanish descent get a bump up the swag wagon. Italians get niente.

DP – No, we don’t. Not those of us descended from the actual people from Spain, not those who made a pit stop in Central and South America. There’s even a book titled “Invisible Immigrants” that tells the story of the true Spanish in America.

Neocon Ben Shapiro lashes out at America First warrior Tucker Carlson…

Only 2% of Americans Have Gotten Updated Coronavirus Booster Shot

That many? Really, some people are still stuck in the bubble.

When It Comes to U.S. Intelligence Community Claims, ie. Egypt Warning Israel, Apply Strong Cynicism

Well, Sundance, since we know they lie, cynicism is par for the course.

Tweety Tweets:

Hmm.

IDK what the truth is about Israel, but nothing is what it’s made out to be.

https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1712182481208639661

Buh-bye

Yes, there are now photographs. After, what, four or five days? Still not sure about this as the heartstring tugs are pretty strong.

https://twitter.com/OldRowSwig/status/1712500900562923986
https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1712282877788868702

Hence why emotional investment is a bad idea.

MEME STASH:

https://twitter.com/fasc1nate/status/1712281429957284246
https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1712488293168775670
https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1712508425832378786

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.

_____________________________________________________

LUKE 11:15-26

15But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Be-el’zebul, the prince of demons”; 16while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven. 17But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. 18And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el’zebul. 19And if I cast out demons by Be-el’zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 20But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace; 22but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoil. 23He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. 24“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest; and finding none he says, `I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25And when he comes he finds it swept and put in order. 26Then he goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20231012

Today is going to be on the short side. There really wasn’t much out there other than Israel, and the whole narrative is starting to show the production seams.

Okay, well, Steve Scalise being designated House Speaker, but did we expect anything else?

Badlands News Brief – October 11, 2023

Who Is on a Bigger Bender in Our Country: Voters or Elected Officials?

Ron DeSantis: From GOP rockstar to a turd in the punchbowl…

The “Deaths of Despair” narrative is wrong

Here’s the most provocative take you’ll read on the war in Israel…

A Time to Strike

Stocks rise as all eyes turn to inflation data: Stock market news today

Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls For Secure Border, Reform To ‘Stupid’ Immigration System

What got into him?

Egypt never warned Israel of possible Gaza attack, official says – report

Hmm… Intelligence failure…. Ri-i-i-i-ght

It All Began with Beer and the Wheel

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1711900417725014333

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

____________________________________

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.

____________________________________________________

MALACHI 3:13-20

3 13“Your words have been stout against me, says the LORD. Yet you say, `How have we spoken against thee?’ 14You have said, `It is vain to serve God. What is the good of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the LORD of hosts? 15Henceforth we deem the arrogant blessed; evildoers not only prosper but when they put God to the test they escape.'” 16Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another; the LORD heeded and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and thought on his name. 17“They shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18Then once more you shall distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. 4 1“For behold, the day comes, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2But for you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go forth leaping like calves from the stall.

PSALMS 1:1-4, 6

1Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away. 6for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20230915

French Mojito

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a highball glass, lightly muddle the mint leaves.
  2. Mix in the remaining ingredients, as well as some crushed ice.
  3. Stir the mixture for a few seconds with a bar spoon
  4. Top with crushed ice and garnish with raspberries, blackberries, and a mint sprig

Badlands News Brief – September 14, 2023

Joan Rivers: A Botched Procedure or Malicious Intent?

I think we all know the answer to that one.

Germany Continues To Buy Large Quantities Of Russian Oil Through India

Green energy my backside.

BLOCKING MOVE: Lawsuits filed in Minnesota and California to keep Trump off the ballot

They’re scared. They should be.

Burisma wasn’t just paying off the Bidens. Ex-CIA directors are also on the payroll

I’m SHOCKED! SHOCKED I tell you.

DeSantis Spox Admits Trump’s Nomination ‘Seems Inevitable’.

BREAKING: Tim Ballard tells Congress Biden admin has become a ‘child-trafficking delivery service’

Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress

On this one, we probably can trust the science.

Thousands rally in Greece as anger mounts against biometric ID cards

Amazing how the powers that wannabe are clueless about the people they want to rule.

Defending America From Slippery Authoritarian Slopes

Is It Our Government? Or Their Government?

Something rather incredible is unfolding in Iowa…

India or Bharat?

Misinformation Study Is Full of Misinformation

The Return of Urban Retail Deserts

Very sad and completely preventable. I watched a local boulevard make a fabulous comeback in the late 80s/early 90s. and it got commercial, and the crime has taken its toll.

Save the Right Whales Coalition Slams NOAA and NMFS for Covering Up Big Wind’s Complicity in Whale Deaths

Falling Out of Touch With Each Other

New Hampshire Lawmakers: ‘No Legal Basis’ to Remove Trump from Ballot

Judge rejects request to try all Trump Georgia defendants together next month

Are We Fighting Two World Order Threats or Are They One in the Same?

Tweety Tweets:

That rant needs to be put into a transcript.

Jesse’s expanded thoughts on the topic above:

https://twitter.com/jejune_jmccc/status/1702278701184893426

Please, keep hammering it home, Bobby.

MEME STASH:

Ouch.

Watch to the end:

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.

_____________________________________________________

HEBREWS 5:7-9

7In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear. 8Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; 9and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20230914

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I apologize in advance for information overload.

First off, the Mexican alien, which appears to be what a baby born of E.T. and Yoda would look like:

Alright, moving on from the “Little Green Men” narrative until tomorrow when “NASA” gives a report…..

Badlands News Brief – September 13, 2023

Crypto Goes Volatile As FTX Liquidation Looms

Computer/data bytes are not a commodity. That should be sinking in about now, but somehow it isn’t.

Czech Republic Dramatically Increases Russian Oil Purchases

We talk about the G7, G20 countries trying to force “green” energy on everyone, and we forget that the smaller developed nations aren’t having any of it. Good on the Czechs.

Where the lawsuits attempting to block NM firearm restrictions stand

Skip this one and keep reading.

Biden Sneaks a Fast One Into Government Funding Bill, Tries to Gut ICE While Republicans Stay Silent

Lots of Red Ink at the Fed

Are we finally watching the beginning of the end?

Colleges Flunk Out

Precautionary Principle Extremism

Revenge of the Bums

Trump Taught Republicans How To Win

Republican megadonors wait for their anti-Trump champion

“Anyone but Trump” is still alive and well.

Libertarian National Committee Moves to File for Conservatorships for Biden and McConnell, Citing “Clear Incapacitation, Mental Lapses, and Deficiencies in Decision Making”

School of Assassins and Dictators

I disagree with the premise that Reagan didn’t know he was surrounded. He did, and took action that went around them on a few things. But, yeah, the deep state didn’t want him in office.

Court blocks Jack Smith’s access to many of Rep. Scott Perry’s contacts about 2020 election

Oh, this is getting good.

Federal judge blocks suspension of right to carry firearms in public ordered by New Mexico governor

TWEETS!

Being a good percentage Irish, I’m keeping a book on this. Anyone want in?

https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1701791463506350256

Things that make you go hmmm…. And I am NOT a fan of the NFL:

Hold that thought for farther down.

https://twitter.com/scrowder/status/1701931393595425274

Will they cross the aisle? Keeping a book on that as well.

New plot twist:

This is worth watching, IMO:

The sanitized version of what I put on yesterday’s daily:

Good for FOX on this one.

Ya think?

He’s still around?

Tootles, Mittens.

Follow the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

True story. Same for being at a funeral listening to someone butcher “Ave Maria.”

I didn’t know chickens liked mice.

Just don’t get close to his face.

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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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PHILIPPIANS 2:6-11

6who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. 9Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

JOHN 3:13-17

13No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man. 14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, 15that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.” 16For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.

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SATIRE

My dad does this all the time. Although, he is an aerospace engineer.

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20230908

Fall from the Tree

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces Laird’s applejack (or bourbon or scotch)
  • 1 ounce fresh apple juice
  • 1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup*
  • 1/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 dash The Bitter Truth aromatic bitters
  • Garnish: apple slice

Steps

  1. Add the applejack, apple juice, cinnamon syrup, lemon juice and bitters into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  3. Garnish with an apple slice.

*Cinnamon syrup: Add 1/2 ounce cinnamon bark, 2 cups turbinado sugar and 2 cups water into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Cover the saucepan and let simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for at least 24 hours. Strain into a container. The syrup will keep, refrigerated in an airtight container, for up to 2 weeks.

Badlands News Brief – September 7, 2023

Donald Young, Larry Sinclair, Obama

From Anonymous Conservative:

Some interesting 4Chan comments, thrown together:

Resetting the master code does nothing. Their backdoor supersedes whatever you do. There is no way to stop them from opening your safe for the feds if the feds want in, and they have demonstrated they will open it for the feds with no fight.

i can tell you this young grasshopper, the more sussy their company name sounds the more likely they work with glowies. ergo: liberty safe, american first lock, patriot front, etc.

I’ve worked in electronic locking hardware for 20 years. Every single electronic lock of any kind has a backdoor, and all of the ones for homes and apartments have backup codes for police, fire, military, etc. It’s billed as “emergency access” and also each lock has an audit trail, where every interaction with the lock is recorded.

New Covid booster shots to be approved in just TWO DAYS, sources suggest – but only 17% of Americans got the last one

Yeah, that’s probably all of the Americans who are still fooled by all this baloney.

Trump’s Movement Transcends Politics

When Men were Men: Today in History, Europeans Pulverize Jihadists

The COVID-19 Iron Curtain

Conservatives must be honest with themselves

Since what we all thought was the “conservative movement” turned out to be a con job to lead traditional Americans to a buffalo jump, or something similar, what needs to be remembered is the values and culture that made America, not the controlled opposition propaganda of the National Review.

Some interesting sidenotes to Larry Sinclair’s tale of sex and drugs with Obama

The real reason the government panned ivermectin

A Quick Note to Republicans About Mitch McConnell

Food, Energy, and Money: How They Plan on Moving EVERYONE Into “Smart Cities” Before 2030

In the older cities, I’m dying to see how this works. Just a reminder of what happens eventually when people are crammed in a confined space.

I pass the site quite often.

Tweety Tweets:

https://twitter.com/Thekeksociety/status/1699651457773863117

https://twitter.com/DaveEDanna/status/1699806599173320707

Hmm…..

MEME STASH:

Got that from a flaming liberal choir member. Little does she know it’s true.

That’s what I am afraid of.

Heh. One of the great movies of that era.

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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ROMANS 8:28-30

28We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. 29For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. 30And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20230907

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About Tucker’s Episode 22:

The last five minutes are really rather interesting. I share a similar experience in race relations as Mr. Sinclair. I called that Anita Hill was lying through her teeth back in the early 90s and people thought I was nuts.

Classic Tucker

Five year delta. Ya don’t say.

Badlands News Brief – September 6, 2023

DWAC Secures Vote For Extension On Merger With Trump Media And Technology Group

Analysis on this at Badlands indicates the Truth Social investors don’t want the merger. Anonymous Conservative seems to think the DS Sec, DOJ, etc., are in on this trying to take down TS. They’re getting desperate.

Huge: Trump FINALLY Addresses Vaccine Side Effects, Urges Transparency by Big Pharma

Jill Biden’s COVID Test Sparks Conspiracy Theory: ‘All Part of the Plan’

Theory? Watch this stuff long enough and a pattern emerges. That’s where the “theories” come in.

Dark Web ‘Fraud for Hire’ Commercial Uncovered: Billion Dollar Industry Sells AI Tools to Criminals

Real or not? It’s anyone’s guess, but this one is plausible.

Art, furniture and more from the Rothschild family’s private collection could fetch $30m in unprecedented New York sales at Christie’s

The Rothschilds selling more of their stuff? Hmm….

Leftists Make Great Pets but Lousy Leaders

We can’t be at fault — it must be you

Details of the Amish Farmer Story Prove the FDA and USDA Should Be Dissolved Completely

Non-COVID deaths are still way higher than normal. Why?

DeSantis built a massive network of big donors. Many have ditched him.

Cancer Surging Among Under-50s Worldwide, Study Says

Poor diet is probably the best explanation. I knew a man who died at 89 after at least 60 years of cigars, and gin on a daily basis.

Study finds psychiatrists refuse to take the drugs they prescribe to the mewling masses…

Really. Ya don’t say.

Of course Biden’s age is a legitimate voter concern

The Delights of the Pfizer/Moderna Catfight

I am a bit embarrassed to admit that I am taking a perverse pleasure in watching this catfight between Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna play out. Not to gloat, but I find it validating and rather satisfying to watch these companies file lawsuits and counter lawsuits that boil down to a schoolyard squabble over who came up with the ideas and initial proof of concept for using mRNA for developing drugs and vaccines – when neither actually did the initial “proof of concept” work. Companies that have exploited and unethically weaponized my early work and ideas for enormous profit while also seeking to write me out of history. “O what a tangled web.”

“The Endgame Is Clear” – Gold’s Role Rises as Dollar Hegemony Falls

The Digital Services Act

Let’s talk about Eris (EG5) and Boosters

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/austerrewyatt1/status/1699500809971458051

This is starting to take on the aura of a shiny red ball.

https://twitter.com/Thekeksociety/status/1699452144565538876

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

It’s true.

MiStro is a goofball retired fireman I’m friends with on FB. I just thought this was hilarious.

Or after dinner at my parents’ house when my one brother is in town and there are three empty bottles on the table – white wine, red wine and Jameson. Happened over the summer.

Went on a cruise once where the cover band in the club played this EVERY night.

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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.

____________________________________________________

COLOSSIANS 1:9-14

9And so, from the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. 11May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, 12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

PSALMS 98:2-6

2The LORD has made known his victory, he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations. 3He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. 4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! 5Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! 6With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!

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.

One of my favorites that has all but disappeared from the hymnals.

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20230901

Black Mole Margarita

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 ounces mezcal
  • 1 ounce Cointreau
  • 1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce black-cocoa-and-orange syrup*
  • 3 dashes mole bitters (such as Bittermens)
  • Soda water, to top
  • Garnish: lime wheel (dehydrated or fresh)

Steps

  1. Add all ingredients except soda water into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
  3. Top with soda water and stir gently to combine.
  4. Garnish with a lime wheel.

*Black-cocoa-and-orange syrup: Add 1 cup demerara sugar and 1/2 cup water into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder and the peel from 1 large orange. Stir until cocoa powder is dissolved, and allow to steep until cool. Strain out solids. Will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week.

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Badlands News Brief – August 31, 2023

Projections See World Heading To A Lithium Shortage

Gee, I wonder why.

We the Targeted: How the Government Weaponizes Surveillance to Silence Its Critics

Despite the pope’s yelling and the FBI’s spying, traditional Catholic Latin Mass is booming

And the Novus Ordo, or the “New Mass” which is at least my age old, is tightening up in many places.

Abolishing Women’s Rights, One at a Time

Colorado Controversy Raises Questions Over the Meaning of the Gadsden Flag [Updated]

Julian Assange and the Wikileak revelations that Changed the World

Here’s the Hard Proof That Covid Jabs Were Intentionally Designed to Kill Preborn Babies

Big Pharma has a dirty little trick up their sleeves when it comes to child vaccines…

‘We will not comply’: Trump sounds alarm on COVID ‘tyrants’ ahead of 2024 election

Tweety Tweets:

Too bad. So sad.

https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1697310863412146283
https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1697314496216273312
https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1697355395134550314
https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1697396738334568734
https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1697392032581304806

MEME STASH:

Made with Square InstaPic

That song is a total earworm, but I like it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

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

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

_____________________________________________________

MATTHEW 25:1-13

1“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; 4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5As the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 6But at midnight there was a cry, `Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. 8And the foolish said to the wise, `Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9But the wise replied, `Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut. 11Afterward the other maidens came also, saying, `Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12But he replied, `Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!