DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241212

Cover Image: ALLIGATOR RIVER Reflecting eyes in the river. Photo by Garret Suhrie in Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida

Badlands News Brief – December 12, 2024

Federal Judge Stops Biden Agencies from Opening Obamacare to Illegal Aliens

The Deep State Fear Gabbard’s Position on US-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine!

Thanks, Tradebait.

No One is Serious Any Longer – Congressman Jeff Van Drew Says Iran “Launched a Mothership” off East Coast, With Night Drones the Size of SUVs

That makes more sense than UFOs, actually.

FBI Director Chris Wray Says He Intends “to serve until the end of the current Administration in January and then step down”…

Just so he doesn’t get fired. Yeah, I had a few co-workers who did that.

Hegseth just beat the fake news media at its own game, and he brought receipts…

Homan heads to Chicago, promises citizens he’ll jail the mayor if he stops deportations…

That would be nice. Could he jail the governor, too?

Elon just uncovered stunning stupidity in the US government. How can we operate this way?

US Treasury transfers $20 billion in Ukraine loan funds to World Bank facility

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/bambkb/status/1866153071576764676

https://twitter.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1866492360688914801

@WallStreetApes

Hidden camera records Democrat Colorado Representative Chad Clifford after staff ripped apart thousands of petitions from constituents opposing an assault weapons ban “Tearing them up and throwing them in the trash can.” He then sides with his staff ripping them apart, smugly saying there are other ways they could have been delivered, like emailed

https://twitter.com/LibertyCappy/status/1866672725856600232

https://twitter.com/unseen1_unseen/status/1866673479778488692

@unseen1_unseen

This is a good thread, and it highlights some of the things I’ve been saying since election night. Things like: There will be no resistance 2.0. The sane dems will come to support major parts of Trumpism. This period reminds me of the fall of the Berlin wall. The lying legacy media destroyed itself during the election. The lying legacy media continues to dig their hole deeper by how they are reacting to the loss and Trump’s nominees. The gop establishment are still a bit delusional and think they can stand in the breech. This isn’t 2016 And while the thread doesn’t draw any conclusions, it’s clear that most have no idea what’s about to hit them come Jan 20th. We will see a blitzkrieg like we have never seen before. Energy prices will crash. Regulations will be gutted, illegal immigration will come to a stop, deportations will be swift, and pink slips will be going out to 10,000s of gov workers. Wars will end, hostages will be released, tarrifs will be placed, and on and on. It’s going to be glorious, and the majority of the country will celebrate. While many on the left’s major players will try to hide or flee. The lying legacy media won’t have any idea on what to cover or even what narrative to push. And as each domino falls, it builds momentum for the next and the next and the next to fall. By July 4th, 2026, much of America will be in a totally different place and mindset.

https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1866644492566274245

https://twitter.com/newstart_2024/status/1866494146485125614

@newstart_2024

Dr. Mark Hyman: “Diabetes reversible, heart disease reversible, Alzheimer’s, now Richard Isaacson has done amazing work showing how we can reverse Alzheimer’s using aggressive lifestyle interventions.” “We’ve spent, this is a great example about $2 billion and over 400 studies trying to find drugs for Alzheimer’s and nothing has worked. The drugs that are approved are extremely expensive, have marginal benefit, a lot of side effects and cost a huge amount of money and may delay your entry into nursing home by two or three months. That’s a win. That’s not very good.” “Now there’s a couple of trials that have been done. The finger trial out in Europe and the pointer trial, which is emerging, that showed aggressive lifestyle intervention, diet, exercise, managing stress, sleep, optimizing all your risk factors. was able to not just slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and dementia, but to reverse it. This is published data. This is not my opinion.” “Richard Isaacson also has published this data. And now using biomarkers, and we can actually test with function, soon we’ll be adding biomarkers for Alzheimer’s. So now there’s blood tests for Alzheimer’s. So you don’t have to wait until you forget your keys. And also for cancer, you’re asking about cancer, we do a multi-cancer.” “So on imaging, which is very expensive and difficult and not- Brain imaging. Yeah, brain imaging. You can see the changes up to 30 years before you get Alzheimer’s as a symptom. With blood tests, it’s not as far as that. We’re still figuring out what those times are, but you can see start, these proteins start to develop in the blood that indicate there’s something happening and you can then intervene early.” “And the thing about Alzheimer’s is that if you intervene early, you can have an incredible benefit to help slow the progression and delay it and actually reverse it. And I’ve seen this in my patients. I wrote a book about this, the Ultramine solution 15 years ago, the Dale Bredesen’s written a book called the End of Alzheimer’s and documenting that we have to get through causes.” “I think it’s a medical paradigm shift. You know, I think as most doctors are in a world that’s flat world, they don’t understand that the world is round. We’ve shifted a paradigm scientifically from a disease-based diagnostic system to understanding the body as an integrated ecosystem. And so the work of people like Lee Ray Hood from the Institute for Systems Biology, his Phenome Project, is mapping out how. our understanding of disease is completely wrong.” “It’s based on labeling people according to symptoms and where it is in their body rather than on mechanisms and causes. So I wrote a book called Young Forever, which is about longevity. We talked about it, I think, last time I was on your show. And in the book, I talk about the scientists who come up with this model of what are the root causes of aging?” “Because we think aging is just, it’s gonna happen inevitable. We’re gonna get sick, we’re gonna get older, we’re gonna get frail, we’re gonna get weak. and they’ve identified the underlying biology behind that. So if we cured heart disease and cancer from the face of the planet, we might extend life five to seven years. You can get the same thing with meaning and purpose or playing tennis.” “But if you actually drill with the hallmarks of aging, the things that really go wrong, inflammation, mitochondrial insure, or nutrition, you can act, and your microbiome, all the things that underlie disease, you could extend life by 30 or 40 years, which means living to 120, which is a crazy notion, right?” So we now understand biology in a very different way than we did before, and it hasn’t translated into the clinic. And so why I co-founded Function Health with my co-founders was to help accelerate this gap, to kind of leapfrog over this ossified system. But we need to change.”

https://twitter.com/LaughLoveLive1/status/1866833639318974967

https://twitter.com/unseen1_unseen/status/1866822701828186535

https://twitter.com/TomHoman_/status/1866811817961705665

@TomHoman_

NEWS: Tensions continue to rise over mass deportation responsibilities as we get closer to President Trump taking office. This time between the Sheriff and San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Sheriff Kelly Martinez officially announces she will not side with any “super sanctuary” policy in place in San Diego. She pointed out that she is an independently elected official, which she is, and the Board does not set policy for her office, which they don’t. Essentially, the Sheriff just called out the Democrats on the Board for virtue signaling, saying she had made her position clear and they knew she would not adhere to this policy before they voted 3-1 to approve it. Good for Sheriff Kelly Martinez for being on the right side of history with President Trump. We have 40 days left until Liberation Day begins, America!

https://twitter.com/GSGB01/status/1866827798733791235

https://twitter.com/APWK/status/1866731026065637879

MEMES and FUN STUFF

It’s not a male think, either.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1866840368110546992

https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1866966331033027002

https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1866924788884582553

Out of the mouths of babes:

https://twitter.com/HumanityChad/status/1866597922768556128

https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1866861978154607060

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1866659164774178883

https://twitter.com/llandoniffirg/status/1866302533901144126

https://twitter.com/dog_rates/status/1866249678456815695

https://twitter.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1866493729621913674

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

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Luke 1:26-38

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.” 34And Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I have no husband?” 35And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. 36And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37For with God nothing will be impossible.” 38And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

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SATIRE

McDonald’s Surpasses FBI In Number Of Shooters Apprehended In 2024

WEEKEND STARTER

Caramel Irish Coffee

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce Irish whiskey
  • 1 ounce Irish cream liqueur
  • 1 ounce butterscotch schnapps
  • 2 to 3 ounces freshly brewed coffee, to taste
  • Whipped cream, for garnish
  • Caramel syrup, for garnish

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. Warm a mug or Irish coffee glass by filling it with hot water. Allow this to sit for a few minutes, then discard the water.
  3. Pour the Irish whiskey, Irish cream, and butterscotch schnapps into the warm mug.
  4. Fill with coffee, and stir.
  5. Top with whipped cream and a drizzle caramel syrup. Serve and enjoy.

Have a good weekend, y’all.

Have a good one y’all.

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241205

Cover image: Lake Tahoe in the snow

Where the Art of the Deal Meets the Spotlight

Badlands News Brief – December 4, 2024

Ninth Circuit rules in favor of federal deportation

‘A Press Release Is Not A Pardon’: Judge Shreds Biden’s Hunter Move, Calls President A Liar

Must-see sizzling hot all-star clip that has Revolver flexing—and Deep State sweating…

Mike Benz reveals how the left’s ‘censorship web’ first started and you won’t believe it… full Rogan episode…

Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Tennessee ban on youth transgender care

Well, the conservatives anyway.

LPGA Tour makes bombshell ruling on trans golfers in huge change to rules

At least one professional sports group is looking out for women.

Just keep the weight down, people. Learn to pack light.

Listen to Justice Alito run laps around the ACLU lawyer who thinks toddlers can choose their gender

‘Zero’ Senate GOPers privately oppose Pete Hegseth for defense pick as he vows to ‘never back down’ amid misconduct claims: sources

Looks like some people got a talking to.

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/its_The_Dr/status/1863956904801718484

https://twitter.com/drawandstrike/status/1863932638941110317

@drawandstrike

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As you watch the pieces move about the board, if you have some idea of what the endgame looks like, you’re a very happy person these days. Hunter can talk now. About EVERYTHING HE KNOWS. Hell, as many of you know, I suspect he’s been talking for years behind the scenes. But now they can begin rolling out ‘the largest criminal investigations [note the plural, please] in modern day history.’ Declass is coming. They can’t stop it because the evidence was compiled years ago and patriots have been safeguarding it. The country is now ready to see it all. The country was not ready to see any of this in 2017. Or in 2020. Hell, not even by 2023 was much of the country ready to see the Awful Truth. Now? The battlespace is prepared. We are in position to finish the enemy off. When the Declass happens and it all comes out about JFK, 9/11, the Fed, where all the Ukraine billions actually went, what 100 bn/yr in ‘foreign aid’ actually is, where all the missing children went, Epstein Island & who was compromised and controlled there, etc. etc.? The public turns on The Machine. Forever. No going back. That will be the most dangerous time. Pray and stand fast in your faith and do not waver or be afraid.

https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/1864152002323677364

https://twitter.com/Athan_K/status/1864055523676402089

https://twitter.com/Babygravy9/status/1863180714113409460

https://twitter.com/toobaffled/status/1864234063936278619

@JoeLang51440671

Don’t listen to anybody telling you nothing is happening. News Flash: Trump was NEVER in any real legal danger. He knew that Soros prosecutors would go after him. He “purposely” took the slings and arrows to set future “precedent” so that past presidents are no longer above the law. Presidents can now be prosecuted for crimes once they’ve left office. Trump didn’t commit a single crime and knew he would never be sentenced. Now for the Boomerang. Have you noticed lately that a whole lot of judges are suddenly standing for the constitution instead of playing politics? What’s changed? Have you heard the term “enemy combatant”? These judges are making a choice to be on the right side of history. Do you want more evidence of that? “Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been ordered by a local judge to release all communications between her office, Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office, and the January 6th Committee regarding her RICO case against President Donald Trump and his allies, after she was found to have violated federal law by withholding them.” https://zerohedge.com/political/fani-full-release-ordered-after-fulton-da-sat-rico-records… Fani Willis was bringing a RICO case against Trump. But now she has to turn over all communications she had with other “enemy combatants” that were helping her in a conspiracy to frame Trump. Now she is going to be exposed and will find herself being prosecuted in a RICO case of treason. The perfect boomerang! This was always going to be the outcome. This is just one sting operation. There are so many more about to be exposed. Greatest military planning in history.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1864335292347670633

https://twitter.com/LaughLoveLive1/status/1864405171574366385

https://twitter.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/1864212363769209285

https://twitter.com/LaughLoveLive1/status/1864480822264299952

https://twitter.com/_johnnymaga/status/1864379490840793124

https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/1864493013780578335

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Or that we no longer make Cabbage Patch Dolls.

Since she lived in the 13th century….

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1864424439385084401

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1864357006959890791

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1864401790101311860

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1864394242581516610

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1864272200054002085

https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1864123905952100549

https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1864268232045048173

https://twitter.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1863846175134085253

https://twitter.com/VincentCrypt46/status/1863965424137777605

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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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Isaiah 26:1-6

1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. 2Open the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps faith may enter in. 3Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee. 4Trust in the LORD for ever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. 5For he has brought low the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low, lays it low to the ground, casts it to the dust. 6The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.”

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SATIRE

https://x.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1864359350371778856

Confused Senior Citizen Pledges $1 Billion To Exiled Nigerian Prince

WEEKEND STARTER

Bonfire at night in the winter forest

The Marshmallow Mule Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1½ ounces vodka (or whiskey or rum)
  • 1½ ounces Marshmallow and Ginger Syrup (recipe follows)
  • Soda water
  • Lime wedges
  • 1 marshmallow, for garnish

Directions

  1. To make the cocktail, in a tall glass filled with ice, add the vodka and syrup.
  2. Top with soda water and gently stir.
  3. Squeeze in lime wedges to taste.
  4. Stick your garnish marshmallow onto a long toothpick.
  5. Light it on fire, blow it out, then stick the toothpick into the cocktail, marshmallow side out of the drink, to garnish.

Have a good weekend, y’all.

Have a good one y’all.

Dear MAGA: 20241201 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.

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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.”


Faith and Hope

Faith and hope are distinct yet related. That there is a difference between faith and hope is evident in 1 Corinthians 13:13, “Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” Two of the three greatest gifts are faith and hope, listed separately. That faith and hope are related concepts is seen in Hebrews 11:1, “Faith is confidence in what we hope for.”

Faith is a complete trust or confidence in something. Faith involves intellectual assent to a set of facts and trust in those facts. For example, we have faith in Jesus Christ. This means we completely trust Jesus for our eternal destiny. We give intellectual assent to the facts of His substitutionary death and bodily resurrection, and we then trust in His death and resurrection for our salvation.

Biblical hope is built on faith. Hope is the earnest anticipation that comes with believing something good. Hope is a confident expectation that naturally stems from faith. Hope is a peaceful assurance that something that hasn’t happened yet will indeed happen. Hope must involve something that is as yet unseen: “Hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?” (Romans 8:24). Jesus’ return is our “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13)—we can’t see Him yet, but we know He’s coming, and we anticipate that event with joy.

Jesus said He is coming again (John 14:3). By faith, we trust Jesus’ words, and that leads to hope that we will one day be with Him forever. Jesus was resurrected from the dead, “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20). That is the basis for our faith. Then we have Jesus’ promise: “Because I live, you also will live” (John 14:19). That is the basis of our hope.

The relationship between faith and hope can be illustrated in the joy a child feels when his father tells him they are going to an amusement park tomorrow. The child believes that he will go to the amusement park, based on his father’s word—that is faith. At the same time, that belief within the child kindles an irrepressible joy—that is hope. The child’s natural trust in his father’s promise is the faith; the child’s squeals of delight and jumping in place are the expressions of the hope.

Faith and hope are complementary. Faith is grounded in the reality of the past; hope is looking to the reality of the future. Without faith, there is no hope, and without hope there is no true faith. Christians are people of faith and hope. We have “the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time” (Titus 1:2).
xhttps://www.gotquestions.org/difference-faith-hope.html

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241121

Cover image: Allegheny State Park, Pennsylvania. Thanks to PAVACA for the recommendation

Alberta and Ontario go rogue on trade

So Much For The Resistance

The Real Fight Begins

Badlands News Brief – November 20, 2024

Key Intelligence Watchdogs Resign in Wake of Trump’s Win

Trump Reveals What Was Discussed In Meeting With Scarborough, Brzezinski

Bob Casey Files More Ridiculous Lawsuits In Search Of Additional Votes

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s brilliant idea to challenge attacks on Matt Gaetz

SCOOP: Billionaire Musk foe Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, bankrolls second Trump resistance under “nonpartisan” banner🧵

Murdoch losing it over Gaetz and Gabbard…

House Ethics panel did not agree to release the Gaetz report — yet

I would wager there’s nothing damning in it. Otherwise, why wait?

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1859079763354063297

https://twitter.com/BuckSexton/status/1859247598206361899

https://twitter.com/TomHoman_/status/1859270619810185560

https://twitter.com/WayneTechSPFX/status/1859268403174797753

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1858752008187973867

https://twitter.com/LibertyCappy/status/1859283108308148635

https://twitter.com/WayneTechSPFX/status/1859285399190868250

@WayneTechSPFX

I’m feeling much better today. I’m at 95%. Thanks again for all of your support, well wishes, and prayers. I’m so behind on a lot of things. I’ll get caught up and start releasing shit. A lot of shit. We are still in the calm. Get your shit together. The hell storm is on its way. We have to survive it to make it to the end. These reports and comms I release are just public confirmation for me to talk about certain things publicly. The end is not for everyone. So, whatever your belief system is. Hold on to it. None of my pill and intel drops have changed. The information contained therein is static. All truths are necessarily good truths. But it’s nevertheless the truth. You can take the blue pill and ignore some of it. But the red pill will always be there. Mental health is real and not a joke. When all truths are revealed, getting close to the end, some will not be able to bear it. It’s best now that you soften the blow. Get your houses in order, stocks, preps, and finances together to ride this next phase out. Take this time now to learn, and I mean unlearn, then relearn everything. Because you won’t have time when the storm comes. Why? You’ll be too busy focusing on surviving.

https://twitter.com/GenFlynn/status/1859315083886875118

https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1859324355064315997

https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1859391311507489140

@WarClandestine

NATO was created in 1949 to stand up to the Soviet Union. If the West would just make peace with Russia, which Putin is willing to do, then there would be zero need for NATO. The only people who don’t want this, are NATO weapons manufacturers, and their bought politicians. NATO exists solely to enrich itself. Their business model is war, and our tax dollars are their life source. The best solution for humanity is to disband NATO, for Trump to make peace with Russia/China, then build a multipolar world, in which every country has a fair say. The days of the US/NATO waging war without consequence, must come to an end. Russia and China just want a seat at the table, and want the West to stop waging wars all over the globe for financial and geopolitical gain. They just want us to stop building our military bases around their civilizations. Peace is possible with diplomacy.

https://twitter.com/GenFlynn/status/1859385325232996567

@GenFlynn

I want everyone to know who reads this, Barry McCaffrey is highly respected in the leftist neo-con warmongering mafia inside of the beltway’s military industrial complex who love perpetual war. His post shows the insanity we deal with when it comes to advice by certain elements of retired military officers. Nuclear war and nuclear attacks are not something we want on the table at all. The proactive offensive capabilities launched recently by the Ukraine are sheer madness. Instead of demanding peace and standing up for sanity, McCaffrey is stating the obvious for a nuclear counter strike as if this is going to solve the problems we face. God help us all and I pray that no one, and I mean absolutely no one, pays any attention to this too long in the tooth retired military officer. We have to cease and desist these missile attacks. WTH are they achieving? What are our goals and objectives? WTH are we doing? No one from this current administration has answered any of these questions. Congress, and @SpeakerJohnson please step in and stop this insanity! January 20th can’t get here fast enough.

https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1859397168433627484

https://twitter.com/JesseBWatters/status/1859413031081382143

MEMES and FUN STUFF

https://twitter.com/iamNickPeterson/status/1859055809121939642

Not very lady like, but true.

https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1859207562257744005

https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1859370622389797290

https://twitter.com/NoCatsNoLife_m/status/1858639757989081362

https://twitter.com/Brink_Thinker/status/1858866267744264605

https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1859245611981090976

https://twitter.com/OregonZoo/status/1858914698479235515

https://twitter.com/NAmazing44779/status/1858959582741024930

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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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Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22

1“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: `The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “`I know your works; you have the name of being alive, and you are dead. 2Awake, and strengthen what remains and is on the point of death, for I have not found your works perfect in the sight of my God. 3Remember then what you received and heard; keep that, and repent. If you will not awake, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come upon you. 4Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5He who conquers shall be clad thus in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life; I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ 

[ 7 And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia, write: These things saith the Holy One and the true one, he that hath the key of David; he that openeth, and no man shutteth; shutteth, and no man openeth:  8 I know thy works. Behold, I have given before thee a door opened, which no man can shut: because thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.  9 Behold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee.  10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of the temptation, which shall come upon the whole world to try them that dwell upon the earth.

 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.  12 He that shall overcome, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God; and he shall go out no more; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.  13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.]

14“And to the angel of the church in La-odice’a write: `The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. 15“`I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot! 16So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth. 17For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing; not knowing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. 18Therefore I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may be rich, and white garments to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see. 19Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten; so be zealous and repent. 20Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. 21He who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'”

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SATIRE

Cheer Up, Libs: Here Are 10 Things You Can Still Be Thankful For This Year

Before DOGE Cuts Funding, NIH Working Feverishly To Complete Study On The Effects Of Giving Meth To Jetpack-Wearing Hamsters

WEEKEND STARTER

Stone Fire Pit

Harvey Wallbanger

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 ounces vodka
  • 1/2 ounce Galliano L’Autentico liqueur
  • 3 ounces orange juice, freshly squeezed
  • Garnish: orange slice
  • Garnish: maraschino cherry

Steps

  1. Fill a tall glass with ice, then add the vodka and orange juice and stir.
  2. Float the Galliano on top.
  3. Garnish with a skewered orange slice and maraschino cherry.

Have a good one y’all.

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241114

Cover image: Warren Dunes State Park in Michigan. Thanks to Valerie for the recommendation.

Such a beautiful sight.

Hmm….

Okay, on to business.

The Two Factors That Cheated Trump Out Of Even More Electoral Votes

Why The American Founders Would Adore Trump’s Tariffs Plan

Dollars didn’t make Texas blue… again

An affair to remember

John Thune Wins Senate Majority Leader Vote on Second Ballot 29/24

Open Borders Finally Make Sense

Badlands News Brief – November, 13, 2024

Exclusive — Speaker Johnson Orders Entire Biden Administration to Preserve and Retain All Records and Documents

Church of England leader who married Harry and Meghan resigns over pedophile scandal

As a Catholic, not saying a thing.

We now have the actual ‘blueprint’ Trump used to hack the 2024 election and it’s BRILLIANT…

How Our Past & Future Collide in Present Existential Crisis Risking America and Humanity’s Survival

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/thehealthb0t/status/1856466021990969388

https://twitter.com/MustangMan_TX/status/1856501074401591648

https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1856532055481324031

https://twitter.com/TONYxTWO/status/1856519044687434124

https://twitter.com/Bubblebathgirl/status/1856534379054481552

https://twitter.com/drawandstrike/status/1856698941770727551

OK let’s deal with this. The biggest ‘elephant in the room’ open secret in Washington DC. The money laundering. Let’s deal with it. No, they don’t actually SPEND all 4.5 million dollars to spray alcoholic rats with bobcat urine. I doubt they spent as much as $100,000 on it. What they are doing is what they have been doing for decades: stealing your tax money and laundering it. People who’ve been studying and researching how the money laundering game works internationally have known all along the USG does not actually spend $2500 on a hammer or $1 million on a box of parts. Look, as they steal the money and send it out to be laundered, they got write SOMETHING down, OK? About where it went, what it was used for, right? Here’s the brutal truth: you’ll never grasp exactly HOW MUCH they’ve been stealing until you realize about 75% of ‘foreign aid’ PLUS all of these weirdly expensive ‘studies’ are money-laundering fronts. Nobody audits the foreign aid, something the Ukraine madness has highlighted for the past 3 years. What Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are being brought in to do is to primarily REMOVE THE COVER for the money laundering operations that have been ongoing for more than a century. The Biggest Lie they ever told you was that they 6 trillion a year or whatever it is to fund this USG. That’s never been true. What they’ve been doing is stealing around 5 trillion/year. And you need an awful lot of laundering to cover up that kind of trail. Heads should be on a swivel because the last time a real initiative was undertaken to audit the Pentagon, it was suddenly ‘discovered’ that $2 trillion of taxpayer’s money was ‘unaccounted for’ and an investigation had been launched to try to discover where the missing money went. Then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld came out to announce the missing $2 trillion and the launch of the investigation on….September 10, 2001. Guess what happened next?

https://twitter.com/GenFlynn/status/1856672757250920518

There needs to be an immediate hiring freeze inside the USG. There are reports from good people inside the government, much as

@obama hired approx 2500 personnel to subvert the 2017

@realDonaldTrump transition and presidency, the current administration is doing the same thing. This CANNOT be allowed. If no hiring freeze, then all new hires should be put on notice, their jobs should be terminated on Inauguration Day. The subversion ongoing inside of this administration is outrageous and must cease.

https://twitter.com/DavidJHarrisJr/status/1856472044449476961

https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1856723118682755567

https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1856542948999012652

@VigilantFox
TMZ Founder: Hollywood Is In a State of PANIC Over Diddy Sex Crime Scandal

“Every celebrity in the world seems to have gone to one of these white parties. Everybody wanted to go. And if you got an invitation, you went. So you can pretty much count every high profile [celebrity] has been to one of these parties.”

Harvey Levin went on to explain that Hollywood can get very loud very quickly when it wants to. But oddly, they are utterly silent on the Diddy allegations.

Harvey Levin explained that numerous videos reportedly kept by Diddy over the years have now been seized by federal authorities and are being shared with civil lawyers.

This has caused widespread panic in Hollywood, as people are questioning whether they might appear in the footage or be implicated in past events.

“I think there’s a lot of panic, and that’s what we’re hearing. And people just don’t want the association, and they don’t want to talk about it. I think it’s that simple,” Levin said.

https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1856768227000697025

https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1856789770980266288

https://twitter.com/FiatLuxGenesis/status/1856781698052014176

I have stopped creating AI images. First of all, it isn’t art. Secondly, a few days ago I went to create an image of a girl by a waterfall and was terrified when a girl by a waterfall had a black cloaked demonic figure behind her as if it was going to choke her. I also note that most of the images created by others tend to be dark, bizarre, or sexualized. Not all, but the majority. I hoped to use it to bring some beautiful ideas to life, but ultimately, after the demonic image manifested in front of me, I could not justify utilizing it anymore. Beware.

https://twitter.com/LaughLoveLive1/status/1856814420598690040

https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1856751628701110353

Please join with me and pray for my dear friend and Salem radio colleague, Dennis Prager. He had a bad fall and doctors are currently assessing the best treatment options. His impact on my life, and this country, have been enormous, and I’m praying for a full and speedy recovery.

It’s a back injury. Please, pray.

An actual female who is funny:

https://twitter.com/ImMeme0/status/1856794310026641533

https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1856864398507479194

Regardless of how anyone feels about Trump’s picks, let’s isolate what we know: -The enemy is terrified -Elon is bullish on justice Based on the reactions from the Left, Trump appears to have touched some nerves with his appointees. Great sign. Elon is excited about it, and he is incontrovertibly one of the smartest living beings on Earth. He seems to be all-in on the situation and he has been in Trump’s ear the entire time. I trust his judgement and his vision. If Elon is excited, that’s a great sign. The country is in good hands. Also, Trump and Congress just proved that us bitching about who we want on the Internet, solved absolutely NOTHING and changed zero minds. Trump still picked Rubio for SOS, and the Senate did not pick Scott for SML. We may have influence, but not raw power. My point is, that it’s out of our hands now. We generated enough votes and hired Trump to get the job done. Now all we can do is see if he and his team can produce results. If they do, awesome. If they don’t, well then we are right back where we started, but at least there will be less LGBTQ flags flying around, cheaper gas, and it’s infinitely better than Kamala. Ultimately my message is … relax. Let it unfold. Focus on what we can control, which is replacing the failed corporate media, and waking up normies. The rest is in Trump’s hands now.

https://twitter.com/texan_maga/status/1856723594903945300

MEMES and FUN STUFf

https://twitter.com/shouldhaveanima/status/1856457695047327834

https://twitter.com/stlzoo/status/1856787462195933385

https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1856430609784086904

https://twitter.com/puppiesDoglover/status/1856598782286160121

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1856753920569475466

https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1856595111326388314

https://twitter.com/puppiesDoglover/status/1856476418915610728

https://twitter.com/puppiesDoglover/status/1856589330396930533

https://twitter.com/puppiesDoglover/status/1856229629964816692

Have I ever posted this?

____________________________________

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.

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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.

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.

____________________________________________________

Luke 17:20-25

20Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; 21nor will they say, `Lo, here it is!’ or `There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” 22And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you will not see it. 23And they will say to you, `Lo, there!’ or `Lo, here!’ Do not go, do not follow them. 24For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of man be in his day. 25But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

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SATIRE

https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1856528460014825622

https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1856693233947939024

https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1856712385223864657

https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1856781590472400932

WEEKEND STARTER

Brandy Old Fashioned

Ingredients

  • 3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 2 orange slices
  • 2 brandied or maraschino cherries
  • 1 sugar cube
  • 2 ounces brandy
  • 7UP, Sprite or club soda, chilled, to top
  • Garnish: brandied or maraschino cherry
  • Garnish: orange slice

Steps

  1. Add the bitters, orange slices, cherries and sugar cube to an Old Fashioned glass and muddle to combine.
  2. Add ice to fill the glass, then add the brandy.
  3. Top with the 7UP, Sprite or club soda, and stir to chill.
  4. Garnish with a skewered cherry and an orange slice.

Have a good one y’all.

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241107

Fat-lady-sing

The fat lady sang. And, no, it wasn’t me.

My apologies if things are discombolulated today. Between the Couch Commando and a friend…I got out of synch.

Insurance Companies Going Bankrupt Due Tsunami of Deaths from COVID Vaccines

Red Wave or Red Tsunami?

Badlands News Brief – November 6, 2024

‘Get US Out of the United Nations’

Jake Tapper’s stunned reaction goes viral after Kamala Harris fails to outperform Biden in a single state

Biden-Harris DoJ Reportedly Winding Down Trump Criminal Cases

Liberal tears are flowing, and we found the craziest female meltdowns ever…

Bannon goes where nobody’s gone before: Most CHILLING 90-second warning to the Deep State…

‘He’s an American badass’: Vivek Ramaswamy explains why Trump won the US elections

Tulsi Gabbard Thanks President-Elect Donald Trump for Allowing Her to ‘Play a Small Part’ in His Campaign

Humility. How refreshing.

Generation X Has Spoken: We Want Our Country Back, Why We Overwhelmingly Supported Trump

We’re pissed off, and the time has come to undo the damage the boomers did. We knew it was coming. We’re there.

‘YOU PEOPLE SUCK!’ Bannon Vows DOJ and FBI Will ‘Pay the Price’ When Trump Re-Takes Office

Former My Faith Votes CEO Charged with Child Porn Possession

It’s not just Catholics.

New Jersey might be a swing state now

I had a feeling….

TWEETS!

Yo, Elon, please tell WordPress to get their $#!+ together. This not being able to share tweets and X-files sucks.

https://twitter.com/GenFlynn/status/1854201845251441141

My counsel to everyone who reads this, listens to what I say, or gives a sh!t what I do, last nights victory was historic (YES!), but as in warfare, this was only the beginning of the long slog to achieving total victory. The best analogy is that we have seized the beachhead and have broken through the hedgerows into Normandy. I want everyone to understand, we have not achieved a “VE Day”, we are more like D-DAY+1. We have our beachhead, the troops are arriving in strength, with determined purpose, and a clear mandate. But now the real work of rooting out the evil infestation really begins. Removing the infiltrators, the bureaucratic systems and processes that infect decision making and do nothing to protect the safety and security of the American people along with many bureaucrats who wish nothing but ill will to our arriving troops. Sorry, not this time Obama. Fool us once, shame on us, try to fool us again, shame on you. Making America Great Again is our marching order and #WeThePeople are on the move. Lead, Follow, or Get the Hell Out of the Way!

You don’t like General Flynn…just keep in mind, the other side went out of their way to silence him. He’s a danger to them.

https://twitter.com/TruthfulTS/status/1854217295285088558

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1854231826015162809

https://twitter.com/fulovitboss/status/1854089861399269526

https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1854226554655498693

https://twitter.com/DrBenTapper1/status/1854218468796534835

https://twitter.com/newstart_2024/status/1854082236649226465

https://twitter.com/markeatsmeat/status/1854240937431744759

https://twitter.com/DissidentMedia/status/1854134993443869051

This one is important:

https://twitter.com/LaughLoveLive1/status/1854268668945010707

https://twitter.com/paintsaints/status/1854274167753077112

https://twitter.com/HerbsandDirt/status/1854214811179257927

https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1854294754239930760

https://twitter.com/Jordan_Sather_/status/1854305910342230490

It’s good to celebrate yesterday’s win, for sure. But something seems up. Seemingly little resistance to the election win. Basically no Antifa protests, no false flags, little push back from the establishment. Many of the Deep Staters have been quite silent. Are they cooking up something for us in the near future? A November or December surprise? I just don’t want to be distracted with the excitement and get blindsided. Should still stay frosty. “As one should always be careful when an adversary makes a retreat with no resistance or fight.” – Sun Tzu

https://twitter.com/SaltyGoat17/status/1854241953191256233

https://twitter.com/atensnut/status/1854287747877404951

https://twitter.com/JoeLang51440671/status/1854258668583436302

@JoeLang51440671

My friends, next up is election fraud exposure. That is what will be the “lead in” to the justice phase we have all longed for. I’m betting the Justice System takes the lead on this during Trump’s short time as president-elect. I think lawsuits are coming that will unravel the entire corrupt fraud. The enemy desperately wants to just move on. We are now able to compare data from three different elections and trust me, we aren’t moving on. That would never be allowed to happen. Knowingly conspiring to steal federal elections across the country, is treason. Treason opens the door to changing everything. That’s the whole point of all of this.

MEMES and FUN STUFf

https://wickedlynews.com/more-than-a-game-secrets-behind-the-mysterious-monopoly-man/

And it’s still better than anything produced in the last 20 years.

And really hungry.

I think we have a Christmas ornament….

Boo effing hoo

No one we know is flying this.

Never covered, and never duplicated.

____________________________________

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.

____________________________________________________

Luke 15:1-10

1Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3So he told them this parable: 4“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it? 5And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, `Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.’ 7Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 8“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? 9And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, `Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.’ 10Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

_____________________________________________________

SATIRE

WEEKEND STARTER

Screw it. Find a Dom Perignon 1999, and celebrate!

Have a good one y’all.

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241031

Quick author note: there’s something going on with the Twitter interface with WordPress. I copy and pasted a number of tweets and many aren’t showing up. I’m putting this note in late before this post will publish, so I don’t have time to link up all the tweets, but the URLs are in the body of the post, and anyone can copy and paste those links into a new tab to see what the tweet was all about. Sorry about this.

Quick Wolf Note: I opened the post to edit it, and a bunch of the tweets loaded. Let’s see if they stick. I’ll update and check.

Cover Image

And now, for the payoff from the Democrats’ latest gaffe….

Garbage People and Trash

And now for links:

Hibernation Theory

The Multinational Offensive Against Free Speech Online

Badlands News Brief – October 30, 2024

Phillippe Reines: If Trump Elected Journalists Will Be in Jail ‘Six Months from Now’

Let’s hope so.

Trust in US news media hits record low – poll

I’m surprised that the number is 31%. I doubt it’s that high.

‘Garbage Is an Understatement’: Harris Donor Reinforces Biden’s Smear

Then I guess I’m white trash. I was hoping those genes are recessive in me.

It’s official: The Puerto Rican people refuse to fall for Harris-Biden regime’s latest PSY-OP…

“It’s Gonna Be Huge”: Frank Luntz Says Traitor Joe Calling Trump Supporters “Garbage” May Be a “Turning Point” for Key Voters

Jimmy Kimmel’s 19 minute anti-Trump rant backfires with viewers

Idaho Health Board First in U.S. to Defy CDC and FDA by Removing COVID Vaccines From Clinics

Did Government-Sponsored Disinformation Make COVID-19 Worse?

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/iluminatibot/status/1851217209151947206
https://twitter.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1851706576337564073

MEMES and FUN STUFF

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1850949151019983271

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

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Ephesians 6:10-20

10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace; 16besides all these, taking the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19and also for me, that utterance may be given me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains; that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

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SATIRE

WEEKEND STARTER

Witch’s Blood

Ingredients

Directions

1. Pour the cherry schnapps, vodka, whisky and lemon juice into a pitcher.

2. Stir well with a cup of ice.

3. Gently pour in the cherry soda and stir carefully to combine.

4. Either pour into punch bowl for guest to help themselves or serve in sugar rimmed glasses …

Read full directions

Have a good one y’all.

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241024

Cover image: Little River State Park Waterbury Reservoir Vermont Autumn In Vermont United States

The White Pill Emporium – Part 1

Badlands News Brief – October 23, 2024

https://youtu.be/wUUBBFT58Ck?si=940FPeWDd8C-asa7

‘Heartburn’: Democrats, Media Allies Begin to Hit Panic Button on Kamala Harris’s Election Hopes

Democrats brace for a possible crack in the blue wall and signs of North Carolina slipping

General Motors to Go Fully Electric by 2035 as EVs Remain Unprofitable

Can’t fix stupid.

FNC’s Rove: Holding the Senate Becoming a ‘Nightmare’ for Dems

Good.

The Best Laid Schemes of the Ruling Class Have Turned to Ashes

From mean tweets to podcast president: How Trump is handing America back to strong, capable men…

It’s Us vs The Machines

Famed polling guru Nate Silver’s ‘gut says Donald Trump’ will win 2024 presidential election

His gut and many a deplorable brain.

Trump leads at 60.3% — why polls don’t matter now that betting markets rule

Yes, the culture has taken a leaf out of Irish tradition.

SPOOKED! Witches complain they cannot cast harmful spells on Trump

Thank God for small favors.

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/newstart_2024/status/1848378176751202403

Trump is surging! The early vote numbers continue to be catastrophic for the Dems, and it is starting to cause a widespread panic. Halperin says, “If this continues, Donald Trump can’t lose, because the Democrats can’t possibly do well enough on Election Day”. Spicer says, “The data is unbelievable. It’s almost too good to be true.” These are not polls. These are not betting markets. These are the actual votes coming in. Trump’s early turnout is unprecedented for a Republican, and if the trend continues, Trump may have the White House secure before Election Day, making it mathematically un-stealable, a.k.a. “Too Big To Rig”. The early numbers indicate the Trump base is energized and motivated, while the Dems are struggling, and the early vote is normally their strong suit. This does not mean the election is over, but the early numbers suggest Trump is trending SUBSTANTIALLY better than he was at this time in 2016 and 2020.

A lot of other disease oriented non-profits, too. I could go into detail….

This is true. I had a friend who lost her job, etc., and the people she really needed weren’t there for her.

https://twitter.com/Uncommonsince76/status/1848933514567164249

MEMES and FUN STUFF

It was full of whisky sours.

Ectopic pregnancies don’t count in this. Neither do miscarriages that don’t miscarry all the way. Neither will result in a viable child. The baby is already gone.

What you don’t want to see on your dashboard.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1848901655695176078

For the record, none of our dogs ever tried this with my dad’s O-Gauge, which has been sitting in a model train coma since 2013.

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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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Ephesians 3:14-21

14For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man, 17and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God. 20Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

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

WEEKEND STARTER

Death in the Afternoon

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Halloween Cocktails: Death in the Afternoon is a Real Treat

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Created by the legendary author Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon is a literary classic, and a great Halloween themed cocktail as well.

The Death in the Afternoon Champagne-based drink in a tall flute.
The Death in the Afternoon cocktail combines Champagne and Absinthe for a spooky treat.

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Death in the Afternoon will make you Comfortably Numb

Certain drinks just fit a ‘moment’ based on their name alone. Now that it’s Halloween time, this cocktail always makes an appearance.

Hemingway was living in Paris when he came up with this cocktail. It shares the same name as one of his bestsellers, “Death in the Afternoon.” Like other great authors, who invent drinks, he includes a written recipe for how to make it. The recipe was first published in a famous author’s cocktail book called, “So Red The Nose, or Breath In The Afternoon.” In it, Hemingway recommended the following directions:

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“Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.”

I’d recommend using a little caution when following “Papa’s” drinking directions because this cocktail packs a punch, and three to five of these in a single day will hit you harder than a Hemingway metaphor!

Ingredients Needed

This is another great duo cocktail, meaning that there are only two ingredients required to make it:

  • Champagne
  • Absinthe

And that’s it!

Tips for Success

Since there are only two ingredients, it’s a pretty easy mix. However, there are a couple of hints that can make it a better drink.

  • Some ‘tips’ suggest adding the absinthe last and trying to ‘float’ it on top of the Champagne. But by the time it’s poured and served, the ingredients are all mixed anyway, so I suggest sticking with Hemingway’s directions.
  • Absinthe has always had an odd reputation. At one time it was said to be addictive or hallucinatory. In 1915, it was even banned in the U.S. and certain countries in Europe. Luckily it made a comeback and is enjoyed in many popular cocktails. But do yourself and others a favor and buy a name brand like Pernod. Yes, you’ll pay more money for it, but the taste and even the look are superior to lower quality spirits.

Have a good one y’all.

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241017

Cover Image: Silver Falls State Park, Oregon. Thanks to Coothie.

Eye of the Storm 173 & Meet Milton

Badlands News Brief – October 15, 2024

Don’t Get Complacent

Tucker Carlson and Mark Halprin Pretend 2024 is really 1998

Stay Focused on the Big Picture

Badlands News Brief – October 16, 2004

Absentee Ballots Suddenly Begin Disappearing in Michigan Just Weeks Before Election

They’re going to steal it again. Or try. Will this be the trigger that touches off American anger?

Harris proposes 1 million forgivable loans to Black entrepreneurs, as Trump makes inroads

AKA bribes.

Gallup: Trust in Establishment Media Hits Record Low

Gee, I wonder why….

The Dems’ new smell: Desperation

Democrats Are Launching A Judicial Power Grab In Case Of A Trump Victory

California police agencies going green with Teslas complain they’re ‘nearly unusable’ as squad cars

New Polling: Amid all National Civic and Political Institutions U.S. News Media are Least Trusted

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/LibertyCappy/status/1846288752617939166

We need names. Sorry, but we do.

True story.

A story that deserves everyone’s attention. Complete miscarriage of “justice.”

More of this story:

MEMES and FUN STUFF

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1846289959554269653

Vin Scully, Mel Allen (Yankees), Jack Buck (Cardinals) and Ernie Harwell (Detroit) all knew how to call a game far better than the people in the boxes now.

Leaving the politics at the door, music is about a group experience. We make it because we can.

LOVE Yo Yo Ma grooving to the beat.

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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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Psalms 98:1-6

1O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory. 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 11:47-54

47Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. 48So you are witnesses and consent to the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. 49Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, `I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ 50that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation, 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechari’ah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation. 52Woe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.” 53As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard, and to provoke him to speak of many things, 54lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.

Philippians 3:17–4:1

3 17Brethren, join in imitating me, and mark those who so live as you have an example in us. 18For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. 20But our commonwealth is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power which enables him even to subject all things to himself. 4 1Therefore, my brethren, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

Psalms 34:2-9

1I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and be glad. 3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed. 6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8O taste and see that the LORD is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!

John 12:24-26

24Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him.

Today is the Feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch. The readings for his feast are the last three. There were too many good ones to choose just one.

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SATIRE

WEEKEND STARTER

Pumpkin Nog

Ingredients

  • 12 eggs
  • 1/2 pound sugar, divided
  • 750 milliliters light rum (Abou-Ganim used 10 Cane)
  • 5 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Garnish: whipped cream
  • Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg

Steps

Serves 16.

  1. Separate the eggs and refrigerate the whites.
  2. In a mixing bowl, beat the yolks until creamy.
  3. Gradually add in 1/4 pound sugar, beating at high speed until thick.
  4. Stir in the rum, milk, pumpkin, vanilla and cinnamon, and chill for at least two hours.
  5. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
  6. Add the remaining 1/4 pound sugar, beating the egg whites to stiff peaks.
  7. Fold the chilled rum mixture into the egg whites.
  8. Serve in Martini glasses garnished with a dollop of whipped cream and freshly grated nutmeg.

That’s rather complicated, isn’t it.

Have a good one y’all.

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241010

Cover image: Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia

So, one August, my parents took off in the van by themselves. Where are you going, I asked. They responded, We don’t know, but we’ll call when we get there. They called from Blackwater Falls, West Virginia.

EVs Still So Unpopular that Car Thieves Won’t Even Steal Them

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien eviscerates the Democratic Party: ‘They have f**** us over for the last 40 years’

Oil Moguls Emerge as Key Cash Source for Trump as Race Nears End

Five Half-Truths About the Longshoremen’s Strike

Canada’s Transition to Collectivist Green Dystopia

Badlands News Brief – October 9, 2024

The Best Is Still Yet To Come

The 2020 Theft Saved This Country

FEMA sets up a ‘rumor response’ webpage to set the record straight after all the scrutiny of its response to Helene

Utah State 4th women’s volleyball team to cancel vs. SJSU

TWEETS!

“A storm descends on a small town, and the downpour soon turns into a flood. As the waters rise, the local preacher kneels in prayer on the church porch, surrounded by water. By and by, one of the townsfolk comes up the street in a canoe. “Better get in, Preacher. The waters are rising fast.” “No,” says the preacher. “I have faith in the Lord. He will save me.” Still the waters rise. Now the preacher is up on the balcony, wringing his hands in supplication, when another guy zips up in a motorboat. “Come on, Preacher. We need to get you out of here. The levee’s gonna break any minute.” Once again, the preacher is unmoved. “I shall remain. The Lord will see me through.” After a while the levee breaks, and the flood rushes over the church until only the steeple remains above water. The preacher is up there, clinging to the cross, when a helicopter descends out of the clouds, and a state trooper calls down to him through a megaphone. “Grab the ladder, Preacher. This is your last chance.” Once again, the preacher insists the Lord will deliver him. And, predictably, he drowns. A pious man, the preacher goes to heaven. After a while he gets an interview with God, and he asks the Almighty, “Lord, I had unwavering faith in you. Why didn’t you deliver me from that flood?” God shakes his head. “What did you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter.””

At this point, it’s anyone’s guess until we see the gadgets actually doing the dirty work.

Anyone close to the north west have sauce on this?

Dry ice, apparently.

Really, is there sauce on this?

Best marketing campaign ever before a woman was in charge. Too bad I hear the beer is crap.

https://twitter.com/StopHatingMe88/status/1844074373923098987

My source in the chicken industry wondered the same thing.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1843715486246416838

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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.

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.

____________________________________________________

Luke 11:5-13

5And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, `Friend, lend me three loaves; 6for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7and he will answer from within, `Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

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SATIRE

I have a leftist, Jesuit educated friend….

WEEKEND STARTER

Black Russian

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 1 ounce Kahlúa

Steps

  1. Add vodka and Kahlúa into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

Have a good one y’all.