“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
This Sanctuary 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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The Storm is upon us. Please remember to Pray for our President.
AND WHAT TIME IS IT? TIME TO DRAIN THE SWAMP!!!
It’s time to replace a failed and CORRUPT political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American People. ~ Candidate Donald J. Trump
Also remember Wheatie’s Rules:
No food fights.
No running with scissors.
If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
And,
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.”
Praise for the LORD’s Mercies
With all the garbage that’s being flung about now, especially in consideration of the monumental impact that will result from the decisions made in the near future, I thought it’d be a good time to sit back and let God’s Word do its work to focus our attention upward on a matter of eternal importance.
This Psalm stands well on its own with no expert explanation or commentary needed. It reminds us of who God is, who we are, all that God has done for us, and the absolute appropriateness, if not necessity, of praising Him from the very depths of our souls.
Psalm 103 – A Psalm of David.
1 Praise the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, praise His holy name! 2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed. 7 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. 9 He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who respect Him; 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children, So the LORD pities those who respect Him. 14 For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. 16 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.
17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting On those who respect Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, 18 To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
19 The LORD has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all. 20 Bless the LORD, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word. 21 Praise the LORD, all you His hosts, You servants of His, who do His pleasure. 22 Praise the LORD, all His works, In all places of His dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul!
A Psalm of David. –Doubtless by David; it is in his own style when at its best, and we should attribute it to his later years when he had a higher sense of the preciousness of pardon, because of a keener sense of sin, than in his younger days. His clear sense of the frailty of life indicates his weaker years, as also does the very fainess of his praiseful gratitude.
As in the lofty Alps some peaks rise above all others so among even the inspired Psalms there are heights of song which overtop the rest. This one hundred and third Psalm has ever seemed to us to be the Monte Rosa of the divine chain of mountains of praise, glowing with a ruddier light than any of the rest. It is as the apple tree among the trees of the wood, and its golden fruit has a flavour such as no fruit ever bears unless it has been ripened in the full suushine of mercy.
It is man’s reply to the benedictions of his God, his Song on the Mount answering to his Redeemer’s Sermon on the Mount. Nebuchadnezzar adored his idol with flute, harp, sacbut, psaltery, dulcimer and all kinds of music; and David, in far nobler style awakens all the melodies of heaven and earth in honour of the one only living and true God.
Our attempt at exposition is commenced under an impressive sense of the utter impossibility of doing justice to so sublime a composition; we call upon our soul and all that is within us to aid in the pleasurable task; but, alas, our soul is finite, and our all of mental faculty far too little for the enterprize.
There is too much in the Psalm, for a thousand pens to write, it is one of those all-comprehending Scriptures which is a Bible in itself, and it might alone almost suffice for the hymn-book of the church.
(And how not to spend it curled up in fetal position saying “Oh, shit!”)
Yeah, we’re definitely in a shitstorm right now, and worse (for our morale) is that our side hasn’t really answered the other side’s opening salvo. However, even a skeptic/pessimist like me can see we are gathering our forces for the counterattack. There are some unknown factors in play, but the only thing we can do is plunge in.
This is for ALL OF THE CHIPS. They are “all in.” We are “all in.”
If the Enemy wins, we will never, ever, ever have another chance at this without a hot civil war, and the enemy will have the full weight of the Federal Government on their side. Because we haven’t managed to drain the swamp, and they can certainly either co-opt or get rid of the few good people Trump has managed to install.
Trump having to leave office next January would be a catastrophe, and everything he has accomplished will be undone in a matter of months…if not weeks…if not days. To the applause of the minders of our culture and our educational system.
Welcome to the American Socialist State (ASS). Maybe that’s why the Dems have that as their mascot?
If Trump wins the work has just begun. The swamp MUST be drained, it must become his TOP priority. I’ll be honest, I think it should have been kicked into higher gear a long time ago, but then…I do NOT know what the Generals know, and I also don’t know what they DON’T know. Maybe by delaying, he’s pulling an Alexander I, giving Napoleon a long enough supply line to hang himself on. Seriously, I am reminded of this. Alexander was risking being deposed because the Russian army would not meet Napoleon head on. But in the end it was worth it. Napoleon didn’t just fail to conquer Russia, he himself ended up being chased all the way back to Paris and being deposed.
Which just reminds me of a particular piece of music.
1812 Overture with Chorus.
That piece of music is about the war of 1812 between France and Russia, not our war of 1812, but nonetheless we’ve adopted it for our Independence Day (maybe having cannon used as a musical instrument had something to do with that). It’s replete with the Marseillaise theme as well as the old Russian Imperial anthem (neither of which was in use in 1812, but give Pyotr Ill’ich Chaikovsky some artistic license). I found this recording a few months ago and like the period paintings AND the fact that the choral part is included. (You can hear them sing God Save The Tsar towards the end, 15:00 or so.)
There are two parts of this where there is canon fire. One string of five shots at about 12:30, then a minute or so later at about 13:35 the music kicks into high gear, the bells ring, the same hymn that starts the whole piece is sung again, and there’s the big volley, and on July 4th you have fireworks too. When that hymn starts up, I think of it as “Mother Russia is awake, she’s riled, and she is going to bring an ASS KICKING with her.” (The one disadvantage of this recording is this doesn’t have the punch it does with an instrumental recording.)
Sort of like we feel about this election.
That first volley represents the Battle of Borodino. That was when the Russians did, in fact, make a stand. Borodino is a few score miles west of Moscow. The Russian Army and Napoleon’s Grand Armee faced off and twenty five thousand soldiers died.
This is one of the bloodiest single-day battles in history. In fact, it was at the time the second worst ever, second only to the utter annihilation of five Roman legions by Hannibal at Cannae.
For comparison, the Allies lost about 4400 men on D-day.
Napoleon was nominally the winner of this battle, but it drained his capabilities tremendously, and he had not decisively beaten the Russians, so the victory he was seeking continued to evade his grasp. (He specialized in crushing his enemies utterly in one stroke, and the Russians understood this and never gave him the opportunity.)
The Russians continued retreating towards Moscow. They reached it, and the soldiers marching along were waiting for the command to stop, and take their stand. Surely Moscow, the ancient (but not current) capital, the beating heart of Old Mother Russia, had to be defended! But they waited for the stop command in vain, they marched completely through the city and out the other side, giving it to Napoleon. They did, however, arrange to set the city on fire, leaving Napoleon with nothing…and winter was coming.
Hundreds of thousands of troops, French and allies, entered Russia. Almost none of them survived to retreat back out of Russia. An ass kicking indeed. And he was pursued all the way to Paris and deposed.
I think right now we’ve just fought our Battle of Borodino, and we will soon see who wins the war. There’s a hard deadline. The electors cast their vote on December 16, which means we must know before then who they are–Dopey Joe’s people, or Trump’s people.
And if it’s Dopey Joe’s people in too many cases…well, life will get very nasty, brutish, and interesting.
OK enough of that. To the immediate matter at hand. Unfrauding.
Unfrauding is getting out from under the electoral fraud. (I was about to coin the word “defrauding” but then I realized it already exists and means the exact opposite of what I would want it to mean. It must be one of those “flammable”/”inflammable” things.)
I am hoping there is indeed something to the one pixel dot identifiers. Actually, I do know there is something to it; that HP printer over to my left undeniably uses them. The question is whether the Big Honking Machines that printed off all those mail in ballots months ago also do this. A home/office printer is one thing, this other thing is an industrial printer you could probably print dead-tree books and magazines on.
If they do, then great: We can certainly discern whether a ballot was or was not printed on those machines and toss those out (unless, of course the counterfeiters were clever/able to change their machines to match–unlikely but not totally impossible–if it really was in China, big resources were in play and I’d expect someone over there to at least try).
But it’s important to remember how many different ways to commit fraud there are, and that this won’t catch all of them. For example, we know for a fact that many of those ballots printed on the perfectly legit machine were mailed to people who are dead, or who have moved away. Any of those “harvested” and filled out will have the correct dot pattern on them. Also, legit ballots with votes for Trump can be, and have been thrown away, and the correct dot pattern on those won’t prevent them from hitting the dumpster.
And there is a third factor. I’ve mentioned in the past that Colorado is mail-in only…but you can vote in person in Colorado; I did so on Monday. I had to go to one of about ten places in my county, fill out paperwork giving my name and address (and affirming that I am a citizen). They then looked me up, and on the spot, a big machine the size of an office copier but with a big attachment on top, printed my ballot.
I tried to explain this to someone, that Colorado prints legal ballots on the day of the election, and he simply denied it. Well, I saw it happen the day before the election on my behalf and I know people who voted on election day the same way.
Now this machine presumably prints the dots. And the dots encode a time stamp. But what happens if they run off a ballot or two during a slow time of day and vote them? Well, with THAT there is an audit trail; the number of ballots will be off from the number of people who voted, but I can think of ways around that, and the dot pattern will not, by itself, save us from that form of fraud.
Basically, folks, as useful as the dot pattern is…it had better not be the only thing in our quiver, and I’m 99 percent sure it isn’t.
A Reminder Of Today’s Big Issue.
Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American People...Our campaign represents a true existential threat, like they’ve never seen before.
Then-Candidate Donald J. Trump
Needs to happen, soon.
Lawyer Appeasement Section
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This is the WQTH Daily Thread. You know the drill. There’s no Political correctness, but civility is a requirement. There are Important Guidelines, here, with an addendum on 20191110.
We have a new board – called The U Tree – where people can take each other to the woodshed without fear of censorship or moderation.
And remember Wheatie’s Rules:
1. No food fights 2. No running with scissors. 3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone. 4. The first rule of gun safety: Don’t let the government take your guns. 5. The gun is always loaded. 5a. If you actually want the gun to be loaded, like because you’re checking out a bump in the night, then it’s empty. 6. Never point the gun at anything you’re not willing to destroy. 7. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire. 8. Be sure of your target and what is behind it. 9. Social Justice Warriors, ANTIFA pukes, BLM hypocrites, and other assorted varieties of Marxists can go copulate with themselves, or if insufficiently limber, may substitute a rusty wire brush suitable for cleaning the bore of a twelve or ten gauge.
I made a joke Thursday, telling the left not to make me go Ivan the Terrible on them. Wolf appreciated it, which got me to thinking about him (Ivan, not Wolf). He was the fourth grand duke of Muscovy named Ivan (and the ones before him all had nicknames too, Ivan Moneybags, Ivan the Red (or Ivan the Fair), and Ivan the Great). He flourished in the late 1500s, and was the grandson of Ivan the Great. Ivan the Great had defeated the Mongols, which is how he got to be called the “Great”, and Ivan the Terrible, his grandson, capitalized on that to assume the title “Tsar” (a derivation of the word Caesar). Russia at that point (in 1547) became a “Tsardom” with Muscovy becoming its most important constituency.
His reign started out promisingly in 1533, and he managed to conquer the Khanates of Kazan (1552) and Astrakhan (1556) on the Volga, and made the first inroads into Siberia (50s-1580).
But then something happened, and he became erratic in the 1560s, starting a rather “Red Guard” like force called the Oprichnina. He eventually (1570) turned them loose on Novgorod, one of his own cities, and it was as if an invading army were sacking it, murdering and pillaging. Novgorod at the time was second only in importance to Moscow. It never regained that level of prominence.
He also built St. Basil’s cathedral on Red Square in Moscow (that’s the one with all the onion shaped domes on it).
His sobriquet isn’t really “the Terrible” in the sense of “awful, horrific.” The word Terrible made sense as a translation back then, but its meaning has changed over the centuries and now the Russian word groznyy is a bit difficult to translate, it’s somewhere between fearsome, formidable, dreaded, and awesome (as in awe-inspiring, not excellent). To be “terrible” in the modern sense of the word, to a Russian, a ruler would have to allow the country to descend into anarchy or lose a major war or something like that. Ivan Groznyy did none of those things. he kept a tight grip, he expanded Russia’s borders…basically, you didn’t fuck with him.
That first picture of him shows him robed with a walking stick. But that walking stick is actually a spear. He was not above literally pinning someone’s foot to the floor with it.
(“Mommy, mommy, why do I keep walking around in circles?” “Shut up or I’ll nail your other foot to the floor.” — from a compendium of sick jokes I read as a teenager, the natural market for such books.)
Ivan beat one of his pregnant daughters for dressing immodestly in 1581, she ended up miscarrying (probably as a result of the beating), then his son, Ivan junior, got into an argument about it, and Ivan beat him with his staff, and Ivan junior died.
A very famous painting by Repin of Ivan immeidately after killing his son. Talk about “Oh, Shit!!!” moments.
Ivan Groznyy finally died in 1584.
Because he had killed his son, his dynasty, the Ryuriks (who had ruled in some form since the 800s) petered out after a nephew succeeded him, and Russia spent the time from 1598-1613 in the Time of Troubles, after which a more distant relative of Ivan, Michael Romanov, was asked to be Tsar, and he founded the Romanov dynasty, which endured for just over 300 years.
But this is the coins section, so you might be thinking I’ll show you some of his coins. And they must surely be fabulously expensive.
Half right. I’ll show you the coins. But they’re cheap. And not terribly impressive to look at.
Denga of Ivan the Terrible, while he was Grand Duke. (You can spot part of the word ВЕЛИКИЙ “Velikiy” in the lettering, Russian for “Grand” or “Great”)
These coins are considerably smaller than a dime. Dengas (I’ll explain that in a moment) were originally about a gram in weight but over time got debased down to 0.14 grams. A silver dime weighs 5.0 [edit: not 6.25] grams, for comparison.
Russian coins at this time were made by a very different process. A bit of silver wire was carefully measured and cut. If the wire had consistent thickness, the cut piece would have consistent weight. This bit of wire was rolled flat, resulting in a rather oblong shape. It would then be struck by hammered dies. The dies were much larger than the coin, meaning that the coin would never show the entire design. However, by examining hundreds of these bits of “wire money” one can assemble a composite and see what was on the die.
One side was the name and title of the tsar. The other had a man on horseback, fighting a dragon with either a spear or a sword. That man, of course, was St. George. And him fighting the dragon was the emblem of Moscow (and still is). If you’ve ever seen a double-headed Russian eagle emblem, it generally has a shield on its chest, and on that shield is St. George.
Ivan the Terrible wire money, this time as Tsar (ЦАРЬ, abbreviated ЦРЬ, upside down on the left at what should be the top).
Wire money is occasionally found in hoards (someone buried a pot full of them for safekeeping and never returned to dig it up). These sometimes have many hundreds of pieces and thus the coins aren’t rare and aren’t very expensive. They’re also generally not very attractive. It’s a rare collector who takes a fascination with them, but in principle you can buy a book that shows you all the dies we know of and figure out which one struck your coin. If it has the name of Ivan Vasilievich on it, it will either call him “Veliky Knaz” (grand duke, pre-1547) or “Tsar” (tsar, post 1547) and you’ve got a coin of Ivan the Terrible. (Pro tip. If the lettering contains an X, it cannot be anything other than a coin of Michael Romanov.)
They commonly came in two sizes; ones with St. George and a sword were called “dengas”, ones twice as heavy with St. George using a spear (in Russian, a kopye) were called “kopeyeks” and that is what ultimately led to the kopek. There was, occasionally, an “altyn” worth six dengas, and it got that name from the Tatar word for six. That fact right there should tell you how hard the Mongol/Tatar yoke sat on the Russians during the late middle ages. (Even “denga” is probably a Turkic word.)
Rubles at the time only had a theoretical existence. Centuries earlier there were cast silver ingots and ruble, from the Russian word for “to cut” was a cut-off piece of an ingot. But by the 1500s, no physical “ruble” existed, so rubles were a “unit of account” equal to 200 dengas.
Nice round coins like ours didn’t come to Russia until Peter the Great introduced them in 1700.
Standard disclaimer: I never show pictures of my own coins. I may or may not own coins like the ones I show. Burglars will be interested to hear that gold and silver aren’t the only heavy metals I have, and I have quite a bit of one with a heavier nucleus than either. And I keep it around a lot more than the gold and silver.
Obligatory PSAs and Reminders
Just two more things, my standard Public Service Announcements. We don’t want to forget them!!!
How Not To Find Yourself In Contention For The Darwin Award (Nothing to do with bearded dragons)
It has been pointed out that all of the rioting is nominally on account of criminals who resisted arrest in one form or another, and someone suggested schools ought to teach people not to resist arrest.
Chris Rock on a similar vein, in 2007
Granted an “ass kicking” isn’t the same as being shot, but both can result from the same stupid act. You may ultimately beat the rap, but you aren’t going to avoid the ride.
China is Lower than Whale Shit
Remember Hong Kong!!! And remember the tens of millions who died under the “Great Helmsman” Chairman Mao.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=L3tnH4FGbd0%3F
I hope this guy isn’t rotting in the laogai somewhere!
中国是个混蛋 !!! Zhōngguò shì gè hùndàn !!! China is asshoe !!!
For my money the Great Helmsman is Hikaru Sulu (even if the actor is a dingbat).
Years ago, I met a distant cousin who had researched one of our ancestors for many years. There were family stories and legends about him and even a newspaper story in 1903, but no one really knew how much of the stories was true. She had dedicated herself to finding out, and I joined the search to see what could be known.
This is the newspaper story about him. Many family researchers said it was made up, but we were able to prove that almost everything in it was true. Yes, there was some hyperbole; Edward Williams wasn’t with Washington at Valley Forge, that was the journalist adding something to spice up the tale. But the rest is really something, and true:
A SOLDIER OF THE WAR
In a quiet country cemetery down on Cheechero, lies the remains of Edward Williams, a soldier and drum-major of the American Revolution and War of 1812, with no other mark to designate his resting place than the letters “E, W,” cut on a rough stone. On his arm was tattoed his name, Coat-Of-Arms and the British Crown.
The old soldier was drafted in England to fight the Colonist, but when he landed in America he took up arms with the Liberty Boys and fought for American liberty to the finish. He was with Gen Washington in the battles of the Brandywine and Princeton and was a survivor of Camp Valley Forge.
When peace had been made between England and America and all had gone back to quiet living, every Fourth of July this old soldier would take his drum to the top of the highest mountain and “beat” the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
His desertion of the British army was not on account of crime but for the liberty that fired American’s heart and which burned in his also.
In 1812, when England began to press the American sailors into her service this old soldier again marched with the Americans against England, He was 107 years old when he died.
His dying request was that he be buried under the Honors of War. A company of local Militia carried the remains to the cemetery, then formed a circle around the grave and after each one had fired a blank load into it, they placed the old soldier in his last resting place while the ground was full of smoke.
That he was a drummer of much ability, can be proved by almost all the old citizens of Rabun who have heard him “beat” at the old Muster-Grounds, and it may be stated here that one of his posterity, J. H. Williams, of Alto, Ga., was drum-major under Gen. Lee in the Civil War.
The Clayton Tribune, Clayton, Georgia, March 26, 1903
Old Edward really did rejoin the military in 1812, when he was in his <b>70s</b>. His grandson was in the same unit, we found their pay records. Edward played the drum; I imagine that was all he could do at his age.
But he did it.
I can only imagine what Edward felt around 1811 as he realized the British hadn’t been defeated ENOUGH the first time, and were back for more. I can only imagine how he felt as they impressed American sailors into their ships, as he had been impressed and escaped before, because being “drafted” into the British Navy wasn’t done by choice. At over seventy years old, he saw his country under attack AGAIN by a relentless enemy, so he stepped up. I have no idea how he managed it. His family must have thought he was nuts.
This morning (after having my morning cry in the shower) I thought about Edward and the parallels to his story in our current situation. The British didn’t take NO for an answer the first time, and the BASTARD LIBERALS didn’t take NO for an answer from us the first time, either. One win for Trump was not enough to shut them down, they are back for a second try. They are desperate and over-confident, just like the British of 1812. They want to annihilate everything our ancestors fought and died for.
They must be DEFEATED, for good and all.
Today, when I feel trepidation, I will remember Edward. When I want to lay down my arms and give up, I will remember he picked up a drum. If I don’t want to march another step, I will pick up my feet anyway in his honor.
I am the legacy of Edward Williams, an American Patriot. So are we all. Let’s do him honor with our actions and words in OUR time of struggle against tyranny.
I am sure most of you have had the same experience in the past couple of days I am about to relate.
I have spoken with multiple friends about the election, of course. The first reaction I get from them when I ask how they are is:
*heavy sigh* “Fine, I guess. Probably feel about like you do.” *groan*
My response? “I feel GREAT! We are going to WIN! We all knew it would end up in the courts, and Trump spent the last FOUR YEARS fixing those!”
Invariably, people’s eyes light up, their spine straightens, and their voice strengthens. “Really?” they ask. “You aren’t worried?”
Me: “Hell, no, we got this! We’re gonna win! Stand strong, tell everybody, spread the word!”
Off they go, raring to rip again. Into the fray.
Right now, WE HAVE TO STAND. I’m not going to give in to despair, that is what “they” want. That is the end game. For us all to give up, lay down, and get in line with what they want us to think is inevitable, when they do it to us. WELL, IT IS NOT “INEVITABLE”, AND I WON’T HAVE IT!!!!
Whatever it takes, I will do. Our President gave up years of his life, a very cushy and successful life I might add, to dedicate himself to us, our country, and our future. Can we do less? If it takes a month or six weeks of fighting it out EVERY day, online, at a protest rally, with the naysayers in our lives, whatever, is that really too much to ask? Ask yourself how much it means to you to have four more years of Trump guiding our country, and match that with your effort and attitude.
Never give up, never give up, never, never, never! Spine of steel, set the example, don’t be afraid, disheartened, or sad. If you have to cry, do it in the shower (I certainly have), but never let them see you be anything less than a warrior for our cause. Because that is what we are! Warriors. Trumpians.
WOLVERINES.
We will be victorious, because we MUST. The world hangs in the balance, and we will STAND!
I am having computer problems so posted Flep #4 “as is” & repeated the intro here & then I’m only adding in the new material since #4 was being composed. Sorry for any confusion..
CoronaVirus has hit my household & impacted all 3 employees to varying degrees. No one is seriously sick, thankfully, but Michigan depredations on liberty & generalized fears of some employers mean it’s likely most of my family will be staying pretty close to home the next couple of weeks.
This could be a blessing in disguise if riots, etc., get out of hand as some of our hunters will be more accessible than usual to help protect the home front. Hopefully it doesn’t get that unruly in the Detroit area, or anywhere else, across our fruited plain! We heard of a business in a neighboring community, near where some family members & friends live, that is boarding up in anticipation of unrest–unsettling.
I started writing the Flep Twitter update #4 the same day I posted #3 with the hope of catching up the stuff missed previously. Well, now I am abandoning that long-term goal, leaving what’s already there “as is” & adding in Flep’s recent work as this post #5. So newer stuff should be closer to the top of this post but since Twitter doesn’t exactly reflect reverse chronological order it will be done as I find the tweets.
Flep has continued to share his insights in some comments & in at least one further post since I last shared his tweets. Apparently he has given his stamp of approval to sharing his twitter work here at Q-Tree so I hope to continue these posts periodically until he resumes his news roundups.
Here’s Flep’s Twitter timeline where you can hopefully see much of his current work:
https://twitter.com/Baba9773
I‘ve heard now that twitter is causing problems with embedding the tweets so that they are visible within a post. Thankfully I can still see the tweets while putting the post together. So to aide in making this info more relevant I’m going to add some descriptors below to help us know which of Flep’s material we might want to go view on twitter.
Here is Fleps’s current pinned tweet thread, as of about 2am 11/2/20:
This thread deals with the US election & compares some info between 2016 & 2020
Here are items of interest (to me) in response to this thread:
Given D VBM focus, your own chart shows key states such as FL & GA behind '16 pace when Ds lost.Your data is not dispositive since it looks @ "absolute" #s;U need to look @ "relative" yute % vs R friendly demos 2C trouble Ds R in. Baba9773 explains it well https://t.co/tMHRAOdDA7
Here’s another thread (but it may duplicate some of what’s above?) but twitter is not showing that I’ve retweeted these yet so will still post it here:
This seems to be mostly an analysis of the electorate by age groupings
@Baba97 does great job elucidating lethal dagger pointed @ "BNNers" & JB that @LarrySchweikart has been saying 4 some time:Based on EV, "Yutes" (18 – 29) R NOT showing up @ % assumed in fake polls.Doesn't take much falloff 4 Ds 2 get wiped out in BG states https://t.co/NoFx9ubDsl
This analysis is dead on. The mail ballots r poster children for the possibility of confusion and error. Even the absentee for military was complicated. I am an attorney and my daughter is a West Point Cadet and we had trouble with some of the ambiguity. Screwups galore coming.
Seems to be a double “4” there so I’ll check to see if there is another angle (nothing found), etc., & add to the ensuing conversation if anything is found…Much of the above is a PA thread though
Hmmmmmmmm . . . Republicans should dominate election day voting.
This is why it was (is) important for the GOP to eat into the early vote advantage Democrats ordinarily enjoy.
Hi, you can read it here: @Baba9773: 1) Rewriting this thread because NC shouldn’t have been included. This ruling does not mean those votes are… https://t.co/y2ptHfrLlA See you soon. 🤖
I think it’s possible that this last thread is one that I’d already shared, even though the retweet boxes are not green (I’ve been using the retweet feature to assist in keeping track of Flep’s stuff). Since this thread takes us back to Oct 27, when I finished up Flep post #3, this is probably going back far enough in time…I’ll try to put Flep’s other tweets & retweets in a further post.
Well, the election is coming down to the wire so please get out & vote your conscience.
May God Bless America & guide her people into wise choices for their upcoming leaders.
I am having computer problems so posted Flep #4 “as is” & repeated the intro here & then I’m only adding in the new material since #4 was being composed. Sorry for any confusion..
CoronaVirus has hit my household & impacted all 3 employees to varying degrees. No one is seriously sick, thankfully, but Michigan depredations on liberty & generalized fears of some employers mean it’s likely most of my family will be staying pretty close to home the next couple of weeks.
This could be a blessing in disguise if riots, etc., get out of hand as some of our hunters will be more accessible than usual to help protect the home front. Hopefully it doesn’t get that unruly in the Detroit area, or anywhere else, across our fruited plain! We heard of a business in a neighboring community, near where some family members & friends live, that is boarding up in anticipation of unrest–unsettling.
I started writing the Flep Twitter update #4 the same day I posted #3 with the hope of catching up the stuff missed previously. Well, now I am abandoning that long-term goal, leaving what’s already there “as is” & adding in Flep’s recent work as this post #5. So newer stuff should be closer to the top of this post but since Twitter doesn’t exactly reflect reverse chronological order it will be done as I find the tweets.
Flep has continued to share his insights in some comments & in at least one further post since I last shared his tweets. Apparently he has given his stamp of approval to sharing his twitter work here at Q-Tree so I hope to continue these posts periodically until he resumes his news roundups.
Here’s Flep’s Twitter timeline where you can hopefully see much of his current work:
https://twitter.com/Baba9773
I‘ve heard now that twitter is causing problems with embedding the tweets so that they are visible within a post. Thankfully I can still see the tweets while putting the post together. So to aide in making this info more relevant I’m going to add some descriptors below to help us know which of Flep’s material we might want to go view on twitter.
Here is Fleps’s current pinned tweet thread, as of about 2am 11/2/20:
This thread deals with the US election & compares some info between 2016 & 2020
Here are items of interest (to me) in response to this thread:
Given D VBM focus, your own chart shows key states such as FL & GA behind '16 pace when Ds lost.Your data is not dispositive since it looks @ "absolute" #s;U need to look @ "relative" yute % vs R friendly demos 2C trouble Ds R in. Baba9773 explains it well https://t.co/tMHRAOdDA7
Here’s another thread (but it may duplicate some of what’s above?) but twitter is not showing that I’ve retweeted these yet so will still post it here:
This seems to be mostly an analysis of the electorate by age groupings
@Baba97 does great job elucidating lethal dagger pointed @ "BNNers" & JB that @LarrySchweikart has been saying 4 some time:Based on EV, "Yutes" (18 – 29) R NOT showing up @ % assumed in fake polls.Doesn't take much falloff 4 Ds 2 get wiped out in BG states https://t.co/NoFx9ubDsl
This analysis is dead on. The mail ballots r poster children for the possibility of confusion and error. Even the absentee for military was complicated. I am an attorney and my daughter is a West Point Cadet and we had trouble with some of the ambiguity. Screwups galore coming.
Seems to be a double “4” there so I’ll check to see if there is another angle (nothing found), etc., & add to the ensuing conversation if anything is found…Much of the above is a PA thread though
Hmmmmmmmm . . . Republicans should dominate election day voting.
This is why it was (is) important for the GOP to eat into the early vote advantage Democrats ordinarily enjoy.
Hi, you can read it here: @Baba9773: 1) Rewriting this thread because NC shouldn’t have been included. This ruling does not mean those votes are… https://t.co/y2ptHfrLlA See you soon. 🤖
I think it’s possible that this last thread is one that I’d already shared, even though the retweet boxes are not green (I’ve been using the retweet feature to assist in keeping track of Flep’s stuff). Since this thread takes us back to Oct 27, when I finished up Flep post #3, this is probably going back far enough in time…I’ll try to put Flep’s other tweets & retweets in a further post.
Well, the election is coming down to the wire so please get out & vote your conscience.
May God Bless America & guide her people into wise choices for their upcoming leaders.
CoronaVirus has hit my household & impacted all 3 employees to varying degrees. No one is seriously sick, thankfully, but Michigan depredations on liberty & generalized fears of some employers mean it’s likely most of my family will be staying pretty close to home the next couple of weeks.
This could be a blessing in disguise if riots, etc., get out of hand as some of our hunters will be more accessible than usual to help protect the home front. Hopefully it doesn’t get that unruly in the Detroit area, or anywhere else, across our fruited plain!
I started writing this Flep Twitter update the same day I posted #3 with the hope of catching up the stuff missed previously. Well, I am abandoning that long-term goal, leaving what’s already here “as is” & adding in Flep’s recent work (that will happen in #5 now). So newer stuff should be closer to the top of this post but since Twitter doesn’t exactly reflect reverse chronological order it will be done as I find the tweets.
Flep has continued to share his insights in some comments & in at least one further post since I last shared his tweets. Apparently he has given his stamp of approval to sharing his twitter work here at Q-Tree so I hope to continue these posts periodically until he resumes his news roundups.
@GovernorTomWolf has lost all control of PA. The Democratic Mayor in Philadelphia is a clown show. Never vote Democrat. This is coming to a suburb near you If Biden had his way. Vote Dems out.
Here are links to some of the recent thread’s in Flep’s media tab. I may have shared some threads in full on previous Flep Posts (my version) so I’m just sharing One Tweet per thread below. If you have access to twitter you can click on the “show thread” tab to see all the tweets.
If anyone that Doesn’t have access to Twitter wants any of those threads shared here please put the request in a reply & I’ll add the complete thread to the bottom of this post 🙂
That’s the end of the threads I see going back through October. I copied the (current) last tweet in the thread here, just ask if you want the Whole Thread posted–thanks!
Back to Flep’s regular Twitter timeline:
Here’s Flep’s current pinned tweed, around 12:30am 10-28-20
Port Richmond, Philly resident tells me, "That's my Walmart. This is my neighborhood. Most of those people don't even live around here. We need to back the blue before we lose everything."
THANK YOU NEBRASKA! Get your friends, get your family, get your neighbors & co-workers & GET OUT AND VOTE! We didn’t come this far and fight this hard to surrender our Country back to the Corrupt Washington Swamp. On 11/3 we must finish the job & Drain the Swamp once and for all! pic.twitter.com/G8Oqvi5YSa
Hunter Biden's ex-business partner Tony Bobulinski: "I remember looking at Jim Biden and saying how are you guys getting away with this? Aren't you concerned? He looked at me, and he laughed a little bit, and said 'PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY.'" pic.twitter.com/IxbND1IbWV
According to Tony Bobulinski, text messages to him from Hunter Biden show Joe Biden being referred to by Hunter as "my chairman."
Theses texts show that Joe was directly involved in vetoing Tony Bobulinski's plan for putting stricter governance in their company. pic.twitter.com/3sdEAvEZNt
Tony Bobolinski, the Biden family associate who has become a whistleblower, is on Tucker right now going through his firsthand knowledge about the Biden family operations, including Joe Biden's participation — contra what Joe Biden has repeatedly claimed.
The media has suppressed Tony Bobulinski’s story. He is about to share details about his meeting with Joe Biden for the first time. It is just minutes away at 8pm ET on #FoxNews
Under my leadership, we achieved the most Secure Border in U.S. History! My opponent’s insane immigration plan completely eliminates U.S. borders by implementing nationwide catch-and-release. Joe Biden would make every community into a Sanctuary City for violent criminals. #VOTE
Joe Biden is a corrupt politician. He wants to send YOUR jobs to China, while his family rakes in millions from the Chinese Communist Party. If Biden wins, China will OWN the USA. When we win, YOU win, Wisconsin wins, and AMERICA wins! #VOTE
WISCONSIN—If I don’t sound like a typical Washington politician, it’s because I’m NOT a politician. If I don’t always play by the rules of the Washington Establishment, it’s because I was elected to fight for YOU, harder than anyone ever has before! #MAGApic.twitter.com/MdAhKWqo9H
Every mile of new border wall system we build allows a @CBP agent to cover more border area to do their job to secure America. pic.twitter.com/qWGYstsKOO
D Lead (VBM+IPEV) =248368; was 302282 at 8am.-54k in 10 hrs, a record so far, breaking yesterday's great performance. It means Trump easily wins FL. Winner of FL has won each of last 6 elections and 13 of the last 14! pic.twitter.com/RvzOOTTXSX
"The speed at which the GOP caught up to the Democrats’ early lead has stunned some experts. Republicans were not suppose to catch up to Democrats’ early vote lead in Michigan until election day, under best case scenario." https://t.co/FwrdXhvPlL
D Lead (VBM+IPEV) =251376; was 302282 at 8am.-51k in 9 hrs. Hard to imagine, but we should outdo yesterday's record performance. Means Trump wins FL. Winner of FL has won each of last 6 elections and 13 of the last 14! pic.twitter.com/mDwmw8iKiK
This Election Day, you must stop the Anti-American Radicals by delivering Joe Biden and the Far-Left a thundering defeat at the ballot box! Get out and VOTE! On November 3rd we must finish the job and Drain the Swamp once and for all!! #MAGApic.twitter.com/w1EHpIapxt
Last night, we made history and confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court! Justice Barrett will defend our rights, our liberties, and our God-Given FREEDOM! pic.twitter.com/Wv6WVHovJG
President Trump is wheels up off of the South Lawn—heading to Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska—ending the evening in Nevada… pic.twitter.com/pUzmTYMfJ6
Today, @FLCaseyDeSantis and I announced that Florida has been awarded $5 million in funding from @USDOL to combat the opioid crisis, which continues to be a major public health concern in our state. More info here – https://t.co/bQnAVKCdR4
This election is a choice between a TRUMP RECOVERY or a BIDEN DEPRESSION. It’s a choice between a TRUMP BOOM or a BIDEN LOCKDOWN. It’s a choice between our plan to Kill the virus – or Biden’s plan to kill the American Dream! pic.twitter.com/DreEqXJMNu
Biden’s Handler’s want to expand the Court. This would be very bad for the USA. On top of that they don’t want to provide a list of who would be chosen for the Court. MUST HAVE A LIST OF THESE RADICAL LEFT JUDGES!
D Lead (VBM+IPEV) =262653; was 302282 at 8am.-40k in 7 hrs. D lead continues its collapse. It is now projected to be well below 200k by E eve! That means Trump wins FL. Winner of FL has won each of the last 6 elections!! pic.twitter.com/sxCF8e1yAi
We've found the same with leaners in Florida (and elsewhere). They only move the needle for Trump. This doesn't surprise me in the least. https://t.co/stloFgf1zN
— Rich Baris The People's Pundit (@Peoples_Pundit) October 27, 2020
NEW POLL SHOWS TRUMP +4 IN FLORIDA
"Donald Trump has taken a 4-point lead over Joe Biden in Florida according to a new survey by Susquehanna Polling and Research for the Center for American Greatness."
1) Jim's comment is a good time to review what the DemoKKKrats' strategy was so incredibly stupid and horrible.
2) Personally, I think the DemoKKKrats have known they would lose to Trump for over 2 years, thus impeachment was their only shot. https://t.co/HAkblZpOVE
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) October 27, 2020
In Lufkin, Texas — someone was stealing Trump signs, so an anonymous tree climber put up 30 of them throughout the community. Love it, thank you! #MAGApic.twitter.com/Ixx7iBxiYM
Strongly Trending (Google) since immediately after the second debate is CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? This refers changing it to me. The answer in most states is YES. Go do it. Most important Election of your life!
Death rate of people going into hospitals is MUCH LOWER now than it was. @MSNBC Wow, MSDNC has come a long way! The fact is that we have learned and done a lot about this Virus. Much different now than when it first arrived on our shores, and the World’s, from China!
Thank you very much to the great @WashTimes for the wonderful Endorsement of the job I have done as President. “His record of achievement in his first term is unmatched by any president in modern times. A second term is likely to bring more successes and a stronger America.”
ALL THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IS COVID, COVID, COVID. ON NOVEMBER 4th, YOU WON’T BE HEARING SO MUCH ABOUT IT ANYMORE. WE ARE ROUNDING THE TURN!!!
The increased support in Philadelphia is frankly almost unexplainable without thinking about this, and of course, criminal justice reform and economics. https://t.co/3BdmquBzPO
— Rich Baris The People's Pundit (@Peoples_Pundit) October 27, 2020
The biggest difference between now and 2016 is @FoxNews. They are a whole different deal. Despite this, our campaign is doing much better, with bigger crowds and even more (much!) enthusiasm, than we had in 2016. Big Debate & SCOTUS Win! Real Polls have us winning everywhere!
Now @FoxNews is playing Obama’s no crowd, fake speech for Biden, a man he could barely endorse because he couldn’t believe he won. Also, I PREPAID many Millions of Dollars in Taxes.
Looking forward to visiting the beautiful state of Pennsylvania today. The people of that great state know President @realdonaldtrump will always fight to keep Americans safe, secure, & prosperous.
This is a reminder that God’s hand is on America. Born or naturalized an American, we have inherited an amazing land of liberty & prosperity. Keeping America a constitutional republic is now up to grassroots Americans. Vote 4 America, 4 Freedom, and 4 Patriotism 🇺🇸@lofly727
Whoopsie!! RIP Galanis and crew! Galanis arrested in Sept amid one of the charges against Defrauding the Native American fund in the amount of tens of millions pic.twitter.com/VGAbSZNudS
Everyone listed in the email…Bevan Cooney, Devon Archer, and Galanis, are all listed in the affidavit DURING the appropriate dates aligning with the email. This gives legitimacy to the laptop, to the emails, and to the blatant corruption by Biden and co. pic.twitter.com/hPQr1dqBEi
It’s over.The election has commenced. We deserve answers & I want Assange to tell everything he know’s & be pardoned. I’m willing to bet Assange & other’s know something.
This is a pretty crazy situation. We are all down in the rabbit holes, in a rabbit warren, exactly like Watership Down mated with 1984 and The Foundation. I wish I could stay up 24/7 to take it all in, and still keep my normal activities. pic.twitter.com/ViDUr2Ms2f
Ukrainian officials have seized a $ 6 million cash bribe in a case related to the founder of Burisma Holdings, the gas company that gave Hunter Biden a seat on its board.@realDonaldTrumphttps://t.co/qD41MRRFMe
Obama is drawing VERY small (tiny) numbers of people. Biden is drawing almost no one. We are drawing tens of thousands of people. You’ll see that again today. The Great Red Wave is coming!!!
ICYMI: I joined @ShannonBream to discuss confirming Justice Barrett to the Supreme Court, Democrats’ continued threats to pack the courts, and Speaker Pelosi continuing to block COVID-19 relief. pic.twitter.com/NCA7FsTxzQ
D Lead (VBM+IPEV) =277289; was 302282 at 8am.-25k in 3 hrs. D lead continues its collapse. It is now projected to be well below 200k by E eve! That means Trump wins FL. Winner of FL has won each of the last 6 elections! pic.twitter.com/d4xnwvdSDF
#FL#EarlyVoting case study Miami-Dade. With 6 more days of IPEV and 7 more days of VBM to go in this most populous county, D-R gap is only11.4% and decreasing! Was 14.7% in the entire '16 EV. How can Dems make up for this? They can't. Trump wins FL hands down, and reelection pic.twitter.com/tu6gaE5ub1
If the chief justice is in dissent, the assignment power falls to the most senior associate justice in the majority. Clarence Thomas is now the most senior justice, so he will assign authorship any time he is in the majority and CJ Roberts dissents. https://t.co/6N1t58PPFh
We have made tremendous progress with the China Virus, but the Fake News refuses to talk about it this close to the Election. COVID, COVID, COVID is being used by them, in total coordination, in order to change our great early election numbers.Should be an election law violation!
Three BIG Rallies today. Heading to Pennsylvania. I have plenty to say about the dishonesty of the Media and Sleepy Joe. A terrible coverup is happening in our Country!!!
The Iranian regime pawns its oil to fund the destabilizing misadventures of the IRGC rather than improving conditions for its people. Today the U.S. is imposing major counterterrorism sanctions against Iranian energy institutions for providing support to the IRGC's Qods Force.
Cases up because we TEST, TEST, TEST. A Fake News Media Conspiracy. Many young people who heal very fast. 99.9%. Corrupt Media conspiracy at all time high. On November 4th., topic will totally change. VOTE!
BREAKING: Most Likely Voters say Joe Biden consulted about & perhaps profited from his son Hunter's overseas business deals including at least one involving a company in mainland China.
Majority of every demographic group – except one – agrees.
#FL#EarlyVoting update 8am. Dem Lead continues to dwindle. -24k, -35k, -37.4k, -26.2k, -9.2k over last 5 days. Yesterday was apparently Dems' souls to polls day and Rs still came out ahead. It’s projected to be below 200k by the election eve. Trump wins FL. And the reelection pic.twitter.com/rRMTAPChUN
Joe Biden called me George yesterday. Couldn’t remember my name. Got some help from the anchor to get him through the interview. The Fake News Cartel is working overtime to cover it up!
A majority of Joe Biden supporters say they have already cast their ballots, while just a quarter of Trump supporters have done the same. https://t.co/NxNPxm6jaY
Interesting that in the betting odds, Trump is favored in Florida but the underdog in NC. But whatever Trump gets in FL, he will probably do better in NC.
Pennsylvania Ballot “mistakes” made, in my opinion, on purpose by the Democrat Governor, puts Republicans, in particular @SeanParnellUSA, at great risk. Corrupt politics in Pennsylvania must be investigated immediately. By the way, Philadelphia is out of control. @TheJusticeDept
Have a GREAT “MAGA-GRAS” Rally today on our wonderful Long Island. Cut Taxes, Stop Crime, VOTE FOR TRUMP. Our City and State are a MESS. What do you have to lose? Thank you!!!
D Lead (VBM+IPEV) = 354732; was 363849 at 8am. -9k today and -132k in last 4 days. It is now projected to be below 200k by E eve! That means Trump wins FL. Winner of FL has won each of the last 6 elections! pic.twitter.com/xepKr8izL8
Congratulations to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who just agreed to adhere to a cease fire effective at midnight. Many lives will be saved. Proud of my team @SecPompeo & Steve Biegun & @WHNSC for getting the deal done!
The Senate just voted to advance one of the most qualified nominees in generations. Judge Barrett’s intellectual brilliance, integrity, and commitment to impartiality are above reproach.
Tomorrow, we will vote to confirm the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and others, please watch. His party, and Joe, will stop Fracking immediately. Millions of jobs lost as energy prices soar. Vote Trump! https://t.co/YHQyvfetSp
The first thing Washington Democrats will do if Biden is elected is pack the Supreme Court with radical left judges who will eliminate your 2nd Amendment.pic.twitter.com/hcEZcys5cn
I am not just running against Biden, I am running against the Corrupt Media, the Big Tech Giants, and the Washington Swamp. It is time to send a message to these wealthy liberal hypocrites by delivering Joe Biden a THUNDERING defeat on November 3rd! #MAGAhttps://t.co/gsFSgh2KPcpic.twitter.com/eRRgjnhyIi
— Rich Baris The People's Pundit (@Peoples_Pundit) October 21, 2020
The liberals have Fake everything these days. They borrowed the NFL's Fake Noise Maker for the Obama monologs in PA today. #debates are tomorrow, listen and #vote for your freedom. pic.twitter.com/diNjS5fbmM
For years you had a President who apologized for America—now you have a President who is standing up for America, and standing up for YOU. So get your friends, get your family, get your neighbors and co-workers, and GET OUT AND VOTE. Together, we are going to #MAGA! pic.twitter.com/1EscDM2EuN
Anyone thing Trump doesn't have a shot or Trump is struggling, just stop. Just stop. For pollsters, if you can see shy voters in your survey….be honest and say it. If you don't, you're just peddling disinformation. https://t.co/3iroradms5
👀👀👀👀👀👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇There is no universe in which Jason Lewis performs better than Trump. MN is going red. Game over. My analysis and findings you've all been following are hereby proven true. Trump wins MN. @TRElections @CottoGottfried @davidchapman141 @RealAPoliticshttps://t.co/arStlvKzDz
Exclusive: Forgotten by Obama-Biden Auto Bailout, Delphi Workers Refuse to Forget What Was Taken from Them (Part One) https://t.co/T8SME62Vb4 via @BreitbartNews Biden was a disaster on this. All talk and no action. Remember and VOTE!
Well I’m sorry this info isn’t more updated. You know best intentions & all. I am currently working on Post #5 & hope to get it up before getting some sleep, but that remains to be seen.
Blessings to all Q-Treepers, Digital Warriors, & Trump Enthusiasts!!!
This Stormwatch Monday Open Thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA/KMAG/KAG world (with KMAG being a bit of both).
Yes, it’s Monday…again.
But it’s okay! We’ll get through it.
Free Speech is practiced here at the Q Tree. But please keep it civil.
Discussion of Q is not only allowed but encouraged. Imagine that! We can talk about Q here and not get banned.
Please also consider the Important Guidelines, outlined here. Let’s not give the odious Internet Censors a reason to shut down this precious haven that Wolf has created for us.
Our President is fighting for us night and day…please pray for him.
Wheatie’s Rules:
No food fights.
No running with scissors.
If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
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For your listening enjoyment, I offer this composition from James Paget, titled ‘Throw Off The Bowlines’:
Well here we are on the home stretch. Our hopes and dreams are riding on this election…and our President is wearing himself out fighting for us. He is truly a wonder to behold.
Our Eagle is on approach with target acquired.
“Let’s finish this.”
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Wheatie’s Word of the Day:
Judgment vs. Judgement
We have two different spellings of Judgment/Judgement…and both are correct.
Whichever spelling you use, ‘Judgment’ or ‘Judgement’ is a noun which means… a cognitive function that arrives at a conclusion; opinions expressed as facts; a legal decision, made by a judge & jury in a court of law.
Both words are used interchangeably. It is said that ‘judgement’ is the US spelling for the word ‘judgment’…but both spellings are used in the UK, as well.
Used in a sentence:
The lying leftist Enemedia depends on the poor judgement skills of their leftist readers, but being leftists too, the Enemedia’s own poor judgement skills leave them open to a judgment for Libel when people fight back.
This Sanctuary Sunday Open Thread, with full respect to those who worship God on the Sabbath, is a place to reaffirm our worship of our Creator, our Father, our King Eternal.
It is also a place to read, post and discuss news that is worth knowing and sharing. Please post links to any news stories that you use as sources or quote from.
In the QTree, we’re a friendly and civil lot. We encourage free speech and the open exchange and civil discussion of different ideas. Topics aren’t constrained, and sound logic is highly encouraged, all built on a solid foundation of truth and established facts.
We have a policy of mutual respect, shown by civility. Civility encourages discussions, promotes objectivity and rational thought in discourse, and camaraderie in the participants – characteristics we strive toward in our Q Tree community.
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In The Q Tree, we’re compatriots, sitting around the campfire, roasting hot dogs, making s’mores and discussing, agreeing, and disagreeing about whatever interests us. This board will remain a home for those who seek respectful conversations.
Let’s not give the Internet Censors a reason to shut down this intellectual haven that Wolf has created for us.
The Storm is upon us. Please remember to Pray for our President.
AND WHAT TIME IS IT? TIME TO DRAIN THE SWAMP!!!
It’s time to replace a failed and CORRUPT political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American People. ~ Candidate Donald J. Trump
Also remember Wheatie’s Rules:
No food fights.
No running with scissors.
If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
And,
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.”
It is God Who ultimately rules the affairs of men
“Seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.” (Daniel 4:25b)
If one thing is clear in Daniel’s account of God’s holy dealings with Nebuchadnezzar, it is that ultimately, and in the final analysis, it is God who rules the affairs of nations. As it is written: ‘This decision is by the decree of the watchers, and the sentence by the word of the holy ones, in order that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, gives it to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men.’(Daniel 4:17)
So too writes the Psalmist: For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another. (Psalms 75:6-7)
Jesus emphasized the same truth before the Roman ruler and governor, Pontius Pilate, when He said:“You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above.” (John 19:11)
It is therefore abundantly clear that the Lord, Who has all power in heaven and on earth, holds the key to who in the end will rule the affairs of any given nation, especially where it concerns His people Israel.
There is a deep lesson and truth in the story of Nebuchadnezzar: He who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself shall be exalted. That truth still holds universally true.
As Jesus said:For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (Luke 14:11)
It is a very dangerous place for any person to be in. How much more so for a ruler who has been positioned by God to govern His own people to be at loggerheads with God in the fulfillment of that task?
By far the worst place for any earthly ruler to be in is one where he (or she) tries to know better than the God who positioned him (or her). For in the end it is He Who will take charge and put rulers down or humble them if they choose to remain on a collision course with God Almighty.
It is a wonderful assurance that whatever calamities and disasters may happen on earth, in the final analysis God has everything under His control! This is the clear teaching of the Word of God, assuring all who truly believe and want to go with the Lord that He is in control and that He has all power in heaven and in the earth.
It is for this very reason, precisely because this is so, that we, His children, those who truly believe in Him and in His power, can and should continually pray: “Father, let Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory.”
