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DEAR KAG: 20210129 Biden Lost, Bigly

It’s Fight Back Better Friday again! Wolf’s Pub has opened its doors. Today we celebrate! Today we toast the gamer investors who took on the Wall Street part of the SYSTEM and beat the tar out of it. The GameStop Story lit the match that has started another populist fire. If you go to the link, you will see that Wall Street is finally getting why American citizens are so ticked off. From the article:

“Buying GameStop “isn’t about greed,” one user wrote on Reddit, after citing all the recessions “they” caused and the times “they” got bailed out with taxpayers’ dollars. “It’s about taking back what’s ours, what we’ve already paid for.”

Note the quotes around ‘they’?

We laugh.

The populist fire ain’t going out anytime soon.

In honor of our populist investors the pub presents a sweet and tart liqueur called Limoncello as today’s special. Oh, the magic of Limoncello! I first tasted it at an Italian friend’s party. It was late, there were only a few of us left, and we had been laughing and eating for hours. Our host slipped away for a moment and returned with a most intriguing bottle.

Out of the bottle shone liquid sunshine. The bottle was frosty cold, having been stored in the freezer. He gathered a few small glasses and poured a finger or two in each. Then he sat back to watch. Sweetness, light, slight tart, thick and smooth, it was so delicious we held it in our mouths and swirled.

Now Limoncello has a very young history and you can read about it here. It really only came into worldwide prominence in the 1980s, but people will tell you that the Italians have been making homemade Limoncello for their families for generations. Here’s a short video showing how easy it is to make your own.

Distilled spirits, macerated lemon peels, water and sugar. That’s it. Sweet. Tart. Merry-making. Sounds like our gamer investors, no? God bless them and keep them and make His face to shine upon them. And always, Lord, please provide a frosty glass of Limoncello to let them know we love ‘em!

HOUSE RULES

Just the usual, but important, reminder to keep things civil at the pub. These are uncivil times we live in, but we can push back on that which seeks to tear down honest and lively debate. The bouncers are happy to show you the Rules or send you off to the Utree if you’re in the mood to brawl. However, I suggest we settle for a Dammit Doll.

Made for all kinds of occasions (I find the road rage doll to be just the ticket), there is a Dammit Doll for every stressed out and foul mood. Perhaps there will be one soon for Resident Biden. Here’s one for all the hedge fund managers out there. Enjoy!

Now that we have that settled and our glass of Limoncello is in hand, let us talk ghouls.

The ghouls of the NWO SYSTEM, the banksters, the UniParty, those soulless globalist creeps that censor us, lie to us, beggar us with taxes and unfair business practices, that traffick women and children, that want to stick muzzles on our faces and swabs up our arses in order to humiliate us–they are NOT GOING TO DEFEAT US.

The people of the WORLD, let alone the people of the United States are AGAINST TYRANNY. We will always yearn to be free. Liberty is hardwired into the human psyche, thanks be to God. The Cartel SYSTEM is beginning to totter even as they desperately seek to consolidate power and suppress dissent. Every day brings more revelations of the SYSTEM they have in place to keep us enslaved.

The Tower of Babel is shuddering as an invisible finger begins to write upon the wall.

JOE BIDEN DIDN’T WIN

And we know the UniParty knows it, too.

We hold the line. We speak the truth. We never give in. We never give up. No matter what.

“Liz Cheney is the Queen of the UniParty.” April Poley WYGOP Grassroots Organizer

That’s why the revolt against Rep. Liz Cheney is going to reverberate for a long while. Her vote to impeach President Trump was the match that started yet another populist fire against the UniParty. Politico wrote a piece about her that is as nice as can be.

We laugh.

That both wings of the UniParty are circling the wagons around her in an attempt to save their queen just adds more flame to the fire.

Trump Loyalists Want To Punish Liz Cheney. So?

From the article:

“What looks arrogant and even contemptuous in one light looks principled and conscientious in another. Her move raises the question of whether paying a near-term cost — in challenges to her leadership position and vitriol from Trump partisans — can pay a long-term dividend in enhanced national stature.”

Queen Liz is betting on the wrong stock. Get ready to be divested of your position, you vile wench.

Amanda Shae was interviewed by Steve Bannon while at the Wyoming rally against Liz Cheney yesterday. When questioned how people feel about that globalist puppet, she said:

“They don’t feel like she’s a true person from Wyoming…She lives in Virginia…She is bought and paid for by special interests…She is for the establishment. It is the establishment versus the rest of the people. They don’t want her representing their state.”

Amanda Shae

(If video doesn’t work, go here to find Episode 690, Part 3, for the full interview with Amanda.)

“The UniParty is the permanent political class that controls the City.” Steven Bannon

We have our work cut out for us, but we are up for it. The PPC (permanent political class) and the CCP aren’t going to be defeated without a fight. The flame of liberty ignites in a place like Wyoming. It works its way to Wall Street. It lights anew in every little town and county in these United States where patriots are willing to take a stand and fight. We will take back our country.

The Four Rs

RELENTLESS

RESOLVE to

RESTORE our

REPUBLIC

“They want you to keep your mouth shut…pay your taxes and send your kids to fight your endless wars.” Steven Bannon

We aren’t going to shut up. We’re sick and tired of bailing out the elite institutions with our tax money, and we’re done with sending our kids to fight in wars that have nothing to do with keeping our citizens safe and prosperous.

They are bleeding us dry. The soul sicknesses of Greed and Lust have consumed the Cabal.

We are chattel to them. That is what Queen Liz Cheney thinks of us. We are to be used to further their goals, and all us serfs can go to hell.

You can see above just how much Resident Biden and his handlers love the people. Well, let us ponder for a moment the goodness and decency of a man like Mike Lindell. The My Pillow businessman has founded the Lindell Recovery Network for those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. This is where his heart is, and what a great heart he has.

THE GLOBALIST CARTEL IS ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY HIM, so let’s buy more pillows!

LRN is not a traditional treatment center, which often fail to effect lasting change.  It is about heart restoration. Click over to watch Melissa Huray talk about the LRN on War Room, Episode 690.

If someone you know needs help right now, share the website with them. It’s all free. Healed hearts are valiant hearts.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE

If you missed John Paul Rice in Wednesday’s thread, here he is again. Watch the video. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO OUR CHILDREN:

https://youtu.be/VFmSXwuFI9Q

Some major points:

* According to UNICEF 40 million people are trafficked each year.

* 5.5 million children are trafficked. Many don’t live past the age of 7 or 8.

* It is a $150 billion a year industry.

* Ghislaine Maxwell, when questioned about all the disadvantaged girls that had been abused by Epstein and others, was reported to have said, “They are trash. They are nothing.”

* Some of these children are actually sacrificed. “They are murdering them for pleasure,” according to Rice. The depraved ghouls are harvesting the organs of children in China.

* There is a pipeline of children that goes straight from Haiti to the Vatican.

* It is not about Right or Left, Democrat or Republican: it is about a “Unified Cabal of Controlled People” who keep the fear going to distract you and keep the trafficking, the depopulation plans, the financial rape of the US populace and other crimes hidden. The MSM PURPOSELY protects and hides these crimes. They KNOW. They KNOW.

THEY WANT THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH OVER US. They think of themselves as gods. Who could miss that they brazenly trotted out that EXPOSED PEDOPHILE PERVERT, Hunter Biden, while the Sniffer-in-chief took the oath of office. Revolting. Utterly revolting.

If ever there was a time to stand up and not be quiet, it is now. If they shut one of us down, another of us steps up. Endlessly.

JOE BIDEN DIDN’T WIN.

FOREVER AND EVER. Amen.

IF NO ONE IS FOLLOWING, YOU AIN’T LEADING.

“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord your God, He it is that goes with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you.” Deut. 31:6.

GOD IS ON OUR SIDE.

Let us prepare to pray as we’ve never prayed before.

Salve Regina chant:

Here’s a little history about WW2. FDR and Churchill met secretly in August 1941 and talked for four days about American support of Great Britain against the Nazis. Churchill carefully picked out hymns to sing during a service on board ship, among which was “Onward Christian Soldiers.”

And here is the hymn. God will hear our fervent prayers and we will see a mighty work done for us, our children, and for the world.

1-27-21 Midweek Musings

With the mish-mash of true reports, false reports, misdirections and outright lies, our attention and focus is being jerked all over the place . . . that is, if we’re trying to keep up with all that’s going on in the universe of political intrigue.

When the world is trying to batter us about in its teapot tempests, I believe it does our mind a very healthy turn if we focus on the One who got us here in the first place. With that in mind . . .

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

Psalm 103 

1 Praise the Lord, my soul!
    All my being, praise his holy name!
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and do not forget how kind he is.
3 He forgives all my sins
    and heals all my diseases.
4 He keeps me from the grave
    and blesses me with love and mercy.
5 He fills my life[b] with good things,
    so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.

6 The Lord judges in favor of the oppressed
    and gives them their rights.
7 He revealed his plans to Moses
    and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.
8 The Lord is merciful and loving,
    slow to become angry and full of constant love.
9 He does not keep on rebuking;
    he is not angry forever.
10 He does not punish us as we deserve
    or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.
11 As high as the sky is above the earth,
    so great is his love for those who honor him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he remove our sins from us.
13 As a father is kind to his children,
    so the Lord is kind to those who honor him.
14 He knows what we are made of;
    he remembers that we are dust.

15 As for us, our life is like grass.
We grow and flourish like a wild flower;
16     then the wind blows on it, and it is gone—
    no one sees it again.
17 But for those who honor the Lord, his love lasts forever,
    and his goodness endures for all generations
18 of those who are true to his covenant
    and who faithfully obey his commands.

19 The Lord placed his throne in heaven;
    he is king over all.
20 Praise the Lord, you strong and mighty angels,
    who obey his commands,
    who listen to what he says.
21 Praise the Lord, all you heavenly powers,
    you servants of his, who do his will!
22 Praise the Lord, all his creatures
    in all the places he rules.
Praise the Lord, my soul!

2021·01·23 Joe Biden Didn’t Win Daily Thread

Что Делать?

What is to be done?

[That’s pronounced “SHTOE DYEH-lat?” and if you can push your tongue to the roof of your mouth as you say that last t, so much the better. And yes if you know a little bit of Russian, you’re probably about to tell me that the Ч should be pronounced like the “ch” in “cheese”–and you’d be right except in this one case, a rare rule-breaker in Russian. And что was the very first word in the book I learned Russian from.]

Что Делать? is a question that was asked in a pamphlet written in pre-Revolutionary Russia in 1901 by a then-obscure individual who took the pseudonym Lenin. [Well, except he spelled it Что Дѣлать but after the revolution the ѣ was deemed redundant with е and was dispensed with, along with millions of kulaks.]

It was actually a question about some arcane matter of Marxist dogma, and Lenin was an evil man, but the question, ripped out of context, is apt today.

Having been boned up the hindquarters by our political class, what is to be done?

We got suckered.

Almost everything anyone has quoted on this site has turned out to be hopium, and much of it delivered by bullshit artists. Most of us are realizing this and getting good and mad about it, while others seem to be looking around for more hopium to cling to. I’ve had my suspicions all along, but caught so much grief for trying to point it out I long since stopped trying. Now I regret it.

If you’re in that group of people addicted to hopium, looking at more and more implausible scenarios, please stop. You’re consciously evading reality, and you’re needed out here in the real world.

I am not going to assume that anyone is going to bail us out of this by some hail Mary move. Every day that passes sees more Trump people fired from government; soon there won’t be anyone even potentially interested in helping out remaining in anything remotely like a position to do so. By noon on Saturday (today) the administration of His Fraudulency will have been in power for three days. Seven more and the “ten days of darkness” have run out–on the day of my next “daily.”

Of course that won’t stop someone from saying, “well those weren’t the ten days of darkness. No, the ten days of darkness are really going to start…” That person can go fuck his perpetually goal-shifting self, because the ten days before the “inauguration” were supposed to be the ten days of darkness before we entered into this “ten days of darkness.”

The only thing worse than falling for the Lucy and the Football Maneuver is setting ourselves up for it again.

Drop the fancies of eating popcorn (or bacon) while watching someone else pull a miracle out of his ass.

Four years of tease and disappointment should be enough. You should feel STUPID, Dumbass!!! I sure do.

I hope a number of people here feel like I just dumped ten gallons of icewater on them.

Here, have some towels and dry yourselves off.

Are you awake now? Good. Are you mad? Even better.

Because here is the Real Deal: It Is Up To Us. It Is Entirely Up To Us. No imaginary friend is going to bail us out.

And only if we realize that can we begin to do something about it.

To be clear, I sure hope this ages poorly. But I don’t expect it to and neither should anyone else. I think the odds are less than twenty percent right now, and rapidly declining.

So how do we fight this? Yes, we fight. That shouldn’t be in doubt. We fight.

I think what each person does is going to depend on their circumstances, talents, and mindset. I’ve been seeing some good suggestions out there on what we can do. We need more of this!

This is a time to brainstorm, not about yet more ridiculous scenarios of how someone else will bail our asses out, but rather about what we can do.

There are loads of things that can be done; I’m going to confine myself to stuff that is legal.

One thing we can all do is refuse to mention the current administration without mentioning the fraud; hence why I call the current occupant of the White House “His Fraudulency.” (Inspired by “His Accidency” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler. Though he was legitimately in the White House, I’ll still rip off and rework the crap his enemies dished on him.) And of course Wheatie’s strategy, hence the title I put on this daily.

And boycott anything/anyone who tries to shut out conservatives/patriots.

Dialing up pressure on the scumsucking ratfucking weaselshit pissguzzling RINOs–politicians AND wheelhorses in the organization–is good. We’ve stopped donating. Let’s see if we can send them invoices! (And I can start by refusing to be this charitable towards them in the future.)

Whether we should try to take over the Repugnican party or abandon it is a trickier question. Kicking out the entrenched shitbirds will be hard. But starting a new party has its own hazards. Most states won’t give third parties ballot access without a lot of work, and of course they can try to take it over like they did with the Tea Party. But anyone wanting to engage in “conventional” politics has to pick one and go with it, and be ready to switch strategies if something breaks.

Figure out all kinds of ways to fight…and FIGHT!!

A Reminder Of Today’s Big Issue.

I won’t be including this section any more after this time. It’s moot.

Cthulhu, the fish is right. There ain’t no justice.

But wait! Maybe not. We have a new big issue.

You guys do know that Joe Biden Didn’t Win, right?

Lawyer Appeasement Section

OK now for the fine print.

Please note that our menu has changed, please listen to all of the options.

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.

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

Coin of The Day

Today’s coin is the plugged nickel.

Boy that sounds cynical, doesn’t it. But it doesn’t have to be.

It is our actions and not somebody else’s that will determine just whose lives/careers won’t be worth one of these plugged nickels. So, which will it be? Us or them?

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

China is Lower than Whale Shit

Remember Hong Kong!!! And remember the tens of millions who died under the “Great Helmsman” Chairman Mao.

If any of us ends up in the cell next to this guy, tell him “Hi” for me!

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).

China is in the White House

The only thing lower than China, which is already lower than whale shit, is the (nominal) Americans betraying their country to help China. Including His Fraudulence, currently infesting 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

His Fraudulency Didn’t Win

I figure you probably were unaware of that, so I decided to let you know.

DEAR KAG: 20210122 The Party Without Honor Edition

Wolf’s Pub is open for business! It’s Fight Back Better Friday and what are we gonna do? FIGHT BACK BETTER!

As we wait for those events we know nothing of and drive ourselves nuts trying to figure out, let us fortify ourselves. While there are forces fighting the Communists who have effected a revolution against our Republic, let’s start this day with a drink in honor of the Scotsman, Rob Roy Macgregor, that merry outsider…err…outlaw who taught his betters a lesson or two.

His exploits spawned many stories and legends about him, not to mention an opera.

 History of the Rob Roy Drink:

“The tales continued long after Roy’s death in 1734, and eventually an opera made its way to New York in 1894. Created by Harry B. Smith and Reginald De Koven, two well-known composers at the time, the opera was highly anticipated event. A bartender at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, situated just round the corner from the theatre, felt it was only fitting that the show was promoted via a cocktail, and so he made up the whiskey-based drink.”

The Rob Roy is a very easy cocktail. Here’s a little tutorial:

The bartender is using The Famous Grouse, which is a fine Scotch whiskey, and my go-to of an evening. But if you want something special and your pocketbook can take the hit, I suggest buying a bottle of Glen Grant. Make a few Rob Roys, then don’t adulterate it again and enjoy the rest of the bottle neat or with an ice cube or two.

I had my first taste of Glen Grant (aged for 12 years) in a restaurant before the communist revolution, aka the China Virus came along, and it prompted us to immediately buy a bottle to enjoy over the holidays.

Glen Grant is in a class all by itself.

The link above takes you to the official website where there is a four-minute video that explains the history and process. Scotland is just beautiful!

House Rules (borrowed from Deplorable Patriot)

Here at the Q tree we believe in the concept of CIVIL open free speech and the discussion that fleshes out ideas. When commenting and participating in the OPEN discussion on this thread all comments MUST NOT CONTAIN personal threats, baiting, name calling, or other anti-social words fomenting hate, violence or destruction. Our host Wolfm00n has strict rules about that.

Head over to the Utree if you can’t contain your inner wolf this fine day. Let’s reserve our disdain for the communists. The bartenders are sober today…

“Honor is what no man can give ya. And none can take away. Honor is a man’s gift to himself.” (Rob Roy, 1995)

Now, let’s move on for just a moment to the film Rob Roy, from 1995 and starring Liam Neeson and the incomparable Tim Roth. This is a great film to watch with your love interest and it’s pretty sexy. But it speaks about honor. The link takes you to the historical definition of honor. The more modern day definition is something else (check out the Wiki definition to the right of the screen at the link). You will see how an understanding of honor has changed dramatically to what passes for honor today. Today honor is considered conformity to whatever society says it is. But for our purposes, honor is this:

“True nobleness of mind; magnanimity; dignified respect for character, springing from probity, principle or moral rectitude; a distinguishing trait in the character of good men.”


The Republican Party is without honor.

Mitch McConnell is without honor.

Establishment Republicans are without honor.

They betrayed their members, their constituents, themselves, preceding and succeeding generations, and their CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC! No HONOR.

Forget about cleaning house. We the People have to take the GOP to the ground. Let those Republicans in politics who are awake and MAGA come along, but it’s a new era now. The Trump Party (whatever it’s final moniker becomes is beside the point) has taken over. It is simply a matter of time. There is no time like the present.

Guerrilla Warfare

Destroy it financially. Destroy it in the public sphere. Destroy it in your localities. It must die in order for the Trump Party to wield the power of the people.

WE DID NOT LOSE BECAUSE OF THE DEMOCRATS. WE LOST BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS BETRAYED AMERICA.

Ponder that for a moment.

Working in the old way has failed. They now know they can openly cheat in any and every election and win.

For all intents and purposes, the UniParty is the Communist Party.

The current two-party system is beyond repair.

I listened to War Room yesterday morning. Missed most of the first hour, but caught the tail end of Ken Blackwell’s interview with Steven Bannon. It’s Episode 671 at the site.

Ken Blackwell Joins the Show to Discuss the Importance of Liberty and Protecting Family

[Open link in a new tab, or jump to 30 minutes in the video below that. -Wolf]

LINK: https://americasvoice.news/video/seArPXsSrO5JVJ8/

At one point, Blackwell said,

“Statist governments create humanoids.”

Ken Blackwell

This is what we are facing with a Beijing/Biden Administration. Just one example is the Equality Act now in Congress.

Terry Schilling of the American Principles Project was also on the show. He shared that there are  15 to 20 Republicans who will vote FOR the Equality Act in Congress.

The Heritage Foundation gives some decent information on how this is going to hurt us in the workplace, in the home, in school, and society at large. It is evil. It is anti-human (especially for female humans).

You see? The destruction of the GOP must be our first battle goal. It may be a moot point at some time in the future, but we have to deal with what we are confronted with this moment. Time for some Scottish battle music in honor of our VSGPDJT:

According to HistoryNet.com,

“Nicknamed Die Damen aus der Hölle (Ladies from Hell) by German soldiers for their distinctive tartan kilts and unparalleled bravery, the pipers from the “Black Watch”—the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland—garnered a fearsome reputation on the battlefields of World War I.

Standing in full view of German soldiers, oftentimes armed with only their bagpipes, pipers were the first “over the top”, acting as a clarion call for British troops to keep moving. The sound of the bagpipes would spread terror among the German troops—when one “Lady from Hell” fell, miraculously another piper would seemingly arise out of the trenches to take his place.”

And for a little levity, let us enjoy this bawdy song, “Donald Where’s Your Trousers,” about the kilt, complete with a soldier named Donald who was loved by the ladies. Yes. God is good and He laughs with us.

Lyrics:

I’ve just come down from the isle of Skye
I’m no very big an’ I’m awfully shy
The lassies say as I go by
Donald where’s your trousers

Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low
Through the streets in my kilt I’ll go
All the lassies say hello
Donald where’s your trousers

Now I went to a fancy ball
And it was slippery in the hall
And I was feared that I might fall
For I hadnae on me trousers

Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low
Through the streets in my kilt I’ll go
All the lassies say hello
Donald where’s your trousers

Now I went down to London town
To have a little fun on the underground
The ladies turn their heads around
Saying Donald where are your trousers

Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low
Through the streets in my kilt I’ll go
All the lassies say hello
Donald where’s your trousers

The lassies love me every one
But let them catch me if they can
You cannae take the breeks off a Hielan’ man
Donald where’s your trousers

Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low
Through the streets in my kilt I’ll go
All the lassies say hello
Donald where’s your trousers

Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low
Through the streets in my kilt I’ll go
All the lassies say hello
Donald where’s your trousers

Continuing on with War Room Pandemic, Steve Bannon commented,

“MAGA is what is going to save this nation…MAGA will always fight…it is the backbone of the country.”

Raheem Kassam commented that the chat room was blowing up with this question:

 “What are we doing about the systems themselves?”

This is the crux of the matter.

The UNIPARTY SYSTEM MUST BE COMPLETELY DEFEATED. WE START WITH THE REPUBLICANS.

Here is my small shot over over the bow:

You gotta watch yesterday’s War Room. It finished up with a fantastic interview with Mike Lindell, aka The Happy Warrior. The Left is in full attack mode. They are trying to take him down. Currently, eight big companies have dropped his products. They are attacking his suppliers in places as far away as Australia. They want to make an example of him. Eff Them.

[Open link in a new tab, or click the video below. -Wolf]

LINK: https://americasvoice.news/video/HJVzKFegtaPpImn/

He isn’t backing down. This magnificent Christian is standing when all the big names in conservative media have bowed and scraped to the communists. Eff Them again.

I’m buying more of his pillows and other products. We have the POWER TO DESTROY THE FINANCIAL WEAPONRY OF THE LEFT. WE STICK TOGETHER AND SUPPORT OUR WARRIORS.

WE STICK TOGETHER.

WE KEEP OUR HONOR.

POWER TO THE PILLOWS!

1-20-21 Midweek Musings

What will happen tomorrow?
What course will our country be on?
God knows. Lean on Him!

We are staring at the possibility of a Communist administration who has already declared retribution against Trump followers. Should we, as Christians be fearful? No. Some proposed actions by the Leftists are awful to contemplate, but we must always look to God who holds our eternal destiny in His hands.

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” – Matthew 10:28

Our best hope on earth for staving off a corrupt and evil Communist administration and their declared retribution is President Trump. Should we, as Christians put our trust in him? No. Our trust must always be in God, although God may indeed use President Trump as the main means to wrest control from the fraudulent Leftists. And if President Trump is successful, it was only made possible through God’s power . . . and our thanks and praise should go to God first, always.

“Do not trust in princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.” – Psalm 146:3
“It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.” – Psalm 118:9
“Thus says the Lord, “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind and makes flesh his strength,
and whose heart turns away from the Lord.” – Jeremiah 17:5

So, what are we to do?

1. “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” – Matthew 6:34

What happens today stays with today. There is no need to be anxious for the future because God will only bring the troubles one day at a time.

2. “The sufferings of the present are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed in us.” – Romans 8:18

Life is a lot like a roller coaster; there are ups and downs and twists we did not expect, but because of the adventure we have though life, we will live with God for all eternity. The problems are only temporary, they help us grow into who we are and who we will become.

3. “When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.” – Isaiah 43:2

If God is putting us though it, He will not lead us alone. His reasoning for putting us though a tough time is because it is to make us stronger, smarter and closer to Him.

4. “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:24

Thanks to God, we wake up each morning. We must give him thanks for all that he does. Without him, there would not be this day. Glory be to God.

5. “I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.” – Ecclesiastes 3:12

God has put us on this earth for a reason and purpose. He wants us to be joyful and be thankful for what we have. He also knows that once we are in the kingdom of Heaven with him, all we will know is happiness.

6. “When I am afraid. I put my trust in you.” – Psalm 56:3

As some people say, “let go and let God,” which is giving your worries and burdens to Him. He will deal with them and keep us safe.

7. “He replied, ‘What is impossible for mortals is possible for God.'” – Luke 18:27

There are so many things on earth that seem impossible for us to comprehend or do, but with God everything and anything is possible. He is all knowing and all powerful, nothing can stop Him.

8. “Jesus answered, ‘You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.'” – John 13:7

Life is so crazy sometimes and it’s hard to understand why things happen. Everything happens for a reason. It may not make sense now or in twenty minutes. One day, He will come full circle and shine light onto His perfect plan that He has just for us.

9. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.” – Proverbs 3:5

He knows us better than we know ourselves. That is because He created us with our own special looks, unique talents and traits. When you give Him your trust, He will give you His guidance.

10. “…for we walk by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7

God knows where we have been and where we are going. It is all in His divine plan. By walking in faith, we are giving all of our doubts about life to Him. In return, He is giving us the support of knowing that He is there with us.

11. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” – John 10:11

God gave His only Son to us, only for Him to die on the cross for our sins. We are God’s sheep, and He is our shepherd. He would do anything and everything for us, and He does.

Forum Annex Domain Choices

I am planning to create a “forum extension” to this site, which will allow for growth and “full free speech zones”, without significantly changing the nature of THIS site.

I decided AGAINST simply bringing The U Tree over to Epik. I don’t really feel like that site has much of a future. I don’t feel that it is as conducive as a full-fledged forum to either growth per se, or growth of free speech in particular.

But before I even think about building that forum annex, I would like to ask – WHICH of our 8 domains would you like to see used for that forum? I am playing with that stuff right now.

We have the following:

  • theqtree.com
  • theqtree.org
  • theqtree.net
  • theqtree.us
  • theqtree.info
  • theqtree.life
  • theqtree.site
  • theqtree.xyz

I plan to keep theqtree.com for THIS site. But what about the others?

Which ONE of the other 7 names would be good for the forum?

Please let me know your opinions and your reasoning.

Thanks!

W

The topic of a forum has been discussed previously.

LINK: https://www.theqtree.com/2020/12/01/new-site-status-report-20201201/

New Site Status Report 20201201

Dear KMAG: 20210117 Open Topic

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.

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

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

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

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,

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.”

God IS in Control

I believe, as God’s Word tells us, that God is in control of the events that happen in this world.

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.
The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
. . . for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations.

The Bible specifically tells us that God establishes the authorities of this world.

For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 
It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings. . .
. . . the Most High has power over human kingdoms. He gives them to whomever he wishes,

Now, we’d like to think that our just and merciful God would put only just and merciful rulers in place, but we know from history that’s not so. Corrupt, wicked, brutal rulers come and go as do just and merciful rulers.

In particular, right now, many of us are wondering what God has in store for us with respect to President Trump’s second term . . . and we start with the options that we can think of . . . but we don’t know, although we may stumble upon an answer that’s close. We just don’t know what God plans for us, as stated in God’s Word:

How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! For who has known the mind of the Lord.
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

But, we do have assurances that:

. . . all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

But “work together for good” doesn’t mean that God-loving Christians, by the world’s standards, come out on the top of every situation. If you look at the Tanakh, you’ll see that the Children of Israel didn’t come out on top many times, maybe even most of the time. The most serious of these situations were because they left the only God and they took up with false pagan gods. And masses of Christians and Jews have been slaughtered for 2,000 years.

I think the world looks at survival as saving your life, whereas God looks at survival as saving your soul. And therein lies all the difference.

We may suffer less or more throughout our short life on earth, but if we come through that experience with our souls safely in God’s hands, we have an eternity of Peace, Joy and Wonders to look forward to.

Eternity with God will certainly put the events of this next week into a proper perspective.

But until that time . . .

Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid;
For the Lord God is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.

. . . those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

and attain a mindset . . .

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you . . .

. . . in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ . . . For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Behold, I am coming soon.

To Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy – to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

And God Bless President Trump and his family.

DEAR KAG: 20200115 I Will Fear No Evil

  • Wolf Pub


Welcome to Fearless Friday at Wolf’s Pub!

The bar is open and conversation is flowing.

They aren’t going to win, you know. The fatal flaw, the deadly flaw, the flaw that assures We win, is that Evil has irrevocably separated itself from God. Evil personified is the devil and his demons. Those who carry out the designs of Evil in the end become its victims. Filled with all that “worketh and maketh a lie” (Rev. 21:27), those who indulge in evil will reap the reward of their father, the “father of lies,” as Jesus Christ calls the Evil One.


The devil devours his own. All the money, all the power, all the cosmetic surgery in the world cannot prevent the desiccation and decay of a depraved and corrupted soul. And it shows in the face. And it’s not just the Bitch, the CCP Tool and GS. That’s not just age that is ravaging those faces.

They have the whiff of sulphur about them as well as the black eyes of something otherworldly staring out at the world.

But we shall leave them to their deserved ends, both here and nearly certainly hereafter, and concentrate this fine Friday on ridding ourselves of FEAR and enjoying the delights of Frangelico, another lovely liqueur from the monks, Italian this time.


“Frangelico remains the premier hazelnut liqueur. Its origins go back over 300 years to the Christian monks who inhabited the Piedmont area of Italy. The name Frangelico is derived from one of those monks, Fra. Angelico. The bottle reflects this heritage, which looks like a glass monk, complete with a rope belt.”


And yes, Fra. Angelico is the same individual as the painter of that time! Frangelico is enjoyed neat (straight up without ice), on ice, with coffee (so stinking good you have to watch yourself), and in cocktails. You can find some really good cocktail recipes online.

HOUSE RULES

You know the House Rules. Civil. Civil. Did I say civil? Keep it as kind as you can, given these times. If you really just need to vent and verbally brawl, head over to the UTree, where your inner beast can cut loose. And if you are new or need a refresher on the house rules, go here. Thank you in advance for giving our burly bouncers nothing to do.


There’s nothing like music and the Holy Scriptures to bolster our faith and keep us on track NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS. We are in this for eternity, not just for the next four years.


“2 Timothy 1:7, says, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”


The 23rd Psalm is probably the best known and loved psalm. It wasn’t originally written or sung for funerals. This evangelical pastor gives us a great Hebraic history lesson on this psalm. It is wonderful. Stick with it (just about 13 minutes) and you will be glad you did.

And here is a beautiful chant rendition of the 23rd Psalm.


“World War Three has started…This was a corrupt election, it was a coup d’etat against the American people and the government…The lockdown is part of it. Everyone wearing a mask…it is social conditioning.” Gen. McInerney

CLICK THE GENERAL’S NAME BELOW TO LISTEN TO HIS INTERVIEW

Now, it’s become quite apparent that none of us knows what the heck is going on. Theories abound. We are being bombarded from all sides with lies in this Information War, which Gen. Thomas McInerney and attorney Lin Wood are calling World War Three.

Events are speeding up as we race toward the apparent inauguration of Joe Whatshisname, aka the Usurper-in-Chief.

“Perfect love casts out fear.” 1 John 4:18


It seems the dam is breaking regarding declass and release of the stinking lying government plot to deny our duly-elected President his first term. Click the quote below to read and listen to John Solomon’s report.

“A bombshell revelation in the remaining FBI documents on Russia collusion shows that the entire narrative was created and leaked to the news media to neutralize Hillary Clinton’s concern that her email scandal hadn’t gone away.“


Who doubts that more will be happening in the days to come? Let us gird ourselves for bearing a bit of the burden of the corruption that unnamed patriots have been shouldering for years. God give them special graces and blessings for their service.

The third and last installment of the Navarro Report has come out. The criminality of what happened to OUR VOTES AND OUR PRESIDENT cannot be refuted. They can only be hidden and denied by the propagandist media.

Project Veritas is outing that Twitter creep (look at the dead eyes and flat effect) for violating our First Amendment rights in the name of “safety”. They think they are so clever, don’t they? These kind of tyrants always end up committing crimes of violence in the end, all in the name of “safety” and “security.” Insufferable prigs.


Here’s one for the trolls who extoll the RNC and GOP and other assorted traitors to our President. Enjoy! RNC money grab


“The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” Ex. 14:14


That’s right. We will hold our peace.

And if you are so inclined, below is a prayer that the noted exorcist, Fr. Chad Ripperger, P.h.D, has asked be prayed every day until January 20.

His book Introduction to the Science of Mental Health is one of the best books I have read on the subject, because he understands both the spiritual, physical, and emotional aspects. He treats of the whole man.

Prayer of Command
In His Name and by the power of His Cross and Blood, I ask Jesus to bind any evil spirits, forces and powers of the earth, air, fire, or water, of the netherworld and the satanic forces of nature. By the power of the Holy Spirit and by His authority, I ask Jesus Christ to break any curses, hexes, or spells and send them back to where they came from, if it be His Holy Will. I beseech Thee Lord Jesus to protect us by pouring Thy Precious Blood on us (my family, etc.), which Thou hast shed for us and I ask Thee to command that any departing spirits leave quietly, without disturbance, and go straight to Thy Cross to dispose of as Thou sees fit. I ask Thee to bind any demonic interaction, interplay, or communications. I place N. (Person, place or thing) under the protection of the Blood of Jesus Christ which He shed for us. Amen

Please put your family, the United States of America and President Donald Trump as the intentions in the Prayer of Command.

1-13-21 Midweek Musings

Praise God

Sing praises to God in seasons of storms,
And when skies are clear and days are warm.
Sing praises to Him when the oceans roar,
And when soothing ripples lap the white shore.

Sing praises to God in blizzards of snow,
And when the warm gentle breezes blow.
Sing praises to God in the worst of times,
And when you’re pleased and everything’s fine.

Sing praises to God when you’re crying, sad,
And when you’re smiling and feeling glad.
Sing praises to God when you’re sick in bed,
And when you’re healthy and well fed.

God made man to give glory to Him,
Then gave us His Son to cover our sin.
He gave us His Spirit to change our ways,
Shaping us more like Him every day.

One day in the future, He’ll bring us home,
To be one with Him, never more to roam,
To be filled ever with His joy and peace,
With wonders in Glory that never cease.

Now, don’t you think, in our brief time to live
That we should be grateful, that we should give
Our thanks and our praise to our God above,
Who gave us all this, because of His love?

Our hard times on earth, they go by so fast,
Seventy years, or so, ‘til life has passed.
Hard times may come, then hard times will go,
But an unpayable debt to Him we owe.

We owe it to God, to honor His Name,
Give Him our thanks, and His glory proclaim.
So all through our lives, in good or bad days,
Give God all the glory – give Him all our praise.

To God Be The Glory

1  To God be the glory, great things He hath done,
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life our redemption to win,
And opened the life-gate that all may go in.

2  Oh, perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
To every believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

3  Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer, and higher, and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport when Jesus we see.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory; great things He hath done.

Recognizing the Strategic Importance of Greenland to the United States

The time has come for the United States to take decisive action to defend its strategic interests in Greenland as part of a broader Arctic national policy. While the United States has played an essential role in Arctic and Greenland security in the past, in recent decades, a far-sighted vision of America’s Arctic imperative was neglected through multiple administrations. As international interest in the Arctic grows, the United States must adopt a robust policy for Greenland that clarifies our national relationship to the Danish territory, empowers a forward-leaning military posture, and provides for developing commercial trade relationships.

Since the Second World War, the United States has maintained a military presence in Greenland to defend against hostile nations developing a military presence in Greenland. At the outset of the war, the United States supported Denmark in defense of Greenland against Germany’s threat establishing a forward operating base out of the territory, from which maritime attacks or amphibious landings could be conducted. Soon afterward, the Cold War amplified the strategic value of Greenland as the Soviet threat grew. While the possibility of a Soviet military buildup in Greenland was real, the island’s military value became more offensive, as Thule Air Force Base provided the shortest path for American bombers to reach Russian targets in the event of an attack. Further, Thule’s location as the closest military outpost to the North Pole provided the ideal place to establish critical radar capabilities to monitor and communicate with polar satellites, an essential mission operation still necessary today.

While the United States and Denmark have a long-standing military relationship in Greenland, the Danish vision for Greenland has often contrasted strongly with the United States’ desires. In the 1960s, the United States Army engaged in several covert military experiments in Greenland without the Danish government’s knowledge or consent. Two of the more notable experiments were the construction of Camp Century, established to determine the feasibility of installing Minuteman missiles in the remote environment, and Project Iceworm, an attempt to construct tunnels and military base facilities from within Greenland’s ice sheet. Both experiments were doomed to diplomatic failure, as Denmark was less than enthusiastic about the United States’ military actions performed without their knowledge. For Denmark, Minuteman nuclear missiles’ presence risked Denmark’s position as a non-nuclear power, which diplomatically could not be compromised. Without Camp Century, there was no means to support Project Iceworm: The Greenland ice sheet proved to be too plastic to support a network of military tunnels, as tunnels required regularly retrenching to remain sustainable. The result of these failed experiments was a chill in the Danish-American military relationship. The United States could not establish the full spectrum of defense capabilities for Arctic defense that it had envisioned. The United States needs polar forward radar capabilities to support missile defense projects. Meanwhile, Denmark distrusted its former partner and the United States military’s presence within its sovereign territory.

Following the end of the Cold War, many nations have taken an interest in Arctic development. As supposed “climate change” in the Arctic warms the polar region and decreases the Arctic ice sheets’ expanse, Arctic regions are becoming a new and contested frontier for national development. The Russian Federation is pushing sovereignty claims deep into the Arctic and the North Pole, seeking to develop underwater energy reserves, and maintaining the world’s largest fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers to sustain the northern sea route. Canada, likewise, has been quietly asserting its territorial sovereignty far to the north. Not to be left out of the Arctic race, China has asserted its commercial presence in the north, including negotiating to open mining operations in Greenland and investing in a fleet of icebreakers. As warming trends continue, a massive land grab for the Arctic threatens to create new tensions in the north.

The interest in the Arctic has not escaped Denmark’s notice. In response to growing military interest in the region, Denmark has increased its military deployment to Greenland and established an Arctic command to defend Danish holdings. Denmark’s more substantial hand is diplomatic, as it seeks to arrange cooperative relationships as a founding member of the Arctic Council. However, the Danish relationship with the United States remains in a state of tension, increasing the uncertainty in the region.

While many politicians, public policy, and military advisers have tried to warn of the growing importance of the Arctic, the United States’ military policy has not been sufficiently revised to address Arctic threats. Following the Cold War, drawdowns in the U.S. military led to a decade of the United States searching for footing in its place as the sole superpower in the world. Following 9/11, military intelligence and operations’ focus became the middle east and a war on terrorism. Finally, during the Obama administration, the military sequester hampered the military’s core war-fighting and defense functions, preventing substantive enhancements to the U.S. Arctic warfare posture. Thus, the United States is lagging in its Arctic military strategy at precisely the time that other nations are exercising their regional presence.

While the demand for bold American action in the Arctic has grown, none could have anticipated President Trump raising the possibility of formally acquiring the island of Greenland from Denmark and incorporating it as sovereign territory of the United States. Immediately mocked by the international media and political pundits, the President’s comments created a surprising space in the public discourse to explore the possibility of an American Greenland. There are many advantages and opportunities in what could become the most massive single territorial expansion of the United States in history, even as such an opportunity seemed impossibly lost in the past. The same drivers luring other nations to Arctic development could present greater possibilities to the United States.

Foremost, the United States would finally be able to cement its strategic military relationship with Greenland. Establishing Greenland naval bases would improve American defense of northern trade routes and mineral exploration. Naval defense of the Northwest Passage and a base of operations for an American fleet of icebreakers would open up the potential for safe and sustainable maritime trade between Asian nations and Europe through the north using dramatically shorted and less expensive trade routes. Additionally, an empowered United States could fully implement a ground-based missile defense capability. Expansion of the existing Thule Air Force Base would allow the facility to take on new missions for patrol and defense of Arctic airspace. New eastern bases to establish and train Arctic warfare ground forces in the face of new threats become a real possibility.

An American Greenland has much more to offer than military benefits: Greenland is ripe with development potential. Denmark has never capitalized fully on its territorial holdings, due in part to tensions between Greenlanders and Denmark about how the territory should be developed. With Greenlanders in favor of economic development, partnering with the United States could open up a new wave of economic development, starting with mineral rights. The United States has one of the most robust oil and gas development industries globally, and the opportunity to develop Greenland’s oil reserves could power economic transformation beneficial to both parties. The United States trade deficit consists in large part of oil imports. By increasing our supply of domestically produced oil, the United States would be in a position to balance the trade deficit dramatically. A strong American economic presence in Greenland would further serve as a disincentive to the predatory trade practices of nations such as China, limiting other nations’ ability to establish a strong economic and political footprint in the region.

The potential winners in an American Greenland are the Greenlanders themselves, consisting of the Inuit tribes and Danish settlers’ decedents. The harsh climate and limited economic prospects of life in Greenland make living on the island a challenging proposition. Poverty is present throughout the island, with a total population of only slightly over fifty thousand people, limiting economic growth potential and sustainment. The prospects of economic development, increasing wages, access to trade goods, and improved medical care access would be a welcome boost for the island’s inhabitants.

Regardless of whether Greenland’s territorial acquisition by the United States comes to fruition, the potential for economic, political, and military development remains compelling. Concerns about international imperialism and expansion in the Arctic region cannot be disregarded as nations position themselves to compete in the opening Arctic region: The Arctic will be developed, whether the United States is a forward player or not. Solidifying and normalizing the U.S. relationship with Denmark and Greenland is the best path for U.S. interest in the Arctic.

Works Cited

Beary, Brian. “Race for the Arctic.” CQ Global Researcher, 1 Aug. 2008, pp. 213-42. Access 15 Nov. 2020.

In his article “Race for the Arctic,” Brian Beary draws attention to Greenland’s strategic importance as the major world powers pursue land claims, mineral rights, international trade, and new shipping routes. Attempts to expand oil explorations have impacted Greenland’s position globally but have had impacts locally. Climate change offers unique economic development opportunities for a province long neglected by Europe (the European Union has no land presence in the Arctic, including Greenland, which is not part of the E.U.). Still, local fears of exploitation grow as Russia and China flex their economic and political muscle in the region. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides an opportunity for nations to file claims on Arctic resources; however, the United States Senate has not shown the political will to ratify the treaty, including its land and mineral claims mechanisms. Greenland offers an easier path to oil exploration, with many international mineral and oil corporations opening offices and operations on the island.

Beary, Brian. “U.S. Trade Policy.” CQ Researcher, 13 Sept. 2013, pp. 765-88. Access 15 Nov. 2020.

Brian Beary notes the Chinese trade dynamic with North America reaches many geographically diverse and strategic ports of call. Beijing’s eye is on the Arctic:  A Chinese firm secured a contract with Greenland to exploit mining operations. China could book this contract in part because no other nation would match the investment offer, allowing China to buy its way into the Arctic. Additionally, Beary refers to Ed Gerwin’s observation that while the United States runs a trade surplus in manufactured and agricultural goods, oil imports are the main contributor to the U.S. trade deficit. As trade tensions continue to rise in 2020, the impact of oil production on the United States trade dynamic, particularly related to claims in Greenland and the large Arctic region, are matters that should direct United States policies in both international trade and energy.

Cooper, Mary H. “Missile Defense.” CQ Researcher, 8 Sept. 2000, pp. 689-712. Access 15 Nov. 2020.

In her article “Missile Defense,” Mary Cooper observes that a critical part of a missile defense system is the cooperation of international allies, particularly in providing sites for radar installations. Implementing an antimissile shield in the Arctic region that could protect all fifty states will require forward radar stations outside the present United States, in territory held by Great Britain or Danish Greenland. Former President Ronald Reagan articulated a pivotal motivation to missile defense: A robust defense system that is practically impervious to attack has the potential to make nuclear weapons “impotent and obsolete.” However, such a future rests on the willingness of often fickle international partnerships to participate in military alignments complicated by international commercial entanglements with Russia, China, and international bodies.

Karaim, Reed. “Arctic Development.” CQ Researcher, 2 Dec. 2016, pp. 989-1012. Access 15 Nov. 2020.

As Arctic nations are beginning to develop underwater natural resources in the Arctic aggressively, Reed Karaim observes that Denmark is taking a more assertive posture with Greenland and its Arctic holdings. In his article “Arctic Development”, Karaim notes Denmark’s position in the Arctic territorial race is substantial. Denmark lays claim to seabed territory along Greenland’s continental shelf, one of the most desirable Arctic regions for offshore oil exploration. Further, Denmark has established an Arctic command and expanded its military presence in Greenland. As the Arctic territorial rush begins in earnest, overlapping sovereignty claims to polar resources are likely to become more contentious.

Petersen, Nikolaj. “The Politics of US Military Research in Greenland in the Early Cold War.” Centaurus, vol. 55, no. 3, Aug. 2013, pp. 294–318. EBSCOhost. Access 15 Nov. 2020.

The Danish-American political relationship during the Cold War led to unusual military research in Greenland. Nikolaj Petersen explains that since 1941 the United States has had a military presence in Greenland since Denmark cannot bear the burden of defending the island alone. Initially, the U.S. involvement in Greenland was to prevent a German stronghold from developing in Greenland at the outset of WWII. However, following the war, the Soviet threat drove the development of Thule Air Force Base as a forward deployment of bombers that could reach the Russian heartland in half the time that Soviet bombers could reach the United States. Greenland’s position at the top of the world near the geographic north pole provided unique strategic advantages, driving a robust Danish-American relationship with NATO’s rise. Despite the alignment of strategic priorities, differences emerged between Denmark and the United States, leading to the creation of unusual cover projects by the U.S. Army to experiment quietly with new strategies for deploying Minuteman missiles. The projects Camp Century and Project Iceworm demonstrate the lengths to which the United States was willing to extend itself in Danish Greenland without proper approval. Despite optimism by the State Department of Danish acceptance of Iceworm, the Danish government’s predictable response was a flat “no.” As a result, Denmark has not allowed the development of new defense areas in Greenland, leading to a current military relationship that both parties find unsatisfactory.

Weeks, Jennifer. “Future of the Arctic.” CQ Researcher, 20 Sept. 2013, pp. 789-812. Access 15 Nov. 2020.

In the article “Future of the Arctic,” Jennifer Weeks explores the future of the Arctic as climate change draws international interest to an area of the world previously locked away from human development by extreme conditions. Nation-states are jockeying for position to lay claim to untapped Arctic assets, starting with oil and natural gas reserves that may become accessible, then extending to other minerals and food sources. For example, Russia is pursuing regional claims according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea–which the United States had not become a signatory of–while Canada extends claims to land masses up to the North Pole. The Arctic Council, an international forum promoting cooperation and coordination between eight member states, also looks to extend its reach in the region. Even nations such as India and China are actively exploring opportunities in the Arctic, with China investing in a fleet of icebreakers. The Northwest passage past Greenland to Alaska presents new opportunities for international shipping to open up European and Asian trade in ways never before possible. The opening of the Arctic portends seismic geopolitical shifts as new energy, commercial, and military applications reverberate globally.