DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20231109

Badlands News Brief – November 8, 2023

FCC commissioner calls Biden equity plan for internet control ‘sweeping, unprecedented, and unlawful’

It’s a way around Mockingbird. Can’t have that.

American Jews on the Left Are Just Shocked by Their Fellow Leftists

Trump’s Popularity is Not Inexplicable

Pharma-Funded Fact Checkers Control the Internet

GOP takes control of Long Island with Ed Romaine’s landslide victory in Suffolk County executive race

Talk about a statement.

Not all Charities or Charitable Donors are Charitable

As a non-profit veteran, don’t be fooled. It’s all about the profits.

How the billionaire elite manipulates the world

Part of the awakening. Those of us who have been awake are getting impatient with how long this is taking.

The Systematic Dismantling of the Deep State

Now that McCarthy is gone, Matt Gaetz turns his eye to J6 political prisoners…

BANNON: DeSantis can’t beat Trump fairly, so he has another underhanded plan…

Marjorie Taylor Greene Writes Epic Rant Revealing the REAL Reason Republicans Keep Losing Elections

TWEETS!

The second place contest.

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

Made with Square InstaPic

https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1722222854656372749
https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1722080247158546898

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Please review our HOST and site owner’s Guidelines for posting and discussion for this site. Wolf is kind enough to put up with *most* of us and our antics after thorough vetting. Violators of the baiting and deliberately attempting to divide the group rules WILL face consequences.

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

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

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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

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JOHN 2:13-22

13The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers at their business. 15And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; you shall not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” 17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for thy house will consume me.” 18The Jews then said to him, “What sign have you to show us for doing this?” 19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21But he spoke of the temple of his body. 22When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.

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SATIRE

No bacon?

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20231103

Spiked Arnold Palmer

Ingredients

  • 5 family-sized black tea bags
  • 1/2 c. fresh mint leaves, plus more for serving
  • 4 c. granulated sugar
  • 2 c. strained lemon juice from 12 whole lemons, chilled
  • 3 c. bourbon
  • Ice
  • Lemon slices, for serving 

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Dunk the tea bags and the mint into the water and allow them to steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and whisk in the sugar until dissolved.
  2. Strain the sweet tea base into a large pitcher or vat, discard the mint leaves. Stir in 4 quarts of water, the lemon juice, and bourbon.
  3. Serve chilled over ice with lemon slices and mint sprigs.

Badlands News Brief – November 2, 2023

If Public Education Were a Business, It Would Be Bankrupt

Hence why the home schooling trend is so promising.

The Ukraine War’s ‘Cronkite Moment’

He was a commie.

Satanic sex ring of ‘witches and wizards’ behind horrific abuse of children

This is in the UK. Can this be happening here?

Full List of Republicans Who Refused to Censure Rashida Tlaib

Scientists finally acknowledge that they got their solar cycle predictions wrong, and that we are fast approaching the sun’s explosive peak

Science people, please weigh in.

Liz Cheney: Speaker Johnson Is ‘Dangerous’ — He Attempted to ‘Undermine Our Republic’

Another check in the “he’s alright” column.

Scientists claim they’ve uncovered the TRUE ‘origin story’ behind how the Great Sphinx was built 4,500 years ago in Egypt

This has been known for decades. The damage on the Sphinx is water oriented, meaning the darn thing is a lot older than Egypt.

Covid Vaccine Possible Cause Of Death For Matthew Perry

Possible? Probable, just like my mother.

BREAKING: Multiple New Jersey Dems charged with election fraud crimes involving mail-in ballots…

Watch for more of these stories.

The Elite Conspiracy to Monopolize Opinion Through Propaganda

Tweety Tweets:

His next episode is going to be interesting.

https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1720103290438824326

They can add my alma mater to the list.

Batting, but you can bet on many more being proven to be true.

MEME STASH:

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1719777395828506991

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

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

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

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

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

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

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

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

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

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PHILIPPIANS 4:4-9

4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. 6Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.

Sang this at rehearsal this week:

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20231102

When it rains, it pours….

Badlands News Brief – November 1, 2023

‘Experts’ Claim Not Reading Mainstream Media Can Cause Heart Attacks

Whatever.

US jury finds realtors liable for inflating commissions, awards $1.78 bln damages

Tribalism and Democracy

Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education

One of the few positives of the scamdemic.

World Economic Forum co-founder’s son calls for the arrests of COVID jab pushers for ‘democide’

Is the United States a Nation?

This was bandied about on yesterday’s daily. I realize that. Just know that this is the sort of thing that’s been circulating in conspiracy circles for decades…and that we’ve all been lied to ad nauseum, all subjects included. If true, this is going to be a hard pill to swallow.

RFK Jr.’s donor data reveals his 2024 threat

That’s from Politico, so take it with a box of salt.

Why the Iowa Poll was a “PR disaster for DeSantis:”

Dear America: We’ve Got Our Own War To Win

Has the Sexual Revolution failed? Depends for Whom

Ken Buck Off: Colorado GOP Congressman Announces Return to Private Life

Hmm…. More below.

Ken Paxton Continues Endorsing Candidates for Texas House

Revenge is a dish best served cold. No chili or jalepanos for this one.

Peter Schiff: A Crisis Is Already Playing Out Under the Radar

Sen. Hawley Moves to Reverse Citizens United, End Democrat Dark Money Goliath.

Yes, that’s my senator…who sounds like he smokes cigars on a nightly basis.

Senator Rand Paul Opening Statement During Senate Homeland Security Hearing

Senator JD Vance Vows to Block All DOJ Nominees While Biden Uses Weaponized Justice to Target Political Opposition

You go, JD!

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1719467818981192088

My favorite.

https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1719720101644206333

No kidding.

Somebody should be.

Good luck with that.

No ideas on this one.

Did Obama, GWB or Clinton have that kind of security after leaving office?

BYE! Loser.

Q again. Hmm…..

No $#!+.

The man was far from perfect:

RIP, coach. Seriously.

That explains a lot.

Uh-oh. Jesse needs to up his security.

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

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All opinions here are valued for the diversity they bring to the issues, and the shaping of understanding regarding topics for which many of us do not have all information. Correcting the record on any one topic is appreciated.

Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

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

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

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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

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

Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.

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WISDOM 3:1-9

1But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. 2In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be an affliction, 3and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. 4For though in the sight of men they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. 5Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; 6like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them. 7In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. 8They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them for ever. 9Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his elect, and he watches over his holy ones.

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SATIRE

Not going to bother trying to explain this.

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20231027

In lieu of a cocktail recipe, please, sip a shot of your favorite whiskey, whisky or Bourbon. They really aren’t the same.

Rage and Serenity

Badlands News Brief – October 26, 2023

Why Thomas Massie Is the Only Member of Congress to Get the Israel-Hamas War Right

The Current Republican Party No Longer Represents Me

It hasn’t in a long time. The Great Awakening continues.

Gaetz: Johnson victory proves MAGA power over Republican party

Please, add needed info in the comments on current events.

Tweety Tweets:

https://twitter.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1717558951573602602
https://twitter.com/austerrewyatt1/status/1717588059607236936
https://twitter.com/RyanAFournier/status/1717602761833914379

Waiting on confirmation with firm evidence the above is true. If it is….

MEME STASH:

Physics lesson:

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

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

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

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

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

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

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

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

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

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ROMANS 7:18-25

18For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. 19For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. 20Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin which dwells within me. 21So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22For I delight in the law of God, in my inmost self, 23but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin which dwells in my members. 24Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I of myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

SATIRE!

I figured it would be Baby Shark, but okay.

He does have a Clark Kent air about him.

Simple answer: don’t invite my brother J.

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20231026

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

Badlands News Brief – October 25, 2023

Climate Data Refutes Crisis Narrative

Well, yeah.

WORLD POLITICS

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

Keep us out of this.

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

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

Obama’s Legacy to Destroy America

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

And this is a problem because….?

TWEETS!

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

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

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

The script is picking up tempo.

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

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

For those who haven’t seen this:

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

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And now for the business portion.

Please review our HOST and site owner’s Guidelines for posting and discussion for this site. Wolf is kind enough to put up with *most* of us and our antics after thorough vetting. Violators of the baiting and deliberately attempting to divide the group rules WILL face consequences.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Company manners are appreciated. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog out discussions best saved for a wrestling mat. If, for some reason, this site is not available, head over to the UTree and visit the post at the top of the list or the closest rescue thread.

This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion.

THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF US HERE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS AND PREJUDICES, ETC., SO LONG AS THEY CAUSE NO PHYSICAL HARM TO OTHERS OR DOXX OUR FELLOW TREE DWELLERS.

All opinions here are valued for the diversity they bring to the issues, and the shaping of understanding regarding topics for which many of us do not have all information. Correcting the record on any one topic is appreciated.

Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

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

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

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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

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

Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.

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ROMANS 6:19-23

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

PSALMS 1:1-4, 6

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

LUKE 12:49-53

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

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20231020

Apple Cider Sangria

Ingredients

• 2 Cups of Apple Cider

• 1/2 Cup of Salted Caramel or Caramel Vodka

• 2 Cinnamon Sticks

• 1 Apple Sliced or Chopped

• 1 Sliced Orange

• 1/2 Cup of Frozen Cranberries

Put it all in a pitcher and stir.

Starting out with the Jim Jordan speaker bid:

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

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

Badlands News Brief – October 19, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

Globalists Fear Spartacus and His Slave Rebellion

Tweety Tweets:

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

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

I didn’t want to go to Tahiti anyway.

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

MEME STASH:

https://twitter.com/ThebestFigen/status/1715057725288378599
https://twitter.com/ThebestFigen/status/1714976941407658421

Start this at 1:08:

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

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

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

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

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

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

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

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

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

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LUKE 12:1-7

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

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20231019

Badlands News Brief – October 17, 2023

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

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

Imagine that. Americans being Americans.

Who Can We Trust in the Media?

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

Will Americans Fight for Globalism?

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

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

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

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

Was the Israel-Hamas Conflict De-escalated?

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

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

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

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

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

Potatoes instead of stones in Idaho. Got it.

TWEETS!

Ready or not, here it comes.

Yep.

True.

And that might not be the real truth, either.

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

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

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

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

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

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

One size fits most. Ha.

Thank you, Jesus!

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And now for the business portion.

Please review our HOST and site owner’s Guidelines for posting and discussion for this site. Wolf is kind enough to put up with *most* of us and our antics after thorough vetting. Violators of the baiting and deliberately attempting to divide the group rules WILL face consequences.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Company manners are appreciated. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog out discussions best saved for a wrestling mat. If, for some reason, this site is not available, head over to the UTree and visit the post at the top of the list or the closest rescue thread.

This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion.

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Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

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

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

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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

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ROMANS 3:21-30

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

PSALMS 130:1-6

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

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

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SATIRE

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

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20231013

Apples & Pears

Ingredients

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

Steps

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

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

Badlands News Brief – October 12, 2023

Study Links mRNA Shots to 17 Million Sudden Deaths

And this is just the beginning.

Our Lady of the Holy Climate Change

I just like the headline.

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

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

HEAR, HEAR!

The War Against Italian Americans

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

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

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

Only 2% of Americans Have Gotten Updated Coronavirus Booster Shot

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

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

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

Tweety Tweets:

Hmm.

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

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

Buh-bye

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

https://twitter.com/OldRowSwig/status/1712500900562923986
https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1712282877788868702
https://twitter.com/l42022425/status/1712391895454757058

Hence why emotional investment is a bad idea.

MEME STASH:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

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

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

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LUKE 11:15-26

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

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20231012

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

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

Badlands News Brief – October 11, 2023

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

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

The “Deaths of Despair” narrative is wrong

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

A Time to Strike

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

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

What got into him?

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

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

It All Began with Beer and the Wheel

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1711782433325007012
https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1711900417725014333
https://twitter.com/austerrewyatt1/status/1712224666608177538
https://twitter.com/austerrewyatt1/status/1711906970955903480

MEMES and FUN STUFF:

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And now for the business portion.

Please review our HOST and site owner’s Guidelines for posting and discussion for this site. Wolf is kind enough to put up with *most* of us and our antics after thorough vetting. Violators of the baiting and deliberately attempting to divide the group rules WILL face consequences.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Company manners are appreciated. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog out discussions best saved for a wrestling mat. If, for some reason, this site is not available, head over to the UTree and visit the post at the top of the list or the closest rescue thread.

This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion.

THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF US HERE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS AND PREJUDICES, ETC., SO LONG AS THEY CAUSE NO PHYSICAL HARM TO OTHERS OR DOXX OUR FELLOW TREE DWELLERS.

All opinions here are valued for the diversity they bring to the issues, and the shaping of understanding regarding topics for which many of us do not have all information. Correcting the record on any one topic is appreciated.

Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

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

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

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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

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

Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.

____________________________________________________

MALACHI 3:13-20

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

PSALMS 1:1-4, 6

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

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20230915

French Mojito

Ingredients

Directions

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

Badlands News Brief – September 14, 2023

Joan Rivers: A Botched Procedure or Malicious Intent?

I think we all know the answer to that one.

Germany Continues To Buy Large Quantities Of Russian Oil Through India

Green energy my backside.

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

They’re scared. They should be.

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

I’m SHOCKED! SHOCKED I tell you.

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

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

Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress

On this one, we probably can trust the science.

Thousands rally in Greece as anger mounts against biometric ID cards

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

Defending America From Slippery Authoritarian Slopes

Is It Our Government? Or Their Government?

Something rather incredible is unfolding in Iowa…

India or Bharat?

Misinformation Study Is Full of Misinformation

The Return of Urban Retail Deserts

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

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

Falling Out of Touch With Each Other

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

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

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

Tweety Tweets:

That rant needs to be put into a transcript.

Jesse’s expanded thoughts on the topic above:

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

Please, keep hammering it home, Bobby.

MEME STASH:

Ouch.

Watch to the end:

https://twitter.com/Enezator/status/1702140106658975927

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

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

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

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

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

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

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

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

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

_____________________________________________________

HEBREWS 5:7-9

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

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!