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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

I am so grateful that my true citizenship is in heaven:

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. —Philippians 3:20

My spirit feels out of place and restless here because “here” is temporary:

For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come. —Hebrews 13:14

And thanks to my Savior, my proof of citizenship in that enduring city–my record of new birth–is held securely and eternally:

[F]or I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day. —2 Timothy 1:12b

Let us be able to proclaim:

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing. —2 Timothy 4:7-8

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Mike Perceval's avatar

Amen! How easily we are distracted by the cares and concerns; the threats and the challenges, of this world, and act as if God isn’t Sovereign over all.

We trust Him with our salvation; to fulfill all His promises for eternity, but we are so quickly moved by the darkness and growing evil of the day, taking our eyes off the Lord and focusing on the things that are actually under His feet.

I join with you in praying that we might all be strengthened in the Lord, and that we might always remember the guidance we’ve been given in regard to living in the midst of this growing evil and darkness:

Ephesians 6:10-18

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints…

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

Amen. The dichotomy of living in this world but not being of it, or consumed by the worries and woes…

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Copernicus's avatar

We wrestle not against flesh and blood....

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Kat's avatar

Janice, the scripture states that during end times men will do what they believe is right in their own minds, as opposed to obeying the Lord’s words. Isn’t it fantastic we can read the scriptures and are able to read the times!! Look up as our time draws near, Amen!!

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

Amen. If men would only see that the same God who foretold the future with blinding accuracy will also judge as He has warned, and repent…

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Ellen Komorowski's avatar

I am studying The Book of Revelation right now and we are absolutely standing at the precipice of the end times!! People really need to wake up and see that the Lord our God is running the show and you either accept Him and His Son or be left behind. I pray that my family know Him before its too late!

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Cynthia's avatar

Amen! Prophecy prepares us for what we see unfolding before our eyes daily. Sad fact is that many churches don't teach any prophecy or even about sin or hell any more. So many people sitting in churches every Sunday are still in the dark if they don't know the Bible! The enemy infiltrated the church long ago and has been very successful.

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Kat's avatar

Cynthia, I see the CDC is preparing for more pandemics which is also predicted in the Bible. Plagues famines droughts and weather phenomenons all addressed in the scriptures!!

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Cynthia's avatar

Kat, I am amazed daily as we see prophecies unfolding before our eyes. It's exciting to be part of this generation as we await His return. I am stunned that anyone thinks we're going to get back to "normal life." Normal isn't coming back; Jesus is! Sadly, many in the Church are blind to what is happening.

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Kathy Miller's avatar

Thank you for this reminder … beautiful!

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Man-i's avatar

If god created viruses , why didnt he warn us about them and warn us about how to protect ourselves. Why arent viruses mentioned in the bible?

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WrittenintheStars's avatar

Probably because there is no such thing as a virus. I read a virus is the shedding of our cells dying. Makes a hell of a lot more sense than Fauci scientism and the Big Bang theory 🤪😂

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Man-i's avatar

There is more evidence that viruses are real than there is that god is real. I

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WrittenintheStars's avatar

Well, don’t know what you think created everything we see, hear, touch and all that still Is invisible …but I call it God.

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Debra (Rural & Red Oregonian)'s avatar

Just wondering, who is CJ Hopkins?

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Roger Beal's avatar

God created progressives, too, and gave us no warning. Remember, friends: Satan is one of God's creations.

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

Why aren’t microscopes and telescopes and cars and space shuttles and cell phones mentioned in the Bible?

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Barbls's avatar

Why should they be? Why aren't they mentioned in ANY ancient documents? Are space shuttles contemplated by Buddah? Did Socrates describe cars?

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Man-i's avatar

you are missing the point entirely. Viruses and bacteria are living things supposedly also created by god. Space shuttles and cars are human made objects.

If god made viruses and made deadly ones , the least god could have done is warned us about them

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LostGen's avatar

I really didn't want to jump into this debate and so this will be my first and only post on this topic here, but I couldn't find anyone else mention this and it was bugging me so I'll just point out that like half of the old testament is God giving laws about cleanliness and personal hygiene, so there's that. And now I'm done. Good day to all. :)

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Barbls's avatar

I’m going to assume that your question is sincere. For any of this to make sense, you need to open your mind to the fact that God exists.

God created people with free will. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A16-17&version=NIV

People disobeyed God’s warning. God has given plenty of warnings about plagues and pestilence. I got 109 hits when I searched the word “plague” in the NIV Bible. https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=plague&version=NIV&resultspp=250. “Pestilence” returned 5 hits. https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?qs_version=NIV&quicksearch=pestilence&begin=49&end=49&resultspp=250 Why would God visit plagues upon people who wreck the world He made? Proverbs 18:10: A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. The people who actively and persistently seek understanding will find it. Not all at once. Not all knowledge. But the knowledge that one needs at the moment to guide the next moments. Read The Book. www.biblegateway.com. Find a church based on scripture and not CNN.

If you sincerely are seeking answers, you will find truth. If you are simply shaking your fist and grinding your teeth at what you do not understand and at what other people know to be true, you will be incapable of finding answers.

PS: If God tapped you on the shoulder and spoke into your ear to warn you about viruses and bacteria, what would you have done with that?

I'm gonna mute this thread now. Good seeking!

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Man-i's avatar

When god sent the angel of death down to egypt to kill the first born, there were thousands of innocent eygptian children that knew nothing of pharoah or the israelites plight. There were thousands of poor egyptian serf mothers who toiled everyday just to provide for their families. These women didnt care about pharoah . But god SLAUGHTERED their first born kids anyway. God is a mass genocidal murderer of the innocent.

God should called to account for his malicious wanton slaughter of innocent egyptian children

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Eric J's avatar

He did warn us. He said, “From every tree of the garden you can eat. But not from the tree in the middle of the garden. The day you eat that fruit you will die!”

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Man-i's avatar

those are human made things. If god exists he gave us the ability to think for ourselves and have freewill. bacteria and viruses are created by god . If god created usin his image and created viruses dangerous enough to kill us, the very least god could have done if he actually cared about us was to let us know viruses and bacteria existed and give us some basic steps to protect ourselves. For hundreds of thousands of years babies died in agony from infections of their ears that could have been cured with a simple antibiotic. ANd god watched from up there and did NOTHING! a sick sadistic evil creature that created beings and then watches them suffer

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

"For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:18

"But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised." 1 Corinthians 2:14

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Bridget T's avatar

How do you know God did nothing? Where are those babies now & how are they now? God told us, but you choose not to believe

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Debra (Rural & Red Oregonian)'s avatar

The Bible calls them plagues and there are many references. There are also many verses on how to live a healthy life. “There will be terrible earthquakes, famines, and plagues everywhere; there will be strange and terrifying things coming from the sky.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭21:11‬ ‭GNT‬‬

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Bridget T's avatar

It’s a compilation of books regarding faith. You’re missing the point if you’re looking for information on viruses

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Man-i's avatar

How am i supposed to have faith if for thousands of years god neglected to let us know that these little tiny things that we cant see that he created can kill us and all we had to do was wash our hands and a few other simple things. How am I supposed to trust this god if he left out a simple key piece of info that could have sAved millions of his own children from disease suffering and death? Did he want these people to suffer from say smallpox or polio. Was the suffering the point? Is god sadistic ? Did he just forget to tell us about pox viruses? Im baffled!

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

Sickness and death are a result of the fall of man into sin.

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Ellen Komorowski's avatar

Amen Janice!

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Man-i's avatar

Nope. Sickness and death happen because humans are evolved biological machines that break down as they age and are preyed upon by other living things.

To assume that all humans are inherently flawed fallen and sinful is a dark twisted anti human perspective.

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Suzanne's avatar

Funny that basically from the crawling stage of a child, we have to start training not to hit, not to bite, right? And it only morphs from there. If you don’t think humans are sinful from birth you’re delusional.

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WrittenintheStars's avatar

I don’t think God has time for Fauci scientism … There is evidently a bigger plan … much bigger than our human brain can figure out. Geez… I can hardly wrap myself around what insanity we are experiencing today. Lol. The way I look at it, is GOD is the creator … created a beautiful masterpiece. Created us to live within it and experience it… the good, the bad and the ugly… and hopefully find the REAL truth which is what Jesus taught. The Truth that sets us free. I think that “ truth” lives within us. Keep searching for God. That Truth will find you if you truly search for it. You don’t need the church to find it either. I personally think you find “ religion” there, but not the TRUTH, the LIGHT, or the WAY. There is a Holy Spirit that lurks about… even the Natives knew it. Jesus spoke of it by saying : I am the truth, the way and the Light. Study his life… and you will find what he meant by that. May the Holy Spirit guide your way. 😉

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SheThinksLiberty's avatar

Life 𝑖𝑠 suffering, MiFly. It is a spiritual experience that being in physical form enables us to have that includes suffering on many levels. It also includes joy.

The conditions 𝒘𝒆 create of our own free will or the ones imposed on us by others contribute to/cause a great deal of our physical suffering. According to the Bible's "official story", once man decided he knew better than God or could disobey God without repercussion -- that was the end of Eden for man and the beginning of his suffering.

It has been known for more than 100 years that hygiene plays the biggest role in both preventing and eradicating disease -- diseases such as polio or small pox. Another question is why did God create creatures large and small that can kill humans? Why are there insects whose bites, for example, can paralyze or blind us?

As for "viruses" being the 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 of illness vs. the effect of the body's defenses against illness? That "official story" is slowing unwinding, as well. That notion itself has caused suffering. If one "catches" a "virus", one might die...

Life is suffering, MiFly. It is also a 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑦.

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

I wouldn’t have faith in that god either.

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john's avatar

Janice - Words Beyond Me, I like your post, but think it should also highlight that God expects each of us to be well informed about what is going on in our world and act accordingly (Luke 12:54-56), and the same is expected from church leaders (Matthew 16:1-3).

Clearly, most church people/leaders have NOT followed these words of Jesus since they are unaware of the “fact” that covid shots contain a “bioweapon” -- the S1 spike protein -- first developed by Pfizer in 1990, made infectious to humans by Fauci/Baric (UNC) in 1999, patented in 2002, and then deployed against humanity to cause the first outbreak of SARS in 2002-2003. (see Link-#1 below)

Note also that blood clots, from micro-clots to very large clots, are caused by the S1 spike protein “bioweapon” developed by USG.

Even without guidance from the Bible, common sense says people must be aware of what is going on in our world and act accordingly, in order to have best chance of fixing the issues found -- running blind is a serious liability. Most non-believers are also unaware of this “fact” and are thus falling into the same trap.

Relevant Links (#1 is essential info, rest add related detail)

#1 = (01:48-02:50 murder of 5-year-olds, 6:46-19:25 some key overviews) https://ugetube.com/watch/dr-david-martin-no-more-mister-nice-guy-red-pill-expo_Uz8Jf4f2R83mDGk.html (50:15)

#2 = (01:22-05:23 excess deaths, 18:02-20:45 financial collapse) https://rumble.com/v17mn9u-edward-dowd-economic-fallout-of-covid-vax-fraud.html (24:14)

#3 = (37:33-42:45 crime overview) https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/eulogy-for-a-selfless-truth-warrior (1:01:03)

#4 = (dr.z slides) https://timetofreeamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/Zelenko-Control.pdf

#5 = (1:05:55-1:18:59 crime overview) https://odysee.com/EP8-Radical:93141ffa7a818f56b65173802a614f39bf7b6f9c?src=embed (1:37:22)

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Kat's avatar

Yes all is true as highlighted by the scripture “Even the elect will be deceived.” I never took the jab, never attended a church that preached for people to accept the jab. Of all the COVID parts why did Pharma use the Spike protein? The most deadly part now replicates into billions of the spikes. It’s almost like they planned to exterminate us?!? God will take what they planned for evil to and use it for good and to glorify his Name, Christ Jesus.

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john's avatar

Agree, and believe depopulation was the intent of both SARS-1 in 2002 (externally delivered) and SARS-2 in 2020 (internally delivered by covid shots). And likely MERS (externally delivered) too in 2012. As you say, God will use this evil for good eventually, and we all must help by always using "bioweapon" when referring to covid-shot related matters.

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Bridget T's avatar

Amen sister!

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Annie's avatar

I hope the EU collapses. The people turn on those elitist pricks and make them stand trial - Nuremberg style. Then we need to do the same here. Make sure justice is served.

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Roger Beal's avatar

Suggestion: Hold those trials in Davos, just for ironic shyts and giggles.

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Zelda Sydney's avatar

@Annie, YES!

I hope EVERY institution COLLAPSES. Has been my siren song for two years. The systems that built this dystopia cannot and will not end it.

The "BIGS": -gov, -ed, -pharma, -med, -tech, -media, -food, -ag, -justice...did I miss any? EVERYTHING got slowly taken over. And UN/WHO need to be nuked totally and forever.

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steve's avatar

you left off big finance and fed, which is at the heart of all this and the absolute worst of them all

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Zelda Sydney's avatar

Big Finance and American Federal Reserve (I'm not in USA)? Yes, good point. Except was 'finance' EVER 'small'? If we take the long view, this has been building for a thousand years, and started with Big Religion (aww, then Big Art gets dragged in, haha).

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steve's avatar

Thousands of banks disappeared after the Fed was introduced and the Great Depression. Finance and banking was much smaller prior to Fed. You can also see that finance’s share of the economy has grown dramatically since the 1970s.

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CaplT's avatar

USAID and NGOs - They are used for ideological colonization, experimentation and depopulation

This is what countries such as in Africa and South America countries face:

They’re trying to feed their people who are on the verge of starvation, or in civil war, and have chronic food insecurity.

To be “allowed” aid there are strings attached, and it’s difficult to push against those.

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SadieJay's avatar

The thought of all those countries being led by leaders that are NOT elected is very wrong. The power they have over all of Europe is a death knell for the Europe that came together after WW2. Each independent country has been absorbed into one giant mass with no individual sovereignty. The beast is in Belgium.

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Michael Miller's avatar

Yeah…. Look how well elections have served us.

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SadieJay's avatar

Yep...not what our founding father's had in mind. Bleck.

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CaplT's avatar

Dr David Martin says Nuremberg is a small part of what is happening. It is really a pharma / gov Mafia which needs to be taken down. Nuremberg is the clinical trials part.

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Barbara C. Nixon's avatar

Please tell us what the link is about, so we know something before we decide to click on it.

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Stacey's avatar

Sid Roth and Kevin Zadai

That the US attorney general will serve EVERY Indictment and justice will prevail. For the Attorney General's protection. For the believers to stand up and pray and vote through elections!!

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Annie's avatar

Not the current AG. He and his department are frauds. Only interested in prosecuting parents who speak up for their children at schools.

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Stacey's avatar

Sid Roth and Kevin Zadai

That the US attorney general will serve EVERY Indictment and justice will prevail. For the Attorney General's protection. For the believers to stand up and pray and vote through elections!!

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Kenny B's avatar

Here's a thought on Hunter B. Hunter was abused by his dad, hence he's handle name "Pedo-Pete"

Maybe, Hunter is getting back at his dad. just sayin.

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OJen's avatar

That's exactly what I think, too. He obviously wants to get caught. No one is that stupid. It's actually really sad, this cry for help.

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Cynthia's avatar

I don't see it as a "cry for help" so much as thumbing his nose at law and order. He's gotten away with everything this long and he obviously doesn't fear any consequences for his actions.

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Naomi's avatar

You are correct. He has no fear of reprisal.

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Credenda's avatar

Cry for help? Good grief he’s a grown man!

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OJen's avatar

Who was most likely a severely sexually abused child! God only knows what took place in that family. You don't think that breaks a person for a lifetime?

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Naomi's avatar

The daughter's diary accuses Joe of being "sexually inappropriate." Something similar must have happened with Hunter because so much of his attention and videos focus on sex.

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Credenda's avatar

No question he’s a broken man but I don’t see him looking for help. That’s my point.

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OJen's avatar

Don't get me wrong-- I don't think he's doing it consciously. I'm also not making excuses for him. Just think the whole thing is sad and sick.

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Credenda's avatar

Agree that it is sad, and there but for the grace of God go I.

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Kenny B's avatar

Agreed

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Mom of 5's avatar

He is definitely prone to self destructive behaviors.

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Katcando's avatar

Similar thought that his behaviors are retaliatory, to jb and his deceased bro -- a little bit of the ' dad always liked you best' theme.

His photos and videos have the vibe of gangsta' wannabe; and sorry, but he comes across as male skank. Eewwww.

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Cynthia's avatar

And when you read his sister Ashley's diary and all the sexual depravity in that family (showering with her dad, etc.), it's no wonder Hunter is such a mess.

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TB's avatar

In regard to his iCloud photos and why he put them "in the cloud" -- most iDevices nowday will automatically upload your photos to the cloud for "backup" (in case you lose/smash your phone), unless you find the right place in settings and turn it off. So it's not clear that he INTENTIONALLY put them up in the cloud - but it's still the same question of why he was taking them in the first place.

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Julie Ann B's avatar

The depravity and evil in our nation and across the globe is shocking to me but shouldn’t be. God’s Word is full of examples of man’s sinful and rebellious nature. From the beginning man has shaken their fists at God and His laws. We are seeing that daily. I’m focused on Jesus’ coming soon to remove the remnants of the church. But I still look forward every day to C&C! Thank you Jeff; I look forward to your daily post!

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Barnjai's avatar

First I read my Bible and then I read Jeff.

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Julie Ann B's avatar

I’m sure Jeff would say that is the proper order!

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Bridget T's avatar

🙏 ☕️

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Arlene Katerberg's avatar

Thx, Julie Ann.

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AEK's avatar

I have heard there is a bumper sticker:

"Somewhere there's a 2 year old whose mom is a hooker, dad is a crack addict, and grandfather is the President of the United States."

It is absolutely true, and it ought to have led to clogged streets in DC until that President was removed by his own party. But instead we go to work, watch TV, and continue to pay our taxes.

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Naomi's avatar

I remember reading about Telford some years ago. The story was squashed because it was Muslim gangs forcing children into prostitution.

Excellent newsletter.

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Citizen Satirist (CS)'s avatar

JEFF, YOU MISSED THE REALLY BIG STORY ABOUT THE BREAKFAST TACO PEOPLE!:

TACOsteria: Best Jill Biden Thinks Latinos are Breakfast Taco People Memes

- WTF is a breakfast taco? You taco to me? Let’s taco bout double standards and more Jill Biden (aka "entitled c*nt" according to Hunter Biden) thinks Latinos are breakfast taco people memes!

https://covidsteria.substack.com/p/jill-biden-breakfast-taco-people-memes

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Citizen Satirist (CS)'s avatar

God forbid if Jill next goes to Chinatown to talk about the egg roll people or to Harlem to talk about the fried chicken people....... ;)

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Janet's avatar

Good one.

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Citizen Satirist (CS)'s avatar

If its on the teleprompter, you know she or the sniffer will say it...

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Annie's avatar

It's hysterical 🤣 a new look for taco Tuesday.

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Beth Robb Open BAR's avatar

Funniest thing I've read!!! These are hysterical! Thanks for sharing, Citizen Satirist! Made my day!

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Unapologetically Me's avatar

Can't do the lime green, sorry Citizen.

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Kenny B's avatar

Yep! just got finished reading Jills OP-ED. I'm sorry Dr. Jill.

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JW's avatar

That was hilarious. The apple doesn't fall far. 🍎

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LMWC's avatar

Thanks as ever, Jeff. Not a lot of cheery news, but I have learned once I finish this, to pray and allow my Lord and Savior to calm my heart.

I have always said, Brandon was the perfect candidate, everyone knows he’s fragile, with every sign of dementia and yet he’s solid gold for the Left and Elitists running the show into the ground. The Right msm complains about him non stop, bringing out stuff now that many of us knew two years ago. Many of us knew about Hunter’s laptop in the fall of 2020. Many saw all the pictures before it was suddenly pulled down. Why would he save stuff to his iCloud? Nothing is leaked. It is all intentional. It is a game the Great Deceiver is playing with newer toys but the same evil that has always been. Brandon is a distraction for the 2022 elections. But God is up to something and I’m going to stick with him.

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JW's avatar

Seems like the democrats are getting fed up with him and bringing out the ace up their sleeves. I agree, they have known this all along but waited until exposing it would be effective for their side.

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Charles Rath's avatar

From today’s post “ There was a singular moment in time, right as everyone recognized how the radical left had termited throughout the national school system, occupying school boards and colonizing superintendent positions.”

Just curious, has anyone read Pete Hegseth’s new book “The Battle for the American Mind”.

Does anyone else here agree that the public schools and teachers unions in their current form are the most dangerous institutions in the US and need to be dis-mantled and /or seriously reformed?

And just curious, maybe I have missed it, but has C&C given any attention to the Convention of States movement to try to make some structural changes to the constitution like term limits?

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SB's avatar

Yes, schools need to be shut down. I am constantly disappointed at the number of people on the right who continue to send their kids to those indoctrination centers with usually extremely feeble excuses.

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Fla Mom's avatar

Re 'the battle for the American mind,' it's a warning that has been given for decades, in fact.

"The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today’s Students, by Allan Bloom, is a non-fiction book published in 1987. The work is a critique of American culture and higher education and was considered a landmark in the culture wars of the 1980s. It was a surprise bestseller and a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year. ...

"Bloom’s main thesis is that American culture has embraced moral relativism without understanding its disquieting origins in German philosophy or its potentially dangerous consequences for democratic society. This situation constitutes a social and educational crisis of the highest order, undermining the country’s sense of national unity and encouraging racial divisiveness, narcissism, and social isolation. Moreover, the university system has failed in its mission to provide the type of education and humane cultivation that can counter the social decline and anti-intellectualism prevalent in America today. The country’s creed of tolerance and openness is really a closedmindedness.

"The book consists of three main parts reflecting the fundamental subjects of Bloom’s critique. Part 1, “Students,” addresses the plight of contemporary students and society; Part 2, “Nihilism, American Style,” traces the historical development of the philosophy of value relativism and its popularization in America; and Part 3, “The University,” addresses the historical role of the thinker in society and the structural and pedagogical problems facing the liberal arts university today. Stylistically, the book incorporates reminiscence, historical narrative and analysis, philosophical meditation, polemic, and exhortation." (quoted from SuperSummary dot com)

Here's a 1/2 hour interview of Allan Bloom himself on his then-new book. (He was smoking a cigarette on camera, I see from the rising smoke in his opening shot, telling you how amazingly things have changed in all sorts of ways; that is now a 'sin,' whereas 'shouting your abortion' isn't, nor is undermining one's own civilizational foundation.)

https://archive.org/details/openmind_ep103

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Carrie's avatar

Like there is a remote chance in hell Biden will be physically or cognitively able to run in 2024 - not a chance!

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Jason A Clark's avatar

Joe wasn't physically or cognitively able to run in 2020...but he still somehow "won."

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Carrie's avatar

I agree and believe they will still cheat but it will be more difficult for them to do so.

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Julie Ann B's avatar

I’m not sure it will be more difficult to cheat; some states have enacted laws to safeguard election integrity but these corrupt liars and cheaters will figure out new ways to rig the system. Their minds believe the end goal (power) justifies the means.

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Eric J's avatar

Remember, this Democrat party would run a cadaver and vote for and believe it had a chance of winning. I guess they did just that in 2020.

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Carrie's avatar

Sad but true!

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Freebird's avatar

True, but I didn’t think he’d last six months in office, proved me wrong and here we are 10 years later…seems like anyway. 🥺

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MarkGW's avatar

It won't matter, it will just rub it in our faces that they are in control.

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Kat's avatar

What part of Global Energy Is Bad can’t we understand. The USA was energy independent and players like Russia and Saudi couldn’t hold their fuel threats and bloated pricing over us. Biden made us vulnerable and dependent on these despotic psycho leaders!! Geez I miss Trump.

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Linda A's avatar

Tommy Robinson is the hero for speaking out about Muslim grooming gangs in England. Without his bull-dog approach, there is no doubt the BBC would have remained silent. Tommy has exposed the racket in Telford and has been vilified by the media. He has been banned from every platform, but is on Telegram. So far he has done 3 documentaries on Telford, interviewing several brave young women to expose the horror. It’s all over England, but he highlighted Telford.

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Florida Grown's avatar

I still can’t thank you enough for filing the writ of mandamus! Here in Duval we have 2 school board seats on the ballot August 23rd. In district 2, we need to replace the current member that defied Desantis, and was the cause for filing the writ. Instead, We need April Carney for district 2! https://video.foxnews.com/v/6309281669112?fbclid=IwAR1r3SQkkon8GQTMk9qbD1i4bU3oHIU1wFGy9jal3UCzasKC81LOh9F9wK0#sp=show-clips

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Fla Mom's avatar

This sentiment is what tipped me over to being a $500 subscriber - how much each free Florida citizen (and beyond just Florida) has gained from Jeff's legal work (as well as his public lectures and his Substack). When he said one time something along the lines of, "if you could just pay for one hour of legal work," that convinced me to be one of the crowd crowd-funding his work, to the benefit of all. "Our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." A bit of fortune now, to try to avoid having to pledge the other two.

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Liberty Journal's avatar

On the subject of masking and those who plan to wear masks in public for the rest of their lives (ever-maskers), the Masks4All Subreddit is CRAZY! https://libertyjournal.substack.com/p/masks4all-subreddit

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Laura Kasner's avatar

Mike - “crazy” doesn’t quite describe it. 😩. God help these people.

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OJen's avatar

Wow. Just....Wow.

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Susan Catherine's avatar

Wow! That provides some serious insight into why these very scared people are still wearing masks and isolating themselves. Thank you for sharing this. I have a family member who takes Covid "policies" seriously. We have not yet discussed in detail so this helps me to understand where she may be coming from so I can be prepared for the discussion when it happens.

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Unapologetically Me's avatar

Hi Susan,

"It" has been discussed to death, literally, within my extended family, since March 2020.

Can't do it anymore. Walk away from their TV sets blaring "Covid news updates" at 38 decibels, for 14 hours per day. In 2 languages.

I do what needs to be done, and go about the business of living (trying...), since I have done from the beginning of this "crisis".

Must leave them to their neurotic psychosis. There's no getting through their fear of imminent death.

Am trying to escape Canada before Lord Goodhair cranks up the fear mongering and locks the exits again in the fall.

Best of luck to you, when having that policy discussion.

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Susan Catherine's avatar

The other side is so harsh. It doesn't matter to them how many studies and reports back up what we have been finding. I hope you get out of Canada soon!

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JW's avatar

Until they find a descaler for their eyes it will be their normal attire.

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Phillip Zinni III DO FAOASM's avatar

In my small clinic yesterday, did 12 covid tests, 6 negative and 6 positive, of the positive only 2 had symptoms. Nothing major. BA.2 or other variants are nothing but typical "colds" IMHO. Sad there is so much "fear".

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Copernicus's avatar

“ In other words, boosted people are five times more likely still to be contagious at +10 days post-infection than unvaccinated people. So the booster shots actually INCREASE infections. They speed up the spread.”

Well, remember when California decided that injected healthcare workers didn’t really need to quarantine for the full fourteen or ten days or whatever it was, as long as they weren’t very sick. Or something like that. (I can’t keep track of all the changes in The Science TM.). Seriously. And all this time those folks were actually spreading more virus longer! Ridiculous.

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Mary S's avatar

That report explains a lot! My sister, a devout Covidian, messaged me on June 26th to announce she and her husband had, at long last, contracted Covid. They had taken a weekend away and come back not feeling great. So, of course, they pulled out the at home test kits and got positive results. It just happened that the same day I wasn't feeling so great myself. I believe what I had was more a sinusitis/tonsilitis, poss strep issue. I dealt with it for two days and decided to call my doctor. Through a telehealth visit, she determined that I could have a round of antibiotics. She also said if I didn't start to feel better think about getting tested. (haven't tested once yet) The second day on meds I was already feeling better.

My sister, on the other hand, messaged me again two weeks later to say she was still testing positive, still felt like crap even after a round of Paxlovid. This is now day 19, she says still positive, still feels like crap but her doctor is not concerned. Her husband recovered and is back at work. His job told him he would have to wear a mask for two weeks after testing negative to come back to his office. And she thinks I'M the idiot for not taking the shot. (she lives in Illinois, that should tell you something) Me, enjoying life in Florida!

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Katcando's avatar

Another one of the conspiracy spoilers, but no joy in 'told you so'.

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Howling for Harmony's avatar

So the hospitals got more $$$ for each patient that got sick as a result........

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Formerly_Known_As_Someone's avatar

It's a case of "the means justify the ends." The rules matter, the outcomes don't.

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