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Good morning friends. Today I will visit my Father's gravesite to put a small American flag there for Memorial Day. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Navy and seeing combat in the South Pacific. There are some daylilies near his headstone that will bloom next month.
I read this interesting account of the origins of Memorial Day from the VA:
The last line of that linked PDF said it best: It’s a way we can all help put the memorial back in Memorial Day. Monday is a solemn day of remembrance. “Happy Memorial Day” is a sadly oxymoronic greeting to anyone who personally knows the true cost of freedom. This day is about honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving, or — now more than ever (Vietnam veterans harmed by Agent Orange) — as a result of their service. By all means enjoy the outdoor gatherings, BBQ parties and an adult beverage or two. But take a moment to pause and remember, and be thankful for those who sacrificed their future so we could enjoy the liberty we have in the present. For those who have ever saluted the flag-draped casket of a loved one or fellow service member, every day is Memorial Day.
My mom spoke of as a child, her parents would pack up the car with rakes and shovels and flowers dug from gardens. They would pack a large picnic lunch and meet up with other family members at the cemetery. While the children played, the adults would clean up the gravesites, planting flowers and decorating them. Now that my children and grandchildren are grown, I visit my small church cemetery where 4 generations of my mother’s family lies. I rake and clean up. I check to see if the peonies I planted are almost ready to bloom. I reflect and miss those gone on. I try to visit my rural township cemetery also. The many servicemen buried there always give me pause.
Decoration Day was the original name for the day we now call Memorial Day. It was a tradition begun in the south to honor the memory of the Confederate dead from the Civil War. It referred to decorating their graves with flowers. Congress passed the bill in 1971 to rename the day as Memorial Day, to include all who have died in service to our country and to celebrate it on the last Monday in May. The original Decoration Day was set as May 30th because there were no Civil War battles fought on that day and the flowers for decorating the graves would be widely available (no florists in those years).
I suspect that your Dad, like many WW2 veterans, would not likely have told you much. As a group they were pretty reticent about talking about their experiences over there in combat. My step-father was also in Italy. The most detail I ever got out of him was why he wouldn't donate to the Red Cross: they charged the soldiers for donuts; the Salvation Army didn't.
My gramps was in "Sonny France" 1918, i recall him sobbing a bit circa 1983(?) during a news story discussing Argentina's Dirty War and the conflict with UK in Falkland Islands. The inhumanity and immorality of warfare is universal and either one hardens the heart or it breaks. Either way it compartmentalizes and rationalizes it all
My Father was a Wake Island Defender and spent 44 months as a "guest of the Emperor" in Japan. He rarely talked about his experiences. He would sometimes, when he was with other veterans.
Betcha not one in a hundred kids under the age or 25 knows where Wake Island is and why it mattered., let alone seen the movie. Dad was in RAF bomber command in WWII flying Hamdens and Sterlings.
I have them in my will. I buy a wreath for a veteran I do not know and one for my friend's dad. I have had the honor to volunteer and lay wreaths during the holidays. I am so very happy I found them.
My Dad, too (except he was in the Pacific). About all he would say is that when their transport train stopped in North Platte, Nebraska, the locals met them with pies. Plenty of pies for everybody.
You’re right… He didn’t really talk about it much. The few things he did share have stuck with me. I do know he was extremely thankful to have lived through the experience when so many had not. He would also say “you have to take good care of your feet” because many soldiers developed problems. Apparently, when they were issued their gear, they were told to pick a pair of boots. My dad chose leather boots. Some either chose or ended up with rubber boots - not good for the many miles of walking.
If only we would have asked those questions. Sometimes in youth we are preoccupied and then as we age, we finally realize what we lost of family history in the not asking.
Yes, Lori, that is so true. My dad was in the Army infantry in WWII, pacific islands - the Philippines and some other place, not sure if it was Guam or New Guinea. I was only 23 when he died of the horrible ALS disease (he was 53), and he never talked about any details of his wartime experiences. I remember "jungle" and that's about it. He had a Japanese sword, but I never got to hear about how he got it. The great thing, though, is that he was a believer in Jesus Christ, and I know I'll see him again in heaven. That's all that matters in the end.
Mine also… Served in World War II in the 10th mountain division in Italy. Dad used to put down communication lines before the front. He got a Purple Heart for being “clotheslined” by an enemy rope that was strung between two trees. It could have cut off his head… It was not his time. 🙏🏽💖
Dad passed away in 2012… he was 87. Definitely the greatest generation. He was the hardest working person I’ve ever seen. I even remember him talking about mule teams being used in the mountains of Italy. I tried to get him to go to see the World War II memorial, but he was not interested… He rarely spoke about any of his experiences in the war.
So much information is out there on the Internet about the 10th mountain division. I wish he was still alive so he could look through it and see what is true and what is not true.
What interesting stories from WWII he must have had. I can’t even imagine. My mom had 4 of her 6 brothers all serving in WWII at the same time. The youngest two were 16 and 17…lied about their ages to go serve with their brothers.
One story my dad told was as they were advancing across the Italian countryside, he hunkered down behind a haystack. A "voice" told him to move--he said it was his mother's--so he moved, then the haystack blew up. Another was that they came upon a farmhouse and he scoped it out (or whatever the military calls it) and saw that it was wired. If his unit would have entered, they would've been blown up. Unbeknownst to us until later, he earned several medals including one for that incident. One of my brothers interviewed him sometime in the 90s about his war experiences. I need to track down a copy of that. He was drafted at age 19.
I will agree they are all worthy of praise but 100% disagree that WWII should not have been fought. Fascism in Europe was expanding, maybe the US should have avoided that battle but then England would have been lost and France would never have been liberated. Pearl Harbor was what put us in the Pacific and while it can be argued the US sanctions on Japan was the impetus for that attack, Japan drew first blood. Japan ruled much of the Western Pacific, dominated Korea and much of China, Burma, Manchuria. Victor Davis Hanson, a classical historian, has written several books, one titled the Second World Wars which go into both theathers of WWII.
Hitler was a great leader, He brought Germany back from collapse and National humiliation... it was Churchill and FDR that were the corrupt turds that got us into the war. Read David Irving and learn some truth.
FDR knew well in advance the Pearl Harbor attack was coming and could have easily prevented it. Yes, Japan was pushed into attacking... so no... WE made the first move... trying to bankrupt and impoverish Japan.
You are sick! Hitler was likely one of satan’s many attempts to bring anti-christ to our fallen world…but he (satan) doesn’t know OR get to control God’s timing. God allowed the holocaust—though His heart breaks when any of His children suffer—but it was no less HORRIFIC.
I would be careful if I were you of continuing your vitriol against God’s chosen people, the Jews…His promises NEVER FAIL…whether you in your ignorance believe them or not. ONE DAY all will fall on our knees and worship the Creator of the Universe and all things living and nonliving. READ HIS WORD, THE BIBLE IS CLEAR. ✝️🙏🙌
My father also was a veteran of WWII. Fought in Italy, wounded, Purple Heart. He passed away in 1976. I was very young at the time and never really got to know him.
My dad also served in the Navy during WWII. He was 17 years old and also saw combat in the Pacific. He never really talked about his time in the service. But as his daughter i am so very proud. He passed away in 2012.
May we never forget our take for granted the sacrifice all service members have made in serving our country. Thank you all!
Growing up there was a picture in our living room of DD660, the "Mighty Bull", the destroyer my father spent his WWII service on. Pap's stories were mostly about the camradarie with his shipmates. Only one story had the possiblity of being tragic but pap told it in a positive manner giving credit to the ships crew for avoiding the incoming kamikaze plane. There was a small piece of metal from that Japanese plane my father kept. Later pap got a hat made that said kamikaze survivor and had a plaque added to his gravesite with his US Navy service and "Kamikaze Survivor".
After the battle of Okinawa, pap hooked up on the island with his young brother who was a Marine, another positive story he could tell. My grandmother had 4 service flags she hung in her window during the war, she lost her oldest in Europe, uncle Dutch, Army Air Corps. Her youngest lied to enter the Coast Guard at 16. Pap and uncle Don, the 2 middle boys enlisted, Navy & Marine after Pearl Harbor as did most of my uncles on my mother's side and pap's sister's husband uncle Bob. WWII was a time when the nation's men and women pulled together to become the Greatest America had to offer.
I heard the stories from pap multiple times and only wish I could have a beer with him and hear them again. RIP all who served and have passed but especially those that made the ultimate sacrifice, uncle Dutch and 2nd cousin Robert Fike killed by an IED in Afghanistan. It is up to us to ensure those lives were not lost in vain, Freedom is NOT Free.
What a wonderful story! My dad never spoke of the war. His dad died when he was 15. He was the oldest of 4. So the day after his 17th birthday he enlisted and his mother had to sign for him. Years ago my mother bought a book titled, World War II Day by Day. It lists the battle by date. My dad underlined the places and encounters he was involved in.
Yes, we must not allow these younger generations to gloss over the greatest generation. Thanks for sharing.
My generation (the boomers) started out pretty good .... Love and Peace are certainly worthy goals for mankind . And critical thinking was alive, with huge protests and the Vietnam fiasco.
Then little by little the deep state got going , the greedy and insatiable lust for power taking control of governments and VOILA ..... look where we are now.
Many still think that the opportunities afforded by technology outweigh the negatives. Given what I have seen over the last 30 years, I can not say that I agree. Tis a shame . Like sugar, like alcohol, like MONEY, like healthy competition, like loving thy neighbor, like sharing , like growing healthy foods and raising healthy animals. like keeping regulations from exploding into absurdities, like trickle down economics resulting in fair distributions, like being able to skype with loved ones without being used as a means to trace and track every move one makes. like helping the helpless without it becoming just one fat, drugged out lazy society ..............
Well.....A.I. ....... am i to believe it will be any different ???
I would guess most of the posts are by us 'boomers' considering the stories being of WWII and our fathers. I believe AI and robotics will be dealt with the same way the steam engine, locomotives, automobiles and all the things you mentioned; they will be put to positive purposes by many and to nefarious use by others. It is up to the individual on how they choose to use it. That you are on this substack is an indication of how technology can be used for the good! As one of our generation's slogan advised us "keep the faith" my friend!
We must not succumb to those things which we know in our hearts are not positive... and just seek God's wisdom and discernment. Then all will be well. Do not get discouraged.
My Grandfather was a Repatriation officer in Germany toward the end of the war. He saw stuff there he never talked about, but had nightmares long after the war was over.
When he passed in the 90's, I found some items amid his stuff: a Leica camera kit with some exposed negatives I was told were of pre-war Munich. There was also an old-style "photo album" - snapshots on heavy paper held together with a spiral wire binding, showing human remains amidst the ashes in crematoria. When you hold something like that in your hand, it seems 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒓 than it should be.
Grandpa Tom was a gentle soul and a lifelong musician. One of the gifts he left me is the memory of standing next to him at our piano, watching him play 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑦 old jazz standards and pieces like Rhapsody in Blue. He and I had a close relationship that lives on in me, and I will always love him both as my grandfather and as a model of the man I strive to be.
My father was stationed in England. He was a mechanic who worked on B-17s.
His only stories that he shared were mostly antics that occurred on base. But one story was how he survived a bombing in London. That one still gets me. R.I.P. Dad.
My uncle died a couple of years ago at the age of 99...he stormed Normandy and was part of the Battle of the Bulge...he would never talk about it. He was one of the nicest humans I know. We put out citizens/soldiers through hell.
My dad and his 2 brothers were also WWII veterans. Dad was in an artillery unit and fought in the Pacific. Needless to say, he had major hearing loss. Lived to be a month shy of 98 years old.
Thanks for the link... and my Dad likewise saw combat in the South Pacific, in his case as a Navy pilot (flying Wildcats and Corsairs), but like Fred mentioned, he never talked about it (and I'd asked).
Thank you for sharing Dave. My FIL is a WWII Navy vet as well. At 102, he is still with us and living in our home... The tales he has to tell! I wish I had known him when he was younger, and could have recorded long conversations about his life!
Worth noting that for decades we've been told we need to do without energy. Mandated energy-efficient appliances and vehicles that don't work well and are much more expensive than tried and true technology. Wear a sweater or use fans in our homes, adjusting thermostats to save energy. Smart-metering to save the energy grid unable to keep up with demand. All sorts of shaming and hardships heaped upon us because producing more energy was going to destroy the planet.
But...now they need energy-hog data centers everywhere - computers to control humans and make us more efficient, obedient, and producing more energy is a necessity, climate be damned.
Remember this prioritization by government leaders:
Computers and machines to control humans - necessary.
The comfort and well-being of humans - not necessary, sacrifices must be made.
They tell us how little we matter to them with moves like this. We should believe their actions, not their words.
Never mind about that climate stuff. We’re good. - not only good but blessed with centuries of oil, coal and natural gas - and then there is the report first published on the American Thinker, of tests run by physicists (scientists) that confirm that unlike water (clouds, humidity), CO2 doesn't retain heat once the heat source (sun) is removed - so it's not even a GHG in the first place - it is, as Trump has said, a giant hoax and the wheels are starting to come off the wagon. At the CO2 Coalition web site, they make the case that more CO2 is beneficial (plant food) for the planet and its inhabitants as well as a myriad of other facts that completely obliterate the climate alarm narrative. So good to have pro energy adults back in charge
See William Happer on the amount of CO2---and that we are dreadfully short of it. But then, he's only a physicist, so what would he know? Much better to rely on Greta or Michael Mann.
or big Al - geologically we were at an almost all time low in the 1800s (when a mini ice age ended) and geologists note that there have been plenty of periods where the CO2 levels were way more than we have now, and of course the planet flourished
Yes, we know it's a lie. The rush to build more energy production for big computers that they told us couldn't be done for us little humans only confirms their lies.
So sad for Carney the Clown new ‘PM’ of Canada. He lives in the distant past and will try to force his wet dream of Net Zero down our throats, not admitting the Climate Scam is dead in the water.
Without sarcasm, I have hope that the curtain will finally be pulled back on all in the short run, say the next decade to 15 years. We will finally know the whole scheme/scam/criminal operation and all identities. How that will happen I can't say, but things look to be cooking in that direction. ...But what do I know?
I've heard "their" $$ supply has been choked, thus "they" are now unable to control the global economy and the greedy puppets that would otherwise follow orders. Unverfiable, at least to my pedestrian efforts. I don't keep up with Fulford. Years ago, pre pandemic, something about his writing or whoever was posting for him(?) (no vids at that time) made me wary of him as a source. Like I said... what do I know? Thanks for link.
I am still waiting for those incandescent bulbs to go back on the store shelf. So far just words, no action.
I have been studying the "Smart" Grid since 2012 when FP&L came like thieves in the night stealing the analog meters and replacing them with smart meters. I can tell you that nuclear has always been considered by these Smart Grid idiots to be "green" energy.
NIMBYism? Right, like Altman is going to build a nuclear plant in his town first. Never happens folks. Nuclear power has one big problem that in 80 years they haven't solved - where to put the nuclear waste.
Sorry to have to disagree but my FIL was a Nuclear power plant engineer for 47 years. He was part of the design/build of the German plants, some French, UK and US.
I loved picking his brain and one question was about waste... he laughed and said they've been recycling it waste in Europe for 40 years.
"Used nuclear fuel still contains a significant amount of energy and valuable materials, even after being used in a reactor. Recycling can reduce the volume of radioactive waste requiring permanent disposal by up to 90%, according to the Department of Energy."
"Examples of Countries with Recycling Programs:
France:
France has a well-established recycling program and has been using plutonium from recycled fuel for decades.
Russia:
Russia also operates a commercial reprocessing plant and offers reprocessing services to other countries.
China:
China is developing its own nuclear fuel cycle, including a pilot reprocessing plant. "
While there are many questions, she BARELY skims over the safe recycling program in France and the UK for 40+ years. I will trust my FILs opinion with his knowledge and experience over hers.
She's in CA, which tells me she is probably very anti nuclear anyway. I will give her credit for a decent discussion, though somewhat slanted against.
I am not saying it is not possible, just that there are issues. There is no silver bullet - pro's and con's with everything.
My original comment was going after the propaganda of NIMBYism.
They tell you they are very safe so you can live right next to them - but they NEVER put them in their backyards.
Safe and effective like those vaccines. But do you believe the pictures they took showing they took the shots? I don't.
Go to any high priced (I mean very high priced) restaurant in Manhattan. No one offers you tap water. The water offered is bubbles or no bubbles - served in glass bottles. But people in NY are told they have the best water in the nation and it is HIGHLY fluoridated.
If I remember correctly, the just released MAHA report said 25 % of children live near an EPA supersite, so it does not have to be nuclear waste to be a toxic dump.
Probably not. Enviroweenies are/were the biggest problem for nuclear.
The regulations have been in place for a long time. The strictest probably after TMI (even though there was NO LEAK or damage to anything other than the reactor... ).
Me too. I hate LED lights in my home. I searched for info online about status of incandescents. A lighting trade publication said it was an empty order by Trump, not in force. Said any actual changes would take a long review process, manufacturers should just continue business as usual, no incandescents coming for the foreseeable future.
Does anyone tell Trump these things? His saying it's so doesn't end up being so? Lots of false hope and dashed expectations. A successful local businessman shared his secret of success was underpromising, overdelivering. Makes customers happy to get more than they expected. This Trump strategy of overpromising and underdelivering is going to make for a lot of unhappy customers as it reaches across many fronts. Either he gets on top of things and makes his orders so, or he's going to be in a world of doo-doo.
Organic eggs were never 2 bucks a dozen even before the fake bird flu scam. But regular industrially produced eggs are about that by me. I still pay more for the organic flavor. It's worth it.
"Organic Label" is a money making scam. Yeah, they are supposedly following standards but most small egg producers do that anyway. The reason they don't get the organic label... it costs them $10k (last I knew when I had birds). No small producer can afford that.
Find someone local who has eggs, they are MUCH fresher. Organic store eggs can be a month or more older (not bad, just not as fresh), just like all stores bought eggs.
I agree the cost to become "certified organic" pushes out small farmers but right now that it all most of us have to get better eggs. As someone else noted, you never see eggs at farmers markets and local farms are disappearing.
I will also note that the big guys are buying up all the organic farms and trying little by little to chnage what "organic" means - which is scary.
I found some regular eggs around 2 dollars right before Easter (usually get brown organic eggs but wanted white ones to color) at a more upscale store of all places.
Organic eggs are still $7-8/dozen in Grand Junction...or more. The local Kroger subsidiary is selling regular industrial farmed eggs for $3 on a sale this week.
Much better to buy from someone local that raises their own. Average price is $5 a dozen and they’re much less likely to be ‘helped along’ by any unknown additives.
He is getting too much push back on all sides. If he did not have to deal with Dems/some Repubs and these crazy judges, we would be much further ahead.
I just looked. Same as I was seeing before. Low watts (mostly 25W, some 40W), antique/specialty bulbs, colored bulbs or faux-incandescent LED bulbs. I did see a few that may have been higher watt, 'normal' incandescent bulbs, going for $8-$22/bulb. I like my incandescent, but not for that much per bulb.
We had a local incandescent light bulb factory shut down a few years ago so we can switch to mercury filled LED's that emit harmful radiation. Thanks EPA and OSHA.
Yes agree about the waste issue. They tried in the late 80s/early 90s to shove it into poor rural communities. Andrew Cuomo’s degenerate father tried that in NY state 😡 Thank God a group of determined people defeated his plans.
My former husband was an operator in a nuclear power plant from mid80s to about 2010. When the plant was taken off line he was on the team to go into the containment to prep for re-fueling. His docimeter always showed he had not received any radiation during the refueling outages. He died of acute myeloid leukemia at age 68 in 2023. The leukemia was non-hereditary—it was not genetic, but acquired. The danger in nuclear power is in the inadequate protection from exposure to the radiation. It is a silent killer.
Brand new nuclear plant in Georgia is so efficient, a tiny molecule(I forget the exact measurement) will support the average user for one year. Waste has been reduced exponentially. Nuclear isn’t what it used to be.
Thorium Nuclear reactors are much cleaner, safer and easier to build. The US government banned them as they wanted the spent uranium for building nuclear weapons. The entire electrical grid as we know it could become obsolete with small thorium reactors powering neighborhoods. The owners of the electric grid are a powerful lobby. They like things the way they are.
It's the only way "one man" will be loved by all. Whatever "he" appears to be and seems to be, the whole world will support him. And by all standards, what AI can do definitely seems "miraculous."
Never, in my wildest nightmares did I see this stuff coming.
This goes to very ugly places. One can envision these demons offering us a choice:
- Pay for the carbon your organic life form consumes, breathes, eats, exists in the natural world with. No problem for the wealthy, but severe hardship and deprivation for the poor, huddled masses, a sickly, shortened life span in a virtual prison.
- Or take them up on "immortality" as an avatar, downloaded consciousness in a "data center" computer world, Matrix-like but without the body. Offered any lifestyle of our choosing, want for nothing, "live" in opulence and ease just for selling our "carbon allotment" to others.
That's where this is leading. See how nice they are to give us a "choice" like that for population reduction to save Greta's planet! It's all been bullshit for nefarious, murderous agendas. The mass murderers get to pat themselves on the back for being so humane and ethical, giving us such a benevolent choice!
I stopped traveling by air and renting cars ~25 years ago with a few exceptions, so I have never been asked this. Wish I had, 'cause I would "express myself". Unbelievable.
I’ve said this before, but a local college computer science department put out a newsletter that stated one AI training iteration, which can last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours, uses 1580 megawatts of power and puts out 580 megatons of CO2. This is equivalent to the annual average CO2 emissions of 112 gas cars. That’s just one training iteration.
It’s not the planet they want to save. They want to erase you.
watch the Shawn Ryan interview with Lt. Gen (Ret) Kwast if you want some mind blowing updates on power sourcing and computer ( quantum ) futures, and the last 1/2Hr aboiut space / time is far beyond mind-blowing. Its beyond worth the watch
I just watched the Shawn Ryan-Tucker Carlson interview a few days ago. Interesting background he has. The first time I saw one of his podcasts something about it, don't remember now, but something about his word choices raised a flag in my gut. I wish I could say exactly what, I took note of it at the time, but long since forgotten. His Tucker interview was the first time I watched him since the first time, and it reminded me of that raised flag, aside from but not without knowing my own flag I have about Tucker, too. Along the lines of a lot of truth not found anywhere else, but something not right, something else going on there than just the surface story. I may like someone, but not fully trust them, have flags in my gut. And Shawn is one of those. Doesn't mean what he's saying in the interview with Kwast isn't true or concerning. But I reserve judgement.
Although AI is the top consumer, energy is also needed for mining cryptocurrency. "Carbon footprint" was a term created by Big Oil to shift the blame from them to the individual.
" And since “Net Zero” is the same insanity infecting scores of lesser indignities, like so-called 15-minute cities, the whole stupid ball of madness will probably unravel."
I have just asked my newly arrived A.I. , model UR-FKD 555 to calculate the odds on the "probably" probability . It is probing as we (you and me) are now communicating in very archaic terms of me pounding mind thoughts onto keys and thou trying to decipher what my archaic symbols are expressing.
i will get back to y'all . (southern US slang , UR has informed me) . Anyway, I have been told this could take a minute or two ..... so i should take a seat . ( NOW ! ) ........ oopssss
When all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they lost their confidence; for they recognized that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.
This is where we need to live as we view and discuss events of our day! We MUST pray that the Lord would graciously guide our leaders. Trusting in Him, our Creator and Saviour, only.
Nehemiah is spot on. Nehemiah 13:23–30 – Reform and removal of foreign influence
“I contended with them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair… Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?”
True, but remember that NOT all foreign influence is evil. Rahab the harlot married into Israel as well as Ruth the Moabitess. Some of these women held prominent places, even into the bloodline of Jesus our Messiah
Oh how I've love these breeds! I've had them all. The hounds are all in heaven, but my American Bulldog and two Pitties here at home. Best babies ever 🥰
Maybe a "Blue Heeler" not only are they fearless and ornery but they can herd the MSM out of the office when they "misbehave". Lots of meaty ankles in that crowd. 🤣
Royals in the Middle East and Asia often have exotic pets. A White House Lion may be more fitting than a dog. Though a Fox also has its appeal. Maybe both? Like in Machiavelli's Prince - the trait combination making for the best leaders.
We are all entitled to days of being downtrodden! Appreciate the link as it started my day off just right after walking outside watching the sunrise. Good stuff:}
P.S. Even more proof that God exists. Her voice is that of an Angel:}.
Jeff your post today leaves me a bit fearful I will admit … I am in the middle of raising up a big batch of teens (4 with one 7 year old up and coming) and my heart quavers as I write out the tuition checks and wonder what their lifetimes will bring.
Just this morning, my seven year old asked me brightly “mom, is the world going to end?” I paused what I was doing (dishes, it was the dishes I was doing) and I said just as brightly “No! God will step in to save His children before the world ends. He made us and He loves us and He is going to make the world good again and we are going to live here in this beautiful world WITH HIM like Adam and Eve lived with Him in the garden of Eden.”
I said this with sincere certainty. Praise Jesus this is true! We need not fret over any of what we see around us nor our future nor our children’s futures! Our job is blessed and simple … love God, love the people in our lives and PRAY PRAY PRAY!
Thank you, dear Jeff, for the good work you do. I praise God for raising you up like He did when He did. I pray often that He continues to bless you with faith and courage and health and your lovely little family as well.
I said yesterday it all brings to mind the little bit we’re told in Genesis about the Tower of Babel. Man tried to play God. God shut it down. Apparently, it went pretty far before God said ‘Not happening’ and the consequences changed the course of human history.
Wow, praise God that his wisdom is the first thing to come out of your mouth! :) Any tips on raising teenagers? (I have an 8 year old who already argues like a lawyer).
You are generous with your praise but my kids could tell you stories that would make you less a fan …
Actually, teenagers are awesome … they are my favorite people. We have so much fun hanging out and they are each somehow turning out to be STELLAR humans. I am so proud I can’t even tell you … your children will rise up and call you blessed … I’m feeling it! The 7 year old is considerably less interesting through no fault of his own … I can’t wait for him to metamorphosis into his own kind of teenager!
An AI program might snitch on, or stop a person from using AI to create a bioweapon capable of killing 10-15% of the Earth's population. Unless the watchdog AI aligns with Bill Gates, in which case it would assist in the development and deployment of the bioweapon.
Frankly the case that was described, is likely meant to “soften the blow” of constant surveillance. Why? Because the crowd that would object to it is likely to think snitching on big pharma is acceptable. Dunno about Anthropics stick value though….
I thought snitching on big pharma, alerting the FDA and reporters they were falsifying data was an example fit for our dystopian times. Since it would be a pointless,,virtue-signaling performance. The FDA and reporters don't care if pharma lies, or kill people in droves. AI would know alerting them would have no effect on anything.
That's how I interpreted it. People who made Luigi Mangione a hero would welcome such snitch technology, never putting 2 and 2 together to realize it will also rat them out while they're planning to torch a Tesla facility. Pre-Crime thought police.
When AI is the government's snitch, we will all be living in the Panopticon. Maybe we're there already and just haven't realized it yet...
Yeah, I thought so too. I don't know why such an incident would need to be manufactured, but why would he be carrying his manifesto around, for instance? So many things about the story don't make sense..
The thing about the “I dont know why” bit is that there does not have to be a reason that we can understand. Sometimes it is simply to keep the ball rolling and people off balance. Other times it is to make a crucial move in the cultural warfare. The video of the shooting as the vehicle moving to signal the start of the event. Same thing with the Charlie hebdo event, they even had tape making the moves there.
Not to go all the way down the rabbit hole, but there is just no way anyone who actually publicly whacked an executive is going to go bebopping around with not a care in the world. The narrative was set: further dividing that celluloid categories of Left vs Right. Notice how it has been done with the isreal Palestine dichotomy?
AI will do the bidding of the globalist ruling elite providing a fully-opaque layer to shield culpability while the gullible public will be in awe at the marvels of this new Oracle of Delphi. Expect AI-assisted mass suicide as "we're all in it together".
Regarding AI, the Bible states that someone or something of tremendous intelligence and knowledge will be part of what the Anti-Christ (the real one) is about! Just saying.
Artificial Intelligence - Artificial means artifice = sham, fake, deceptive. As such, it is the work of misguided men and is, at its core, evil. I would suggest that AI is the anti-Christ.
Conclusion: "artificial intelligence" is by definition NOT intelligence. For example, "artificial" anything else means it is not that thing named. Artificial butter, artificial Gucci bag, artificial dog.... artificial human is NOT a human. We are being manipulated by this use of language.
Therefore, so-called AI is not intelligence. End of story.
Are you asking how you refuse real ID? Don’t accept it when you renew your drivers license - unless you’re in one of the five states that doesn’t allow you to opt out. Dell Bigtree explained that Real ID moves ID control from the states to the feds.
No, I am asking how to effectively unplug. I haven't ability to create EMP and am not sure it would be a good idea even if I could. Tho it certainly would hinder RID efforts.
The state I live in is sufficiently disorganized that it would require extra effort for me to get RID.
I am honor bound to share this prayer, (note the “make your known and cause you to be invoked, clause). Maybe pray these for Scott Adams - I humbly submit that he needs our prayers…
I prayed to Saint Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, a nine day Novena, and my petition was granted. Additionally, I share the St. Jude prayer I have been praying for healing. One of the women I’ve been praying for received complete remission from her breast cancer. She stopped wearing her wig and her hair is slowly growing back. Miracle? I cannot say. But I do not believe in coincidences. The other woman I’ve been praying for has informed me that her cancer has stopped spreading/growing. Here are the prayers I have been praying. I would be grateful for any prayers for me, that I do not suffer consequences from the two clot shots I so foolishly received….:
Say for 9-consecutive days (novena):
O Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you do I have recourse from the depths of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return, I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your special patronage and aid. Amen.
second prayer for healing:
Prayer to St. Jude for Physical Healing
St. Jude, you witnessed the healing power of our Lord Jesus. You saw His compassion for the sick and dying. You yourself touched the sick, shared the sorrows of the mournful, and encouraged the despairing. You received this authority and healing power to work wonders, to cure the incurable, to make people whole. We ask you to intercede with our brother, Jesus, to send His saving grace to heal the sickness and suffering of:
__________________, to uplift his/her despondent spirit, and to instill hope in his/her heart. Amen.
He’s not dead. Just in the eternal realm with Abraham, Elijah and Moses and all those who have gone before.
They’re the ‘great cloud of witnesses’ of Hebrews 12:1
states: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out before us.” The word translated “witnesses” (from the Greek “μαρτύρων,” “martyron”) indicates those who testify or bear witness. In Hebrews 11, the author lists faithful men and women who trusted God’s promises-figures like Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and others. These individuals are described as “witnesses,” which comprises both those who have testified to God’s truth and, by implication, those who now watch from a heavenly vantage point.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. My Protestant friends and non-denominational Christian friends, believe as the person you replied to, that praying or speaking to the deceased is forbidden. I’m sure they can reference a valid Bible passage and I know they hold this position sincerely. I am Catholic and intercessory prayers to Saints are both common and supported by our faith. I am not a very learned Catholic apologist so I cannot speak to their objection with much authority. Still, I love them all though they disagree with me.
In Orthodox tradition (similar to RC , as we were ONE since the first Church until unfortunate schism of 1054):
The belief in the intercession of saints is linked to the idea of the "one living Church" connecting those on earth with those who have gone before.
Orthodox Christians ask saints to pray for them, believing they can offer powerful intercession with God due to their closeness to Him. This is similar to asking a friend or family member to pray for you.
Our friend Dave posted: "And by the way, I was amazed once again by Trump for highlighting the South African genocide and land stealing yesterday in the Oval Office or press room. Who else except Trump would have done that?"
Media Dismisses South Africa’s White Farmer Genocide
Posted May 23, 2025 By Martin Armstrong
President Donald Trump shocked the world once again by presenting South Africa’s president with evidence of the long-denied white farmer genocide.... South Africa and the Western liberal news media refuse to acknowledge the ongoing slaughter and elimination of white farmers.
...One clip showed Economic Freedom Fighters (EEF) Party leader Julius Malema singing “KILL THE BOER, KILL THE WHITE FARMER!” alongside a stadium of 90,000 supporters.
Newsweek reported in 2018 that a white farmer was murdered every five days. Yet again, Ramaphosa failed to condemn the attacks. There are countless articles explaining horrific and gruesome attacks on white landowners in South Africa, but no one in the government has even acknowledged that it is happening.... Every news agency is condemning Trump for claiming that there is a white farmer “genocide” occurring in South Africa, and is, in fact, downplaying the murders.
...Quite interesting to see the same people who cry “human rights” and “racism” at every turn dismissing and downplaying the farmer genocide..
I’ll also add that after reading Jeff’s posts the last two days, i’m less and less inspired by the future. I think 2025 will go down as the year that we accelerated our own demise.
The dangers of AI rest in the interface that allows it to interact with the real world--the surveillance cameras, the robots, the drones. If anyone truly cares about this issue the best starting place for making a difference would be to demand that your local government remove it's myriad FLOCK cameras, facial recognition systems, and other surveillance mechanisms.
Jeff, it would be refreshing for you to occasionally bring attention to the dangers of the surveillance state.
Choosing to be surveilled by engaging with technology that spies on you might be problematic, but it is still a choice. I, for one, don't use a smart phone.
Mass surveillance technology that tracks your every public move, stores it indefinitely in a database, and analyzes it with AI to make inferences about you without your consent is inescapable. Staying in your home all of the time and never going out really isn't a choice.
As I approach 70 years on this earth, I find myself more and more glad and joyful that my faith is in Jesus, not all the technological crap being forced down our throats. Come, Lord Jesus, come.
And of course the series called "Person of Interest" in which an AI is built, and used by the government to watch everyone and even predict when criminals will act. Then things go wrong under evil leadership, and a "good AI" is brought out and put into a battle between AI's for continued existence.
Good morning friends. Today I will visit my Father's gravesite to put a small American flag there for Memorial Day. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Navy and seeing combat in the South Pacific. There are some daylilies near his headstone that will bloom next month.
I read this interesting account of the origins of Memorial Day from the VA:
https://www.va.gov/OPA/PUBLICATIONS/CELEBRATE/MEMDAY.PDF
The last line of that linked PDF said it best: It’s a way we can all help put the memorial back in Memorial Day. Monday is a solemn day of remembrance. “Happy Memorial Day” is a sadly oxymoronic greeting to anyone who personally knows the true cost of freedom. This day is about honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving, or — now more than ever (Vietnam veterans harmed by Agent Orange) — as a result of their service. By all means enjoy the outdoor gatherings, BBQ parties and an adult beverage or two. But take a moment to pause and remember, and be thankful for those who sacrificed their future so we could enjoy the liberty we have in the present. For those who have ever saluted the flag-draped casket of a loved one or fellow service member, every day is Memorial Day.
My mother always called it Decoration Day. Reading this article reminded me of that.
My mom spoke of as a child, her parents would pack up the car with rakes and shovels and flowers dug from gardens. They would pack a large picnic lunch and meet up with other family members at the cemetery. While the children played, the adults would clean up the gravesites, planting flowers and decorating them. Now that my children and grandchildren are grown, I visit my small church cemetery where 4 generations of my mother’s family lies. I rake and clean up. I check to see if the peonies I planted are almost ready to bloom. I reflect and miss those gone on. I try to visit my rural township cemetery also. The many servicemen buried there always give me pause.
Decoration Day was the original name for the day we now call Memorial Day. It was a tradition begun in the south to honor the memory of the Confederate dead from the Civil War. It referred to decorating their graves with flowers. Congress passed the bill in 1971 to rename the day as Memorial Day, to include all who have died in service to our country and to celebrate it on the last Monday in May. The original Decoration Day was set as May 30th because there were no Civil War battles fought on that day and the flowers for decorating the graves would be widely available (no florists in those years).
Well said, thank you.
Indeed, it’d be like saying. Happy Funeral! to a surviving family member. Like we don’t say Happy Remembrance Day.
Remember numbnuts Harris practically breaking her arm while enthusiastically exhorting the public to have a HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!!!!
Well said.
My father was also in WWII, served in Italy, Army. He passed away in 2001.
My Dad too. Italy also. One of a two-man machine gun team. I wish I’d asked my parents more questions when they were alive.
I suspect that your Dad, like many WW2 veterans, would not likely have told you much. As a group they were pretty reticent about talking about their experiences over there in combat. My step-father was also in Italy. The most detail I ever got out of him was why he wouldn't donate to the Red Cross: they charged the soldiers for donuts; the Salvation Army didn't.
My gramps was in "Sonny France" 1918, i recall him sobbing a bit circa 1983(?) during a news story discussing Argentina's Dirty War and the conflict with UK in Falkland Islands. The inhumanity and immorality of warfare is universal and either one hardens the heart or it breaks. Either way it compartmentalizes and rationalizes it all
Good grief. This is a Memorial Day. Go troll your tripe somewhere else. Far away.
My Father was a Wake Island Defender and spent 44 months as a "guest of the Emperor" in Japan. He rarely talked about his experiences. He would sometimes, when he was with other veterans.
Betcha not one in a hundred kids under the age or 25 knows where Wake Island is and why it mattered., let alone seen the movie. Dad was in RAF bomber command in WWII flying Hamdens and Sterlings.
Other veterans, yes. Others, rarely.
As only they could truly understand having lived through it all. I hope your pops found solace talking to other vets.
My dad too. Did not care for the Red Cross and why I have not donated to them. Wreaths Across America is a wonderful charity and I donate to them.
"Wreaths" is a great organization. Thanks for mentioning them.
I have them in my will. I buy a wreath for a veteran I do not know and one for my friend's dad. I have had the honor to volunteer and lay wreaths during the holidays. I am so very happy I found them.
My Dad, too (except he was in the Pacific). About all he would say is that when their transport train stopped in North Platte, Nebraska, the locals met them with pies. Plenty of pies for everybody.
You’re right… He didn’t really talk about it much. The few things he did share have stuck with me. I do know he was extremely thankful to have lived through the experience when so many had not. He would also say “you have to take good care of your feet” because many soldiers developed problems. Apparently, when they were issued their gear, they were told to pick a pair of boots. My dad chose leather boots. Some either chose or ended up with rubber boots - not good for the many miles of walking.
If only we would have asked those questions. Sometimes in youth we are preoccupied and then as we age, we finally realize what we lost of family history in the not asking.
Yes, Lori, that is so true. My dad was in the Army infantry in WWII, pacific islands - the Philippines and some other place, not sure if it was Guam or New Guinea. I was only 23 when he died of the horrible ALS disease (he was 53), and he never talked about any details of his wartime experiences. I remember "jungle" and that's about it. He had a Japanese sword, but I never got to hear about how he got it. The great thing, though, is that he was a believer in Jesus Christ, and I know I'll see him again in heaven. That's all that matters in the end.
Memories and Heaven! Thank you for sharing Margot.
Isn’t that the Truth!! Gosh it’s terrible when you think of things!
Mine also… Served in World War II in the 10th mountain division in Italy. Dad used to put down communication lines before the front. He got a Purple Heart for being “clotheslined” by an enemy rope that was strung between two trees. It could have cut off his head… It was not his time. 🙏🏽💖
Dad passed away in 2012… he was 87. Definitely the greatest generation. He was the hardest working person I’ve ever seen. I even remember him talking about mule teams being used in the mountains of Italy. I tried to get him to go to see the World War II memorial, but he was not interested… He rarely spoke about any of his experiences in the war.
So much information is out there on the Internet about the 10th mountain division. I wish he was still alive so he could look through it and see what is true and what is not true.
He came home on the Queen Elizabeth… When I look at this picture, I wonder if dad was one of these men… https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/crowded-ship-bringing-american-troops-1945/
🙏🏽💖🙏🏽
Yes, the Greatest Generation. How they are missed.
What a picture. Brings tears to my eyes. Loved ones coming home.
Thank you for this!
Great pic. Yes I would wonder the same.
What interesting stories from WWII he must have had. I can’t even imagine. My mom had 4 of her 6 brothers all serving in WWII at the same time. The youngest two were 16 and 17…lied about their ages to go serve with their brothers.
That's amazing.
One story my dad told was as they were advancing across the Italian countryside, he hunkered down behind a haystack. A "voice" told him to move--he said it was his mother's--so he moved, then the haystack blew up. Another was that they came upon a farmhouse and he scoped it out (or whatever the military calls it) and saw that it was wired. If his unit would have entered, they would've been blown up. Unbeknownst to us until later, he earned several medals including one for that incident. One of my brothers interviewed him sometime in the 90s about his war experiences. I need to track down a copy of that. He was drafted at age 19.
He was (or is) a hero!
Yes. 💜
Seems that is what the Greatest Generation did, tell a little lie to serve!
My Dad, Okinawa, in the Seabees. Building airstrips and whatever else was needed. Died 2006.
God bless them all. 🙏
Edited: Wrong year of death. 🙄
My Grandpa was among the soldiers that liberated Dachau concentration camp. God bless all that served, and may their souls rest in God's Glory!
All WWII vets were/are worthy of great praise, even though, in truth, WWII should have never been fought...
And the truth of the "Concentration Camps" must come out... the BIG LIE has gone on long enough. Israel was FOUNDED on this LIE. Here's just a taste:
https://www.unz.com/article/auschwitz-six-facts-and-seven-questions/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ZZ0g6GdcwYLz/
I will agree they are all worthy of praise but 100% disagree that WWII should not have been fought. Fascism in Europe was expanding, maybe the US should have avoided that battle but then England would have been lost and France would never have been liberated. Pearl Harbor was what put us in the Pacific and while it can be argued the US sanctions on Japan was the impetus for that attack, Japan drew first blood. Japan ruled much of the Western Pacific, dominated Korea and much of China, Burma, Manchuria. Victor Davis Hanson, a classical historian, has written several books, one titled the Second World Wars which go into both theathers of WWII.
You are under-informed.
Hitler was a great leader, He brought Germany back from collapse and National humiliation... it was Churchill and FDR that were the corrupt turds that got us into the war. Read David Irving and learn some truth.
FDR knew well in advance the Pearl Harbor attack was coming and could have easily prevented it. Yes, Japan was pushed into attacking... so no... WE made the first move... trying to bankrupt and impoverish Japan.
More truth to turn your ignorance into knowledge:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/mZpeJkSNjcA3/
https://www.unz.com/runz/why-everything-you-know-about-world-war-ii-is-wrong/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/YTSXewlajOIy/
VDH is a compromised and controlled clown... who often says nice things.
You are sick! Hitler was likely one of satan’s many attempts to bring anti-christ to our fallen world…but he (satan) doesn’t know OR get to control God’s timing. God allowed the holocaust—though His heart breaks when any of His children suffer—but it was no less HORRIFIC.
I would be careful if I were you of continuing your vitriol against God’s chosen people, the Jews…His promises NEVER FAIL…whether you in your ignorance believe them or not. ONE DAY all will fall on our knees and worship the Creator of the Universe and all things living and nonliving. READ HIS WORD, THE BIBLE IS CLEAR. ✝️🙏🙌
Why screech at the guy like a low-IQ Harpy?
Did you read his links? Talk about IGNORANCE!!
You are a hysterical zealot and an imbecile to boot!
"God's chosen"??? View this, maybe you will wake up!
https://www.bitchute.com/video/2UE1jb50v0cO
So much truth... suppressed for so long.
I am getting some comments that I am not able to reply to... I think some snarky people post insults then block me... pretty craven and cowardly!!
Judy Ogden is one such coward...
I'm pretty sure my uncle was one of those also!
The Greatest Generation.
My father also was a veteran of WWII. Fought in Italy, wounded, Purple Heart. He passed away in 1976. I was very young at the time and never really got to know him.
My father was stationed in the Philippines.
Mine, too, and he went into Occupied Japan after the bombs were dropped.
My father was too! He spoke about it often. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
My father did not—only about the taste of the ripe pineapples.
Mine too
Been to the American cemetery in Manila., as well as Corregidor. That cemetery is the largest military cemetery outside the US.
My dad also served in the Navy during WWII. He was 17 years old and also saw combat in the Pacific. He never really talked about his time in the service. But as his daughter i am so very proud. He passed away in 2012.
May we never forget our take for granted the sacrifice all service members have made in serving our country. Thank you all!
Growing up there was a picture in our living room of DD660, the "Mighty Bull", the destroyer my father spent his WWII service on. Pap's stories were mostly about the camradarie with his shipmates. Only one story had the possiblity of being tragic but pap told it in a positive manner giving credit to the ships crew for avoiding the incoming kamikaze plane. There was a small piece of metal from that Japanese plane my father kept. Later pap got a hat made that said kamikaze survivor and had a plaque added to his gravesite with his US Navy service and "Kamikaze Survivor".
After the battle of Okinawa, pap hooked up on the island with his young brother who was a Marine, another positive story he could tell. My grandmother had 4 service flags she hung in her window during the war, she lost her oldest in Europe, uncle Dutch, Army Air Corps. Her youngest lied to enter the Coast Guard at 16. Pap and uncle Don, the 2 middle boys enlisted, Navy & Marine after Pearl Harbor as did most of my uncles on my mother's side and pap's sister's husband uncle Bob. WWII was a time when the nation's men and women pulled together to become the Greatest America had to offer.
I heard the stories from pap multiple times and only wish I could have a beer with him and hear them again. RIP all who served and have passed but especially those that made the ultimate sacrifice, uncle Dutch and 2nd cousin Robert Fike killed by an IED in Afghanistan. It is up to us to ensure those lives were not lost in vain, Freedom is NOT Free.
What a wonderful story! My dad never spoke of the war. His dad died when he was 15. He was the oldest of 4. So the day after his 17th birthday he enlisted and his mother had to sign for him. Years ago my mother bought a book titled, World War II Day by Day. It lists the battle by date. My dad underlined the places and encounters he was involved in.
Yes, we must not allow these younger generations to gloss over the greatest generation. Thanks for sharing.
My generation (the boomers) started out pretty good .... Love and Peace are certainly worthy goals for mankind . And critical thinking was alive, with huge protests and the Vietnam fiasco.
Then little by little the deep state got going , the greedy and insatiable lust for power taking control of governments and VOILA ..... look where we are now.
Many still think that the opportunities afforded by technology outweigh the negatives. Given what I have seen over the last 30 years, I can not say that I agree. Tis a shame . Like sugar, like alcohol, like MONEY, like healthy competition, like loving thy neighbor, like sharing , like growing healthy foods and raising healthy animals. like keeping regulations from exploding into absurdities, like trickle down economics resulting in fair distributions, like being able to skype with loved ones without being used as a means to trace and track every move one makes. like helping the helpless without it becoming just one fat, drugged out lazy society ..............
Well.....A.I. ....... am i to believe it will be any different ???
It's a fallen world, because of sin, and it will only be made right (perfect, actually!) when Jesus returns.
I would guess most of the posts are by us 'boomers' considering the stories being of WWII and our fathers. I believe AI and robotics will be dealt with the same way the steam engine, locomotives, automobiles and all the things you mentioned; they will be put to positive purposes by many and to nefarious use by others. It is up to the individual on how they choose to use it. That you are on this substack is an indication of how technology can be used for the good! As one of our generation's slogan advised us "keep the faith" my friend!
We must not succumb to those things which we know in our hearts are not positive... and just seek God's wisdom and discernment. Then all will be well. Do not get discouraged.
Enjoyed. Thank you.
What happened next ripped everybody’s brain open faster than a male stripper’s velcro jumpsuit. 😂🤣😂🤣😂
That one got me, too. Gotta love Jeff! Like AI, sometimes I wonder how his brain works.😅
Maybe Jeff's brain is what you get when you cross a journalism major with a successful litigator.
Personally, I think there’s part construction worker somewhere in there too…😜
He's a natural comedian!
You made me laugh again.
That one was hilarious!! 😂😆😁
My Grandfather was a Repatriation officer in Germany toward the end of the war. He saw stuff there he never talked about, but had nightmares long after the war was over.
When he passed in the 90's, I found some items amid his stuff: a Leica camera kit with some exposed negatives I was told were of pre-war Munich. There was also an old-style "photo album" - snapshots on heavy paper held together with a spiral wire binding, showing human remains amidst the ashes in crematoria. When you hold something like that in your hand, it seems 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒓 than it should be.
Grandpa Tom was a gentle soul and a lifelong musician. One of the gifts he left me is the memory of standing next to him at our piano, watching him play 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑦 old jazz standards and pieces like Rhapsody in Blue. He and I had a close relationship that lives on in me, and I will always love him both as my grandfather and as a model of the man I strive to be.
My father was stationed in England. He was a mechanic who worked on B-17s.
His only stories that he shared were mostly antics that occurred on base. But one story was how he survived a bombing in London. That one still gets me. R.I.P. Dad.
My uncle died a couple of years ago at the age of 99...he stormed Normandy and was part of the Battle of the Bulge...he would never talk about it. He was one of the nicest humans I know. We put out citizens/soldiers through hell.
My dad and his 2 brothers were also WWII veterans. Dad was in an artillery unit and fought in the Pacific. Needless to say, he had major hearing loss. Lived to be a month shy of 98 years old.
My grandfather was in WWII, Battle of the Bulge.
Thanks for the link... and my Dad likewise saw combat in the South Pacific, in his case as a Navy pilot (flying Wildcats and Corsairs), but like Fred mentioned, he never talked about it (and I'd asked).
My dad was also a WWII vet. Also in the navy. With the Seabees. He was in the South Pacific and Alaska.
Thank you for sharing Dave. My FIL is a WWII Navy vet as well. At 102, he is still with us and living in our home... The tales he has to tell! I wish I had known him when he was younger, and could have recorded long conversations about his life!
Concerned mom - Oh my - please tell him hello and thank him for his service!
Worth noting that for decades we've been told we need to do without energy. Mandated energy-efficient appliances and vehicles that don't work well and are much more expensive than tried and true technology. Wear a sweater or use fans in our homes, adjusting thermostats to save energy. Smart-metering to save the energy grid unable to keep up with demand. All sorts of shaming and hardships heaped upon us because producing more energy was going to destroy the planet.
But...now they need energy-hog data centers everywhere - computers to control humans and make us more efficient, obedient, and producing more energy is a necessity, climate be damned.
Remember this prioritization by government leaders:
Computers and machines to control humans - necessary.
The comfort and well-being of humans - not necessary, sacrifices must be made.
They tell us how little we matter to them with moves like this. We should believe their actions, not their words.
Never mind about that climate stuff. We’re good. - not only good but blessed with centuries of oil, coal and natural gas - and then there is the report first published on the American Thinker, of tests run by physicists (scientists) that confirm that unlike water (clouds, humidity), CO2 doesn't retain heat once the heat source (sun) is removed - so it's not even a GHG in the first place - it is, as Trump has said, a giant hoax and the wheels are starting to come off the wagon. At the CO2 Coalition web site, they make the case that more CO2 is beneficial (plant food) for the planet and its inhabitants as well as a myriad of other facts that completely obliterate the climate alarm narrative. So good to have pro energy adults back in charge
See William Happer on the amount of CO2---and that we are dreadfully short of it. But then, he's only a physicist, so what would he know? Much better to rely on Greta or Michael Mann.
Save the Planet - drive a truck.
I 💓 Coal Rollers!
or big Al - geologically we were at an almost all time low in the 1800s (when a mini ice age ended) and geologists note that there have been plenty of periods where the CO2 levels were way more than we have now, and of course the planet flourished
Hahaha.
Greta's dope!!
Oops, forgot the "a" in that.
Or a puppet?
Yes, we know it's a lie. The rush to build more energy production for big computers that they told us couldn't be done for us little humans only confirms their lies.
So sad for Carney the Clown new ‘PM’ of Canada. He lives in the distant past and will try to force his wet dream of Net Zero down our throats, not admitting the Climate Scam is dead in the water.
Tragic, considering Canadia could be an energy super power.
Ben Fulford says Carney will now read from a new script about making life more abundant as the Committee of 300 changes course
Cant' wait. Pffft. /sarc
Without sarcasm, I have hope that the curtain will finally be pulled back on all in the short run, say the next decade to 15 years. We will finally know the whole scheme/scam/criminal operation and all identities. How that will happen I can't say, but things look to be cooking in that direction. ...But what do I know?
https://rumble.com/v6tsi8f-benjamin-fulford-update-today-may-23-2025-benjamin-fulford.html
I've heard "their" $$ supply has been choked, thus "they" are now unable to control the global economy and the greedy puppets that would otherwise follow orders. Unverfiable, at least to my pedestrian efforts. I don't keep up with Fulford. Years ago, pre pandemic, something about his writing or whoever was posting for him(?) (no vids at that time) made me wary of him as a source. Like I said... what do I know? Thanks for link.
I am still waiting for those incandescent bulbs to go back on the store shelf. So far just words, no action.
I have been studying the "Smart" Grid since 2012 when FP&L came like thieves in the night stealing the analog meters and replacing them with smart meters. I can tell you that nuclear has always been considered by these Smart Grid idiots to be "green" energy.
NIMBYism? Right, like Altman is going to build a nuclear plant in his town first. Never happens folks. Nuclear power has one big problem that in 80 years they haven't solved - where to put the nuclear waste.
Put the waste with all the other waste, Washington, D.C.
TOXIC ..... waste
The Hanford WA site has been toxic for decades and still nothing is done.
https://www.chronline.com/stories/up-to-590-billion-still-needed-to-clean-up-toxic-nuclear-site-near-columbia-river-in-wa,378869
Sorry to have to disagree but my FIL was a Nuclear power plant engineer for 47 years. He was part of the design/build of the German plants, some French, UK and US.
I loved picking his brain and one question was about waste... he laughed and said they've been recycling it waste in Europe for 40 years.
"Used nuclear fuel still contains a significant amount of energy and valuable materials, even after being used in a reactor. Recycling can reduce the volume of radioactive waste requiring permanent disposal by up to 90%, according to the Department of Energy."
"Examples of Countries with Recycling Programs:
France:
France has a well-established recycling program and has been using plutonium from recycled fuel for decades.
Russia:
Russia also operates a commercial reprocessing plant and offers reprocessing services to other countries.
China:
China is developing its own nuclear fuel cycle, including a pilot reprocessing plant. "
If I am recalling correctly, we can recycle here too, but due to BS regulations of some sort, we don't. What a surprise, huh?
recycling waste comes with its issues too.
see https://e360.yale.edu/features/nuclear-waste-recycling
While there are many questions, she BARELY skims over the safe recycling program in France and the UK for 40+ years. I will trust my FILs opinion with his knowledge and experience over hers.
She's in CA, which tells me she is probably very anti nuclear anyway. I will give her credit for a decent discussion, though somewhat slanted against.
I am not saying it is not possible, just that there are issues. There is no silver bullet - pro's and con's with everything.
My original comment was going after the propaganda of NIMBYism.
They tell you they are very safe so you can live right next to them - but they NEVER put them in their backyards.
Safe and effective like those vaccines. But do you believe the pictures they took showing they took the shots? I don't.
Go to any high priced (I mean very high priced) restaurant in Manhattan. No one offers you tap water. The water offered is bubbles or no bubbles - served in glass bottles. But people in NY are told they have the best water in the nation and it is HIGHLY fluoridated.
If I remember correctly, the just released MAHA report said 25 % of children live near an EPA supersite, so it does not have to be nuclear waste to be a toxic dump.
Yes!
https://www.chronline.com/stories/up-to-590-billion-still-needed-to-clean-up-toxic-nuclear-site-near-columbia-river-in-wa,378869
Yep...I'm wondering who lobbied to put heavy regulations in place to build nuclear plants??? BIG OIL?
Probably not. Enviroweenies are/were the biggest problem for nuclear.
The regulations have been in place for a long time. The strictest probably after TMI (even though there was NO LEAK or damage to anything other than the reactor... ).
Me too. I hate LED lights in my home. I searched for info online about status of incandescents. A lighting trade publication said it was an empty order by Trump, not in force. Said any actual changes would take a long review process, manufacturers should just continue business as usual, no incandescents coming for the foreseeable future.
Does anyone tell Trump these things? His saying it's so doesn't end up being so? Lots of false hope and dashed expectations. A successful local businessman shared his secret of success was underpromising, overdelivering. Makes customers happy to get more than they expected. This Trump strategy of overpromising and underdelivering is going to make for a lot of unhappy customers as it reaches across many fronts. Either he gets on top of things and makes his orders so, or he's going to be in a world of doo-doo.
Still waiting here for gas and egg prices to come down. [Tapping foot while waiting]
Yes, where are they getting the $2/dozen organic eggs that is being reported?
I can't find them in Publix.
Organic eggs were never 2 bucks a dozen even before the fake bird flu scam. But regular industrially produced eggs are about that by me. I still pay more for the organic flavor. It's worth it.
"Organic Label" is a money making scam. Yeah, they are supposedly following standards but most small egg producers do that anyway. The reason they don't get the organic label... it costs them $10k (last I knew when I had birds). No small producer can afford that.
Find someone local who has eggs, they are MUCH fresher. Organic store eggs can be a month or more older (not bad, just not as fresh), just like all stores bought eggs.
Local eggs are the best way to go!
I agree the cost to become "certified organic" pushes out small farmers but right now that it all most of us have to get better eggs. As someone else noted, you never see eggs at farmers markets and local farms are disappearing.
I will also note that the big guys are buying up all the organic farms and trying little by little to chnage what "organic" means - which is scary.
I found some regular eggs around 2 dollars right before Easter (usually get brown organic eggs but wanted white ones to color) at a more upscale store of all places.
Organic eggs are still $7-8/dozen in Grand Junction...or more. The local Kroger subsidiary is selling regular industrial farmed eggs for $3 on a sale this week.
Never saw organic eggs for $2 unless you got them from a lid trying to earn college money.
Organic eggs here are now $1 higher than they were a month ago, now priced at $11.99/dz.
Much better to buy from someone local that raises their own. Average price is $5 a dozen and they’re much less likely to be ‘helped along’ by any unknown additives.
They taste great too!
My organic eggs that i buy from the source 3 miles from me I buy a tray of 30 at a time . Cost is 210 Baht .
If a teenager today was doing the math how many could mentally figure out the approximate cost in dollars ? 33 baht equals one dollar.
Try local
One dollar an egg ! WOW .
Don't know where you live but both are down here.
Northwestern PA
He is getting too much push back on all sides. If he did not have to deal with Dems/some Repubs and these crazy judges, we would be much further ahead.
Ordered some from Amazon
I just looked. Same as I was seeing before. Low watts (mostly 25W, some 40W), antique/specialty bulbs, colored bulbs or faux-incandescent LED bulbs. I did see a few that may have been higher watt, 'normal' incandescent bulbs, going for $8-$22/bulb. I like my incandescent, but not for that much per bulb.
I, too, am still waiting for the incandescent light bulbs. IPMO. I guess it's time to ask the question again of Zeldin and GE's CEO.
We had a local incandescent light bulb factory shut down a few years ago so we can switch to mercury filled LED's that emit harmful radiation. Thanks EPA and OSHA.
Isn't that so awful? So upsetting!
Exactly ...ask the good people of Hanford, WA... ☢️☢️☢️
Thumbs up on this one! They have known it's a problem for decades with the river close by.
https://www.chronline.com/stories/up-to-590-billion-still-needed-to-clean-up-toxic-nuclear-site-near-columbia-river-in-wa,378869
Yes agree about the waste issue. They tried in the late 80s/early 90s to shove it into poor rural communities. Andrew Cuomo’s degenerate father tried that in NY state 😡 Thank God a group of determined people defeated his plans.
maybe they'll put it on rockets and send it to other planets. what could possibly go wrong?
LOL! Yes, America spreading "democracy" (the theory no space should go unpolluted) across the universe. That must be the real agenda behind Space X.
My son works on the nuclear plant in South Alabama. From March-June he does something with the waste. I never ask!!
My former husband was an operator in a nuclear power plant from mid80s to about 2010. When the plant was taken off line he was on the team to go into the containment to prep for re-fueling. His docimeter always showed he had not received any radiation during the refueling outages. He died of acute myeloid leukemia at age 68 in 2023. The leukemia was non-hereditary—it was not genetic, but acquired. The danger in nuclear power is in the inadequate protection from exposure to the radiation. It is a silent killer.
Brand new nuclear plant in Georgia is so efficient, a tiny molecule(I forget the exact measurement) will support the average user for one year. Waste has been reduced exponentially. Nuclear isn’t what it used to be.
Hanford WA - waste is buried next to the Columbia River.
https://www.chronline.com/stories/up-to-590-billion-still-needed-to-clean-up-toxic-nuclear-site-near-columbia-river-in-wa,378869
Thorium Liquid Salt Reactors may solve the issues of the old uranium-based reactors:
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/254692-new-molten-salt-thorium-reactor-first-time-decades
Thorium Nuclear reactors are much cleaner, safer and easier to build. The US government banned them as they wanted the spent uranium for building nuclear weapons. The entire electrical grid as we know it could become obsolete with small thorium reactors powering neighborhoods. The owners of the electric grid are a powerful lobby. They like things the way they are.
They will serve their AI god, in ways they were not willing to serve those who elected them.
This tells me all I need to know.
AI is demonic.
It will be linked to the Antichrist, I believe it.
Years ago even before we had wifi and whats come after, I thought that 666 was something technological that we wind up not being able to control.
It's the only way "one man" will be loved by all. Whatever "he" appears to be and seems to be, the whole world will support him. And by all standards, what AI can do definitely seems "miraculous."
Never, in my wildest nightmares did I see this stuff coming.
Yes! Satan-infused to the next level to gain our souls…….
Taking out power generating dams for the sake of spawning fish is a sham because over 97% of fish make it through fish ladders.
So. Many. Lies.
Now will airlines and rental car companies stop asking us if we want to purchase carbon credits with our transportation service?
This goes to very ugly places. One can envision these demons offering us a choice:
- Pay for the carbon your organic life form consumes, breathes, eats, exists in the natural world with. No problem for the wealthy, but severe hardship and deprivation for the poor, huddled masses, a sickly, shortened life span in a virtual prison.
- Or take them up on "immortality" as an avatar, downloaded consciousness in a "data center" computer world, Matrix-like but without the body. Offered any lifestyle of our choosing, want for nothing, "live" in opulence and ease just for selling our "carbon allotment" to others.
That's where this is leading. See how nice they are to give us a "choice" like that for population reduction to save Greta's planet! It's all been bullshit for nefarious, murderous agendas. The mass murderers get to pat themselves on the back for being so humane and ethical, giving us such a benevolent choice!
The older I get the more I think about the movie Soylent Green with Charlton Heston. :(
I stopped traveling by air and renting cars ~25 years ago with a few exceptions, so I have never been asked this. Wish I had, 'cause I would "express myself". Unbelievable.
I’ve said this before, but a local college computer science department put out a newsletter that stated one AI training iteration, which can last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours, uses 1580 megawatts of power and puts out 580 megatons of CO2. This is equivalent to the annual average CO2 emissions of 112 gas cars. That’s just one training iteration.
It’s not the planet they want to save. They want to erase you.
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watch the Shawn Ryan interview with Lt. Gen (Ret) Kwast if you want some mind blowing updates on power sourcing and computer ( quantum ) futures, and the last 1/2Hr aboiut space / time is far beyond mind-blowing. Its beyond worth the watch
https://rumble.com/v6tqrfh-steve-kwast-ceo-of-spacebilt-can-we-manipulate-space-and-time-srs-202.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
I just watched the Shawn Ryan-Tucker Carlson interview a few days ago. Interesting background he has. The first time I saw one of his podcasts something about it, don't remember now, but something about his word choices raised a flag in my gut. I wish I could say exactly what, I took note of it at the time, but long since forgotten. His Tucker interview was the first time I watched him since the first time, and it reminded me of that raised flag, aside from but not without knowing my own flag I have about Tucker, too. Along the lines of a lot of truth not found anywhere else, but something not right, something else going on there than just the surface story. I may like someone, but not fully trust them, have flags in my gut. And Shawn is one of those. Doesn't mean what he's saying in the interview with Kwast isn't true or concerning. But I reserve judgement.
Although AI is the top consumer, energy is also needed for mining cryptocurrency. "Carbon footprint" was a term created by Big Oil to shift the blame from them to the individual.
Well said.
That is a great comment
" And since “Net Zero” is the same insanity infecting scores of lesser indignities, like so-called 15-minute cities, the whole stupid ball of madness will probably unravel."
I have just asked my newly arrived A.I. , model UR-FKD 555 to calculate the odds on the "probably" probability . It is probing as we (you and me) are now communicating in very archaic terms of me pounding mind thoughts onto keys and thou trying to decipher what my archaic symbols are expressing.
i will get back to y'all . (southern US slang , UR has informed me) . Anyway, I have been told this could take a minute or two ..... so i should take a seat . ( NOW ! ) ........ oopssss
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When all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they lost their confidence; for they recognized that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.
— Nehemiah 6:16 NAS
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This is where we need to live as we view and discuss events of our day! We MUST pray that the Lord would graciously guide our leaders. Trusting in Him, our Creator and Saviour, only.
Nehemiah is spot on. Nehemiah 13:23–30 – Reform and removal of foreign influence
“I contended with them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair… Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?”
The enemy is in the house.
True, but remember that NOT all foreign influence is evil. Rahab the harlot married into Israel as well as Ruth the Moabitess. Some of these women held prominent places, even into the bloodline of Jesus our Messiah
Amen
I think DJT should get a White House dog - kind of like FDR had his Scottie, Fala - but it should be a Pit Bull named FAFO
FAFO…the Gen X Motto.
Yes as long as it's an American bred dog! Pit, Redbone Coonhound, Bluetick Coonhound or American Bulldog would be my choices.
Oh how I've love these breeds! I've had them all. The hounds are all in heaven, but my American Bulldog and two Pitties here at home. Best babies ever 🥰
How about an English mastiff?
Except he will call it an American mastiff.
you know it!
Yes!!!
How about my favorite, a wire haired dachshund?
They are scrappy little dogs! And cute too!
I think Schnauzers are the bomb... all sizes.
Maybe a "Blue Heeler" not only are they fearless and ornery but they can herd the MSM out of the office when they "misbehave". Lots of meaty ankles in that crowd. 🤣
I’d like to see a massive Doberman named Igor.
Royals in the Middle East and Asia often have exotic pets. A White House Lion may be more fitting than a dog. Though a Fox also has its appeal. Maybe both? Like in Machiavelli's Prince - the trait combination making for the best leaders.
Love this!
I can think positively... some things give me hope... from years ago...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9PQ7qPkluM
We are all entitled to days of being downtrodden! Appreciate the link as it started my day off just right after walking outside watching the sunrise. Good stuff:}
P.S. Even more proof that God exists. Her voice is that of an Angel:}.
:-)
Jeff your post today leaves me a bit fearful I will admit … I am in the middle of raising up a big batch of teens (4 with one 7 year old up and coming) and my heart quavers as I write out the tuition checks and wonder what their lifetimes will bring.
Just this morning, my seven year old asked me brightly “mom, is the world going to end?” I paused what I was doing (dishes, it was the dishes I was doing) and I said just as brightly “No! God will step in to save His children before the world ends. He made us and He loves us and He is going to make the world good again and we are going to live here in this beautiful world WITH HIM like Adam and Eve lived with Him in the garden of Eden.”
I said this with sincere certainty. Praise Jesus this is true! We need not fret over any of what we see around us nor our future nor our children’s futures! Our job is blessed and simple … love God, love the people in our lives and PRAY PRAY PRAY!
Thank you, dear Jeff, for the good work you do. I praise God for raising you up like He did when He did. I pray often that He continues to bless you with faith and courage and health and your lovely little family as well.
I said yesterday it all brings to mind the little bit we’re told in Genesis about the Tower of Babel. Man tried to play God. God shut it down. Apparently, it went pretty far before God said ‘Not happening’ and the consequences changed the course of human history.
@Belle- you're a better person than I am. If my 7 yr old son had hasked me that question, I'd have answered "It will if you don't pick up your toys."
Im on the look out for bible lessons these days, the room can wait
@Belle- you really ARE a better person than I am. <3
Too funny!
@Alan- my son is now 45.
Our families sound very similar! My precious children are 23, 20, 17, 14, and 8
Ha! I need no prompts provided to bring down the law … opportunities for Bible lessons are harder to come by!
Great parent answer!
Wow, praise God that his wisdom is the first thing to come out of your mouth! :) Any tips on raising teenagers? (I have an 8 year old who already argues like a lawyer).
You are generous with your praise but my kids could tell you stories that would make you less a fan …
Actually, teenagers are awesome … they are my favorite people. We have so much fun hanging out and they are each somehow turning out to be STELLAR humans. I am so proud I can’t even tell you … your children will rise up and call you blessed … I’m feeling it! The 7 year old is considerably less interesting through no fault of his own … I can’t wait for him to metamorphosis into his own kind of teenager!
Belle—you rock! Your children will call you blessed. 🙏🏻
An AI program might snitch on, or stop a person from using AI to create a bioweapon capable of killing 10-15% of the Earth's population. Unless the watchdog AI aligns with Bill Gates, in which case it would assist in the development and deployment of the bioweapon.
Frankly the case that was described, is likely meant to “soften the blow” of constant surveillance. Why? Because the crowd that would object to it is likely to think snitching on big pharma is acceptable. Dunno about Anthropics stick value though….
I thought snitching on big pharma, alerting the FDA and reporters they were falsifying data was an example fit for our dystopian times. Since it would be a pointless,,virtue-signaling performance. The FDA and reporters don't care if pharma lies, or kill people in droves. AI would know alerting them would have no effect on anything.
Yes, there is that
That's how I interpreted it. People who made Luigi Mangione a hero would welcome such snitch technology, never putting 2 and 2 together to realize it will also rat them out while they're planning to torch a Tesla facility. Pre-Crime thought police.
When AI is the government's snitch, we will all be living in the Panopticon. Maybe we're there already and just haven't realized it yet...
Yeah well privacy is so 20th century… Luigi>? That event seemed….well…..fake.
Yeah, I thought so too. I don't know why such an incident would need to be manufactured, but why would he be carrying his manifesto around, for instance? So many things about the story don't make sense..
The thing about the “I dont know why” bit is that there does not have to be a reason that we can understand. Sometimes it is simply to keep the ball rolling and people off balance. Other times it is to make a crucial move in the cultural warfare. The video of the shooting as the vehicle moving to signal the start of the event. Same thing with the Charlie hebdo event, they even had tape making the moves there.
Not to go all the way down the rabbit hole, but there is just no way anyone who actually publicly whacked an executive is going to go bebopping around with not a care in the world. The narrative was set: further dividing that celluloid categories of Left vs Right. Notice how it has been done with the isreal Palestine dichotomy?
AI will do the bidding of the globalist ruling elite providing a fully-opaque layer to shield culpability while the gullible public will be in awe at the marvels of this new Oracle of Delphi. Expect AI-assisted mass suicide as "we're all in it together".
But Claude told me to do it!!
What “War Games” is 42 years old? That can’t be.
Right? I watched it as a teen. Loved it. Still quote it. And I’m only 25🤣.
All the way back in the 1900s… 😑😆
Clearly was a typo.
I'm tempted to ask ChatGPT: "How can I permanently shut down ChatGPT?" just so I can see if self-preservation is part of its core module yet.
Regarding AI, the Bible states that someone or something of tremendous intelligence and knowledge will be part of what the Anti-Christ (the real one) is about! Just saying.
Artificial Intelligence - Artificial means artifice = sham, fake, deceptive. As such, it is the work of misguided men and is, at its core, evil. I would suggest that AI is the anti-Christ.
Conclusion: "artificial intelligence" is by definition NOT intelligence. For example, "artificial" anything else means it is not that thing named. Artificial butter, artificial Gucci bag, artificial dog.... artificial human is NOT a human. We are being manipulated by this use of language.
Therefore, so-called AI is not intelligence. End of story.
I like to refer to AI as Automated Information.
I think ai may be the false prophet, but I don’t think it can be the anti Christ.
Yes, it does.
They are giving "life" to an image.
I would prefer "Unplugging" to this Genie out of the Bottle. Anyone else?
Unplugging... how many of us will refuse REALid? It's lockdowns all over again. I feel like food.
I have. Didn't comply with any c19 either.
How to do that?
Are you asking how you refuse real ID? Don’t accept it when you renew your drivers license - unless you’re in one of the five states that doesn’t allow you to opt out. Dell Bigtree explained that Real ID moves ID control from the states to the feds.
No, I am asking how to effectively unplug. I haven't ability to create EMP and am not sure it would be a good idea even if I could. Tho it certainly would hinder RID efforts.
The state I live in is sufficiently disorganized that it would require extra effort for me to get RID.
Emp’s. Lots of them.
I am honor bound to share this prayer, (note the “make your known and cause you to be invoked, clause). Maybe pray these for Scott Adams - I humbly submit that he needs our prayers…
I prayed to Saint Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, a nine day Novena, and my petition was granted. Additionally, I share the St. Jude prayer I have been praying for healing. One of the women I’ve been praying for received complete remission from her breast cancer. She stopped wearing her wig and her hair is slowly growing back. Miracle? I cannot say. But I do not believe in coincidences. The other woman I’ve been praying for has informed me that her cancer has stopped spreading/growing. Here are the prayers I have been praying. I would be grateful for any prayers for me, that I do not suffer consequences from the two clot shots I so foolishly received….:
Say for 9-consecutive days (novena):
O Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you do I have recourse from the depths of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return, I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your special patronage and aid. Amen.
second prayer for healing:
Prayer to St. Jude for Physical Healing
St. Jude, you witnessed the healing power of our Lord Jesus. You saw His compassion for the sick and dying. You yourself touched the sick, shared the sorrows of the mournful, and encouraged the despairing. You received this authority and healing power to work wonders, to cure the incurable, to make people whole. We ask you to intercede with our brother, Jesus, to send His saving grace to heal the sickness and suffering of:
__________________, to uplift his/her despondent spirit, and to instill hope in his/her heart. Amen.
Have offered prayer for your own health. Thank you for letting us know of your need.
God bless you. I love this C&C community.
At Jude had prayed for
me many times! And my hopelessness was abated !
AMEN
Why are you praying to the dead?
He’s not dead. Just in the eternal realm with Abraham, Elijah and Moses and all those who have gone before.
They’re the ‘great cloud of witnesses’ of Hebrews 12:1
states: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out before us.” The word translated “witnesses” (from the Greek “μαρτύρων,” “martyron”) indicates those who testify or bear witness. In Hebrews 11, the author lists faithful men and women who trusted God’s promises-figures like Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and others. These individuals are described as “witnesses,” which comprises both those who have testified to God’s truth and, by implication, those who now watch from a heavenly vantage point.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. My Protestant friends and non-denominational Christian friends, believe as the person you replied to, that praying or speaking to the deceased is forbidden. I’m sure they can reference a valid Bible passage and I know they hold this position sincerely. I am Catholic and intercessory prayers to Saints are both common and supported by our faith. I am not a very learned Catholic apologist so I cannot speak to their objection with much authority. Still, I love them all though they disagree with me.
In Orthodox tradition (similar to RC , as we were ONE since the first Church until unfortunate schism of 1054):
The belief in the intercession of saints is linked to the idea of the "one living Church" connecting those on earth with those who have gone before.
Orthodox Christians ask saints to pray for them, believing they can offer powerful intercession with God due to their closeness to Him. This is similar to asking a friend or family member to pray for you.
They are alive in Jesus Christ, as promised.
1 Corinthians 15:22
Lifting you up in prayer for protection and restoration to homeostasis after you got the injectable. 🙏
Our friend Dave posted: "And by the way, I was amazed once again by Trump for highlighting the South African genocide and land stealing yesterday in the Oval Office or press room. Who else except Trump would have done that?"
Indeed....................................................................................
Media Dismisses South Africa’s White Farmer Genocide
Posted May 23, 2025 By Martin Armstrong
President Donald Trump shocked the world once again by presenting South Africa’s president with evidence of the long-denied white farmer genocide.... South Africa and the Western liberal news media refuse to acknowledge the ongoing slaughter and elimination of white farmers.
...One clip showed Economic Freedom Fighters (EEF) Party leader Julius Malema singing “KILL THE BOER, KILL THE WHITE FARMER!” alongside a stadium of 90,000 supporters.
Newsweek reported in 2018 that a white farmer was murdered every five days. Yet again, Ramaphosa failed to condemn the attacks. There are countless articles explaining horrific and gruesome attacks on white landowners in South Africa, but no one in the government has even acknowledged that it is happening.... Every news agency is condemning Trump for claiming that there is a white farmer “genocide” occurring in South Africa, and is, in fact, downplaying the murders.
...Quite interesting to see the same people who cry “human rights” and “racism” at every turn dismissing and downplaying the farmer genocide..
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/corruption/media-dismisses-south-africas-white-farmer-genocide/
I want off this AI train. Who’s with me? Drop out of society and build a fortress in the middle of nowhere living off grid.
I DO indeed miss the big hair and leg warmers of the 80s. It was a simpler life but everything was much more clear.
I loved the eighties, and I’m Seventy.
I’ll also add that after reading Jeff’s posts the last two days, i’m less and less inspired by the future. I think 2025 will go down as the year that we accelerated our own demise.
I rather fancy deep in the Ozarks with a wee spring and stream.
I have never been! But now i’m going to look into it 🤓 Warmer weather down there compared to where I am now.
I like Arkansas. Take a look at land taxes and car tag costs. It will blow your mind.
Weird Science was a fun cute movie at one time. I'm not sure the changes in time are good.
The dangers of AI rest in the interface that allows it to interact with the real world--the surveillance cameras, the robots, the drones. If anyone truly cares about this issue the best starting place for making a difference would be to demand that your local government remove it's myriad FLOCK cameras, facial recognition systems, and other surveillance mechanisms.
Jeff, it would be refreshing for you to occasionally bring attention to the dangers of the surveillance state.
We all know. Most happily buy their own phone tracking covid paper phones
Choosing to be surveilled by engaging with technology that spies on you might be problematic, but it is still a choice. I, for one, don't use a smart phone.
Mass surveillance technology that tracks your every public move, stores it indefinitely in a database, and analyzes it with AI to make inferences about you without your consent is inescapable. Staying in your home all of the time and never going out really isn't a choice.
As I approach 70 years on this earth, I find myself more and more glad and joyful that my faith is in Jesus, not all the technological crap being forced down our throats. Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Thank you Jeff! Common sense speaks such wonderful truth.
Amen!
Ahh yes, War Games and Weird Science. Thanks for the pics! ( especially the one from Weird Science, lol )
I was thinking we needed a couple of other references to AI. One from the 80's as well...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnTKllDbu5o
And of course the series called "Person of Interest" in which an AI is built, and used by the government to watch everyone and even predict when criminals will act. Then things go wrong under evil leadership, and a "good AI" is brought out and put into a battle between AI's for continued existence.
Person of Interest is such a great series! (Wish they would have left out the short lesbian storyline so my kids could watch.)