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We have a massive problem. We don't even have the capability to engage in a serious war. Our manufacturing capability is minimal. We don't even grow all of our own food. We cannot provide the essential basics needed to engage in a large scale war....which obviously means the people in DC are insane maniacs.
We need more flag 🇺🇸 hoisting frat boys out there. Seems like we’ve given all our weapons away to Ukraine and our military is overrun with LGBTQ+ wokeism. God help us.
Amen to that the remote sign in 2 hours with a latte, off in time to do whatever with a degree. Then those who don’t want to work, no value in having benefits living in a basement or the super spoiled full time students who never had a job in a check scarf. It’s not looking good.
Unfortunately, I'm 62. I'm too young to check out and too old to kick ass the way I'd like. Trying to figure out a strategy for the next few years. Living in Cali is probably not the best idea at this point...
I'm in the foothills/mountains of Northern California. It's sane up here. The looney, crime-ridden areas are the coastal cities and Sacramento. The North is pretty conservative, and most of the libs there are reasonable. I don't see the nuttiness where I live. That said, they're killing us all with taxes and more taxes.
Idk about being 62, sometimes I’ve seen people that age use their brains more than brawn to “open up a can” and leave the young scratching their heads at what just occurred. It’s not always about strength.😏
If we applied the golden rule to international diplomacy, we’d reassert the Monroe Doctrine, clean up Mexico, and get out of Russia’s Ukrainian back yard.
Dude! This is the way. Isolationism has never looked so good.
Why are we involved in solving Israel, Palestinian, Ukrainian, Taiwanese problems when we have so many of our own? If we could fix our country, we might be able to see how to help others but right now we’re just infecting the world with our moral diseases
I didn’t mention abandoning and invading, so give the hyperbole a rest. Subtract the joyriders and bloodsuckers, and then tell me who’s our ally. We can secure our own borders, and we can incentive Mexico to be a good neighbor. We have no right to plant our CIA and weapons on Russia's border. When we do, we have no right to tell Russia how to respond.
Imagine, if you can, you and I sign this treaty: I’ll be a good neighbor if you are too. Then you and my creepy neighbor set up a ladder and spy on me over my fence. The treaty is void, and you voided it. Now, every time you play peeping Benn, I get to punch you in the face. If you keep peeping, I get to come into your yard, punch you in the face again, and destroy your ladder. If you’re stupid, you escalate, I keep responding, and no fair-minded person cares how much you cry and whine about your bloody nose and broken ladder.
I suppose you’re not out of foolishness, so knock yourself out and prove it. I grant you the last word.
Oh don’t worry. Most RX drugs dispensed in this country are minimally chemically sourced from India or china or outright made there. The va is just doing what everyone else is doing.
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve written to Casey. The replies are just south of stupid. First, the major part of any response from him is devoted to telling me the history of the issue which I already know and is germane to why I am writing him. Then he fails to answer the question. He’s often just looking into it.
Mao was asked by Russian ambassador ( at the time) Kosygin if he was afraid of atomic war. Mao responded by saying that it would only be 350 million casualties!
President Putin has shown unbelievable restraint and patience in the face of decades of U.S. provocations, but patience, like any other virtue. Is finite.
You have no idea. I listened to the Duran post about Putin's epic speech (posted earlier), and he said Obongo called Putin when the Maiden Square showdown started. Barry asked Putin to restrain those supporting Russia, and pledged he would do the same for those wanting EU ties. Putin agreed, and he talked them into pulling back. Obongo's Nazi's took the opportunity to move into the vacated government buildings, Barry supported it, and the rest was history. I never knew this, and Putin never talked about it before. Are their bigger liars on the planet than the USG is my question. ? Second question is why would Putin ever trust anything the USG says. ?
That hard fact should sober any of us who want to re-consider alliances with Russia. Russia's geopolitical and military strategies seem to be very much determined by the individual sitting in the big chair - much more so than is the case with the USA or any Euro nation. Putin projects sensibility, respect for Christianity, and a reasonable attitude. But he is alone in doing so, in the past century of Russian/USSR history.
It's a challenge, recognizing and calling out the evil-on-steroids personified by the WEF and our own dear neocons ... and the risk of an about-face in Russian global strategy that comes with Putin's successor.
Hey hey I live too close to DC and near his beach house! We can’t sound like the lib that hopes he takes out Florida! He’s failing but the old saying the devil doesn’t even want him!
Gotta say I'm a bit surprised. You used some restraint on that one. This week has had some strange crazy comments. Earlier it was Gary and Gram and today this chick. I don't think it's a full moon yet.
Ann, what you don’t yet realize is that the traitors reside in DC & suburbs: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave (& the beach in Delaware) , wherever JRB’s cabinet members reside, & the Dim side of Congress (& a substantial part of the RINO section).
Remember the oath ‘all enemies foreign & domestic.’
Oh and don’t get your panties in a wad, it is you domestic terrorists that started it with the ongoing coup/insurrection against POTUS DJT.
There was a very insightful article in The Free Press this week on this exact topic. Niall Ferguson argues that we are in a new Cold War, but this time WE are the Soviets:
WE are the ones with an unhealthy population, walking around stoned all the time, with a "dispensary" on every corner and Big Pharma pumping us full of poison.
WE have a military that appears mighty but is nothing but a cheap facade.
WE are governed by geriatric "leaders" who refuse to step aside to let a new generation take over.
WE have an economy that looks dominant but is built on sand.
China could flick us aside like a fly while barely lifting finger, any time they decide to, just as Reagan was able to reveal the "mighty" Soviet Union as a paper tiger. Depressing.
Remember it, like the Vatican and the Financial City of London, are NOT part of their respective countries which surround them. No one there should be allowed to vote.
I contacted both Pennsylvania Senators - Casey and Fetterman - requesting that the US seeks peace in the Ukraine war. And send no more $$$ of weapons when the US needs the money in this country.
Used the CodePink website to send it. I don't always agree with CodePink, but their letter was good.
The one thing, imo, that is keeping the US from being nuked is our abundant fertile land mass. Neither Putin, nor Xi, will risk contaminating the breadbasket of the world.
The Chernobyl fallout and the sunami-drowned reactor accident in Japan would pale in comparison.
They will find other ways to eliminate us. They may already have…
Get right with God. No one gets out of this life alive.
I spoke to a Canadian couple who stayed at the same hotel as myself. It was an overnight trip...they had to sleep in barracks-like sleeping conditions.
I thought "no thanks."
So, I just visited the small Chernobyl museum that was near the hotel.
Johnny-O, I've been thinking the same thing for a while. Unless we have some ultra-powerful alien-tech secret weapons ready to be trotted out of some Nevada desert bunker in an emergency, we're woefully unprepared for any major conflicts. We depend on some of the very countries we've alienated for our basic needs; they don't need to fire a missile at us - all they need to do is shut off the valve to the supply pipeline. This provoking and posing is empty and is destined to result in the rest of the world sanctioning US. These Washington neocon assholes don't give a rap about the U.S. They're all about profits and want to keep them rolling as long as possible. Then they will grab their go bag and hop on a plane to somewhere sunny when the shit hits the fan.
It's our job to make sure those planes never leave the runway. Remember the waiters in "Fight Club".
Yep, and it isn't cold war 1980 anymore either. Satellite technology enables Russia (and other "adversaries") to monitor essentially everything we do. The game has changed so very much and we are woefully unprepared for a 21st century battle against a formidable opponent....unless like you say we have some amazing top secret weapon waiting. But who says other countries don't as well, right? And this just happened, which was very underreported:
Most agree (at least on Jeff C’s substack) that Biden is a senile, corrupt, sock puppet installed President. The Globalists that operate our Federal Government, want to destroy America from within and with the help of outside enemies (CCP, Russia, Iran, etc.). The foreign policy blunders and catastrophes of the last 3 plus years, were a result of planned incompetence. I pray we can survive the chaos and destruction the Globalists have sown.
The crime Russia committed was identical to the Trump doctrine "Rational Nationalism " or the Government doing national policies that benefit the common man, not the psychologically damaged extreme minority, and international agreements that benefit all the nations involved.
That was the reason for the Russia Russia Russia attack on Trump. By keeping Trump and Russia from mutually beneficial solutions.
The one world Government folk are damaged goods, and they have already lost. It is only a question of how much damage they do on the way down. Unfortunately the one thing they Excell at is destruction.
Trump massacred Russian soldiers in Syria. He was not exactly going to be allies with them.
He even put an American armored brigade on russias border and built a permanent base in Poland and had Americans training Ukrainians on how to fight better.
The situation in Syria was very different. Trump showed he could work exceedingly well with many leaders of the world. including Rocket Man from North Korea. You have no idea what he may have negotiotiated with Putin. Trumps clear ability to see the view point of others, and understanding of the long Russian History in the Ukraine, would very likely have signed the peace deal the US sabatoged.
In June 2019, President Donald Trump ordered the movement of an additional 1,000 United States soldiers to Poland from Germany. Unlike the Fort Trump proposal, the transferred units would be based at existing Polish facilities.[8] The same month, Reuters reported that the U.S. military base proposal was dead after Polish and American officials could not agree on a funding arrangement, with Poland agreeing to contribute $2 billion to the project, less than requested by the Trump administration.[9]
Both the American and Polish governments denied the accuracy of the Reuters report, with Polish presidential aide Krzysztof Szczerski describing it as "fake news" and United States Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher tweeting, in response to the story, that Trump and Duda's "vision for increased US presence in Poland will be even greater than originally outlined".[10] A United States Department of State spokesperson later emailed Reuters saying that talks for a U.S. military base in Poland were proceeding on schedule.[10]
In August 2020, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed, on behalf of the United States, an agreement with Poland by which that nation would accept the redeployment of a further 5,500 American troops – including the forward command post of V Corps – with the potential for a 20,000-person surge capacity. According to BBC News, initial hopes were for the proposed military base to be the garrison of an entire division; the agreement "falls well short of this. But it sends a clear signal about Mr Trump's preferences" and that the concept "could be as much about politics as it is about strategy".
It started under Trump.
Also, my unit, the 278th armored, went to Poland and also Ukraine under Trump
We do not need to engage in a war with Russia over Ukraine. Make the fucking backroom like JFK did with the missiles in Cuba. OH I forgot we don’t have any one of that caliber in the WH now. FJB continues to be wrong on every foreign policy issue since he has been in politics
This quote from Jeff: “Finally, trust in the U.S. seems generally to have drained down to low tide.” is gold. Our allies, if they have one collective brain cell need to rethink their allegiances. The US gov has proven it cannot, and should not, be trusted.
I believe it is all being done intentionally to bring down America so that the world elites can have what they have been salivating over...a one world order! The US has been standing in the way of this for such a long time and now the evil in the white house is doing their dead-level best to complete this once and for all! And don't think for one minute that they will all be compensated handsomely!
Free speech is under its greatest attack from those who lack the understanding of why they should be exercising it instead of idolizing Taylor Swift and her football player boyfriend, among other mindless pursuits.
Here’s a good lesson for the Swifties. Don’t allow them to speak of Taylor for a full month, but if they do take away their phones and TV. They’ll get the idea pretty fast.
Over time, portions of the federal Bill of Rights have been incorporated, meaning that they have been made applicable to the states as a result of SCOTUS decisions. It was done through the due process clause in the 14th Amendment.
If you were to read a few states' constitutions, you would see that very little of their rights reservations resemble those in the bill of rights, largely because they are not amendments, but usually in the first articles.
I would love that too. But thinking about how I recited it when I was a kid, I could not have explained exactly what the pledge of allegiance meant, Or how one proved loyalty to the country. That is why I would like kids to learn the bill of rights.
I homeschool my twin 11 year old granddaughters. We are currently doing The Good and Beautiful US Constitution and Government which includes the Bill of Rights. It's a very good program. I highly recommend it.
Under Arizona state law it is required to do the pledge each day in the classroom. We also are required to give students 2 minutes of quiet reflection time for whatever they want, prayer, meditation, relaxation, etc. - I like that.
We assembled for the pledge every morning at the private grade school I attended. I’ll argue the pledge is just as or even more relevant for ALL students based on where we are now as a country.
There are too many citizens that disdain or even hate this country. Until they acquire the critical thinking skills to differentiate between our country and the corrupt officials in charge, the pledge of allegiance will help ingrain a bit of honor.
Stand for something or you’ll fall for anything is being proven to be true by our culture like never before. We stopped children from learning the pledge of allegiance and they now think nothing of stomping on it or burning it.
I have to say that with the US in its current state, I cannot say the pledge of allegiance because I do not pledge my allegiance to the corrupt, war mongering, uneducated nation this country has warped into. In spite of the historic personal and national significance of this pledge, something inside me just can't say it unless things change significantly.
I would definitely pledge my allegiance to the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights! I have heard people from other countries who say that they envy us for having that. But it is meaningless if we don’t understand it and teach it and live by it. Just look at how they ran over the bill of rights with the exception of the second amendment, during the pandemic. I think the very existence of the second amendment helped prevent the totalitarians from completely walking all over us. I Understand it’s value today more than ever,
Hmmmm… from a quick search on the internet: Francis Bellamy was an American editor, clergyman, and author. He is best known for writing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America in 1892.
Early Life and Career
Francis Julius Bellamy was born on May 18, 1855, in Mount Morris, New York. He studied at the University of Rochester and later became a Baptist minister. Bellamy was also an editor and author, and he was involved in the Christian socialist movement.
The Pledge of Allegiance
In 1892, Bellamy wrote the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance, which was published in a magazine called The Youth’s Companion. The pledge was intended to be recited by schoolchildren on Columbus Day, October 12, 1892. The original version read:
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Legacy
Francis Bellamy’s Pledge of Allegiance has undergone several revisions since its original publication, but he is still credited with writing the main pledge. Bellamy’s work as a Christian socialist and Baptist minister also contributed to his legacy, as he believed strongly in the separation of church and state.
Interesting. "Christian Socialist" and "believed strongly in separation of church and state" suggest that his "socialism" is something very different from secular marxism. If one reads the Bible, it's pretty clear that any kind of "socialism" or community sharing has to be voluntary and without compulsion.
I have to say that with the US in its current state, I cannot say the pledge of allegiance because I do not pledge my allegiance to the corrupt, war mongering, uneducated nation this country has warped into. In spite of the historic personal and national significance of this pledge, something inside me just can't say it unless things change significantly.
I have to say that with the US in its current state, I cannot say the pledge of allegiance because I do not pledge my allegiance to the corrupt, war mongering, uneducated nation this country has warped into. In spite of the historic personal and national significance of this pledge, something inside me just can't say it unless things change significantly.
When displaying the Bill of Rights and/or the 10 Commandments... don’t put a Header on the words. They holdup well under their own and it takes away the religious argument.
Completely agree on both accounts. Calling it the ten commandments suggests there are only 10 or that only these 10 matter. Calling the first 10 amendments to the Constitution "The Bill of Rights" is just wrong.
Janice, thank you for the daily scripture. I turn from the depressing but necessary daily update that Jeff provides to the comments section and, one by one, read the increasingly negative and depressing comments until I'm just a lonely puddle of depression, drinking my cup of tea and wishing for a pep talk, any pep talk, from a source outside myself, but no one I know, not one, is able to see the good, see the long picture in all of this.
That's when I realize, in my mini-Job-like life, that I need have faith in one being, God, and fully realize that, as I tell anyone who will listen, God is in control. (Which NAME Google always autocorrects to Good, but that's ok too).
So.
Thank you for the daily reminder. Thank you for the solidarity.
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other; I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.’”
His sovereignty is so important to understand. Jacob saw the Lord in Esau's face when they were re-united even though he was an enemy. The Persian and Roman armies were His armies. Helps make sense of the concept of loving your enemy.
Yes, it is the “worldview” we were talking about here on C&C yesterday. The God oriented worldview sees all of this unfolding story as full of purpose and hope, and God’s signs of compassion and care can be seen everywhere. The other worldview, the one that does not see God as having a meaningful role in what is going on around us … that view is one of randomness and chaos. Why are bad things happening? This view cannot explain. What makes things good? Sorry, no answer for that either. What is the purpose of it all? Ha ha! We just throw up our hands and shrug WHO KNOWS? Living in this utter darkness is still favorable than measuring up with God or even simply admitting He is there.
My husband is not a person of faith and I see the profound wilderness that is his life. He comes to me for steadying which I am able to provide because MY worldview provides me strength and courage. I praise Jesus I have that bit of solid ground to stand on every day as the world storms on around me.
My wise grandfather (born 1880) held that "Marriage is difficult enough, without differences of religion or politics". May I hope that you have conveyed this idea to your children (if such you have)? It has certainly stood husband and me in good stead, as on June 3, our 52nd wedding anniversary, we were able to say to each other, "I am still in love with you".
We manage admirably considering the level of differences… he was born and raised in Shanghai shortly following the cultural revolution. His parents were deeply traumatized at that time and my poor husband was raised up by those two. I was born and raised in a redneck area of Oregon … we could not be more different but God has still blessed us and blessed us … five children and all that comes along with that … he travels for work, I keep the house up the best i can and keep an eye on those kids. It is not an easy life I’ve chosen but I am so grateful for it. We’ve been married 20 years now and are good at managing along such as we are
Eh we struggle at the kids watch … we don’t make it look easy that’s for sure. Who knows what they will come away with but they seem like level headed little things so far?
The sudden union of Russia and China is profound in the basest terms: Money and power. It's more like the father (US) and mother (EU) forbid their daughter (China) from associating with such a loud-mouthed ruffian (RUS) only to now find them married (eloped) and having a joint checking account started with her inheritance. This all while the world watched in horror as the father is wheeled into dementia care and the mother is retaining a divorce attorney.
Hug your 18- to 26-year-old sons and daughters. It won't be long now before American boots are necessary to "Save Democracy" from the threat of BLAH BLAH BLAH over there so that it doesn't BLAH BLAH BLAH over here.
It was only the other day that C&C was discussing an amendment to add women to the draft and make registration automatic. So it's not that far out to speculate...
That said, it's not happening yet, and it would without question ignite a firestorm if it was tried.
And hoping for a multiplier for whistleblower Dr. Eithan Haim who exposed the clandestine underage trans procedures happening at Texas Children Hospital followed by surprise (not) persecution from the "DOJ."
That NPR video on them--in which she whined about not being able to comprehend how anyone could do other than lionize her husband---"It hurts. It's not positive".
So has anyone else heard the testimony from Garland and the questioning by Thomas Massie where he asks Garland if joe ever nominated Jack Smith and he says “no”. If joe ever confirmed Jack smith and he says “no” and about how he created an independent counsel without congressional approval and such? That garland MADE UP a job in the us govt and filled it with Jack smith???? Is this doctored video? Can anyone confirm this was legit testimony and not taken out of context?
If it is legit then what the hell is going on and why is this ridiculous prosecution even happening?
Trump hates Massie because he's not a lapdog. Trump loves those who kiss his ass, regardless of what flavor of swamp creature they are. See Gov. Larry Hogan.
Thank you!!! Even though I shouldn’t be surprised, I was. Not that they did this. But that nobody, including Trump to my knowledge, has even said a word about this! Why not?!!!
Why hasn’t the court thrown out the whole sham then??!!!! Why hasn’t THE judge declared they have no authority to have this in the court system. Then everyone would have the same information. Now there are braindead people who think this was real 🤦🏼♀️ 🙄
President Trump’s defense team has a motion before Judge Cannon challenging the constitutionality of Jack Smith’s appointment; she is holding a hearing on that issue very soon (Tomorrow? Next week?). Could upend the entire special counsel effort. Julie Kelly’s reporting here on Substack has been quite informative.
This judge seems pretty based. She's only a lower court judge so I think she would allow it to continue if the govt can produce a legal basis for it, but she not going to allow them to get away with just saying "trust us, they wouldn't have appointed him if they didn't have the authority to do it".
I did hear Cruz talk about putting together an agenda for Republicans so that if Trump makes it back to the White House they can hit the ground running. He said that Mike Johnson has been coordinating with the Senate which he said has never happened before so maybe the Conservative Republicans are trying to get their ducks in a row in the event that this election is "too big to rig." I also heard Jim Jordan saying that they are having all the hearings now (even thought they can't do anything as they don't have the power) so that all the information is in the Congressional record and if they get control, they can hit the road running from day 1. They all said that they did not expect Trump to win in 2016 so there was no plan. We will just have to pray and wait and see.
Robin - I think that is what they are doing. I hear so many complaining that these hearings, and the words from Jordan and others are leading to no action. I believe they are setting the stage for real action when it can carried out.
Massie only recently showed up on my radar, courtesy of his recent interview with Tucker. A very impressive guy. I'm sure the video is legit, it sounds just like him.
I was replying for the sake of others in this thread who might read your commentary rejecting something, not because of what it says, but because of what you claim it says.
Ann, just to be clear: Christians believe that Jesus IS God. That He was there in the beginning, before the world was made. When God was walking in the Garden of Eden with Adam in the cool of the evening, that was Jesus. When “The Angel of the Lord” appeared to Abraham, long before Moses got the 10 Commandments, that was Jesus. Later, He came to earth in human form, and I think you have heard the rest.
VVV - I had to chuckle when I read your comment - I was about to ask the very same question:) Just changed the subject matter to slam from Ukraine to spiritual matters. What is the mindset that makes someone stay in a group they obviously detest? Perhaps it gives them some sort of (negative) energy they need? Re: "Is Ann Pettus the new Benjamin 3N's?"
You don’t need to be an expert. Just keep reading the gospel of John, “In the beginning was the Word… is the first verse. If you just keep on reading you’ll see that they are clearly talking about Jesus.
They should all just walk out. Why bother having a press conference at all when nothing gets answered? I stopped watching 2+ years ago and I refuse to read news that quotes anything she says. I prefer to retain my brain cells.
"And don't think that everything comes from the top down.". EXCUSE me????? THESE words from the lips of the man who said HE is science? I'm gasping for air just trying to process the absolute STONES of this narcissist.
Jeff, you began with the sickly evil Fauci and ended with the sublimely encouraging Louisiana 10 commandments news. I pray your sequencing is indicative of the direction the country is moving.
JR, hope you're right. That would set the ball rolling for some justice. Rumor hs it that The Court has ruled the Brunson Case is legit, election was illigitimate and will result in arests and dissoulution of congress.
Doubt that. They have refused to even hear the case so far. BUT hope springs eternal. There are people on both sides of the aisle on the Brunson case list... but I say CLEAN HOUSE anyway!
"Rumor hs(sic) it that The Court has ruled the Brunson Case is legit, election was illigitimate (sic) and will result in arests (sic) and dissoulution (sic) of congress.
Hahahahaha!!!!!! That's just precious. Are you sniffing those chemtrails again?
"I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into an unmanned hellscape using a number of classified capabilities,"
The hellscape would be US naval battle groups finding themselves at the bottom of the ocean as Chinese hypersonic missiles destroy them. Picking a fight with the Chinese in their back yard is insanity. But then what does one expect from the Neocon imbeciles in power in DC?
Regarding Russia....
We have a massive problem. We don't even have the capability to engage in a serious war. Our manufacturing capability is minimal. We don't even grow all of our own food. We cannot provide the essential basics needed to engage in a large scale war....which obviously means the people in DC are insane maniacs.
Plus there's been 2 generations of the pussification of America.
Good luck having the last two generations protect us if our sovereignty was at stake.
We need more flag 🇺🇸 hoisting frat boys out there. Seems like we’ve given all our weapons away to Ukraine and our military is overrun with LGBTQ+ wokeism. God help us.
Yes, our military is in shambles...
What you mean Lloyd Austin sporting his double masks, visor and gloves isn't the embodiment of a brave leader?!
He's a murderer for forcing the covid DeathVax on active duty.
Trump made the weapon. They all share the blame
Speaking of....is he back in duty after his "mysterious" health scare?
i'm not sure, but he's a disgrace to all the brave folks that have ever served in the armed forces.
He spoke at the Naval Academy graduation in May
He has prostrate cancer, so not exactly
Mysterious
We haven’t given away all of our weapons.
The most important ones we have are still here.
Amen to that the remote sign in 2 hours with a latte, off in time to do whatever with a degree. Then those who don’t want to work, no value in having benefits living in a basement or the super spoiled full time students who never had a job in a check scarf. It’s not looking good.
they need to touch grass...they're all flabby these days
LOL - is this the first the the P word was used in 2 different C&C comments?
So true and such a sad state of affairs.
I pray we have a revolution and change our course of action.
I'm 83 and a revolution is long overdue.
It ain't going away until the middle recognizes we're already in a revolution. We need a counter-revolution.
That starts by informing (easy just point out the idiocracy) the middle/normies that the revolution by The Left started, in earnest, 20 years ago.
me too, brother.
i'd rather be 52 when this shit goes down vs. 72.
LET'S GET ON WITH IT....it's inevitable
I agree, being 72.
Unfortunately, I'm 62. I'm too young to check out and too old to kick ass the way I'd like. Trying to figure out a strategy for the next few years. Living in Cali is probably not the best idea at this point...
There's probably not a nicer place in the country than most of California.
If it wasn't for the politics...
I'm in the foothills/mountains of Northern California. It's sane up here. The looney, crime-ridden areas are the coastal cities and Sacramento. The North is pretty conservative, and most of the libs there are reasonable. I don't see the nuttiness where I live. That said, they're killing us all with taxes and more taxes.
What I want is for DeSantis to come run California! Maybe all y'all can figure out how to clone him?
Desantis is unelectable in California. Besides, Florida needs him
Oceanside is absolutely gorgeous.
The problem is it’s in California.
I was born and raised in Oceanside. It was a wonderful place to grow up in the 60s and 70s but I left 20 years ago would never go back.
I can attest I had to escape from there in May of 20
Idk about being 62, sometimes I’ve seen people that age use their brains more than brawn to “open up a can” and leave the young scratching their heads at what just occurred. It’s not always about strength.😏
spot on.
wisdom is a shortcut to results.
Yes, I'm trying to do my part on that front.
Thanks, Aaron!
hey man, we'd fight better than these softies from the last two generations. btw, i had to escape East Germany....er California in may of 20.
We just couldn't take it anymore. Absolutely no way I was going to allow my kids to be masked all day.....and surrounded in a spirit of fear.
There is more truth here, which means we need everyone that does not utilize the abominable phrase “I identify as….” On the front!
What if I identify as American? ; )
I did the same. My kid finished highschool in fla and just finished freshman year FSU. No CA university. No way.
Good for you! We moved to Florida as well.
Best decision of our lives
People’s republic of California. Barf.
The problem is California is such a huge market that the California bs bleeds over into other states. Look at gas cans and small engines, for example
The engine on my motorcycle is bigger than a lot of the cars in my area. And it's much more fun to drive!
The effing auto start/stop on cars fills me with rage....:(
Likewise. we need ya'lls wisdom
If we applied the golden rule to international diplomacy, we’d reassert the Monroe Doctrine, clean up Mexico, and get out of Russia’s Ukrainian back yard.
Dude! This is the way. Isolationism has never looked so good.
Why are we involved in solving Israel, Palestinian, Ukrainian, Taiwanese problems when we have so many of our own? If we could fix our country, we might be able to see how to help others but right now we’re just infecting the world with our moral diseases
Abandoning American allies is never a good proposition.
Russia doesn’t have the right to invade Ukraine. Neither does the USA have the right to invade Mexico.
US didn't have the right to invade Iraq or Afghanistan either.
Afghanistan absolutely.
Iraq, not so much.
Russia invaded Afghanistan too, as a reminder.
We don't have any right to invade any country.
I didn’t mention abandoning and invading, so give the hyperbole a rest. Subtract the joyriders and bloodsuckers, and then tell me who’s our ally. We can secure our own borders, and we can incentive Mexico to be a good neighbor. We have no right to plant our CIA and weapons on Russia's border. When we do, we have no right to tell Russia how to respond.
Except that's exactly what you want to do.
Russia is bound by treaty to respect Ukraine's borders. Have they done that?
Russia certainly hasn't been helping us at all.
We have every right to put our weapons where ever our friends and allies are in danger.
And as a reminder the larger Nato expansion in decades happened directly as a result of Russia's failed war to conquer Ukraine.
Assuming you know exactly what anyone wants is the mark of a fool. But you amuse me, so I’ll waste a few words on you. Treaties are two-way streets. Then this: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/world/europe/cia-ukraine-intelligence-russia-war.html. Remove the spin and the title is, “How Ukraine helps the CIA spy on Russia.”
Imagine, if you can, you and I sign this treaty: I’ll be a good neighbor if you are too. Then you and my creepy neighbor set up a ladder and spy on me over my fence. The treaty is void, and you voided it. Now, every time you play peeping Benn, I get to punch you in the face. If you keep peeping, I get to come into your yard, punch you in the face again, and destroy your ladder. If you’re stupid, you escalate, I keep responding, and no fair-minded person cares how much you cry and whine about your bloody nose and broken ladder.
I suppose you’re not out of foolishness, so knock yourself out and prove it. I grant you the last word.
The US was not part of Northern Mexico for many many decades. (Current borders) The analogy is not applicable to Russia Ukraine.
Amen
We don’t even make our own antibiotics. Al. China needs to do is stop sending us pills and they can reduce our population greatly.
I complained to Sen. Casey (D-PA) when the VA sent me blood pressure meds manufactured in China.
Sent me a "we are looking into it" word salad response.
Then, complete silence.
Whoever is doing Military and Veterans Affairs for Sen. Bob Casey, is a lazy bum.
Oh don’t worry. Most RX drugs dispensed in this country are minimally chemically sourced from India or china or outright made there. The va is just doing what everyone else is doing.
"giving veterans one more chance to die for their country"
I’ll take India over China
Yes.
Great job he has there. No accountability. Even at the ballot box. Creative writing at its lowest level. Give the man a leather medal. (Irish saying).
Sen. Casey is a nepo baby...ran for political office on daddy's coattails.
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve written to Casey. The replies are just south of stupid. First, the major part of any response from him is devoted to telling me the history of the issue which I already know and is germane to why I am writing him. Then he fails to answer the question. He’s often just looking into it.
Casey is so worthless.
Saving the good stuff for illegals.
Yes.
Plus Xi Ping would have no problem letting 200 mil of his own citizens die if he decided to go on offense
How many of us do you reckon the Yankee Government is prepared to lose?
as many as it took to protect the parasitical Plutocrats, I reckon
Or allowing Chinese immigrants to leave China and come invade the USA.
Mao was asked by Russian ambassador ( at the time) Kosygin if he was afraid of atomic war. Mao responded by saying that it would only be 350 million casualties!
I’ve had supply chain issues lately for compounding pharmacy. Scary. I’m sensitive to fillers. Dependent on my thyroid meds.
The DC Swamp doesn't care about the rest of us fools and will gladly serve us up to Putin's nukes.
Well, if Putin was smart, DC would be the first and only target.
President Putin has shown unbelievable restraint and patience in the face of decades of U.S. provocations, but patience, like any other virtue. Is finite.
Putin has shown unbelievable restraint. If something happens to him, and a real hardliner takes over, all bets are off in the restraint department.
You have no idea. I listened to the Duran post about Putin's epic speech (posted earlier), and he said Obongo called Putin when the Maiden Square showdown started. Barry asked Putin to restrain those supporting Russia, and pledged he would do the same for those wanting EU ties. Putin agreed, and he talked them into pulling back. Obongo's Nazi's took the opportunity to move into the vacated government buildings, Barry supported it, and the rest was history. I never knew this, and Putin never talked about it before. Are their bigger liars on the planet than the USG is my question. ? Second question is why would Putin ever trust anything the USG says. ?
No country should ever trust the USG again.
That hard fact should sober any of us who want to re-consider alliances with Russia. Russia's geopolitical and military strategies seem to be very much determined by the individual sitting in the big chair - much more so than is the case with the USA or any Euro nation. Putin projects sensibility, respect for Christianity, and a reasonable attitude. But he is alone in doing so, in the past century of Russian/USSR history.
It's a challenge, recognizing and calling out the evil-on-steroids personified by the WEF and our own dear neocons ... and the risk of an about-face in Russian global strategy that comes with Putin's successor.
I'd choose Putin over Biden any day. For one thing, Putin's more tolerant. And his administration has killed fewer people.
Putin is going along with the WEF BS, according to Catherine Austin Fitts...
Yes, and people are beginning to be hard on him for being too restrained, because restraint also needs to be balanced with power/force. So....
Provocation?
Putin has been provoking 😂😂😂
Hey hey I live too close to DC and near his beach house! We can’t sound like the lib that hopes he takes out Florida! He’s failing but the old saying the devil doesn’t even want him!
... Followed by Davos and any other swanky Swiss resort hosting meetings of the WEF and/or the WHO.
Kathleen, hope you don't mind but I want to be a fly on the wall for this re Ann's comment. Have a feeling it will be a classic!
I responded.
Gotta say I'm a bit surprised. You used some restraint on that one. This week has had some strange crazy comments. Earlier it was Gary and Gram and today this chick. I don't think it's a full moon yet.
She is a nutcase...suspect that it is a troll.
Don't want to expend too much energy on trolls.
Ann, what you don’t yet realize is that the traitors reside in DC & suburbs: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave (& the beach in Delaware) , wherever JRB’s cabinet members reside, & the Dim side of Congress (& a substantial part of the RINO section).
Remember the oath ‘all enemies foreign & domestic.’
Oh and don’t get your panties in a wad, it is you domestic terrorists that started it with the ongoing coup/insurrection against POTUS DJT.
So suck it, girlie.
Thank you Roger.
WTF is your problem?
Yeah ... maybe Kathleen should call Hunter's attorneys /s.
Ann, are you a current/ former member of the USA military (any of the forces)?
You are deranged.
There was a very insightful article in The Free Press this week on this exact topic. Niall Ferguson argues that we are in a new Cold War, but this time WE are the Soviets:
WE are the ones with an unhealthy population, walking around stoned all the time, with a "dispensary" on every corner and Big Pharma pumping us full of poison.
WE have a military that appears mighty but is nothing but a cheap facade.
WE are governed by geriatric "leaders" who refuse to step aside to let a new generation take over.
WE have an economy that looks dominant but is built on sand.
China could flick us aside like a fly while barely lifting finger, any time they decide to, just as Reagan was able to reveal the "mighty" Soviet Union as a paper tiger. Depressing.
https://www.thefp.com/p/were-all-soviets-now
...and I won't miss them when the big one hits.
Worthless eaters.
We need to take dc back from the communists. They do not in any way represent the will of Americans. None.
I was stationed in that armpit for 8 years.
I hear the place has no resemblance to normal American life. At all.
Those folks truly live in a bubble. They have no connection whatsoever to how real Americans live and work.
It was like a bizarro world.
Remember it, like the Vatican and the Financial City of London, are NOT part of their respective countries which surround them. No one there should be allowed to vote.
None
I know. Anyone hear from Congress...Senate..?? Or..are they too busy collecting checks from lobbies..
I contacted both Pennsylvania Senators - Casey and Fetterman - requesting that the US seeks peace in the Ukraine war. And send no more $$$ of weapons when the US needs the money in this country.
Used the CodePink website to send it. I don't always agree with CodePink, but their letter was good.
No response from Casey or Fetterman.
The one thing, imo, that is keeping the US from being nuked is our abundant fertile land mass. Neither Putin, nor Xi, will risk contaminating the breadbasket of the world.
The Chernobyl fallout and the sunami-drowned reactor accident in Japan would pale in comparison.
They will find other ways to eliminate us. They may already have…
Get right with God. No one gets out of this life alive.
Good point.
I was actually in Kiev, Ukraine back in 2019.
There are actually tours that go to Chernobyl. Who would've thought it is now a tourist destination?
Just insane. That place will never be non-radioactive.
I know.
I spoke to a Canadian couple who stayed at the same hotel as myself. It was an overnight trip...they had to sleep in barracks-like sleeping conditions.
I thought "no thanks."
So, I just visited the small Chernobyl museum that was near the hotel.
Johnny-O, I've been thinking the same thing for a while. Unless we have some ultra-powerful alien-tech secret weapons ready to be trotted out of some Nevada desert bunker in an emergency, we're woefully unprepared for any major conflicts. We depend on some of the very countries we've alienated for our basic needs; they don't need to fire a missile at us - all they need to do is shut off the valve to the supply pipeline. This provoking and posing is empty and is destined to result in the rest of the world sanctioning US. These Washington neocon assholes don't give a rap about the U.S. They're all about profits and want to keep them rolling as long as possible. Then they will grab their go bag and hop on a plane to somewhere sunny when the shit hits the fan.
It's our job to make sure those planes never leave the runway. Remember the waiters in "Fight Club".
Yep, and it isn't cold war 1980 anymore either. Satellite technology enables Russia (and other "adversaries") to monitor essentially everything we do. The game has changed so very much and we are woefully unprepared for a 21st century battle against a formidable opponent....unless like you say we have some amazing top secret weapon waiting. But who says other countries don't as well, right? And this just happened, which was very underreported:
https://legitgov.org/index.php/2024/06/15/s-500-deployed-earlier-than-expected-posture-now-consistent-with-nuclear-first-strike/
How about we just clean our own house and get along with everyone else around the world. They just want the same as you and me.
Because that would disrupt the great holy transnational capital.
Most agree (at least on Jeff C’s substack) that Biden is a senile, corrupt, sock puppet installed President. The Globalists that operate our Federal Government, want to destroy America from within and with the help of outside enemies (CCP, Russia, Iran, etc.). The foreign policy blunders and catastrophes of the last 3 plus years, were a result of planned incompetence. I pray we can survive the chaos and destruction the Globalists have sown.
I think there should be PSA's about how to grow victory gardens. You never know what's around the corner.
I envision them flying drones in my backyard full of glyphosate.
Oh geez.
The crime Russia committed was identical to the Trump doctrine "Rational Nationalism " or the Government doing national policies that benefit the common man, not the psychologically damaged extreme minority, and international agreements that benefit all the nations involved.
That was the reason for the Russia Russia Russia attack on Trump. By keeping Trump and Russia from mutually beneficial solutions.
The one world Government folk are damaged goods, and they have already lost. It is only a question of how much damage they do on the way down. Unfortunately the one thing they Excell at is destruction.
And sadly, Trump went along with it, bombarding Russia with sanctions...
Trump massacred Russian soldiers in Syria. He was not exactly going to be allies with them.
He even put an American armored brigade on russias border and built a permanent base in Poland and had Americans training Ukrainians on how to fight better.
He called Putin out on his BS.
Poland is a part of NATO. We have had some military there for a long time. Yet Biden made the first permenent military base, not Trump.
https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/03/21/us-establishes-first-permanent-military-garrison-in-poland/
The situation in Syria was very different. Trump showed he could work exceedingly well with many leaders of the world. including Rocket Man from North Korea. You have no idea what he may have negotiotiated with Putin. Trumps clear ability to see the view point of others, and understanding of the long Russian History in the Ukraine, would very likely have signed the peace deal the US sabatoged.
That's not correct.
In June 2019, President Donald Trump ordered the movement of an additional 1,000 United States soldiers to Poland from Germany. Unlike the Fort Trump proposal, the transferred units would be based at existing Polish facilities.[8] The same month, Reuters reported that the U.S. military base proposal was dead after Polish and American officials could not agree on a funding arrangement, with Poland agreeing to contribute $2 billion to the project, less than requested by the Trump administration.[9]
Both the American and Polish governments denied the accuracy of the Reuters report, with Polish presidential aide Krzysztof Szczerski describing it as "fake news" and United States Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher tweeting, in response to the story, that Trump and Duda's "vision for increased US presence in Poland will be even greater than originally outlined".[10] A United States Department of State spokesperson later emailed Reuters saying that talks for a U.S. military base in Poland were proceeding on schedule.[10]
In August 2020, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed, on behalf of the United States, an agreement with Poland by which that nation would accept the redeployment of a further 5,500 American troops – including the forward command post of V Corps – with the potential for a 20,000-person surge capacity. According to BBC News, initial hopes were for the proposed military base to be the garrison of an entire division; the agreement "falls well short of this. But it sends a clear signal about Mr Trump's preferences" and that the concept "could be as much about politics as it is about strategy".
It started under Trump.
Also, my unit, the 278th armored, went to Poland and also Ukraine under Trump
https://www.tn.gov/military/news/2020/1/24/tennessee-guard-s-278th-completes-nato-mission-in-poland.html
See above...
Trump showed he could work with Putin by massacring his private neo-nazi army with apaches, m777s, Himars, and everything in between.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khasham
We do not need to engage in a war with Russia over Ukraine. Make the fucking backroom like JFK did with the missiles in Cuba. OH I forgot we don’t have any one of that caliber in the WH now. FJB continues to be wrong on every foreign policy issue since he has been in politics
We don't need to engage.
We just need to supply Ukraine with weapons..Russia is losing a lot of expensive equipment daily and men.
The only reason we are not in war yet is because of Putin.
IT IS....oh the irony
Concur.
The policymakers are sociopaths, not merely insane maniacs.
This quote from Jeff: “Finally, trust in the U.S. seems generally to have drained down to low tide.” is gold. Our allies, if they have one collective brain cell need to rethink their allegiances. The US gov has proven it cannot, and should not, be trusted.
If America followed the advice of this blog it would sink further and faster.
I believe it is all being done intentionally to bring down America so that the world elites can have what they have been salivating over...a one world order! The US has been standing in the way of this for such a long time and now the evil in the white house is doing their dead-level best to complete this once and for all! And don't think for one minute that they will all be compensated handsomely!
Oh I agree. However, this new world order nonsense has been talked about by politicians for decades, including Bush Sr.
There dream is done, broken.most of the world will not play their gloabalist games.
All by design.
Now can we please get the Bill Of Rights displayed in every classroom?
We could begin with law school classrooms.
Absolutely law school classrooms too! But I think we have to begin much earlier than that. Especially since free speech is under attack.
Free speech is under its greatest attack from those who lack the understanding of why they should be exercising it instead of idolizing Taylor Swift and her football player boyfriend, among other mindless pursuits.
Here’s a good lesson for the Swifties. Don’t allow them to speak of Taylor for a full month, but if they do take away their phones and TV. They’ll get the idea pretty fast.
All of that is more effort than I think she is worth.
Except many of their moms are just as stupid as their daughters fawning over TS
Hadn’t thought of that, you’re right. Best girlfriends!! Yuk!
Courthouses and all Government buildings would also be helpful.
The Bill of Rights is only applicable to federal venues.
Many states have more elaborate enumerations of rights in their constitutions.
Over time, portions of the federal Bill of Rights have been incorporated, meaning that they have been made applicable to the states as a result of SCOTUS decisions. It was done through the due process clause in the 14th Amendment.
If you were to read a few states' constitutions, you would see that very little of their rights reservations resemble those in the bill of rights, largely because they are not amendments, but usually in the first articles.
Civics
What about them?
Bring back the Pledge of Allegiance while we’re at it. Being patriotic for your own country is Not a bad thing!
I would love that too. But thinking about how I recited it when I was a kid, I could not have explained exactly what the pledge of allegiance meant, Or how one proved loyalty to the country. That is why I would like kids to learn the bill of rights.
I homeschool my twin 11 year old granddaughters. We are currently doing The Good and Beautiful US Constitution and Government which includes the Bill of Rights. It's a very good program. I highly recommend it.
That is awesome! We are getting to need your kids standing up for this country!
Fauci & Gates have to be demon-possessed. “The enemy and the demons may inhabit the body of any unbeliever…”
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.” Eph. 6:11
I say that everyday.
I would like kids to learn why the bill of rights had to be added to the Constitution to get it passed the convention.
I agree too Kathy they should absolutely learn the Bill of Rights.
Under Arizona state law it is required to do the pledge each day in the classroom. We also are required to give students 2 minutes of quiet reflection time for whatever they want, prayer, meditation, relaxation, etc. - I like that.
We assembled for the pledge every morning at the private grade school I attended. I’ll argue the pledge is just as or even more relevant for ALL students based on where we are now as a country.
There are too many citizens that disdain or even hate this country. Until they acquire the critical thinking skills to differentiate between our country and the corrupt officials in charge, the pledge of allegiance will help ingrain a bit of honor.
The pledge's most useful function is to remind those who recite it that America is a republic, not a democracy.
Stand for something or you’ll fall for anything is being proven to be true by our culture like never before. We stopped children from learning the pledge of allegiance and they now think nothing of stomping on it or burning it.
No respect for anything.
Well-stated, your thought about differentiating. That indeed IS the underlying issue.
I have to say that with the US in its current state, I cannot say the pledge of allegiance because I do not pledge my allegiance to the corrupt, war mongering, uneducated nation this country has warped into. In spite of the historic personal and national significance of this pledge, something inside me just can't say it unless things change significantly.
I would definitely pledge my allegiance to the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights! I have heard people from other countries who say that they envy us for having that. But it is meaningless if we don’t understand it and teach it and live by it. Just look at how they ran over the bill of rights with the exception of the second amendment, during the pandemic. I think the very existence of the second amendment helped prevent the totalitarians from completely walking all over us. I Understand it’s value today more than ever,
Are you aware that the pledge was written by a socialist with a warehouse full of surplus flags to sell, as a advertising campaign?
The pledge never went away, being the most common exercise of jingoism that most Americans indulge in.
Hmmmm… from a quick search on the internet: Francis Bellamy was an American editor, clergyman, and author. He is best known for writing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America in 1892.
Early Life and Career
Francis Julius Bellamy was born on May 18, 1855, in Mount Morris, New York. He studied at the University of Rochester and later became a Baptist minister. Bellamy was also an editor and author, and he was involved in the Christian socialist movement.
The Pledge of Allegiance
In 1892, Bellamy wrote the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance, which was published in a magazine called The Youth’s Companion. The pledge was intended to be recited by schoolchildren on Columbus Day, October 12, 1892. The original version read:
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Legacy
Francis Bellamy’s Pledge of Allegiance has undergone several revisions since its original publication, but he is still credited with writing the main pledge. Bellamy’s work as a Christian socialist and Baptist minister also contributed to his legacy, as he believed strongly in the separation of church and state.
Interesting. "Christian Socialist" and "believed strongly in separation of church and state" suggest that his "socialism" is something very different from secular marxism. If one reads the Bible, it's pretty clear that any kind of "socialism" or community sharing has to be voluntary and without compulsion.
Did you look up the Bellamy salute, which accompanied the original pledge?
I have to say that with the US in its current state, I cannot say the pledge of allegiance because I do not pledge my allegiance to the corrupt, war mongering, uneducated nation this country has warped into. In spite of the historic personal and national significance of this pledge, something inside me just can't say it unless things change significantly.
I have to say that with the US in its current state, I cannot say the pledge of allegiance because I do not pledge my allegiance to the corrupt, war mongering, uneducated nation this country has warped into. In spite of the historic personal and national significance of this pledge, something inside me just can't say it unless things change significantly.
Disagree. Ignorance and self-centered individualism are our biggest problems.
Blind patriotism needs to become better known under its most accurate label, jingoism.
I'd look it up. I'm not sure about Vonu's comments. It's close here though.
jingoism
/jĭng′gō-ĭz″əm/
noun
1. an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
2. fanatical patriotism
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jingoism
When displaying the Bill of Rights and/or the 10 Commandments... don’t put a Header on the words. They holdup well under their own and it takes away the religious argument.
Completely agree on both accounts. Calling it the ten commandments suggests there are only 10 or that only these 10 matter. Calling the first 10 amendments to the Constitution "The Bill of Rights" is just wrong.
Along with the Constitution.
Brava...
Therefore, let every holy one pray to You at a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.
You are my hiding place; You guard me from trouble;
You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
— Psalm 32:6-7 LSB
Janice, thank you for the daily scripture. I turn from the depressing but necessary daily update that Jeff provides to the comments section and, one by one, read the increasingly negative and depressing comments until I'm just a lonely puddle of depression, drinking my cup of tea and wishing for a pep talk, any pep talk, from a source outside myself, but no one I know, not one, is able to see the good, see the long picture in all of this.
That's when I realize, in my mini-Job-like life, that I need have faith in one being, God, and fully realize that, as I tell anyone who will listen, God is in control. (Which NAME Google always autocorrects to Good, but that's ok too).
So.
Thank you for the daily reminder. Thank you for the solidarity.
I do appreciate the daily Scripture.
I'm so glad that the Lord gave your soul a lift.
Here's a good one:
But You, O Yahweh, are a shield about me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
I was calling to Yahweh with my voice,
And He answered me from His holy mountain.
I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for Yahweh sustains me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who all around have set themselves against me. -- Psalm 3:3-6 LSB
I’ve thought about that too, sometimes the comments drag me down
AMEN🙏
You’re always Sharp. Thank you
You sure are a ray of sunshine this morning, Li'l Miss Ann.
Ann is apparently here to be the voice against God. Not sure how well that is working for her, but she is quite determined.
The rain clouds always make the son shine seem a little bit brighter than it was before🌞
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other; I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.’”
Isaiah 45:5-7 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/isa.45.5-7.NKJV
He is sovereign! He reigns!
His sovereignty is so important to understand. Jacob saw the Lord in Esau's face when they were re-united even though he was an enemy. The Persian and Roman armies were His armies. Helps make sense of the concept of loving your enemy.
Knowing God is sovereign is critical to understanding God and our world.
Yes, it is the “worldview” we were talking about here on C&C yesterday. The God oriented worldview sees all of this unfolding story as full of purpose and hope, and God’s signs of compassion and care can be seen everywhere. The other worldview, the one that does not see God as having a meaningful role in what is going on around us … that view is one of randomness and chaos. Why are bad things happening? This view cannot explain. What makes things good? Sorry, no answer for that either. What is the purpose of it all? Ha ha! We just throw up our hands and shrug WHO KNOWS? Living in this utter darkness is still favorable than measuring up with God or even simply admitting He is there.
My husband is not a person of faith and I see the profound wilderness that is his life. He comes to me for steadying which I am able to provide because MY worldview provides me strength and courage. I praise Jesus I have that bit of solid ground to stand on every day as the world storms on around me.
It brings peace that is beyond understanding or explanation..
My wise grandfather (born 1880) held that "Marriage is difficult enough, without differences of religion or politics". May I hope that you have conveyed this idea to your children (if such you have)? It has certainly stood husband and me in good stead, as on June 3, our 52nd wedding anniversary, we were able to say to each other, "I am still in love with you".
We manage admirably considering the level of differences… he was born and raised in Shanghai shortly following the cultural revolution. His parents were deeply traumatized at that time and my poor husband was raised up by those two. I was born and raised in a redneck area of Oregon … we could not be more different but God has still blessed us and blessed us … five children and all that comes along with that … he travels for work, I keep the house up the best i can and keep an eye on those kids. It is not an easy life I’ve chosen but I am so grateful for it. We’ve been married 20 years now and are good at managing along such as we are
Eh we struggle at the kids watch … we don’t make it look easy that’s for sure. Who knows what they will come away with but they seem like level headed little things so far?
Amen!
And HE IS IN CONTROL
Not the USA government or any other government
I think you maybe commented in the wrong place? Is this comment meant in response to Isaiah 45:5-7? Peace
"Anne Pettus" is a troll.
Do you work for one? That would explain your comments here.
The sudden union of Russia and China is profound in the basest terms: Money and power. It's more like the father (US) and mother (EU) forbid their daughter (China) from associating with such a loud-mouthed ruffian (RUS) only to now find them married (eloped) and having a joint checking account started with her inheritance. This all while the world watched in horror as the father is wheeled into dementia care and the mother is retaining a divorce attorney.
Hug your 18- to 26-year-old sons and daughters. It won't be long now before American boots are necessary to "Save Democracy" from the threat of BLAH BLAH BLAH over there so that it doesn't BLAH BLAH BLAH over here.
Nailed it!
All hail the King!
Ha! Thanks... lt seems so self-obvious that we're now in an unintended New World Order of our own making, but not of our own design.
Oh for crying out loud. Nobody is being drafted.
Leftists claimed trump was going start ww3.
It was only the other day that C&C was discussing an amendment to add women to the draft and make registration automatic. So it's not that far out to speculate...
That said, it's not happening yet, and it would without question ignite a firestorm if it was tried.
In 2018 trump massacred hundreds of Russian soldiers. Nothing happened. No draft either.
...and?
Indeed
And hoping for a multiplier for whistleblower Dr. Eithan Haim who exposed the clandestine underage trans procedures happening at Texas Children Hospital followed by surprise (not) persecution from the "DOJ."
Chris Rufo had a good substack here: https://christopherrufo.com/p/doj-indicts-doctor-who-exposed-the
givesendgo.com/texas_whistleblower
Dr. Haim interview link: https://x.com/realchrisrufo/status/1745101563386106331
Yes! Would love a multiplier for him!
YES! This!
And the nurse who is also a whistleblower that is being harassed by the FBI
Agree.
Was Fauxci's father Joseph Mengele? Is it that kind of caring DNA? Asking for humanity.
Probably. His wife, Christine Grady, is the head of NIH Bio Ethics. I guess it's best to keep it all in the family.
That NPR video on them--in which she whined about not being able to comprehend how anyone could do other than lionize her husband---"It hurts. It's not positive".
Her ethics certainly skewed.
Does he have offspring? Did they get the CV shot?
Wasn’t his daughter a Twitter executive during the mass censoring? I don’t remember what her position was, or where she is now. Fine DNA 🧬
So has anyone else heard the testimony from Garland and the questioning by Thomas Massie where he asks Garland if joe ever nominated Jack Smith and he says “no”. If joe ever confirmed Jack smith and he says “no” and about how he created an independent counsel without congressional approval and such? That garland MADE UP a job in the us govt and filled it with Jack smith???? Is this doctored video? Can anyone confirm this was legit testimony and not taken out of context?
If it is legit then what the hell is going on and why is this ridiculous prosecution even happening?
I can’t understand any of this if this is true.
If you don’t have an X account it’s worth it just to follow Thomas Massie. He posts the clips of himself doing this, and he posted it as soon as he did it. https://x.com/repthomasmassie/status/1798335747529007511?s=46&t=CpBbBQF0K29xiB1bibmbJQ
Real video. Not doctored. I believe he linked the whole thing (I think) somewhere but can’t remember where. I recall watching more of it.
Also on YouTube.
Massie is the real deal! I’d vote for him as VP in a minute. He doesn’t have that gene to be liked, he doesn’t care just wants to do what’s right.
Agree! He’s brilliant, unique and resourceful. His recent interview on Tucker was fascinating! https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-thomas-massie?utm_campaign=20240607_june7dailybriefnonsubs&utm_medium=email&utm_source=iterable&utm_content=thomasmassie
Trump hates Massie because he's not a lapdog. Trump loves those who kiss his ass, regardless of what flavor of swamp creature they are. See Gov. Larry Hogan.
That’s because he doesn’t care if he is liked.
Thank you!!! Even though I shouldn’t be surprised, I was. Not that they did this. But that nobody, including Trump to my knowledge, has even said a word about this! Why not?!!!
Why hasn’t the court thrown out the whole sham then??!!!! Why hasn’t THE judge declared they have no authority to have this in the court system. Then everyone would have the same information. Now there are braindead people who think this was real 🤦🏼♀️ 🙄
I can’t. I just can’t. Wow.
President Trump’s defense team has a motion before Judge Cannon challenging the constitutionality of Jack Smith’s appointment; she is holding a hearing on that issue very soon (Tomorrow? Next week?). Could upend the entire special counsel effort. Julie Kelly’s reporting here on Substack has been quite informative.
Thank you!!! I heard talk of the unconstitutionality of it but I didn’t understand in what way. NOW it makes sense.
GOOD!!!
Let the judge explain that away to keep the charade going.
the judge has shown herself to be surprisingly honest thus far..
This judge seems pretty based. She's only a lower court judge so I think she would allow it to continue if the govt can produce a legal basis for it, but she not going to allow them to get away with just saying "trust us, they wouldn't have appointed him if they didn't have the authority to do it".
Thanks for posting
Thank you!
Ed Meese, former attorney general, has said for many months that the appointment was illegal and the case should be thrown out
It is not altered. But regardless, nothing will be done. Illegal prosecutions have been going on for eight years.
I did hear Cruz talk about putting together an agenda for Republicans so that if Trump makes it back to the White House they can hit the ground running. He said that Mike Johnson has been coordinating with the Senate which he said has never happened before so maybe the Conservative Republicans are trying to get their ducks in a row in the event that this election is "too big to rig." I also heard Jim Jordan saying that they are having all the hearings now (even thought they can't do anything as they don't have the power) so that all the information is in the Congressional record and if they get control, they can hit the road running from day 1. They all said that they did not expect Trump to win in 2016 so there was no plan. We will just have to pray and wait and see.
Robin - I think that is what they are doing. I hear so many complaining that these hearings, and the words from Jordan and others are leading to no action. I believe they are setting the stage for real action when it can carried out.
I hope this is what they are doing. Cuz nothing makes sense.
Ok, Lucy. I believe they'll hold the football still THIS time.
I’ve heard they’re working with the Heritage Foundation to be well prepared this time: https://www.heritage.org/priorities
True.
Massie only recently showed up on my radar, courtesy of his recent interview with Tucker. A very impressive guy. I'm sure the video is legit, it sounds just like him.
Julie Kelly has been covering this topic:
https://www.declassified.live/p/is-jack-smiths-appointment-illegal?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1666532&post_id=145758555&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=pfnsw&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Rejoice!! Jesus reigns!!
Happy Thursday!
John 1:1-2 (ESV)
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God."
John 1:14 (ESV)
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."
I was replying for the sake of others in this thread who might read your commentary rejecting something, not because of what it says, but because of what you claim it says.
Ann, just to be clear: Christians believe that Jesus IS God. That He was there in the beginning, before the world was made. When God was walking in the Garden of Eden with Adam in the cool of the evening, that was Jesus. When “The Angel of the Lord” appeared to Abraham, long before Moses got the 10 Commandments, that was Jesus. Later, He came to earth in human form, and I think you have heard the rest.
Is Ann Pettus the new Benjamin 3N's?
Had a gender change. Both Ns taken off.
VVV - I had to chuckle when I read your comment - I was about to ask the very same question:) Just changed the subject matter to slam from Ukraine to spiritual matters. What is the mindset that makes someone stay in a group they obviously detest? Perhaps it gives them some sort of (negative) energy they need? Re: "Is Ann Pettus the new Benjamin 3N's?"
Huh?
I’m Christian and I enjoy seeing the word posted.
YES! I just said that!
Greetings, fellow Reformed believer.
You don’t need to be an expert. Just keep reading the gospel of John, “In the beginning was the Word… is the first verse. If you just keep on reading you’ll see that they are clearly talking about Jesus.
Which book (books), by your comment, I suspect you have not read in entirety from the beginning to the end.
What's your point? Do you think that invalidates their importance?
“We generally do not know what he’s talking about. We just don’t.”
What is wrong with these people? Why do they even hold press conferences. What a phenomenal waste of time and money.
I hold greater contempt for the ‘reporters’ who attend these meetings of lunacy.
They should all just walk out. Why bother having a press conference at all when nothing gets answered? I stopped watching 2+ years ago and I refuse to read news that quotes anything she says. I prefer to retain my brain cells.
White House SpokesLiar.
looks like the beginning of the end for the lunatic hitler Netanyahu :) so doing a happy dance!
"And don't think that everything comes from the top down.". EXCUSE me????? THESE words from the lips of the man who said HE is science? I'm gasping for air just trying to process the absolute STONES of this narcissist.
Jeff, you began with the sickly evil Fauci and ended with the sublimely encouraging Louisiana 10 commandments news. I pray your sequencing is indicative of the direction the country is moving.
Good morning! Looks like some Supreme Court rulings are coming today.
JR, hope you're right. That would set the ball rolling for some justice. Rumor hs it that The Court has ruled the Brunson Case is legit, election was illigitimate and will result in arests and dissoulution of congress.
Doubt that. They have refused to even hear the case so far. BUT hope springs eternal. There are people on both sides of the aisle on the Brunson case list... but I say CLEAN HOUSE anyway!
Not on the list of Supreme Court matters. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pending_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases#October_Term_2023_cases
I guess they meant it when they dismissed it the second time (or was it the 3rd?)
But hope springs eternal for the gullible Q folks.
"Rumor hs(sic) it that The Court has ruled the Brunson Case is legit, election was illigitimate (sic) and will result in arests (sic) and dissoulution (sic) of congress.
Hahahahaha!!!!!! That's just precious. Are you sniffing those chemtrails again?
People having being saying that's "happening any day now" ever since the election, why stop now? ;)
"I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into an unmanned hellscape using a number of classified capabilities,"
The hellscape would be US naval battle groups finding themselves at the bottom of the ocean as Chinese hypersonic missiles destroy them. Picking a fight with the Chinese in their back yard is insanity. But then what does one expect from the Neocon imbeciles in power in DC?
They have us on a collision course to destruction.
Do they think they will survive along with their families?
Is there a Bunker City under DC?
I don't know.
I was thinking if the only survivors were the DC crowd … 😳😳😳🤡🤡🤡
They would not be capable to fix anything...like plumbing, electrical work. etc.
… as incapable as they are at running this country.
Need a new word for neocon used here, as these people are not conservatives. How about insane hawks?
"The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious"
Good morning Jeff and C&C! ☀️