Fake recycling scam falling apart; another way experts poisoning us; Trump shooter news with new evidence; Routh letter; Ukrainian assassination teams; who's eating the cats?; Varma comeuppance; more.
The vast majority of plastic pollution comes from a few rivers in Asia: Yellow, Yangtze, Pearl, Ganges, Indus, Mekong. Over the past few years, we have added billions of masks that will shed microplastics into our oceans for centuries. Thanks Fauci, Varma, and public health "experts"!
Okay, I'm going to vent - some will probably smoke me - that's okay, its the price of speaking out. For me there is only one existential threat in front of us. It is the upcoming manipulation of the 2024 election where we, the people, will lose the election and the country. It was all started by the pLandemic when they couldn't get Trump thrown out of office for anything else with their sham impeachments, etc. Now they are trying to murder him. And we stand around with our heads in the sand...
I wonder why Jeff Childers NEVER talks about the upcoming election and the known fraud in the system?
Anyhow, why are we talking about other things which is taking our eyes, and efforts, off the existential threat???
Twitter is pretty much wide open now. You can say pretty much whatever (I used to get suspensions but no longer) you want even including normally prote cted classes.
Except his vent had absolutely nothing to do with the comment he replied to (the top rated comment), and was apparently only placed there to get high visibility.
No problem with venting, but he did hijack Yuri's thread.
TBH, Jeff frequently talks about the known fraud in the system, and also talks about ways that it's being cleaned up. No, not completely cleaned up. As long as there are politicians there will be fraud. But, it's unfair to say he doesn't cover the topic. He's just not a doomposter.
Hmmmm, I read his report "biblically", every day. Not near enough on this issue. If being a "doomposter" is calling out this EXISTENTIAL issue, then that's me. For evidence it is existential, simply review the last 3.75 years.
I read it every day as well. He frequently covers how the fraud is being dealt with. He's a public figure and I believe he's also got a lawsuit against the government, so probably has to be a bit careful about how he says what he says. He doesn't need to have his public statements derailing his suit. Or harming the cases of his clients.
My point about doomposters was that there are some writers (I didn't say it was you, BTW) who want to spread only the negative. IT'S ALL DOOMED! WE CAN'T WIN! THEY ARE ALL POWERFUL! And so on. That's not Jeff's style. He leans toward how things are being improved. There have been several of those posts just over the last few weeks.
As far as existential threat, I just don't agree. It would absolutely suck and the Ds would make things worse, but that would just red-pill more people.
I’m glad Jeff covers a broad range of news and offers some light hearted comic relief too, but I agree that the election is pivotal. I can’t even fathom how to come to terms with a potential loss and what it would mean.
What if we all committed to chasing 100 ballots using Charlie Kirk’s app? It’s not something i’d enjoy doing, but we could really make a difference.
I'm just saying we spend an exorbitant amount of time and energy on things which are not going to change the outcome of an election which will have devastating consequences on us.
Yes, to chasing ballots, yes to not putting your ballot in the weaponized USPS, yes to bringing your mail in ballot to the precinct polling center, tearing it up and voting in person, yes to hand carry your ballot to your County and turning it in there to absolutely minimize the chance it wont get lost, changed, etc.
We are still going to have to rely on programmable machines to accurately count the vote and with no manipulation... I don't see how we can overcome that, maybe Divine Intervention is our only hope in that?
I definitely understand where you are coming from...I think a lot of us do. Unfortunately most of us are awake enough to know that we don't get another chance at this. If the authoritarians steal the election they won't waste any time ramming through every despicable thing they can to take away every last freedom we have. We lose this and we are toast. I do believe Trump is right, we will see a 1920's level stock market crash, and it'll probably be purposeful (take away all the little people's retirements). I'm not sure why more people aren't concerned about that to be honest.
Daniel L, as David said to his brothers and all those around him shaking at the thought of facing a giant:
“And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
1 Samuel 17:29-32 KJV
David was just a kid who tended sheep and the youngest of the brothers who was just delivering them sandwiches, and not a trained warrior! I ask everyone on this substak, “Is there not a cause?” Our entire world is at stake! Do the thing that is right to do as an American. First, pray and give thanksgiving for what we as a country have been blessed with thus far from its conception and then continue to fight the good fight to keep it going in the right direction. Voting is not picking a Valentine! It’s choosing the best political policies to enable us as a free Republic to continue as such until Jesus calls us home or He comes after us!
Shredding ours. I live 2 blocks from my polling place. It has optical scanners with paper ballots. Didn’t have computer ones last time but who knows what will be there now.
I prefer placing my ballot directly into the box, but at this point, I'm having to question who opens the box and what do they do with the ballots inside?
1. The presidential election has been broken for sometime. Are there ways that we can fix it? I say no. It's a rigged system so spending time trying to fix a broken system doesn't help us - the people who are suffering in that system: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/a-data-detailed-review-of-how-politicians
2. Instead of playing a rigged game, we need to pay attention to other areas of our lives that we can control. I call this the Seven Pillars of Life. By focusing and giving our attention to those areas, we are more in charge of our world and the change that we want to see occur: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/the-seven-pillars-of-life
Lastly, the American condition has continued to decrease, no matter Republican or Democrat in the White House. This goes back to point number 1. The sooner we realize this, the sooner we can stay focused on what's really important: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/has-the-america-condition-improved
I submit that MAGA is neither Republican or Democrat, even though Trump has to currently use to some extent the "Republican" party to attempt to win the election for the people. MAGA is the people, Trump is the man, who I sincerely believe, God put in this place at this moment and time. I also submit that acting like we can do nothing about the election will only fast forward the demise of our country and our freedom, liberty, pursuit of happiness.
I also submit that, in addition to voting that we PRAY.
And REPENT.
When we appeal to Adonai with a broken spirit, He moves on our behalf.
Prayer is the reason the bullet only grazed President Trump’s ear. I pray that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob humble Trump , that he falls on his face and pleads for mercy……not just for himself, but for this nation and his people that he so obviously loves.
He is not our Savior.
He is a but a flawed man who is so very much in love with this country…….and we should make an ‘Appeal to Heaven’ for him and for our nation.
Disagree with checking out of fixing what is broken and checking out of voting and returning to fair elections. We live here our children and grandchildren and their children deserve better.
Understanding that this life is not the end and that we are making things better locally and more broadly is gives peace and strength when things seem out of control.
We already had a commission called the Baker/Carter Commission after the 2000 Presidential election. Amazing thing is they recommended all we have been screaming about for years. The media doesn't want you to know that Commission existed or what their finding were.
I kind of disagree that there’s more control than we think. DemoncRATs are already working on overseas ballots from supposed ex-pats & the AZ Supreme Court refused to throw out 98,000 voters who have not proven citizenship because they don’t want to “disenfranchise” so many so close to the election. We’ve been hearing about illegals on voter roles. That’s just 3 examples among likely hundreds or thousands. Someone ran an AI & told AI the year is 2029 & AI was asked who the last president had been (as of 2029) & it said Kneepads.
Personally, Cindi, I think it is going to probably come down to two things... Divine Intervention during the s_Election, and dare I say it, 2A engagement following the s_Election. I'm not saying women need to get involved in the 2A aspect, although hell hath no fury like a woman whose election was stolen from her... or something like that... but men need to be men.
I heard that! I get stressed but I bring myself out of it and focus on what is good. We have so many other things we are trying to battle like plastics, over taxation, medical systems, fluoride, poison in our food, WHO, pet eating people.... Evil is overwhelming.
We must continue to demand fair and secure elections. However, there has always been cheating even in the1800 election of Jefferson.
The degree cheating has become is widespread.
The problem is greed and people without integrity.
We as a people, must have integrity. While we are putting out fires, the deceitful people grow in numbers.
We are battling satan and his dark forces in high places.
It is a spiritual battle.
My final thought and humble opinion... We should focus on Jesus and winning souls.
I agree with you on all the problems, but you can point all of them back to the basic problem that evil people have stolen the levers of power and money. Until we fix that, none of the others will get better.
Have evil people ever NOT been in control of power and money?
My mind goes back to the OT and NT Biblically and maybe there was one or 2 kings that were good. Even David, a man after God's heart commited murder and adultery with his power.
IMHO sin exists and we can beat the evil back, but only God can fix it.
Imagine if we all did the following...
Romans 12:17-21
17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
I agree with you that if we lose this, we will enter techno tracking slavery. they already have many mechanisms in place for digital ID, which would allow any government to control its citizens. I believe Jeff does talk about election fraud. Perhaps you wish that was his only issue. But assassination attempts could hardly be more serious.
Really? Are you reading every day? Jeff has been very faithful to report all the good election integrity news happening in different states so I don’t understand where you’re coming from. We need to pray for this to continue and for God to intervene to save America.
Every day, biblically. Except of course on Sundays, because I cannot afford the $50 he wants a month... but I do contribute $12 a month to his bank account because I do appreciate him... but we are about 40 days from perhaps the most consequential election (s_Election) in our history. We really need to focus at this most critically important moment.
Various authors and readers must define and describe the term “existential threat” starkly differently than yourself.
As someone non-famous and historically irrelevant wrote “… the concept of voting and electing representatives is basically dishonest and fraudulent. If voting could change anything it would be made illegal!”
I disagree with that take. Our system is not perfect - this is a fallen world after all - but it's the best humanity has managed to come up with. Certainly I can think of dozens of alternative systems that would be much worse. On top of that, there are lots of things that do change life for the better that are also not illegal.
To me, the whole, "they have all the power and they will make anything that limits their power illegal" is just another example of giving the corrupt, entitled, and stupid ruling class too much credit. They clearly do not know what they are doing and routinely fail at just about everything they try to do. They do not have it all under control. And humanity is more adaptable than that take would suggest. Outlaw one thing and another vector for freedom will arise in its place.
If this system — from the global one to the (so-called) “democratic & republican” one ensured by a (fatally flawed?) constitution in the USA — is the best system that humanity has discovered, then the real fatal flaw is with humanity collectively and individually.
I’m happy to agree to disagree with you about the power of the ruling class and about their devilishly malignant & intelligent Machiavellian machinations. Neither one of us is likely to compromise on what we perceive.
Gary, I share this same sentiment: "If voting really could change anything, it would be made illegal!" this is a fundamental piece of reality we need to understand. I've gone as far to say that we should stop voting for presidents: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/why-we-need-to-stop-voting-in-presidential
Politically and philosophically, I’m anarchistic. Humanity would be better off without rulers and a ruling class. This being said, they’re not going to magically disappear. I really appreciate the writing of Paul Cudenec and others on the winter oak — https://winteroak.org.uk/2024/09/03/the-acorn-96/#1 — website. I suspect that you are already familiar with both.
I’m not sure who these “we” are. I kinda figure that the world is made up of the small minority of the people who constitute the ruling class and the great majority of the people who go along with the rulers in order to get along with the system and the small minority of the people who want both the rulers and the compliant to get what they deserve in terms of divine justice or karma.
Four years ago we had a trump flag on a pole by our pond in our front yard. Someone cut it off the pole! We see signs that we didn't like in yards, but we just shake our heads and talk amongst ourselves.
We know that there was election interference in 2020, and will be again. I can't fathom that there will be enough people (like my sister 🙄) who will vote for "the first black woman president ".
I'm all in on the importance of the upcoming election and the fraud is more than upsetting. The fundamental problem is that anyone can vote in U.S. elections. Absent logically requiring proof of citizenship the fraud door remains wide open. I have seen Jeff cover election material. That said; I doubt there are many, if any, C&C readers that do not see the DNC threat to our lives. Nobody to convince.
Just understand, our "betters" put this s_Election in place, against our will, without our consent. Its going to take sheep turning into hungry wolves to restore the process where we have a viable, verifiable, certifiable system.
I always remember the message right on the side of the mask box that said “not for use against viruses or CoVid 19”. These were in healthcare offices! The phrase “they think we are stupid” comes to mind.
Yep. Some at my gym have worn masks since Fauxci told them to and have not taken them off. No amount of cardio can clear the microplastics from those lungs.
They are hopelessly brain dead, and probably from wearing masks. Anytime you see that, I think it is okay to mark them off as someone on which you would not waste an ounce of energy.
I, an RN, knew you needed to be fitted with the correct n95 yearly, had read that on the box and knew they didn't provide ANY safety from viral transmission (they're sole purpose is to prevent droplets from falling onto pts during surgical procedures, etc.) I had told many to no avail because the Drs told pts it would help 'slow the spread'. No science behind it! Disgusted seeing them discarded in the parking lots. Lost faith in the medical field. Don't get me started on the X's and one way arrows on the floors, plexiglass panels and safe to remove masks once seated and eating or drinking...🤦🏻♀️
My question as well and all of those “good and compliant" mask-wearing citizens seemed to have no problem throwing them out their car windows and littering malls and parking lots with these hazardous materials that could potentially kill you (to quote media personnel). Good citizens doing-the-right-thing indeed.
A great American company makes glass containers -- Anchor Hocking. I'm converting my pantry to all glass containers and storing leftovers in glass as well.
You cannot avoid buying some food items packaged in plastic bags. But I hope re-packaging them as soon as I buy them, will mitigate the uptake of plastic into the food.
And FCOL (for crying out loud), don't drink any liquid from plastic bottles unless you're crawling through the desert and parched.
I love my Ball mason jars! I also bought a vacuum sealer so I can seal stuff in them and make the food last longer (Obviously not perishable food -- I keep stuff like chocolate chips, some flour, dehydrated fruit, etc).
I urge all on here to buy some Anchor Hocking product today! Keep them flush. I am working on ridding my home of plastics. Think of the positive effect on climate change that would have. Plastic is in our kleenex, tea bags, toilet paper, paper towels. Make the switch to handkerchiefs, loose leaf tea, bamboo toilet paper and cotton reusable towels as much as possible. Baby steps. Buy shampoo bars and conditioners, use power dish detergent (from a box), etc. In the meantime BUY SOMETHING TODAY FROM ANCHOR HOCKING. Not a huge fan of Amazon, but they do have a vast selection of AH products.
Very sad. I'm still angry about the Pfaltzgraff plant closing in York, PA. My mom's family all worked there and that plant had been there since the 1800's. But thanks to Bush and NAFTA, my aunt lost her job but got to train her replacement in Mexico!!! I still remember my grandmother making corn soup to take to the employees at the factory during blizzard conditions because the roads would be closed to be plowed. She would make a big batch and take it to the skeleton crew who would be there to keep the kiln fires going.
I started converting over about three years ago. Almost finished. My whole pantry is now only glass storage. I have a whole cabinet full of glass jars and containers for additional storage needs. I still use a hard, clear storage container by Rubbermaid Brillance, but we stopped reheating ANYthing in the microwave in any plastic container, even those. We only reheat in glass or ceramic because things leach from plastic into the food when microwaved. I’m now wondering if those Brilliance containers are ok for short term refrigerator storage?
I know that microwaving is super convenient but I just don’t trust it converting my food into something else. Kinda like I don’t trust those GMOs either. We ditched ours a few years ago and now use a small steam oven (size of a toaster oven) that heats up leftovers super quickly with the steam. Of course, we are all terminal, but I think it could make a difference.
Reminder for everyone switching to glass storage. Make sure your pantry shelves are sturdy. They can give way from the weight. My husband is very good with construction so he shored up my shelves. I think I could put an elephant in there now. 😉😂
My integrative medicine Dr recommended I do this too. Plastic leaches. I have biotoxin mold illness & cirs . Every little change helps. (& reverse osmosis water)
We used reverse osmosis for years. We switched to (yes it's expensive, but it is the single best lifetime investment you can make for your health, a Kangen unit. High ph water its the key. Reverse osmosis takes out virtually all minerals from the water.
In effort to be more healthy, hubs and I been taking a few supplements. I looked in the green topped Walgreens bottles in my cabinet the other day and in bold caps it says " a product of China" . Lord help us all. And I just loved the other smaller print on the side which says " Walgreens pharmacists recommend Walgreens brand " . Why would any healthcare professional recommend products from China ? So disheartening what we have become.
I hear you. I recently read an article (with pictorial of different supplement companies) saying that many of these companies are selling out to pharma, but keeping their same labels. My thinking is that pharma is either wanting to profit from this “health” leg, or, worse, make the supplements so crappy that people will deduce they don’t work and will then be coerced into using pharma instead. Whatever it is, it’s not for our benefit.
Check out a company called Melaleuca. Their products are made in the USA and they have fabulous supplements as well as their detergents and cleaners all made with natural herbs and tea tree. I’ve been using their products for almost 20 years
This is a plan... but sadly the NWO wants to have china produce everything we consume. Using cheap child and "prisoner" labor, then sue the US business out of business, and wolla they control everything... pass laws and environmental laws to stop production in the US... that is the ultimate goal.. because then they can determine what you can and cannot buy... bullets? made in china and russia only we won't export them to the US, semi conductors? sorry too bad we don't ship those to the US anymore, clothes, food and on and on... cars, trains, etc... that is the goal at the end of the day... oh and don't forget the medications!
Especially prominent among two groups: 1) upper middle class college-educated women, and 2) Millennials. Gen X and Z have much better BS meters (Gen Z men seem to be pretty darn red-pilled), as do men, and non-college-educated people.
So, those two groups are our problems and the only base the Dems have left. They've alienated everyone else. How can we open their eyes?
I’m a master’s degree holder & NOT one of problem group. Raised by conservative parents & got here by surviving a lot of “bumps”. But some of my educated friends have not been awakened yet- so don’t lump us all together. Tx
There are exceptions to every rule. The rule still applies. Look at available polling data and it shows those two groups are the remaining Dem strongholds. You can add black women to the list as well, but that's not as large a percent as either of the other two.
I’m an upper middle class college educated woman and I’m extremely based. As are many women similar to me that I come in contact with every day. It’s just the ones weaponizing empathy that ruin it for the rest of us.
Remember when paper bags were the end of the planet and trees were being destroyed?? I do.. LOL they created another problem so they can come up with a solution... As a teenager I sorted glass pop bottles which was true recycling in the day.. now they just fill up the yards with glass, plastic and lord knows what else....
Yes, glass "Pop" bottles gives you away as living up North! 😂 In the South, we were sorting "coke" glass bottles, dragging them back to the store to recycle/sell them and then taking those hard earned coins to buy another "coke" which was actually a Dr Pepper 😉
Not to mention all those masks shedding microplastics directly up the noses of those who chose or were forced to wear them. I wonder if Industrial Hygiene mask standards will change to protect the health of workers, based on what the masks are made of.
There’s a podcast I listen to sometimes called the Jordan Harbinger show, he interviews random people and some of the shows are great.
Anyway, he has a series called ‘skeptical Sunday’ where he debunks popularly understood concepts, and he did one in 2022 on recycling. They discussed the plastic issue brought up here, among other things.
If you’re interested, go to Jordanharbinger.com and either search for ‘recycling’ or episode 680. Once you find it you can click on Spotify or whatever and listen to it there.
Most of my neighbors who sort recyclables out of their throw-away trash is to make sure they don’t overfill their trash bin and incur an additional charge. Where it all ends up does not matter.
Did "the experts" consider the possibility of microplastics being found in the olfactory bulbs of cadavers from all of that mask-wearing of 2020-well, present (for some)??
Ryan, I am smack dab in the middle of the boomer years and we called people retards! You can claim the gay thing though, I think, didn’t I say that one too? 🤔 Maybe we got it from you younger kids 🤣
I think that's misguided compassion, causing greater harm than good.
Everyone having to watch what they say all the time because of who might overhear is the path to totalitarianism.
I wouldn't deliberately insult anyone who is legitimately retarded, but in the case of certain public figures, it is entirely appropriate to call them that.
And note that the word "retarded" itself used to be the gentle way to say idiot or moron. So now the workaround word itself is out of favor in a never-ending purity spiral.
If I were triggered every time someone used the Karen slur, I’d be a raving lunatic by now! 🤣 Of course I would never use retard around someone who might have learning difficulties.
I have never understood why. Retard: delay or hold back in terms of progress, development. It's not an insult unless you want to take it as one. It's descriptive if that applies to the situation. I find "mentally challenged" an insult (no offense meant to you) as is "Intellectual disability".
My pet peeve now is that they want to call people with a handicap "Disabled". Most people are not "disabled" ('put out of action' or worse 'to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate') , but their limitations compared to the norm is a handicap (a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.) Difficult, not impossible. The prefix "Dis" implies apart or separate. Talk about segregation......
Again, no offense meant to you, it's my own personal soapbox.
Soda bottles (ginger ale kept on hand for use when we were sick in bed) in the 50's, in 28 oz (32?) dark green glass bottles. Well, here at home we do re-cycle wine and beer bottles--how else could I store my production?
Heck, recycling pop bottles is how kids like me got bubble gum money. Rode around on our bikes looking for them by the side of roads. 2 cents for regular pop bottles, 5 cents for big ones. Maine still requires deposits on glass bottles.
Maine requires deposits on plastic bottles! Me too, as a young'un in Cape Cod summers--long walks with bottle pick up as a side hustle. Brought up my children that way, on walks to Pemaquid Point. Husband and I still collect all the plastic bottles we find, or use--those acquired in PA as well as in Me. are saved to be taken to Hannaford Markets Clynk program. If the bottle says "Me 5 cents"--it goes into the canvas tote for the next trip.
Good for you. Love Pemaquid. Headed to Maine Thursday for our annual fall trip, and will definitely be going there. Several nice places to eat near the fort, but were closed last year, so we went to the dog friendly restaurant in New Harbor beside the ferry departure for Menhaden Is. They featured New Harbor in one of the old Sunrise Earth episodes. I have it still.
Ginger ale. The thing that made sore tummies better. We were also given Coca Cola syrup. And some kind of pine sludge mom mixed with water. For coughs, I think.
Coca Cola syrup was my mom's go-to whenever I had an upset stomach. And it worked. I remember trying to find it when my own kids were small, to no avail.
Every time I read about this whole plastic thing, it takes me back to that scene in The Graduate where Dustin Hoffman is being lectured by the "old" guy who says, "I have one word for you: PLASTIC." 🤣🤣🤣
AT had a column about a recently released report that concludes that each American ingests the equivalent of a plastic bag each month which Dr Mercola believes is a cause of inflammation which is a major source of many chronic illnesses - another thing to try to avoid like the plague
A couple of years ago our county stopped accepting glass to recycle because it didn't pay for itself, meaning glass is cheap. If so, why aren't more products using glass? They should, we search for products in glass when available.
Same here! And cooking or reheating in plastic as well. Also ditching the tephlon and going back to cast iron and stainless steel. It’s a learning curve but it’s been good.
On the same page. More and more goes into Ball jars in the fridge (which allows the non-plastic lids [hoping the white compound is not toxic....] as well as the pantry shelves as well as the cold room canning storage.
I have been saving all the glass bottles I come upon--but since I don't buy much in bottles, that's a limited option. Nonetheless, I prefer glass for my dried herbs.
Cheaper to make than to recycle, that is. For those whose product needs packaging, glass is heavy and probably more expensive than plastic and so shipping costs and overall costs are higher.
Ah yes. Under my chin is the evidence of that--when opening a bottle of my (own) strawberry soda--and we had always bottled those fermentations in champagne bottles.
Jeff is so correct about plastic recycling being a hoax. Without telling anyone, our county sold their plastic recycling equipment to an adjacent county. They now just landfill it, even though we separate it like fools.
From Vinay Prasad’s ‘Sensible Medicine’ Substack this morning:
“What was Varma’s day job when he was caught?
It turns out— at the time of video release— Varma was working for SIGA technologies. What is this company?
SIGA is a company that makes drugs in case a bioweapon is released. Their main product is tecovirimat.
Why does a company that makes a ineffective drug with poor evidence hire a former NYC health official, whose CV shows no understanding of drug development?
It is because public health is a corrupt field. Instead of demanding evidence, they know that lobbying officials is the best way to sell product. …”
Such an encouraging Psalm! More than that - it is worthy of stopping to give praise that He has NOT dealt with us according to our sins nor rewarded us according to our iniquities!! “As high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His loving kindness toward those who fear Him.”
Thank you, Janice for this verse aptly shared. With God’s Word as our foundation, and the hope we have in him, we can have His joy that surpasses all circumstance - we can occupy this place until He come back and be faithful stewards in our communities (home, church, government) even when it is hard.
Thanks y’all for the Scriptures. I followed a thread and wondered where are the usual scriptures. My husband was looking over my shoulder and shocked at the comments!
I know everything doesn’t have to be Scripture but surely encouraging. We are in perilous times!
All fooled by the plastic rage when paper and glass worked! Be encouraged. Look up. Redemption draweth nigh!
“casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
After some of yesterdays comments I feel led to remind us all of the following:
Colossians 3:12
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
1 Peter 5:5
All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
1 Samuel 2:3
Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed
Proverbs 16:8
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Luke 18:9-14
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
Jeremiah 9:23 Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; 24 but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the Lord.
Ohhh yes. I was actually looking for this one! Thank you. It nails it, doesn’t it?
God gives each of us blessings materially, mentally, and spiritually. Interpersonal blessings too, like friends and family. But it is not given equally or simultaneously. We don’t all acquire it at the same pace or time. And that’s not always a sign of our not deserving it or having done anything wrong. He also gives us blessings of insights and awareness too. I consider it a blessing by Him if He opens my eyes to something sooner than others and I thank Him deeply for it, but I don’t think less of others who weren’t so blessed. I don’t blame them as a whole group as if those like me are superior. I’m eager to share with those who may not have been gifted that way as quickly as I was and I appreciate the same understanding and kindness in return.
I was still unquestioning about recycling when we moved to the south from the northeast, and called to ask how to get a recycle bin. The nice lady at the county offices explained that they don’t do that and basically implied it’s a racket 😅
I’ve thought this before and honestly that’s part of why I called the county to get a recycle bin (which they didn’t have) in the first place. But now I just pay $13 a month for a second big green trash can from the city…I don’t know how much I’d pay in extra taxes for our entire county to play the recycling game. Even if it were cheaper…I’d still prefer if we as a nation live not by (recycling) lies 😁
I called trash recycling "Stupid Human Tricks" thirty+ years ago. When you see the recycle trucks hauling it away go to the same waste facility, same dock as regular trash it doesn't take a rocket scientist.
Then when you learn that most of what was to be recycled, loaded onto barges to China ends up being dumped into our oceans - after paying China to haul it away - you realize it's not just stupid it's a filthy scam.
But it "feels good" to recycle. It's virtuous! Same virtue signal to same virtue signalers who mask. And demand you mask, too. Because it "feels" like the virtuous thing to do. And nothing screams "virtue" like mandating virtue signals.
Note: I made this same argument in 2020 about maskers. Identifying the same psychology was/is in play as Stupid Human Trick recycling. Compelled imaginary virtue signaling.
I assume the push to recycle plastic was at least partly to assuage guilty consciences in America, where we want to enjoy cheap consumer goods, including an infinite variety of convenience foods packaged in plastic, as part of our much-vaunted Standard of Living.
If you think you can recycle the plastic in which all the stuff is sold to you, you feel less guilty about buying the stuff, and you get to keep buying the stuff.
My favorite dish towels are made from recycled plastic bottles. They come with a caution to not use them to retrieve hot food pans from the oven as they will melt. Have not tested them…
I posted this comment but copied and pasted it here too.
News flash: It isn’t cheap to recycle plastic either. 😱 Our private garbage collector in Oregon about 5-6 years ago started putting out their cost to recycle and determined it was too expensive!!! So they were going to dump everything in the landfill. Then, a couple years later they got bought out. Now, word from home is that nothing changed. A bigger company bought the little company and still recycles. FYI. Here in our county in Florida….starting Oct 1 we will no longer recycle. All going into the landfill together. It isn’t a private company either. It’s run by the county. PS - our cost went up, not down. 🙄
It’s all been the same scam to squeeze blood money out of us turnips and put money in their pockets. When it doesn’t work or they stop profiting…it’s back to the old way. 😂 In the meantime they’ve brainwashed the sheep that climate change is a threat! The sky is falling. Ahhhhhhhhhh 🙄
I took our young son to tour the recycling plant and facility in our area outside Washington, DC, a couple of decades ago. They recycled everything it was possible to recycle, including fabrics. It was fairly high tech for a recycling plant, and they recycled a *lot* of stuff - a huge amount. They said they lost money every year.
Yep and recycled materials cost more so everything in a recycled container costs more. Instead of putting all that time and effort into the whole recycling business, maybe they should've been trying to find a better material, that will actually degrade.
Here in our part, Daytona, they’ve been landfilling the recyclables for years. And yet they still send out the second truck, to allow the virtue signalers to get their dose.
Good morning from GrWretched’s great land of Michigan. Regarding the recycling scam, my bro in law works as a civil engineer in CA and he told me a couple years ago that most of it ends up in the landfill. I was in disbelief. All that recycling effort by everyday people, whose time they just love to waste!
Me thinks it’s not just CA where this happens so until they level with people, now i only recycle if it’s convenient for me.
Having recently escaped from California…it’s ridiculous. In Fresno we needed to separate garbage, green waste and recyclables. The year before we left we had a one year grace period to start adding food waste, vegetable scraps and food, but not meat scraps, to our green can. After one year they were going to start fining people for not putting the scraps in the green can. 🙄 In addition we were to “rinse and dry” our containers of food residue for recycling. In an area that’s in a permanent drought, due to mismanagement of water supplies and not building a single new dam since 1960! I’m so glad I escaped to the free state of Arkansas. You can burn your leaves. If you want to recycle your cardboard you can haul it into the recycling center yourself. We did because we had four truck loads of boxes. 📦 The grocery stores takes your plastic bags to recycle if you want to, no extra middle man and no mandates! You can tell if someone is a Lib because they virtuously tell you “ we recycle”. ♻️
And what awful hypocrites! Threatening people at risk of getting fined to do all that extra work, and i’m sure you believed you were doing something good. How disheartening to find out they were just wasting your time!
Not to mention the expense and waste and pollution of having two separate trash trucks. One for recycling and garbage and the other for the green waste. The green waste makes some sense because they turn it into mulch. There is also the scam of out-of-state trucks hauling in extra plastic and aluminum bottles and cans for the recycling money…that wasn’t collected at the point of sale. You pay .5¢ or 10¢ extra per beverage for the recycling fee…that you get back if you return, if you recycle your garbage the trash vendor gets it. Although in our neighborhood the recycling can supported the homeless population.
I never understood the recycling in CA since you use so much water to wash your trash but then you would be on water restriction and in the mountains during fire season you couldn't take a bath for more than 2 minutes but make sure you wash your trash. 🙄🤨
I actually know that China was buying Canada's recycling and so Canadians have to clean their garbage first before it goes over the China for their businesses. Crazy. California is probably priming their citizens so they can cash in on the same opportunity as Canada.
Also from Michigan, and my friend’s mentally challenged adult son worked in a recycling station for a bit. Everything ended up in trash trucks that went out at midnight. 🤨
We separate out our plastic recycling only because our trash collection is for 3 trash bags a week. If we added plastics we'd go over our 3 bags so it's easier to separate it and not get charged a fee. If we had unlimited trash bags, we wouldn't bother separating it.
💯 and same. For us now it’s mostly self-serving to equal out our bins. I’m not under any delusions that we are actually doing something for the environment.
I'm a former court reporter, now captioner. I provide live captions for all sorts of agencies, cities, colleges, etc. I captioned multiple city meetings where they were discussing recycling. This one particular city said it just costs too much to recycle, and they had to ditch it from their budget. The residents were up in arms because all their trash was now going to the landfill. But the city official said most of it went to the landfill anyway because it's so expensive and only a fraction can be recycled. They ended up starting the program up again because residents were ticked.
Retired court reporter/captioner here! We have a broader education than anyone due to our work. I spent a decade doing med mal and pharma liability depos. Eye opening!
Med mal paralegal here! Permanently scarred by the cases I’ve seen & am now seeing. LOTS of cases w/ young people now w/ cancers that kill them in their 30s or 40s. NO ONE, not treating providers, medical “experts” or plaintiff or defense lawyers are connecting the dots to put the fault where it lies - the jabs. At least here in NM
I do med mal defense. There are true plaintiff-victims but also a lot of scammers who expect perfect outcomes w/ known risks of various procedures or treatments. Sometimes shit happens w/out negligence. What I want to see is every clinician (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, “public health” officials, politicians) who knew the truth but participated in jabbing people or in the case of politicians, coerced & mandated the poison, to be punished
1) how do you get a job as a captioner? That sounds interesting.
2) our county also does not recycle, for the same reasons, and they are constantly fielding calls from new arrivals about it, too. I was one of those calls, ten years ago 😅 they were nice about explaining how useless it was, to me.
The over-plastication…over-use of plastic…in our western cultures is disturbing, but you really don’t know how much till you try not using it. One day I decided I didn’t want to clothe my kids in plastics that leech into their skin and are endocrine disrupters and contain cancer causing components. You would not believe what a challenge it is to find natural fiber kids clothes (on a budget). Sooo much of what is sold as “cotton” or “linen” is actually a blend with a high percentage of polyester (plastic). 😑
For same reason I chose to make all my little girls' nighties, o f100% cotton, back in the 80's. If a sample burns fast with ash, it's cotton. If it burns fast and leaves a little drop of hardening goo, it's plastic. A combination of the two still shows the goo-factor. I moved to doing a burn test on all fabrics I bought.
In the 80s, all children's pyjamas had to be flame retardant by law, and there were no cotton pyjamas! There were some that were not called pyjamas, but they were expensive back then.
I wish I had been taught to sew. I think that schools are doing a great diservice to girls by not teaching them these skills.
I’m in the thick of buying kids pjs and now, you can get non-flame retardant ones (cotton) as long as they are “snug-fitting”. The whole flame retardant idea itself is ludicrous. Won’t save your child in a fire (and will likely give them serious reactions and possibly cancer) but that’s seriously what people think. “It’s a fire-saving suit!!”
AngelaK, it's much harder to find fabric shops now, too; they used to be in all the shopping malls, etc., but no more. Fabric is somewhat expensive, too, compared to buying off-the-shelf (which is typically made in low-income countries). Our local high school doesn't teach sewing, cooking, or wood/metal shop anymore. The director of our local food bank told our youth club not to donate flour, because "they don't know what to do with it."
Second this issue with fabric supply - I looked into learning to sew my kids’ clothes and it was pricing out to be far more expensive than if I could bargain shop or thrift. I maybe could have swallowed the extra cost if my kids don’t destroy clothes in a season but 🤷♀️
I think often, how did these kids in the past make it through on two pairs of clothes (play/work clothes and church clothes)? Despite my best efforts my kids would be in rags all the time if we only had two pairs each 😅
That example of Congressional wisdom is exactly what drove me to making their nighties (to be honest, I was sewing most of the rest of their clothes anyway). Because a few really stupid parents were smoking while leaning over baby’s crib, setting the bedding on fire, every parent in the country should poison ever child. Duh.
All middle schools I have encountered have required sewing class in at least one year. Sewing can be a self-taught skill—it does not require a teacher other than yourself—especially in the era of YouTube. So, get going!
My mom used to make some of our clothes when I was growing up too, I think more for fun than health, and I would love to learn how to sew that well myself. It’s a great skill!
I sewed my own clothes on a treadle machine because dad would give me money for fabric and I could make stylish garments. I made swim suits, coats and all my formal gowns. My wedding gown. I could do bound buttonholes on lined suits in 7th grade. I rarely sew now. But so enjoyed it when I was younger.
I made the wedding dress and bridesmaid gowns for daughter (I was teaching only half-time at that time). For next daughter wedding--teaching full time, I only had to make my own dress--the bridesmaid sisters made their own; the bride wore her great grandmother's gown (worn by sister, mother, grandmother and great aunt as well)
Have you tried online children's clothing like H and M or Gap and Gap Factory. I was pleasantly surprised that these inexpensive and cute clothing were also all cotton.
I actually just “discovered” H&M while looking for onesies for my big toddler and was so excited to find they had affordable cotton and organic cotton options! Looking for bigger sizes, it looks like their 100% cotton options sell out fast but I love that they are offering it and for respectable prices! My husband immediately pointed out they (and GAP, which is still a little out of our price range for five messy little boys 😅) are woke companies. But at some point you just need to clothe your kids 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Paper bags bad, save the trees, use plastic, then plastic bad, then buy reusable bags, then reusable bags are bad because they are covered in C19 and flu germs.
I remember being asked "Paper or plastic?" at the grocery store. I had a standard answer: "Your choice, because no matter which one I pick, someone is going to be mad about it."
What do kids protect their text books with these ‘plastic bag’ days? I remember cutting/pasting/taping book covers from brown paper grocery bags. Yes, I am old.
They SELL book covers now! Of course! They're fabric, which means the kids can't write on them. My son's school has digital versions of all of the text books so he never brings the textbooks home - just his chromebook. Because apparently bringing home an electronic device is less costly for the school than having a text book get beat up. (please note I'm being sarcastic).
My mother used to exclaim decades ago, that recycling was a scam, because once it started (decades ago), more and more plastic was coming to our supermarkets.
I hate plastic! However, I don't know how big warehouses would operate without it. The amount of plastic used on foods there is insane.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the note was actually written by a government employee in the hopes that it will encourage a (or several) mentally unbalanced person to assasinate Trump in the near future.
Every single day, a certain maternal relative (who shall remain un-named) carefully rinses all her plastic waste items, then cuts them up with shears before painstakingly placing them neatly in the recycling bin, in the unshakeable belief her labors will make her garbage more easily recycled.
. . . Jeff, you're callin' out my wife, man! Stop that. Ha, I'm dyin'.
I live where there is plenty of land available for landfill if needed. But inadequate water. The logic of washing all my plastics before disposing of them in a recycle bin makes no sense to me. Especially if that plastic ends up in a landfill anyway. But that is what we are being told to do.....
Lol. Ironically, cutting it up renders it unrecyclable. The machines they use to sort it necessitates it to be "bottle-shaped". Early on we were told to "check the neck", as flexible tubs would jamb up the machines.
We store our regular garbage can outside to avoid smells, but the recycle bin sits inside our garage for a week and so I too rinse any food out of them first.
Wait, so should we go outside more, to avoid breathing indoor plastic pollution into our brains or stay inside more to avoid breathing chemtrails? Healthy living is so convoluted these days 😩
Indoor air quality has been worse than outdoor air for a long time. Think of all the plastic materials in a building - carpet, air conditioner filters, wall'paper', upholstery, ....
Ahhhh so that's yet another perk for the PTB for making the west burn up all summer. I just spent 2+ months indoors because of constant fires and heavy smoke all around (Boise, ID).
Years ago we had a salesman at a furniture store try sell us adding Scotch-Guard (for an extra fee) to the new couch we were buying. I told him politely, no thanks, I don’t want it degrading into our home environment. He was completely confused and a little irritated at us for not wanting the added chemicals 😅
Eventually, if left unchecked, they’ll do what Canada did over fifteen ago (my in-laws were living there at the time): clear plastic bags and fines if you don’t comply. Even your trash wasn’t yours.
I think now is always a good time to call out the lies, before the liars continue to grow more bold and brazen. (And they’re pretty bad already!)
AngelaK, in our county the high school environmental club investigated and found out that all the 'recycling,' carefully placed into the special separated bins, just went to the same dump. Now at least there's no pretending; everything goes in the trash together. We have a metal recycling business that does everything from cars to aluminum cans, and we do recycle metal; they pay well for it, too.
Metal cans are the most recyclable material. Almost all metal cans get recycled if separated from the other trash.
Our recycling guys are Nazis. If you accidentally put unrecyclable plastic (even though it has a ♻️ symbol) they will refuse to take any of it and leave me a nastygram.
Clear glass only in CA. Colored glass does not recycle well for some reason. Maybe all the colors jumbled together do not make attractive wine bottles …
I seem to recall on one of those HGTV/DIY shows someone was building a "sustainable" house and was looking into a recycled material for countertops. They went to a company that used recycled glass to make countertops. They were showed huge bins of different colored glass to choose from. I wonder if the company is still in business.
There is a settlement outside of Albuquerque with houses made from all discarded material: tires, cans, glass, etc. They used composting toilets and separated gray water from black water for vegetable gardens. The place reminded me of a Star Wars desert movie set.
In our area of WA state, we get a minuscule "credit" on our trash collection bill for recycling. The charge for recycling is almost as much as the charge for garbage!
Yes. Zelesnky also talked crap about Trump and Vance ('the guy is unstable') and advocated for Harris. All while he's pocketing money from all US taxpayers.
And that smarmy senator Bob Casey was standing there grinning with Shapiro. I wish the GOP would find an electable candidate here in PA. we went from RINO Toomey, to Fetterman because they ran Dr. Oz of all people. 🙄
And I recall that Trump was an Oz fanboy. Jeff is right - we should not rely on some superman (not even Trump) or superwoman to save the day. It's up to us. Take agency. Local. Local Local!
Which was exactly the way associate professor Barack Hussein Obama was elevated to the Senate. His GOP opponent was conveniently brought down by a sex scandal involving his wife.
It seems like they keep running more and more ridiculous candidates just to see at what point the public will finally say NO MORE! They must be laughing from deep down in their guts.
And realistically, anyone who would be a great candidate probably isn’t willing to put their families into the sewer pit. They know what is in store for them.
Sean Parnell, former Army Infantry Captain, was running for Senator from PA in the 2022 election, but his wife accused him of past abuse and a court awarded her custody, and he dropped out to attend to family matters. The judge cited Sean's pending absences should he win his Senate race in his custody decision.
Casey ran on daddy's coattails. He is a nepo baby.
I contacted Casey's office last year because I was concerned/pissed that I had just receives a Rx from the VA that was made in China. The original label was still on the bottle.
Originally received a "we are looking into it" letter, then nothing.
Because harris has the same puppet master as biden. And maybe she'll get a % of the Ukraine $$$. Are there ties between Ukraine and China? Just curious
The vast majority of plastic pollution comes from a few rivers in Asia: Yellow, Yangtze, Pearl, Ganges, Indus, Mekong. Over the past few years, we have added billions of masks that will shed microplastics into our oceans for centuries. Thanks Fauci, Varma, and public health "experts"!
Okay, I'm going to vent - some will probably smoke me - that's okay, its the price of speaking out. For me there is only one existential threat in front of us. It is the upcoming manipulation of the 2024 election where we, the people, will lose the election and the country. It was all started by the pLandemic when they couldn't get Trump thrown out of office for anything else with their sham impeachments, etc. Now they are trying to murder him. And we stand around with our heads in the sand...
I wonder why Jeff Childers NEVER talks about the upcoming election and the known fraud in the system?
Anyhow, why are we talking about other things which is taking our eyes, and efforts, off the existential threat???
Check this: https://www.westernjournal.com/90-year-old-man-violently-attacked-yard-trump-signs/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=WJBreaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=western-journal
It's OK to vent here...we have so few places to do so without getting censored.
Twitter is pretty much wide open now. You can say pretty much whatever (I used to get suspensions but no longer) you want even including normally prote cted classes.
Banned from Twitter.
Probably for insulting Zelensky.
Or writing that SecDef has blood on his hands for forcing the covid DeathVax.
Or calling out Congress critters who were exempt from taking the covid DeathVax, yet stood silently by when people were fired for their refusal.
Or calling General Milley fat.
...sure do miss those days...
No, Twitter is definitely _not_ open.
I was banned twice before Elon, and twice after, and for relatively mild and provably true statements, imho, like "Trans is mental illness."
If anything gets banned, it should be an individual Tweet and never a whole account.
Not quite. I just got back from a week’s suspension for politely suggesting someone jump off a bridge. Always have to remember to use my memes..
I offer that speaking is a good thing, Im doing it here... but it is not nearly enough and we "waste" quite a bit of time doing it.
Doesn't mean you aren't being watch for what you say though.
Today the children were throwing sand in the sandbox!
Except his vent had absolutely nothing to do with the comment he replied to (the top rated comment), and was apparently only placed there to get high visibility.
No problem with venting, but he did hijack Yuri's thread.
You gonna give him a warning or a ticket?
He's free to speak however and whenever he likes.
You can criticize why and what he is saying...you know because you have 1A rights too. And I'm 100% positive Yuri is just fine with his reply.
Slippery slope Jeff C.
Just a quick question, isn’t some carpet and clothing now being made from recycled plastic?
Yes, companies like to brag all the time about how their products are made from recycled plastic bottles.
Here is a link to an article about recycled plastic used to make carpeting.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/safety-of-recycled-pet-plastic-carpets/
TBH, Jeff frequently talks about the known fraud in the system, and also talks about ways that it's being cleaned up. No, not completely cleaned up. As long as there are politicians there will be fraud. But, it's unfair to say he doesn't cover the topic. He's just not a doomposter.
Here is one move in the right direction.....https://actforamerica.substack.com/p/georgia-mandates-hand-counts-statewide
Yet people don't remember that the current Governor and SOS are the ones that threw away the 2020 election.
Hmmmm, I read his report "biblically", every day. Not near enough on this issue. If being a "doomposter" is calling out this EXISTENTIAL issue, then that's me. For evidence it is existential, simply review the last 3.75 years.
I read it every day as well. He frequently covers how the fraud is being dealt with. He's a public figure and I believe he's also got a lawsuit against the government, so probably has to be a bit careful about how he says what he says. He doesn't need to have his public statements derailing his suit. Or harming the cases of his clients.
My point about doomposters was that there are some writers (I didn't say it was you, BTW) who want to spread only the negative. IT'S ALL DOOMED! WE CAN'T WIN! THEY ARE ALL POWERFUL! And so on. That's not Jeff's style. He leans toward how things are being improved. There have been several of those posts just over the last few weeks.
As far as existential threat, I just don't agree. It would absolutely suck and the Ds would make things worse, but that would just red-pill more people.
bring the solutions, ALL the solutions
not just your pet solution
please?
I’m glad Jeff covers a broad range of news and offers some light hearted comic relief too, but I agree that the election is pivotal. I can’t even fathom how to come to terms with a potential loss and what it would mean.
What if we all committed to chasing 100 ballots using Charlie Kirk’s app? It’s not something i’d enjoy doing, but we could really make a difference.
https://www.tpaction.com/chasethevote
I'm just saying we spend an exorbitant amount of time and energy on things which are not going to change the outcome of an election which will have devastating consequences on us.
Yes, to chasing ballots, yes to not putting your ballot in the weaponized USPS, yes to bringing your mail in ballot to the precinct polling center, tearing it up and voting in person, yes to hand carry your ballot to your County and turning it in there to absolutely minimize the chance it wont get lost, changed, etc.
We are still going to have to rely on programmable machines to accurately count the vote and with no manipulation... I don't see how we can overcome that, maybe Divine Intervention is our only hope in that?
I definitely understand where you are coming from...I think a lot of us do. Unfortunately most of us are awake enough to know that we don't get another chance at this. If the authoritarians steal the election they won't waste any time ramming through every despicable thing they can to take away every last freedom we have. We lose this and we are toast. I do believe Trump is right, we will see a 1920's level stock market crash, and it'll probably be purposeful (take away all the little people's retirements). I'm not sure why more people aren't concerned about that to be honest.
Daniel L, as David said to his brothers and all those around him shaking at the thought of facing a giant:
“And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
1 Samuel 17:29-32 KJV
David was just a kid who tended sheep and the youngest of the brothers who was just delivering them sandwiches, and not a trained warrior! I ask everyone on this substak, “Is there not a cause?” Our entire world is at stake! Do the thing that is right to do as an American. First, pray and give thanksgiving for what we as a country have been blessed with thus far from its conception and then continue to fight the good fight to keep it going in the right direction. Voting is not picking a Valentine! It’s choosing the best political policies to enable us as a free Republic to continue as such until Jesus calls us home or He comes after us!
Jesus will ask us, “Was there not a cause?”
Shredding ours. I live 2 blocks from my polling place. It has optical scanners with paper ballots. Didn’t have computer ones last time but who knows what will be there now.
I prefer placing my ballot directly into the box, but at this point, I'm having to question who opens the box and what do they do with the ballots inside?
Those are all good suggestions too.
https://www.stopbogusballots.com/
Yep, that's it Bones, thanks for posting. The Omega guys are providing the underlying engine.
Hey Daniel, here are my two thoughts.
1. The presidential election has been broken for sometime. Are there ways that we can fix it? I say no. It's a rigged system so spending time trying to fix a broken system doesn't help us - the people who are suffering in that system: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/a-data-detailed-review-of-how-politicians
2. Instead of playing a rigged game, we need to pay attention to other areas of our lives that we can control. I call this the Seven Pillars of Life. By focusing and giving our attention to those areas, we are more in charge of our world and the change that we want to see occur: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/the-seven-pillars-of-life
Lastly, the American condition has continued to decrease, no matter Republican or Democrat in the White House. This goes back to point number 1. The sooner we realize this, the sooner we can stay focused on what's really important: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/has-the-america-condition-improved
I submit that MAGA is neither Republican or Democrat, even though Trump has to currently use to some extent the "Republican" party to attempt to win the election for the people. MAGA is the people, Trump is the man, who I sincerely believe, God put in this place at this moment and time. I also submit that acting like we can do nothing about the election will only fast forward the demise of our country and our freedom, liberty, pursuit of happiness.
Thank you, Daniel.
I also submit that, in addition to voting that we PRAY.
And REPENT.
When we appeal to Adonai with a broken spirit, He moves on our behalf.
Prayer is the reason the bullet only grazed President Trump’s ear. I pray that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob humble Trump , that he falls on his face and pleads for mercy……not just for himself, but for this nation and his people that he so obviously loves.
He is not our Savior.
He is a but a flawed man who is so very much in love with this country…….and we should make an ‘Appeal to Heaven’ for him and for our nation.
It could change us.
It could even……change the world.
The country is already swirling the bowl though. I’m seriously afraid it’s already too late
My 2 cents: BUT GOD. I believe that we are in a spiritual battle for this country, so we must look beyond the physical.
Praying is a POWERFUL tool. God IS moving to save our country and many others. Our part in the rescue is praying, and praising Him. 🙏🏼🇺🇸✝️
Prayer & ACTION .
Did you know that only 30-35% of Christians vote ? Can you imagine if we got 90+% to vote ?
Not voting IS voting for more of the same EVIL degradation of our society.
As Christians it is our duty to share the light and truth . Our vote is our voice.
All good. Now in addition go vote? Why? Because it requires almost no effort and is free.
And it is a privilege as well as a responsibility. Don't complain if you don't vote.
And it is your duty as an American citizen!
Disagree with checking out of fixing what is broken and checking out of voting and returning to fair elections. We live here our children and grandchildren and their children deserve better.
Understanding that this life is not the end and that we are making things better locally and more broadly is gives peace and strength when things seem out of control.
We already had a commission called the Baker/Carter Commission after the 2000 Presidential election. Amazing thing is they recommended all we have been screaming about for years. The media doesn't want you to know that Commission existed or what their finding were.
https://www.stopbogusballots.com/
Yep, that's it Bones, thanks for posting. The Omega guys are providing the underlying engine.
Trump 2016 “We’re going to Win”
Trump 2020 “They are going to steal the election “
Trump 2024 “We’re not going to let them cheat”
I believe there is more control than we think.
I kind of disagree that there’s more control than we think. DemoncRATs are already working on overseas ballots from supposed ex-pats & the AZ Supreme Court refused to throw out 98,000 voters who have not proven citizenship because they don’t want to “disenfranchise” so many so close to the election. We’ve been hearing about illegals on voter roles. That’s just 3 examples among likely hundreds or thousands. Someone ran an AI & told AI the year is 2029 & AI was asked who the last president had been (as of 2029) & it said Kneepads.
Very depressed, going into this “election”.
Personally, Cindi, I think it is going to probably come down to two things... Divine Intervention during the s_Election, and dare I say it, 2A engagement following the s_Election. I'm not saying women need to get involved in the 2A aspect, although hell hath no fury like a woman whose election was stolen from her... or something like that... but men need to be men.
AI is programmed to be liberal and anti Christian and anti conservative...
Please wake up to the reality that this involves both parties.
I heard that! I get stressed but I bring myself out of it and focus on what is good. We have so many other things we are trying to battle like plastics, over taxation, medical systems, fluoride, poison in our food, WHO, pet eating people.... Evil is overwhelming.
We must continue to demand fair and secure elections. However, there has always been cheating even in the1800 election of Jefferson.
The degree cheating has become is widespread.
The problem is greed and people without integrity.
We as a people, must have integrity. While we are putting out fires, the deceitful people grow in numbers.
We are battling satan and his dark forces in high places.
It is a spiritual battle.
My final thought and humble opinion... We should focus on Jesus and winning souls.
I agree with you on all the problems, but you can point all of them back to the basic problem that evil people have stolen the levers of power and money. Until we fix that, none of the others will get better.
Have evil people ever NOT been in control of power and money?
My mind goes back to the OT and NT Biblically and maybe there was one or 2 kings that were good. Even David, a man after God's heart commited murder and adultery with his power.
IMHO sin exists and we can beat the evil back, but only God can fix it.
Imagine if we all did the following...
Romans 12:17-21
17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
You cannot vote yourself out of tyranny.
Concur.
I agree with you that if we lose this, we will enter techno tracking slavery. they already have many mechanisms in place for digital ID, which would allow any government to control its citizens. I believe Jeff does talk about election fraud. Perhaps you wish that was his only issue. But assassination attempts could hardly be more serious.
I think Daniel L is right.
Jay Valentine may have something here with his Fractal business's application to finding election fraud.
Here's some Warroom with Stephen K Bannon episodes on Rumble where you can "meet" Jay and see what you think:
https://rumble.com/search/all?q=jay%20valentine
And electronic hackable voting machines....
Really? Are you reading every day? Jeff has been very faithful to report all the good election integrity news happening in different states so I don’t understand where you’re coming from. We need to pray for this to continue and for God to intervene to save America.
Every day, biblically. Except of course on Sundays, because I cannot afford the $50 he wants a month... but I do contribute $12 a month to his bank account because I do appreciate him... but we are about 40 days from perhaps the most consequential election (s_Election) in our history. We really need to focus at this most critically important moment.
Daniel - I’ve posted here before about Dr. Corsi’s efforts:
https://jeromecorsiphd.substack.com/p/are-us-intelligence-agencies-running?
Laura,
Thanks for posting, reading now. And to everyone else, please read Corsi.
Various authors and readers must define and describe the term “existential threat” starkly differently than yourself.
As someone non-famous and historically irrelevant wrote “… the concept of voting and electing representatives is basically dishonest and fraudulent. If voting could change anything it would be made illegal!”
I disagree with that take. Our system is not perfect - this is a fallen world after all - but it's the best humanity has managed to come up with. Certainly I can think of dozens of alternative systems that would be much worse. On top of that, there are lots of things that do change life for the better that are also not illegal.
To me, the whole, "they have all the power and they will make anything that limits their power illegal" is just another example of giving the corrupt, entitled, and stupid ruling class too much credit. They clearly do not know what they are doing and routinely fail at just about everything they try to do. They do not have it all under control. And humanity is more adaptable than that take would suggest. Outlaw one thing and another vector for freedom will arise in its place.
If this system — from the global one to the (so-called) “democratic & republican” one ensured by a (fatally flawed?) constitution in the USA — is the best system that humanity has discovered, then the real fatal flaw is with humanity collectively and individually.
The system is rotten to its core. See https://paulcudenec.substack.com/p/the-corruption-is-real-and-sickening
I’m happy to agree to disagree with you about the power of the ruling class and about their devilishly malignant & intelligent Machiavellian machinations. Neither one of us is likely to compromise on what we perceive.
Gary, I share this same sentiment: "If voting really could change anything, it would be made illegal!" this is a fundamental piece of reality we need to understand. I've gone as far to say that we should stop voting for presidents: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/why-we-need-to-stop-voting-in-presidential
Politically and philosophically, I’m anarchistic. Humanity would be better off without rulers and a ruling class. This being said, they’re not going to magically disappear. I really appreciate the writing of Paul Cudenec and others on the winter oak — https://winteroak.org.uk/2024/09/03/the-acorn-96/#1 — website. I suspect that you are already familiar with both.
We certainly have let it become that... dishonest and fraudulent.
I’m not sure who these “we” are. I kinda figure that the world is made up of the small minority of the people who constitute the ruling class and the great majority of the people who go along with the rulers in order to get along with the system and the small minority of the people who want both the rulers and the compliant to get what they deserve in terms of divine justice or karma.
Four years ago we had a trump flag on a pole by our pond in our front yard. Someone cut it off the pole! We see signs that we didn't like in yards, but we just shake our heads and talk amongst ourselves.
We know that there was election interference in 2020, and will be again. I can't fathom that there will be enough people (like my sister 🙄) who will vote for "the first black woman president ".
I'm all in on the importance of the upcoming election and the fraud is more than upsetting. The fundamental problem is that anyone can vote in U.S. elections. Absent logically requiring proof of citizenship the fraud door remains wide open. I have seen Jeff cover election material. That said; I doubt there are many, if any, C&C readers that do not see the DNC threat to our lives. Nobody to convince.
Just understand, our "betters" put this s_Election in place, against our will, without our consent. Its going to take sheep turning into hungry wolves to restore the process where we have a viable, verifiable, certifiable system.
https://www.stopbogusballots.com/
Yep, that's it Bones, thanks for posting. The Omega guys are providing the underlying engine.
And remember how those dangerous covid-germ covered masks were supposed to protect us from covid?
How come we did not have to dispose of them in a red biohazard bag?
They all went into the regular trash, on sidewalks, tossed in garages and yards, and found in waterways.
I always remember the message right on the side of the mask box that said “not for use against viruses or CoVid 19”. These were in healthcare offices! The phrase “they think we are stupid” comes to mind.
Y’all I just saw a women THIS MORNING wearing a thick cloth mask WHILE doing cardio at the gym! 😮
Yep. Some at my gym have worn masks since Fauxci told them to and have not taken them off. No amount of cardio can clear the microplastics from those lungs.
They are hopelessly brain dead, and probably from wearing masks. Anytime you see that, I think it is okay to mark them off as someone on which you would not waste an ounce of energy.
People here in Montgomery, AL still wear them all day. 😫
😳🙄😑
And the VA would refuse needed medical care to veterans if we were not wearing a mask.
Guess they can't read.
I, an RN, knew you needed to be fitted with the correct n95 yearly, had read that on the box and knew they didn't provide ANY safety from viral transmission (they're sole purpose is to prevent droplets from falling onto pts during surgical procedures, etc.) I had told many to no avail because the Drs told pts it would help 'slow the spread'. No science behind it! Disgusted seeing them discarded in the parking lots. Lost faith in the medical field. Don't get me started on the X's and one way arrows on the floors, plexiglass panels and safe to remove masks once seated and eating or drinking...🤦🏻♀️
They were right, most of the imbeciles in the country.
It is true. It indeed stated that. My eye exam had the box on the room table.
Just as each personal Vaxx vile in the box had the mandated CDC info about the vaccine safety product legal analysis was LEFT BLANK DELIBERATELY!
Now that's a frameable souvenir for your finest wall art Circa 2020.
The vision capacity most folks did not seem to employ....20/20 vision!
My question as well and all of those “good and compliant" mask-wearing citizens seemed to have no problem throwing them out their car windows and littering malls and parking lots with these hazardous materials that could potentially kill you (to quote media personnel). Good citizens doing-the-right-thing indeed.
All over the Walmart parking lots
I know I know!!! because they didn't work so there are no germs on them... amiright?
Don’t buy anything made in China or food/beverages contained in plastic. Voting with our wallets works and is not subject to Fraud.
A great American company makes glass containers -- Anchor Hocking. I'm converting my pantry to all glass containers and storing leftovers in glass as well.
You cannot avoid buying some food items packaged in plastic bags. But I hope re-packaging them as soon as I buy them, will mitigate the uptake of plastic into the food.
And FCOL (for crying out loud), don't drink any liquid from plastic bottles unless you're crawling through the desert and parched.
You know what to do.
Ball company also makes glass jars. An old reputable company with an old reliable product.
I love my Ball mason jars! I also bought a vacuum sealer so I can seal stuff in them and make the food last longer (Obviously not perishable food -- I keep stuff like chocolate chips, some flour, dehydrated fruit, etc).
The Anchor Hocking plant in Charleroi, PA is closing.
Been there for over 100 years.
Some people have worked there for decades.
More than 300 people will lose their jobs.
Charleroi = Haitian invasion
https://www.wtae.com/article/anchor-hocking-charleroi-plant-closure-2024/62058217
Oh this is so sad to hear! I've purchased lots of Anchor Hocking products over the years and loved that they were still made in the US.
I urge all on here to buy some Anchor Hocking product today! Keep them flush. I am working on ridding my home of plastics. Think of the positive effect on climate change that would have. Plastic is in our kleenex, tea bags, toilet paper, paper towels. Make the switch to handkerchiefs, loose leaf tea, bamboo toilet paper and cotton reusable towels as much as possible. Baby steps. Buy shampoo bars and conditioners, use power dish detergent (from a box), etc. In the meantime BUY SOMETHING TODAY FROM ANCHOR HOCKING. Not a huge fan of Amazon, but they do have a vast selection of AH products.
Oh, that's disappointing news! I've looked for Anchor glassware knowing it's US made!
Very sad. I'm still angry about the Pfaltzgraff plant closing in York, PA. My mom's family all worked there and that plant had been there since the 1800's. But thanks to Bush and NAFTA, my aunt lost her job but got to train her replacement in Mexico!!! I still remember my grandmother making corn soup to take to the employees at the factory during blizzard conditions because the roads would be closed to be plowed. She would make a big batch and take it to the skeleton crew who would be there to keep the kiln fires going.
The article added that the Quality Pasta Company near the plant recently shut down. That closure meant 100 jobs lost.
But the economy is just fine, doncha know, with all the unnecessary regulations and tax burdens.
By the way, was the clip I saw of Fetterman endorsing Trump real? I saw it on Twitter last night.
I started converting over about three years ago. Almost finished. My whole pantry is now only glass storage. I have a whole cabinet full of glass jars and containers for additional storage needs. I still use a hard, clear storage container by Rubbermaid Brillance, but we stopped reheating ANYthing in the microwave in any plastic container, even those. We only reheat in glass or ceramic because things leach from plastic into the food when microwaved. I’m now wondering if those Brilliance containers are ok for short term refrigerator storage?
Microwave=killing all nutrition amd emitting radiation.
I know that microwaving is super convenient but I just don’t trust it converting my food into something else. Kinda like I don’t trust those GMOs either. We ditched ours a few years ago and now use a small steam oven (size of a toaster oven) that heats up leftovers super quickly with the steam. Of course, we are all terminal, but I think it could make a difference.
Reminder for everyone switching to glass storage. Make sure your pantry shelves are sturdy. They can give way from the weight. My husband is very good with construction so he shored up my shelves. I think I could put an elephant in there now. 😉😂
It's nearly impossible to buy olive oil in glass. Kids today don't know that no too long ago everything was sold in glass jars and bottles.
Trader Joe's has imported olive oil in glass bottles.
My integrative medicine Dr recommended I do this too. Plastic leaches. I have biotoxin mold illness & cirs . Every little change helps. (& reverse osmosis water)
We used reverse osmosis for years. We switched to (yes it's expensive, but it is the single best lifetime investment you can make for your health, a Kangen unit. High ph water its the key. Reverse osmosis takes out virtually all minerals from the water.
We are doing the same., Threw out our microwaves too.
Except as you’re converting to all glass…you are throwing out plastic.
Yeah but at least you aren’t ingesting things stored in it anymore, or breathing in any chemicals/micro sized stuff off them. Throw out once and done.
Beware of buying dog treats and chews. China doesn’t even care about people, much less our pets.
Our vet told us the same thing.
In effort to be more healthy, hubs and I been taking a few supplements. I looked in the green topped Walgreens bottles in my cabinet the other day and in bold caps it says " a product of China" . Lord help us all. And I just loved the other smaller print on the side which says " Walgreens pharmacists recommend Walgreens brand " . Why would any healthcare professional recommend products from China ? So disheartening what we have become.
I hear you. I recently read an article (with pictorial of different supplement companies) saying that many of these companies are selling out to pharma, but keeping their same labels. My thinking is that pharma is either wanting to profit from this “health” leg, or, worse, make the supplements so crappy that people will deduce they don’t work and will then be coerced into using pharma instead. Whatever it is, it’s not for our benefit.
Link here with the pic: https://www.onedaymd.com/2022/12/big-pharma-buying-up-supplement.html
Read that article , thanks for the link .
VA sent me a Rx made in China.
Current Rx shows made in Bangladesh.
Doesn't instill confidence.
Consumer labs is a great web site for checking purity of vitamins.
I use them all the time!
Check out a company called Melaleuca. Their products are made in the USA and they have fabulous supplements as well as their detergents and cleaners all made with natural herbs and tea tree. I’ve been using their products for almost 20 years
Makes me wonder what it’d look like if all retail stores were required to display American made goods by themselves.
This is a plan... but sadly the NWO wants to have china produce everything we consume. Using cheap child and "prisoner" labor, then sue the US business out of business, and wolla they control everything... pass laws and environmental laws to stop production in the US... that is the ultimate goal.. because then they can determine what you can and cannot buy... bullets? made in china and russia only we won't export them to the US, semi conductors? sorry too bad we don't ship those to the US anymore, clothes, food and on and on... cars, trains, etc... that is the goal at the end of the day... oh and don't forget the medications!
I saw a graph the other day that claims Chinese gutter oil is being shipped here in quantities over all other imported oils.
Do you know about gutter oil? 🤢🤮
Who is using all this gutter oil, anyway?
Any seed oil is gutter oil
Gutter oil literally comes from the gutter. They use it in cooking. Do a youtube search. It's disgusting.
Can you please provide a link 🙂 This is the first that I’ve heard about it. Thank you!
https://youtube.com/shorts/DH5vTMw_2A8?si=2xR2q8LYQaDquvwH
Exactly. There are two critical attributes that are sorely lacking with the public these days:
1. BS meters
2. The ability to analyze net positive/negative outcomes.
So apparent during the c19 abomination.
Especially prominent among two groups: 1) upper middle class college-educated women, and 2) Millennials. Gen X and Z have much better BS meters (Gen Z men seem to be pretty darn red-pilled), as do men, and non-college-educated people.
So, those two groups are our problems and the only base the Dems have left. They've alienated everyone else. How can we open their eyes?
I’m a master’s degree holder & NOT one of problem group. Raised by conservative parents & got here by surviving a lot of “bumps”. But some of my educated friends have not been awakened yet- so don’t lump us all together. Tx
There are exceptions to every rule. The rule still applies. Look at available polling data and it shows those two groups are the remaining Dem strongholds. You can add black women to the list as well, but that's not as large a percent as either of the other two.
I’m an upper middle class college educated woman and I’m extremely based. As are many women similar to me that I come in contact with every day. It’s just the ones weaponizing empathy that ruin it for the rest of us.
Wife's the same. Ya'll should meet.
She had more b&&ls than 99.9% of men during c19
Remember when paper bags were the end of the planet and trees were being destroyed?? I do.. LOL they created another problem so they can come up with a solution... As a teenager I sorted glass pop bottles which was true recycling in the day.. now they just fill up the yards with glass, plastic and lord knows what else....
Yes, glass "Pop" bottles gives you away as living up North! 😂 In the South, we were sorting "coke" glass bottles, dragging them back to the store to recycle/sell them and then taking those hard earned coins to buy another "coke" which was actually a Dr Pepper 😉
As I recall, back in the day Coke bottles were reused. We would take back to a store and collect 5 cents each.
The Pacifico brewery in Mexico used to collect their used bottles and refill them.
RC Cola Barbra! RC..... the original energy drink!
Later Jay
Not to mention all those masks shedding microplastics directly up the noses of those who chose or were forced to wear them. I wonder if Industrial Hygiene mask standards will change to protect the health of workers, based on what the masks are made of.
As well as brains
I totally agree! You know all those masks people wear day in and day out have some form of plastic in them.
There’s a podcast I listen to sometimes called the Jordan Harbinger show, he interviews random people and some of the shows are great.
Anyway, he has a series called ‘skeptical Sunday’ where he debunks popularly understood concepts, and he did one in 2022 on recycling. They discussed the plastic issue brought up here, among other things.
If you’re interested, go to Jordanharbinger.com and either search for ‘recycling’ or episode 680. Once you find it you can click on Spotify or whatever and listen to it there.
The workers at our local "recycling center" AKA dump, have been telling us for years that the majority of the stuff goes to the landfill.
Most of my neighbors who sort recyclables out of their throw-away trash is to make sure they don’t overfill their trash bin and incur an additional charge. Where it all ends up does not matter.
Yep, I saw a mask on the ground in the last month, still. No one ever talks about it.
Yuri - you were prominently mentioned on the "Diary of a CEO" podcast yesterday, by Konstantin Kisin.
https://youtu.be/GbV6iW26h-Q?si=-5Ti2zLIpRGBXp4s
approx the 47 minute mark
PragerU has a good documentary from about 3-4 years ago about the recyclling scam.
And into the noses of those that wore/continue to wear them!
Does anyone else remember the song Aqua's Barbie Girl? 1997. 'Life in plastic, it's fantastic"
What a send-up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyhrYis509A
Yep climate change nuts didn’t give a fig about any of that pollution masks, gloves etc or technically medical waste!!
Like x 1000!
Did "the experts" consider the possibility of microplastics being found in the olfactory bulbs of cadavers from all of that mask-wearing of 2020-well, present (for some)??
Masks are so gay...and...er...retarded.
And they are 30's DANGEROUS.
Sorry genX here...just how we talk
😂😂😂 millennial here and I laughed out loud in real life haha!
Masks were one of the first indications that Covid was a joke: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-wear-a-mask
Ryan, I am smack dab in the middle of the boomer years and we called people retards! You can claim the gay thing though, I think, didn’t I say that one too? 🤔 Maybe we got it from you younger kids 🤣
Oh, I don’t get the 30’s Dangerous either….
Saying retards may trigger those with mentally challenged persons in their family. Be respectful.
I think that's misguided compassion, causing greater harm than good.
Everyone having to watch what they say all the time because of who might overhear is the path to totalitarianism.
I wouldn't deliberately insult anyone who is legitimately retarded, but in the case of certain public figures, it is entirely appropriate to call them that.
And note that the word "retarded" itself used to be the gentle way to say idiot or moron. So now the workaround word itself is out of favor in a never-ending purity spiral.
If I were triggered every time someone used the Karen slur, I’d be a raving lunatic by now! 🤣 Of course I would never use retard around someone who might have learning difficulties.
I have never understood why. Retard: delay or hold back in terms of progress, development. It's not an insult unless you want to take it as one. It's descriptive if that applies to the situation. I find "mentally challenged" an insult (no offense meant to you) as is "Intellectual disability".
My pet peeve now is that they want to call people with a handicap "Disabled". Most people are not "disabled" ('put out of action' or worse 'to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate') , but their limitations compared to the norm is a handicap (a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.) Difficult, not impossible. The prefix "Dis" implies apart or separate. Talk about segregation......
Again, no offense meant to you, it's my own personal soapbox.
This is exactly how we slid into the slim of the pit:
Self censorship
Any reasonable person knows I'm not referring to a person with actual cognitive challenges.
It's a turn of phrase. Period.
boomer here.
Please define: "30's DANGEROUS." ??!
1930's...star of David, etc.
Still not getting it.
Don't apologize!
I was wondering this too...how much did the masks accelerate this already troubling trend?
Someone is selling titanium cutting boards, how can that be good for knives? Titanium masks? 😷
I saw the ad for that, and wondered the same.
Bamboo has a natural antibacterial quality and makes for good cutting boards.
We have one, probably should get another and ditch the plastic ones!
Looks like for next pandemic we need glass or stainless steel masks
Excellent point! We've been so hyperfocused on the harms caused by the shots, the harms from the masks have been sidelined.
It looks like we’re breathing the microplastics in, right out of the air. Then they can go straight to the brain."
I'm old enough to remember when most things currently coming in plastic came in glass, returnable bottles. Use. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Ahh... the good old days of real recycling.
Soda bottles (ginger ale kept on hand for use when we were sick in bed) in the 50's, in 28 oz (32?) dark green glass bottles. Well, here at home we do re-cycle wine and beer bottles--how else could I store my production?
Heck, recycling pop bottles is how kids like me got bubble gum money. Rode around on our bikes looking for them by the side of roads. 2 cents for regular pop bottles, 5 cents for big ones. Maine still requires deposits on glass bottles.
Maine requires deposits on plastic bottles! Me too, as a young'un in Cape Cod summers--long walks with bottle pick up as a side hustle. Brought up my children that way, on walks to Pemaquid Point. Husband and I still collect all the plastic bottles we find, or use--those acquired in PA as well as in Me. are saved to be taken to Hannaford Markets Clynk program. If the bottle says "Me 5 cents"--it goes into the canvas tote for the next trip.
Good for you. Love Pemaquid. Headed to Maine Thursday for our annual fall trip, and will definitely be going there. Several nice places to eat near the fort, but were closed last year, so we went to the dog friendly restaurant in New Harbor beside the ferry departure for Menhaden Is. They featured New Harbor in one of the old Sunrise Earth episodes. I have it still.
Ginger ale. The thing that made sore tummies better. We were also given Coca Cola syrup. And some kind of pine sludge mom mixed with water. For coughs, I think.
Coca Cola syrup was my mom's go-to whenever I had an upset stomach. And it worked. I remember trying to find it when my own kids were small, to no avail.
pine sludge! LOL
Me too. I keep all glass, and I love the Mexican Sprite in the green bottles. I even keep my hubby's beer bottles.
Every time I read about this whole plastic thing, it takes me back to that scene in The Graduate where Dustin Hoffman is being lectured by the "old" guy who says, "I have one word for you: PLASTIC." 🤣🤣🤣
AT had a column about a recently released report that concludes that each American ingests the equivalent of a plastic bag each month which Dr Mercola believes is a cause of inflammation which is a major source of many chronic illnesses - another thing to try to avoid like the plague
We should return to that.
A couple of years ago our county stopped accepting glass to recycle because it didn't pay for itself, meaning glass is cheap. If so, why aren't more products using glass? They should, we search for products in glass when available.
We're trying to wean ourselves away from storing leftovers in plastic. Pyrex is great, except the lids are plastic!
Same here! And cooking or reheating in plastic as well. Also ditching the tephlon and going back to cast iron and stainless steel. It’s a learning curve but it’s been good.
On the same page. More and more goes into Ball jars in the fridge (which allows the non-plastic lids [hoping the white compound is not toxic....] as well as the pantry shelves as well as the cold room canning storage.
I have been saving all the glass bottles I come upon--but since I don't buy much in bottles, that's a limited option. Nonetheless, I prefer glass for my dried herbs.
Same here.
Cheaper to make than to recycle, that is. For those whose product needs packaging, glass is heavy and probably more expensive than plastic and so shipping costs and overall costs are higher.
Our county doesn't recycle glass either - same reasons. I'd love to have more items come in glass!
Glass is heavy and fragile. Under pressure it can explode....with flying gas shards...
Ah yes. Under my chin is the evidence of that--when opening a bottle of my (own) strawberry soda--and we had always bottled those fermentations in champagne bottles.
Gas shards flammable!
How about shatter proof glass?
Jeff is so correct about plastic recycling being a hoax. Without telling anyone, our county sold their plastic recycling equipment to an adjacent county. They now just landfill it, even though we separate it like fools.
I remember too. The doctor’s offices were full of glass vials. Even the shots were given with a needle in a glass syringe.
I remember the vid test being described as a swab stuck so far up the nose it felt like it was wiping the brain. Maybe it was. 😵💫
I remember too. The doctor’s offices were full of glass vials. Even the shots were given with a needle in a glass syringe.
Hey Jeff, guess what SIGA tech does.
From Vinay Prasad’s ‘Sensible Medicine’ Substack this morning:
“What was Varma’s day job when he was caught?
It turns out— at the time of video release— Varma was working for SIGA technologies. What is this company?
SIGA is a company that makes drugs in case a bioweapon is released. Their main product is tecovirimat.
Why does a company that makes a ineffective drug with poor evidence hire a former NYC health official, whose CV shows no understanding of drug development?
It is because public health is a corrupt field. Instead of demanding evidence, they know that lobbying officials is the best way to sell product. …”
Posting the link to Vinay's substack today: https://www.drvinayprasad.com/p/dr-jay-varmas-sex-parties-are-a-metaphor
Fact
Yahweh is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
He will not always contend with us,
And He will not keep His anger forever.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
And He has not rewarded us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion on his children,
So Yahweh has compassion on those who fear Him.
For He Himself knows our form;
He remembers that we are but dust.
— Psalm 103:8-14 LSB
Such an encouraging Psalm! More than that - it is worthy of stopping to give praise that He has NOT dealt with us according to our sins nor rewarded us according to our iniquities!! “As high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His loving kindness toward those who fear Him.”
Thank you, Janice for this verse aptly shared. With God’s Word as our foundation, and the hope we have in him, we can have His joy that surpasses all circumstance - we can occupy this place until He come back and be faithful stewards in our communities (home, church, government) even when it is hard.
We were at Tucker Carlson program Reading Pa last eve. The presence of believers was palpable. Audible! Thank you, Lord God.
Trust in Yahweh and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
-- Psalm 37:3 LSB
Thanks y’all for the Scriptures. I followed a thread and wondered where are the usual scriptures. My husband was looking over my shoulder and shocked at the comments!
I know everything doesn’t have to be Scripture but surely encouraging. We are in perilous times!
All fooled by the plastic rage when paper and glass worked! Be encouraged. Look up. Redemption draweth nigh!
Love this. Thank you for posting these verses each day.
I love this one. ❤️❤️
“casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
1 Peter 5:7-8 KJV
https://bible.com/bible/1/1pe.5.7-8.KJV
After some of yesterdays comments I feel led to remind us all of the following:
Colossians 3:12
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
1 Peter 5:5
All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
1 Samuel 2:3
Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed
Proverbs 16:8
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Luke 18:9-14
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
Jeremiah 9:23 Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; 24 but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the Lord.
Love this. I hope God helps me stop bragging about winning at pickleball. No I am not kidding.
Ohhh yes. I was actually looking for this one! Thank you. It nails it, doesn’t it?
God gives each of us blessings materially, mentally, and spiritually. Interpersonal blessings too, like friends and family. But it is not given equally or simultaneously. We don’t all acquire it at the same pace or time. And that’s not always a sign of our not deserving it or having done anything wrong. He also gives us blessings of insights and awareness too. I consider it a blessing by Him if He opens my eyes to something sooner than others and I thank Him deeply for it, but I don’t think less of others who weren’t so blessed. I don’t blame them as a whole group as if those like me are superior. I’m eager to share with those who may not have been gifted that way as quickly as I was and I appreciate the same understanding and kindness in return.
Our county doesn’t even pretend to recycle.
Thankfully.
I was still unquestioning about recycling when we moved to the south from the northeast, and called to ask how to get a recycle bin. The nice lady at the county offices explained that they don’t do that and basically implied it’s a racket 😅
I have the typical 2 bins. I figure the recycle bin just allows me to throw away garbage I can't stuff into 1 bin.
I’ve thought this before and honestly that’s part of why I called the county to get a recycle bin (which they didn’t have) in the first place. But now I just pay $13 a month for a second big green trash can from the city…I don’t know how much I’d pay in extra taxes for our entire county to play the recycling game. Even if it were cheaper…I’d still prefer if we as a nation live not by (recycling) lies 😁
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I called trash recycling "Stupid Human Tricks" thirty+ years ago. When you see the recycle trucks hauling it away go to the same waste facility, same dock as regular trash it doesn't take a rocket scientist.
Then when you learn that most of what was to be recycled, loaded onto barges to China ends up being dumped into our oceans - after paying China to haul it away - you realize it's not just stupid it's a filthy scam.
But it "feels good" to recycle. It's virtuous! Same virtue signal to same virtue signalers who mask. And demand you mask, too. Because it "feels" like the virtuous thing to do. And nothing screams "virtue" like mandating virtue signals.
Note: I made this same argument in 2020 about maskers. Identifying the same psychology was/is in play as Stupid Human Trick recycling. Compelled imaginary virtue signaling.
Voting for Kamala is also a stupid human trick. 🤣
I assume the push to recycle plastic was at least partly to assuage guilty consciences in America, where we want to enjoy cheap consumer goods, including an infinite variety of convenience foods packaged in plastic, as part of our much-vaunted Standard of Living.
If you think you can recycle the plastic in which all the stuff is sold to you, you feel less guilty about buying the stuff, and you get to keep buying the stuff.
My favorite dish towels are made from recycled plastic bottles. They come with a caution to not use them to retrieve hot food pans from the oven as they will melt. Have not tested them…
I posted this comment but copied and pasted it here too.
News flash: It isn’t cheap to recycle plastic either. 😱 Our private garbage collector in Oregon about 5-6 years ago started putting out their cost to recycle and determined it was too expensive!!! So they were going to dump everything in the landfill. Then, a couple years later they got bought out. Now, word from home is that nothing changed. A bigger company bought the little company and still recycles. FYI. Here in our county in Florida….starting Oct 1 we will no longer recycle. All going into the landfill together. It isn’t a private company either. It’s run by the county. PS - our cost went up, not down. 🙄
It’s all been the same scam to squeeze blood money out of us turnips and put money in their pockets. When it doesn’t work or they stop profiting…it’s back to the old way. 😂 In the meantime they’ve brainwashed the sheep that climate change is a threat! The sky is falling. Ahhhhhhhhhh 🙄
I took our young son to tour the recycling plant and facility in our area outside Washington, DC, a couple of decades ago. They recycled everything it was possible to recycle, including fabrics. It was fairly high tech for a recycling plant, and they recycled a *lot* of stuff - a huge amount. They said they lost money every year.
Yep and recycled materials cost more so everything in a recycled container costs more. Instead of putting all that time and effort into the whole recycling business, maybe they should've been trying to find a better material, that will actually degrade.
I prefer to resurrect the vintage linens I use in my business rather than recycle.
Or, they being beyond that, into compost.. speaking from sleeping on 19th C linen sheets (not yet in compost, but darned by me in many places)
Here in our part, Daytona, they’ve been landfilling the recyclables for years. And yet they still send out the second truck, to allow the virtue signalers to get their dose.
They’re just placating the liberals and government-indoctrinated with a decoy truck 😅 not saying I think they should but that is kinda funny.
It’s kinda ridiculous. Make work.
At least someone is honest about it.
Got to love the South!
I do!! Best move we ever made 👏
Good morning from GrWretched’s great land of Michigan. Regarding the recycling scam, my bro in law works as a civil engineer in CA and he told me a couple years ago that most of it ends up in the landfill. I was in disbelief. All that recycling effort by everyday people, whose time they just love to waste!
Me thinks it’s not just CA where this happens so until they level with people, now i only recycle if it’s convenient for me.
Having recently escaped from California…it’s ridiculous. In Fresno we needed to separate garbage, green waste and recyclables. The year before we left we had a one year grace period to start adding food waste, vegetable scraps and food, but not meat scraps, to our green can. After one year they were going to start fining people for not putting the scraps in the green can. 🙄 In addition we were to “rinse and dry” our containers of food residue for recycling. In an area that’s in a permanent drought, due to mismanagement of water supplies and not building a single new dam since 1960! I’m so glad I escaped to the free state of Arkansas. You can burn your leaves. If you want to recycle your cardboard you can haul it into the recycling center yourself. We did because we had four truck loads of boxes. 📦 The grocery stores takes your plastic bags to recycle if you want to, no extra middle man and no mandates! You can tell if someone is a Lib because they virtuously tell you “ we recycle”. ♻️
And what awful hypocrites! Threatening people at risk of getting fined to do all that extra work, and i’m sure you believed you were doing something good. How disheartening to find out they were just wasting your time!
Not to mention the expense and waste and pollution of having two separate trash trucks. One for recycling and garbage and the other for the green waste. The green waste makes some sense because they turn it into mulch. There is also the scam of out-of-state trucks hauling in extra plastic and aluminum bottles and cans for the recycling money…that wasn’t collected at the point of sale. You pay .5¢ or 10¢ extra per beverage for the recycling fee…that you get back if you return, if you recycle your garbage the trash vendor gets it. Although in our neighborhood the recycling can supported the homeless population.
I never understood the recycling in CA since you use so much water to wash your trash but then you would be on water restriction and in the mountains during fire season you couldn't take a bath for more than 2 minutes but make sure you wash your trash. 🙄🤨
I actually know that China was buying Canada's recycling and so Canadians have to clean their garbage first before it goes over the China for their businesses. Crazy. California is probably priming their citizens so they can cash in on the same opportunity as Canada.
Also from Michigan, and my friend’s mentally challenged adult son worked in a recycling station for a bit. Everything ended up in trash trucks that went out at midnight. 🤨
Are we surprised? The lies by omission are just as bad as the blatant lies.
It's part of the plan to keep folks so busy and distracted that they can't notice what's going on
We separate out our plastic recycling only because our trash collection is for 3 trash bags a week. If we added plastics we'd go over our 3 bags so it's easier to separate it and not get charged a fee. If we had unlimited trash bags, we wouldn't bother separating it.
💯 and same. For us now it’s mostly self-serving to equal out our bins. I’m not under any delusions that we are actually doing something for the environment.
It's everywhere. I learned about this over 10 years ago. It's amazing how long it takes to get to mainstream.
And they have garbage police there...at least the few years we were there they did.
I'm a former court reporter, now captioner. I provide live captions for all sorts of agencies, cities, colleges, etc. I captioned multiple city meetings where they were discussing recycling. This one particular city said it just costs too much to recycle, and they had to ditch it from their budget. The residents were up in arms because all their trash was now going to the landfill. But the city official said most of it went to the landfill anyway because it's so expensive and only a fraction can be recycled. They ended up starting the program up again because residents were ticked.
Retired court reporter/captioner here! We have a broader education than anyone due to our work. I spent a decade doing med mal and pharma liability depos. Eye opening!
Med mal paralegal here! Permanently scarred by the cases I’ve seen & am now seeing. LOTS of cases w/ young people now w/ cancers that kill them in their 30s or 40s. NO ONE, not treating providers, medical “experts” or plaintiff or defense lawyers are connecting the dots to put the fault where it lies - the jabs. At least here in NM
I’m glad I’m retired. I’m still haunted by some of the horrific plaintiff stories.
I do med mal defense. There are true plaintiff-victims but also a lot of scammers who expect perfect outcomes w/ known risks of various procedures or treatments. Sometimes shit happens w/out negligence. What I want to see is every clinician (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, “public health” officials, politicians) who knew the truth but participated in jabbing people or in the case of politicians, coerced & mandated the poison, to be punished
Back in the 90's we had a GOP Congressman who used to rail about tort (lawsuit) reform because that brought in the votes.
Invariably, tort reformers waved the bloody shirt of the McDonald's coffee case - even though that case was not at all unreasonable or unfair.
Tragically, the Congressman later lost one of his twins in the delivery room due to medical malpractice.
Still breaks my heart to think of it, even though he was probably the first glimmer of a huge red pill that was to come for me.
1) how do you get a job as a captioner? That sounds interesting.
2) our county also does not recycle, for the same reasons, and they are constantly fielding calls from new arrivals about it, too. I was one of those calls, ten years ago 😅 they were nice about explaining how useless it was, to me.
Also the city taxes their residents to pay for recycling so that is a false statement.
We pay for our own garbage. Idk if it is sorted and used.
The over-plastication…over-use of plastic…in our western cultures is disturbing, but you really don’t know how much till you try not using it. One day I decided I didn’t want to clothe my kids in plastics that leech into their skin and are endocrine disrupters and contain cancer causing components. You would not believe what a challenge it is to find natural fiber kids clothes (on a budget). Sooo much of what is sold as “cotton” or “linen” is actually a blend with a high percentage of polyester (plastic). 😑
For same reason I chose to make all my little girls' nighties, o f100% cotton, back in the 80's. If a sample burns fast with ash, it's cotton. If it burns fast and leaves a little drop of hardening goo, it's plastic. A combination of the two still shows the goo-factor. I moved to doing a burn test on all fabrics I bought.
In the 80s, all children's pyjamas had to be flame retardant by law, and there were no cotton pyjamas! There were some that were not called pyjamas, but they were expensive back then.
I wish I had been taught to sew. I think that schools are doing a great diservice to girls by not teaching them these skills.
And the flame retardant turned out to be toxic. Surprise
I’m in the thick of buying kids pjs and now, you can get non-flame retardant ones (cotton) as long as they are “snug-fitting”. The whole flame retardant idea itself is ludicrous. Won’t save your child in a fire (and will likely give them serious reactions and possibly cancer) but that’s seriously what people think. “It’s a fire-saving suit!!”
AngelaK, it's much harder to find fabric shops now, too; they used to be in all the shopping malls, etc., but no more. Fabric is somewhat expensive, too, compared to buying off-the-shelf (which is typically made in low-income countries). Our local high school doesn't teach sewing, cooking, or wood/metal shop anymore. The director of our local food bank told our youth club not to donate flour, because "they don't know what to do with it."
Having visions of Sounds of Music and the drapes being sewn to make play clothes. 😉
Second this issue with fabric supply - I looked into learning to sew my kids’ clothes and it was pricing out to be far more expensive than if I could bargain shop or thrift. I maybe could have swallowed the extra cost if my kids don’t destroy clothes in a season but 🤷♀️
I think often, how did these kids in the past make it through on two pairs of clothes (play/work clothes and church clothes)? Despite my best efforts my kids would be in rags all the time if we only had two pairs each 😅
That example of Congressional wisdom is exactly what drove me to making their nighties (to be honest, I was sewing most of the rest of their clothes anyway). Because a few really stupid parents were smoking while leaning over baby’s crib, setting the bedding on fire, every parent in the country should poison ever child. Duh.
That's government logic for you. They really should spend their time getting rid of laws that make no sense rather than passing any new ones.
All middle schools I have encountered have required sewing class in at least one year. Sewing can be a self-taught skill—it does not require a teacher other than yourself—especially in the era of YouTube. So, get going!
They took out all the sewing and cooking classes in the schools here. I guess not enough time for DEI indoctrination.
I never encountered a sewing class in the 70s.
My mom used to make some of our clothes when I was growing up too, I think more for fun than health, and I would love to learn how to sew that well myself. It’s a great skill!
I sewed my own clothes on a treadle machine because dad would give me money for fabric and I could make stylish garments. I made swim suits, coats and all my formal gowns. My wedding gown. I could do bound buttonholes on lined suits in 7th grade. I rarely sew now. But so enjoyed it when I was younger.
Yes, bound buttonnholes! And Vogue couturier designs. I was so in fashion on a shoestring, thanks to Mother's tutelage. But now, I really do not care.
My mother knew how to sew and to knit, even though she could afford not to. It was a sweet hobby for women who didn't work outside the home.
My mom made 90% of my clothes until I left home. She even made my wedding dress and I had two bridesmaids and she made their dresses too.
I made the wedding dress and bridesmaid gowns for daughter (I was teaching only half-time at that time). For next daughter wedding--teaching full time, I only had to make my own dress--the bridesmaid sisters made their own; the bride wore her great grandmother's gown (worn by sister, mother, grandmother and great aunt as well)
I never wore the same dress twice on a date. She would make me a new dress every every weekend.
Have you tried online children's clothing like H and M or Gap and Gap Factory. I was pleasantly surprised that these inexpensive and cute clothing were also all cotton.
I actually just “discovered” H&M while looking for onesies for my big toddler and was so excited to find they had affordable cotton and organic cotton options! Looking for bigger sizes, it looks like their 100% cotton options sell out fast but I love that they are offering it and for respectable prices! My husband immediately pointed out they (and GAP, which is still a little out of our price range for five messy little boys 😅) are woke companies. But at some point you just need to clothe your kids 🤦♀️🤦♀️
I KNEW IT! I have been complaining for years about recycling being bogus! (Swearword here) scumbags!
I remember when supermarkets had all paper bags and we switched to plastic to save the trees.
Paper bags bad, save the trees, use plastic, then plastic bad, then buy reusable bags, then reusable bags are bad because they are covered in C19 and flu germs.
I remember being asked "Paper or plastic?" at the grocery store. I had a standard answer: "Your choice, because no matter which one I pick, someone is going to be mad about it."
Mrs. "the Knife"
Save the trees is another scam . Trees used for all paper products have been farmed for the last 70 years in the USA , Europe, Asia
What do kids protect their text books with these ‘plastic bag’ days? I remember cutting/pasting/taping book covers from brown paper grocery bags. Yes, I am old.
They SELL book covers now! Of course! They're fabric, which means the kids can't write on them. My son's school has digital versions of all of the text books so he never brings the textbooks home - just his chromebook. Because apparently bringing home an electronic device is less costly for the school than having a text book get beat up. (please note I'm being sarcastic).
My mother used to exclaim decades ago, that recycling was a scam, because once it started (decades ago), more and more plastic was coming to our supermarkets.
I hate plastic! However, I don't know how big warehouses would operate without it. The amount of plastic used on foods there is insane.
My gosh! And remember "paperless offices"?
Same but I hope not
PAST TENSE????: "This WAS an assassination attempt"..."sorry I FAILED"???
STRANGE that the letter was SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BEFORE the attempt...yet it SOMEHOW "KNOWS" that the attempt FAILED?
Riddle me that, ... (?!)
I wouldn’t be surprised if the note was actually written by a government employee in the hopes that it will encourage a (or several) mentally unbalanced person to assasinate Trump in the near future.
Could have been pre written in case of failure. Not that it isn't suspicious.
But then wouldn’t it have been worded “In the event that I fail…” Or, “If I don’t succeed, this letter is to…”.
It’s as if those setting this up forgot to think the way a person would be thinking when writing it. 🤣
My immediate thought!
The CIA has trouble writing convincing manifestos, too...
Every single day, a certain maternal relative (who shall remain un-named) carefully rinses all her plastic waste items, then cuts them up with shears before painstakingly placing them neatly in the recycling bin, in the unshakeable belief her labors will make her garbage more easily recycled.
. . . Jeff, you're callin' out my wife, man! Stop that. Ha, I'm dyin'.
I live where there is plenty of land available for landfill if needed. But inadequate water. The logic of washing all my plastics before disposing of them in a recycle bin makes no sense to me. Especially if that plastic ends up in a landfill anyway. But that is what we are being told to do.....
Lol. Ironically, cutting it up renders it unrecyclable. The machines they use to sort it necessitates it to be "bottle-shaped". Early on we were told to "check the neck", as flexible tubs would jamb up the machines.
Do you wash your regular garbage?
I remember my grandmother laughing in astonishment that people had started "washing their garbage". She was not a recycler.
In that same vein, if my late father (b. 1914) knew that I sometimes pay money for drinking water, he'd come out of his grave.
We store our regular garbage can outside to avoid smells, but the recycle bin sits inside our garage for a week and so I too rinse any food out of them first.
yup, that is my wife!
BUT. The OTHER container in the same pull out cabinet tray stinks a bunch, so what's the point?! Geeez.
Wait, so should we go outside more, to avoid breathing indoor plastic pollution into our brains or stay inside more to avoid breathing chemtrails? Healthy living is so convoluted these days 😩
Indoor air quality has been worse than outdoor air for a long time. Think of all the plastic materials in a building - carpet, air conditioner filters, wall'paper', upholstery, ....
Ahhhh so that's yet another perk for the PTB for making the west burn up all summer. I just spent 2+ months indoors because of constant fires and heavy smoke all around (Boise, ID).
😩
Years ago we had a salesman at a furniture store try sell us adding Scotch-Guard (for an extra fee) to the new couch we were buying. I told him politely, no thanks, I don’t want it degrading into our home environment. He was completely confused and a little irritated at us for not wanting the added chemicals 😅
Remember when they paid us to recycle?
Remember when recycling was free?
We now pay $7.50 per bag of recycling in certain areas in WA state.
hahaha Washington. The state leader in marxism.
Seriously. They have CA beat which is saying something.
Well, not quite as bad as CA, and it is a toss-up which is worse, WA or OR.
Mrs. "the Knife"
Why do it then?
Eventually, if left unchecked, they’ll do what Canada did over fifteen ago (my in-laws were living there at the time): clear plastic bags and fines if you don’t comply. Even your trash wasn’t yours.
I think now is always a good time to call out the lies, before the liars continue to grow more bold and brazen. (And they’re pretty bad already!)
China was buying Canada's recycling that why Canadians were having to practically sanitize their recyclable items.
Depends where you are. Our county (Ontario) has a swanky recycling system, but clear bags are verboten
Exactly. Time to give up on the scam.
When we lived in Seattle there was the very real threat of a hefty ticket for failure to separate food waste from garbage and recycling.
Well, I recently found out that my county in Florida does not recycle glass.
I am starting to wonder what exactly is recycled??
It seems like a mirage, doesn't it.
I'm thinking I'm just saving aluminum cans and just trash the rest of it.
AngelaK, in our county the high school environmental club investigated and found out that all the 'recycling,' carefully placed into the special separated bins, just went to the same dump. Now at least there's no pretending; everything goes in the trash together. We have a metal recycling business that does everything from cars to aluminum cans, and we do recycle metal; they pay well for it, too.
Metal cans are the most recyclable material. Almost all metal cans get recycled if separated from the other trash.
Our recycling guys are Nazis. If you accidentally put unrecyclable plastic (even though it has a ♻️ symbol) they will refuse to take any of it and leave me a nastygram.
Clear glass only in CA. Colored glass does not recycle well for some reason. Maybe all the colors jumbled together do not make attractive wine bottles …
I seem to recall on one of those HGTV/DIY shows someone was building a "sustainable" house and was looking into a recycled material for countertops. They went to a company that used recycled glass to make countertops. They were showed huge bins of different colored glass to choose from. I wonder if the company is still in business.
Mrs. "the Knife"
There is a settlement outside of Albuquerque with houses made from all discarded material: tires, cans, glass, etc. They used composting toilets and separated gray water from black water for vegetable gardens. The place reminded me of a Star Wars desert movie set.
That's just what they tell folks so they have less costs, IMHO
What a scam. This is what you get for living in an uber-wokie state. So sorry.
In our area of WA state, we get a minuscule "credit" on our trash collection bill for recycling. The charge for recycling is almost as much as the charge for garbage!
Mrs. "the Knife"
Speaking of Ukrainians in America up to no good...
Did you see (((Zelensky))) just visited Pennsylvania with Governor (((Josh Shapiro))) signing artillery rounds destined to kill White Christian men.
https://twitter.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1838264641660592234 30sec vid
Election interference.
Pennsylvania cheats.
Told 'ya.
Yes. Zelesnky also talked crap about Trump and Vance ('the guy is unstable') and advocated for Harris. All while he's pocketing money from all US taxpayers.
And he flew into Pennsylvania on an US Air Force plane.
...more taxpayer money.
agree, on top of everything else, it was so, SO wrong to use a usaf plane!
we are fools to put up w this mockery!
How did Gov. Shapiro even think it was a good idea to sign munitions that will be sent to Ukraine to kill Russians?
Do people think Putin didn't see that one?
So when she becomes prez, can we shriek Ukraine! Ukraine! Ukraine & impeach??? She also got “endorsed” by Putin 😂
No need to cheat in Maryland. The Swamp protects their residents.
https://www.stopbogusballots.com/
And that smarmy senator Bob Casey was standing there grinning with Shapiro. I wish the GOP would find an electable candidate here in PA. we went from RINO Toomey, to Fetterman because they ran Dr. Oz of all people. 🙄
And I recall that Trump was an Oz fanboy. Jeff is right - we should not rely on some superman (not even Trump) or superwoman to save the day. It's up to us. Take agency. Local. Local Local!
We can do both. Never thought Trump was Superman, but he opened our eyes to what the Swamp was. God kept him here for a reason. Now it’s up to us.
Because he hired them for his White House?
When he promised to empty the Swamp, I had no idea he meant by hiring them.
I had heard it was Ivanka who convinced her father to endorse Oz. But seriously, c’mon! Oz?
And Sean Parnell had to drop out of the race because of a custody issue with his ex-wife.
Always suspected the ex-wife might have received $$$ to knock him out of the race.
Being an ex-spouse to a political candidate, or a political candidate’s spouse must be pretty lucrative.
Which was exactly the way associate professor Barack Hussein Obama was elevated to the Senate. His GOP opponent was conveniently brought down by a sex scandal involving his wife.
It seems like they keep running more and more ridiculous candidates just to see at what point the public will finally say NO MORE! They must be laughing from deep down in their guts.
And realistically, anyone who would be a great candidate probably isn’t willing to put their families into the sewer pit. They know what is in store for them.
Sean Parnell, former Army Infantry Captain, was running for Senator from PA in the 2022 election, but his wife accused him of past abuse and a court awarded her custody, and he dropped out to attend to family matters. The judge cited Sean's pending absences should he win his Senate race in his custody decision.
Combat wounded Afghanistan...he and his men went through Hell.
and wrote a book exposing much of the bs of that waste
Casey ran on daddy's coattails. He is a nepo baby.
I contacted Casey's office last year because I was concerned/pissed that I had just receives a Rx from the VA that was made in China. The original label was still on the bottle.
Originally received a "we are looking into it" letter, then nothing.
No answer. No final response.
No one is coming to save us. We’re going to have to become ungovernable.
Really disturbing to watch any leader sign a weapon that will kill people.
Absolutely!
Because harris has the same puppet master as biden. And maybe she'll get a % of the Ukraine $$$. Are there ties between Ukraine and China? Just curious
I do suspect that the top US goal of the war in Ukraine was to get as many Slavic men to kill each other as possible.
October surprise!