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Words Beyond Me-Janice Powell's avatar

For if God did not spare angels who sinned, but cast them into the pit and delivered them to chains of darkness, being kept for judgment; and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter; and if He rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men (for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds), then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment, and especially those who go after the flesh in its corrupt lust and despise authority.

— 2 Peter 2:4-10a LSB

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Ray Bob's avatar

Please go away nobody nobody cares what you're delusional mind thinks today, do everybody a favor and have yourself eight or 10 platefuls along with 15 or 20 booster shots, we are bored with you, go away forever

Willing Spirit's avatar

Hey, all I’m only seeing ‘Comment Removed’!

Maybe the blocking is starting to,work!

ViaVeritasVita's avatar

I missed this--would have added KaraTaraSarah whatever she calls itself today to my list. Clearly an obedient bot who bows to your command.

kittynana's avatar

@Ray Bob- Aw, dang. I always miss the fun!

TiredCitizen's avatar

Tara, go away. You troll around enough. Don't you have something productive to do? If not, FIND IT

79SmithW60's avatar

I am late to the party today, but I do believe that "Tara", or "Kara", or whatever 'her' name is, is a bot, not a real person. I am no programming genius, but my guess is that someone has this bot programmed to attack Jeff's Substack.

Susan Banks's avatar

Those Damn 😈 crats!!

Janet's avatar

Don’t feed the troll unless it’s boosters with chasers of every toxin that RFKi is taking out.

Maggie Think of Me's avatar

Too bad the report button isn't working.

Beckadee's avatar

I was able to report on my laptop just now. She'll be back though.

Maggie Think of Me's avatar

It will be back... more than likely a BOT.

TiredCitizen's avatar

It does. You have to do it at the comment.

God Bless America's avatar

And the church says amen 🙏🏽💖🙏🏽 thank you, Mrs. Janice for posting scripture. 🥰

Kathy Lopez's avatar

Love the Legacy Standard Bible!

Margot Wooster's avatar

I had never heard of this version. I looked it up, and the website says: "The Legacy Standard Bible is a direct update of the NASB 1995 edition and fundamentally endeavors to uphold it. The translators went back to the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek of every verse in order to double check its accuracy. Any changes made strictly revolved around providing greater consistency in word usage, accuracy in grammatical structure, and tightening phrasing. Sometimes these changes will incorporate what was found in the earlier NASB ’77 edition. However, if no update was needed, then the text was left as originally translated by the NASB ’95. Thus, as opposed to a brand new translation, the LSB is truly designed to be a legacy edition. It is a version that honors and upholds the NASB tradition, and endeavors to more fully implement its translation philosophy."

I remember Precepts Bible Studies used the NASB, and that was the first Bible study I ever did (the book of Romans) - and God saved me at the age of 43!

Words Beyond Me-Janice Powell's avatar

I had not heard of it either until about a year ago and have since been bouncing back and forth between it and the NAS. Thankfully my Bible app (Literal Word) includes the LSB, along with NAS, KJV, and ESV. Makes for easy and interesting comparisons on the translations of various words.

Jamison's avatar

P.S. You started out with a bang! Romans is great!

Jamison's avatar

Yes, I do Precept Bible studies, and we use the NASB. First I’ve heard of the LSB.

Lisa Ca's avatar

Yes exactly. Modern day but holds to the NASB.

🌱Nard🙏's avatar

I’ve boycotted Ben & Jerry’s for YEARS…shameful exhibition to be sure. Go RFK JR!

ASK's avatar

Me too!

As well as Calvin Klein because his advertising which smacks of p*dophilia.

And Nike because I can’t stand that kids kill each other over overpriced sneakers and the whole child labor thing.

And now women’s brands (and Bud Light) that are using trans women or men to advertise.

So many products not to buy because of the woke agenda.

TiredCitizen's avatar

And that little prick Bud Light promoted is a freak show. His whole thing is making fun of women and people clap their hands together liked trained seals.

Sherry 1's avatar

…and now Bud Boy is on the runway promoting WOMENS clothes for Versace - he would be rolling over in his grave.

TiredCitizen's avatar

Remember Klein's ad with Brooke Shields? That always creeped me out as a teenager

ASK's avatar

Yes, I was a kid and it was scandalous. But that was not the worst one. He had another one more recently where young people were being questioned on video by an unseen man in what appeared to be a cheaply paneled basement. Truly bizarre and disturbing. Something is wrong with a “designer” that thinks that’s ok. It’s one thing to be provocative, and another to suggest p*dophilia and/or child abuse.

TiredCitizen's avatar

Glad I don't watch TV anymore. I agree with you.

PamelaZelie's avatar

I sleep better since I gave up TV viewing.

CMCM's avatar

She was extremely young when that ad came out. That made it seem doubly creepy.

TiredCitizen's avatar

And her mother has a new version today named Kris Kardashian. That woman is a pimp. No different from a street pimp. This time it is her own children. She is DISGUSTING .

CMCM's avatar

I totally agree about KK. Sick woman. Brooke Shields' mother was really bad too, and I think she was an alcoholic as well.

AJoy's avatar

Ms Shields was in Pretty Baby. She’s no stranger to exploitation thanks to her mother and sick producers and Hollywood

Susan Banks's avatar

Me too!!! Back in 90’s buying Jeans and School Clothes for my boys, the seductive models for Abercrombie & Fitch were horrible!!

ASK's avatar

Yep! Forgot about that one. I stopped shopping there and canceled my 2 cards over the satanic pride wear and targeting children.

AT's avatar

[And Nike because I can’t stand that kids kill each other over overpriced sneakers and the whole child labor thing.]

That's a very weird reason for a person on this site to boycott Nike. I boycott them because they are Communists who hate White people.

Starsky's avatar

Do you remember the Free Trade riots in Seattle? 1998 I think? And that photograph of the masked Antifard wearing Nike sneakers while smashing out the windows of the Nike store “in protest?”

kittynana's avatar

@Ask- And Subway since they used Megan Rapinoe, the soccer player who hates America, as a spokeperson.

JJ's avatar

She is a vile bulldyke and her face begs for a HARD slap.

kittynana's avatar

@Abiding- or an overinflated soccer ball

Juliann's avatar

Me too on Subway. And years ago Jared the veggie sub eater turned out to be horrible, as well.

kittynana's avatar

@Juliann- Oh! That's right! eww.....

Bandit's avatar

We'll all save lots of money!

Kat's avatar

Sounds like a great time to invest in American Made with Morals and Values!

CarO Lyn's avatar

We quit Nike over their sponsorship of Kaepernick

Connie Lemmincakes's avatar

Think of all the money you saved!!!

NofloChick's avatar

I try to buy most of my food locally through a farmers market. They seem to be OK so far. 😜 I don’t need any new clothes so I’m trying to stay out of the way.

william howard's avatar

and the ice cream is loaded with chemicals, emulsifiers and other chemicals, that can destroy your gut - beware

Saylor Sherman's avatar

I hear Tillamock is the most loved ice cream brand

Ryan Gardner's avatar

Tillamook is the best ice cream imo.

Jeff S's avatar

Häagen-Dazs is good, too.

Janet's avatar

Vanilla bean has 3 or 4 pure ingredients. It’s wonderful. Put fruit on and OH MY.

JJ's avatar

Strawberry, Cherry Vanilla, Coffee and, I think, Chocolate are also non-HFCS.

Cherry vanilla... YUM!

Calgon, Take Me Away's avatar

Tillamook uses high fructose corn syrup. Otherwise, it's not bad.

I got started on Blue Bell Ice Cream when I moved to Texas a couple of years ago. Then I read the ingredients and discovered it also has HFCS.

Remarkably, the HEB house brand is just as good, maybe better, and uses cane sugar. Win win!

I am sorry for those who don't have access to an HEB. What a great store and back story.

That being said, if you don't live in Texas (sorry), you can make your own ice cream without all the chemicals, or seek out a local source. It's so much fun to go "out" for ice cream, especially with children. Summer's coming!

MnmMom's avatar

Homemade is the best, so you know what is in it and make it a family fun event! Sweet summer fruits make the best sweeteners! (Vanilla w crushed fresh summer peaches! 😋)

CMCM's avatar

I can still remember the homemade ice cream my mom used to make in her little ice cream maker, back in the 60's. The taste was heavenly.

Here We Are's avatar

Almost all purchased ice cream has emulsifiers and or gums. Those are very bad for your gut. However, when I research trying to make my own ice cream, I discovered that every heavy whipping cream in the store also has some kind of emulsifier or gum in it. Over time I’ve checked every store in my town, I can’t find a single, emulsifier free, heavy cream.

JJ's avatar

Blue Bell Natural Vanilla does not contain HFCS and neither does their Milk Chocolate.

:-)

KBH Geronimo's avatar

I love Blue Bell ice cream. But now y'all may have ruined it! 😄

Rob's avatar

This year I've been reading labels and avoiding HFCS. I didn't think of looking at the Breyers ice cream label..

Rob's avatar

I just looked at the Breyers in the freezer, they used sugar!

Cousin Clem's avatar

ha ha ha, "Tillamook uses high fructose corn syrup. Otherwise it's not bad"...kinda like saying this food has some added poison but pretty good otherwise.

P Flournoy's avatar

H-E-B donates to planned parenthood

Maggie Think of Me's avatar

No thanks! They add garbage chemicals too. Their cheese is full of it, too!

Gary's avatar

I make my own ice cream using organic stevia or monk fruit rather than sugar. taste good, problem is then I eat it. 1!!

Ryan Gardner's avatar

oh no, i didn't know that. thanks for ruining it!...lol...:)

Bandit's avatar

I like Baskin Robbins. 😉😋

Ryan Gardner's avatar

Yeah that's yummy too. I really like most of their flavors, but there's nothing like a B&R daiquiri ice! Reminds me of growing up in the 70's.

But I don't think you can get that at grocery stores.

Bandit's avatar

Jamocha Almond Fudge. 😱🥰😋

Janet's avatar

Pralines and Cream. My hubby could tell when I stopped on my own. The steering wheel was a little sticky.

kittynana's avatar

@Ryna- Tillamook makes EVERYTHING good!

Rob's avatar

I've always enjoyed going to the Tillamook factory & watching the cheese get made... the free samples are a big part of that!

Ryan Gardner's avatar

I agree. Excellent cheese and cream as well!

kittynana's avatar

@Ryan- and yes, I can spell. I just can't type.

Margot Wooster's avatar

I LOVE their cheddar cheese. Didn't know they made ice cream.

Swanlzs's avatar

My favorite brand. Especially vanilla bean

JJ's avatar

To me, the only GOOD ice cream is one that does not contain high fructose corn syrup and the HUGE majority do.

Some basic Hagen Daz flavors do not... Blue Bell "Natural Vanilla" and chocolate don't, Bryers also make a "Natural Vanilla" that is HFCS free.

Read the labels, and if you want, buy some chocolate syrup that is HFCS free... hersheys makes one...

Bard Joseph's avatar

Good to know.

I dropped so much wait giving up ice cream for that reason. Now I am seduced by Bryers.

Jaci's avatar

Something good from Oregon.

KC & the Sunshine's avatar

Costco premium vanilla… Maaaaaan, it’s good!

Alan Devincentis's avatar

So I wrote that way back in the beginning. I had no idea people liked tillamook cheese. They started selling it here at Publix, it was on sale so I bought it. Absolutely no flavor at all. Sorry.

Erin Montgomery's avatar

Make sure it says ICE CREAM. So many brands now do not say icecream any more.

Alan Devincentis's avatar

Their cheese sucks, big time.

Elizabeth's avatar

For those of you raving about the various brands of ice-cream - check out the Aldi Specially Selected ice-cream. It comes in vanilla and chocolate, ingredients are cream, skim milk, sugar, pasteurized egg yolks (and either vanilla extract or cocoa).

In terms of cheese, I understand "enzymes" are GMO products meant to speed up the aging process to make cheese ready for market faster = faster profits.

dorothy P slater's avatar

No one is going to make me give up ice cream. I remember years ago when 60 Minutes was constantly running stories about how dangerous all food was, particularly one about the dangers of chickens who were caged, a listener wrote in and said, if you find anything wrong with Haagen-Dazs please keep it to yourself. My feelings exactly. Please pass the Rocky road.

william howard's avatar

if you do the other things to keep your gut healthy - no fast food, no sugary drinks, no processed foods including processed snacks, no seed oils, only grass fed beef, organic vegetables, etc., you will probably be ok but remember 80% of all illnesses come from damage to the gut - cheers

Margot Wooster's avatar

Trust in Jesus, and you will definitely be OK - not just probably! Not that we shouldn't try to eat healthy, but this life is not meant to be forever. Worrying about all this stuff is probably more damaging than the foods.

william howard's avatar

certainly trust in Jesus but quality of life is important as long as we are here - and spending your life in a doctors office is not my idea of quality of life and what you eat is perhaps the most important aspect of maintaining that quality

Saylor Sherman's avatar

Look at Donald Trump, Diet Coke and McDonalds. He’s energetic and feels great! There are exceptions to every rule I suppose

Cousin Clem's avatar

You really don't know how he feels daily. What you see when the cameras are on is not what is the truth. He's overweight and not looking in the best of health without his hair done up and his makeup applied.

Cousin Clem's avatar

It's not hard to eat healthy. Good ol' Jesus's dad gave us plenty of good foods to consume. None needed to be manufactured in a factory. You can trust in Jesus but if you still smoke, drink or eat junk, you'll be meeting him sooner than expected.

alongername's avatar

The most dangerous thing to one's mental health....... is watching 60 Minutes .

can add late night tv ...... major NEWS outlets....... and woke sports enterprises.

we have been infiltrated !!

Kat's avatar

It’s terrible for human consumption!! The only thing real in their Ice Cream, is that it’s Real Expensive!!

william howard's avatar

as usual for most food we need to return to homemade - the effect of chemicals on the body is horrific - Mercola just had an eye opening column on that

Kate Finis's avatar

Just read the label. We all know what should be in ice cream - and what shouldn't. Ditto with a lot of other foods on the shelf. Take the time to read the ingredients and be aware of what you take in as "food"...

Austin the Pug-puppy's avatar

I am shocked how all the evil advocated by brand after brand and corporation after corporation is slithering out from under the floor boards and being flaunted like a tattered boa. Sadly, if I boycotted every brand and corporation that advocates evil, I'd be naked and hungry.....UGH!

Bitesandpieces's avatar

I pick the evil brands that I will spurn along with who or what I will boycott. Unfortunately, more and more of those moments are rearing their ugly heads.

Jay Horton's avatar

And since our choices have been parred down methodically since the 80's and accelerated since the CCP-virus, we all have little chance of spending our hard earned cash and savings in establishments which truly supports our apparent values. Corporatocracy is ruining our way of life. It's on clear display in the trips to the mid-east; just another form of twisting their arms..... I'd love to think that these deals represent a kumbaya-moment, maybe it does and I'm wrong(???, I'd like to be here), but it sure looks like a head fake that supports the ruling class, although in a different way than we are used too, i.e., recalling the zenith of the CIA, FBI etc.... days of subversion. New Boss, same as the old Boss.

Later Jay

Gary's avatar

and without medical care!!HA, thanks Obama

shayne's avatar

Tucker recently interviewed one of them. It's a very interesting hour.

Saylor Sherman's avatar

I saw that. The ice cream guy sounded like a Republican

Sunnydaze's avatar

Words mean nothing. They have mastered the art of word manipulation to sound one way, then their actions say opposite. Just look at the useless state of our word manipulating House and Senate. Look at Zuckerbucks who lies to Congress and yet his platform is still doing everything he denies. Look at any lefty business trying to cover their own arses. Pppffttt. Ben & Jerry’s is woke manipulation. Their actions have been loud and clear. No thanks!

Susan Seas's avatar

And has WAY too many ingredients to be called Ice cream 🤢 Maybe Frozen Carcinogen??

Saylor Sherman's avatar

Well he was clearly against the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 which is likely why Tucker gave him air time

Sunnydaze's avatar

You can be against the Ukraine scam/warmongers and still be highly brainwashed about everything else. Case in point 😏

I’m sure Tucker gave him a great interview. Still wouldn’t buy a penny’s worth of his product.

Saylor Sherman's avatar

I don’t think anyone here is buying his product or telling you to buy his product that is not the point of any comment I made. The point is a well

Known far left democrat went on Tucker to state he is against the Ukraine war. So that is what is newsworthy. other far left people are not using cheap words to say the same thing. They just aren’t.

shayne's avatar

He did come across as very genuine and respectful. It's worth a watch.

TiredCitizen's avatar

No, thanks. I'm tired of words. Unless the person comes out and specifically and clearly articulates their past and discusses it and answers for it, no thanks.

CMCM's avatar

He wasn't strident at all, but mostly came across as ultra left indoctrinated.

JJ's avatar

True... Ben and Jerry are hardcore Marxist swine... corrupt as Beezelbub's back door.

wilson's avatar

wealthy jews, hardcore marxist swine, what a surprise.

JJ's avatar

Bigly. Such a familiar stench.

TiredCitizen's avatar

Sadly so many people on both sides of the spiritual battle believe whatever comes out of someone's mouth. All rushing to the person who will promise "peace and safety" and you will see them come from both sides and become enslaved.

UM Ross's avatar

No, he was quite careful to avoid giving any any Republican (especially DJT!) credit for an anti-war stance.

However, he was also fairly cautious to avoid showing the large hammer & sickle tattoo he's likely got on his chest.

shayne's avatar

LOL. I found myself agreeing with him more than I disagreed. I actually thought I might go out and buy some B& J ice cream, even though I don't like ice cream.

Ryan Gardner's avatar

Oh my goodness, you don't like ice cream? How is that possible?!

That's a good and bad omen.

Mrs. Itoldya!'s avatar

I’m not a big fan of ice cream, even less for cake, so for my birthdays, I get fruit pies!! Hmmmm!! 🥳

Ryan Gardner's avatar

Oooh, good call. My favorite dessert is pie. Damn, you're making me hungry.

Especially blueberry pie. But I can't remember any pie that I didn't like unless it had coconut shavings....uggh makes me feel like I'm chewing on toenails that have just been clipped....;)

Jeff S's avatar

Nobody doesn't like ice cream, or Sara Lee.

Saylor Sherman's avatar

I think he sold the company a long time ago anyway right? Does he still profit from ice cream sales?

kittynana's avatar

@Lyndsay- yes and yes

Connie Lemmincakes's avatar

Maybe on the Ukraine issue, but get him talking about abortion…….

Kathryn Dewalt's avatar

Me too! I don't even shed tears (any longer) over voluntarily giving up "Cherry Garcia." 🤣

Haven't bought B&J's for about 8+ years.

CMCM's avatar

I watched Ben's interview on Tucker recently. He undoubtedly created some great and iconic ice cream, but boy is he an indoctrinated dim bulb in other things. He should keep his opinions to himself so he doesn't look so stupid.

JJ's avatar

He's an ahole and his ice cream is toxic.

Sue Rosenthal's avatar

It's a beautiful day in the USA when you can watch a founder of Ben & Jerry's get thrown out of a congressional budget hearing!!😂😍👏🎶🎶🌈☀️

I was just appalled and mortified when I found out, way back in the 90's, that they were donating their profits to PETA!😱🤦🏻‍♀️ I haven't spent a dime on any Ben & Jerry's product since, and I never will. I don't care if they were bought out by Unilever, I can never ever buy that brand again.

https://substack.com/@lawsuitalpha/note/c-117211188?r=8r0cp&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

Luc's avatar

Love that Kennedy stood toe to toe and didn't back down!!

Bard Joseph's avatar

Not like boycotting Boeing. Who knew that Qatar had so many citizens who need a private jet? Must have an exploding tourist population, the new Riviera in the Gulf. Better get a warranty on the doors falling off. Wonder what that country pays for drugs?

CMCM's avatar

None of these countries cares what things cost. I taught at a university in Saudi Arabia for 8 years, 1979 to 1988. The waste even back then was mind boggling. I had bought myself an IBM Selectric typewriter for $1,000, quite a luxury at that time. One day a co-worker showed me a warehouse room that was absolutely full of non-working IBM Selectrics, at least 100+ of them. I'm not sure why they were there because NOTHING got repaired, ever, it was just a typewriter mortuary. They just threw expensive things away when they broke, no such thing as repair shops for anything. We would also see abandoned BMW's, Mercedes etc. on the roadside, left there because they broke down. The prior owners went and bought a new car. And that's where they remained until they got rusty and we once saw an abandoned Rolls Royce half buried in the drifting sands. It was amazing to witness the utter waste. We had a copy machine in my department that was really needed, and I did simple repairs on it myself to keep it running. Replacing it would have taken forever, so I was motivated to fix it! My Saudi and other Middle Eastern co-workers thought I was extremely weird to be repairing it.

Jay Horton's avatar

In 2024, Qatar's GDP per capita was estimated to be $80,365 USD. This places Qatar among the highest-income countries in the world.

As per United States Census Bureau 2022 data, the median per capita income in the United States is $37,683, while median household income is around $69,021.

You feel me Man?

Later Jay

Bard Joseph's avatar

Good to know.

But can you get a drink in a local pub?

Jay Horton's avatar

Sure, till you're blue in the face or shit faced.....

Have a Drink on Me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN61WU57zBw

Later Jay

Jay Horton's avatar

Oh, you meant in Qatar. Probably not. They save that 'til they are over here. Funny how that works.

Later Jay

Bandit's avatar

I boycott their ice cream, because it is grossly overpriced and isn't very good compared to cheaper brands.

Donna's avatar

I boycott ice cream because I read the ingredients..antifreeze in it so it doesn’t freeze solid..I make my own.. better than anyway..

CMCM's avatar

I'm not really an ice cream fan, but I have liked Cherry Garcia forever. The other brand copies of it don't come close. CG has more dark cherries than any other brand, and lots of chunks of dark chocolate. Sooooo good, even if it gives me a stomach ache (as do all ice creams).

Bandit's avatar

What are you allergic to that's in ice creams?

CMCM's avatar

I'm not "allergic", but rather, I have trouble digesting it due to the casein and possibly the lactose in all dairy, including ice cream. I have celiac disease, and apparently often people with that also have issues with dairy. I mostly avoid dairy and have done so since childhood.

Carol M.'s avatar

My FIL was in the dairy business in the 1980’s and absolutely-hated-those two. Plenty of other ice cream to choose from, and we did!😄☕️

Beckadee's avatar

same- Chunky Monkey was my favorite. lol

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JJ's avatar

Sugar is not the demon most believe it to be.

Go read some Ray Peat stuff and wake up.

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JJ's avatar

Try not to speak about what you have no clue on.

Learn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsI8I-Iy6iQ

Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Update - it was two months ago today that I rescued three baby squirrels blown out of their nest in a storm. The mother took them all back. Today they are all running around the front and back yard, exploring all the trees, digging in my flower pots, lol. The robins have a nest in front and they are chasing the squirrels away from their tree.

Also, early this morning I watched a mother rabbit make her new nest in my front flower bed. It's a good protected location. New life. Ten years ago this morning my Mother passed here at home at age 97. I'll be planting some flowers in her honor today.

Maggie Think of Me's avatar

Beautiful memories honoring your mom! What treasure!

Juju's avatar

I love watching the big squirrels and birds in our yard. But the ground squirrels/chipmunks are the bane of my existence. They burrow holes all over my beds and chew to the ground anything beautiful that I plant, even entire large hostas! They destroyed a family of foxgloves I planted two years ago as well as an army of liriopes and every lupine I planted two years ago as well (about 20 of them). Not one returned after being chewed down so ravenously. And annual flowers rarely have a chance unless I plant 10x the amount needed for the effect. I started germinating my own seeds of impatience and petunias to be able to afford the amount I needed over the past few years because I had to plant about 400 to get the coverage I wanted AFTER the snacking damage. But this year I am using only pots and hanging baskets. It won’t be as pretty as my yard usually is with large swaths of color, but hopefully I’ll be able to enjoy the splashes here and there if they don’t get eaten.

CMCM's avatar

I live in the mountains so we of course have squirrels. A very little one showed up a couple of months ago, and he gets onto my bird feeder to have a snack. We call him "Peanut" after the squirrel Biden's people assassinated. He's very good at flying from our deck rail up to the feeder. We don't care because we like to watch him. Adorable little guy.

Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Nice. Maybe it's a chipmunk, they are a lot smaller than a regular squirrel.

CMCM's avatar

No, we don't have chipmunk's in my area. This particular squirrel is larger than he was when we first saw him, but he's still rather small. Big tail!

George's avatar

Wait till they get into your attic! $$$$

Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Lol, here it's the raccoons that cause all the problems. My neighbors had them in their attic, they caused a fire. My squirrels can't get into my attic, but they do like to run across the roof.

CraigN's avatar

I live in the country so, many of those get lead poisoning and become food for other critters.

Juju's avatar

I don’t think I have any nerve endings left to survive that 🤣

New Scott's avatar

Pro tip.

Don’t store tarps in your shed.

MJ's avatar

Then they become "tree rats"😬

Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Juju - I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sure your yard was very pretty with all those flowers. The squirrels I have here are only a nuisance when they eat all the bird seed I put out, so I throw ear corn out for them. Some tend to bury the kernels all over, and in my pots. I have corn sprouting all over.

I've not heard of ground squirrels burrowing. Maybe the chipmunks do. I have had a mole problem in the past, and they do burrow and destroy some kinds of flower bulbs. In my front I have a stand of purple coneflowers, but now they don't get enough sun, and there is a vine invading them which I need to get rid of. That's where the rabbit put her nest this morning.

Thank you for sharing and good luck with your flowers.

Donna in MO's avatar

Our neighborhood is full of Oak trees (which is lovely for shade) which means it's squirrel manor. Hubby planted 100 crocus bulbs in our front yard one Fall as a surprise for me in the spring. Evidently the squirrels sat up in the trees and watched. Spring rolls around and there were random clumps of crocuses coming up - in the middle of our back yard! Evidently they dug up the bulbs, and then squirreled them away for later in the back!? We also can't grow tomatoes or peppers as they steal them all and of course raid our bird feeders non stop. Yeah they can be cute and fun to watch but they are also a big pain.

Juju's avatar

🤣🤣 corn sprouting all over. Lolol. So squirrel like.

Maggie Think of Me's avatar

Juju, Our family didn't always have food to put on the table, so my mother would let my brothers know they needed to help... They'd kill 6-8 squirrel and we would have fried squirrel with rice and gravy and veggies of some sort for dinner. I had great beef, pork and chicken to compare it to... it was delicious! I could skin a squirrel in my sleep, I watched it so often. Haven't had it since I was 12 or 14, but I remember. My mother always said, a squirrel is a rat with a furry tail. She was no fan unless it was our dinner.

MS's avatar

This [1] will repel them in a safe, humane and all-natural way. Works for me against chipmunks digging holes in my flower beds as well as deer and rabbits eating my hostas and flowers. Need to apply every 30 days or so.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002TW8K7C

Juju's avatar

Thank you! Worth a try. I’ll try anything at this point

AJoy's avatar

I have the same issue with the rabbits :(

Kat's avatar

I was told to put out ground cayenne pepper to keep the varmints away. I sprinkled out yesterday, as something already took a whole lantana plant!!

Nicki's avatar

Dave, I’m saying a prayer for you and your mum before heading out to garden myself. Have a beautiful day!

Juliann's avatar

Sounds like a little preview of Heaven at your doorstep. I love squirrels, birds and beautiful flowers.

Bonnie John's avatar

Thank you for your good news and reflections. I’ll be so glad when we can return to peaceful living and enjoying the simple beauty of nature

MayBella82's avatar

What a wonderful long life your mother lived. The world was changing constantly! How excitedly to watch your first tv, walk on the moon, all the hair style changes… to be able to get a bank account as a woman. I hope she shared all the memories with you!!

Tuco's Child's avatar

Another ☕🦠 Classic:

"Boeing has been limping along like a three-legged pony in a glue factory."

Ryan Gardner's avatar

Yeah that wins the interwebz today. Wasn't even worth trying to come up with something that could rival the clever wit with that one.

Jimmy Gleeson's avatar

When I heard the Boeing story, it reminded me of the movie Gung Ho, which was a painful indictment of the American Auto industry. I certainly hope that we get our S together in the private sector. I bet in Qatar they don't do DEI hiring.

Juju's avatar

That was my favorite today. I pictured the look on the pony’s face. 🤣🤣

alongername's avatar

did you start trotting around the house ........ all giddy up , giddy up like ?

Juju's avatar

More like sat frozen looking around the entire room without even moving my head but scanning every corner with my eyes. 😆 “If I don’t move they won’t see me”

alongername's avatar

Ha HA ! they're all out to get you !

better be good, better not cry ......big brother now has A.I !!

kittynana's avatar

@Alongername- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Based Florida Man's avatar

For sure. I stashed that away for future use.

"I didn't steal that meme, I discovered it!"

Donna's avatar

I don’t know if I would buy a plane from them…

RSgva's avatar

Hope they change their hiring policies for the new projects!

Tuco's Child's avatar

It is a bit concerning 😟

Romgrp's avatar

Terrible image tho. It makes the point.

Justin's avatar

Exactly right, so I ask myself why would they want to buy 210 Boeing 3 legged ponies.

What kind of deals are being made there on this big beautiful deal making trip?

Not only that, but why is the US prez making these deals at all? That's not his job until now.

These deals sound so big and beautiful, but only for those dealers, and this smells an awful lot like 'fascism' and 'corporatism', does it not?

Apparently that line drawn between diplomacy and fascistic corporatism has been erased.

Has everyone forgotten the definition of fascism and corporatism?

JJ's avatar

I hope the removal of all the DEI crap will mean FAR better quality... but it will take time.

I think I would stay with the old Air Force One, the new one seems to be a cluster-fugg.

Or take the Qatar gift and tell the Dems to sod-off.

Tuco's Child's avatar

Morning 🌞 ☕🦠

Lost my ☕ with this one re. RFK:

🤣

"Democrats spent the entire time trying to create gotcha moments and generally being as disagreeable as a group of purple-haired ‘gender studies’ students at a MAGA rally."

Laura Kasner's avatar

You’re so right Jeff. We don’t hate main stream media nearly enough.

Austin the Pug-puppy's avatar

Agreed....AND.....it's SO unnerving to see how rotten the corporations are and EVERY. SINGLE. government agency is within this country that has been heralded as a light on the hill?

And then there's AOC.....God help us!

Ed Thorrens's avatar

It’s hard to see the people doing wicked things being prosperous, right?

But don’t fret, God knows!

“Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Yuri Bezmenov's avatar

Hollywood is full of wickedness. Celebrities castrate their kids for clout. We must subvert their subversion: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/celebrity-trans-kids

AJoy's avatar

Hollywood and the music industry have been corrupted big time. Nothing to watch on tv anymore and the lyrics to todays junk that passes for music makes my toes curl.

Roger Beal's avatar

Not just Hollywood ... also the mjusic industry. YT creator "Jaymez" posted a video about the satanic / Molochian Lady Gaga concert in SA, the one that drew TWO POINT FIVE MILLION paying customers. Worth a watch, and do note the symbolism these women popstars are using: https://youtu.be/FwyKJqKI2fI

Cal B Twitty Sr's avatar

But we are not to stop doing our part in the battle…

Unwoke in Idaho's avatar

Do you think rose delauro’s insanity comes from the purple hair dye or did her insanity cause her to have purple hair. Regardless it’s a stupid look for an ugly 82 year old with no fashion sense

Susan Seas's avatar

Talking about harmful artificial dies with a purple haired senior citizen. It doesn’t get much funnier than that! 🤣

alongername's avatar

She's living in a perpetual state of purple haze !

shayne's avatar

Right! Looked like a wig. Did you hear all her clunky jewelry in the mic. And she read a script.

Unwoke in Idaho's avatar

That’s all they all do is read scripts. Every single one of them. If they had to think on their feet, they’d be dead. Well half of them are brain dead anyway, ie Hank will Guam tip over johnson.

Beckadee's avatar

I think Hakeem Jeffries is morphing into ole Hank. Bless his heart.

Unwoke in Idaho's avatar

I don’t think Hakeem is a real person. I think he’s a robot with glitchy software. Every time that thing speaks he pauses to get a download. And he literally has no emotions. I suppose when he’s done in congress, if ever, he can always become a female talking head on CNN - they show no emotion either. But then, Simone would have to fix his software downloads.

Susan Clack's avatar

Because their staffers are doing the heavy lifting, writing what their parrots, I mean members are supposed to say....those Dhimmicrat Caucus Talking Points gotta get spewed! 🔥

Susan Seas's avatar

Good point because I’m fairly certain her real hair color isn’t black either 🤣

Roger Beal's avatar

That one's natural color is likely putrescent green.

JJ's avatar

Jeeze, did you actually go down there and check?

Bro... Ivermectin... STAT.

Melissa S's avatar

The latter. I'm pretty sure she was crazy before the purple hair dye.

Ryan Gardner's avatar

Fruitloop! Love that one. A blast from the past.

Im bringing that back into the vernacular!

Jeff S's avatar

Curly: "Vernacular?... That's a derby!"

TiredCitizen's avatar

And looks literally like one.

NAB's avatar

Not to mention her tattoos. Yeesh.

Unwoke in Idaho's avatar

She has tattoos? Oh gack.

Based Florida Man's avatar

Oh gosh I'm not going to google that.

MnmMom's avatar

That would be hard to unsee 👍

JJ's avatar

Imagine the gaggle of imbecile losers that voted for that hideous old bag.

Indrek Sarapuu's avatar

Doesn't matter.

She's still insane...

Juliann's avatar

My Mother dyed her hair for years. Miss Clairol red applied directly to the scalp. She eventually got bladder cancer. We wondered if that dye had anything to do with it.

Maggie Think of Me's avatar

I thought old folks were wiser than that...

C Rabbit's avatar

I must wonder though, and perhaps some of what I have read is false. If it's true that Boeing hasn't been able to come up with another Air Force 1 for ten years, how long will the Saudis have to wait for their stuff?

Juju's avatar

Surely they had to ask Trump that same question? Whatever answer he gave was assuring enough for them to invest so much, and I’m really curious as to his answer myself. 😄 Did he explain the horrific mess of DEI that will be rooted out so that it can never impact production and safety again? Or was it an explanation of the pure political rot that also is being rooted out?

He definitely is the world’s GREATEST salesman to pull off getting a Boeing commitment by the country gifting him a plane because Boeing failed to deliver. 🤣

Donna Oliphint's avatar

Considering Boeing’s record, the Saudi’s might actually want the planes to be delayed. They can afford to just pay the billions and forget the planes!

Beckadee's avatar

The head of Boeing is on the trip too.

TiredCitizen's avatar

Remember who was there with him. One? Larry Fink the CEO of Blackrock. This all stinks to high heaven. Also just heard Trump sons inked a deal for a new Trump golf course. Didn't we have issues with a certain Biden family? You can't have it both ways.

And don't you realize and understand that no one gives anything like that for free?!

Juju's avatar

Oh hogwash. The Trump family ARE builders and are allowed to keep doing their typical businesses. Biden’s had absolutely no raw skills or talent prior to politics and their “inked deals” were funded by the theft of taxpayer money being laundered. Night and day differences - no comparison.

JSR's avatar

☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼

Maggie Think of Me's avatar

Juju, Trump took the CEO of Boeing along for the ride...

Juju's avatar

Oh to be a fly on the wall in that room …

Sherry 1's avatar

Boeing MUST get out of Seattle, it is even worse than Portland. At least Seattle ppl will ‘get’ that - Portlanders will be bewildered by the comment.

Freebird's avatar

Maybe when they ditch DEI they’ll be able to turn out a quality product in a timely manner…let’s hope.

Jeff S's avatar

I read somewhere Boeing is gonna start making pencils and rulers.

Juju's avatar

I’m at the dentist right now, and that got me coughing with laughter. 😂

shayne's avatar

Maybe get rid of all the DEI hires

Anita from Tucson - Now In MI's avatar

1. I can't help thinking maybe they were dragging their feet, because of the price Trump got them to agree to. And then there's the Biden Admin interlude... Maybe now that he's got them a big, new deal, they will stop stalling?

2. And, the "gifted" (to the Defense Dept) plane is also a Boeing I think, a newer model, and anything custom will be gone over with a fine tooth comb, at least I hope so.

3. It's possible this is a another pushback on China, who is the most obvious case of a government that would benefit from Boeing having issues, at least if you believe The Epoch Times' op eds, who reported on that a while back, and again during the this current tariff battle.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/china-uses-tariff-war-as-a-smokescreen-to-make-its-move-in-the-civil-airline-market-5848775

https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/boeing-and-airbus-in-the-crosshairs-of-chinas-civil-airliner-strategy-5677006

SB's avatar

That’s what I was thinking. Not sure Trump really did Boeing any favors. Idk maybe Trumps plan is to completely shut them down to allow for more competition?

William Sherman's avatar

Jeff’s simile(s) of the day (a bumper crop!):

“…one psychotic ice cream vendor was hauled out screaming”

“…generally being as disagreeable as a group of purple-haired ‘gender studies’ students at a MAGA rally.”

“…more irascibly than a pack of old ladies who were just told they had to give up their usual bingo night table to make room for visiting foreign exchange students.”

“Boeing has been limping along like a three-legged pony in a glue factory”

Tonya's avatar

The media was "as silent as a vaccine freezer."

William Sherman's avatar

Yes! That was my 5th candidate but I had to cut it off somewhere!

Bandit's avatar

Yep. He was in rare form today! 😂🤣

Fred Jewett's avatar

Sounds to me like Trump is doing exactly what a great president is supposed to do. More power to him!

william howard's avatar

about time we had a CEO running the largest business in the world

Webe1's avatar

Been a Corp verses republic for a very long time.

Politico Phil's avatar

Duh!!! How long have we known this??? How much longer are they going to beat their gums talking about what everybody knows and somebody like maybe a Governor gets off his ass and does something to save the lives of a few children that still haven't been INJECTED???............................................................

COVID-19 Vaccines Are Fueling the Chronic Disease Epidemic

With RFK Jr. spotlighting chronic disease in the Senate, it’s time to confront the role of mRNA injections in this escalating public health crisis.

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/covid-19-vaccines-are-fueling-the

Politico Phil's avatar

BREAKING — Reverse Transcription, Cancer Acceleration & Immune Dysregulation Detected in Patients After mRNA Vaccination

Dr. John Catanzaro of Neo7Bioscience, in collaboration with the UNT Genomics and BioDiscovery Institute, uncovered widespread molecular chaos following mRNA injection through REViSS blood analysis.

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-reverse-transcription-cancer

Politico Phil's avatar

The US population is being sterilized... our children! Guess who is not being sterilized!………

mRNA Shots Are Crippling Humanity’s Ability to Reproduce — And No One’s Stopping It

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/mrna-shots-are-crippling-humanitys

alongername's avatar

Very BIG mistake ........ not forcing all of them house members to get super sized covid shots.

and boosters every four months till they ban the poison.

TiredCitizen's avatar

And Trump still answers no questions and won't speak about them. In the 2024 campaign, not one report ask THE questions. Not of Trump or Harris. Rogan gave some crap excuse that he didn't want to distract what they were talking about. On the Trump/Rogan interview, Rogan went into the vaccine subject and had a clear path to ask hard questions, but he didn't. WHY?

JSR's avatar

Because he is paid not to…

🌱Nard🙏's avatar

I’ve been waiting…for a stack like you, to come into my inbox🎶

Ryan Gardner's avatar

You have cursed me for the rest of the day.

I might as well just put Foreigner on loop today and let the worm settle deep into the reptilian apparatus of my brainstem.

shayne's avatar

Ivermectin should cure that! LOL..... love Foreigner!

St. Alia the Knife's avatar

I actually heard the song in my head whilst reading your comment! 😂

Mrs. "the Knife"

Wise Old Woman in the Woods's avatar

I watched the hearing. One of the initial Dem senators, who is gay, parroted the trop that trans kids are 4x more likely to commit suicide, but he was very polite. It seemed a good start. Disagreements but no screaming. Well that didn't last long. A screeching senator essentially accused him of killing black women with health cuts while others wanted narcon cans in every purse. Somehow no Dem seemed curious why we have such poor health outcomes. It is like needing to fill the pool everyday with no curiosity of why this is so. And it is clear that the Dems want the social welfare basket to be as big as the Grand Canyon because they have no plan to create self earned prosperity. As for the Middle-East trip, Zerohedge has a blistering but fair assessment. Is this a new Neo-Con order or is it just real politics? I am hoping the latter, but will keep my eyes open for the former.

Juju's avatar

“It is like needing to fill the pool everyday with no curiosity of why this is so.” Best analogy I’ve ever heard that perfectly describes our government, and for more than just HHS!

Sherry 1's avatar

Well, not our current, elected Government. Just dumb Dems. No idea who elects the twits.

Nick's avatar

When public health supports trampling over our civil rights, then they are an absolute enemy of We the People.

JJ's avatar

"Public Health" has been the same as "Big Pharma"... perhaps it will change, but RFK's refusal to call for an outright BAN on mRNA jabs, until they can have REAL safety testing done... is appalling.

Kitkat's avatar

Yay! I'm actually able to comment within the first 10! It's going to be a glorious day! :D

Caffeine is brewed, time to dive in.

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Roger Beal's avatar

Some risks are worth taking.