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Jeff Childers's avatar

ERRATA

— It's been a while since I got the day/date wrong. I blame sunspots. It's not "Monday." Fixed 🤦‍♂️

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The Shepherd knows's avatar

That’s ok Jeff, I was fully on board that today is Monday. It sure feels like it! Thanks ever so much for all you do to further the truth and educating all of us 😁👍🏼

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Julie Ann B's avatar

I’m so confused I didn’t even notice! 😂

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SB's avatar

Whew, I was very confused. I checked my calendar, several times and even double checked the date/day with my daughter. Then, I thought Jeff must be playing up how the day after Christmas feels like a Monday?

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Ben Fen's avatar

Florida bans chemtrails and there’s no major hurricanes. Hummh?

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Marty Kiner's avatar

They may have “banned” them but it hasn’t stopped them from creating them on the daily.

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John A George's avatar

Yes, the state ban and the federal/military continuation are two different power levels.

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Linda's avatar

Yes,I have noticed some recently in central florida. But it’s SO MUCH BETTER than it was a year ago when the skies were thick with them. Thank you, Gov. DeSantis!

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Shelle's avatar

Does anyone know if there has been any progress on discovering why MAHA doesn't do anything about this? It really puzzles me that it's allowed to go on with no one in power with Trump's administration getting to the bottom of it.

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shayne's avatar

My guess is they are being allowed to use up their chemical stock... We've only had 3 days of no chemtrails this December in Kansas, which is a lot more trails than previous months.

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Mary Pat FitzGibbons's avatar

This is true. I have a lot of pictures of them. I have sent some to Gov DeSantis web site. These sightings are increasing. The Wink Weather folks made some lame excuse of some named clouds. Sorry don't believe it. I'm glad you guys are seeing this as well.

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Double Mc's avatar

I miss WINK news! Clearly you are a resident of SWFL.

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Rev Katie Grace's avatar

Agreed. There was a brief pause but they are back,

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This butterfly's avatar

I have to disagree… Although I still see them occasionally, the skies are much more beautiful deep blue. I’m more regular basis. So I’ll take it. It’s definitely an improvement, although I think some still squeak through.

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Marty Kiner's avatar

I don’t know what area of Florida you live in but in Sarasota on the gulf side they are heavy daily. By afternoon it’s overcast every day.

I have pictures but we can’t share here.

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LMWC's avatar

Michigan has more cloudy days in the winter months, but they seem determined to ruin every, clear sky day here. Sitting in another ice storm, something unheard of 40 years ago here.

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Marty Kiner's avatar

We are originally from Michigan. I always say a rainy day in Florida is better than a sunny day in Michigan ☺️

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VelvetStitching's avatar

I WISH I could hit a hundred heart ♥️ buttons for this! We have Chen trails every clear and sunny day now (N Carolina) and then smeary haze, smeary clouds, and cloud cover unless a wind blows the mass away or it comes down as rain. I would so like for this spraying to STOP!

WOW!

God bless Ron DeSantis for ordering it full stop over Florida skies!

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Temcol's avatar

California too!!

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shayne's avatar

Kansas too

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John A George's avatar

Michigan too!

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Barbara's avatar

Michigan too

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Diann E Espinoza's avatar

Oregon too☹️

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PonyBoy's avatar

Up here in Pennsylvania some days look like someone is playing Tic-Tac-Toe in our clouds.

This could certainly be an effective way to spread Flu and other diseases.

Pennsylvania could use a Governor like Florida has.

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NormaJeanne's avatar

Hopefully I can muster enough breath to blow out the multitude of candles on my birthday cake this year, and getting a Republican governor for us in PA is my only wish!

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Carlos's avatar

Another conspiracy theory debunked….climate manipulation. Thank GOD.

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Jeanne Schwass's avatar

Probably just a coincidence.🤔

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St. Alia the Knife's avatar

Like overdose deaths going down while drug boats are blowing up...

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SD Scott's avatar

Who’da thunk??

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Navyo Ericsen's avatar

Hurricanes died suddenly.

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Jamison's avatar

😂

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Lori's avatar
2hEdited

There are still chemtrails happening unfortunately but there is a chemtrail hotline for Floridians to call to report.There was a great Hurricane season this year; HURRICANE DONALD!!!! Booyah!

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Juju's avatar

Hurricane Donald! What a great title for 2025! Good one 😄

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Mary Pat FitzGibbons's avatar

I know that Florida banned chemtrails. However we've had a lot of vapor trails of sores pop up all over Fort Myers the last several months. I'm not sure what that is about.

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Words Beyond Me-Janice Powell's avatar

✝️✝️✝️

For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

— 2 Corinthians 4:6 NAS95

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Note: Son-in-law about to have surgery shortly to clean up finger and set arm. Thank you for praying.

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Politico Phil's avatar

The power evidenced in this Christmas hymn reveals by contrast the paucity of any sense of holiness left in our culture.

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Celtic Woman - O Holy Night

Let all within us Praise His Holy name

Christ is the Lord

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIV0tT1NQF4

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Tom's avatar

Thank you, Phil!

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wily_coyote-genius's avatar

Thank you for sharing Cell if Women singing my favourite Christmas Carol.

Thought I might share this second favourite of mine:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=thotoEXt42E&list=RDthotoEXt42E&start_radio=1&pp=ygUsY2FycmllIHVuZGVyd29vZCBtaWNoYWVsIHcgc21pdGggYWxsIGlzIHdlbGygBwE%3D

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Sir Jeff Morency, Ph.D.'s avatar

His holy name is Yashuah, spelled YOD YEY VAV SHIN EYEN.

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Brandon is not your bro's avatar

Pray the Lord guides the surgeon’s hands . 🙏

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Margot Wooster's avatar

Praying now! Thanks for the reminder.

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Debbie Johnson's avatar

Praying for your son in law

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Phillip Zinni III DO FAOASM's avatar

Praying 🙏 Wisdom for Health; Faith in JESUS for Healing! Shalom Shalom Amen and AMEN!

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Mary Pat FitzGibbons's avatar

Sending prayers for perfect surgery and complete and speedy recovery

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RunningLogic's avatar

Praying!! 🙏 Keep us posted!

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James Goodrich's avatar

There is a thing here in America that has been around since our founding, American ruggedness. Most of our freedoms stem from generations that were oppressed by tyranny. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution specifically our Bill of Rights were written by people that knew government was inherently corrupt. These rights were put in place to keep power with the citizen and remove power from government. Even with this knowledge, and all of the safeties written into our founding documents, even with all of the corruptions we have had to live through, all of the injustices where the rich get away with abhorrent crimes, America I would argue is still the greatest place on earth to live. We generally have the best life, it’s the best place to raise a family. My generation had it better than my parent’s generation. My parents generation had it better than my grandparents generation. When I hear leftists say how bad America is I get truly pissed off, because there is no better place on earth to live, their desire is to corrupt the young. England? France? Germany? Canada? Australia? China? Russia? Take any other country and I’ll show you a slippery slope that has fallen into authoritarianism. Yes we certainly have our problems, but we still are better off than the rest of the world. I’ve heard America is the people, your friends, your neighbors, your family, all of us. Don’t let these leftist talk the young into thinking America is bad or evil, they are liars. J.Goodrich

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TriTorch's avatar

“We are a nation that has a government—not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed.” —Reagan

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” —Reagan

"But, Jefferson worried that the people - and the argument goes back to Thucydides and Aristotle - are easily misled. He also stressed, passionately and repeatedly, that it was essential for the people to understand the risks and benefits of government, to educate themselves, and to involve themselves in the political process. Without that, he said, the wolves will take over." —Carl Sagan

"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." —Plato

"It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you." —Cheney

"If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary." —Malcolm X

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Mike's avatar

"never underestimate the stupidity of the general public: -Scott Adams

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Lynne Morris's avatar

I strongly disagree with that. It is the embodiment of negativity and hopelessness.

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wily_coyote-genius's avatar

Although maybe be to a degree, true! I find it hypocritical of Scott Adams to say this when he relied upon the general public to read his cartoon and make him so successful! Some things are better left not said, even though you might believe it in your heart of hearts.

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Holly's avatar

You have a good point. However, I believe this is what he meant to say;

‘Never under estimate the stupidly of SOME of the General public.’

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wily_coyote-genius's avatar

I like that better, because I maybe quite intelligent in one area but be totally a moron when it comes to carpentry. My husband points out my deficiencies without uttering a word of criticism.

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Holly's avatar

My hubby would jump on my error faster than when Granny shouted ‘BINGO!’ too early and embarrassed us all.😬

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Patti's avatar

Do believe some things are better not said because of hurt feelings? Because you can hurt your income? Curious as to why?

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Patti's avatar

Thank you for sharing!

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Here is the biggest problem I see. Legislators and judges have taken to writing and enforcing laws which ignore, obfuscate, or undermine our (Citizen) Constitutional power over them. Most people in America have not caught on to this, they actually believe the legislators and judges are eagerly and actively protecting our Constitutional power over them. They are NOT and it is important for people to wake up and realize that ominous and ongoing threat to our sovereignty over them.

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JudyC's avatar

Anyone paying any attention knows you are 100% correct, Dan. It’s kindda like those folks who think that doctors hold the keys to health and who willingly pop every pill they’re prescribed!

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Patti's avatar

So many are not paying attention!!! I talk to people daily that have no clue on current events. People in my own family. They will say it’s just too much. I’m sure my face turns fire engine red

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Yes! The lethargy of the Citizens is what is allowing government to stomp our Constitutional power over them.

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Karmy's avatar

They say they do not pay attention to politics. I say if you are not at the table, you are on the menu!

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Sherry 1's avatar

Yes, I cannot believe District Judges are so arrogant they are interfering in the running of the country! They are appointed, not elected, and the Supreme Court should give them a good slap so they stay in their lane, which is their DISTRICT.

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Sherry, not only arrogant but deeply corrupt, and protected by the equally rotten and corrupt BAR system.

What we have to figure out is how to get deeply lazy, do nothing citizens involved in first understanding the problem and then doing something about it because it is their responsibility as a Citizen who cares about their sovereignty over government. You see all the time, people getting fighting mad about a referee's call on a football game, but tell the same people the government has completely usurped their power over them and they don't have time for that.

We can also deploy the 2A solution, and it may eventually get to that. I'm becoming more and more convinced it is the only way we get our power over them back. A lot is riding on how much the Trump administration is doing and can get done against a legislative and judiciary which both oppose Trump's efforts.

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Patti's avatar

Yep! Firm enough slap to send them right off the Bench.

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Lynne Morris's avatar

Technically the legislative branch writes the laws, the executive branch enforces those laws and the judicial branch interprets and evaluates those laws to assure they comply with the constitution. I do agree that for at least a hundred years there has been approval of federal overreach and that has indeed disempowered the American citizen. And the American states. But a lot of that is being reversed by the modern SCOTUS. PTL. Vote smart and vote all the way down the ballot.

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Technically, you are correct, but in actual operation it does not work that way, and it does not work that way at every level of government - although President Trump and his admin is doing damn near everything they can to restore our power.

We also need a legitimate system to vote. The programmable machines and mail in ballots have stolen our legitimate election system from us.... and I want to be clear, it was done intentionally.

Ultimately, it is going to come down to the Citizens deciding to fight to maintain our control of government. There is a concerted and ongoing effort to keep us fighting with each other instead of fighting corrupt government who is determined to make us their subjects.

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Lynne Morris's avatar

I agree about the elections. If you have not done so already check out Elizabeth nickson's piece(s) earlier this month on her Absurdistan Substack about Smartmatic and the source code buried in most, if not all, digital voting systems. That is what makes the mystery ballots so effective and why the evidence of election fraud was nearly impossible to prove in 2020.

I mostly disagree with your assessment of the judicial system though. Most civil lawsuits are brought between private parties go address allegations of wrongdoing by a n other or others. They are usually to recover damages, recover property or obtain injunctive relief. Suits to dispute the constitutionality of a law can be civil but challenges to constitutionality occur in criminal too. Constitutional challenges can be to federal or state constitutions and to federal or state laws. The nature of the challenge determines the jurisdiction - the authority of a court to act. Lastly we are absolutely IMO seeing

extreme judicial overreach in many of these federal district court opinions hamstringing the Trump administration. To the degree that some appellate courts considered to be reliably liberal are overturning the decisions. And the Supreme Court has issued many opinions validating the Trump

Admimistrations actions. For the most part the ones it has not were rejected for the REASON the action was taken leaving the Administration free to pursue the action under another theory. Additionally I feel certain that, as Jeff says, all of the Administration's "lawfare" is by design - to force clarification of the powers of the three branches of government but also to for e Congress to act.

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Lynne, I have forwarded Elizabeth's and Lara Logan's interview far and wide. Have you seen the Logan interview? If not, watch it here, much of what Elizabeth wrote about came from Logan's interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA9OCusr64A

Sorry, I still disagree with you on the civil system because it relies on judges who dont base their decisions on the law in far too many instances, if not all. And it is 1000 times worse when you (a Citizen) bring a civil suit against government.

Corrupt government employees and our "Representatives" need to go to jail, and you wont get them in jail with civil lawsuits. This is what I am concerned about, not people bringing lawsuits against each other.

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St. Alia the Knife's avatar

The Founding Fathers certainly knew the people's penchant for corruption and tried to get ahead of it but failed in one critical aspect. There are no penalties written in to the Constitution and Bill of Rights. They believed that enshrining language like "Congress shall make no law..." was sufficient prohibition. No one who writes and passes an unconstitutional bill is even censured (whatever that amounts to), let alone fired, fined, disbarred, or imprisoned. The "do something disease" flourishes without consequence for the activists. I don't know how this changes, but it should.

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Lynne Morris's avatar

It starts with a lawsuit brought by a concerned citizen to challenge the constitutionality of the law. That is the way the system is designed. The accountability should happen on election day. The fact that it all too often does not is either on We the People or a defective election process.

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

I disagree, civil lawsuits accomplish little if anything at all and corrupt judges may find you responsible for paying fines and attorney fees too (and don't forget you have to pay your rotten attorney's fees too), not only to repel you from ever bringing a lawsuit again but also anyone else who might consider it. State Judges will blow your civil lawsuit away, dismissing it for whatever reason they can dream up, then you have to decide to take it to the appellate, who will do the same thing, find a way to throw out the constitutional challenge. Next is the State Supreme Court, yet another level in the State system who will find any and every reason to dismiss or not take the Constitutional case. Why do I know this, because I have fought, and won - barely - in their deeply corrupt system. Civil lawsuits will simply not get us the justice we deserve.

What do I suggest as the far better alternative? File a criminal complaint instead of a civil complaint! Maybe with the state law enforcement - but they are less likely to do the right thing. Better to file the criminal complaint with the FBI - especially now that President Trump, Pam Bondi, and Kash Patel are running the show - I wouldn't have been able to say that while we suffered under ovomit and the corrupt and criminal regime of the biden autopen.

I'm working on developing a criminal complaint against my rotten to the core County government. I want them to go to jail for violating our Constitutional laws. I will keep everyone updated as I work through this process. If the local FBI doesn't do their job, I will take it up the chain of command. I really think this is how we bring them back under control by getting the FBI to investigate, a Fed District Attorney to bring it before a federal grand jury, a federal indictment for violating constitutional law, and a prison sentence. Once they understand we are not going to tolerate them ignoring our Constitutional power over them, they will stop violating and we can reassert control of them

Yes, we should remove them at the ballot box, how has that worked for us lately, especially with the s_Election system THEY have purposefully implemented against us, without our permission, so they can stay in power. THAT is the other thing we must fix, restoring a verifiable election system which expresses the will of the people, instead of the will of those in power over us.

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Juju's avatar

Dan bringing the truths this morning. I have liked more of your posts today than ever before. Lol 👍

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Hey Juju, we may get into it over cars... lol, but we have the same beautiful conservative values and I love you for it.

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Juju's avatar

Right back at ya ❤️❤️

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Actually, there are penalties throughout US and State code. But its a matter of making the criminal complaint and having the commitment and wherewithal to see it through. But they don't want us to consider that, instead we are told to take our complaints to the civil system where they bend us over and violate us and our constitutional power over them, repeatedly. The civil system is a fraud against us, to undermine us.

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Lynne Morris's avatar

Penalties for what exactly? I know public oppression and corruption are criminal conduct. But you started this with a comment about holding those who pass unconstitutional laws accountable. So I do not understand your position.

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

For violating Constitutional laws, for violating statutes. Not just those who pass unconstitutional statutes but also those who use the obfuscating statutes to pass more legislation - like a new tax district - which increases our taxes and gives them more power over us. So much of this is happening at County, City, township, and school board levels of "government".

The civil system does not work for us, in these worst situations where they are absolutely violating laws which give us supreme power over them. Which is why we must get them into the criminal side.

Question, are you a lawyer who practices on the civil side? Lawyers get rich on the civil side and they (the vast majority, not withstanding they are a very few who will make the constitutional fight) do everything they can to ignore and/or undermine our Constitutional power.

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Patti's avatar

Partly probably because they all play in the same sand box and there is no accountability because at some point someone else will need a get out of jail free card so they aren’t hard on each other like they really should be. All bought and paid for.

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Mike Doyle's avatar

When, blacks in our Government cry out about "racism" (you know who they are), My question is why? black people in the USA have it better here than any other place on the entire planet

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CeeMcG's avatar

You sound like me arguing with the idiot leftists from other countries on LinkedIn! I had a Canadian telling me how great their healthcare system is, so I’ve been replying with links to them sending folks to MAID for euthanasia because either their treatments aren’t available there … 🤪

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TriTorch's avatar

CeeMcG, here's one From Global National: Canadian Vet Requests Wheel Chair Lift, Offered Medically Assisted Suicide Instead: https://old.bitchute.com/video/BXYlwXHTPOvm [36 seconds]

Be sure to include the MAID activity book: If she chooses this option, her grand-kids will be given a 'Medical Assistance in Dying' (MAID) booklet to explain to them why she is choosing to kill herself, while subliminally encouraging them to do the same: https://kidsgrief.ca/local/staticpage/pdf/ACTIVITIYBOOK.pdf

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webstersmill's avatar

TriTorch, Thank you for the link to Canada’s MAID activity book for children. Definitely intending to subliminally normalize the suggested activity. Note in the text that ‘the person has to request MAID . . . and they then meet with two or three members of their healthcare team’, which are termed MAID assessors. Realized I was transliterating that term into MAID assassins. The mind works in mysterious ways, jumping to what I would call accuracy, eh?

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TriTorch's avatar

Nice, your mind works a step ahead webstermill

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CeeMcG's avatar

Oh my God. A coloring book? 🤦🏼‍♀️. Thank you, TriTorch! Will keep this in my links for future reference! Hope you had a Merry Christmas!

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Karmy's avatar

If America is so bad why are legions coming here?

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Julie Ann B's avatar

And let us all do our part in keeping America the best and most free country in the world! We especially need our men to be the defenders and protectors of our nation, our communities and our families!

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James Goodrich's avatar

Julie Ann, My brother came to my house last night to celebrate Christmas. This helped to write my comment today. My father grew up in the depression and volunteered to go fight in WW2. While there he was shot twice, one time in the hand. The third time however he was shot through his back and came out through his chest. This was during the Battle of the Bulge. He was put on the side of the road there in Germany. He told me he could hear GI’s saying that’s Goodrich he’s going to die. He said when he took a breath he could feel the blood gurgling from the hole in his back. I think this is why I am so angry that Europe is where it’s at today. The sacrifice my father gave to the Europeans is lost to this bullshit authoritarianism they have allowed to take over there. My father was sent to England where a surgeon removed a lung and saved his life amazingly. My father’s sacrifice turned into my families sacrifice when he died when I was only 20. So last night my brother and I were discussing how disheartened it is as to what’s happened there in Europe. As they do everywhere the socialist left has destroyed Europe, and so many of us have payed a severe price for what?

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Julie Ann B's avatar

James, your dad is a hero. He sacrificed so much, endured pain and much physical difficulty due to his brave service to our country. I can understand why you and your brother are disheartened; so am I but you must be incredibly proud of the man he was. What an example he must have been to your family! My mom had 4 of her 6 brothers serving in WWII at the same time but all in different branches. Her mom died when they were all very young but she said her dad cried every day wondering if his sons were dead or alive. What a great generation! Thank you for sharing that story.

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Patti's avatar

Agreed!

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TriTorch's avatar

As 2025 and its Christmas fades into the rear view, blessings to Jeff and this army into this new year and all that follow.

“Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” —Oscar Wilde

The Faded, Blue Blanket, by Fred Bauer

The most frightened shepherd that night was little Ladius, just ten. He cowered behind his three older brothers when the brilliant star lit the hillside. And when the angel appeared, he hid behind a huge rock.

Yet after Ladius heard the glad news, fear left him, and he limped back to his brothers who were planning to set out for Bethlehem.

“Who will tend the sheep?” asked Samuel, the oldest at sixteen. Ladius, leaning against his shepherd’s crook to support a crippled foot, volunteered:

“I’d only slow you down. Let me stay with the sheep.” He bit his lower lip as he talked. The brothers weakly protested, then made plans to go.

“We must each take a gift,” said Samuel. One brother chose his flint to start a fire for the Christ Child. Another picked meadow lilies to make a garland for the King. Samuel decided on his most precious possession, his golden ring.

“Here, take my blanket to Him,” said Ladius. It was badly worn—faded with patches.

“No, Ladius,” said Samuel tenderly. “The blanket is too tattered to give even a beggar—let alone a King. Besides, you will need it tonight.”

The brothers departed, leaving Ladius alone by the fire. He laid his head upon the blanket and buried his face in his hands. Tears forced their way between his fingers, but soon the hush of night soothed the boy’s heartbreak. The world in silent stillness lay…..

“Are you coming Ladius?” called a voice. Standing nearby was the same angel who had brought the news. “You wanted to see the Child, didn’t you?”

“Yes,” nodded Ladius, “but I must stay here.”

“My name is Gabriel,” said the angel. “Your sheep will be watched. Take my hand—and bring your blanket. The Child will need it.”

Suddenly, Ladius was outside a stable. Kneeling by a manger were his brothers. Ladius started to call out, but the angel lifted a finger to his lips.

“Please give me your gift,” Gabriel whispered. The angel took the blanket and quietly covered the Baby. But the cover was no longer faded. Now it glistened like dew in the brilliance of a new day.

Returning, Gabriel squeezed Ladius’ hand. “Your gift was the best because you gave all that you had…”

“Wake up, Ladius, wake up.” The boy rubbed his eyes and tried to shield them from the glaring sun. Hovering over him was Samuel.

“Did you find Him?” asked Ladius.

“Yes,” smiled Samuel, “but first tell me why you were sleeping without your blanket.”

Ladius looked about wonderingly. The faded, blue blanket was nowhere to be found—then or thereafter.

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“Your gift was the best because you gave all that you had…”

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MarshaLouise's avatar

Thank you for the real substance of Christmas story. Tears.

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Teresa Parmenter's avatar

Yes! Give all that you have. God is so good all the time. We are so blessed. Thank you for this very important message 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Guy White's avatar

I love it that stories like this are shared so readily, and appreciated so much, by the C&C community. It’s a family really, in the sense of “Ohana” from Hawaiian culture. It’s why I spend time each day beyond Mr. Jeff’s brilliant commentary to mine the depths of wisdom and insight, humor and encouragement here in the comments by names that have become as familiar as good friends over the years. God bless you all, may your Christmas joys continue to blossom as we soon trade this momentous year for the next one. Laus Deo

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RunningLogic's avatar

God bless you too Guy White!!

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Dorota's avatar

Thank you!

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Mike's avatar

Nicely shared! Thank you.

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Juju's avatar

You really need to stop making me cry so much with your replies ❤️❤️❤️😉🥲

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Elaine H's avatar

Monday?

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Elaine H's avatar

It does feel like a Monday. Lol. Sorry Jeff, we still have to finish this week before starting next. We can chalk it up to maybe you had more than your share of eggnog.

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mary's avatar

I had to check my calendar….. today is Friday, right?????

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Chris's avatar

It’s always Monday somewhere.

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Delightful Designs's avatar

And it's 5:00 somewhere. They might balance out, if you squint real hard as you look at it.

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kittynana's avatar

@Delightful- I got an eggnog latte at Starbucks the other day. I couldn't finish it so I put it in the fridge. I had a post-op dr appt the next morning at the ungodly hour of 8:20 so when I got home I poured the latte into a mug, warmed it in the microwave, and then added a splash of Maker's Mark Bourbon to make up for the early morning dr appt. So I made it 5:00 at 9:30 am.

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Juju's avatar

😆😆🤣

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LesC's avatar

When you work 12 hour shifts 7 days a week, everyday is Monday!

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Carol M.'s avatar

Feels like it😄☕️🍪

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Padrig's avatar

It does!

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David Records's avatar

Time travel

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Toobguy47's avatar

You guys nailed my thoughts - I saw the heading before my coffee and was thinking - do I have Covid? 🤔 After a few sips of coffee I sorted it out. Well, moving forward - Happy New Year!

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St. Alia the Knife's avatar

Perhaps what they caught was a case of the mondays!

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SD Scott's avatar

Mondaypox.

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Jeff S's avatar

Overhang...

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Alan Devincentis's avatar

Feels like Monday.

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Curtis's avatar

Lol. Freudian slip? 🤔 If I was working today, it would definitely feel like the mother of all Mondays. 😆

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Cathy's avatar

I thought I had too much eggnog! I was waiting for someone to say it was Friday before I did

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dusty1530@comcast.net's avatar

Good morning Jeff and beloved C&Cers. Happy day after Christmas. Hoping you all had a wonderful holiday with family and friends. Let's all look forward to 2026 with daily prayers for our President and "most" of the swamp creatures. Love love love you Jeff and your daily stack of yummy goodies.

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Lorita's avatar

yes

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Cynthia's avatar

Wow. Among the many things I didn't have on my Bingo card for 2025: Nicki Minaj speaking out publicly for persecuted Christians in Nigeria!

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Based Florida Man's avatar

So based! I can't decide her best song between 'Did it on them' (2011) or 'Stupid Hoe' (2012).

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Patty's avatar

“During the difficult years, we carefully preserved optimism here in C&C, against tall odds.”

This. Thank you, Jeff.

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Tonya's avatar

The Times claiming that “Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language" just proves how worthless they are as a source of true information.

They should spend the next year actually reading the copious documented references to God, the Bible, and religion by governmental officials from the entire history of our nation, not just the past few decades, during which bad actors sought to stamp out any Christian influence and language

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SD Scott's avatar

“Unburdened by what has been” = communism.

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TriTorch's avatar

And in order to become unburndened you must first destroy and build back, and oh boy, are they destroying:

6uid 6ack 6etter Episode 1: https://old.bitchute.com/video/5XkkXCvnKM6Z [1:53mins]

6uild 6ack 6etter Vol 2: https://old.bitchute.com/video/lW5xHt4RySSb [2:20mins]

6uild 6ack 6etter Vol 3: In Order to Build Back You Must First Destroy & Oh Boy Are they Destroying: https://old.bitchute.com/video/4TEiZHaDETdu [1:16mins]

Can't "own nothing and be happy" about it if you still own something...

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Tom's avatar
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"Own nothing and be happy," not in Christ Jesus, but instead in the systems that men have devised. Sarcasm, in case it isn't obvious.

They want us to make progressivism our sabbath.

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TriTorch's avatar

And: Nihilism our faith. Wickedness our creed. Hell our destiny.

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Tom's avatar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion

Progressives have NEVER steered clear of religion. They only ever espouse religion, the religion of those who reject Christ Jesus as Messiah.

This is more twisting of language for the purpose of furthering deception.

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RunningLogic's avatar

“Traditionally” if you are only talking about the last twenty years or so and ignore the entire rest of American history 🙄

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Conservative Contrarian's avatar

We need to remember, you can take a person out of the third world but you can't take the third world out of a person.

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nancylee's avatar

Social Fragmentation

“I never cease to be amazed at how effective the system is at getting people who deeply agree on 90% of things to fixate on the superficial 10% they disagree on and perpetually fight each other over it rather than tolerating their differences of opinion and working together to fix the 90% that deeply affects the quality of their lives.”

midwesterndoctor.com

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John Galt?'s avatar

I love that quote. The system is designed to throw sand in the gears of a healthy society, keeping the right amount of tension and conflict to effect a slow-motion subversion of our culture. I enjoyed a holiday celebration that ended up being free of partisan rancor. I think the system is breaking down

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SD Scott's avatar

The rest of the article, citing examples, was quite salient.

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Based Florida Man's avatar

I hope 2026 finds the Trump admin pushing DOGE again.

Seemed to fizzle hard once Elon mentioned audits of the military.

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Steve Stevens's avatar

Pete Hegseth predicts they’ll be able to pass the audit in 2028! Sounds like he’s not even going to try for years 2026 & 2027! He should be fired! And Trump should be pissed, but of course he’s not!

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Patti's avatar

Maybe I give too much grace but he was working with crap! I’d say if he passes an audit by 2027 I’d be happy. Gotta make sense of the non sense. Trying to give grace

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Steve Stevens's avatar

Working with crap? He’s got his people in place. If they’re not corrupt thieves then they should be able to pass an audit.

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Anne Emerson Hall's avatar

I am amused at the thought that his people could instantly uncover all the kinks and foibles in an entity as large and multifaceted as the Department of War, formerly Defense.

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

Hegseth is a baby faced bitch who focuses way too much on optics vs doing what’s right. He’s made some good choices but not everything is about pt

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

And when Elon said DJT was in the Epstein files.

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Tonya's avatar
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Was the coughing in the background the variety like *cough, cough - just saying* or from illness?

Advice to avoid the latter: reduce sugar consumption and increase vitamin C consumption to several thousand milligrams per day (get pure ascorbic acid powder to avoid sugar and fillers; it's also much cheaper than gummies or fizzy drinks).

EDIT: OOPS! I originally typed several thousand 'grams' instead of 'milligrams'. Don't do that! 😂

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Kitkat's avatar

Ascorbic acid is made from GMO corn. Hard pass on that. Find Vit C that is made from fruits/vegs or rose hips. This is a great old video by Dr berg.

https://youtu.be/DnvnKnu7YBI?si=mj58xQ2LA9i1Ym2-

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Tonya's avatar

Not all ascorbic acid is made from GMO corn, but yes, that is something to watch out for.

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Emily 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼's avatar

Where do you buy your C / what brand do you use? Looking for a good source since VitC Foundation lost their owner

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Emily 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼's avatar

Where do you buy your C / what brand do you use? Looking for a good source since VitC Foundation lost their owner

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St. Alia the Knife's avatar

I think you meant several grams per day, or several thousand milligrams. Linus Pauling is said to have consumed 10-20 grams of vitamin C daily. Let bowel tolerance be your guide. Merry Christmas!

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Tonya's avatar

Theo Farmer here on Substack has good info about the whys and hows of Vitamin C supplementation.

https://theofarmer.substack.com/p/becoming-homo-sapiens-ascorbicus

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Yes, I just caught that. Thanks.

I personally take 12 grams per day as a maintenance dose (split up into 3 doses of 4 grams each — morning, midday, and evening), and have taken up to 40 grams per day when sick.

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Navyo Ericsen's avatar

And your comment on Vit C is banned by Substack in the UK as 'Age-restricted content' !!

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I am not even IN the U.K., EU or Australia and I am being censored by Substack!!!!! Three times they ask my age and I click and nothing happens. Jeff, please look into this! See Tonya’s original message above, for me, there is that ‘submit age’ message. I am not happy that some EU bureaucrat, un-elected and un-accountable can decide what ADULTS around the world can and cannot see, read or hear. Substack needs to take a HARD look at their newly implemented policies before they lose readership. Mis/disinformation is a U.N., WEF and EU construct and those words mean nothing. WHO is to tell me what is true or not? Certainly not the EU Commission. Most people know how to draw their OWN conclusions and don’t need some biased people behind the curtain controlling whether or not I can even see content.

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Tonya's avatar

I had posts on Facebook about vitamin C removed or suppressed in 2020

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Lori's avatar

and you can try gargling with MMS or taking it orally. Margaret Anna Alice just did a wonderful post on how she healed her Mom using MMS when the docs wanted to use very harsh and dangerous meds instead for her Mom's cough d/t Lady Windemere Syndrome. Dr Pierre Kory guided her on this as well!

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John Wygertz's avatar

The test worked, Jeff. Your readers are awake, alert, and aware that it is not yet Monday. But I have to admit that I doublechecked...

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Jeanne Schwass's avatar

I, for one, was thrilled by the news that the Green Sea Turtles are no longer extinct. Two years ago, while vacationing in Cabo, I and some friends were able to release baby sea turtles into the ocean, protecting them from their natural predators, seagulls being one. It gave them an 80% chance of survival vs about 1% without intervention. Holding the darling baby turtles (while wearing gloves), was one of the coolest things I've ever done.

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