Happy New Year! Today, we round up 2025's final three months, OctoberāDecember, in an astonishing recap of terrific news and unimaginably optimistic developments.
Americans are the most generous people in this world. Itās been bred into us to be strong, free, independent, self sufficient and at the same time willing to give whenever possible. Iām sure the communists/socialists here would consider me a staunch conservative that expects too much from others. I may not be able to give a lot financially, but some of the most memorable moments in my life have been helping others whenever given the chance. Time is the most valuable commodity you can give to someone.
One night at 11PM while I was plowing a parking lot, the business had just closed, there was a man walking around his car looking for something. Eventually he was in my way, so I stopped and asked him whatās up. He told me he was cleaning the snow off his car and his wedding ring flew off his finger into the snow. He was recently married and the ring hadnāt been sized to his finger yet. So I got out, grabbed a shovel and began taking shovel full after shovel full of snow from where he thought the ring fell, went under an overhang on the building, threw the snow against the foundation wall hoping the ring would show itself. Almost an hour went by. Nick said to forget it a few times but I knew once I plowed over this area the ring would be gone forever. I took another shovel full, threw it against the wall, and heard the ring hit the concrete. I looked down and there was Nickās ring. I handed it to him, and he was thrilled to have it back in now what was 5 inches of snow. I canāt tell you what a rush of endorphins I got finding that ring in that parking lot full of snow. It helped me get through a long 30 hour snowstorm and much more.
Since its founding America has been a sanction for people fleeing persecution. The stronger America remains the longer it will be able to be that shining city on the hill, able to accept reel refugees. But in order to continue helping the worlds down trodden, we have to stay strong and united, physically and financially. The self destructive policy of wide open borders was destroying what is the last sanctuary of freedom left on this planet. Thereās nothing wrong with immigration as long as itās controlled and selective. After all, America is our home, we would never just leave our doors wide open for anyone to enter. Hereās to stronger borders and a stronger America, for the worldās sake, in this New 2026 Year to come. Happy New Year!J.Goodrich
The ICE operation is an undertaking of significant breadth and magnitude; hence, it's not always going to go smoothly. Mistakes, invariably, will be made. There will be problemsā¦.glitches during the clean upā¦.rogue agents evenā¦. (Though, incidents of harassment upon legal, law abiding immigrants, I feel, have been GREATLY exaggerated, if not totally manufactured). Incidentally, I seem to remember quite a number of control and power hungry regime ruffians exerting bodily harm while enforcing harebrained face rag laws, nonsensical 6 ft. safe decrees, and assorted other totally bogus and inane edicts. What goes aroundā¦.but, I digress. You can thank the previous administration's ceaseless Black Friday Doorbuster immigration policies for this foul smelling mess of ogres in our midst and the inevitable ensuing challenges that await. Welcoming - let alone supporting - backassward savage imbecilic invaders from foreign lands hasnāt been producing much fruit on my end. How about you? It never should have gotten to this point.
Addendum: For the research impaired detractors, fire up what brain cells are left lingering in that mainstream news polluted loaf you carry atop your shoulders, and perhaps re-evaluate your strategy of leaping in front of moving ICE and law enforcement vehicles. Itās asinine, feeble-minded and embarrassingly ineffective on every conceivable level.
I'm with Donna in MO, nothing to bash here! Thanks!
A thought: I read recently that every problem in America can be traced to men being weak. Only a Sith believes in absolutes, so I'd rephrase it as "almost every problem in America can be traced to weak men".
Maybe that's a key part of digging our way out of the cultural hole we're in: start raising boys to be strong men.
By "strong" I don't mean domineering, tough on people just to be tough, etc. It's not about schoolyard toughness. It's about the strength and courage to be honorable, treat the least among us as well as you treat anyone else, in short, the courage to do right when faced with ridicule for doing it.
It's about recognizing that men are, generally speaking, better able than women to face the cruelties and challenges of the world whereas women are better able to deal with the challenges that are internal to the family or personal lives [For those in Portland, I included "generally speaking" to indicate that nothing I say here applies to all men or all women; each person has individual skills]. In general, when a couple decides they will face the world together, the man handles the challenges outside the home, the woman handles those inside. Plenty of exceptions as we are all unique!
Again, I'm not a Sith: both men and women need the courage and skills to deal with all sorts of challenges, I just think there are natural differences in the skill with which men and women operate in different spheres of life.
There have been plenty of strong women, dealing with the hardest challenges the world has to offer. Margaret Thatcher comes to mind.
What women would you put on a list alongside Thatcher?
I bought a lot of that gender neutral crap when my kids were born in 93 and 95. But they still gravitated to default. I read a book around that time (don't remember the title) that talked about male and female traits being on a continuum, (there are 'feminine men' and 'masculine women', for instance) but said at our core, there is still a difference in strengths and weaknesses between men and women. Our son at age 2 bit his peanut butter sandwich into a gun and shouted pow pow. When our daughter got him to play Barbies with her, he got bored, shouted 'tornado' and trashed the doll house. When we adopted 2 kittens our daughter put them in doll dresses and sang lullabies to them. But son loved to help cook in the kitchen and was the champion Christmas cookie decorator when my daughter got bored with it after a few. She LOVED frilly dresses, and climbing trees and playing in the mud?! (thank goodness for thrift stores that meant trashing a dress was no great loss) I learned to just follow their lead vs pushing some kind of narrative around what it meant to be a boy or girl. This whole societal push to erase differences is both destructive and leading to the weakening of both our companies and country IMHO.
Omgosh...can so relate to you and your mom journey. Boys will make weapons out of sandwiches, unless it is forbidden at the State Indoctrination Center. And my lovely daughter went through a tomboy phase-as we might all do, and I let it happen. Climbing trees, riding motorcycles etc. She even told me "I wish I was a boy" when she was 9. I told her "God made you exactly who you are. You will figure it out." She thanked me when all this trans stuff started for not taking her seriously and turning her into a boy with surgery. As IF we would ever be those parents. Nope. And...I love the differences between my Hubs and I....together we make a whole. Our kids are doing the same. Blessed for sure! Happy New Year Donna.ā„
Yes, my son was 6 YO on 9/11. We mostly shielded our kids from the coverage, although even at 6 and 8, they knew what had happened and had to assure them that terrorists were not going to target our little corner of the world. But got a call a few days later from the school saying my son and some friends were playing 'twin towers' and knocking each other over and then pretending to 'shoot' at terrorists. I said, meh, so what? Boys will be boys. But guess the recess aid told them no more twin towers games on the playground. I didn't say anything to him at home other than pretend shooting at school was a bad idea....
My daughter Unschools. It is amazing to see the kids thrive. Anything but "school". What a crock. If I could go back I would do everything opposite of what the gubmint told me to do. Didn't have the screen problem like they have today either.
Yes! I had friends āwe donāt have play gunsā look and see their kid using a stick ā¦
I have 2 sons, one was going to a girl classmates birthday party. We were in the store looking for a gift and I went down the āpink isleā and was pointing out possible gift ideas and getting no response, I turned around and both boys were standing at the end of the isle and they said We Donāt want to go down the pink isle! š
My sons have an aversion to pink too lol š (Actually so do I, except a very specific shade of raspberry that I do like for some items of clothing but in small doses only. But I love a lot of other girly stuff! Just not pink! š).
Until the early 20th century pink was for boys because it was considered a strong color. According to a book called Vested Interests, if I'm remembering correctly.
Great post, Sadie Jay! I can relate as my daughter spent the majority of her days between ages 2-5 dressed up like one princess or another from the dress up clothing she repeatedly asked for as birthday and Christmas gifts. Yes, she spoke in complete and understandable sentences at a very early age, so she did in fact ask for dress up clothes at age two. One day, my son, wanting to copy his big sister whose nails I was painting per her request, said he wanted his nails painted too( he had never asked before, and I was curious about how he would react ). I said that I would do that for him, no problem. After I painted his thumbnail ( the first one !), he said that he was done and asked me to take off the polish now! Boy, was I laughing inside! He never asked again. Itās fun to remember these times now that theyāre both adults.
Oh gosh, forgot about this story! My daughter was a flower girl in a couple of weddings around the age of 4 and got obsessed with dressing up and playing 'wedding'. Got her a wedding dress Halloween costume and she would make her 2 YO brother put on a suit and play wedding with her. He was goofing off and not wanting to 'walk down the aisle' with her. So she grabs him by the shoulders, gets in his face and yells "fall in love with me!! Your have to fall in love with me!!" I was videotaping and laughed my butt off, telling her, that is not how you make people fall in love with you!! Replayed that tape many times when they got older and we all laughed about it. "Fall in love with me!!!" became a family inside joke.
You are 100% correct, Truth Seeker, as he was one of those kids who, if you said not to come into a certain room, would stand with his little toes almost touching the dividing line that marked the entrance to that room, and look at you with an impish grin. He was a handful and quite the charmer until about age 7, when he mellowed out and from then on became the easiest child from a parent perspective, while still being a lot of fun.
"Les Miserables" is a serious book, set in a time nobody would want to live in. But there is one scene involving little girls and cats that cracks me up. Two little girls dress up their cats in baby clothes and talk like mothers. One says something like "Yes, the babies look like this [cats] this year." The author goes on to say that little girls do things like this all over as practice for becoming real mothers.
No idea if kids still do this but before screens, role play was a the scene of many laughs when ours were little. My daughter's pre-school teacher would share funny moments from time to time and once she emailed me - Our daughter was playing 'house' in the play kitchen with some other kids. She walks up to the refrigerator, opens it, and yells, OK who needs a beer!? Of course I was a little mortified, we were not big drinkers once the kids came around, but did have beer around for when we had friends over. Fortunately her teacher had a sense of humor and said she got a big laugh out of it.
What a tremendous affirming account. The "gender neutral" was a mind control technique. It got cha at first, though instinct allowed you to
let hormones dictate natural behavior. Consider that "gender bending" hormone mimicers are ubiquitous. That explains a significant component but not all...
Well it's scary when you are a new parent, and both hubby and I read everything we could get our hands on. But once the newness of the whole experience wears off, we built confidence that 'we've got this' and decided the 'experts' were full of it. Kind of similar to the covid episode; initially wandered into the "oh no, pandemic!!" mindset but course corrected within a couple of weeks realizing yet again, common sense is a better rule of thumb.
Thereās really no such thing as toxic masculinityā¦ whatās toxic is when men donāt act like the strong men you describe (like protecting their families and weaker innocents).
Another commenter here, Clint Kegel, noted that the Fed Govt is doing all sorts of things that the Constitution is silent on like Welfare, Education, etc.
IMO, the Feds should focus on War and Diplomacy.
Which made me think the US's governance should be like a marriage: the Feds take care of the problems "outside the home" (relations with other nations) while the States take care of problems "inside the home".
And smart States would use the same model: the State takes care of things outside the State (relations with other States and the Feds) while the cities and counties take care of things inside their homes.
šÆ Boom!!! Ideally there would be no welfare coming from any government entity. It would first come from family, then community charities or churches, then the most local government as possible- more accountability. But I really like your analogy
It was sinfulness of man; not supporting family, charities, churches and local governments that gave societal permission for the federal government to take over.
Simple, except that too many people look to the gov for 'solutions' for all that ails us. Like, why in the heck is the Federal Gov subsidizing child care in the first place!? And yet if that funding is cut (or the threatened SNAP cuts) cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Yup, too many people wanting others to take responsibility for their own choices or situations (knowing that some things are out of a personās controlābut how they react to those things isnāt).
I enjoy your posts, Truth Seeker. Agree about MN( and other states that I hope will have their federally funded programs under a microscope - CA, NY, IL, WA, OR, MA, and others), and while it CAN be melted very quickly, will it? I hope so! Happy New Year to you and all C&C family!
One of the signs of intellectual decay is that people don't understand (or pretend not to understand) the concept of generalizations. If I say "men are taller than women" finding a woman that is taller than a man doesn't invalidate that statement.
There is nothing wrong with generalizations, they are a valid and required tool in sorting out reality around us. Yet in your comment you felt obliged to point out you were "generally speaking" and that it didn't apply to everyone. This used to be common sense and went without saying.
These days making generalized statements sets of howls of outrage from 1) foolish, emotion-driven people (who don't understand statistical distributions and take everything personally) and the 2) corrupt grievance mongers (who claim generalizations are wrong to deflect attention from their group). The first group deserve ridicule, the second condemnation.
Stop apologizing for obvious truths. Yes men and women have different strengths and weaknesses. Yes men are stronger and more suited to protection and women more suited to mothering. Yes some ethnic groups have terrible cultural mores and far higher crime rates than others. Yes some homosexuals are far more promiscuous than heterosexuals. Yes some groups behave worse, and some better, than others.
Pointing it out doesn't mean *everyone* in that group behaves that way. And if people are too thin-skinned and get bent out of shape when someone points out an obvious truth about their group, then that's their problem.
I have often used them because I have known too many people who actually DO think that a generalization represents the whole entire group and canāt seem to understand exceptions to the rule. Iāve been subject to too many stereotypes (some of which may actually have been accurate in the past to some extent but no longer are) personally and just got to the point where I was over it. So I will talk about *my* experiences and generalize a little from those but try to avoid more wide ranging generalizations. Because a lot of times, our personal experiences, while valid in informing our world views to a certain point, are necessarily limited by the people we interact with and the situations we encounter. Lots of times I hear people say things about certain groups that havenāt been my experience at all. Does that mean that other personās experiences didnāt happen or they misunderstood them? No. Does that mean my own experiences are invalidated? Also no. There are billions of people in the world and so many different situations and personalities that there are bound to be some conflicts in experience and perception.
I'd like to modestly place myself on that list as well.
Unrelatedly, during the scamdemic, I was supremely disappointed to find that the "strong" men that I knew were the first to cave to the "mandates". I couldn't even face them.
Right? A lot of women during that time became the mama bears protecting their children and did more to change the situation with masks and vax mandates than the men did! At least in my experienceāwhich mirrors yours.
I donāt think it boils down to weak men, unless you limit it to leadership positions. There are plenty of masculine men in America. šŗšø Strong men outnumber the weaker men. Most of the character traits you mentioned are also applicable to women.
Mothers have the most influence on their young children. We lost a great deal of goodness when mothers began entering the workplace. Children will never be loved and valued by their daycare workers as they are by their mothers. Daycare workers donāt care about your childās future as much as their paycheck. Itās just a job.
What has hurt this country the most is the destruction of the family and the loss our traditional values. We have been conditioned to accept things that used to be abhorrent to the average American.
Because so many women are having illegitimate children & other women are being artificially inseminated or becoming paid surrogate mothers it has changed the mindset of many (even traditionalists) about marriage and natural families. We have become accustomed to accepting unnatural births & relationships.
Homosexuality being promoted is also destructive for a society. Think about Pete Butt-A-Gig wearing the fake, plastic boobs so he could nurse his adopted baby. Itās sickening, and would not have been promoted proudly and publicly unless our society allowed it to happen without repercussions.
Itās now an anything goes world. We are doing to many unnatural things to our food, children, education and values.
I'll add an observation My Favorite tings. Encouraging women to enter the workplace, the 'woman movement', also nearly doubled the tax stream to government. A win win for the devil, deprive the home and children, and fund the ever growing socialist movement.
I simply do not believe strong men outnumber weak men in today's world.
I cannot count many men I know who I would say will stand up and be counted when the time "comes". Most do not want to hear about the wrongs in society / world much less even discuss them.
Ask them to defend against them. . . ? whew, that is quite a push.
Probably depends on where you live. The men in my neighborhood (that I know) would absolutely come to my aid if I needed help. Most are former servicemen and one is a former Navy Seal. My son, son-in-law and other male relatives are the same.
Blue states probably have more sissies than red states :-)
You are apparently mostly considering direct help from a male for a female and there being more "strong" vs weak men to enable that.
I was considering more philosophical, principled matters like standing up against societal harms impressed by the liberal elites, vaccine mandates, etc. but also, ready to fight physically if it came to that.
So, I would agree with you, it is a lot more likely that Most men will come to the aid of a woman . . . in general. But, I still am adamant that few men will stand up in a municipal meeting against a phalanx of liberals in the audience and populating the dais.
I love this definition of strength that you give: āthe courage to do right when faced with ridicule for doing itā. That IS strength!!
Men are much stronger than me in most every other way, but I can equally share that particular strength with them. And over the past two decades I noticed I was the strongest person in every room I was in no matter how many men were present. Itās sad. I want more men developing this strength so I donāt have to be the only one.
āI want more men developing strength so I donāt have to be the only one.ā
I think some men abdicated this responsibility because they either got lazy or felt pushed out of their roles by feminists. Which should never have happened.
Yes! My point exactly. Itās exhausting and frustrating. But together? Iāll support and back up any man like a champ. Many women would if they just took the reins again. I do understand how they were bullied and denigrated out of that position.
Never was tomboyish when young. I LOVED babies way too muchā¦ But that being said, Iām sure my two garage shop rooms now (one tools & lumber, the other heated to store paints. Along with lamp rebuilding & sewing & upholstery projects), has more power tools than Gen Z guys would even recognize. My sweet hubby even gave this MN Gramma a Milwaukee cordless sawzall for my birthday! Itās awesome! Ha! Ha! Ha!
GregWA reluctantly I bought my wife a cordless sawzall for Christmas, she always wants to cut trees bushes and branches down on our property. Of coarse Iām left to cleaning up the brush hence the hesitancy.
Love it!! Reminds me of the circular saw I once bought my husband! Lol! I went out searching for the most light weight & easiest to handle one, for me, so of course thatās what I bought him! š„°
I would place Golda Meir in the same class as Margret Thatcher, GregWA. It will never be easy to lead a band of 'stiff necked people' yet she took on the job. When Israel was attacked again in 1973, she placed the blame on her own shoulders. With the grace of God, Israel defeated the attacking hordes, again.
If we raised our boys to be as Jesus I believe we would be a lot better off. I can think of no better example of compassion, leadership and endurance than Him. Ultimately He gave Hs life so all may live. Jesus is the ultimate hero, being on point, taking the beating, jumping on the grenade that would have killed all of us.
Happy New Year Jeff, Happy New year C&C family. 'Fear not for He is with us'. It is going to be another exciting year!
Hey AD, I did not get his SS today either but I am thinking he may have done one for his paid subscribers only which he does on occasion. Tomorrow will be back to schedule I think.
Happy second day of the New Year! Also, was not able to fix my name issue so if you see Laureen, it is me!
Regarding Ice operations: I believe we should focus on (1) clearing the red states, and (2) cutting all monies to blue and purple states that fund illegals. This would enable (1) clearing the red states faster, (2) more rapid self-deportation, and (3) a far greater likelihood that blue and purple states will of necessity begin shipping out illegals. Starve the beast.
Not sure, Eric. I know they are trying to pass new gun laws since the church shooting. I donāt own a gun, I have my mouth. I do know that if someone breaks into your house & you shoot them, you will be charged with a crime, not the perp. Talk about nightmares!!
Well, that seems totally reasonable. Nothing like deterring crime by engraving an open invitation to commit one. Here in Florida it's open season on home invaders.
Eric, our local sheriff actually urged homeowners to get guns saying that the police canāt always make it in time to stop home invasions or other crimes. We love the guy! It makes a difference when you know local government has your back.
hmmm. not sure that is actual correct Merry?! I have always figured you are OK if someone breaks past your doors into your home-- right to defend. I will have to check further.
That has always been my plan and if wrong here, it will continue to be. Come hell or high water.
The original immigration law was established in the 1920's to allow European emigres who had the same culture and beliefs that would allow them to assimilate into the American culture. Then the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which was originally proposed by President John F. Kennedy, was later signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy, who opposed the discriminatory National Origins Formula established in the 1920s, sent a draft bill to Congress in July 1963 advocating for immigration reform that would eliminate ethnic quotas favoring Northern and Western Europeans. The act abolished the national origins quota system, which had been used to restrict immigration from Asia, Africa, and Southern and Eastern Europe, and instead established a preference system based on family reunification and immigrants' skills. The rest is what we are experiencing now. Enclaves of ethic communities that refuse to assimilate into American culture.
I have learned from a witness that a resort in Stowe, VT lost all it's properly documented migrant employees to ICE. Then the resort simply hired undocumented employees to fill the vacant slots. Either ICE makes some huge mistakes or it is as corrupt as certain reports tell us. Arresting documented, hard-working, needed employees looks like corruption to show that ICE is on the case. This harms the employees, the company and the patrons . . . for what . . . for show. This is not collateral damage within a well-meant policy.
ICE agents are just doing the job they were directed to do. Until the DHS or whatever agency is in charge of this goes after the employers who enable this, of course it will continue. Despite success in getting some to self deport and deporting some, there are still untold millions out there, some of which are willing to work. And some employers who take advantage of them. There was a bust of several Mexican restaurants in our town where the illegal workers were forced to work 7 days a week for little more than slave labor wages, under the guise that they had to pay back their 'passage fees' to their smugglers.
I will say that the "strong, free, independent, self sufficient" seems to be being bred out of us though. Putting victimhood on a pedestal. Kids crying over 'micro-aggressions'. Polling indicating that a decent percent of the younger generations believe that violence against 'hate speech' is justified. Helicopter parenting taking away the opportunities for kids to develop self sufficiency.
But there is hope. Jeff's noted church attendance increase. We have 8 new Turning Point chapters in our area, and existing ones reporting record growth in numbers. Our local public school 'service rate' (% of kids who are school age enrolled in public schools) is dropping like a rock -82% vs 95% a decade ago. Home school co-ops and private schools are seeing record numbers.
My son is a 25 year high school teacher. He will tell you burnout among teachers is largely do to kids who have no drive to accomplish anything. There are no goals. School, with the advent of AI and computers requires little of students. Physical hard work is gone. We are not getting better, we are getting lazier and it is easier than ever to be just that. Parents that are helicopters start at pre school and kindergarten. By the time these kids are juniors in high school they have accumulated enough college credits to graduate college in 2 years. Unfortunately, these credits count for little any longer in the real world. The other end, is parents who believe school is a dumping ground and vast babysitter. The older I become, the more I believe every high school graduate should have to do two years in the military, peace corps, or some type of VISTA program. Hard work should be mandatory.
I'd love to see youth employment laws relaxed so kids could start working outside the home at young ages, maybe 12...with the decision made by the parents!
The experience of showing up to account to a boss who is not your parent is a strong lesson...and having some money in your pocket at age 12 is an awesome thing!
I like this thought, but while it is good for kids who live in suburbs or cities where walking and working in an area is a good option, it is harder for rural kids to get to jobs if they canāt drive. Iāve often thought schools, starting in middle school could organize work pools with postings for people looking for kids for jobs. As a senior, living in the country, I often need a few hours work during certain times. Itās usually help with spring garden chores, and nothing any kid with initiative couldnāt handle. I pay for it, but I do not think it wise to be overly generous for a few hours work. Minimum wage in so many states has killed working at Mickey Dās for 16 year olds. Finding kids is the biggest problem which a school database could help with.
Mixed bag out there for sure. My sister's step son is that way, he is barely passing his HS classes and has zero ambition. Her step daughter (his mother) is a hot mess, although she did get approval from his school to 'shadow' him for a day. Followed him to all of his classes and sat in the back to make sure he was behaving and doing his school work. He was utterly mortified of course but at least he is doing a little better, as he does not want her coming back. His bio dad died of a drug overdose and his mom has been married and divorced twice since, but he does have my son in law as a strong male presence in his life, but blows him off more than he listens to him these days.
Here's hoping and praying that things go better for your son's family in the New Year...it sounds like he has what it takes to step up even more than he has.
Well they do live in a rural area, and folks look after each other. Someone saw him texting and driving, and called her. She grounded him from his car for a week.
One quibble with your retelling of the "Killing the Golden Goose". The last line, yes, Democrats are looney, some (not most) are even traitors. But there are plenty of Republicans who are just as looney or at least "go along to get along".
I agree that the trends are encouraging! I think people are hungering for something different. Theyāve tried that old way and found it wanting. Letās hope for a further trend in this direction for the future!
Happy New Year Blessings to you! Yes, or Country is very special and I believe we have received many blessings by the hand of God. As long as we honor Him individually and as a nation, I believe we will continue to reap more blessings and remain the city on a hill!!!!
As a legal emigrant all I can say is that you are spot on.
I feel in love with this country when I was 13 years old and never thought I would ended hereā¦but after years of perseverance and long wait, I was finally able to stay and be free. GOD BLESS AMERICA šŗšø and all of the people that made it a real home to assimilate and learn to live and love to be Americans.
My almost good deed in December was to help a stranded motorist in front of my country house. About twice a year I help motorists with problems. This fellow had a flat tire at 11 pm and I pulled out my tire compressor from deep storage in the trailer but snagged the hose and punctured it so it would not fill his tire. Dragged out my heavy compressor from the basement but it didn't have a tire filler and I could not find enough parts on short notice to McGiver something. So I threaded the long stem tire filler straight into the compressor fitting and tipped the thing on its end to get it onto the tire filler stem but the guy's father who had driven 30 miles to assist his son grabbed the compressor and while attempting to place the filler fitting onto the tire valve banged it against the rim and broke the compressor manifold so all the air leaked out. I never liked that compressor anyhow. So having exhausted all but the bicycle pump they gave up and I left the extension cord out for them to come out in the morning with their own compressor to fill. I found $20.00 in by door the next afternoon when I returned home from a business outing I wish things had gone better as I was not successful in helping the man. I wish I could return the $20.00 but I don't have a contact so I donated it to Rebel News.
James, I could relate to this so much. I volunteer with a very large Afghan family who found themselves here...legally after Biden's brilliant pullout. I have helped them navigate life in the USA since they arrived. It has been rewarding, heartbreaking, exhausting and exhilarating, depending on the day. One of the children held their hands out the last time I was there, so I asked "What?" She said, "Where is my Christmas gift?" I pointed back to myself and said I have given them all my most precious gifts for the past 4 years. My time, my heart and my love and paid for things along the way buying things that seem boring to a young adult. An abundance of silver and gold I do not have, so it really kind of hurt me. However, I trust there will come a day that they will understand more and more that some of the most precious gifts are NOT sold on Amazon and stored in closets. In addition, I have learned and grown personally in the process. Some of the most rewarding times can often only be experienced...not adequately explained. These are the treasures we hold the closest. Have a wonderful New Year.
SO we'll said, sir! Happy New Year of 2026 to you and all C&C readers! We have been blessed to live as Americans by the grace of God and it is our privilege to function in the strengths and freedoms endued to this nation!
No insults and bashing hereā¦ Acts 20:35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, āIt is more blessed to give than to receive.āā
Welpā¦ I guess God set it up that way, that we will feel good if we help others. šš½ššš½
34 You all have seen that I worked hard with my own hands to provide for myself and for the ones who traveled with me. 35 In this way, I have walked a path for you to follow, working hard to give help to the weak. We must never forget the words of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) when he said, āGiving to others is a greater blessing than getting from others.āā
WHICH ONE of us would leave our front door wide open AND be totally OK whenever ANYONE would enter, uninvited, trample our entry way, walk into our kitchen, open the fridge and help themselves to our food, lounge around in our living room, and helped themselves to our belongings???
NO INSULTS HERE - only TEARS OF JOY - Danke schon for sharing this MOST compassionate story, James. I am certain this young man will ALWAYS remember your selfless act and I surely hope he got that wedding ring sized the next day (smile).
My Jesus can renew a languishing spirit, transform a troubled life, and create a new beginning at any moment, no matter the day or year, because His grace, mercy, and power transcend clocks and calendars.
I love Isaiah 40! It is one of the memorized portions that I "keep" (i.e. I review it often enough to recite it at anytime). It was lovely to see it posted here on this New Year's morning. Thank you!
I was just thinking about that yesterday - watching a movie where there is a scene from above a big city... then it panned in to one floor of a huge building tower - a restaurant full of people - just a tiny sample of the population of that enormous city. All like little ants running around, serving and being served. Each person irrelevant to the vast majority, but so caught up in the minutia of their own lives.
But God loves them all and cares for each individual personally... so much so that He sent His Son Jesus to take the punishment that we deserve, so that we could be forgiven and redeemed to come into our Fathers family as His children.
Janice- do you know what's going on with Mr. Childers? I'm guessing he caught the bug that is going around. Those I know who have it are down for a couple of weeks. We had it and it was about 3 days of feeling lousy, then recovery Ivermectin and the other IMAhealth protocols. But, it's a doozy
He said in Thursdayās post that he might take Friday off, so I guess he did. He usually posts later on Saturdays. I donāt have any inside information though. š
Thanks so much. You are really special, by the way. I just saw that he posted today. He deserves time off, but we surely look forward to his words and wisdom daily.
Ahh, one of the favorite verses of flat earthers! Foundations keep buildings firm and immovable. Circles are flat, two-dimensional shapes viewed from above. And tents are always spread out on flat surfacesā¦šš«šŖ
Wishing everyone in the C&C family a joyous, elevating, and Apocaloptimistic 2026! ššš Thank you, Jeff, for cultivating this community and relentlessly reporting on the ever-escalating madness with humor, kindness, and love.
" Only four of the fifteen types of currently mandated shots āMMR, shingles, polio, and DTPā are currently not under review." I can make a good guess why they are not. Because those are the pillars, the ones that people will lose their minds over. Soften up those minds to the idea before taking the sledgehammer to them.
And I hope they do take a sledgehammer to them, those are the worst of the batch.
I have spoken in the comments about being vaccine damaged when I was 1.5-2 years old in 1965. They were trying to put Diphtheria into the MMR and thousands of kids were damaged in at least the MI-IL-OH-WI area where the experiment ran. Diphtheria shots have been a problem any way they formulate them, responsible for a massive amount of vaccine injuries for at least 60 years (I'm proof of that!)
And I apologize to people who have replied, I don't seem to be bale to upvote here, I get maybe 1 in 50 of my likes show up. So assume I liked your post. I've clicked them, but that doesn't mean they worked.
My working theory on the "like" button sometimes not working is that these posts are incredibly popular and so active that our devices simply can't keep up.
And... when I was at school only the girls got a rubella shot in mid-teens (UK) - so why make it MMR and give the boys a rubella shot anyway - especially as boys are more prone to autism...
We all wish Trump and RFK would move faster however we must keep in mind there are a lot of voting die hard liberals out there and some flexible liberals. Trump is already falling in the poles from doing what needs to be done as many do not appreciate his saving the US. He and RFK have to move slowly and cautiously to avoid damaging Republican chances in the mid terms. Trump is smart and I expect he is making deals behind closed doors to get the best deal for the American people. He will get to our wish list, just give him time to ensure he keeps all 3 levels of government in his control.
Add in a number of middle of the road Republicans who are conservative in some ways but totally buy all of the garbage about vaxxes and other medical interventions and still blindly believe in doctors (all and any) š
Incidentally a close friend of mine is an overachiever, she got turbo cancer from the vax, and was one of the first people in the country to get full body shingles from the vax.... :P
The doctors had to test to figure it out "Looks like shingles, but is ALL OVER!?" She was something #4 in the country. At this point they know about it, they didn't then. She was definitely the first in Houston.
It just defies ordinary logic to give another bio chemical challenge to someone whose immune system is already compromised from anti cancer treatments.
Within their parameters it made sense. And she was scared enough to listen. She had cancer in that area before, and was terrified when it came back up. And she got the shots when they came out because she knew her body was iffy after the first cancer...
It made a certain type of sense, and I couldn't talk her out of it, it was way too early in, and the data she would have listened to wasn't prolific yet.
She's listening now, and very sad about it all. But she survived it all, which was NOT a given.... There were times we were basically expecting a call from her husband..... :(
I had a friend, 45 years old, whose breast cancer went into remission before Covid, only to come back and kill her ā spreading everywhere ā within six months of getting her shots.
We actually did! First time in a decade. But it was because we played cards with our son for a few hours and heard the countdown on Fox News. I was truly disappointed in them. I rushed into the family room to catch the 12.5k lb ball dropping, but instead of showing that they highlighted two gay men kissing. Deeply. Split screen with the Washington Monument fireworks. Not a single glimpse of the falling ball. š¤¦š¼āāļøš¤¦š¼āāļøš¤¦š¼āāļø Honestly I would have been almost equally disappointed seeing a heterosexual couple smashing noses and facial hair instead of the dropped ball. I donāt need to see that crap. Let me see the thousands of pounds of confetti and the sparkling New Years ball and fireworks. Let me have my own intimate moments, not have othersā thrown in my face. Truly I was shocked that Fox did that.
Anyway, we adjourned to watch a movie after cards (Greenland of all things š) and I was in bed by 2:30 am. A decade of 10 pm snoring and there I was! Could it be new found hope???
My completely logical self cringes when CONFETTI or similar is dropped, exploded, or thrown, more than when couples mash face on tv. My VERY FIRST THOUGHT is "who's going to clean that up?". Ditto for glitter.
I made it a little past midnight as well! Iām usually I bed with a book by 9, lights out 10ish. We did catch the last part of that incredible Washington Monument show! Wow. I saw this morning that it went on for over 5 hours?!!
Oh wow! š³ Agree with you that random stranger PDA is NOT what I want to see for NYE! š
We watched a movie (an old favorite of mine that my younger son hadnāt seen yet) until about 11 then waited until midnight to go to bed. I had a glass of sparkling wine and that was about it for the festivities šš
I canceled my FN monthly and wrote why, stated they cover enough to cover but are on the left side of the political bar as they have the information but cowards to cover the truth. A MSNBC in š clothing.
In bed early at 8pm, slept well between waking up to gun shots...this is Oregon after all. The call of the wild here: boom, boom, and then boom boom boom!
My son in TX texted us that there were nonstop fireworks of the booming kind nonstop last night, all around him, in every direction. He counted over 20 different clusters going off. Here outside of Chicago we didnāt hear a single boom or firework. Truly unusual as there always was in years past.
I just commented above about the fireworks. I am also in TX,and for those of you in northern climates who may not be familiar, NYE rivals Independence Day for fireworks in the south. Itās insanity, people spend thousands on it. I feel bad for the pets and vets with ptsd, but it is, after all, only a few hours twice a year.
Near Medford and Ashland, OR. We are surrounded by farms and hills although within the city limits. I dream of being a part of Idaho...although we were thinking about moving near Port Ludlow, but selling our home at the moment is doubtful since a lot of folks are leaving Oregon.
I stayed up - in snowy Minnesota - but have been binge-watching āDesignated Survivorā and missed the midnight ball drop. Kind of crazy how that show from 2016-2019 is somewhat predictive!
Wishing all an outstanding & blessed 2026! So very thankful & appreciative of the daily C&C boost!!
We loved this show until its last season when I believe Netflix bought the production rights to write and produce that last season. The wokeness was so blatant and they destroyed one of the most upright character examples weāve had in a long time. I hated the last season, but the prior ones were soooooooo good. Kiefer is always so great to watch.
We did not stay up but our neighbors made sure we and our dogs were awake. They shot some off early then tapered off till about 11:45 and continued for a,good hour. Very loud and obnoxious and scary for the dogs. Even Rose who is from hunting dog lines and has been out in the fields with guns and other dogs was scared by the loud continual booms.
I stayed up with granddaughter (grandson conked out at 10pm) only because our subdivision goes crazy with fireworks and you cannot sleep so you might as well stay up and enjoy. Turned out it wasnāt quite as bad as last year, but it was still noisy and it was fun seeing the neighbors on the street also outside enjoying the fireworks and festivities.
I was up much later. People were setting off fireworks until after one. The fireworks set off the puppy who protected me by barking at them. At least I know he isnāt scared of fireworks.
Happy New Year to Jeff and the C&C family! I send wishes to you all for a happy, healthy, prosperous and blessed New Year! May Our Lord bless you and keep you safe and all your wishes come true if it be His will. Thank you for your prayers for safe travels for us as we made our way home from somali fraud Minnesota. The weather was perfect through ND and over the pass in MT. Itās good to be home. God bless you all this new year. He makes all things new.
Winter travel is always a crapshoot! Our blessing is that my 87 YO mother is no longer able to travel (she lives 5 minutes from us) so extended family all gets to travel to us. Happy your journey was uneventful!
Happy New Year everyone! Itās been a great 2025 and I wouldnāt trade it, but Iām also looking forward to seeing some of political and economic these gains fleshed out over this coming year. Our household has certainly not felt economic improvement yet (everything is still so expensive and we didnāt see wages rise to match in my husbands industry this year, unless you want to make major moves to chase them, which has its own costs and difficulties). But Iām not complaining, really, because ANYTHING is better than what we faced under continued progressive and globalist oppression. It was nice to hear āMerry Christmasā this year, and know/hope that this admin is trying to save our country. š
Very good attitude. Like with anything the government does, quick to mess things upā¦ but it takes a lot of time to repair what was broken. Even if we do not personally feel the improvements, future generations will appreciate our support of sound (or improved) fiscal policy.
Mr. Childers, two things - 1. Great recap, AND if anyone, and I mean anyone, is not for "Making America Great Again", they need to leave this country tomorrow. I think President Trump is, by far, the best leader we have had since Eisenhower. However, President Trump is the embodiment of several million (or more) Americans who understand that Big Media, Big Pharma, and Big Politics are all BAD, corrupt, driven by greed, and the love of America is NOT in them. We have a chance for a 'do over', and I think we are going to take it, and make it. This year and the next several years after that will help define America for several generations to come. God Help US to do what is right, now and always.
āFDA claims that Covid shots killed 10 children, and vows new vaccine rules.ā - Well, there's some top notch reporting right there. If you count coincidences that's only off by a million or so. Six years in and they're still clinging to the same manufactured operational narrative like flies on Paxlovid. Is it any wonder why nobody trusts government agencies? Though admittedly, the explosion of myocarditis throughout a population of otherwise healthy individuals was a "small price to pay." Thanks science.
Part II was just as good (and funny) as yesterday's Part I.
Thank you for pulling these 2 summaries of the 1st year of Trump 2.0. The Golden Age has started with a Glorious first year!
I will also say that I found your 2 articles interesting in the fact that I stopped consuming all DS Rat Bastard MSM November 3, 2020 and my outlook has improved every day since (daily prayer helps the most).
I look forward to more or your work throughout 2026. BTW, I am looking forward and am most interested in stories about how the Golden Age might acvtually look.
Years ago Rush Limbaugh reported on a survey (or maybe it was a study) of journalism students. One question: Why are you studying journalism? The most given response was that they wanted to become change agents. Not report what was actually happening. But to "change the world". Since Marxism and DEI indoctrination have been at the forefront of higher education for some time now, is it any surprise that actual journalism involving truthful breaking stories must come from citizen journalists rather than those with bonafide journalism school credentials?
The journalism schools now teach how to advocate and write opinion pieces (now called "journalism" or "news reports"). They no longer teach to be objective, or to cover the 5 "W's" or both sides of an issue.
Americans are the most generous people in this world. Itās been bred into us to be strong, free, independent, self sufficient and at the same time willing to give whenever possible. Iām sure the communists/socialists here would consider me a staunch conservative that expects too much from others. I may not be able to give a lot financially, but some of the most memorable moments in my life have been helping others whenever given the chance. Time is the most valuable commodity you can give to someone.
One night at 11PM while I was plowing a parking lot, the business had just closed, there was a man walking around his car looking for something. Eventually he was in my way, so I stopped and asked him whatās up. He told me he was cleaning the snow off his car and his wedding ring flew off his finger into the snow. He was recently married and the ring hadnāt been sized to his finger yet. So I got out, grabbed a shovel and began taking shovel full after shovel full of snow from where he thought the ring fell, went under an overhang on the building, threw the snow against the foundation wall hoping the ring would show itself. Almost an hour went by. Nick said to forget it a few times but I knew once I plowed over this area the ring would be gone forever. I took another shovel full, threw it against the wall, and heard the ring hit the concrete. I looked down and there was Nickās ring. I handed it to him, and he was thrilled to have it back in now what was 5 inches of snow. I canāt tell you what a rush of endorphins I got finding that ring in that parking lot full of snow. It helped me get through a long 30 hour snowstorm and much more.
Since its founding America has been a sanction for people fleeing persecution. The stronger America remains the longer it will be able to be that shining city on the hill, able to accept reel refugees. But in order to continue helping the worlds down trodden, we have to stay strong and united, physically and financially. The self destructive policy of wide open borders was destroying what is the last sanctuary of freedom left on this planet. Thereās nothing wrong with immigration as long as itās controlled and selective. After all, America is our home, we would never just leave our doors wide open for anyone to enter. Hereās to stronger borders and a stronger America, for the worldās sake, in this New 2026 Year to come. Happy New Year!J.Goodrich
(Let the insults and bashings begin!)
The ICE operation is an undertaking of significant breadth and magnitude; hence, it's not always going to go smoothly. Mistakes, invariably, will be made. There will be problemsā¦.glitches during the clean upā¦.rogue agents evenā¦. (Though, incidents of harassment upon legal, law abiding immigrants, I feel, have been GREATLY exaggerated, if not totally manufactured). Incidentally, I seem to remember quite a number of control and power hungry regime ruffians exerting bodily harm while enforcing harebrained face rag laws, nonsensical 6 ft. safe decrees, and assorted other totally bogus and inane edicts. What goes aroundā¦.but, I digress. You can thank the previous administration's ceaseless Black Friday Doorbuster immigration policies for this foul smelling mess of ogres in our midst and the inevitable ensuing challenges that await. Welcoming - let alone supporting - backassward savage imbecilic invaders from foreign lands hasnāt been producing much fruit on my end. How about you? It never should have gotten to this point.
Addendum: For the research impaired detractors, fire up what brain cells are left lingering in that mainstream news polluted loaf you carry atop your shoulders, and perhaps re-evaluate your strategy of leaping in front of moving ICE and law enforcement vehicles. Itās asinine, feeble-minded and embarrassingly ineffective on every conceivable level.
I'm with Donna in MO, nothing to bash here! Thanks!
A thought: I read recently that every problem in America can be traced to men being weak. Only a Sith believes in absolutes, so I'd rephrase it as "almost every problem in America can be traced to weak men".
Maybe that's a key part of digging our way out of the cultural hole we're in: start raising boys to be strong men.
By "strong" I don't mean domineering, tough on people just to be tough, etc. It's not about schoolyard toughness. It's about the strength and courage to be honorable, treat the least among us as well as you treat anyone else, in short, the courage to do right when faced with ridicule for doing it.
It's about recognizing that men are, generally speaking, better able than women to face the cruelties and challenges of the world whereas women are better able to deal with the challenges that are internal to the family or personal lives [For those in Portland, I included "generally speaking" to indicate that nothing I say here applies to all men or all women; each person has individual skills]. In general, when a couple decides they will face the world together, the man handles the challenges outside the home, the woman handles those inside. Plenty of exceptions as we are all unique!
Again, I'm not a Sith: both men and women need the courage and skills to deal with all sorts of challenges, I just think there are natural differences in the skill with which men and women operate in different spheres of life.
There have been plenty of strong women, dealing with the hardest challenges the world has to offer. Margaret Thatcher comes to mind.
What women would you put on a list alongside Thatcher?
I bought a lot of that gender neutral crap when my kids were born in 93 and 95. But they still gravitated to default. I read a book around that time (don't remember the title) that talked about male and female traits being on a continuum, (there are 'feminine men' and 'masculine women', for instance) but said at our core, there is still a difference in strengths and weaknesses between men and women. Our son at age 2 bit his peanut butter sandwich into a gun and shouted pow pow. When our daughter got him to play Barbies with her, he got bored, shouted 'tornado' and trashed the doll house. When we adopted 2 kittens our daughter put them in doll dresses and sang lullabies to them. But son loved to help cook in the kitchen and was the champion Christmas cookie decorator when my daughter got bored with it after a few. She LOVED frilly dresses, and climbing trees and playing in the mud?! (thank goodness for thrift stores that meant trashing a dress was no great loss) I learned to just follow their lead vs pushing some kind of narrative around what it meant to be a boy or girl. This whole societal push to erase differences is both destructive and leading to the weakening of both our companies and country IMHO.
Omgosh...can so relate to you and your mom journey. Boys will make weapons out of sandwiches, unless it is forbidden at the State Indoctrination Center. And my lovely daughter went through a tomboy phase-as we might all do, and I let it happen. Climbing trees, riding motorcycles etc. She even told me "I wish I was a boy" when she was 9. I told her "God made you exactly who you are. You will figure it out." She thanked me when all this trans stuff started for not taking her seriously and turning her into a boy with surgery. As IF we would ever be those parents. Nope. And...I love the differences between my Hubs and I....together we make a whole. Our kids are doing the same. Blessed for sure! Happy New Year Donna.ā„
Happy New Year Sadie Jay!!
Yes, my son was 6 YO on 9/11. We mostly shielded our kids from the coverage, although even at 6 and 8, they knew what had happened and had to assure them that terrorists were not going to target our little corner of the world. But got a call a few days later from the school saying my son and some friends were playing 'twin towers' and knocking each other over and then pretending to 'shoot' at terrorists. I said, meh, so what? Boys will be boys. But guess the recess aid told them no more twin towers games on the playground. I didn't say anything to him at home other than pretend shooting at school was a bad idea....
that was the best case for home schooling possible...
I volunteered at a school as an aid after 9/11 and every picture they drew for the next year was the twin towers being hit.
it allowed to watch TV (PROGRAMMING) that is exactly what boys will do. It is inherant??? No
The solution?? Home schooling. DJT has a "credit" of 10K per home schooled child... just saying
My daughter Unschools. It is amazing to see the kids thrive. Anything but "school". What a crock. If I could go back I would do everything opposite of what the gubmint told me to do. Didn't have the screen problem like they have today either.
Great post!
Yes! I had friends āwe donāt have play gunsā look and see their kid using a stick ā¦
I have 2 sons, one was going to a girl classmates birthday party. We were in the store looking for a gift and I went down the āpink isleā and was pointing out possible gift ideas and getting no response, I turned around and both boys were standing at the end of the isle and they said We Donāt want to go down the pink isle! š
My sons have an aversion to pink too lol š (Actually so do I, except a very specific shade of raspberry that I do like for some items of clothing but in small doses only. But I love a lot of other girly stuff! Just not pink! š).
I never had anything pink until I was trying to get my teenager to stop taking my hairbrush and earbuds š
Until the early 20th century pink was for boys because it was considered a strong color. According to a book called Vested Interests, if I'm remembering correctly.
Great post, Sadie Jay! I can relate as my daughter spent the majority of her days between ages 2-5 dressed up like one princess or another from the dress up clothing she repeatedly asked for as birthday and Christmas gifts. Yes, she spoke in complete and understandable sentences at a very early age, so she did in fact ask for dress up clothes at age two. One day, my son, wanting to copy his big sister whose nails I was painting per her request, said he wanted his nails painted too( he had never asked before, and I was curious about how he would react ). I said that I would do that for him, no problem. After I painted his thumbnail ( the first one !), he said that he was done and asked me to take off the polish now! Boy, was I laughing inside! He never asked again. Itās fun to remember these times now that theyāre both adults.
Oh gosh, forgot about this story! My daughter was a flower girl in a couple of weddings around the age of 4 and got obsessed with dressing up and playing 'wedding'. Got her a wedding dress Halloween costume and she would make her 2 YO brother put on a suit and play wedding with her. He was goofing off and not wanting to 'walk down the aisle' with her. So she grabs him by the shoulders, gets in his face and yells "fall in love with me!! Your have to fall in love with me!!" I was videotaping and laughed my butt off, telling her, that is not how you make people fall in love with you!! Replayed that tape many times when they got older and we all laughed about it. "Fall in love with me!!!" became a family inside joke.
Great story about your kids, Donna! Thanks for sharing it.
That is hilarious. The little guy realized painted nails was not for him.
The fact that you complied with his wishes underscores the learning curve.
Had you refused he would have insisted most likely.
You are 100% correct, Truth Seeker, as he was one of those kids who, if you said not to come into a certain room, would stand with his little toes almost touching the dividing line that marked the entrance to that room, and look at you with an impish grin. He was a handful and quite the charmer until about age 7, when he mellowed out and from then on became the easiest child from a parent perspective, while still being a lot of fun.
Love this! Well stated!
"Les Miserables" is a serious book, set in a time nobody would want to live in. But there is one scene involving little girls and cats that cracks me up. Two little girls dress up their cats in baby clothes and talk like mothers. One says something like "Yes, the babies look like this [cats] this year." The author goes on to say that little girls do things like this all over as practice for becoming real mothers.
No idea if kids still do this but before screens, role play was a the scene of many laughs when ours were little. My daughter's pre-school teacher would share funny moments from time to time and once she emailed me - Our daughter was playing 'house' in the play kitchen with some other kids. She walks up to the refrigerator, opens it, and yells, OK who needs a beer!? Of course I was a little mortified, we were not big drinkers once the kids came around, but did have beer around for when we had friends over. Fortunately her teacher had a sense of humor and said she got a big laugh out of it.
Nowadays the teacher would call CPS on you. And I'm not joking either!
Haha - had to share that with my mum :-)
What a tremendous affirming account. The "gender neutral" was a mind control technique. It got cha at first, though instinct allowed you to
let hormones dictate natural behavior. Consider that "gender bending" hormone mimicers are ubiquitous. That explains a significant component but not all...
Well it's scary when you are a new parent, and both hubby and I read everything we could get our hands on. But once the newness of the whole experience wears off, we built confidence that 'we've got this' and decided the 'experts' were full of it. Kind of similar to the covid episode; initially wandered into the "oh no, pandemic!!" mindset but course corrected within a couple of weeks realizing yet again, common sense is a better rule of thumb.
I most definitely understand and have empathy.
Unlike most, you paid attention and re-directed.
Common Sense is not so common due to "programming"
Just saying NO is once again rising. Expect very good things
as '26 unfolds.
Your stance will empower many others, even on the periphery.
Thereās really no such thing as toxic masculinityā¦ whatās toxic is when men donāt act like the strong men you describe (like protecting their families and weaker innocents).
Another commenter here, Clint Kegel, noted that the Fed Govt is doing all sorts of things that the Constitution is silent on like Welfare, Education, etc.
IMO, the Feds should focus on War and Diplomacy.
Which made me think the US's governance should be like a marriage: the Feds take care of the problems "outside the home" (relations with other nations) while the States take care of problems "inside the home".
And smart States would use the same model: the State takes care of things outside the State (relations with other States and the Feds) while the cities and counties take care of things inside their homes.
Simple.
šÆ Boom!!! Ideally there would be no welfare coming from any government entity. It would first come from family, then community charities or churches, then the most local government as possible- more accountability. But I really like your analogy
It was sinfulness of man; not supporting family, charities, churches and local governments that gave societal permission for the federal government to take over.
You just descibed Amish principles. Noteworthy is the way Amish deal with disputes. First// negotiate with the party that offends.
next, a team of trusted neighbors// Finally the bishop of their community whose word is the equivalent of our judge...
That system works far better.
And no money disappearing in foreign country welfare.
Simple, except that too many people look to the gov for 'solutions' for all that ails us. Like, why in the heck is the Federal Gov subsidizing child care in the first place!? And yet if that funding is cut (or the threatened SNAP cuts) cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Yup, too many people wanting others to take responsibility for their own choices or situations (knowing that some things are out of a personās controlābut how they react to those things isnāt).
The earlier the government can begin indoctrinating the children, the easier to shape their minds. Satan at work...
In less that a year the very focus you mention has moved at lightspeed.
Your opinion is more than an opinion. It is an over standing of the role
of Gubmint in this Constitutional Republic.
Sovereigns reign in breaches. As the New Year unfolds expect great efforts and realizations of those very principles.
The reveal that normies now comprehend in MN is the tip of a very enormous iceburg. One that can be melted rather quickly.
I enjoy your posts, Truth Seeker. Agree about MN( and other states that I hope will have their federally funded programs under a microscope - CA, NY, IL, WA, OR, MA, and others), and while it CAN be melted very quickly, will it? I hope so! Happy New Year to you and all C&C family!
If itās toxic, itās not really masculinity in the same way as if itās corrupt or exploitive, itās not really capitalism.
GregWA, this comment by G. Michael Hopf from āThose Who Remainā seems apropos -
āHard times create strong men.
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men.
And weak men create hard times.ā
The leftist feminization of America has done much damage. Conservatives can no longer afford not to fight back. Our country depends on it.
Rinse and repeat
One of the signs of intellectual decay is that people don't understand (or pretend not to understand) the concept of generalizations. If I say "men are taller than women" finding a woman that is taller than a man doesn't invalidate that statement.
There is nothing wrong with generalizations, they are a valid and required tool in sorting out reality around us. Yet in your comment you felt obliged to point out you were "generally speaking" and that it didn't apply to everyone. This used to be common sense and went without saying.
These days making generalized statements sets of howls of outrage from 1) foolish, emotion-driven people (who don't understand statistical distributions and take everything personally) and the 2) corrupt grievance mongers (who claim generalizations are wrong to deflect attention from their group). The first group deserve ridicule, the second condemnation.
Stop apologizing for obvious truths. Yes men and women have different strengths and weaknesses. Yes men are stronger and more suited to protection and women more suited to mothering. Yes some ethnic groups have terrible cultural mores and far higher crime rates than others. Yes some homosexuals are far more promiscuous than heterosexuals. Yes some groups behave worse, and some better, than others.
Pointing it out doesn't mean *everyone* in that group behaves that way. And if people are too thin-skinned and get bent out of shape when someone points out an obvious truth about their group, then that's their problem.
I believe that the "generally speaking" was intended for our Portland readers. . .
Hahahahahahaha!
True. Think we have all been conditioned by the foolish, emotion-driven left to hedge or acknowledge caveats.
I have often used them because I have known too many people who actually DO think that a generalization represents the whole entire group and canāt seem to understand exceptions to the rule. Iāve been subject to too many stereotypes (some of which may actually have been accurate in the past to some extent but no longer are) personally and just got to the point where I was over it. So I will talk about *my* experiences and generalize a little from those but try to avoid more wide ranging generalizations. Because a lot of times, our personal experiences, while valid in informing our world views to a certain point, are necessarily limited by the people we interact with and the situations we encounter. Lots of times I hear people say things about certain groups that havenāt been my experience at all. Does that mean that other personās experiences didnāt happen or they misunderstood them? No. Does that mean my own experiences are invalidated? Also no. There are billions of people in the world and so many different situations and personalities that there are bound to be some conflicts in experience and perception.
Yes, I write things like that too on occasion, Donna.
Thanks for calling me out on this, Jeff C.
Next time I'll forgo the "generally speaking" caveats and if the Portlanders get bent out of shape by that...it's a two-fer!
A reminder that Margaret Thatcher famously said "You can vote in socialism but you have to SHOOT your way out."
That quote has been used by many wise freedom fighters, Fred. Along with 'you only get to vote for socialism once'.
NYC, are you listening? Probably not.
Don't forget this quote: "The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money".
I'd like to modestly place myself on that list as well.
Unrelatedly, during the scamdemic, I was supremely disappointed to find that the "strong" men that I knew were the first to cave to the "mandates". I couldn't even face them.
Right? A lot of women during that time became the mama bears protecting their children and did more to change the situation with masks and vax mandates than the men did! At least in my experienceāwhich mirrors yours.
Possibly. If knowledge is the way forward those who understand the science of filtration (not too difficult) were mostly men.
Mama bears are more often instinctually reacting.
Stongly suspect both are necessary.
I donāt think it boils down to weak men, unless you limit it to leadership positions. There are plenty of masculine men in America. šŗšø Strong men outnumber the weaker men. Most of the character traits you mentioned are also applicable to women.
Mothers have the most influence on their young children. We lost a great deal of goodness when mothers began entering the workplace. Children will never be loved and valued by their daycare workers as they are by their mothers. Daycare workers donāt care about your childās future as much as their paycheck. Itās just a job.
What has hurt this country the most is the destruction of the family and the loss our traditional values. We have been conditioned to accept things that used to be abhorrent to the average American.
Because so many women are having illegitimate children & other women are being artificially inseminated or becoming paid surrogate mothers it has changed the mindset of many (even traditionalists) about marriage and natural families. We have become accustomed to accepting unnatural births & relationships.
Homosexuality being promoted is also destructive for a society. Think about Pete Butt-A-Gig wearing the fake, plastic boobs so he could nurse his adopted baby. Itās sickening, and would not have been promoted proudly and publicly unless our society allowed it to happen without repercussions.
Itās now an anything goes world. We are doing to many unnatural things to our food, children, education and values.
I'll add an observation My Favorite tings. Encouraging women to enter the workplace, the 'woman movement', also nearly doubled the tax stream to government. A win win for the devil, deprive the home and children, and fund the ever growing socialist movement.
Good point!
except for ONE thing I agree with all you say.
I simply do not believe strong men outnumber weak men in today's world.
I cannot count many men I know who I would say will stand up and be counted when the time "comes". Most do not want to hear about the wrongs in society / world much less even discuss them.
Ask them to defend against them. . . ? whew, that is quite a push.
Old guy,
Probably depends on where you live. The men in my neighborhood (that I know) would absolutely come to my aid if I needed help. Most are former servicemen and one is a former Navy Seal. My son, son-in-law and other male relatives are the same.
Blue states probably have more sissies than red states :-)
You are apparently mostly considering direct help from a male for a female and there being more "strong" vs weak men to enable that.
I was considering more philosophical, principled matters like standing up against societal harms impressed by the liberal elites, vaccine mandates, etc. but also, ready to fight physically if it came to that.
So, I would agree with you, it is a lot more likely that Most men will come to the aid of a woman . . . in general. But, I still am adamant that few men will stand up in a municipal meeting against a phalanx of liberals in the audience and populating the dais.
I love this definition of strength that you give: āthe courage to do right when faced with ridicule for doing itā. That IS strength!!
Men are much stronger than me in most every other way, but I can equally share that particular strength with them. And over the past two decades I noticed I was the strongest person in every room I was in no matter how many men were present. Itās sad. I want more men developing this strength so I donāt have to be the only one.
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āI want more men developing strength so I donāt have to be the only one.ā
I think some men abdicated this responsibility because they either got lazy or felt pushed out of their roles by feminists. Which should never have happened.
and many man simply don't want to get involved, stand out, or fear embarassment when confronted.
Handling confrontation will get one's heart rate up.
Well said, Juju.
It is my hope that the next time you will be second in line before a man to "stand up".
It IS about time.
Yes! My point exactly. Itās exhausting and frustrating. But together? Iāll support and back up any man like a champ. Many women would if they just took the reins again. I do understand how they were bullied and denigrated out of that position.
". . . bullied and denigrated out of that position"
nah.
Just the weenies. A real MAN stands his ground at ALL times.
Never was tomboyish when young. I LOVED babies way too muchā¦ But that being said, Iām sure my two garage shop rooms now (one tools & lumber, the other heated to store paints. Along with lamp rebuilding & sewing & upholstery projects), has more power tools than Gen Z guys would even recognize. My sweet hubby even gave this MN Gramma a Milwaukee cordless sawzall for my birthday! Itās awesome! Ha! Ha! Ha!
I once gave my wife a belt sander for Christmas...as a joke. But now I have to ask to borrow it! :)
GregWA reluctantly I bought my wife a cordless sawzall for Christmas, she always wants to cut trees bushes and branches down on our property. Of coarse Iām left to cleaning up the brush hence the hesitancy.
There for the fun...AWOL for the cleanup! Yours' is a true love! :)
Love it!! Reminds me of the circular saw I once bought my husband! Lol! I went out searching for the most light weight & easiest to handle one, for me, so of course thatās what I bought him! š„°
Amazing! - respect! :-)
I would place Golda Meir in the same class as Margret Thatcher, GregWA. It will never be easy to lead a band of 'stiff necked people' yet she took on the job. When Israel was attacked again in 1973, she placed the blame on her own shoulders. With the grace of God, Israel defeated the attacking hordes, again.
If we raised our boys to be as Jesus I believe we would be a lot better off. I can think of no better example of compassion, leadership and endurance than Him. Ultimately He gave Hs life so all may live. Jesus is the ultimate hero, being on point, taking the beating, jumping on the grenade that would have killed all of us.
Happy New Year Jeff, Happy New year C&C family. 'Fear not for He is with us'. It is going to be another exciting year!
no one responded to your question. Must have all figured it to be rhetorical.
I will: Kristi Noem is a "potential" nominee; until she gets some actual power it is too hard to judge.
There may be others, but all must be "potentials" as I can recall NONE that rate to Thatcher's level. High standard.
Elizabeth BƔthory comes to mind.
Plenty of strong women on a list.... Mothers make the top of that list for me.
Hi, Lori! hey, was there no C&C today, Friday?
I didn;t get it in my email... I wonder if Jeff dropped my email addy from his list... disliking some of my comments?
Hope you had a great new years!
Dude
Hey AD, I did not get his SS today either but I am thinking he may have done one for his paid subscribers only which he does on occasion. Tomorrow will be back to schedule I think.
Happy second day of the New Year! Also, was not able to fix my name issue so if you see Laureen, it is me!
Thanks, Lori... it is odd... he used to do that on Sundays...
I think I might pull back a little here anyway... I want to be a provider of info that most don't see...
But I think I irritate more people than I interest... and I respond harshly to criticism or insults... ah well... we'll see.
Take care, have a great weekend #1 of '26!
Regarding Ice operations: I believe we should focus on (1) clearing the red states, and (2) cutting all monies to blue and purple states that fund illegals. This would enable (1) clearing the red states faster, (2) more rapid self-deportation, and (3) a far greater likelihood that blue and purple states will of necessity begin shipping out illegals. Starve the beast.
Point 1 does not assist Bluebirds in a timely fashion.
The wefare funds have been axed. Self deport was incentivized to $3K
Point 3 is highly unlikely due to Gubmint agents and Gubnors being compromised.
SC ruled that Nat. Guard deployment is Unconstitutional.
That greenlights the Insurrection Act with Military Intervention.
That is where we are...
I donāt have any low hanging fruit on my end but then I am a woman & live in Minnesota.
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What are the carry laws in Minnesota? I can't imagine they'd be very favorable.
Not sure, Eric. I know they are trying to pass new gun laws since the church shooting. I donāt own a gun, I have my mouth. I do know that if someone breaks into your house & you shoot them, you will be charged with a crime, not the perp. Talk about nightmares!!
Well, that seems totally reasonable. Nothing like deterring crime by engraving an open invitation to commit one. Here in Florida it's open season on home invaders.
Polk County Sheriff, Grady Judd.
āWe recommend you shoot the home invaders until they resemble Swiss cheese.ā
I love that man.
Eric, our local sheriff actually urged homeowners to get guns saying that the police canāt always make it in time to stop home invasions or other crimes. We love the guy! It makes a difference when you know local government has your back.
Self defense is enshrined in the Constitution.
DeSantis over stands this.
āThe only true fortress of freedom is an armed people.ā
Thomas Moore
Irish Poet, Statesman
and the reason is that the prosecutors are compromised and criminal
Clearly they are pressured by AGs and the Gubnor.
The goal is infiltrate from within, the fix is fraud exposure and outrage.
We are there.
hmmm. not sure that is actual correct Merry?! I have always figured you are OK if someone breaks past your doors into your home-- right to defend. I will have to check further.
That has always been my plan and if wrong here, it will continue to be. Come hell or high water.
https://www.house.mn.gov/sessiondaily/Story/18572
You can protect yourself in the home, but must run and avoid, if possible, everywhere else.
I will pray for you.
Brilliant Eric!
The original immigration law was established in the 1920's to allow European emigres who had the same culture and beliefs that would allow them to assimilate into the American culture. Then the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which was originally proposed by President John F. Kennedy, was later signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy, who opposed the discriminatory National Origins Formula established in the 1920s, sent a draft bill to Congress in July 1963 advocating for immigration reform that would eliminate ethnic quotas favoring Northern and Western Europeans. The act abolished the national origins quota system, which had been used to restrict immigration from Asia, Africa, and Southern and Eastern Europe, and instead established a preference system based on family reunification and immigrants' skills. The rest is what we are experiencing now. Enclaves of ethic communities that refuse to assimilate into American culture.
Donāt forget the rabid roundup of J6 participants.
I have learned from a witness that a resort in Stowe, VT lost all it's properly documented migrant employees to ICE. Then the resort simply hired undocumented employees to fill the vacant slots. Either ICE makes some huge mistakes or it is as corrupt as certain reports tell us. Arresting documented, hard-working, needed employees looks like corruption to show that ICE is on the case. This harms the employees, the company and the patrons . . . for what . . . for show. This is not collateral damage within a well-meant policy.
ICE agents are just doing the job they were directed to do. Until the DHS or whatever agency is in charge of this goes after the employers who enable this, of course it will continue. Despite success in getting some to self deport and deporting some, there are still untold millions out there, some of which are willing to work. And some employers who take advantage of them. There was a bust of several Mexican restaurants in our town where the illegal workers were forced to work 7 days a week for little more than slave labor wages, under the guise that they had to pay back their 'passage fees' to their smugglers.
They are called slaves. That is the reason the Fed Res, the agency that is neither Federal or a "Reserve" circles the bowl.
If small biz is not between a rock and hard place, no reason to abuse people.
Really?? The witness is lieing. Whether deliberately or due to ideology is unknown.
You believe the "witness" I am called absolute BS
Great story! Not sure what there is to bash?
I will say that the "strong, free, independent, self sufficient" seems to be being bred out of us though. Putting victimhood on a pedestal. Kids crying over 'micro-aggressions'. Polling indicating that a decent percent of the younger generations believe that violence against 'hate speech' is justified. Helicopter parenting taking away the opportunities for kids to develop self sufficiency.
But there is hope. Jeff's noted church attendance increase. We have 8 new Turning Point chapters in our area, and existing ones reporting record growth in numbers. Our local public school 'service rate' (% of kids who are school age enrolled in public schools) is dropping like a rock -82% vs 95% a decade ago. Home school co-ops and private schools are seeing record numbers.
Praying these trends continue in 2026!
My son is a 25 year high school teacher. He will tell you burnout among teachers is largely do to kids who have no drive to accomplish anything. There are no goals. School, with the advent of AI and computers requires little of students. Physical hard work is gone. We are not getting better, we are getting lazier and it is easier than ever to be just that. Parents that are helicopters start at pre school and kindergarten. By the time these kids are juniors in high school they have accumulated enough college credits to graduate college in 2 years. Unfortunately, these credits count for little any longer in the real world. The other end, is parents who believe school is a dumping ground and vast babysitter. The older I become, the more I believe every high school graduate should have to do two years in the military, peace corps, or some type of VISTA program. Hard work should be mandatory.
I'd love to see youth employment laws relaxed so kids could start working outside the home at young ages, maybe 12...with the decision made by the parents!
The experience of showing up to account to a boss who is not your parent is a strong lesson...and having some money in your pocket at age 12 is an awesome thing!
I like this thought, but while it is good for kids who live in suburbs or cities where walking and working in an area is a good option, it is harder for rural kids to get to jobs if they canāt drive. Iāve often thought schools, starting in middle school could organize work pools with postings for people looking for kids for jobs. As a senior, living in the country, I often need a few hours work during certain times. Itās usually help with spring garden chores, and nothing any kid with initiative couldnāt handle. I pay for it, but I do not think it wise to be overly generous for a few hours work. Minimum wage in so many states has killed working at Mickey Dās for 16 year olds. Finding kids is the biggest problem which a school database could help with.
This is the problem for when Democrats want a $20+/hr minimum wage. No one is paying a teenager that for learning how to work.
Agree!
Mixed bag out there for sure. My sister's step son is that way, he is barely passing his HS classes and has zero ambition. Her step daughter (his mother) is a hot mess, although she did get approval from his school to 'shadow' him for a day. Followed him to all of his classes and sat in the back to make sure he was behaving and doing his school work. He was utterly mortified of course but at least he is doing a little better, as he does not want her coming back. His bio dad died of a drug overdose and his mom has been married and divorced twice since, but he does have my son in law as a strong male presence in his life, but blows him off more than he listens to him these days.
Here's hoping and praying that things go better for your son's family in the New Year...it sounds like he has what it takes to step up even more than he has.
Well they do live in a rural area, and folks look after each other. Someone saw him texting and driving, and called her. She grounded him from his car for a week.
Very difficult to fix such issues. A thousand times easier to prevent them...
Parenting skills need a refresher course...
An excellent summary that is verifiably accurate from HS pricipals.
Trade schools are booming othen graduateing young men who can earn
100K right out of school. Tariffs kick in today. Fraud is being exposed and swiftly curtailed. Incentivizing work ethic the way forward.
Cannot "mandate" behavior, has never been successful.
A Simple Fable We Seemed To Have Forgeten
There once was a man who owned a wonderful goose.
Every morning, the goose laid for him a big, beautiful
egg ā an egg made of pure, shiny, solid gold. Every
morning, the man collected golden eggs. And little by
little, egg by egg, he began to grow rich. But the man wanted
more. āMy goose has all those golden eggs insider her,ā he kept
thinking. āWhy not get them all at once?ā One day he couldnāt
wait any longer. He grabbed the goose and killed her. But there
were no eggs inside her! āWhy did I do that?ā the man cried!
āNow there will be no more golden eggs.ā
One quibble with your retelling of the "Killing the Golden Goose". The last line, yes, Democrats are looney, some (not most) are even traitors. But there are plenty of Republicans who are just as looney or at least "go along to get along".
But it's a quibble...thanks for posting.
There is only one bought off party. Both.
I removed it, itās my personal opinion not of all, I apologize!
True enough but not eqivalent, or even close.
I agree that the trends are encouraging! I think people are hungering for something different. Theyāve tried that old way and found it wanting. Letās hope for a further trend in this direction for the future!
Pfft, snort... "micro-aggressions" hahaha... - sorry - 'toxic masculinity' coming through :-)
Happy New Year Blessings to you! Yes, or Country is very special and I believe we have received many blessings by the hand of God. As long as we honor Him individually and as a nation, I believe we will continue to reap more blessings and remain the city on a hill!!!!
Amen
I lost my ring and never recovered it. This sorry made me cry. What a wonderful thing you did! I say thank you. Happy 2026.
As a legal emigrant all I can say is that you are spot on.
I feel in love with this country when I was 13 years old and never thought I would ended hereā¦but after years of perseverance and long wait, I was finally able to stay and be free. GOD BLESS AMERICA šŗšø and all of the people that made it a real home to assimilate and learn to live and love to be Americans.
Thanks for stating your trajectory! Blessings
I loved your story James.
My almost good deed in December was to help a stranded motorist in front of my country house. About twice a year I help motorists with problems. This fellow had a flat tire at 11 pm and I pulled out my tire compressor from deep storage in the trailer but snagged the hose and punctured it so it would not fill his tire. Dragged out my heavy compressor from the basement but it didn't have a tire filler and I could not find enough parts on short notice to McGiver something. So I threaded the long stem tire filler straight into the compressor fitting and tipped the thing on its end to get it onto the tire filler stem but the guy's father who had driven 30 miles to assist his son grabbed the compressor and while attempting to place the filler fitting onto the tire valve banged it against the rim and broke the compressor manifold so all the air leaked out. I never liked that compressor anyhow. So having exhausted all but the bicycle pump they gave up and I left the extension cord out for them to come out in the morning with their own compressor to fill. I found $20.00 in by door the next afternoon when I returned home from a business outing I wish things had gone better as I was not successful in helping the man. I wish I could return the $20.00 but I don't have a contact so I donated it to Rebel News.
You tried - you really tried. Kudos to you!
great story.
Some days you just can't win.
Aww! Love the effort you put into this and how grateful they were for it! And I love that you donated the money to Rebel News!
You canāt say the effort wasnāt there Fred, Happy New Year my friend!!!
Preach on, Brother. There are many, many who agree with you 100%.
I loved your finding the ring story! Happy New Year, Jamesš
James, I could relate to this so much. I volunteer with a very large Afghan family who found themselves here...legally after Biden's brilliant pullout. I have helped them navigate life in the USA since they arrived. It has been rewarding, heartbreaking, exhausting and exhilarating, depending on the day. One of the children held their hands out the last time I was there, so I asked "What?" She said, "Where is my Christmas gift?" I pointed back to myself and said I have given them all my most precious gifts for the past 4 years. My time, my heart and my love and paid for things along the way buying things that seem boring to a young adult. An abundance of silver and gold I do not have, so it really kind of hurt me. However, I trust there will come a day that they will understand more and more that some of the most precious gifts are NOT sold on Amazon and stored in closets. In addition, I have learned and grown personally in the process. Some of the most rewarding times can often only be experienced...not adequately explained. These are the treasures we hold the closest. Have a wonderful New Year.
James,
No bashings here.
Thank you for such an uplifting and positive message!
SO we'll said, sir! Happy New Year of 2026 to you and all C&C readers! We have been blessed to live as Americans by the grace of God and it is our privilege to function in the strengths and freedoms endued to this nation!
Happy New Year! My day begins with reading Coffee & Covid!
No insults and bashing hereā¦ Acts 20:35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, āIt is more blessed to give than to receive.āā
Welpā¦ I guess God set it up that way, that we will feel good if we help others. šš½ššš½
34 You all have seen that I worked hard with my own hands to provide for myself and for the ones who traveled with me. 35 In this way, I have walked a path for you to follow, working hard to give help to the weak. We must never forget the words of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) when he said, āGiving to others is a greater blessing than getting from others.āā
Acts 20:34-35 (First Nations Version)
āI have walked a path for you to follow, working hard to give help to the weakā¦ā šš½šš½šš½š
Ditto...
WHICH ONE of us would leave our front door wide open AND be totally OK whenever ANYONE would enter, uninvited, trample our entry way, walk into our kitchen, open the fridge and help themselves to our food, lounge around in our living room, and helped themselves to our belongings???
Great story, and so kind of you to do that. We had a similar ring experience in Kauai, but without all of your effort. We were walking to our favorite beach on the island , Tunnels, when my daughter found an engagement ring in the sand. We posted a "describe and claim" around the north shore, and someone called and claimed it. Turns out the daughter had given it to her dad for "safekeeping" while she and her fiancƩ swam, and he had lost it. Don't know who was happier, her, of her dad
Wow!
NO INSULTS HERE - only TEARS OF JOY - Danke schon for sharing this MOST compassionate story, James. I am certain this young man will ALWAYS remember your selfless act and I surely hope he got that wedding ring sized the next day (smile).
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Do you not know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
He it is who reduces rulers to nothing,
Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
Scarcely have they been planted,
Scarcely have they been sown,
Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And the storm carries them away like stubble.
ā Isaiah 40:21-24 NAS95
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Day 1
My Jesus can renew a languishing spirit, transform a troubled life, and create a new beginning at any moment, no matter the day or year, because His grace, mercy, and power transcend clocks and calendars.
2 Peter 3:8
Habbakuk 1:12a
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
(From "My Jesus: Reflections of the Redeemer")
Amen š
The only thing holding us back from the grace of God is arrogance: a false notion of self.
I love Isaiah 40! It is one of the memorized portions that I "keep" (i.e. I review it often enough to recite it at anytime). It was lovely to see it posted here on this New Year's morning. Thank you!
Amen sister!!
Wonderful Janice!
One of my
faves, Janice. Thank you
Yes, yes, and yes!
Amen and Amen š
Amen!!!!!
I was just thinking about that yesterday - watching a movie where there is a scene from above a big city... then it panned in to one floor of a huge building tower - a restaurant full of people - just a tiny sample of the population of that enormous city. All like little ants running around, serving and being served. Each person irrelevant to the vast majority, but so caught up in the minutia of their own lives.
But God loves them all and cares for each individual personally... so much so that He sent His Son Jesus to take the punishment that we deserve, so that we could be forgiven and redeemed to come into our Fathers family as His children.
God bless you for sharing Janice.
AMEN and so perfectly true!
Janice- do you know what's going on with Mr. Childers? I'm guessing he caught the bug that is going around. Those I know who have it are down for a couple of weeks. We had it and it was about 3 days of feeling lousy, then recovery Ivermectin and the other IMAhealth protocols. But, it's a doozy
He said in Thursdayās post that he might take Friday off, so I guess he did. He usually posts later on Saturdays. I donāt have any inside information though. š
Thanks so much. You are really special, by the way. I just saw that he posted today. He deserves time off, but we surely look forward to his words and wisdom daily.
Ahh, one of the favorite verses of flat earthers! Foundations keep buildings firm and immovable. Circles are flat, two-dimensional shapes viewed from above. And tents are always spread out on flat surfacesā¦šš«šŖ
Wishing everyone in the C&C family a joyous, elevating, and Apocaloptimistic 2026! ššš Thank you, Jeff, for cultivating this community and relentlessly reporting on the ever-escalating madness with humor, kindness, and love.
Apocalyoptimistic! Ooooh! I like!
You'll love my Apocaloptimist Manifesto, then :-)
ā¢ https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/against-defeatism-the-apocaloptimist
Happy New Year, MAA, been missing you.
Aww, thank you so much, Cheryl, and happy new year to you as well.
And immovable, steadfast honesty and facts regardless the hecklers.
Happy New Year MAA!! Wishing you all the best in 2026!
Thank you so much, RunningLogic, and wishing you a wonderful 2026 back!
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" Only four of the fifteen types of currently mandated shots āMMR, shingles, polio, and DTPā are currently not under review." I can make a good guess why they are not. Because those are the pillars, the ones that people will lose their minds over. Soften up those minds to the idea before taking the sledgehammer to them.
And I hope they do take a sledgehammer to them, those are the worst of the batch.
"...only four of the fifteen types of currently mandated shots āMMR, shingles, polio, and DTP..." -@MrChilders
Actually MMR and DPT ARE SIX VACCINES ALTOGETHER IN THEMSELVES!! They will not separate them!! š”
I have spoken in the comments about being vaccine damaged when I was 1.5-2 years old in 1965. They were trying to put Diphtheria into the MMR and thousands of kids were damaged in at least the MI-IL-OH-WI area where the experiment ran. Diphtheria shots have been a problem any way they formulate them, responsible for a massive amount of vaccine injuries for at least 60 years (I'm proof of that!)
Interesting. I was born in WI in 1965 so received these too. Yeah, I had many issues and my offspring also did too.
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And I apologize to people who have replied, I don't seem to be bale to upvote here, I get maybe 1 in 50 of my likes show up. So assume I liked your post. I've clicked them, but that doesn't mean they worked.
My working theory on the "like" button sometimes not working is that these posts are incredibly popular and so active that our devices simply can't keep up.
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And the MMR is one of the worse along with the DTP.
AGREE!
And... when I was at school only the girls got a rubella shot in mid-teens (UK) - so why make it MMR and give the boys a rubella shot anyway - especially as boys are more prone to autism...
With President Trump specifically endorsing breaking up the shots, maybe there will be single shots soon.
And they were never tested as a grouped vaccine.
We all wish Trump and RFK would move faster however we must keep in mind there are a lot of voting die hard liberals out there and some flexible liberals. Trump is already falling in the poles from doing what needs to be done as many do not appreciate his saving the US. He and RFK have to move slowly and cautiously to avoid damaging Republican chances in the mid terms. Trump is smart and I expect he is making deals behind closed doors to get the best deal for the American people. He will get to our wish list, just give him time to ensure he keeps all 3 levels of government in his control.
Add in a number of middle of the road Republicans who are conservative in some ways but totally buy all of the garbage about vaxxes and other medical interventions and still blindly believe in doctors (all and any) š
I doubt he is actually falling in the polls, I think those are fake or misleading at best, to try to discourage us.
They give shingles vax to babies?? I had not heard about that one. Yikes.
Incidentally a close friend of mine is an overachiever, she got turbo cancer from the vax, and was one of the first people in the country to get full body shingles from the vax.... :P
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The doctors had to test to figure it out "Looks like shingles, but is ALL OVER!?" She was something #4 in the country. At this point they know about it, they didn't then. She was definitely the first in Houston.
It just defies ordinary logic to give another bio chemical challenge to someone whose immune system is already compromised from anti cancer treatments.
Within their parameters it made sense. And she was scared enough to listen. She had cancer in that area before, and was terrified when it came back up. And she got the shots when they came out because she knew her body was iffy after the first cancer...
It made a certain type of sense, and I couldn't talk her out of it, it was way too early in, and the data she would have listened to wasn't prolific yet.
She's listening now, and very sad about it all. But she survived it all, which was NOT a given.... There were times we were basically expecting a call from her husband..... :(
Wow that mustāve been terrible!
She was not a happy animal, no. She was still fighting with chemo toxicity, and adding that just trashed her.
No, that was just weird wording. He meant they are checking the infant schedule AND they are holding on these four. Just came out grammatically weird.
Ok, thank you. I thought it was strange I had never heard about that.
I had a friend, 45 years old, whose breast cancer went into remission before Covid, only to come back and kill her ā spreading everywhere ā within six months of getting her shots.
That's why we were surprised she made it, death was the other option :(
I sorrow for your friends loved ones.
Comment here if you did NOT stay up until midnight last night. š
We actually did! First time in a decade. But it was because we played cards with our son for a few hours and heard the countdown on Fox News. I was truly disappointed in them. I rushed into the family room to catch the 12.5k lb ball dropping, but instead of showing that they highlighted two gay men kissing. Deeply. Split screen with the Washington Monument fireworks. Not a single glimpse of the falling ball. š¤¦š¼āāļøš¤¦š¼āāļøš¤¦š¼āāļø Honestly I would have been almost equally disappointed seeing a heterosexual couple smashing noses and facial hair instead of the dropped ball. I donāt need to see that crap. Let me see the thousands of pounds of confetti and the sparkling New Years ball and fireworks. Let me have my own intimate moments, not have othersā thrown in my face. Truly I was shocked that Fox did that.
Anyway, we adjourned to watch a movie after cards (Greenland of all things š) and I was in bed by 2:30 am. A decade of 10 pm snoring and there I was! Could it be new found hope???
Fox has been sucky since Obummer! And longer than that! They weren't ever what you thought they could be.
My completely logical self cringes when CONFETTI or similar is dropped, exploded, or thrown, more than when couples mash face on tv. My VERY FIRST THOUGHT is "who's going to clean that up?". Ditto for glitter.
Me tooo. I thought of who will clean up and who paid for it
I made it a little past midnight as well! Iām usually I bed with a book by 9, lights out 10ish. We did catch the last part of that incredible Washington Monument show! Wow. I saw this morning that it went on for over 5 hours?!!
Oh wow! š³ Agree with you that random stranger PDA is NOT what I want to see for NYE! š
We watched a movie (an old favorite of mine that my younger son hadnāt seen yet) until about 11 then waited until midnight to go to bed. I had a glass of sparkling wine and that was about it for the festivities šš
I canceled my FN monthly and wrote why, stated they cover enough to cover but are on the left side of the political bar as they have the information but cowards to cover the truth. A MSNBC in š clothing.
In bed by 9, as usual. New Years Eve is just another night IMHO, an artificial demarcation that is not even matched to the equinoctial cycle.
My thoughts exactly. Plus the dog woke me up at 4:30am the night before.
In bed early at 8pm, slept well between waking up to gun shots...this is Oregon after all. The call of the wild here: boom, boom, and then boom boom boom!
My son in TX texted us that there were nonstop fireworks of the booming kind nonstop last night, all around him, in every direction. He counted over 20 different clusters going off. Here outside of Chicago we didnāt hear a single boom or firework. Truly unusual as there always was in years past.
Closer in to Chicago I imagine there were booms of another sort...:) But Happy New Year to you and yours'!
Thanks Greg! And to you too! ā¤ļøš„³
I just commented above about the fireworks. I am also in TX,and for those of you in northern climates who may not be familiar, NYE rivals Independence Day for fireworks in the south. Itās insanity, people spend thousands on it. I feel bad for the pets and vets with ptsd, but it is, after all, only a few hours twice a year.
My neighbor started his fireworks at 6 and continued on and off until 11 pm. He puts on a nice show.
We heard a lot of fireworks where I am too!
I am just part way into Season 2. It sounds like I wonāt be a fan of Season 3 if they ruined it! Thanks for the heads up!
Gunshots? Eastern OR or downtown Portland? :)
Near Medford and Ashland, OR. We are surrounded by farms and hills although within the city limits. I dream of being a part of Idaho...although we were thinking about moving near Port Ludlow, but selling our home at the moment is doubtful since a lot of folks are leaving Oregon.
If you're talking about Port Ludlow WA, be aware that Jefferson County (the eastern part anyway) is a deep blue enclave, and home prices reflect this.
We are in Grants Pass. Same issues.
11:30pm -- fell asleep watching Tolkein's The Two Towers! LOL!
Thatās so funny - thatās also what I was watching. I didnāt fall asleep though - I went on the part 3 - Return of the King.
Does it count if I fell asleep on the sofa and woke up at 11:57 just in time to wish my husband Happy New Year?
Of course that counts!
Although waking up with just 3 mins to spare sounds suspicious. Maybe Hubby was tapping your toes? :)
Bed by 10pmā¦.š
Pacific Time Zoner here...but we celebrate with Nova Scotia! In bed by 10pm PST, which is late for me!
I stayed up - in snowy Minnesota - but have been binge-watching āDesignated Survivorā and missed the midnight ball drop. Kind of crazy how that show from 2016-2019 is somewhat predictive!
Wishing all an outstanding & blessed 2026! So very thankful & appreciative of the daily C&C boost!!
We loved this show until its last season when I believe Netflix bought the production rights to write and produce that last season. The wokeness was so blatant and they destroyed one of the most upright character examples weāve had in a long time. I hated the last season, but the prior ones were soooooooo good. Kiefer is always so great to watch.
Never watched it...but I will now...up to the last season. Thanks for the recommendation.
10:30pm
We used to stay up all might watching the twllighzone. Just cant anymore
We did not stay up but our neighbors made sure we and our dogs were awake. They shot some off early then tapered off till about 11:45 and continued for a,good hour. Very loud and obnoxious and scary for the dogs. Even Rose who is from hunting dog lines and has been out in the fields with guns and other dogs was scared by the loud continual booms.
Ugh so rude š
Lights out at 10:45!!!
I stayed up with granddaughter (grandson conked out at 10pm) only because our subdivision goes crazy with fireworks and you cannot sleep so you might as well stay up and enjoy. Turned out it wasnāt quite as bad as last year, but it was still noisy and it was fun seeing the neighbors on the street also outside enjoying the fireworks and festivities.
I was up much later. People were setting off fireworks until after one. The fireworks set off the puppy who protected me by barking at them. At least I know he isnāt scared of fireworks.
I watched the Paris new year fireworks online and called it goodš
I made it to 11, my husband stayed up but only because it sounded like a war zone with all the fireworks around us.
I never stay up that late no matter the season
There were A LOT of great MAHA wins in 2025! Thanks for capturing the last quarter.
Letās take these wins to 2026 and make this the best year yet, by building off the wins for last year: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/2026-is-the-year-we-write-our-own
Happy 2026 everyone!
Happy New Year to Jeff and the C&C family! I send wishes to you all for a happy, healthy, prosperous and blessed New Year! May Our Lord bless you and keep you safe and all your wishes come true if it be His will. Thank you for your prayers for safe travels for us as we made our way home from somali fraud Minnesota. The weather was perfect through ND and over the pass in MT. Itās good to be home. God bless you all this new year. He makes all things new.
Winter travel is always a crapshoot! Our blessing is that my 87 YO mother is no longer able to travel (she lives 5 minutes from us) so extended family all gets to travel to us. Happy your journey was uneventful!
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Glad you got home safely!
Happy New Year everyone! Itās been a great 2025 and I wouldnāt trade it, but Iām also looking forward to seeing some of political and economic these gains fleshed out over this coming year. Our household has certainly not felt economic improvement yet (everything is still so expensive and we didnāt see wages rise to match in my husbands industry this year, unless you want to make major moves to chase them, which has its own costs and difficulties). But Iām not complaining, really, because ANYTHING is better than what we faced under continued progressive and globalist oppression. It was nice to hear āMerry Christmasā this year, and know/hope that this admin is trying to save our country. š
Very good attitude. Like with anything the government does, quick to mess things upā¦ but it takes a lot of time to repair what was broken. Even if we do not personally feel the improvements, future generations will appreciate our support of sound (or improved) fiscal policy.
Yes! Praying any difficulties we face today help build a freer future for our kids!
Mr. Childers, two things - 1. Great recap, AND if anyone, and I mean anyone, is not for "Making America Great Again", they need to leave this country tomorrow. I think President Trump is, by far, the best leader we have had since Eisenhower. However, President Trump is the embodiment of several million (or more) Americans who understand that Big Media, Big Pharma, and Big Politics are all BAD, corrupt, driven by greed, and the love of America is NOT in them. We have a chance for a 'do over', and I think we are going to take it, and make it. This year and the next several years after that will help define America for several generations to come. God Help US to do what is right, now and always.
Tomorrow? They need to have left "yester-doodle", as I once heard a friend say!
āFDA claims that Covid shots killed 10 children, and vows new vaccine rules.ā - Well, there's some top notch reporting right there. If you count coincidences that's only off by a million or so. Six years in and they're still clinging to the same manufactured operational narrative like flies on Paxlovid. Is it any wonder why nobody trusts government agencies? Though admittedly, the explosion of myocarditis throughout a population of otherwise healthy individuals was a "small price to pay." Thanks science.
What amazes me is that ANYONE is still "testing for COVID". Why? Why would they ever have?
Funny note: the Walgreens marquee next to my work was partially burned out the other day, so it read
"Free Covid and Flu
for Veterans".
I mean, Merry Christmas, y'all!
Thatās probably one of the more accurate messages theyāve had up š
Happy New Year Jeff, Michelle and family! And Happy New Year to my C&C fam too!
Happy New Year everyone!!!
The year is before us!
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
Proverbs 4:18
My wish for the New Year is to hear every day from the Trump Administration āYouāre Firedā.
Will also accept āblew up another drug vesselā and āis now serving 20 to lifeā
My favorite post today. š¤£ššš
Mine, too! The Mr. very much wants to hear "is now serving 20 to life"! Happy New Year, Juju!
Mrs. "the Knife"
Happy New Year, Mrs āthe Knifeā! āŗļøš„³š«š
I am so glad that an online fren connected me to your substack (thanks https://substack.com/@trumpistdelafayette).
Part II was just as good (and funny) as yesterday's Part I.
Thank you for pulling these 2 summaries of the 1st year of Trump 2.0. The Golden Age has started with a Glorious first year!
I will also say that I found your 2 articles interesting in the fact that I stopped consuming all DS Rat Bastard MSM November 3, 2020 and my outlook has improved every day since (daily prayer helps the most).
I look forward to more or your work throughout 2026. BTW, I am looking forward and am most interested in stories about how the Golden Age might acvtually look.
God Wins!
God Bless!!!
Welcome! God brought me to Mr Childers better than five years ago and, other than micro-local news, he's the only journalist I follow.
As I see it, if Jeff isn't reporting on it, I don't need to know about it
Good
morning and happy new year to my beloved C&C family!
Why is it that citizens with iPhones are breaking stories instead of the journalists coming out of our expense schools of journalism?
Maybe itās because all the fresh graduates from these colleges are all too busy working at Starbucks to pay off their loans. š¤
Years ago Rush Limbaugh reported on a survey (or maybe it was a study) of journalism students. One question: Why are you studying journalism? The most given response was that they wanted to become change agents. Not report what was actually happening. But to "change the world". Since Marxism and DEI indoctrination have been at the forefront of higher education for some time now, is it any surprise that actual journalism involving truthful breaking stories must come from citizen journalists rather than those with bonafide journalism school credentials?
No surprise at all. Just the idea of being an āagent of changeā sounds like a God complex.
One could just as easily study "arson" to change the world.
Good point š
And dutifully clapping like seals the way they were trained to.
The journalism schools now teach how to advocate and write opinion pieces (now called "journalism" or "news reports"). They no longer teach to be objective, or to cover the 5 "W's" or both sides of an issue.
Maybe it's now the 5 "wokes."
Hahaha.