"A Stranger in Town", 1943

By Rich Kozlovich 

Editor's Note:  There are articles that are timeless, and this is one of them.  I originally published this on June 8, 2021, and again in 2024, and it was hit often so I decide to publish it more often.  Given what is happening right now, it's time to do it again. The patterns of life repeat over and over again,  people will always be people, corruption is the offspring of power, and if that power goes unchecked, then the true child of power emerges, tyranny.  RK 

One of the nice things about all these internet movie channels is (in spite of the crap there) there are so many of the great movies of the past, and even "B", or "Second Tier" movies were often profound.  I find that's true of a 1943 film I just re-watched called "A stranger in Town", with Frank Morgan of "The Wizard of Oz" fame, who was a talented actor, with the ability to deliver great dialogue.  Such was the case in this movie.

America was in the throes of a two front war in 1943, and for a while America was on its back foot.  The turning point in the Pacific was in June of 1942 with the Battle of Midway, but what followed was an ugly slug fest none the less, and D-Day was yet to come in June of 1944.  This film appeared at the midway point to victory, and most weren't sure how it was going to end.  

This film was considered a "second tier" film and was released to the theaters with  Power of the Press, as the second feature, both of which:

"emphasized patriotism and the commitment of the population to the war effort. These films present situations in which some individuals are acting contrary to the interests of the country and use these transgressions to preach to the audience about their responsibilities as citizens."  

Quite common at that time, and a far cry from what Hollywood produces now, and most assuredly a far cry from what we see coming out of the mouths of celebrities in entertainment, sports, academia, the media and the politicians. 

Morgan plays a Supreme Court Justice on vacation, and incognito, who gets involved in a small town's politics because of the corruption, hence the theme of this movie is the need to fight those in power who are "acting contrary to the interests of the country".  

At the end of the movie the corrupt mayor demands to know who this stranger is that comes to his town causing trouble.  After John Josephus Grant (Morgan), an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court identifies himself, to the chagrin of his detractors, he then answers:

It's only right that you should know why I, a stranger, have become involved in your affairs. Believe me, it's not because I am a Justice of the Supreme Court. It's because, like all of you here, I am a citizen of this country. That is no little honor. 

Men have fought revolutions, have died, to be called "citizen". And as citizens, we carry a burning responsibility. It means that when we elect men to public office, we, we cannot do it as lightly as we flip a coin. It means that after we've elected them we can't sit back and say: "Our job is done. What they do now doesn't concern us." That philosophy of indifference is what the enemies of decent government want. If we allow them to have their way to grow strong and vicious, then the heroic struggle which welded thousands of lovely towns like this into a great nation means nothing. Then we're not citizens, we're traitors. 

The great liberties by which we live have been bought with blood. The kind of government we get is the kind of government we want. Government of the people, by the people and for the people can mean any kind of government. It's our duty to make it mean only one kind - uncorrupted, free, united.

I believe Mayor Connison, that I’ve answered your question. 

What I believe is the America is in crisis.  We've allowed those who hate the American identity, the American culture, the American economic system, and the Constitution to assume power at all levels of government, education, the media, and a judiciary filled with political hacks such as Judge Austin Harkley in this movie.  A judiciary that's completely lost any sense of balance or understanding, and in so many cases is stunningly corrupt, and I include the Supreme Court of the United States.  

We have failed to call to task the elected officials who are clearly enemies of America, enemies who claim conservatives are destroying "our" democracy.   What democracy are they talking about?  The one like the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea?  Because that's "their" Democracy, but that isn't American Democracy, and it isn't "our" democracy, hence the line:

"Government of the people, by the people, and for the people can mean any kind of government." 
"It’s our duty to make it mean only one kind uncorrupted, free, united."

Let's try and get this right, at least once.  Their "Democracy" destroys our "Republic"!

We no longer know or understand history.  We substitute real history with leftist propaganda and call it history.  No one reads books any longer, especially history books.  We are an entire population that's been beguiled by the main stream media too lazy to find out the truth, yet because of the internet we have access to more information from more sources than any population in history.  Through a "philosophy of indifference" we've foolishly allowed these enemy citizens of America "to have their way [and] to grow strong and vicious"!  

And we wonder:  How did it all go wrong? 

We Do Need to Return to the Past

By Rich Kozlovich 

Editor's Note: I originally published this on Sep 30, 2022, and it's been hit lately so given what's happening, I thought it worthwhile to republish it now with some updated points.  RK

On September 29, 2022 Steven Hayward posted this article and video, Thought for the Day: Populism Galls Galston saying:

William Galston, the liberal columnist for the Wall Street Journal‘s editorial page (they always like to have one around) writing every so gently yesterday on the need for Democrats to pay attention to the legitimate grievances of populism lest they get buried in a populist electoral tide:

“Powerful forces in the Democratic coalition oppose crafting the sort of moderate policies that could win back these [working class] voters. But if Democrats refuse to compromise, the alternative may be something like the recent right-wing populist surges in Europe.”

Good luck with that compromising, Bill. The progressives own the Democratic Party now, and are in no mood to compromise.  (start video at the 25 second mark):

His argument about returning government back to 1920 levels is a logical fallacy. No one is suggesting that so it's a non sequitur, simply a distraction to avoid attacking the outrageous size of large government and it's abuses of the Constitution, which have been massive, corrupt, and so often fraudulent in nature. 

But the fact is there's no reason why the federal government should have over two million employees, and that doesn't include all the contractors or grant recipients, especially in the scientific community where government grant money has made scientific integrity an oxymoron. 

If the Departments of Commerce, Labor, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation and especially the Department of Education were totally eliminated that would only amount to about 52,500 employees.   So, please don't tell me the remaining 1,947,463 employees are really all that necessary, especially since the vast majority work in the defense/intelligence community, and we're seeing the consequences of that, as noted in this piece by Dan Mitchell of an out of control FBI and Department of Justice.   

We're now finding the FBI is deliberately hiding documents the new AG Pam Bondi has ordered released, and whistle blowers are claiming the FBI is destroying evidence!   Not to mention the abuses of the and , all of which has led to a massive levels of

That doesn't count those actually serving in the military, about another million and a half, along with another eight hundred thousand reservists.

Maybe we should be demanding 1920 levels of government, and those reductions should include local and state governments, which currently employs another 16 million people, then maybe we can return to the past and get a 1950 level of government as a compromise.

So...What Have We Learned?

By Rob Pue @ Wisconsin Christian News

What a crazy, wild ride it has been.  As much as I dislike politics and, particularly the rhetoric, lies and deceit of the “swamp,” as publisher of Wisconsin Christian News, a radio commentator and TV host, I must follow the news every day and then decipher it all for you, and this past election cycle consumed much of my time and energy.  But I’ve always said that Christians must be the most informed of all people, seeking out the truth and discerning truth from lies.
 
On November 4, I stayed up late to watch what I thought was President Trump’s last rally.  I’m talking about the one in Pittsburgh, which went past 9 pm.  I didn’t realize until the middle of that rally that he was going to do yet one more, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  That one didn’t start until after midnight and went until 2:15 am. Yes, I watched the whole thing.
 
Meanwhile, Harris wrapped up her campaign with a final rally in Pennsylvania.  Her full speech lasted only twenty minutes.
 
The rallies on both sides were well attended, although many observed that on the Harris side, many were bused in. Some have even alleged that attendees at her events were paid to be there and left early. I can’t confirm that, but it’s not outside the realm of possibility, given the Left’s record of deception.  The Trump rallies were all full to overflowing wherever he went, and everyone arrived early each time and stayed until the end and beyond.  His phenomenal event at Madison Square Garden seemed like a very historic moment in time, as he filled that venue with 20,000 people and 70,000 more rallied and watched on screens from outside.
 
But there was such a stark contrast between the two campaigns.  The Harris campaign offered only hatred and vitriol, demonizing Trump in every press release, every campaign stop, and every single interview.  They offered no solutions, just divisive, mean-spirited rhetoric.  The primary thing they (and their followers) were excited about was more abortion on demand with no limitations, under the phony guise of “women’s healthcare.”  They also offered more transgenderism, under the phony guise of “equality.”  And more censorship, tyranny and communism, under the phony guise of “equity.”  They can put lipstick on a pig, but most of us still knew it was a pig.  Likewise, they can put a man in a woman’s bathing suit, but most of us understand — it’s still a man.
 
Donald Trump rallies drew record numbers of patriots and ordinary Americans who are just simply fed up with the “wokeism.” But he was only able to do that because he offers positive solutions, common sense, and a return to Conservative values.  He told us what we were all so desperate to hear.  His rallies were upbeat, exciting, full of enthusiasm, respectful, patriotic, and hopeful.  Harris only fed into the emotions of hatred, vengeance and rage that those on the Left thrive upon.
 
There were so many problems during early voting.  Fraudulent voter registrations were discovered in multiple states.  The Biden/Harris Regime sued the state of Virginia after it removed the names of more than 6,000 illegal aliens from the voter rolls — and Alabama after it moved more than 3,000 illegals to an “inactive” list.  Keep in mind that it’s a felony under several federal statues for an illegal alien to register or to vote in US elections.
 
Democratic operatives were caught posing as “election officials” in multiple states.  They were also caught illegally registering non-citizens to vote and then “helping” them to vote.  In Florida, containers with hundreds of ballots were found on the side of a road after they fell out of a county truck. In Colorado, the Secretary of State’s Office posted a spreadsheet  to its website with a hidden tab that included voting system passwords. Ballot drop boxes were set on fire in Oregon and Washington state.  In Tarrant County, Texas, electronic ballots were found to be printing incorrectly, effectively changing votes.  And in Kentucky, electronic voting machines would not allow people to vote for Trump.  Videos showed people trying to press the “Trump button” but only the Harris button would register.
 
These are only a few examples, but be assured that the Left did attempt to rig the election again.  Strange how every time things like this happen, it’s the Democrat side that’s caught cheating. I haven’t seen any instances of Republicans caught cheating on elections — but every time something “fishy” happens, it’s the Democrat side doing it.
 
Election night was annoying, as states like Florida were able to count all their votes within an hour or so, yet Wisconsin and many other states were still not finished counting when I went to bed at 3 am. I found it frustrating because given the two choices — and for those who call this “voting for the lesser of two evils,” you may be right, but the reality is, we had only two choices — it seemed like a clearly obvious foregone conclusion that Trump was, by far, the better of those two choices for America’s future.
 
So, here’s my analysis of what has happened the last four years.  I’ll start with Luke 8:17, “For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.”  
 
Let me also share with you a few words from Daniel 2.  “Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His.  And He changes the times and the seasons: He removes kings, and sets up kings.  He gives wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.  He reveals the deep and secret things.  He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him.”
 
Regardless of what the mainstream media, the corrupt courts and justice system continue to tell you, the election was, in fact, stolen from Trump four years ago.  A party that wins legitimately doesn’t need to stop an election mid-stream and then unload boxes of ballots in back alleys under the cover of darkness in the middle of the night.  It doesn’t need to ban the opposing party’s observers from recounts, or put cardboard up on the windows during recounts, or install fencing topped with razor wire around the capitol on inauguration day.
 
It also doesn’t need to recruit deep state players within the FBI, CIA, DOJ and other corrupt 3-letter agencies to stage a fake “insurrection” on the day the election is to be certified.  If, indeed, there was such an “insurrection,” and if indeed the election was legitimate and if, indeed, American patriots attending a rally as their Constitutional right to a redress of grievances did foment any kind of violence, a J6 “Select Committee” investigating that day would not have banned 40,000 hours of video evidence from being seen....or file lawsuits against  reporters, investigators and whistleblowers when they released that evidence.  
 
I believe that God gave us four years of misery and agony under the Communist Regime to show us our choices in real time, and to reveal the absolute demonic nature of this Regime. And as Scripture says, much has been revealed.  Remember Biden forcing us to take the deadly jab?  “Take the jab or lose your job.”  They told us it was “safe and effective” and now we’ve had hundreds of thousands die suddenly or develop “turbo cancers” or suffer with life-long illnesses that have no cure.  And in case you’re not aware, Communist Canada, under Trudeau, has now started euthanizing those who’ve been irreparably harmed by the jabs.
 
We’ve lived through years of tyranny and oppression.  Our children have been forced to question their own genders, being told from “on high” that “transgenderism” is normal and natural.  We’ve endured and paid for — by our tax dollars — an unprecedented invasion of foreign enemies.  In addition to our wide-open borders, the Biden/Harris Regime has spent $80 million dollars, just in providing direct flights for illegals into the interior of our country, bypassing the border altogether. That doesn’t include their monthly welfare checks, their free housing and food allowances, free healthcare, or insurance.
 
That also doesn’t include the cost of the lives that have been lost to killers, rapists, child and sex traffickers or the free flow of deadly drugs into our nation. Or the violence and attacks that are sure to come in the not-so-distant future.
 
We’ve seen the Biden crime family skate freely away from all their crimes, including the evidence on Hunter Biden’s laptop, which the FBI has openly stated was (and still is) real.  Meanwhile, we’ve seen patriots and Christians hunted down and destroyed by the lawfare imposed upon them by this tyrannical regime.  We’ve endured the destruction of our country imposed upon us by their Green New Deal mandates, and a constant barrage of hatred and lies toward all conservative and patriotic Americans.  We’ve been called “deplorable,” “Irredeemable” and “garbage.”  Parents showing up to school board meetings have been labeled “domestic terrorists,” for goodness’ sake.
 
Not to mention the “wokeness” imposed upon our military, or the needless wars we’re waging.  Or the trillions of dollars our politicians are laundering through Ukraine, the most corrupt nation on earth.   Yes, I believe God gave us four years to see for ourselves just how evil, evil can be.  Have we learned our lesson?
 
Leftists wanted the so-called “freedom” of unbridled debauchery, sexual perversion and abomination.  While calling Americans “garbage,” “intolerant,” “racist,” “bigots,” “homophobes,” and “woman haters,” they’ve vilified masculinity as “toxic,” and the smartest of them cannot or will not even define what a “woman” is.  So, which future do you want for this nation?
 
I still have questions because experience has taught me to never trust the government anymore.  That’s sad, but I don’t think I’m the only one who feels that way.  And a mere 24% of Americans now say they trust the mainstream media. I think I’m pretty good at observation and situational awareness.  It struck me as odd, that four years ago, when Trump held his rallies, the “theme song” he always played was the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”  Was that a clue that he knew what was to come?  Did he know, that although the majority of the country wanted him to remain in office, that he was to step aside for four years before making a monumental comeback? Or just a coincidence?  Is everything we’re shown just political theater and nothing more?  I don’t know.   
 
I certainly hope that Trump is for real. At this time, it’s hard for me to believe that he’s not.  But the lesson here is that we cannot put our faith in any human being, any man or woman, thinking they will solve all our problems and save our nation.  Trump will be facing another constant barrage of attacks from within and without.  Some say he’s smarter now, that he understands the workings of the swamp much better now, yet he is still not our Savior.
 
At best, I believe God has given us a short reprieve from the schemes of the devil.  Trump can do his best, along with a team of other patriots, to serve as a restraining influence against evil.  He can change what he’s able to change, but he can’t fix everything.  Only God Himself can save this nation, if that is His will.  We can admire the new President, but we put our faith, confidence and trust in God alone.
 
I’d love to see him put out Declarations, calling on America to repent and return to God and to honor Him as our Creator and His Son, Jesus, as our Redeemer — you know, the way Presidents in ages past used to do.  Trump can clean up our streets and cities, but we need a cleansing of our hearts, through humble repentance and a return to God in our individual lives, our families, our homes, our educational systems, and everywhere else.
 
Throughout history, God has set up wicked rulers and tyrants to wake nations from their slumber and indifference toward Him, and He’s allowed extreme hardship and persecution  to discipline people and nations. Because He’s a loving God, not willing that any should perish.  This is not the time to sit back and “let Trump fix it.” Because Trump can’t fix it.  This is our opportunity to repent.  Use it wisely and take this seriously, because we may not get such an opportunity ever again.  
 
Lastly, I do believe the next few months, and possibly years, will be times of violence, because the devil never sleeps, nor do his demons.  Brush up on your spiritual warfare skills, because we’re now entering a time like no other.  Watch, pray and take action.

The Kamala Quality

By Rich Kozlovich

For many years I was involved with my industry's affairs at the local, state, and even to a small degree at the national level, serving as an officer or director of four of our industry's trade associations here in Ohio, and served on our state association's Governmental Affairs Committee for many years.  I was invited to a meeting where the Speaker of the Ohio House was attending along with a House member who was involved in writing the state budget.

The next day our lobbyist called and asked how it went.  I chuckled and said: It's amazing how many questions they answer that no one asked, and how my questions asked they don't answer.  And they were Republicans.  Well, that's a permanent affliction for all politicians, only some are much worse at it.  

 

Recently Kamala has been doing interviews and is looking like the nitwit she is, which more that confirms in my mind she not only had the questions to her debate with Trump, she practiced the answers, most likely with help from someone with a brain.  Just as the nitwit Hollywood crowd is made to look smart on film by writers and directors.   

Her responses clearly demonstrate insincere sanctimony, as in how sorry she is for the murders committed by the illegal aliens, which the Biden/Harris administration has allowed to flood the nation.  A policy of destructive immigration she intends to double down on. 

Instead of actually answering questions she deflects and filibusters incoherently, and then falls back on blaming Trump for all that's happened since she became VP. Her performances are corrupt projections, lies of commission, lies of omission, and logical fallacies, and in these cases she has no writers of directors to make her look smart, or even look real.   And some actually doubted she's a plagiarist of massive proportions? 

Is it any wonder so many despise her, including her staff, which is abandoning her, a pattern that's followed her for her entire career.   Kamala is lazy, arrogant, nasty, foul mouthed, virulent, blames her staff for looking like an ignoramus after having ignored their necessary briefings, and I think she's stupid.  

She does have one quality she at which she seems to excel.  Finger pointing, and proclaiming it's not my fault, it's not my fault, it's not my fault, ad nauseum.   No one can be fixed if they won't recognize their flaws and choose to fix them, and living the lie will not work because at some point they reach,

Her solution to fix inflation?  

Get the price gougers!  Who are they and how will she do that? She doesn't say, which of course means that's an open invitation for unjustifiable and illegal attacks on anyone who's not going along to get along.    Here's the most important point to take from this piece.  Inflation is being caused by bad government policies, and the FED printing vast amounts of money the government doesn't have to implement these policies.  In fact, she's convinced the government needs to print and spend even more money.  Apparently she apparently doesn't like that fact we only owe 37 Trillion dollars.  She must like round numbers, like 40 trillion, or maybe even 50 trillion, since her policies will get the nation there, if America still exists. 

Price of food. 

What happened during WWII with their price control laws, which actually started before WWII?  The Democrats wanted that continued forever with the intention of making the agency in charge immortal.  The end result, shortages, and black marketing, i.e., more organized crime.

Printing all that money is the real cause of inflation, and you know Kamala cannot admit that because that acknowledges her spending proposals wouldn't end the chaos, it would continue this chaotic insanity that leading to vast amounts of personal bankruptcy.  

It's so, much easier point her finger of blame at mysterious unnamed figures!   Someone else, anyone else, but never acknowledge the real problem.  Government.  And offer the real fix: Cut the spending, stop the borrowing, cut the size of government massively, end government employee unions, and massively reduce federal regulations.   

Rent Control.  

Where in the Constitution does it give the federal government the right to control the price of rent and the cost of housing, and you know those will go hand in hand?  Nowhere!  So, she's going to build thousands of new houses, all green houses driving up the cost, and if the past has any meaning, those houses will go to minorities, legal, and illegal migrants, and all paid for by printing money with diminishing value, continuing the corrupt business as usual practices that are destroying the nation.

So, one has to ask two questions.  

First, why didn't these price gougers impact inflation during the Trump years?  Answer.  Apparently we must assume they only came into existence after Biden was elected.  

Second, has Harris and her cabal learned anything from the past?  Yes, if they tout lies long enough and often enough the lie will become truth for enough nitwits to get elected.  

I don't know who would be more proud of Kamala, FDR or Joe Stalin, as Harris’s schemes are nothing more than retreads of stuff FDR and Joe Stalin imposed.   There's nothing new under the sun, we just fail to remember the consequences, and our system of education is doing all it can to make sure no one remembers.

Is this the collapse of Kamala and the Democrat party?  Ray DiLorenzo thinks so, and notes the only thing their good at is murdering the innocent unborn:

"abortion pill, suction, dilation, evacuation, extraction. Abortion anytime, anywhere, for any reason........It bears similarities to the homosexual marriage issue that mysteriously became a civil right. They said they wanted rights, but what they really wanted was to be in your face, in your school, in your public libraries, and on your White House lawn. And now the government tells them they can change their gender. What's next?

What's next?  How's this?  A potential military coup? 

The directive, DOD 5240.01, was quietly reissued on September 27, 2024. It authorizes the military to assist law enforcement agencies when "lives are in danger." But here's the kicker: it includes provisions for "responding with assets with potential for lethality" in situations where it's "reasonably foreseeable" that lethal force might be used.........The military can now legally kill American citizens if they deem it necessary. And who decides what's necessary? That's the million-dollar question.

And this is "just weeks before the most critical election of our lifetime."  Nothing scary there.  One more thing.   Did the DOD issue that directive after getting authority to do so via legislation from Congress and the President? No.  If that's the case, and it is, then where exactly does the DOD think they have the authority to issue such a Directive?    

Update:

• Voter Fraud: The Only Issue That Matters in 2024
• Kamala Harris's recreational pot pledge
• Is Kam BO without the banking crisis? 
• The left's 'one tent' party is springing leaks
• Who is out of step? 
• Kamala Harris's recreational pot pledge  
• Kamala's video portrayal of 'Catholics' at Al Smith dinner managed to insult Catholics twice

The Eve Of Destruction

By Rob Pue @ Wisconsin Christian News

As I write this message, I feel obligated to put a “time stamp” on it because things are happening so quickly now.  So, for your reference, this is being written in early October, 2024.  The presidential election is just a little more than a month away now.  By the time you read or hear this, it will be less than a month away.

And as I compile this message, the words of Barry McGuire’s 1965 song echo in my mind  and I can’t help but feel this really is the time he sang about way back then, because today, we really are “on the eve of destruction.”  Many have waited so long for this upcoming date: November 5, 2024... for an end to the Communist Regime in power in our nation, for an end to the deliberate destruction of our country, an end to the demoniacs “building back better,” “unburdened by what has been,” after tearing down all that we’ve built.  An end to the weaponization of our judicial system, the tyranny endured by good, patriotic and Godly men and women and an opportunity for justice to return to America.

And what have we learned over these past four years?  Oh, so much.  First of all, we’ve all learned we’re definitely not better off today than we were four years ago.  We’ve also learned just how deep, wide and real the “Deep State” really is and that there’s no longer any aspect of our federal government that can be trusted by the people.  We’ve learned the Democrats are absolute, total evil demons and the Republicans are their controlled opposition.  As I’ve said before, I no longer refer to Democrats and Republicans.  They’re best described as Communists and Politicians, two wings of the same foul bird.

We also learned, over the past four years, just how quickly the Deep State can implement complete global control.  Let me remind you.  It was Friday, March 13, 2020 that Fauci and Company went on the national airwaves and declared “just two weeks to flatten the curve.”  That afternoon, panic set in and stores were quickly sold out of (of all things) toilet paper.  By Monday, the 16th, our nation was in full lockdown.  Businesses deemed “non-essential” were forbidden to open. Masks became mandatory.  People were ordered to stay in their homes.  Even churches were ordered to remain closed, while liquor stores and marijuana dispensaries were deemed “essential.”

It all happened so fast.  And immediately, I mean within days of the COVID declaration, those “essential” businesses that remained open already had plexiglass in place, signs and stickers had been designed, printed and distributed nationwide to every open public place with the number “6” on them.  We had “6” on the floors, “6” on the doors, “6” at every store checkout, arbitrarily ordering the population to remain 6’ apart.  And designer masks became big business — again within days, there were literally thousands of styles of masks available for sale.  Fancy, expensive masks, masks with humorous messages, masks of every shape, size and style. 

In Walmart and Target stores, one week after the lockdown began, there were racks of masks for sale... and with mirrors attached to the racks, so people could try them on, see how they looked and then put them back and try others until they found the perfect mask for them.  (How sanitary was that?)

It was as if all the supplies for the so-called “pandemic” had already been designed, ordered and shipped prior to the lockdown orders.  One might call it the most “efficient” government operation in history.  How else were so many places so quickly equipped with custom-fit plexiglass barriers, all those 6’ signs and stickers and all those fashionable masks?

Of course, their “two weeks” turned into months and months.  The 4th of July came and went but there were no fireworks or celebrations.  People were arrested for walking alone in public parks or swimming in the ocean — alone — in the hot summer sun.  Public playgrounds were wrapped in plastic “snow fencing” to make sure the kids were not able to use the playground equipment.  Kids playing in their own back yards were reported to police by neighbors.  Some of the most absurd and ridiculous rules were mandated during this time — too many to even begin to mention here, but suffice to say, I lost a lot of respect for people who proved too stupid or too cowardly to think for themselves.

Hospitals and nursing homes were transformed into killing centers.  Hospitals were incentivized to diagnose as many COVID cases as possible, so no matter what you went to the hospital for — even a broken arm — you definitely had COVID.  There was no way you could go to the hospital for anything and not have COVID.  Even, of course, if you didn’t.

Hospitals were further incentivized to kill as many patients as possible and the only drug approved for use in treating COVID was Remdesivir — a drug which had been tested in Africa years before, but tests had to be abruptly stopped because more than half of those in the trials were dying from it.  Remdesivir, in case you’re one of the few who still haven’t heard, causes acute respiratory distress, followed by kidney failure, followed by cascading organ failure.  It quite literally melts one’s internal organs.  Then, patients were put on ventilators (with more financial incentives for hospitals) and suffocated to death.

What happened to our medical system during that time is nothing short of reprehensible.  I will never trust the medical establishment ever again.  And then, of course, we got the “jabs” — depopulation shots that came with a whole host of problems of their own... blood clots, heart attacks, strokes, “turbo cancers,” hundreds of thousands dying “suddenly” or “unexpectedly.”  I’m still seeing obituaries today for those who have “died unexpectedly” or “after a short battle with an aggressive cancer.”  Let us not forget these jabs were mandated — not by law, but simply because the Regime said so.  “Get the jab or lose your job.”

When restaurants opened up again, many required you to wear a mask to enter, then you were allowed to remove it after you were seated.  Suffice to say, we didn’t play those games.  As I explained at the time, the masks did not help anyone avoid getting sick.  In fact, re-circulating your own breath over and over through bacteria-laden masks actually caused more illnesses.  Their sole purpose was as a prop — they were a constant visual reminder to be fearful of the dreaded COVID virus.  It was all a scam.

But COVID was a very convenient tool to manipulate the 2020 elections.  It allowed for incredible abuse of our American voting systems.  Mail-in ballots.  Ballot drop boxes.  Postal workers were found to be dumping huge numbers of ballots in dumpsters or in ditches along roadsides.  And when needed, those ballots, supposedly from drop boxes, were delivered by the truckload to polling places in the middle of the night.

While Trump is now stating publicly that he really did not win the last election, I think we all know the truth.  It’s more than obvious that there was extensive election fraud four years ago.  It was a stolen election, which anyone with an ounce of common sense can plainly see.  Biden himself stated, “We have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.”  Indeed, they did.

And when examinations and recounts were demanded, Republican poll watchers were not allowed to be present.  Cardboard was put up to cover the windows of those polling places.  When court challenges took place, they were overseen by George Soros judges.  And the mainstream media was absolutely complicit in this greatest voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.

Now, let me cite the first amendment of our Constitution:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

But of course, Congress doesn’t and hasn’t made any laws like this.  They’ve never needed to.  Social media was simply ordered by the Biden Regime to censor the freedom of speech.  It was the Regime in power — not the Congress — that weaponized our justice system against doctors stating Ivermectin and HCQ were effective treatments for COVID.  It was the Regime that declared advocating for vitamins C and D as being beneficial for one’s immune system was “disinformation” and therefore must be banned.

And it was the Regime that set the trap on January 6 that has caught thousands of patriots as they sought to peaceably assemble and petition the Government for a redress of grievances.  The FBI is still hunting patriots and sending them to prison, for simply being in DC on that day.  And when Congress did an investigation into what the lying media said was an “insurrection,” 40,000 hours of video evidence was excluded.  Video showing the Capitol police holding the doors open for people to enter.  Video showing Capitol police giving guided tours to peaceful protestors... excluded.  Not allowed as evidence in their fake investigation.

To my knowledge, not a single one of the J6 defendants was allowed to use video evidence that would have exonerated them from any crime.  Many spent months and years in jail before they were even charged with a crime.  Others were let out on bail, but tormented by the government for months and months, and having lost everything, several committed suicide.

And they’re still hunting J6’ers.  In May of this year, four years after the event, a 71-year-old grandma from Colorado was convicted on four federal charges — for praying inside the Capitol building.  She’ll spend a year in prison.  And a friend of mine, a pastor, was just convicted for preaching there that day.  He’ll be spending 30 months in federal prison. 

Meanwhile, over these last four years, the Regime’s DOJ has been ruthlessly hunting pro-life Christians.  Many have just recently been sentenced to prison time — for praying outside an abortion facility.  Of course, they’ve never stopped persecuting Donald Trump.  Yet he’s still winning in the polls, because people are hoping to “make America great again.”

By that, they mean the ability to just be left alone by the government, rather than hunted down by it and falsely prosecuted by it, for not having their minds “right.”  They mean letting kids be kids, rather than brainwashing them to hate their country, their parents, their gender and God.  They mean not catering to the small percentage of pink-haired Leftist lesbians whose main goal in life is to ensure as many babies are aborted — before and after birth — as possible.

In the meantime, we have been invaded by tens of thousands of violent criminals from nations that hate us and mean to do us harm.  Tens of thousands more gang members.  And millions that we really don’t know much about at all.  The world is on fire, and World War 3 is brewing.  We have Israel at war with it’s neighbors, we have Iran attacking Israel now, funded by the Biden and Obama and Harris Regime.  We have Ukraine begging for more money to fight Russia.  Several nations threatening a nuclear response.  And we have Chinese and Middle Eastern military members training for “something big” right here, right now, in our country.

Americans can’t afford food, housing, utilities and basic necessities.  Kamala’s using that  tired old threat of Social Security being bankrupt that they use every election cycle... odd that they always say that... no money for social security — which was ours to begin with, taxed when it was earned and taxed again if you get any back... but there’s always a bottomless blank-check for Ukraine, illegal invaders and avoiding government shutdowns.

Kamala says she’ll fix it all when she wins the White House.  Where has she been the last four years?  Trump says he’ll make America great again.  I’d love to see that, but for the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone would want that job.  And after two attempts on his life so far, will he even make it to election day...to say nothing of another four years?

And still, so many tell me, over and over and over again, how they don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction.

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Passover - From Slavery to Freedom

By Daniel Greenfield @ Sultan Knish Blog

  

 As the first days of another Passover conclude with the echoes of "Once we were slaves and now we are free" and "Next year in Jerusalem" recited at the Seder nights ringing in our ears, we know that freedom is a lot more than being able to board a plane and fly off to Jerusalem.

Slavery did not end with the fall of Pharaoh. Since then we have become slaves again, lived under the rule of iron-fisted tyrants and forgotten what the very idea of freedom means. And that will likely happen again and again until the age of oppression ends. What is this freedom that we gained with the fall of a Pharaoh, his drowning armies, and the last sight of his pyramids?

Freedom, like slavery, is as much a state of mind as a state of being. It is possible to be legally free, yet to have no freedom of action whatsoever. And it is possible to be legally a slave and yet to be free in defiance of those restrictions. External coercion alone does not make a man free or slave.

Slavery, as all our ancestors learned at one time or another, is a state of mind.

What is a slave? A slave is complicit in his own oppression. His slavery has become his natural state and he looks to his master, not to free him, but to command him. He does not want to be free and he resents the very idea of freedom. The Jews in Egypt were not merely restrained by chains and guards. If they had been, then the task of their liberation would have been much simpler. But just as an addictive drug crosses the barrier from physical to psychological dependency, they were enslaved not just with external, but internal chains. They moaned not at the fact of slavery, but at the extremity of it. When their taskmasters complained to Pharaoh, it was not about being enslaved, but of not being given the straw with which to build the bricks that had become their duty.

The worst slavery is of the most insidious kind. It leaves the slave able to think and act, but not as a free man. It leaves him with cunning, but not courage. He is able to use force, but only to bring other slaves into line. And most hideously, this state of affairs seems moral and natural to him. This is his freedom.

The true slave has come to love big brother, to worship at the foot of the system that oppresses him. It is this twisted love that must be torn out of him. It is this idolatry of the whip before which he kneels, this panting to know who his superiors and who his inferiors are, this love of a vast order that allows him to be lost in its wonders, to gaze in awe at the empire of tomorrow which builds its own tombs today, that must be broken. These are his gods and he must kill them within himself to be free.

The Exodus is not the story of the emergence of free men who were enslaved, but the slow painful process by which slaves became a nation of free men, a long troubled journey which has not yet ended. That is why we celebrate Passover, not as an event of the past, but as of a road that we still travel on our long journey from slavery to freedom. Not just the journey of the Jews, but of humanity.

Having escaped from Pharaoh, the Jews built a glittering calf, and having left the desert behind, they sought out a king. Every idol and tyrant was another token of slavery, a desire to put one's ear up against the doorpost and become slaves for life. The idols have changed, but their meaning has not. There is still the pursuit of the master, the master of international law, of a global state, the expert gods of the superstate who rule over the present and the future and dispose of the lives of men.

There are far too many synagogues that worship the Democratic Party, rather than G-d, that bow to the ghost of FDR, and whose scriptures are to be found in the smeared ink of the New York Times. And in Jerusalem far too many eyes look longingly to Washington and to Brussels, to the cities on the hill which offer order, truth and peace.

It is easy to slip into this kind of slavery. The pyramids are grand, the slogans are clever and the future seems assured. It is only when the dusty messenger comes along to whisper that "He has remembered". that those who have not forgotten gather and some among those who have forgotten, remember that they are slaves.

In Egypt the system of the state had to be smashed, not just smashed, but discredited. The war between slavery and freedom could not end until the system of slavery had become ridiculous, until Pharaoh appeared a buffoon and his power no more than organized madness. And yet even so for a generation liberated from slavery, this majestic system, the only one they had ever known, remained their template, and in times of crisis, their immediate instinct was to retreat back to the only civilization they had known.

The slavery of the present is a more subtle thing. It grips the mind more tightly than the body. It still remembers that men enslave themselves best. It knows also that true power comes from making all complicit in its crimes so that they are also complicit in their own degradation. The system only asks that each man enslave himself and kill his own children. And once he has done that, he will only feel it right to demand that everyone else do likewise.

Do it for the environment, for social justice, for the Pharaoh of every age and his ideology. Enslave your mind. Kill your children.

This is the slavery of the system. It requires few whips and many words. It nudges men to be their own taskmasters and to reach out their hands to the new Pharaoh in the hope that he will save them. It is this slavery which is so pervasive, which Passover wakes us from, if it has not already been perverted into the Passover of the slave, into civil rights seders and eco-matzas with donations to Planned Parenthood which will do what the midwives did not.

"Once we were slaves," the ancient words call on us to remember that we have been freed. That it is no longer Pharaoh who enslaves us, but we who enslave ourselves. "Now we are free men." But what is freedom really? Is it the freedom to worship G-d or to worship the system? The system proclaims that it is god. And that is the great lie which ends in the death of the system and its slaves.

Like the slaves of ancient Egypt, we are shaken, dragged out of our everyday routine and commanded to be free. But how do you command men and women to be free? You can lead them through the habits of free men and women who think of themselves as kings and queens, who drink wine while reclining, who sing loudly in defiance of all oppressors, who boldly proclaim "Next year in Jerusalem" while the pharaohs and czars of D.C. and the EU bare their teeth at the Jews living in Jerusalem.

You can unroll the scroll of history and show them how they were taken out, but all this routine is useless unless they understand and are sensible that they are free. Free not in their habits, but in their minds. Ritual is the gateway to a state of mind. A ritual of freedom only succeeds when it invokes a state of mental freedom. Otherwise it is a rite, a practice, a habit whose codes may help some future generation unlock its meaning, but which means little today.

Passover is the beginning and the end. It is the start of the journey and the end of it and we are always in the middle, on the long road out of Egypt, discovering that there are more chains in our minds than we realized a year earlier or a hundred or a thousand years ago. Each step we take toward freedom also reminds us of how far we still have to go.

It is the ritual that reminds us that we are still on the journey, that though we have been lulled by the routine of the system, the trap of the present that like the soothing warmth of an ice storm or the peaceful feeling of a drowning swimmer, embraces us in the forgetfulness of the dying moment, concealing from us the truth that the journey is not over. The desert still lies before us.

This journey is the human journey. It is the recreation of what mankind lost when it defied G-d, when it turned with weapons on each other, when it built towers, created systems and tried to climb to heaven on the backs of slaves and pyramids. It is a transformative road that requires us to not only endure, but to learn.

Surrounded by willing slaves who preach the creed of slavery, we must speak for freedom. Though few seem to remember the journey or the chains, it is our duty to remind ourselves. The message of Passover fully begins only when the holiday ends and its habits carry over into our daily lives.

Once we were slaves, now we are free.

 

Daniel Greenfield is a columnist, an investigative journalist and a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

Sheep days of visibility

Do we want to stop getting sheared?  

Michael D. Shaw Apr 06, 2024 @ Mike's Point Of View

We all remember those wonderful COVID days of mask-wearing OUTDOORS being enforced in certain places; the ridiculous one-way aisles at grocery stores; and the plastic barriers that “protected” cashiers and the public from each other. Heck, I even discovered that the biggest cause of death in the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic was actually bacterial pneumonia, and even back then, there was controversy regarding masks.

Yes, that’s Tony Fauci’s name as a “co-author” on the first reference. No doubt he contributed plenty to the effort. Anyone wonder if breathing through a warm, moist diaper applied to your face, which provides an ideal environment for the bacteria, could have had anything to do with the pneumonia? But, I digress.

Amid the many absurdities that occurred during the plandemic, one observation is seared into my memory. There was a local strip mall that featured a supermarket, surrounded by around a dozen mom and pop outfits. Of course, the supermarket remained open, but essentially all of the mom and pops were closed. Why? It seemed to me at the time that any business was essential if it provided employment. Alas, no one spoke up and many enterprises went under.

The mom and pops kowtowed to…the man.

There were also the rare cases of restaurants that stayed open for normal service—defying the authorities. I know of a specific case in which the guy was the only restaurant open for lunch in virtually the entire town. His place was always busy, and he did get harassed somewhat, but it was just saber-rattling. He could never find out what law he was supposedly breaking. Ironically, when the day of judgment came, the county backed off since they knew they could not justify their actions.

A posting on The Remnant takes a different tack. In “Homage to Catatonia,” author Jason Morgan assumes we have already woken up, and asks us what particular outrage did the trick. Was it…

* Transgender day of visibility
* Discovering the fascist nature of the FBI
* Being upset that a Navy vessel was named after a homo-predator-pedophile
* The political persecution of a former president
* The targeting of Christians

And so on. Morgan notes that: 

“It is better to be awake than asleep now, for what is coming is coming either way.”

Back during the Civil Rights era, the notion of folks rebelling against the establishment was widely praised by political pundits. But there were precious few calls for civil disobedience during the plandemic treachery. Why do you suppose that is?

Here’s a hint: The end goal of the 1960s protests was more control of your life by the Feds. Oh sure, it was for a good cause. But then, as St. Bernard told us in the 12th century: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Not to mention that the same road could also be paved with bad intentions.

Too many people of apparent good will are still calling for changes in the law and constitutional amendments to improve our current situation. But thousands of laws are already in place, and they are being violated every day by our “leaders,” with impunity. Morgan talks of uniting the clans, just like Robert the Bruce did so long ago—and he’s right. How few sheep would need to leave the fold to disrupt the whole rotten mess?

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The Hidden Agenda Behind Lockdowns

Every aspect of our lives is monitored, and everything we do or consume is rationed

By Edward Ring September 20, 2023

You can call it a “road diet,” or “15 days to stop the spread,” or a “fifteen minute city,” or a “smart city,” a “central bank digital currency,” or just an EV that comes with a virtual leash attached in the form of limited range and limited recharging options. Or you can be more explicit and just call any one of these examples an assault on your mobility, i.e., a lockdown. Whatever you want to call them, they’ve arrived, and it’s just begun. Americans, along with their European brethren, are being turned into livestock, living in high-tech pens, where literally every aspect of our lives is monitored and everything we do or consume is rationed.................  To Read More....

Police threaten to cite pro-lifers … for their conversations!

City's viewpoint-based censorship scheme facing Supreme Court challenge

By Bob Unruh  October 10, 2023 

The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to step into a fight over a city's viewpoint-based discrimination against pro-life speech, and at the same time overrule Hill v. Colorado, which in 2000 found that a ban on counseling individuals going to a health-care facility was content-neutral.  That fight, in fact, was highlighted by the fact police officers had to review the content of the speech occurring there to determine if it was covered by the law...........To Read More...

Green Industry Greater Hoax Than Covid Vax

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.” Psalm 56:3

  by Robert Socha September 20, 2023 @ Daily Rant

We believe, culturally and with cultish fanaticism, that carbon dioxide is such a formidable enemy we should eliminate any possibility of human contribution to its increase. Thus, the push for a carbon-neutral society. Modern convenience can never afford this option, but postulating assuages guilt. The root cause of this hegemony is supposedly protecting life, but its nefarious undertones reek of an irrational fear of death, subjugation, and control.

Never mind the hidden dangers of our deceptively named green energy solutions: birds killed by windmills, whales possibly killed by oceanic windmills or their construction practices, and people enslaved and killed in horrific conditions mining the rare earth minerals necessary to battery production. The defenders of everything green postulate that the number of birds killed by these green energy projects pales compared to other maladies and natural predators and that whale deaths attributed to offshore wind farms are ill-conceived is a grotesque duplicity. The battery industry ignores the slavish conditions that persist in countries like the Congo to mine the rare earth minerals required for production. Imagine for a moment if the oil industry was accused, without evidence, of complicity in any one of these disorders; the outcry would be deafening.

Consider popular culture’s fanaticism with social media influencing and platform-based income. In 2019, a gaming platform that streams people playing video games permanently banned a user with over 300,000 followers because she dared to agree with a comment on her feed that asked her to confirm there are only two genders. The controversial player didn’t even initiate the gender dysphoria conversation; she simply replied to an inquiry and was banned. Conservative commentators have had to scramble for years to overcome demonetization from powerful platforms like YouTube. Remember, in 2018, the conservative site prageru.com sued Google/YouTube for violating its free speech rights by demonetizing and shadow-banning some of their five-minute videos. The judge summarily dismissed it because he ruled private organizations are not bound by the First Amendment, therefore affording autonomy concerning what they deem appropriate material on their platforms.

Will phone companies be allowed to disconnect party-line phone calls or video conferences when the service provider intercepts and perceives the speech to be inconsistent with their values? This is unthinkable, but, with the advent of digital technology, every word spoken through a mobile device is intercepted, recorded, and logged. I have also learned that every keystroke is subversively recorded from any device. Is it farfetched to think this way?

Back to gender dysphoria: one central underlying causation for the anomaly is that people want to be seen, seeking significance. They want their lives to have purpose and meaning and are trying to find a way out of the shadows, the fear of being alone, from obscurity to prominence. Bruce Jenner’s life is a perfect example. Living in the shadow of Kardashian’s fame, he found a way to garner the spotlight, at least for a moment. In his case, the fear of insignificance and loneliness is expressed in the most tragic form: self-mutilation. The fact that men like Mr. Jenner are willing to exert themselves to maintain the lie is astonishing.

Fear of war, economic collapse, social unrest, carjacking, mugging, petty theft, ethnic targeting, viral outbreak, political upheaval, and insignificance is vying for our submission to its paralyzing effect so that we will retreat to inept solitude.

Fear causes governments to overreact and restrict industry and liberty, imposing their overthought regulations to correct any manufactured wrong, breeding distrust and animosity. Fear causes protestors to impede the rights of others to engage their conceived abhorrence to modernity and promote its destruction, usually impeding innocent lives in the process. Fear causes corporate hegemonies to restrict and erase competing ideals. Fear compels ethnic violence and cows its detractors. Fear quells ambition and kills the spirit.

The Proverbs encourage us to “trust in the Lord with all of our heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). The Prophet Isaiah encourages us, “For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you” (Isaiah 41:13).

We are not obligated to acquiesce to fear and must speak up even when it invites negative consequences, especially when our conscience compels us toward action.

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Robert Socha  (so-ha), was born in southern California. He served 5 years 3 months active duty in the United States Air Force; honorably. After his service he took an Associate’s Degree in Practical Theology, where, through his studies, developed a deep love of God and Country and sincere appreciation of the value of Liberty. Robert and his beloved wife of 21-plus years are raising 4 beautiful Texan children. They moved to Hillsdale, Michigan, in 2013, to put their children in Hillsdale Academy. Robert is a sales professional. He and his wife consider Michigan a hidden gem, and absolutely love this city and state (current political environment notwithstanding) they’ve adopted.

The Evolution of the American Police State

By Rich Kozlovich 

In this list of articles below there are three fundamental values discussed I've touted for years.  First, "emergencies" create the justification for tyranny.  America's entry into WWI was most assuredly one of them, and the reason why Wilson was called America's first fascist President.  But he actually wasn't. Lincoln was.  No one had ever overturned the Constitution like Lincoln did during the Civil War, at least  until Wilson during WWI.  This false covid pandemic is another "emergency" that was used to do so, and so too will the false claims about global warming.  

Secondly, we should ask ourselves why is it countries formally controlled by monarchs were so easily taken over and controlled by communist tyrants?  That's the easiest answer of them all.  The foundational social paradigm of these societies is those at the top to all the thinking, issue all the commands, and every one else just obeys.    Does it really matter what they're called? 

Third, America is different because America was created from the bottom up, not the top down, and the foundational social paradigm in America is....we don't like being told what to do, even when falling for the "crisis of the moment" Americans have always reverted to that foundational principle.  At least in the past.  All that's happening is an effort to end that forever, and overturn the Constitution and imposing a tyrannical socialist state, under a system of world governance controlled by the most corrupt and incompetent organization ever known, the United Nations. 

Third, the foundational moral values of America are predicated on Judaic/Christian ethics, and it that's abandoned, the nation's doomed.  

The War on Marriage Must End - By Roger L Simon, The Epoch Times Sep. 20, 2023 - I woke up earlier this week to two depressing articles that, on the surface, seem unrelated but are actually connected. They both speak to the existence of a war on marriage in our culture that will destroy the fabric of our country if not dealt with. This is a war that surfaced ideologically in the early years of the Soviet Union in a way oddly similar to a primitive version of the current “woke” movement but was soon withdrawn as impractical even there......

•  Poll: Half of U.S. Young Adults Say Open Marriages Are ‘Acceptable’

The Evolution of the American Police State - September 20, 2023 By Steve McCann - With the unconscionable persecution of the January 6th protesters, the unabashed government censorship of speech, the weaponization of federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and the egregious abuse of presidential executive orders and emergency declarations, the American police state is no longer a hypothetical possibility but an increasingly indisputable reality.

While imperceptibly evolving over many decades, the emergence of the American police state was significantly accelerated with the overreaction to the September 11, 2001 terror attack. Even more important was the Covid 19 pandemic that dramatically increased the momentum toward a police state as once a people are terrorized it is easy to impose a police state on them.

When societies lose their freedom, it is not ordinarily because autocrats or tyrants have forcibly taken it away. It is usually the result of the population willingly surrendering their freedom in return for protection against an external threat. While the threat is oftentimes real it is invariably exaggerated..........

Communism, Fascism, Globalism — What's the Difference?  By J.B. Shurk - Monarchy: A system of government where supreme power is vested in a single genetic lineage — a dictatorship passed through family inheritance. Communism: A system of government in which the State plans and controls the economy and a single, authoritarian party holds power — a dictatorship of the proletariat. Fascism: A system of government marked by the centralization of authority under a dictator in which an economy is subject to stringent governmental controls and political opposition is violently suppressed. Globalism: A system of government marked by the elimination of national sovereignty and the centralization of authority within international organizations such as the United Nations, World Health Organization, and World Economic Forum — all run by a small group of wealthy elites. Monarchy, communism, fascism, globalism — what's the difference? ............

We Don't Need Them -- They Need Us - By AOF -  When one thinks about the benefits provided by our local, state, and federal government our daily lives, what comes to mind?  What do we get as taxpaying U.S. citizens? Many do not think of taxes in terms of the return on our investment as Americans. When taxes are thought of in those terms, it seems like a very bad deal.  It appears that taxes, fees, and fines are never reduced, but the quality of the service is. Why do we accept that?............Over the last couple of generations, We, the People have relinquished our freedoms and have given them to our elected and non-elected leaders and to the governmental process in which we have misplaced our trust and faith. They have been careless, reckless, and irresponsible with our money. We do not need them.  They need us..............

Without core values and bedrock principles, we are doomed - September 20, 2023 By Robert Arvay - "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well, I have others."—Groucho Marx.........While funny, the joke (as so much humor does) points to a tragic reality.  A house built upon shifting sand cannot endure the storms of life, while a house built upon solid rock can (see Matt. 7:24-27).  Lives guided by moral relativism will bring ruin and have been doing so for a long time. The modern, real-life parables of this truth are many.  The sad tale of Chloe Cole, or more precisely, that of her parents, is but one example.  Deceived by false counsel, they sent their temporarily gender-confused daughter to so-called "gender-affirming" surgery, which irreversibly mutilated her with a double-mastectomy and hormones.  Miss Cole later decided to "de-transition" and present herself as the girl she is, but much life-altering damage had already been done. Being the father of a daughter myself, I could not help but wonder what possessed the now remorseful parents to consent to such a travesty.  And being no paragon of virtue or moral strength myself — not by a long shot — I must be careful to avoid the hypocrisy which the great author of parables Himself so despised.  What would I have done in their place?..............

Funny how those COVID causes of death have dropped off - By Monica Showalter September 19, 2023 - As if there were not enough scandals with COVID and its horrendous mismanagement by the government, Steven Hayward of Power Line has found yet another one: a causal link between whether "COVID" was listed as a cause of death or a contributing factor and federal funding dollars. He has a chart on Power Line, showing the steep drop in deaths due to COVID, or with COVID as an underlying factor, which spanned from March 2020 to February 2022, the first part of the COVID pandemic.  Then the line on the chart continues, steeply dropping as from a cliff as of March 2022 to May 2023. See the chart here. And why did people suddenly stop dying of COVID?................

UN globalists descend upon Gotham City for crisis talks as ‘progress’ of Sustainable Development Goals backslides - September 19, 2023 By Olivia Murray - As they say, life imitates art, and this Hollywood production just became reality; yesterday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and an entourage of fellow globalists descended on the real Gotham City to devise a “plan” because frankly, their old one doesn’t seem to be working out that well. Guterres is Cobblepot, and the attending figureheads at the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals Summit are Cobblepot’s villainous collaborators—the similarities are striking...........This year’s two-day event comes at the midpoint of the Agenda 2030 scheme, which officially began on January 1, 2016. According to a summary statement posted to the organization’s website: But the Agenda is a promise, not a guarantee. At the halftime mark, the promise is in deep peril. For the first time in decades, development progress is reversing… Then, in an address delivered before the attendees yesterday, Guterres said, “Today, only 15% of the targets are on track, with many going into reverse,” and issued a call for a “global rescue plan” to pull the SDGs back from the brink of uncertainty..............

Climate Cult High Priests Increasingly Rule the World - By David Kupelian, WND Sep. 20, 2023 - For decades, claims that human-caused climate change is rapidly destroying the earth have been preached with the authority of sacred Scripture by true believers, a vast group that includes virtually the entire “mainstream media,” Big Tech, Democrats, some scientists, and academia from preschool through grad school.  And of course, all globalists. Al Gore, at a recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, preached a fire-and-brimstone sermon, assuring the faithful that climate change is indeed decimating planet earth. “That’s what’s boiling the oceans,” he railed, his voice rising to a fever pitch, “creating these atmospheric rivers, and the rain bombs, and sucking the moisture out of the land, and creating the droughts, and melting the ice and raising the sea level, and causing these waves of climate refugees!”............

Biden: Accelerate the Climate Crisis! - September 19, 2023 — John Hinderaker It has gotten to the point where Joe Biden can’t make a public appearance without embarrassing himself–and, worse, us. Speaking to the U.N. General Assembly this morning, Biden stressed the need to “accelerate the climate crisis.” He then caught himself and went on to spin a web of falsehoods: Biden retailed the usual climate myths: Noting “record breaking” heatwaves in the US and China, along with wildfires in America and............. 

Becoming 'A Country I Do Not Recognize' - Star Parker Sep 20, 2023 - If there is one overriding theme of the Biden years, it is the systematic degradation of American freedom, pushing the lives and freedom of private citizens aside as government expands and takes over. This is done under the rubric of the left that "government knows best." Day by day, we are becoming what the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia described as "a country I do not recognize."  In a new paper published by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, Casey Mulligan, professor of economics at the University of Chicago and former chief economist of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, estimates the current and future costs of new regulations imposed so far by the Biden administration as close to $10,000 per household.................

 

Imprisonment Now The Price For Free Speech

By Robert Socha September 6, 2023 @ Daily Rant

Free Speech is no longer an enforced Right in these United States. Yes, its enumeration in the First Amendment to the Constitution gives the appearance of its power, but the bastardization of speech to include sophomoric labels reduces the Amendment to an unfamiliar bias.

A prime example is that people on the political Left can argue their belief (true or manufactured) in stolen elections with impunity: Stacy Abrams’ 2018 Governorship in Georgia, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential election, and Al Gore’s 2000 Presidential election are three high-level protests that immediately come to mind. On the other hand, the weaponized DOJ indicting, arresting, and humiliating a former President, his attorneys, and key staff, whose administration’s leaning significantly to the Right caused great consternation to his political opponents, is a stark contrast to the right to criticize and object to not only those in power but the outcomes of current events.

Consider that five Proud Boys have been sentenced by Judge Tim Kelly to 82 years (total) in jail for their participation in the events that happened in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2001. I abhor the fact that a mob mentality took over on the Capitol steps that day, and the venerated building’s desecration was on public display. Still, the punishment seems cruel and unusual. Yet people who heinously destroyed cities, set precincts on fire, and killed defenders of private property in 2020 as a protest, have mostly gone unscathed and even been financially rewarded for their "Barbary".

Additionally, last week (end of August 2023), Nathan Hughes, from Fayetteville, Arkansas, was raided and arrested at gunpoint by the FBI. I understand if he genuinely broke the law and committed a crime, Justice must be served, but this man is not so dangerous that he required multiple heavily armed agents to arrest him in front of his business, ransack his private residence, and humiliate and terrify his girlfriend. The men who made the decision to arrest with such force are intentional in this over-the-top display of power, knowing full well its intimidation. Maybe I’ve missed the headlines, but where are the arrests coming for the men who committed atrocious acts, including murder, during the Floyd-related riots of 2020?

Here in Michigan, a Trump elector, Hank Choate, attorney Matt DePerno, and former State Representative Daine Rendon, have all felt the wrath of the Left, including lawsuits and lost jobs. I still question the results of 2020, especially since over 350,000 non-conforming 2020 ballots have been found in Arizona and Georgia, more than compensating for the margin of victory; neither do I believe 2022 was above board.

Segue: One immediate way for me to trust in election integrity is for there to be a requirement to prove your identity and vote in person on election day, after which you dip your finger in a vat of purple ink! No more “I voted” stickers; the finger proves your participation.

Have these targeted arrests and intimidations cowed the Right into silence? Not entirely, but they have the desired effect of keeping people in constant angst and agitation, hesitating to speak out or participate. I tend to wonder if I should continue, if I’m a target, if I’m next, and my voice is comparatively weak. Sure, we will converge on the latest keynote speaker who touches that part of our soul desiring Liberty, but how many leave those charged theaters with the conviction to act? Too few.

Yet, here I am, doing one of the only things I know to be correct: to speak my mind through this electronic medium and raise that weak voice, hoping it will help galvanize support and the continued pursuit of true Justice. If one man in a small town is willing to write, hoping that the battle for the soul of our nation and the souls of men will not capitulate to hedonistic and tyrannical entities but continue to speak and know the Truth, rooted and grounded in Scripture, for that Truth is what will set a soul free, maybe a vast array of voices will rise together in unison and destroy these demonic works of division and destruction. I am desperate to see men unite under the banner of Liberty, put aside their petty differences, and fight for the restitution of decency, civility, and order.

Freedom, not found in the 4,543 words of the U.S. Constitution, but found in Christ alone, will comfort and guide us to raise our voices in defense of Liberty, the pursuit of Justice, love of mercy, and to walk humbly before our God!

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