December 06, 2024
FBI Thieves
Timothy Birdnow
The FBI were actually robbing houses during raids on J6 attendees and others.
Agent Nicholas Anthony Williams was arrested and convicted of robbing the arrestees homes, stealing their possessions after hauling off the homeowners.
From Liberty News via Revolver:
These are the people Donald Trump is allowing to do background checks on his nominees.
Oh, by the way, there are many Republicans who try to claim the FBI is corrupt only at the highest levels, that the field agents are still honorable and decent,but this puts the lie to that claim. This guy was a field agent in Houston, not a D.C. bureaucrat.
The article continues:
So our major law enforcement agency has at least one common thief in it, and I am certain he was just the guy who got caught.
If the FBI ever shows up at MY door I will not speak to them, nor let them in. You are safer playing with a copperhead snake than the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The FBI were actually robbing houses during raids on J6 attendees and others.
Agent Nicholas Anthony Williams was arrested and convicted of robbing the arrestees homes, stealing their possessions after hauling off the homeowners.
From Liberty News via Revolver:
A former FBI agent, Nicholas Anthony Williams, has been convicted of stealing cash, valuables, and other property while executing search warrants, including items taken from the home of a non-violent January 6 defendant. The conviction, tied to a series of thefts spanning years, has further fueled scrutiny of federal law enforcement practices.
Williams, 36, worked in the FBI’s Houston field office since 2019. He was indicted in January 2023 in the Southern District of Texas on charges of theft, fraud, and making false statements. According to court documents, Williams exploited his role as a federal agent to steal money and property during searches, which he then converted for personal use.
The stolen items included cash, silver bars, cell phones, and government-issued property. Williams also made false claims about fraudulent charges on his FBI-issued credit card, alleging they were legitimate case-related expenses. His actions culminated in a September guilty plea, in which he confessed to five thefts committed between 2020 and 2023.
Williams, 36, worked in the FBI’s Houston field office since 2019. He was indicted in January 2023 in the Southern District of Texas on charges of theft, fraud, and making false statements. According to court documents, Williams exploited his role as a federal agent to steal money and property during searches, which he then converted for personal use.
The stolen items included cash, silver bars, cell phones, and government-issued property. Williams also made false claims about fraudulent charges on his FBI-issued credit card, alleging they were legitimate case-related expenses. His actions culminated in a September guilty plea, in which he confessed to five thefts committed between 2020 and 2023.
These are the people Donald Trump is allowing to do background checks on his nominees.
Oh, by the way, there are many Republicans who try to claim the FBI is corrupt only at the highest levels, that the field agents are still honorable and decent,but this puts the lie to that claim. This guy was a field agent in Houston, not a D.C. bureaucrat.
The article continues:
One of Williams’ theft victims was Alexander Fan, a Houston college student who had been sentenced to 12 months of probation for peacefully protesting inside the Capitol during the January 6 riot. Fan was charged with non-violent trespassing misdemeanors, and his home was searched by the FBI in June 2023.
According to court filings, Fan reported several missing items from his bedroom, including $1,500 in cash and silver bars. These items were not listed among those seized under the search warrant. Fan’s attorney, Mark Thering, expressed hope for the eventual return of his client’s stolen property.
According to court filings, Fan reported several missing items from his bedroom, including $1,500 in cash and silver bars. These items were not listed among those seized under the search warrant. Fan’s attorney, Mark Thering, expressed hope for the eventual return of his client’s stolen property.
So our major law enforcement agency has at least one common thief in it, and I am certain he was just the guy who got caught.
If the FBI ever shows up at MY door I will not speak to them, nor let them in. You are safer playing with a copperhead snake than the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Tranny Insurrection
Timothy Birdnow
Why was it an 'insurrection' when MAGA folks did it but not when transsexuals do it?
Transgender and nonbinary people oppose bathroom ban with dancing takeover of women's toilets in congressional building
Wonder if any of these folks will get eight, ten years in a federal penitentiary the way the J6 crowd did? Gee; wonder why not!
Why was it an 'insurrection' when MAGA folks did it but not when transsexuals do it?
Transgender and nonbinary people oppose bathroom ban with dancing takeover of women's toilets in congressional building
Wonder if any of these folks will get eight, ten years in a federal penitentiary the way the J6 crowd did? Gee; wonder why not!
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Obama Projects
Timothy Birdnow
It's always projection with the Democrats. It's ESPECIALLY projection with Obama, who worked for ACORN, a vote stealing organization. Obama WAS a vote thief; it's what he did for a living before he got into politics.
Obama: Republicans Rigged Election, Weaponized Justice System
Talk about elephant balls!
From The Daily Fetched:
During an appearance at the ‘Democracy Forum, Obama said:
"Since total victory is impossible in a country politically split down the middle, the result is a doom loop of government gridlock, even greater polarization, wilder rhetoric, and a deepening conviction among partisans that the other side is breaking the rules and has rigged the game to tip it in their favor.”
He added:
"One side tries to stack the deck and lock in [very long pause].
"A permanent grip on power, either by actively suppressing votes or politicizing the armed forces or using the judiciary criminal justice system to go after opponents.”
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My oh my! Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black!
Funny; I seem to remember Obama creating a vast database of information on every voter and he was praised for that political acumen, then when it was done for Trump it suddenly became Big Brother. I seem to remember Obama spying on his political adversaries. I seem to remember Obama starting a program to settle poor people in deep red well-to-do neighborhoods, to colonize them and thus steal seats. I remember Obama sicking the IRS on groups he didn't like, and the DOJ. Lois Learner! I seem to remember Obama's AG Eric Holder calling himself "Obama's wing man" and defying Congressional subpeopna's willfully when called to testify over his weaponization of the DOJ.
Oh, and who started the Muslim ban? Not Donald Trump,but one Barack Hussein Obama (p be upon him.)
Obama is a liar and a tyrant and a communist (he was a member of Chicago's "New Party", a communist party not affiliated with the CPUSA.)
It's always projection with the Democrats. It's ESPECIALLY projection with Obama, who worked for ACORN, a vote stealing organization. Obama WAS a vote thief; it's what he did for a living before he got into politics.
Obama: Republicans Rigged Election, Weaponized Justice System
Talk about elephant balls!
From The Daily Fetched:
During an appearance at the ‘Democracy Forum, Obama said:
"Since total victory is impossible in a country politically split down the middle, the result is a doom loop of government gridlock, even greater polarization, wilder rhetoric, and a deepening conviction among partisans that the other side is breaking the rules and has rigged the game to tip it in their favor.”
He added:
"One side tries to stack the deck and lock in [very long pause].
"A permanent grip on power, either by actively suppressing votes or politicizing the armed forces or using the judiciary criminal justice system to go after opponents.”
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My oh my! Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black!
Funny; I seem to remember Obama creating a vast database of information on every voter and he was praised for that political acumen, then when it was done for Trump it suddenly became Big Brother. I seem to remember Obama spying on his political adversaries. I seem to remember Obama starting a program to settle poor people in deep red well-to-do neighborhoods, to colonize them and thus steal seats. I remember Obama sicking the IRS on groups he didn't like, and the DOJ. Lois Learner! I seem to remember Obama's AG Eric Holder calling himself "Obama's wing man" and defying Congressional subpeopna's willfully when called to testify over his weaponization of the DOJ.
Oh, and who started the Muslim ban? Not Donald Trump,but one Barack Hussein Obama (p be upon him.)
Obama is a liar and a tyrant and a communist (he was a member of Chicago's "New Party", a communist party not affiliated with the CPUSA.)
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A Crying Shame
From the Gateway Pundit
At The Great Debate: Port Hedland vs The Premier, Professor Ian Brighthope @VirusFighterVi1broke down in tears, overwhelmed by the devastating truth: 60 million COVID shots have been administered to Australians. These vaccines are now linked to turbo cancers and tragic deaths. pic.twitter.com/mFpUNzBgzr
— Jim Hoft (@jimhoft_) December 6, 2024
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Temper Tantrum
Timothy Birdnow
The acting director of the Secret Service has a total meltdown, screaming at a Republican representative who dared challenge him on his handling of the last 911 memorial.
Trump Assassination Attempt Hearing Erupts - Secret Service Director Loses His Mind During Grilling
Methinks he doth protest too much!
Actting director Ronald Rowe mischaracterized (probably purposely) Pat Fallon's questioning as an attack on the first responders on 911. He kept shouting "you're out of line" at Fallon, who was demanding an answer.
The fact is the Establishment is starting to panic and this proves it. They have been caught and now are attacking to divert attention from their misdeeds.
BTW this might be petty of me but Rowe still sports a Marine Corps haircut. I mean, who does that? That is nothing but shameless self-promotion, trying to emphasize he was a military man. I immediately didn't like the guy when I saw him because that struck me as horribly disingenuous; almost every ex-military guy grows their hair out to some degree after leaving the service. God bless him for serving the country, but do you have to wear it on your sleeve so?
The acting director of the Secret Service has a total meltdown, screaming at a Republican representative who dared challenge him on his handling of the last 911 memorial.
Trump Assassination Attempt Hearing Erupts - Secret Service Director Loses His Mind During Grilling
Methinks he doth protest too much!
Actting director Ronald Rowe mischaracterized (probably purposely) Pat Fallon's questioning as an attack on the first responders on 911. He kept shouting "you're out of line" at Fallon, who was demanding an answer.
The fact is the Establishment is starting to panic and this proves it. They have been caught and now are attacking to divert attention from their misdeeds.
BTW this might be petty of me but Rowe still sports a Marine Corps haircut. I mean, who does that? That is nothing but shameless self-promotion, trying to emphasize he was a military man. I immediately didn't like the guy when I saw him because that struck me as horribly disingenuous; almost every ex-military guy grows their hair out to some degree after leaving the service. God bless him for serving the country, but do you have to wear it on your sleeve so?
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Charlie Brown Republicans
Timothy Birdnow
Isn't this amazing! The Democrats won by 20 points the elections decided after election day!
Read all about it.
Why, one would suspect they are cheating or something.
What angers me is the Republicans get duped time after time this way. They truly are Charlie Brown trying to kick the football.
Isn't this amazing! The Democrats won by 20 points the elections decided after election day!
Read all about it.
Why, one would suspect they are cheating or something.
What angers me is the Republicans get duped time after time this way. They truly are Charlie Brown trying to kick the football.
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December 05, 2024
Plankton Cooling the Planet
Timothy Birdnow
Another example of a negative climate feedback loop.
Planktons Secret Emissions - New Ocean Discovery Challenges Climate Predictions
Seems ocean plankton emits a sulphuric compount called ,ethanethiol, and does so in greater amounts than believed. This is an aerosol which reflects heat back into space.
Warmer oceans mean more plankton, and more Methaniol it seems.
From the article:
Just another pillar of global warming alarmism has been knocked out from under the increasingly fragile scaffolding. Like playing Kerplunk, eventually all the marbles will fall.
Another example of a negative climate feedback loop.
Planktons Secret Emissions - New Ocean Discovery Challenges Climate Predictions
Seems ocean plankton emits a sulphuric compount called ,ethanethiol, and does so in greater amounts than believed. This is an aerosol which reflects heat back into space.
Warmer oceans mean more plankton, and more Methaniol it seems.
From the article:
The study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that the oceans not only capture and redistribute the sun’s heat, but produce gases that make particles with immediate climatic effects, for example through the brightening of clouds that reflect this heat.
It broadens the climatic impact of marine sulfur because it adds a new compound, methanethiol, that had previously gone unnoticed. Researchers only detected the gas recently, because it used to be notoriously hard to measure and earlier work focussed on warmer oceans, whereas the polar oceans are the emission hotspots.
[...]
Dr Wohl, of UEA’s Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and one of the lead authors, said: "This is the climatic element with the greatest cooling capacity, but also the least understood. We knew methanethiol was coming out of the ocean, but we had no idea about how much and where. We also did not know it had such an impact on climate.
"Climate models have greatly overestimated the solar radiation actually reaching the Southern Ocean, largely because they are not capable of correctly simulating clouds. The work done here partially closes the longstanding knowledge gap between models and observations.”
[...]
This allowed them to conclude that, annually and on a global average, methanethiol increases known marine sulfur emissions by 25%.
"It may not seem like much, but methanethiol is more efficient at oxidizing and forming aerosols than dimethyl sulfide and, therefore, its climate impact is magnified,” said co-lead Dr Julián Villamayor, a researcher at IQF-CSIC
It broadens the climatic impact of marine sulfur because it adds a new compound, methanethiol, that had previously gone unnoticed. Researchers only detected the gas recently, because it used to be notoriously hard to measure and earlier work focussed on warmer oceans, whereas the polar oceans are the emission hotspots.
[...]
Dr Wohl, of UEA’s Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and one of the lead authors, said: "This is the climatic element with the greatest cooling capacity, but also the least understood. We knew methanethiol was coming out of the ocean, but we had no idea about how much and where. We also did not know it had such an impact on climate.
"Climate models have greatly overestimated the solar radiation actually reaching the Southern Ocean, largely because they are not capable of correctly simulating clouds. The work done here partially closes the longstanding knowledge gap between models and observations.”
[...]
This allowed them to conclude that, annually and on a global average, methanethiol increases known marine sulfur emissions by 25%.
"It may not seem like much, but methanethiol is more efficient at oxidizing and forming aerosols than dimethyl sulfide and, therefore, its climate impact is magnified,” said co-lead Dr Julián Villamayor, a researcher at IQF-CSIC
Just another pillar of global warming alarmism has been knocked out from under the increasingly fragile scaffolding. Like playing Kerplunk, eventually all the marbles will fall.
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Cold War Camp Discovered in Greenland
Timothy Birdnow
But how is this possible if rising atmospheric carbon dioxide from industrial emissions has driven up temperatures all across the globe at a steady rate? This city should never have been buried under ice in the first place, no?
NASA Uncovers a Hidden Cold War City Buried Beneath Greenland’s Ice
FTA:
Hmmm....so there is MORE ICE now than when the thing was dug! How can that be with the melting of the Greenland ice sheet?
Climate change supposedly leads to ever decreasing ice, especially since atmospheric co2 levels began rising after mid-last century.
This article twisted itself into a pretzel, trying to avoid the obvious implications. Read it for yourself.
But how is this possible if rising atmospheric carbon dioxide from industrial emissions has driven up temperatures all across the globe at a steady rate? This city should never have been buried under ice in the first place, no?
NASA Uncovers a Hidden Cold War City Buried Beneath Greenland’s Ice
FTA:
NASA scientists accidentally uncovered Camp Century, a hidden Cold War base under Greenland’s ice, using advanced radar technology in April 2024. This discovery not only brings historical artifacts to light but also assists in ice sheet studies critical for understanding future sea level changes.
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Camp Century, also known as the "city under the ice,” is a relic of the Cold War. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the military base in 1959 by cutting a network of tunnels within the near-surface layer of the ice sheet. After it was abandoned in 1967, snow and ice continued to accumulate, and the solid structures associated with the facility now lie at least 30 meters (100 feet) below the surface.
[...]
Camp Century, also known as the "city under the ice,” is a relic of the Cold War. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the military base in 1959 by cutting a network of tunnels within the near-surface layer of the ice sheet. After it was abandoned in 1967, snow and ice continued to accumulate, and the solid structures associated with the facility now lie at least 30 meters (100 feet) below the surface.
Hmmm....so there is MORE ICE now than when the thing was dug! How can that be with the melting of the Greenland ice sheet?
Climate change supposedly leads to ever decreasing ice, especially since atmospheric co2 levels began rising after mid-last century.
This article twisted itself into a pretzel, trying to avoid the obvious implications. Read it for yourself.
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Republicans Vote to Allow Pension Double-dipping
Timothy Birdnow
Republicans actually supported this.
Social Security Fairness Act
This bill eliminates penalties for receiving social security benefits while receiving other government pensions, the so-called the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP),thus essentially allowing double-dipping by bureaucrats.
It is currently to cost the American taxpayers $196 billion over 10 years.
It was a bipartisan bill, sponsored by Republican Garret Graves (R-LA-06)in the House and everyone's favorite RINO in the Senate - Susan Collins. The House passed the bill by a whopping 327 to 75, meaning the lion's share of Republicans - those supposedly right wing MAGA types - voted enthusiastically for this budget busting bill which the NEA wholeheartedly supports.
Social Security is expected to go bust by 2035,according to a report by the Social Security Trustees. And yet the House Republicans have gone right along with this.
Now we must hope the Senate fails to pass this. If not Biden will sign it. If it is held up until Trump is in office he may veto it. I would think he would.
These jackasses haven't learned a thing from the election.
Republicans actually supported this.
Social Security Fairness Act
This bill eliminates penalties for receiving social security benefits while receiving other government pensions, the so-called the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP),thus essentially allowing double-dipping by bureaucrats.
It is currently to cost the American taxpayers $196 billion over 10 years.
It was a bipartisan bill, sponsored by Republican Garret Graves (R-LA-06)in the House and everyone's favorite RINO in the Senate - Susan Collins. The House passed the bill by a whopping 327 to 75, meaning the lion's share of Republicans - those supposedly right wing MAGA types - voted enthusiastically for this budget busting bill which the NEA wholeheartedly supports.
Social Security is expected to go bust by 2035,according to a report by the Social Security Trustees. And yet the House Republicans have gone right along with this.
Now we must hope the Senate fails to pass this. If not Biden will sign it. If it is held up until Trump is in office he may veto it. I would think he would.
These jackasses haven't learned a thing from the election.
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The Buzzing of the Drones
Timothy Birdnow
Beware an assassination attempt via drone.
Mysterious Drone Activity Detected Near Trump’s Golf Courses Prompts FAA Airspace Restriction
I'll bet these are U.S. military drones. Anyone care to wager?
This is controlled airspace. Spy drones wouldn't have lights to be seen by us. These aren't Chinese or Russian drones. pic.twitter.com/Hh5ZRwIclT
— Kab (@Kabamur_Taygeta) December 3, 2024
Beware an assassination attempt via drone.
Mysterious Drone Activity Detected Near Trump’s Golf Courses Prompts FAA Airspace Restriction
I'll bet these are U.S. military drones. Anyone care to wager?
This is controlled airspace. Spy drones wouldn't have lights to be seen by us. These aren't Chinese or Russian drones. pic.twitter.com/Hh5ZRwIclT
— Kab (@Kabamur_Taygeta) December 3, 2024
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Remember, It's Istanbul not constantinople
Timothy Birdnow
Robert Spencer, writing in PJ Media, asks "why is Turkey in NATO".
In answer I say it's solely because Turkey provided us with a military platform during the Cold War, and because they control access to the Black Sea. I am fairly convinced we still have military installations/missile sites in Turkey. Officially we no longer have them there, being banned after the Cuban Missile Crisis, but unofficially nukes are present - see the Council on Foreign Relations report.
Turkey occupies a critical place in the geopolitics of Europe. Sitting astride two continents, it has a toe in Europe itself.
Also, Turkey presents a prime location for oil and gas pipelines to Europe. The Russians have sought a sanction waiver from the U.S. to build them. As a key component of America's Russia policy is predicated on breaking the Russian stranglehold on central Asian oil and gas, it's little wonder the primarilly Islamic nation has been courted by NATO and America.
Spencer's points are all valid; Turkey should never have been made a member of NATO. The geniuses who did that thought to wed Turkey to the West and figured it would make them into one of us. They never understood the poower of Islam over the minds and hearts of it's adherents. Turkey is first Islamic and has more affinity with that world than with it's allies.
Attaturk, a reformer, is probably rolling over in his grave. But it was inevitable; as a dog returns to it's vomit Turkey returned to Islam.
Oh, by the way, Erdogen is crowing about "a war between the cross and the crescent". The cross will annihilate the cresent in the end. Islam is but a heresy, a mixture of several old heresies such as Arianism, Manicheanism, and Mithraism with a few others thrown in for good measure. All of the heretics fled the Byzantine empire and settled in Arabia and surrounding areas, and the early Muslims absorbed them all into their counterfeit religion.
Mithraism, for example, has the concept of jihad at it's core (which is why Roman soldiers were attracted to it way back when). Manicheanism contributed several things, including ritual prayer facing in one direction (to the east for Manicheans, to Mecca for Muslims) and Mani was called "the seal of the prophets" just as would later be applied to Muhammed. Ritual purifications also had to be performed before public worship, and they were called to prayer by a cantor. Arianism saw Jesus as just a man and not part of the Trinity and said he was a great prophet, nothing more.
At any rate the Muslims have always been at war with Christ, and their hatred of Him will culminate in their joining in the final battle, one that Christ will win handily.
I will say this; Erdogen isn't wrong about an endless battle by the West against monotheism and belief in God. He thinks it's just against Islam, but the reality is it hates Christianity far, far worse. Ditto Judaism. But, coming from a monistic religion where everything is connected to everything else, he cannot fathom that Humanism is as much the enemy of Christianity (the religion that propelled the West to where it is) as it is of Islam. In fact it's not an enemy of Islam at all because the Humanists believe the enemy of my enemy is my friend and Christianity is the REAL enemy. They just don't like some of Islam's prohibitions, like men wearing women's clothes or doing the mattress Charleston with another dude.
Spencer is right; we should kick Turkey out of NATO. We have no shared values or culture or any reason to make common cause with them. And NATO membership used to require proximity to the North Atlantic; Turkey is not even remotely close.
A faux friend, a traitor,is worse than an honest enemy. We need to remember Turkey is not and never was our friend.
Robert Spencer, writing in PJ Media, asks "why is Turkey in NATO".
In answer I say it's solely because Turkey provided us with a military platform during the Cold War, and because they control access to the Black Sea. I am fairly convinced we still have military installations/missile sites in Turkey. Officially we no longer have them there, being banned after the Cuban Missile Crisis, but unofficially nukes are present - see the Council on Foreign Relations report.
Turkey occupies a critical place in the geopolitics of Europe. Sitting astride two continents, it has a toe in Europe itself.
Also, Turkey presents a prime location for oil and gas pipelines to Europe. The Russians have sought a sanction waiver from the U.S. to build them. As a key component of America's Russia policy is predicated on breaking the Russian stranglehold on central Asian oil and gas, it's little wonder the primarilly Islamic nation has been courted by NATO and America.
Spencer's points are all valid; Turkey should never have been made a member of NATO. The geniuses who did that thought to wed Turkey to the West and figured it would make them into one of us. They never understood the poower of Islam over the minds and hearts of it's adherents. Turkey is first Islamic and has more affinity with that world than with it's allies.
Attaturk, a reformer, is probably rolling over in his grave. But it was inevitable; as a dog returns to it's vomit Turkey returned to Islam.
Oh, by the way, Erdogen is crowing about "a war between the cross and the crescent". The cross will annihilate the cresent in the end. Islam is but a heresy, a mixture of several old heresies such as Arianism, Manicheanism, and Mithraism with a few others thrown in for good measure. All of the heretics fled the Byzantine empire and settled in Arabia and surrounding areas, and the early Muslims absorbed them all into their counterfeit religion.
Mithraism, for example, has the concept of jihad at it's core (which is why Roman soldiers were attracted to it way back when). Manicheanism contributed several things, including ritual prayer facing in one direction (to the east for Manicheans, to Mecca for Muslims) and Mani was called "the seal of the prophets" just as would later be applied to Muhammed. Ritual purifications also had to be performed before public worship, and they were called to prayer by a cantor. Arianism saw Jesus as just a man and not part of the Trinity and said he was a great prophet, nothing more.
At any rate the Muslims have always been at war with Christ, and their hatred of Him will culminate in their joining in the final battle, one that Christ will win handily.
I will say this; Erdogen isn't wrong about an endless battle by the West against monotheism and belief in God. He thinks it's just against Islam, but the reality is it hates Christianity far, far worse. Ditto Judaism. But, coming from a monistic religion where everything is connected to everything else, he cannot fathom that Humanism is as much the enemy of Christianity (the religion that propelled the West to where it is) as it is of Islam. In fact it's not an enemy of Islam at all because the Humanists believe the enemy of my enemy is my friend and Christianity is the REAL enemy. They just don't like some of Islam's prohibitions, like men wearing women's clothes or doing the mattress Charleston with another dude.
Spencer is right; we should kick Turkey out of NATO. We have no shared values or culture or any reason to make common cause with them. And NATO membership used to require proximity to the North Atlantic; Turkey is not even remotely close.
A faux friend, a traitor,is worse than an honest enemy. We need to remember Turkey is not and never was our friend.
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China Shipping Weapons to N.Korea - from California
Timothy Birdnow
Wonder what China Joe is going to do about it?
The Chinese Are Illegally Shipping Weapons to North Korea...From California
Wonder what China Joe is going to do about it?
The Chinese Are Illegally Shipping Weapons to North Korea...From California
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Russian Naval Exercises in Eastern Mediterranean
Timothy Birdnow
Russia is about to engage in a major naval exercise in the eastern Mediterranean and Russia's Defense Minister called the U.S. government to warn them about it.
This was entirely predictable after Syrian rebels seized control of Aleppo, Syria's second largest city.
Syria is a close Russian ally and provides the Russian navy with a warm-water port with access to the Mediterranean. Otherwise the Russian fleet would have to sail from the Black Sea and face possible hostile actions on the Bosporus and Dardenelles.
The Russians can ill-afford to lose Assad and his Baathist party control of Syria. The rebel coalition would probably not be very friendly to them.
From Yahoo News:
The call between Chief of Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov and US Ch airman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, which was initiated by Gerasimov, occurred November 27.
On Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had launched hypersonic missiles and cruise missiles as part of an exercise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Russian frigates, Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko, fired Tsirkon hypersonic missiles as part of the exercise, which included the Russian Navy and Aerospace Forces. The submarine Novorossiysk launched Kalibr cruise missiles at a naval target, according to the ministry.
The exercise involved more than 1,000 troops; 10 ships; and 24 aircraft, including MiG-31 fighter jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, the ministry said.
Gerasimov did not explicitly mention the launch of hypersonic missiles in the call, according to the US official.
The US currently has two destroyers operating in the Mediterranean Sea, the USS Bulkeley and the USS Arleigh Burke, according to a spokesman for the Navy.
The New York Times was first to report on the call between Gerasimov and Brown.
This was the first call between Gerasimov and Brown since Brown became Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman more than one year ago. An official readout of the discussion normally follows calls between Brown and his military counterparts, but the Russians asked not to do so in this case.
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This call was to avoid any serious engagement between the Russian navy and the American in the regions, to avoid misunderstandings, but it also was intended to send us a big message.
This could easily spiral out of control.
Russia is about to engage in a major naval exercise in the eastern Mediterranean and Russia's Defense Minister called the U.S. government to warn them about it.
This was entirely predictable after Syrian rebels seized control of Aleppo, Syria's second largest city.
Syria is a close Russian ally and provides the Russian navy with a warm-water port with access to the Mediterranean. Otherwise the Russian fleet would have to sail from the Black Sea and face possible hostile actions on the Bosporus and Dardenelles.
The Russians can ill-afford to lose Assad and his Baathist party control of Syria. The rebel coalition would probably not be very friendly to them.
From Yahoo News:
The call between Chief of Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov and US Ch airman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, which was initiated by Gerasimov, occurred November 27.
On Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had launched hypersonic missiles and cruise missiles as part of an exercise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Russian frigates, Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko, fired Tsirkon hypersonic missiles as part of the exercise, which included the Russian Navy and Aerospace Forces. The submarine Novorossiysk launched Kalibr cruise missiles at a naval target, according to the ministry.
The exercise involved more than 1,000 troops; 10 ships; and 24 aircraft, including MiG-31 fighter jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, the ministry said.
Gerasimov did not explicitly mention the launch of hypersonic missiles in the call, according to the US official.
The US currently has two destroyers operating in the Mediterranean Sea, the USS Bulkeley and the USS Arleigh Burke, according to a spokesman for the Navy.
The New York Times was first to report on the call between Gerasimov and Brown.
This was the first call between Gerasimov and Brown since Brown became Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman more than one year ago. An official readout of the discussion normally follows calls between Brown and his military counterparts, but the Russians asked not to do so in this case.
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This call was to avoid any serious engagement between the Russian navy and the American in the regions, to avoid misunderstandings, but it also was intended to send us a big message.
This could easily spiral out of control.
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Trump to Allow FBI Background Checks
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Big mistake; the FBI will screw Trump's nominees over if at all possible, and they will then have any dirt they can find or twist facts into dirt.
Trump transition signs agreement for FBI background checks
Big mistake; the FBI will screw Trump's nominees over if at all possible, and they will then have any dirt they can find or twist facts into dirt.
Trump transition signs agreement for FBI background checks
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Missouri Wants to Pay to Turn in Illegals
Timothy Birdnow
Bad idea.
Missouri lawmaker proposes bounty system to report migrants
Getting people to rat out their neighbors is never a good idea, and especially when you will find it hard to differentiate legal and illegal immigrants.
I appreciate the sentiment but do not agree with the method.
How many of these reports will wind up being petty revenge on people they just don't like?
When Aragon and Castille joined together to create Spain King Ferdinand kicked out all the non-Catholics; he wanted his new nation-state (the first nation-state) to have religious homogenaity along with other cultural aspects in common. So he kicked out Jews and Muslims and many converted to avoid being tossed out. This was the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition, because many former Jews or Muslims would be accused of being secret, closeted aliens and the Inquisition would have to step in to investigate.
The Spanish Inquisition is largely misunderstood, and often it actually aided these people by taking them into custody and cooling tempers. It was the civil authorities who would torture and execute them otherwise. Read Medieval scholar Thomas Madden on the subject.
The point is that paying citizens to turn in their neighbors is precisely how the troubles in Spain started, and there is reason for concern here.
I'm all for concerned citizens turning in illegals if they know they are breaking the law, but paying people is guaranteed to get all sorts of bogus or shady accusations made for all sorts of reasons.
The bill also authorizes a bounty hunter program, paying professional bounty hunters to go after illegals. I can get behind that; we have ample experience with bounty hunting and if you have licensed people doing it all the better.
And it creates special law-enforcement agencies to deal with this.
I like most of it. I just don't think paying citizens to rat people out is a good idea.
Bad idea.
Missouri lawmaker proposes bounty system to report migrants
Getting people to rat out their neighbors is never a good idea, and especially when you will find it hard to differentiate legal and illegal immigrants.
I appreciate the sentiment but do not agree with the method.
How many of these reports will wind up being petty revenge on people they just don't like?
When Aragon and Castille joined together to create Spain King Ferdinand kicked out all the non-Catholics; he wanted his new nation-state (the first nation-state) to have religious homogenaity along with other cultural aspects in common. So he kicked out Jews and Muslims and many converted to avoid being tossed out. This was the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition, because many former Jews or Muslims would be accused of being secret, closeted aliens and the Inquisition would have to step in to investigate.
The Spanish Inquisition is largely misunderstood, and often it actually aided these people by taking them into custody and cooling tempers. It was the civil authorities who would torture and execute them otherwise. Read Medieval scholar Thomas Madden on the subject.
The point is that paying citizens to turn in their neighbors is precisely how the troubles in Spain started, and there is reason for concern here.
I'm all for concerned citizens turning in illegals if they know they are breaking the law, but paying people is guaranteed to get all sorts of bogus or shady accusations made for all sorts of reasons.
The bill also authorizes a bounty hunter program, paying professional bounty hunters to go after illegals. I can get behind that; we have ample experience with bounty hunting and if you have licensed people doing it all the better.
And it creates special law-enforcement agencies to deal with this.
I like most of it. I just don't think paying citizens to rat people out is a good idea.
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Zuck Crawls to Trump
Timothy Birdnow
Don't fall for it Trump! Zuckerberg is a snake in the grass. He was pulling the same crap in the leadup to the last election he pulled in 2020.
Trump adviser on Mark Zuckerberg seeking 'active role' in tech policies: President-elect has a 'long memory'
Don't fall for it Trump! Zuckerberg is a snake in the grass. He was pulling the same crap in the leadup to the last election he pulled in 2020.
Trump adviser on Mark Zuckerberg seeking 'active role' in tech policies: President-elect has a 'long memory'
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And Iran, Iran so Far away
Timothy Birdnow
Iran? Just like they tried to blame Iran for the assassination attempt on Trump? Ri-ight.
Trump’s Nominee for FBI Director Targeted by Iranian Hackers
Why is it I think it was our own military and surveillance establishment?
So who is saying Iran did this? The FBI. You may remember when they called Trump to tell him that there was the Steele Dossier floating about; it justified opening an investigation into Mr. Trump himself, which is why the did it. I have no doubt at all the FBI is trying to pull this same stunt now.
They'll get a FISA warrant to start fishing.
Iran? Just like they tried to blame Iran for the assassination attempt on Trump? Ri-ight.
Trump’s Nominee for FBI Director Targeted by Iranian Hackers
Why is it I think it was our own military and surveillance establishment?
So who is saying Iran did this? The FBI. You may remember when they called Trump to tell him that there was the Steele Dossier floating about; it justified opening an investigation into Mr. Trump himself, which is why the did it. I have no doubt at all the FBI is trying to pull this same stunt now.
They'll get a FISA warrant to start fishing.
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Destroy Alll Viruses!
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It worked before after all...
What a Coincidence: Alleged Scientist Peter Hotez Claims Multiple Viruses Will Strike America Immediately After Trump Takes Office
(BTW the title comes from a Japanese monster movie "Destroy All Monsters" which features the whole gang - Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra,and a host of others.)
It worked before after all...
What a Coincidence: Alleged Scientist Peter Hotez Claims Multiple Viruses Will Strike America Immediately After Trump Takes Office
(BTW the title comes from a Japanese monster movie "Destroy All Monsters" which features the whole gang - Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra,and a host of others.)
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New Math in Chicago
Timothy Birdnow
WEll,it IS a good way to teach math:
"Billy, if you have one penis and have it surgiccally removed, how many penises do you have?"
Chicago Teachers Union Demands Transgender Curriculum After 80 Percent of Students Can't do Math
Not sure how they'll handle fractions with this new math approach though.
WEll,it IS a good way to teach math:
"Billy, if you have one penis and have it surgiccally removed, how many penises do you have?"
Chicago Teachers Union Demands Transgender Curriculum After 80 Percent of Students Can't do Math
Not sure how they'll handle fractions with this new math approach though.
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Biden to Pardon Satanic Trio
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The weaponization of the pardon.
Politico Predicts Biden Will Pardon Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff
If Biden does pardon these three perjurors then they cannot hide behind the fifth amendment if called before Congress to testify. I almost hope that this happens; they probably would avoid criminal conviction anyway, but if they are pardoned they are wide open to civil action that can ruin them.
Pardons are only good for criminal acts, not civil suits.
BTW here is one opinion on the legality or lack thereof of Biden's pardon of his son. I think there is grounds for a court challenge, if you ask me.
Personally I would have liked to see Trump issue a pardon for Hunter-provided he sang like a canary, which I suspect he would have if facing a long prison sentence; it would have shown Trump can be magnanimous. Hunter broke the law, no question, but probably not much more than everyone else in that cesspool. But since Biden did it we need to ride this thing, profit as much as possible. As Rahm Emmanuel pointed out, one should never let a good crisis go to waste.
Even if Biden pardons the dirty trio there need to be a blizzard of lawsuits against them, and they need to face a very hostile series of inquiries by Congress.
I am particularly eager to see Liz Chaney get hers; she isn't just an enemy but a renegade, a backstabbing quisling who switched sides as soon as she believed the political winds dictated. I hate Schiff but understand him. He's a scorpion and scorpions sting. But Chaney pretended to be one of us until she found favor with the Democrats and joined what she thought was the winning side. Ditto Nicki Haley.
At any rate it will be interesting to see if Biden takes this step. Shoot; why not pardon the whole Democratic Party while he's at it?
The weaponization of the pardon.
Politico Predicts Biden Will Pardon Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff
If Biden does pardon these three perjurors then they cannot hide behind the fifth amendment if called before Congress to testify. I almost hope that this happens; they probably would avoid criminal conviction anyway, but if they are pardoned they are wide open to civil action that can ruin them.
Pardons are only good for criminal acts, not civil suits.
BTW here is one opinion on the legality or lack thereof of Biden's pardon of his son. I think there is grounds for a court challenge, if you ask me.
Personally I would have liked to see Trump issue a pardon for Hunter-provided he sang like a canary, which I suspect he would have if facing a long prison sentence; it would have shown Trump can be magnanimous. Hunter broke the law, no question, but probably not much more than everyone else in that cesspool. But since Biden did it we need to ride this thing, profit as much as possible. As Rahm Emmanuel pointed out, one should never let a good crisis go to waste.
Even if Biden pardons the dirty trio there need to be a blizzard of lawsuits against them, and they need to face a very hostile series of inquiries by Congress.
I am particularly eager to see Liz Chaney get hers; she isn't just an enemy but a renegade, a backstabbing quisling who switched sides as soon as she believed the political winds dictated. I hate Schiff but understand him. He's a scorpion and scorpions sting. But Chaney pretended to be one of us until she found favor with the Democrats and joined what she thought was the winning side. Ditto Nicki Haley.
At any rate it will be interesting to see if Biden takes this step. Shoot; why not pardon the whole Democratic Party while he's at it?
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