April 22, 2025
Chewing the Fat with the Brits
Timothy Birdnow
Sales of beef tallow are skyrocketing in the U.K. ostensibly over a campaign by American politicians and others claiming cooking oils are bad for your health.
Sales of Beef Drippings Surge in Britain
Color me suspicious; could it be they are trying to ditch American grown oils and replace it with something they can get on the Continent? Is this part of the "Dump Trump" movement?
Robert Kennedy Jr. is a big advocate for dumping cooking oils.
I remember when they moved to vegetable and seed oils from beef tallow and lard. We were told how bad those were for our health. Now they are moving back to them.
My great grandmother used to cook with lard. She would go out and wring a chicken's neck, pluck it, and fry it up in lard in what seemed like fifteen minutes! (I know; it was longer.) Best fried chicken EVER! Home grown green beans and home grown mashed potatoes whipped with the butter and milk from her cows and with real white chicken gravy and home-made biscuits! I would dream about her food days before we went down to the sticks to visit! She never disappointed! And her coffee was excellent too, along with peach or cherry cobbler, hot and delicious!
Those were the good old days before the killjoys told us lard was killing us and making us obese. Now we are REALLY sick and obese and it looks like the animal fats weren't the culprit after all. Thanks a lot food nazis!
At any rate the E.U. banned many beef products from the U.S. because American farmers use hormones and antibiotics on the cattle, as well as irradiate meat. So they already have the tallow.
And as for oils, the Europeans grow almost no corn since it's too cool and wet for it to be a good crop there. Their growth of soybeans is limited too. It doesn't fare well in European soil. Ditto most of the other oil-bearing crops. So it's generally imported from either Russia or the U.S. and now the Europeans want to break with the U.S. and of course will have nothing to do with Russia. So tallow is their new go-to choice, whether they admit that or not.
Well, if the old food nazis WERE right then the Europeans should start porking out pretty soon. If not we will know we were lied to all these years by our government and their health fascism.
Sales of beef tallow are skyrocketing in the U.K. ostensibly over a campaign by American politicians and others claiming cooking oils are bad for your health.
Sales of Beef Drippings Surge in Britain
Color me suspicious; could it be they are trying to ditch American grown oils and replace it with something they can get on the Continent? Is this part of the "Dump Trump" movement?
Robert Kennedy Jr. is a big advocate for dumping cooking oils.
I remember when they moved to vegetable and seed oils from beef tallow and lard. We were told how bad those were for our health. Now they are moving back to them.
My great grandmother used to cook with lard. She would go out and wring a chicken's neck, pluck it, and fry it up in lard in what seemed like fifteen minutes! (I know; it was longer.) Best fried chicken EVER! Home grown green beans and home grown mashed potatoes whipped with the butter and milk from her cows and with real white chicken gravy and home-made biscuits! I would dream about her food days before we went down to the sticks to visit! She never disappointed! And her coffee was excellent too, along with peach or cherry cobbler, hot and delicious!
Those were the good old days before the killjoys told us lard was killing us and making us obese. Now we are REALLY sick and obese and it looks like the animal fats weren't the culprit after all. Thanks a lot food nazis!
At any rate the E.U. banned many beef products from the U.S. because American farmers use hormones and antibiotics on the cattle, as well as irradiate meat. So they already have the tallow.
And as for oils, the Europeans grow almost no corn since it's too cool and wet for it to be a good crop there. Their growth of soybeans is limited too. It doesn't fare well in European soil. Ditto most of the other oil-bearing crops. So it's generally imported from either Russia or the U.S. and now the Europeans want to break with the U.S. and of course will have nothing to do with Russia. So tallow is their new go-to choice, whether they admit that or not.
Well, if the old food nazis WERE right then the Europeans should start porking out pretty soon. If not we will know we were lied to all these years by our government and their health fascism.
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Gone in Sixty Minutes
Timothy Birdnow
Maybe he can work on producing Bar Rescue on Paramount Plus...
Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence
The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
Independence is one thing, making up lies another.
The rats are now deserting the sinking ship of corpolrate media.
Maybe he can work on producing Bar Rescue on Paramount Plus...
Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence
The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
Independence is one thing, making up lies another.
The rats are now deserting the sinking ship of corpolrate media.
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WaPo Tries to Infect A. I.
Timothy Birdnow
Why not? The stories are all made up anyway and follow a predictable format.
Washington Post signs deal with Open AI.
Actually this is their way of trying to manipulate the A.I. search engine by putting it's own content into the machine.
Here are the money quotes:
In other words they want to make sure they get top billing on the A.I. and their views are the predominant views presented to readers.
A.I. is just another thing the Left will weaponize against normal people.
Why not? The stories are all made up anyway and follow a predictable format.
Washington Post signs deal with Open AI.
Actually this is their way of trying to manipulate the A.I. search engine by putting it's own content into the machine.
Here are the money quotes:
The Washington Post is partnering with OpenAI to bring its reporting to ChatGPT. The two organizations did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement, but the deal will see ChatGPT display summaries, quotes and links to articles from The Post when users prompt the chatbot to search the web.
"We're all in on meeting our audiences where they are," said Peter Elkins-Williams, head of global partnerships at The Post. "Ensuring ChatGPT users have our impactful reporting at their fingertips builds on our commitment to provide access where, how and when our audiences want it.
"We're all in on meeting our audiences where they are," said Peter Elkins-Williams, head of global partnerships at The Post. "Ensuring ChatGPT users have our impactful reporting at their fingertips builds on our commitment to provide access where, how and when our audiences want it.
In other words they want to make sure they get top billing on the A.I. and their views are the predominant views presented to readers.
A.I. is just another thing the Left will weaponize against normal people.
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Comparing Apples and Rittenhouses
Timothy Birdnow
Being black or Hispanic is literally a "get out of jail free card" to the Left.
Minister Defends Metcalf’s Stabbing Suspect by Citing Kyle Rittenhouse, Misses Obvious Contradictions
Video footage proved beyond a doubt Rittenhouse was using his weapon in self defense while protecting his very life (and he was peacefully protesting, which was his right to do). This guy just shoved a knife into the chest of his victim for no good reason. It was pure murder.
But since he is black the rules are different to the leftists. "People of Color" always have a built-in excuse.
Here are the details:
Seems to me Karmelo Anthony has been afforded MORE rights, so if his mother and this pretend minister want to complain perhaps his bail should be raised to two million, like Rittenhouse.
If Kyle Rittenhouse hadn't been armed he'd be dead now. Too bad Austin Metcalf wasn't as fortunate as to have a similar weapon.
If the leaders of the black community wants what they claim - equal treatment under the law - they should demand it be truly equal. They don't want that; they want special treatment.
This is just another attempt to relaunch Black Lives Matter and to try to separate the black community from the MAGA movement. We wouldn't be hearing about this if Joe Biden were still in office, or had Harris won the election.
This , Dominique Alexander claims to be a woman of God, a minister. But she doesn't ask for justice and obviously doesn't care about the victim here because he was white. She doesn't worship the God of Abraham but rather her own political god. She's going to have much to answer for when her time comes to be judged.
If you cannot call out cold blooded murder because of the race of the murderer you are a truly vile person. This woman is no different than someone who would defened the murderers of James Byrd Jr. Either innocent life is precious to you or you are a fellow-traveller with the killers.
I wonder; is the Next Generation Action Network a 501c3 tax exempt entity? If so that needs to be seriously reviewed by the IRS.
Being black or Hispanic is literally a "get out of jail free card" to the Left.
Minister Defends Metcalf’s Stabbing Suspect by Citing Kyle Rittenhouse, Misses Obvious Contradictions
Video footage proved beyond a doubt Rittenhouse was using his weapon in self defense while protecting his very life (and he was peacefully protesting, which was his right to do). This guy just shoved a knife into the chest of his victim for no good reason. It was pure murder.
But since he is black the rules are different to the leftists. "People of Color" always have a built-in excuse.
Here are the details:
"Others also rushed in to prop up her defense, including the activist Minister and the founder of a Dallas, Texas, social justice nonprofit, Next Generation Action Network (NGAN), Dominique Alexander.
Unlike others, Alexander went a step further to compare Anthony’s actions to those of a Kenosha, Wisconsin, teen, Kyle Rittenhouse, who justifiably defended himself when attacked by a mob of Black Lives Matter (BLM) rioters who attempted to take his gun and use it on him.
NEW: Minister Dominique Alexander compares Karmelo Anthony, who allegedly stabbed Austin Metcalf in the chest for "grabbing" him, to Kyle Rittenhouse & Daniel Penny.
Alexander then went on to vent about the struggles of "a black man in America."
The minister falsely claimed… pic.twitter.com/2K2g2cC6cD
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 17, 2025
The minister even accused Rittenhouse of "shooting people in the back,” which totally contradicts the facts of the case. While Alexander wants to draw parallels between the two cases, he also missed glaring contradictions, as Rittenhouse tried his best to remove himself from the dangerous situation by fleeing, until he was cornered, attacked, and overpowered.
Similarly, despite suffering life-threatening injuries, Rittenhouse’s bail was set at $2 million, while Anthony’s was reduced to a pesky $250,000 to allow him to return home. Rittenhouse’s defense team even requested a lower bail of $750,000, while the prosecution sought to increase the initial amount by $200,000.
Ironically, the controversial minister demanded that Anthony should be "afforded the same rights that Kyle Rittenhouse had.” Similarly, the suspect’s mother demanded "the same rights under the law that everyone else is afforded.”'
Unlike others, Alexander went a step further to compare Anthony’s actions to those of a Kenosha, Wisconsin, teen, Kyle Rittenhouse, who justifiably defended himself when attacked by a mob of Black Lives Matter (BLM) rioters who attempted to take his gun and use it on him.
NEW: Minister Dominique Alexander compares Karmelo Anthony, who allegedly stabbed Austin Metcalf in the chest for "grabbing" him, to Kyle Rittenhouse & Daniel Penny.
Alexander then went on to vent about the struggles of "a black man in America."
The minister falsely claimed… pic.twitter.com/2K2g2cC6cD
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 17, 2025
The minister even accused Rittenhouse of "shooting people in the back,” which totally contradicts the facts of the case. While Alexander wants to draw parallels between the two cases, he also missed glaring contradictions, as Rittenhouse tried his best to remove himself from the dangerous situation by fleeing, until he was cornered, attacked, and overpowered.
Similarly, despite suffering life-threatening injuries, Rittenhouse’s bail was set at $2 million, while Anthony’s was reduced to a pesky $250,000 to allow him to return home. Rittenhouse’s defense team even requested a lower bail of $750,000, while the prosecution sought to increase the initial amount by $200,000.
Ironically, the controversial minister demanded that Anthony should be "afforded the same rights that Kyle Rittenhouse had.” Similarly, the suspect’s mother demanded "the same rights under the law that everyone else is afforded.”'
Seems to me Karmelo Anthony has been afforded MORE rights, so if his mother and this pretend minister want to complain perhaps his bail should be raised to two million, like Rittenhouse.
If Kyle Rittenhouse hadn't been armed he'd be dead now. Too bad Austin Metcalf wasn't as fortunate as to have a similar weapon.
If the leaders of the black community wants what they claim - equal treatment under the law - they should demand it be truly equal. They don't want that; they want special treatment.
This is just another attempt to relaunch Black Lives Matter and to try to separate the black community from the MAGA movement. We wouldn't be hearing about this if Joe Biden were still in office, or had Harris won the election.
This , Dominique Alexander claims to be a woman of God, a minister. But she doesn't ask for justice and obviously doesn't care about the victim here because he was white. She doesn't worship the God of Abraham but rather her own political god. She's going to have much to answer for when her time comes to be judged.
If you cannot call out cold blooded murder because of the race of the murderer you are a truly vile person. This woman is no different than someone who would defened the murderers of James Byrd Jr. Either innocent life is precious to you or you are a fellow-traveller with the killers.
I wonder; is the Next Generation Action Network a 501c3 tax exempt entity? If so that needs to be seriously reviewed by the IRS.
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Genesis of the Mark
Timothy Birdnow
Sam's club is about to phase out checkers in favor of an ap that will have customers "scan and go" as they shop.
This means that anyone without a smart phone will be out of luck as it will require you scan a QR code with your smart phone.
Sam wants to eliminate human checkers in favor of this approach and no doubt if they succeed with this it will spread like a plague and everyone will be doing it. That means you will have to have this technology or die. Old folks (increasingly like me) will not be able to buy necessities. You have to join the Beast and take the mark thereof.
It would be fine if it was just an option, but it's been an option for almost a decade now. What Sams wants to do is make it mandatory.
And soon Sam's will refuse to take cash as well in all probability, making the control of the consumer complete. Why not just tattoo a QR code on everyone's hand or forehead? It's the logical next step.
I don't have a smart phone nor do I especially want one at this point. I find myself increasingly believing they are a great evil that will be our ruin in days to come. Certainly they have destroyed people's attention spans, destroyed human relations, and destroyed our ability to function without some sort of external direction. Who knows how to get around on highways anymore, outside of their limited areas? Who can read a map? Who can actually compose a blogpost like this one? I can and you, my readers, can too no doubt, but the young certainly are unable. Conversation is a lost art among them too. Increasingly the young simply obey machines and cannot function without them. This way leads to utter disaster.
The problem with this amazing technology we now have (and it IS amazing) is it is so convenient and you wind up using it for everything. But human beings are not intended for the easy path, and we lose our adaption to our environment when times are too easy. God didn't make us for paradise on Earth; we are here to struggle. Even if you do not believe in God you probably believe in evolution, and all of the history of life on Earth has been about struggle and the adaptation that that struggle gives us. What is happening now is our technology is eliminating or greatly reducing that struggle, and we grow ever more dependent on the machines that have revolutionized our lives. I do not begudge anyone that. Certainly agriculture made life easier for the starving hunter-gatherers who suddenly had a steady supply of food. Horses made life better (and allowed us to build armies capable of wiping out our neighbors and stealing what was theirs.) Fire made life better (and burned down people's homes or burned them). I am no luddite. But like anything else it must be the servant and not the master, It is becoming the master now. And it is too much, there is too much of it, we can no longer do things for ourselves. Ruin usually comes on the heels of that.
Take the Bronze Age. It was a great time - technology was revolutionizing society, there was more than enough food, and the world was largely at peace. But the great nations of the Bronze Age became too dependent on international trade; when the Sea People showed up they disrupted supply chains and all the great nations fell. The world was thrown into chaos.
Our era now is much like that, or like the last days of Rome. The machines have given all that to us, and they may just as likely take that all away. When society crumbles the majority won't be able to problem solve because they are so addicted to machines, to the machine telling them what to do. Tthe fall will be terrible.
Take going on a trip. When I was young you went to AAA to get a trip tick, a map (or series of maps) showing you how to get where you wanted to go. You had to be able to read maps and understand how to translate that into what you did with your car. You often got lost but usually could find your way back to a road that would take you back to your route. You had to have a good spatial sense; it was a skill everyone developed.
No longer. Most people can't go a mile without the GPS sytem to tell them exactly what to do. They are the servants and the machine is the master, and if the machine should fail they will be completely lost. You see that with young people today when their phones are out of power; wandering around helpless. They are like the Borg on Star Trek Next Generation; cut off from the collective and they are lost.
When the modern equivalent of the Sea People come and supply chains are broken and there is chaos most folks will just lay down and die - or accept the worst form of tyranny just to be safe. The Middle Ages started that way and we call it the Dark Ages yet the dark age that is coming will make the six hundreds look positively cheery and enlightened.
So I find this to be not just a bit disturbing a development. Maybe I'm just an old coot, incapable of change. But I have reasons for not liking these machines.
The Bible warns that in the last days everyone will have to take the mark of the Beast or he won'tbe able to "buy or sell". I think this is the beginning of the mark.
Sam's club is about to phase out checkers in favor of an ap that will have customers "scan and go" as they shop.
This means that anyone without a smart phone will be out of luck as it will require you scan a QR code with your smart phone.
Sam wants to eliminate human checkers in favor of this approach and no doubt if they succeed with this it will spread like a plague and everyone will be doing it. That means you will have to have this technology or die. Old folks (increasingly like me) will not be able to buy necessities. You have to join the Beast and take the mark thereof.
It would be fine if it was just an option, but it's been an option for almost a decade now. What Sams wants to do is make it mandatory.
And soon Sam's will refuse to take cash as well in all probability, making the control of the consumer complete. Why not just tattoo a QR code on everyone's hand or forehead? It's the logical next step.
I don't have a smart phone nor do I especially want one at this point. I find myself increasingly believing they are a great evil that will be our ruin in days to come. Certainly they have destroyed people's attention spans, destroyed human relations, and destroyed our ability to function without some sort of external direction. Who knows how to get around on highways anymore, outside of their limited areas? Who can read a map? Who can actually compose a blogpost like this one? I can and you, my readers, can too no doubt, but the young certainly are unable. Conversation is a lost art among them too. Increasingly the young simply obey machines and cannot function without them. This way leads to utter disaster.
The problem with this amazing technology we now have (and it IS amazing) is it is so convenient and you wind up using it for everything. But human beings are not intended for the easy path, and we lose our adaption to our environment when times are too easy. God didn't make us for paradise on Earth; we are here to struggle. Even if you do not believe in God you probably believe in evolution, and all of the history of life on Earth has been about struggle and the adaptation that that struggle gives us. What is happening now is our technology is eliminating or greatly reducing that struggle, and we grow ever more dependent on the machines that have revolutionized our lives. I do not begudge anyone that. Certainly agriculture made life easier for the starving hunter-gatherers who suddenly had a steady supply of food. Horses made life better (and allowed us to build armies capable of wiping out our neighbors and stealing what was theirs.) Fire made life better (and burned down people's homes or burned them). I am no luddite. But like anything else it must be the servant and not the master, It is becoming the master now. And it is too much, there is too much of it, we can no longer do things for ourselves. Ruin usually comes on the heels of that.
Take the Bronze Age. It was a great time - technology was revolutionizing society, there was more than enough food, and the world was largely at peace. But the great nations of the Bronze Age became too dependent on international trade; when the Sea People showed up they disrupted supply chains and all the great nations fell. The world was thrown into chaos.
Our era now is much like that, or like the last days of Rome. The machines have given all that to us, and they may just as likely take that all away. When society crumbles the majority won't be able to problem solve because they are so addicted to machines, to the machine telling them what to do. Tthe fall will be terrible.
Take going on a trip. When I was young you went to AAA to get a trip tick, a map (or series of maps) showing you how to get where you wanted to go. You had to be able to read maps and understand how to translate that into what you did with your car. You often got lost but usually could find your way back to a road that would take you back to your route. You had to have a good spatial sense; it was a skill everyone developed.
No longer. Most people can't go a mile without the GPS sytem to tell them exactly what to do. They are the servants and the machine is the master, and if the machine should fail they will be completely lost. You see that with young people today when their phones are out of power; wandering around helpless. They are like the Borg on Star Trek Next Generation; cut off from the collective and they are lost.
When the modern equivalent of the Sea People come and supply chains are broken and there is chaos most folks will just lay down and die - or accept the worst form of tyranny just to be safe. The Middle Ages started that way and we call it the Dark Ages yet the dark age that is coming will make the six hundreds look positively cheery and enlightened.
So I find this to be not just a bit disturbing a development. Maybe I'm just an old coot, incapable of change. But I have reasons for not liking these machines.
The Bible warns that in the last days everyone will have to take the mark of the Beast or he won'tbe able to "buy or sell". I think this is the beginning of the mark.
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Wascally Waskin Threatens Wapublicans
Timothy Birdnow
Democrat Jamie "Rascally" Raskin makes not so veiled threats against Republicans, promising revenge for supporting MAGA and the American People.
Who facilitated authoritarianism? I seem to remember Joe Biden's Administration attempting to create a Ministry of Propaganda whos express purpose was to promote censorship and control information - a key component of any authoritarian entity. I seem to remember multiple arrests and charges and imprisonment of political rivals, including Donald J. Trump, the chief then candidate for the Presidency. That too is what authoritarians do. I remember the huge number of people getting years, nay, decades for trespassing during a "mostly peaceful assembly" at the Capitol building. Some of them had not even attended the rally. I remember a host of others, people like Rudy Giulliani, who were falsely charged with fake crimes just for working for Trump. I remember multiple lawyers who were threatened with disbarment for working for Trump. I remember attempts to take Trump off the ballots in Democrat statess. I remember the weaponization of the IRS against Conservatives. I remember the weaponization of the FBI and CIA against Conservatives. I remember the framing of Trump as a "Russian assset" by the last administration. I remember under Obama the smearing of people like George Zimmerman or Officer Darren Wilson. I remember Obama going after people like the Pink Sisters for being anti-abortion.
So this guy has some elephant testicles in accusing TRUMP of being an authoritarian.
For that matter, who has traditionally been the authoritarians? It was the Democrats who opposed the Civil Rights bill in 1964. It was Franklyn Roosevelt, a Democrat, who rounded up Japanese americans and sent them to concentration camps. It was also Roosevelt who refused to let Jews flee from the Nazis during the war and before it. Jim Crow was under Democrats, not Republicans. And slavery was the cause that led the Democrats to secede from the Union in the first place, triggering the Civil War (yes, there were other reasons and I supported the Secessionists but not over slavery, an abomination.) Every authoritarian impulse America has witnessed has been under Democrats. Woodrow Wilson imposed fascism in America. In fact Benito Mussolini, father of Fascism, was a huge admirer of Wilson's and modeled his system on what Wilson did in the U.S. (which included shakedowns of businesses and lawfare against his political rivals.)
The very fact Raskin is still out there shooting off his mouth is proof Trump is no tyrant. Putin would have dosed his coffee with Polonium.
Of course Bill Clinton probably did similar stuff. Remember Vince Foster? How about Seth Rich? Did you knnow there was a young intern named Mary Caitrin Mahoney who was going to testify before the Starr Committee and was shot in a Starbucks by a "stray bullet" just days before she was scheduled to testify? Look it up if you can find it (you won't find her on Google, of course, but then Google has been working for Democrats, as has Facebook under Biden's vigorous defense of freedom and democracy.)
So a very filthy charred pot is now calling the kettle black. Nobody has died around Trumnp. Trump has followed the rule of law very carefully in his first term in office and is following it now.
I assure you Raskin and the rest of the Democrats mean business, and if they take back power at some point will take vengeance on their rivals, lest anyone try to do this again. They repeatedly tried to impeach George W. Bush, for instance, over the impeachment of Bill Clinton, despite the fact Bush gave them much of what they wanted and the country moved decidedly leftward under the simpleton. And of course they impeached Trump TWICE for not quitting when they told him to do so.
These are nasty people who are more like Mafiosa than politicians. They can only be dealt with like mobsters. You don't reason with them or compromise with them.
Raskin is one of the worst. And I have little doubt he has many skeletons in his closet. We need to start digging.
Democrat Jamie "Rascally" Raskin makes not so veiled threats against Republicans, promising revenge for supporting MAGA and the American People.
"We need to be engaging in far more work of transnational democratic solidarity with the democratic governments and the democratic movements and peoples and parties of the world, to try to prevent the spread of the lawlessness and the fascist chaos that’s been unleashed against us.
But implicit in it should be the idea that if and when we come back to power, and we will, we are not going to look kindly upon people who facilitated, to use a word of the day, who facilitated authoritarianism in our country. That’s an assault on our constitution and on our people.”
But implicit in it should be the idea that if and when we come back to power, and we will, we are not going to look kindly upon people who facilitated, to use a word of the day, who facilitated authoritarianism in our country. That’s an assault on our constitution and on our people.”
Who facilitated authoritarianism? I seem to remember Joe Biden's Administration attempting to create a Ministry of Propaganda whos express purpose was to promote censorship and control information - a key component of any authoritarian entity. I seem to remember multiple arrests and charges and imprisonment of political rivals, including Donald J. Trump, the chief then candidate for the Presidency. That too is what authoritarians do. I remember the huge number of people getting years, nay, decades for trespassing during a "mostly peaceful assembly" at the Capitol building. Some of them had not even attended the rally. I remember a host of others, people like Rudy Giulliani, who were falsely charged with fake crimes just for working for Trump. I remember multiple lawyers who were threatened with disbarment for working for Trump. I remember attempts to take Trump off the ballots in Democrat statess. I remember the weaponization of the IRS against Conservatives. I remember the weaponization of the FBI and CIA against Conservatives. I remember the framing of Trump as a "Russian assset" by the last administration. I remember under Obama the smearing of people like George Zimmerman or Officer Darren Wilson. I remember Obama going after people like the Pink Sisters for being anti-abortion.
So this guy has some elephant testicles in accusing TRUMP of being an authoritarian.
For that matter, who has traditionally been the authoritarians? It was the Democrats who opposed the Civil Rights bill in 1964. It was Franklyn Roosevelt, a Democrat, who rounded up Japanese americans and sent them to concentration camps. It was also Roosevelt who refused to let Jews flee from the Nazis during the war and before it. Jim Crow was under Democrats, not Republicans. And slavery was the cause that led the Democrats to secede from the Union in the first place, triggering the Civil War (yes, there were other reasons and I supported the Secessionists but not over slavery, an abomination.) Every authoritarian impulse America has witnessed has been under Democrats. Woodrow Wilson imposed fascism in America. In fact Benito Mussolini, father of Fascism, was a huge admirer of Wilson's and modeled his system on what Wilson did in the U.S. (which included shakedowns of businesses and lawfare against his political rivals.)
The very fact Raskin is still out there shooting off his mouth is proof Trump is no tyrant. Putin would have dosed his coffee with Polonium.
Of course Bill Clinton probably did similar stuff. Remember Vince Foster? How about Seth Rich? Did you knnow there was a young intern named Mary Caitrin Mahoney who was going to testify before the Starr Committee and was shot in a Starbucks by a "stray bullet" just days before she was scheduled to testify? Look it up if you can find it (you won't find her on Google, of course, but then Google has been working for Democrats, as has Facebook under Biden's vigorous defense of freedom and democracy.)
So a very filthy charred pot is now calling the kettle black. Nobody has died around Trumnp. Trump has followed the rule of law very carefully in his first term in office and is following it now.
I assure you Raskin and the rest of the Democrats mean business, and if they take back power at some point will take vengeance on their rivals, lest anyone try to do this again. They repeatedly tried to impeach George W. Bush, for instance, over the impeachment of Bill Clinton, despite the fact Bush gave them much of what they wanted and the country moved decidedly leftward under the simpleton. And of course they impeached Trump TWICE for not quitting when they told him to do so.
These are nasty people who are more like Mafiosa than politicians. They can only be dealt with like mobsters. You don't reason with them or compromise with them.
Raskin is one of the worst. And I have little doubt he has many skeletons in his closet. We need to start digging.
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Murkowski Trembles as the Gravy Train Derails
Timothy Birdnow
The question is why.
Anti-Trump Senator Lisa Murkowski Whines She’s "Afraid” of Speaking Her Mind About the President
What is Murkowski so afraid of? Does she believe Trump will send ICE to her house to cart her away and deport her to El Salvador?
Of course not. What she fears is Trump will bring his prestige to bear to promote a credible primary challenge and get her tossed out of her cushy job in the Senate, force her to actually go to work somewhere.
FTA:
Trump could perhaps get her reassigned to less desirable committees IF RINO John Thune would agree, but it seems unlikely. The main thing Trump can do is give her a tonguelashing. Apparently she never learned the children's rhyme (sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me). Other than that Trump can support a primary challenge, and perhaps pressure her sponsors to defund her campaign.
So is this a hyperbolic statement or something else?
Is she perhaps not afraid more of what Trump is doing as President in his official duties than about some revenge move? Is she afraid her name is going to show up in some corruption scandal uncovered by DOGE or by the AG office? How deeply involved was the Merk in the frame-up of Trump? In other, unrelated matters?
I suspect she isn't fearful of retaliation so much as of justice.
And of the loss of power by the Deep State, to which she pledged her life, her fortune, and her good name (sic).
Lisa Murkowski has always been rolling around in the pig pen, as did her father before her. Now she is afraid. Soap and water are never the friends of the hogs with snouts deep in the trough.
The Merky one also called for RESIST! from Congress:
That's because the American People overwhelmingly asked for what Trump and DOGE are doing, and polls show most Americans are happy with it. Congress has to give America what it wants now lest they be turned out of office. They understand this which is why the same people who wouldn't advance Trump's agenda a scant five years ago are now moving forward with him; they realize it's either play ball or die. Murkowski and the other RINO Republicans want to return to "regular order" meaning they play second banana to the Democrats and use the fact that they are in a minority to justify skimming off the top on all these programs. For the first time in thirty five years we have a President who is trying to actually restore the country rather than enrich his friends. That isn't the way the game is played and not why most of our government got into it in the first place. Government "service" was simply a way to get rich without really trying - until now.
Murkowski's fear is of seeing the gravy train derail. Little more than that.
The question is why.
Anti-Trump Senator Lisa Murkowski Whines She’s "Afraid” of Speaking Her Mind About the President
What is Murkowski so afraid of? Does she believe Trump will send ICE to her house to cart her away and deport her to El Salvador?
Of course not. What she fears is Trump will bring his prestige to bear to promote a credible primary challenge and get her tossed out of her cushy job in the Senate, force her to actually go to work somewhere.
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While Murkowski did not reference Trump directly, it was clear who she was referring to.
"We are all afraid,” Murkowski said, pausing.
"It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real. And that’s not right.
"We are all afraid,” Murkowski said, pausing.
"It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real. And that’s not right.
Trump could perhaps get her reassigned to less desirable committees IF RINO John Thune would agree, but it seems unlikely. The main thing Trump can do is give her a tonguelashing. Apparently she never learned the children's rhyme (sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me). Other than that Trump can support a primary challenge, and perhaps pressure her sponsors to defund her campaign.
So is this a hyperbolic statement or something else?
Is she perhaps not afraid more of what Trump is doing as President in his official duties than about some revenge move? Is she afraid her name is going to show up in some corruption scandal uncovered by DOGE or by the AG office? How deeply involved was the Merk in the frame-up of Trump? In other, unrelated matters?
I suspect she isn't fearful of retaliation so much as of justice.
And of the loss of power by the Deep State, to which she pledged her life, her fortune, and her good name (sic).
Lisa Murkowski has always been rolling around in the pig pen, as did her father before her. Now she is afraid. Soap and water are never the friends of the hogs with snouts deep in the trough.
The Merky one also called for RESIST! from Congress:
"It’s called the checks and balances. And right now, we are not balancing as the Congress,” Murkowski said.
"I think it’s important the concerns continue to be raised rather than letting the fatigue of the chaos grind you down.”
"I think it’s important the concerns continue to be raised rather than letting the fatigue of the chaos grind you down.”
That's because the American People overwhelmingly asked for what Trump and DOGE are doing, and polls show most Americans are happy with it. Congress has to give America what it wants now lest they be turned out of office. They understand this which is why the same people who wouldn't advance Trump's agenda a scant five years ago are now moving forward with him; they realize it's either play ball or die. Murkowski and the other RINO Republicans want to return to "regular order" meaning they play second banana to the Democrats and use the fact that they are in a minority to justify skimming off the top on all these programs. For the first time in thirty five years we have a President who is trying to actually restore the country rather than enrich his friends. That isn't the way the game is played and not why most of our government got into it in the first place. Government "service" was simply a way to get rich without really trying - until now.
Murkowski's fear is of seeing the gravy train derail. Little more than that.
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Walz Daughter Compares MS-13 Gangbangerto Jesus
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In more news of the lunatic Left/Democrats we can send forth a prayer of thanksgiving that Tim Walz never got close to being Vice President. If the apple never falls far from the tree...
Tim Walz’s Daughter: Trump Would’ve Deported Jesus, Branded Him MS-13
One can fairly hear the little birdie chirping as it comes forth from the wooden clock...
And since when do Leftists have anything but contempt for Jesus Christ? Funny how they only speak about Him when it serves their interests and never any other times. On the contrary they have tried very hard to deport Jesus from America themselves via bans on His teachings and His name. But they'll use His name to promote their policies that are intended to destroy America and the good people here who worship the Risen Lord.
Here is the dimbulb in her own words:
Like, people are all, you know, like good and stuff, except for Trump and those, like, mean guys who don't want to let people come.
Odd; you can find all sorts of quotes from DEMOCRATS calling for the deportation of criminal illegal aliens. Here is what Hillary Clinton said on the subject in 2008 as just one example.
But it's like clear to her that what Trump did to another human, humanity was like totally bogus! And people who look like her need to take a stand because, like, they are the only ones who can (?)
I hate to tell this little girl but Jesus was killed by the Ruling Class because He posed a threat to their power - and this MS-13 is not in the slightest a threat to the power structure. Trump is though, which is why they hunted for a situation like this to besmirch Mr. Trump. Trump is trying to devolve power from the intelligentsia back to the People from whom it was stolen in the first place. And for that he is hated, just as Jesus was hated for speaking of His own kingdom which was not of this world. The rulers then couldn't afford to have Jesus promising a kingdom outside of their control, and they can't afford having Trump promise a return to the old Republic.
BTW Trump has called for America to put her faith in God as did Jesus. Not in himself but in God. When has any Democrat done likewise? How does that comport with her ridiculous claim Jesus would have been deported (despite NOT being an illegal alien nor a criminal, as eve Pontius Pilate and Caiphas and Herod all admitted)? Garcia, on the other hand, has twice been found by judges to be MS-13, a violent narco-gang, and had an order of protection against him by his wife who feared for her life. He has also been credibly accused of human trafficking, one of the worse of crimes, and had deportation orders that were suspended under Biden TTEMPORARILY.
Walz appeared to be a very stupid man when he was Kamala's veep nominee. His daughter apparently inherited those genes.
In more news of the lunatic Left/Democrats we can send forth a prayer of thanksgiving that Tim Walz never got close to being Vice President. If the apple never falls far from the tree...
Tim Walz’s Daughter: Trump Would’ve Deported Jesus, Branded Him MS-13
One can fairly hear the little birdie chirping as it comes forth from the wooden clock...
And since when do Leftists have anything but contempt for Jesus Christ? Funny how they only speak about Him when it serves their interests and never any other times. On the contrary they have tried very hard to deport Jesus from America themselves via bans on His teachings and His name. But they'll use His name to promote their policies that are intended to destroy America and the good people here who worship the Risen Lord.
Here is the dimbulb in her own words:
"If Jesus were alive today and in the United States, this administration would already have taken him and removed him from this country without due process, claimed he was a member of the MS-13 gang as a way to try to justify not giving him due process, as if there is any justifiable reason to not giving somebody due process.
Some people don’t want to talk about that. It truly is baffling how clear and laid out everything is and there is [sic] still people standing by it.
I believe in the good of people, and like, humanity, humans, you know, deep down at our core, like, we care about each other.
But that’s really being tested, because how anyone is OK with this is terrifying to me.
But yeah, if you look like me, speak up, speak out, because we might be the only ones safe from what’s coming and some of the only people that are able to stop it.
Some people don’t want to talk about that. It truly is baffling how clear and laid out everything is and there is [sic] still people standing by it.
I believe in the good of people, and like, humanity, humans, you know, deep down at our core, like, we care about each other.
But that’s really being tested, because how anyone is OK with this is terrifying to me.
But yeah, if you look like me, speak up, speak out, because we might be the only ones safe from what’s coming and some of the only people that are able to stop it.
Like, people are all, you know, like good and stuff, except for Trump and those, like, mean guys who don't want to let people come.
Odd; you can find all sorts of quotes from DEMOCRATS calling for the deportation of criminal illegal aliens. Here is what Hillary Clinton said on the subject in 2008 as just one example.
But it's like clear to her that what Trump did to another human, humanity was like totally bogus! And people who look like her need to take a stand because, like, they are the only ones who can (?)
I hate to tell this little girl but Jesus was killed by the Ruling Class because He posed a threat to their power - and this MS-13 is not in the slightest a threat to the power structure. Trump is though, which is why they hunted for a situation like this to besmirch Mr. Trump. Trump is trying to devolve power from the intelligentsia back to the People from whom it was stolen in the first place. And for that he is hated, just as Jesus was hated for speaking of His own kingdom which was not of this world. The rulers then couldn't afford to have Jesus promising a kingdom outside of their control, and they can't afford having Trump promise a return to the old Republic.
BTW Trump has called for America to put her faith in God as did Jesus. Not in himself but in God. When has any Democrat done likewise? How does that comport with her ridiculous claim Jesus would have been deported (despite NOT being an illegal alien nor a criminal, as eve Pontius Pilate and Caiphas and Herod all admitted)? Garcia, on the other hand, has twice been found by judges to be MS-13, a violent narco-gang, and had an order of protection against him by his wife who feared for her life. He has also been credibly accused of human trafficking, one of the worse of crimes, and had deportation orders that were suspended under Biden TTEMPORARILY.
Walz appeared to be a very stupid man when he was Kamala's veep nominee. His daughter apparently inherited those genes.
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X Users: Vance Murdered Pope
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They really are insane people on the Left.
Ghouls Flood X With Claims JD Vance Killed Pope Francis
I am mindful of the murder of the archbishop in Godfather Part III. Did Vance toss the Pope over the staircase as One of Don Corleone's henchmen did in that film?
No wonder Hollywood is full of leftists; they have vivid imaginations if no brains at all.
I guess Vance whispered in his ear first "power wears out those who have it".
They really are insane people on the Left.
Ghouls Flood X With Claims JD Vance Killed Pope Francis
I am mindful of the murder of the archbishop in Godfather Part III. Did Vance toss the Pope over the staircase as One of Don Corleone's henchmen did in that film?
No wonder Hollywood is full of leftists; they have vivid imaginations if no brains at all.
I guess Vance whispered in his ear first "power wears out those who have it".
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Losing the Young to America
Timothy Birdnow
Remember the vaunted "youth vote" that was going to drive the Democrats to perpetual power, a new "era of good feelings"? Well...
New Yale Polling is Devastating to the Future of the Democratic Party
FTA:
Granted, this poll was conducted by UNDERGRADUATES so it's accuracy could be disputed. But it's interesting to note how large the margins have grown. Even if it's way off it still means the Democrats are in big trouble with the youth vote.
Of course the youths don't vote all that much, and they will change their minds in time probably. Building on a youth vote is like building a house on a sand dune. But usually the young become more conservative as they age, not less.
The article continues:
That is to be expected; the voters aged 22-29 came of age during the Obama ejaculation, and were inculcated with the mythos of Progressivism. Also, they had just gotten out of college where they were radicalized. The younger generation now has an example of how things work outside of the realm of Progressivism, something the older grop didn't have (except the first Trump term but that was marred by the endless propaganda against Trump and of course the pandemic which diverted their attention from Trump's success.)
And remember if you are 18 years old you spent a few years being educated at home, not in the clutches of the NEA; that makes all the difference in the world. A 14 year old kid being home-schooled, even if via Zoom, is much harder to brainwash than one who is under the watchful eye of the Kommissars of public Schooling.
So perhaps their scheme to drive Trump from office has come back to bite the Left. At least it appears the younger generation hasn't adopted the radicalism of their elders.
The problem with attempting to change how people thinnk is that everything you do can have allow it all to slip through your fingers. The American mind is like a river, the Mississippi, say. You build dams and flood walls and levees to try to keep it in it's course, a course you planned for it for your own use and benefit, but lose your grip for one moment and the thing returns to it's original course, often flooding whole towns in the process. In the case of the brainwashing of America the Left has to constantly labor to keep the thinking moving in the channel chosen by the intelligentsia. This is done with constant reinforcement, via movies, television, lower and higher education, etc. These are the levee walls designed to channel the flow. Once in a while there is a flood and a breech but usually they can repair it. Now though the pressure has built up too muchas they have pushed to hard - tried to channel all the water into a tight confined area. It's bursting through now and they are finding they are losing their grip to a degree. Covid was one such overreach. So too is the trans movement and the unrestricted immigration. Had they done these one at a time it would have worked but they went for the whole thing at once and the public has rebelled. The levee is now breeched and the water is flooding out and attempting to return to it's original course.
This will call for drastic action on their part. Watch for it.
At any rate America is a bigger place than the machinations of the Left and it is reasserting itself in the minds of the young. God Himself created America and anointed her and these Progressive types are attempting to overthrow God and Natural Law and the United States of America. Not so easy a job. (For those who doubt that statement about God creating America one need but look at the multiple miracles of the Revolution. Washington was almost killed repeatedly and miraculously saved. Catching the British and Cornwallis in their own trap at Yorktown was nothing short of miraculous! In the War of 1812 the British army retreated from Washington D.C. in utter defeat without Americans firing a shot - God Himself waged war on the British army, sending tornadoes through their camp, striking them with lightning, etc. The soldiers there were terrified; they understood what was happening - Old Testament wrath was being poured out on them!)
So now the Left is losing a whole new generation to America. And it's their own fault.
Remember the vaunted "youth vote" that was going to drive the Democrats to perpetual power, a new "era of good feelings"? Well...
New Yale Polling is Devastating to the Future of the Democratic Party
FTA:
The poll, conducted in early April and released this week, surveyed 4,100 registered voters nationwide, including a targeted oversample of 2,025 voters between the ages of 18 and 29.
Conducted by undergraduate researchers at Yale University, the survey measured voter sentiment across a range of political and cultural topics, including immigration, free speech, and public safety.
Among the most notable findings, President Donald Trump now holds a net favorability of +7 among 18–21 year-old men, while Harris has fallen to a net -48 in the same demographic — a 55-point gap between the two.
The latest Yale Youth Poll confirms the trend we’ve seen at one campus after another: The youngest voters have turned sharply to the right. Yale found 22-29 year olds favored Democrats by ONLY 6.4 points. But kids of college age, 18-21, lean Republican by almost 12 (!!
Conducted by undergraduate researchers at Yale University, the survey measured voter sentiment across a range of political and cultural topics, including immigration, free speech, and public safety.
Among the most notable findings, President Donald Trump now holds a net favorability of +7 among 18–21 year-old men, while Harris has fallen to a net -48 in the same demographic — a 55-point gap between the two.
The latest Yale Youth Poll confirms the trend we’ve seen at one campus after another: The youngest voters have turned sharply to the right. Yale found 22-29 year olds favored Democrats by ONLY 6.4 points. But kids of college age, 18-21, lean Republican by almost 12 (!!
Granted, this poll was conducted by UNDERGRADUATES so it's accuracy could be disputed. But it's interesting to note how large the margins have grown. Even if it's way off it still means the Democrats are in big trouble with the youth vote.
Of course the youths don't vote all that much, and they will change their minds in time probably. Building on a youth vote is like building a house on a sand dune. But usually the young become more conservative as they age, not less.
The article continues:
Voters aged 22–29 still leaned slightly Democratic on the generic congressional ballot, favoring Democrats by 6.4 points.
However, those aged 18–21 leaned Republican by 11.7 points, marking a double-digit swing to the right among the youngest segment of eligible voters.
The most… pic.twitter.com/UhIgCWsoHA
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 15, 2025
However, those aged 18–21 leaned Republican by 11.7 points, marking a double-digit swing to the right among the youngest segment of eligible voters.
The most… pic.twitter.com/UhIgCWsoHA
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 15, 2025
That is to be expected; the voters aged 22-29 came of age during the Obama ejaculation, and were inculcated with the mythos of Progressivism. Also, they had just gotten out of college where they were radicalized. The younger generation now has an example of how things work outside of the realm of Progressivism, something the older grop didn't have (except the first Trump term but that was marred by the endless propaganda against Trump and of course the pandemic which diverted their attention from Trump's success.)
And remember if you are 18 years old you spent a few years being educated at home, not in the clutches of the NEA; that makes all the difference in the world. A 14 year old kid being home-schooled, even if via Zoom, is much harder to brainwash than one who is under the watchful eye of the Kommissars of public Schooling.
So perhaps their scheme to drive Trump from office has come back to bite the Left. At least it appears the younger generation hasn't adopted the radicalism of their elders.
The problem with attempting to change how people thinnk is that everything you do can have allow it all to slip through your fingers. The American mind is like a river, the Mississippi, say. You build dams and flood walls and levees to try to keep it in it's course, a course you planned for it for your own use and benefit, but lose your grip for one moment and the thing returns to it's original course, often flooding whole towns in the process. In the case of the brainwashing of America the Left has to constantly labor to keep the thinking moving in the channel chosen by the intelligentsia. This is done with constant reinforcement, via movies, television, lower and higher education, etc. These are the levee walls designed to channel the flow. Once in a while there is a flood and a breech but usually they can repair it. Now though the pressure has built up too muchas they have pushed to hard - tried to channel all the water into a tight confined area. It's bursting through now and they are finding they are losing their grip to a degree. Covid was one such overreach. So too is the trans movement and the unrestricted immigration. Had they done these one at a time it would have worked but they went for the whole thing at once and the public has rebelled. The levee is now breeched and the water is flooding out and attempting to return to it's original course.
This will call for drastic action on their part. Watch for it.
At any rate America is a bigger place than the machinations of the Left and it is reasserting itself in the minds of the young. God Himself created America and anointed her and these Progressive types are attempting to overthrow God and Natural Law and the United States of America. Not so easy a job. (For those who doubt that statement about God creating America one need but look at the multiple miracles of the Revolution. Washington was almost killed repeatedly and miraculously saved. Catching the British and Cornwallis in their own trap at Yorktown was nothing short of miraculous! In the War of 1812 the British army retreated from Washington D.C. in utter defeat without Americans firing a shot - God Himself waged war on the British army, sending tornadoes through their camp, striking them with lightning, etc. The soldiers there were terrified; they understood what was happening - Old Testament wrath was being poured out on them!)
So now the Left is losing a whole new generation to America. And it's their own fault.
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Hypocrisy iss All
Timothy Birdnow
I thought he was supposed to be a man of God...
Raphael Warnock Slapped With Ethics Complaint for Living in Free $1 Million Luxury Home
Remember the ethics complaints against Clarence Thomas for accepting invitations to stay at his rich friend's home or go fishing? Strange how the media overlooks it when it's a Democrat.
Hypocrisy is all.
I thought he was supposed to be a man of God...
Raphael Warnock Slapped With Ethics Complaint for Living in Free $1 Million Luxury Home
Remember the ethics complaints against Clarence Thomas for accepting invitations to stay at his rich friend's home or go fishing? Strange how the media overlooks it when it's a Democrat.
Hypocrisy is all.
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The Rising Smoke
Timothy Birdnow
Pope Francis is now at room temperature and media - including Fox News and the other conservative media - is pouring accolades onto the Progressive Pontiff who had made it his mission to turn the Church into an international spiritual arm of the Democratic Party. Pope Francis is praised for such things as "modernizing" the Church by blessing the Biblically condemned homosexual unions, or for his championing climatte change alarmism (clearly a pagan religion and anti-rationalist to boot), or his placing women in positions of authority in the Church in contradiction to admonishions by the Apostle Paul and others. He also championed the rights of illegal aliens to destroy nations and cultures. But hey! He has died so we are here to bury him and not to praise heim, right?
Francis came in on very strange terms. The sitting Pope RETIRED, something that has not happened for centuries. Francis was elected after only six votes, a ridiculously fast conclcave. It is almost as though there was a coup and Francis had already been chosen. At any rate since becomong Pope Francis (whom the fascist Peronistas in Argentina consider one of their own) has systematically purged the power structures of any conservatives, and replaced them with his own people. He has stacked the College of Cardinals too, to guarantee his legacy will outlive him. He's like a Barack Obama of the Vatican, laying snares for future pontiffs who actually want to follow Christianity.
A number of conservative bishops and other clergy had signed a letter warning the wayward Pontiff he was advocating heresy at one point in his pontificate, I would add. So naturally Francis turned around and sacked them all, even going so far as to charge one of his critics with schism and having the poor priest excommunicated. Francis was a vindictive man.
So who will take over is anyone's guess, but don't expect it to be someone who will restore the Church (unless God so wills it).
I suspect this conclave will be very short and that the man has been pre-chosen by none other than Francis himself. I really don't expect any surprises. More than likely the new Pope will be an African Bishop who is in the running named Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu from the Congo is a top candidate and may well get the nod. Francis was desperate to get a multicultural face on Catholicism. Besungu is a big promoter of "social justice" and Bishop of Kinshasa. He is the kind of leftist that Francis would approve as his successor.
The only thing that may prevent that is many of the Italian cardinals want the Papacy back in Italian hands, so they may elect an Italian again. Since Pope John Paul II it has been an international institution. JPII was Polish, Benedict was German, and Francis was Argentinian (although of Italian descent, which is how they sold him to the Italian cardinals). That is the only wrinkle in the drive to make the Church "look like the rest of the world" and become one with the world.
Pope St. Gregory the Great predicted that the union of the Church and the world would come near the end and would be utterly disasterous. One wonders if St. Gregory wasn't talking about our current era of crisis. Certainly St. Malachy's prophecies of the end of the world would come shortly after Pope Benedict (whom he accurately predicted). Malachi said the last Pope would be "Peter the Roman" and it has been applied to Francis since his middle name was Peter, but Francis doesn't fit any of the other aspects of Peter the Roman. But then Francis' election is a bit dubious and St. Malachi might have seen him as a usurper, an antipope.
At any rate this is going to be a wild ride. Either they pick a radical who moves the Church and the whole of Christendom into heresy and apostacy or we have a real reformer who leads a restoration (as Peter the Roman is said to do) which in itself could trigger Armageddon as the radicals make their final push for absolute power.
I'm in no hurry to see the white smoke rising above the Sistine Chapel...
Pope Francis is now at room temperature and media - including Fox News and the other conservative media - is pouring accolades onto the Progressive Pontiff who had made it his mission to turn the Church into an international spiritual arm of the Democratic Party. Pope Francis is praised for such things as "modernizing" the Church by blessing the Biblically condemned homosexual unions, or for his championing climatte change alarmism (clearly a pagan religion and anti-rationalist to boot), or his placing women in positions of authority in the Church in contradiction to admonishions by the Apostle Paul and others. He also championed the rights of illegal aliens to destroy nations and cultures. But hey! He has died so we are here to bury him and not to praise heim, right?
Francis came in on very strange terms. The sitting Pope RETIRED, something that has not happened for centuries. Francis was elected after only six votes, a ridiculously fast conclcave. It is almost as though there was a coup and Francis had already been chosen. At any rate since becomong Pope Francis (whom the fascist Peronistas in Argentina consider one of their own) has systematically purged the power structures of any conservatives, and replaced them with his own people. He has stacked the College of Cardinals too, to guarantee his legacy will outlive him. He's like a Barack Obama of the Vatican, laying snares for future pontiffs who actually want to follow Christianity.
A number of conservative bishops and other clergy had signed a letter warning the wayward Pontiff he was advocating heresy at one point in his pontificate, I would add. So naturally Francis turned around and sacked them all, even going so far as to charge one of his critics with schism and having the poor priest excommunicated. Francis was a vindictive man.
So who will take over is anyone's guess, but don't expect it to be someone who will restore the Church (unless God so wills it).
I suspect this conclave will be very short and that the man has been pre-chosen by none other than Francis himself. I really don't expect any surprises. More than likely the new Pope will be an African Bishop who is in the running named Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu from the Congo is a top candidate and may well get the nod. Francis was desperate to get a multicultural face on Catholicism. Besungu is a big promoter of "social justice" and Bishop of Kinshasa. He is the kind of leftist that Francis would approve as his successor.
The only thing that may prevent that is many of the Italian cardinals want the Papacy back in Italian hands, so they may elect an Italian again. Since Pope John Paul II it has been an international institution. JPII was Polish, Benedict was German, and Francis was Argentinian (although of Italian descent, which is how they sold him to the Italian cardinals). That is the only wrinkle in the drive to make the Church "look like the rest of the world" and become one with the world.
Pope St. Gregory the Great predicted that the union of the Church and the world would come near the end and would be utterly disasterous. One wonders if St. Gregory wasn't talking about our current era of crisis. Certainly St. Malachy's prophecies of the end of the world would come shortly after Pope Benedict (whom he accurately predicted). Malachi said the last Pope would be "Peter the Roman" and it has been applied to Francis since his middle name was Peter, but Francis doesn't fit any of the other aspects of Peter the Roman. But then Francis' election is a bit dubious and St. Malachi might have seen him as a usurper, an antipope.
At any rate this is going to be a wild ride. Either they pick a radical who moves the Church and the whole of Christendom into heresy and apostacy or we have a real reformer who leads a restoration (as Peter the Roman is said to do) which in itself could trigger Armageddon as the radicals make their final push for absolute power.
I'm in no hurry to see the white smoke rising above the Sistine Chapel...
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April 20, 2025
He is Risen!
The Gospel According to Matthew:
1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. 5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.†8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings,†he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.†11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, "You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.†15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.â€
Mark:
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?†4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 "Don’t be alarmed,†he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ †8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. 9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. 11 When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. 12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. 13 These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either. 14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. 15 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.†19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Luke:
1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ †8 Then they remembered his words. 9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened. 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him. 17 He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?â€They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?†19 "What things?†he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth,†they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.†25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?†27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. 28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.†So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?†33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together 34 and saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.†35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread. 36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you.†37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.†40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?†42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence. 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.†45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.†50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
John:
1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!†3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) 10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying. 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 13 They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?†"They have taken my Lord away,†she said, "and I don’t know where they have put him.†14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. 15 He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?â€Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.†16 Jesus said to her, "Mary.â€She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!†(which means "Teacherâ€). 17 Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ †18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!†And she told them that he had said these things to her. 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!†20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.†22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.†24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus ), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!†But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.†26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!†27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.†28 Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!†29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.†30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. 5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.†8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings,†he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.†11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, "You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.†15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.â€
Mark:
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?†4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 "Don’t be alarmed,†he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ †8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. 9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. 11 When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. 12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. 13 These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either. 14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. 15 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.†19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Luke:
1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ †8 Then they remembered his words. 9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened. 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him. 17 He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?â€They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?†19 "What things?†he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth,†they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.†25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?†27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. 28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.†So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?†33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together 34 and saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.†35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread. 36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you.†37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.†40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?†42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence. 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.†45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.†50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
John:
1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!†3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) 10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying. 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 13 They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?†"They have taken my Lord away,†she said, "and I don’t know where they have put him.†14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. 15 He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?â€Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.†16 Jesus said to her, "Mary.â€She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!†(which means "Teacherâ€). 17 Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ †18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!†And she told them that he had said these things to her. 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!†20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.†22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.†24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus ), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!†But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.†26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!†27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.†28 Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!†29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.†30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
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Jesus Triumphant
Timothy Birdnow
From the Archives:
Jesus Triumphant
by Timothy Birdnow
In honor of this Easter day, I have composed a new poem remembering Jesus' death and resurrection:
In one moment we died in rebellion and pride
preferring the venom of Lucifer's lie
one promise, one hope of redemption foretold
as our fathers and mothers were cast in the cold
The ages they passed marked by zodiac wheel
ages of stone, bronze and iron and steel
Ever in darkness and locked in our cage
as the blood stained the sands of the subsequent age
Where is the promised Emmanuel
the deliverer who will break down our cell?
The cruel one laughed and he sneered at our hope
he locked us away, he tied us with rope
And the storms fiercely raged in the black of the night
we were animals caged without thinking or sight
He looked down with pity on our miserable fate
He came down from His city to tear down the gate
But the Evil One hissed for he knew time was nigh
betrayed with a kiss and some silver did buy
Creator of all, both the great and the small led away on that day to the terrible hall
Beaten and mocked and His priesthood defrocked
His body was battered and torn
forced to his knee and then nailed to a tree
abandoned was He, forsaken, forlorn
Unto God He cried out for abandoned was He
there is no more cruel fate than to die on a tree
The skies darkened and swirled as the light of the world
reached the end of His mortality
and the Earth quaked and shook
while His guards feared to look
and the birds of the air sought to flee
"Clearly He was the Son of God" spoke the man with the rod
"we have done such a terrible thing"
while the demons took flight
in delight at the sight
at the murder of Heaven's Great King
"It is finished!" He cried then he exhaled and died
and the soldiers cast lots for his things
while they pierced his dead side
and the people did hide
they did murder the great King of Kings
Locked away in a grave
in a cold stony cave
a great stone rolled to seal Him tight
for three days He remained in death's icy domain
forsaken, forlorn, out of sight
But the stone it was gone on the third early dawn
and His body was nowhere around
an angel appeared and calmed what they feared
Even death could not hold Him bound
And nevermore shall it reign, Jesus washed off the stain
of our sins and He rescued our souls
Forty days He'd remain then Heaven attain
so will we if we drink of His bowl
We are no longer bound
it has come all around
with one man all our sins kept us bound
Now another was raised and to Him be all praise
It's not our end when we're put in the ground
Death and Hell are defeated
our great enemies retreated
the war is now fully won
Praise be unto Him and to God Elohim
And all glory to His only Son
From the Archives:
Jesus Triumphant
by Timothy Birdnow
In honor of this Easter day, I have composed a new poem remembering Jesus' death and resurrection:
In one moment we died in rebellion and pride
preferring the venom of Lucifer's lie
one promise, one hope of redemption foretold
as our fathers and mothers were cast in the cold
The ages they passed marked by zodiac wheel
ages of stone, bronze and iron and steel
Ever in darkness and locked in our cage
as the blood stained the sands of the subsequent age
Where is the promised Emmanuel
the deliverer who will break down our cell?
The cruel one laughed and he sneered at our hope
he locked us away, he tied us with rope
And the storms fiercely raged in the black of the night
we were animals caged without thinking or sight
He looked down with pity on our miserable fate
He came down from His city to tear down the gate
But the Evil One hissed for he knew time was nigh
betrayed with a kiss and some silver did buy
Creator of all, both the great and the small led away on that day to the terrible hall
Beaten and mocked and His priesthood defrocked
His body was battered and torn
forced to his knee and then nailed to a tree
abandoned was He, forsaken, forlorn
Unto God He cried out for abandoned was He
there is no more cruel fate than to die on a tree
The skies darkened and swirled as the light of the world
reached the end of His mortality
and the Earth quaked and shook
while His guards feared to look
and the birds of the air sought to flee
"Clearly He was the Son of God" spoke the man with the rod
"we have done such a terrible thing"
while the demons took flight
in delight at the sight
at the murder of Heaven's Great King
"It is finished!" He cried then he exhaled and died
and the soldiers cast lots for his things
while they pierced his dead side
and the people did hide
they did murder the great King of Kings
Locked away in a grave
in a cold stony cave
a great stone rolled to seal Him tight
for three days He remained in death's icy domain
forsaken, forlorn, out of sight
But the stone it was gone on the third early dawn
and His body was nowhere around
an angel appeared and calmed what they feared
Even death could not hold Him bound
And nevermore shall it reign, Jesus washed off the stain
of our sins and He rescued our souls
Forty days He'd remain then Heaven attain
so will we if we drink of His bowl
We are no longer bound
it has come all around
with one man all our sins kept us bound
Now another was raised and to Him be all praise
It's not our end when we're put in the ground
Death and Hell are defeated
our great enemies retreated
the war is now fully won
Praise be unto Him and to God Elohim
And all glory to His only Son
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April 18, 2025
The Passion
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
According to John:
After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3So Judas brought a detachment of soldiers together with police from the chief priests and the Pharisees, and they came there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4Then Jesus, knowing all that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, ‘For whom are you looking?’ 5They answered, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’* Jesus replied, ‘I am he.’* Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6When Jesus* said to them, ‘I am he’,* they stepped back and fell to the ground. 7Again he asked them, ‘For whom are you looking?’ And they said, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’* 8Jesus answered, ‘I told you that I am he.* So if you are looking for me, let these men go.’ 9This was to fulfil the word that he had spoken, ‘I did not lose a single one of those whom you gave me.’ 10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus. 11Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?’
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According to John:
After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3So Judas brought a detachment of soldiers together with police from the chief priests and the Pharisees, and they came there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4Then Jesus, knowing all that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, ‘For whom are you looking?’ 5They answered, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’* Jesus replied, ‘I am he.’* Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6When Jesus* said to them, ‘I am he’,* they stepped back and fell to the ground. 7Again he asked them, ‘For whom are you looking?’ And they said, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’* 8Jesus answered, ‘I told you that I am he.* So if you are looking for me, let these men go.’ 9This was to fulfil the word that he had spoken, ‘I did not lose a single one of those whom you gave me.’ 10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus. 11Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?’
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Boasberg and Crossfire Hurricane
Timothy Birdnow
Judge Boasberg had a hand in protecting the people who plotted the framing of Donald Trump via the Russian collusion hoax.
Convicted FBI lawyer spared from prison by Boasberg far more involved in Russia probe than known
Boasberg the clown had let Kevin Clinesmith off with a slap on the wrist. Turns out Clinesmith was intimately involved in the Russiagate hoax.
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So it appears the good judge has a soft spot for the Deep State and a bone to pick with Mr. Trump. He thinks it's a shame Clinesmith didn't get away with it, apparently.
The law doesn't matter to clowns like this.
Judge Boasberg had a hand in protecting the people who plotted the framing of Donald Trump via the Russian collusion hoax.
Convicted FBI lawyer spared from prison by Boasberg far more involved in Russia probe than known
Boasberg the clown had let Kevin Clinesmith off with a slap on the wrist. Turns out Clinesmith was intimately involved in the Russiagate hoax.
FTA:
"Clinesmith, who worked on both the FBI’s Hillary Clinton email investigation and on the Trump-Russia collusion inquiry, pleaded guilty to falsifying a document during the bureau’s efforts to renew FISA authority to wiretap Carter Page, who was an adviser to Trump's 2016 campaign.
Newly-declassified details about Clinesmith’s involvement include a wide swath of information about his role in the case. He was a key go-to for former FBI lawyer Lisa Page and fired FBI special agent Peter Strzok throughout the debunked collusion saga and a main driver in obtaining a FISA warrant against Page based on the infamous Steele dossier.
Clinesmith also granted his seal of approval on a document describing the FBI’s pretextual briefing of then-candidate Trump, was deeply involved in the investigation into retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, played a role in going after former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, and more. He also helped the FBI push its "Cross Wind” investigation, which Just the News can confirm related to the targeting of security expert Walid Phares, which resulted in no accusations of wrongdoing and no charges.
Knee-deep in the mud
Clinesmith confessed in August 2020 that he had manipulated a CIA email in 2017 to state that Carter Page was "not a source” for the CIA when that agency had actually told the bureau on multiple occasions that Page was in fact an "operational contact” for the CIA.
Boasberg, the federal judge who is blocking Trump’s efforts to deport Venezuelan gang members, also played a key and controversial role in the aftermath of the Trump-Russia collusion saga as the leader of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The judge, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by then-President Barack Obama in 2011, is currently engaged in an all-out legal battle with the Trump Justice Department.
But in his role as the head of the FISA Court he made a number of divisive decisions, including a slap on the wrist for a member of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane team, the appointment of officials who had defended the FBI’s actions during the Russiagate saga, the renewal of the FBI’s FISA powers, and more.
Boasberg defends Clinesmith
Boasberg ruled this week that "probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt after they violated his orders by continuing deportation flights. But his ruling follows the Supreme Court holding that Boasberg's court was in an improper venuefor the case altogether.
Boasberg, in his role as a federal judge, denied the Justice Department’s efforts to seek up to six months behind bars for Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty in Special Counsel John Durham’s Trump-Russia investigation — instead giving Clinesmith a year of probation, 400 hours of community service, and no fine.
Durham argued that Clinesmith’s "deceptive conduct” related to the FISA application fabrication "was antithetical to the duty of candor and eroded the FISA’s confidence in the accuracy of all previous FISA applications worked on by the defendant,” and said his deception "fueled public distrust of the FBI and of the entire FISA program itself.”
But Boasberg seemed to defend Clinesmith’s deceptive FISA-related actions during his January 2021 sentencing.
"Mr. Clinesmith likely believed that what he said was true," Boasberg wrote, adding, "I do not believe he was attempting to achieve an end he knew was wrong." The judge claimed that "it is not clear to me that the fourth FISA warrant would not have been signed but for this error. … Even if Mr. Clinesmith had been accurate about Mr. Page’s relationship with the other government agency, the warrant may well have been signed and the surveillance authorized."
Durham had argued that Clinesmith's deception "fueled public distrust of the FBI and of the entire FISA program itself.” Anthony Scarpelli, then a top prosecutor on Durham’s team, also argued that "the defendant’s criminal conduct tarnished the integrity of the FISA program” and that "the resulting harm is immeasurable.”
Clinesmith told the court that "I am deeply remorseful for any effect my actions may have had” on the FISA process even as he claimed that "I never intended to mislead my colleagues about the status of Dr. Page.”
But Boasberg lamented that Clinesmith had been "abused” and "vilified” on a "national scale” when the judge handed down his sentence, though he did acknowledge that the FISA court’s reputation "has suffered” from the ex-FBI attorney’s actions.
Newly-declassified details about Clinesmith’s involvement include a wide swath of information about his role in the case. He was a key go-to for former FBI lawyer Lisa Page and fired FBI special agent Peter Strzok throughout the debunked collusion saga and a main driver in obtaining a FISA warrant against Page based on the infamous Steele dossier.
Clinesmith also granted his seal of approval on a document describing the FBI’s pretextual briefing of then-candidate Trump, was deeply involved in the investigation into retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, played a role in going after former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, and more. He also helped the FBI push its "Cross Wind” investigation, which Just the News can confirm related to the targeting of security expert Walid Phares, which resulted in no accusations of wrongdoing and no charges.
Knee-deep in the mud
Clinesmith confessed in August 2020 that he had manipulated a CIA email in 2017 to state that Carter Page was "not a source” for the CIA when that agency had actually told the bureau on multiple occasions that Page was in fact an "operational contact” for the CIA.
Boasberg, the federal judge who is blocking Trump’s efforts to deport Venezuelan gang members, also played a key and controversial role in the aftermath of the Trump-Russia collusion saga as the leader of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The judge, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by then-President Barack Obama in 2011, is currently engaged in an all-out legal battle with the Trump Justice Department.
But in his role as the head of the FISA Court he made a number of divisive decisions, including a slap on the wrist for a member of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane team, the appointment of officials who had defended the FBI’s actions during the Russiagate saga, the renewal of the FBI’s FISA powers, and more.
Boasberg defends Clinesmith
Boasberg ruled this week that "probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt after they violated his orders by continuing deportation flights. But his ruling follows the Supreme Court holding that Boasberg's court was in an improper venuefor the case altogether.
Boasberg, in his role as a federal judge, denied the Justice Department’s efforts to seek up to six months behind bars for Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty in Special Counsel John Durham’s Trump-Russia investigation — instead giving Clinesmith a year of probation, 400 hours of community service, and no fine.
Durham argued that Clinesmith’s "deceptive conduct” related to the FISA application fabrication "was antithetical to the duty of candor and eroded the FISA’s confidence in the accuracy of all previous FISA applications worked on by the defendant,” and said his deception "fueled public distrust of the FBI and of the entire FISA program itself.”
But Boasberg seemed to defend Clinesmith’s deceptive FISA-related actions during his January 2021 sentencing.
"Mr. Clinesmith likely believed that what he said was true," Boasberg wrote, adding, "I do not believe he was attempting to achieve an end he knew was wrong." The judge claimed that "it is not clear to me that the fourth FISA warrant would not have been signed but for this error. … Even if Mr. Clinesmith had been accurate about Mr. Page’s relationship with the other government agency, the warrant may well have been signed and the surveillance authorized."
Durham had argued that Clinesmith's deception "fueled public distrust of the FBI and of the entire FISA program itself.” Anthony Scarpelli, then a top prosecutor on Durham’s team, also argued that "the defendant’s criminal conduct tarnished the integrity of the FISA program” and that "the resulting harm is immeasurable.”
Clinesmith told the court that "I am deeply remorseful for any effect my actions may have had” on the FISA process even as he claimed that "I never intended to mislead my colleagues about the status of Dr. Page.”
But Boasberg lamented that Clinesmith had been "abused” and "vilified” on a "national scale” when the judge handed down his sentence, though he did acknowledge that the FISA court’s reputation "has suffered” from the ex-FBI attorney’s actions.
So it appears the good judge has a soft spot for the Deep State and a bone to pick with Mr. Trump. He thinks it's a shame Clinesmith didn't get away with it, apparently.
The law doesn't matter to clowns like this.
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WHO Power Grab
Timothy Birdnow
The World Health Organization's attempted breathtaking power grab.
Thank God Trump is in power and will drown this abomination in the river.
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So either nobody will follow the treaty but will sign it anyway or this will empower the U.N. to compel obedience aka world government. And this "10% donations" business is what we call a tax, a world tax. And of course a "comprehensive view of supply chains" means they will control who eats and who has power and whatnot.
The cajones on this organization is astonishing. But of course China owns the WHO and this is THEIR scheme to hamstring the rest of the world and make the Middle Kingdom the rulers of us all.
The World Health Organization's attempted breathtaking power grab.
Thank God Trump is in power and will drown this abomination in the river.
FTA:
"The World Health Organization (WHO) has reportedly settled on the text for a legally binding treaty to enhance global preparedness for future pandemics.
The decision aims to prevent chaos and competition over resources, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pact also emphasizes rapid data sharing on emerging diseases, enabling pharmaceutical firms to accelerate the development of vaccines.
The WHO will now have a comprehensive view of global supply chains under the new pact.
WHO’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the agreement as "a significant milestone in our shared journey towards a safer world.”
Tedros also noted that the pact demonstrates nations’ ability to collaborate on common challenges.
The treaty is only the second in the WHO’s history, the first being the 2003 tobacco control agreement.
Approval is now being sought at the upcoming World Health Assembly.
Under the treaty, countries must ensure the global availability of pandemic-related medications. At the same time, manufacturers are required to allocate 20 percent of vaccine, therapeutic, and diagnostic production to the WHO — distribute 10 percent as donations, and offer the remainder at accessible prices.
The decision aims to prevent chaos and competition over resources, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pact also emphasizes rapid data sharing on emerging diseases, enabling pharmaceutical firms to accelerate the development of vaccines.
The WHO will now have a comprehensive view of global supply chains under the new pact.
WHO’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the agreement as "a significant milestone in our shared journey towards a safer world.”
Tedros also noted that the pact demonstrates nations’ ability to collaborate on common challenges.
The treaty is only the second in the WHO’s history, the first being the 2003 tobacco control agreement.
Approval is now being sought at the upcoming World Health Assembly.
Under the treaty, countries must ensure the global availability of pandemic-related medications. At the same time, manufacturers are required to allocate 20 percent of vaccine, therapeutic, and diagnostic production to the WHO — distribute 10 percent as donations, and offer the remainder at accessible prices.
So either nobody will follow the treaty but will sign it anyway or this will empower the U.N. to compel obedience aka world government. And this "10% donations" business is what we call a tax, a world tax. And of course a "comprehensive view of supply chains" means they will control who eats and who has power and whatnot.
The cajones on this organization is astonishing. But of course China owns the WHO and this is THEIR scheme to hamstring the rest of the world and make the Middle Kingdom the rulers of us all.
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Defanging the Dragon
Timothy Birdnow
I never doubted for a minute that much of Trump's tariff-happy policies were aimed at crushing China and perhaps driving regime change there.
Trump Admin Preparing to Unleash a New Economic Weapon That Could Devastate China: Report
china has been and remains in a precarious economic position because they have to create so many new jobs to feed their younger generation and without strong economic growth the regime there is in peril. They have had strong economic growth but at the expense of the U.S. and European trading partners over the years. It was a conscious American policy championed by both sides of the aisle and not just so Congressmen could make money; people like Newt Gingrich advocated a strong and prosperous china. Their reasoning? They believed that, unlike the Soviet Union, China was more imperial than communist and that with an influx of money and goods China would morph into Germany (which had been more imperial than capitalist too). Gingrich has since done a mea culpa, admitting he was profoundly wrong.
I knew it was a serious mistake when we were doing it but everyone lusted after the billion+ Chinese market and believed a comforting lie.
So we created this leviathan and let it suck our own economy dry and now Trump has to do something about it before we are all speaking Mandarin and smoking opium in our silk pajamas.
I have always argued China is a paper tiger, only wildly successful because we have wildly failed our own citizenry. While China does make things and produce stuff, it is still basically parasitic; it doesn't really create anything new, just steals our science and technology and undercuts us. It's prosperity stems from our unwillingness to compete.
Did you know that before Trump came back into office China was receiving foreign aid from the United States? This while being our country's biggest competitor and having the second highest GDP in the world, just barely behind us. And we also give them Most Favored Nation status, even while they impose draconian tariffs on our goods. China also uses currency manipulation to squeeze us.
And China was buying up most of our debt so we wouldn't dare impoverish them and force their hand. Of course the Democrats and the RINO Republicans were happy owing China the whole country provided it kept them in office and allowed them to keep spending (which it did).
At any rate China's economy was never market driven, and her companies are merely extensions of the government (that is the definition of economic fascism). It may look like a capitalist country but it ishn't.
The Soviets were similar, although they didn't even pay lip service to free markets and so were much poorer than the Chicoms. But it went down the same; the Soviets seemed to do well enough, especially where atomic weapons and military hardware were concerned, but in the end their economy was a Potemkin Village, all facade and nothing for the people who actually had to live with it. I think China is much the same and they have been in the doldrums for a while now as their way of doing things has slowly hollowed out their economy.
And so what is Trump doing? What Ronald Reagan did. Reagan did it with a military buildup while Trump is doing it with tariffs and with strengthening the U.S. economy itself by chucking the ridiculous internationalist policies of his predecessers. China knows they can't compete, which is why they are turning so belligerant now. They realize that Trump isn't just trying to get a better trade deal - he's trying to destroy them.
At least that's what I think he's doing.
And, if he can stay the course long enough and Congress doesn't turn over he'll win. This has the Communists terrified, both in China and here. They need a successful communist country to act as a kernal for the growth of the movement worldwide. It was always their plan to "counterbalance" America with a communist country. Heck; Madeleine Albright admitted this in a speech once. She said it is not good that the U.S. was the world's lone superpower. She pined for the "bipolar world" of the Cold War. Her thinkiing was hardly unique among the intelligentsia either. Social evolution towards world government and socialism had to have a foe resisting the free markets system and the liberal societies of the West. It used to be the U.S.S.R. Now it's China.
If China goes BRICKS falls apart. Russia becomes isolated and will dissolve back into a large but poor despotate at best. If that happens the flow of money to the Islamic revolutionaries and terrorists dries up and the Middle Eastern conflict becomes a police matter. India and South Korea and other emerging nations become much stronger and we have more choices economically. We will see a worldwide realignment and probably a restoration of many of the things that made our country great, but we first must fix ourselves and to do that we have to defang the chinese dragon.
I think Trump is trying to do that, and I think he may well succeed.
I never doubted for a minute that much of Trump's tariff-happy policies were aimed at crushing China and perhaps driving regime change there.
Trump Admin Preparing to Unleash a New Economic Weapon That Could Devastate China: Report
china has been and remains in a precarious economic position because they have to create so many new jobs to feed their younger generation and without strong economic growth the regime there is in peril. They have had strong economic growth but at the expense of the U.S. and European trading partners over the years. It was a conscious American policy championed by both sides of the aisle and not just so Congressmen could make money; people like Newt Gingrich advocated a strong and prosperous china. Their reasoning? They believed that, unlike the Soviet Union, China was more imperial than communist and that with an influx of money and goods China would morph into Germany (which had been more imperial than capitalist too). Gingrich has since done a mea culpa, admitting he was profoundly wrong.
I knew it was a serious mistake when we were doing it but everyone lusted after the billion+ Chinese market and believed a comforting lie.
So we created this leviathan and let it suck our own economy dry and now Trump has to do something about it before we are all speaking Mandarin and smoking opium in our silk pajamas.
I have always argued China is a paper tiger, only wildly successful because we have wildly failed our own citizenry. While China does make things and produce stuff, it is still basically parasitic; it doesn't really create anything new, just steals our science and technology and undercuts us. It's prosperity stems from our unwillingness to compete.
Did you know that before Trump came back into office China was receiving foreign aid from the United States? This while being our country's biggest competitor and having the second highest GDP in the world, just barely behind us. And we also give them Most Favored Nation status, even while they impose draconian tariffs on our goods. China also uses currency manipulation to squeeze us.
And China was buying up most of our debt so we wouldn't dare impoverish them and force their hand. Of course the Democrats and the RINO Republicans were happy owing China the whole country provided it kept them in office and allowed them to keep spending (which it did).
At any rate China's economy was never market driven, and her companies are merely extensions of the government (that is the definition of economic fascism). It may look like a capitalist country but it ishn't.
The Soviets were similar, although they didn't even pay lip service to free markets and so were much poorer than the Chicoms. But it went down the same; the Soviets seemed to do well enough, especially where atomic weapons and military hardware were concerned, but in the end their economy was a Potemkin Village, all facade and nothing for the people who actually had to live with it. I think China is much the same and they have been in the doldrums for a while now as their way of doing things has slowly hollowed out their economy.
And so what is Trump doing? What Ronald Reagan did. Reagan did it with a military buildup while Trump is doing it with tariffs and with strengthening the U.S. economy itself by chucking the ridiculous internationalist policies of his predecessers. China knows they can't compete, which is why they are turning so belligerant now. They realize that Trump isn't just trying to get a better trade deal - he's trying to destroy them.
At least that's what I think he's doing.
And, if he can stay the course long enough and Congress doesn't turn over he'll win. This has the Communists terrified, both in China and here. They need a successful communist country to act as a kernal for the growth of the movement worldwide. It was always their plan to "counterbalance" America with a communist country. Heck; Madeleine Albright admitted this in a speech once. She said it is not good that the U.S. was the world's lone superpower. She pined for the "bipolar world" of the Cold War. Her thinkiing was hardly unique among the intelligentsia either. Social evolution towards world government and socialism had to have a foe resisting the free markets system and the liberal societies of the West. It used to be the U.S.S.R. Now it's China.
If China goes BRICKS falls apart. Russia becomes isolated and will dissolve back into a large but poor despotate at best. If that happens the flow of money to the Islamic revolutionaries and terrorists dries up and the Middle Eastern conflict becomes a police matter. India and South Korea and other emerging nations become much stronger and we have more choices economically. We will see a worldwide realignment and probably a restoration of many of the things that made our country great, but we first must fix ourselves and to do that we have to defang the chinese dragon.
I think Trump is trying to do that, and I think he may well succeed.
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Tariffs Working
Timothy Birdnow
Does anyone REALLY believe this would have happened without the Trump Tariffs?
Honda Shifting Production of Civic Hybrid to U.S. From Japan
Does anyone REALLY believe this would have happened without the Trump Tariffs?
Honda Shifting Production of Civic Hybrid to U.S. From Japan
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Garseeyalater Alligator
Timothy Birdnow
Thar she blows!
AG Bondi Releases Police Records Detailing Abrego Garcia’s Criminal History
I can't wait to see the media try to defend against this!
Thar she blows!
AG Bondi Releases Police Records Detailing Abrego Garcia’s Criminal History
I can't wait to see the media try to defend against this!
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