by | June 27, 2026 · 7:08 am

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CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2572145176517010 [2:30] to hear Josh Pray thank us for being so positive. In the comments, Catholics recommended various books. I added recent biographies by converts, including “To Whom Shall I Go” by Ellie Hiller and “Communion” by J.D. Vance.

DOJ: A manager and one of the employees at a 7-Eleven in Pittsburgh have been charged with stealing $600,000 in SNAP benefits.

ECONOMY: From the comments – “And eggs are $1.90 instead of $7 and gas is $3.70 instead of $5.” “In 2023, the average price of a standard wire-bristle or scraping grill brush ranged from $7 to $15 at Home Depot. I just found them at Home Depot for $5.97 to $7.97.” “Naps are still free.”

EUTHANASIA: When I was a kid, my mother said, “If they ever legalize abortion, euthanasia will be next.” In The Netherlands, it is now legal to off the unborn at any time, for any reason, and anyone after that if certain criteria are (allegedly?) met.

I say “allegedly?” because the pattern is to start off only allowing assisted suicide for those who are hopelessly terminal and suffering unbearably, then slowly chip away until you’re at things like depressed or seriously inconvenient for the nationa’s socialized medicine bottom line.

I remember reading about a Canadian military veteran and paraplegic who merely wanted the national health to install some kind of equipment that would allow her to navigate between the first and second floors of her home. They reportedly told her no (too expensive), but hey, if you’re unhappy, there’s always MAID (cheap).

FBI: Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi has been charged with orchestrating a massive $3.7 billion scheme to defraud Medicare. He’s been on the run since May of 2025. He was recently detained by Turkish authorities and is now in U.S. custody.

NORTH CAROLINA: The large Republican majority spent all day Wednesday overriding vetoes from Democrat Gov. Josh Stein.

REFLECTING POND: CLICK https://x.com/ConradsonJordan/status/2070305041831895476 [3:00] to hear a Greenwater Service spox explain the remediation process. CLICK https://x.com/RogueWarrior24/status/2070311346177224714 [:46] for a report from the Obama years.

USHA: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1022843494010486 [1:34] to hear her hilarious response to a snotty piece in the New York Slime. I am old enough to remember when the Left praised Michelle Obama for shopping at Target.

VENEZUELA: On Wednesday evening, 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes literally rocked the nation. Hundreds are dead or injured and thousands are missing.

WHO: Trump cited the following reasons for withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) – mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises; failure to adopt urgently needed reforms; inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states; unfair and onerous payment demands from the United States which are far out of proportion with other members. Re: the last – the WHO charges China, which has 300 times the population of the United States, almost 90 percent less than it charges us.

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by | June 26, 2026 · 6:47 am

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2A: The Supreme Court has struck down a Hawaii law that banned residents from carrying concealed weapons in privately owned public spaces, such as gas stations and shopping malls.

BEFORE and AFTER: CLICK https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2069961598119112922 [1:12] to see what cleaning the Reflecting Pool did. Wow!

BORDER: The Supreme Court has allowed the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) attempt to remove deportation protections for Haitians and Syrians.

CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=974067135392586 [3:36] to hear Josh Pray talk about Lent (aka, “lit” and “lint”).

CLIMATE HOAX: The weather is getting warmer and climate alarmists are once again saying that man-made climate change is causing heat waves to become more frequent and extreme. CLICK https://x.com/JustinTHaskins/status/2069856409563611580 [:29] to see what the data show.

GRAMMY NOTES: I had a post-op check-up on Wednesday, during which I told the PA that I was concerned about malnutrition hindering my healing; my appetite has been so awful, I’ve lost about 15 pounds in the six weeks since surgery. She said, “It’s normal to lose weight after this procedure, so we’re not concerned. Most of us have plenty of reserve.” I blinked, grabbed a hunk of my copious remaining flab and said, “Like this?” She indicated, yes, exactly like that.

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by | June 25, 2026 · 6:42 am

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AIR FORCE ONE: They’re breaking in the new Air Force One (VC-25B) at Joint Base Andrews. CLICK https://x.com/PenguinSix/status/2069135952551788601 [:27].

BORDER: CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2069119844859969611 [1:40] to hear how Chicago’s insane “sanctuary” policy allowed an illegal who aided and abetted in the murder of three people to walk free. ICE has since caught up with her and she is in custody. Meanwhile, Cook County State’s Attorney’s office decided not to prosecute the two illegals who committed the murders. They have been deported. To add insult to injury, the woman who has no right to even be in the country, has been gainfully employed as a public school teacher outside of Chicago.

EVERYDAY HEROES: [1:32] – “A little global respect.” Indeed!

STUPID PEOPLE: Angie Báez (40) was recorded dumping all the trash out of a Knicks trash can before stealing it. CLICK https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/2069560506298589292 [:06] to see the video that cost her a $300K/year position at JPMorgan Chase as “Executive Director of Community and Industry Engagement for Card and Connected Commerce.” Not The Bee suggested Angie, who had only an Associate’s degree, may have gotten the cushy position because she is a very fat Hispanic female. I can believe it.

TALARICO: James Talarico, the man Democrats have put forth as their candidate in the 2026 U.S. Senate race. Talarico, who has a Master’s of Divinity from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, has described himself as a “TransQueer” activist theologian. A new clip is making the rounds from an interview in which he said, “I always think of myself as a Christian who hates Christianity.”

TOLERANCE: A court in São Paulo, Brazil, has sentenced Audato and Ieda Denardi to 50 days in prison for failing to include the state-approved LGBTQ stuff in their homeschool curriculum. This despite the facts that the prosecutor in the case recommended acquittal and an independent educational psychologist found zero signs of neglect.

In his written decision, the judge accused the parents of “using their daughters as pawns in an ideological struggle.” Project much, your honor?! He also accused the parents of cultural neglect, because neither of the two girls (who are both accomplished pianists and speak multiple languages) enjoy music that is currently popular with Brazilian teens.

The parents’ sentence is on hold while they appeal. May God grant them a judge who is less of a you-know-what.

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by | June 24, 2026 · 5:42 am

Persecuting Christians

The ACLJ is intervening for the third time on behalf of the same Christian student against the same public school district that continues to ignore the girl’s constitutional freedom of religion. When she was in second grade, she was subjected to daily backpack searches by school officials who confiscated her Bible and Gospel tracts. Earlier this year, as a sixth grader, she was pulled out of class and scolded simply for talking about Jesus with her classmates.

The third and latest incident began during a recent, mandatory “Inclusion Assembly” at Sylvester Middle School. Keep in mind that this school knows the girl’s beliefs and her parents’ feelings about her participation in such events, but not only made zero effort to notify them so the girl could be exempted from attending.

When the girl realized that the assembly was covering topics that conflicted with her family’s religious beliefs, she quietly approached a teacher, explained that she was uncomfortable, and asked to leave. The teacher initially appeared to understand her distress and, rather than forcing her to remain in the assembly, told staff that our client needed to use the restroom so she could leave the gym.

However, the bathrooms were closed (??), forcing the girl to hang out in the hallway, where another teacher asked her what she was doing. When the girl explained, the teacher said, “They aren’t forcing their belief on you, but they are informing you about this.” Our client again explained that she was uncomfortable, but was told, “You have no choice,” and forced her back into the assembly.

Back inside the gym, our client sat on the bleachers crying. She tried not to look at the presentation. She tried not to listen. But she was forced to remain there. Her distress was obvious to everyone around her. Her best friend was upset by the assembly as well and sat covering her ears with her hands.

Afterward, classmates and teachers repeatedly asked our client whether she was okay and why she had been crying. ACLJ notes, “Had our client been crying because she was sick, frightened, injured, bullied, or emotionally overwhelmed, school officials likely would have contacted her parents immediately. Instead, despite knowing exactly why she was upset, they forced her back into the very situation causing her distress.”

SCOTUS has ruled repeatedly on these issues, which the ACLJ reminded the school district in a legal demand letter. If they still refuse to respect this child’s constitutional freedom of religion, they’re going to get taken to court where they will lose. But it won’t be the people at fault who pay the legal fees and fines. It will be the taxpayers.

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by | June 24, 2026 · 5:11 am

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CELEBRATING US: Check it out! We have a whole week dedicated to us! LOL

DOJ: In March, Trump signed an executive order in March creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which is chaired by Vice President JD Vance. Yesterday, the DOJ announced what I believe may be the task force’s first fruits in the form of charges filed against about 450 defendants for various healthcare fraud schemes totaling more than $6.5 billion. One case involved a man who billed insurers for $89 million in medically unnecessary tests.

EVERYDAY HEROES: CLICK https://x.com/Sassafrass_84/status/2068747733859442961 [3:03] to hear an incredibly articulate former Leftist reveal why he is glad Charlie Kirk died. It’s not for the reasons you might suppose.

IRAN: [13:12] – I really appreciated hearing VDH’s explanation of the current situation. As a military mom who saw my kids’ blood, sweat, and tears wasted on failed “nation building”, I fully support Trump’s decision to keep out troops out of Iran. If the Iranian people decide they want regime change, they can make it happen for themselves.

MIDTERMS: [13:25] – Please, God, let us win a solid majority!

GRAMMY NOTES: I’m sorry this is so short, but I’m struggling (again). My BP shot up above 200, which led to many hours with my primary then the ER. It came down again, my blood work were normal, and I was asymptomatic, so they decided, phew, I was not having a heart attack or stroke and also did not need additional tests. However, it has left me even more exhausted than usual. Prayers would be most appreciated.

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by | June 23, 2026 · 6:41 am

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CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1343923334308187 [:58] to hear Bishop Sheen talk about other religions.

DEMOCRATS: Elon Musk created $1 trillion in value. Congress created $36 trillion in debt. Elon’s net worth is not the problem.

EVERYDAY HEROES: [8:59] – Batya Ungar-Sargon shares the surprising Yale study that forced her to change sides.

HEALTH: Posted by Modern Alternative Mama – “I want you to sit with this for a second.

“In 1990 the FDA banned Red Dye 3 from cosmetics. They knew it caused cancer in animals. They said so themselves.

“And then they left it in children’s food for 35 more years. In cereal. In candy. In medications made specifically for kids. They finally revoked it in January 2025… but enforcement doesn’t start until 2027, so it’s still legally on shelves right now.

“The difference between what goes on your skin and what goes in your child’s mouth isn’t science. It’s lobbying. The cosmetics industry didn’t fight to keep it. The food industry did.

“I’m not asking you to be outraged. I’m asking you to notice. Because once you start seeing how these decisions actually get made, you can’t unsee it.”

I remember picking the red cherries out of fruit cocktail from an early age, calling them “poison cherries.” I have no idea why I was so opposed to red food dye, but I’m grateful that I was.

HOLLYWEIRD: 6:17] Stephen Spielberg implied that his new film would shake the foundations of Christianity. Yeah, no.

IMPEACHMENTS: [19:59] – We may see both of the Dem’s impeachments of Trump expunged. Dershowitz also discusses Epstein and Iran.

OBAMA LIBRARY: [15:57] – The claim that people can visit for free is only partly true. The majority of the Obama Presidential Center campus is free, but the museum requires a paid, timed-entry ticket, which may cost anywhere from $0 to $30 per person.

TRANS: I appreciate where she’s coming from, but to be honest, ALL words are made up. While I see a place for “cisgender” in today’s sex/gender debates, I also don’t want anyone using it to label me. However, it’s not because I am a woman, but rather because I don’t think my sexuality is anyone’s business.

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: In the 1950s, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a massive campaign to eradicate malaria in Borneo by heavily spraying DDT. While the potent insecticide successfully killed the malaria-carrying insects, it also killed a host of local small creatures, as well as all of the area’s domestic cats. With their primary predators wiped out, the rat population exploded across the region. In March 1960, the British Royal Air Force dropped 23 cats into the remote area. A month after the drop, the villagers sent a message back to the capital stating, “Thanks for the cats, no more trouble with rats and mice.”

GRAMMY NOTES: In my experience, he responds better when the prayer is said out loud. I’m thinking it’s a “God loves humility” thing.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y_bXtXPEmkc [:41] and marvel at what this toddler did! :-O

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by | June 22, 2026 · 5:40 am

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2020: CLICK https://x.com/RealJamesWoods/status/2068193995638149578 [1:14] to hear how Democrats stole the 2020 election. I say, “God bless them!” If they had not done so, Trump’s second term would have been a continuation of his first. Instead, they not only gave him four years to strategize, but also convinced millions of voters to switch sides.

BABY NEWS NETWORK: [4:51] – So fun!

CATHOLIC: In the Middle Ages, monks invented hundreds of abbreviations and shorthand symbols. For the Latin word “ad,” meaning “toward” or “at”, they drew the letter “a” and curved the tail of the letter “d” around it, making @. The earliest known use is in a 1345 manuscript held today in the Vatican Apostolic Library. From hand written manuscripts, @ spread to merchant ledgers across Europe, then to typewriters. In 1971, it was chosen by the engineer Ray Tomlinson to separate a username from a domain in the world’s first email.

COVID: On her final day as Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard declassified and released never-before-seen documents exposing the truth about how Dr. Anthony Fauci directed millions of US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain of function research on bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. That research is now widely viewed as the source of the lab leak that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic, which killed millions and destroyed lives worldwide. After the lab leak, Fauci worked with politicized elements inside the Intelligence Community to suppress the truth, shape the narrative, and cover his tracks. Then, he lied under oath to Congress about his involvement.

JIM CROW 3.O: “The [photo id] rule will prevent Library access to virtually all black citizens, who cannot obtain photo ID in the United States. Critics say this will essentially make Obama’s Library a whites-only building.”

JUNE: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/2099400357584695 [2:15] to see that they’re wearing this proudly. Keep praying. They need it so much!

SCUM: Trump-hating vandals used toxic chemicals to etch “86 87” (kill Trump) into the grass and damage part of the newly painted pool bottom. Trump says it’ll all be fixed by next week. CLICK https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2068081814153941291 [:43] to see parks employees working while National Guard troops patrol the area.

STUPID PEOPLE: Musk’s companies employ between 100,000 and 130,000 people worldwide. So there’s that. Also, he created PayPal (before selling it), which Ms. Siskind likely has used.

TRANS: CLICK https://x.com/JfkPascalNajadX/status/2068010917208412339 [2:13] to hear Rep. Harriet Hageman lay it all out in simple terms.

VP VANCE: Michael Knowles does an interesting show about Vance’s book tour appearances. [16:41] – JD has a new book out entitled “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.” In it, he tells the story of how chasing academic, professional and financial success wasn’t making him a good person. Meanwhile, the Christians in his life, “Whether they were rich or poor, whatever their background or education was. They were just much better people; they were much more gracious and much more kind.”

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/28107761012144990 [:22] to see some peak cuteness.

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2169739936911945 [1:06] to watch two zoo guests spring into action to save a handler who was grabbed by a gator. The handler underwent surgery on her injured hand and is expected to make a full recovery.

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by | June 21, 2026 · 5:42 am

Happy Father’s Day

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TyuqFtx4q3U [1:13] to see what happened when mom left baby with dad.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/btkM5FllaSw [:59] for more fun with dad.

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by | June 20, 2026 · 4:07 am

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AMERICAN HISTORY: On June 20, 1782, the United States adopted the Great Seal.

BIBLE: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2007381917321266 [2:19] to learn why Luke specifies the name and home town of the man who helped Jesus carry the cross.

CALI-CORRUPTION: [13:45] – Click https://x.com/jenvanlaar/status/2067328875240271905 to read a review (with links) to Jennifer Van Laar’s years-long series on Newsom’s squirrely finances.

CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1322498279442179 [3:19] to see another video in Josh Pray’s Catholic series. As a Catholic Grandma, I gotta especially love this one! LOL

IRAN DEAL: [10:32] – If they behave, they can rebuild their country.

LEFTIE LOGIC: Funny how outraged they are about a man becoming a trillionaire, while ignoring all their own politicians who have become millionaires on government salaries.

MEDIA: CLICK https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/2067303762192896237 [:49] to see how CNN treated algae in the newly renovated Reflecting Pool like a CSI episode. Did they ever cover the algae levels in the pool before it was cleaned?

MILITARY: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1640028414798244 [1:43] to watch our “racist” president award the Medal of Honor to Major James Caper, Jr. Caper has also been decorated with a Silver Star and two Bronze Stars.

SOLAR PANELS: CLICK https://x.com/ABC7/status/2067381515030294635 [1:06] to see what happens to air quality when they catch fire.

STUPID PEOPLE: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1508522900947136 [:51] to hear from young woman who, refreshingly, isn’t afraid to question her biases.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Mp9ExPLWNcY to see Baby Trump invent “flooding the algorithm” at 3 am … in his bathrobe!

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B8Upq04s5x4 [:58] to watch foster kids learn they’re being adopted. You might need a tissue!

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by | June 19, 2026 · 12:37 pm

Abiding In and Being Known

I happened to – i.e., the Holy Spirit arranged for me – watch these two videos back to back. What a powerful message!

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