by | February 12, 2026 · 9:23 am

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AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. Despite the lack of a formal education, he became a successful lawyer, politician, and celebrated speaker before taking the nation’s highest office and leading the Union through the Civil War.

CATHOLIC: “These pestilent errors, socialism and communism, seek to destroy the foundations of civil society, overturn all rights, property, and authority, and corrupt the very minds and morals of the people.” ~ Quanta Cura: Condemning Current Errors by Pope BI. Pius IX – 1864

DEMOCRAT: CLICK https://x.com/greg_price11/status/2021276193232753056 [:2 9] to hear what New Jersey Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver “axed” ICE Director Todd Lyons. McIver was indicted last summer for “forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers.” If convicted, the crime carries a maximum sentence of 17 years in prison.

EPSTEIN: [8:36] – On Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared on Capitol Hill and got the usual grandstanding and absurd questions from Democrat legislators. CLICK https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2021622151573311710 [3:31] to hear her tell them off. There are more clips at the links below.

EVERYDAY HEROES: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1425411972570843 [1:16] to see a little boy’s guardian angel take canine form. ❤

MIDTERMS: Federal Election Commission filings show the Republican Party’s three leading arms and two super PACs started 2026 with a combined $320 million; comparable Democrat groups had $137.2 million.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Guide the steps and decisions of all those in power, so that our nation may thrive under Your care. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

PROJECT VERITAS: [27:45] – At age 25, James O’Keefe founded Project Veritas out of his dad’s garage; between 2009 and 2023, he built into a 75-person, $25 million investigative newsroom that specialized in exposing corruption. On February 6, 2023, his board suspended him. This video exposes a member of that board named Matthew Tyrmand admitting on hidden camera that he hates O’Keefe and was happy to sabotage his organization. This moron was once inside Project Veritas, yet spills a wealth of truly damning information to impress a woman on a date, apparently never thinking she might be wearing a hidden camera. ::smh::

S&G: CLICK https://x.com/BrandiKruse/status/2021052492180840920 [20:17] to hear about a Puyallup, Washington School District match last December when a female wrestler was sexually violated by the trans athlete she was wrestling. To make it even worse, nobody in authority did a thing about it.

@megourd1967 – My husband was a wrestler. Up to Olympic training level. He said accidentally touching private areas does happen, but you know to immediately move your hands. This boy looks like he intentionally reached for her private area and stayed there for way too long. I hope this young lady gets her justice.

TRANS VIOLENCE: On Tuesday in Canada, a 17-year-old “gunperson” (i.e., a boy who identified as a girl) school shooter killed 10 people and injured 25.

GRAMMY NOTES: Last April, a spokesman for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes announced that a 72nd miracle had been verified. The recipient, Antonietta Raco of the Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro, suffered from primary lateral sclerosis – a type of motor neuron disease that causes weakness in the muscles. After bathing in the Lourdes spring waters, her illness immediately and definitively disappeared.

A lady in our parish went to Lourdes with cancer on her face. The morning after she went into the water, it had totally disappeared. She told me about it 13 years after the event and that was 30 years ago. The cancer on her face never returned.

I suspect there are many such miracles that have gone unreported, because the reporting process is daunting. The Catholic Church will not declare a miracle until it has exhausted every other possible explanation, so the recipients of reported miracles have to go through examinations, produce reams of medical evidence, etc. Sometimes, they’ll wait until the recipient passes away of other causes just to be absolutely sure the improvement wasn’t a natural remission of some kind.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/657475960762027 [1:27] to hear a theological discussion between a 5 yo (who is an amazing reader!) and his 2.5 yo brother.

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by | February 11, 2026 · 10:53 am

Spam Callers

The comments on this video are so good, I had to share!

@bobcattepes – I answer the phone on these “Eastern Utah Search and Rescue, please state the nature of the medical emergency.” I either get hung up on, or they push it, and then finally, stating, “You sound confused with a possible concussion We are tracing your location now. Help is on the way. Do you want rescue by a helicopter or 4×4?” No one has ever gone on past that.

@jonathanmurray2986 – I once answered a telemarketer caller in Spanish so they transferred me to a Spanish translator. Once I got to that line I started speaking in German and they transferred me again. Then I started speaking Russian so they transferred me again. Once I got to the Russian translator and went back to Spanish they just gave up.

@UbiDubiumQWB – My favorite one was when the spammer asked to speak to “the person in the house who makes the decisions.” I immediately went and got my four-year-old chatterbox of a daughter, who made lots of decisions, and told her that the call was for her and that she should tell the person on the phone all about her day. She was happy to do that, must have yammered on for ten minutes, and I sat by the whole time, trying to keep my laughter silent, and hearing the spammer repeatedly ask for my daughter to put her mother back on the phone!

@ldsmusician – My husband was out hunting this fall when he got a scam call. Mid-conversation, he yelled “Put the gun down!”, tossed the phone down in the field, and fired his rifle. He says he’s never had a caller hang up faster.

@dawnchanguit5536 – My husband speaks French. One time, he said to a scam caller, “Do you realize that you called Paris, France?” In French. We live in Florida 😂

@lisacartwright2402 – I literally witnessed an older lady on the city bus get a scam call and she answered with ‘city morgue’

@johnlennon8653 – Got a scam call years ago. I’m a trucker so I held my phone against the air horn and let it blast.

@svendaems1979 – If a scammer calls me I give the phone to my parrot.

@themillshome6644 – My mom once had a spam caller and when she got the chance to talk, she said, “i am so glad you called, I have been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.” 😂😂😂

@grumpywolf17 – Mom got a call from “her grandson”. She got all excited and said “I have a grandson?!” They hung up pretty quickly and we laughed. Mom had only granddaughters. She really wanted a grandson.

@jayceecee8651 – I used to hand the phone to my youngest son with a lego catalog. Proud of him. He kept them on the phone for 40 mins. 😂

@DathanRider – I had a scammer call me I put my phone in a metal bowl upside down and started banging on the bowl

@WillLaPuerta – My favorite was when I told her to wait a moment and I’d be right back, set the phone down on the table, and walked away. Ten minutes later I very gently pick it back up – holding my breath – and I hear “I don’t know, he said he’d be right back!” I set it back down and walked away again.

@PurpleKatHobbies – What’s been an old family favorite is speaking in our native tongue about selling or buying cows 😂😂and it’s the most funniest thing ever

@davidpumpkinsjr.5108 – I used to answer these calls by saying “Antonio’s Pizza. Would you like to try out new Mushroom Madness Calzone?” Then continue to pitch pizzas, sandwiches and pasta dishes until they gave up.

@cinnamonrollypoly – When I get scam calls, I always bring the topic around to my fictional mushroom farm. It’s gotten to the point that the moment I bring it up, they hang up on me 😂

@Big_Red_13 – A spam caller called me and I acted like they had called another spam call center. Dude was hysterical, he asked me what kind of hooks do we use, where I work, and how did we get the numbers that we call. It was very informative for me. 😂❤

@Navyuncle – I’ve had scammers tell me that they are coming to arrest me. I always tell them to come ahead. I’m insured by Smith and Wesson, policy number 357 for false arrest. They generally hang up.

@gorjlg – I get the Medicare scam calls. They ask if I have parts A and B. I tell them I have parts F and O.

@matthew-005 – I once accused the man on the line of being the alien who is stealing my thoughts and then acting like I knew his alien identity and was going to expose him to the government.

@Kipsicle – I got one about a free flight years ago, and I told them I was on the no fly list. I haven’t gotten a scam call since.

@Navyuncle – My brother-in-law once got a call from someone trying to sell him windows for his house. He kept them on the phone for over 20 minutes asking nonsense questions. I think he actually negotiated a selling price of around $5000.00. When he got to the part where they were going to get his address, he said ” I have one more question.” Can these be paid for with food stamps? Dead silence. They hung up and never called again.😅😅😅😂😂

@muleman1701 – I used to mess with the spammers by answering in Klingon. Never spam call a Trekkie that can curse in Klingon.

@christinebravomom5711 – My favorite was a girlfriend who had a repeat porn caller. She left her Bible by the phone and, next call, she began reading from the Gospel of John. He hung up immediately and never called again.

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by | February 11, 2026 · 5:42 am

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DAILY PRAYER: We praise You, Lord, for Your unfailing love. Amen! Alleluia!

HISTORY: On February 11, 1990, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in prison. He would be elected president of South Africa four years later.

BORDER: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/930710599537711 [1:28] to hear a woman who despises ICE ask the internet for advice on how she can legally emigrate to Honduras.

CATHOLIC: The Holy See has ruled that the cause for the Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen can proceed to beatification. There are three steps to sainthood. “Venerable” is the title given to a deceased person recognized formally by the pope as having lived heroic virtues. To be beatified and recognized as a “Blessed,” one miracle acquired through the candidate‟s intercession is required. Canonization requires a second miracle after beatification, though a pope may waive this requirement.

HYPOCRISY: @MikeBales posted, “Tried entering my Democrat representative’s office to ask why he does not support voter ID and they would not allow me entry without a state or federal issued ID.”

LAKE ERIE: As of early February 2026, Lake Erie reached 95-96% ice coverage, the highest level since the total freeze of February 1996. However, over the weekend of February 8-9, 2026, strong winds and shifting ice caused a massive fracture to form, as shown in the satellite imagery from NOAA above. The crack is between 80 and 100 miles long and is several miles wide in some places. The National Weather Service is urging people to stay off the lake, as the ice is unstable and warming temperatures or winds could widen cracks or cause sections to break away.

NEW YUCK CITY: Last Friday, Ronald Hicks became the 11th archbishop of the New York Archdiocese since 1850, taking over from Cardinal Timothy Dolan at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Since at least 1939, every mayor of New York has attended the historic ceremony. Mamdani decided he had better things to do.

OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY: [5:39] – Fr. David Michael Moses gives his thoughts.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, We ask you to give Your support to The SAVE Act. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

REBUTTAL: @abcnewsitic posted the graphic above with “For the dumb MAGAs who don’t know the difference.”

@pureMetatron responded: “Professional language teacher here. It’s perfectly fine to shorten United States of America as America. It’s not incorrect. It’s an informal shorthand for the country, very commonly used in the English speaking world. While it’s true that it’s also possible to refer to the whole continent as America, when you say Americans you mean people from the USA don’t you? Also It’s ‘This is THE USA.’ Not ‘this is USA;, if we are gonna be pedantic. So your chosen picture is wrong. MAGA is right and you’re dumb.”

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1209770241354876 [12:54] to hear an important prophetic message.

GRAMMY NOTES: Buzz is working on his Small Engine Mechanics badge. When he’s done, he should be able to take apart a small four-stroke engine and put it back together with minimal help from a mentor. He will also have read 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 and explained how the principle Paul is teaching can relate to a small engine.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/4379846188958632 [:43] to see the musicians of the Dresden Philharmonic prank their conductor for his birthday.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yrsoqr1UHqY [1:21] to see how a family’s beloved horse was found and rescued.

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by | February 10, 2026 · 5:33 am

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DAILY PRAYER: We adore You and we praise You, O Christ, because by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world. Alelluia!

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 10, 1899, Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry were married at the bride’s parents’ home in Monterey, California. The couple had met at Stanford University where they were both studying geology. In fact, Lou Henry would become the first woman to earn a geology degree from that institution.

After marrying, the couple lived in abroad for a number of years. During their time in China, both learned Mandarin, a language they would occasionally use later in the White House to speak privately.

They also spent years jointly and painstakingly translating a medieval Latin text on mining and metallurgyentitled De Re Metallica by Georgius Agricola . Published in 1912, their edition remains the standard English version used by historians, engineers, and archaeologists. Lou Hoover’s contribution was substantial: she handled much of the Latin translation while Herbert focused on interpretation of medieval technical terms.

CATHOLICS: Phew! We’ve got someone to pray to when our internet isn’t working properly!

CHICOMS: The warmth of collectivism … Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of China’s communist regime, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces” and “sedition.” The 78-year-old man has already spent nearly five years in prison, where his health has declined substantially.

CLIMATE HOAX: In the philosophy of science, a theory’s predictive power and explanatory power are among the most important criteria used to judge its quality, success, and scientific status. The two should work in tandem. E.g., a theory that truly explains why something happens should also accurately predict what will happen under various conditions. Conversely, a scientific theory with weak predictive and/or explanatory powers is weak science, pseudoscience, or non-science.

ICE: Supporters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have held counter-rallies across the U.S. These demonstrations, which feature chants in favor of law and order and vocal backing for federal agents, underscore the strong public support for border security and controlled legal immigration.

JAPAN: The conservative right-wing party in Japan is called the Liberal Democratic Party and they just won bigly.

LIFE: If you object to eating animals, but support women murdering their own unborn babies, then I definitely can’t take you seriously.

MILITARY: [19:33] – I’m claustrophobic. Just watching this gave me the willies!

NEW YUCK: [:31] – May God have mercy on us.

NO WOKE: Denzel Washington and Sylvester Stallone, two of Hollywood’s most iconic and enduring stars, have teamed up to launch a new film production company with a groundbreaking mission: to invest $500 million in creating films that reject the so-called “woke” culture while focusing on stories about veterans and their experiences. The new venture, which marks a significant step for both actors outside their established careers, promises to disrupt the film industry’s current trends by prioritizing authenticity and honoring the sacrifices of those who have served in the military.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: God of Compassion, bless emergency management leaders. Grant them foresight in disaster preparedness. Coordinate effective responses to natural catastrophes. Protect first responders during rescue operations. Comfort victims and provide for their recovery. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/todayyearsold/status/2020196506985484723 [:30] so we can all get it right from now on.

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by | February 9, 2026 · 1:27 pm

NFL Super Bowl Halftime

There was a lot of conservative outrage when the NFL announced the half-time entertainer would be Bad Bunny. Despite singing mainly in Spanish, Bad Bunny is the second-most-streamed artist on Spotify of all time. Among the songs he performed during the Super Bowl halftime show were “Tití Me Preguntó,” “Yo Perreo Sola,” “EoO,” “Safaera,” and “Voy a Llevarte Pa’ PR.” Below are partial translations of the lyrics, focused mainly on the story line and skipping repetitions.

Tití Me Preguntó (Auntie Asked Me) – Hey, auntie asked me if I have a lot of girlfriends. Today I have one, tomorrow I’ll have another, hey, but there’s no wedding. I’d like to fall in love But I can’t. Sorry, I don’t trust myself. Many want my baby gravy. They want to have my firstborn And take the credit. I’m bored already, today I want a brand new a–. Listen to your friend, she’s right; I’m gonna break your heart, break your heart.

Yo Perreo Sola (I Twerk Alone) – The DJ plays songs and she knows them all. She climbs on the table and doesn’t give a fuck about anyone. She smokes and gets horny. She’ll call you if she needs you. Drunk and crazy, she doesn’t care. Let’s twerk, life is short. You used to ignore me. Now I ignore you. I twerk alone.

CLICK https://x.com/Pri_Letterman/status/2020673323726995555 [:07] to see two men grinding during a half-time dance number.

EoO (?) – She’s coming around and she never shows up alone. Twerking, baby. Grinding, baby. All the way down, baby. I’ll grab you, baby. I go down on her and she gets happy. You’re listening to the most-selling artist. If I kiss you and you grab it, then I’m taking you with me. Hey, I’ll touch you while dancing, girl. Bring your bestie and we’ll take both your panties down.

Safaera (refers to a wild, carefree vibe, often associated with partying and debauchery) – Hell, what safaera. You have a fucking amazing ass. Move it, move it, move it, move it. How do you dare to show up without panties? Today you came out ready for me. She came ready now, down for a brushing. She sucks my lollipop, alone she gets on her knees.

Voy a Llevarte Pa’ PR (I’m Going to Take You to Puerto Rico) – I’m gonna take you to Puerto Rico, baby, so you can see how we dance. Bring your friend if you like the idea, tell her we’re partying tonight. We’re gonna have a great time. Nobody’s getting married here, but you’re gonna want to stay. Your girls and their whole crew are fine as hell, but that ass of yours, wow, stands out. We left the club and it was already daytime. Obviously, I left with the one I wanted, hey. Long live the wild life. This is Puerto Rico, baby. This is where I was born, and so was reggaetón, just so you know. I’m on the hunt and I’ll die dancing. Let all the girls dance, we’re going all out. You’re listening to the one who does it best. Come on, baby, break free. Get on all fours ’cause I’m gonna hit it hard.

Sesame Street’s muppet, Elmo, was all cheers over Bad Bunny’s performance, prompting one former fan to tweet, “Elmo, I had no idea you were a fan of music that encourages drinking and random sex with strangers. You’ve changed, guy.”

There were calls to boycott the NFL show. To fill the gap, Turning Point USA staged an alternative “All-American Halftime Show” that drew 10 million live viewers and 25 million social media views.

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by | February 9, 2026 · 6:01 am

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Guadalcanal Military Cemetery, 1945

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Have mercy on the souls of all those who died violently. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

Marines on Guadalcanal, 1942

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 9, 1943, Allied forces won their first major victory over the Japanese in the Pacific. The Battle of Guadalcanal, a significant campaign during World War II, began on August 7, 1942 and involved intense land and naval battles.

BESSENT: CLICK https://x.com/StandUpForTrmp/status/2020169404861010142 [:43] to hear him call out The New York Times for its blatant hypocrisy. Biden held nine full Cabinet meetings during his four-year term; Trump has already held ten in his first 13 months.

EVERYDAY HEROES: [15:36] – I love seeing how people adapt their tools so they can do what they love.

EXTERMINATE: CLICK https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/2020151901086457886 [:39] to hear Democrat Bakari Sellers tell Don Lemon that our nation “really needs fumigation, right? We need an exorcism, for lack of a better term. We need a more aggressive approach to go in and surgically remove the cancer that is the Donald Trump MAGA movement.”

HATE CRIMES: Far Rockaway, New York, is having a problem with anti-Christian vandalism. In the past few months, two Protestant and two Catholic churches were vandalized. Police released video and photos of a suspect who was wearing sunglasses, dark clothing, a blue baseball cap and a rainbow bandana covering his face, while carrying a rainbow flag and a walking a bike.

This past week, a statue of the Blessed Mother was knocked over and smashed in the head. Nobody has been arrested for the previous crimes and there is no video footage of the incident that could identify a suspect in the latest incident.

Police are asking the public for tips, which can be reported to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782) or online at www.crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.

HYPOCRITE: CLICK https://x.com/Banned_Bill/status/2019187545385656347 [1:35] to hear Joe Scarborough railing against a proposed California bill to give drivers’ licenses to illegal aliens.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Send a mighty revival across the United States. Let hearts turn back to You. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

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by | February 8, 2026 · 10:46 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Fill us with the joy of thanksgiving for Your infinite blessings and graces. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 8, 1942, the U.S. Congress advised President Roosevelt that Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they could not interfere with the U.S. war effort. At that time, the Democratic Party had majority control of the House and supermajority control of the Senate.

The internment of Japanese Americans refers to the forced relocation and incarceration of around 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry by the U.S. government during World War II, primarily due to fears of espionage following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. This action, initiated by Executive Order 9066 in 1942, is now widely recognized as a violation of civil liberties.

Graphic: In 1942, the New York newspaper PM published this by children’s author Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) with the caption “Waiting for the Signal From Home.” It portrayed Japanese Americans in California, Oregon, and Washington as a fifth column loyal to Imperial Japan, receiving explosives, prepared to conduct sabotage against the United States when directed by their mother country.

Public fears like this, excited by the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on the then-neutral U.S., led to the internment of 120,000 ethnic Japanese U.S. citizens during World War 2. Geisel, who published many patriotic cartoons during the War, supported internment, saying: “But right now, when the Japs are planting their hatchets in our skulls, it seems like a hell of a time for us to smile and warble: “Brothers!” It is a rather flabby battle cry. If we want to win, we’ve got to kill Japs, whether it depresses John Haynes Holmes or not. We can get palsy-walsy afterward with those that are left.“

BENGHAZI ATTACK: [18:30] – “What difference at this point does it make?”

BIBLE STUDY: [6:17] – St. Paul knew it; psychologists only recently figured it out.

BORDER: CLICK https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/2018474418859806896 [2:00] to hear just how recently the hypocrites in Democrat leadership switched to supporting open borders and unlimited benefits for illegal aliens.

CATHOLICS and CAPPUCCINO: [33:43] – This is good stuff!

CHICOM: [26:08] – The warmth of collectivism.

HARVARD: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that, beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, the Pentagon will not be sending any active duty service members to any Harvard graduate, fellowship, or certificate programs. Military personnel already enrolled at Harvard will be allowed to finish their courses.

“For too long, this department has sent our best and brightest officers to Harvard, hoping the university would better understand and appreciate our warrior class. Instead, too many of our officers came back looking too much like Harvard — heads full of globalist and radical ideologies that do not improve our fighting ranks.”

MINNESOTA: [13:28] – Victor Davis Hanson lists all the Left’s hypocrisies. As they say, if they didn’t have double standards, they wouldn’t have standards at all.

NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST: [5:23] – Sec. Hegseth’s speech gave Christ all the glory!

NEUROPLASTICITY: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” ~Romans 12:3a [7:03] – Do not be “pressed into a mold” but be “metamorphosed” at a cellular level.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Crush the spirit of entitlement that promotes discord, distrust, and conflict in our nation. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

TRUMP Rx: [4:40] – President Trump has negotiated with Big Pharma to give Americans the same price breaks they give other nations. CLICK the link below to see if any drugs you need are listed. Trump Rx is not a store; each drug has instructions for how to go about getting the discounted prices.

GRAMMY NOTES: I’d apologize for how many long videos I’ve got posted today, but hey … it’s Sunday and, at least where I live, it’s BLISTERING cold out, so relax, and enjoy.

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by | February 7, 2026 · 8:08 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Give us this day our daily bread and help us to trust in Your provision. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 7, 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first American tour.

AOC: “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

BESSENT: Trump’s Treasury Secretary testified before the U.S. Senate.

CLICK https://x.com/devorydarkins/status/2019469548970471594 [1:45] to hear Democrat Sen. Van Hollen demand he express remorse over Alex Pretti’s death. Bessent says, “This is an FSOC hearing. Why don’t we talk about financial security and oversight?“

CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2019721361942602129 [:17] to hear Democrat Sen. Reed scold Sec. Bessent, who replied, “Thank you senator. Good to see you.”

CLICK https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2019434530382209201 [:37] to hear him lay a truth bomb on Fauxcahontas over who caused the housing affordability crisis.

BIBLE STUDY: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/2071860530319420 [2:04] to enrich your understanding of Malachi 4:2.

Just one quibble … every translation I looked at translates it “sun” of righteousness, not “son” as the caption says. However, the “kanaph” part is accurate. I like the added idea of Jesus’ arms spread on the cross combined with the following:

“Kanaph, therefore, unites themes of shelter, commitment, power, and outreach—an enduring picture of the God who both hovers protectively over His people and sends them forth in Spirit-borne flight.” There is more @ https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3671.htm

CNN: CLICK https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/2019429959174091056 [1:22] to hear the liberals on CNN’s Newsnight argue with Scott Jennings over one of the most basic tenets of economics.

LIFE: Christian values encompass two things: love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. In His teachings, Jesus clearly showed us that He considers ALL human beings to be our neighbors. Also, the first to recognize Him was a fetus.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Lord, awaken Your Church in America to be a light in the darkness. May we stand boldly for truth. Amen.

SAVE ACT: CLICK https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2019552346104295642 [1:35] to hear Democrat Rep. Raskin recite the current Democrat talking point about how it would deprive married women our 19th Amendment right to vote.

  1. There are NO federal laws dictating that a woman change her name after marriage (or divorce).
  2. Getting married (or divorced) requires paperwork. Anyone who can manage that can manage a name change.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: CLICK https://x.com/Geniustechw/status/2019033202422063320 [2:21] to hear an alleged Christian preacher celebrating abortion from the pulpit.

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” ~Isaiah 5:20

VERMONT: In Burlington, Vermont, the public transit has had to drastically cut service, because their brand new fleet of EV buses can’t be charged. Because the batteries sometimes spontaneously combust, they can’t be parked indoors. And because they can’t be recharged when temperatures are below 40°F.

VOTER ID: Actually, it is not Schumer’s IQ that is the problem. It’s his lying tongue. Jim Crow (literacy) laws were passed by Democrats to keep newly freed, mostly illiterate slaves from voting, not because they were black, but because they overwhelming supported “the party of Lincoln” – i.e., the Republican Party. If illegals and other cheaters were voting Republican, Democrats would be demanding voter id.

GRAMMY NOTES: [3:06] – The idea of God holding my right hand felt constricting to me, because I imagined it like a child whose parent is holding the hand to control, e.g., while crossing the street. In that position, one can not use the dominant hand. But while I was listening to this video, I suddenly saw in my mind’s eye how Mama Buzz uses “hand-over-hand” with Buzz to help him learn a new skill. She doesn’t grip his hand, palm-to-palm, but rather places her palm lightly on the back of his hand; her hand is holding his, but it is not to constrain his actions, but rather to gently guide them.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/fluxfolio_/status/2013010288967086521 [:24] to watch Austrian freestyle skier, Matej Svancer, lose a ski in mid-air and stick the landing on the remaining ski! He took home a second in January’s Freeski World Cup in Laax, Switzerland.

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by | February 6, 2026 · 7:49 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for giving us a sense of humor. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: [1:18] – On February 6, 1971, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first man to hit a golf ball on the moon.

EPSTEIN FILES: [23:54] – If you are at all interested in the latest file dump, this is worth your time.

EVERYDAY HEROES: [2:46] – Beautiful!

FLORIDA: Attempted Trump assassin Ryan Routh has been sentenced to life in prison + 84 months by Judge Aileen Cannon.

GET WOKE, GO BROKE: On February 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off 30-33% of their entire work force, the most severe in the paper’s history.

HYPOCRITES: The Nation is a progressive American monthly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It has nominated the city of Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace “Price.” (CLICK https://x.com/thenation/status/2017610080171000065. That’s what it says.)

LIFE: Last September, Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit challenging its defunding under the Big Beautiful Bill. This week, they voluntarily dropped the suit, apparently realizing it was a lost cause.

LOUISIANA: Thankfully, Temah is now in ICE custody pending removal proceedings

MINNESOTA: On Wednesday, border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 immigration agents will be leaving the state. Homan said the staffing reduction is possible because of what he described as unprecedented cooperation from local and county jails in Minnesota, which are increasingly notifying ICE before inmates are released. If Walz and Frey had not refused this lawful cooperation, Renee Goode and Alex Pretti would still be alive.

NEVADA: [26:00] – Inside the locked garage of a residential home in Las Vegas, investigators found lab equipment, hazardous chemicals, and refrigerators/freezers containing potentially infectious agents.

The lab’s stated purpose was selling test kits, but it mainly imported and resold counterfeit kits from China. The house is owned by Jia Bei Zhu (also referred to as David He in some reports), a Chinese national who is in jail for operating a similarly unauthorized biolab in Reedley, California.

Incredibly, Ori Solomon, Zhu’s property manager, had been renting out three bedrooms in the house via AirBnB. The video police report linked above says the renters are not connected to the investigation.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Teach us to laugh at ourselves again. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

S&G: Last week’s $2 million detransitioner settlement has sent a polar wind through the gender-bending medical community.

  1. Children’s of Minnesota (billing itself as the “kid experts”) has announced that, effective Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, they will no longer prescribe puberty-suppressing medications and pubertal hormones (estrogen and testosterone) for patients under age 18 in their “Gender Health” program.
  2. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has recommended against gender transition surgeries for youths.
  3. The American Medical Association has said it concurs with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

TARIFFS: CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2019114937314849160 [2:28] to hear a Democrat totally ignore the benefits and rationales offered by Sec. Bessent. I’m betting he’s using this clip as a “look how I stuck it to MAGA” campaign ad. Hopefully, one or two of his constituents will listen to it and actually think about what Bessent said.

VOTER ID: The U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (aka, SAVE America Act) that would require all states to check both citizenship and photo identification before allowing voters to cast ballots.

According to data cited by CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten, the most recent polling shows that 83% of all Americans, regardless of party or race, supported photo ID for voting.

  • Republicans = 95%
  • Democrats = 71%
  • Whites = 85%
  • Latino = 82%
  • Blacks = 76%

WARMTH OF COLLECTIVISM: At least 14 New Yorkers have died outside during the recent cold snap. The Socialist mayor of New Yuck City, a man who has never had a real job in his entire life, dispatched 20 “warming buses” around New York City to provide shelter and sandwiches to the homeless. City officials said it was part of their “all-hands-on-deck” approach to helping the homeless deal with the brutally cold weather.

The only problem is … none of the “hands-on-deck” bothered to tell anybody about the busses. The Gothamist was at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal where two warming busses sat empty, because nobody in the terminal — including homeless people, an NYPD officer and terminal employees — knew they were out there.

WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM: President Trump released this new rendering of the exterior.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/863298350210709 for a giggle.

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by | February 5, 2026 · 5:34 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Bless us and keep us safe from all evil. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 5, 1953, Bishop Fulton Sheen won an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality. Upon accepting the award, he said, “I wish to thank my four writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.”

For 20 years as “Father Sheen”, later monsignor, he hosted the night-time radio program The Catholic Hour on NBC (1930–1950) before he moved to television and presented Life Is Worth Living (1952–1957). Sheen’s final presenting role was on the syndicated The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–1968) with a format that was very similar to that of the earlier Life Is Worth Living show.

BORDER: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1420160009767111 [2:59] to hear high level Democrats decry illegal immigration.

CELEBRITY OPINIONS: CLICK https://x.com/SwipeWright/status/2018385874807931128 [:38] to hear a bunch of super-wealthy, entitled entertainers clap as Billie Eilish preaches about “stolen land.” Social media erupted with suggestions that, if she truly believes what she said, she should immediately turn her $6.6 million home to whatever tribe used to occupy the “stolen” land it sits on.

CONDESCENSION: On February 4, 2026, Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, appeared before the House Financial Services Committee. The hearing was entitled “”The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.” Topics included tariffs, inflation, Trump family cryptocurrency investments, Federal Reserve independence/accountability, and economic policies.

CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2019094622195060884 [1:15] to listen to Democrat Rep. Joyce Beatty talk to the man who is fifth in the presidential line of succession like he’s a naughty school boy sitting in the Vice Principal’s office.

CLICK https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/2019076436628283702 [:24] and https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/2019136375204069605 [:10]to hear Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters do the exact same thing.

CLICK https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2019082381894836309 [:55] to hear Democrat Rep. Gregory Meeks actually yell (and cuss) at Sec. Bessent and possibly also at the committee chair, Rep. French Hill.

CLICK https://x.com/ThePatriotOasis/status/2019081952855310704 [1:34] to hear Democrat Rep. Stephen Lynch combine condescension and yelling.

Bessent is scheduled for another similar appearance today, before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

FAFO: Chad Malinowski, a Chicago-area nurse and family nurse practitioner, was fired shortly after posting videos on TikTok saying nurses should let ICE agents “bleed out” and hospitals should fire all MAGA-affiliated employees.

HYPOCRITES: CLICK https://x.com/ClownWorld/status/2018888909099532435 [:37] to hear what a group of anti-ICE Minneapolis citizens did.

MELANIA: [5:48] – Amazon MGM Studios’ film MELANIA offers unprecedented access to the 20 days leading up to the 2025 Presidential Inauguration — through the eyes of the First Lady herself. At Rotten Tomatoes, 37 reviewers gave it 5%, while more than 1,000 audience members gave it 99%.

MILITARY: [12:37] – A Cuban refugee who served 2 years in the Cuban Army visits a U.S. military base.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, We pray for a great revival of faith in our nation. May Your peace reign in our hearts and communities. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

QUALITY LEARING: I have more formal education and far more life learning than you do, so for goodness sake, go back inside and learn how to read and do math at your grade level. Also try to pick up a few humility lessons as well.

TEXAS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TpdORmiHunU [1:25] to learn about the installation of cylindrical buoys (15 ft long, 4–5 ft diameter) that began on January 7, 2026. These barriers aim to deter illegal crossings, slow migrants for response time, and combat drug/human smuggling.

VOTER ID: I’m thinking that anyone who is too stupid to obtain an I.D. should definitely NOT be given a say in who does and does not make our laws.

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