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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by | June 19, 2026 · 2:46 am

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IRAN DEAL: The Patriot Professor says Trump got everything he wanted. And on the other side of the aisle, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said President Donald Trump’s Iran deal was an “unconditional surrender.”

On a personal note, one of Dearest’s long-time clients escaped Iran as a boy. In his opinion, the deal is a yuge success for America.

LEFTIE LOSERS: “There used to be a two party system separated by ideology but unified in respect for the law and proliferation of shared American values. Now there are no shared values. It’s just the people that like America vs the people that want to destroy it.” ~Not The Bee

LGBTQ: Jamie Varley (37) and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley (32) have been convicted of murder, sexual assault, cruelty and grievous bodily harm to a child, plus over a dozen counts for the indecent photographs and videos they took of their victim. The post-mortem revealed the child had suffered 40 traumatic injuries, including damage to his rectum, a perforated bowel, and bruising to his mouth, throat, anus, bowels, and bladder. The men will be sentenced on June 18th.

MAMA’S BOY: James Talarico (37) thinks he’s qualified to be one of Texas’s two U.S. senators. One might question this assessment after learning the man has a single checking account which he shares with his mother who is a frequent contributor to his political campaigns. Five years ago, she also gave him money to help him move.

“So precious. Finally, a Democrat who practices what he preaches. No independence, total reliance on someone else to foot his bills even as a grown man.” ~ Harris Rigby

STUPID PEOPLE: Overweight women age 45 and up have a long list of infertility issues and are more than twice as likely to miscarry if they do conceive. Just sayin’.

TEXAS RANGERS: Today, the only MLB team to eschew “pride” will be hosting a “Faith & Family Day,” which will include personal testimonies from players about how their faith impacts their lives both on and off the field.

UK: I can’t even read this. Here’s the link if you want to do so.

VAXXX: CLICK https://x.com/MaryBowdenMD/status/2067351559722156332 [1:07] to hear what happened to Dr. Mark Brody when he suggested to his patients that the COVID jab did not have sufficient safety data for them to risk taking it. Dr Brody is now one of six plaintiffs suing seven medical boards for violating the free speech of physicians whose medical opinions differ from other physicians.

VIEW: Jill Biden‘s new book, “View From the East Wing”, sold only 20,000 copies in its first 2 weeks, yet the New York Times ranked it a #1 best seller and included it in it s “The Nonfiction Books Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer” list. Amazon only has it #1 in its “Sociology of Marriage and Family” section, where it competes with such blockbusters as “The Ethical Slut” and a new edition of Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique” which first came out in 1963.

WORLD WAR II: Florentine art officials had overseen the packing and evacuation of thousands of paintings and artifacts. But Michelangelo’s 17 foot tall David could not be safely moved, so instead, local artisans enclosed it in a carefully engineered brick shield. In the summer of 1945, after the Germans surrendered, preservationists supervised the careful removal of the protective structure.

GRAMMY NOTES: My recovery has been up and down, but with more up overall. At Monday’s PT, we worked out a plan for me to start taking short walks with Dearest. On Tuesday, I got to the end of our driveway, but my knee was too swollen on Wednesday and Thursday to go outside. Still, me even trying to take a walk is a big deal!

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by | June 18, 2026 · 6:10 am

Worth a Read

The man pictured is Dr. William Chester Minor (1834–1920), an American army surgeon who served during the American Civil War. Haunted by severe paranoia and hallucinations, likely what would today be diagnosed as schizophrenia, Minor moved to London in 1871 in search of peace. Instead, his mental state deteriorated, culminating in a tragic night in 1872 when, gripped by a delusion that an intruder had broken into his room, he chased and fatally shot an innocent English stoker named George Merrett. Minor was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to the ‘Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum’ in Berkshire, England. As he had his US Army pension and was judged not dangerous, he was given rather comfortable quarters and was able to buy and read books.

While confined at Broadmoor, Minor learned of a public appeal by James Murray, the primary editor of what would become the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Murray was seeking volunteers to read books and submit quotations illustrating how specific words were used over time. Given a comfortable suite, his pension, and the ability to buy and store thousands of rare, antiquarian books, Minor dedicated his life to this literary crusade. He became one of the dictionary’s most prolific and meticulous contributors, providing over 10,000 highly precise source citations that helped shape the foundational text of the English language.

For nearly two decades, Minor and Murray corresponded solely by mail, with Minor using his personal address at Broadmoor rather than indicating it was an asylum. Murray deeply admired the mysterious “Dr. Minor” for his unparalleled academic rigor and eventually decided to visit him in person around 1896 to properly thank him. Upon arrival, Murray was astounded to discover that his star researcher was not a reclusive country gentleman, but an inmate in a high-security asylum for the criminally insane. Despite the shocking revelation, the two men formed a deep, respectful friendship, and Minor continued his contributions until his health severely declined in his later years.

A profoundly poignant twist to this story is that Eliza Merrett, the widow of the man Minor killed, actually became one of his frequent visitors and a crucial lifeline. After learning of Minor’s genuine remorse and his worsening psychiatric torment, she forgave him, and the two struck up an extraordinary, empathetic connection.

Because Minor’s military pension left him quite wealthy inside Broadmoor, he provided regular financial support to Eliza and her children. In return, she would regularly travel to London bookshops on his behalf, purchasing and hand-delivering many of the rare, antiquarian volumes that Minor used to research his 10,000 definitions for the dictionary.

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by | June 18, 2026 · 4:48 am

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AMERICA 250: On June 18, 1855, the first ship passed through the Soo Locks, located on the St. Mary’s River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Today there are four locks, and an average of 10,000 ships pass through them each year.

CALIFORNIA: CLICK https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2067061479803609548 [1:27] to hear Benny Johnson respond to Newsom’s whining.

CHRISTIAN: @RealBrittHughes posted, “So in California, school staff can transition your child behind your back, girls are forced to sacrifice their sports to boys, kids are pumped full of artificial hormones, and drag queens dance for preschoolers. But put a Bible verse on a hat and THAT causes outrage.”

EGYPT: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2184920718935114 [2:08] to hear why Coptic Christians tattoo their children with a small blue cross on their inner wrists.

The poster’s comments remind me of something one of my kids told me after deploying. “They don’t worry about whether their kids will get into a good college. They worry about whether their loved on es will all come home safe for dinner.”

EDUCATION: The Education Department fixed the New York Slime’s biased headline.

ELON MUSK: Sen. Chuck Schumer recently accused Elon Musk of “Stealing bread from American tables!” Elon responded, “I provide tens of thousands of jobs and did a full audit of the United States government… for free. I think Senator Schumer should worry more about his own fraud and abuse of power.” I genuinely feel sorry for what Schumer will have to face at Judgment. He’s told so many lies and hurt so many people.

LITERALLY HITLER: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1380426893929081 [2:19] to hear a badly educated American compare the Holocaust with the Trump administration deporting illegal aliens in accordance with established U.S. immigration laws.

NYC: [14:58] – Mamdani is performing exactly the way Republicans said he would.

PURE EVIL: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kn5c6KGd658 [2:56] to hear what the Left has at best ignored, at worst sponsored.

SOUND OF MUSIC: [3:18] – So fun!

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: If Satan can appear as an angel of light, then I’m sure he can give sinners warm fuzzies that feel very spiritual.

STUPID PEOPLE: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1552781263229356 [:57] to hear an activist lie – or ignorantly spew someone else’s lies – to score political points. According to the CDC, the successful teen suicide rate is 9.4 individuals per 100,000, which is below 1%. I didn’t find any data comparing gays with all teens.

VIRGINIA: Gov. Spanberger has signed a bill into law which adds Virginia to the National Popular Vote Compact, an interstate agreement between states to award the entirety of their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

Two points are worth noting. One, Article 1, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution forbids states from entering into contracts with each other without Congressional approval. Two, in 2024, Harris won the state’s popular and electoral votes, while Trump won the national popular vote.

VP VANCE: On June 16, 2026, JD appeared for the first time on The View. CLICK https://x.com/NJBeisner/status/2066930129062994272 [1:20] to watch them actually let him talk, which is extraordinary, given how rude they usually are to conservative guests.

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