Bits & Bytes

BILES: On Sunday, Simone Biles won her record eighth U.S. Championship. At 26, she is the oldest woman to win a USA Gymnastics title. CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VbiioI8PIZ8 to see the highest rated stunts this newlywed phenom has mastered.

• https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gymnastics-title-championship/2023/08/27/id/1132267/
• https://people.com/sports/simone-biles-marries-jonathan-owens-second-time-destination-wedding/

CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K98-fjc4qcE [37:05] to hear Archbishop Viganò present his argument that Pope Francis is a heretic and could become the False Prophet prophesied in the Book of Revelation (13:11-17, NABRE).

EXORCIST: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j68puf4zrcg [4:06] to pray with Msgr. Rossetti for freedom and healing from demonic spirits.

FBI: On October 4, Newsweek reported that the fibbies have “quietly created a new category of extremists that it seeks to track and counter: Donald Trump’s army of MAGA followers.” Biden has said, “Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are a threat to the very soul of this country.”

In June, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security told Congress that “threats from…DVEs [domestic violent extremists] have increased in the last two years.” The threats they listed were all associated with America’s right and in particular with Trump’s MAGA supporters.

• https://www.newsweek.com/2023/10/13/exclusive-fbi-targets-trump-followers-2024-election-nears-1831836.html
• https://babylonbee.com/news/fbi-stops-by-antifa-burning-down-federal-building-to-ask-if-theyve-seen-any-dangerous-maga-around
• H/t Mindful Webworker for sharing the Newsweek article with us.

PSA: KVK-Tech is recalling a lot of 10-milligram Betaxolol tablets, because someone found an Oxycodone pill in the batch. If you take this drug and see an odd looking pill, do not swallow it.

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/fda-notice-blood-pressure-drugs-recalled-after-powerful-opioid-found-5505410

ROMEIKE UPDATE: ICE has recommended to Congress that this family be granted a one year stay on its deportation order. It’s just a band-aid. We can help by clicking https://www.votervoice.net/HSLDA/1/campaigns/107920/respond and asking our representatives to vote YES on H.R. 5423 which would make the family eligible for an immigrant visa or permanent resident status. 

• https://hslda.org/romeike-update

X: I had my doubts about Linda Yaccarino, the woman Elon Musk chose to be the new CEO of the former Twitter. And it looks like they were justified. During the October 4th edition of his show, Tucker Carlson revealed how surgeons make money off of gender surgeries and companies like Pfizer make money off of puberty blockers, testosterone and estrogen. X CEO Yaccarino called the video “lawful but awful” and demonetized it. Meanwhile, Elon Musk shared the video, encouraging his followers to “Follow the money.” X  demonetized that as well. CLICK https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1709689853661913465 to see Tucker’s “lawful but awful” show.

• https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/tom-olohan/2023/10/06/guess-what-happened-after-tucker-carlson-exposed-trans-inc

GRAMMY NOTES: The painting is “Le Martyre de Saint Érasme” (The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus) by Nicholas Poussin, ca. 1628. St. Erasmus was the Bishop of Formia, Italy, in the late 3^rd c. He was persecuted by the Emperor Diocletian. Because it is believed he died while being disemboweled, he is venerated as the patron saint of those suffering from any kind of abdominal pain.

Please forgive me for not reporting yet on the elephant in the living room – i.e., the war in Israel. I’ve been feeling poorly. I’ve been praying for the intercession of St. Erasmus and have an appointment with a gastroenterologist on Tuesday at 8 am. Your prayers would be appreciated.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_of_Formia
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martyrdom_of_Saint_Erasmus_(Poussin)

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aBtBx0p3sOg to see a smart kid.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fYq5F_jMfxc to see why train wheels are genius.