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CATHOLIC: Today, I want to feature a delightful little piece of Catholic culture. Yesterday was the Feast of All Saints. At Catholic TV Network, the daily Mass was attended by fourth graders dressed as their favorite saints. 🙂 CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leG6G2PUg8w [16:43] to hear Trent Horn respond to some of the most common objections to the Catholic practice of asking the Saints in Heaven to pray for us. He goes all theology and logic about this. For me, it is enough to know that the abundance of historical evidence shows God is immensely pleased when we ask His Saints to pray for us.

CANCEL CULTURE: On Aug 6, 2021, Insider published an opinion piece by Scott Galloway entitled “Half of America has its head up its ass. It’s time for a vaccine mandate.” It was headed up with the photo above. In it he said fun, friendly stuff like, “Enough already. Federal law should require any citizen who wants to cash a government check, use public transport, or enter a place of business to show proof of vaccination.” He spent paragraphs likening the coronavirus to World War II and bemoaning the anti-science stupidity of those who didn’t trust the so-called vaccine that isn’t and never was a vaccine. Then he smugly finished with, “Our nation has been frayed, if not torn apart. A key component of our repair will be a renewed belief that there is a truth — one based not on ideology or opinion but on data and science. This vaccine is our generation’s call. Let’s answer it. Let’s get two million fellow Americans off this beach. Life is so rich.”

Now, Scott Galloway says, “I was on the board of my kids’ school during COVID. I wanted a harsher lockdown policy. In retrospect: I was wrong. The damage to kids of keeping them out of school longer was greater than the risk.” So, is he sorry about the shabby way he and so many others treated those of us who were rightly angry about the lockdowns and skeptical of the rush to inject the whole world? No. He says, “We were doing our best. But let’s give a little grace and forgiveness for the shit show that was COVID.” I don’t remember any of them giving us any grace back when we were being excluded from jobs, public spaces, and family holidays. And I have yet to have any of those who gave us crap personally offer any apology. I’ll work at forgiving, not because they deserve it, but because God requires it.

CONNECTICUT: A Sept. 12 Democrat primary election for Bridgeport’s Democrat mayoral candidate has been invalidated by a judge, who said the evidence presented was “shocking.” It’s amusing to note that they don’t just cheat us, but also each other.

COVID-19: COVID-19 has a new variant that has been named HV.1. At the moment, it is the leading variant diagnosed in the United States. It is more contagious than, but causes the same symptoms as Omicron – i.e., cough, fatigue, congestion, and runny nose. IOW, it’s a cold. None of the current COVID vaccines are effective against it. So, gosh, it’s almost like we’ll have to depend on our immune systems for this one.

EDUCATION: Caroline Andrews sent out a screenshot she said came from the College Board’s AP Classroom platform, which appears to provide practice tests. The data in the graphic above was presented in the AP test for Human Geography. It shows the birth and death rates for five countries, then asks which of these countries has the most “female empowerment.” The test counts “France” as the correct answer, because it has the lowest birth rate. (Never mind that it has the second highest death rate.)

HAMAS: CLICK https://twitter.com/HenMazzig/status/1719703605366689800 [1:15] to hear Hamas spokesman, Ghazi Hamad, state emphatically that they will not stop until Israel is gone. “We will repeat the October 7 massacre time and again, 1M times if we need to, until we end the occupation.” The journalist asked, “Occupation of Gaza?” Hamad clarified, “No, all of Israel.” He is also reported to have said, “Israel is a country that has no place on our land. We must remove it.”

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=337216415564101 [5:09] to hear Michael Knowles comment on another fiery speech about Hamas’ blood thirst.

OUR LADY OF SORROWS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0Ztk2Ij7Dd4 to hear Fr. Ripperger explain the immense benefits of this devotion and why exorcists adopted it for themselves. “Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, ‘This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul, too.’” – Luke 2:34-35

PSA: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHWQo0Iv99E [7:36] to hear a report on 26 eye drop brands that have been recalled just this year, why it’s such a problem, and ways to protect yourself from getting an infection if you, like me, need to use eye drops regularly.

UK: CLICK https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1719709134072000908?s [6:35] to see a British man arrested in front of his family for having made negative comments about Hamas and the Palestinian flag online. CLICK https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1720094990859456913 [3:32] to see a British cop harass a citizen who is waiting in the parking lot for an incoming friend.

VAXXX: The CDC has announced that, in 2022, U.S. infant death rates increased dramatically for the first time in many years. The CDC began recommending all pregnant women get the ‘rona jab as of August 1, 2021.

The increase rise was especially high for babies of white women, who had the highest rates of vaccination. Meanwhile, the same minorities who were most reluctant to get the Fauci Ouch also had the lowest increases in infant mortality.

Bacterial sepsis as a cause of death in infants also increased significantly. The COVID-19 “vaccines” have been shown to markedly decrease immune responses in children.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/9988425991228359 for spiritual warfare tip.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rQeI-eBOriA for some sweetness.

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