BIBLE: A book sales tracker shows that through October of this year, the purchase of Bibles has jumped by 22%, fueled largely by first-time buyers.
BORDER: [7:39] – “Secure borders saves lives.” – Tom Homan
CARRAGEENAN: A study entitled “Carrageenan and insulin resistance in humans: a randomised double-blind cross-over trial” was published last week in BMC Medicine. It reports on a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 20 young, healthy male participants who received either 250 milligrams of carrageenan or a placebo twice daily over two weeks. The results showed that, overweight participants experienced lower insulin sensitivity, increased brain inflammation, and higher levels of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein and interleukin-6).
Carrageenan is a common food additive used as a thickener. I can be found in everything from ice cream to plant-based milk.
All I can say about this is … CRAP!
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/study-finds-plant-based-food-additive-associated-with-increased-insulin-resistance-5768322
- https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03771-8
CBS: [9:31] – Former CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge says that, in early 2023, she snagged an exclusive interview with Elon Musk. CBS told her they would not air it live, because they were afraid what the outspoken tech mogul might say. Herridge says, “This is someone whose DNA is free speech and how do you tell someone who’s committed to free speech that your network can only do it taped and only if they edit it and it can only be on their platform? I couldn’t go back to him with that.” So the interview never happened.
FATHER CARLOS MARTINS: [13:13] – When I heard the original inflammatory story, my first thought was that Satan had finally found a way to interfere with this holy man’s very successful ministries.
P.S., it’s allegations.
- https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/st-jude-relic-tour-suspended-over
- https://www.scribd.com/document/796790517/Pillar-Fr-Martins-Cease-Desist-11242024
- https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/relic-priest-responds-to-incident
- https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/st-jude-relic-tour-halted/
HEALING THE NATION: [7:26] – Harvard professor and author Dr. Arthur Brooks breaks down how to navigate the political landscape and division in politics on ‘One Nation.’ Brooks is the author of one of my favorite books – Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism. New York: Basic Books, 2006
HUNTER: President Joe Biden has signed “a full and unconditional pardon” for his son, Hunter Biden. The pardon includes not only his tax evasion and gun convictions, but also any offenses that Hunter Biden “committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 1, 2024.”
CLICK https://x.com/tomselliott/status/1863537344038740264 [9:03] to hear a super cut of political commentators praise Biden for promising to respect the courts’ decisions about Hunter with lots of unflattering comparisons to Trump. “He is living what it means to have a rule of law.“
CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1863570068908499108 [1:27] to hear Scott Jennings’ awesome commentary on the pardon. Biden is “leaving office in complete and total disgrace. He is a liar. There is no other way to spin this today. This has nothing to do with Trump and everything to do with the character of Joe Biden.”
Personally, I’m relieved. Having Hunter’s dad pardon him means nobody can pressure Trump to do it. It will also reduce the onus of Trump pardoning the J6 political prisoners.
As for Hunter … he will answer to God.
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/president-biden-pardons-his-son-hunter-biden-5769099
- https://notthebee.com/article/breaking-joe-biden-pardons-hunter-biden
- https://notthebee.com/article/please-enjoy-this-compilation-of-lefties-who-assured-us-that-biden-wasnt-going-to-do-you-know-the-thing
NOTRE DAME: Five years after a fire ripped through Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral, some of the people who helped rebuild it have started a choir and are preparing to perform in the building they helped save.
LIFE: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sY_BjyJfEiE to hear what a woman with Down Syndrome thinks of and feels about abortion.
GRAMMY NOTES: I’m there.
SHORTS:
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LmXiBZsflbU to see a beautiful moment with baby sister.
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wJLhuLaFPLQ for a traffic court giggle.
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The cathedral looks beautiful! I’m relieved that the schmucks who wanted to “update” (aka destroy) the cathedral instead of restoring it to its former glory lost the argument.
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Moi aussi!!
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