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I'm a 60 something wife, mom and grandmom who is homebound/disabled by severe hypersensitivity to chemicals. I fill my days with learning, loving and art. My favorite values are truth, generosity and gratitude.

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ABORTION: On Tuesday in the ABC presidential debate, Kamala Harris repeated the Left’s lie that late-term abortions don’t happen.

CLICK https://x.com/ClownWorld_/status/1833980416312926282 [1:30] to see an abortion clinic worker tell a potential client that abortion at any stage is safer than natural delivery. Then, she goes into detail about the process for a late term abortion.

CLICK https://x.com/KristanHawkins/status/1833929885284532509 [:51] to see another clinic say they only need a 5 minute interview before scheduling an 8-month abortion.

CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1833678694793224196 [:32] to hear Trump challenge Harris to state her position on late term abortion. She refused to answer.

CLICK https://x.com/JoshWalkos/status/1833681459539780012 [1:32] to hear former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam approving of post-birth abortion.

CATHOLIC: Mass = A date with Jesus.

CLIMATE: Kamala’s new “Climate Engagement Director,” Camila Thorndike, is in step with her boss’ positions on radical climate change legislation (e.g., banning gas stoves) and putting her concerns about her own happiness and the planet’s future ahead of having children. She says of the latter that “it’s coming partly from a place of love for my hypothetical child.

DEBATE: Trump himself tweeted the shortest summary. “I thought that was my best Debate, EVER, especially since it was THREE ON ONE.

CLICK https://x.com/loganclarkhall/status/1833695859902406664 [:10] for the second shortest.

CLICK https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/1833742645207654796 [4:38] to see Megyn Kelly take longer to say the same thing.

I’m really glad I didn’t watch it.

HILLARY: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G0rYWKlnQOg to hear Trump explain why he didn’t go after the woman whose campaign orchestrated and paid for the Russia! Russia! Russia! hoax.

HUNTER: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1426655424719547 to hear CNN’s Jake Tapper say, “Trump was right.” I love it.

MAHER: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1078581560522561 to hear Bill Maher rip far lefties a new one for the hateful things they said about RFK Jr’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines.

NORTH CAROLINA: The State Supreme Court has ordered new ballots that do not have RFK Jr’s name on them. One judge noted, “To a large extent, any harm suffered by defendants in light of the Court of Appeals’ order is of their own making.

OHIO: CLICK https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1833840431165034770 [4:26] to hear from the mother of a 5th grader in a suburban public school reveal what “health” class includes. Warning: I had to stop watching at 2:22.

PENNSYLVANIA: Lochel’s Bakery, a small business right outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, conducts an unofficial “cookie poll” each election. This year, they’re selling “Trump 2024” and “Harris 2024” sugar cookies and keeping a tally of sales numbers.

SWIFTIES FOR TRUMP: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v3SJWPJqPfw to see why some of her fans are proclaiming themselves for her, but not her political endorsement of Harris.

VANCE: If this is a “gotcha” they are really panicking. – CLICK https://x.com/ACTBrigitte/status/1833712891079356696 [1:43] to watch J.D. take down a Dem-pandering jerknalist. For more on the small town he references, follow the links below.

WALZ: Gov. Tim Walz is a former high school teacher. He has been governor of Minnesota since January 2019. I looked at the national standardized academic tests from before (2019) and after (2022) the pandemic to see how well “Teacher Tim” has shepherded his schools’ recovery from the shut down. It isn’t pretty.

GRAMMY NOTES: I pray for them several times a day, but not because I want to be charitable. I do it because it is so satisfying. I know for sure that they will benefit (which isn’t true when I pray for some stubborn sinner here on Earth!) and I look forward to meeting them in Heaven some day.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HhmQmD2wDdc to see some quick, heroic thinking.

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Consecration

Holy Mary, Mother of God and Mother of all faithful, I place my children under Thy maternal protection.

To Thee I completely consecrate them – body and soul. Take them under Thy care and keep them always.

Protect them and keep them sound in body and mind. Guard over them and keep their hearts pure, their thoughts ever holy and directed to God and spiritual things.

Protect them always throughout life – in their joys and sorrows, in their dealings with others. Always and in all things be a true mother to them, Mary, my mother, and preserve them.

I commend them entirely to Thee. Remember Mother Mary, that through this act of consecration they are by a special claim Thine children as well as mine; guard them and keep them as Thy property and possession.

Amen.

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Lies and Desperation

I saw this on Facebook and decided to fact check it. It took all day, so y’all will have to wait for my analysis of last night’s debate.

ITEM #1: “Hate groups rose by 55%.

FACT CHECK: This figure was cherry-picked from a report by the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), then misrepresented; it actually said the 55% was an increase in “white nationalist hate groups since 2017.” The SPLC’s own graph shows there was no significant change in the number of hate groups during the Trump administration.

ITEM #2: “Hate crime increased by 19.5%.”

FACT CHECK: The FBI publishes their annual hate crime statistics, but says that, for various reasons, they do not consider year-to-year comparisons meaningful. Nevertheless, let’s break them down for 2016 (the last year Obama was in office), 2020 (the last year Trump was in office), and 2022 (the most recent numbers available for the Biden administration).

The FBI recorded a 31.5% increase in single motivation hate crimes over the four years of Trump’s tenure, then a 40.1% increase during Biden’s first two years. Anyone who has not been in a coma knows there has clearly been an increase in hate crimes. There have also been shifts up and down in their motivations. However, none of these have anything to do with Trump.

ITEM #3: “The debt increased by 39%.

FACT CHECK: It was actually 33%. Besides noting the fake inflation of the numbers, let us look at the historical record to understand the significance of the numbers. On the graph below, I have added (in white) the actual dollar amounts of each president’s increase. The difference between these amounts and the percentages is dramatic. I have also added the stats for the Biden-Harris increase, which has exceeded Trump’s in total dollars over a shorter period of time.

ITEM #4: “The trade deficit increased by 21%.

FACT CHECK: It was actually 15.28%. So again with the fake inflation. And again, we need to compare Trump’s record with that of the Biden-Harris administration. During Trump’s 4 years, the trade deficit increased by $83.06 Billion. During the current administration’s 3.5 years, it has increased by a staggering $344.73 Billion.

ITEM #5: “Net job loss was 2.9 million.”

FACT CHECK: This figure is meaningless. Donald Trump is not responsible for COVID.

ITEM #6: “COVID killed more Americans than WW2.”

FACT CHECK: This figure is meaningless. Donald Trump is not responsible for COVID.

ITEM #7: “Highest debt to GDP ratio since WW2.”

FACT CHECK: AGAIN … Trump is not responsible for COVID. But if you care to point a finger at the recent president who had the worst record on this metric … look for Barack Hussein Obama.

ITEM #8: “Incited an attack on our capitol.”

FACT CHECK: This steaming pile of donkey doo does not deserve my time. We all know who was behind the January 6th debacle.

ITEM #9: “Stole classified documents.”

FACT CHECK: Following a year long investigation, Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report said the highly classified documents about sensitive national security matters had been “willfully” (and carelessly) stored by Joe Biden in his personal garage for years after he left public office.

ITEM #10: “$3.8 billion diverted from the military for the wall I said Mexico would pay for.”

FACT CHECK: Challenges to Trump’s attempt to bypass the Democrat, anti-wall Congress to get funding for the border wall ended in split decisions. The 9th Circuit Court ruled he had no right to do it; the 5th Circuit Court ruled he did. As for Mexico paying for it, I’m pretty sure he meant that the money we saved on dealing with their failure to enforce their own southern border would amount to more than the cost of the wall.

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FAUXTUS: He has spent a total of 532 days on vacation.

  1. Biden = 40.3%
  2. Trump = 26%
  3. Obama = 11%

Who’s running the country?

KAMALA: CLICK https://x.com/JebraFaushay/status/1833095643172077917/video/1 [:19] to see an ad from her failed 2019 presidential bid. Not The Bee swears it is not AI. I have not been able to confirm or deny.

Also CLICK https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1833296850838868248 [3:34] to hear a CNN report on the policy page that Harris/Walz finally has up on their website.

Aaaaand CLICK https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1832810607860416934 [:52] to hear Bernie Sanders say her alleged shift to the middle is a sham. “No I don’t think she has abandoned her [progressive] ideals. I think she’s being pragmatic and doing what she thinks it right in order to win the election.” Make no mistake. If she gets elected, she’s govern from the farthest of the far left.

KINDNESS: At a campaign stop at Penzey’s Spices in Milwaukee, WI, Kamala said we need to “turn the page on the divisiveness.” In 2022, Penzey’s had a “Republicans are Racists Weekend” promo.

Penzey’s also includes a free “Kind Heart Pin” with any purchase so “you can literally wear your heart on your sleeve, or your lapel, or your favorite pink hat… This world could use a little kindness, and this lovely pin will remind everyone that being kind is kind of great and, with luck, contagious.”

OREGON: Oregon is ending its three year experiment with legalizing fentanyl, cocaine, meth, and heroin. On Sept 1, a bipartisan bill reintroduced penalties for drug possession and toughened penalties for drug traffickers.

A 2023 audit report revealed Oregon as the second-highest state for substance use disorder and 50th for treatment accessibility.

RFK Jr: Some of his supporters have formed a new PAC called Make America Healthy Again (MAHA). They will be focusing their energy on getting out the Trump vote in swing states where Kennedy is unable to get his name off the ballot and blue states where it believes it has significant enough volunteers and polling support to help Trump. Virginia and New Hampshire are top targets. Their goal is “to get Mr. Kennedy … a seat at the table at the White House.”

RIP: James Earl Jones died on Monday at the age of 93 at his home in Dutchess County, N.Y. [2:19] – I saw the following today on Facebook. “James Earl Jones, most known for his iconic role as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars, has passed away. During his military service, Jones converted to Catholicism, and often emphasized that his favorite role was narrating the Bible. Pray for the repose of his soul. 🙏” A commenter added, “Could you imagine attending mass with James Earl Jones as the lector??? That would have been epic.”

TRUMP: President Donald Trump wrote ‘Happy Birthday Mary,’ on Sunday, the day the Catholic Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The social media post also included an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Americas.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hI15skOXfiQ to see Tom the Mime at Sea World deal with something unexpected.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KTMP2Cdy7Dk to see something truly beautiful done with the same move that befuddled Tom.

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BORDER: CLICK https://x.com/captivedreamer7/status/1832265609905672235 [1:29] to hear an elderly citizen tell her Ohio town council why she and her husband plan to leave after 45 years. It’s heartbreaking.

CLICK https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1832187356763365411 [1:59] to hear an Alabama town council vote to adjourn rather than listen to a citizen’s complaints about illegals.

CLICK https://x.com/BehizyTweets/status/1811821279038587238 [1:23] to hear how Springfield, Ohio, a town with a population of 58,082, is being overwhelmed by the 20,000+ Haitian illegals that the Biden regime brought in.

CLICK https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1831710484564697524 [1:37] to hear how an illegal in Louisiana has been arrested for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl.

BOUNDARIES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j0St7KfsXEY to hear about what God’s plan has for us with regard to toxic relationships. It’s pertinent not only in our personal relationships, but in politics.

CATHOLIC: “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” – Matthew 16:18

HARRIS OWNS THIS: Corporate bankruptcies in July were higher than any month during COVID!

LIFE: Women are being encouraged (and agreeing) to delay childbearing indefinitely by having their eggs harvested and frozen for future use via IVF. Some companies even pay for the procedure so female employees will work longer. Apart from all the morality issues, there are a few economic problems with this trend. One is the cryobank rental fees which, in the U.S. are usually more than $1,000 a year. Another is that when a woman finally decides to try to become pregnant, the thawing and implantation process usually costs about $11,500. Third, women under 38 have between a 2% and 12% chance of a healthy frozen egg resulting in a healthy baby. And finally, many women are delaying past the age of 38.

LOVE LIFE: Just saw this on Facebook. Praise Jesus!!

RFK Jr: On Friday, appeals courts in North Carolina and Michigan ruled their states agreed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must be allowed to have his named removed from the presidential ballots.

WALZ: Some so-called “political experts” say Harris chose Time Walz because “they saw him as a man’s man … who could connect with these very alienated male voters.” Tim Walz’s own brother says he is voting for Trump.

GRAMMY NOTES: I got a grasp of this truth when my toddler fell and her first response to her pain was to run into my arms.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3U1pZ5gM5r4 for more R*CKST*R.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UP0wr4VHi40 for a heart warmer.

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ATHEISM: From Facebook (author unknown) – “I want to mention something about the spirituality debate in America right now. You don’t believe in God? That’s your choice, I’m not one to judge, because I’m not the judge. Why is it so important for some to mock those of us that do? If we’re wrong, what have we lost when we die? Nothing! How does our believing in Jesus bring any harm? You think it makes me stupid? Gullible? Fine. How does that affect you? I would rather live my life believing in God and serving Him, and find out I was right, than not believing in Him and not serve Him, and find out I was wrong.”

BORDER: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kIfr4NhPUc8 to see Kamala say, “The border is secure” and “I’m going to fix the border.

IRELAND: [5:46] – A high school teacher was arrested for refusing to affirm transgender treatments for minors.

NYC: [12:27] – A terror threat scheduled for October 7 has been foiled.

SHE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT: [1:33] – She owns it all.

WAKE UP, WOKE PEOPLE: [9:02] – CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5JSM9rUX8_A to see Trump handle an ill-informed journalist. CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cBjoPngzJak to see Larry Elder do it.

WALZ: [3:19] – Mike Huckabee is good in this clip.

WORST CONVENTION IN HISTORY: [6:51] – Alan Dershowitz, one of the country’s most well-known Democrats, explains how the scene at the Democratic National Convention has finally caused him to leave the political party he has been a part of for his entire life.

GRAMMY NOTES: I’m trying to figure out what hobbyists they polled cuz I have and have had a LOT of hobbies and … ::ahem:: … let’s just say there has always been a fair amount of “it’s cheaper than therapy” going on at budget time!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AlX5SsP_wkg for a cat funny.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IRgnDt4C8V8 to see an ad that is actually funny. I can’t remember the last time I saw one!

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Comparing Inaugural Speeches

The origin of these graphs is linked below. I don’t have any particular opinions or comments. I just thought the data was interesting, so make of it what you will.

SOURCE (I thought it was boring):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMUJnwqdc1I

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Let Them Go

Are you familiar with the “Let Them” theory?

I’ll tell you the more I grow the more I am okay with accepting the “Let Them” in my own life and relationships. Even family can mistreat and disrespect you.

This is something that took me a very long time to learn. I used to tolerate a lot because I didn’t want to lose people. I learned the hard way if they were really my people they would never treat me like that. Don’t make the mistake of being so understanding and forgiving that you overlook the fact that you’re being repeatedly disrespected.

Let them be upset.

Let them judge you.

Let them misunderstand you.

Let them gossip about you,

Let them ignore you.

Let them be “right.”

Let them doubt you.

Let them not like you.

Let them not speak to you.

Let them run your name in the ground.

Let them make you out to be the villain.

Whatever it is that people want to say about you, let them!

Kindly step aside and LET THEM.

The hard truth is they know how much they are hurting you. They just simply don’t care. They did it knowing it could cause them to lose you. They did it anyway. People that love you care about how they make you feel.

So let them go.

There will be people that would rather lose you than be honest about what they’ve done to you. Let them go.

The lack of respect was the closure.

The lack of apology was the closure.

The lack of care was the closure.

The lack of accountability was the closure.

The lack of honestly was the closure.

Let them go.

Make the decision to no longer sit at tables where you might be the topic when you get up.

Let them go.

You can still be kind. You can even still love them deeply. But do it from the distance they created in their words and actions. Access to you is a privilege they have proven they can’t be trusted with.

Let them go.

You don’t need to tell your side of the story. God already knows. Let God fight the battle for you.

Let them go.

It’s taken me a long time to get here. Sleepless nights, countless tears, managing a range of emotions filled with anger, disappointment, confusion and deep hurt. Lots of self reflection, self preservation, deep prayer and seeking wisdom from those much wiser than me.

If you are struggling with this please know you are not alone. We will never understand why hurt people hurt people. But we can do the hard work to grow ourselves. Because healed people do in fact heal people.

Don’t you dare let them steal your joy.

Don’t you dare let them steal your light.

Don’t you dare let them steal your peace.

You are in control of that.

Hold tight to what you can control and release your grip on what you can’t control.

Let them go.

[Author unknown … at least by me.]

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BIDEN-HARRIS ECONOMY: In July, U.S. job openings dropped to their lowest level since January 2021. You remember January 2021, right? When the country was shut down to “stop COVID”?

CIVIL RIGHTS: CLICK https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1831674423046287442 [:44] to see Kamala Harris agree that we should have separate laws for black people. And here’s me thinking the whole civil rights movement that the Dems take credit for was about ignoring the color of a person’s skin.

GEORGIA: This news story covers the decision to charge the shooter’s father with murder. They also talk about Hunter Biden’s guilty pleas to all charges. [6:03] – Four people are dead and 9 injured following a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Sept. 4, The 14-year-old suspect is in custody.

The dead include two 14-year-old students and two teachers. The hospital says they do not expect any fatalities among the injured.

HUNTER: In court yesterday, he entered an “Alford plea”, meaning he maintains his innocence, but acknowledges that the evidence will certainly lead to a guilty verdict.

IRAN: It’s not clear if the problem was the reply itself or the fact that the reply got more likes than Khamenei’s original tweet.

NUTRITION: A paper entitled “Global estimation of dietary micronutrient inadequacies: a modelling analysis” was published in The Lancet on August 29, 2024. Its authors say more than half the world’s population is deficient in micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals.

RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA?? – An exclusive report from CNN says the Biden administration will accuse Moscow of using Kremlin-run media and other online platforms to target US voters with disinformation.

CLICK https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1831671640930853100 [1:09] to hear Vladimir Putin say he supported Biden, but now supports Harris for president. He likes her laugh. He also thinks she will impose fewer sanctions on Russia.

TRUMP: Trump says he will eliminate 10 old regulations for every new regulation and create a Government Efficiency Commission to conduct a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and make recommendations for drastic reforms.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/asN08puC5sE for a funny.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gHoow1e03h8 for a heart warmer.

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BORDER: Seventy-five percent of recent arrests in Midtown Manhattan for assault, burglaries, and domestic violence are illegal aliens. Thanks to the city’s sanctuary laws, the cops can’t coordinate with ICE and the criminals know it. They laugh as they’re being taken in, because they know they’ll be back on the street again within hours.

CLICK https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1830892412274704852 [:57] to hear a Chicago police 911 dispatcher contact CPD about multiple calls regarding 32 “migrants” (illegal Venezuelans) “trespassing in the building, they are showing guns in the courtyard and they have motorcycles in the courtyard as well, all stairwells are filled.” Timestamps on the calls show two hours between the first 911 call for help and the arrival of the first police car, by which time, there were no “migrants”, guns or motorcycles at the scene.

In Colorado, an illegal alien from Mexico killed one man and seriously injured another when he veered off Highway 285 near Conifer, CO. At the time, the man – who has an atrocious driving record and has been deported sixteen times – was driving a semi for a California-based trucking company. The truck was loaded with pipe and angle iron when he caused the accident and dumped his load on top of five cars. Although he was arrested for vehicular homicide, the DA refused to charge him with more than misdemeanor traffic violations. He’s been sentenced to one year in prison.

CHICOMS: Linda Sun (a former deputy chief of staff to NY Gov. Kathy Hochul) and her husband, Christopher Hu, have been arrested by the FBI and charges with espionage.

DEMOCRATS: CLICK https://x.com/TONYxTWO/status/1830961419925237815 [:41] to hear how Amazon is helping Democrats try to steal yet another election.

QUEERS FOR PALESTINE: [5:18] – The Ayatollah of Iran is not a fan.

TENNESSEE: It’s been a year and a half since Hale (28) invaded Covenant School and murdered three 9-year-old children and three adult staff members before she was killed by MNPD officers.

On Tuesday, Tennessee Star released 90 pages of writings left behind by Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale. The pages can be downloaded @ https://tennesseestar.com/covenant-school-shooting-investigation/. A “Tennessee Star” watermark has been added to the unredacted photos so that readers can be assured of their authenticity.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/537429718753552 for a heart warmer.

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