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by | November 22, 2025 · 6:46 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We offer You this day all that we are. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

ANTIFA: [13:53] – On Wednesday, five people pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges after they were accused of supporting Antifa in the July 4 shooting at Alvarado ICE Detention Center that left a police officer wounded. Nine more still face charges. The DOJ brought charges after President Trump signed an executive order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

AUTISM: On November 19, the CDC posted an update to its website, reversing its previous position that “vaccines do not cause autism.” With the shift from “Big Pharma gets what it wants” to “Donald and Bobby want real science,” we finally get to hear what we knew all along. That is that some studies support a link.

“Though the cause of autism is likely to be multi-factorial, the scientific foundation to rule out one potential contributor entirely has not been established. For example, one study found that aluminum adjuvants in vaccines had the highest statistical correlation with the rise in autism prevalence among numerous suspected environmental causes. Correlation does not prove causation, but it does merit further study.”

BORDER: A year ago, San Diego trauma surgeon Dr. Vishal Bansal was likely to see dozens of illegal aliens each month who had been injured trying to sneak into our country. Leg and ankle fractures were common; he also treated spine, pelvic and traumatic brain injuries. Today, the trauma bay beds at his hospital are empty.

“When we were at the height of the border wall crisis, receiving so many patients, I must admit, it was hard for all of us. When we have fewer patients that are injured in this manner, we are able to do more elective or emergency operations in the operating room,” said Bansal.

CATHOLIC: At the Miss Universe 2025 National Costume Competition, Brazil’s Maria Gabriela Lacerda, a Catholic, honored Our Lady of Aparecida, the patroness of Brazil. as an “external sign that reminds me of the commitment I made.” “I am consecrated to Jesus through the hands of Our Lady.”

DEMOCRATS: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) took out a $15 million loan in October 2025 to support its operations and prepare for upcoming elections, indicating financial challenges. Needing to borrow money is unusual outside of a presidential or midterm election year.

EDUCATION: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=828250573418428 to hear Trump’s EdSec talk about how useless her department is. The Department of Education was created in 1980, allegedly to promote educational excellence. If you read the report at the link below, you will see how badly it has failed.

INSURRECTION: [22:18] – They’ve been telling us for YEARS just how HORRIBLE it is to instigate insurrection. Oh yes. Also No One Is Above The Law!

If I remember my daughter’s words correctly, they were taught at boot camp that it is their responsibility to know what a legal order is and to disobey one that is not. There is no “I was just following orders” defense. However, failure to follow a legal order has very serious consequences.

JOBS REPORT: On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said the Trump economy added 119,000 jobs during September, more than double what analysts had predicted. Even better, almost all of these new jobs were in the private sector and went to American-born workers instead of to illegal aliens.

In other welcome “I voted for that!” news, America’s population of foreigners aged 16 and over has dropped by at least 2 million since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office. Under Biden, this population jumped by more than 7 million, including legal and illegal migrants.

LIFE: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1605536580410219 to hear an experienced OB/GYN say unequivocally that abortion is never medically necessary.

MILITARY: On Wednesday, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins killed a Biden administration plan to use $77 million installing 140 solar electric vehicle charging stations. The money will instead go to providing health care to veterans.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, We cry out against the evil of corruption in our land. Expose every hidden deed of darkness and uproot systems of greed and manipulation. Amen. And amen.

SECRET SANTA: [5:24] – May God bless this family abundantly in all their needs. Amen.

SNAP: [1:44] – On Thursday, the USDA announced 127 people have been arrested for food stamp fraud in recent months. Thus far, there have been 63 convictions, with fines and fees exceeding $16.5 million. The video above reports on one of the largest cases involving six of those arrested who together managed to steal $66 million from SNAP. That case has not been adjudicated.

SOCIALISM: Even little kids know that “fair share” only ever refers to treats someone else received, not to chores someone else was assigned.

GRAMMY NOTES: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1805761510085466 [1:45] to hear another addition in the Mascots’ home school unit on unusual musical instruments. “These are “angklung”, bamboo instruments from Indonesia. The tubes are carved to produce a resonant pitch when struck and are tuned to octaves, similar to Western handbells.”

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lVSo36jkybs to enjoy (probably again) a wonderful, small town sign war.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lVSo36jkybs to see a cool trick for seeing snow flakes up close.

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by | November 21, 2025 · 7:40 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please grant us the exact graces we need to get through today’s trials. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BOX OF CROCKETTS: Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) tried to smear Lee Zeldin by claiming he took campaign money from Jeffrey Epstein. Zeldin called her accusation “embarrassing”, pointing out that the donation from a man who happened to share a name with the notorious pedophile, was dated years after the infamous Jeffrey Epstein died in his jail cell. Zeldin, of course, is Trump’s EPA director and the former Republican representative from New York’s first district.

CLICK https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1991338296434126850 [2:15] to see her on CNN trying to ‘splain it away. Commenters did what CNN didn’t, which is out her stupidity. “FEC donor files contain not only cities and zips, which for this Jeffrey Epstein was Long Island, not Manhattan, but also occupations. Physician. This is clearly not THE Jeffrey Epstein and any half-wit could see this.” Also, “the Epstein that contributed to Zeldin died in 2020 and you can figure that out in a few seconds.” THE Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019.

CARDINAL SARAH: The Aquinas Institute invites you to an exciting event with Cardinal Robert Sarah upon the release of his book, The Song of the Lamb: Sacred Music and Heavenly Liturgy (November 2025, Ignatius Press) on November 22, at 2:00 pm. Dearest, Mama Buzz, and one or more of the Mascots will be attending live. I plan to join via Zoom. You must register to attend either way. See the link below.

EPSTEIN: President Trump has signed into law the bipartisan “Epstein Files Transparency Act” which orders the Department of Justice to release “in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials” tied to Epstein no later than 30 days following the bill’s enactment.

The measure prohibits the Justice Department from withholding, delaying, or redacting records for political and reputational reasons. However, the department is allowed to withhold records that identify the victims; consist of child sexual abuse material; jeopardize an ongoing federal investigation or prosecution; or depict images of death, physical abuse, or injury of any person.

EVERYDAY HEROES: Registered Nurse Katrina Mullen (45) helped care for Shariya Small (14) when she delivered triplets at only 26 weeks gestation in 2020. The triplets Serenitee, Samari, and Sarayah, spent more than five months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis.

Despite being a single mom with three kids at home, Mullen tried to form a connection with Small for months, eventually learning the young mother was completely on her own. Mullen followed through after the babies were discharged, right up until Social Services determined Small was unable to care for the babies.

She took all four into her home, jumped through the state’s hoops to become a registered foster parent, and in time, legally adopting Shariya and becoming the triplets’ grandmother. Shariya has now graduated from high school, is looking at colleges, and hopes to become a social worker.

“I’m so proud to be Shariya’s mom,” Mullen said. “She just amazes me every day. When she’s frustrated with the babies, she never raises her voice. She’s just blossoming into this incredible woman.”

Video embedded @ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nurse-adopts-teen-mother-triplets-indiana/.

ILLINOIS: Lawrence Reed, a 50-year-old man on pretrial release for allegedly knocking a psychiatric ward social worker unconscious in August, has been federally charged with a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system. CTA surveillance video shows Reed dousing a 26-year-old woman with gasoline, igniting her, and watching as she burned before walking away. Reed’s victim is in critical condition with severe burns to her face and body. Reed is the 19th person accused of killing or trying to kill someone in Chicago this year while on felony pretrial release.

MAMDANI: CLICK https://x.com/ZohranKMamdani/status/1990798866594345147 [1:28] to hear “socialist” Zohran, freshly returned from a 5-star, post-campaign vacay, plead with donors to cough up $4 million to fund his transition.

According to Grok, there is no tax money provided for transition expenses. Private donations to a registered Transition and Inauguration Entity (TIE) must come from individuals or permitted entities, and no transfers are allowed from campaign committees. Donations are capped similarly to campaigns, and excess funds must be returned to donors or the city’s election campaign finance fund. Funds can only cover transition-related costs like staff hiring, office space, and events—nothing else, with spending limited to January 31 of the year following the election.

One point he makes is somewhat deceptive. Right after saying they’ve raised $1 million so far, he says the average donation has been around $77 per donor. He then says that’s a lot lower than the last administration. This is true. But it also begs a question.

Eric Adams’ TIE received an average of $1,000 each from 884 donors, which was a bit under ONE million. In 2013, Bill de Blasio’s TIE raised an average of $2,392 from 820 donors, which was a bit under TWO million.

So why does Mamdani the Socialist need FOUR million?!

NIGERIA: On Tuesday evening, gunmen attacked Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, a town in central Nigeria’s Kwara state. Two or three people were killed and the pastor and some worshipers kidnapped. The image above is a screenshot from the streaming live feed of the service, showing worshipers fleeing.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Please bless our teachers and school administrators with wisdom, knowledge, and integrity. Provide our kids with lessons that will uplift them and our nation. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SEVEN-ELEVEN: [2:56] – She was working alone on the night shift when a counterfeiter tried to kill her for refusing his fake bill. She defended herself. Corporate fired her for violating “corporate policy.”

STICKS & STONES: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1396734495208493 and watch Rob Reiner try not to laugh and ruin a classic take.

WASHINGTON: “Lucy” Lauser is an mtf trans city councilor in the southwest Washington community of Stevenson.

After the 2024 presidential election and Donald Trump’s win, “she” decided to protest the Trump administration by going topless twice on the the Skamania County Courthouse lawn facing State Route 14. “I couldn’t think of a better method of protesting the president calling me a man than taking off my shirt and getting arrested for it.” The second time, the authorities obliged.

Lauser said, “To say that it’s obscene for me to wear a dress, it’s obscene for me to have breasts at all … a lot of people seem to think that this is either aesthetic preference or some sort of obscene sexual fetish, which are both completely wrong. For me, it’s a matter of life or death.”

Lauser’s lawyer is now arguing in court that the charges should be dropped because … wait for it … it is not illegal for a man to go topless in public.

Best comment: “Schrodinger’s boobs.” ::snork::

GRAMMY NOTES: Bootz just sent a photo of his latest LEGO creation, entitled “Safety First.” It even has moving parts. So fun! And funny! It is sunny on the deck today (I’m writing this on Thursday), so I went out and sat for a while. I heard a lot of chittering and noticed movement in the trees to my right, so watched for a while and saw what I think are two baby squirrels playing tag in the trees. They had a track that ran through the two pine trees and the maple tree in between. I got the clearest view when they ran to the end of a bare maple branch and flew off it on to a pine branch. It looked like they ran to the trunk, then turned around and went back, flying across the gap again, then into the maple branches and around into the pine tree by the shed. I think they were just enjoying the beautiful day as much as I was! ❤

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-ds0cP79Bqw for more of the funniest 4 year old.

CLICK https://x.com/ABC/status/1988490544419422363 to see how one couple was able to get a hummingbird out of their house.

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by | November 20, 2025 · 7:54 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We ask You today for blessings upon our loved ones. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

CATHOLIC: Actually, a lot of people have said that. None of them love the United States.

BACK THE BLUE: At least 122 more missing and abused children and minors have been recovered in Florida and nine other states. They range in age from 23 months to 17 years old.

BORDER: Sergio Noe de Nova Duarte entered the U.S. on a B2 tourist visa that required him to depart the U.S. by September 17, 2016. He stayed and was arrested in 2024 for burglary and larceny. The Biden administration released him. He’s back in custody again, this time for attacking a woman jogging in a park. With a hammer. CLICK https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1990462702716616845 [1:03] to hear the news report.

CDL: CLICK https://x.com/maybedanielleee/status/1990973725932728690 [:12] to see another big rig driver who is driving with a lighted tablet mounted right above his steering wheel.

CHICAGO: Chicago Public Schools spent millions sending staff members on luxurious travel worldwide to attend “educational conferences” and “enrichment” events. Meanwhile, over 43% of teachers have been absent for 10+ days and 58% of students are not proficient in reading, 73% in math.

CLOUDFLARE: Cloudflare is a content delivery network that provides network security. Its servers crashed yesterday, leaving websites around the world inaccessible. These include major platforms such as X and ChatGPT.

EPSTEIN: There is a tiny furor in Congress right now after it was revealed that Rep. Stacey Plaskett had texted in real time with Epstein on February 27, 2019 during a House Oversight Committee hearing where Michael Cohen (former Trump attorney) testified about Trump’s business dealings and hush-money payments. Plaskett’s office confirmed the exchange but described it as routine constituent outreach.

CLICK https://x.com/washingtonpost/status/1990910521516646413 [1:24] to see the Washington Post’s video about this. And pay attention … it’s from the Washington Post.

Plaskett has been the Democratic non-voting delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands in the House of Representatives since 2015. Epstein owned two private islands (Little St. James and Great St. James) in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which fell under Plaskett’s jurisdiction. Epstein had donated to her campaign, as he often did to gain influence.

After some Republicans failed to initiate an ethics investigation, Plaskett gave the speech @ https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1990896337215189084 [4:47]. Among other things, she said, “You want to talk about texting felons, how often do you text President Donald Trump? That’s the individual we should be concerned about.”

IOW, pedophile conviction vs. bogus bank “fraud” that even the bank in question said never happened. Riiight.

GLOBALISM: They remind me of Hitler and Hirohito.

ICE: Paragraphs one and two – “A Colorado combat veteran who earned a Purple Heart was deported from the U.S. on Friday, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson confirmed.

“Jose Barco-Chirino, 39, came to the U.S. when he was four years old, later joining the military where he served two tours in Iraq and was injured in combat, and applied for citizenship while deployed in 2006. His representatives say that, unfortunately, Barco-Chirino’s paperwork was lost.”

Paragraph six (of seven) – “Stout and Barco-Chirino’s attorney told KDVR in August that Barco-Chirino served 15 years in prison for attempted murder after he left the military, where he had been stationed out of Colorado Springs. He was arrested by ICE immediately after he was paroled.”

MILITARY: [4:50] – My jaw is unhinged.

OSCARS: Academy members have a new rule. They will now be required to actually watch all of the nominated movies before voting. Unfortunately, it’s “an honor system”, so none of them will have to actually verify that they complied … which is kinda how it’s been all along.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Surround our leaders with godly counsel and give them the humility to listen and learn. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SCHUMER: CLICK https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1990507759541109060 [:16] to hear what Chuck said when asked why the Epstein files weren’t released during the Biden administration.

SNAP: CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1990907238077100152 [:57] to hear AgSec. Brooke Rollins confirm they have found 186,000 dead people have been collecting food stamps, while another half a million have been collecting twice. During Fiscal Year 2024, an average of 41.7 million people collected food stamps. That represents 12.3% of the US population. In FY 2024, the average participant received $188 in monthly benefits, down 25.8% from a FY 2021 high of $253 per person.

Note: When Brooke refers to an “almost 40% increase” she is talking about dollars spent on benefits, not the number of people receiving benefits. I created the graphic above to show the most recent historical numbers for both.

TEXAS: On Tuesday, Gov. Abbott designated both the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as “transnational criminal organizations.” His statement said, “The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their goals clear: to forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam’s ‘mastership of the world. … These radical extremists are not welcome in our state and are now prohibited from acquiring any real property interest in Texas.”

VIRGINIA: Ibraheem Samirah (34) has been convicted of wire fraud for using the COVID Paycheck Protection Program in May 2020 for personal gain. He has been sentenced to three years of probation and has been ordered to pay $88,000 in restitution. Samirah, a Democrat and former Virginia state lawmaker, gained national attention in 2019 for heckling Trump during a speech in Jamestown.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Rnyql7SYuGs to see an ingenious solar-powered “free range” chicken coop.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t1D-5dYcrTA to see how the original Star Trek transporter worked.

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by | November 19, 2025 · 8:16 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please bless the American bishops and Pope Leo with a broader and more accurate understanding of our battle to save our country. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1191212856257538 to see extraordinary footage of what happened to a man who tried to break into a Tabernacle. Stay to listen to the priest’s important message after. I’m sorry the thumbnail is so hard to see.

EPSTEIN: [7:30] – “It’s not like they were 8 year olds.” That reminds me of Whoopi Goldberg saying it wasn’t that big of a deal that Roman Polanski had drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl, because “It wasn’t rape rape.” CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1341929594065803 [1:56] to hear why we still support Trump.

EVERYDAY HEROES: When it was their turn to have pictures taken with Snow White, Brody was having an autism meltdown. His mom writes, “Snow White was absolutely amazing with him! She kissed, hugged and cuddled him. He was laying his head crying on her lap. She then took him for a walk away from the crowd. She was amazing. She held his hand, danced with him, took him over to a bench and sat with him. She went above and beyond! She took so much time with him and was a pure angel! She was simply magical, and my family is forever thankful and touched.”

FLOOD MANAGEMENT: Fascinating! [26:12] – Where I live, flooding is a given. I never thought it would be a problem in the high desert. I know this one is long, but I was riveted, so maybe you will be also. 🙂

ICE: On November 9, Akhror Bozorov (31) was arrested while he was driving an 18-wheeler in Kansas. In 2022, Bozorov’s native Uzbekistan accused him of having ties to terrorists and issued a warrant for his arrest. He fled to the U.S. where, in February 2023, he was arrested by Border Patrol attempting to cross the border.

Despite the fact that his home country has labeled him a terrorist, the Biden administration granted him authorization to work and released him. Then Pennsylvania, under Gov. Josh Shapiro, gave him a Commercial Driver’s License. Cuz, yeah, terrorist illegal aliens should totes be operating 18-wheelers on America’s highways.

Even worse, Bozorov’s driver’s license has a REAL ID star on it, meaning he could use it to board a domestic flight or enter a secure federal facility or military base. Cuz, why wouldn’t we want to give terrorist illegal aliens ready access to high value terror targets?

According to the TSA website below, only someone who has met “all federal regulations that establish minimum security standards” can get a REAL ID. Riiiiiiiiight.

LIFE: I have never understood abortion for terminally ill fetuses. If the only life they get is in the womb, then let them have every minute. And let them die peacefully, not torn apart or burned to death. I have personally known two women who received the devastating news that their babies would not live much beyond birth. Both carried to natural delivery and never regretted it.

PHILATELY: I definitely want one of these for my collection! The origami crane has long been a symbol of hope, peace, and healing. The stamp was designed using a photograph from the Peace Crane Project. The following is from their website –

“The Peace Crane Project invites every student on the planet to fold an origami crane, write a message of peace on its wings, then exchange it with another student somewhere in the world. The Project builds friendships, strengthens hand-eye coordination and writing skills, teaches geography, exposes students to new languages and cultures, and EMPOWERS YOUTH to make a difference in their community, country, and world. Classrooms, teachers, students, schools, community groups, and individuals are welcome. It’s FREE to participate!”

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Pour out Your Spirit of reconciliation upon every community in our great nation. Let forgiveness flow like a river and love mend what hatred has torn. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

TAKING SIDES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/84b5I3IWV6o for an object lesson.

TEXAS: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/24912554868436775 to hear what has the ACLU’s g-strings in a bunch.

TRUMP SHOOTER: [7:18] – Miranda Devine reports that the Biden FBI lied to Congress and the American people about what the shooter’s online history revealed. After the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, PA, then-FBI Director Chris Wray told Congress that the bureau had found nothing in Crooks’ online history that pointed to a motive or political ideology.

However, Crooks’ accounts on YouTube, Snapchat, Venmo, Zelle, GroupMe, Discord, Google Play, Quizlet, Chess.com and Quora showed that, while he had briefly been pro-Trump, he had switched sides, becoming radicalized and increasingly obsessed with political violence. All of this happened under his real name. There’s simply no way the FBI didn’t know it when they told us the exact opposite.

GRAMMY NOTES: When our #2 enlisted, she had a college degree, so could have gone to OCS immediately. Saying that, if she was ever going to lead soldiers, she should first be a soldier, she chose instead to go to regular boot camp as an E-1 Private. When she met her husband, she was a Specialist and he outranked her. Despite knowing it would mean she would not only outrank, but also outearn him, he encouraged her to follow her dream. When she graduated from OCS, I couldn’t be there to see him give her her first salute, so watching this clip was doubly special for me. CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pOcNYFBS3qc and maybe grab a tissue.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-6C8QMeMp8Y to hear a multi-toned flute made from deer antlers.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z3YfpRIuD1A to watch the Earth turn.

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by | November 18, 2025 · 5:28 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Grant us the graces we need to be Psalm 23 people! In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

CA: A federal grand jury has indicted Williamson and four other co-conspirators of funneling $225,000 in money from a dormant campaign account. Williamson is also accused of falsely claiming more than $1.7 million in fraudulent business expenses on her taxes, for a $15,000 Chanel bag, a chartered jet and a nearly $170,000 birthday trip to Mexico.

CATHOLIC: [28:35] – Baby Brian Gallagher’s body was discovered to be in an apparently incorrupt state 37 years after his death in 1982, when his remains were exhumed for reinterment in 2019 at Black Hills National Cemetery in South Dakota. According to accounts from his parents, Mary Pat and Shawn Gallagher, and the funeral director involved, the infant’s body appeared remarkably preserved—described as looking “like we had just buried him that day,” with rosy cheeks, smooth skin, intact limbs, and even fresh-looking autopsy incisions—allowing it to be gently handled and re-dressed without decomposition or disturbance. This phenomenon has been interpreted by the family and Catholic commentators as a potential sign of divine grace, particularly in light of a conditional baptism performed shortly after his death, offering hope to grieving parents of infants who died without prior baptism. The story has gained attention in Catholic circles as a modern example of incorruptibility, though it remains unofficial and open to further discernment by the Church.

DEMOCRATS: CLICK https://x.com/joelpollak/status/1989862018430447705 [:31] to hear JFK’s grandson call his uncle “a rabid dog in [Trump’s] cabinet.” CLICK https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1884411538020393308 [:14] to hear him publicly mocking Bobby’s spasmodic dysphonia.

FAKE NEWS: On November 14, 2025, the Daily Mail published an article entitled, “Kash Patel hired deputy FBI director with no background check in extraordinary vetting breach.” Despite the sweeping allegation in the headline, the meat of the story is that Bongino was not required to take a polygraph test. ::smh:: Those things are unreliable enough that they aren’t admissible in court, so add an ::eyeroll::

Dan Bongino @FBIDDBongino responded, “All,

“I’m sincerely sorry for wasting your time on a weekend with nonsensical media fairytales, and I do realize the act of addressing this puts even more eyes on it.

“However, I work for you all, the American citizenry, on our nations’ top national security issues, and I can’t allow false headlines like this to stand.

“Claiming I was hired ‘with no background check’ is just a lie. It’s a complete fabrication. I held a security clearance, while protecting Democrat and Republican presidents, for over ten years. And all of the background check requirements for my current position as Deputy Director of the FBI have been met. Those are simple facts.

“Again, my apologies for wasting your time on this but I work for you and you should know the facts. I’m honored to serve in the Trump administration alongside Director Patel as your Deputy Director, and I will continue to hit the gas pedal on crushing violent crime and securing the Homeland.

“God bless America, and all those whose defend Her.”

LEFTIES LOSING IT: Climate activists want to have COP 30 put some effort into identifying climate change areas that affect women more than men. But they can’t agree on what a woman is.

Edward Teach writes, “It’s always fun, when two intractable wings of leftism collide, to wager on which side is going to come out on top.”

LIFE: Mamdani has publicly vowed to “protect New Yorkers from” pro-life pregnancy centers (also known as crisis pregnancy centers) by accusing them of spreading “false or deceptive information” and pledging to enforce regulations against them. As part of his platform, Mamdani promised to double city funding for the New York Abortion Access Fund and the Abortion Access Hub.

MTG: CLICK https://x.com/BarronTNews_/status/1990136580233650201 [:43] to hear Scott Jennings talk about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s shift from staunch conservative to Democrat darling. I’m thinking either she’s an attention whore or the Democrats have something on her. Maybe both. Whatever is going on, it’s got Trump’s panties in a bunch.

PHILATELY: A new stamp issue for 2026 will feature the work of quiltmaker Harriet Powers, a formerly enslaved woman who was known for her story quilts. The issue features four panels from Powers’ “Pictorial Quilt,” which now resides at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Lord, Please grant that those in power seek Your face and trust in Your wisdom. Help them to be humble, fair, and righteous, and may they prioritize justice, truth, and peace. Guide their steps and decisions so that our nation may thrive under Your care. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

PSALM 23: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OnlDetuaPHA to hear a beautiful and very powerful message.

SCHUMER: According to a CNN report published on November 16, 2025, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer privately urged Democratic allies to keep the government shut down until Thanksgiving.

SCIENCE: CLICK https://x.com/joeroganhq/status/1989712179868696631 [1:30] to hear RFK Jr. explain what researchers have found about the risks and benefits of flu shots.

SECRET SANTA: [5:44] – What a wonderful woman!

GRAMMY NOTES: My fear was never that He would take something away. My fear … terror really … was that if I ever let Him in and He rejected me as everyone else had, I would lose that one small hope – that He might not – which was all that kept me from killing myself.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o0Dd0UM5VTU to hear what the 4-year-old said.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A-gpRW95TFo to hear what the 3-year-old said.

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by | November 17, 2025 · 4:29 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We ask that You will grant us each a clear understanding of how important our final years are in Your sight. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

CATHOLIC: Powerful words! Make time to hear them with all your mind and heart. [21:09] – In a world that often neglects the elderly, Cardinal Sarah reminds us that God never forgets His faithful servants. Our lives continue to have meaning and our presence still carries a divine assignment.

DARWIN WAS WRONG: [14:26] – Dawkins and Meyer remind me a lot of other left-wing and right-wing apologists. On the left, we see sneering, personal attacks; on the right, we see calm and rational logic.

EPSTEIN: [7:36] – And people wonder why the files weren’t released during the Biden administration?

MICHELLE: CLICK https://x.com/MrReaganUSA/status/1989538382720970765 [1:01] to hear this hyper privileged woman whine about how persecuted she is. “Let me explain something to white people. Our hair comes out CURLY. When we straighten it to follow YOUR beauty standards, we are TRAPPED by the straightness! That’s why so many of us can’t swim, won’t go to the gym because we’re trying to keep our hair straight for y’all! It’s exhausting, expensive and takes up so much time!! Why do we need an act of law to tell White folks to get outta our hair?!” — Michelle Obama

Are we also responsible for her decision to have her black nose caucasized? This woman needs Jesus.

PANTS ON FIRE: CLICK https://x.com/amuse/status/1989620769459245191 [:16] to hear AOC falsely state that Trump had a “close personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.” What is horrifying is that AOC can lie and slander so glibly. The emails prove the opposite. In fact, they show top Clinton and Obama officials were Epstein’s friends and associates.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, We pray today for those who suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome that they will seek You and find peace and eternal life. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SCAM CENTER TASK FORCE: [27:30] – U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro explains what the Trump administration is doing to protect us from Chinese crypto-scammers.

SHUTDOWNS: [8:16] – Today’s Democratic Party does want the United States to fail.

TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME: CLICK https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1989391689136681001 [2:00] to hear a psychotherapist talk about the 75% of his patients who are “hyper fixated” on Trump. “This is a profound pathology, and I would even go so far as to call it the defining pathology of our time.” Colin Rugg posted, “Pray they find God. Politics is their religion and it’s all they have, which is why they have mental breakdowns when things don’t go their way.”

GRAMMY NOTES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AckSKU6IX24 to see what Stella did. A commenter posted, “Kid had a strong spirit, she will go far in life.” Indeed! On her first time out on skis, our #2 took off down the hill before we’d taught her how to snowplow. She face planted into a snow drift at the bottom of the hill, got right back up, and wanted to go again. She is now a wife, a mom, and a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. military. :-)<3

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v57pDlHiZtw to see a glass artist create an ornament.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jdsYSeeYYpo to see a hatter make a felt top hat the traditional way.

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DAILY PRAYER: Come, Lord Jesus.

BORDER: Our country is a safer place since ICE arrested this thug who is a confirmed member of the 18th Street Gang, a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), who is on El Salvador’s “most wanted gang members” list for aggravated homicide, extortion, possession of drugs, and a litany of other felonies.

CATHOLIC: Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley, elected this week as the new president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has long supported denying Holy Communion to politicians, like Nancy Pelosi, who publicly support and vote in favor of abortion.

CHICOMS: [4:46] – This is truly demonic.

CROSS ON THE MOON: [3:33] < Check out the length of the video! ❤

MAHA: CLICK https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1987978033542943029 [1:54] to hear RFK Jr. expose the staggering hold Big Pharma has on evening news content. I am so grateful that we turned off the television in 1979.

PUBLIC SCHOOL: [:39] – Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge writes, “Every month, around 300 to 500 public school teachers are arrested or charged for incidents involving a minor, including sexual assault on minors. The majority of these cases do not receive much attention in the media and often school districts will “pass the trash”; quietly removing an offending teacher and using confidentiality agreements to cover up incidents, allowing that employee to simply move on to another school district and repeat the pattern all over again.”

“Pass the trash” … kinda reminds me of what the Catholic Church is routinely bashed for doing with pedophile priests.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Lord, shield our land from natural disasters and protect every soul from destruction. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SNAP: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says about 80% of the people who have been using the program are able to work, 500,000 have been getting benefits twice under the same name, while another 5,000 are legally dead. Even worse, these numbers only cover the 29 states that have cooperated with the SNAP fraud investigation.

GRAMMY NOTES: Check out this super cool stamp in the Mascots’ collection! From the article linked below – In 1923, Germany experienced one of the worst cases of hyperinflation in modern history. By the end of the year, the German mark was worth practically nothing, with people carrying wheelbarrows full of money just to buy basic necessities. In November 1923, 4.2 trillion (4,200,000,000,000) German marks were worth the same as one American dollar.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ytPLZymI8VY to see what may be my favorite Dogs of the Week episode ever.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L1jBbmzJpFM and just ponder what a day in this mom’s life is like. LOL

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We praise You and we thank You for giving us the gift of PRAYER. Amen. Alleluia!

CALIFORNIA: SecTrans Duffy threatened to revoke $160 million in federal funds if they didn’t find and revoke all the Commercial Drivers Licenses they’d issued to illegal aliens.

CROCKETT: CLICK https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1988736790140952962 [:38] to hear her equate lip filler with penis removal.

DHS: On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that more than 230 illegal aliens were arrested recently in Florida as a result of “Operation Dirtbag.” The multi-agency operation the operation targeted individuals who had previously been convicted of serious crimes and were living unlawfully in the United States. Among the drug traffickers and murderers were 150 child sex predators.

EDUCATION: Conservatives did well in this month’s elections. Moms for Liberty said more than half of their candidates won and cited inappropriate classroom content and gender identity policies as the deciding factors.

EVERYDAY HEROES: He probably LOVED it. After my grandson was born and I couldn’t travel to see him, my cleaning gal brought her newborn with her to work just so I could hold a new baby.

FETTERMAN: He’s been big in the news this past month, what with being the loudest Democrat critic of the shutdown. I heard him say recently that Republicans call him names; Democrats send him death threats. Now he has suffered a brief heart episode that made him dizzy enough that he fell on his face. He’s doing well and his doctors are adjusting his medication. But, please. He fell on his face. I would be so not surprised to learn he had been cursed by Democrat witches. We need to remember him (and all those the Democrats hate) in our prayers.

J6: “This is the biggest scandal of my lifetime.” ~ Thomas Massie [12:32] – Summary: “Big picture here, we’ve got 26 FBI informants who knew ahead of time the potential for civil unrest by left-wing agitators, but and here’s the key, did nothing to stop it. We have an alleged pipe bomber identified as a former Capitol police officer who then joins the CIA shortly after J6. We have FBI whistleblowers like Kyle Saraphin revealing that they were deliberately pulled away from the very spot where the pipe bombs would eventually be placed without any logical reason. We’re now learning that the bombs that were strategically placed hours before had 60-minute detonators and were reported around the time the capital was breached, suggesting a deliberate diversion of security forces. We’ve got Nancy Pelosi admitting that she refused Trump’s request for thousands of National Guard troops to keep peace and maintain security. And then we have the legacy media caught deliberately fabricating a narrative rather than reporting news. I’m sorry. This is not a conspiracy theory anymore. This is documented evidence from congressional investigations, FBI whistleblowers, and forensic analysis. The question isn’t what happened on January 6th. The question is who orchestrated it and why.”

MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts State Police (MSP) arrested 56 people across 38 communities last week during Operation Firewall, a three-day crackdown on child sexual abuse material and related crimes. The suspects, ranging in age from 18 to 75, now face charges pertaining to alleged child pornography possession, child enticement, assault and battery of a child, rape of a child and failure to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Please grant extra angelic protection over all those who are being targeted by Democrat witches. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SHUTDOWN: VP Vance said he had several conversations with Democrats who told him they felt like they were being “held hostage” by their party’s left flank. He also said Schumer “probably ended his career, and he was the person who was fighting more than anybody to keep the government shutdown.”

UKRAINE: Close associates of Zelensky have been charged with embezzling $100 million of money supplied by us and other nations to defend Ukraine against Russia.

Okay, so maybe I’m a little shocked, but only because they have actually been charged.

GRAMMY NOTES: Shout out to Mama Buzz who was born 44 years ago today. In high school, she took both French and Spanish. One day, she answered a question in perfect Spanish only to have her teacher sigh and point out she was in French class.

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Democrats Segue to Epstein

As soon as they lost the shutdown, Democrats released previously undisclosed emails from Jeffrey Epstein they hoped would damage Trump’s reputation.

One said, “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump. VICTIM spent hours at my house with him, has never once been mentioned.” Another said Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a sex trafficking victim. The third said Donald Trump “knew about the girls.”

Republicans responded by disclosing 23,000 documents related to Jefferey Epstein and accused the Democrats of cherry-picking a few messages out of context in an effort to make Trump look bad.

Among those documents is an email in which Epstein mentions that one of his best-known accusers, Virginia Giuffre, had worked at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. But, before her death, Giuffre said that she only met Trump once, that he had not been not among the people who abused her, and that she didn’t think he had known of Epstein’s misconduct with underage girls.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital: “The Democrats selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.”

“The ‘unnamed victim’ referenced in these emails is the late Virginia Giuffre, who repeatedly said President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever and ‘couldn’t have been friendlier’ to her in their limited interactions,” she added.

“The fact remains that President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club decades ago for being a creep to his female employees, including Giuffre.”

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by | November 14, 2025 · 4:50 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Hail Mary, Full of grace, The Lord is with Thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

CATHOLIC HOSPITALS: On Wednesday, U.S. Bishops officially banned gender transition treatment at Catholic hospitals. Bishops will have autonomy in putting the new directives into law for their dioceses. More than one in seven patients in the U.S. are treated each day at Catholic hospitals. In some areas, Catholic hospitals are the only medical centers available.

CROCKETT: One of the Left’s Trump-hating darlings has just been outed for the elitist fraud she is. Federal Election Commission filings show that Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-39) has spent nearly $75,000 on luxury hotels, transportation and security this year. While “representing” her Dallas constituents, she found it necessary to stay at luxury hotels and use limousine services to visit Martha’s Vineyard, Chicago, New York City, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

EVERYDAY HEROES: “Am I gonna be alone?” Amy said to me the first night I took her. I grew up with little money and a loud house. When my mama passed, I helped raise my cousins. I learned early—family means staying. Years later, I started volunteering at a youth center. That’s where I met Amy, quiet and careful with her twin brothers, Micah and Miles. When I finished my foster classes, Amy was the first to move in. One night, she told me about their baby sister, Laila, placed in another foster home, almost adopted. The next morning, I called the agency. A week later, I met the couple and asked them to let the kids stay together. They agreed. Four beds. Four toothbrushes. One house is finally whole. At court, Amy looked up and said, “We don’t gotta pack anymore.”

HISTORY: During the Great Depression, widespread layoffs hit nearly every profession, including journalism. Women reporters were especially vulnerable, often the first to be dismissed when newsrooms downsized. Eleanor Roosevelt, recognizing this imbalance, took an extraordinary step: she began hosting her own press conferences, but with one condition, only female journalists could attend.

This wasn’t just symbolic. By creating a space where women had exclusive access to the First Lady’s insights and announcements, Roosevelt made their presence essential to news coverage. Editors were forced to keep women on staff if they wanted access to her briefings, effectively shielding dozens from unemployment and elevating their professional standing.

Beyond economic survival, Roosevelt’s move reshaped the role of women in media. Her press conferences became a platform for discussing social justice, civil rights, and women’s issues, topics often sidelined in mainstream coverage. In doing so, she didn’t just protect jobs; she expanded the scope and influence of women’s voices in American journalism.

ICE: On November 4 in Los Angeles, CA, ICE officers arrested Victoria Sorocean, an illegal alien wanted in her home country for premeditated murder committed with exceptional cruelty. Sorocean and an accomplice beat the victim with a stick and electrical cable before throwing the victim out a ninth-floor window. In 2013, she fled to the U.S. to avoid prison.

ICE had her in custody during the Biden administration, yet despite her murder conviction, they released her to roam free in American neighborhoods, as they did so many other criminals. Not this time. She will remain in ICE custody until she can be returned to Moldova.

KAMALA: CLICK https://x.com/JasonJournoDC/status/1988043850640941139 [:58] to hear her talk about how savvy she was during the campaign.

Comment by @ugly_cowboy – “Trump was playing 4D chess while she was playing Candy Land.”

PLASTIC: [2:25] – Nzambi Matee is a materials engineer in Kenya who has figured out how to turn plastic waste into strong, lightweight paving bricks.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Father, pour out Your Spirit on America. Let revival break out in homes, churches, and workplaces. Amen.

SHUTDOWN: In case you hadn’t heard, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over.

SIGH: ::sigh:: my hometown. We call it “The Berkley of the East” and “The Soviet Socialist Republic of Ithaca.”

SMH: Then-Rep. Duffy resigned from his position after his ninth child was born with health complications requiring open-heart surgery. By resigning rather than taking leave, he sacrificed his salary, opened up the position for someone else to take over and actually do the work, and had to find a new line of work that allowed him to spend more time with his family.

Then-TransSec Buttigieg took maternity leave after delivery of the surrogate twins he and his husband had purchased. During his time at home, he continued to draw a salary while nobody was doing his job. At the end of his leave, he returned to his job at full pay.

SOCIALISM: I saw this on Facebook – “The Left’s favorite catchphrase is ‘Tax the rich’ not ‘help the poor’ because their ideology is based on envy and resentment.”

TRANSPO: On Nov. 10, Biden’s TransSec, Pete Buttigieg, posted to X – “Why is Trump going after America’s air traffic controllers, today of all days? It’s one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums.” CLICK https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/1988447535996760492 [:44] to hear Trump’s TransSec, Sean Duffy, respond.

Posted on the thread by @xLEGUS – “South Bend resident here! When Pete was mayor, there were literally potholes large enough to plant trees in, but I agree, none exist large enough to hide all of his failures. It was great for South Bend when Pete left, unfortunately, very bad for the country!”

CLICK https://x.com/DGrayTexas45/status/1885489600589664646 [:37] to see then-TransSec Pete pretend to ride his bike to work.

Posted on the thread by @iamchrisbryant – “I actually was an air traffic controller- Pete shut down towers and centers during the pandemic and tried to make Western NC a no-fly zone. Hardly commendable performance.”

GRAMMY NOTES: This week, my 75-year-old husband got to climb two ladders to put storm windows back in the two windows we use for a/c. We’re looking into getting a couple of mini splits when/if Trump sends us that tariff bonus.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Psk_geG141A and watch to the end!

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