by | September 13, 2023 · 12:01 am

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CALIFORNICATION: At a drag-themed fundraiser for a Democratic senate candidate in California, Burbank city mayor Konstantine Anthony got SPANKED by a drag queen. Children were present. When called out on the original video by commenters, Mayor Konstantine Anthony commented, “Jealous??” We should probably not be surprised, since Anthony also approved of the book, Gender Queer, being in public school libraries.

CANADA: This is a real headline from The Toronto Star.

CATHOLIC: I was really interested to watch this interview, because I have seen Jay Richards often on Intelligent Design DVDs. CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmkpd_S_tGo [7:01] to hear how he became convinced that the teachings of the RCC are true. I love the part where he said he made a list. That is exactly how I tackle problems as well. 🙂

COMMANDER IN CHIEF: CLICK https://twitter.com/DontWalkRUN/status/1700886354966573388 [:55 ] to see FAUXTUS’ minders stop his blithering by turning off his microphone and hustling him off the stage. When Peter Doocy asked KJP, “Why does the White House staff treat him like a baby?”, she answered that nobody does that.

ELITIST HYPOCRISY: The leader of the Chicago Teachers Union is an outspoken opponent of school choice. She sends her own child to a private Catholic school, because Chicago’s public schools do not provide the opportunities he needs. How nice for her that she can afford private tuition.

FAUXTUS: Lying Joe shamelessly lied again. CLICK https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1701344932684808307 [:31] to hear him claim he was at Ground Zero on 9/12. He wasn’t. He was in DC. He did visit the site on 9/20 with Ted Kennedy.

NEW MEXICO: On Friday, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered that the Second Amendment be suspended for 30 days in Bernalillo County where Albuquerque. According to her, recent gun violence in the region constituted a “public health emergency.” Yeah, that’s what they said about COVID.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM_KFVe73c0 [3:58] to hear the Bernalillo County Sheriff announce that the governor’s order is unconstitutional and will not be enforced. He lists his reasons, all of which make a ton of sense.

PAIN: Just learned this: “high levels of estrogen exacerbate pain sensation.” This may explain why four to five times more women suffer from things like fibromyalgia, migraine, and tension headaches and why we get an unfair reputation for being wimpy or neurotic.

PEMDAS: I never learned how to do the Order of Operations correctly. CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1eccH1lUKE [11:24] to learn how to do it right.

STAMP SCAM: I’ve got an interesting and unexpected update on the U.S. stamp scam. I received the “stamps” I ordered. To recap: I stupidly fell for a Facebook ad scam about USPS stamps for sale. In my defense, the website is very professionally done. I buy my stamps online and this site (uspstamps.com) looked exactly like the real one (usps.com).

But, as soon as I saw on my online bank statement that the charge was not to USPS, but to a website that does not exist and a street address that came up as a house for sale, I realized my mistake. So I notified my bank, had my credit card canceled, reported the incident to the FBI’s online fraud unit, and beat myself up for falling for a scam.

I was astonished when I received the “stamps” and now suspect the scam goes beyond an online credit card rip-off and into outright counterfeiting. We’re going to report it to our postmaster. I’ll let you know what he says.

TRANS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dARoAepUBvM for a very quick and very pertinent question.

VAXXX: The FDA has approved the new Moderna and Pfizer mRNA “vaccines” for people aged 12 and older and granted emergency authorization for the shots for people aged 6 months to 11 years. (Never mind that kids that young are virtually guaranteed to have a mild case that imparts long-term immunity.) Florida’s Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, says to just say no to the drugs. “There’s been no clinical trial done in human beings showing that it benefits people, there’s been no clinical trial showing that it is a safe product for people.”

VIRGINIA: Michelle Blair is suing her local school district and a public defender for pushing her daughter into transgenderism, prostitution, and sex trafficking. Blair alleges that school district employees secretly “transitioned” her daughter, who was later placed by the public defender in an all-male juvenile facility, where the girl was sexually assaulted and then kidnapped, raped, and sex-trafficked after she ran away from the facility.

GRAMMY NOTES: My knee tap went well; thank you for your prayers! I’m sore, but my doctor was able to extract enough fluid for the lab to do a culture, so first hurdle down. 🙂 Additional prayers please that the fluid contained a goodly sample of the fungus that’s infesting me, that it will flourish in its petri dish, and be correctly identified so we will know what we’re dealing with and can wisely adjust my treatment protocol.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1700564992213316092 [:14] for an epic moment in sports. LOL

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jvJEqf0lE1M for more R*CKST*R.

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by | September 11, 2023 · 5:21 pm

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ABORTION: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ihFcK5twFuw to hear a very low information voter. – In humans, a zygote is formed when an egg cell and sperm cell come together to create a new unique organism. The zygote phase is brief, lasting only about four days, long before any woman knows she has conceived a child. During the next phase of development, the organism is called a blastocyst. Once the blastocyst has implanted in the uterine lining, the organism becomes an embryo, a phase of development that last from two weeks to eight weeks after conception. By the time most women realize their periods are late and at least begin to suspect they are pregnant, their unborn children ate way past the zygote stage. From the ninth week until birth, the organism is known as a fetus. Fetus just means “an unborn or unhatched vertebrate.” At birth, a human child is called a neonate. One month after birth, that same child becomes known as an infant. When that child becomes mobile, it is known as a toddler. When it is running, climbing, and talking back, it is known as a pre-schooler. And on and on. At every stage of development, the child is a living, growing, DNA-unique being.

BORDER: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcOEWlFoMGc [first 3:30 minutes] to hear Sky News report on New York City’s illegal problem.

DISNEY: Disney+ has a new animated series in the works. According to IMDb, “Pauline will feature an 18-year-old girl who accidentally becomes pregnant from a one-night stand with Lukas, who, as it turns out, is the devil himself. The pregnancy gives Pauline supernatural powers and an epic battle between good and evil ensues.” Sooooo … let me think. This chick is going to get supernatural powers from Satan and use them to fight evil? I. Don’t. Think. So. This is yet another variation on the New Age lie that supernatural powers are neutral. Little wonder the exorcists are so busy these days.

FIBROMYALGIA: This is long and involved. If you’re very, very interested in FMG, CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS9NRIX6a1E [42:29] for a lay-friendly explanation of the study linked below. I remember, many years ago, telling a doctor that I felt like I had 50% more nerve endings than a normal person. It has been so validating to learn that I wasn’t all that far off. I don’t have more nerves, obviously. But the nerves I have are a whole lot louder than they should be.

OUR MODERN TIMES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fx_AJ3YeyY [2:48:27] if you’ve ever wondered “How did we get here?!” Yes, it’s long. But it’s well worth the time.

RAF POLICE DOG DISPLAY TEAM: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjm724c_YE4 [14:49] to see them strut their stuff at Crufts. This one is especially for Mindful and Daisy!

GRAMMY NOTES: I’d appreciate prayers for my knee tap tomorrow (Tuesday, 11:30 am). I have been battling a systemic fungal infection for years. Recently, it appears to have gotten into my left knee joint, so today, my primary is going to stick a needle in and try to draw out some infected material to culture. He warned me that the tap is uncomfortable and may not produce any culture at all, but if it does, it would be enormously helpful in fighting this muck.

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by | September 10, 2023 · 3:29 pm

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CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOLZDaTgIaM [7:15] to watch The Veil Removed, a beautiful film that reveals the coming together of heaven and earth at Mass, as seen by saints and mystics, revealed in Scripture, and explained in The Catechism of the Catholic Church.

DISNEY: Liberals: We must break the stereotypes! Snow WHITE will be played by a Latina. The 7 Dwarfs will be played by actors who are not Little People. Also Liberals: Only gay actors can play gay characters.

FAUXTUS: Bill Richardson, who served as governor of Mexico from 2003 to 2011, has died. Dementia Joe wrote in his condolence message, “Jill and I send our love to his family, including his wife of over 50 years, Barbara, and their daughter Heather.” Bill and Barbara did not have a daughter. CLICK https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1699523036674720081 [:25] to hear KJP go oops.

NEW YUCK CITY: State Supreme Court Judge Ralph J. Porzio ruled that held that the city’s denials of religious accommodation to certain employees were unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious, and that the teachers “must be reinstated with back pay.” The suit was brought by ten teachers who were denied religious exemptions and then fired for not submitting to the Fauci Ouchi.

PELOSI: Anybody who says Trump is too old to run should note that the 83-year-old former House Speaker has decided that San Francisco and the United States of America can not get along without her. In announcing her run for a 20th 2-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives she said, “Now more than ever our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery. Our country needs America to show the world that our flag is still there, with liberty and justice for ALL.“

POOL OF SILOAM: Archeologists have made enough progress unearthing the site where Jesus healed a blind man that they expect to be open to the public soon.

SCOTUS: The latest round of scheduled cases include a domestic abuser gun ban; whether a critic can trademark an insult targeting former President Donald Trump; whether Americans can sue when government officials block them on social media; and whether authorities can seize property even if its owner isn’t convicted of a crime.

SEATTLE: The UW study analyzed bus and train car air samples collected on 28 evenings between March and June of this year. Out of the 78 air samples, researchers found fentanyl in a quarter of them and methamphetamine in all of them. Out of the 102 surface samples they took, almost half had detectable amounts of fentanyl and 98% were positive for methamphetamine.

This study did not test any transit operators or passengers to see if they had secondhand fentanyl or methamphetamine in their systems. It certainly should be done. Methinks somebody should also look into how much exposure passengers, particularly children and pregnant women, are experiencing.

TRANS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c2WQuE8aDzY to hear an important truth about the “deep disgusted, hatred and envy” of trans activists have for real women.

GRAMMY NOTES: This is one of those times when you realize how you look to your kids and maybe what you need to change! One of mine was when #1 was being really bratty and, when chastised, said, “I HAVE A HEADACHE!” I cleaned up my act after that and, apparently, did a bang up job.

When that same kid was all grown up and trying to get her health back, her doctor kept shaking his head over her labs. She asked why and he said, “I can’t reconcile these number with the woman who is sitting in front of me. Your thyroid level is the worst I’ve EVER seen, yet you’re well groomed and pleasant.”

She said, “That’s cuz I grew up with a mom who NEVER felt good, but she just kept on being nice and doing as much as she could.”

Parenting Tip: Be the kind of parent whose kids will tell their kids how much they want to be like you.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Id9CaAQVeZw for an important reminder!

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by | September 9, 2023 · 3:34 pm

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2024: Dearest and I have started an irresistible novena for the 2024 elections. We’ll do 27 (3 novenas) rosaries for petition (above), then I’ll rewrite the prayer and update the calendar for the 27 rosaries for thanksgiving.

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: ALA President Emily Drabinski, who describes herself as a “Marxist lesbian,” has caused several states to break ties with the ALA. At a conference on socialism, she said libraries schools should be fronts for “socialist organizing.”

ARIZONA: A whistleblower from inside the University of Arizona’s School of Nursing warns the student nurses are currently being trained to ask three-year-old children about their gender identity during well visits.

CALIFORNICATION: On Monday, the California State Assembly officially recognized August as Transgender History Month.

DANNY MASTERSON: The actor, known for his role on That ’70s Show and his devotion to Scientology, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted on two counts of rape. He faces a second civil trial in connection with the crimes that focuses on the alleged harassment of the Church of Scientology which, as is their practice for high profile celebrity members, worked to hide his crimes and silence his victims.

FAUXTUS: Earlier this year, Biden said that the benefits provided under “The Family and Medical Leave Act” should be expanded. But early in 2021, his transition team un-approved a request for paid parental leave from two married DHS employees who both appointed to their posts by the Trump administration. The time they needed to care for their premature infant “had all been approved,” the wife said. “It took more of an effort to deny us than to give it to us.”

GEORGIA: Fulton County’s District Attorney Fani Willis wanted to try former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants all together. But four of the defendants, including Trump, have asked to sever their cases, while two others have moved to have their cases heard in a federal rather than state court. Dems also wanted this big show trial to be televised prior to the 2024 election.

Hearings and appeals for removals to federal court could take four to six months. Any severed cases will need to be tried separately, which could take about four months each, not including jury selection, and require 150 witnesses to show up to each trial. One legal commenter noted about repeating witnesses, “The more times you repeat a story, there are going to be inconsistencies that occur that later defendants will be able to exploit.”

GOOD DAD: CLICK https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1699780958340403652 [:45] to see a good dad call out a perv for using the ladies’ room.

HEROES: When a crazed man yelling “Allahu Akbar” tried to open a door in the middle of a flight from Israel to England on Monday, brave passengers tackled him and held him down while crew members zip-tied him.

LYING WITH STATISTICS: The annual number of Americans who use their guns to stop crime ranges from about 64,000 to 3 million per year. The pro-gun-control people prefer to cite the FBI’s number. According to them, only 14 “good guys with guns” have stopped an active-shooter incident between 2014-2022.

John Lott, who until recently was a senior adviser for research and statistics for the DOJ, was tasked with fact checking that number. He says he found the actual rate to be 8 to 11 times higher, depending on local carry laws. He shared his findings with the FBI. They did not change their report.

One dodge the FBI uses to provided the gun control activists with their useful but fake number is to define “active-shooter incidents” as only those in which an individual actively kills or attempts to kill people in a populated, public area. But it does not include shootings that are deemed related to other criminal activity. Many self-defense shootings happen during home invasions, etc. Lives are saved, but the gun controllers couldn’t care less. They don’t want us to be safe.

Lott is now running The Crime Prevention Research Center, which maintains a list of actual “good guys with guns” incidents.

OREGON: Angie Kendoll is a new trans elementary teacher for the South Lane School District in Cottage Grove, where “Children Come First.” Kendoll has a previously public TikTok account where he sings about practicing “deep throat.”

REGRET: Back in April 2021, Megyn Kelly she said she had “zero qualms” about getting the shot. Now, she’s singing a different tune. Not only has she gotten COVID “many times”, but her doctor says the autoimmune disorder she now suffers from was probably caused by it. “I went to the best rheumatologist in New York, and I asked her, do you think this could have to do with the fact that I got the damn booster and then got COVID within three weeks? And she said yes. Yes. I wasn’t the only one she’d seen that with.”

S&G: CLICK https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1699845101332181151?s=20 [:36] to hear this groomer sing “Gender’s just pretend.”

VAXXX: The FDA and the CDC have both run different types of analyses of adverse events related to the COVID-19 vaxxxines that they claim revealed “no unexpected safety signals.” So why are they both stonewalling Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) for the reports? They say they’re way too busy and besides that there is pending litigation regarding these reports. Yeah, about that. The suit was filed by the nonprofit Children’s Health Defense after the agencies refused a FOIA request for the records. What are they hiding?!

GRAMMY NOTES: Ditto if your wife is taking art lessons and shows you her latest piece. 😉

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by | September 8, 2023 · 12:55 pm

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CATHOLIC: I just heard this fun thing about Mary, that she’s a Jewish mother who just wants you to meet her Son and spend her time loving on and being all up in the business of the kids in His kingdom. ❤

COOKING WITH LAN LAM: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEtlkePFIGM [6:14]. I’ve been doing this “water first” method, since I first learned it from Lan. It makes wonderful mushrooms. I’ve also tried it with many other veggies. Again, wonderful results. It’s especially good for eggplant which otherwise uses a ton of oil.

FAUXTUS: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/966702544420319 for three pieces of evidence that KJP’s “This President” may be BHO in his third term.

LIFE: Kourtney Kardashian Barker shared that she underwent “urgent fetal surgery … I will be forever grateful to my incredible doctors for saving our baby’s life.”

LOW INFORMATION PROTESTERS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XdYBrdhHJIE for a good laff.

WALK AWAY: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUK-36rp8uQ [8:53] to hear a young Black woman who left the Democrat plantation after her landlord moved a trans man into her apartment, because “we can’t discriminate.”

YEETUS THE FETUS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1Uqlsg5BG0Y to hear a brief pro-abort vs. anti-abort debate. It always amuses me to watch these people proudly read their hand written signs as if words on a piece of cardboard are the ultimate gotcha.

GRAMMY NOTES: I love The Good and the Beautiful home school curriculum the Mascots are using. This is a reading lesson that Bootz did on Wednesday. Art appreciation is built into the lessons throughout.

The text above the painting says,“Read to the child: Look at the painting on this page. Two things that can make a painting look so real are shadow and light. Show me where you see shadows in the painting. Show me where you see light. Do you think it would be fun to visit this place? What do you think is beautiful about this place?”

The child then practices the vowel and consonant sounds for the three letter words below the painting, then circles the objects that appear in the painting. The child then reads the sentences on the facing page and colors in the circle for each one that says something true about the painting.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uSIMNzYjxm4 for more R*CKST*R. I think he really nails this one!

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1r9MitSB2yg for an awesome dog daddy. 🙂

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by | September 7, 2023 · 11:09 am

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AUSTIN: It’s been two years since Austin police stopped responding to non-emergency calls because of low officer numbers. Now they include in “non-emergencies” getting mugged. They recently boosted the department’s budget, so they’ve got money to update their logo, but not to put officers on the street to respond to thefts. That’s Democrat “leadership” for you, especially when your ultra-left-wing, soft-on-criminals, hard-on-law-abiding-citizens DA was put in office thanks to mega bucks provided by George Soros.

EVs: A recent study found that 20% of electric vehicle owners are going back to gas fueled vehicles. Reasons cited for defecting include: moving to an area without enough of the right kind of charging stations; needing a gas car for long trips; astronomical repair costs; huge environmental costs in manufacture and disposal of batteries.

FAUXTUS: Right after clipping the Medal of Honor on this Vietnam vet Larry Taylor, Dementia Joe walked out of the ceremony. CLICK https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1699150370088366537 [:47].

MASKS: A study entitled “An Experimental Study of the Efficacy of Gauze Face Masks” was published in the American Journal of Public Health (NY) in January of 1920. The researchers concluded that masks were not “efficient enough to warrant compulsory application for the checking of epidemics. … This investigation is scientific in character, omitting no one of the necessary factors. It ought to settle the much argued question of masks for the public.”

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hwuRkJMo_4 [2:32] to view Volume 7 – 2012: Texas tries to increase road safety. 2013: The University of Vermont eliminates single-use bottled water from campus vending machines. 1900: Argentina institutes a bachelor tax.

GRAMMY NOTES: if you haven’t tried non-Crayolas at least once, are you really a parent?

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L5PPKfWwIUY for a fun Judi Dench clip.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NLNBps8pJFQ to see Marley meet the foster cat.

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by | September 6, 2023 · 3:02 pm

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ABORTION: Fact Check – 10,000 abortions a year are performed in the U.S. after 20 weeks. While this is only 1.3% of all abortions, it is still ten thousand dead babies who were close to or past viability. Polls show that about 70% of Americans believe abortion should be banned at 12 to 15 weeks.

Consider by comparison how outraged abortion supporters get over school shootings. Yet, during the worst year of school shootings in U.S. history, 34 people total died. Not ten thousand. Thirty-four. According to pro-aborts, we should revoke the Second Amendment to deprive law-abiding citizens of the right to bear arms AND add “reproductive rights” (aka, abortion on demand at any time, for any reason) to the Constitution.

EFFING BEE: They absolutely did too save grease and foil … and paper bags and cardboard boxes and used wrapping paper and buttons and worn out clothing and and and. They lived through The Great Depression and never forgot what it was like to want for basics.

GENTLE PARENTING: What do you think the odds are that the two entitled princesses were raised by parents who believed that rules and consequences were “violence”? First, CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w-4fnK3dH2I for a short one. If you’ve got the patience, CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWbkryYTRV8 [16:21] for a longer one. All the negotiating, deflection, and gaslighting are exactly what you get when the child’s “feelings” are the end all and be all. I’m guessing this brat’s parents let her have her own way over and over and over and over. And now she’s in handcuffs in the back of a police car facing multiple charges. BTW, the longer clip is worth watching just to see how amazing these cops are.

MESSIANIC JEW: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AVD9Vlj_D4 [18:37] to hear an expanded version of a testimony I posted some time ago. I’m posting this longer one, because it includes stuff I have never heard about before.

PROPAGANDA: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KFWOHmYltTY to hear a very short and interesting take on political correctness.

TRANS: A recently study entitled “Obstetrics and Gynecology: National Estimates of Gender-Affirming Surgery in the US” was published in JAMA OB/GYN. It reported that, from 2016 to 2020, a total of 48,019 patients underwent so-called Gender-Affirming Surgery (GAS).

13 to 40 years old: 21.8%

19 to 30 years old: 52.3%

12 to 18 years old: 7.7%

Breast and chest procedures: 56.6%

Genital reconstruction: 35.1%

Facial and cosmetic procedures: 13.9%.

VAXXX: Breakthrough cases among the vaxxxed started as early as January 2021. During the week ending July 31, 2021, in the 65+ cohort, 73% of the COVID-19 cases and 63% of the COVID-19 hospitalizations were fully vaccinated individuals. The CDC, the FDA and NIH higher-ups, including Anthony Fauci, Francis Collins, Peter Marks, and Janet Woodcock knew this, yet continued to claim the serums were strongly protective against severe disease.

WAKE UP: I know my regular readers are wide awake. But if any of you know someone who is newly unwoke or on the verge of entering that blessed state, encourage them to watch this. It’s long, but that’s because it reveals years of corruption. CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=984649642684669 [1:01:50].

GRAMMY NOTES: Mama Buzz had an issue with her credit card and texted that the bank guy “helped me make a list of all our autopsy!” I was all “wuh?” until the next sentence made it clear she’d hit the “s” instead of an “a” for “autopay.” Given that her credit card has been canceled and is now “dead”, I am LOLing.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/36cJL9WLv5o to hear about the husband who cracked the code. LOL

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bFbcC-T-BJ8 to see how the math works out. 🙂

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by | September 5, 2023 · 11:29 am

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ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIVITY: In July 2020, Fauci claimed, “There are a lot of people who are asymptomatic who are spreading infection. … we absolutely should be wearing masks consistently.”

His claim was based on poorly designed studies that a new study says got it wrong. Published in the August issue of The Lancet’s Microbe journal, “Viral emissions into the air and environment after SARS-CoV-2 human challenge: a phase 1, open label, first-in-human study“ showed that, prior to experiencing symptoms, people who are infected with the ‘rona do not spread it to others.

CENSORSHIP: Dr. John Littell has regained his Florida board certification which was stripped because he had publicly criticized COVID vaccines. YouTube also frequently removed content from his channel for the same reason.

FAUCI: CLICK https://twitter.com/Liz_Wheeler/status/1698357079885353288 [2:51] to hear Tony “I AM THE SCIENCE” try to insist, “There Is No Doubt That Masks Work.” When a CNN anchor challenges him with the study linked below in “MASKS”, he is forced to admit that the old meme – “If you don’t wear a mask, you’re killing someone’s grandma” – is a Big Fat Lie. Mask mandates are useless for controlling an epidemic.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_2BYLnii6s [4:16] to hear Freedom Toons present The Virus’s Comeback Tour … plus his manager, Tony Fauci.

IVERMECTIN: On Friday, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled that the case brought by three doctors against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its anti-ivermectin messaging can continue.

“FDA is not a physician. It has authority to inform, announce, and apprise—but not to endorse, denounce, or advise. The Doctors have plausibly alleged that FDA’s Posts fell on the wrong side of the line between telling about and telling to. As such, the Doctors can use the APA to assert their ultra vires claims against the Agencies and the Officials.”

The lawsuit was initially filed in June 2022 by Dr. Bowden, Drs. Robert L. Apter, and Paul E. Marik for interfering with both their authority to prescribe an approved medication and the doctor-patient relationship. All three alleged their reputations were harmed by the FDA campaign.

KJP: Karine Jean-Pierre never seems to refer to Joe Biden by his name. She always says, “This president.” And then she says stuff … with a straight face … like how he works so hard, etc. It has me wondering if “this president” isn’t Slow Joe, but whoever it is who is actually running the White House while Joe wanders around mumbling, taking naps, and going on endless vacations

MANDATES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU9gYY602qg [6:35] to hear JP get you up to speed on how to deal with the next round of mandates.

MASKS: A new, highly sophisticated medical research review concludes, “There is just no evidence that they make any difference. Full stop.” The study, entitled “Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses (Review)” looked at 78 international studies about mask use in multiple clinical, public- and private-life settings. Even the tighter N95/P2 respirators make little or no difference in the overall rates of infections in a community.

I’m going out on a limb here and suggest that, if you have an active respiratory infection and you must leave your home for some reason, you’re probably doing the world a favor to cover your own mouth and nose with a mask. Ditto if you have an immune deficiency issue; I have been wearing 3M dust/mist/carbon masks in public since the mid-80s to limit my exposure to chemicals and germs. They’re not perfect, but they definitely do help.

NEW ZEALAND: In the face of public backlash, politicians are trying to rewrite history. Too bad for them that we have the internet. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Chris Hipkins claims, “There was no compulsory vaccination. People made their own choices.” BUT, is it really a choice if the consequence of choosing no is to lose your job?

The government of New Zealand mandated the ‘rona jab for all employees working in education, health care, or businesses where proof of vaccination was required for customers. Said employees had four whole weeks to get their shots and produce proof before being fired. Some employers were permitted to exempt employees from the mandate, meaning employees had no choice.

OREGON: Oregon’s new sex-ed guidelines are pretty insane. Kindergartners are encouraged to question their gender; first graders are expected to recognize and understand the uses for menstrual pads and tampons.

RASMUSSEN: When likely U.S. voters were asked, “Which is more important for America’s national security – getting the migrant crisis at the U.S. border under control, or supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia?”, 60% chose the border vs. 30% chose Ukraine vs. 10% chose Not Sure.

RFK Jr: After a lifetime of proclaiming himself a devout Catholic, Kennedy says he supports legal abortion, but only for the first three months. Not good enough, pal. Not nearly good enough.

TRUMP: I’m MAGA disappointed in Tucker Carlson for saying that Trump is too old to be president.

WAKING UP: CLICK https://twitter.com/TONYxTWO/status/1697783323265740903 [2:23] to hear an awesome video by a woman who has been awakened by the Trump indictments.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Srg_SULEHJw for a brief comedy clip.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6f1iY4Y_ePw for a terrible (and funny) pun.

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by | September 4, 2023 · 10:59 am

Bits & Bytes

ABORTION: FAUXTUS’ Department of Health and Human Services is giving $23 million dollars to several organizations, to provide abortions for “youth in foster care, youth in juvenile justice, rural youth, expectant and parenting teens, [and] younger adolescents in middle school” – all young girls in vulnerable situations. 

BIDENOMICS: Over the last two months, our economy lost 110k jobs, unemployment rose by .3%, and average hourly earnings rose a meager 8 cents. The average national price for gas is $3.95; four years ago, it was $2.27.

COVID-19: On Thursday, Trump dismissed the “left-wing lunatics [who] are trying very hard to bring back COVID lockdowns and mandates with all of their sudden fearmongering about the new variants that are coming.” I’d love to hear him say, “My biggest mistake first time around was listening to and trusting Tony Fauci. I understand the Swamp now, so that won’t happen again.”

DNA: Twenty years ago, this couple adopted an abandoned newborn boy; a year later, they adopted an abandoned newborn girl. The kids recently had their DNA done and learned they are not just adopted siblings, but also full biological siblings.

Adoptive mom reports that, when her daughter got the DNA results, “She’s screaming her head off, I couldn’t understand a word she was saying. I was like, ‘Were you in a car accident? Are you OK?’ And she goes, ‘Me and Frank are brother and sister!'”

Angela was confused — what on earth was Victoria talking about? This was hardly news. “I said to her, ‘Of course you’re brother and sister. I raised you.'”

“And Vicky says, ‘No, Mom. You don’t understand, we’re biological siblings.”

ESCAPE THE WOKE: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=984649642684669 [1:01:05] to hear an excellent lecture by Michael Shellenberger. Full of FACTS.

FLORIDA: “I’ve told all of our personnel at the state level, you protect people’s property, and we are not going to tolerate any looting in the aftermath of a natural disaster,” said DeSantis. “I’ll also just remind potential looters … you never know what you’re walking into. People have a right to defend their property.”

KENTUCKY: When this woman attempted to leave her abusive baby daddy, he slapped her around, threatened her with death, then chained her to the floor. While he was gone, she managed to break a window and get a neighbor’s attention with her screams. The suspect is in custody and faces charges of kidnapping, intimidating a participant in the legal process, wanton endangerment, domestic assault, terroristic threatening, and physical harassment.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is not assisting any effort to keep anyone off the ballot doesn’t expect ballot access will be a problem for the former president. Unfortunately, some of the biggest states with the most electoral votes are deep blue havens for Trump haters. We need to PRAY.

NICARAGUA: According to Wikipedia, dictator Daniel Ortega attended but was never graduated from Central American University in Managua. On August 16, 2023, his government seized all of the university’s property, evicted the Jesuit priests, and renamed it after a Marxist revolutionary.

The United Nations condemned the seizure on X writing in Spanish, “The impact of this measure with the suspension of classes seriously affects the right to education, which is essential for the fulfillment of other human rights.”

OREGON: An arsonist is in custody for starting the fire that destroyed the sanctuary at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Salem. The parish serves 3,500.

RAFFENSPERGER: You can always tell what Dems are doing, by what they accuse us of doing. For example, the Wrongs have been claiming that, during a January 2021 between former President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Trump insisted Raffensperger fabricate enough votes for Trump to win the state.

This week, Raffensperger was subpoenaed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to testify during a motion hearing. During his testimony, he said that the call in question was about whether or not to pursue another recount of votes. Trump believed he had actually won Georgia and wanted the votes accurately assessed … which is a long way from demanding that Raffensperger do what the Democrats had actually done, which is fabricate enough votes for Biden to win the state.

SANCTUARY: CLICK https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1697326909913227403 [:29] to hear a formerly woke Democrat spew angry hatred toward illegals in her back yard. “I don’t want them there! Take them someplace else or send them back to Venezuela! I don’t care where they go!”

She added, “I am absolutely livid, livid. You all are so hypocritical. I live right across the street from that hotel. Back when they were there in the spring. They would be on our lawn, on our benches. I’m walking around the building; what do I walk upon? Three men urinating on the building.”

TRUMP: A Georgia just has ruled that the kangaroo trial in Fulton County will be viewable to the public and that all parties and spectators are allowed to use recording devices.

TUCKER: The former Fox News host spoke publicly for the first time about his ouster, saying that he’s still not sure why the company kicked him to the curb. He said, “The Murdochs never got in my way. They were always good to me”, but that the network is “not really covering the news anymore.”

USPS: The post office is NOT having a YUGE sale!!! I fell for it :-(““““` My bank charge says “JOURNEBABY.COM” which does not exist … NOT “USPS” like it would if the offer was real. And the address, 1003 Balsam Dr. Durango, COUS, appears to be a house that is for sale. :-(““““`

I forgot all my lessons about avoiding scams … like entering the site via its normal port, not the sale link. The correct web site for USPS is usps.com. The scam ad sends you to uspstamps.com.

If you also fell for this (or something else) and had your card charged … go to https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice. Fill out the form to report the scammers to the FBI. Also, ask your bank’s fraud person if there is any way to get your money back or report on these jerks. They take this stuff seriously.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://twitter.com/TheWorldAboutUs/status/1683159790103715840 to see a stunning spiral rainbow! H/t and thanks to Mindful Webworker.

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Gentle Parenting

WARNING: Chrissy rant ahead.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vrcc89cf6W8 to hear a comedian mock “gentle parenting.” This parenting theory isn’t really about spanking vs. not spanking. At its best, it incorporates tried and tested parenting methods. At its worst, it advocates pandering to your kids rather than raising them to be responsible, morally upright adults.

One site claims that “gentle parenting” is different from “traditional parenting” in that it supposedly focuses on “age-appropriate development” rather than “punishment and reward.” Yeah, no. Some of the stuff they cite I learned from my mom (born in 1914) and some is stuff I found worked well with my kids (born in the early 1980s).

  1. Give choices not commands.
  2. Use playfulness to make chores more fun or to diffuse tension.
  3. Invite children to participate in making decisions that affect them.
  4. Forgive when they apologize.
  5. Apologize and ask for forgiveness when you get it wrong.
  6. Label the behavior, not the kid.

I also really like giving kids permission to say “No, thank you” to somebody who wants to get into their personal space. I remember being pawed by a drunken friend of my parents at a party, but when I complained, my mother snarled at me about how important it was that I not embarrass them in front of their friends. So not cool.

But really … imo, some of this “gentle parenting” stuff is just whacked out. For example, not requiring kids to say “please” and “thank you.” Oh, come on! Manners grease the wheels of society. They need to be taught early and often.

The fact that “gentle parenting” was first proposed in the late 1980s suggests it has had a lot to do with the absurd behaviors we’ve seen on college campuses in recent years. Take this rule for example: “Allow feelings to run their course. Rather than saying “shoosh”, or yelling “stop!”, parents actively listen to crying. They may say, “you have a lot of/strong feelings about [situation].” Yeah, maybe … in some circumstances. Just be careful not to teach your kids that they can use tantrums to get what they want when they want it.

I remember the Big Car Seat Battle we had with Mama Buzz. She had tried to unbuckle on an earlier trip, so I had pulled over, gotten out to put her back, and informed her that staying buckled was not negotiable. The next time, Daddy was driving, so she tried to push his buttons. I was there, so she didn’t get out of her car seat, but she did scream at the top of her lungs and thrash around for a long, long time. Dearest said, “What should we do?” I told him, “Keep. On. Driving.” Eventually, she realized that she was not getting any attention, but she was getting a nasty headache and stopped. We never had any car seat battles with #2 and #3, because it was obvious from #1’s behavior that kids got buckled and stayed buckled. Period.

Another “gentle parenting” theory that strikes me as blatantly absurd is that is no such thing as bad behavior. “There are only unmet needs.” That’s just … no.

Even worse, “gentle parenting” equates even the suggestion of a negative consequence with actual violence. Warning a kid, “If you continue to do this, then that will happen” is violence, even when “that” is something as benign as a time out or appropriate as a loss of a privilege.

One site says that when some behavior is hurting someone else, you say things like, “Pulling the dog’s tail hurts him. I will not allow you to do that.” Then it goes on to explain that this involves “guiding instead of controlling, connecting instead of punishing, encouraging instead of demanding. It’s about listening, understanding, responding, and communicating.” That may work well with kids who have very compliant personalities. Mine were all very strong-willed. They would’ve steamrollered us if we hadn’t had a “that’s enough talk, now you do what you’re told” rule.

Another site talks about setting clear expectations. E.g., “If bedtime is always at 8 p.m., try not to deviate from that. If you put your foot down on a decision, stand your ground.” But there is no explanation for what constitutes putting your foot down. I’ve seen so many episodes of Supernanny where a very strong-willed kid has been allowed to run roughshod over the entire household, making parents and siblings miserable. Supernanny’s methods work, but so far as I can tell, they are not approved of by the GP gurus.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests the key to this parenting approach is teaching, not punishing. Well yes and no. I’m all for teaching. It’s the way I was raised, it’s the way I raised my girls, and it’s what Supernanny advocates. I totally agree that when a kid does not understand what the boundaries are, then they don’t deserve a negative consequence for crossing them. However, when you’ve explained the rules and the reasons for the rules and the consequences for breaking the rules, and you’ve even given them a “next time” warning, then by golly, that consequence had better come immediately after the first repetition.

But I was told by a “Gentle Parent” that even having rules is violence. According to him, my telling my girls, “If you don’t stop hitting each other, I’m going to turn off this movie and return it”, was an act of violence. Furthermore, when they continued and I stopped the video and returned it to the rental store*, that was another act of violence.

*I think they thought I’d want to see the end of Titanic too much to actually follow through on my threat. However, being a good parent was much more important to me than seeing a movie. Plus, I knew how it would end. The boat sank.

I asked him if he believed in sin or in raising his kids to become mature, functioning members of society. He ignored both questions and proceeded to explain how I should have gotten down on the floor with them, found out what unmet needs they were expressing by poking, slapping and kicking each other, then done everything in my power to meet those unmet needs, so that they would choose to stop their undesirable behavior.

It’s amazing how good my kids turned out. His, meanwhile, aren’t even teen-agers yet.

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