by | October 18, 2025 · 7:16 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Bless us, O Lord, and all the gifts we receive from Your bounty! In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BEAUTY BREAK: [3:18] – Nisha is an inspiration.

BOLTON: On October 16, John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser during the president’s first term, was indicted on 18 counts under the Espionage Act. Federal prosecutors allege that between April 9, 2018 and August 22, 2025, Bolton shared more than a thousand pages of information about his day-to-day activities as the National Security Advisor including information relating to the national defense which was classified up to the TOP SECRET/SCI level — with two unauthorized individuals.

CLICK https://x.com/alx/status/1978970564107657261 [:25] to hear Bolton say that Trump possibly having mishandled classified information was “a very serious crime.” Now that he’s been indicted on the same charges, he’s saying, “I have become the latest target in weaponizing the Justice Department to charge those he deems to be his enemies.” The old Democrat two step: Rules for thee but not for me.

CALIFORNICATION: California is the only state that has refused to require commercial truck drivers speak English. CLICK https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/1978595805603774732 [1:15] to hear SecTrans Duffy explain that this is a long-standing rule that wasn’t being enforced. Trump has ordered that $40 million in state aid be withheld from California until they get on board. If Newsom is so concerned about his people being able to drive trucks, he should sponsor a massive ESL program to get them up to speed.

CHARLIE KIRK: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LqGVsdq-KWw [1:20] to hear him talk about male vs. female. I believe there is a similar gender breakdown in single vs. multitasking.

COMEDY BREAK: [2:33] – “Projecting LOL.”

DEMOCRATS: Republicans put forward a stand-alone bill to ensure military pay during the shutdown. The only Senate Democrats to cross the aisle to vote with the GOP were Sens. John Fetterman (PA), Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), and Jeanne Shaheen (NH).

EDUCATION: [3:43] – This UNC-Asheville student joined both College Democrats and Turning Point USA.

EVERYDAY HEROES: “This woman, Kaylen, at Sports Clips in Charleston did more for my heart than she will probably ever realize. Haircuts with Isaiah are no small feat. He hates having anything near his ears, the sound of clippers sends him into a tailspin…this evening was no different. I was ready to give up, but she wasn’t. She sat on the floor with my baby in her lap, and she cut his hair. They talked about Dory and Christmas, and she even let him spray her with her water bottle. Autism can be so very, very hard, but people like this make our days just a little easier.” Credit: Jennifer McCafferty

ICE: During a three-day operation in September along Interstate 40 in Oklahoma, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained 120 illegal immigrants for immigration-related offenses. At least 91 of them held a commercial driver’s license (CDL*)and were operating a commercial motor vehicle.

*A CDL allows a driver to operate a large, hazardous, or heavy motor vehicle for business purposes, including tractor trailers, tank trucks, and buses.

MILITARY: SecDef Pete has ordered some of the National Guardsmen who deployed to Illinois to go back home cuz they’re fat, not fit.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, We ask that truth be uncovered and justice be accomplished in all cases before every court in the land. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SCOTUS: CLICK https://x.com/BreitbartNews/status/1978488505161404532 [1:29] to hear Justice Ketanji Brown say that Blacks needs gerrymandered voting districts because they’re disabled.

SMITH: On October 16, a group of GOP lawmakers, led by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, asking her office to refer former special counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for alleged misconduct and possible disbarment. Their complaint centers on Smith having engaged in a “weaponized witch hunt” during which the Biden DOJ subpoenad their cell phone records.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: The monastery where St. Carlo Acutis received his First Holy Communion in 1998 was almost completely destroyed by fire on October 11. The 21 cloistered nuns who live in the 17th century facility outside Milan escaped without harm and were able to save some paintings and a relic of the saint. The cause of the blaze is unknown.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GPudzpjUz9I to hear what happened to a kid who put laxatives in his cupcake. When I was a kid, a friend’s son had his lunch stolen from his locker. This was before meds were stored with the school nurse, so his epilepsy pills were in the bag. During the discussion, my sibs said lunch theft from lockers was not uncommon in the high school. My father opined that he’d make a dog doo sandwich and put that in his locker.

WOMEN’S SPORTS: After three years of courtroom battles, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is finally doing the right thing and stripping “Lia” Thomas of all of his swimming medals.

GRAMMY NOTES: Shout-out to my Dearest, who was born 76 years ago today. Happy birthday, Boo!

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by | October 17, 2025 · 10:10 am

Word Nerd

Esemplastic and eclectic both relate to the idea of combining or synthesizing elements, but they differ significantly in their meaning and usage.

The key difference is that esemplastic refers to an imaginative or creative combining of diverse elements into a unified whole, whereas eclectic describe a mix-and-match approach that doesn’t necessarily produce a single whole.

A chef with an esemplastic approach might blend ingredients from different cuisines to create a novel, unified dish with a distinct flavor. E.g., Italian pizza with Hawaiian pineapple and Canadian bacon.

A chef with an eclectic approach might serve a menu with dishes from various cuisines side by side, each retaining its distinct style. E.g., Japanese sushi rolls with Mediterranean cucumber feta salad.

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by | October 17, 2025 · 7:35 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Angels of God, our guardians dear, to whom God’s love commits us here, ever this day be at our sides, to light and guard, to rule and guide. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

CHARLIE KIRK: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tQYGWGYtGhA to hear Erika and Charlie talk about marriage and parenting.

COMEDY BREAK: “This is a very nerdy sketch.” [2:25] – Enjoy!

EVERYDAY HEROES: When an 81-year-old woman with dementia went missing, five officers and a K9 searched for nearly an hour. When an officer found her, she thought he was out for a walk too. So he took her hand and they walked together, laughing and talking about life until she was returned home safely.

KAMALA: CLICK https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/1978449782101229937 [:23] to hear her say, “Some people have said I was the most qualified candidate ever to run for president.” Best comment: “The voices in Kamala’s head can’t be reached for comment.”

NICU: The idea of giving preemies crocheted octopus toys started in Denmark and has spread worldwide. The tentacles mimic the feel of the umbilical cord, which babies grasped in the womb. Those preemies who grasp octopus tentacles are less likely to tug at vital NICU lines or tubes.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Prosper the works of our hands and grant our nation financial stability and abundance. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SHUTDOWN: [27:19] – On Thursday morning, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House Republicans delivered remarks.

TRANS: CLICK https://x.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/1978450747688645079 [:32] to hear a UK Labour MP Carolyn Harris equate biological truth with hate.

GRAMMY NOTES: Mama reports that Bootz was “getting really bothered anytime he heard our Lord’s name taken in vain, whether in person or in tv. So I encouraged him to turn it into a prayer. And he had the idea of praying for that person! Anyway, we were watching something today and I noticed him doing the Sign of the Cross, bowing his head in silent prayer and then a minute later another Sign of the Cross after each of the couple times we heard someone take our Lord’s name in vain. Typing this out, I am remembering what he said about praying for that person. I usually say a silent ‘How great Thou art’ or something similar. Gotta remember to pray for the blasphemer!” Yup. Me too.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g8bedfAOBb4 to see a real terrarium made of LEGO pieces.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P4SmTT7GAGM to see a series of sweet dog-horse besties.

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by | October 16, 2025 · 4:13 pm

Democrats

Last fall, Oprah Winfrey said that, if Trump won, women could very well lose the right to vote.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4k5M8E_1uOk [:21] to hear it.

I asked Grok, “What would it take for women in the USA to lose the right to vote?” The extensive answer is below.

For women in the USA to lose the right to vote, a constitutional amendment would be required to repeal or modify the 19th Amendment, which grants women suffrage. This process is deliberately difficult and involves the following steps:

  1. Proposal: A constitutional amendment must be proposed either by a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures (34 out of 50 states). The convention method has never been used.
  2. Ratification: The proposed amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states (38 out of 50), either through state legislatures or state ratifying conventions, as specified by Congress.

Key Considerations:

  • Legal and Political Barriers: The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, is entrenched in U.S. law. Any attempt to repeal it would face significant opposition, as voting rights are a cornerstone of democratic principles. Courts, including the Supreme Court, would likely scrutinize any legislation or actions restricting voting rights under existing constitutional protections, such as the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
  • Practical Challenges: Public opinion strongly supports universal suffrage. Mobilizing the required supermajorities in Congress or among states to propose and ratify such a change would be nearly impossible given current political and cultural norms. Women make up roughly half the electorate, and their voting power would influence lawmakers against supporting such a measure.
  • Historical Precedent: No constitutional amendment granting rights has ever been repealed. The closest example is the 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition (18th Amendment), but that addressed a policy issue, not a fundamental right.

Hypothetical Scenarios:

  • Extreme Political Shift: A drastic change in political ideology, such as the rise of an authoritarian regime or a supermajority of lawmakers opposed to women’s suffrage, would be necessary. This would require a level of political upheaval unprecedented in modern U.S. history.
  • State-Level Restrictions: States could attempt to restrict voting access through laws (e.g., voter ID requirements, felony disenfranchisement, or gerrymandering), but these would not explicitly target women’s right to vote and would likely face legal challenges under federal law, including the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
  • Judicial Overreach: A Supreme Court ruling reinterpreting the 19th Amendment in a way that undermines its protections could theoretically occur, but this is highly unlikely given precedent and the amendment’s clear language.

Conclusion: Repealing women’s right to vote would require an extraordinary and improbable combination of legislative, judicial, and societal changes. It would face massive resistance, legal challenges, and public backlash, making it effectively unattainable under current conditions.

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by | October 16, 2025 · 7:02 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Embed this message into all our hearts and minds. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BEAUTY BREAK: [6:22] – Isabeau Levito’s short program at the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

BORDER: After Trump’s executive actions stranded ~270,000 migrants in Mexico, Mexican police and National Guard units adopted aggressive tactics that exceed ICE’s typical operational style in reported use of force and speed of removals. CLICK https://x.com/amuse/status/1978327051531645128 to see some clips. Best comment: “Why is coming to America always the goal? Have they not realized we are racist, fascist, authoritarian, white supremacist, sexist, bigots, and Islamophobic? Did I forget anything?”

CATHOLIC: On Friday, Oct. 10, a man whose identity has not been revealed was arrested by security guards after he climbed onto the Altar of the Confession, located under Bernini’s baldachin, and urinated on it while tourists looked on in astonishment. In February of this year, a man severely damaged part of the main altar, breaking several candelabras. In June 2023, an individual of Polish origin stripped naked in the same place.

CHARLIE KIRK: On October 14 – Charlie’s birthday – President Trump honored him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also signed a presidential proclamation declaring October 14 the National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk.

DEMOCRATS: CLICK https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/1978182511839543653 [1:02] to hear three top Democrats bitch that Trump is on a revenge tour and warn that when they retake power, they’re going to go on a revenge tour.

EVERYDAY HEROES: [6:38] – Eighteen-year-old Leah Barcus, a Regent University student from Fredericksburg, Virginia, is the creator of a unique and beautiful ministry called “Joy Dolls.” Used American Girl dolls arrive by donation, auction or private sale, then are lovingly restored, dressed, tagged, boxed and gifted to children in distress. N.b., American Girl dolls currently cost $135 new. Outfits with shoes and accessories are $32 each.

FAFO: Examples of Charlie Kirk hate tweets that have been followed by visa revocations are at the link below.

MEDIA: CLICK https://x.com/billmaher/status/1978140100614881421 to hear Bill Maher out the Leftist media for calling Gaza a “genocide” while totally ignoring what’s going on in Nigeria. The religious targeting is well-documented.

MILITARY: CLICK https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1978172694299365574 [:37] to hear what an astonishing patriot did. I need a tissue.

MINNESOTA: CLICK https://x.com/GrageDustin/status/1978246795453992970 [1:32] to hear how easy it is for illegal aliens to vote in Governor Tim Walz’s state.

OBAMA: CLICK https://x.com/C_3C_3/status/1977871466214375694 to see the man who tried to frame President Trump for treason say he doesn’t want Trump to prosecute him and his cronies. Lara Logan comments, “Wow. The swagger is gone. You are looking at a man in the grip fear. Regardless of what we think, he knows what he has done.” Yep. Note the body language. Crossed arms and crossed legs, which often indicate defensiveness or discomfort in a conversation.

OPERATION SUMMER HEAT: [20:35] – More winning!

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Please bless the Republican Party with the graces needed to protect and defend the Constitution, while resisting the lures of power. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SCOFFLAW: NY Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted for mortgage fraud for having claimed a house in Virginia as her primary residence for the purposes of obtaining a more favorable loan. In June 2025, a relative of James named Nakia Thompson (left) testified before a federal grand jury that she has occupied the property for years with her three children, that she neither pays rent nor contributes to maintenance and that James visits several times a year.

While it may be commendable of James to provide housing to her needy relatives, it should be pointed out that, as an attorney, Letitia James took an oath to uphold the law. Nakia Thompson (36) has a long history of criminal violations, including burglary, grand larceny, possession of burglary tools, and child endangerment-related traffic offenses.

Because she is wanted in North Carolina for parole violations, AG Letitia “No one is above the law” James has been harboring a wanted fugitive. N.b., while this accusation has not been proven in court, it has been substantiated by court documents, probation records, and grand jury testimony.

SHUTDOWN: Dems keep yapping that their no vote on the CR is all about health insurance subsidies. They never mention the rest of the $1.5 trillion in spending they packed into their demands. CLICK https://x.com/theblaze/status/1978118352116588637 [:55] to hear just a few line items.

Best comment: “How is it even legal to give away money when we are so far in debt? No foreign aid until our debts are paid off.” ITA. Until we are debt-free, every dime morally belongs to our creditors.

TRANS: Non-conforming sexual identifications peaked in 2023 and have dropped sharply since, along with depression and anxiety. Self-identified heterosexuality has increased.

TRUMP: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FKV60v1WWcM to hear two stories about Trump from years ago.

GRAMMY NOTES: My favorite comment on the video is “Today, we’re watching this on our phones.” [9:50] – I was born the year this was made. Dearest remembers when his home phone was on a party line with an operator. I am younger than he is and I grew up in a bigger town, so my oldest telephone memory was when our four digit phone number was changed to seven digits … right after my father had bought a case of matchbooks printed with his business name and our now-defunct four digit number. We finally used up the last of those matches around the time I graduated from high school. My siblings were like, “What do you mean there’s no matches?! There’s always matches!” LOL

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jVWuAc4uDRk to hear a man talk about his “money pit” wife. (N.b., he loves her!)

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WHlh3GwnVlU to hear one of Senator Kennedy’s classic statements.

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by | October 15, 2025 · 6:28 am

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BOMBSHELL: CLICK https://x.com/MAGAStormX/status/1977777356359021022 [8:25] to hear about the proof we now have that everything we thought about the Russia Hoax was true.

BORDER: CLICK https://x.com/Rightanglenews/status/1977479326015926641 to see what really happened. FYI: It was not ICE arresting a six-year-old.

EVERYDAY HEROES: When a regular customer failed to turn up for his daily lunch, the staff at the Shrimp Basket restaurant in Pensacola, Florida, tried to phone him. Getting no answer, one of the cooks went to his house. The elderly man had fallen and was unable to get up again. Because somebody cared, he is in the hospital, recovering.

GRETA THUNBERG: Quoth the Raven asks, “When protest becomes indistinguishable from performance, what’s the real priority — the cause, or the spotlight?”

“Thunberg’s activism depends on saying everything as loudly and as often as possible — with maximum camera coverage. … [But] Greta has never risked more than her comfort. She has not sacrificed her safety, her health, or her future. Instead, she has repeatedly placed herself in situations designed to look dangerous enough to inspire sympathy, but not dangerous enough to demand irreversible cost. The result is a kind of protest theater: gripping to watch, but ultimately more about the performer than the issue.”

HAMAS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vNqpF31jGNM to hear from a former hostage how his captors felt about the 2024 election.

LIFE: Trump has shut down the Office of Population Affairs (OPA), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that manages public health programs related to family planning, reproductive health, and adolescent services. IOW, the office that promotes early childhood sex education, LGBTQ+ activism, and abortion.

MEDIA: Note how the tone of the headlines has been modified to appeal to the political majority in the area where the paper will be marketed.

MEDICARE: Our plan is being discontinued, so I’ve begun researching to find the best replacement in time for open enrollment. I saw an ad on Facebook for Medicare School (link below). I’m sharing this because it has 4.9 out of 5 stars at Trust Pilot. The AI summary of customer reviews says:

“Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their professionalism, knowledge, and patience in guiding them through the complexities of Medicare. Consumers appreciate the agents’ ability to explain options clearly, answer questions thoroughly, and provide support without any pressure. People also value the caring and helpful attitude of the staff, who are dedicated to finding the best coverage to meet individual needs.

“Many reviewers found the company’s website and social media resources, particularly the YouTube videos, to be extremely informative and helpful in understanding Medicare. Consumers felt well-prepared for their appointments after watching these videos. The booking process received mixed feedback, but overall, reviewers were satisfied with the service and support they received from the company.”

OBAMA: [5:54] – CLICK https://x.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1977798112275014017 [2:33] to see progress on his Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago, which is expected to open next year. “Decades and decades of wrong-headed thinking” will be memorialized in this hideous eyesore. It reminds me of the home of IT in “A Wrinkle in Time”, which was described as a large, rectangular building “of a greenish marble-like material. It had no windows, no doors, only a blank wall with a small circular opening high up, just under the roof.”

PEACE in the MIDDLE EAST: [10:33] – History.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, We thank You for the privilege of living in the best nation in the world. Grant us courage and wisdom to choose leaders who are humble and righteous. May all our leaders prioritize justice, truth, and peace. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

GRAMMY NOTES: One time, when we were in New York and our military kids were stationed in Alaska, Maryland, and Texas, we exchanged photos showing it was snowing in all four places.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tgJC5NpeKEs for a beautiful testimony to God’s goodness.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HWhEKMJc60g to hear a powerful testimony to God’s power.

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by | October 14, 2025 · 5:37 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Show us each who we are in Your eyes. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

ANTIFA: Lefties have gotten their talking point. “Antifa? What’s that?” CLICK https://x.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1977051856074596557 [1:17] to hear the Talking Sheeple spout nonsense about the terrorist organization.

BOONDOGGLE: In 2011, the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert received $1.6 billion in taxpayer-backed loans. President Obama’s first energy secretary, Ernest Moniz, hailed it as “an example of how America is becoming a world leader in solar energy.“

Covering five square miles, the facility featured three 459-foot towers and 173,500 computer-controlled mirrors designed to reflect sunlight to a receiver mounted on top of a tower containing a fluid that heated up and powered a conventional steam turbine.

The heat generated by the mirrors also elevated the air temperatures as high as 1,000 degrees, incinerating approximately 6,000 bird deaths each year. Since this only happens during daylight hours, the facility charbroils more than one bird per hour. Yoiks!

Besides slaughtering the wildlife, the device proved too inefficient to compete with conventional solar panels and is shutting down more than a decade ahead of its original 2039 closure date. The $1.6 billion federal loan that We The Taxpayers got stuck guaranteeing has not been repaid.

BORDER: CLICK https://x.com/BehizyTweets/status/1977090062144913584 [1:36] to see an NBC News report compare Eagle Pass now with two years ago.

CHARLIE KIRK: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=755933787057089 [4:41] to hear him talk with exorcist Father Carlos Martins. Amazing … demons do not use “God” or “Jesus Christ” disrespectfully. “When we do it, we go beyond the demonic.”

CLIMATE HOAX: CLICK https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX/status/1977407868652691561 [2:03] to see a CBS News report by Dan Rather warns that if we don’t stop digging up ancient carbon and burning it, 25% of Florida will be underwater. This report was broadcast 43 years ago.

EVERYDAY HEROES: The young man sitting down was struggling with his tie, so the older gentleman showed him how, then watched as the young man repeated it to show he had it. The photo was taken by a bystander.

HISTORY: Dr. Virginia Apgar wanted to be a surgeon, but in the 1940s few women were allowed into the operating room. So she specialized in anesthesiology instead. Working in Columbia-Presbyterian’s maternity ward, she saw newborns die within minutes of birth because doctors had no system to judge which babies needed help first. One morning in 1952, she grabbed a pen and paper and designed a five-point test measuring heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflex response, and skin color. She called it the Apgar Score. Within a decade, almost every hospital in America was using it. Infant mortality fell sharply. Her test now guides every delivery room on Earth.

MIDDLE EAST: CLICK https://x.com/MargoMartin47/status/1977684923046924454 [:20] to see it happen. After 738 days in captivity by Hamas terrorists, all of the living hostages are back in Israel. Below are all the reunion clips I can find.

https://x.com/AvivaKlompas/status/1977712771233140969 [2:31]

https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1977693312157970840 [1:18]

https://x.com/washington_EY/status/1977705385491394907 [:53]

https://x.com/TimesB29989108/status/1977670583098941447 [:26]

https://x.com/seanfeucht/status/1977689710630695052 [:59]

Dear Lord, We ask for Your special care and blessing on the hostages and their loved ones as they recover from their horrific ordeal. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

OBAMACARE: CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1977569052940767308 [1:08] to hear Obama back in 2013 talk about how Republicans were threatening to shut down the government in an effort to stop Obamacare, which was allegedly going to ensure that, going forward, families would be able to get insurance for less than the cost of cell service.

Today, Democrats are claiming they have shut down the government because health insurance is unaffordable. This is because the actual effects of The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) have been to cause insurance premiums to rise and to decrease the number of insurance options. As per usual, the name Democrats put on a bill predicted the exact opposite of what the bill would accomplished when passed into law.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Thank You for the wisdom and courage You gave to Donald Trump to negotiate peace in the Middle East and bring the hostages home. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

VIRGINIA: CLICK https://x.com/LarryOConnor/status/1977376621129527533 [1:05] to see a devastating ad by GOP gubernatorial candidate, Winsome Sears.

VOTING MACHINES: Remember 2020 when Dominion voting machines were accused of having been hacked to give Sleepy Joe the win? The company has just been purchased by a former Republican election official named Scott Leiendecker.

From here on, Dominion Voting Systems will be known as Liberty Vote. Funny thing that. Dominion means supreme authority. Liberty means the power of choice. Hmmm…

Nobody ever proved that the Dominion company itself was liable for fraud or misconduct in the 2020 election. However, the machines were demonstrably easy to hack, leading to widespread belief that Democrat operatives did steal the election. Liberty Vote plans a “top-down” review of Dominion’s equipment, including rebuilding or retiring machines; it emphasizes “100% American ownership” and aims to rebuild trust in elections.

GRAMMY NOTES: Color us bummed! Our deployed daughter was supposed to be coming to the States for a class, but because of the Schumer Shutdown, the class has been canceled. We were really looking forward to seeing her, so thanks for nothing, Chuckie!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1323263569310302 [2:02] to see a 10-year-old prodigy wow on the piano.

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by | October 13, 2025 · 8:34 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please bless all married couples with peace, patience, and spiritual growth. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

EVERYDAY: Mary’s 82-year-old great uncle asked her what she wanted for Christmas. She told him a yarn bowl, figuring he’d just buy one from a craft store. Instead he disappeared into his workshop for a month, emerging finally with the beauty shown above. Mary says, “I’m never buying another yarn bowl as long as I live.”

HISTORY: In 1856, Mary Ann Brown Patten was only 19 years old when she boarded the clipper ship Neptune’s Car with her husband, Captain Joshua Patten. When her husband fell ill and collapsed, Mary took command and, using the navigation skills her husband had taught her, safely guided the ship and her entire crew for a grueling 56 days. After rounding the treacherous waters of Cape Horn, Neptune’s Car arrived in San Francisco with her full crew intact and her temporary captain eight months pregnant.

MORAL NATION: CLICK https://x.com/MatteaMerta/status/1975375243012387296 [:20] to hear President Trump speak briefly on this topic.

Peter Heck at Not The Bee makes a good point: “The Christian pursuit of goodness isn’t about earning heaven; it’s about reflecting the character of the One who saved us. We obey not to prove ourselves to God, but because we belong to Him.

“So yes, Trump deserves immense credit for recognizing that a society without God cannot sustain virtue. But let’s also be clear: God isn’t measuring goodness like a cosmic scorekeeper. He’s offering redemption through Christ to all who recognize they aren’t good enough.

“That’s the paradox of real faith: Goodness begins not with proving ourselves, but with admitting we can’t.”

NEW YORK SUCKS: ICE arrested “No Name Given in Oklahoma. This illegal alien holds a New York State Commercial Driver’s License, allowing him to drive semis and transport hazardous materials.

The star on the license shows it is a “REAL ID” (aka, “Enhanced License”), which allows the holder the board domestic flights, enter federal buildings and military bases, cross U.S. border from Canada, Mexico, and some Caribbean countries (by land or sea only),

New York State’s DMV states, “If you are a U.S. citizen and New York State resident, you can apply for a New York State Enhanced License.” Documentation required includes: provide proof of identity, proof of U.S. citizenship, proof of New York residency, and a Social Security number.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Please continue to bless Donald Trump with good faith leadership that he may one day understand fully the depth of your saving grace. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SHUTDOWN: On October 11, President Trump announced his administration has allocated funds to keep active-duty service members paid during the government shutdown. Their next payday is on the 15th.

VIRGINIA: CLICK https://x.com/KyleMartinsen_/status/1976427949973963256 [1:56] to hear the Democratic gubernatorial candidate try her darnedest to avoid condemning Jay Jones. In the comments, one Virginian asks, “If they’re running different campaigns, why are the yard signs in N. Va. all triple-ticket yard signs?”

Life Site News reports contacted the top ten Democrat donors (Total: $5,231,690), asking if they would rescind their Jones endorsements. They got back ::crickets::.

GRAMMY NOTES: Shout out to my Dearest for putting up with me for 46 years!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VjSzlQIy-2s to see a little boy hear “I love you” for the first time.

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by | October 12, 2025 · 7:43 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please grant us all the graces we need to be generous to those you place in our paths. We pray in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

BORDER: CLICK https://x.com/Timcast/status/1976856663908139342 [1:40] to hear Don Lemon condescendingly “explain” that illegal entry by an alien is just a misdemeanor, which is “not a criminal act.”

1) Violating 8 U.S. Code § 1325 – Improper entry by alien is only a misdemeanor for a first offense by someone who has never been convicted of a crime. After that, it’s a felony.

2) A misdemeanor is considered a criminal act.

CHARLIE KIRK: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/731532573018225 to hear him talk about IVF. I agree that everyone should read Brave New World. It was definitely one of the most impactful books I have ever read.

EVERYDAY HEROES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bt1o5dG8Yxg to see a bus driver rescue a lost toddler. She stayed with the child until officers with the Tampa Police Department arrived to locate the child’s family and return him.

FIRST LADY: [5:33] – On Friday, Melania Trump announced that, thanks to her efforts, eight Ukrainian children who were displaced during the country’s ongoing war with Russia have been reunited with their families.

HISTORY: One of the displays inside the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, Poland, is a collection of suitcases that once belonged to “undesirables” taken to Nazi death camps.

JAMES: CLICK https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1976521792509649387 [:22] to hear a CNN talking head claim that everyone in American commits mortgage fraud. Something similar could be said about business owners tending to overvalue their business assets when applying for bank loans.

CLICK https://x.com/thecjpearson/status/1976701878701637979 [:36] to hear an MSNBC talking head make an absurd claim. CJ Pearson asks, “Is he aware that we were all in fact alive the last four years?

LIFE: Chase and Cooper were identical twins who were miscarried at 22 weeks. Their mother chose to share their photos, saying, “I want people to know that this is what a 22-week-old child looks like.”

MASSATWOSHITS: A Christian couple from Woburn, Massachusetts has lost their license to foster children because they refused to sign a gender affirming policy form from the Department of Children and Families (DCF).

Since 2020, Lydia and Heath Marvin have have fostered eight different children under the age of 4. Their most recent foster child was a baby with complex medical needs who stayed with them for 15 months.

Last week, the Trump administration sent a letter to DCF, addressing the lawsuit and specifically mentioning the Marvins. The Massachusetts Family Institute and Alliance Defending Freedom has also filed a federal lawsuit against DCF regarding this issue.

MIDDLE EAST: [10:06] – The hostages are coming back on Monday!

MIRACLE: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9O7dMweIaqs to hear Lee Strobel tell the story of Barbara Snyder’s instantaneous healing from multiple sclerosis.

PANTS ON FIRE: CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1976711457753776141 [:50] to hear House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries frame the Schumer Shutdown as “Republicans voting to gut health care.”

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, In this time of division and moral decay, we pray in Jesus’ Name that all people, families, institutions, and leaders receive Your perfect and holy guidance. Amen.

RIFs: [8:49] – Currently, more than 4,000 federal employees have received termination notices. Federal employees are entitled to 60 days written notice before separation (termination), although this can be shortened to 30 days with approval from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). N.b., it is the OPM that is currently in charge.

While these RIF (Reduction in Force) notices begin upon notification, they run independently of the shutdown. Federal employees who receive RIF notices will be out of their jobs once their notification period ends. If the shutdown ends prior to that date, they will receive retroactive pay for any days they were on furlough.

Unless their agencies voluntarily rescind their notice, they will be required to return to work for the remaining notice time to wrap up affairs or perform limited transition work. Since Trump has prioritized cutting the federal work force and all the department heads are his people, this is unlikely.

Some employees can appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) within 30 days of separation, potentially delaying enforcement or seeking reinstatement with backpay. And some RIFs include buyouts or early retirement incentives.

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SHUTDOWN: CLICK https://x.com/ThomasMHern/status/1976843713570914623 to hear a Democrat ignore three facts: (1) The Republican majority in the Senate is not big enough to pass the CR. (2) The CR is clean, so there’s nothing the Republicans can offer to take out to appease the Democrats who, for their part, are demanding $1.5 trillion in excess spending. (3) Extending subsidies is something that can be debated during the extension the CR would grant our legislators to do the job they failed to get done before the deadline. CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nLFgZKK-Ghg to hear Jake Tapper tell the truth.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/809717501353253 to see what one guy did about his nosey neighbors.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DGEkzVXbji0 to hear about Sir Smacks-a-Lot.

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by | October 11, 2025 · 9:56 am

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PRAYER: Dear Lord, Bless us with the graces we need to be strong and courageous as we face today’s challenges. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

BEAUTY BREAK: [6:35] – Stay to the end so you don’t miss how wildly successful was her invitation to create star quilt blocks to go with hers for the 40th International Quilt Festival back in 2014.

BORDER: CLICK https://x.com/TPostMillennial/status/1737131885958996219 [:42] for a flash back to 2023.

CHARLIE KIRK: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1073649551620488 [3:08] to hear him respond to a college student’s unbelievably ignorant statements about the Constitution. There is zero excuse for anyone to be this stupid in this day and age. I found this with a few keystrokes: https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/.

COMEY: Former FBI Director James Comey is charged with making false statements and obstructing a congressional hearing related to the Trump-Russia probe. He has pleaded “not guilty.”

EVERYDAY HEROES: In 1968, Japan Airlines pilot Kohei Asoh mistakenly landed a DC-8 jet several miles short of San Francisco International Airport, right into the shallow waters of the bay. Miraculously, all passengers survived, and the aircraft was later salvaged. But what stood out most was Asoh’s response during the investigation.

When asked what went wrong, Asoh gave a blunt, unvarnished answer: “As you Americans say, I f–ked up.” His honesty stunned officials, contrasting sharply with the usual evasions and technical jargon common in aviation mishaps. He took full responsibility without deflecting blame or offering excuses.

This rare act of candor became known as the “Asoh defense”, a term now used in business, law, and leadership to describe the power of owning one’s mistakes directly. It’s a reminder that accountability, even when uncomfortable, can build trust and credibility faster than spin or denial.

GENEALOGY: In Somerset, England, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a 9,100-year-old skeleton inside a cave at Cheddar Gorge. The ancient individual, nicknamed “Cheddar Man,” is one of Britain’s oldest known skeletons and provides an invaluable glimpse into life during the Mesolithic period, shortly after the last Ice Age.

In a groundbreaking study, scientists extracted and analyzed DNA from Cheddar Man’s remains. To their surprise, they discovered that a local schoolteacher named Adrian Targett, who lives in the very same town, is a direct descendant of this ancient Briton. Their shared family link stretches back an astonishing 300 generations, proving an unbroken line of ancestry in the same region for nearly ten millennia.

JAMES: New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Court of Virginia on one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements in connection to property she owns in Norfolk, Virginia.

JONES: Jay Jones, candidate for AG of Virginia, is getting a pass from his fellow Dems for wishing death on his opponent. Since the story broke, the big 4 public networks have devoted a combined minute and 3 seconds to the story. If the Republican candidate had been the one exposed for wishing death on his opponent, he’d be a household name.

MOZAMBIQUE: More than 30 Christians have been beheaded at the hands of Islamic State terrorists in Mozambique. I googled “Mozambique” and got only one link to this story (below). [6:35] – Revelation 6:9-11 – Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs – “When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.”

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Send Your angels to guard our land and grant wisdom to our security forces. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SCIENCE: Doctors at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital in South Korea implanted a 3D-printed, bioengineered windpipe into a woman who had lost part of her trachea during thyroid cancer surgery. The 5-cm windpipe was made from a biodegradable polymer scaffold infused with stem cells and cartilage cells. The design lets it function as a living organ rather than a mere replacement part. Six months after surgery, her body began forming new blood vessels and tissue within the implant. Doctors believe that in a few years, the synthetic scaffold will naturally dissolve, leaving behind a fully regenerated, patient-grown trachea.

#WALKAWAY: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LMdeLUbEqmU [:42] to hear lifelong Democrat Alan Dershowitz declare his loathing for today’s party. “They’ve made me an enemy.”

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Djhrg65Ec8 to see one cop making all the difference.

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1344726580588261 to see a Jaw Droppingly Good High School Band! :-O

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