HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Buying and selling children for sex [2:21] – Jim Caviezel stars in Sound of Freedom, “a taut, wrenching, inspirational true-life story that shines a light on the grim reality of child sex trafficking.”

Make no mistake. Sex trafficking is slavery. And the worst form involves children. It is no respecter of race, color, creed, gender, or sexual orientation.

SPYGATE: No evidence of collusion – On Tuesday, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued its fifth and final, bipartisan, “no there there” report about the Democrats’ accusation that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.

• https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/18/senate-intelligence-cmte-no-collusion-trump-russia/

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This is a well-written and thought out article written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who’s in grad school for her MBA.

My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!

I’m sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to “fix” the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around.

I see people talking freely, working on their MacBooks, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we’ve become completely blind to it.

Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose. These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don’t give them a second thought.

We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!!

Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful.

Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, “An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity.“

“Never saw American prosperity”! Let that sink in.

When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I’ve ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided.

My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand; I went to college. Let’s just say I didn’t have the popular opinion, but I digress.

Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country.

People around the world are destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they’ve never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.

Why? The answer is this: my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn’t live through the Great Depression, or two world wars, or the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. We didn’t see the rise and fall of Socialism and Communism.

We don’t know what it’s like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don’t have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it’s spreading like a plague.  #pleaseshare

[Copied from Facebook w/ just a few tweaks by CtH who is an obsessive grammar cop]

VIDEO: 26:48 – If this issue concerns you, I encourage you to watch the entire video and also to read what I’ve written below.

The Left HATES genuine, faithful Catholics. Just look at the way they treated Brett Kavanaugh!

It should be no surprise then that both the Democrat’s nominee for president and the Democrat Speaker of the House make a big point of their alleged faithfulness to their Catholic faith while promoting and practicing grave sins.

Nor should it be any surprise that Biden’s choice as running mate is a bare-faced, anti-Catholic bigot.

• As a U.S. Senator, Kamala Harris denounced Brian Buscher as unfit for the office of district judge by virtue of his membership in the Knights of Columbus, which is known for its charity, spirituality, and support for Catholic doctrine.
• As California’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris used her power to destroy a deal that would have rescued six Catholic hospitals from bankruptcy.
• As a devout Democrat, she favors legal abortion up to birth and forcing taxpayers to foot the bill. She has voted twice against Born Alive Infant Protection bills that would ensure that babies who lived through abortion procedures get medical care.

As politicians and public figures, Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi are not as blatantly anti-Catholic, yet both are serial liars with long histories of supporting abortion.

Catholics are supposed to be faithful to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, which are clearly spelled out for us in The Holy Bible and The Catechism of the Catholic Church, plus elaborated upon in myriad encyclicals and ecumenical and synodal council documents.

Catholics are not only responsible for giving assent to the teachings of the RCC, but also for understanding the teachings. In addition, where we get stuck on a particular issue, we have an additional responsibility to make a genuine and prayerful effort to form our consciences in order to align them with the teaching.

This would involve reading not just what, but also why the RCC teachings whatever it is we are having difficulty with, discussing it with priests or faithful Catholics, and praying for the graces needed to align our consciences with the teaching.

This would also involve keeping our big, fat mouths shut about our defects of conscience, because Jesus Himself taught, “Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal comes.” – Matthew 18:7

Scandal has been defined in the Church’s tradition as an act or omission on our part that, through our bad example, leads another to commit sin or lose faith. We will be judged by God alone not only for what we believe and for how we behaved, but also for how we influenced others to believe and behave.

With regard to abortion, any Catholic is automatically excommunicated who:

• procures or helps or coerces another to procure an abortion;
• performs or helps another to perform an abortion;
• denies that abortion is always gravely immoral;
• asserts that a person can, in good conscience, choose abortion;
• publicly supports and/or argues in favor of the morality of abortion;
• publicly supports and/or argues in favor of legal abortion.

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OPERATION LEGEND: In July, the Trump administration started this program to send federal agents to cities with ongoing violent protests to help local law enforcement and to protect federal property.

To date: At least 1,000 have been arrested, more than 200 people have been charged with a federal crime, and roughly 400 firearms have been confiscated.

The effort was named in honor of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 29 as he lay sleeping at his home in Kansas City, Mo.

Last week, a prosecutor announced second-degree murder charges against his accused killer.

• https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/more-200-people-charged-federal-crime-part-feds-operation-legend-barr
• https://fox4kc.com/news/22-year-old-charged-in-4-year-old-legend-taliferros-death-at-kc-apartment/

TRUMP: The most Pro-Life President EVAH! – A new bioethics advisory board appointed by President Donald Trump released its first report Tuesday, recommending that the government reject funding for 13 of 14 research projects that plan to use aborted baby body parts.

• https://www.lifenews.com/2020/08/19/president-trumps-bioethics-panel-rejects-13-projects-using-body-parts-from-aborted-babies/

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WALK AWAY: “Hi all. I just retired after serving with the NYC Police Department for 38years. Never in all my year’s of serving, have I ever experienced what our law enforcement officers are going through now. Not only is it an absolute disgrace, it is extremely scary.

“The police are this country’s first line of defense. If the Democrats have their way, the officers’ ability to do their job and protect us will be taken away. In NYC, officers are actually worried about countering force with force because of the restraints that have been put on them.

“Shootings and homicides are going through the roof, and our Democratic mayor and governor are afraid to take the steps necessary to remedy the situation. If Biden somehow makes it into the White House, we as a country will never recover.

“Please pray for our officers, our military and our president.”

2d AMENDMENT: CLICK [5:22] to see Kamala Harris defend not just mandatory gun confiscation, but also the unconstitutional use of executive power to do it [5:22] – So, no police AND no guns.

This is another point upon which Trump is not a Napoleonic dictator … or Hitler or Stalin or any of the other government-sponsored thugs who refused to allow the populace to bear arms.

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DAY ONE: Dan Bongino plays clips and laughs [1:03:06] –

“This is only a hot take from the first night. The party of want, deprivation, and envy, still has three more nights to check off the rest of the demographic, policy, and grievance blocks.” – Mike Ford at Red State

“It was the opposite of stirring, motivating, thrilling, exciting. By the time the two hours were over, America was so dehydrated it needed a saline drip.” – John Podhoretz at the New York Post

“The Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday night with all the glamour and excitement of a Zoom conference. The Home Shopping Network produces more dynamic programming and is far better at pushing product.” – Maureen Callahan at the New York

MICHELLE OBAMA: “Most of the speeches from the DNC last night were a true snooze. Let’s just be frank. It looked like most of them dialed it in and they couldn’t even be bothered to update their speeches. Some of them, like Michelle Obama, didn’t even mention Kamala Harris. Why? Because she hadn’t even been picked when Obama taped her speech and she couldn’t be bothered to update it and include a piece on her.” – Nick Arama at Red State

CLICK [:35] to hear the Michelle Obama clip tweeted to demonstrate what a sterling judge of character she is.

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BACK THE BLUE: I can’t figure out which Lodi this is. There are at least three (NY, NJ, CA). [:45] – Officer Urrea of the Lodi Police Department was on patrol when she noticed the disabled man in his wheelchair apparently stuck on the train tracks. She rushed into action and saved him from the oncoming train with her heroism. The man suffered a leg injury that was treated on-site and later at the hospital.

COVID-19: Stockholm, which has twice the population density of New York City, did not lock down.

• https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/08/17/this-harvard-alums-thread-on-covid-herd-immunity-makes-experts-pushing-lockdowns-and-all-virtual-school-look-corrupt/

CALIFORNIA: On Friday, August 14^th, the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a temporary injunction on the state’s ban on indoor church services.

On the evening of Saturday, August 15th, the California Court of Appeals reactivated the ban.

• https://djhjmedia.com/johnreid/california-church-ban-reinstated-in-late-night-appeals-court-ruling/

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ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE: “My beloved, may every fall, even if it is serious and habitual sin, always become for us a small step toward a higher degree of perfection. In fact, the only reason why the Immaculate permits us to fall is to cure us from our self-conceit, from our pride, to make us humble and thus make us docile to the divine graces.

“The devil, instead, tries to inject in us discouragement and internal depression in those circumstances, which is, in fact, nothing else than our pride surfacing again. If we knew the depth of our poverty, we would not be at all surprised by our falls, but rather astonished, and we would thank God, after sinning, for not allowing us to fall even deeper and still more frequently.“

CONDOLENCES: President Trump’s baby brother, Robert, passed away on Saturday after more than a week in the ICU. He was 71.

“It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” the president said in a statement. “He was not just my brother. He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again. His memory will live on in my heart forever. Robert, I love you. Rest in peace.”

Fred and Mary Trump had five children — Maryanne, Fred Jr., Elizabeth, Donald, and Robert.

• https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/president-trumps-brother-robert-trump-dead-at-72/

ASSHOLES: I Do Not Want To Hear ONE MORE WORD from Democrats about how “unChristian” Trump supporters are – By Sunday morning, #WrongTrump was one of the highest trending topics on Twitter, generating more than 100,000 posts.

The left: WE ARE THE PARTY OF LOVE AND TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE AND MORAL HIGH GROUND

Also the left: #wrongtrump!!!!! Donald Trump should DIE!!!

• https://www.theblaze.com/news/wrongtrump-trends-on-social-media
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbert_W._Swan_II

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THE LAST LAUGH: Watch this one!! [2:47] – CNN didn’t give a flying finger about an adult Black man shooting a 5-year-old White boy in the head.

They were too busy damning Tucker to Hell for pronouncing the first name of Joe Biden’s running mate the exact same way that Joe Biden pronounces it.

“It’s pronounced comma, not semicolon, lah.” ROFL!

• https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/kamala-tucker-cnn

LIBERAL LOGIC 102: Democrats call themselves the party of tolerance, but hurl racist and sexist slurs at Republicans like “The Coon Bunch”, “self hating porch monkey,” and “c***.”

• https://www.dailywire.com/news/snoop-dogg-brands-black-conservatives-with-racial-slur
• https://townhall.com/columnists/crystalwright/2012/05/30/tolerant-dems-think-its-ok-to-insult-black-republican-women-n882336

BLACK VOTERS: In 2012, Romney got 4% of the Black vote. In 2016, Trump got 8%.

But the latest polls show support for Trump among Black voters is at an astounding 36%. That’s more than a third of Black Voters.

And they are not only very VOCAL, but they’ve got the FACTS and DATA on their side, which means that any member of the 2/3 who will listen can be quickly converted.

I see it all the time on WalkAway and BLEXIT.

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From an Austin Police Officer in response to the defunding of the department:

Dear Community,

We have served with the best of our ability for many years. We have missed anniversaries, birthdays, funerals, sports, and many other things so we could be there for you. When you called, we came. When you were being victimized, we stepped in and stopped it. When you were on your last breath, we gave you another and another. As many as it took to keep you alive. We held your child and loved on them when they were scared. We comforted you when your loved ones passed. We put our lives in harms way when the wolf came for you. When you ran from gunfire, we ran towards it. When you sat trapped in your car, we held your hand until the rescue crew could cut you out. We bought you lunch when others walked by and did nothing. We brought justice to your family when someone was taken from you. We gave you a voice when you had none. We stepped in when you couldn’t protect yourself. We saved your sons, daughters, husbands, aunts, brothers, and sisters.

The day came when we needed your help, but you never showed. When we asked you to stand up and give us a voice, you remained silent. When we were at our lowest, you offered no help. When we were being attacked, you watched from afar. When the time came for you to fight for us, you stayed home and kept silent. (To those who didn’t, thank you.)

The Austin Police Department has been almost completely defunded. There is barely enough to pay for our salary, medical care, and retirement. Now, when the wolf puts a bomb at your doorstep, we won’t be there. When a drunk driver kills your family member, we won’t be there. When your family member is drowning at the lake, we won’t be there. When someone crashes into your car, we won’t be there. When gangs take over your neighborhood, we won’t be there. When you’re assaulted on one of the many trails, we won’t be there. When your child is lost, we won’t be there to find them.

We won’t be there because your Austin City Council has shut down almost every unit needed to keep you safe and be there for you. They took everything from you while you sat in silence. They did it for their own personal gain and agenda. They won’t be there for you and made sure we couldn’t either.

Your Guardian,

An Austin Police Officer