by | July 21, 2025 · 7:24 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please bless this great nation that was founded in Your Son’s name! Grant the righteous the means and the methods to expose those who damaged her so deeply and to bring them to justice. Restore our great institutions and the faith of our citizens in them and in You. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

2A: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B6o36cu2Rc4 to hear Charlie Kirk talk to some students about abolishing the Second Amendment. I listened to an interview with a gangbanger who said it wouldn’t matter if you took away all their guns. “Cuz we’re crazy. We’ll kill each other any way. We’ll use knives, chains, bats, whatever we can find. It’s not about the guns.”

CATHOLIC: [3:05] – The incident was formally recognized as a miracle in a document signed by Pope Leo XIV on June 20, 2025. In the same decree, the Pope opened the process of beatification for Father Valera Parra, who was born in the village of Huércal-Overa, Spain, in 1816, and dedicated his priesthood to caring for the sick and poor.

GUN DEATHS: The following is Grok’s synthesis of available data for U.S. gun-related deaths for 2023.

Total: 46,728.

Causes:

  • Suicides = 27,300 (~58%);
  • Homicides= 17,927 ~38%);
  • Law enforcement-involved: 604 (~1%);
  • Accidental deaths: 463 (~1%);
  • Undetermined circumstances: 434 (~1%).

Historical guesstimates for what percentage of homicides are gang-related are around 10-15% which, for 2023, would be roughly 1,800-2,700 gang-related deaths.

HYPOCRITES: House Democrats – Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), and Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) – flew to San Salvador in April to “pressure the Trump Administration” for the release of Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 member. Three of them said they had personally footed the bill for their travel costs. Their Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show they all used campaign money.

ILLINOIS: Last April, Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez (52), a Mexican living illegally in Waukegan, Illinois, was arrested and charged with concealing and abusing the corpse of Megan Bos (37), after police found her decapitated body stored in a bleach-filled garbage can in his yard. Immediately after the perp’s first court appearance, Lake County Judge Randie Bruno released him from custody! Thankfully, ICE picked him on Saturday afternoon and are keeping him in ICE custody.

MEDIA SHILLS: CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1945996287234478331 [1:21] to see two Stephen Colbert skits, one from the summer of 2020, when Trump was in office (don’t miss the mention of “full blown coronavirus”), and the other from the summer of 2021, when Biden in office.

Best comment: “I still vividly remember the democrat media shills wringing their hands over ‘Trump’s rushed vaccine’ up until they installed dementia Joe and did an about-face to support forcing everyone to take it.” – @KwisatzDaderach

PARENTING: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2Ocs89KLUXY to hear some grandma wisdom. I wish I’d known about 5-4-3-2-1. I think it’s brilliant!

RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA! – We now have proof that the intelligence community dismissed the entire idea of Russia interfering in our elections as idiotic. The Russia Hoax was invented and executed by the Democrats.

CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1946394610248417736 [1:12] to hear James Comey lie under oath in 2017 that the “entire intelligence community” had a “high confidence judgment” that Russia’s interference in our 2016 election cycle was an “active measures campaign driven from the top of that government.” He is so skilled at lying that he could’ve been an A-list actor. Like the judge in Mrs. Doubtfire, we can never trust anything he says. Ever.

TRUMP’S WIVES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d6KK5AwJ5Ho to see Ivana talk about how she raised their kids to not be spoiled brats.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7lUd6oyMuhs to hear Melania answer a few tricky questions from Greg Gutfeld.

WEAPONIZING GOVERNMENT: On October 4, 2021, Biden’s AG, Merrick Garland, sent out a memo labeling as “domestic terrorists” those parents who were speaking out at school board meetings. America First Legal has obtained documents that conclusively prove this was part of the Biden White House’s political weaponization of government. The documents also include strong dissent lodged by members of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, noting these parents’ speech is protected by the First Amendment.

WRAP UP SMEAR: CLICK https://x.com/belliott123/status/1946791376617640115 [:32] to hear Pelosi explain this political tactic, which involves first spreading false or damaging information about someone, getting it reported by the media, and then using those reports to validate the initial smear as if it were fact.

Remember how the MSM would viciously defend Joe Biden if anybody suggested he was corrupt or compromised? Those same people let Pelosi and other Democrats claim that Trump was owned by Putin for almost a decade. CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1946595772104868291 [1:02] to hear an example.

GRAMMY NOTES: Times two … three if you count Mama Buzz, who has soldiered through multiple deployments during her husband’s 20 year (and counting) military career.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1371002687526617 to see cows watch a dog play fetch.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W_84HAitZWA and just enjoy. LOL!

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by | July 20, 2025 · 10:13 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please help us to make kindness our default position, except when to do so would violate Your Truths. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

CATHOLIC: This is a beautiful talk. [20:09] – I am hypersensitive to perfume and, before I became too affected to attend Mass at all, I would stay in the cry room. One Sunday in the late 1980s, I went to the cry room as usual, but found it filled with youthful confirmands, all dressed up and smelling much too good. My little girl and I retreated to an adjacent, empty room, only to have Bishop Matthew Clark (Rochester, NY diocese) come in with his assistants to vest. I explained why we were there and tried to leave, but he said no, we should stay. Before he vested, he got down on his knees and had a sweet interchange with my daughter.

CHRISTIAN CULTURE: Recently, there has been controversy surrounding Chip and Joanna Gaines who decided to feature a same-sex couple on their Back to the Frontier reality show. The Gaines couple have been public about their Christian faith and, in the past, have been associated with the Antioch Community Church, which holds traditional views on marriage.

I don’t actually care about the issue, but I was intrigued by Allie Beth Stuckey’s comment about CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xUT4wcpDJVA. “You can believe that you have found a way to out-compassion God.” Whoa … what an excellent way to think about this! As for assuming that money and/or fame are God’s rewards, it was Satan who offered all that stuff to Jesus. Jesus promised His followers the cross.

FOUND on the GUADALUPE RIVER: A Texas woman founded a Facebook group where Texans can share photos of objects and pets lost in the flood or found after. I looked at a few pages and the tears were running down my cheeks.

HYPOCRITES: Democrats trying to benefit from MAGA-ites who are pissed about the Epstein files have been asked why they didn’t demand the files be released while Biden was in office. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (left) said she was too busy with other things. Rep. Jamie Raskin (right) said he doesn’t know.

MEDIA SHILLS: CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1946020435037925585 [:51] to see another example of the hyper-politicized, unfunny propaganda that CBS paid Colbert $15 million a year to produce.

NEW YUCK CITY: CLICK https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1945858127577940297 [:36] to hear Zohran Mamdani defend the abolition of private property. He is New York City’s leading (i.e., Democrat) mayoral candidate, which is a very scary thought. House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, has reportedly met with Mamdani … and has continued to not endorse him.

PARENTING: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ogy9BesmOEk to see how identity politics should be handled. This is exactly what my parents would’ve done! LOL

PRISONER EXCHANGE: All ten Americans who have been held in Venezuela have been swapped for the return of more than 250 Venezuelan men (mostly Tren de Aragua members) whom we deported to El Salvadoran prisons.

Among those released was Wilbert Castañeda, a former U.S. Navy SEAL. His brother, Christian, said in a statement to The Epoch Times: “We have prayed for this day for almost a year. My brother is an innocent man who was used as a political pawn by the Maduro regime. We knew that President Trump would not leave a decorated SEAL behind.”

RUSSIA HOAX: “A treasonous conspiracy” [7:40] – Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified documents revealing “overwhelming evidence” that then-President Barack Obama and his national security team didn’t like the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia had no ability or desire to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. At Obama’s direction, they suppressed publication of this assessment and manufactured fake evidence aimed at destroying Donald Trump and his administration.

GRAMMY NOTES: True. I was born this way. My first grade teacher remarked once that I was a “lone wolf.”

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1253936996465138 and watch closely!

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A1HLs8ZitRI for Nick’s One Rule.

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by | July 19, 2025 · 6:31 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for granting us the privilege of praying for those who persecute us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

COLBERT CANCELED: The same night Colbert announced the cancellation, his lead guest was Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]. Right after the show, Schiff tweeted, “Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”

Political? Adam, baby, CBS’s decision was all about the money, honey. Here are the facts. CBS has to pay Trump $16 million for fraudulently trying (and failing) to make Kamala look like less of a doofus. CBS has been paying Colbert about $15 million per year, which he was worth as long as his left-wing political shtick was bringing in the viewers. But now Fox News is getting better ratings while paying Greg Gutfeld half as much for not only doing his right-wing comedy shtick on their late night show, but also providing his political commentary on Fox at Five.

2025 second quarter viewer averages for late night comedy shows:

  1. Fox News’ Gutfeld = 3.29 million (238,000 in 18-49)
  2. CBS’ Late Night with Stephen Colbert = 2.42 million (220,000 in 18-49)
  3. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! = 1.77 million (219,000 in 18-49)
  4. NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon = 1.19 million(157,000 in 18-49)

ABC pays Jimmy Kimmel $15 million per year, while NBC pays Jimmy Fallon $16 million. I wonder how long before those two also get their pink slips …

EVERYDAY HEROES: On a Virgin Atlantic flight from New York to London, an 88-year-old retired nurse named Violet was quietly chatting with a young man named Jack at the boarding gate. She told him she had spent her life caring for others and had always dreamed of flying first class, just once.

Jack nodded, smiled, and said little. But before boarding, he quietly approached the crew and asked if he could trade his first-class seat for Violet’s economy seat. He wanted no credit or attention, so while Violet leaned back in a plush seat, sipping champagne at 35,000 feet, Jack sat in economy.

It wasn’t until the end of the flight that Violet learned what had happened. She was stunned. “I just want a picture,” she said, “so I can show my daughter I finally did it.”

FAFO: Leftists worried the massive settlement CBS paid Trump would have a chilling effect on journalism. Apparently, the Wall Street Journal didn’t get the memo.

RAAACISM: On Monday’s CNN NewsNight, Brad Polumbo said that calling Trump’s immigration agenda a “reign of terror” was “hyperbolic.” Ana Novarro basically told him to shut up. “It might be hyperbolic for you as a White man… It’s certainly not hyperbolic for me as a Latino.” Palumbo pointed out that for her “to dismiss my opinion for being a White man, is racist.”

VAX SCENE: Feel free to skip this. I only got through 5 minutes before I could no longer control my gag reflex. [10:49] – One of Stephen Colbert’s unfunny “comedy” attempts was a series of musical odes to the ‘rona jab. Yes, a series. I mean … what’s not funny about you “can, can, can” get your shot? /sarc But hey, you know what is funny? The fact that this mega-cringe compilation is posted at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s official YouTube channel. I mean, talk about self-owns.

GRAMMY NOTES: My father’s name was Bob; his kids called him Pop. His grands called him Bop. It suited him to a tee.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t3iz9o5m7Ng to see a bat swim.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cs8Nz1cmUD4 for a giggle.

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by | July 18, 2025 · 1:14 pm

Schifty’s Timeline

In 2003, then-Congressman Adam Schiff and his wife bought the house shown above, which is in Potomac, Maryland. On their mortgage application, they claimed the property as their primary and principal residence. In 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013, they refinanced the Potomac, Maryland, home, each time citing it as their principal residence. N.b., Mortgage rates on primary residences are more favorable than they are on secondary residences or vacation properties.

In 2009, the Schiffs bought a one-bedroom and one-bathroom condo in the Burbank, California, condominium shown above. In 2020, the Schiffs refinanced their condo mortgage, listing it as that as their primary residence to get a more favorable mortgage rate.

On December 13, 2018, during an interview with CNN, Rep. Schiff stated, “No one is above the law, not even the president of the United States.”

On September 30, 2019, in a discussion about possible impeachment proceedings, Schiff emphasized that no one, including the president, is above the law.

On July 8, 2020, Schiff stated, “No one is above the law, not even the President of the United States. Nor are they immune from congressional oversight or criminal investigation.”

On October 17, 2021, Schiff, now a member of the Jan. 6 committee, stated, “No one is above the law.”

On March 3, 2022, Schiff reiterated, “We need to uphold that idea that no one is above the law, including former presidents.”

In 2023, while Schiff was running for the U.S. Senate, it came out that he had claimed both homes as primary residences. His Senate campaign said it was okay, “because they are both occupied throughout the year.” An insider revealed that Schiff is “rarely at his California apartment.” FYI: It is illegal to claim two homes as primary residences simultaneously for mortgage or tax purposes.

On October 25, 2024, Schiff again stated, “No one is above the law.”

On November 25, 2024, now Senator-elect, Schiff stated, “No one is above the law.”

On March 5, 2025, in Senate floor remarks, Schiff said the justice system should ensure “no one is above the law or beyond its reach.”

On April 7, 2025, Schiff highlighted the importance of the principle that “no one, not even a president, is above the law.”

On July 15, 2025, news broke that Fannie Mae’s Financial Crimes Division had sent a criminal referral to the DOJ regarding Schiff’s mortgage shenanigans, requesting further investigation.

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by | July 18, 2025 · 10:54 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please grant our guardian angels the power and authority to remind us forcefully to pray often and well. We ask this in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

CPB: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a private nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967 to promote the growth and development of public broadcasting across the country.

On April 28, 2025, President Trump lawfully removed three of the members of the Board of Directors – Laura G. Ross, Diane Kaplan, and Thomas E. Rothman. Since then, they have refused to vacate their offices, defiantly continuing to participate in board meetings, vote on resolutions, etc.

According to the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, there must be nine board members in total, but the current CPB /board web page (link below) shows only five members, three of whom are the ones Trump fired.

This week, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Department of Justice asking a federal judge to find the three have “usurped their former offices” without lawful authority.

DOGE: This week, federal agencies cut 103 wasteful contracts, saving We the Taxpayers another $4.8 billion. Among these were $33,000 for the USDA to pay “Guatemala youth conservation corps development consultants” and $1.5 Million for the EPA to hire consultants in support of “a state and local climate and energy program.”

EPSTEIN: [4:52] – Alan Dershowitz was Jeffrey Epstein’s defense attorney. He says there “never has been” a client list. He also says it wasn’t Pam Bondi who redacted the names. Dershowitz favors having all the information released, including the names of accusers, since some of them have admitted to having lied.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UyKtfZ2s94Y to hear FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino confirm that there is no evidence that Epstein was murdered.

EVERYDAY HEROES: The fireman was asked why he was laughing while saving this old woman. He said that she had just told him, “You remind me of my wedding night.”

HYPOCRITES: CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1945684161844367820 [:53] to hear Stephen Colbert rage about 545 missing children under Trump. Aren’t we glad Biden won, so we could have tens of thousands of children go missing? /sarc

ICE: [9:46] – Assaults on officers are up 830% over last year.

LIFE: Surrogate moms from Texas to Florida thought they were carrying a baby for a Southern California couple struggling to have a second child due to infertility. Now they know they were all surrogates for the same couple, some at the same time; even worse, their children – 21 in total – have been taken into protective custody. Their legal parents, Guojun Xuan (65) and Silvia Zhang (38), have been arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment/neglect. Police say the children range in age from two months to 13 years old, most being babies and toddlers. One of the surrogates is trying to raise money to fight for custody of the child she bore; another has come forward to tell authorities she is still pregnant with a baby the couple hired her to carry.

MILITARY: CLICK https://x.com/SecDef/status/1945500216523657724 [1:58] to hear SecDef Hegseth commend the Air Force for taking the top spot on the Pentagon’s DOGE-meter with a savings of $10 billion!

SHEEPLE: At 2:32, Dr. Kaveh discusses how getting stuck in “fight or flight” mode can lead to rigidity of thought and a loss of tolerance for ambiguity. [9:41] – It strikes me that this is precisely why left-wing leaders shriek so constantly about this, that, and the other allegedly apocalyptic threat. It keeps their sheeple unable to even recognize that the wolves they so fear are the very people shrieking at them. CLICK https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1945637741003198794 to hear Jesse Watters talk about how Democrats are not allowed to think for themselves.

GRAMMY NOTES: Sometime around 1963 or so, my parents took me and my baby brother shopping. We went through the checkout line with 3 carts packed to the gills. One of them was filled mostly with meat. The register tape was soooo long that my brother got excited and made each of us guess a total. I hate guessing games, but he nagged so I blurted out, “187.50.” I remember all this so clearly, because that was the EXACT total!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/TempePolice/status/1944079623958008183 to see what two Tempe, Arizona, cops did. ❤

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/2838072359722932 to see God answer a toddler’s prayer. ❤

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by | July 17, 2025 · 11:39 am

Longterm Use of Anticholinergic Drugs

Anticholinergic drugs block acetylcholine, affecting muscarinic or nicotinic receptors, and are used for various conditions like allergies, gastrointestinal issues, or neurological disorders. I asked Grok for a summary of OTC and Rx drugs, which I have printed below. Since the antihistamine I take is on the list, I further asked for research pertaining to its long-term safety. That article is printing; I’ll be talking to my doctor about it at my next appointment.

Below is a list of common anticholinergic drugs, divided into over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription categories, based on their availability and use. Note that some drugs may have varying availability by country, and this list focuses primarily on medications available in the United States.

Over-the-Counter (OTC) Anticholinergic Drugs

These are typically antihistamines with anticholinergic properties, used for allergies, motion sickness, or sleep aids:

Diphenhydramine (e.g., Benadryl, Unisom SleepGels): Used for allergies, motion sickness, or as a sleep aid.

Dimenhydrinate (e.g., Dramamine): Primarily for motion sickness and nausea.

Meclizine (e.g., Bonine, Dramamine Less Drowsy): Used for motion sickness and vertigo.

Chlorpheniramine (e.g., Chlor-Trimeton): An antihistamine for allergies.

Brompheniramine (e.g., Dimetapp): Used for allergy symptoms.

Prescription Anticholinergic Drugs

These are used for a range of conditions, including overactive bladder, COPD, gastrointestinal disorders, and Parkinson’s disease:

Atropine: Used for bradycardia, eye exams (mydriasis), or as an antidote for certain poisonings.

Scopolamine (e.g., Transderm Scop): For motion sickness or postoperative nausea.

Hyoscyamine (e.g., Levsin, Anaspaz): For irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), peptic ulcers, or bladder spasms.

Dicyclomine (e.g., Bentyl): For IBS and intestinal cramping.

Oxybutynin (e.g., Ditropan, Oxytrol): For overactive bladder and urinary incontinence.

Tolterodine (e.g., Detrol): For overactive bladder.

Darifenacin (e.g., Enablex): For overactive bladder.

Solifenacin (e.g., Vesicare): For overactive bladder.

Trospium (e.g., Sanctura): For overactive bladder.

Fesoterodine (e.g., Toviaz): For overactive bladder.

Ipratropium (e.g., Atrovent): For COPD and asthma (inhaled).

Tiotropium (e.g., Spiriva): For COPD (inhaled).

Glycopyrrolate (e.g., Robinul, Cuvposa): For peptic ulcers, excessive salivation, or as a preoperative medication.

Trihexyphenidyl (e.g., Artane): For Parkinson’s disease and extrapyramidal symptoms.

Benztropine (e.g., Cogentin): For Parkinson’s disease and drug-induced movement disorders.

Orphenadrine (e.g., Norflex): For muscle spasms and pain.

Flavoxate (e.g., Urispas): For urinary bladder spasms.

Notes:

Anticholinergic Burden: Many of these drugs, especially in older adults, can cause side effects like dry mouth, constipation, confusion, or urinary retention. The cumulative effect of multiple anticholinergic drugs (OTC or prescription) can increase risks, particularly for cognitive impairment.

Availability: Some drugs (e.g., Oxytrol) may have OTC formulations in certain regions, while others require prescriptions. Always check local regulations.

Other Medications: Some antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline) and antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine) have anticholinergic effects but are not primarily classified as such and are thus not listed here.

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by | July 17, 2025 · 7:54 am

A Matter of Life and Death

CLICK https://x.com/w_terrence/status/1945298127939932569 to see VP Vance cast the tie breaking vote on H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr4), which aims to rescind approximately $9 billion in unobligated funds from various federal programs. The House passed the House on June 12, 2025, with a vote of 235-174 (Roll Call #168), but since the Senate version is amended, it now must be passed again by the House before Trump can sign it into law.

If the Rescissions Act becomes law, it will (among many other things) defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. CPB provides 10% to 15% of the funds used to air PBS and NPR. The rest comes from donations, corporate sponsors, and other sources. Democrats opposed H.R. 4 (of course) saying the end of PBS and NPR would lead to (you’ll never guess!) people dying. CLICK https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/1945493507885662590 [ :32] to hear Chuck Schumer call continued funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting “a matter of life and death.”

Since it wouldn’t occur to me to tune into either during a natural disaster, I asked Grok, “During a natural disaster, what is the best source for emergency information?” I got back the following, which besides never once mentioning PBS or NPR, was useful enough (and so long) that I decided to pass it on to all y’all as a separate post.

During a natural disaster, the best source for emergency information depends on the situation, location, and type of disaster, but official government channels are generally the most reliable and authoritative. Below is a prioritized list of sources, tailored to provide accurate, timely, and actionable information:

  1. Local Government and Emergency Management Agencies:
    • Primary Source: Agencies like FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in the U.S., or state/local equivalents (e.g., Cal OES in California for wildfires, earthquakes, or floods), provide real-time updates, evacuation orders, shelter locations, and safety guidance.
    • Access: Check their websites (e.g., FEMA.gov, Ready.gov), official apps (FEMA App), or social media accounts (e.g., @FEMA or local emergency management on X). During disasters like hurricanes or wildfires, local agencies often post updates on X or websites with specific instructions.
    • Example for California: During wildfires, Cal OES or local county emergency services (e.g., Los Angeles County Fire Department) provide evacuation zones, road closures, and air quality alerts via websites, apps like PulsePoint, or X posts.
  2. National Weather Service (NWS) and NOAA:
    • Best for Weather-Related Disasters: For hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or severe storms, the NWS (weather.gov) and NOAA provide accurate forecasts, warnings, and watches. They issue specific alerts like flash flood warnings or hurricane advisories.
    • Access: NWS websites, NOAA Weather Radio, or apps like Weather Underground or NOAA Weather Radar Live. NWS also posts urgent updates on X (e.g., @NWS or local NWS offices like @NWSLosAngeles).
    • Why Reliable: These agencies use real-time data from meteorologists and are less prone to misinformation than unofficial sources.
  3. Local News Outlets (Radio, TV, Online):
    • Role: Local TV and radio stations (e.g., KNX 1070 in Los Angeles for wildfires) often relay official emergency alerts, road closures, and community-specific information. Many have apps or livestreams for real-time updates.
    • Caution: Verify they’re sourcing from official channels (e.g., NWS, FEMA, or local police/fire departments) to avoid sensationalized reports. Check their X accounts or websites for breaking news.
  4. Emergency Alert Systems:
    • Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs): These are automatic, location-based text messages sent to mobile devices during imminent threats (e.g., earthquakes, hurricanes, or AMBER Alerts). Managed by FEMA and the FCC, they require no sign-up.
    • Local Systems: In California, systems like AlertLA or Nixle provide text/email alerts from local authorities. Sign up in advance if possible.
    • Reverse 911: Some areas use automated calls to notify residents of evacuation orders or hazards.
  5. Official Social Media (X, Twitter, etc.):
    • Use: Platforms like X can provide real-time updates from agencies like FEMA (@FEMA), NWS, or local fire/police departments. For example, during California wildfires, accounts like @CAL_FIRE or @LACoFDPIO post evacuation maps and shelter info.
    • Caution: Stick to verified accounts to avoid misinformation. Cross-check X posts against official websites or apps, as unverified users may spread rumors (e.g., false evacuation zones during 2025 Los Angeles wildfires).
  6. Community Networks and Apps:
    • Apps: Tools like Nextdoor (for neighborhood updates), Red Cross Emergency App, or Citizen can provide hyper-local information, but they rely on user reports, so verify with official sources.
    • Community Radio: In remote areas, local radio stations may be the only source during power outages (e.g., battery-powered radios tuned to NOAA Weather Radio frequencies).

Considerations for Natural Disasters

  • Type of Disaster:
    • Wildfires (e.g., California’s 2025 Palisades Fire): Prioritize local fire departments (e.g., @LACoFDPIO) and air quality alerts (e.g., AQMD.gov).
    • Earthquakes: USGS (earthquake.usgs.gov) for magnitude and aftershock info, plus local emergency services for structural safety updates.
    • Hurricanes/Floods: NWS and FEMA for forecasts and evacuation routes.
  • Power/Internet Outages: If internet or cell service is down, NOAA Weather Radio or battery-powered AM/FM radios are critical. Pre-download apps or save offline maps (e.g., FEMA App’s offline features).
  • Location-Specific Needs: In California, check county-specific resources (e.g., San Diego’s SD Emergency App for wildfires/floods). For SB 549-related areas (e.g., Los Angeles wildfires), Cal OES and local RRAs may post recovery resources.

Tips for Staying Informed

  • Prepare in Advance: Bookmark official websites, download apps, and sign up for local alerts (e.g., AlertLA, Nixle) before a disaster.
  • Verify Information: Cross-check X posts or news with primary sources (e.g., FEMA, NWS) to avoid misinformation, which spreads quickly during crises (e.g., fake evacuation maps on X during 2025 wildfires).
  • Backup Power: Keep a charged power bank or battery-powered radio, as outages are common during disasters like hurricanes or wildfires.
  • Multiple Sources: Rely on a combination of official apps, radio, and social media for redundancy, as one channel may fail.

Why Official Sources Are Best

  • Accuracy: Government agencies like FEMA, NWS, or local fire/police departments have direct access to real-time data and are legally accountable for accuracy.
  • Timeliness: WEAs and official X accounts provide near-instant alerts for imminent threats.
  • Actionable Guidance: These sources offer clear instructions (e.g., evacuation routes, shelter locations) rather than just news.

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by | July 17, 2025 · 6:07 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please strengthen us in mind and spirit so that we never let the opinions of other human beings guide us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

ANTI-CHRISTIAN: CLICK https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1945408336779727019 [:43] to hear Jamie Sanchez — whose ministry employs homeless people rebuilding their lives — discuss radical protesters targeting his Denver coffee shop.

The Denver Communists, who have explicitly stated their goal is to the “anti-gay hate café” out of business, regularly schedule noisy protests, during which they harass customers and staff with signs and bullhorns. They have distributed flyers (examples above) slandering the business, vandalized the property, and spray-painted an image of a KKK member hanging on the café’s door.

Sandchez says that, despite the vandalism and significant financial impact from reduced sales, Denver authorities have refused to help, citing “free speech protections.” Isn’t it interesting that these are the same Democrat activist authorities who spent so much time and money trying to drive Jack Phillips out of business.

BIBLE: In Psalm 2:1-3 says, “Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, ‘Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.’”

We see this crap all around us. I’ve been reporting on it here almost every day for more than 15 years. It’s easy to be angry and cynical, but do you know what God’s response is? He laughs! Psalm 2:4 – “The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.”

EPSTEIN: CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1944248819568594945 [:56] and https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1945261275379867986 [1:19] to hear lefties then and now.

Re: Hostin’s mention of Trump being on the flight logs. This is true and has been public knowledge for four years, because the logs were used as evidence in Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 trial; the logs were further detailed in documents released by Attorney General Pam Bondi on February 27, 2025.

It should be noted that the seven times Trump flew on Epstein’s jet were all between 1993 and 1997, he often traveled with family members, and none of the flights went to Epstein’s pedophile island. There is no evidence that Trump was ever involved in Epstein’s sleezy sex stuff; in fact, as soon as Trump heard that Jeffrey had hit on a 14-year-old girl at Mar-a-Lago, he banned him from the premises.

EVERYDAY HEROES: “My mom was the first on the scene of an accident on the way to my wedding. After 35+ years of being an ER nurse, she sprang into action and helped save her life. Someone who saw it all happen said, ‘She was directing the officers, EMS workers, and everyone else lending a hand…AS she was holding the woman’s airway open while he held the phone for her to talk to aircare.’ People in our community were talking about the woman in the pretty dress who was wearing gloves at the scene of the accident. She said she was just really careful not to get blood on her dress as she knew she had to walk me down the aisle later. I am so proud to call her my mom!” Credit: Hailey Krull

MELANIA: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ozakjYfq1S0 to hear FLOTUS talk about her husband’s personality.

NEA: [5:09] – Republican lawmakers are taking action against the National Education Association over ‘radical’ ideals. The bill aims to revoke the federal charter for the largest teachers’ union in the country. The NEA is the only union to have a federal charter. The links below go to articles containing details on the NEA’s federal charter, its implications, and recent efforts by some Republican lawmakers to repeal it.

VAXXX: CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1945220495470715264 to see a clip from July, 2021, when CNN’s Brian Stelter listed the “five F’s” of vaccine hesitancy – Facebook, Fox, Falsehoods, Faith, and Fear.

GRAMMY NOTES: [9:37] – I confess. I’ve seen every single Stargate multiple times. It is my favorite sci fi franchise.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KHRvksiqj3o to see a beautiful young ballerina.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ArH6vTx-Bog to learn how to distinguish Asian languages.

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by | July 16, 2025 · 12:45 pm

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please grant each of us the wisdom and the courage both to receive Your truths and to live by them. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BIDEN: Why on Earth should anyone believe anything this man says? Even when he had all his marbles, he was a serial liar.

BIBLE: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Gz3vAEuJCkw. I’m literally speechless.

EPSTEIN: I am less inclined to criticize, because he has been right more often than he’s been wrong and I don’t have all the information he does. That being said, his decision to trust Tony Fauci was right up there with his second marriage.

Also, I value both his critics who call him out and his willingness to admit when he’s been wrong. I just don’t have his ear, so am keeping my mouth shut about Epstein while I watch to see how it plays out.

I’m inclined to think that, if there is an Epstein there there that he’s choosing to suppress, it is because he has decided that protecting the victims and/or the USA is more important than his polling numbers.

EVERYDAY HEROES: Nicky Crawford, a retired Atlanta resident, founded his nonprofit Flowing with Blessings in February 2022. His laundry and shower units are mobile, so they can take them where they are needed. There is a good news video at the 11 Live link below.

FOX NEWS: Fox has been #1 on cable for some time, but the last time I looked at viewership numbers for all the stations, it was way behind the broadcast alphabet stations. Since Memorial Day, it has led all weekday primetime viewership!

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW: Jonathan Anthony Caravello — a math and philosophy professor at California State University Channel Islands — was arrested by federal agents after he threw a tear gas canister at ICE agents raiding that marijuana farm that was illegally using unaccompanied minors for labor.

OBAMA: Meanwhile, his wife is continuing to navel gaze and whine on her podcast “IMO.”

PARENTING: [2:15] – LOL!!

SHIFTY SCHIFF: The Fannie Mae financial crimes investigations has found evidence that, since 2003, Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA] has lied on five Fannie Mae loans in order to get more favorable rates. The case has been referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution.

On December 13, 2018, in an interview with CNN, Schiff, then likely to chair the House Intelligence Committee, stated, “No one is above the law, not even the president of the United States,” in reference to ensuring mechanisms exist to hold a president accountable for alleged criminality, such as campaign finance violations.

On July 8, 2020, as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Schiff released a statement following a Supreme Court ruling on cases involving Trump’s financial records, saying, “No one is above the law, not even the President of the United States. Nor are they immune from congressional oversight or criminal investigation, no matter how much they endeavor to delay or evade them.”

On April 7, 2025, during a bicameral spotlight hearing, Schiff emphasized the principle that “no one, not even a president, is above the law,” while criticizing Trump’s attempts to influence the justice system.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1542659760026902 to see a neat way to (as my mother used to say), “Use your head and save your feet.”

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1270125991450597 to see another “use your head” moment. LOL

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us find comfort and strength in Your words! In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

COMEY vs. COMER: These two men are in the news a lot lately. I thought it would be a good idea to get them straight.

NATO: Instead of us subsidizing the cost of defending the other NATO nations, Trump has gotten them to increase their own defense budgets and buy their weapons from us.

PEACE MAKER: CLICK https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1944778161545208152 [2:07] to hear Trump lower the boom on Russia.

QUILTING: I saw this on FB. “I found a couple quilting books at the thrift store and in the back of one were hand drawn diagrams of patterns. There was one half finished. So I took what was drawn and mirrored it to complete it. My day job is at a custom millwork shop so I decided to ‘finish’ this anonymous person’s possible last project but to do it in wood. I used maple, mahogany, black walnut, red grands, cherry, white oak, and a single piece of butter nut.”

A commenter added, “This pattern is called the Carpenter’s Star.” !!!!! I googled. It really is!!!!

GRAMMY NOTES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fBDelRX44WI. Sounds ’bout right. 😉

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1454330745599689 for a precious doggie.

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