BOTTLE FEEDING: [5:57] – For the first 50 years during which babies were bottle fed, infant mortality doubled.

VAXXX: BioNtech was founded in 2010 to develop mRNA therapies. In September of 2019, Bill Gates invested $55 million in BioNTech which had to that point produced absolutely nothing,

The first human cases of COVID-19 occurred in December of 2019 in Wuhan, China, where the virus was being studied at the Wuhan Viral Institute.

Thanks to COVID-19 and the aggressive government/media support for a “vaccine only” solution, BioNTech is worth $46.33 billion, with Gates’ share amounting to about $550 million.

Bill Gates has also donated some $20 million to the BBC which misrepresented the risk of COVID -19 in order to boost public support for lockdown.

• https://techstartups.com/2021/04/30/bill-gates-turned-55-million-investment-pfizers-partner-biontech-550-million-just-two-years/
• https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190904005403/en/BioNTech-Announces-New-Collaboration-to-Develop-HIV-and-Tuberculosis-Programs
• https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/peter-sweden-woah-bill-gates-invested-millions-biontech/

GRAMMY NOTES: Please join me in praying for the last few weeks of our precious #10 grandchild’s gestation. His mommy (our #3 girl, her #4 boy!) has had a rough time in the past. We’re so hoping this time will be a normal, happy birth for all.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nDp1jSTX9lA for a good episode by R*CKST*R.

ARIZONA: In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, discovered Pluto. It was the only planet ever discovered by an American.

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) based in Paris, France, downgraded the status of Pluto to that of “dwarf planet.” Before that meeting, there was no agreed upon definition of exactly what a planet was. The IAU came up with a definition designed to exclude America’s Pluto.

On January 17, 2024, Representative Justin Wilmeth, a Republican from Phoenix proposed legislation to make Pluto the State Planet of Arizona. Take that, you snooty Europeans!

• https://notthebee.com/article/arizona-bill-would-make-pluto-the-official-state-planet-a-bunch-of-europeans-got-mad-that-we-made-this-discovery-and-downgraded-it-to-a-dwarf-planet
• https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020124_planet_pluto/arizona-house-committee-moves-make-pluto-official-state-planet-honoring-flagstaff-discovery/

CLIMATE: It will probably be more accurate than anything Al Gore says.

JUSTICE: The guys who filmed themselves having gay butt sex in a Senate hearing room are getting off scot free. Meanwhile, there are men and women rotting in jail without trial more than 3 years after Trump supporters were let into the Capitol building.

• https://notthebee.com/article/staffers-who-filmed-gay-sex-in-senate-hearing-room-will-not-be-charged-as-this-is-apparently-less-offensive-than-grandmas-walking-around-waving-flags

FLORIDA: In 1967, then-Gov. Claude Kirk signed The Reedy Creek Improvement Act into law , giving Disney the authority and responsibility of a county government within the 25,000 acres of property in Central Florida the entertainment giant wanted to turn into Disney World. The special status was designed to help Disney over the massive hurdles required to build on land that, at the time, was primarily uninhabited pasture and swampland.

After Disney stuck its nose into the state’s efforts to protect minors from LGBT grooming, Gov. DeSantis got Disney’s no-longer-needed privileges rescinded. Disney, which has never had to pay taxes before, responded by suing DeSantis and the secretary of Florida’s Commerce Department. On Wednesday, a federal judge tossed Disney’s suit in the circular file.

• https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-backed-plan-take-control-disneys-land-announced
• https://notthebee.com/article/report-desantis-plans-to-take-control-of-disneys-land-take-away-self-governance
• https://notthebee.com/article/federal-judge-dismisses-disneys-suit-against-desantis-

LA TIMES: On February 1, 2024, the Los Angeles Times published an opinion piece by entitled, “How throwing soup at the Mona Lisa can help fight climate change.” The author, Shannon Gibson, is an associate professor of environmental studies at USC.

She claims studies show that in-your-face activism combined with absurd legal challenges create a “radical flank effect” that increases awareness of a problem and support for taking moderate action. She notes, “It was effective for both the civil rights and feminist movements, and it is evident in other political movements in the U.S. today.”

Of course, this ignores the very real backlash that’s now occurring because we have seen again and again that these people will never satisfied.

• https://news.yahoo.com/opinion-throwing-soup-mona-lisa-110244711.html
• https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/1/3/pgac110/6633666

MANSPLAINING: When we were newlyweds, Dearest was astounded to learn that I do not know, at all times, where north is. I am astounded that, after 45 years, he still persists in giving me detailed geographical directions that mean nothing to me.

E.g., Him: “One mile past NYSEG, turn north on to Rte 366.” Me: “You mean turn left at the yellow house.” Him: “What yellow house?” Me: “The one where you turn left.” I swear that house has been right there, painted yellow, for DECADES. He has never noticed it. Me? I never noticed that road is called Rte 366. In my mind, it has always been “the road that goes to my first chiropractor’s office and I think if you stay on it long enough, you might end up in Freeville or Groton, maybe.”

In other mansplaining news, I was recently reminiscing about what a neighbor told me when we first moved here. I asked him where we could rent a steam cleaner for the carpets. He said the Shurfine had them. I asked where that was. He rolled his eyes and told me it was Right Next To The Dry Cleaner. I had to ask for directions. Impatiently, he said slowly, so I wouldn’t miss a thing: “Go to the stop sign. Turn left. Go 1/2 mile. Turn right.” I said, “You mean Clark’s next to the drug store?” He eyerolled and snarked, “Yes!” like I was the stupid one for … I dunno … having moved to town five minutes before?

GRAMMY NOTES: Does anyone know a good Groundhog’s Day joke? I keep hearing the same one over and over.

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY of AMERICA: The CUA administration has fired the professor who invited pro-abortion and pro-LGBTQ activist to speak to her class. CUA President Peter Kilpatrick stated there was “clear evidence that the content of the class did not align with our mission and identity.”

• https://catholicvote.org/cua-fires-professor-who-invited-abortion-doula-to-guest-speak-in-class/

CLIMATE HOAX: Conveniently for the global reset climate activists, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that 2023 was the hottest year on record. There is just one ginormous problem with this conclusion. A hundred years ago, weather stations were located outside of towns, in fields and at agricultural research stations. Very few of these rural stations are still in use. Instead, 90% of NOAA’s temperature monitoring stations are sited in urban heat islands where daytime temperatures are 1–7 degrees Fahrenheit higher and nighttime temperatures 2–5 degrees Fahrenheit higher than in outlying areas.

But to add insult to injury, NOAA has sited almost all of their urban stations less than 100 feet away from spots that area even hotter. Anthony Watts, author of the Heartland Institute study of corrupt climate data (linked below), says, “We found stations located next to the exhaust fans of air conditioning units, surrounded by asphalt parking lots and roads, on blistering-hot rooftops, and near sidewalks and buildings that absorb and radiate heat.”

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/trillions-spent-on-climate-change-rely-on-inaccurate-temperature-readings-and-faulty-modeling-5575177
• https://heartland.org/opinion/media-advisory-96-of-us-climate-data-is-corrupted/

FAUXTUS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DRIwteXiqLM to see scenes from Joe Biden’s America.

FLORIDA: Transgender Floridians can no longer change the listed gender on their driver licenses. A state memo further says that someone “misrepresenting” their gender, meaning not using their sex assigned at birth, constitutes “criminal and civil” fraud.

• https://notthebee.com/article/florida-law-requires-people-to-put-their-biological-gender-on-drivers-licenses-lying-about-birth-gender-could-bring-criminal-charges

GEORGIA: Fani Willis, the DA who has been trying to put Donald Trump behind bars, has been hit with 22 articles of impeachment by the state legislature. Each one of them cites Georgia Code 16-10-1, which states that “any public officer who willfully and intentionally violates the terms of his oath as prescribed by law shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.”

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/fani-willis-hit-with-dire-surprise-22-counts-of-impeachment-articles-facts-matter-5576160

OMG: CLICK https://rumble.com/v4ajuaf-top-white-house-official-tells-okeefe-what-they-cant-say-publicly-about-bid.html [13:09] to hear a top White House cyber official tell James O’Keefe that the White House secretly wants to oust both Biden and Harris, but they don’t think they can get away with ousting Harris as the VP nominee.

Biden is incompetent and Harris is unpopular. Sadly, he said, they concluded they can’t ditch Harris from the ticket. “Like what kind of message are you going to send to like African-American voters…People would be like, ‘What the fuck? Like she’s a woman and she’s multiracial.” He also reveals that Michelle Obama has told them, emphatically, she will never run for office. “I’ve seen all this shit my husband has had to go through and that does not interest me.”

But my favoritest part is right at the beginning where he tells O’Keefe, “I’m really good at keeping secrets.” BWAHAHAHA!! Unless … maybe he knew it was O’Keefe and he was told to “spill the beans” so Democrats would know they’re trying to replace Biden without anyone officially actually saying it.

OREGON: In 2020, Oregon decriminalized drug use. Instead of arresting drug users, police officers hand out citations. People can have their fines waived if they contact specific rehabilitation services. In 2019, unintentional opioid overdose deaths totaled 280. In 2023, it was 628.

As a result, the state has declared a fentanyl state of emergency. In Portland, they’re going to try a new approach for the next 90 days. Instead of handing druggies a citation, they’re going to be taken to a medical shelter where they can talk with a shrink and get free room and board.

• https://notthebee.com/article/oregon-declares-fentanyl-state-of-emergency-3-years-after-decriminalizing-drugs
• https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/SUBSTANCEUSE/OPIOIDS/Documents/quarterly_opioid_overdose_related_data_report.pdf

GRAMMY NOTES: The other day, I told Dearest I was pretty whipped and would he mind if we just had frozen pizza for dinner. He replied, “Whatever you make, I’m there for it.” This may be one reason we are celebrating the 45^th anniversary of our first date soon. 🙂

BORDER: A new Rasmussen poll found that 69% of likely U.S. voters support Texas’s efforts to bolster security on the U.S.–Mexico border. Of these, 53% Strongly Support the action. Only 27% of likely U.S. voters oppose Texas’s efforts, including 15% who Strongly Oppose.

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/majority-of-americans-support-texas-in-border-dispute-with-biden-admin-5576145
• https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/border_battle_texans_should_stand_their_ground_most_voters_say

DAVOS: [9:37] – “Just the facts.” Mmmm … so far as I know, nobody has ever even challenged, much less disproven Dr. Patrick Moore’s research that shows our use of carbon-based fuels has saved the planet from carbon starvation. The following is from his paper entitled “The Positive Impact of Human CO2 Emissions on the Survival of Life on Earth” which is linked below. [Bolding mine.]

“All life is carbon based and the primary source of this carbon is the CO2 in the global atmosphere. • As recently as 18,000 years ago, at the height of the most recent major glaciation, CO2 dipped to its lowest level in recorded history at 180 ppm, low enough to stunt plant growth. This is only 30 ppm above a level that would result in the death of plants due to CO2 starvation.

“It is calculated that if the decline in CO2 levels were to continue at the same rate as it has over the past 140 million years, life on Earth would begin to die as soon as two million years from now and would slowly perish almost entirely as carbon continued to be lost to the deep ocean sediments.

“The combustion of fossil fuels for energy to power human civilization has reversed the downward trend in CO2 and promises to bring it back to levels that are likely to foster a considerable increase in the growth rate and biomass of plants, including food crops and trees. Human emissions of CO2 have restored a balance to the global carbon cycle, thereby ensuring the long-term continuation of life on Earth.”

• http://ecosense.me/ecosense-wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CO2-Emissions.pdf

EXORCIST FILES: They recently uploaded all of the podcasts to YouTube. The playlist is @ https://www.youtube.com/@Fr.CarlosMartins. There are currently 24 episodes, with more in the works.

LGBTQ+ LIES: [32:42] – This is very interesting. Almost half of our states ban so-called conversion therapy, claiming it leads to increased risk of suicide. But the data shows the opposite is true. Fr. Paul Sullins is an expert on this controversial topic. Stayed tuned to the end to receive Father Sullins’ beautiful blessing. His research can be accessed at the link below.

• https://ruthinstitute.org/

MATH: [4:51] – “My son’s third-grade teacher taught my son that 1 divided by 0 is 0. I wrote her an email to tell her that it is not 0. She then doubled down and cc’ed the principal. The principal responded saying the teacher is correct… What do I do now?” The video shows why the teacher and the principal are wrong. My favorites from the comments: “Even my calculator knows this. If I input ONE divided by ZERO, my calculator responds with “Math Error” – but if I input ZERO divided by ONE, it correctly displays ZERO.” “The fact the teacher felt the need to CC the principal on something pertaining to a third grader’s homework says a lot about the teacher.” “The actual answer to his question is: “Move your son to another school, asap.“

VAXXX: A study entitled “Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis” was published on January 27, 2024 in Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety. In it, authors report finding that the number of myocarditis reports in VAERS after COVID-19 vaccination in 2021 was 223 times higher than the average of all vaccines combined for the past 30 years.

“Demographic data revealed that myocarditis occurred most in youths (50%) and males (69%). A total of 76% of cases resulted in emergency care and hospitalization. Of the total myocarditis reports, 92 individuals died (3%). Myocarditis was more likely after dose 2 (p < 0.00001) and individuals less than 30 years of age were more likely than individuals older than 30 to acquire myocarditis (p < 0.00001).”

• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20420986241226566#

GRAMMY NOTES: I also love answering machines. I am an introvert. “Social energy” is a thing.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4lpNJiLBSGU for some classic Reagan.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LDys9fAZu6Q and grab a tissue.

Before I begin, I want to do a full disclosure: Cole Herbals did not offer me anything to post the following. I’m doing it because (1) I want to commend this company to all y’all, both for its fine products and for its excellent customer service and (2) I want to give y’all a heads up about Amazon’s insidious new relationship with the FDA.

I recently received an offer to receive a gift card if I posted an “honest review” of their hemorrhoid balm at Amazon. I responded: “Thanks, but no. I bought my first and second tins on Amazon; the first was great, but the second was meh. Then, I heard from a friend that Amazon uses Last In, First Out (LIFO) to stock its inventory. If stock gets low, the stuff they send could have been sitting at the back for weeks, months or even years. I bought a third tin directly from you and it works great. I’m guessing the meh tin was a LIFO orphan. So, no. I will only be buying directly from you in the future.”

Linda Langenbacher, Co-Founder & Owner, wrote back the same day.

“Hi Chrissy,

“I know that about Amazon. That is why we are so very frustrated having to sell on that platform. We take care of our customers. Always either answer the phone or get back to them immediately if they have any complaints or questions.

“However, since you DID purchase our product once on Amazon, you can still help us out by giving us a review there. If you do, I will:

1) Send you the money that you spent on the bad product.

2) Send you another product of your choice from our website coleherbals.com

3) Give you $25.00 off on any other products that you would like to purchase from us.

“Right now all organic products (not just ours) are under attack by the FDA via Amazon. The more current good reviews that we receive, the more likely we will be able to prove to Amazon that our products DO what we say they do.

“All I need is a link to the review and I will do this for you.”

A few days later, I wrote back. “Two days ago, I updated my original review @ https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/edit?ie=UTF8&channel=glance-detail&asin=B073WKHCV3. I was waiting for them to notify me that it had been uploaded to send you the link. I just got back the other 6 reviews I wrote right after yours, but not yours. The original content I posted years ago is still there, but not the update. 

“The four reviews they accepted were for dish brushes, purse caddies, hinged boxes, and my 2024 day planner. The two they rejected were for an herbal digestive aid and a Boiron homeopathic remedy; I gave both 5 stars. I don’t understand what in the community guidelines I violated; I did talk about what they helped me with, but neither (acid indigestion, cold) is a serious medical condition, which is all that I see mentioned in the guidelines.

“And I don’t know why my Cole’s update just didn’t get processed at all. Maybe I hit the wrong button, but I don’t think so, because it sent me to the ‘what else do you want to review?’ page. I’ve been reviewing at Amazon for years; this is the first any have been rejected. I honestly thought my reviews fit the ‘helpful for other consumers’ guideline. Is this part of what you mean by under attack? Do you have any advice about what passes muster under this new regime?

N.b., While I was writing this post, I went to Amazon to take a screenshot of my original 5-star review, which I posted in 2018. It was there as of January 22, 2024. Now it is gone!

Her reply came today. “Yes. What you are experiencing is what we have been experiencing over here. It now seems to be ‘illegal’ to even post reviews that make claims that products work unless they have actually been proven to work by the FDA. I will be giving out a reward to you for your help as soon as I return to my office. Linda”

I want to stress again the high quality and effectiveness of Cole Herbals products, provided you order them from Cole Herbals, so you will know they are fresh. I am already using their “Stress Relief Formula” to help with the chronic Restless Legs Syndrome that keeps me awake at night. I am really looking forward to trying something new with my reward, probably “Digestive Support.”

I encourage you to check out Cole’s “Find your remedy” page @ https://coleherbals.com/pages/findyourremedy and also their helpful blogs @ https://coleherbals.com/pages/blogs.

If you do order, be sure to take advantage of their generous first-time discount and, of course, free shipping for orders over $35.

BORDER: CLICK https://rumble.com/v492j7c-ted-cruz-goes-off-exposes-senate-border-bill-the-swamp-is-trying-to-pass.html [5:30] to hear Ted Cruz vent.

• https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4427478-senate-conservatives-opposition-border-deal/

FIDUCIA SUPPLICANS: Pope Francis dismisses critics of homosexual blessings as “small ideological groups.” He further dismissed the African bishops opposing the document, because “for them, homosexuality is something ‘ugly’ from a cultural point of view; they do not tolerate it.”

Among them are Cardinal Gerhard Müller and Father Nicola Bux. Cardinal Müller is the former head of the Congregation (now Dicastery) for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican office that issued Fiducia Supplicans. Father Bux is a Vatican theologian who, prior to retirement, worked as consultant to the Congregation.

Müller called the controversial Vatican declaration Fiducia Supplicans a “failed document” that needs to be “rewritten.” He commended the African bishops, saying it is “a very important moment in [the] Church history that now the Africans are entering the place and taking over the leadership in the Catholic Church, and it is a very good thing they are doing,”

Bux also commended the African bishops for correcting the errors of Fiducia Supplicans which he believes “does not belong to the authentic Magisterium.” He called on the document’s author, Cardinal Victor Fernandez, to resign. 

• https://www.lifesitenews.com/episodes/breaking-pope-francis-attacks-critics-of-homosexual-blessings-as-small-ideological-groups/
• https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-my-critics-are-small-ideological-groups-african-church-a-special-case/
• https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/leading-vatican-theologian-says-fiducia-supplicans-is-not-part-of-the-authentic-magisterium/
• https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-muller-calls-fiducia-supplicans-a-failed-document-that-needs-to-be-rewritten/

HETERODOX: Leftists think we should all jump on the pro-homosexual, who-cares-what-Jesus-said German Catholic Church. Hmm … maybe not. Bishop Georg Bätzing of the Diocese of Limburg heads up the German bishops’ conference. He has famously called for a change to unchangeable Church teaching on homosexuality and female deacons, and has supported optional clerical celibacy. In 2023, he ordained zero new priests.

• https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/german-diocese-led-by-head-of-bishops-conference-ordained-zero-priests-in-2023/

HISTORY: [13:06] – This is fascinating!

MILITARY: [2:38] – CLICK https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1751978216535781849 [:26] to hear a terrible human being belittle the deaths of three American soldiers.

• https://notthebee.com/article/breaking-three-us-troops-killed-dozens-injured-in-nighttime
• https://notthebee.com/article/kjp-sends-condolences-to-the-three-folks-who-died-fighting-for-this-administration

RENOVATIONS: When we had our roofing replaced, they discovered a whole section where the rafters just stopped midway between the ridge board and the ceiling joists.

TEXAS: The union representing U.S. Border Patrol agents has declared, “Rank-and-file Border Patrol agents appreciate and respect what TX [Texas] has been doing to defend their state in the midst of this catastrophe that the Biden Admin has unleashed on America. We want to be perfectly clear, there is no fight between rank-and-file BP agents and the TX National Guard, Gov. Abbott, or TX Department of Public Safety.”

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/border-patrol-union-posts-defiant-message-says-agents-have-no-issue-with-texas-border-stance-5575703

VAXXX: CLICK https://twitter.com/kevinnbass/status/1749575650334130325 [:31] to hear an old clip of Fauci reveling in his ability to force people to comply.

• https://notthebee.com/article/in-newly-resurfaced-interview-dr-fauci-claims-when-you-make-it-difficult-for-people-by-making-the-vaccine-a-requirement-they-lose-their-ideological-bull-and-get-vaccinated

GRAMMY NOTES: The single most useful class I took in high school was typing. One day, long after she had retired, I was honored to make a presentation to a women’s group to which my long-ago teacher belonged. I am so grateful that I got to tell her, in front of her friends, how grateful I am for the tedious hours she spent drilling us.

CONSTITUTION: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TrRniSbE3q0 to hear Michael Knowles explain where “separation of church and state” and “America was in no way founded on the Christian religions” came from and how they do not appear in any founding documents.

• https://usconstitution.net/jeffwall.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli

COVID-19: A book entitled “What the Nurses Saw” by Ken McCarthy has become a bestseller at Amazon. The Amazon description says, “No human activity can ever be free from error, but to be clear, this book is not about the kind of error all human beings are prone to. As you will learn from the eye-witness accounts and technical information presented in this book, calling the failed COVID protocols ‘errors’ is not accurate.

These protocols were explicitly ordered by those who took dictatorial control of the medical system early in the Panic (spring of 2020). Further, when they were shown to be demonstrably failing and harming many thousands of people, experienced healthcare professionals who raised informed concerns were silenced through demotion, firing, and organized campaigns of harassment promoted by the news media and enabled by companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok, in some cases in collaboration with the White House and the Department of Justice’s FBI.

If this sounds very bad, it’s because it is. What the Nurses Saw is documentation of what happens in the real world when bureaucrats, in this case bureaucrats in Washington DC, take literal dictatorial control over the practice of medicine.”

CLICK https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/niall-mccrae-the-shocking-testimony to read a review by Niall McRae.

PRAYERS: Please remember our dear friend, Lonnie, in your prayers. She has been battling cancer for some time. Friday night, she succumbed to pneumonia.

SAN FRAN: “How dare you?!”

SIN: Love the sinner. Hate the sin. IMO, the most important thing is to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit about how to best love specific sinners in real time. I read a personal testimony once that impacted me greatly. The woman had been a dedicated Planned Parenthood abortion clinic worker who became interested in Christianity. She began meeting regularly with a minister to talk about the Bible etc. She said he brought up her job once; she replied, “Don’t go there.” He didn’t for a YEAR of meetings, by which time she had learned enough and grown enough in the Lord to bring it up herself. She quit her job and is now a pro-lifer.

TRUMP: [2:55] – I want this man back in the White House.

GRAMMY NOTES: We’re having one of those beautiful days where it looks like God shook powdered sugar all over everything. ❤

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tgZgxFJ-jrs and grab a tissue. ❤

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: As seems to be a truism with Democrat-sponsored legislation, the warm-fuzzy name they put on the thing is exactly the opposite of what the thing will do to us if enacted.

• https://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/report/obamacare-has-doubled-the-cost-individual-health-insurance

CANADA: [1:36] – On Tuesday, a Muslim gunman entered Edmonton’s City Hall where he lit several Molotov cocktails and fired rounds from a long gun into the ceiling, walls and windows. He was detained without incident and no one was hurt.

CLICK https://twitter.com/Joe_Roberts01/status/1750296328821780483 [:20] to see the manifesto he posted before the attack in which he clearly says he felt the need to rise up against the leaders “responsible for genocide in Gaza.”

Prime Minister Trudeau had nothing to say about the incident and, apparently, neither did anyone much in the media. I remember they had a whole lot to say about Canadian truckers protesting the COVID restrictions that were putting them out of business. But a jihad-inspired gunman lighting up molotov cocktails inside the capital of Alberta? ::crickets::

The few stories I found were all in Canadian media; they mainly stressed the “lone gunman” and “nobody hurt” aspect. MSN did a single story about the projected cost for repairing the building; in the lede, they described the jihadist simply as “a man.”

• https://torontosun.com/news/national/warmington-this-was-a-jihad-like-terror-attack-in-canada-that-no-one-seems-to-know-about
• https://globalnews.ca/news/10244633/edmonton-city-hall-lockdown-january/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/one-person-arrested-after-edmonton-city-hall-evacuated-following-weapons-complaint-1.7092198
• https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2024/01/24/charges-edmonton-city-hall-shooting/
• https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/damage-in-edmonton-city-hall-attack-estimated-at-100k-meetings-canceled-next-week/ar-BB1hjRnY

INVASION: CLICK https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1750683563593547832 [:50] to see a land invasion in La Jolla, CA. I call it in invasion, because these are not economic refugees; that lost shoe looks brand new. They almost all appeared to be young males who came in on a small boat that had been well stocked with fuel. IOW, somebody must have dropped them off, probably in international waters. They all appear to be wearing “black bloc”, the identity camouflaging garb favored by Antifa. And they knew exactly how and where to land and where to run. In addition, it appeared there were vehicles waiting for them.

PROTESTS IN D.C.: [8:32] – Within 24 hours, two extremely different marches took place in Washington, D.C.: The March for Life and The Women’s March. The annual March for Life is the largest pro-life event in the world. This event is prayerful, patriotic, and joyful. In complete contrast, the Women’s March promotes abortion, feminism, gender ideology, transgenderism, and homosexuality. This event is woke, angry, and vulgar.

TEXAS: CLICK https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1750943686567834008 [6:24] to hear Tucker report on the border situation. According to Governor Abbott, 10 states have already given National Guard assistance to Texas and he would be surprised if the rest of the 25 Republican-led states which have pledged support wouldn’t do the same.

It beats me why SCOTUS ruled that the federal government has the right to violate its own mandate to protect our national borders. See second Not The Bee link below for “Seven Reasons Supporting a Strong and Secure Border is the Loving Christian Thing to Do.”

• https://notthebee.com/article/watch-tucker-carlson-interview-greg-abbott-about-the-border-showdown
• https://notthebee.com/takes/7-reasons-supporting-a-strong-and-secure-border-is-the-loving-christian-thing-to-do

GRAMMY NOTES: When hubby and I were very new parents, we spent the evening visiting with my folks who lived nearby. I remember so clearly having one foot inside the car when I suddenly remembered that our newborn was asleep in a bedroom. My mom had come outside, I thought to see us off, even though she never did that. But no. It was to see how far we’d get before we remembered our precious newborn baby girl.

BHO: [8:18] – Tucker Carlson interviewed Larry Sinclair, the guy who was famously ignored when he reported having met Barack Obama in 1999 outside a bar, then having had sex and using cocaine with him afterwards. The oddest part of this story to me is not that the media suppressed it, but that when it allegedly happened, Obama — who was a state senator at the time – gave his full name to this total stranger, then happily took him to get cocaine and have sex with him. I mean … either this guy made it all up or Barack Obama is quite possibly THE dumbest politician on the planet. But maybe it’s true. What’s-his-name at Hillbuzz said years ago that Obama was a well known cruiser in the Chicago gay scene long before he hit the national stage. Maybe he figured the Democrat Machine would always have his back, in which case he was right. So maybe not so dumb. Just corrupt as hell. And going to you know where.

BORDER: A while back, Gov. Abbott ordered the Texas National Guard and state troopers to begin defending the border. FAUXTUS objected; SCOTUS agreed with him. Gov. Abbott says he doesn’t care.

“President Biden has violated his oath to faithfully execute immigration laws enacted by Congress. Instead of prosecuting immigrants for the federal crime of illegal entry, President Biden has sent his lawyers into federal courts to sue Texas for taking action to secure the border.“

• https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/24/texas-border-wire-supreme-court/
• https://notthebee.com/article/welp-trump-just-urged-all-willing-states-to-send-their-national-guards-to-texas-to-help-with-deporations

CANADA: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1424473325112751 [:54] to see footage of folks enjoying the world’s largest natural ice skating rink. The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa is nearly 5 miles long!

• https://rideaucanalskateway.com/

DEI: [7:54] – Victor Davis Hanson delves into how Barack Obama set our country back 50 years. If this doesn’t embed properly, it’s @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faPNpovMeu.

FAUXTUS: CLICK https://twitter.com/saras76/status/1750604669573837193 [:09] to hear why CNN is calling for Biden to campaign from his basement again.

• https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/24/stay-hidden-van-jones-urges-biden-to-repeat-2020-basement-strategy-to-win-1430599/

LIFE: [1:34] – CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=285568904524225 [:19] to see a 4D ultrasound of a 9-week fetus wiggling in the womb. Sooooooo not a “clump of cells.”

• https://notthebee.com/article/have-you-heard-of-everylife-the-pro-life-diaper-company-causing-quite-a-stir-with-its-make-more-babies-campaign

OHIO: Kudos to the legislators of this great state who successfully voted to override Gov. DeWine’s veto. The new law restricts the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or surgeries for transgender youth. The bill does not restrict the use of this care on non-transgender youth with specific medical conditions, such as precocious puberty or abnormal sex characteristics.

• https://notthebee.com/article/state-senate-overrides-dewines-hb-68-veto-the-mutilation-of-minors-is-now-banned-in-ohio-

GRAMMY NOTES: Bootz is learning to serve at the altar! 🙂 ❤

2024: Trump won New Hampshire by about 11 points, despite more than half the voters being undeclared or Democrat. Nikki Haley told her supporters, “This race is far from over.” Uhhh, based on those exit polls, I’d say, yeah, it is. CLICK https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1749965719943430498 [:27] to hear one of Haley’s “supporters” say out loud that he plans to vote for Biden.

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-defeats-haley-in-new-hampshire-primary-5570986
• https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/haley-after-2nd-place-finish-in-new-hampshire-this-race-is-far-from-over-5572478
• https://notthebee.com/article/70-of-nikki-haley-voters-in-new-hampshire-were-not-registered-republicans
• https://www.newsmax.com/us/donald-trump-new-hampshire-gop/2024/01/23/id/1150723/

DIABETES: I had a request to revisit the resistant starch issue for a diabetic who loves her rice. The starch in cooked rice is easily digested in the small intestines, causing a rise in blood sugar. But when cooked rice is cooled, the starch changes into a form that can not be digested. Instead, it passes through the small intestine, then is fermented in the large intestine. In addition to not causing a blood sugar spike, fermented resistant starch greatly benefits your gut biome. I was so pleased to see that more research has been done on resistant starch since the last time I talked about this. If you’re interested in this, here are the three best resources I located –

Johns Hopkins Patient Guide: What is Resistant Starch?

“Try cooking rice, potatoes, beans, and pasta a day in advance and cool in the refrigerator overnight. It’s ok to reheat the starch before eating. Reheating doesn’t decrease the amount of resistant starch.”

• https://hopkinsdiabetesinfo.org/what-is-resistant-starch/

What is Resistant Starch + Sources + Cooking Tip

“Type 3 – Retrograded starch that forms after type 1 or 2 are cooked and then cooled. Type 3 can be reheated at low temperatures to keep the starch from becoming digestible.“

• https://selfhacked.com/blog/reistant1-what-is-resistant-starch-sources-how-to-increase-diet/

Short: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MoYixIKbXoM < short video showing a real life glucose monitored test of just cooked vs. cooled overnight rice.

FAUXTUS: Catholic Vote, one of the nation’s largest Catholic advocacy groups, has officially endorsed former president Trump. CatholicVote President Brian Burch highlighted President Trump’s achievements in office, including overseeing a robust economy and appointing three Supreme Court justices, leading to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “We need a general to lead us,” he asserted. Not, you know, this guy > CLICK https://rumble.com/v48kb2o-supercut-the-best-of-the-worst-biden-gaffes.html [2:00] to see “SUPERCUT: The Best of the Worst Biden Gaffes.”

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/catholicvote-endorses-trump-our-catholic-way-of-life-is-on-the-ballot-5571808

MICHIGAN: CLICK https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer/status/1749854462338896379 [1:16] to see Gov. Jackboots promote her program for free community college. My #1 favorite comment is last:

“Hey remember when you prevented people from growing their own food?”

“I looked to see if this was supposed to be a parody. Idaho is offended.”

“Wow. This isn’t very inclusive for the other members of the vegetable family. How come only potatoes are represented? Do better.”

“This video gave me tuber-culosis.”

“This is not apeeling at all.”

“Which one was the potato?”

“I’m glad to see Brian Stelter landed on his feet.”

• https://notthebee.com/article/michigan-governor-posts-video-with-professor-potato-to-revolutionize-higher-education

MAGA: Dean Phillips is a Democrat challenging Biden. During an interview on CNN, he said, “I’ve got to tell you guys, I went to a Donald Trump rally a couple nights ago. Never been to one. I had an event across the street. I saw the line of people waiting in the cold for hours and I thought, what the heck, you know, I’m going to be a leader who actually invites people, doesn’t condemn them. I met probably 50 Trump people waiting in line. Every single one of them, thoughtful, hospitable, friendly, all of them so frustrated that they feel nobody’s listening to them but Donald Trump. A diverse crowd. People who had never been to a Trump event before. My party is completely delusional right now, and somebody had to wake us up. And if that’s my job, so be it.” Or you could, you know, switch parties.

CLICK https://rumble.com/v48zppt-charles-payne-goes-nuclear-on-liberal-over-bidens-pure-hatred-for-maga.html [3:55] to hear the Charles Payne clip from Fox News. The last minute isn’t worth watching.

• https://bongino.com/democrat-dean-phillips-my-party-is-completely-delusional

POPE FRANCIS: CLICK https://rumble.com/v48sm72-this-cannot-happen-again.-pope-francis-time-of-confusion-will-end.html [5:06] to hear Fr. Charles Murr comment on how Catholics can deal with the confusion in today’s RCC.

SIN SICK MAMA: CLICK https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1749936166844141954 [1:40] and pray for this woman. She needs Jesus. Police were reportedly called but there is no news at this time about what has happened to the boy. One commenter said she’d heard he was with his grandma. Let’s pray for them as well. And thanks to the shoppers who stepped up. When that witch tossed a package of frozen food on to her shivering boy’s bare foot, I just wanted to vomit.

• https://notthebee.com/article/concerned-shoppers-call-police-give-coat-to-shivering-toddler-after-mom-brings-him-into-walmart-wearing-only-a-diaper-watch-the-video

SOUTH CAROLINA: [3:12] – Mom tells the Wake County Public School Board how woke ideology is impacting kids in classrooms. The best advice I ever heard about when a kid is ready to learn about sex and sexuality is not before they are having those feelings in their bodies.

WISCONSIN: CLICK https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1749682244195889294 [:32] to hear a medical student say she’ll leave the state if she can’t do full term abortions. Somebody then says, “That will do nothing to help our shortages.” I dunno. Maybe it’ll encourage pro-life OB/GYNs to move to Wisconsin, so they can’t be forced to participate in abortions! So my reply to this chick is … “Don’t let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya.”

• https://notthebee.com/article/future-obgyn-says-she-will-leave-wisconsin-after-graduation-if-she-is-prevented-from-aborting-full-term-babies

GRAMMY NOTES: I was making something in the blender once. While it was running, I carefully measured out a teaspoon of something, took the lid off and chucked the entire spoon in.