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by | February 14, 2026 · 5:51 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We pray for better communication in all of our relationships. Help us listen without interrupting, speak without attacking, and understand without judging. Let our words build up instead of tear down. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 14, 1990, as the Voyager 1 space probe was about to leave our solar system, it turned and took a photo in which Earth glows as a pale blue dot highlighted by a brilliant beam from the sun, an astronomical Valentine from our loving Creator.

CATHOLICS and CAPPUCHINOS: [40:51] – In Episode 2, Siobhan Fallon Hogan interviews Kevin James who has a new movie out, Solo Mio, in which he stars with Jonathan Roumie. I can’t wait to see it!

CHRISTIANITY: CLICK https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTeFd0-knOK/ to learn how to BREATHE the prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, Have mercy on me, a sinner.”

CLIMATE HOAX: Trump is eliminating an Obama-era EPA “finding” that carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and three other greenhouse gases “endanger the public health and welfare of current and future generations.” This “finding” was used to justify most of the federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles. Eliminating it will cancel those standards and bring down car prices.

GEORGIA: [5:33] – On January 28th, federal agents executed a search warrant on Fulton Countyy’s election offices and walked out with approximately 700 boxes of evidence, including physical ballots from the 2020 election, tabulator tapes, electronic ballot images, and voter rolls.

ICE: Gary Varvel writes, “The outrage over immigration enforcement isn’t really about compassion — it’s about political survival. For four years, President Biden refused to secure the border while as many as 20 million foreign nationals entered the United States. That wasn’t incompetence. It was the Democrat’s strategy. Mass migration became the foundation of a long-term political calculation: import future voters, reshape the electorate, and secure power for a generation. They were stacking the deck.

“Now that ICE is removing even a few of those ‘cards,’ the panic sets in. According to a 2024 House Judiciary Committee report, the Biden-Harris Administration funneled tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to organizations supporting illegal aliens — often through left-wing nonprofits. Sounds like buying votes while border security and public safety took a back seat. When your political future is stacked on a house of cards labeled ‘mass migration,’ enforcing the law doesn’t just secure the border — it threatens to bring the whole Democratic Party structure down.”

MEDIA: On February 9, CBS ran a story stating – “Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in President Trump’s first year back in the White House had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document obtained by CBS News.”

The Left Stream Media repeated this “fact” ad nauseum. But here’s the rest of the story …

  1. Everybody who is in the country illegally is a criminal. ICE’s mandate is “immigration” enforcement, so duh.
  2. The arrest percentages for 2025 were similar to historical averages, so double duh.
  3. CBS News limited their data set to assaults and homicides committed in the U.S. They conveniently ignored DUIs, which are known to involve repeat offenders and to cause multiple deaths every year.
  4. DHS says 70% of their arrests involved people with gang connections and/or with convictions or pending charges for crimes of all kinds, both here and abroad.
  5. CLICK https://www.foxnews.com/video/6389127735112 [:44] to hear Karoline Leavitt list some of the many crimes CBS decided weren’t bad enough to justify ICE arrests. E.g., distributing child pornography.

In other news, the word on the street is that CBS is losing money bigly. Maybe if they stopped lying, people would go back to considering them a news source.

For another sweetener, CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/905084612324348 [1:12] to hear a black man tell Don Lemon he is 100% in favor of ICE getting “’em all out of here! Trump, four more years!”

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Heavenly Father, Protect our relationships from every attack of the enemy and from our own sinful tendencies. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

REDEDICATE 250: “Rededicate 250: National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving” will be held May 17th on the National Mall. From 6am to 6pm, the event will feature Christian singers, religious leaders and personas, and members of the president’s cabinet. Doors will open at 4:30 am.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: [2:30 to 7:40] – Fr. Dan Reehil is a Catholic priest and exorcist for the Diocese of Nashville. In the first minutes of this video, he talks about the effectiveness of true Gregorian Chant in torturing demons. He then tells an amazing story about a time when Pope Saint John Paul II received a word of knowledge that changed a young priests life.

@katdunn7934 posted this in the comments: “Today I listened to Jesse Romero tell a story about going to a convenience store and it had Gregorian chant playing outside. He asked the owner, who was Indian, why it was playing. The owner said they had problems with homeless people hanging out there outside all the time. He did everything to try getting them to leave sprinklers on them and even thumb tacks where they would lay. Nothing worked. One day a priest came in and he asked the priest what he could do about the situation. The priest said sometimes it’s not a mental health situation, but demonic in nature. He suggested playing Gregorian chant and see what happens. He did, and they started screaming and covering their ears. They left and never came back. That’s pretty powerful!”

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kMTrf5lC_KI [1:18] to see how a herd of llamas catch a thief.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BRy_NTBhHjY [:45] to see a fun mini project that has me so very tempted!

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by | February 7, 2026 · 8:08 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Give us this day our daily bread and help us to trust in Your provision. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 7, 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first American tour.

AOC: “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

BESSENT: Trump’s Treasury Secretary testified before the U.S. Senate.

CLICK https://x.com/devorydarkins/status/2019469548970471594 [1:45] to hear Democrat Sen. Van Hollen demand he express remorse over Alex Pretti’s death. Bessent says, “This is an FSOC hearing. Why don’t we talk about financial security and oversight?“

CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2019721361942602129 [:17] to hear Democrat Sen. Reed scold Sec. Bessent, who replied, “Thank you senator. Good to see you.”

CLICK https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2019434530382209201 [:37] to hear him lay a truth bomb on Fauxcahontas over who caused the housing affordability crisis.

BIBLE STUDY: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/2071860530319420 [2:04] to enrich your understanding of Malachi 4:2.

Just one quibble … every translation I looked at translates it “sun” of righteousness, not “son” as the caption says. However, the “kanaph” part is accurate. I like the added idea of Jesus’ arms spread on the cross combined with the following:

“Kanaph, therefore, unites themes of shelter, commitment, power, and outreach—an enduring picture of the God who both hovers protectively over His people and sends them forth in Spirit-borne flight.” There is more @ https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3671.htm

CNN: CLICK https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/2019429959174091056 [1:22] to hear the liberals on CNN’s Newsnight argue with Scott Jennings over one of the most basic tenets of economics.

LIFE: Christian values encompass two things: love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. In His teachings, Jesus clearly showed us that He considers ALL human beings to be our neighbors. Also, the first to recognize Him was a fetus.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Lord, awaken Your Church in America to be a light in the darkness. May we stand boldly for truth. Amen.

SAVE ACT: CLICK https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2019552346104295642 [1:35] to hear Democrat Rep. Raskin recite the current Democrat talking point about how it would deprive married women our 19th Amendment right to vote.

  1. There are NO federal laws dictating that a woman change her name after marriage (or divorce).
  2. Getting married (or divorced) requires paperwork. Anyone who can manage that can manage a name change.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: CLICK https://x.com/Geniustechw/status/2019033202422063320 [2:21] to hear an alleged Christian preacher celebrating abortion from the pulpit.

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” ~Isaiah 5:20

VERMONT: In Burlington, Vermont, the public transit has had to drastically cut service, because their brand new fleet of EV buses can’t be charged. Because the batteries sometimes spontaneously combust, they can’t be parked indoors. And because they can’t be recharged when temperatures are below 40°F.

VOTER ID: Actually, it is not Schumer’s IQ that is the problem. It’s his lying tongue. Jim Crow (literacy) laws were passed by Democrats to keep newly freed, mostly illiterate slaves from voting, not because they were black, but because they overwhelming supported “the party of Lincoln” – i.e., the Republican Party. If illegals and other cheaters were voting Republican, Democrats would be demanding voter id.

GRAMMY NOTES: [3:06] – The idea of God holding my right hand felt constricting to me, because I imagined it like a child whose parent is holding the hand to control, e.g., while crossing the street. In that position, one can not use the dominant hand. But while I was listening to this video, I suddenly saw in my mind’s eye how Mama Buzz uses “hand-over-hand” with Buzz to help him learn a new skill. She doesn’t grip his hand, palm-to-palm, but rather places her palm lightly on the back of his hand; her hand is holding his, but it is not to constrain his actions, but rather to gently guide them.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/fluxfolio_/status/2013010288967086521 [:24] to watch Austrian freestyle skier, Matej Svancer, lose a ski in mid-air and stick the landing on the remaining ski! He took home a second in January’s Freeski World Cup in Laax, Switzerland.

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by | January 19, 2026 · 2:55 pm

Minnesota Update

Protesters disrupted services at Cities Church in St. Paul where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement serves as a pastor.

CLICK https://x.com/SteveAustinWI/status/2013119981047677088 [2:46] to see video of the incident.

CLICK https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/2013224923238412537 [4:02] to hear a man explain why he feels violated by what the protesters did to his church service.

U.S. Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said her agency is investigating the incident for possible federal civil rights violations.

CLICK https://x.com/ksoklower48/status/2013094997042872390 [:22] to hear Gov. Walz warn us about how terrible it would be if church services were raided and worshipers harassed.

Surprisingly (to me), the most relevant federal statute may be The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE). While it has primarily been used to prosecute peaceful anti-abortion protesters, it actually prohibits the use of force, threats, or physical obstruction to interfere with individuals seeking reproductive health services or exercising their religious rights at places of worship.

Cities Church could potentially also take this to a local court and sue for criminal trespass. Churches (including their buildings, grounds, parking lots, and related facilities) are typically considered private property, even when they are open to the public for services, events, or general visitation. This means the church leadership (or authorized representatives, like pastors, elders, or property managers) can control access, decide who is welcome, and revoke permission for anyone to be there.

These protesters engaged in criminal trespass by knowingly and intentionally entering to disrupt and then refusing to leave when asked. Penalties vary by state and severity and can include fines, jail time, probation, or community service. Our constitutional rights to gather and express ourselves are only guaranteed on government property. Private property owners get to choose when and how they happen.

CLICK https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/2013222406538543263 [:55] to watch Don Lemon hassle one of the ministers (not the ICE guy), trying to make a case that protesters’ right to freedom of speech somehow supersedes the congregation’s right to worship. They’re in the same amendment!

CLICK https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/2013290671377887551 [:19] to hear Don Lemon protesting is about making people uncomfortable. The First Amendment actually guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Traumatizing kids at church doesn’t qualify.

CLICK https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/2013332463578161504 [:44] to hear Don Lemon state, unequivocally, that the members of this church are entitled white supremacists.

CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2013094694692028909 [:31] to hear Don Lemon’s “rules for thee, not for me” hypocrisy concerning the right to free speech.

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by | January 19, 2026 · 9:13 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, This. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

2A: The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel has just issued a 15-page opinion declaring that the 1927 federal ban on mailing firearms through the USPS is unconstitutional and can not be enforced anymore. Ammunition and gunpowder still can’t be mailed for safety reasons.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On January 19, 1840, US Naval captain Charles Wilkes became the first American to explore the coast of Antarctica. Though whalers traveled the waters near Antarctica, no one had mapped out the land.

BOARD OF PEACE: Trump is forming an international body that he will lead to guide the second phase of his peace plan in the Gaza Strip. He has named seven members of the Board of Peace’s executive board: Secretary of State Marco Rubio; U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff; Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law; former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; financier Marc Rowan; World Bank President Ajay Banga; and deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel.

BORDER: In April 2000, under President Clinton, federal agents stormed a Miami home to seize six-year-old Elian Gonzalez and return him to Castro’s Cuba, all in the name of deference and diplomacy.

In November 2014, President Obama said undocumented workers broke the law and must be held accountable, especially those who are dangerous.

In June 2009, Chuck Schumer said people who enter the country illegally are illegal aliens and should not be treated the same as legal immigrants.

They had no problem enforcing immigration law then. The laws are no different now.

FLORIDA: [6:03] – Pause the video at :28 and take a good look at the woman’s face. She clearly thinks it’s all fun and games!

GREENLAND: Trump announced that, starting Feb. 1, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland will be charged a 10% tariff until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.

“The United States has been trying to do this transaction for over 150 years. Many Presidents have tried, and for good reason, but Denmark has always refused. Now, because of The Golden Dome, and Modern Day Weapons Systems, both Offensive and Defensive, the need to ACQUIRE is especially important.”

The tariff will increase to 25 percent on June 1.

LIARS: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1403727827952420 [:44] to see the dash cam footage of the “peaceful protester who was hit by a patrol car.”

MINNESOTA: On Thursday, President Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces if officials in the state do not stop protesters from targeting immigration officials. The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota.

MILITARY: Last week, we took out Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, an ISIS leader affiliated with the terrorist group that killed two U.S. service members and an interpreter on Dec. 13, 2025. Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, said. “There is no safe place for those who conduct, plot, or inspire attacks on American citizens and our warfighters. We will find you.”

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Continue to guide and bless our president. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

GRAMMY NOTES: As an Art History major, I must take exception to this bold, but highly inaccurate assertion. We didn’t just look at the pretty pictures; we also wrote about them.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1215459297091093 [:50] to watch a “talking buttons” dog have a remarkable conversation. “Remember we got all wet?” He shakes himself. He remembers. ❤ BEST comment on the clip: “I love my dog more than most people. But this is why I won’t buy her push buttons. She’ll have me taking her shopping, getting her nails done getting her hair did. All that.”

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m8UmCFWByWM [1:06] to learn something I did not know about turtles and tortoises before. I always wondered why this guy is always petting and scritching their shells!

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by | January 15, 2026 · 8:08 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We pray for unity, understanding, and the strength to continue the fight for justice and equality. Help us to carry on Dr. King’s legacy and bring about the world he dreamed of. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. A Baptist minister, King sought equality for all Americans and fought for peaceful solutions to racial issues.

EDUCATION: The Chicago Teachers Union is largest in the nation. It recently pushed out an ad promoting a tax hike on millionaires and billionaires. There were only 2 things wrong with it. 1. The ultra-wealthy (top 0.1%) already pay 33.4% (i.e., far more than their “fair share”) of all the taxes in this country. 2. Governor is spelled wrong. Since those are both fact-based, one might have hoped the TEACHERS union would have done better!

GREENLAND: CLICK https://x.com/sanchezdelreal/status/2011089774820442237 [2:00] for a quick look at why Trump is determined to have us own this vital piece of real estate.

ICE: CLICK https://x.com/RickyDoggin/status/2011205438893879386 [1:33] to hear a liberal white woman get all weepy and defensive after a conservative calmly explains to her that she’s wrong.

CLICK https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/2011138170013065612 [1:07] to hear a brown-skinned immigrant tell an arrogant white liberal that he feels safer under Trump than he did under Biden.

CLICK https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2011168148431716737 [1:34] to hear President Trump declare that, “starting February 1st, we’re not making any payments to Sanctuary Cities or states having sanctuary cities…because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American Citizens, and it breeds fraud and crime.”

Grok says the following states have sanctuary cities: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. In addition, Hawaii and Maryland have statewide sanctuary policies.

MEDIA: CLICK https://x.com/Thevictoria76/status/2011092812151079180 [2:13] to hear what Paul Harvey used to call “the rest of the story” in regards to claims on the Slime Stream Media that ICE agents are abusing their powers.

CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2011245839096725808 [6:25] to see a sympathetic CNN documentary about ICE agents doing their jobs in May 2016.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Please bind the demons driving these insane protests and bring peace and sanity back to our civic discourse. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SOMALIA: The Trump administration has decided to end temporary protection for Somali nationals in the United States. This “temporary” status has existed since 1991.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says, “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status. Further, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests. We are putting Americans first.”

There are 2,471 Somali nationals in the United States under the status, also known as TPS. Another 1,383 are in the country with pending TPS applications. They’re all supposed to go home before St. Patrick’s Day.

TDS: CLICK https://x.com/jayplemons/status/2010849545945571664 [1:13] to hear Greg Gutfeld make a really interesting point about what he calls “Trump Derangement Addiction.” I agree. And I think there are two key factors. One is that anger generates adrenaline, which in it self is addictive. The other is that anger blocks other emotions, like sadness, so if you’re unhappy with your life, being perpetually angry is a way of self-medicating.

WHITE WOMEN: CLICK https://x.com/PhilHollowayEsq/status/2011246547087081923 [:11] to see liberal white women protesting something or other. The poster asks, “Here again, I can’t understand the extreme hyperemotional, quivering, shaking, quaking, vitriolic screaming behavior. Is there a psychiatrist out there that can explain this?” Best response: “Joe Rogan said it best ‘the least connected, most lost people; he knows, often turning ideologies into their ‘God; in religion’s absence, making them ‘more rigid in their perspectives.’ The absence of God in these people’s lives has taken a toll.”

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/V_Lady2024/status/2011160156231418214 [:56] to enjoy hearing a conservative white woman report on what happened in her small Minnesota town when ICE agents arrested someone at the grocery store! LOL

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by | January 14, 2026 · 6:08 am

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DAILY PRAYER: We adore You and we praise You, O Christ, Because by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world. Amen. Alleluia!

2A: Here is another example of why liberals should not be allowed to make gun policy. This leftie cartoonist is so ignorant, he showed a revolver ejecting brass. Yeah, no.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On January 14, 1943, Allied leaders met in Casablanca, Morocco, for a high-stakes conference that set the direction of the war in Europe and beyond. What was decided would influence battles, alliances, and the meaning of victory itself.

HEALTH: [10:28] – Many years ago, our doctor told us to stop eating anything that had an ingredient in it we couldn’t pronounce or define. I have found that a useful tool for choosing which foods are “real” vs. which ones are “too processed.”

HUMAN HATERS: CLICK https://x.com/akafaceUS/status/2010475053964546253 to watch what happened when a crazy liberal woman refused to move aside for a man whose wife was in active labor. Blocking one car … which is still running … would not have benefit the planet one iota, but it could have had serious consequences for this mother and child. The climate whack job’s actions served to prove only one thing, which is that Dr. Patrick Moore is 100% correct. Climate activists are anti-human.

HYPOCRISY: Four years ago, Democrats supported incarcerating American citizens who refused to have an experimental drug injected into their bodies. Today, these same Democrats are screaming in protest at the idea of criminal illegal aliens being incarcerated.

CLICK https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2010798560690720921 [:26] to enjoy a roast of leftist ideologies.

ID: CLICK https://x.com/Milajoy/status/2010604349299589560 [:25] to hear a grown man wearing a playing card costume get a taste of the red pill over voter ID. I’m thinking that people who are too stupid and/or lazy to get a photo ID should not be allowed to vote.

FYI: Every U.S. state offers non-driver photo ID cards (also commonly called state ID cards, non-driver’s licenses, or identification cards). These are government-issued photo IDs provided by each state’s department of motor vehicles (DMV) or equivalent agency, designed for residents who do not drive or need an alternative to a driver’s license.

MINNESOTA SHOOTING: CLICK https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2010842440807137685 [3:47] to hear Greg Gutfeld present some very thoughtful comments about fake empathy liberals.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Have mercy on the soul of Your servant Scott and grant him Your salvation. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SCOTT ADAMS: RIP. [12:05] – On a personal note, after years in business, one of my brothers went back to college and got a PhD, then taught at Cornell. He often used Dilbert cartoons to illustrate points.

GRAMMY NOTES: My quilter’s heart approves this message.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/letBNdmiaSk to enjoy some super cute toddlers.

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by | January 11, 2026 · 7:51 am

Minnesota Update

ICE has provided @FoxNews a list of the most egregious criminal aliens they’ve arrested during their surge in the sanctuary state of Minnesota. ICE says all of these criminal aliens were roaming freely prior to arrest.

  • Sriudorn Phaivan, a Laotian illegal alien convicted of strong-arm sodomy of a boy & strong-arm sodomy of a girl with a deportation order since 2018.
  • Tou Vang, a Laotian illegal alien convicted of sexual assault and sodomy of a girl under age 13 and procuring a child for prostitution with a deportation order since 2006.
  • Chong Vue, a Laotian illegal alien convicted of the strong-arm rape of a 12-year-old girl and kidnapping a child with intent to sexually assault her, with a deportation order since 2004,

CLICK https://x.com/Crazyflix94/status/2010315093310164994 [1:04].

  • Ge Yang, a Laotian illegal alien convicted of strong-arm rape, aggravated assault with a weapon, and strangulation with a deportation order since 2012.
  • Pao Choua Xiong, a Laotian illegal alien convicted of rape and child fondling with a deportation order since 2003.
  • Kou Lor, a Laotian illegal alien convicted of rape, rape with a weapon, and sexual assault with a deportation order since 1996.

  • Hernan Cortes-Valencia, Mexican illegal alien convicted of sexual assault of a child and DUI with a deportation order since 2016.
  • Abdirashid Adosh Elmi, a Somalian illegal alien convicted of homicide.
  • Gilberto Salguero Landaverde, a Salvadoran illegal alien convicted of three counts of homicide with a deportation order since June 2025.

CLICK https://x.com/TexasRepublic71/status/2009935542440349788 [:45].

  • Gabriel Figueroa Gama, a Mexican illegal convicted of homicide who has been previously deported in 2002.
  • Galuak Michael Rotgai, a Sudanese illegal alien convicted of homicide.
  • Thai Lor, a Laotian illegal alien convicted of two counts of homicide with a deportation order since 2009.

  • Mariana Sia Kanu, an illegal alien from Sierra Leone convicted of two counts of homicide with a deportation order since 2022.
  • Aldrin Guerrero Munoz, a Mexican illegal alien convicted of homicide with a deportation order since 2015.
  • Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, a Somalian illegal alien convicted of manslaughter with a deportation order since 2022.

CLICK https://x.com/XtexasgirlX/status/2010019499840266397 [:48].

Mongong Dual Maniang Deng, a Sudanese illegal alien convicted of attempt to commit homicide, weapon possession, and DUI.

Aler Gomez Lucas, a Guatemalan illegal alien convicted of negligent homicide with a vehicle and DUI with a deportation order since 2022.

Shwe Htoo, a Burmese illegal alien convicted of negligent homicide.

These are the people Democrat politicians and anti-American activists refer to as “neighbors” as they attempt to interfere with ICE. CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2010105729546699014 [1:55] to listen to one of the good-hearted sheeple who is proud of herself for bringing her infant to a potentially violent protest during this January winter.

“Regardless of staged political theatrics, ICE is going to continue to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens in Minnesota and elsewhere. Some of these criminal aliens have had final orders of removal for 30 years, but they’ve been free to terrorize Minnesotans. ICE’s arrests prevent recidivism and make communities safer, but it feels like local politicians want to ignore that part and drum up discontent rather than protect their own constituents.” ~ICE Director Todd Lyons

CLICK https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/2010242773278929345 [:21]

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by | January 10, 2026 · 6:54 am

Minneapolis ICE Update

The Department of Homeland Security has deployed more than 2,000 officers to the area in what it says is its largest immigration enforcement operation ever. Noem said more than 1,500 people have been arrested.

On Thursday morning, protesters in Minneapolis again clashed with law enforcement agents in Minneapolis. At least one protester was detained as federal officers armed with pepper-ball guns and tear gas faced off with a large crowd of demonstrators, one of whom brandished an “ICE = murder” sign.

Police have been ordered to not assist ICE agents.

ICE AGENT’S VIDEO: [10:56] – Renee Nicole Good (37), the woman who was fatally shot by this ICE agent, is being celebrated by the left as an anti-ICE “warrior” who was part of a group of activists working to “document and resist” the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Good was apparently recruited through her 6-year-old son’s charter school, which boasts that it puts “social justice first” and involves children “in political and social activism. A fellow parent said, “She died doing what was right.”

HOMELAND SECURITY STATEMENT: [14:05] – On Wednesday night, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made this statement saying that, although any death was a “tragedy,” the shooting was justified. “Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation.”

RE: The guy wearing “HSI” on his jacket – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security, focused on investigating federal crimes, enforcing immigration laws, and protecting national security. It employs over 7,100 special agents and operates both domestically and internationally to combat various forms of crime, including human trafficking and drug smuggling.

“Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.” [Psalm 31:18]

“Targeting Law Enforcement Is Not Leadership — It’s Vigilantism” by Gary Varvel

What we’re seeing here is not just bad politics — it’s a snapshot of a godless nation in miniature. When a society no longer believes it is accountable to anything higher than its own emotions, it begins to unravel. Self-control is replaced with self-righteousness, and the loudest anger becomes the final authority. That’s why these protesters aren’t arguing their case in legislatures or courts — they’re fighting in the streets against the very people tasked with upholding the law.

Tim Walz and Jacob Frey insist they’re merely “using their voices,” but when you use the power of public office to single out lawful officers as villains, you are not engaging in debate — you are designating targets. Painting ICE agents as enemies of the people while they are simply enforcing laws passed by Congress is not compassion. It’s political vigilantism, and it predictably ignites the passions of unstable individuals who don’t hear nuance — they hear permission.

We’ve already seen where that road leads. The George Floyd tragedy became a national trauma not only because of what happened in Minneapolis, but because leaders and media figures poured moral gasoline on public outrage until cities burned. You don’t need to instruct a mob to riot if you’ve already convinced it that destruction is justice and rage is virtue.

Scripture is not ambiguous about this.

“Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves” (Romans 13:1–2).

Whatever slogans Walz, Frey, and the protesters are chanting, what they are functionally doing is opposing an authority God Himself has instituted and will receive condemnation.

That doesn’t mean laws can’t be changed. It means they must be changed rightly. If they want to reform immigration policy or abolish ICE, the Constitution already provides the method: persuasion, legislation, and elections. What it does not authorize is moral intimidation, street enforcement, or deputizing mobs as a substitute for self-government.

And Scripture also speaks directly to the spirit driving all of this: “…everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God” (James 1:19–20).

A society that forgets this will inevitably trade law for passion, order for outrage, and justice for destruction — and then wonder why everything is burning.

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by | January 9, 2026 · 6:22 am

Bits & Bytes

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Guide us in your justice. Let all who trust You shout for joy! In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On January 9, 1861, Southern rebels fired on an American ship attempting to resupply Fort Sumter. Some consider these to have been the opening shots of the Civil War.

CALIFORNICATION: [13:55] – On January 1st, two new laws went into effect that are going to devastate the state’s economy.

One law reclassifies independent truckers as employees of the freight companies they work for, which has resulted in national freight companies refusing to work with California-based truckers.

The other law requires gas stations to upgrade underground storage tanks or close. Small gas stations that can’t afford the upgrades have to close down, which will likely leave rural areas wanting.

FAFO: The Minneapolis hotel that refused to book rooms to ICE agents lost its Hilton franchise.

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD: HHS has issued new dietary guidelines. It essentially reverses the previous “food pyramid” and, btw, closely aligns with the way Dearest and I eat based very simply on what makes us feel our best.

ICE: An anti-ICE protester was shot and killed during an operation in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. The Department of Homeland Security says the woman was a violent rioter who “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism” and that the officer fired in self-defense.

CLICK https://x.com/Chesschick01/status/2008990192368275931 to see slow-motion video of the incident the left is calling “cold-blooded murder.”

Hmm … anyone else thinking about how Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed on January 6, 2021? The officer who shot her to death at point blank range claimed self-defense, despite the fact that she was unarmed. I don’t remember lefties crying foul when he was cleared of all charges.

MEDICAID FRAUD: On January 6, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service, said his agency is auditing 14 Minnesota’s Medicaid payments with the intention to “claw back” at least some of the money that went to fraudulent claims.

MILITARY: U.S. European Command and U.S. Southern Command have each seized a sanctioned crude oil tanker. Both ships were either last docked in Venezuela or were en route to it.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Grant us the graces we need to become a nation of forgivers, rather than a nation of fault finders. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: The Ninth Circuit Court has unanimously ruled in favor of Yakima Union Gospel Mission in its battle with Washington State, which sought to force them to hire non-believers. The Alliance Defending Freedom notes that the ruling is especially significant because it answers an under-explored First Amendment question regarding what constitutes a “ministerial” employee.

The Ninth Circuit explicitly held that the First Amendment protects faith-based hiring for all staff because, as the court pointed out, “personnel is policy.” Yakima Union Gospel Mission prioritizes the Gospel in all it does to serve its local community. But it can only remain a Gospel-centered ministry if it’s staffed by those who believe the Gospel.

STATE DEPARTMENT: Back in February 2025, President Trump ordered the State Department to review international intergovernmental organizations we were associated with and eliminated those that no longer serve American interests. Citing problems with human rights violations and progressive ideologies like DEI, gender equity, and climate orthodoxy, the administration has detached us from 66 international organizations, conventions, and treaties. Thirty-one of these entities were tied to the United Nations, while 35 others were not.

TAMPON TIM: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1602089777595505 [:27] to hear Gov. Walz threaten to mobilize Minnesota National Guard soldiers against federal law officials. Republican lawmakers are urging President Donald Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act against Walz.

Am I misunderstanding something or is he threatening to pit one group of armed American citizens who swore to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against another group of armed American citizens who swore to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States?

GRAMMY NOTES: [5:10] – In 2024, I had pneumonia, then croup, then croup again. Months of non-stop coughing damaged my vocal cords, leading my doctor to put me on vocal rest. I thought it would be no big deal, since I am alone for most of the day anyway. Fast forward to me discovering I talk to myself a lot.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CkNwXeGnZNo to watch Dude Dad play with his boys.

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by | January 4, 2026 · 8:44 am

Maduro

The operation to capture and extradite Maduro, code named Absolute Resolve, consisted of a helicopter-borne raid on the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas. The incursion that followed used 170 aircraft and was the culmination of months of preparation and weeks of waiting for the perfect window of opportunity.

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth said, “[Maduro] F’d around and he found out.”

“Voice from a Venezuelan” posted, “As a Venezuelan, I can say this plainly: much of the left leaning media is going to aggressively twist this story. What needs to be understood is that when the bombs fell, they struck only military bases and an international airport that had already been closed, with all international flights suspended.

“Many Venezuelans did not panic, they cheered from their homes when they saw the helicopters. This was not random or uninformed support. Roughly 75% of Venezuelans voted for María Corina Machado, backing her platform and her openly stated plan to pursue cooperation with the United States, including the possibility of U.S. intervention, to remove Nicolás Maduro from power in exchange for reopening Venezuela to free trade.

“This was a calculated choice. Venezuela has resources the United States wants, and the United States has the leverage and support Venezuela needs. It was a path we knowingly chose, fully aware of the risks involved.

“Love it or hate it, do not accept the narrative at face value. This was not imposed on us. We chose this path. ~ Author: Crhia Michel San Martin”

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3121318738065700 [:16] to see Venezuelan ex-pats in U.S. singing and waving their home flag.

We Americans may not have voted for this, but that’s only because we don’t think as BIG and OUTSIDE the box as our amazing POTUS does.

CLICK https://x.com/ryangerritsen/status/2007597870711775452 to watch some young Venezuelans hear the news.

On January 3, 2026, this hypocrite posted, “It’s an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president – failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home – decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to ‘run’ a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.” [FYI Pete: When the economy is growing at a record-breaking pace, that does not constitute “failing on the economy.”]

After Maduro lost the 2024 Venezuelan election but refused to vacate the office, Biden offered a $25 million bounty on Maduro’s head.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM-1] tweeted, “Overnight the U.S. President ordered the invasion of Venezuela and capture of its President. While Maduro clearly is a corrupt and illegitimate thug who oversaw the destabilization and suffering of millions, the fact remains that the U.S. President is acting on authority he does not have.”

Stansbury is wrong. The U.S. President has the constitutional authority as Commander in Chief (Article II, Section 2) to order limited military strikes, particularly in response to threats, to protect U.S. interests, or for defensive purposes, without prior congressional approval. The strike to capture Maduro reportedly took 30 minutes.

Also this.

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