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by | June 1, 2025 · 11:10 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please show each of us our sins as You see them, that we may repent and grow in humility and holiness. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BORDER: ICE has started to go after employers who illegally employ illegals. CLICK https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1928831662256804154 [:51] to see them round up illegals working for a Florida subcontractor. CLICK https://x.com/AmericaPapaBear/status/1928824018703884403 [1:12] to see them at a restaurant in San Diego.

I’m curious if any of the Dems who are outraged care about Americans who can’t find jobs? Those that even mention the issue go with “Oh noes! Prices will increase if employers have to pay their employees American wages!” N.b., these are the same people who demand the minimum wage be hiked!

DINO to RINO: I’m unimpressed by Dems who have just now noticed their party “left them.” If they had an ounce of integrity, they would’ve switched when it would’ve cost them something, not now when Trump is ascendant.

ELLEMENOHPEE: Mama Buzz says, ““It’s like Pluto losing planetary status all over again!”

FAKE NEWS: CLICK https://x.com/magafirearmstec/status/1929171617197731934 [1:37] to hear yet another montage of the legacy news media parroting the exact same talking points. I remember some years ago that someone leaked the fact that all of these people belong to the same secretive email list. It caused a brief brouhaha, which resulted in them “shutting down” the offending group. Obviously, all they did was vet the list and start a new one, minus anyone they thought might blow the whistle on them.

FAUXTUS: CLICK https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1928839763248787522 [:32] to hear Senator Josh Hawley [R-MO] report on what a member of Biden’s SS detail told him a year ago.

MEDIA: CLICK https://x.com/CharlieSigs/status/1928970373757870153 to see Sen. Corey Booker [:02] do the “my heart goes out to/I love you” gesture that the Left Stream Media is ignoring. They and Booker and countless other Dems swore themselves blue that, when Elon Musk did it, it was a Nazi salute. My mother (born 1914) said they held their arms out straight during the Pledge of Allegiance in school … until Hitler, then it was switched to hand on heart.

Grok wrote, “The difference in media coverage of Elon Musk’s and Cory Booker’s gestures likely stems from context and political framing. Musk’s gesture at Trump’s inauguration, a global event, was more pronounced and seen as provocative, drawing intense scrutiny from left-leaning media. Booker’s gesture at a Democratic convention was less forceful, viewed by some as a wave, and received minimal mainstream attention. Political affiliations also play a role: Musk, tied to conservative views, faced harsher criticism, while Booker, a Democrat, did not. Some see this as media bias; others argue it reflects event significance and gesture differences. The debate remains unresolved.”

CLICK https://x.com/stillgray/status/1929070220921942470 to see the two salutes side-by-side.

I’m thinking that Elon’s gesture was more emphatic, because he actually feels the love he’s expressing for his audience. He’s shown it in the sacrifices he has made. Booker and his ilk have all profited from their ‘love’ for their constituents.

PRAYERS FOR DJ: “We’re lifting up Agent DJ Daniel in prayer after his dad, Theodis, shared that DJ is now facing three new tumors. DJ is one of the strongest, bravest young men—and has now been sworn into 1,351 law enforcement agencies across the country. Agent Daniel, you’re a true legend.” – President Donald J . Trump

PRIDE: Good.

THEY/THEM-OCRATS: They used to wear white hoods to hide their commitment to evil. Now they dress it up with flowers.

VAXXX: Bashaw, who was convicted but given no prison sentence, had previously worked as an entomologist at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and commanded the headquarters company for the Army Public Health Center.

GRAMMY NOTES: Pumpkin is a squash. Squash is good for you. Therefore, eating too much pumpkin pie is a virtue.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a6_0oAxBoZc to see the cat play fetch with the dog.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FsOV2m4bZmA to see dogs communicate.

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by | May 31, 2025 · 9:23 am

Bits & Bytes

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to see and smell all the roses among the thorns. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BORDER: While most of the Chinese students and researchers are in the United States for legitimate academic reasons, some of them are here to spy on us and steal intellectual property. On May 28, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced we will begin to “aggressively revoke” the visas of Chinese students who pose a threat and will be giving stricter scrutiny of future visa applications from China and Hong Kong.

CHINA: U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer says China has been “slow rolling their compliance” with the May 12 trade agreement, “which is completely unacceptable.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says, “I am confident that the Chinese will come to the table when President Trump makes his preferences known.”

COURTS: A federal judge has ruled that DOGE employees who have satisfied the Training, Vetting and Mitigation Procedures may access the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which is used by the federal government to distribute trillions of dollars in payments. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Democratic-led states.

The Supreme Court ruled that Trump has the authority to rescind the temporary legal status the Biden administration gave half a million “refugees” they had flown here to reduce the numbers being recorded coming across the border.

ECONOMY: Core inflation has dropped to its lowest rate in four years. Hmm … four years.

ELON: Thank you for your service, Mr. Musk.

FAFO: Megha Vemuri, the 2025 class president of MIT, gave a pro-Palestine/anti-Israel speech in which she accused her alma mater of promoting genocide. A day later, she was told she would not be allowed to participate in Friday’s graduation ceremony.

FBI: CLICK https://rumble.com/v6u1srt-bongino-shares-the-unbelievable-discovery-at-fbi-from-the-james-comey-era.html [1:31] to hear Deputy Director Dan Bongino talk about the boxes of stuff they found. When I googled to get Bongino’s correct title, I got a taste of how the Laughing Stock Media are covering Bongino. I won’t waste your time; it’s what you would expect.

HAMAS: Israeli Omer Shem Tov, who was freed in February after spending 505 days in Hamas captivity, told CNN that his captors desperately wanted Kamala Harris to win the 2024 election. “They were very scared of him. … [A]s soon as Donald Trump was elected, they understood that he wanted to bring us back home. … When Trump became president, … they started giving [me] more food. … Stopped cursing me. They stopped spitting on me.”

HHS: Bobby Jr. has canceled a $766 million federal contract with Moderna for experimental mRNA-based H5N1 bird flu vaccine.

ICE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took 40 people into custody on Nantucket Island and Martha’s Vineyard; they included MS-13 gang members, as well as at least one child sex offender. The Coasties helped to safely and efficiently remove them from the islands.

JAKE TAPPER: CLICK https://x.com/BonillaJL/status/1926678379836670196 [3:50] to listen to Speaker Johnson’s response to Tapper’s attempt to act like a journalist. I used to respect Tapper. I dunno if I was just naive or if he sold out.

GALLUP’s latest poll asking, “How much confidence do you have in television news?” netted t.v.’s talking heads a minus 44 rating, with only 12% of respondents choosing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” vs. 56% choosing “very little” or “none.”

CLICK https://x.com/BreitbartNews/status/1928475916604203211 [1:21] to hear how the leftist media talks to Trump’s people. Maybe if these jerks had talked to Biden’s people like this, they wouldn’t need to be trying to blame the Biden White House for not telling them the president was a vegetable.

MIDDLE EAST: Last July, Israel took out Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas’s military wing.

Last October, they took out Yahya Sinwar, who was the leader of Hamas at the time and the mastermind behind Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.

This week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced they have eliminated Mohammed Sinwar, who had succeeded his brother.

MILITARY: CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1927796049659261203 [3:36] to hear SecDef Hegseth explain how he and DOGE have found and eliminated $10 billion in waste.

GRAMMY NOTES: Dearest and I are triply blessed.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TfEGhxKaaV4 to see the video the White House posted for Memorial Day.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LsN4DKidn1U to see clips of copy dogs.

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by | May 26, 2025 · 1:16 pm

Memorial Day

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please bless our veterans in Purgatory and have mercy on them. Be not harsh in your judgment, but send angels to escort them to a place of refreshment. We ask this in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

EULOGY: “Phil Robertson was an American icon and an inspiring hero to millions of Americans. Phil grew up impoverished in a house without electricity or a toilet, but became a brilliant entrepreneur. Phil was married to his high school sweetheart Kay for nearly sixty years. After an initial rocky period in their relationship due to alcohol and infidelity, Phil rededicated his life to Christ and witnessed to his faith the rest of his life. Phil and Kay raised an incredible family of four sons, 16 grandchildren and many more great-grandchildren. All the way back in 2013, when the woke era was first getting started, Phil offered a masterclass in how to overcome an attempted cancellation. Phil told GQ magazine he thought homosexuality was sinful. A&E tried to kick him off his own show, but he never apologized or backed down, and A&E soon had to bring him back. Phil was also the rare celebrity who was a proud warrior for the unborn. Rest in peace.” – Charlie Kirk

FBI: Dan Bongino posted a progress report to X in which he says they are working on the DC pipe bombing investigation, as well as the cocaine discovery at the prior administration’s White House and the leak of the Supreme Court Dobbs case. He note that they have decided to limit media interviews, instead reporting what they’re doing on X where he welcomes tips and suggestions. I have “followed” his account so I can keep y’all clued in as well.

MILITARY: Was he pranking the Left, choosing that tie for that speech?! – CLICK https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1926319575303328141 [:24] to hear a clip of what he said at West Point on Saturday.

CLICK https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1927037418642796638 [1:17] to hear a clip of what he said at Arlington today.

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by | May 23, 2025 · 11:57 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We beg You to open our hearts and minds to see beyond skin color. Where we are called to make judgments, let us look to character. And where we are not called to judge, let us shut up and keep scrolling. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AIR FORCE: Canceling eight wasteful contracts will save We the Taxpayers several billion dollar$.

AVIATION HISTORY: On March 12, 1985, a small aircraft with a jammed landing gear was saved in mid-flight by a mechanic who stood through the sunroof of a car going 90 mph. The daring rescue took place on a runway in St. Augustine, Florida, and remains one of the most unbelievable moments in aviation history.

BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL: Follow the links to read about some of the golden nuggets buried in this enormous bill.

  1. 2A @ https://notthebee.com/article/did-you-miss-this-little-gem-hidden-inside-the-trump-big-beautiful-bill-passed-this-morning
  2. Trans @ https://www.breitbart.com/health/2025/05/22/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-defunds-medicaid-covered-transgender-surgery/
  3. Abortion @ https://www.lifenews.com/2025/05/22/house-of-representatives-passes-bill-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

BORDER: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has just rolled out a new update to its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. The program provides a single, reliable source for verifying immigration status and U.S. The update will help eliminate voter fraud.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: The DoL currently has 16,800 licenses for phone lines, but in the last 30 days only 4,000 were used (24%). Canceling the unused lines will save We the Taxpayers about half a million dollars per year.

DOGE: Over the last two days, agencies terminated 120 wasteful contracts, saving We the Taxpayers $908 million. Almost half of that was for “technical services” in Mozambique.

The U.S. Census Bureau has done more than 100 additional surveys costing $2.2 Billion, many of which were never used. So far, five of them have been canceled, saving We the Taxpayers from spending $16.5 million to ask Americans stupid questions like, “In your entire life, have you had at least 12 drinks of any kind of alcohol, not counting small tastes or sips?”

DUMBOCRATS: Letitia James now says she “mistakenly” claimed Virginia residency in loan documents. Just like Comey says he “found” the 8647 seashells on the sea shore and had no idea what they meant.

EDUCATION: Trump is deadly serious about ending discrimination. Since Harvard has refused to comply with multiple DHS requests for information about its DEI initiatives and foreign student population’s harassment of Jewish students, Kristi Noem has issued an ultimatum. Harvard has 72 hours to comply or the ax falls. NO foreign students will be granted F- or J- non-immigrant visas. Period. CLICK https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1925625458487369729 to see her letter. Aaaaand, some activist judge slaps on an injunction in 3 … 2 … 1.

ILHAN OMAR: CLICK https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1925527078104863054 [:12] to hear her refuse to express even the slightest compassion for the families of the two Israeli diplomats who were gunned down on the street in DC this week.

MAHA: CLICK https://x.com/devorydarkins/status/1925608481198850375 [2:12] to hear about Bobby Jr’s report on chronic illness in America’s children. The four major factors are poor diet, environmental chemical exposure, lack of physical activity, and over-medicalization. I am so very grateful to know my grandkids are all being raised healthy!

MEDIA: CLICK https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/1925615286578786617 [1:17] to hear how NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor asks questions.

MEDICARE: The government, which is 7 years behind on its required audits of Medicare Advantage plans, will be caught up by the end of this year. Since various reports estimate overbilling at between $17 and $43 billion per year, these audits should result in billions of taxpayer dollars returned to the Treasury. Hmm … I remember the Biden administration hiring thousands of extra IRS staff to go after transfers as low as $600 … but they totally ignored billions in fraud? Sounds about right.

MILITARY: CLICK https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1925713884742070562 [1:46] to hear SecDef Hegseth not apologize for starting a monthly voluntary prayer service at the Pentagon. I’m guessing those who criticize this were cheering when Obama persecuted military chaplains.

NO KO: According to CBS News, the brand new 5,000-ton-class destroyer “became unbalanced and was punctured in its bottom sections after a transport cradle on the stern section slid off first and became stuck.” Little Rocketman said, “This was a serious accident that could not have happened, could not be tolerated, and was a criminal act caused by pure carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism.”

NORTH CAROLINA: Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown and her daughters, Antoinette and Tijema, have been indicted on federal charges of fraudulent use of COVID loans intended to support small businesses through the lockdowns.

The indictment says $15,000 of that money went to pay for a birthday party for Tiawana Brown. Word has it the party included a throne and a horse-drawn carriage. Brown says she paid the money back. Before serving on the City Council, Brown served four years in federal prison for fraud. She is also the founder of Beauty after the Bars(501c3), an advocacy organization committed to helping formerly incarcerated women.

SOCIAL SECURITY: After 11 weeks, the massive cleanup of Social Security records is complete. More than 12 million individuals aged 120+ years have been marked “deceased.” Some complex cases remain, such as individuals with 2+ different birth dates on file. These will be investigated in a follow-up effort.

SOUTH AFRICA: CLICK https://x.com/Bubblebathgirl/status/1925603508465631456 [1:39] to hear about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the White House, along with how The View reported on it.

CLICK https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1925317932080386381 [:54] to hear Scott Jennings, CNN’s token conservative, present the other side of it.

During the visit, Ramaphosa told Trump to his face that they were not taking land from the white people in South Africa. CLICK https://x.com/breauxbot/status/1925679497036128657 [:21] to hear him insisting this is exactly what must happen.

One commenter on X wrote, “I worked for a Fortune 100 company. We set up an intelligence center where we would monitor global events for our assets and push out messages and warnings to employees based on where they were. We covered SA for a while. But we stopped because the events against farmers happened so frequently that they were tripping our thresholds and we were sending out too many messages to employees there. … It was 2016.”

GRAMMY NOTES: Yes.

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by | May 19, 2025 · 6:34 pm

Bits & Bytes

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Keep reminding us of this every day that we might praise and thank You in all things. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BECORNS: [2:09] – I think this may be my favorite one yet. ❤

CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1407850870635075 to see an emotional Pope Leo XIV receive the Fisherman’s Ring.

DEMOCRATS: CLICK https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1924251034282565708 [:54] to hear justifiable outrage over Dems’ slandering of DOGE. CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1195935348383015 to hear why Bill Maher has started sneering at his beloved party.

FELONY: Threats against the president are a federal felony. – 18 U.S. Code § 871 states, “Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.”

MENTAL HEALTH: [8:12] – Recently, I saw an interview with “The Quilting Marine” in which he talked about how making a baby quilt for his new grandson had unexpectedly helped reduce his PTSD symptoms. There is another veteran who calls himself “The Combat Quilter” who tells a similar story. These guys made me wonder if my PTSD is a big part of why I love making quilts so much.

PSA: It’s tornado season, my friends! Be prepared! 🙂

GRAMMY NOTES: Buzz and Bootz out hiking. Wow, but somebody’s gotten TALL. His voice has also changed. Yoiks!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1218843796491660 for an oldie but still funny.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XnBoW5kstlQ to see an adorable toddler.

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by | May 17, 2025 · 8:43 am

Shell Game

In September 2013, James Comey was appointed by Barack Obama to the position of Director of the FBI. On May 9, 2017, Donald Trump fired him. Despite having held this powerful position for four years, Comey’s X profile (@comey) says only, “Author of legal thrillers (latest, FDR Drive, out May 20th). Husband, father, pop. Lawyer, teacher, speaker. Taller and funnier in person.”

On May 15, 2025, James Comey posted the photo above to his Instagram account. He wrote that it was a “cool formation I saw on my beach walk.” “86” is slang meaning to “get rid of.” It can refer to anything from throwing out spoiled food to murdering someone. “47” is a reference to the current President of the United States.

After setting off a firestorm, Comey disingenuously posted the above. He was the FBI Director for four years, but doesn’t know what 86 means? Puh-leeze.

The kindest thing I can think is that he has a book coming out this week. If you didn’t know before, you do now. Senator Josh Hawley [MO-R] wasn’t amused.

Neither were these people …

Ed Krassenstein, whose bio suggests he has built his “career” largely on posting anti-Trump crap, jumped on the “86 47” wagon and posted his own version. Like Comey, he got a visit from the Secret Service.

Liberals are busy pointing out stuff like this. I think there is a significant difference between “86 46” and “86 47” which is that nobody ever took a shot at Joe Biden.

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by | May 14, 2025 · 12:57 pm

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Jesus, We praise You and we thank You, for by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world. Alleluia!

BACK THE BLUE: CLICK https://x.com/IndianaGPA/status/1922029870395101569 [1:58] to see body cam footage of the arrest of a women who is claiming the officer used excessive force.

BGT: Wow! 14-year-old Maya Giotea from Romania got the quickest Golden Buzzer ever!

BORDER: [3:07] – ICE picked up 422 of the worst. It makes me sick that illegals who had convictions for serious violent crimes were released by the Biden administration.

CATHOLIC: [6:38] – Fun!

FAUXTUS: CLICK https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1922636585222168789 [2:04] to hear Scott Jennings on CNN talk about the history of Biden’s dementia. Us: “He’s gaga!” Them: “No way. He’s sharper than ever.” [debate] Us: “He’s gaga.” Them: “We didn’t see it. We didn’t know.” [Trump wins, Dems a mess] Us: “He was gaga for years.” Them: “Yeah we knew it all along. But enough about that. Let’s bash Trump some more.”

CLICK https://x.com/Rapidsloth_/status/1922640564211638719 [2:23:09] to see a supercut of Dementia Joe’s greatest slips.

Riley Gaines: “If they lied about the obvious things like Biden’s cognitive decline and the idea that men can become women, then why should we trust anything they say?”

Besides that, why should we help enrich these clowns by buying their book?!

HANNAH DUGAN: The Milwaukee County judge who was arrested and charged with obstruction of an official proceeding on April 25, has been indicted after a federal grand jury heard how she tried to help an illegal alien escape arrest in her courtroom.

HAKEEM JEFFRIES: CLICK https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/1922341439997960402 [1:43] to hear the House Democrat leader bluster.

CLICK https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1922454343392846139 [:22] to hear DHS Secy Kristi Noem give her take.

CLICK https://x.com/KathleenWinche3/status/1922257505259864476 [1:23] to hear what Trump’s allegedly “failed” and “least popular” administration accomplished during the past weekend.

CLICK https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1922309888597741932 [1:55] to see then and now clips from Biden’s and Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Under Trump’s leadership, Saudi Arabia committed $1 trillion to U.S. Investments with $142 billion in defense deals alone.

JOBS: Last year, the Biden administration claimed to have added almost 400,000 jobs from July through September. New data released this week suggests none of those jobs ever existed. Whoa! The usual thing for the Fauxtus administration’s job reports was to report good numbers, then later when the jerknalists can ignore it, quietly downsize said numbers. This new one is way bigger than a downsizing! Read more at the links.

MEDIA: CLICK https://x.com/townhallcom/status/1922296112666308708 [:36] and compare the sad, sad faces and dirge-like vocal tones of these CNN jerknalists as they are forced to speak words like “U.S. inflation slowing to its lowest rate in more than 4 years”, “It’s an unexpected & very welcome development that’s defying economists’ expectations”, and “Inflation continuing to move in the right direction.” They both look and sound like their favorite dog just died.

MICHELLE OBAMA: [6:05] – No boo-hoos from this quarter.

TRANS: “Anna” medically transitioned as a teen and has since destransitioned. He realizes he was just a gay man all along, not a girl, and blasted those pushing medicalization of kids outside a Riley Gaines event in Seattle. [6 :12] – CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PxJUpwWlCHw to hear Nick Freitas respond to a critic. @AmyW-m2p comments: “Freitas makes an excellent point – but there is an older, much more traditional reason for denying trans in the military: they are utterly reliant on medication to maintain their functions. Bipolars stable on meds can’t serve, nor can folks with high blood pressure. Any medical condition that can cause an issue without intervention is automatic grounds for denial… and that truth should never have been questioned in the first place.” I’ve probably mentioned this before, but I never got past my first interview with an Army recruiter because I was getting allergy shots twice a month.

GRAMMY NOTES: Also learn. My 3d pregnancy was very high risk; I needed 7 amnios before we were done. My daughter became agitated earlier and earlier in the procedure until, by the last one, they could barely get the needle in and out safely because of her thrashing.

CLICK https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1922519347806847433 to see a robot dance. Wow!

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by | May 10, 2025 · 8:47 am

The Politics of an American Pope

The Daily Mail has published a story claiming the new pope is a registered Republican. This is incorrect. Illinoisans do not register by party. They may vote in one party’s primary per election, but can switch at any time.

Pope Leo XIV, who has lived in Peru and Rome for most of his career, has allegedly voted in some GOP primaries and presidential elections. Obviously, there is no record of whom he voted for when he did vote, but since he is staunchly pro-life, it is unlikely he voted for Harris last November. However, that doesn’t mean he’s a MAGA Trumper.

In January, J.D. Vance said, “There is a Christian concept that you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then after that, prioritize the rest of the world. A lot of the far left has completely inverted that.” The Daily Mail claims that then-Cardinal Prevost responded by writing an article entitled, “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.”

I googled that title and got a hit at National Catholic Reporter; the article was written by Kat Armas. Prevost merely posted the link, without comment, on his X account. In his statement, Vance was referencing a concept in Catholic theology known as “ordo amoris” (Latin for “order of love”) which is based on the words of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. In the words of St. Augustine, we are called to give “special regard” to those persons who, “by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection” with us.

Personally, I think it is odd that Pope Leo XIV appeared to criticize Vance with his tweet, given that he is an Augustinian priest and is certainly acquainted with this concept. I also doubt very much that he has not practiced ordo amoris in his own life. I mean … who hasn’t? Who couldn’t? If we were to reduce our most intimate personal interactions to only those that we grant to the billions of strangers living on the other side of the world, then we would have no personal interactions at all.

Jesus certainly practiced ordo amoris. He spent 30 years in intimate relationship with His mom, followed by less than 3 years in public ministry. But even during His public ministry, He treated His disciples differently than He did the people. Even amongst the disciples, He singled out some for special attention. E.g., only four of the twelve were at the Transfiguration.

The Left seems delighted to have found social media posts by Prevost that appear to be critical of the Trump administration. I noted a few reasons why they’re making way too much of it. One is that he rarely posts. There were no posts at all in 2024 and have only been five this year. Of these, two were about praying for Pope Francis’ health and three were links to published articles about Trump’s immigration policies.

Among other things, the American Magazine article entitled Pope Francis’ letter, JD Vance’s ‘ordo amoris’ and what the Gospel asks of all of us on immigration by Jesuit priest Sam Sawyer says, “Catholic teaching both allows and calls for ‘development of a policy that regulates orderly and legal migration.’ No one, except those who are misrepresenting the church’s advocacy and care for migrants, claims that Catholics are in favor of illegal immigration or open borders.”

It concludes with, “The Gospel does not offer a charter for how to legislate about immigration. It does offer a standard for how far we are to go to love our neighbor, and a refusal to accept the limits we might be comfortable with on who our neighbors are. The question we need to answer is whether we judge our politics according to the Gospel or the other way around.”

The Catholic Standard article, entitled This Ordeal is the Passion by Bishop Evelio Menjivar, is much more biased, calling the early sweep of criminal illegals “shock and awe” campaign of “aggressive threats” and “questionable legality.” One wonders where God’s demand for honesty lies in this diatribe. One could say much the same about the previous administration’s open border and sanctuary welfare benefits. However, even that article comes around to pleading for putting the Gospel first, saying “we cannot let the dark side of anti-immigrant animus take hold.”

Let us hope and pray that the new pope’s focus will be more on the Gospel and less on propping up progressive political causes. And maybe we can also be just a little like these kids, even if our first ever American pope is from Chicago! https://x.com/Monocarp_/status/1920536512782889126 [:43]

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by | May 7, 2025 · 10:09 am

Today is my birthday!

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please give us the graces we need to make the “don’t care” part really true. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BIG STICK: [19:42] – CLICK https://x.com/ABC/status/1919792210318340216 [1: 20] to hear Trump announce that the Houthis “don’t want to fight any more.” “We will stop the bombings. They have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word. They say they will not be blowing up ships any more.”

According to Julien Miquel (YouTube), the correct English pronunciation for “Houthis” is HOO – theez (hard “th” as in bath).

BORDER: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JJQg92hXeqE to hear a wonderful message from an immigrant from Brazil.

CATHOLIC: The conclave opens today. Please continue to pray with us that God’s perfect will be made manifest in their choice of our next pope.

DOGE: A National Science Foundation grant for more than $800,000 has been canceled. The money was being used to train college science and math education majors how to promote “social justice” and “cultural responsiveness” in their classrooms.

Another $8.4 million has been saved by canceling three DEI training programs.

A further $198 million was saved by terminating 148 wasteful contracts, including one at HHS for “potency monitoring of confiscated marijuana samples.”

HORSE HISTORY: Every horse that ran in the Kentucky Derby is a direct descendant of Secretariat, who won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by an incredible 31 lengths.

HYPOCRITES: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1363860088066886 [:54] to hear Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden support work requirements for welfare recipients.

INDIA vs. PAKISTAN: In April, 26 male tourists were killed in a terrorist attack in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. Early today, India responded with airstrikes against terrorists in Pakistan-controlled territory.

MEDIA: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U5wMAYX0PEs to hear yet another montage of sound-alike legacy news reports.

REAL ID: Starting today, you must have a REAL ID or a compliant document before boarding a domestic flight. Usually, a REAL ID takes the form of a driver’s license or a non-driver photo ID card issued by a state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or equivalent. States may issue such documents even if they are not REAL IDs. If your document is also a REAL ID, this is indicated by the presence of a black or gold star in the top corner of the plastic card.

At present, every state, the District of Columbia, and federal territory issues driver’s licenses and non-driver ID cards that are REAL IDs. Some also issue non-REAL ID cards to citizens and residents. These non-REAL ID cards are often cheaper to obtain and do not require as many supporting documents, making them attractive to individuals who merely want a license or ID for everyday purposes. They are also regularly issued to illegal immigrants by some states.

Usually, these non-REAL ID documents will have a notation that reads “Not Valid for Federal Purposes” or an equivalent and will not bear the required black or gold star.

REPARATIONS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1gg_G9Gd0Pw to hear a black supremacist tell us why he “deserves” a million dollars. The way I understand it, President Lincoln gave his ancestor who was actually a slave 40 acres and a mule. Why does anyone owe this joker, who was never a slave, anything?!

SCOTUS: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can move forward with a ban on transgender military service members for now, lifting a lower court injunction against the policy after a judge ruled it was an “unsupported, dramatic and facially unfair exclusionary policy.”

The court did not explain its decision other than to say the order would expire if the justices ultimately take up the case on the merits and issue a ruling striking it down. Litigation continues in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

TRANS: CLICK https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1919930354359472325 [:59] and https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1919993052619321836 [2:32] and https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1919584968570720291 [:40] to see clips from protests outside a Riley Gaines speaking engagement at University of Washington.

CLICK https://x.com/JanJekielek/status/1919902323842626018 [4:05] to hear US Asst. AG Harmeet K. Dhillon talk about what the DOJ is doing to fight gender transition procedures for minors.

GRAMMY NOTES: I’m gonna have a good time!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b1axGwIbk1A to hear Bunny ponder the passage of time.

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by | May 6, 2025 · 11:12 am

Bits & Bytes

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Keep us mindful in a special way today that You are always in charge. And thank you that, while we may not always appear to win, we definitely will win in the end! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

BORDER: Difference being … our right to own and bear weapons and the federal government’s obligation to protect our border are both in the Constitution. So they’re the ones fomenting insurrection.

CLIMATE HOAX: Climate activists said global warming would melt the ice caps and flood us all out of our homes. Twelve years ago, they told us the Arctic Ocean would be ice-free within the four years. A new study shows that, between 2021 and 2023, the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) gained mass at a rate of 108 gigatons per year. Oops.

COVID: “The real name for ‘gain of function’ is ‘death maximization.'” ~ Elon Musk

“In 2014, after 3 of Fauci’s bugs escaped, 300 scientists asked Obama to shut him down. Obama declared a moratorium—but Fauci moved the experiments offshore, mainly to the Wuhan lab. Now our own government—CIA, FBI, State, DOE—all say those experiments likely sparked the COVID pandemic. And it all started as bioweapons research in 1947. President Trump just moved to shut it down—for good.” ~HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

CLICK https://x.com/thackerpd/status/1919498221698605487 [1:01] to watch Trump sign his Executive Order to end federal funding for gain-of-function virus research which many now believe caused the COVID pandemic.

DOUBLE STANDARDS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0-_DqFMD6qs to hear Sen. Kennedy comment on the Left’s DOGE-rage.

EDUCATION: CLICK https://x.com/EDSecMcMahon/status/1919569106644107696 [2:34] to hear Larry Kudlow and EdSec McMahon discuss Trump’s fight with Harvard. She says something about Harvard not getting grants until they comply. I don’t understand why any private college is getting federal money period. When my kids were in parochial school, we were grudgingly allowed bus rides and $35/kid toward textbooks.

GROUPTHINK: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/itoUnYYXXEU to hear a simple explanation for why some Democrats behave like they are members of a cult.

MEDIA: Notice how they’re not talking about eggs any more? If they actually cared about Americans, they’d be celebrating that low-income people can afford them again. But they don’t. They only care about scoring political points for Democrats.

PSA: [2:34] – Very useful trick.

TARIFFS: “American manufacturers are seeing a surge in demand as President Donald Trump’s tariffs force companies to reconsider doing business in China.” “Workers throughout China are flooding the streets in revolt as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs slam the fragile Chinese export economy.” Read more at the links.

TDS: The rant above is exactly why he does this stuff. While he’s busy fixing America, loony lefties are wasting time TDSing about pranks. And, We the People are not clapping along; we’re laughing along. Except about the pope pics. I found them distasteful. But since I’m not a lunatic, I just scrolled and got on with my day.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ik1CaXUUr4E for a supercute R*CKST*R.

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