Scouting the Terrain

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By Charlie Johnston

I am hearing now from people who are upset over the “irresponsibility” of my take on experimental gene therapy being called a “vaccine.” You have seen a little of it in the comment section. I also get a lot of emails. Some are on the verge of hysterical – fact-free diatribes – that make false assertions that are borne by forlorn hope rather than solid evidence. Some tell me that they have talked to actual doctors who say all is well. I have talked to hundreds of actual doctors about it over the last year – and it has been one of the most horrifying experiences of my life. That is because I start with actual government-generated data that contradicts the fear narrative and base my questions on those. The horrifying part is the discovery that at least 70% of the medical professionals only know the narrative, not the data. Even more horrifying is that at least half of the latter don’t care about the data but insist you should just trust what they say because they are a doctor. The blind leading the blinder.

Some have insisted to me that their doctors assure them that the “vaccinated” are almost never getting the new variant and are at almost no risk compared to the “un-vaccinated.” I have to wonder whether these folks read even the establishment media. Though the media has downplayed it, 95% of the new severe patients in Israel were “vaccinated”  and over 85% of those hospitalized there were fully “vaccinated.” What has been better covered is the Provincetown, Massachusetts outbreak in which the CDC conceded that 74% of those affected were “vaccinated.” The question, then, is not so much whether the people writing this to me read even the establishment media, but whether their doctors do. It is reaching a dead parrot sketch level of absurdity. More worrisome is that when anyone who is solidly credentialed contradicts the narrative, they are silenced. The website from which this comment by an internal medicine doctor was posted has been restricted.

Some are telling me I am using sketchy sites for my information. Oddly enough, on this one, I pretty much agree. I use CDC and NIH sites for most of my information, (but I use the actual data they produce, not the soundbites employees use for the press) unless otherwise noted – and they have become sketchy, indeed, this last year and a half. In the last couple of weeks, the data from the VAERS website run jointly by the CDC and the FDA has gotten very volatile. Two weeks ago, the number of deaths within two weeks after receiving the shot was at 6,100. Then it suddenly jumped to over 12,000. Then it jumped back down to 6,100, then up to 9,000 and as of this writing, is back up to 12,000 again. I don’t know whether the CDC was previously trying to suppress the death toll or is now just trying to discredit the VAERS system they created because the data it is producing is inconvenient. Chris Deacutis, who commented here earlier on this subject, wrote me a long, very thoughtful email suggesting that perhaps the VAERS info was badly inflated because it has never before been applied to a pandemic situation. He gave the best defense I have seen, not for the establishment position so much, but for why a reasonable person might rationally accept the establishment position. It underlines, I think, the biggest problem we face – that the gyrations of public and health officials have substantially weakened, if not destroyed, public confidence in their pronouncements.

Here is a lengthy piece from the International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice and Research, one of the most prestigious peer-review sites in the field, that questions whether the mRNA vaccine might be worse than the disease. Contrary to media hype that the vaccine hesitant are largely knuckle-dragging MAGA types, a study conducted by Carnegie-Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh found the most hesitant are the most highly educated – Ph.D.’s. The second most hesitant are the politically unaffiliated.

The simple fact is that I am largely indifferent to whether any person takes the gene therapy shot or not. If they don’t, we have simple therapies that have proven more effective in treating the virus than the shot. From a larger perspective I think that, last year, we inflated a serious new virus into a pandemic. Now, I think we will see a real pandemic, borne aloft by our hubris. I think God has a significant teaching moment in store for us – and as bad and as dangerous as I believe the gene therapy shot to be, I firmly believe God has healing in store for all except those who insist to the death that they are the only titans and they will not believe otherwise even if they were to see a thousand miracles. “The dwarfs are for the dwarfs!”

For those few who tell me they will quit reading me unless I conform to the establishment narrative and quit citing “misinformation,” I can live with that. They stay generic and never cite what precisely the misinformation is except, occasionally, to say their doctor told them different. Still generic.

In a dearth of sound, solidly-sourced information, people of good will are trying to do their best. I have no quarrel with them, only with people who insist I follow THEIR narrative. I am firmly convinced that God will respond to everyone of good will. If I prove to be wrong, I will concede it as soon as I am convinced. If those who disagree with me are wrong, I pray they do the same – for our survival is dependent on us finding the most right path we can, not proving the path we chose with inadequate information was right. I know that one nation in the world is completely flat-lined on both deaths and hospitalizations – and that is Sweden, which used the historically tried-and-true approach to a novel and potentially dangerous virus: quarantine and hospitalize the sick, give candid information to everyone else and leave them to make their own good decisions, then continue on with life. I know if I am wrong about the dangers of the experimental gene therapy shot, we still have the backup of hydroxy-zinc and ivermectin therapies. If those who put all their faith in the experimental gene therapy shots are wrong, what is their backup?

For each of you, make the best decision you can with the flawed information available to you. Whatever decision you make, call on and be docile to the living God.

As for me, if you get sick or have an adverse reaction to a shot you have taken, I recommend that you start with the Prayer of Miraculous Trust. Meantime, over the weekend, I will link to a set of protocols our own Steve BC has been working up. I will confess I am now largely uninterested in debating who is right. Time will tell – and very quickly, at that. God has a plan.

Fear now stalks the globe. Here in America, there is fear that the totalitarian impulse mandating vaccine passports and more lockdowns may trigger an actual violent revolt. The lawlessness of federal officials on immigration, crime and basic human rights foments the same fear. The U.S. Senate just forbade the teaching of Critical Race Theory (the real Jim Crow 2.0). But what if Joe Biden says he will enforce it anyway? Just last week Biden told the Supreme Court to pound sand on its decision protecting the property rights of landlords. Federal officials are enforcing Biden’s illegal decree, not the Supreme Court’s legal decision. So how can we believe that if Biden unilaterally decrees against the Senate, law enforcement will not support the decree of his sovereign will rather than the law of the land? Who is the law when the lawmakers and law enforcers become lawless? When actual crime is decriminalized and questioning or investigating leftist narratives, such as with the election, lockdowns and CRT, among other things, is declared a crime of white supremacy by the “Justice” Department, how long before open revolt takes hold?

In the Far East, every nation is on tenterhooks waiting for China to invade Taiwan. Will the U.S. even care, much less respond. In Canada they are burning churches and imprisoning Christian pastors for holding worship services. In western Europe, civilizationally, they have already collapsed – but like a dead man walking, don’t know it yet. The fear is not confined to denizens of the formerly free world. In Iran, the mullahs are worried that the natives are getting restless again. In Cuba, the same thing is happening for the first time since Fidel Castro took that nation captive.

I have just scratched the surface of the rising fear stalking the globe. I told you when I first started writing almost nine years ago that the time was coming when you would have to abandon the easy courageous and pious platitudes of placid times and make hard decisions in stormy time. That time has begun. Whether it is to hold onto your job or take a shot you object to or merely to decide whether to travel away from home – or to obey the latest lawless edict from your local satraps, that time has begun.

But the Lord has neither forgotten nor abandoned you. There is a common, but silly, saying that, “The Lord will never give you more than you can handle.” Nonsense! The Lord frequently gives you more than you can handle, particularly when your hubris runs highest. It is His way of calling you back to reliance on Him again. The Lord often gives you more than you can handle, but never more than He can handle. He is calling you now. Will you answer Him?

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Mary Cuff, of Crisis Magazine, wrote a piece nearly two weeks ago that has mesmerized me ever since. Hauntingly evocative of what we have lost and hopeful of what we may yet become – and the price to be paid to get from here to there, it is a definitive piece for our times. If you read no other link from this article, please read this one.

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Just a reminder, if you are in the Northeast and can get to Goffstown, New Hampshire, this weekend, on Saturday from noon to three there is a big prayer meeting for our Bishops. Priests and Pastors at 176 Kennedy Hill Road. There will be prayer, music and you can meet our own Doug and Lambzie. Called the Stand Up and Kneel event, it is something CORAC enthusiastically supports. Help us out and meet some great people!

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Finally, as I mentioned, Texas Right to Life (TRTL) has offered complimentary tickets to its annual Celebration of Life dinner for members of CORAC. Each ticket is a $200 value. This is the biggest annual pro-life dinner in the country – and one of the most spectacular annual events I have ever been to. You will also be invited to the brunch on the following day, where various staffers explain what they are doing and what the latest pro-life initiatives are. After that, in the afternoon, we will have a CORAC meeting where you can get some updates on what is going on and share your priorities with leadership. The main dinner will be held at the Hilton of the Americas in downtown Houston on Saturday, Sept. 18.

To register, send an email to Laura at Bilot.lambfam@gmail.com, giving your name, address, phone number and whether you need one or two tickets. If you are not already a member of CORAC, you can register here, free of charge. After you have sent your email to Laura, you will get an email from TRTL giving you more details and the availability of discounted rates at the Hilton under the TRTL room block. You are, of course, on your own for your accommodations and travel.

I look forward to seeing you there!

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425 thoughts on “Scouting the Terrain”

  1. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! 😉

    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/36619/the-fascinating-history-of-the-feast-of-marys-assumption

    https://thecatholicspirit.com/faith/focus-on-faith/sunday-scriptures/marys-assumption-a-sign-of-hope/

    https://spiritdailyblog.com/news/did-mystic-see-aspects-of-assumption

    https://catholicexchange.com/the-great-wit-and-humor-of-the-saints

    https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/08/maximilian-kolbe-saint-of-nagasaki

    https://voyagecomics.com/2021/08/12/st-maximilian-kolbe-designed-his-own-spaceship-to-fly-to-the-moon/

    https://www.getreligion.org/getreligion/2021/8/11/yo-new-york-times-editors-why-edit-faith-out-of-obit-for-the-mother-teresa-of-africa

    https://www.ncregister.com/cna/federal-court-dismisses-lawsuit-against-indianapolis-archdiocese

    https://spiritdailyblog.com/commentary/could-there-be-an-apocalyptic-variant

    https://www.catholicleague.org/cdc-is-to-the-left-of-the-media/

    https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/indias-ivermectin-blackout/article_e3db8f46-f942-11eb-9eea-77d5e2519364.html

    It’s a Big Club and WE ain’t in it! ;-(
    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/08/14/about-that-wsj-report-of-the-durham-probe-investigating-fbi-tipsters/

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/when_for_the_people_really_means_for_the_politicians.html

    https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/the_four_horsemen_of_the_biden_apocalypse.html

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!

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  2. Charlie, thanks again for this and the “God doesn’t give us more than we can handle,” take. I never thought of it this way but now looking where we are now, I understand how a person so completely broken turns to Him who completely surrendered as an example for us all. The difference between Jesus and us is that we fight it every step of the way thinking we know what’s best for ourselves better than God does. Surrendering is one of the hardest ‘human AND spiritual’ things to do.

    Still working on it…I pray God knows at least I am trying. The prayer, ‘Jesus I trust in You. Take care of e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g,’ has just taken on a whole new meaning.

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  3. MP, Thanks for the throwback!
    Mustard only, even in Detroit. Unless, it’s an authentic Vienna beef Chicago dog complete with sport peppers.
    MLB did good with this.
    We need to remember what unites us, we need to remember what once was good, true, and beautiful.
    Just as Joshua had a man from each tribe collect a stone as they crossed over the Jordan to remember once what was, we too need to collect memory stones.
    “People will come, Ray.”
    As a young girl, the memory of walking with my family under the steel of Tiger Stadium and coming up out of the tunnel to see the greenest grass, all the seats, and the players warming up was an unforgettable experience.

    On a bit different note, I pray, with Cardinal Sarah, and all the faithful of the church, that “the peace and unity that the Church claims to offer to the world must first be lived within the Church.”

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    1. Ah, yes, SusanMI, for me it was Fenway Park when I was about 9 years old. I’m 70 now and can still remember how the noise opens out as I step out of the tunnel, the incredible grass and the contrasting brown, players all over the field, stands filling up. Outstanding.

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      1. Tiger Stadium and Fenway are both worthy parks, In fact the Green Monster is a solid #2 on my list (right behind Wrigley Field). But that’s little more than an “I’m-for-Paul, I’m-for-Cephas” distinction, and not meant to detract from the seriousness of combatting the Ketchup on Dogs Heresy.

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        1. MP and SusanMI, I loved old Tiger Stadium so much that I can’t make myself attend a game at Comerica Park. It would make me feel like I was being unfaithful to an old friend.

          Regarding Wrigley Field: My brother attended the first night game at Wrigley. Because I was his spoiled-rotten little sister and a huge Cubbies fan, he brought me home a pennant with a picture of Wrigley and the words “Let there be light! Sports history 8-8-88” on it. To this day, that pennant hangs on my bedroom wall. (My husband thinks that’s a little weird, but whatever; I also have a Cubbies 2016 World Series plaque hanging in our kitchen.)

          Now, about hot dogs….

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    2. Makes me further ponder the things of Heaven and what endures there. Certainly good memories, but we’re told that “…the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.” I don’t take that to mean that we will lose a big chunk of memories there, simply that all memories from earthly life will be transformed/purified into good memories –– in Light of Salvation.

      So I think about cussing, for example, and the fact that there’s no cussing to be found in Heaven. Why cuss?

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      1. I wonder what the equivalent to hotdog and ketchup is in heaven?  Whatever it is, I think i will serve it on the red wagon as we travel the universe.—- Sent from Doug’s Back Pack

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        1. So grateful that you asked that question and not whether a chili dog is the opposite of a hot dog. Hint: 9 times out of 10 the answer has to do with mustard. Happy contemplating.

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          2. I am so enjoying the laughter from the hotdog thread.  I think it is time to write a book on the 100 definitive ways to garnish a hotdog  and yes, there will be ketchup in there.  Now, for those sensitive folks, ketchup pages will have to be censored.  Censoring will be like big tech meets hotdog…—- Sent from Doug’s Back Pack

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      2. MP,
        My friend won’t cuss because that is the language of demons during an exorcism. He figured if demons use foul language it was a sure sign of its low nature.

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      3. Jesus is the Head, we are His Body.

        I think all our works, sorrows, joys etc are presented in the Sacrifice (of the Mass) thus I believe all this shall be a memory for Jesus (& us) the moment “time” ceases to exist.

        We shall all be one with the Father as Jesus IS & live in the Present Moment.

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        On a side note, if we can eat food in our Eternal Assummed bodies, where does the poop go?

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    3. At Tropicana Field, it is walking from the sweltering heat into the nice air conditioning and seeing the beauty that is baseball.

      Then beer.

      The hook for me was how the game slowed down the pace of the consumerist, drive, work, buy , spend life down to who we are; it takes about 2 innings and a beer to get to being human again.

      A great joy if my life is watching a beloved boy grow from reading “are you my mother” and relishing the “snort!” as I once did to casually mentioning at a family get together that, “the trop is waaaay underated as a baseball park”.

      What a orivelege!

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      1. but! In Orlandi, there is Hot Dog Heaven wher I always ordered the Salad, Entree Desert trifecta if tge onion/mustard dog, chili cheese dog and then the Chicago dog for dessert.

        They served Sabretts, which are superioir to Nathans.

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      2. Been at Tropicana FIeld once, but to see a Lightning match (of all things) against the Coyotes. Got a little confused (not being much of a hockey fan and it not being baseball and all), so I think I went for nachos and wings right around the time they should have had the 7th inning stretch. A bit surreal, but when in Tampa…

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  7. Happy Assumption Day (Aug 15th) to all here!!!
    On this great day, I would like to share with you a FANTASTIC article, that uses Modern Science to show yet another reason that it is true. This is BRILLIANTLY fitting!!!

    https://blog.holyheroes.com/wow-science-now-shedding-light-assumption/

    As my good friend who forwarded this article to me said:
    No wonder the devil is terrified of the Blessed Virgin Mary!!

    Blessings to you/yours, -kevin-

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      3. Thank-you, Diann.
        I have never heard Fr. Calloway speak before today. I read this information in a blog post on Sunday as the explanation as to why Mary had to be assumed – because Jesus is still in her. This explanation is so much more complete.
        Thanks so much🙏🏽
        God bless, katey in OR 💙

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  8. Hell must have frozen over! I just watched a video on the Last Refuge, posted after the article by Sundance about Kabul falling 😦 The clip is CNN, and Jake Tapper is attacking Blinken and Biden’s strategy! How glorious to see this attack on one of China Joe’s foot soldiers, by CNN no less! It is now too obvious, so they can’t keep ignoring the ineptitude. God help us!

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  10. Beckita,
    Yes, indeed, our enemies are watching. But, I’m thinking about that in a different way. You’re comment calls me back to Charlie’s post, The Times they are a Changing, last week.
    That’s exactly what I thought when I read about our tendencies toward normal and confirmation biases.
    Our ability to acknowledge natural biases and blind spots is so key
    for us to discern how best to navigate all that is churning in our world right now. The evil one is keenly observing us and is ever ready to exploit any weakness of ours, no matter if we are oblivious or if we act out of brazen self assuredness, the result, most likely, ends the same.
    I usually am a few weeks behind the conversation. 😉

    Discernment, prayer, and humility are essential in these times, no matter how innocuous the decision might seem, when we are looking at what is the next right step and how best to live out the words of Jesus in Matthew 10:16

    16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.”
    (Matthew 10:17-42 continues on and is also so very relevant)

    I learned a rather poignant lesson from my travels to Colorado a few weeks back. In an impromptu visit to Rocky Mountain National Park, I made a spontaneous, and rather careless, decision to travel a road I knew nothing about. And within 10 minutes, I was extremely aware of just how little I actually knew or took into consideration when making this decision. Thankfully, I was driving a Jeep with four wheel drive.
    I definitely had plenty of opportunity that day to practice discernment, prayer, and humility on Old Fall River Road.

    Charlie, thank you for your generous gift of time to go to Mt Meeker and the Chapel on the Rock on Sunday, August 1st. It was a blessed time to visit Mt Meeker and pray at the Chapel on the Rock. I am just so very glad you weren’t there the next day on Old Fall River Road. 😆

    Peace to all,

    Sue

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    1. Amen, Sue. The beauty and comfort in whatever may come is knowing that God knows far and above our own knowing and He is intimately here with us in the thick of this Storm… however hard it is to be. The very Breath of God will guide us through whatever we must traverse so that when we are lost, He will set us straight if we but continue to live the core message fostered here, remaining connected to Him, taking one blessed step at a time, doing the little we can right before us.

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    2. Love it!!!
      …The evil one is keenly observing us and is ever ready to exploit any weakness of ours…

      To add to this is don’t forget that the evil one will also exploit our strengths!!! i.e. trick us into abusing them, to become overly confident, prideful, etc, etc…

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      1. Bill Bonner wrote “Hormegeddon – How too much of a good thing leads to disaster,” He lays it out, just like this. The evil one DOES exploit our strengths! Good reminder, Kevinmal.

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  11. “By the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory,”
    Pope Plus Xll.

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  12. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! 😉 PM

    https://spectator.org/europe-christian-orban-islam/

    https://cairnsnews.org/2021/08/13/australian-gps-can-legally-prescribe-ivermectin-triple-therapy-protocol/

    THEY control The Media, Narrative and Agenda that 45% of BoobLand USA daily ingests and thus only need to steal 6% of Votes ….. and only in FIVE States as they demonstrated last year ;-(
    THEY have infiltrated all branches of Gubermint, “Education”, Finance, BigTech and Global Business ….. AND CHURCH! ;-(

    THEY know that WE know that THEY Lie, Cheat and Steal and THEY don’t care because THEY have infiltrated the organs of Law/Justice in DC and strategic States ;-(
    THEY laugh in OUR Face ;-(
    Jesus, I Trust in You 😉

    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/propaganda-multiplier

    https://www.wnd.com/2021/08/cnn-warning-russia-already-attacking-2022-election-raws-ridicule/

    THEY have Sowed The Wind with THEIR Middle East, Border, Energy, Defund Police, Military, ChinaPlague, Print $$$ and Energy Policies!
    WE will Brace/Prepare for & Endure The Whirlwind with God’s Help …. Let US Pray!!!

    https://generaldispatch.whatfinger.com/dhs-names-shocking-top-three-terror-threats/

    https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2021/08/15/a-made-in-america-disaster-n1469574

    Are we fixin’ to have another Jimah Carter Hostage Fiasco!??

    How much Military Gear and Spares did we leave in the hands of the Terrorist Taliban!??
    How much $$$$ & Bullion must be delivered to Kabul in the Dead of Night for hostage release &/or Democrat Party “Muslim Outreach”!??
    Am I the only one who remembers, early in BO’s Reign, NASA announcing that Muslim Outreach would become a “Prime Directive” of the Space Program!?

    Of course, we are, still, expected to pretend that PuppetPrez has control instead of the very same Global Elite Puppet Masters that ran the BO Show.
    https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2021/08/15/biden-never-saw-what-hit-him-n1469569

    https://www.wnd.com/2021/08/cheers-due-congressmen-investigating-internal-revenue-service/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!

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    1. 3 weeks to go until the twentieth anniv of 9/11. Influx of “OTM” Other than Mexican, military, athletic males in our Country. What could go wrong?

      It has been said, numerous flights are coming in from central america to border towns & then flown throughout the USA.

      What happened to all those IRA rifles n ammunition Obama procurred for an agency with no “police” first responder duties?

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  13. Jesus, name above all names;

    Christ For The Nations worship.

    Album: Glorious (2004)
    Worship Leader: Rachel Jackson

    Chorus 1
    Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
    There’s just something about that Name
    Master, Savior, Jesus
    Like a fragrance after the rain
    Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
    Let all heaven and earth proclaim
    Kings and kingdoms may all pass away
    But there’s something about that Name
    _________________________________________________

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  14. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! 😉

    Make No Mistake! This Afghanistan Disaster is just the beginning.
    Pastor Dana On-It! …. Must Watch!!

    A whole bunch of Folks I trust are very nervous about the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 ;-(

    https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/21/china-taliban-afghanistan-biden-troop-withdrawal-belt-road-geopolitics-strategy/

    https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/16/no-biden-cant-blame-trump-for-the-afghanistan-withdrawal-disaster/

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/what-went-wrong-afghanistan-unpacking-failures-amid-evolving-crisis

    https://stream.org/my-perspective-is-shifting-and-is-getting-more-hopeful-by-the-day/

    https://www.catholicleague.org/lying-about-white-supremacists/

    https://www.floppingaces.net/2021/08/15/the-kid-in-the-cart/

    OVERFLOW!!!!!
    https://www.crisismagazine.com/
    https://amgreatness.com/
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/
    https://townhall.com/
    https://www.theblaze.com/
    https://www.zerohedge.com/
    https://newsbusters.org/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!

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          1. Thanks Stevebc 🥰 my one fb friend who is in CoRaC as well told me her husband works for him and said he’s the “real deal,” and has saved many!

            Also, this is the perfect opportunity for me to thank you again for your vitamin protocol!!! I’ve been on all the vitamins for over a year now and I’ve been meaning to tell you that I didn’t suffer hardly at all this year with seasonal allergies and itchy eyes etc…!!!! I kept waiting for it to happen, but it did not!!! So a big thank you to you Steve!!! How’s mom doing btw???

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            1. You’re most welcome, Linda. I’m delighted to hear you are doing so well!

              My mother is OK, not able to travel any more and having communication difficulties. She’s almost 97 and still walking without a cane – all that golfing for so many years.

              On August 9 her Club on Cape Cod inducted her into the Donald Ross Society as an honorary member, and the vote was probably unanimous by acclamation. She was very pleased to hear it, and fortunately one of my brothers was able to attend the meeting there on her behalf. My family is all happy for her. 🙂

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              1. Oh that’s just so wonderful to hear Stevebc!!! And I’m so proud of your mom!!! What an honor! ⛳️ I never golfed in my life but it looks very difficult to me! Ha! Probably why I never tried it! 😂. But I’m really glad to hear she’s yet ok and I can’t believe she gets around so good yet!!! I think you have good genes 🧬 too Steve !!! God bless and we’ll be talking again soon I hope!

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  16. Speaking of Covid, and better protocols, etc…
    Cardinal Raymond Burke has contracted covid…
    This article talks about him getting it.

    https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2021/08/16/did-jesus-conquer-death/

    It says he has been put on a ventilator.
    That’s EXTREMELY BAD NEWS…
    I wish there was something other than Praying for him, and the wisdom of the Drs caring for him.
    Does anybody here know any way to help?
    Regardless, PRAY PRAY PRAY!!!
    Blessings, -kevin-

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    1. Yes, Kevin. I believe lots and lots of people are praying for our beloved Cardinal Burke and I have confidence that he has folks in his circle who see what we see concerning covid and proper treatment.

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    2. Pray, trust and surrender is my way, Kevin. God loves us more than we can conceive. I am praying daily for us all. Trusting that God is both merciful and just and surrendering to the faith that God will console and restore all left behind to fight the good fight and send forth every heavenly host, the Holy Family, the Paraclete and the Church Triumphant to sanctify and save all the deceased at the hour of their death for salvation.
      Then fortified in this manner, I may acknowledge God, take the next right step and be a sign of hope in the work before me! ❤

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    1. Indeed, Linda, we’re in a sad state of affairs… from one perspective. From another lens, we’re seeing the final throes of the breakdown of the old order. It’s been a while since I’ve recommended viewing Charlie’s visit videos which were taped during his travels throughout the eastern part of our country from late last autumn through the springtime, and are posted at the CORAC site corac.co They are valuable and heartening talks! Very much worth the time to scout out and view. In them, Charlie speaks to this process of the Left going all out doing what Lefties do and, thereby, revealing themselves for who they are and what they’re up to. For those diehard Democrats who have failed to acknowledge how verrrry corrupt that party has become, it is a wake up/shake up call. And as the Left is incriminating itself, we are observing evil exhausting itself. We just cannot live by lies and thrive as a society, and once evil overplays its own hand and the destructive cycle is finished, we will partner with God to rebuild, because America has a God-ordained role to lead the world in the rebuilding, the re-birthing of a New Beginning.

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      1. Yep, Titanic hit an iceberg.

        Over at CORAC we’ve been feathering in a new place to connect and do some stuff. Check it out at https://corac.co/the-conversation

        It’s a simplifying progression from the forum to something more user friendly and more topically focused… combining the resources libraries, Charlie’s team initiatives (health & wellness, prayer teams, communications, sustainable living), and the ability to connect (learn, teach, collaborate). Think of it as a place we’re organizing rescue, gathering life preservers, prepping life boats, etc.

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              1. Shoot, I was being serious but I’ll let it slide because I know we’re all tired. On the road right now heading for New Hampshire. Apparently there’s some guy there by the name of “Moonlight” Pounds that only had one shot at an MLB hotdog –– and actually put ketchup on it! A darn shame, but I figure we’ve got a special place back in the corn that serves up plenty of mustard. A place where dreams are made. [Side note: conned Mick into riding along not quite knowing how coney sauce fits into the equation yet.]

                Folks: https://corac.co/the-conversation

                …before I run out of movie references.

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                  1. Hmmm.  Hotdog sliders?  Lambzie and I enjoyed a nice hotdog lunch today at the shack.  Oh, and the ketchup was delightful along with the mustard, relish and jalapeños.   mmmmm…… delicious! —- Sent from Doug’s Back Pack

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                2. Oh, it’s so beautiful! (the prayer corner) A hearty TY for the healing info. Wow and well done! TY—so much hard work from so many, TY.

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                3. MP: I will now demonstrate my mad mathematics skills, and thereby clue you into the aforementioned equation. Behold:

                  coney sauce + Oscar Mayer = perfect dog

                  Q.E.D.

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                2. For all of you that I ketchup fans out there ketchup is actually a very fine sauce. All you have to do is recognize how popular it is to realize that there’s got to be something about it. As far as what we should used it on that ends up being to each ones own taste and their particular “history”.
                  Now for a history fish story:
                  I remember being told that back in my grandparents day the quintessential fish was red snapper. Seems that grouper and amberjack were considered “trash fish” in those days. As the snapper population diminished the next hot fish on the list was grouper but amberjack were still considered trash fish. These days these fish have a season, size and bag limit and all three are considered a “big game fish”. Just goes to show how any new “tradition” can become the norm after a little time changes things around.
                  I suspect that after the crash we’ll all be wishing that we had a little ketchup OR mustard to go along with our hot dogs (or whatever “mystery” meat we can find) no matter what traditions we used to follow!

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                  2. Ah, the old “it’s all good.” There are traditions, and then there are Traditions, Phil. Historically (and dogmatically) speaking, ketchup is but a suckling babe compared to the seasoned old man that is mustard. Don’t take my word for it, go ahead and do a bible word search on “mustard” then one on “ketchup.” OK, maybe it’s understandable on fries but in serious moderation, lest I have to pontificate further by comparing the nutritional value of each.

                    Hey, ever try salsa instead of ketchup on the fries? Ascetical. Mustard only on fried fish sandwiches? Heavenly.

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                    1. I don’t want to be rigid or too hot-dogmatic.  I recently tried salsa on a hotdog that was thrust in my hands by a good brother in the faith.  Alas, in the heat of the moment, there was no relish to be had and my only choice was salsa along with ketchup and mustard.  It was a saintly and venerable combination.  It went beyond the bounds of ascetsism and suffering and into a grace filled delicious moment.—- Sent from Doug’s Back Pack

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                    4. By the way.  It’s really true and occurred last weekend after the local Catholic Laity Arise event.—- Sent from Doug’s Back Pack

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      2. Beckita,
        I seriously doubt there will be a political answer. The evil one never gives up. Praying and praying that Our Lady and St. Michael will thrust him back into hell. I find myself praying for the president since he seems to be truly wandering like a lost soul. However, should anything happen to him…oh, please God, no. Biden is bad enough, but Harris…??? 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
        Our country needs to repent. Pray. Fast. Trust in God alone.
        God save us all, katey in OR 🙏🏽💙✝️💕

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        1. With you in prayer, Katey, as we’re on this journey. I haven’t forgotten that Charlie was asked to prepare for a Regency Period. We know God has a Plan and His aim is to reclaim each and every soul who would make a return to Him. May there be a rich harvest! 🙏🔥♥️

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            1. The Rules of Regency are in the archives at TNRS and here at ASOH, Maggie.
              https://asignofhope379.com/2020/09/26/rules-of-regency-redux-part-i/
              https://asignofhope379.com/2020/09/28/rules-of-regency-redux-part-ii/
              https://asignofhope379.com/2020/10/01/rules-of-regency-redux-part-iii/

              As God’s Plan unfolds, we’ll see where He is pointing us to move and live and have our being in Him. May He ever grant us wisdom and discernment to know what is exactly His to bring about and what is our work in which He invites us to partner with Him.

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  18. May never need it but felt it was a good time to get since we were at the Bona feasta yesterday in little Italy Cleveland Ohio feast of assumption celebration which was wall to wall people totally unafraid to be there but I got ahold of americasfrontlinedoctors.org today and have been approved for ivermectin already!!! Just waiting on pharmacy to call! So simple! Thank you Charlie for that info!!!

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        1. Hi Linda,  Lambzie is doing ok except the chronic cough she has.  After reading Crewdogs comment  heck, I may suggest she take Ivermectin and see if it helps.  Our daughter, a nurse in CA, is under pressure now because Knewsome does not Knowsome and is Dumbsome.  She is courageously fighting against the mandate.  Again, I know 3 who died after taking the vax.  I just confirmed that the 3rd was not reported.  She died of blot clot in the lung that traveled to her brain.  There is probably a 4th I know who died after the vax as it probably triggered a rare lung disease, but don’t know for sure.  Of the 3 I know for sure, they died within a couple of days of being vax’d.  This means the three I know are not in the VAERS data base.  Our daughter wants to have more kids and it is well established that the vax dramatically increases miscarriage.  Since I know 3 who are not reported, this means that the VAERS data base statistics of only 10% or less being reported are pretty accurate.  So the real numbers are at least 10X higher.  This makes it criminal to keep the vax on the market.  This does not even cover the people that survive the vax, but are stuck with long term health conditions.—- Sent from Doug’s Back Pack

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          1. AND those who took the vaxxx and are stuck with immune systems which are incapable of mounting a decent response to any mutations, otherwise known as that word chosen to strike terror: variants.

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          2. Ugh!!! That chronic cough!!!! 😩 I wish your nurse daughter could move to Florida?!?! That’s just horrible about that vaxxxxxxx!!!! I world rather die than take it😩 will keep them both in my prayers today Doug!!! God bless you all😇😇😇

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          3. Doug, I watched the live stream second video from Truth for Health which addresses Fertility Risks:
            https://www.lifesitenews.com/conference-stop-the-shot/stop-the-shot-8-19/
            the video starts with a one hour count down (skip that), John Henry Weston gives a comment and
            Dr. Vliet begins at 1:10:40. completion mark is 2:31:15. I considered the information very important.
            Perhaps your daughter would appreciate the input before she is faced with a possible life altering decision. It is the Rumble video. I hope it goes through as the other video on the page has already been banned. Host for the videos is Lifesite.

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            1. Thanks Joyful.  I passed it along.  Prayers are also needed for our daughter as she is 20 miles from one of the fires in CA.  She is housing some friends who were evacuated.  God bless!—- Sent from Doug’s Back Pack

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              1. I have been out of the news cycle for a few days. I will certain keep her and her family and all in harms way in prayers for safety and consolation. ❤

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                1. Thanks Mick!  Latest is fire is moving North.  Good for Jenn, but not good for those more North.  —- Sent from Doug’s Back Pack

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  19. Thank you Charlie!

    Well said Beckita.

    To all: what do you know about children flooding hospitals?

    About the shedding phenomena making others sick?

    Also, what is a god Bible for a teenager? Great adventure Bible?

    Thank you all!!

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    1. Little one,
      These two articles address why we are seeing an increase in child hospitalizations. It also is why Gov Desantis is mandating testing for other diseases and not just SarsCov2 because these need attention before THEY become a crisis in themselves.
      The lockdowns and mask mandates have resulted in the lowering of other contagious illnesses but have had the unfortunate side effect of creating weak immune responses in future outbreaks setting up a potentially explosive cold and flu season in the winter of 2021/2022 which will in itself overwhelm our already stressed medical facilities.

      “I haven’t seen anything like this in 20 years of working as a virologist,” said Dr. Huang. “There’s usually a degree of pre-existing immunity due to the previous winter. When you don’t have that kind of protection, it’s a bit like a wildfire. The fire can just continue, and the chain of transmission keeps going.”

      https://dnyuz.com/2021/07/22/why-everyone-has-the-worst-summer-cold-ever/

      And this link to a paper published in 2020 predicting the current event of “summertime illness peak” and the 2021\2022 surge of colds and flu for you tech guys.
      https://www.pnas.org/content/117/48/30547

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      1. My city is having a surge of RSV cases to the point that there are very few pediatric beds available and those for the sickest. Reported covid cases among the children can be counted on one hand. Adults are also reporting nasty colds and school started this week so more of the same…:(

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  21. May people all over the world be praying for our troops in Kabul; what a fiasco!! I am beyond sad at what is happening, for our military and the poor Afghans who have assisted us. Even the liberal press is criticizing Joe’s ****show. (I’m old enough to clearly remember watching TV as the helos landed on the embassy in Saigon.)

    It’s strange that so much is “going south” now. Is the Lord doing something? Sure hope so! Praying hard!

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  22. “Come to me, all you who ARE FULLY VACCINATED (used to be: labor and are burdened)…” Mt 11:28?

    During Pope Francis’s pilgrimage to Slovakia in September only the fully vaccinated faithful will be allowed during masses even in the open air… That pretty much disqualifies 50% of the faithful in Slovakia, Poland and other neighboring countries…

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    1. Hi Linda,

      Ya can check out Anne B. below and it seems that 1ml per 110# X three doses spaced over 48 hours is The Ticket.
      I just did above ’cause I was having never ending Seasonal Allergy symptoms.
      I took it in Cranberry Juice Mon/Wed/Fri last week and will take one dose a week till ……?
      Very mild unsettled stomach was only side effect. Take with food…. & my sinuses are not draining like they have been … for months 😉
      Ivermectin is a safe drug that has been used for 40 years for a bunch of “stuff”.
      Do some research for your own Positive Vibes 😉

      https://www.barnhardt.biz/ivermectin/

      GOD SAVE ALL HERE!

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    2. You can consult with America’s Frontline Doctors online for your specific health, height , weight etc…but this is what they sent me.

      Ivermectin

      Taken Oral: Administer on an empty stomach with water (manufacturer’s labeling). Some experts recommend administering with food to increase absorption (CDC [Workowski 2015]; Currie 2010).

      For post exposure or onset of symptoms use:Ivermectin post exposure to be taken 1 dose on day 1 (exposure or symptoms) then 1 dose 48 hours later

      For routine prophylaxis use:Take Ivemectin dose on day 1 then take second dose 48 hours later. Then routine dosing every week until no longer needed or desired.

      For Covid19 positive patients with symptoms:Take Ivermectin dose daily for up to 5 days. After 2 doses if no longer symptomatic you may stop the Ivermectin.

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      1. Sonny233 thank you so much that explains it all!!! So appreciate your directions! My dad was called Sonny even though his real name was Harry. I guess it was a common French thing for firstborns?!?!

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  24. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, asserted on Friday that COVID-19 will become an endemic virus in the United States and other Western countries once the recent rise in Delta variant infections calms down. Likewise, two professors—one from Stanford and one from Harvard—have essentially declared the pandemic over, writing that:
    “In the USA, COVID mortality is now the lowest since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.”
    “You’re going to see the Delta wave course through probably between late September through October. Hopefully, we’ll be on the other side of it or coming on the other side of it sometime in November, and we won’t see a big surge of infection after this on the other side of this wave.”
    https://uncoverdc.com/2021/08/16/experts-the-covid-emergency-is-over/

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  25. Just read this:
    Update: The Burke Family is finally getting updated frequently by the doctors in Rochester. The Cardinal’s condition is grave and the next 48 hours will be crucial if he lives or dies.
    He remains on a ventilator and has severe pneumonia that is not responding to treatment.
    They are trying a new drug today but are not optimistic about his chances of survival.
    Thank you for the prayers.

    Please pray for Cardinal Burke.

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    3. PMT for Cardinal Burke: I am asking for the intercession of Blessed Clemens August von Galen, The Lion of Munster (who fought against euthanasia, lawlessness and the persecution of the Church). May one lion intercede for another.

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  26. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! 😉 PM

    Ain’t this nice! The USA is dissolving, surrounded/infiltrated by enemies and ruled by a godless Global Elite but the “good” Cardinal knows what’s important!
    https://cathstan.org/news/local/new-archdiocesan-action-plan-to-care-for-creation-is-for-all-of-us-cardinal-gregory-says

    https://www.theburningplatform.com/2021/08/16/there-are-more-of-us-than-them/

    Tucker is interesting… & Right:

    https://www.steynonline.com/11598/the-scale-of-humiliation

    Oh! We will fail our Allies just like 1975 ’cause an even more radical Democrat Party is in Control.
    Note that in 75 ChinaJoe was a young Senator siding with the Radicals of the day!
    https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/dont-fail-americas-allies/

    https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/08/running-away-afghanistan-jamie-glazov/

    https://galganov.com/2021/08/15/why-people-like-me-are-hated-by-people-like-them/

    Watch China, Iran, Russia and North Korea!
    Something Nasty may well occur as any of the aforementioned can’t wait to take advantage of a morally, militarily and fiscally weakened USA…… & a divided USA embroiled, at the moment, in a Cold Civil War.
    https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/mind-the-gap-how-chinas-civilian-shipping-could-enable-a-taiwan-invasion/

    https://newstarget.com/2021-08-16-western-supply-chain-collapse-eminent-china-closes-shipping-facility-covid.html

    https://patriotpost.us/humor/81975-1975-and-2021-2021-08-16

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!

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    1. Re that infamous photo of the military jet whose pilot mercifully allowed the 640 Afghan refugees to board, it seems St. Joseph will have to watch over the women and children left behind, since 95% of the human cargo are gallant and chivalrous gentlemen.(cough,cough)

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  27. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! 😉

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/archeologists_found_something_amazing_and_wonderful_in_israel.html

    https://www.getreligion.org/getreligion/2021/8/16/trying-to-spot-religion-ghosts-in-the-dramatic-fall-of-americas-version-of-afghanistan-fail

    https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2021/08/catholic-refugee-agency-urges-safe-routes-to-uk-for-afghan-refugees/

    https://onepeterfive.com/poland-reacts-to-the-motu-proprio/

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/catholic-archbishop-of-dublin-says-belief-has-vanished-in-ireland-1.4648399

    Does anyone here believe that the DC Alphabet Feds have NOT weaponized the entire DC Swamp Establishment to advance The Agenda?
    https://reclaimthenet.org/dhs-considers-mass-social-media-surveillance/

    https://justthenews.com/nation/states/whitmer-kidnapping-plot-under-fire-after-allegations-fbi-told-informant-lie-delete

    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/08/17/congressman-doug-lamborn-recently-questioned-defense-secretary-austin-and-joint-chief-chair-milley-about-afghanistan-what-they-said-should-get-them-fired-today-video/

    https://thehill.com/policy/defense/568115-afghanistan-falls-in-chaos-five-takeaways

    I read in a Milinet response that in seven months ChinaJoe has managed to bring back the pandemic of 1918, the 1929 Great Depression, the 1968 race riots, the 1973 gas lines & 1975 Fall of Saigon…….. I’d add the Jimah Carter Hostage Fiasco and Stagflation of 1979.
    Of course, it’s unfair to blame Joe ’cause he can’t find the Head.
    It’s the Radical Democrats and their BigTech, Media and Global Great Re-Set Elite Puppet Masters ….. that’s where the Evil Principalties & Powers reside ;-(

    Ia anybody watching the Far East?
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/breaking-china-dispatches-warships-asw-aircraft-fighter-jets-off-coast-taiwan-following-fall-afghanistan/

    https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/16/cotton-afghanistan-is-only-place-biden-says-hes-tied-to-trumps-policies-china-see-afghanistan-as-sign-we-wont-defend-taiwan/

    https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/17/chinas-state-media-is-weaponizing-the-u-s-afghan-exit-against-taiwan/

    https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chinese-media-threaten-taiwan-after-kabul-debacle-the-islands-defense-will-collapse-in-hours/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!

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      1. @cmullerchuckChuck:
        I almost missed your comment as I hadn’t scrolled back from the new comments.
        Not only Crewdog, but all of us will enjoy it!
        (says 98 horses,… I mean people enjoyed it!!!)

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  28. I just happened upon an extraordinarily insightful discussion of our current situation by some psychologists. I don’t know if it’s been posted here. It’s a secular discussion, but it is superb in my opinion. They try to understand the psychological roots of the madness that is engulfing our world. They employ Gustav LeBon and Hannah Arendt to understand the quasi-totalitarian mentalities of those we live among; it is not denunciatory, but deeply illuminating.

    The vid lasts an hour, but the first 10 minutes are gold! I heard it on Adam Curry’s No Agenda podcast.

    Anyway, here’s the vid:

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    1. Meriadoc, we’ve set a limit of 30 minutes for videos. Vetting articles takes much less time than vetting vids, So I removed the link and replace it now with search words for You Tube: “Dr. Reiner Fuellmich – Prof. Mattias Desmet (English)”

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        1. Aside from the insight that the video provides, I thought the most important takeaway was this: we HAVE to keep talking to each other. Even if we can’t persuade those we interact with, our true words put a check on the imagination of others. If spoken with charity, our words remind others that we are human beings with valid concerns too. Desmet says this puts a check on the spell of the hypnosis and keeps it at a “shallow” level. If unchecked, the “hypnosis” gets more deeply embedded. People in this state of deep hypnosis/fear are capable of anything, from informing on fellow citizens to signing deportation orders to turning the valve on the gas chambers. If you think it can’t happen here……

          A disturbing swathe of our citizens now have a proto-totalitarian mindset. At deep levels, they are capable of vaulting over all manner of moral prohibitions. This has been prepared for by many things, most recently lby Critical Race Theory. What is CTR, if not a systematic method of teaching murder-in-the-heart? (And taking the long view, the whole abortion regime of the last 50 years has eroded the moral sense of whole generations). Once you have people justifying “murder in the heart,” what’s to prevent them from practicing real, physical murder in streets? The moral restraints that we consider iron clad are a lot flimsier than we think; many can be convinced that such measures are necessary. Under the mass hypnosis described by Desmet, some become capable of ANYTHING. Talking to people hinders the hypnosis from making deep inroads in the soul.

          May the Lord have mercy on us all…..

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          1. Thanks for these points, Meriadoc. They bring to mind the Polish priest, soon to b saint, Fr. Jerzy. Rod Dreher interviewed a Polish man who spoke of the wonders of Fr. Jerzy in this piece: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/fr-jerzy-popieluzsko-poland-long-road/

            “There was one man who came to to bring [Father Jerzy] a package. After that meeting, he stayed with Father Jerzy for three years, until his death. He was an atheist, but he started to be interested in church affairs, and he asked Father Jerzy something about the Bible. Father Jerzy told him to buy the Bible, but now, in this moment, to tell him how things are going in his family. When it comes to survival, maybe what’s most important is simple fidelity: not by evangelizing people directly, but by developing honest relations with one another – not looking for whether one is good or bad, or judging them by their ideology. Father Jerzy was constantly monitored by the secret police, who parked right in front of his home. During the severely cold winters, he would bring them hot tea to warm them up. Because they were people. That’s how he was.“

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            1. … being martyred, whether official nor not, he is clearly a Saint now.
              St. Jerzy, Please pray for us!!!
              Please pray that we may all be given the Wisdom, Strength, and Perseverance to all do the Will of God.

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              1. I think he’s a wonderful intercessor, especially for what we’re going through now. And as Blessed Fr. Jerzy, he’s well on his way to his canonization which was planned for last fall… until covid nonsense ensued.

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      2. MERIADOC01, Thanks for sharing, this guy shows an amazing parallel!!! (for some strange reason, something provoked me to actually watch a video, but I did this morning)
        Thought provoking to say the least… Mass(worldwide) Hypnotism., This is even more scary than it is brilliant. (brilliantly evil)
        So, if what is happening is just like hypnotism, or parallel to hypnotism, how do we “wake people up”?
        Even though I regard hypnotism “of the evil one” I decided to research it just a bit.
        Here is a couple vids about hypnotism. (and I usually don’t usually like to watch videos)
        Two different guys perspectives on “how it works”.
        Both are TED talks
        This one, just over 11min, explains that it is very simply “tricking” the person(s) into believing them.
        and then shows us exactly how he does it.

        This one explains is “nearly” impossible to hypnotize someone against their will, yet actually shows an example of this… He also, in detail explains 5 steps to achieve hypnotism. If you watch this, think of all the stages of what’s been going on for the last few months/years.

        I’m thinking both guys are correct… and It further solidifies my thoughts that have been forming for the last several months about the globalists/cabal/Illuminati/deep-state, (whatever your favorite name for them is)
        it’s clear to me they’re trying their hardest to achieve their “great reset” to further/solidify their control on the world. However, I’ve been thinking that they WILL succeed, but I’m guessing the great reset they will get will dwarf their expectations, and take themselves down instead of putting themselves in full control. The exact point in all of this which Our Lord will “visibly” step in and send the Great/Miraculous Triumph, I don’t know, and I guess I really do not need to know.

        Back to waking people up… This great reset might just be the only “shock” big enough to wake the people up to their senses again.

        so, in short, their great reset will be an event that actually helps/saves us, even though we will all suffer GREATLY because of it. again…Our Lord making fruit with/from evil/bad-happenings.

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        1. Yes, although I would prefer a different word to “hypnosis,” which has certain occult connotations. Nevertheless, hypnosis is a real thing and Desmet’s analysis and advice are both worth taking to heart so we can deal effectively with our neighbors and loved ones.

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  29. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! 😉

    Really!? …. Exorcist: ‘America needs deliverance’
    https://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/210816

    https://spiritdailyblog.com/news/notes-on-the-news

    https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rabobank-deadly-serious-season-unleashing-trumpian-earthquakes-around-world

    https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/are-we-in-a-revolution-and-dont-even-know-it/

    https://www.wnd.com/2021/08/franklin-graham-enemies-laughing-us/

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/bioaerosol-research-performed-chinas-military-may-started-covid-19-pandemic-october-2019/

    https://nypost.com/2021/08/16/taliban-leader-was-freed-from-guantanamo-in-2014-swap-by-obama/

    https://freebeacon.com/politics/jake-sullivan-disaster/

    ChinaPlague Forever ….. or untll 95% of Subjects Get Jabbed …. so THEY can do ….What? … Exactly?!!!
    https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2021-08-18/corona-doom-20-booster-shots

    It case you don’t know? National “Catholic” Reporter is a Lavender Marxist Rag and organ for The Global Left Agenda in Church & State! ;-(
    https://www.ncronline.org/news/coronavirus/catholics-have-no-grounds-claim-exemption-covid-vaccine-mandates

    https://theweek.com/speed-reads/1003791/chinese-state-media-sends-ominous-warning-to-taiwan-after-uss-afghanistan-exit

    Not to Worry!! Your FBI is On-It!
    https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/16/border-patrol-chief-suspected-terrorists-are-crossing-u-s-border-at-levels-never-seen-before/
    ….. after they finish Terrorizing 6 Jan Protesters ;-(

    https://trendingpolitics.com/only-days-after-afghanistans-fall-china-mobilizes-warships-jet-fighters-hits-u-s-with-aggressive-new-demands-on-taiwan-knab

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!

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  30. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! 😉 PM

    https://www.crisismagazine.com/2021/storm-heaven-for-cardinal-burke

    Increases Aging Process!? Anybody got any other “great” news on VAXX?
    https://newstarget.com/2021-08-18-repeated-injections-lethal-covid-vaccine-spike-protein.html

    https://www.steynonline.com/11611/corpsing-with-the-taliban

    Not to Worry!! I’m sure the ChinaJoe Administration will ensure that all Terrorists will be checked for ChinaPlague before THEY use your Tax$$ to bus/fly them to a city near you ;-(
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-taliban-is-back-and-the-worlds-jihadis-are-coming

    https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/16/hayward-joe-biden-armed-taliban/

    https://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20210817-irans-uranium-metal-production-concerns-u-s

    https://www.wnd.com/2021/08/deja-vu-irs-relaunches-war-conservatives/

    THEY are attempting to hide/fly cover for BO in Drag ’cause THEY know ChinaJoe must be thrown under de Bus along with some DOD/DOS/Intel Flunkies. The Bad News for THEM is Willie Brown’s old girlfriend is disliked by EVERYBODY!!
    Prepare for False Flags, Chaff, Jamming, Covid 4Eva & Distractions from DC/Media!

    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/17/kamala-harris-vanishes-from-public-view-as-afghanistan-crisis-engulfs-the-white-house/

    ……. & BLANTIFA loosed on the streets to cause chaos & diversion:
    https://generaldispatch.whatfinger.com/tucker-the-post-millennials-andy-ngo-explains-how-antifa-violently-enforces-democrat-policies-on-americas-streets/

    https://generaldispatch.whatfinger.com/holy-cow-the-3-5-trillion-budget-is-an-antifa-jobs-program/

    https://news.usni.org/2021/08/17/taiwanese-official-say-islands-freedom-key-to-stable-indo-pacific?

    https://thefederalist.com/
    https://amgreatness.com/
    https://www.americanthinker.com/
    https://www.newsmax.com/
    https://pjmedia.com/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!

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    1. cmullerchuckChuck August 18, 2021 at 1:02 pm

      For all of you who may have missed it, please scroll back up to read the above Aug 18 comment;
      (you won’t be sorry)

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  31. I am so sorry for the Afghan citizens. I am ashamed of what American politicians did. This also includes much better President Trump. It seems that the problem bugging American citizens is mostly other American citizens stuck in Afghanistan. What about thousands or even millions of Afghans that may soon face execution by the radical islamists? And all that military equipment left both by the Afghan army and the U.S. Army straight into the hands of Bin Laden’s companions. 168 blackhawks for example! The military equipment handed over to the Taliban surpasses military equipment of most European countries. 88 billions dollars invested by U.S. tax payers for nothing, too. Over 2000 thousand U.S. troops fell in Afghanistan, and now we are equipping the Talibans? So many Americans died in vain? Also many soldiers from UK and even 43 soldiers from Poland fell there. This is 20th anniversary of 9/11? Sickening. But yes, it is also on President Trump.

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    1. Like you, Pawel, I am heartbroken for the Afghan people. I believe that this is true for many Americans. I know that it is true of our parish priest. I went to Confession on Tuesday, and the penance that Father gave me was two Memorares: One for Haiti and one for Afghanistan.

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  32. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! 😉

    https://denvercatholic.org/a-church-in-mission-or-a-church-in-meetings/

    https://www.licas.news/2021/08/19/afghanistans-christians-express-fear-of-impending-attacks-on-communities/

    https://www.lifenews.com/2021/08/18/msnbc-calls-christians-the-american-taliban-because-theyre-pro-life-on-abortion/

    https://www.floppingaces.net/2021/08/18/the-mouse-that-roared-covid-19-and-the-collapse-of-freedom/

    Oh! Really? Two reasons I can think of. Phizer knows that they might lose employees they can’t afford to lose and those disgruntled employees might “Spill de Beans” on the entire ChinaPlague Scam!!
    https://dailyexpose.co.uk/2021/08/18/pfizer-will-not-mandate-covid-19-vaccines-for-its-own-employees/

    DC Deep/Swamp State Failure on ALL Fronts ;-(
    https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/bidens-state-dept-halted-trump-era-crisis-response-plan/
    …….. & the decision to abandon Bagram AB was criminally stupid! Will anyone be held accountable?,,,, Nah! …. Democrats control Media & DC ;-(
    https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/08/18/the-general-who-recommended-abandoning-bagram-air-base-has-already-left-afghanistan-hm-n1470790

    YUP! ;-(
    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/former-spook-warns-one-most-dangerous-unpredictable-times-history

    You may see this SV 0-1 Cessna Birddog @ the Navy Air Museum in Pensacola.
    I was TDY flying B-52s @ U-Tapao AB Thailand that day when what was left of the SV Air Force Bugged Out. It was a sad damn day watching these guys land with their family crammed in the cockpit …. the Blood & Treasure….Wasted ;-(
    After they parked their planes a USAF guy with a Paint Gun full of Zinc Chromate primer painted over the national insignia of SV. The Pic in the article shows that Insignia which is very similar to ours but with Yellow “arms”.
    A few days later a Carrier (Midway?) showed up to carry off the jet aircraft that were worth saving. The used big lift helicopters. They got the harness rigged wrong on an A-37 ’cause we watched it get jettisoned into the Bay ;-(
    …… and we are watching another No-Win War fiasco in the ME……. and we simply are NOT that Country of 1975 with the wherewithal to recover without Divine Intervention?
    https://betweenthepa.ws/p/how-to-save-a-life-the-citizens-of

    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!

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    1. The final link, CD, what a story! I remember those days well. BTW, the Midway is now a museum on our city’s waterfront. One of the planes on deck was the first plane my husband flew, ASW type, S2. Funny, I have thought of you often these days, knowing that all with a military connection will probably have deep feelings about what is going on.

      Of course seeing the pictures side by side of the helo on the Saigon embassy and the same image happening in Kabul, brought back a lot of memories such as the story you link here. We had friends who were shot down in Viet Nam, including a pilot in my husband’s former squadron, and my friend’s new husband (I was her matron of honor).

      Sorry folk, I’ve been reminiscing a lot the last few days, and not such happy thoughts. Praying as hard as ever, or more if possible however! Love you all!

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    1. Well, my friend, if it is not abortion tested, that solves the moral quandary that many have. On the practical concerns, if it is not mRNA-based, it avoids the substantial problems and risks historically associated with that technology. I do not know the history of this technology well as I do with the mRNA technology – and it would take months to get up to snuff. But the obvious problems with mRNA that officials try to suppress do not seem to be there, upon a first survey of this. So while I don’t know near enough to be comfortable saying it strikes me as sound, I also do not see anything, at this stage, to warn me away from it. Kind of a long-winded way of saying that if I absolutely had to take a shot, this is the one I would gravitate to on short notice. I know that’s not much, but I hope it is helpful and perhaps Steve BC, who has much deeper technical knowledge than I do, can weigh in.

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      1. Charlie and MTJT, Annie is correct that the Medicago vaccine injects spike proteins into the body. So although it may not have ties to abortion or to mRNA technology, it would seem to present the same health concerns that the Novavax vaccine presents. SteveBC talked about this on August 8 when he made a comment to your “Rocking the Boogie-Woogie Flu” article. Here’s what he said:

        “The Novavax also involves injecting spike proteins. The difference is only in how the spike vaxxxine particles are produced. Keep in mind that Covid-19 infections are bad because of the spike protein attached to the virus (the virus itself is a nothing burger, merely a transmitting mechanism to spread the spike, if you will). So Covid-19 infection damage, especially in Phase 2, is from the spike, not the virus. All the injections that place spike proteins into your body are simply giving you Covid without the virus, only it is a massive jolt of Covid. At this point I would have to say that more people are dying from the spiked vaccines than have ever died from the spiked virus, but I have no backup numbers absolutely *proving* that, because all the numbers are being systematically corrupted.

        “Just remember this: any vaxxx that injects the spike or means to make your body make the spikes are giving you Covid. Covid *is* the spike *is* Covid.”

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    2. My antenna went up at the mention of a spike protein. I would want to know much more, but we can always hope!

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    3. MTJT, Mick quotes me (ah, yes, the Internet is forever) and I think appropriately. I see no advantage to taking a vaccine that causes the damage that a wild Covid infection will cause you. You get a 100% certainty of damage without benefit with the vaccine (research shows there is net damage to the immune system and experience so far shows what immunity you get fades in months), as opposed to a fairly low but rising chance of getting a wild infection which you can prepare for and minimize while achieving full and possibly lifelong immunity.

      Specifically for this vaccine, though, we know little. We don’t know what portion or all of the spike is used nor its relation to the alpha covid spike. We don’t know how the material that is selected for injection is tested against tissues to determine efficacy and whether that tissue set is aborted tissue or not, though so far, this appears promising. I also don’t know if this is still injecting a similar-to-mRNA item which is designed to cause the body to create more spikes or if it is just spikes. Finally, the story I saw today does not talk about the proprietary adjuvant used. Adjuvants are used to shock the immune system to make it panic and see the injected item and react. In general, adjuvants powerful enough to create a strong reaction are toxic materials. If that holds true here, that part of their vaccine will also cause harm.

      However, I have heard very little about this one, so I will keep my eyes open and see what else comes out about it.

      My main point, though, is that using the S spike protein for injection is an incredibly poor decision by every company doing it. Much better to use the N proteins which are apparently much more stable and (far?) less damaging.

      One final caution to everyone: Just because a company is getting good news about efficacy does *not* mean it is good for you. Try to keep the two concepts separate in your mind. The Pfizer vaccine had a high Relative Efficacy (supposedly 95% but actually 30-70% as far as I can tell) but a very low Absolute Efficacy (<1%), lasts 6 months, and is killing (tens of?) thousands. Even if it were highly efficacious, how could it possibly be good for you? Efficacy and Goodness are related but far from the same thing.

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      1. Thank you, SteveBC for this in-depth and (fairly) easy to understand explanation. I agree that the virus itself with a 98% survival rate is safer than any shot.

        On that note though, can you please explain (again) what the issue was with Novovax? I couldn’t find your info when I looked back at comments.

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        1. Jewel, from Steve BC in early August:
          8-9-21
          “The Novavax also involves injecting spike proteins. The difference is only in how the spike vaxxxine particles are produced. Keep in mind that Covid-19 infections are bad because of the spike protein attached to the virus (the virus itself is a nothing burger, merely a transmitting mechanism to spread the spike, if you will). So Covid-19 infection damage, especially in Phase 2, is from the spike, not the virus. All the injections that place spike proteins into your body are simply giving you Covid without the virus, only it is a massive jolt of Covid. At this point I would have to say that more people are dying from the spiked vaccines than have ever died from the spiked virus, but I have no backup numbers absolutely *proving* that, because all the numbers are being systematically corrupted.”

          Also around that time, from Steve, which speaks to any vaxx with spike proteins:
          “What is true to my eyes is that the virus is the *means* by which the Powers have spread the spike, which is indeed a bioweapon. The virus is real and has carried the initial spike protein around the world, AND it provided an excuse for the Powers to claim a pandemic and work to scare everyone into a state of such extreme fear that we would all willingly take the vaxxx. It is the vaxxx that is the true bioweapon, and the spike in the vaxxx is more virulent and damaging than the one attached to the virus. This is because the two features of transmissibility and virulence are usually on either end of a teeter-totter. More transmissibility is needed for Step One of the attack, and virulence needs to be low. Once we are all primed to clamor for the vaxxx, transmissibility is unimportant, and virulence can be emphasized. And that is what has happened. So you *have* to have a virus in Step One to get the initial spike to spread. The Step Two payload can be virulent since it is being delivered to willing victims by the hundreds of millions in shots. In fact, the virus itself, absent the spike protein, is almost benign and is easily handled by the immune system in a few days, but it delivers spikes to that portion of the population that is particularly vulnerable often enough and nastily enough to be scary.

          Just remember this: any vaxxx that injects the spike or means to make your body make the spikes are giving you Covid. Covid *is* the spike *is* Covid.”

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  34. I am of the belief that we are watching a movie in Afghanistan and our good military are showing what would happen if the deep state were in control; Trump and the Taliban signed a plan that they would govern and get rid of the poppy fields which is what the CIA under Bush started, not the natives. A former CIA spy said Taliban means students and they are for their families. Our infiltrated CIA in addition to drugs wanted their precious metals; now the CCP want to come in but they won’t be successful he feels. On Bit Chute a former military pilot shows the flight plans of the planes coming and going to show it is a movie.

    My family all got the jab even though I showed information from the Drs. against it; my Daughter-in-law has Rheum. arthritis but her Dr. advised her to get it and my Dr. told me it does not change your DNA which I believe to be untrue. My eyesight is worse from the scar tissue that the cataract surgery caused so the Dr. said I need to get it removed ASAP. The office has so many patients always and now I believe it is planned so they will always have so many returning which I told him. I called him to say their was no opening until 3 months and I never got a call back. It is sad our health care system has gotten so bad; I was a nurse and would always look at the package insert before giving any shots and it is blank for the jab. So many have done the wrong treatment for Covid-19 which is what caused so many deaths. Ivermectin works even if not used immediately. Med Beds are needed soon; Florida and Texas have some already which I have heard will be so good for many diseases.

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  35. It is not the CIA that started the drugs in the middle East but they became the big buyer.

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  36. Even before the Dr. saw me , I told the medical assistants they always need to be strong as they should be working for the patients and doing what is right. The Dr. said to her, ” thank you for the note” and I said notes are good. I will not go back even though I have been going there for years.

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  37. I started to watch this talk but was interupted. However, within the first 15 minutes or so, he mentions the fact that with over 9,000 deaths reported on VAERS, there has been only ONE autopsy! That astounded me! Where is the “science” in that? One would think that there would be an autopsy after each death if there was a true concern for humans.

    https://brandnewtube.com/watch/a-pathologist-summary-of-what-these-jabs-do-to-the-brain-and-body_3Sd8XK2R6jkQ56j.html

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