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And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. (Deuteronomy 33:12)
Yes, there is no safety like that which comes of dwelling near to God. For His best beloved the Lord can find no surer or safer place. O Lord, let me always abide under Thy shadow, close to Thy wounded side. Nearer and nearer would I come to Thee, my Lord; and when once specially near Thee, I would abide there forever.
What a covering is that which the Lord gives to His chosen! Not a fair roof shall cover him, nor a bomb-proof casement, nor even an angel’s wing, but Jehovah Himself. Nothing can come at us when we are thus covered. This covering the Lord will grant us all the day long, however long the day. Lord, let me abide this day consciously beneath this canopy of love, this pavilion of sovereign power.
Does the third clause mean that the Lord in His temple would dwell among the mountains of Benjamin or that the Lord would be where Benjamin’s burden should be placed, or does it mean that we are borne upon the shoulders of the Eternal? In any case, the Lord is the support and strength of His saints. Lord, let me ever enjoy Thy help, and then my arms will be sufficient for me.
You are Special | Daily Devotionals by Thoughts about God.
Please open your Bible and read Genesis 1:26-27
“Naturalism” (the belief that the natural world is all there is) would lead us to believe that human beings are nothing more than generic parts in the machine of the universe and on par with dogs, frogs, and logs. Are we special and uniquely blessed by being made in the image of God like the Bible says?
When we ponder God’s creation of humankind, we note that He breathed life into us (Genesis 2:7) and made us “in His own image” (Genesis 1:27). Utterly unique among God’s creation, we have been given a tremendous gift: The capacity to know the glorious God who created us. How unique is the human race among the various galaxies that comprise our universe?
The probability of a planet anywhere in the universe fitting within all 153 parameters [required for life] is approximately 10-194. The maximum possible number of planets in the universe is estimated to be 1022. Thus, less than 1 chance in 10172 (100 thousand trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion) exists that even one such planet would occur anywhere in the universe. (Dr. Hugh Ross, PhD Astrophysics, University of Toronto)
The odds of a planet like ours existing anywhere in the universe, let alone containing life like ours, is infinitesimally small. Science has merely reconfirmed God’s word: We are special.
How awesome that “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
Even though we are totally undeserving, God’s mercy is still offered to all those who are willing to repent and accept it.
When you are feeling insignificant, or afraid, or unloved, remember our Lord’s words:
“Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” (Luke 12:7)
You are special, and greatly loved by God.
Question: How has God made you utterly unique, even shaping you through tough times, to be who you are today?
by Darren Hewer
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Further Reading
• Did You Know You’re Someone Special? – by Elfrieda Nikkel
• We Love Because He First Loved Us – by Francis Frangipane
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God Demonstrates His Love | Daily Devotionals by Thoughts about God.
Jesus delights in our company.
Although there are people who don’t enjoy being with us, we know that God actually enjoys our company.
“Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.” Isaiah 30:18
He is our gentle and humble friend. Matthew 11:29 says,
“Come to me . . . for I am gentle and humble . . .”
Imagine, the King of Kings asks us to come to Him – He loves us and He tells us that He is humble and gentle.
He died for all our sins—past, present and future. John 3:16,
“For God so loves the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Because of His death on the cross for our sins and because of His resurrection, we can walk in the power of His Holy Spirit while on earth and spend in the future — live eternally with Him.
Jesus is bigger than all our problems. We don’t need to worry. He tells us not to worry, but to tell Him about our problems. There is not a thing that confronts us that He can’t fix or give us the strength to go through. In fact, He is able to do more than you and I could ever imagine.
“With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine.” Ephesians 3:20.
He is our shepherd. He knows us and directs us to places that are best for us.
“I say this because I know what I am planning for you,” says the Lord. “I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future.” Jeremiah 29:11.
He also keeps us from going places which would be harmful.
He listens to us. Not only is God always with us, He listens to us.
“The Lord sees the good people and listens to their prayers” 1 Peter 3:12.
How helpless we would feel if we didn’t have access to Him. Our hearts agree with Simon Peter when he said,
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.” John 6:68.
Many times a day we go to Him for direction, wisdom, answers, peace and comfort. And He always listens.
Father, thank you for opening our eyes and ears so we recognize Your amazing loving care for us. Amen
By Katherine Kehler
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FURTHER READING:
Jesus is Always There!
How Big is God?
Father God’s Intimate Love Letter to You
God’s Sufficiency Exceeds Our Need – by Sylvia Gunter
God is Our Provider
God Provides for His Own
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10 Aug 2023 News Briefing
ABUSE OF POWER: Biden DOJ Fines Elon Musk $350,000 After He REFUSES to Give Them Access to Trump’s Twitter Account
Be very afraid. The US government has turned on its citizens.
This is not the moment to end US aid to Israel
the burgeoning movement to go ahead with it (cutting aid) is rooted in contempt for Israel’s democratically elected government and the majority of its citizens, and as a way to exert pressure on the Jewish state and downgrade the long-term and crucial alliance. That’s why, although I agree that in the long run that Israel will be far better off giving it up, this isn’t the time to do so.
Voters told to ‘come back’ later; ballot scanners stop working in Ohio special election
All ballot scanners at a Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, polling location experienced issues during a special election on Tuesday, according to local reporter Mike Holden with News 5 Cleveland. “This has resulted in people not being able to cast their ballot immediately. So, what they can do in the interim is put their ballots in this orange box, and it will be scanned later. Or they can void the ballot and come back, but people are concerned, and they’re very upset,” Holden explained. “They’re making calls to the Board of Elections right now.”
‘Native American Guardians Association’ Petition To Restore Washington Redskins Name Goes Viral
A Change.org petition in support of changing the Washington football team’s name BACK to the Redskins has gone viral and is racking up tens of thousands of signatures in real time. The petition was launched by an organization called the Native American Guardians Association whose stated goal is to end the “cancel culture” of Native Americans.
Surprise! The FBI Lied About ‘White Supremacist’ Memo Targeting Catholics, New Document Reveals
When the FBI was busted targeting Catholics in a now-retracted leaked document which said Roman Catholics were ‘at risk of committing acts of extremist violence,’ the agency downplayed it as the work of a ‘rogue field office.’ Subpoenaed document reveals that the FBI Richmond Field Office coordinated with MULTIPLE field offices across the country to produce a memo targeting traditional Catholics as domestic terrorists.
House Republicans Release Bank Records Showing Over $20 Million In Payments To Biden Family, Associates
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday revealed over $20 million in payments they claim foreign actors from places like Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan sent the Biden family and their associates while Joe Biden was vice president. Hunter specifically received millions from Russian oligarch Yelena Baturina, Ukrainian energy giant Burisma, and Kazakh oligarch Kenes Rakishev while father Joe was VP, the committee found.
North Korean leader orders preparations for possible war
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the military’s top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of war, a boost in weapons production, and expansion of military drills. Kim made the comments at the 7th Enlarged Meeting of the 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
Palestinians kept in dark about potential Israeli-Saudi normalization
The Palestinian Authority is closely following reports concerning a possible normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Palestinian officials said Wednesday. The PA leadership has yet to receive word from the Saudis regarding the veracity of the reports, the officials said.
AI weaponry on the horizon for world powers
The United States and China are slugging it out in an ongoing tech war revolving around the future of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a recent news release from GlobalData, a London-based data analytics and consulting company. Both nations are doing their best to keep the other from acquiring technology and materials that would, among other things, enhance their military’s ability to use and develop AI.
WATCH: Israeli researchers grow miniature human heart
“What makes this even more groundbreaking is that because we could make this heart in the lab, we were able to put sensors on it that told us how it works and to get some insight into the physiology of the human heart,”
You can’t protest against Hamas
Clashes between Israelis and Palestinians, whether involving Israeli soldiers or Jewish settlers, are reported quickly and frequently. This is always immediately worth a headline in the foreign media. Of course, Israel always comes off badly, because after all, the “principle” applies that it has conquered “Palestine” and the Palestinian Arabs therefore have the full right to a liberation struggle. When there are clashes or protests within the Palestinian population, however, mostly there is little interest.
Intensive excavations at Christianity’s holiest site bear surprising results
Intensive excavation work at a sensitive section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was completed, revealing several surprising finds. The week of intensive excavation was part of a $11 million, two-year renovation and archaeological excavation at the church,
Iranian Quds Force chief visits Lebanon for talks with Hezbollah head Nasrallah
The chief of Iran’s Islamic Guard Corps Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, arrived in Lebanon for talks with Hassan Nasrallah, the Iranian-backed terror group in Lebanon.
US and Saudi Arabia agree on the outline of a normalization agreement with Israel
The U.S. Biden administration and Saudi Arabia have reached a broad understanding on the outline of a Saudi-Israeli peace deal, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday. According to the report, U.S. officials have expressed optimism that such a deal could materialize over the next 9 to 12 months.
Global child sexual abuse probe that was launched after two FBI agents were killed leads to almost 100 arrests
Almost 100 people in the United States and Australia have so far been arrested over child sexual abuse allegations after the fatal shooting of two FBI agents led to the unraveling of a suspected international pedophile ring, officials announced Tuesday. The development brought the total number of people arrested as part of the joint probe up to 98, with at least 79 arrests so far carried out by the FBI, according to the Australian agency.
A wildfire on Maui kills at least 6 as it sweeps through historic town, forcing some into the ocean
A wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness Wednesday, reducing much of a historic town to ash and forcing people to jump into the ocean to flee the flames. At least six people died and dozens were wounded.
‘Harry’s Razors’ Ad Features Trans Activist.
“Socially-minded” razor blades company Harry’s has partnered with a transgender social media influencer to advertise a product line raising money for The Trevor Project, which in turn promotes “pubertal suppression” drugs for minors.
At least 60 fatalities, 37 missing as severe floods continue affecting China
At least 60 people have lost their lives and 37 others remain missing in eastern China due to widespread floods caused by heavy rains over the past 10 days. The missing people include 51 in Beijing, 28 in Hebei, 15 in Jilin, and 3 in Fujian.
Over a million evacuate as Tropical Cyclone “Khanun” threatens South Korea post havoc in Okinawa
Tropical Cyclone “Khanun” formed on July 27, 2023, as the 7th named storm of the 2023 Pacific typhoon season. The system is already blamed for the death of 6 people in southern Japan and Taiwan. Kahun is expected to make landfall over the southern coast of South Korea around 00:00 UTC on August 10.
‘It’s Murder’: Remdesivir Victims Decry FDA’s Shocking New Move
Remdesivir may be the most despised drug in American history, earning the nickname Run Death Is Near for its lethal record during COVID. Experts claimed that it would stop COVID; instead, it stopped kidney function, then blasted the liver and other organs. Now this reviled destroyer of kidneys has been approved by the FDA for COVID treatment of kidney patients. Does anybody else feel as if the FDA is shoving its power in our faces and laughing at us?
Report: Biden Has Handed Taliban Over $2 BILLION In 2 Years
A report by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) notes that the Biden administration has given $2.35 billion to Afghanistan over the past two years, despite the fact that it is now ruled by the Taliban again following the disastrous U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
Over 3,000 US Marines and Sailors Arrive in Middle East in Deployment Aimed at Iran
The troops are part of an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) and arrived onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and dock landing ship USS Carter Hall. The vessels entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal.
VAERS data is crystal clear: The COVID vaccines are killing an estimated 1 person per 1,000 doses (676,000 dead Americans)
It takes about 30 seconds to do a VAERS query that shows the COVID vaccines are deadly. The shape of the “onset curve” makes this obvious. An estimated 676,000 Americans have been killed.
People Are Raving About Mike Lindell’s Bible Story Pillows for Kids – “My 4 Grandkids Love Their Special Pillows!”
For too long, we’ve allowed Liberals to indoctrinate our children with comic book characters. Liberal comic book characters don’t always reflect our values, but there’s something worse. Liberal comic books replace in our children’s minds what Americans once held sacred: Bible stories.
In A Nod To The Apocalypse, People In Hawaii Are Hurling Themselves Into The Ocean To Escape The Raging Wildfire Flames On The Island Of Maui
The wildfires that have engulfed the island of Maui in Hawaii right now are so intense that people are running into the ocean and casting themselves in, that’s how bad it is. That imagery is very much like how things will be during the great Tribulation, when God’s physical judgement begins falling from the sky. What’s happening in Maui is not the actual apocalypse, but pray for the Hawaiian people and this terrible situation.
Nurse Diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis After COVID Vaccine Sues Former Employer
An Ohio nurse permanently injured by Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine after her employer threatened her with the loss of health benefits if she refused to be vaccinated is suing her former employer and Ohio’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, alleging her vaccine injuries were work-related”.
“Disease X” Was Rehearsed at “Clade X” Are We About to See A New Plandemic?
We are hearing that UK scientists have begun developing vaccines as an “insurance against a new pandemic caused by an unknown “Disease X”. In the same way as COVID-19 was rehearsed at Event 201, It would seem that Disease X” was also rehearsed at “Clade X”. Could it be that we are being prepared for a new plandemic?
BREAKING: Bridgen to Sunak: Recall parliament immediately to halt the covid booster programme
“Given the gravity of the peer-reviewed revelation, it would appear that parliament should be recalled immediately to review the latest scientific material and call a halt to the roll-out of the booster programme.”
Headlines – 8/10/2023
US, Saudi Arabia Agree to Broad Terms for Israel Normalization
Saudis said wary of full normalization with Israel, or a deal with current government
Israeli FM: Normalization With Saudi Arabia Could Lead to ‘True Regional Harmony’
Bibi wants security agreement from Biden as part of mega Saudi deal
Netanyahu in Golan: ‘Territory that will forever remain under Israeli sovereignty’
US doubles down on insistence that Biden didn’t invite Netanyahu to White House
US pushes back on White House invite claim as PM seen trying to raise visit’s profile
In response to Smotrich freezing funds, US says it is ‘committed to welfare of all Israelis’
Smotrich defends decision not to transfer funds to Arab localities ‘without oversight mechanisms’
As Smotrich defends freeze, PM vows to transfer funds to Arab towns ‘with oversight’
Negative sentiment over judicial impact drives market underperformance, TASE warns
Bloomberg: Netanyahu’s talk of shelving parts of overhaul fails to win over investors
Liberal US Jews urge greater focus on Palestinians in Israeli anti-overhaul protests
High Court issues procedural injunction against government’s reasonableness law
High Court: Police should not have barred protesters from reaching Netanyahu’s hotel
In antisemitism discourse around Jamie Foxx’s ‘Jesus’ post, evidence of culture clash
Man threatens US Jewish summer camp staffer with machete
Herzog, police chief meet Christian leaders to condemn attacks on community
Two dead in clashes between Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Christian villagers
Anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel was aimed at IDF patrol – report
Syria’s Assad claims Israeli airstrikes target Syrian forces, using Iran as ‘excuse’
Two Israelis cleared of spying for Iran; third convicted of contact with enemy
Iran summons UK envoy over social media post calling to release detained journalists
Saudi embassy in Iran resumes operations following seven-year hiatus
Iran claims to have developed technology for supersonic cruise missile
Russia Condemns Western Nations for Pressuring Iran Over Nuclear Program
Assad blames Erdogan for violence in Syria and insists on a pullout of Turkish troops
‘Thousands of bodies’ left to decompose in Sudan’s capital as morgues reach ‘breaking point’
Sudan humanitarian crisis: NGO warns of risk of diseases as bodies litter streets
West Africa Regroups After Backing Down on Niger Invasion Threat
Niger: Coup Leaders Reject U.N. Mission, Accuse France of Freeing Terrorists on Purpose
Niger coup: Junta accuses France of freeing ‘terrorists’, violating its airspace, Paris denies it
Americans in Niger Warned to Shelter in Place, Airspace And Border Closed
Niger’s ousted president is said to be running low on food under house arrest, 2 weeks after coup
Algeria faces political dilemma over Niger coup
Kosovo Moves to Deny Serbs Internet, Communication
Pakistan Dissolves Parliament as Government Grapples With Political Instability
From cricket icon to jailed politician: The turbulent times of Imran Khan
Pakistani court seeks ‘government response’ over Imran Khan’s imprisonment, refuses to release him
India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemns the Modi government over violence in Manipur
North Korea’s Kim dismisses top general, calls for war preparations
Biden Just Threw A Wrench In Efforts To Reduce America’s Reliance On Russian Uranium
Russia says drones targeting Moscow downed as Ukraine city hit
Twin Russian strikes on Ukrainian city kill civilians, then hit rescuers, official says
Explosion at military supply plant near Moscow injures at least 45; UN condemns strikes on Pokrovsk
‘They’re Gossiping Without Us’: Saudi-Hosted Peace Summit Underscores Kremlin’s Diplomatic Dilemma
A rift is growing between Xi and Putin after Russia mocked a Ukraine peace plan backed by China
China’s Top Diplomat Checks In with Russia After Ukraine ‘Peace’ Summit, Playing Both Sides
China Assures Russia of Neutrality in Ukraine War
‘Preparation for Showdown’: Chinese Espionage Shows China Preparing for War With US, Expert Says
Bruner: Biden Family ‘a National Security Threat’ When They Deal with CCP
Foreign oligarchs moved millions to Biden-tied firms before meeting Joe Biden, investigators say
McConnell Says Impeachment ‘Not Good for Country’ as GOP Lawmakers Mixed on Biden Impeachment
Man killed during FBI raid in connection with threats against Biden, other officials
Political violence in polarized U.S. at its worst since 1970s
Trump’s Allies Prepare for Indictments in Georgia Probe: ‘They’re Coming for Everyone’
Atlanta-area prosecutor expected to seek more than a dozen indictments in Trump case
Donald Trump indicted: Judge Aileen Cannon rejects request for electronics in Florida courtroom
New York Times Op-ed Warns of ‘Terrible Consequences’ of Prosecuting Trump
Trump says trials would hamstring presidential campaign
Trump’s criminal trials prompt GOP political doomsday alarms
Special counsel won secret search warrant for Trump’s Twitter account
Trump Bashes DOJ, Biden for Obtaining Twitter Records
Biden DOJ fines Elon Musk $350,000 after he refuses to give them access to Trump’s Twitter account
Virtual Talent: Google and Universal Music Group in Talks to Develop AI-Generated Song Platform
Disney creates task force to explore AI and cut costs – sources
Pope Warns Artificial Intelligence Could ‘Fuel Conflicts And Antagonism’
Americans Inch Closer to Debt Level ‘Breaking Point’ as Household Borrowing Tops $17 Trillion
King Charles called on to ‘release the truth’ on UFOs, prepare religious for impact of ET life
Peruvian Villagers Claim They Were Attacked By “Predator-Style Aliens”
A spectacular fireball just streaked across Melbourne – but astronomers didn’t see it coming
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Agronomos Mexicanos, Mexico
5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Agat Village, Guam
Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft
Ubinas volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 17,000ft
Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 13,000ft
Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
Unusually active severe weather to put 100 million at risk in US
Tornado tears roof off house, hail “the size of canned hams” reported in northeastern Colorado
Norway considers blowing up dam after days of heavy rain, flooding
At least 60 fatalities, 37 missing as severe floods continue affecting China
China warns of crop, animal disease outbreaks in flood-hit areas
Khanun begins blowing into South Korea with strong winds after dumping rain on Japan for a week
Over a million evacuate as Tropical Cyclone “Khanun” threatens South Korea post havoc in Okinawa
Distant Category 4 Hurricane Dora kicks up winds, stirs dangers in Hawaii
At least 6 dead from raging Hawaiian wildfires boosted by Hurricane Dora, high pressure
People in Hawaii flee into ocean to escape wildfire destroying historic Maui tourist town
Portugal battles wildfires as temperatures soar, more than 1,000 evacuated
Panama canal drought: Lowering water levels threaten the trade route
Joe Biden: “We’re Preparing the Military by Trying to Deal with the Climate Stuff!”
Electric vehicle firm championed by Biden files for bankruptcy in black eye for green agenda
WaPo acknowledges EV industry’s ‘treacherous conditions’ for overseas mineral miners
Holidays May Be a Luxury Under Net Zero
Neo-Nazis Blackmail Power Grid in Bid to Free Bumbling Bank Robbery Suspects
Poland to double troops number at border with Belarus, accuses it of organizing illegal migration
Dozens of migrants dead in latest shipwreck incident as Europe’s crisis deepens
New Yorkers to Spend $12 Billion on Illegal Immigration – Triple the Cost Previously Projected
Adams Urges Biden to Declare State of Emergency on Migrant Crisis
Border Patrol Deploys Riot Response as Hundreds of Migrants Storm Border in Unison
Chinese using new smuggling route to enter US illegally: Report
Democrats want to raise the price of an AR-15 to $20,000
Rep. Matt Gaetz Introducing ‘National Prayer in School Act’ to Defend Religious Freedom
GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota
Lebanon seeks to ban ‘Barbie’ movie for ‘promoting homosexuality’
Target hit with shareholder lawsuit after Pride backlash damaged stock price
Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024
AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans Can’t Even Imagine
Air pollution increases resistance to antibiotics, study says
Fauci, Collins received 58 royalty payments as NIH collected $325 million from companies: records
Rand Paul Escalates Fauci Criminal Referral after Inaction from DOJ: ‘I’m Demanding an Investigation
Mid-Day Snapshot · August 10, 2023
“From The Patriot Post (patriotpost.us)”.
THE FOUNDATION
“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories.” —Thomas Jefferson (1781)
| Fellow Patriots, on this day in 1821, Missouri became the 24th state and the first one west of the Mississippi River. It later gained notoriety as the birthplace of our managing editor, Nate Jackson. In today’s news, Harvard is already making an end run around the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. —Mark Alexander |
IN TODAY’S DIGEST
- Ohio’s Abortion Warning
- Yes, the FBI Targeted Catholics
- Executive News Summary
- A Tale of Two Universities
- Leftmedia Finally Questions Ethics of EVs
- The Barack Obama Cover-Up
- DAILY FEATURES: Reader Comments, Videos, Best of Right Opinion, Short Cuts, Memes, and Cartoons.
ON THE WEB
- Douglas Andrews: Good News: Leftist Layoffs
- Jack DeVine: Election 2020: The Elephant Still in the Room
- Gary Bauer: Faith Under Siege
- Scarlen Valderaz: Vaccinated Pregnancy
- RCI: WaPo Fact-Checker Earns Four ‘Pinocchios’
FEATURED ANALYSIS
Ohio’s Abortion Warning
Republicans find that the message of personal responsibility is harder to sell than Democrats yelling “rights” and “free stuff.”
Nate Jackson
The Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling last year was one of the greatest judicial victories in our nation’s history. But Republicans weren’t ready for the political battle to follow.
That was evident in Ohio Tuesday. Why is that?
Well, as is often the case in American politics, Democrats have a far easier message to bring to voters. “We want to give you stuff and make the other guy pay for it.” Or, as with the subject of this analysis, “We want abortion rights for everyone.” (Read the fine print, and it’ll say “for any and every reason all the way up until birth,” which is true in only seven nations in the world, including China, North Korea, and Vietnam.)
By contrast, Republicans have to explain why personal responsibility works with individual liberty to make for a successful and free Republic. They have to communicate that abortion means taking a life, even if that life was one of the tiny few conceived via a rape or one of many pregnancies that are inconvenient for the mother or simply unwanted by either parent.
And then there’s the fact that Democrats walk in lockstep while Republicans are more akin to a herd of cats.
“Progressives” start every cultural battle, move the goalposts further left, and then rally around the newest, hottest, “right side of history” prize. Republicans are then torn between fighting to conserve what makes logical sense or offering some sort of compromise, if they do anything at all. The disunity compounds the problem. “OK, some of us think abortion is taking a life, but how about we limit it to six weeks? Or 15 weeks? Or a heartbeat? Or viability? Or with a short list of exceptions?”
That’s a far more complicated argument to make.
It was no surprise, then, to see the pro-life side suffer yet another defeat this week. On Tuesday, Ohio voters rejected Issue 1, a constitutional amendment to set a threshold of 60% support for any further constitutional amendments. Seems like a no-brainer given our national Constitution’s even higher threshold for amendment.
Yet because pro-abortion zealots turned it into a proxy for “reproductive rights,” and then outspent pro-lifers roughly 10-1, they were able to rally voters to defeat Issue 1 by a 57-43 margin. That means when Ohio voters consider the Democrats’ abortion amendment this November, it’ll likely pass. “Every individual has a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” says their amendment. Viability can be a line for prohibition, but not if a doctor decides abortion is needed “to protect the pregnant patient’s life or health.” That’s an exception wide enough for a Planned Parenthood building.
“Direct democracy does not always produce good outcomes,” opined the editorial board of The Washington Post. That’s most certainly true, except the Post’s editors were talking about Ohio’s 2004 constitutional amendment defining marriage the way it always was in American history: a union between one man and one woman. Or, as they put it, a “same-sex marriage ban.”
Sadly, however, and disagreeable euphemisms notwithstanding, the Post is right about this:
On abortion, every time voters have been given the choice, they have opted to maintain abortion access — in red states (Kansas and Kentucky), purple states (Michigan) and blue states (California and Vermont). Questions of reproductive freedom defined a Wisconsin Supreme Court judicial election this year, boosting a liberal candidate who tilted the balance of power on the court.
That brings us back to our assertion up top about how Democrats always take what sounds like the easier argument. Each time they win a victory by appealing to the worst in humanity, they take courage for more bold moves to the left. They’ll do so again with abortion in 2024, hoping it works as well as it did in 2022.
Personal responsibility is hard. Taking responsibility for the separate human life growing inside a woman’s womb is hard for that woman. Hard things are often also right and very worthwhile things. They’re just really hard to sell politically to people who prefer what they think is the easy way out. That just means pro-lifers need to redouble our efforts to change hearts and minds.
Yes, the FBI Targeted Catholics
A newly revealed FBI document shows that the bureau’s interest in “radical-traditionalist Catholics” wasn’t limited to a single rogue memo.
Douglas Andrews
A month ago, FBI Director Chris Wray’s congressional testimony was clear: The FBI wasn’t targeting Catholics. Now, though, it seems he was either sleeping at the switch or lying.
On July 12, Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee that the now-infamous Richmond memo — a document produced in January by the bureau’s Richmond field office exploring “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism in radical-traditionalist Catholic ideology” and discussed “new mitigation opportunities” therein — was a wacky one-off and wasn’t to be taken seriously. Under questioning from House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, Wray said the memo represented “a single product by a single field office, which, as soon as I found out about it, I was aghast and ordered it withdrawn and removed from FBI systems.”
He was aghast, he tells us, aghast.
As it turns, though, the Richmond memo wasn’t the singularity Wray wanted us to believe it was. As The Daily Signal’s Tyler O’Neil reports, “FBI Director Christopher Wray may have lied under oath concerning the FBI Richmond office’s Jan. 23 memo citing the Southern Poverty Law Center in urging investigation of ‘radical traditional Catholic hate groups,’ Rep. Jim Jordan suggested in a letter sent Wednesday.”
We know what you’re wondering: What on earth is a “radical-traditionalist Catholic,” and why on earth is the ostensibly apolitical FBI taking its investigative cues from the deeply disgraced hard-left scumbags at the SPLC? We’re wondering the same thing. But first things first: back to the supposedly anomalous nature of the Richmond memo, and to Jordan’s suggestion yesterday that the director’s sworn testimony was, ahem, inconsistent with the facts. Here’s the intro paragraph of his letter to Wray:
The Committee on the Judiciary is continuing to conduct oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) assessment of traditional Catholics as potential domestic terrorists. From information recently produced to the Committee, we now know that the FBI relied on information from around the country — including a liaison contact in the FBI’s Portland Field Office and reporting from the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office — to develop its assessment. This new information suggests that the FBI’s use of its law enforcement capabilities to intrude on American’s First Amendment rights is more widespread than initially suspected and reveals inconsistencies with your previous testimony before the Committee. Given this startling new information, we write to request additional information to advance our oversight.
So the director was aghast, and now the chairman is startled. Something’s got to give. One thing that likely won’t give, however, is a perjury rap against Wray. Not that it wouldn’t be both welcomed and warranted, but lying is what folks do in Washington — whether it’s Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden or Merrick Garland or Alejandro Mayorkas or John Brennan or Jim Clapper or Adam Schiff — and no one ever seems to be held to account. So we’re not holding our breath on Wray. But to the extent that Jordan and a handful of intrepid FBI whistleblowers can fully uncover the bureau’s underhandedness and its duplicity, we’re all for it.
And to those who warn us to be careful what we wish for regarding Wray — that he was a Trump appointee, and that if he’s forced out he’ll be replaced by a leftist director of Joe Biden’s choice — we say this: We’d rather have an out-and-out enemy of liberty in charge of the bureau than a smarmy, irresolute, duplicitous, pencil-pushing “Republican” who gives off a phony whiff of centrist credibility to the director’s role. Wray and his predecessors, Comey and McCabe, have wrecked the bureau and destroyed the people’s confidence in it. He deserves to go in disgrace.
Think about it: If it weren’t for the FBI having rigged the 2020 election on behalf of Joe Biden, Donald Trump would be 30 months into his second term, and the world would look a lot different than it does now. So would our southern border. And our streets. And our military. And our energy supply. And our economy.
And, if you’re retired or nearing that age, so would your 401(k).
Perhaps you’re not Catholic. And perhaps you haven’t been paying much attention to the Biden administration’s targeting of devout practitioners of the faith. Perhaps you weren’t overly concerned about the Biden Justice Department’s refusal to hunt down and hold responsible the violent thugs who’ve been torching pro-life outreach centers across the nation. And perhaps you weren’t overly concerned with the FBI’s targeting and making examples of decent, peaceful, law-abiding pro-life protesters such as Mark Houck, who ultimately beat the bureau’s bad rap in court, but who, along with his wife and seven children, went through hell along the way.
Perhaps not. But you should be. First they came for the Catholics, but I wasn’t Catholic, so…
In the end, Chris Wray and his chums on the J. Edgar Hoover building’s seventh floor deserve to be thoroughly exposed for their anti-Catholic bigotry and their anti-Republican bigotry and all the rest of it. The thousands of good and decent patriots among the FBI’s 35,000 employees deserve nothing less.
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Executive News Summary
Biden’s oligarch dinners, another woke prosecutor axed, Twitter fined regarding Trump warrant, and more.
Thomas Gallatin & Jordan Candler
Cross-Examination
- Biden’s oligarch dinners: The Republican-led House Oversight and Accountability Committee released a memo detailing what amounts to a pay-to-meet scheme in which the Biden family collected north of $20 million from foreign sources. Looking at bank records, the committee found a pattern of foreign nationals from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Romania, and China donating large sums of money to firms connected to the Biden family and then days later enjoying a private dinner meeting with then-Vice President Joe Biden. In other words, influence peddling. According to a committee member, “The Biden family’s and associates’ dealings with foreign nationals from Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine show a pattern of Hunter Biden and Devon Archer courting wealthy oligarchs with political and financial influence but tainted backgrounds.” These bank records appear to support Archer’s recent testimony, and they help reveal just how the Bidens have become so wealthy.
- Moving to the GOP: Since 1994, nearly four times as many Democrat lawmakers have switched to the GOP versus Republicans going the other way. A total of 83 former Democrats, including five lawmakers this year, have flipped parties, and the primary reason cited has to do with the Democrat Party’s crusade to the hard left. And this party-flipping trend isn’t limited to lawmakers, as recent Gallup polling found that for the first time since 1988, more Americans identify as Republicans than Democrats. The reason for this trend, according to West Virginia Republican Party Chairwoman Elgine McArdle, is because “more and more voters feel left behind by the Democratic Party.” Just like Ronald Reagan famously observed, “I didn’t leave the Democrat Party, the Democrat Party left me.”
- Another woke prosecutor axed: On Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis handed the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, Monique Worrell, her walking papers. The George Soros-backed prosecutor was fired for dereliction of duty and incompetence. In firing Worrell, DeSantis’s office included a list of the “more egregious results of her policies or practices in action.” The list notes several incidents where Worrell’s soft-on-crime actions let violent criminals off easy only for those individuals to go and commit more violent crimes, including murder. Worrell is now the second state prosecutor DeSantis has removed from office.
- Trans parental liability: The latest example of the threat the Rainbow Mafia poses to Americans’ rights and freedoms comes from Massachusetts, wherein the commonwealth’s Commission on LGBTQ Youth offered a chilling recommendation. According to the commission, a parent’s failure to “affirm” a child’s gender-bending delusion and allow for “transgender” medical procedures is “transphobic” and should be considered child abuse. Reality, of course, is just the opposite. The recommendation reads in part that “in particular, the Commission recommends that the state examine the possibility of codifying gender-affirming child welfare protections in state law to better support youth and families.” In other words, the commission wants to elevate LGBTQ activism as a super right, giving them authority to indoctrinate children over and against parental rights even to object. The commission wants the state government to “explicitly” legally classify “the withholding of gender-affirming care” as child abuse. The groomers are coming for your children.
- Twitter fined regarding Trump warrant: X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, was fined $350,000 for failure to comply with a judicial order to secretly turn over Donald Trump’s Twitter account to special prosecutor Jack Smith. The Elon Musk-owned social media company first contested the order by citing First Amendment free speech protections. The company was fined after it delayed turning over Trump’s account. Trump, who has not posted to X since he was banned for almost two years following the January 6 Capitol riot, responded to the news on his Truth Social account by calling it a “major ‘hit’ on my civil rights.”
- Biden’s gifts to both Russia and Ukraine: What’s the Biden administration’s military aid for Ukraine costing Americans? Since Vladimir Putin’s invasion, the U.S. has officially allocated $113 billion for Ukraine — “roughly $900 per American household,” observes the Heritage Foundation’s Richard Stern, “and almost 12 times the spending cuts promised by House leadership in the annual spending bills.” Interest on that $113 billion, which has been added to the national debt, will cost $300 per American household over the next 10 years. But Americans’ dollars aren’t just going to Ukraine, but also Russia. And those dollars going to Russia have just increased thanks to Joe Biden’s recent designation of 1,562 square miles in Arizona as a national monument. How so? His national monument designation just cut off America’s only domestic source of high-grade uranium, and with the U.S. already importing 95% of the uranium used for nuclear power, Biden has ensured that the country will be at the mercy of those nations we import from — including Russia.
Headlines
- Fauci referred to Justice Department for criminal investigation for allegedly lying under oath to Congress (Fox News)
- Trump says he won’t sign the loyalty pledge required for first GOP debate (NBC News)
- At least 36 dead from raging Hawaiian brush fires (Fox Weather)
- Inflation remained elevated in July at 3.2% — and prices are unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon (NBC News)
- China slides into deflation in potentially worrying sign for global economy (Fox Business)
- NYC migrant crisis could soon cost $12B: Mayor Adams (NY Post)
- FBI shoots and kills Utah man wanted for threats against Biden, New York prosecutor (CNBC)
- Ecuador in shock as presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated (Reuters)
- Policy: Don’t defend Planned Parenthood’s “gender-affirming care”; defund it (Daily Signal)
- Humor: Megan Rapinoe gets new job with Galactic Empire training stormtroopers to shoot (Babylon Bee)
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A Tale of Two Universities
One will follow the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action; the other will attempt to implement an end run.
Emmy Griffin
Back in June, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in two important cases: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and SFFA v. University of North Carolina. The combined cases dealt with the discriminatory practice of affirmative action in favor of black students at the expense of white and Asian students in college admissions.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Court struck down affirmative action, a pernicious form of racial discrimination plaguing the higher education system. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, with Justice Clarence Thomas writing a concurrence. The minority dissent was written by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and another by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Harvard University and the University of North Carolina were left to figure out what to do with their admissions processes, and their approaches couldn’t be more different.
Harvard, of course, decided to try to implement a loophole that was debated and discussed in the majority opinion and Sotomayor’s dissent. Harvard has now unveiled its updated 2024 essay prompts for student admissions, and the school seems bent on circumventing the Court’s ruling. The problematic question is this: “Harvard has long recognized the importance of enrolling a diverse student body. How will the life experiences that shape who you are today enable you to contribute to Harvard?”
It seems that Harvard elected to follow Sotomayor’s dissent to exploit a seeming loophole. However, Roberts addressed this in his majority opinion and even said: “Despite the dissent’s assertion to the contrary, universities may not simply establish through application essays or other means the regime we hold unlawful today. (A dissenting opinion is generally not the best source of legal advice on how to comply with the majority opinion.)”
An institution run and attended by many an elitist, Harvard is under the delusion that this subversion is “resistance” to a law it doesn’t like. How arrogant and racist of Harvard to decide which race is too successful and which needs a helping hand. Administrators want diversity for diversity’s sake, but the true diversity that brings about better higher education is diversity of thought, not of skin color. The two aren’t necessarily correlated, as is demonstrated in institutions like Harvard, which would prefer to have people of all the same political and philosophical leanings attend the university. That is part of the reason it is entrenched in its own racist rut.
UNC, however, opted for a different approach. UNC Chapel Hill — the leader of all the other branches of the UNC family — has unequivocally decided to eliminate discrimination from its admissions and hiring process. The new resolution is as follows: “shall not unlawfully discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its admissions, hiring and contracting.”
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz stated at a recent board meeting, “I’m confident that we’re taking all the necessary steps to fully comply.” It’s not only the legal thing to do, but the ethical one as well.
This tale of two universities and the way they chose to handle anti-discriminatory admissions and hiring is going to be a testament to the resolve of the new SCOTUS ruling. Will Harvard be sued again for attempting to get around SCOTUS?
Time will tell.
Leftmedia Finally Questions Ethics of EVs
There are ironically high costs for the Biden administration’s green revolution.
Thomas Gallatin
It’s taken long enough, but members of the Leftmedia finally have begun noticing that the promise of an electrically driven future may not quite live up to the morally superior moniker it has been given. In fact, a future where the vast majority of cars Americans drive are electric holds some considerable downsides, especially when it comes to human labor and negative environmental impacts.
Even The Washington Post has begun highlighting several of the genuinely problematic and morally reprehensible aspects of the “green revolution.” In a recent article titled “In scramble for EV metals, health threat to workers often goes unaddressed,” the Post notes the serious health dangers associated with the mining and production of manganese, one of the materials necessary for the production of EV batteries.
These mines and production facilities are located in places such as South Africa and Gabon, where worker protections and safeguards are often secondary as the demand for manganese rises. An increasing number of workers are suffering the negative health effects. The article highlights one former worker who asks: “How long is it going to take until people start realizing what is happening? Another 30 or 40 years? Must we wait until people start dying?”
Another Washington Post article, published this week, is titled “Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost on workers.” This time, the Post observes that mining cobalt from Congo, the world’s largest producer, comes via dire working conditions often endured by child laborers. Slave labor is also a significant contributing factor in the mining of cobalt.
While noting that “EVs are widely considered crucial to addressing climate change,” the article observes, “Without a full accounting, there is a risk that the green-energy transition could repeat the painful history of earlier industrial revolutions.” Ya think?
However, the reprehensible labor conditions for mining the minerals necessary for making EV batteries are just one of many problems with forcing this green revolution.
It’s painfully ironic that Kamala Harris is busy lying about Florida’s slavery curriculum while the Biden administration is seeking to force more Americans to buy into an industry that relies on slave labor.
While leftists largely ignore the exploitation of those laboring in the mines, Americans are increasingly bearing the economic brunt of Biden’s green revolution, which is being foisted upon the country via the regulatory state and will cost Americans billions of dollars. It’s everything from new CAFE standards that are heavily pushing the market toward EVs to a proposed change to the National Environmental Policy Act that would require all federal agencies to consider climate change for “environmental justice” when evaluating projects.
On top of all this is the fact that the country simply doesn’t have the infrastructure in place to handle a significant increase in EVs. There are not enough charging stations and not enough power being produced to provide for millions more new EVs.
Speaking of power, renewable energy sources cannot even promise to sustain the current power demands of the country, let alone a huge influx of EVs. Ask California.
Will the Leftmedia eventually get around to admitting this reality as well? Or is it too committed to the climate cult to be bothered?
The Barack Obama Cover-Up
The wall of support for Obama’s intersectional coalition is intimately connected to the Obama persona.
Ben Shapiro
This week, Tablet released a fascinating conversation with historian David Garrow, author of a massive unauthorized biography of former President Barack Obama in his early years titled “Rising Stars.” By all rights, the book should have been a massive hit upon its release in 2017. Instead, it underperformed. The revelations contained therein never hit the mainstream. And that simple fact, in and of itself, demonstrates a simple reality of the modern political era: The entire press apparatus has been dedicated, since at least 2008, to the proposition that Obama had to be protected from all possible damage.
Garrow’s book carried multiple bombshells for Obama. Obama’s first autobiography — the egotist has already written several — “Dreams From My Father” told a story about how he broke up from a white girlfriend in his Chicago years over her failure to understand his desire for racial solidarity with black America. Actually, as Garrow’s book relates, the couple broke up because Obama refused to disown black antisemitism. Furthermore, as the book uncovers, Obama wrote letters to a girlfriend in which he “repeatedly fantasizes about making love to men.”
These are incredible allegations, to say the least. They were reported in the book. But as David Samuels of Tablet observes, the media were shockingly remiss in covering any of these stories: “‘Rising Star’ highlights a remarkable lack of curiosity on the part of mainstream reporters and institutions about a man who almost instantaneously was treated less like a politician and more like the idol of an inter-elite cult.”
That was true in 2008, when the media steadfastly refused to take seriously reports about Obama’s attendance at an openly racist and antisemitic church for two decades. And it’s true in 2023, when the media still refuse to cover the fact that a huge number of President Joe Biden’s closest aides are Obama’s closest political allies. Obama resides in Washington, D.C.; all of the people who made policy for him now make policy for Biden. And yet nobody talks about the Obama influence in the current White House.
All of this is part of a broader pact on the part of every major apparatus in American life to mirror Obama’s perceptions of the world. In Obama’s own mind, he was a world-historical figure; that’s why, in 2010, when he experienced a rather predictable shellacking in a midterm election, he responded by suggesting that his opposition was actually motivated by vicious racism and brutal bigotry. The media mirrored that perspective; so did entertainment; so did tech companies. The immaculate, solid wall of support for Obama’s intersectional coalition is intimately connected to direct allegiance from the movers and shakers toward the Obama persona.
Just as our institutions were shaped for decades beyond JFK’s death by the myth built around him, so our modern institutions will be shaped for decades to come by the myth of Barack Obama. Garrow concludes about Obama: “He has no interest in building the Democratic Party as an institution. I think that’s obvious. And I don’t think he had any truly deep, meaningful policy commitments other than the need to feel and to be perceived as victorious, as triumphant.” But that victory — that triumph — came at the expense of the American people, who were promised a racial conciliator and a man of honor by a media invested in that lie. When the truth materialized and our institutions continued to perpetuate the lie, our institutions collapsed. We live in the era of Barack Obama still.
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The BIG Lies
“Bidenomics is indeed working. … Cost is going down … wages [are] going up.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
“This is a president who has spent the last two years turning the economy around.” —Karine Jean-Pierre
Non Compos Mentis
“We passed a $368 billion climate control facility.” —Joe Biden
“We’re preparing the military by trying to deal with the climate stuff.” —Joe Biden
“The Grand Canyon, one of the earth’s nine wonders, wonders of the world — literally!” —Joe Biden
Race Bait
“[Yesterday was] the 9th anniversary of Mike Brown’s killing. He would be alive today if the institutions of racism and white supremacy were eradicated. He should be alive today. We will never forget. We will continue to fight for justice and accountability.” —Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO)
“Former president Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis argue Trump would not get a fair trial in the ‘Swamp,’ adding to a history intertwined with race and partisan politics.” —The Washington Post
For the Record
“My ancestors would have rolled over in their graves. They believed that transgender, gays, that sort of thing was all a very personal issue. They loved this country because it is a free country and people are allowed to do what they want. But it was never meant to be on a beer can and never meant to be pushed in people’s faces.” —Anheuser-Busch heir Billy Busch
“The elites often are vicious and evil. Because of their … contempt for America and her regular, normal, hard-working people, the elites have destroyed our institutions and culture. They eroded trust in government by lying and controlling, they ruined our schools and colleges by indoctrinating our youth, they turned news reporting into propaganda peddling in service to one party, and they perverted Hollywood by churning out sanctimonious social messaging. If there’s ‘systemic’ anything, remember who controls the system.” —Nate Jackson
Political Futures
“Biden wants a campaign about personalities, not about issues. And no personality now attracts more attention, diverting from the issues we should be debating, than our former president.” —Star Parker
Insight
“As compared with impulsive commitment to the first idea which dawns, that is, with intuitive action, reasoning is patient, exploratory of other possibilities, and deliberative.” —Edwin Arthur Burtt (1892-1989)
And Last…
“Abortion is at the center of our throwaway culture where we don’t see children as precious, don’t treat sex as sacred, & don’t take responsibility for our actions.” —Lila Rose
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Democrats are going to throw Hunter under the bus, Tennessee GOP rep warns
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., discusses the House Oversight Committee’s findings amid the ongoing Biden family business probe.
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If You Make Millions, ‘Just Pay Your Taxes,’ Hunter Biden’s Dad Says – Conservative Review
President Joe Biden said people who make millions of dollars should “just pay your taxes,” just weeks after his Department of Justice offered his son a “sweetheart” plea deal for not paying his taxes.
The post If You Make Millions, ‘Just Pay Your Taxes,’ Hunter Biden’s Dad Says appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
The Barack Obama Cover-Up | The Daily Signal.
This week, Tablet released a fascinating conversation with historian David Garrow, author of a massive unauthorized biography of former President Barack Obama in his early years titled “Rising Star.”
By all rights, the book should have been a massive hit upon its release in 2017. Instead, it underperformed. The revelations contained therein never hit the mainstream. And that simple fact, in and of itself, demonstrates a simple reality of the modern political era: The entire press apparatus has been dedicated, since at least 2008, to the proposition that Obama had to be protected from all possible damage.
Garrow’s book carried multiple bombshells for Obama.
Obama’s first autobiography—the egotist has already written several—“Dreams From My Father” told a story about how he broke up from a white girlfriend in his Chicago years over her failure to understand his desire for racial solidarity with black America.
Actually, as Garrow’s book relates, the couple broke up because Obama refused to disown black antisemitism. Furthermore, as the book uncovers, Obama wrote letters to a girlfriend in which he “repeatedly fantasizes about making love to men.”
These are incredible allegations, to say the least. They were reported in the book. But as David Samuels of Tablet observes, the media were shockingly remiss in covering any of these stories: “‘Rising Star’ highlights a remarkable lack of curiosity on the part of mainstream reporters and institutions about a man who almost instantaneously was treated less like a politician and more like the idol of an inter-elite cult.”
That was true in 2008, when the media steadfastly refused to take seriously reports about Obama’s attendance at an openly racist and antisemitic church for two decades. And it’s true in 2023, when the media still refuse to cover the fact that a huge number of President Joe Biden’s closest aides are Obama’s closest political allies.
Obama resides in Washington, D.C.; all of the people who made policy for him now make policy for Biden. And yet nobody talks about the Obama influence in the current White House.
All of this is part of a broader pact on the part of every major apparatus in American life to mirror Obama’s perceptions of the world.
In Obama’s own mind, he was a world-historical figure; that’s why, in 2010, when he experienced a rather predictable shellacking in a midterm election, he responded by suggesting that his opposition was actually motivated by vicious racism and brutal bigotry. The media mirrored that perspective; so did entertainment; so did tech companies.
The immaculate, solid wall of support for Obama’s intersectional coalition is intimately connected to direct allegiance from the movers and shakers toward the Obama persona.
Just as our institutions were shaped for decades beyond JFK’s death by the myth built around him, so our modern institutions will be shaped for decades to come by the myth of Barack Obama.
Garrow concludes about Obama: “He has no interest in building the Democratic Party as an institution. I think that’s obvious. And I don’t think he had any truly deep, meaningful policy commitments other than the need to feel and to be perceived as victorious, as triumphant.”
But that victory—that triumph—came at the expense of the American people, who were promised a racial conciliator and a man of honor by a media invested in that lie. When the truth materialized and our institutions continued to perpetuate the lie, our institutions collapsed. We live in the era of Barack Obama still.
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Democrats Say It’ll Take A Lot More Than Eyewitness Testimony, Bank Records, Audio, Video, Complete Confessions For Them To Believe Biden Did Anything Wrong | Babylon Bee
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As evidence of bribery and corruption by the Biden family continues to mount, Democrat lawmakers in the nation’s capital have expressed heavy skepticism, saying they will need a lot more than just eyewitnesses, financial records, audio and video recordings, and admissions of guilt from parties involved for them to believe any of it.
“Nah, I’m not buying it,” said California Congressman Eric Swalwell. “If you’re wanting me to believe President Biden and his family have been involved in a far-reaching money-for-favors scheme for years, you’ll need to show me a lot more than rock-solid, irrefutable evidence. If the Biden family was corrupt, I think I would have heard about it from my Chinese spy girlfriend.”
The Biden administration maintains absolute innocence, despite an ever-growing collection of evidence that would indicate otherwise. “The President and his family have done nothing wrong,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who is a woman and also black and also gay. “It’s completely normal for families to enrich themselves by selling political influence to foreign corporations and governments. Any assertion to the contrary is simply Republicans grasping at straws. Also, I will not be taking any more questions regarding bribery allegations.”
As rumors swirled that additional audio recordings of President Biden accepting bribes may soon be released, Democrats continued to brush them off. “I see nothing wrong here,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. “So he’s on tape taking bribes. It’s not like it proves he took bribes or something.”
At publishing time, Republicans in Congress said they were waiting on several more truckloads of evidence before beginning impeachment proceedings.
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Biden to request $13B in additional Ukraine funding: report
President Biden will ask Congress to approve an additional $13 billion in security funding for Ukraine later Thursday, a source told The Associated Press.
Biden was widely expected to make a request for additional Ukraine support Thursday afternoon. The Biden administration is also expected to request $12 billion to refill federal disaster relief funds.
If approved, the additional Ukraine funding will set the total U.S. contributions to the country’s war effort at more than $123 billion.
The request comes as many Americans and some members of Congress are becoming more skeptical of large funding grants for Ukraine.
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Comer Plans to Subpoena Joe and Hunter Biden in Corruption Investigation: “We Are Going to Subpoena the Family” (Video) | The Gateway Pundit
House Oversight Committee Chairman Kames Comer (R-KY) said on Thursday he plans to subpoena members of the Biden family, including Joe and Hunter, in the House investigation into foreign bribery and corruption allegations against the Bidens. Comer made the announcement in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on the Fox Business Network show Mornings with Maria, saying, “This was always going to end with the Bidens coming in front of the committee. We are going to subpoena the family.”
Comer spoke the day after the Oversight Committee released bank records detailing over $20 million in payments to Biden-connected shell companies from foreign oligarchs in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan alongside a report connecting the timing of the payments to meetings and phone calls Joe Biden participated in with those same oligarchs while he was vice president.
Comer said his strategy in investigating the Bidens is to build up evidence that will hold up in court for when he seeks records and testimony from the Biden family, but that effort is being stymied by obstruction, “This is a complicated case, and we’re being obstructed every step of the way by the Department of Justice, by the FBI, by the Secret Service, by the IRS, and by the Biden family attorneys.”
Asked by Maria Bartiromo when he plans to subpoena Joe and Hunter Biden, Comer said the committee wants to speak with about “three or four more (Biden business) associates first” in addition to the recent interview with longtime Hunter Biden friend and former business partner Devon Archer. Comer acknowledged those investigative steps are taking time, but noted his investigation is moving faster than other recent ones like the Durham probe.
Numerous Biden family members received proceeds from Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings according to bank records and Suspicious Activity Reports maintained by the Treasury Department. Comer has said he has not been able to determine what product the Bidens were selling beyond government access and influence and the Joe Biden brand.
Excerpt of Comer speaking about subpoenaing the Biden family:
Complete interview:
Summary of third Biden banking memo released Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee (full memorandum at this link):
Committee Staff is Releasing Payments from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine that Occurred During Joe Biden’s Vice Presidency: The Committee has now identified over $20 million in payments from foreign sources to the Biden family and their business associates.
Hunter Biden and Devon Archer Used Rosemont Seneca Entities to Bring in Millions from Oligarchs in Europe and Asia: Using accounts nominally tied to Devon Archer (but using the familiar “Rosemont Seneca” branding), Hunter Biden received incremental payments originating from foreign sources, attempting to hide the source and size of the payments.
In February 2014, a Russian Oligarch Sent $3.5 Million to a Shell Company Associated with Hunter Biden and Devon Archer: Russian billionaire Yelena Baturina transferred $3.5 million to Rosemont Seneca Thornton, a shell company. Approximately $1 million was transferred to Devon Archer, and the remainder was used to initially fund a new company account, Rosemont Seneca Bohai, which Devon Archer and Hunter Biden used to receive other foreign wires.
In Spring 2014, a Ukrainian Oligarch Placed Archer and Biden on the Burisma Board of Directors and Agreed to Pay them $1 Million Each per Year: Burisma Holdings’ (Burisma) corporate secretary, Vadym Pozharsky, worked on behalf of the Ukrainian oligarch and owner of Burisma, Mykola Zlochevsky. Hunter Biden was initially hired by Burisma to work as counsel for the company, and Pozharsky and Zlochevsky met with Hunter Biden at a conference in Lake Como in Italy where they decided Hunter Biden would work on the board of directors with Devon Archer. Then-Vice President Joe Biden visited Ukraine soon after their first payments. Payments from Burisma for both Devon Archer and Hunter Biden were wired to Rosemont Seneca Bohai. Payments were transmitted in incremental amounts to Hunter Biden’s different bank accounts.
In April 2014, a Kazakhstani Oligarch Wired the Exact Price of Biden’s Sportscar to a Bank Account Used by Archer and Biden: In February 2014, Hunter Biden met with Kenes Rakishev at a Washington, D.C. hotel. Rakishev worked closely with the prime minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Massimov. In April, Rakishev, a Kazakhstani oligarch, wired $142,300 to Rosemont Seneca Bohai. The next day, a payment was made from Rosemont Seneca Bohai for a sportscar for Hunter Biden in the amount of $142,300. Archer and Biden then arranged for Burisma executives to visit Kazakhstan in June 2014 to evaluate a three-way deal among Burisma, a Chinese state-owned company, and the government of Kazakhstan.
Hunter Biden received millions of dollars in payments from Yelena Baturina, Burisma, and Kenes Rakishev. Vice President Biden had dinner with them in the spring of 2014 and 2015 in Washington, D.C.
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Silencing Voices for Peace
In the “liberal” New York Times today, I saw an article on “Putin’s forever war” that has the following short synopsis: “Vladimir Putin wants to lead Russians into a civilizational conflict with the West far larger than Ukraine. Will they follow him?”
Is this true? Does Putin truly seek a “civilizational conflict” with the West? One that’s “far larger” than the Ukraine war? It doesn’t seem likely. Russian forces have struggled in Ukraine. Already embroiled in a destructive regional war that’s become somewhat of a quagmire, why would Putin seek to widen it? Is Putin always the aggressor, the bad guy, and the West always the aggrieved party, the good guys, holding back a “red storm rising”? I thought the West won the Cold War more than 30 years ago.
Democrats Are the Party of Spoiled Children – Conservative Review
Democrats make a big show about antagonizing rich people, especially those who inherited their wealth. Nevertheless, the Democratic Party is overrun with the spoiled heirs and heiresses to some of America’s biggest fortunes.
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https://www.conservativereview.com/democrats-are-the-party-of-spoiled-children-2663222815.html
The Ruling Class’s Two-Tier System Will Drive Ordinary People To Radicalization – Conservative Review
Individuals can be swayed toward radical ideologies when they feel the system has failed them and their frustrations are left unaddressed.
Thursday Briefing, August 10, 2023 | AlbertMohler.com
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
PART I (13:52 – 13:52) Hollywood’s Big Pause: Strike Action by Writers and Actors Pulls Back the Curtain On Big Issues In the Entertainment Industry
PART II (17:13 – 17:13) Disney’s Streaming Woes and Bleeding Pocketbooks — The Company’s Recent Data Tell a Big Story
- Disney to Significantly Raise Prices of Disney+, Hulu Streaming Services by Wall Street Journal (Robbie Whelan)
- The Man Reimagining Disney Classics for Today’s World by New York Times (Brooks Barnes)
PART III (24:47 – 24:47) Disney is Vying For More Than Your Money: The Power of Storytelling to Reshape Hearts and Minds
Source: Thursday, August 10, 2023
Biden is hiding from the press: Charlie Hurt
Fox News contributor Charlie Hurt discusses President Biden’s interview with the Weather Channel and how he’s ‘hiding’ from the press on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’
Why US Credit Card Debt Now Tops $1 Trillion
RICHMOND, VA – Americans have hit a new high in credit card debt. The surge means their overall balance shot above $1 trillion for the first time.
While credit card balances are at historic highs, the New York Federal Reserve reports people are generally still paying their bills on time, at least for now. There are currently 70 million more credit card accounts open than before the pandemic, and it’s definitely making an impact on how families choose to spend.
The larger concern is credit cards are increasingly being used to pay down household bills.
Experts say that could be the reason why credit card debt for families nationwide is unprecedented at a record-setting $1 trillion.
Read the full story from CBN’s Hilary Powell: https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/why-us-credit-card-debt-now-tops-1-trillion
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A closer look at Zelensky’s curious rise to power as president of Ukraine
In a two-part video investigation, Scott Ritter delves into the history of Ukraine’s corrupt political scene and the involvement of American forces.
Source: A closer look at Zelensky’s curious rise to power as president of Ukraine
How good are atheist attempts to rationally ground moral values and duties? | WINTERY KNIGHT
One of my readers is an expert at the moral argument, and wrote a number of articles about his experiences talking to non-Christians about it. He comes from a liberal Christian background, so his views and experiences are not the result of growing up in a conservative Christian environment. In the first article, he talks about what theists mean when we say that atheists can’t rationally ground objective morality:
They misunderstand us to be implying that they are immoral people. But this is not at all what we are saying. Since we believe that the moral law is incumbent upon every human, and is woven into the very fabric of our souls, we are not at all surprised to find even atheists dancing to its tune (to mix my metaphors). The fact that atheists very much want to be thought of as good people is only a tacit admission that they understand that there is such a thing as “good” and that it is good to be good. But if morality is merely a human convention, then the most that an atheist can be claiming is that they are morally fashionable.
There’s no moral credit for doing that. In the second article, he talks about whether atheists can “reason” their way to correct moral views, if their conception of reality says that the universe and humans are accidents:
A chance ethical system cannot do the trick if it is true that there are right and wrong answers. If there are indeed objectively right answers to moral questions, then reason is certainly an ally, since it can help us to assess the conditions and marshal our intuitions, but it does not in itself make the answer right. Neither does an ethical system make right answers; it can only (if legitimate) help us to navigate through real passes with real reefs and currents. But you could never say that any ship of history had hit a reef unless you were first willing to admit that things such as ships and reefs actually existed. That’s a very big pill to swallow for anyone committed to a purely material world, where truth and ethics extend no farther than the will and imagination of the biochemical flukes we call “humans.”
In the third article, he takes on the argument by atheists that much of the moral evil in the world is due to theists:
When asking whether a behavior is caused by a belief system it must first be determined if that behavior is consistent with the beliefs in question. For a religion like Christianity there is some hope of doing so, since it is founded upon certain doctrines and is in possession of a guidebook — the Bible — to which one might appeal in making a ruling. For this reason a strong case can be made that most of what is commonly credited to Christianity is actually a violation of its fundamental principles. It is not consistent with Christianity; it is antithetical to it. And if something is inconsistent with a thing it is hard to make a case that it is caused by that thing.
In the fourth article, he talks about how atheists misunderstand the purpose of acting morally in Christianity:
The irony is that Christianity does not even teach that we win heaven by virtue of our good works. In fact, it may be the only religion that explicitly rejects such an idea. For example, Islam actually teaches that our good deeds must outweigh our bad, and Eastern religions teach that we must work our way to enlightenment through various moral and spiritual practices. By contrast, Christianity teaches that we must put aside our futile thoughts of measuring up to God’s perfect standard and throw ourselves upon the mercy of His court. We have but to accept, as spiritual beggars, the provision He has made to cover our sin and win our righteousness in Christ. Good works come as a result of our love and gratitude toward our creator and redeemer; they are not the cause of our redemption. The Christian ideal is to be good for God’s sake, not for the sake of what He can do for us. God is not to be confused with Santa Claus. To think otherwise is to make the mistake that Satan made regarding Job’s motivation for righteous living (Job 1:9-11).
In the fifth article, he talks about whether atheists can rationally ground the claim that they are “good” at morality:
As it turns out, most atheists who like to think of themselves as moral do so with a sense that they are saying something particularly meaningful. The implication is that they have access to moral knowledge that they are committed to put into practice. It is something like saying that you are a good baseball player, which refers to a particular game with known rules and objectives that you skillfully follow. If this is not true, then a moral atheist is just asserting that they follow their own desires; they are saying little more than, “I do what I feel like doing, and whatever I do I call ‘good.’”
It might be a fun activity to read these posts, then find an atheist and ask them whether they are a good person, and what do they mean by “good” and “evil”. Ask them whether they are making free decisions, and how can that be possible if they are just made out of matter. The moral argument is the most accessible argument to discuss with non-Christians.
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