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	*Say, What?
     By: Bill O'Reilly / July 13, 2025

     It is lazy writing to begin a column or letter or email with
the word "I."  Therefore, that sentence shields me from accusations
of sloth because, now, this column really begins.

     "I" am an American who likes to hear opposing points of view
if they are honestly presented.  No propaganda, however.  No
tolerance for deceitful people who spout gibberish for money. The
so-called "pundit class" in this country is rife with corruption.

     Also, I choose my associates carefully, having been betrayed
as we all have been. Among my crew are a number of liberal people
who are making the same mistake: they get agitated every time
President Trump says something provocative, which is "a lot," as
the Donald might opine.

     Every day, I get missives bemoaning the President's over-
the-top rhetoric: crocodiles in the Rio Grande, invading Green-
land, 800 percent tariffs on Paraguay.

     Mr. Trump's verbal bombs drive his detractors insane, which
very much amuses the Chief Executive.

     I explain all this in my book "The United States of Trump."
For decades, Donald Trump has created chaos among those with whom
he is negotiating or opposing. The tactic has generally worked
well for him.

     Best example. The first Republican debate back in August 2016.
There's the political neophyte Trump on stage with a slew of career
politicians who generally believe he's a nitwit.  Trump's strategy
was simple: channel Don Rickles.

     Remember Boring Jeb, Lyin' Ted, Little Marco?  Trump's verbal
grenades unsettled his competition, throwing them off their game,
especially Jeb Bush, the favorite at the time.  The Bush family
harbors a deep grievance against Trump to this day.

     When my anti-Trump associates wail and gnash their collective
teeth, I respond simply: evaluate what the President DOES, not what
he SAYS.  His words and tone can change from hour to hour.

     Ask "Little Marco", who is now Secretary of State.

     There has never been a President like Donald Trump, as I have
pointed out in this space.  He's not going to tone it down or
change his strategy.  He's taking his flamboyant style to the grave.

     In three and a half years, we will be able to historically
evaluate Mr. Trump.  But I can assure you that bombastic rhetoric
will only be a footnote to his legacy.

     What he actually does and how well that works for the American
people will define him for the ages, as it should.*

     Trump compounded his rhetoric because he was a pragmatic
realist so he hired and fired people to complete tasks he had for 
them and then he moved onto his next project.

     People, to this day, don't get him so they hate him without a
logical reason, all while he knew and knows exactly the result he
seeks. To do that he never lets the corrupt Left or the corrupt
media know what his right hand is doing.

     That is how a businessman accomplishes so much while the blind
politician make up lies and run in circles.

     God and Trump are on the same frequency and if all things were
equal he just might get that third term.

     America must pray for God's plan and America's survival.

  Conservatively,
  John

 	    Misunderstanding Trump
        **Victor Davis Hanson | June 18, 2025
     President Donald Trump stops and talks to the media before he
boards Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House on June 15,
2025, in Washington, D.C.
     Many are now demanding that President Donald Trump act abroad
in the way they think he had promised and campaigned—which can be
mostly defined as how closely he should parallel their own version
of MAGA.
     But Trump’s past shows that he never claimed that he was either
an ideological isolationist or an interventionist.
     He was and is clearly a populist-nationalist: i.e., what in a
cost-to-benefit analysis is in the best interests of the U.S. at
home and its own particular agendas abroad.
     Trump did not like neoconservatism because he never felt it was
in our interests to spend blood and treasure on those who either did
not deserve such largesse, or who would never evolve in ways we
thought they should, or whose fates were not central to our national
interests.
     So-called optional, bad-deal, and forever wars in the Middle
East and their multitrillion-dollar costs would come ultimately at
the expense of shorting Middle America back home.
     However, Trump’s first-term bombing of ISIS, standing down
“little rocket man,” warning Russian President Vladimir Putin not
to invade Ukraine between 2017-21, and killing off Qasem Soleimani,
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and many of the attacking Russian Wagner Group
in Syria were certainly not Charles Lindbergh isolationism but a
sort of Jacksonian—something summed up perhaps as the Gadsen “Don’t
tread on me” or Lucius Sulla’s “No better friend, no worse enemy.”
     Trump’s much-critiqued references to Putin—most recently during
the G7, and his negotiations with him over Ukraine—were never, as
alleged, appeasement (he was harder in his first term on Putin than
was either Barack Obama or Joe Biden), but art-of-the-deal/trans-
actional (e.g., you don’t gratuitously insult or ostracize your
formidable rival in possible dealmaking, but seek simultaneously to
praise—and beat—him.)
     Similarly, Winston Churchill initially saw the mass-murdering,
treacherous Josef Stalin in the way Trump perhaps sees Putin, some-
one dangerous and evil, but who if handled carefully, occasionally
granted his due, and approached with eyes wide open, could be useful
in advancing a country’s realist interests—which for Britain in 1941
was for Russia to kill three-quarters of Nazi Germany’s soldiers
and, mutatis mutandis, for the U.S. in 2025 to cease the mass
killing near Europe, save most of an autonomous Ukraine, keep Russia
back eastward as far as feasible, and in Kissingerian-style derail
the developing Chinese and Russian anti-American axis.
     Trump was never anti-Ukraine, but rather against a seemingly
endless Verdun-like war in which after three years neither side had
found a pathway to strategic resolution—a war from the distance
fought between two like peoples, one with nuclear weapons, and on
the doorstep of Europe.
     Usually, Trump prefaced the war as a nonsensical wastage of
life, at staggering human cost that his supposedly more humane and
sophisticated critics never mentioned all that much.
     At best, one could say Trump really did lament the horrific
loss of life, and at the least, as a builder and dealmaker, wars for
him rarely made any practical business sense, i.e., it seems wiser
to build things and mutually profit than to blow them up and
impoverish all involved.
     Add it all up, and what Trump is doing vis-à-vis Iran seems in
line with what he has said and done about “America First.”
     He sees Israel’s interests in neutering the nuclear agendas of
the thuggish and dangerous Iran as strategically similar to those of
our own and our allies—but not necessarily tactically in every in-
stance identically so. Thus, Trump wants the Iranian nuclear threat
taken out by Israel—if feasible. And he will help facilitate that
aim logistically and diplomatically.
     If it is not possible for Israel to finish the task, in a cost
-to-benefit analysis he will take it out—but, again, only after he
is convinced that the end of Iran’s nukes and our intervention far
outweigh the dangers of a superpower intervention, attacks on U.S.
installations in the region, a wider, ongoing American commitment,
spiraling oil prices, or distractions or even injury to his ambi-
tious domestic agenda.
     Trump is willing to talk to the Iranians, rarely insults their
thuggish leaders, and wants to show that he always preferred ex-
hausting negotiations to preemptive war.
     That patience allows him to say legitimately that force was his
last choice—as he sees all the alternatives waning.
     Thus, Iran’s fate was in its own hands, either to be a non-
nuclear rich state analogous to the Gulf States but no longer a half
century rogue terrorist regime seeking to overturn and then appro-
priate the Middle East order and to threaten the West with nukes.
     Tactically, Trump thinks out loud. He offers numerous possible
solutions, issues threats, and deadlines (some rhetorical or nego-
tiable, others literal and ironclad). He alternates between sounding
like a U.N. diplomat and a Cold War hawk, and sometime pivots and
reverses himself as situations change.
     All this can confuse his allies, but perhaps confounds more of
his enemies.
     In sum, he believes as far as enemies go, public predictability
can be dangerous—unpredictability even volatility being the safer
course.
     Add it all up, and there is a reason Putin did not invade
Ukraine during Trump’s first term; why for the first time in nearly
50 years the Middle East has some chance at normality with the
demise of the Iran’s Shia crescent of terror; and why Europe and our
Asian allies may be more irritated by Trump than by Obama and Biden,
but also probably feel that he is more likely to defend their shared
Western interests in extremis, and will lead a far stronger and more
deterrent West than his predecessors, one that will prevent war by
assuring others that it is suicidal to attack the U.S.**

     Trump and his administration have a motto that best describes
our most notable attention getter. "Peace by Strength", then say
what you mean and mean what you say.
      Pray to God and ask for his grace.

  Conservatively,
  John

	House Democrat Says He Supported Trump's Bill
	Jerry McConway / July 7, 2025
     *House Democrat says he supported 75% of Trump’s bill.
     Over the last week, all we have heard about his how horrible
Trump’s big, beautiful bill (BBB) is from Democrats.
     Now, I did not support the bill, but my resistance is based
on the financials, not the content itself, most of which I
support.
     A New York Democrat just revealed he supported about 75% of
the bill, yet he still rejected it.
     "It just passed."
     When the BBB passed the House on Wednesday, I ate my plate
of crow, although I had prefaced it by saying that there was the
chance the Freedom Caucus was just putting on a big show, and that
is what they did.
     The bill was on Trump’s desk for an Independence Day signing,
giving Trump a huge win.
     There is a lot to like in the bill, especially on the border,
but my concern was how much money this bill would add to our debt,
especially because the GOP ran on lowering the debt and ending the
budget deficits.
     I have never wanted to be wrong more in my life, and I am
rooting for this bill to spark the economy as Trump thinks it will,
and that it will not only pay for itself, but it will also help cut
the nation’s debt, which is now over $37 trillion.
     "It’s immoral."
     Just before the bill was going to the floor for a vote, House
Minority Leader Jeffries (D-NY) showed up with a couple of binders
that contained a nearly 9-hour speech.
     He preached, "This is just one of them. but we wanted to make
sure that the American people had an opportunity to fully and more
completely understand, in the light of day, just how damaging this
one big, ugly bill will be to the American people."
     He later added, "This reckless Republican budget is an immoral
document. And everybody should vote no against it because of how it
attacks children, seniors, and everyday Americans, and people with
disabilities.
     “This reckless Republican budget is an immoral document. And
that is why I stand here on the floor of the House of Represent-
atives with my colleagues in the House Democratic caucus to stand
up and push back against it with everything we have."
     "I agree."
     The entire caucus swarmed Jeffries after his speech, treating
him like a rock star, but it was more reminiscent of a scene after
a big win for the debate club. Yet, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) just
admitted that, as the opposition, he liked most of the bill.
     He stated, “I like the idea that we’re investing more money
to secure the border. I like the idea that we are providing tax
breaks to lower-income folks and hard-working middle-class folks
and people aspiring to the middle class.”
     He then claimed that the issues he disagreed with were
“devastating,” citing the bogus narrative that Medicaid benefits
will be taken away from the most needy (untrue) and that Trump’s
tax cuts only benefit the wealthiest in this country (untrue).
     Now, I have to say, if I were in the opposition, I would be
ecstatic that I could support 75% of a bill from the other side.
I would have come forward to work with the other side to try to
get some of those other points a little less damaging in my eyes
to generate bipartisan support. But you see, Congress is so toxic
that it was never even an option. He had a chance to get Dems a
win here, and he blew it simply because party leadership wanted
nothing to do with this legislation.*
     The problem seems to be that Democrats fear their party or
liberal supervisors more than they care about their constituents
or their lying eyes.
     Everything they have been fed was written some 60 years ago
by Karl Marx, Saul Alinsky, a pair of communists named Richard
Cloward and Frances Piven who wrote the Cloward-Piven Strategy or
Alinskiy's "Rules for Radicals"  (How to be a Socialist).
     You will see how these books will force feed you exactly how
they have screwed up everything that was good in the U.S.
     In the Strategy it gives you eight steps that Clinton ( the
housing and bank collapse) used HUD to start it. Then Obama stuck
to the book and forced Americans to buy ObamaCare trying to get
us conned into single payer healthcare and he was using Alinsky's
Rules in an effort to push us into depending upon the corrupt 
media as their go to news almost exactly like Alinsky wrote them.
     Why do you think every time one of them speaks they not only
all repeat the same thing, they lie 'word for word' right in time
with the corrupt media?
     It amazes me too that so many want to deny the facts and 
can't admit how much better things were for them during Trump's
first term and how much better off we are now and he is only seven
months in. 
     It saddens me how clueless most of the left are and how
incompetent nearly all of them are.
     God promised in the Bible that he would save  His people. We
have to pray for His Grace.
  Conservatively,
  John

	*USAID plunders voters in shocking bribery scheme
	June 17, 2025 / Jakob Fay (blog)

     The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
and the Trump administration aren’t exactly on the best of terms.
     Voters may recall that after President Donald Trump ordered a
“90-day pause in United States foreign development assistance” at
the start of his second term, the foreign aid agency emerged as an
early contender for the DOGE chopping block. “With regards to the
USAID stuff, I went over it with (the president) in detail and he
agreed that we should shut it down,” said Elon Musk. In March,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed he was canceling “83% of
the programs at USAID.”
     More recently, the department confirmed it plans to eliminate
all overseas positions by the end of September, in what a former
official called “definitely the final closing out.”
     The mainstream media-political establishment was horrified.
“Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere,” The New
York Times summarized in a headline.
     However, a recent shocking scandal underscores exactly why so
many Americans distrust bloated government agencies in general and
USAID in particular.
     According to a press release from the Department of Justice,
a former USAID official and three corporate executives recently
pled guilty “for their roles in a decade-long bribery scheme in-
volving … over $550 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars.” Court docu-
ments reveal that Roderick Watson, a federal contracting officer
for USAID, agreed in 2013 to begin receiving bribes from Florida
business owner Darryl Britt in exchange for Watson’s help receiving
government contracts.
     “The defendants sought to enrich themselves at the expense of
American taxpayers through bribery and fraud,” explained Matthew R.
Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
“Anybody who cares about good and effective government should be
concerned about the waste, fraud, and abuse in government agencies,
including USAID.”
     Over the years, Britt and two other colleagues, Walter Barnes
and Paul Young, “regularly funneled bribes to Watson, including
cash, laptops, thousands of dollars in tickets to a suite at an NBA
game, a country club wedding, down payments on two residential mort-
gages, cellular phones, and jobs for relatives.” Watson returned
the favor by “manipulating” USAID to secure over $550 million in
contracts for Britt’s businesses.
     In other words, you, the taxpayer, footed the bill while
Watson pocketed extra cash, tickets to a professional sporting
event, and a free wedding. 
     This is nothing but a flagrant betrayal of the American people
— and, unfortunately, it’s probably more common than we realize.
     “Watson was entrusted to serve the interests of the American
people — not his own — and his criminal actions for his own personal
gain undermine the integrity of our public institutions,” complained
U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes. “Public trust is a hallmark of our
nation’s values, so corruption within a federal government agency is
intolerable.”
     Fair enough. But let’s be honest: “public trust” in America is
a dead and dying myth — an antiquated fantasy from a bygone era.
     The National Election Study has been polling Americans about
their trust in Washington to do the right thing since 1958. Over
the first several years of that survey, spanning the Eisenhower,
Kennedy, and Johnson presidencies, trust remained surprisingly high
(73-77%). However, it quickly began to fall, plummeting to 36% the
year Nixon resigned. Although that number flatlined for the rest of
the century and briefly peaked after the 9/11 terrorist attacks,
the share of Americans who say they trust the federal government
has not climbed higher than 30% since 2007.
     We shouldn’t be surprised. USAID is one of many in a sea of
government agencies bent on plundering taxpayers and squandering
their money. Even before this scandal, Americans were already well
acquainted with a federal authority that enriched itself at their
expense. Trump may be keeping an eye on the problem, but not even
shuttering USAID will fix it. 
     Only through an Article V convention can we circumvent Con-
gress, force our representatives to curb their monstrous appetites
for spending, and constrain Washington to accept much-needed anti
-corruption reforms. Until then, you might as well sign, seal, and
personally deliver your hard-earned dollar to the DC graft and back
-scratching machine. Who knows? It may end up in the next $550
million bribery scheme!
     If, however, you’re ready to rein in the federal government
and make it accountable to the sovereign citizens of the states
again, sign the COS petition below.*

     The petition can be easily found online. 
     There are several Blue states considering joining the Conven-
tion of States. This is how we can get term limits and other bills
forced through the Congress.
     With God's and everyone's help we can get to 34 states and
then this corruption will become unstoppable.
     Pray and believe.

  Conservatively,
  John 

 
	 Why Are There So Many Denominations
     **If we’re one Church under one Savior, why do our Sunday
     mornings feel so divided?
     May 2nd, 2025 / Unknown Author
     Step into any town in America and you’ll see the signs First
Baptist, Grace Methodist, St. Paul’s Episcopal, Living Word Non-
denominational. Each one distinct in style, history, and theology,
but all claiming to follow the same Jesus. It's no wonder many
believers, especially younger Christians, are asking Why are there
so many denominations? And does any of it actually matter?
     It’s a question that reaches beyond curiosity and into the
heart of Christian identity. And the answer, while complicated,
begins with one surprising truth: most denominational differences
are about preference, not principle.
     *Not Just Theology But Taste
     We like to think denominations split over serious theological
concerns. And sometimes, they do. The Protestant Reformation in the
16th century was a needed correction to abuses within the Church.
The Methodists emphasized sanctification. The Baptists reclaimed
believer’s baptism. The Pentecostals highlighted the gifts of the
Holy Spirit.
     But over time, many new divisions haven’t been about doctrine.
They’ve been about personality, politics, and preference. Whether
we sing hymns or contemporary worship. Whether we baptize by
sprinkling or submersion. Whether the pastor wears robes or ripped
jeans. These aren’t insignificant, but they’re rarely worth parting
ways over.
     As church historian David Bebbington noted, denominational
fragmentation has often been "less about doctrine and more about
ego, ethnicity and ecclesiastical turf wars." In other words, we’ve
let pride and tradition become louder than unity.
     *One Body, Many Divisions
     The early Church was diverse, but it was united. In Acts, the
Holy Spirit brought together Jews, Samaritans, and Gentiles into
one fellowship. This was no small feat. It meant bridging centuries
of hostility, culture, and worship traditions. Yet what held them
together wasn’t agreement on every issue it was a shared Lord, a
shared Gospel, and a shared mission.
     Fast forward to today, and we have more than 47,000 Christian
denominations worldwide. That number isn’t inherently bad. Diversity
can reflect the richness of God’s creation. But it becomes a problem
when denominations stop being expressions of unity and start being
expressions of division.
     In the United States, denominational loyalty is rapidly fading.
According to Pew Research, only 28% of adults under 30 identify with
a specific Protestant denomination. Nearly half of this group now
attend nondenominational churches, many of which operate like
denominations under a different name.
     This isn’t just a trend; it’s a reflection of disillusionment.
Many younger Christians are tired of seeing the Church divided over
secondary issues. They’re weary of worship wars, doctrinal gate-
keeping, and theological tribalism.
     *The Cost of Division
     When denominational identity becomes central, we risk turning
the Church into a collection of clubs rather than a family. We speak
of “one body, many parts,” but often act like we’re many bodies,
competing for relevance and market share.
     Jesus prayed that His followers would be one (John 17:21), not
just in spirit, but in witness. “By this everyone will know that you
are my disciples,” He said, “if you love one another” (John 13:35).
He didn’t say they’d know us by our doctrinal exactness or ecclesi-
astical alignment. Love, not logos, was to be our distinguishing
mark.
     That doesn’t mean theology is unimportant. It shapes how we
understand God, how we interpret Scripture, and how we live. But
when theological clarity becomes an excuse for division, we’ve
stopped building Christ’s Church and started building our own.
     As theologian N.T. Wright put it, “When we let our theological
emphases turn into identities that exclude others, we’re no longer
expressing unity in Christ we’re undermining it.”
     *From Division to Mission
     So what’s the path forward?
     It starts with humility. We must admit that not all of our
convictions are essential. Some are preferences wrapped in passion.
Others are cultural habits dressed up as doctrine.
     Next, we must prioritize the Gospel. The core message of Christ
crucified and risen should be the foundation of every local church.
Everything else styles, structures, sacraments should support, not
supersede, that mission.
     Finally, we must reclaim our shared identity. We serve the same
Lord. We were given the same Spirit. We are called to the same
mission - make disciples, love God, love others.
     Heaven won’t be divided into denominational sections. There
won’t be separate rows for Baptists and Pentecostals, Anglicans and
Charismatics. There will be one Bride, united in worship before one
Savior.
     So maybe it’s time we started living that way down here.
     Share this with someone navigating church differences or for
more honest reflections on faith and unity.**

     Often the divisions boil down to cutting and pasting the parts
that a particular group want to follow like members of the LBGTQ+
communities so they split away like the Catholic Church did last
year.
     Read Revelation 22:19-21. It leaves no room for many of the
problems we have.
     Pray that we can return to what God's Word says, not what some
want it to say.

  Conservatively,
  John

** It was you, Obama
	Obama: It was you.
	Gertrude McGillicuddy
	June 19, 2025
	**"Obama: It was You."
     * It was you who spoke these words at an Islamic dinner - "I
am one of you."
     * It was you who on ABC News referenced - "My Muslim faith."
     * It was you who gave $100 million in U.S. taxpayer funds to
re-build foreign mosques.
     * It was you who wrote that in the event of a conflict- "I
will stand with the Muslims."
     * It was you who assured the Egyptian Foreign Minister that -
"I am a Muslim."
     * It was you who bowed in submission before the Saudi King.
     * It was you who sat for 20 years in a Liberation Theology
Church condemning America and professing Marxism.
     * It was you who exempted Muslims from penalties under
Obamacare that the rest of us have to pay.
     * It was you who purposefully omitted - "endowed by our
Creator " - from your recitation of The Declaration Of Independence.
     * It was you who mocked the Bible and Jesus Christ's Sermon
On The Mount while repeatedly referring to the 'HOLY' Qur'an.
     * It was you who traveled the Islamic world denigrating the
United States Of America.
     * It was you who instantly threw the support of your admin-
istration behind the building of the Ground Zero Victory Mosque
overlooking the hallowed crater of the World Trade Center.
     * It was you who refused to attend the National Prayer
Breakfast, but hastened to host an Islamic prayer breakfast at the
White House
     * It was you who ordered Georgetown Univ. and Notre Dame to
shroud all vestiges of Jesus Christ BEFORE you would agree to go
there to speak, but in contrast, you have NEVER requested the
mosques you have visited to adjust their decor.
     * It was you who appointed anti-Christian fanatics to your
Czar Corps.
     * It was you who appointed rabid Islamists to Homeland
Security.
     * It was you who said that NASA's "foremost mission" was an
outreach to Muslim communities.
     * It was you who as an Illinois Senator was the ONLY in-
dividual who would speak in favor of infanticide.
     * It was you who was the first President not to give a
Christmas Greeting from the White House, and went so far as to hang
photos of Chairman Mao on the White House tree.
     * It was you who curtailed the military tribunals of all
Islamic terrorists.
     * It was you who refused to condemn the Ft. Hood killer as an
Islamic terrorist.
     * It is you who has refused to speak-out concerning the hor-
rific executions of women throughout the Muslim culture, but yet,
have submitted Arizona to the UN for investigation of hypothetical
human-rights abuses.
     * It was you who when queried in India refused to acknowledge
the true extent of radical global Jihadists, and instead profusely
praised Islam in a country that is 82% Hindu and the victim of
numerous Islamic terrorist's assaults.
     * It was you who funneled $900 Million in U.S. taxpayer dollars
to Hamas.
     * It was you who ordered the United States Postal Service to
honor the MUSLIM holiday with a new commemorative stamp.
     * It was you who directed our UK Embassy to conduct outreach
to help "empower" the British Muslim community.
     * It was you who funded mandatory Arabic language and culture
studies in Grammar schools across our country.
     * It is you who follows the Muslim custom of not wearing any
form of jewelry during Ramadan.
     * It is you who departs for Hawaii over the Christmas season
so as to avoid past criticism for NOT participating in seasonal
White House religious events.
     * It was you who was uncharacteristically quick to join the
chorus of the Muslim Brotherhood to depose Egypt's Hosni Mubarak,
formerly America's strongest ally in North Africa; but, remain
muted in your non-response to the Brotherhood led slaughter of
Egyptian Christians.
     * It was you who appointed your chief adviser, Valerie
Jarrett, an Iranian, who is a member of the Muslim Sisterhood, an
off-shoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.
     * It was you who said this country is not a Christian nation.
     * May Our God, The One and Only God! Have Mercy On Your Soul.**
     Obama quickly showed his colors and was a massive disappoint-
ment to the American people.
     I was amazed that whenever a crisis arose like the hurricane
that hit the Northeast or the mass shooting that happened at the
Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 Obama conveniently had to take
a trip to Vegas or Hawaii or go on vacation to play golf.
     Our God NEVER forgets and frowns on those who invoke His name
to try to impress. We will ALL be judged.
  Conservatively,
  John

     Netanyahu: Trump is Iran's Enemy Number One
        Jerry McConway / June 16, 2025
 
	**Netanyahu: Trump enemy number one for Iran
     As I am sure everyone knows, Iran and Israel are now at war, a
war that Trump is hoping to end diplomatically.  
     Prime Minister Netanyahu, however, is warning Trump that he is
at the top of the country’s death wish list.
 
     *Iran Vows Revenge 
     To understand the hatred that is involved here, we have to go
back to the first Trump administration when the president ordered a
strike against General Soleimani.  
     After the strike was carried out successfully, and with pin-
point accuracy, I might add, Iranian leadership marked Trump and
several members of the administration.  
     The official stated, "If Trump and (former secretary of state
Mike) Pompeo are not tried in a fair court for the criminal act of
assassinating General Soleimani, Muslims will take our martyr's
revenge. 
     "The aggressor, murderer and main culprit - the then president
of the United States - must be tried and judged under the (Islamic)
law of retribution, and God's ruling must be carried out against 
him,"
 
     *Trump Atop the List 
     It was later revealed that Iran had put together a list of
about three dozen government officials that it marked for the
prosecution of the general’s death. 
     With the list, the announcement came, "At the top of the list
is US President Donald Trump, and his prosecution will continue
even after the end of his term." 
     At the time, NPR's Peter Kenyon reported, "Iranian media quote
Tehran's prosecutor general as saying 36 people are being sought in
connection with Soleimani's killing." 
     The charges, of course, were ridiculous, but that list was
interpreted as something far more than a wish to prosecute, as it
was widely believed that Iran was also putting out hits on these
individuals and would be more than happy to back an assassination
plot against any of them, including Trump.
 
     *Be Careful 
     This weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did
the rounds on the American media to make his case to support Israel
in this conflict, but he also offered some words of warning to
Trump.  
     He stated, "They want to kill him. He's enemy number one. He's
a decisive leader. He never took the path that others took to try
to bargain with them in a way that is weak, giving them basically a
pathway to enrich uranium, which means a pathway to the bomb,
padding it with billions and billions of dollars. 
     "He took up this fake agreement and basically tore it up. He
killed Qasem Soleimani. He made it very clear, including now, ‘You
cannot have a nuclear weapon, which means you cannot enrich uranium.
He's been very forceful, so for them, he's enemy number one." 
     I agree with Netanyahu, as I think Trump needs to be very
careful when dealing with Iran. If I had my preference here, it
would be that Israel finish the job it just started.**

     I am sure that by now Trump made us all aware that, threats
to Trump will not make your day or your hollow rhetoric a hero out
of the unprepared bully.
     Now Iran has a 300+ foot hole where their covert nuclear plan
used to hide their centrifuges and enrichment plant used to be.
     I wonder what God has planned for tomorrow?
  Conservatively,
  John 

 **Growing old in a country you no longer recognize. 
     From: Virginia Martin <markada@comcast.net>
     Date: Wed, Mar 23, 2022
     **Growing old in a country you no longer recognize. 
     Those of us who were part of the Baby Boom generation, now in
our 60s and 70s, no longer recognize the nation in which we grew up.
We are strangers in a land that gets stranger by the day. 
     We believed in the American dream. We worked hard, paid our
taxes and obeyed the law —even laws we thought were idiotic. 
     We married and had children. We struggled to raise families.
Some of us went to war, like our fathers and grandfathers before
us. We thought that when we grew old, there would be more for us
– 'more than alienation'. 
     Most of us don’t recognize Biden’s America. Patriotism has
become passe. Our military is led by men who are social workers
and politically correct hacks.  They can’t fight, but they’re great
at getting soldiers to use preferred pronouns and combating
imaginary racism in the ranks. 
     Giant corporations have replaced individual enterprise, which
– in many cases – has been taxed and regulated out of existence.
Government bureaucrats and corporate executives are like the pigs
and men at the end of Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” 
     We look in vain for a Ronald Reagan, a Lincoln or Teddy
Roosevelt. Instead, we find corrupt clowns like wizened Nancy
Pelosi, Commissar Ocasio-Cortez (the Puerto Rican pinup girl
selling socialist snake oil) and our president – a cranky septua-
genarian slipping noisily into senility. 
     If we’re white, we’re told that we are responsible for every
problem that plagues people of color. That’s right, we’re to blame
for the roughly 70% of black children born out of wedlock (we
forced their parents to behave irresponsibly), just as cops are to
blame for the deaths of thugs who threaten their lives. 
     Savages who burn down cities are hailed as heroes and cele-
brated as warriors for social justice.
     Mayors take down statues of Washington and Columbus and com-
mission murals of George Floyd. 
     If you’re white, you’re also responsible for slavery, segrega-
tion, the Wounded Knee massacre and Japanese Americans interned
during World War II. Racism is in our blood, they tell us. Remember,
throughout the course of human history, racism has never existed
anywhere but here. 
     By “despoiling the earth,” we’re also responsible for climate
change. If we end up paying $7-a-gallon for gas – well, it’s our
own damned fault. 
     Forget racial minorities. Now, we’re told that there are
“sexual minorities” --that people who used to be considered odd are
in fact oppressed. And that a man who thinks he’s a woman in fact
is a woman – and is entitled to use the ladies’ room with our grand-
daughters. And if we refuse to accept this bizarre fantasy, we are
hateful! 
     What passes for entertainment is sickening – all blood and
gore, sadistic killers, aliens who pop out of people’s stomachs and
monsters in various guises. We search in vain for contemporary
movies with characters we can admire or at least care about. So, we
retreat to cinema of the 40s and 50s on TCM. 
     On top of living in a country that’s unrecognizable, we can’t
even afford to live here anymore. You need a second mortgage to buy
a steak.  A hamburger and fries at McDonald’s are a gourmet feast. 
     Filling up the tank is agonizing. Inflation is at a 40-year
high and accelerating, and politicians tell us it’s because govern-
ment isn’t spending enough. 
     Our parents could retire at 65, in the mortgage-free home they
bought in their 30s. We’re still working at 75. Retirement is a
distant dream. We’re working to provide benefits for illegal aliens,
addicts and loons who camp out and defecate on the streets and steal
from the corner store at will. 
     Many of us are the grandchildren of immigrants, a fact of which
we are proud. Our people helped to build this country. But we
witness with unalloyed horror the tide flowing across our southern
border unimpeded. The middle class view them as criminals, gang
members and mooches. The Democratic party sees them as voters. We
can’t defend our own borders, but are expected to defend those of
distant lands. 
     This used to be an English-speaking country. Now it’s ballots
in 20 languages, court interpreters and press one for Spanish. 
     Our feeble president (who’s been sucking on the federal teat
for half-a-century) is unable to perform his Constitutional duties,
but has successfully waged war on domestic energy production. We
went from energy independence to beggars with a gas can in a matter
of months.  The corpse that walks says climate change is the
biggest threat to our national security – along with transphobia. 
     Washington sputters about Putin’s war on Ukraine, but imports
670,000 barrels of Russian oil a month. While he lets pipelines
rust and our oil, coal and natural gas remain in the ground, Biden
pleads with the Saudis to pump more – and is thinking about imports
from the Marxists of Venezuela and the jihadists of Iran, both
Russian allies. Apparently, oil from anywhere outside the U.S.
doesn’t pollute. 
     Officeholders for life treat us like mentally-challenged
children. They snicker at those who pay their exorbitant salaries. 
     So, we limp along into old age, too proud to go on the dole
and too stubborn to just give up. 
     Besides, surrender now would be a betrayal of the America
that once was.**

     Since all of this has mostly passed and Biden is gone. Trump
is bringing us back to where we were 6-8 years ago. But he truly
has his work cut out for himself. Pray to God for better days.

  Conservatively,
  John

    OVERHEATED
    Anonymous Author

	*OVERHEATED
     Surely you’ve seen all the climate hysteria lately, but there
are some things they haven’t been telling us, that are in them-
selves complete explanations for any increased world temperatures
we might be living through this summer. It’s not carbon dioxide.
Let’s meet the historic, record-shattering Hunga Tonga volcanic
eruption of 2022, which I bet you never heard of. The short version
is an underwater Pacific Ocean volcano named Hunga Tonga-Hunga
Ha’apai, 490 feet under the waves, massively erupted, bigger than
any other modern eruption, even bigger than Mount Pinatubo.
     You never heard about it since it was underwater and nobody
died. But the erupting lava instantly vaporized fantastic, un-
imaginable amounts of sea water, which billowed into the atmosphere,
changing the water composition of Earth’s atmosphere and heating
it up for years. In only a few days, the superheated water from the
Hunga Tonga eruption blanketed the globe, pole to pole, East to
West. The eruption was so big it could be clearly seen from space.
“Unprecedented” is accurate but doesn’t do it justice. Here’s how
the rocket-slash-climate experts at NASA described Hunga Tonda as
one of the most dramatic events in modern history:
     When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15,
it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom
that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South
Pacific Ocean also blasted an enormous plume of water vapor into
Earth’s stratosphere. The sheer amount of water vapor could be
enough to temporarily affect Earth’s global average temperature.
     It not only injected ash into the stratosphere but also large
amounts of water vapor, breaking all records for direct injection
of water vapor, by a volcano or otherwise, in the satellite era.
…The excess water vapor injected by the Tonga volcano … could remain
in the stratosphere for several years. This extra water vapor could
influence atmospheric chemistry, boosting certain chemical reactions
that could temporarily worsen depletion of the ozone layer. It could
also influence surface temperatures … since water vapor traps heat.
     “We’ve never seen anything like it,” said Luis Millán, an
atmospheric scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in
Southern California.
     Over the next year it would turn out that NASA badly under-
estimated the amount of water Hunga Tonga vaporized into the
atmosphere. Current estimates are three times higher than the
original.  Scientists now think it was closer to 150,000 metric
tons, or 40 trillion gallons, of super-heated water instantly
injected into the atmosphere. Talk about a greenhouse. Water
vapor — humidity — is a much more effective greenhouse gas than
carbon dioxide.
     With a year’s hindsight, the 2023 researchers also concluded
that Hunga Tonga was one of the most remarkable climate events in
modern history, and its effects are expected to last for years:
Due to the extreme altitude reach of the eruption, volcanic plume
circumnavigated the Earth in only one week and dispersed nearly
pole-to-pole in three months. The observations provide evidence
for an unprecedented increase in the global stratospheric water
mass by 13% as compared to climatological levels. As there are no
efficient sinks of water vapor in the stratosphere, this pertur-
bation is expected to persist several years. The eruption has also
led to a 5-fold increase in the stratospheric aerosol load, the
highest in the last three decades yet factor of 6 smaller than the
previous major eruption of Mt Pinatubo in 1991.
     The unique nature and magnitude of the global stratospheric
perturbation by the Hung eruption ranks it among the most remark-
able climatic events in the modern observation era.
     Say hello to the “global warming” plume most completely
ignored by corporate media. These researchers were even more direct
in connecting the “historic heat wave” to Hunga Tonga: We find that
the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption produced the … largest per-
turbation of stratospheric water vapor observed in the satellite
era. …after two weeks, due to dilution, water vapor heating started
to dominate the top-of-the-atmosphere radiative forcing, leading to
a net warming of the climate system… This is the first time a
warming effect on the climate system has been linked to volcanic
eruptions, which usually produce a transient cooling.
     The story made the science news, which makes it even more sur-
prising that corporate media somehow found a way to successfully
ignore the story. Hunga Tonga warming could last five more years.
     For the first time since tracking began, the amount of water
vapor in the atmosphere is pegged out at the maximum, across the
board. Worldwide ocean surface temperatures have bafflingly jumped
rapidly this year — much too fast for any cause to have been
atmospheric.
     First, although Antarctic ice has just very recently started
melting quickly, and a lot, it is during a record cold winter in
Antarctica right now, which is why you haven’t heard about it.
The oceans are heating up due to increased activity in the Earth’s
molten core. Like the kind of activity that could cause giant
underwater volcanoes to erupt. Various data support his theory.
One study he often cites found dramatically increased water tempera-
tures at abyssal depths — deep, deep underwater, where increased
air temperatures have little or no effect. The water is heating the
air — instead of the other way around. And the Earth’s core is
heating the water.  It’s a theory that explains everything.
     Meanwhile, “science” is baffled.  But though scientists are
baffled, corporate media and its repulsive allies are busily blaming
ocean warming on carbon dioxide — a ludicrous notion.
     What causes boiling-hot, deep-ocean vents? Volcanic activity.
Magma from the Earth’s core is heating up the water, which is
venting out, raising ocean temperatures and putting even more water
vapor into the atmosphere, which heats the air through greenhouse
effects. It has nothing to do with carbon dioxide.
      Hysterical corporate media articles about global warming
ignore all these facts. They ignore Hunga Tonga. “Science” has only
the barest notion of what heats and cools the Earth, and they even
refuse to grapple with the evidence they do have. The climate has
been changing ever since God created the World. It is the pinnacle
of human hubris to believe that we know what the optimal global
climate is, or to think we can somehow freeze that optimal climate
into place without breaking everything else.*

     Climate change like global warming is a day-to-day thing. Ever
changing just like God intended and it will be that way, basically
forever.
     Pray to God that we don't find a way to screw it up.

  Conservatively,
  John

	    *FBI Whistleblower Alleges Evidence Destruction; Director
Kash Patel Informed
     Brittany Mays / February 27, 2025

     Michael Shellenberger has shared some startling news about
the FBI. According to a whistleblower named Garret O’Boyle, there’s
a claim that evidence on the FBI’s servers is being wiped.
     Shellenberger, who got this information directly from O’Boyle,
says that the whistleblower has already informed FBI Director Kash
Patel about these serious allegations.
     O’Boyle, the whistleblower, insists that someone inside the
FBI has been erasing evidence. This has raised alarms because
destroying evidence could mean breaking federal laws. The situation
has some folks worried about what’s happening within the FBI and
whether there’s enough oversight in place.
     This isn’t the first time O’Boyle has raised concerns about
the FBI. He previously testified about what he called the weapon-
ization of the Bureau. During a hearing with the House Judiciary
Committee’s Select Subcommittee, he talked about retaliation against
whistleblowers like himself.
     After he spoke out, O’Boyle faced suspension and lost his
income, which left his family in a tough spot. He even said, “The
FBI will crush you. This government will crush you and your family
if you try to expose the truth about things they are doing that are
wrong.” These are strong words that highlight the risks whistle-
blowers face.
     Michael Shellenberger also pointed out that insider threats
aren’t new. He mentioned past issues within the intelligence
community, including the CIA. It’s a reminder that sometimes the
threat can come from within these powerful agencies.
     The possibility of evidence tampering within the FBI is
alarming for many. If the claims are true, it could mean serious
legal trouble for those involved. This situation has people
questioning the accountability measures in place within the Bureau.
     These concerns come at a time when transparency and account-
ability in federal agencies is under the microscope. The allega-
tions suggest that there might be a need for further investiga-
tions or congressional hearings. The FBI has yet to respond
publicly to these claims, leaving many wondering what steps they
might take next.
     It’s not clear if there’s an internal investigation happening
at the FBI. If the Bureau is indeed destroying evidence, it could
have significant ethical and legal implications. Whether or not
these claims spark official inquiries remains to be seen, but the
situation is certainly drawing attention.
     In other reports, Shellenberger has warned about the risks of
intelligence operatives possibly handing classified information to
foreign entities. Concerns have been raised that layoffs or buyouts
could push some individuals to leak sensitive data. These are
issues that demand vigilance from government officials.
     As of now, the FBI’s silence on the matter has left many
questions unanswered. The implications of these allegations are
serious, and the public is watching closely. Whether additional
actions will be taken by the FBI or Congress is uncertain, but the
pressure is mounting.
     For those following the story, it’s a reminder of the impor-
tance of protecting whistleblowers and ensuring accountability
within powerful organizations. The allegations against the FBI are
serious and could lead to significant changes if proven true. The
public’s demand for transparency and accountability continues to
grow.
     The next steps for the FBI might include addressing these
claims head-on. Meanwhile, watchdogs and concerned citizens will
be keeping an eye on how the situation unfolds. It’s a complex
issue that underscores the delicate balance of power and respon-
sibility within federal agencies.
     As these developments continue to unfold, many are calling
for more rigorous oversight of the FBI. The allegations have
sparked a debate about how to best maintain integrity within such
an influential agency. The public’s trust in federal institutions
is at stake, prompting calls for swift and transparent action.
     O’Boyle’s experience as a whistleblower highlights the chal-
lenges faced by those who speak out. His testimony and the subse-
quent fallout serve as a cautionary tale for others who might
consider coming forward. The support for whistleblowers is crucial
in maintaining accountability within government institutions.
     The unfolding situation with the FBI underscores the need for
strong protections for whistleblowers. As these claims are invest-
igated, the focus on transparency and accountability will likely
intensify. The implications for the FBI and other federal agencies
are significant, with potential changes on the horizon.
     The public will be watching closely to see how these alle-
gations are addressed. Whether or not they lead to significant
reforms within the FBI remains an open question. The stakes are
high, and the call for accountability is loud and clear.
     In the meantime, the conversation about insider threats and
evidence tampering continues. The situation has put a spotlight
on the importance of safeguarding sensitive information within
federal agencies. How the FBI responds could set a precedent for
handling similar issues in the future.*
     Pray for America.

  Conservatively,
  John