This has been the most nasty, vitriolic, undemocratic...and yes, considering the two assassination attempts, violent election cycle that I've seen in my eight plus decades! But, thanks to the likes of Elon, Tucker, Tulsi, Vivek, RFKjr, along with a host of others with lesser known names like Sasha, Chris, Yuri and many, many more, we have taken a step back from the edge of the abyss...and it feels great!
X/Rumble and Substack has been flooded and now is the bastion of the new conservatives. Liberals stayed with the MSM/Facebook creating this dynamic and very echo chamber heavy rift and I don't see that changing ever again.
Substack has a full spectrum of thought. It’s free market. You can find anything. Open to all. MSM only has scripted DNC talking points. They don’t even bother to change it up. Same phrases. It’s not too difficult just to open a thesaurus.
Most of the nasty, vitrolic rhetoric came from Trump himself but right wingers ignore that. They claim Trump's assassination attempts were caused by Dems calling him a "fascist", but are deaf when Trump uses the same words on his opponents. Trump has called Harris every derogatory term under the sun; in Aug, he said, “We have a fascist person running who’s incompetent.”; in Sept, he said, “She’s a Marxist, communist, fascist, socialist. She’s not actually a socialist, she’s gone past that.”
Trump may not BE HITLER (remains to be seen), but he likes to use Hitler rhetoric.
In 2023, he said, “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like VERMIN within the confines of our country.”? More examples of Trump using Nazi rhetoric from Apr 2024: “The Democrats say, ‘Please don’t call them animals. They’re humans. I said, 'No, they're not humans, they're not humans, they're animals,’” and on the Hugh Hewitt show: “You know, now a murderer, I believe this, it’s in their genes. And we got a lot of bad genes in our country right now,” claiming that immigrants are likely to carry genes for “murder.”
I guess it’s FINE for him to use the same words that you call out the left for using.
Dems made some big mistakes so I guess we do. I guess you like having an erratic, self obsessed buffoon for a president who loves to be worshiped by his "working class" cult but really disdains them because they aren't rich like him which makes them 'losers". Also disdains any soldiers who get captured, killed, or maimed since they are "suckers & losers". Now we get to listen to his crude, nonsensical rants but right wingers love that.
Sasha, I just love the tone your set in your substack and all the joy you have brought to this election cycle with your posts, especially with the Trump victory dances from TikTok.
It's sort of strange how the Democratic presidential candidate averages around 65 million votes in 2012, 2016, and 2024 (that total will still be under 70 million when all votes are counted) but somehow Biden received 81 million votes campaigning from his basement in 2020. The lack of curiosity from the media as to how he achieved this political feat is astonishing. Hopefully someone will fully explain why the Democratic Party could't pull off this same stunt in 2024.
Winning the presidency is winning the biggest prize imaginable. I think there was a lot of cheating in the 2020 election, but I don’t think Biden was directly involved. Certain people in and adjacent to the DNC saw the Covid opportunities, and took full advantage of them, knowing that they could get away with cheating on a scale never before possible. But still, 11,000,000 votes ! ? ! ? Will we ever know?
And the election’s grand prize goes primarily to the Party that wins, not to the president, especially when the president is a figurehead.
"We have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics"
Also consider the Biden Crime Family's open bribery scheme run via Hunter to sell the VP and President's office to foreign countries and oligarchs. Brought in tens of millions for them. So it's not like they're in the least constrained by ethics.
And note that one reason that Klain and Zients et al had to get rid of Biden was that the senility was getting so bad that Biden starting just blurting out the truth.
Not just the truth about the 2020 election fraud, but also their attempted murder of Trump. When he knew it was in the works, he said "We have to put Trump in the crosshairs."
And he bragged about blowing up the Nordstream pipeline before doing it.
You are an awesome writer Sasha, this moved me to tears. You are full of wisdom, the more so from having spent your former years ‘on the other side’. As a lifelong conservative I don’t understand those on the left but you offer keen insights and understanding as to their motivations.
And now I must read Twice Told Tales, it’s been years since I’ve read anything by the wonderful Nathaniel Hawthorne and I’ve never read that one.
IMHO President Trump reflects the courage, character, leadership and sacrificial unselfishness of George Washington more than any other President. He doesn't want or need power...he just wants to make America what the Founding Fathers envisioned and then go back to the life he had. I admire him for that.
Which generation? I am old and have seen many elections for 50 years.
What makes this cycle seem good to me is that younger folks have escaped from the “woke” Idiocracy now. The natural way of human behavior has not changed in 6000 years. We just have now, better technology. Human emotions are exactly the same as 6,000 years ago.
I am sitting here with goosebumps all over my body, smiling and big tears streaming down my face. As always Sasha you've provided commentary that has deeply touched my soul and heart. I am so thrilled to see so many young people that supported Trump's campaign & are now jojoyously celebrating Trump's victory. It gives me hope for the future of America.
I know as old as I am, I will probably never see all the ultimate changes to come. But it's comforting for me to know how exciting it will be for many future generations to come.
The past two years has literally been hell for me. I have had to go through 3 major surgeries. During my last surgery in early August I almost died during surgery. I ended up in ICU for 48 hours and I am grateful to be alive. My recovery since then has been maddening. Sadly, I have had numerous complications and have barely recovered. I feel extreme pain and sickness every day. I now have to see another specialist but not until December 23rd. Hopefully she'll be the doctor that can help me get my life back. I have prayed to God numerous times thanking him for keeping me in his hands and allowing me to live. But now I pray, why. What is my purpose for suffering now? What is the purpose for the rest of my life? I assume eventually I will find the answers I'm searching for. Maybe not. Anyways I'm not looking for sympathy. I'm just clarifying where I am in life. I'm so excited and proud of my fellow Americans who were smart. They saw through the bullshit and voted for themselves, their families, their communities and freedom for all.
Thank you very much for your kindness. The doctor I'm seeing in December is one of two surgeon's that did my surgery. I just got through 4 weeks of physical therapy. That therapy did not remove my symptoms or ease the pain. But the therapist was able to determine what was causing my issues. One issue cannot be physically corrected and I will have to live with that. The second health issue has to be addressed by the surgeon. It's uncertain if that issue can be corrected. All along I have been blessed with wonderful medical professionals and my 3 surgeon's. I just need to get my life back. Being out of pain would be a great start.
Hope springs eternal. It certainly did help ‘Napalm Girl.’ I remember that picture of her well. I used to work with a lot of Vietnamese in Chicago. Great people. Very sad what happened to their country. Hopefully Fate will intervene on our behalf to change the path we’re on so we can avoid such an unpleasant fate. That’s going to be my Christmas Eve wish this year at midnight, an auspicious time for wishes to be heard.
“Hold fast to hope. It is hope that will see you through.”
The Salvation of ‘Napalm Girl’
I still need treatment for the burns on my arms, back and neck. But my heart is healed.
By Kim Phuc Pham Thi
Dec. 22, 2017
In a piece for The Wall Street Journal, Kim Phuc Phan Thi writes about the identity she has been trying to escape her whole life: that of the “Napalm Girl.” She is the object of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph from 1972. In it, she is nine-years-old, running along a roadway in front of an expressionless soldier. Her arms are outstretched and she is naked and shrieking, from both pain and fear, as a napalm cloud billows in the distance.
Many have called the photograph a turning point in the Vietnam War. Phan Thi writes that she had been “in the wrong place at the wrong time,” and her own people had dropped bombs on Route 1 in an effort to cut off the trade routes for the Viet Cong rebels. She is still receiving treatment for the burns that cover her arms, back and neck, but she says the emotional and spiritual pain was worse than the physical burns.
She said that the bombs caused her pain and suffering but also led her to Jesus Christ. Phan Thi says that no “matter what type of pain or sorrow you may be experiencing, as Christmas approaches, I encourage you not to give up. Hold fast to hope. It is hope that will see you through.”
I’ve found a lot of meaning in books I’ve read. Here’s one of my favorites about the French writer Montaigne. The book can be found on Amazon, “How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer” by Sarah Bakewell. As for your health issues and suffering, I recommend following AI, especially the area of healthcare which it will profoundly change. Hang in there and you’ll soon find help for all that ails you. We all will.
“Life should be an aim unto itself, a purpose unto itself,” stressed Montaigne. His collection of Essays provides a plethora of practical wisdom on various aspects of life — gained through his own rigorous self-observation.”
An excellent Psychology Today article from 2015 called “If You Love Cats, This May Be Why: What Felines Can Teach Us About Affection” is well worth reading. I once read that cats fulfill our need to have something to love and to touch. They’re ideal for that. Some excerpts:
“These beautiful creatures have a rare quality that we humans would do well to cultivate: a large capacity to receive affection.”
“I believe that a major reason we love cats is because of an uncanny ability that few humans possess: they register our tactile presence in a deeply felt way. They really know how to let us in! They’re right there in the delectable moment receiving our touch.”
“Their gift to us is that they receive us deeply, without any troubling cognitions or disturbing memories of less savory moments, such as when we forgot to feed them or clean their litter box. They let all of that go. They’re just here with us right now.”
Thank you for the book recommendation. You did a wonderful job of explaining why cats are important. It just so happens that my husband and I adore cats. In fact we have 17 indoor cats. They live such a good life. My house is 104 years old and is large. Our home is set up specifically for their fun and comfort. So your reply was extra heart warming. God bless you.
I had a big health scare this past year and the doc at the ER prescribed anti-depressants. I went to a Naturopathic functional medicine doctor and that helped me get back to health. They usually aren't covered by insurance though, but I see it as preventative medicine too.
Thank you for sharing that. I thankfully have pretty decent health insurance. If I need any medical care that requires out of pocket expenses, that would be very difficult to do. Between the poor economy and not being able to work, money is very tight. Every time Kamala would talk about her middle class upbringing, I would feel sick. As the economy worsened during the Biden administration, my husband and I no longer can call ourselves middle class Americans. I am grateful that our home of 45 years is paid for. Otherwise we would probably be living somewhere else. Perhaps with our children.
Hi Anne, thank-you for sharing here. It helps many of us to be reminded of what is most important and what the real challenges of our life often are. Daily extreme pain and sickness are so hurtful, exhausting and discouraging. All I can offer are my prayers to Jesus, whom also experienced first hand these human sufferings in order to give us a chance at Heaven. With regard to why would God put you through this, I can only make naive humble guesses; maybe it is to bless the rest of us with empathy and compassion by witnessing another person in pain. If so, certainly a heavy price for you to have been chosen like that. I think, and I’m not very knowledgeable about the Bible stories, that Saint Paul had a similar experience and wrote; “..,
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
Thank you so much for sharing such kind words. It's brought tears to my eyes. I am a great believer in the power of prayer. I'm comforted while saying them and have seen God's work in my life, proving my prayers have been answered. My faith has remained strong. I know everything in my life happens for a reason but what I have endured these past two years has blown my mind. I just keep praying for God to lead me to the path to achieve wellness. I have gone from being a vibrant 65 year old active women, who now always feels like I'm at the doors of death. It's incredible how drastically my life has changed. If I didn't have my husband caring for me as he had done, I would need to hire some part time home health care.
Thank you. I did choose well but God had a huge hand in our paths crossing. I have never regretted one day of being married to my sweet husband, Tom. This May we will be celebrating our 44th wedding anniversary. Thank you for reminding me to be grateful for him, our sons and their wives.
This is the beginning of a 20 year war, and we must prepare ourselves for it. We will win some along the way, and we will lose some. But we must keep pushing forward. The left will not accept this defeat no matter what they say. Like Sauron, in the Lord of the Rings, they may lay low, marshal their forces, and await their opportunity for a major assault. Until then, they will try to chip away - one little compromise at a time. We cannot give in to any compromise. There will be times we'll take a loss, but we should not voluntarily compromise. We will eventually win with tenacity, patience, and, of course, love.
Trumps campaign was defiant; and with good reason. But dark? No, the Dems had the corner on that market.
I have considered that we are in the equivalent of WW2 only 80 years on which would mean perhaps there could be a push back like the Battle of the Bulge occuring this month.
And Leo Terrell, Sage Steele, Nicole Shanahan, Michelle Tafoya, Naomi Wolf, Julian Epstein, Bret Weinstein,Russell Brand, Tyrus,Joe Rogan, Drs Battacharaya/Malone/McCollough/Risch/Kuldorff/Oswui/Smith/Hatfill/Ladapo/Stella… Imam of Peace, Jamal Altamini, Russell Brand, Ami Horowitz Kevin O’Leary,Dana White,Danica Patrick,Patrick Bet David,Amber Rose,Lynn Patton, Tammy Bruce, a sampling of former lifelong Dems who had enough. I hope they identify as Independent , grow the Coalition, and with Trump, create a “ We The People United” Party and sink the duopoly and Deep State. The system is so bloated, corrupt,divisive and out of touch … so long past their expiration date they are toxic to all things living.
We need a total renovation , beginning with discarding the worthless clutter.
2024 was when the Libertarian party finally died and many finally came back to the GOP after their long 30+ year exodus. Many former liberals like Brett, Nicole dropped being a liberal altogether and started being GOP Libertarian.
I don't know if it was that video or one of the Trump dance videos that I posted to F*cebook that caused a Dem friend of mine to unfriend me today.
This friend did a prosecutor Jack Smith cosplay at a comicon last year and I warned him that it would not age well, so maybe that was bothering him too.
"What I’ve lived through over the past five years is not something I ever would have thought would be in the cards for me."
I've been waiting my entire life (genX) for something like this, real political change. I was always jealous of the political activism of the 60's and thought we would never get our chance since none of my peers had any interest in it. And I think the changes coming will make the 60's look tame by comparison.
This has been the most nasty, vitriolic, undemocratic...and yes, considering the two assassination attempts, violent election cycle that I've seen in my eight plus decades! But, thanks to the likes of Elon, Tucker, Tulsi, Vivek, RFKjr, along with a host of others with lesser known names like Sasha, Chris, Yuri and many, many more, we have taken a step back from the edge of the abyss...and it feels great!
And it’s thanks to new media, X, Rumble, Substack, Podcasts. Legacy media is irrelevant. Propaganda Puppets of the DNC / nothing more.
X/Rumble and Substack has been flooded and now is the bastion of the new conservatives. Liberals stayed with the MSM/Facebook creating this dynamic and very echo chamber heavy rift and I don't see that changing ever again.
Substack has a full spectrum of thought. It’s free market. You can find anything. Open to all. MSM only has scripted DNC talking points. They don’t even bother to change it up. Same phrases. It’s not too difficult just to open a thesaurus.
Full spectrum but most of it is dominated by GOP Substack's much like MSM is dominated by mostly liberals
Maybe because people don’t want to pay to read the same stuff that they get free with MSM?
You do realize much of the media they hate are OTA shows they are free like the View or the nightly news shows.
Nicely said.
Yes it does.
Yep, and I am old and haven’t seen this before either.
It feels SO great!!!!
Most of the nasty, vitrolic rhetoric came from Trump himself but right wingers ignore that. They claim Trump's assassination attempts were caused by Dems calling him a "fascist", but are deaf when Trump uses the same words on his opponents. Trump has called Harris every derogatory term under the sun; in Aug, he said, “We have a fascist person running who’s incompetent.”; in Sept, he said, “She’s a Marxist, communist, fascist, socialist. She’s not actually a socialist, she’s gone past that.”
Trump may not BE HITLER (remains to be seen), but he likes to use Hitler rhetoric.
In 2023, he said, “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like VERMIN within the confines of our country.”? More examples of Trump using Nazi rhetoric from Apr 2024: “The Democrats say, ‘Please don’t call them animals. They’re humans. I said, 'No, they're not humans, they're not humans, they're animals,’” and on the Hugh Hewitt show: “You know, now a murderer, I believe this, it’s in their genes. And we got a lot of bad genes in our country right now,” claiming that immigrants are likely to carry genes for “murder.”
I guess it’s FINE for him to use the same words that you call out the left for using.
Hey loser ! 4 years of Trump is what you deserve
Dems made some big mistakes so I guess we do. I guess you like having an erratic, self obsessed buffoon for a president who loves to be worshiped by his "working class" cult but really disdains them because they aren't rich like him which makes them 'losers". Also disdains any soldiers who get captured, killed, or maimed since they are "suckers & losers". Now we get to listen to his crude, nonsensical rants but right wingers love that.
Sasha, I just love the tone your set in your substack and all the joy you have brought to this election cycle with your posts, especially with the Trump victory dances from TikTok.
It's time to help Sasha, friends.
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You’re right. I just subscribed to a paid subscription!
It's sort of strange how the Democratic presidential candidate averages around 65 million votes in 2012, 2016, and 2024 (that total will still be under 70 million when all votes are counted) but somehow Biden received 81 million votes campaigning from his basement in 2020. The lack of curiosity from the media as to how he achieved this political feat is astonishing. Hopefully someone will fully explain why the Democratic Party could't pull off this same stunt in 2024.
Sometimes questions aren't asked for fear of the answer.
Or because they already KNOW the answer...
"Lack of curiosity" is this last 6 year's middle name.
Winning the presidency is winning the biggest prize imaginable. I think there was a lot of cheating in the 2020 election, but I don’t think Biden was directly involved. Certain people in and adjacent to the DNC saw the Covid opportunities, and took full advantage of them, knowing that they could get away with cheating on a scale never before possible. But still, 11,000,000 votes ! ? ! ? Will we ever know?
And the election’s grand prize goes primarily to the Party that wins, not to the president, especially when the president is a figurehead.
Nah, I'm pretty sure Biden was directly involved:
"We have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics"
Also consider the Biden Crime Family's open bribery scheme run via Hunter to sell the VP and President's office to foreign countries and oligarchs. Brought in tens of millions for them. So it's not like they're in the least constrained by ethics.
And note that one reason that Klain and Zients et al had to get rid of Biden was that the senility was getting so bad that Biden starting just blurting out the truth.
Not just the truth about the 2020 election fraud, but also their attempted murder of Trump. When he knew it was in the works, he said "We have to put Trump in the crosshairs."
And he bragged about blowing up the Nordstream pipeline before doing it.
Many such cases.
I don't know how much Biden can remember from a day before, each day, but as far as he could he was definitely involved.
Yup
20 million fake ballots
Bannon has been asking this,and I have a feeling he will bring the receipts one day.
And how was it he got millions more votes than 'The Sainted One'.... Really?
You are an awesome writer Sasha, this moved me to tears. You are full of wisdom, the more so from having spent your former years ‘on the other side’. As a lifelong conservative I don’t understand those on the left but you offer keen insights and understanding as to their motivations.
And now I must read Twice Told Tales, it’s been years since I’ve read anything by the wonderful Nathaniel Hawthorne and I’ve never read that one.
Thank you and may you be blessed.
Twice Told Tales is well worth your time! Also: don't miss Hawthorne's collection of short stories, they are all memorable.
IMHO President Trump reflects the courage, character, leadership and sacrificial unselfishness of George Washington more than any other President. He doesn't want or need power...he just wants to make America what the Founding Fathers envisioned and then go back to the life he had. I admire him for that.
This. Mr Washington never had quite the -- dammit, I'll say it -- privilege! -- that Mr Trump had. Seldom acknowledged.
Gen X for the win!
Yay, but some of us old Boomers remember "Question Authority!" as a mantra!!
I am so proud of our generation for taking leadership in this election!!
Which generation? I am old and have seen many elections for 50 years.
What makes this cycle seem good to me is that younger folks have escaped from the “woke” Idiocracy now. The natural way of human behavior has not changed in 6000 years. We just have now, better technology. Human emotions are exactly the same as 6,000 years ago.
I am sitting here with goosebumps all over my body, smiling and big tears streaming down my face. As always Sasha you've provided commentary that has deeply touched my soul and heart. I am so thrilled to see so many young people that supported Trump's campaign & are now jojoyously celebrating Trump's victory. It gives me hope for the future of America.
I know as old as I am, I will probably never see all the ultimate changes to come. But it's comforting for me to know how exciting it will be for many future generations to come.
The past two years has literally been hell for me. I have had to go through 3 major surgeries. During my last surgery in early August I almost died during surgery. I ended up in ICU for 48 hours and I am grateful to be alive. My recovery since then has been maddening. Sadly, I have had numerous complications and have barely recovered. I feel extreme pain and sickness every day. I now have to see another specialist but not until December 23rd. Hopefully she'll be the doctor that can help me get my life back. I have prayed to God numerous times thanking him for keeping me in his hands and allowing me to live. But now I pray, why. What is my purpose for suffering now? What is the purpose for the rest of my life? I assume eventually I will find the answers I'm searching for. Maybe not. Anyways I'm not looking for sympathy. I'm just clarifying where I am in life. I'm so excited and proud of my fellow Americans who were smart. They saw through the bullshit and voted for themselves, their families, their communities and freedom for all.
It must be very frustrating Anne. I hope your new doctor can give you hope, healing & some answers. Prayers for your healing & road to recovery.
Thank you very much for your kindness. The doctor I'm seeing in December is one of two surgeon's that did my surgery. I just got through 4 weeks of physical therapy. That therapy did not remove my symptoms or ease the pain. But the therapist was able to determine what was causing my issues. One issue cannot be physically corrected and I will have to live with that. The second health issue has to be addressed by the surgeon. It's uncertain if that issue can be corrected. All along I have been blessed with wonderful medical professionals and my 3 surgeon's. I just need to get my life back. Being out of pain would be a great start.
Hope springs eternal. It certainly did help ‘Napalm Girl.’ I remember that picture of her well. I used to work with a lot of Vietnamese in Chicago. Great people. Very sad what happened to their country. Hopefully Fate will intervene on our behalf to change the path we’re on so we can avoid such an unpleasant fate. That’s going to be my Christmas Eve wish this year at midnight, an auspicious time for wishes to be heard.
“Hold fast to hope. It is hope that will see you through.”
The Salvation of ‘Napalm Girl’
I still need treatment for the burns on my arms, back and neck. But my heart is healed.
By Kim Phuc Pham Thi
Dec. 22, 2017
In a piece for The Wall Street Journal, Kim Phuc Phan Thi writes about the identity she has been trying to escape her whole life: that of the “Napalm Girl.” She is the object of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph from 1972. In it, she is nine-years-old, running along a roadway in front of an expressionless soldier. Her arms are outstretched and she is naked and shrieking, from both pain and fear, as a napalm cloud billows in the distance.
Many have called the photograph a turning point in the Vietnam War. Phan Thi writes that she had been “in the wrong place at the wrong time,” and her own people had dropped bombs on Route 1 in an effort to cut off the trade routes for the Viet Cong rebels. She is still receiving treatment for the burns that cover her arms, back and neck, but she says the emotional and spiritual pain was worse than the physical burns.
She said that the bombs caused her pain and suffering but also led her to Jesus Christ. Phan Thi says that no “matter what type of pain or sorrow you may be experiencing, as Christmas approaches, I encourage you not to give up. Hold fast to hope. It is hope that will see you through.”
“What is the purpose for the rest of my life?”
I’ve found a lot of meaning in books I’ve read. Here’s one of my favorites about the French writer Montaigne. The book can be found on Amazon, “How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer” by Sarah Bakewell. As for your health issues and suffering, I recommend following AI, especially the area of healthcare which it will profoundly change. Hang in there and you’ll soon find help for all that ails you. We all will.
“Life should be an aim unto itself, a purpose unto itself,” stressed Montaigne. His collection of Essays provides a plethora of practical wisdom on various aspects of life — gained through his own rigorous self-observation.”
Thank you very much. I will indeed look into the book. I appreciate the recommendation.
An excellent Psychology Today article from 2015 called “If You Love Cats, This May Be Why: What Felines Can Teach Us About Affection” is well worth reading. I once read that cats fulfill our need to have something to love and to touch. They’re ideal for that. Some excerpts:
“These beautiful creatures have a rare quality that we humans would do well to cultivate: a large capacity to receive affection.”
“I believe that a major reason we love cats is because of an uncanny ability that few humans possess: they register our tactile presence in a deeply felt way. They really know how to let us in! They’re right there in the delectable moment receiving our touch.”
“Their gift to us is that they receive us deeply, without any troubling cognitions or disturbing memories of less savory moments, such as when we forgot to feed them or clean their litter box. They let all of that go. They’re just here with us right now.”
“If You Love Cats, This May Be Why.”
What felines can teach us about affection.
Psychology Today. July 6, 2015
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intimacy-a-path-toward-spirituality/201507/if-you-love-cats-this-may-be-why?amp=
Thank you for the book recommendation. You did a wonderful job of explaining why cats are important. It just so happens that my husband and I adore cats. In fact we have 17 indoor cats. They live such a good life. My house is 104 years old and is large. Our home is set up specifically for their fun and comfort. So your reply was extra heart warming. God bless you.
I had a big health scare this past year and the doc at the ER prescribed anti-depressants. I went to a Naturopathic functional medicine doctor and that helped me get back to health. They usually aren't covered by insurance though, but I see it as preventative medicine too.
Thank you for sharing that. I thankfully have pretty decent health insurance. If I need any medical care that requires out of pocket expenses, that would be very difficult to do. Between the poor economy and not being able to work, money is very tight. Every time Kamala would talk about her middle class upbringing, I would feel sick. As the economy worsened during the Biden administration, my husband and I no longer can call ourselves middle class Americans. I am grateful that our home of 45 years is paid for. Otherwise we would probably be living somewhere else. Perhaps with our children.
Hi Anne, thank-you for sharing here. It helps many of us to be reminded of what is most important and what the real challenges of our life often are. Daily extreme pain and sickness are so hurtful, exhausting and discouraging. All I can offer are my prayers to Jesus, whom also experienced first hand these human sufferings in order to give us a chance at Heaven. With regard to why would God put you through this, I can only make naive humble guesses; maybe it is to bless the rest of us with empathy and compassion by witnessing another person in pain. If so, certainly a heavy price for you to have been chosen like that. I think, and I’m not very knowledgeable about the Bible stories, that Saint Paul had a similar experience and wrote; “..,
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
God bless you, Anne Hallock.
Thank you so much for sharing such kind words. It's brought tears to my eyes. I am a great believer in the power of prayer. I'm comforted while saying them and have seen God's work in my life, proving my prayers have been answered. My faith has remained strong. I know everything in my life happens for a reason but what I have endured these past two years has blown my mind. I just keep praying for God to lead me to the path to achieve wellness. I have gone from being a vibrant 65 year old active women, who now always feels like I'm at the doors of death. It's incredible how drastically my life has changed. If I didn't have my husband caring for me as he had done, I would need to hire some part time home health care.
Clearly you chose well when selecting a husband and he did likewise. Well done, Anne.
Thank you. I did choose well but God had a huge hand in our paths crossing. I have never regretted one day of being married to my sweet husband, Tom. This May we will be celebrating our 44th wedding anniversary. Thank you for reminding me to be grateful for him, our sons and their wives.
Wow you got married young! Good for you, Anne.
Superb. Best post-election analysis I've read.
I am having some very strange feelings. I think they're called happiness and optimism.
I know! Hard to relax and take a deep breath and smile again. Thank god we won. A great victory!✌️
Two thoughts:
1. “Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the gov’t can play” - Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
2. HOW TO MAKE SLAVES
75 years ago, during the Nuremberg trials, judges asked Hermann Göring (Hitlers right hand)
how they made Germany accept all the madness. He said: 'The only thing a government needs to
turn people into slaves, is FEAR. If you can find something to make them afraid, you can make
them do whatever you want.'
This is the beginning of a 20 year war, and we must prepare ourselves for it. We will win some along the way, and we will lose some. But we must keep pushing forward. The left will not accept this defeat no matter what they say. Like Sauron, in the Lord of the Rings, they may lay low, marshal their forces, and await their opportunity for a major assault. Until then, they will try to chip away - one little compromise at a time. We cannot give in to any compromise. There will be times we'll take a loss, but we should not voluntarily compromise. We will eventually win with tenacity, patience, and, of course, love.
Trumps campaign was defiant; and with good reason. But dark? No, the Dems had the corner on that market.
I hope your daughter finds her voice!
I have considered that we are in the equivalent of WW2 only 80 years on which would mean perhaps there could be a push back like the Battle of the Bulge occuring this month.
https://alphaandomegacloud.wordpress.com/2022/02/07/timeline-anticipated-events-in-world-war-3/
"God fought for us."
Henry V
And Leo Terrell, Sage Steele, Nicole Shanahan, Michelle Tafoya, Naomi Wolf, Julian Epstein, Bret Weinstein,Russell Brand, Tyrus,Joe Rogan, Drs Battacharaya/Malone/McCollough/Risch/Kuldorff/Oswui/Smith/Hatfill/Ladapo/Stella… Imam of Peace, Jamal Altamini, Russell Brand, Ami Horowitz Kevin O’Leary,Dana White,Danica Patrick,Patrick Bet David,Amber Rose,Lynn Patton, Tammy Bruce, a sampling of former lifelong Dems who had enough. I hope they identify as Independent , grow the Coalition, and with Trump, create a “ We The People United” Party and sink the duopoly and Deep State. The system is so bloated, corrupt,divisive and out of touch … so long past their expiration date they are toxic to all things living.
We need a total renovation , beginning with discarding the worthless clutter.
2024 was when the Libertarian party finally died and many finally came back to the GOP after their long 30+ year exodus. Many former liberals like Brett, Nicole dropped being a liberal altogether and started being GOP Libertarian.
Hilarious video of Biden congratulating Trump (AI): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzlH-Pq5Ft4
I am rolling!
Now that's funny. Thanks for the link
I don't know if it was that video or one of the Trump dance videos that I posted to F*cebook that caused a Dem friend of mine to unfriend me today.
This friend did a prosecutor Jack Smith cosplay at a comicon last year and I warned him that it would not age well, so maybe that was bothering him too.
Hey Sash, I told Trump to hire you as WH Press Spokeswoman.
Or speech writer. Imagine all these movie references and songs inserted in his speeches. Sweet!
Great idea!
"What I’ve lived through over the past five years is not something I ever would have thought would be in the cards for me."
I've been waiting my entire life (genX) for something like this, real political change. I was always jealous of the political activism of the 60's and thought we would never get our chance since none of my peers had any interest in it. And I think the changes coming will make the 60's look tame by comparison.