Anons, I don’t know why I woke up and started singing this two days ago. I haven’t sung it or heard it in years. I even remembered most of the words. But it makes me happy, so enjoy!
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
The United States Army Field Band
https://youtu.be/Jy6AOGRsR80?si=dXnH2tQXtdgga-_T
So it shall be, a quickening and realization of the Victory that God has provided.
I’ve reading the bible front to back since early February and can only note how patient He is with us. We keep repeating the same mistakes.Perhaps this is the time that the curse is finally broken!
Prayers daily for this. True, Courageous and faithful anons have enlightened a world and are our strength, I’m so happy I found y’all years ago!
That’s funny, this must be the seed of the devil that invaded the Tribes, screaming Anti Semitism when it is God Almighty that chose Israel as his people and they themselves were a stiff necked and rebellious generation even when he sent his Son to save them. They are trying to censure the leaders, saints, prophets, etc that wrote the history of that time in the Bible. “They can’t handle the truth”
Anti-Semitism does not exist as much as Anti-Christian, followers of Christ exist. Even Pontius Pilate had more mercy than the Jewish Elders did with Jesus the Christ.
They hate the fact they can’t hide their constant sins, recorded in the bible, but receive constant forgiveness and love Yahweh gave them.
This is their attempt to rewrite history of the sheer ingratitude they had to God and the Leaders he chose. Thankfully not all of them were rebellious, the prophets and leaders were quite prolific and clear of what God wanted.
Dolan is a greedy gluttonous beast from the Vatican. If the Catholic Church cannot support the laws of the land, leave. BTW let 5 million illegals into the Vatican if you are so merciful
16 Sep, 2023 14:57
Economic pain will change EU position on Ukraine – Orban
The worse the economies perform, the more people will question backing a war that’s reached a ‘stalemate,’ Hungarian PM warns
EU member states will eventually force Ukraine into peace talks with Russia due to domestic economic hardship, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Kossuth Radio on Friday.
“Deterioration of the economic situation in the West will force countries to stand up for peace,” Orban said.
The conflict that has lasted for more than a year and a half is affecting the European economy, which “will not be like we want it to be” for as long as it goes on, Orban told the channel's ‘Good Morning, Hungary!’ show. Yet, “war supporters are in the overwhelming majority” among EU governments, he pointed out.
If there is something that might force European capitals to reconsider their position on the conflict, it is the further deterioration of the economic situation on the continent, the prime minister believes.Most people in Europe already share Hungary’s position on the issue, which is anti-war, he claimed. Economic setbacks could force these people to “exert pressure” on their governments, he added.
According to the Hungarian prime minister, the outcome of next year’s US presidential elections might also heavily affect the West’s general position on the issue. “There are two possibilities: … the presidential candidates will either support the war or announce the end of the war,” he said.
Orban said he believes that a US president is fairly capable of “putting an end” to the conflict. That does not mean that Europe should just “wait for a fairy to end the war with a magic wand,” he added.
The prime minister criticized the European approach to the conflict so far by saying that “181 billion of European money” has been spent on supporting Kiev but “we have not come any closer to peace.” It is unclear if he was referring to dollars or euros.
According to Ukraine Support Tracker data regularly published by Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy, the EU institutions and EU nations together pledged a total of €131.9 billion ($139.8) for Ukraine between January 2022 and July 2023.
The UK, Norway and Switzerland, which are not part of the EU, together pledged an additional €23.31 billion ($24.8 billion) over the same period, bringing the total amount of European commitments to €155.21 billion ($165.66), data provided by the Kiel Institute showed.
Viktor Orban has long maintained that the West was making a mistake by pursuing military confrontation with Russia in Ukraine. He has repeatedly stated that there could be no military solution to the conflict, adding that the US and its allies need to stop arming Kiev and seek peace with Russia instead.
https://www.rt.com/news/583065-west-want-peace-ukraine-hungary/
Texas AG Ken Paxton Acquitted on All 16 Articles of Impeachment
Following eight days of testimony from both sides, 30 state senators voted on Saturday to acquit or remove from office Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment.
The state Senate also voted to dismiss the four articles of impeachment that were held in abeyance with a 19–11 vote.
"Today, the truth prevailed. The truth could not be buried by mudslinging politicians or their powerful benefactors. I've said many times: Seek the truth! And that is what was accomplished," Mr. Paxton said in a statement after the acquittal.
There are 31 state senators in Texas; however, only 30 senators—18 Republicans and 12 Democrats—could vote on the impeachment articles because Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Mr. Paxton, is ineligible to vote.
Ms. Paxton was required to attend her husband's trial but was barred from participating in deliberation and voting, according to the trial rules.
The 30 senators, who began their deliberations just before noon on Friday, returned to the Senate chamber at noon on Saturday to vote on 16 of 20 separate articles of impeachment. Four of the articles—articles 11, 12, 13, and 14—were held in abeyance.
Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney), the wife of suspended Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, listens to testimony during her husband's impeachment trial at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 14, 2023. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney), the wife of suspended Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, listens to testimony during her husband's impeachment trial at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 14, 2023. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
The House managers needed 21 votes on any one article to convict Mr. Paxton and remove him from office.
Most of the votes went along party lines with two Republicans, Sens. Robert Nichols and Kelly Hancock, joining the Democrats to vote against Mr. Paxton.
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The Epoch Times reached out to Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan for comments…
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/texas-ag-ken-paxton-acquitted-on-all-16-articles-of-impeachment-5491525?utm_source=News&src_src=News&utm_campaign=rtbreaking-2023-09-16-1&src_cmp=rtbreaking-2023-09-16-1&utm_medium=email&est=93qkzO4J7aIILGTDC5ERnn8l9%2FhPgHG5n34mG%2B5pjvlk0HWBIVOwu396pt5h0DDoOk
==More Election Officials Say Efforts to Keep Trump Off the Ballot Are a No-Go
A number of groups are petitioning secretaries of state to pull President Trump from their primary ballots.==
Liberal groups have been trying to drum up support for barring former President Trump from seeking office again since 2021, arguing that his actions on Jan. 6 constituted an "insurrection" that disqualify him from running for reelection as per the 14th Amendment. The group Free Speech for People sent letters to top election officials in all states that year, garnering little momentum for the idea.
But recently, as the former president and GOP frontrunner continues to lead in the polls, the idea has picked up steam again, and a number of groups are petitioning secretaries of state to pull President Trump from their primary ballots, while legal experts opine in various media outlets.
However, secretaries of state have refuted the idea, insisting they have no jurisdiction over the matter.
In New Hampshire, Michigan, Georgia, Minnesota, and Arizona, election officials have already shot down the idea. In Florida, one such petition was thrown out when the judge said she had no jurisdiction over the matter. Some have pointed to the U.S. Supreme Court as the ultimate arbiter of the matter, while others have dismissed the idea entirely as a longshot bound to fail.
The 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, gave equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. It added a section that allowed the federal government to punish states that infringed on a citizen's right to vote, and a third section that disqualified those who participated in the rebellion or insurrection against the nation to hold office, unless two-thirds of Congress made an exception for the candidate.
Georgia
Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperge wrote in a Sept. 6 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that this 14th Amendment disqualification was not in line with Georgia law, which demands a different process before a candidate can be removed from the ballot.
He wrote that the entire scheme could only serve to lessen voter confidence.
"Anyone who believes in democracy must let the voters decide," he wrote, adding that this was the lesson the last presidential election spotlighted.
President Trump won Georgia in 2016, and lost it in 2020, after which he challenged the result and sought an investigation into alleged voter fraud. The contest has now become the subject of President Trump's fourth indictment, which charges him and 18 co-defendants with racketeering for those actions.
In the 2018 elections, Democrats were the ones to sue after losing an election, with Stacey Abrams arguing that she wrongly lost the governor's seat to Brian Kemp.
Mr. Raffensperger highlighted both challenges as reasons a 14th Amendment petition would, and should fail.
"Invoking the 14th Amendment is merely the newest way of attempting to short-circuit the ballot box," he wrote. "For a secretary of state to remove a candidate would only reinforce the grievances of those who see the system as rigged and corrupt. Denying voters the opportunity to choose is fundamentally un-American."…
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/more-election-officials-say-efforts-to-keep-trump-off-the-ballot-are-a-no-go-5492239?utm_source=News&src_src=News&utm_campaign=breaking-2023-09-16-2&src_cmp=breaking-2023-09-16-2&utm_medium=email&est=PVmpl92dK%2FCJpcKaw2HPLT%2FVTm1ssx%2FsMZ%2BXLQK1cyWuSq52sDFA6oRFh4btOw1r
16 Sep, 2023 13:55
Ex-US diplomat sentenced for ethics violations
Former Ambassador Richard Olson pleaded guilty last year to various charges of misusing his position for personal gain
Richard Olson, a former United States ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, was sentenced tothree years of probationon Friday after pleading guilty last year to various federal ethics violations.
Olson, 63, entered a guilty plea in court in June 2022 to charges of making a false statement and violating laws related to lobbying the US government on behalf of a foreign country. The former State Department official, who served asUS envoy to Pakistan from 2012 to 2015, had been accused of helping the government of Qatar exert influence over US lawmakers.
“US law prohibits senior officials – like the defendant – from representing a foreign government before any federal agency or aiding or advising a foreign entity with the intent to influence the US government for one year after leaving their positions,” a statement issued by the US Attorney’s Office for Washington said on Friday.
It added thatOlson had taken “numerous steps to conceal these illegal activities, including deleting incriminating emails andlying to the FBIduring a recorded interview.”
Furthermore, the US Attorney’s Office said Olson had accepted and benefited from personal favors from a Pakistani-American businessman referred to in court documents as “Person 1.”
Among the personal favors received by Olson while he was working on behalf of US diplomatic efforts in Pakistan was a $25,000 contribution for an ex-girlfriend of Olson’s to pay for tuition at Columbia University in New York, it emerged in court. He also illegally accepted a gift of $18,000 to fund first-class travel arrangements to attend a job interview in the United Kingdom.
The Attorney’s Office also noted that Olson was involved in efforts by Person 1 tobroker arms sales from the United States to Pakistan and Middle Eastern countries.
Person 1 has been identified by various news organizations, including the BBC, as Imaad Zuberi, a major donor to former US president Donald Trump, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2021, in part for making illegal campaign contributions to Trump's inaugural committee.
(Why is it that any federal employees always gets off with a slap on the wrist, when citizens are punished to the fullest extent of the law?)
https://www.rt.com/news/583058-us-envoy-sentenced-ethics-violations/
WTH did they really do this?