Thomas Jefferson’s Prayer for The Nation

Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our

heritage; We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove

ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy

will. Bless our land with honorable ministry, sound learning,

and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and

confusion, from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way.

Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people, the

multitude brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues.

Endow with Thy spirit of wisdom those whom in Thy name we

entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice

and peace at home, and that through obedience to Thy law, we

may show forth Thy praise among the nations of the earth. In

time of prosperity fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the

day of trouble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fail; all of which

we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

President Thomas Jefferson

Washington D.C

isSqueakyout of the shower yet?

Sew….Who wrote it, for Realz?

WickedSon @SoggyBottom22

Something I noticed @JackPosobiec because I’m a professional noticer:

Did you catch the red dotted lines under the words for spell check??

That only usually shows up in edit mode, not sent/read email.

https://twitter.com/SoggyBottom22/status/1875542581758865468

Andy Ngo 🏳️‍🌈

@MrAndyNgo

“Lock him up!”

Washington, D.C. — Leftist protesters gathered in the capital on Jan. 3 to demand that Donald Trump be disqualified as present-elect and imprisoned. They say this is needed to stop fascism.

https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1875342958553341993

>>22290800

Dasting, fren. Most interdasting coincidence!

>>22290808

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/making-stink-there-are-only-15-trademarked-scents-us

Pedro L. Gonzalez @emeriticus

New Orleans, 1972.

Drunken cheer resounds through the French Quarter on New Year’s Eve. As revelers dance through the streets and prepare to turn the page, a blue 1963 Chevrolet pulls up a block from the headquarters of the New Orleans Police Department.

The engine rumbles off. Mark Essex alights in the night with a green duffel bag along Perdido Street. He is packing a Ruger .44 Magnum carbine, a .38-caliber revolver with the serial number filed off, a gas mask, wire cutters, lighter fluid, matches, and firecrackers. Essex is a young black man with murder on his mind, and tonight, he will fire the first shots in a weeklong spree targeting white people with the aim of starting a revolution.

Essex would go on to kill eight, including three police officers. His rampage only ended with the intervention of a rogue United States Marine Corps pilot named Charles Pitman, who commandeered a helicopter without military authorization to help hunt Essex.

This is the story of the New Orleans Sniper, the seven days of hell he visited upon that city, and the uncommon valor of the man who risked his life and career to save others.

When “Chuck” died of cancer in 2020, he was a retired lieutenant general who had flown 1,200 missions in Vietnam, survived being shot down seven times, took an anti-materiel rifle round to the leg, and played a part in Operation Eagle Claw. But he said the thing he was proudest of in life was having helped take down Essex.

New Orleans showed its enduring gratitude to Pitman by making him an honorary police captain in 1991. The Marines rewarded him with a threatened court-martial for “borrowing” a helicopter. The issue was thankfully resolved when U.S. Rep F. Edward Hébert, a New Orleans-based Democrat and then chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, lobbied on Pitman’s behalf.

Harvey Mansfield once defined manliness as “confidence in a situation of risk,” a quality he argued has been in short supply in the West of late. Pitman had that and then some. A harder American you would be hard-pressed to find. Pitman deserves to be honored, and that was a big part of why I wrote this story.

https://twitter.com/emeriticus/status/1875397117440581894