Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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I’ll take your test. Thanks for the opportunity.
1.) Man is basically a.) good; b.) bad; c.) indifferent? I’ll just call it what the Bible calls it Evil. The answer is B.
Many will argue with that answer. But Apostle Paul, quoting from Psalms and inspired by the Spirit, Said:
“There is none good, no not one.
There is none who understands;
there is none who seeks after God.
There is none who does good; no, not one.” Rom. 3:11,12
Sorry folks we’re all sinners. That’s why we need a Saviour. He came for the sinner, not the righteous. Luke 5:32.
But Paul just taught us there is none good. The ones who thought they were good, the Pharisees, were rebuked by Jesus: “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.” John 9:41
2.) True or False. God helps those who help themselves. Answer: False.
May be a bit of a trick question. And certainly cute pithy little saying, but unbiblical. Yes, in a sense we do good things, but even those seemingly good things we do, we can take no credit for. Any real good that we do is evidence of a God who rules over the affairs of Man and uses us for His good pleasure. Phil 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
3.) True or False. God is the Father of all men, and all men are brothers.
God is the Creator of all men, but all men are not brothers, even those who may be related by earthly father and mother.
Only those who are in the family of God by His Sovereign Election are true brothers in the Spiritual sense.
4.) We are saved by ___
My answer is…It’s a trick answer! We are saved by the finished work of our Lord, the LORD Jesus Christ’s finished work on the cross, a true and perfect atonement for our sins. The faith alone part is the evidence of a heart that’s been changed by the power of God most high. For Jesus told Nicodemus, “You must be born again.” John 3
5.) An unsaved person will go to heaven if he ___?
Another trick question. An unsaved person will not go to heaven. An unsaved person, who is born again from power on High will suddenly (or as long as it takes) will recognize his total depravity and grieve for the evil that he is. He will then be drawn by the Father, to the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to cry out to heaven and repent of all his corruption. and begin to seek God for forgiveness. Romans 10 discusses this process.
The answer; in a round about way is; if he: repents of his sins, and believes in God. As this once unregenerate sinner grows in grace, all the other will become a new way of life, i.e., 1.) does the best he can, 2.) goes to church, 4.) does good deeds, 5.) prays, and 6.) loves his neighbor. These are merely the result of God’s saving grace in the life of the man and not meritorious for any heavenly reward.
6.) God created the heavens and the earth in six literal days.
This answer does not determine whether we are in Christ or not. Biblical scholars have disagreed on this since the dawn of time. My position is six literal days. I will add this and close: Evolution is a false religion and made up by the father of lies; the Devil.
7.) I can know I have eternal life now and will go to heaven when I die because?
Jesus, my LORD and my God, and Creator of all things has decreed all things from the beginning, and wrote my name in the Lambs Book of Life, and no one can snatch me out of my Father’s willing and able hands. Not because I am so wonderful, but because He is.
Call out to him tonight sinner. Repent. He is gracious to forgive and has atoned for the sins of many. Maybe even for you.
To God alone be the Glory. Amen.
Note: Man can be exchanged for woman in all these passages. Paul, as far as our standing before God, said, ” there is no longer Greek or, Jew, Male or Female… etc.”
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Nice Ginger!
Yes it’s definitely Caturday.
Words Well Chosen
By Pastor Paul M. Sadler
We have all had the unfortunate experience in life of having to speak with someone who is demeaning and offensive in how they approach a matter. They seem to relish putting people on the spot. Somehow they think that taking a hard-hitting approach will drive home their point more effectively. Usually the opposite is true, because their manner of speech is speaking more loudly than what is being said. Rather than relationships being strengthened, they are destroyed by abrasive words.
This type of response from the unsaved shouldn’t surprise us, but it should never be true of a believer in Christ. Sadly though, it is becoming increasingly true in the Christian community. One of the graces that nearly has been lost in the Church today is tact. Tact is a “keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or to avoid offense.” Essentially, it is having perception and grace when dealing with others. The Apostle Paul was a seasoned veteran in the art of tact. While he could be firm when it came to confronting error, he always did so with grace, hoping to restore the offender. More often than not, however, he exercised tact to accomplish his purpose.
A good example is when Paul addressed his countrymen in Jerusalem who were determined to take his life. As he was being led away to the castle, he requested that the chief captain allow him to speak to the unruly mob. We’re sure this probably seemed to be a strange request to the Roman captain, but he gave Paul permission to speak to his countrymen.
“Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you. (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel…” (Acts 22:1-3).
Before Paul shared his conversion on the road to Damascus, he, tactfully addressed them with titles of respect, “men, brethren, and fathers.” Then he perceptively spoke to them in the Hebrew language, the mother tongue of the chosen nation. Notice their response, “they kept the more silent.” Once he had their undivided attention, Paul identified himself with them, revealing that he was a Jew, born in Tarsus, but lived most of his life in Jerusalem, where he sat at the feet of one of their revered doctors of the law, Gamaliel.
That’s tact! May the Lord give us this type of discretion when we minister to others! And may it be to the praise of His glory.
https://bereanbiblesociety.org/words-well-chosen/
Acts 22:1 ¶ Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
3 ¶ I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
Proverbs 15:1 ¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
2 ¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Joan Chabarro: I shared the video you posted with my husband. (A musician, piano, sax,). He liked it so much he went “down a rabbit hole” and has listened to hours of them! I asked him today, after your post, if he knew who Bill Evans was…”Who doesn’t know who Bill Evans is?!” (Me…). Thank you!!!!
Evans–one of the truly great ones–like so many gone too soon
Chamorro! OOps!!!!!
Dyslexia is catching . . . 🙂
I did the same thing when I discovered Chamoro. That he can take admittedly talented kids and, at age 10 or 11 have them playing straight-ahead jazz with professionals is really something. And when you’re playing that kind of music there’s no place to hide—you can either do it or not do it. I did the same thing when I discovered Chamorro. That he can take admittedly talented kids and, at age 10 or 11 have them playing straight-ahead jazz with professionals is really something. And when you’re playing that kind of music there’s no place to hide—you can either do it or not do it.
You can say that again….
Another typical day of excellent and informative sundance articles. Thanks CTH crew.
Apologies to Ad Rem for misspelling my Ocelot moniker and causing a “moderation.”
No problemo….we cats need to stick together. 😉
We do indeed Puddy!
Happy Caterday, Treepers! And, yes, I do know that today is the real Caterday!!! 🙂
I need some advice from all of the cat people here! In the last week, my husband and I have come into contact repeatedly with a cat. The first time was at our house, the next time was on a walk around the block in our neighborhood and tonight was across the street from our house. The cat approaches and rubs up against us purring when being pet, flops on her side/back so we can rub her belly and when we leave looks up and stares.
She doesn’t have tags or a collar and we don’t know if she is someone’s pet. She is small but doesn’t look like she’s starving. We don’t want to take someone’s pet cat but are afraid the cat will get hurt or worse…today she was in the middle of the road before she came running over. We have never had a cat (only dogs) and are a little clueless but really want to help her if she needs it.
Any advice? Thanks!
The numerous Youtube videos about how cats choose their people can be instructive. My at-a-distance suggestion has to start with an idea that I’ve found to be Unerringly True: Sometimes you get the cat but, then, sometimes the cat gets you. My guess is that this kitty is looking for his/her people and you are getting pretty positive kitty signals that you’ve been chosen.
Here’s what I would do. Step one is to rescue this kitty from life-on-the-street. In all probability, this is a kitty that may have had a home but no longer does. That said there is an outside chance that the kitty may have a home but is just overly friendly. My heart and practical experience in adopting numerous homeless, yet friendly cats tells me this probably isn’t true. Still, what I’d do is rescue the kitty and then contact neighborhors to see if someone owns the kitty. The kitty may have a home but, honestly, I doubt it. As I say, sometimes you get the cat and sometimes the cat gets you. Please keep us posted! :-). And, please keep in mind, that the streets are not safe placdes for homeless kitties!
I had that general thought myself, but not having had a pet for ages didn’t feel competent to address it, especially as I knew we have some awesome Cat People here. Hope to have some critters someday, just not ready yet. 🙁
I too vote to get the critter safe first and go from there.
Thank you for the response…I was hoping you would reply as I have enjoyed many of your kitty stories. I, too, suspect that she once had a home and no longer does. We have felt such great angst each time we have left her. Next time we see her, we are going to take her home and go from there. I will keep you posted :-). Thanks again!
You have been adopted. Cats do that, even if they have a home. We would call it two-timing, but cats do not have owners as dogs have owners.
I learned this lesson one snowy morning when our tomcat stepped out for a longer than usual stroll. I followed his tracks and was heartbroken to see they led directly- not one step to the left and not one step to the right – to the back door of the house behind us.
He continued his charades and we pretended not to know.
You are chosen by this little charmer. Resistance is futile.
I know what you mean. I stole that cat fair and square.
You can check to see if it has a microchip at any vet. The fire departments in our area also have scanners.
Thank you for rescuing.
And invest in this toy fur hours of pure entertainment for both the kitty and yourselves ?
There are some states that have laws about finding lost dogs, I don’t know if this applies to cats, but a suggestion…check the local ‘lost pets’ website in your area, just to make sure. And check for a chip. Some laws require an attempt to find the owner of a lost dog and there may be a time line requirement…so make the attempt for the kitty. I side with the others here who say that cats pick their owners…it sounds like there might be a new resident in your home!
My advice for getting cats….
ALWAYS get kittens in twos. If it’s an older cat and out of ‘kittenhood,’ it’s not nearly as essential. But if you are getting a KITTEN, getting them in TWOS ensures that they have a playmate around at all times, which means you have less (or even no) ‘home destruction’ done by a bored SOLO kitten.
Do not EVER ‘play rough’ with a kitten using your bare hands. Doing so TRAINS THE CAT that your hands are ‘bite-able’ toys and as it grows up, it WILL attack your hands – not because it’s a crazed cat but because YOU TRAINED IT TO DO THIS.
If you can’t resist rough play with a kitten, PUT A KITCHEN MITT on your hand and play using that, it MAY help prevent later ‘hand attacks’ by your full grown cat.
I learned those two tips many years ago before I got my first cats (from a co worker who adopted a stray that turned out to be pregnant). I’ve had two ‘sets’ of cats – those first two lived to be 18, and the ones I have now are 17.
I’ve never had issues with either ‘set’ tearing up stuff in the house. But – I did screw up and make the mistake of playing with one of my current cats – when he was a little kitten, he would jump on the bed and ‘attack’ my feet through the covers. I encouraged that a few times. It was SOOO CUTE when he was a tiny baby with harmless teeny little claws – but it got REALLY NOT FUN once he was older and had adult cat claws. Couldn’t be mad at him, though – because I TRAINED HIM to do that.
Hope those tips help someone out there….
Take her to your home (probably her home too, me thinks) to safety. Start canvasing the area by asking if anyone is missing a cat and asking them to describe their cat. Leaving a kitten to fend for herself can be deadly. A litter box, cat food & you’re up and running. Good Luck. You can check with area vets, rescue organizations, etc. to see if anyone has reported a missing cat. Also check the newspaper classified. Thanks for caring. Getting rarer by the day.
Finally!
How scientists caught footage of ‘the kraken’ after centuries of searching
SNL offers cast members a ‘safe space’ if they’re too triggered to perform with Elon Musk
https://thepostmillennial.com/snl-offers-cast-members-a-safe-space-if-theyre-too-triggered-to-perform-with-elon-musk?fbclid=IwAR1KOnNNjBXMVSLk0Qtvf2k2AbT7LnDSJ_LdcnC_-kXCDgbGnrM0sK9PgtY
I thought it was a Babylon Bee-type satirical article until I read it.
I can only say that. based on their reactions, those are some psychologically damaged and very fragile people. Thirty years ago they’d be told to perform or take a hike one-way out the door. You have to fault the management for coddling these infantile jerks.
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https://babylonbee.com/news/johnson-and-johnson-rolls-out-new-no-more-clots-vaccine
Sounds like J&J just threw their hat in a ring. Don’t have to be FDA approved so why bother, throw some concoction into a vile and presto you make millions off government funding.
Conspiracy? No such word anymore.
The Corvette Years..
I don’t do facebook.. but she found a way..
so good to hear from you.. it’s been thirty eight years..
i still remember.. the club across the river..
the last night we ever saw each other..
..miss you love..
Memoirs of an Oilfield Diver
The Epic Archive
1984 – 1992
Stingrays are the best!
Journey ain’t too shabby either.
Heard this today at the Commissary and got the shivers.
Anyone see SyFy’s Helix? Remember the end? The Final Solution, so to speak? That has been going through my head lately as we plunge blindly into the Technocratic Dystopia. Far more horrific than any zombie movie ever. Beautiful song, but the association will never fade for me.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
The 50th Psalm Septuagint (Psalm 51 KJV).
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
GREAT SATURDAY
On Holy and Great Saturday, we celebrate the Divine Burial of the Body of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ and His Descent into Hades, whereby our race was recalled from corruption and passed over into eternal life.
Holy and Great Saturday
Dismissal Hymns. Second Tone.
The noble Joseph, taking Thine immaculate Body down from the Tree, and having wrapped It in pure linen and spices, laid It for burial in a new tomb.
When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity. And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, all the powers in the Heavens cried out: O Life-giver, Christ our God, glory be to Thee.
Unto the myrrh-bearing women did the angel cry out as he stood by the grave: Myrrh-oils are meet for the dead, but Christ hath proved to be a stranger to corruption.
Holy and Great Saturday
Kontakion. Second Tone.
He that shut up the abyss is seen as one dead, and, like a mortal, the Immortal One is wrapped in linen and myrrh and placed in a grave. And women cane to anoint Him weeping bitterly and crying out: This is the most blessed Sabbath wherein Christ, having slept, shall arise on the third day.
The daily services for Great Week and Pascha in the Orthodox Christian Church are frequent and are appointed for specific reasons and for times of the days to include all of the events of the saving Passion and Resurrection of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. These are done and have been for centuries for genuine worship, not for emotional entertainments.
There are numerous options online from many countries for viewing or hearing the full cycle of services since 2020 due to the covid-19 restrictions and dilemmas. One is from the Monastery of Saint John of San Francisco in NYS on its YouTube channel called “Orthodox Tradition” and these are mostly in English with some Greek and Church Slavonic.
Mornin’ infidels!
Mornin’, WeeWeed!
Mornin’ WeeWeed
Happy Caturday!
Good morning ?
Happy Caturday
Verse of the Day for Saturday, May 1, 2021
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“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:”
Romans 1:20 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.
So needed in this upside down chaos!! The power of our Almighty❤
A prayer to prepare us for the next revival. As a changed woman thanks to the Jesus Movement, I am eager to do my part to support the next one!
https://www.givehim15.com/post/may-1-2021
Lord, teach us to walk in wisdom and give us hearts that can hear. Open our ears to hear Your current revelation (Isaiah 50:4-5). We want to hear what You are saying to Your church today.
We desire to always be fresh wineskins. When this movement fully hits, we don’t want to be left out. We determine to not be so hardened into yesterday’s mold, we can’t handle the new outpouring. We refuse to be those that cried out for revival, then missed being able to participate because it was sloppy and messy. Soak us in the water of revelation from Your word, and massage us with the oil of Holy Spirit. Help us put aside our expectations and what we are comfortable with, fully embracing the new.
Give us revelation to hear Your voice and wisdom to know how to disciple and build. Give us revelation to stir things up and wisdom to provide stability. Give us revelation so we can walk in Your gifts, wisdom to know Your ways. We must have the Spirit and the Word. New wine is coming and we WILL receive it!
Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
INSIGHT NOT EMOTION
“I have to lead my life in faith, without seeing Him.” 2 Cor. v. 7 (Moffatt.)
For a time we are conscious of God’s attentions, then when God begins to use us in His enterprises, we take on a pathetic look and talk of the trials and the difficulties, and all the time God is trying to make us do our duty as obscure people. None of us would be obscure spiritually if we could help it. Can we do our duty when God has shut up heaven? Some of us always want to be illuminated saints with golden haloes and the flush of inspiration, and to have the saints of God dealing with us all the time. A gilt-edged saint is no good, he is abnormal, unfit for daily life, and altogether unlike God. We are here as men and women, not as half-fledged angels, to do the work of the world, and to do it with an infinitely greater power to stand the turmoil because we have been born from above.
If we try to re-introduce the rare moments of inspiration, it is a sign that it is not God we want. We are making a fetish of the moments when God did come and speak, and insisting that He must do it again; whereas what God wants us to do is to “walk by faith.” How many of us have laid ourselves by, as it were, and said – “I cannot do any more until God appears to me.” He never will, and without any inspiration, without any sudden touch of God, we will have to get up. Then comes the surprise – “Why, He was there all the time, and I never knew it!” Never live for the rare moments, they are surprises. God will give us touches of inspiration when He sees we are not in danger of being led away by them. We must never make our moments of inspiration our standard; our standard is our duty.
Oswald Chambers
May 1st Devotional
Blast from the past ….. Hot Rod Lincoln…….an American Original!
Nothing like getting robbed at the gas pump.
https://jalopnik.com/watch-robbers-attempt-to-rob-a-guy-pumping-gas-and-i-be-1846801215
Reminds me of the ol’ “Chinese Fire Drill” practiced on American streets.
From Peter Grant:
Saturday Snippet: Two renowned gunfighters on the keys to their craft
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2021/05/saturday-snippet-two-renowned.html
Bayou Renaissance Man – Saturday, May 1, 2021
“In an age when many police forces and law enforcement agencies are hobbled by politically correct restrictions, it’s galling to realize that our safety against criminal attack lies in our own hands. Nobody’s going to come to save us – at least, not right away. The old saw that ‘When seconds count, police are only minutes away’ is (yet again) proving all too true.
“Self-defense requires having the tools and the training for the job. A firearm is often the last line of defense when lesser means have failed – but far too many people regard it as some sort of magic talisman, requiring no training or experience to use. That’s the opposite of the truth. The late, great Jeff Cooper famously said:
” ‘Owning a handgun doesn’t make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.‘
“You have to know how to use your instrument in order to make the best use of it.”
Brennan’s 4 million reasons to overthrow the Trump Presidency and avoid 50-years in Jail.
The animosity of John Brennan towards President Trump is widely known. In Brennan’s public appearances, his interviews, his Op-Eds, and his Twitter posts the hatred is palpable. The question is why?
Why would a man with Brennan’s resume abuse the Office of Director CIA and organize a coup d’état against a sitting President of the United States? Why engage in treason that would forever tarnish a record of sterling service?
I do not begrudge anyone using their government-sponsored expertise, and contacts, for post-government employment. It is one of the perks of the job and second careers retain government access to the knowledge base We-The-People paid for. Brennan’s post-CIA career was successful. Brennan claimed he was earning almost $750,000 a year at The Analysis Corporation (TAC). But Brennan returned to government service in January 2009 to work President Obama.
John, John, John… you left a paper trail, man… The paper trails get you every time…
Since 1990 the CIA used an indispensable government contractor to track and trace terrorists worldwide – The Analysis Corporation (TAC). What made TAC the indispensable government contractor was they owned the intellectual property (IP) rights to the software program for the terrorist tracking database. TAC also owned the IP rights to a second program they developed called FUZZY FINDER. FUZZY FINDER sorts through travel, government, and credit card databases to identify the English versions of the pesky Arabic, Cyrillic, Thai, etc., alphabets when transliterated into the English alphabet to uncover a terrorists’ travel records.
In 2003, Brennan was the founding Director of the CIA’s Terror Threat Integration Center (TTIC). The TTIC morphed into the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) in 2004 with Brennan still in charge. When Brennan founded these counterterrorism centers (TTIC & NCTC) he had to hire TAC due to TAC’s Intellectual Property rights. And remember, Brennan was working at the NCTC when he retired from the CIA.
Owning the software that manages a huge database like a terror threat list is akin to owning the “double-click” patent. Any website that uses the double-click feature pays a royalty to the patent owner. Imagine the royalties the double-click patent owner gets from millions and millions of websites… Now imagine TAC’s value to the Intelligence Community as the indispensable government contractor…
Just 3-days before Brennan retired from government service TAC issued a press release announcing Brennan would become their next President and CEO. According to his Financial Disclosure Statements, Brennan was making almost $750,000 a year as President and CEO of TAC. Now that is a lucrative second career!
At TAC Brennan convinced a United Kingdom defense contractor, Global Strategies Group, Inc., to buy TAC in Feb 2007 to spin it off for an initial public offering (IPO). And Brennan convinced the Brits to give him a seat on the Board of Directors of the UK defense contractor too. Being on the Board enabled Brennan to influence things like employee benefits packages (i.e. the TAC 401K plan).
To ensure employee loyalty through the ownership and name changes building to the IPO, the Board of Global Strategies Group, Inc. (i.e. Brennan) ensured the TAC 401K passed into all successor companies with no substantive changes. Under his contract with the Global Strategies Group, Inc. Brennan was awarded at least 1,327 shares of new company stock in his TAC 401K account a year after the deal closed, and about 10-months prior to his joining the Obama Administration. Brennan’s February 2009 Financial Disclosure Form notes this account was worth more than $50,000 when he became President Obama’s National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism (NSA/CT).
Brennan listed his TAC 401K on his Financial Disclosure Statement (SF-278) for the NSA/CT position. However, a handwritten note on his SF-278 form indicates the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) apparently advised Brennan that owning stock in the indispensable government contractor for the NCTC while he was National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism (NSA/CT) was a Conflict of Interest violation. The note indicates Brennan told the OGE representative he would get rid of the offending shares of stock.
Several months after Brennan left the company, Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. applied to the SEC to hold the IPO. Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. advised they would use the stock symbol GTEC and conduct a stock split prior to the IPO. GTEC wanted a 60,000 to 1 stock split. The SEC refused permission – such an extreme stock split would cause balance sheet problems in all the TAC 401K accounts.
GTEC wanted that 60,000 to 1 split for their owners. To compromise, GTEC informed the SEC that all existing company 401K accounts (like Brennan’s) would be awarded no more than 200,000 shares prior to the IPO. The SEC determined this was acceptable and also allowed the successor company to change its name again to Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., but with the same stock symbol: GTEC.
Logically, Mr. Brennan’s TAC 401K, now known as the Sotera 401K, was bumped up from 1,372 shares to no more than 200,000 shares. After all, Brennan’s 1,372 shares would have been 82,000,000 if he got the 60,000 to 1 split like a non-401K holder. And here is where things get interesting…
Months after Brennan left the successor company, the IPO (NASDAQ: GTEC) was held. After some fluctuations the GTEC stock settled at about $10.50 per share. If Brennan still held his TAC 401K, now known as the Sotera 401K, then his account jumped from $50,000 to $2,100,000. Way to go John!! Rock that second career!
Oh, wait, Brennan told the OGE representative he was going to convert the TAC 401K to an IRA to avoid any conflict of interest (Official Statement #1). That means Brennan should not have a TAC 401K, or a Sotera 401K, in his name. President Obama’s Ethics Officer Norman Eisen even issued Brennan an official Ethics Waiver stating Brennan “…no longer had a financial interest in The Analysis Corporation (TAC)…” (Official Statement #2). And when he was nominated to be Director CIA Brennan filed an Official Statement with Congress stating as Director CIA he would avoid conflicts of interest (Official Statement #6).
Brennan’s Financial Disclosures as Director CIA do not list a TAC 401K, they list a Sotera 401K with an estimate of $250,000 in the account (Official Statements #7,8,9 &10). Based on the above sequence, the evidence indicates Brennan didn’t liquidate his Conflict of Interest as promised – he intentionally hid it. Brennan made, or caused to be made, a False Official Statement by the OGE Representative, and another by Norman Eisen, the White House Ethics Officer, and a third to the U.S. Senate. Oh boy, seven felony counts right there (and intentionality adds 5-years penalty to each count).
And each annual Disclosure form Brennan filed as the NSA/CT also was a False Official Statement (Official Statements #3,4 & 5) – at least three more felony counts, with intentionality enhancement penalties. And as the NSA/CT Brennan made numerous decisions, public statements, Congressional testimonies, and held press conferences that are Conflict of Interest violations. Ouch, 10-felony counts, with enhanced 5-year penalties. Brennan is looking at 50-years in jail if this gets exposed and prosecuted by the Department of Justice.
This scheme appears to be pretty lucrative for Brennan. Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTEC) was bought by Ares Management, a publicly traded private equity firm, on March 7, 2011 for $24.25 per share. The agreement with Ares Management stated there would also be no change to the Sotera 401K plan and after a drop-dead date, all outstanding Sotera shares (NASDAQ: GTEC) that were not cashed in would became worthless. Based on that agreement, Brennan’s Sotera 401K had a realized cash value of $4,850,000 at some point.
At least ten easily proven felony counts of intentional False Official Statements (5-year enhanced penalty per count) and numerous decisions, statements, congressional testimonies, press releases, and press conferences held with provable Conflicts of Interest felony violations as both the NSA/CT and Director CIA.
It looks like Brennan had at least four million reasons to overthrow the Trump Administration and avoid 50-years in jail.
Brennan admitted that he voted communist in 1976. If I were a communist I’d pick him to head up the CIA.
Same with James Comey. If I were a communist I’d pick him to run the FBI.
Same with Clapper. If I were a ………………………..
“If I were a communist I’d pick …”
Barry – is that you?
Any and all communists would naturally hate Donald Trump!
Telling ‘her’ Pelosi what she thinks in Russia. Duma Speaker. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/04/30/tell-hell-with-all-of-you
Just a moment of reality!
Jesus ‘drove out’ the salesmen from the temple. He didn’t pray them out.
We constructed laws and punishments, even to include death.
General Washington prayed for direction while fighting for the freedoms we enjoy today.
We always held the high ground in this country, now we seem to have given it up without a fight.
Point is, the left has made this a physical takeover of our rights and freedoms, it’s on purpose. The complacency was measured. Masks mean compliance and are visible. Same as vaccinations.
The removal of all moral leaders and Godly teachings have brought us to a foreign land within our own borders. Can anyone see that?
We are as if in a foreign country and either retreat or fight for our country once again.
They will not stop now that they took the capital and
presidency.
Pray?? Of course! understanding and wisdom are of God.
Why do you think there was fence up? Why prosecute those who assembled at the capital? Why Rudy, and all the rest being harassed?
China Never
https://chinanever.com/
”We research Brands and Products confirmed to be made in the USA, Canada or Europe:”
Edit: H/T The Freeholder https://www.thefreeholder.net/2021/05/01/not-made-in-china/
“I just wanted to direct you to China Never, a website documenting products not made in China. Useful if you’re one of those old-fashioned folks who want to try and support your neighbors rather than genocidal, murderous thugs.”
It struck me as I read your post that the day is coming when such sites will not be necessary anymore … because China will simply stop selling their products into America.
I recall seeing maps of the BRI routes – I don’t think there were any routes into America.
“But we’re the biggest market in the world and without us, China will have no one to sell their stuff to!” is a load of CRAP. China has been BUILDING ITS MIDDLE CLASS and that process is ongoing. We’re 330 million people. They’re a BILLION AND A HALF people.
Take a look at the BRI maps – China does not NEED to sell to the US.
As it is said…be careful what it is you wish for…
” China has been BUILDING ITS MIDDLE CLASS ”
Sure, like they just did in Hong Kong?
Give us a break…..they are communists…..they only have two classes……THEY and WE….
They have their rules and benefits…..and We have squat in their communist system.
lol…
You’ve got me hearing a Jethro Tull song now….
Beautiful deer walking around when I went turkey hunting. Always nice to be out there even if the turkeys don’t show.
DD
My latest Shakespeare mashup uses Merchant of Venice to go after Sundar Pichai, who is using Google search powers to impose a global caste system: https://abardseyeview.com/marry-them-to-your-heirs-the-merchant-of-venice-and-sundar-pichais-global-caste-system/
The $64 question is – can he fly?
Yesterday.
The place I went to deliver in Rochester, MI was one I had never been too. Too give you an idea. There was no way to get to it without driving on a section of dirt road. This is not uncommon in some places in Michigan. The place had a single dock and across from it was an elementary school.
One had to back into the dock from and asphalt street at the back of the facility and though there was adequate room for the rig to swing I had to have my tractor at a minimum of a 45 degree angle to the trailer once in the dock or I would be blocking the street where the school buses had to pass and parents were starting to line up in their cars bringing the little masked munchkins to school.
Just to make it just a little more interesting the county was grading and spraying the dirt road that ran beside the facility and those pieces of equipment also needed room to get by me to do their work.
I nailed it the first time without having to pull up once and the trailer perfectly docked. Proof that even a blind hog finds an acorn occasionally. Then I got to sit and watch the little masked munchkins go to school. Thankfully, by the time I was loaded and reloaded and could leave they were in class and the cars and buses gone.
It never gets old that awesome feeling when you hit the dock square between the yellow lines first shot.
DD
Especially when you have a bunch of people watching you.
Yes. ? Even better.
I learned a valuable lesson once. I was in a hurry to get out yard. Jumped in truck and left driver door open and only used passenger mirror.
Piled into another truck behind me. Thank God the driver wasn’t walking back there or checking the oil.
I tell the guys at work. Do a walk around before ever moving your vehicle. Dis you park in front of a fire hydrant? Did you park beside a large rock. So many accidents can be averted by taking your time.
You wrote some time ago about texting. I think about it whenever I’m tempted to grab my phone.
Safe travels sir.
DD
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Looks like Newsmax is showing their true colors.
https://www.oann.com/newsmax-settles-dominion-lawsuit-issues-retraction-on-2020-coverage/
A coup plotter settling with a coup plotter………surprise, surprise
Kind of like the class cheat grading his own paper …. do you think he made 100?
Yep. The cowards took the easy way out for them. But it screws the 80M+ voters who re-elected President Trump.
Hope more people are saying “Bye Newsmax”
An overlooked gem. Because radio stations didn’t quite know where to put this song … country, blues, rock, novelty music?
It never became popular until Tony Joe White started selling the record himself! At his small bar gig in Corpus Christi TX. He was selling THOUSANDS per week … and his record company finally took this tune seriously
I can recommend this album. It’s a bit of a modern update with some spacey loops and studio tricks by his son. They’re not overdone, and I find this a cool treatment of his sound.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/deep-cuts-mw0000787373
Hey! Thanks N.Rodman –
I’d never heard of that … kinda interesting effort by his son to get dad’s music appreciated with an upbeat sound. Sounds like some of it went a little over the top and alters the deep bayou blues of his sound.
I got re-interested in Tony Joe when my favorite vinyl re-issuers/engineers “Analogue Productions” re-did the lp “Homemade Ice Cream” (title song nicely redone on his son’s deep cuts) dbl. 12” 45rpm vinyl … ohhhhh does it sound so sooooo sweet!
https://www.discogs.com/Tony-Joe-White-Homemade-Ice-Cream/release/13537788
The Federalist Society has some splainin’ to do . . .
https://twitter.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/1388586685886353409
Truth
Stunning track, pretty singer
You noticed!
To quote Randy (Nick Cage) from Valley Girl …
That techno-rock you guys listen to is gutless.
Quote #4
39 years ago today.
My SF team was taking part in “Muflone” and we were in Italy working with the Italian Special Forces known as Incursoris.
After isolation and planning at the wired in and highly secure Italian Base Mari set at the mouth of the Arno river across from their Presidential retreat we had jumped in.
We jumped from an Italian Aeritalia G222 aircraft. We were split team. IOW 1/2 of our team went with an Italian team with US leadership and the other half went with an Italian team with Italian leadership.
The notional scenario was that the Russians had invaded and held the northern half of Italy. We were dropping behind enemy lines to conduct UW (Unconventional Warfare) operations, or IOW there there partisans we were to meet up with and train and lead as part of a guerrilla warfare campaign. Our guerrillas were actually Italian Paracudisti or IOW Italian paratroopers. All of this would be taking place in the northern end of the Apennines mountain range not too far from Piza.
The jump was a disaster. We came down 20 kilometers from the planned DZ (Drop Zone). It was a pitch black night. I and a couple others came down in an Italian pig farm. Smelled it before we landed in it.
Nevertheless we managed to assemble and move out to our first hide out. That hide out was a huge bolder on the side of the mountain that had fallen in a manner to leave a space under it. During WW II Italian partisans assisting the allies had built a stone wall and and even a chimney with a little fire place to close the space off from the outside. It made a pretty comfortable and secure abode after we cleaned the dried porcupine dung out of it.
Eventually, after being chased and harassed by the Italian Alpinies (their mountain troops) we moved
Eventually me made another long move to an Italian village high up in the mountains to meet up with our partisans. It was May day when we marched into that village, dirty, heavy rucksacks and weapons. The village was communist and all the villagers were in the Cantinas for the Holiday.
They came out and started dragging us in to have drinks with them. Then we moved into an empty warehouse where during the season, Chianti wine was stored.
We met our guerrillas and for two weeks lived there running operations out of that village, The residents never gave us up to the Italian Army and Carabanari that were looking for us. The night before our chopper came in to extract us they served us an 8 course Italian meal in the best place in town. We were the first American troops in that village since WW II they told us.
India Express on Friday interviewed ‘not a political person’, yes he said that, Fauci, on what India should do fighting WuFlu. And yes, it is political https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/indias-covid-crisis-anthony-s-fauci-coronavirus-death-7297380/
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and his family as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Amen…
Amen.
Amen.
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