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Amen
Amen
Amen.
Many are saying “Trump coulda or shoulda” or “If Trump woulda” comments. What spare energy or priorities did you see him wasting at any point in this presidential term? Who do you want as president instead of Donald Trump? Are you supporting the MAGA/constitutional platform or tearing it down? Or weakening it by criticizing and undermining the president?
Every conservative person giving negative comments toward Donald Trump needs to do a quick and thorough self assessment of their own character, their own work ethic, their own commitment to this country and to this president. Ask yourself, what projects or activities am I doing myself that are bringing this country in line with the principles of our Creator and the constitution of this republic?
Let us quit worrying about our reputation and be like Marco Rubio — support the man and lay down your life daily alongside him — first for the Lord, then for this great Nation that God has blessed us with through the sacrifice of others.
None of the negative armchair quarterbacks can name one person who could have accomplished what Donald Trump has — at any level. That is not emotion driven speculation — that is reasoned tabulation and reviewing data constantly
Our government is a constitutional republic. We the People have the power. We are not using it. I daresay none of us are using our power and resources for the sake of this country like Donald Trump is.
The signers of the Declaration pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor for this country. Which one of us here wants to step forward and show a greater commitment to this country by those measures — than Donald J Trump?
I still say our president fights harder and more consistently and tirelessly against 10 times more resistance than any other president. — to a miraculous degree.
If each of us in the 81+ million conservative population of this nation will give one tenth of the effort they spend criticizing him, and put that effort toward supporting MAGA and President Trump — with a willingness to respond to the pushback, then we will have unstoppable growth, morale, and productivity in this nation.
God is the Holy Trinity.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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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.
Reflections on The Riots in France
A glimpse of the future that the progressive left keeps prescribing
https://danielclarkeserret.substack.com/p/reflections-on-the-riots-in-france
Want to be like France? You know how to vote
Three policies are driving France’s slow-motion collapse:
Curiously, these happen to be the crown jewels of the American progressive left.
Roughly 90% of all Democrats support doubling the minimum wage. More than 70% of “strong liberals” support removing ALL immigration restrictions.
And 79% of Democrats want bigger government, a share that has climbed steeply for 30 years.
October 6th is German-American Day.
The video provides a short history of this day in American history. October is German-American Heritage Month as well.
President Trump’s paternal Grandparents were natives of Germany. His Grandmother, Elizabeth Christ Trump, was a remarkable woman herself as she led the family as a widow after her husband died at age 49.
Good.
Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan’s execution after Pete Hegseth’s recommendation
https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/trump-approves-firing-squad-for-fort-hood-killer-nidal-hasans-execution-after-pete-hegseths-recommendation/
President Trump has just approved the execution by firing squad of jihadist terrorist, Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army major who murdered in cold blood over a dozen unarmed Army solders and wounded 32 more at Fort Hood in 2009.
The historical record shows that a firing squad is far away the most humane and foolproof means of carrying out Capital Punishment, especially when compared to the botched ‘lethal’ injection method used on Christa Pike!
Because, as we all now know too well, if the needle delivering the toxic injection isn’t properly inserted into a vein, the result can be a maiming, not an execution!
There have been 64 documented cases of botched executions by lethal injection!
Death by electrocution has an even worse record of reliability, with 84 botched executions carried out between 1890 and 2010, which represents nearly 2% of all the electrocutions carried out, an astonishingly high and completely unacceptable number.
Even the staple of justice in the Old West, hanging, often left slender victims with muscular necks twisting in the wind for what must have seemed an agonizing eternity to the dying person…and the rope sometimes broke or the scaffold collapsed under the weight, which is doubtless why the documented number of botched hangings is 85, about the same number as electrocution.
But there is not a single documented case where a U.S. execution by firing squad, also known as fusillading, was not successfully carried out! It’s often been customary that one member of the firing squad is given a weapon loaded with a blank, so no one knows for sure if his was the kill shot.
With a robotic firing squad, the issue of personal guilt wouldn’t be a consideration but it’s doubtful that robots will be used in Hasan’s execution…and I suspect some of the soldiers assigned to that grisly duty won’t have a problem with looking the mass murderer of their comrades in the eye as they pull the triggers!
WILD: United Pilot Who Defended October 7 Reportedly Still Flying After Suspension
United Airlines pilot Ibrahim R. Mossallam, who described Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack as “a resistance by a brave people” and said it was “not an unprovoked attack,” is reportedly still flying passengers. His Facebook comments were documented in coverage of the original controversy.
United removed Mossallam from flying duties with pay in November 2023 while investigating the posts. Aviation publication Live and Let’s Fly reported that on October 3, 2026, that he had returned to flying.
Mossallam is also listed as board vice-president of CAIR-New York on the organization’s official website, which describes him as a professional international airline pilot.
https://www.facebook.com/JBreakingNews/videos/%EF%B8%8F-wild-united-pilot-who-defended-october-7-reportedly-still-flying-after-suspens/1591464675601207/
WILD: United Pilot Who Defended October 7 Reportedly Still Flying After Suspension United Airlines pilot Ibrahim R. Mossallam, who described Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack as “a resistance by a brave people” and said it was “not an unprovoked attack,” is reportedly still flying passengers.
His Facebook comments were documented in coverage of the original controversy.
United removed Mossallam from flying duties with pay in November 2023 while investigating the posts. Aviation publication Live and Let’s Fly reported that on October 3, 2026, that he had returned to flying.
Mossallam is also listed as board vice-president of CAIR-New York on the organization’s official website, which describes him as a professional international airline pilot.
Sources say that Mossallam has continued posting strongly anti-Israel statements since returning to the cockpit.
United has not responded to comment on why he is still flying passenger flights.
https://x.com/JBreakingNews/status/2107224663386370271
HALFWAY DOWN THE PAGE I FOUND THIS
When A Pilot’s Politics Become A Passenger’s Problem
Let’s return for a moment to United Airlines Captain Ibrahim Mossallam, whom I wrote about in November 2023.
On October 7, as the Hamas attacks unfolded, Mossallam described what was happening as “a resistance by a brave people.” United removed him from service with pay while investigating. At the time, I condemned his words but stopped short of declaring him unfit to fly. I also said I would not want to fly with him.
He’s back in the air, but now more than ever, I would not want to fly with him.
No, I have no evidence that Mossallam would harm a passenger or attempt anything like the flydubai attack. But celebrating or excusing the premeditated slaughter of civilians raises questions about judgment that I cannot dismiss because someone is technically proficient at flying an airplane.
Passengers entrust pilots with their lives. I want to know that the person behind the cockpit door regards every one of those lives as worth protecting.
But there’s a problem with that position, isn’t there?
How widely are these sentiments held? In my earlier story, I raised that question about pilots in Turkey, the Middle East, and Northern Africa. I still worry that admiration for violence against Israelis may be far more prevalent than we care to admit and I have no answer for what to do about it.
Criticism of Israel, even fierce criticism, does not establish support for murdering Jews.
But there’s a difference between deliberately targeting civilians for murder and civilians dying in war when used as human shields…don’t try to compare the actions of Hamas and the actions of Israel.
https://liveandletsfly.com/flydubai-pilot-oman-flying-ban-extremism/
Email the CEO of United to protest
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My SWAG on: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/10/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-promotes-diesel-affordability/
Possible savings: 24.4¢ federal + 33.6¢ Virginia = 58¢/gal—about $290 per 500 gallons.
Home heating: If you have a mild-winter reserve, conserve it and use the heat pump when practical.
Waiting could save $125–$475 to fill later
Farm/logistics users: Existing red-diesel reserves might become usable for transportation.
That could save $580 per 1,000 gallons—if your state and suppliers also suspend the tax.