It’s hard to believe the image below was originally shared on these pages and discussed almost a decade ago. There was just something about the shift in messaging from the totalitarian left that sounded an internal alarm amid those who were focused on the open dismissal of liberty and freedom that resounded from the drumbeat of the Obama era:
“Fundamental change” was a looming catch phrase many just seemed to ignore. And here we are… divided by a network of seemingly intoxicating systems; many purposefully driven by the modern dynamic of social media, steering a tribal outcome we are only now just beginning to fathom. Ultimately what the collective weight of progressiveness is putting upon us is isolation. There are so many historic references to this strategic sentiment it is disconcerting to review with hindsight.
I am not a sage, but we saw this coming…. we just didn’t know the entry vector that would be used to accomplish the final stages of diminished freedom and individual liberty. As we look at the current COVID-19 mandates and dictates one cannot easily dismiss the weaponized use of a virus to attain division under the guise of “social distancing.”
When we initially asked the question: “where would you choose to live“, we had no idea a virus would be purposeful to enhance the objectives of social engineering, isolation and ultimately, painfully, oppression. Oblivious to the grand design, we allowed a seemingly disparate network of big tech companies to control communication. The COVID aspect now generates in the physical world exactly the same distance created in the digital world.
In/around July it was obvious in my travels we were on the precipice of a disconnect from human interaction that would numb our psyche to what ultimately matters, fellowship.
Not only are various governmental agencies forcing the separation of people from their community networks, we are also seeing faith-based organizations, churches, buying into the fear. Even in areas where churches are not forcibly shut down, many are seeing a structural shift where some faith leaders are willingly ostracizing their community under the guise of various COVID alarms. This is not good…. not good at all.
Fellowship is the essential ingredient to a purposeful life. How and why we interact with each-other is how and why we recharge our core humanity. To see faith leaders willing to separate from the function of fellowship is alarming. However, as individuals we must not allow this foreboding sense to become the normal expectation.
Throughout history large armies have been defeated through the process of division. It is not a leap to see the same strategic objectives being deployed against social assemblies including congregations. It is puzzling how leadership cannot see the danger in social and spiritual distance when the bond of fellowship is needed more than ever.
Each of us has a different connection to our community. Each of us has a different level of internal strength… such is the nature of living. However, the distance between people is manifestly not a good outcome when combined with the lack of food for the soul.
The influence of social media is already troublesome, physically distancing from human engagement only worsens the impact. There is no digital replacement for the true fellowship of humanity on a personal level.
Ultimately it is the currency of human connection that is the true value in our lives.
We have each felt how our positive influence upon the lives of others nourishes our own sense of purpose and fulfillment… Do not lose that. Do not think you can compensate for that through other arbitrary measures; you cannot.
With local, state and now federal leaders moving beyond the workplace distance; and beyond the community distance; and beyond the church distance; and now entering your home to tell you the importance of separating yourself from your family during a time of year when that very assembly is the core of your support network… you must evaluate these arbitrary decrees very deliberately.
Evaluate very closely what you are willing to give up. Perhaps we are in this position today because we didn’t sit still enough and contemplate the real priorities in our lives.
Our liberty is inherent.
Our freedom is inherent.
The removal of both requires consent.
I choose not to disconnect.
I choose purpose.
I choose my own humanity.
Love to all,
~ Sundance
[…] I asked a gentleman for the location to a convenience store to purchase some mints to chew throughout the day. I was directed to a specific store.
When I made my purchase, the mask on the other side of the counter was as sad as many that day, but I felt compelled to ask how she was doing. The typical “been better” was the return. However, as I started to walk away… I turned back: “what’s wrong”?
For the next few minutes I listened as I met a mom of four kids who was 15 days from a COVID-based eviction. There was really no-one to blame; and worse, for her no-where to turn. She was looking for housing grants to avoid the most painful decision in her short 30-year-life.
You see, there was a reason why I went into that store that afternoon, at least that’s what I told her; and there was a reason why she was there. In part with your support, and after putting all other tasks in the appropriately unimportant place they deserved, WE (yes, you and me) together found a solution and provided the resources she needed. Starfish dude strikes again… this time with His help and your help.
It would have been very easy to walk out and accept that simple: “been better”. Heck, I think of all the times I have done that before…. but not this time. This time something nagged about it…. and so I turned around and found tears, fellowship – and mints.
The next day another stroll, a little lost, and a veteran on the street… I can’t tell you his story because that’s for another day… but it is just as important and just as profound. As I walked away from him many minutes later he yelled at me: “HEY DUDE”. I turned my unmasked smile back in his direction only to have him say: “we need more people like you in charge”… Thumbs up, and I continued my travels.
Which is really the point of writing all this. Our nation needs more people like you, right now. Don’t wait… engage life, get optimistic however you need to do it. Then let that part of you shine right now… This is how we fight. Hold up that flag; give the starter smile… rally to the standard you create and spread fellowship again.
God knows we need it.
Words to live by… God bless you for saying so eloquently what I would say if I had the words….Bless you all
My favorite photo Sundance and Thank you.
The “Signatures” are the key, remember this. You’ll see tomorrow.
Cryptic? Yes!
Think “Maiden” names
???? please ??????
Oh yes. Married women’s maiden names were used to submit fraudulent Biden ballots – without the women knowing it.
DemoCommunists are limitless in their creativity to commit theft, fraud, and cheating in general.
I went to the recycling center this morning, my dog Belle, a Shepherd mix, had her head sticking out of the car window. While dropping off a broken TV, two guys came over to help me. One asked as he approached the car if Belle would bite, I stated no – she will give you a kiss. The other looked at Belle, came over and pet her.
They both took the TV out of the car and I said thank you and Happy Thanksgiving. They both were so happy to hear me say that, they came over and talked to me for 10 minutes. One told me the story of how when he was little he had a German Shepherd and I could tell by the story he told how much he loved the dog. He said he was devastated when he died and had tears in his eyes.
The other asked me if having a dog was good for children as he had two. The two of us who had or owned dogs immediately said yes. We both said get a German Shepherd or Shepherd mix. We all laughed. I thanked them both and went on my way, grateful for the opportunity to talk to people normally for 10 minutes. It was a great moment at 8 am on a Sunday morning.
^^^Like very much^^^ Thanks to our #1 Wolverine Sundance.. God bless you and all that you do..
MEGA
MAGA…
KAGA.
Praise The Lord!
Sage wisdom and advice. Kudos Sundance as always…
I want to live outside the Matrix. It is prudent to start making plan
If you gather in person in your home, you may be communicate freely. (Hence, their need for control.)
If you communicate via social media, smartphone, or other tech…it will be monitored and/or censored.
* Beware “smart” devices in the home, if you want to speak freely.
I planned to retire in FL as I am approaching that magic time. Then came DJT Presidency and I got red pilled so what I believed in American democracy is a lie or worst fraud committed by the whole political class. What I see, is illusion. I need to change my plan. Escape to Northern Mariana Island or other Pacific island to live the rest of my life there. This takes a big toll out of my life. I am so depressed.
US Samoa allows United States Citizens not born in Samoa a maximum stay of 30 days.
I am sure what No Mariana policy is for US citizens.
I’ve actually looked into Pitcairn Island. Too poor to consider other tropical locations.
Perhaps you may have already read Mark Twain’s story “The Great Revolution in Pitcairn”. A good yarn on what happens when government runs amok!
Smartphones- Our refrigerator died recently and we bought a compact one to tide us over until the new one arrived. Now that it is here my wife decided the compact fridge still sitting there is the perfect convenient place to put smartphones when we talk!
The power of touch- As many of you in the health profession know the elderly miss that simple gesture. Children caring for parents know that too. They actually crave the human touch, that is why pets (as a substitute)are so popular. Caregivers touch the elderly many times doing their necessities but it is much different than a voluntary touch. A clasp on the shoulder, a handshake, hugs are forbidden in this new era. Pastors.priests, and elders – hold their hands when you pray with them.
UST;
It IS prudent, even necesary. I began planning, it took me about 8 years. Been out of the matrix for about 10 years, would NEVER GO BACK.
Come on out, all, the waters fine, the air is clear, and its so much QUIETER out here!
Perhaps in part, BECAUSE of so much less background noise that you have in the city, as opposed to out here, it is much less STRESSFUL.
IIRC, they set allowable decibel levels, based on readings at a major intersection, in a lage city (I think it was NYC) in the middle of the day, and it was around 80 decibels.
Point being its one of those insidious things, you don’t consciously notice, but it DOES have an effect.
The other thing I have noticed, is an inverse relationship between physical “closeness” or proximity, and emotional connection and cooperation.
In the city, I had neighbors I had lived “next door to” for YEARS, and only knew their name from accidentally getting their mail, and frankly would be unlikely to ask or give them help with minor issue, and vice versa.
Here, we all KNOW each other, TALK to each other, have more of an emotional connection, with greater physical seperation.
More cooperation, and at the same time more self reliance and yet interdependancy.
City dwelling means being dependant on systems, transportation, supply chains, etc.
Country living means being more self reliant, and people assisting people, i.e. cooperation.
Its not heaven, but it is, for me and mine SO MUCH BETTER.
Oh, and one more thing; learn to use your country voice. We can often spot a recent transplant from the city, cause of the “loud talking”; you really don’t NEED to yell at someone standing 6-10 feet away, when there is little background noise, beyond the occasional crow cawing, or coyote howl.
Do your research, develop a PLAN, and get out while the gettings good. The cities arecollapsing, and you don’t want to be there, when they finally fall over!
IMHO
God is the author of life. Death is no barrier to Him. He commands the heavens and the earth. He rules life and death. Jesus Christ, His Son, is the sustenance of our life. His Holy Spirit, the fellowship of life.
Through the three, we are connected. Our prayers, our voices, our hearts are one in His will.
Though the masters of this earth may try to break us, through fellowship of spirit, through the reading of scripture, we are never alone, nay we are one in Spirit, one in God.
He has won.
Your comment, WWAM, runs parallel to my own thinking.
The Book of Revelation is the Distant Triumph Song.
Jesus won at the resurrection; he announced His victory to the demons in hell. He ascended to heaven where he rules all things for the benefit of his Church.
They are now on a short leash, those who oppose Him.
What matters now for us who believe the good news is that we stay strong, remain vigilant and faithful (which God’s Holy Spirit works in us), and remain steadfast in proclaiming Jesus Christ, crucified for the sins of all people.
Oh glorious victory that overcomes the world!
Yes, I’ve read the end of the book, and those of us that know and have found HIM win in the end! We may not have all of the answers for what is coming between now and then, but I believe and know that whatever comes He will help us! Be ready and continue on in Faith believing, and that we need to do all we can to help others who need to find the Lord before it all ends.
Amen.
AMEN…
Fellowship…God invented it for a reason…
Amen!
Thanks Sundance. Everyone needs a message on a Sunday. That was good for me.
“…………. to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — …”
Just remember, our rights and the laws of nature are ENDOWED BY OUR CREATOR and the forces of evil can deprive you of those rights, but they can never truly take them away.
Only if we consent to having them taken away, Clivus. Is any Treeper here consenting? This one isn’t!
Clivus,
“…–That when any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter [DJT] or abolish it, and to institute new Government…”.
Know this, what we are witnessing [corruption/enemies of God being delivered up] had to be exposed. I previously stressed the imperative of Judge Sullivan coming clean as being at the core of Injustice in America.
All sagaciousness aside, I know what I know and I know by whom [Christ] I know it. Truth has no agenda. Fear not. Trust God.
President Trump, all his legal defense and most importantly, the overwhelming majority of The People [and the free world] are not the enemies of God. The prince of the power of the air [media / those withholding truth in unrighteousness], are the enemies of God.
Lastly, every official [city, county, state] responsible for certifying ANY election result, is also solely accountable for their actions. The worst nightmare for those who would subvert the will of the People for a perceived reward/power, is that We The People [and 8 Billion souls yearning to be free worldwide] constitute the largest ‘private’ equity source ever conceived.
THX 1138 was the template for China Virus to usher in Agenda 21!
if Crooked was President, we’d all be in chains…
45 is saving our Republic and now the Supreme Court will rule…
Will our Republic continue under the US Constitution or will Sharia Law be our downfall???
Thomas
Alito
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Barrett
Any voting system that even allows vote flipping is in violation of the equal protection clause by definition.
Not only should this election be decided by the 12th Amendment, but the SCOTUS should rule that ‘all’ electronic voting systems nationwide are invalid, and only hand counted paper ballots with bar codes shall be used so that the entire count can be audited from receipt to final and voters can look up how their vote is cast in public database.
Further all voters must re-registered with proof of citizenship and residency in order to vote in the next election and every five years after that.
Botnet BARR, the DOJ Malware by IPOT 1776
https://bitchute.com/channel/Xe2ztraIRXRX/
Amazing. Thank you.
This is great thank you Sundance.
“we just didn’t know the entry vector that would be used to accomplish the final stages of diminished freedom and individual liberty.”
Diminished freedom and individual liberty?
It’s now looking like it may well be far more like obliterated.
BTW these fools keep asking for money for Georgia “runoffs” as if we are fools???
Dear Rinos Nevertrumpers Dimms etc…once the Globalists steal 2020, rapes beatings humiliations in your home work will be allowed encouraged and of course targeted, but first it will be you the collaborators who will be subjected first! true believers are only using you…they are Sick Sad Demons…wake up fools…
I keep emailing back that they wouldn’t need the money if they hadn’t been complicit in the election theft in GA and that there was no point to sending money because votes don’t matter in GA. They probably never see these emails, but it makes me feel better.
I’d like to see them lose GA, but I read that Kemp plans to have signature matching and other protections in place to protect the GOPe now that he helped Biden steal GA.
Personally, I will never vote GOP again – there’s no point. Elections above dog catcher are all predetermined.
I’m going to make it my hobby to convince others to stop voting.
thats exactly the point…signature match…id…etc…mean nothing with “weighted voting” and Dimm Major City counting…
Electoral College was setup to preserve our Republic and we will see if Supreme Court decides accordingly…
I believe that this election was stolen from what I have read and seen. Trump was getting tens of thousands to attend his rallies and Biden could barely get 200 people at his largest rallies.
I agree that elections don’t seem to matter anymore but not voting is the wrong choice in my opinion. The Left will still vote. If you don’t vote, they will win the election. We either join a new party led by Donald Trump or
Join the Democrat party and destroy them from the inside during primaries. I prefer the latter because the media will demonize Republicans or whatever party Trump starts. It will be harder for the media to destroy the Democrat party because they are a part of it.
So, the asshat who took biden bribes to family members, and reelection insurance, to sign State contracts for the crooked voting system, is NOW “promising” signature matching for the runoff?
Is to laugh! WHAT setting is the machine doing the “signature matching” going to be set at?
Fool me once,…”Honest, Charlie Brown,….THIS time I REALLY WILL hold the football!”
Kemp is going down, along with the S o S, probably Lt. Govenor as well.
Not sure what the Georgia State Constitution dictates, when the top three Executives of the State are forced to resign due to scandal and Criminal charges, and HOW they conduct a run-off under those circumstances,..but its going to be interesting!
So Basically, you are in favor of giving up, destroying our 80 million voter coalition, and accepting rule by the left forevermore.
They don’t need money for rigged elections. I texted back and mentioned that – probably no one will see it but they’re not getting away with trying to rile me up anymore.
I give thanks for this tree of fellowship and the many wise and comforting posts that I love to read. Altho, our frustrations are so evident, our underlying solidarity is primary. Thank God for CTH followers.
In retrospect, it appears we have been lazy in preserving and protecting out freedoms while freedom’s enemies have freely and gradually infiltrated and corrupted our institutions. I feel we are near a precipice. Regardless of what happens in the election, the freedom movement must go and grow. We are many, now we must find where our power lies (numbers) and how to effectively use it.
I do not feel isolated, but I’m sure some do. I feel resolute in my conviction that “there are more of us than them.”
We have power in numbers…. wait for the truckers’ strike. You will see our power. Never give up. We are in the right.
Do you have some inside info on this,or wishful thinking,
“wait for the truckers’ strike.”
There is supposed to be a truckers strike – I heard it announced on Saturday during the “Stop the Steal” Rally in Atlanta.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truckerstrike2020/
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/11/11/truckers-plan-stop-the-wheels-shutdown-in-protest-of-joe-bidens-plans-for-fracking-ban-green-new-deal/
https://teamtrumpusa.com/truckers-are-planning-to-strike-across-the-nation-in-response-of-the-mass-voter-fraud/
Stock up on toilet paper.
Thank you and Amen.
Thank you and Amen.
We need these reminders every so often. Thanksgiving is the perfect time.
I talked to person the other day and he was wearing a mask. We immediately went to politics because I commented about his mask. I didn’t know what Party he belonged, but he said he was a Trumper.
He said, he wish he could do more but he was only one vote. I said Yes, we all have but one vote at one time every 4-years. However, what we do have all the time is our attitude.
Develop a Trumper American Patriot attitude and you will be a subtle influence on someone everyday. Even a dumb and stupid “Useful Idiot” commie democrat will be affected by your attitude. They cannot help but experience an emotion. So what if its negative on their part. However, you will have stirred the drink.
Heres a tip, if you are in a situation where you don’t know where someone stands, politically
and want to know, BEFORE venturing there.
Bic or Zippo? Bic lighters tend to appeal to them, Zippos to us.
Bring up self driving cars, “my brother just got one of these self driving cars, what do YOU think of them?”
Libbies LOVE the concept, “Trumpers” (I prefer Deplorables, personally) universally seem to agree its a STUPID idea.
And, as you note I would caution everyone NOT to make assumptions on someone being a libby, JUST because they are wearing a face diaper. Some choose to wear their Trump support proudly, with MAGAA attire, and no mask under any circumstances, and I applaud that.
Others, particularly those living in libbie enclaves, choose to live as insurgents, inside the enemy camp. Do not condemn those who choose not to have masks be the hill they are prepared to die on.
We each must soldier on, and pick our battles where we can prevail, fighting smarter and not harder.
And yes, NUMBERS make a difference, and we have the numbers. The viral video of the people ejecting the health dept employee AND LE from the gym. Would it have ended the same way, if there had been less “peaceful protesters”? Doubtful, as there are plenty of videos of INDIVIDUALS being arrested, for violating “mask mandates”.
Stay strong, watch your 6, CHOOSE your battles carefully, apply pressure where and how it can make a difference.
Apply the thinking behind Pattons quote;
“The object is NOT to die for your country (cause). Any dumb sumbitch can die for his country (cause).
The OBJECT is to make the OTHER dumb sumbitch die for HIS Country (cause).
And, look to our leaders; PDJT, Sidney Powell; infinite patience, and despite all the illegality and not playing by the rules of our enemies, they adhere rigidly to “doing the RIGHT thing, in the Right way”.
Soldier on, we SHALL be Victorious!
I go without a mask most of the time. I get a lot of smiles from people wearing masks. And yes, I can tell a smile even when the mouth is covered. The eyes and the head nod give it away.
Just talked with my children, both of them are ‘locked down’ in their downtown Chicago apartments and will not be traveling to their mother’s house in Michigan for Thanksgiving. This is just sad.
I live in a small town in California where all of the restaurants have just been forced to go back to outdoor dining and carryout only, versus 50% inside dining only two weeks ago. With temps dropping rapidly (it’s going down to the 30s at night now) the poor restaurant owners are again forced to limp by on carryout and limited outdoor dining under heaters. With one of the restaurants/bars serving as the unofficial local gathering place, we’ve all once again been forced back inside our homes versus gathering with friends to watch a ball game on TV and have a few beers inside. It’s disheartening.
I want all of this CoronaCold BS to end, yesterday. We need to be able to live our lives as adults, not being forced to continue cowering inside for a virus which has a 99.7% survival rate. My poor kids in their mid-20s and just starting out in life are basically being held hostage by corrupt DemoRats in Chicago. It’s terrible.
See how easy it is for these Communist Democrat Governors to jerk people around? It is to instil the nature of compliance rather than the irritant of resistance. Shutdown is just another word for training.
Down the road when they tell the people to jump, the only question will be, “How High”?….totally disgusting, IMO.
Masks, lockdowns, etc., is classic Pavlovian conditioning to train the population to respond irrationally to psychological triggers (fear–>submission, good doggie).
No one can stop them from traveling.
Did you sign the petition to recall gov newsom?
I would tell my kids to come home for Thanksgiving and family fellowship. Nobody is going to stop them. Now is the time to run with scissors and dance like nobody’s watching. They are prisoners of their own minds.
And this how they got them to get into the boxcars,
“we’ve all once again been forced back inside our homes versus gathering with friends”
Reading this gave me Holy Spirit goosebumps.
Thank you, Sundance! May you always be blessed.
❤️??
Social Distancing and Masking: Neutralization through Atomization
“The more unrelated individuals are, the more consolidated the State becomes, and vice versa.”
—C.G. Jung
“The highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy’s Plans;
the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy’s forces;
[i.e. Isolating him from his allies.]”
—Sun Tzu
“But the heat came round and busted me for smiling on a cloudy day.”
— Bob Weir, The Other One
I thank everyone so much for the fellowship in the Treehouse community. It truly gives me hope.
Finding community here on our limbs of the Treehouse has been, and continues to be, a revitalizing force; reading posts throughout the day has that re-focusing effect for when I do go out and interact with my neighbors, shopkeepers and such.
Wearing one of those glasses face shields instead of the cloth or paper masks the majority of people are wearing I’ve found that people want to stop, talk, interact more, perhaps because they can see smiles? Over the past week I’ve noticed more people wearing these face shields (they fit on just like a pair of glasses), so think the message is going out, in the unspoken way things do, by example.
Yeah, we’ll make sure to not spread the virus,, but in our own way thank you very much!
Looking toward Treehouse 2.0; the online community may be more important as the days proceed than ever before.
Thank you for this beautiful reminder.
Thank you, SD. Bless you.?? This has been part of my prayer time recently. Praying for fellowship for this country that God tells us in His Word. Hebrews 10:25
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
I hope it’s OK to drop this here. This is what push-back looks like in Buffalo.
Yep, private property. Tell them to get a warrant, and then still refuse entry. Film the whole thing, and sue their asses!
Yes, times 100 in every city, every day for less than a week, most likely equals the end of the lockdowns. A show of strength and solidarity by taking back our power. As many sheriffs have revealed this past week that they will not be enforcing thanksgiving gatherings; my belief is most don’t want anything to do with closing local businesses again, either.
Look at it as a “peaceful protest/coup.” We the people telling the mayors and governors to “stick it where the sun don’t shine!” A couple nights of protest outside their homes and many would be sobbing in a closet.
We need to tell them it’s over. We tell them we’re 80,000,000 strong — and it’s over!
If they don’t comply, we begin the largest boycott in America’s history and we show them IT’S OVER!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Resist, Fight Back! Now, Today, Forever!
Love it! We do not comply with tyranny!
https://www.wivb.com/news/top-stories/orchard-park-gym-owners-push-back-against-police-health-department-saying-regulations-are-unjust/
Sorry. I thought I was just leaving a link.
You did it perfectly! Put this on everyone’s face. You have shown that We The People do not have to comply to communist bureaucratic bullsh*t!
Put this in everyone’s face
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-ny-business-owners-kick-out-health-dept-sheriffs-civil-disobedience-starts-now
Yes, be one of those people the world needs more of.
I’ve teleworked for 20 years, and don’t socialize. My kids go to private schools, so while the public school kids sit home my kids are in school five days a week. My Church is open with social distancing.
COVID has affected my vacations and store inventory, but otherwise I wouldn’t notice. I’ve never had a need to be around people. I could probably go years without talking to another human on the phone or in person.
Lulu- you don’t know what you’re missing.
I guess the article has no meaning for you,nothing like living in your own bubble. But of course you are here on CTH making comments”I’ve never had a need to be around people”,I also love this part “My Church is open with social distancing.”
Your bubble. has not burst yet, but it will.
“I’ve teleworked for 20 years, and don’t socialize. My kids go to private schools, so while the public school kids sit home my kids are in school five days a week. My Church is open with social distancing.
COVID has affected my vacations and store inventory, but otherwise I wouldn’t notice. I’ve never had a need to be around people. I could probably go years without talking to another human on the phone or in person.”
I love my Pastor, but he has cancelled all of the small groups and Bible studies due to the fear of covid. Not that he was told by the authorities to do so, but out of love for the congregation. I still chat with folks within my outdoor hobby, but we will be leaving for AZ in a few weeks to escape the cold. There were groups of Trump supporters camped together last year, so I think that we will seek them out, and set up camp there.
I see more fear mongering by the ‘health’ officials here in WY than any politician here. One of the latest examples had set LOUD alarm bells off while I was reading it:
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2020/11/20/wyoming-hospital-association-director-says-statewide-mask-mandate-important-for-curbing-covid/
“In an email to Cowboy State Daily, WHA Director Eric Boley reiterated that the organization still feels masks are “super important to bending the curve and curbing the outbreak.”
Feels? GOOD GRIEF! Shouldnt this be based on a conclusive study instead of feelings? Im afraid that this is what we’re up against nationwide where fauxsee says, or we feel… Unless someone can cite a study showing how effective masks are against the spread of the chi com flu, I will remain resistant. The only study that I have read is this one:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33205991/
Read the abstract and draw your own conclusion. I think that many in the public have bought some seriously dangerous snake oil from the health ‘experts’ and the MSM.
WY is Cheney country and they are on Team Joe. So no surprise there. Enjoy AZ! ?
Grrrrrrrrr! I have not voted for that carpet bagging creature once! Talked with a Trump supporter today, and he was upset that she tossed the President under the bus. In fact I can only think of one person that had a cheney yard sign, and voted for her. Interesting that his Trump yard sign is still up, but the cheney sign is not.
Im starting to wonder if she had legitimately won?
In my opinon , no. None of them have been legitimately elected, and for years, except PT, because he broke the cheat machines software with his vast vote count. He is the only legitimately elected official in the US imo. Everyone else is a question mark.
As usual the Mask crowd demand WE prove masks have no significant effect on viral transmission, but they forget it was the policy of the WHO and ALL medical established consensuses right up until 2020 – then some shoddy paper comes out, they immediately jump all over because it “seems” right. That masks NO NOT prevent transmission IS the NULL HYPOTHESIS – supported by decades and scores of studies. THEY need to show conclusive evidence that overturns it – we do not need to prove otherwise.
Maine democommie Gov. Mills has mandatory mask requirement as does New Hampshire whose Gov. Sununu had avoided that until very recently. 9pm curfew for dining in, take out can go later than that. I went to my town dump today….signs up saying masks required…no exceptions. Local farm based brewery has set up plastic domes in their field adjacent to the brewery building. They’re available by reservation only, have tables and chairs…brilliant idea for winter in western Maine and no masks required inside the beer dome. I’ve been debating a maniacal woman on the “Women for America First” FB page….she’s full blown stage 4 TDS. I tried being persistent but nice…she’s gone off the deep end. I know she’s a lost cause but it’s fun push her buttons and it keeps me sharp for other debates.
This Matrix movie clip is best described what I feel right now what is going on in US and the world
Individual rights and individualism does not mean every man for himself; individualism cherishes fellowship for in choosing to connect to one another we show the value we place on every relationship. And in those relationships is our strength and solace.
The progressives do not cherish fellowship, they only lust for power as they consider themselves superior to the peasants that surround them; they only seek to rule them. They are, in fact, the source of all the hate we see being spewed daily; since they cherish nothing, they hate everything.
Just an FYI…Right Side Broadcasting Network airs an election prayer vigil M-F 8pm on their youTube channel. It’s nondenominational, pro-Trump, has some of the RSBN folks online and is lead by Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life. He was an advisor to Pres. Trump before the Church made him resign. The 30 min video includes prayer, reading from Bible, usually a song, and sometimes a guest speaker….Alveda King joined in one night this week. A good source of fellowship every evening. If you miss the live stream, the complete video is uploaded every night shortly thereafter.
Ann ! Thanks! Did not know. Now I will join in !!
Have a very happy Thanksgiving Day with loving family of all generations and love and laughter and joy and singing .
THE BLUE MEANIES ! THE GREENCHES, CANNOT KEEP US FROM SINGING AND LOVING !!!
@ Ann, what commie church made Fr Frank Pavone resign?
Have been participating (watching, praying along with). Beautiful prayers, singing even, and fellowship too.
Yes the message is becoming very clear… wear masks in the house.. don’t allow strangers over..
Limit Thanks giving to limited family members..
Police are sent to inspect your home to see if there are to many people inside…
And yet do as I say Newsome.. parties with no mask
Not drinking the kool aid.. and at the dog park …we talk about the corruption of this election and thanks giving..who is comming…..
.no one wears masks
Dear SD. The scumbags have taken down the total picture you put on the link !!! GIVES ERROR 404 GRRRRRR !!!!
Love always all of us treepers . We are all packed and ready to roll with you to the next refuge ❤
Happy Thanksgiving Day with TONS of family, good food, joy and laughter and SINGING !!!
Goodfellas is more like it…
https://video.maga.host/videos/watch/23154c97-9d8a-4ad7-876f-e73f9ebfd6eb
Sundance, thank you for always helping us keep up our faith in our God and his plan for our great country. President Trump is going to prevail. I have friends who get discouraged and I have to continually tell them that he is going to have his second term. But in order to be able to do that I need to constantly read your encouraging words of advice and wisdom. God Bless you and your team. And God Bless all the tweepers here too!
Here’s what I can tell you about fellowship. Yesterday we rallied at the capital and marched here in Sacramento, CA. Everyday citizens, all races, immigrants and native-born, men and women, and we owned the streets. Proud boys and some other rough dogs were all out there with us when we marched to Cesar Chavez park and defied the lunatics to attack us. Was fully expecting to be pelted with urine and spit, but only some mean words were hurled at us. Sissy antifa boys standing three feet from me didn’t say a damn word to me as I ranted for two minutes about the scam being pulled on the country. Some dude handed me a bullhorn and I went off. Cops were there and kept it peaceful. From what I could tell, the cops were on our side. Calling out scam elections and corruption was the theme of my two minute rant with the mic. The crowd was raucous and they cheered my every word. We are going to win. Today or next week, but this scam is not going to stand. If they allow it. stand by, cuz people have had enough.
Get mad, get pissed. IF you are an able bodied man, stop LIVING IN FEAR. I walked shoulder to shoulder with a young woman who was all alone with her Trump flag, and another rough street dog side by side we escorted her. NOBODY dared lay a hand on her. You must be willing to fight for your freedom. Stand on the sidelines if you must, but we will be victorious!
I joined a Trump train today on Long Island. It was great! Lots of encouragement from bystanders and cars driving by. We rode in a YUGE caravan headed east. One car had the word “KRAKEN” soaped on the window. People are so creative!
Yes, we *are* the KRAKEN! I ❤️ our Constitutional Republic!
Thank you for standing up. I love New Yorkers! (Wife is from Long Island).
On this day 57 years ago America lost it’s innocence.
Our naïve view of the world around us changed forever.
and the CIA still prevents the truth from being told. Burn that organization or criminals down.
I don’t want to freak people out, but we have been lied to from at *least* WWI to the present. Over a hundred years of pure commie propaganda. Imagine that!
Hollyweird has wielded too much power IMHO. They made an entire industry out of bread and circuses. We are an attention deficit nation following wayyy too many red laser dots. And it came back to bite us in the you-know-what.
Their silence tells you all that you need to know.
Only the truly guilty try to hide their guilt via silence.
Ad Rem.. please allow…
Publix has turkeys at there special price 49 Cents a pound.. bought two .. one for thanks giving one for Christmas.. having family over… giving thanks.. a a turkey big enough to send some turkey home with them for sandwiches..
last year I donated some Turkeys to the food bank.. 20Lb is $10…share the love. To the people not the Deep State politicians
God Bless
MAGA
The photo at the top reminds me of the Savage Reservation from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.
Very thoughtful post. There is a current thread running through it that we are actually in charge of our own life. WE are in charge. I tell people where I congregate that WE the people will end the mandates, not Governor Abbott. Maybe it is where I live, but if I am isolated it is by choice. My gym allowed me in due to interpreting the mask mandate CORRECTLY. We shake hands, hug, and stand close to each other. I volunteered at the RINO headquarters and found the chairman to be very astute and knowledgeable TO A POINT. She asked me to volunteer and I agreed. There is fellowship there, everyone is very nice. So many folks are coming in from other states seeking guidance. HEB doesn’t force masks, neither do other stores I frequent. We keep a list of friendly businesses on facebook. I enjoy the fellowship at the parks when I walk my dog. I can go over to my neighbors without regulation and will spend thanksgiving at my son’s house. While I may never vote R again there are local and state races we can influence. Plenty of young warriors around here ready, willing, and able to fight. I feel bad for those folks living under democrat tyranny but here in my state I feel just fine.
Excellent points. Fellowship is humanity. It’s what connects us. The current disconnect is unhealthy and evil. We must work on fellowship.
If I had to guess, I would.say a call went out from Madame Speaker’s office to the U.S
Conference of Catholic Bishops several months ago, “encouraging” them to require masks and play up COVID fear. Do you like the millions you’re getting for Catholic Charities and refugee resettlement ? Yeah, would be a shame if anything happened to that. And I won’t mention holding RICO statutes over their heads to go after them over you-know-what.
I don’t follow the Protestant world but my perception at least is that they’re a lot more open and less susceptible to this.
The mainline Protestants are at the resettlement trough too.
Thank you Sundance. This isolation wears on me. Thankful for the community found here.
My sons’ schools closed down this past week. There seems to be no amount of evidence we can show to the administrators which will convince them the kids have nothing to fear from this virus. Their ears are closed.
And I am so distressed at the silence of the Church. Most in my area no longer meet! If they do, social distancing and mask wearing is mandatory. I just can’t accept this.
My 98-yr-old grandma is shut up in her room at her assisted living — has been since March! : (
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A good article on this subject in the American Thinker today: https://tinyurl.com/y2pn79sq
From the Federal complaint:
26. 26. Governor Cuomo’s cheap sentimentality about saving “just one life” is demonstrative of a morally bankrupt narcissist willing to destroy the lives of millions to “fulfill [his] destiny.” The depravity of his ‘moral reasoning’ is actually easier to picture than conceptualize in the abstract. Accordingly, the following metaphor is offered to help the reader form an image of what a “lockdown” represents to the flow of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (a.k.a. free market capitalism)—basically life as we knew it.
A friend has a beautiful lotus pond. A natural basin on his estate — his farm as he always calls it — is supplied with water from a reservoir in the foothills some distance away. A gate regulates the flow of the water from the main that conducts it from the reservoir to the pond. It is a spot of transcendent beauty. There, through the days of the perfect summer weather, the lotus flowers lie full blown upon the surface of the clear, transparent water. The June roses and other wild flowers are continually blooming upon its banks. The birds come here to drink and to bathe, and from early until late one can hear the melody of their song. The bees are continually at work in this garden of wild flowers. A beautiful grove, in which many kinds of wild berries and many varieties of brakes and ferns grow, stretches back of the pond as far as the eye can reach.
Our friend is a man, nay more, a God-man, a lover of his kind, and as a consequence no notice bearing such words as “Private grounds, no trespassing allowed,” or “Trespassers will be prosecuted,” stands on his estate. But at the end of a beautiful by-way that leads through the wildwood up to this enchanting spot, stands a notice bearing the words “All are welcome to the Lotus Pond.” All love our friend. Why? They can’t help it. He so loves them, and what is his is theirs.
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Everything in the immediate vicinity seems to breathe a spirit of kindliness, comfort, good-will, and good cheer. The very cattle and sheep as they come to the old stone-fence at the edge of the grove and look across to this beautiful spot seem, indeed, to get the same enjoyment that the people are getting. They seem almost to smile in the realization of their contentment and enjoyment; or perhaps it seems so to the looker-on, because he can scarcely help smiling as he sees the manifested evidence of their contentment and pleasure. The gate of the pond is always open wide enough to admit a supply of water so abundant that it continually overflows a quantity sufficient to feed a stream that runs through the fields below, giving the pure mountain water in drink to the cattle and flocks that are grazing there. The stream then flows on through the neighbors’ fields.
Not long ago our friend was absent for a year. He rented his estate during his absence to a man who, as the world goes, was of a very “practical” turn of mind. He had no time for anything that did not bring him direct “practical” returns. The gate connecting the reservoir with the lotus pond was shut down, and no longer had the crystal mountain water the opportunity to feed and overflow it. The notice of our friend, “All are welcome to the Lotus Pond,” was removed, and no longer were the gay companies of children and of men and women seen at the pond. A great change came over everything. On account of the lack of the life-giving water the flowers in the pond wilted, and their long stems lay stretched upon the mud in the bottom. The fish that formerly swam in its clear water soon died and gave an offensive odor to all who came near. The flowers no longer bloomed on its banks. The birds no longer came to drink and to bathe. No longer was heard the hum of the bees; and more, the stream that ran through the fields below dried up, so that the cattle and the flocks no longer got their supply of clear mountain water.
The difference between the spot now and the lotus pond when our friend gave it his careful attention was caused, as we readily see, by the shutting of the gate to the pond, thus preventing the water from the reservoir in the hills which was the source of its life, from entering it. And when this, the source of its life, was shut off, not only was the appearance of the lotus pond entirely changed, but the surrounding fields were deprived of the stream to whose banks the flocks and cattle came for drink. (Ralph Waldo Trine, “In Tune With The Infinite,” pp. 21-23, (1908))
In this do we not see a complete parallel so far as [Governor Cuomo’s lockdown] is concerned? [1]
2. 27. Note how the tyranny of centralized control over all life—collectivism, globalism, techno-fascism, etc.—contradicts the flow of nature itself; invariably resulting in misery and death. “True socialism” indeed.
The number of people traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday period is forecast to amount to 50.6 million in 2020, only slightly down from last year. Hurray to our fellow Americans, doing what they do best.. spending holidays with family and friends.
Happy Thanksgiving fellow treepers… enjoy your loved ones, live your life, and laugh a lot. This week hopefully, Sidney will blast away at the commie objectives. Can’t think of a greater Christmas than full knowing President Trump is at the helm for another four years.
I’m putting an empty box wrapped up in TRUMP 2020 paper under the tree this year. It’s really all I could ask for….
Great piece! Heard a sermon online from a church on the other side of the county from me. The pastor gave the history of the large Christian revivals through history and said the final one is over due. (The last one being in the 80s Billy Graham, The Jesus Movement etc). A comment by Sydney Powell yesterday struck me as odd. She said the filing of her and others suits against some states would be
” Biblical”. Is it not possible that the evil of this massive voter fraud being exposed and rightfully changing the current course of this election could be so large and overwhelming that some people start looking at Spiritual causes? I believe and know many other Christians on this site also believe, that God is in control. There is fellowship here. Let’s keep praying together for those on the frontline of this greatest of battles for this nation, and for the great Spiritual awakening that is so desperately needed in this nation at this time.
There is a nifty little beer joint about 45 minutes from where I live. I recently learned since the owners church closed down, he has opened up the bar on Sundays to give people a place to gather. No preacher, they just wing it and do their own service, masks are optional. I will be attending next week.
For many years I have begged, prodded, and yapped about people doing a Tun Tavern gathering, not monthly but weekly, at least bi-monthly at a minimum. No takers, people are lazy and/or busy. Don’t need guest speakers, which most people have been programmed to have at their various meetings. I just want to gather the people to discuss the news of the day, generate ideas, and plans. Sadly most people have not heard of Tun Tavern, even some in the military, ones that aren’t Marines, which really tears my heart.
I know some folks that are large land owners, I have discussed w/them opening up a corner in their barns to give people a place meet. No takers yet, but working on it. The excuse is the barn isn’t heated, well a good kerosene heater can do wonders, and these days they make great outdoor heaters. Yes, it is colder weather now, but bundle up and find a way.
Perhaps My family had training for this while living in Saudi for 6 years. When Jesus said “For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”, it is true. There are no Christian Churches allowed there. We would meet in small groups, worship, share our faith and have fellowship. It strengthened us and lifted our spirits. If caught it could mean jail or deportation. As Americans we felt less threatened. Other nationalities had to be more careful. But God got us through.
Hold strong in the Lord and He will help us get through this.
They (the Establishment) need us, they value us only as consumers, so it’s time for a consumer strike. Way past time.
Cancel your cable TV. The biggest swindle in the world. Are you paying for 50 channels you don’t want, for 2 or 3 you watch? Does the grocery store make you buy eggs, when you go in for bread?
Stop buying books. They’re free at the library, dummy. And the modern library also loans movies and records. The big publishing houses pay multi-millions to Hillary and Michelle, for ghost-written books nobody reads. Something very sinister is going on. Don’t be a part of it.
Don’t attend professional sports. The NFL transferred their charitable donations from breast cancer research to Black Lives Matter. Evil, pure evil.
The NBA may be our first scalp, very soon. Keep up the pressure.
Netflix? Child porn. And they pay millions to the Obamas. Are you detecting a pattern?
Don’t spend. Save for your old age. You’re counting on social security? Ha Ha!
It’s called starving the beast.
These are great ideas. We stopped cable about 12 years ago. Never missed it. Nobody in my house has an FB or Twit account. I can’t tell you how much your outlook improves when you know that a gang of child-molesting drunks can’t vomit in your living room on a regular basis.
One thing to add, you can buy used books from independent sellers. Money goes to small business, not publishing houses (discount booksellers are a different animal and may have publisher-profit arrangements). Thanks for the good words!