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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Seen today on Lucianne .com and worth reposting.
Happy Caturday, y’all !
Privacy? No, no, no if you have a cat.
Dad said “no cat”… Santa disagreed https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/1f605.svghttps://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/1f385.svghttps://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/svg/1f431.svg#cat #dad #father #love #christmas #gift #santali
Been watching Luna since she was a baby kitty.
same here
beautiful animal
The “Broken Glass Method” That Let U.S. Snipers Spot 87 Hidden Japanese Soldiers in One Afternoon
Strong album by Marshall Crenshaw, 90s I believe
From the same album, I think it’s the opener
Originally lauded as a songwriter, with this album I think Marshall was out to make his mark as a standout guitarist …. lots of twang, Telecaster and Mosrite tones, that sorta thing …. and of course, stellar vocal harmonies
She’s just 16 years old. Wow! . . .
My 26in monitor here in my little study is perfectly good for viewing most things . . . However. If you get a chance by all means watch one of these videos on a large screen. I just watched this image on a 54in monitor. Wow! What a difference! The detail is just splendid. Whoever made this image was a genuine artist. Good on ‘ya and many thinks for enriching so many lives with your art.
As I age, I have found that when it comes to monitors, televisions, etc… bigger is always better Hahahaaha. I hope your Christmas was a joy filled one… and I look forward to spending a good part of my 2026 right here in the Treehouse with you and many other Treeper friends.
Definitly an enjoyable day well spent with good friends, good talk, and good food. Thanks for commenting, friend benzy.
The final CATURDAY for 2025, and we’re going out with a bang!! 😻
This one’s for you, Garrison 😘
And this one’s for Tink who might just be the sweetest kitty in the whole world 😽
Box(ing Day) Edition
In Britain…
And Jenkins, doing his best to oblige…
In America??
Same.
Except every day is Box(ing Day)!!
Double post, which is what happens when I’m over run by moggies and its 3 am …😼
I can relate. Of course they will prefer the box to the bed. I have seen this up close and personal now for about 7 months.
Our last cat was the last one from a litter a feral mama who had them in a small enclosed place in our yard where a transformer for the whole neighbourhood is. He stayed outside his whole life. And it was ages before he would let me pet him. I set up a cozy box for him in the garage for the winter. It was his home and he knew it and I hope was content.
Now I’m seeing there are many protective shelters one can purchase. I mean really cozy and off the ground, some with heaters for colder areas. I wish they had been available when he was with us. I would have snapped one up in a heartbeat…
Betsy, When Cleo showed up in February, I set up an old coleman cooler with an old rug, towels and put it up off the ground, out of the wind in a very dilapidated pole barn and I hung an old canvas tarp to help with wind and turned an old water trough on it’s side to keep the tarp somewhat in place.
She did not hesitate but a few hours before she started using it, especially at night and during particularly cold, wet days.
And of course, you know the rest of the story.
I do know…no wonder I love you, sis. Ministering to the needs of animals who are on their own 😌💕
May I repeat an oft told story? Little ‘Tink came to us one cold morning as a tiny lost kitten. I heard her crying very early, went out and couldn’t find her. I put out some food . . . just in case and was ready to go back inside.
Old Tom, our scrappy but lovable street kitty, came out with me, put two and two together and walked over to my car cover. He brought out this tiny little black kitty, showed her where the food was and the rest is history.
Little ‘Tink (Tinkerbelle) turned out to be a feral kitty. Although she now had a warm and safe home with food, she much preferred to spend her time with us mostly alone. It was only a little while after my wife of 55 years passed that a different ‘Tink began to emerge.
I think this sweet little feral kitty noticed that I was alone, and decided that I needed a companion. So, my little feral kitty decided to become a cat. In a matter of months she became a lovable little lap kitty.
She now sleeps on my shoulder at night, only rising when I do in the morning. She is now
my constant companion. When I am in the house she likes to be nearby, if not in my lap.
I didn’t know feral cats did this sort of thing, but her presence is most welcome. I like to think she changed because she decided to look after me. Good kitty.
What a distinguished looking fella he is!
They all sure look comfortable in this setting.
With not much getting done I’m betting…
Meeting adjourned.😎
I can’t explain…I love this one 💕
😍
I love this one as well. I think it is the serenity of the scene as they work to build the wall, with the cat peacefully sitting atop the finished portion.
There is an art to laying a dry stone wall, Pat. There are thousand and thousands of miles of them throughout Britain, many of them over a thousand years old. Think Hadrian’s Wall, for which if it is disturbed, criminal penalties are assessed. Quite right, too.
I never passed a single one without admiring it, each stone strategically placed, remembering the man hours each one would have taken to construct. No slap dash or “That’ll do”. Precision.
And I think one of the reasons I am so captivated by this painting is that we are in the middle of our third viewing of All Creatures Great and Small, with another season upcoming. It takes place in the Yorkshire Dales, and the production has been faithful in every sense to the way things were then. Which the above reminds me of.
They are beautiful walls. In Pennsylvania, where I was raised, in the very rural areas, there were stone walls built like these. Mostly on the old farms. They were very old and stood the test of time. I wonder if there are any out there that would want to build like these were built so long ago? In my humble opinion, I doubt it. Too much work and patience, which I have noticed is quite lacking now a days!
I was surprised, but shouldn’t have been, to see many towns and cities in PA with Welsh names, even a university, Bryn Mawr. So I am not surprised to know that tue the settling Welsh brought their skills on wall building with them.
Like you, Pat, I doubt it as well. Aren’t we supposed to call that “progress”?
Instant gratification has put paid to many skills and the craftsmen who possess them. After a generation, who is there to pass them on? Slow death, and that makes me sorrowful.
The term “Luddite” suits me very well I think…
Andy Goldsworthy (!!!) @ StormKing, Hudson Valley, NY
photo & description
{ https://collections.stormking.org/Detail/objects/401 }
this wall disappears into, and emerges & continues on the other side of the pond…
several photos here
https://www.oddthingsiveseen.com/2015/04/meandering-masonry-andy-goldsworthys.html
Doesn’t like competition 😼
Cat Edition
I detest that wretched, creeping, sneaking, nosy, tattle-tale elf, too.
It seems you are not by yourself 😎
I, as well, do not have a problem with this image Betsy has provided to us.
Tequila?
LOL
The world is full of “archeologists” if a cat owns you 😸
It’s in the job description.
You’ve outdone yourself today and made me LOL. When I was a kid my aunt had a huge, black tom named Satan. He taught himself to use the toilet. We were amazed. Not so my aunt Dot. She complained, ” The sob refuses to flush!”
I was so thrilled to find so many, Truli 💕
And HAHAHAHA!! 😂
I’ve seen pictures of cats who were like your aunt’s, and have always wondered by what magical means they could “potty trained”. I can’t imagine!!
Interestingly, black cats here are considered ” bad luck”. In the UK, it’s the opposite…”good luck”.
We had a black one when we lived there. Our famer neighbour’s daughter showed up at our door one day with two little barn cats following her all the way down our narrow road from where she lived. She asked us if they were ours, as the whole valley knew we were a Michelin starred accommodation for many.
Before we could tell her they weren’t, these two little mites sauntered in. And it became instantly clear that they had indeed become ours. We struggled for names, as we always have, and called them Bubble and Squeak, after the potato and cabbage dish. They settled immediately and were such a joy.
So yes, I favour “good luck”. Because they, Bubble (black) and Squeak (black/white) were that in themselves 💕
Too much Christmas.
That is funny!
LOL, But I find this cat beautiful inspite of the left over parts!
despite not inspite
My Chris said he’d love a cat that looked like that… metoo…no hashtag 😍
Yes, I can relate when the kittens and mama decide to join together to glare at me when I have done or said something they did not appreciate!
So a committee meeting and the motion carried 😂
Yes that about sums it up.
EGADS!!!
Now that is quite dangerous!
Pocket knife…
Swiss Army…
Beautiful.
When its time to carefully put away the Nativity for next Christmas…
Or not.
In my nativity scene, the animals get to be closest to baby Jesus, and the wise men stand further away 🙂
I’m smiling, sis, because it has always been the same for me 💕😌🙏🏻
Wow, how cool is that?!!! 🙂
I have always believed the animals in the shepherds’ care…or in the Shepherd’s care…knew. And that they stayed close to Him knowing it. I have no Biblical support this. Nevertheless…😌🙏🏻
I always put the animals closest to baby Jesus as well, although with three 7 month old kittens and their mama here, I did not think it wise to even attempt to set up the Nativity this year.
Cats and small children with curious fingers.
… Crèche pic …
Where’s mister
BadCatNoBiscuit
When he’s needed?
Skiving, methinks 🤔😉
Ouch!
I feel guilty just looking at this…
Yes, I do as well!
Perfect! I do this myself to people.
I’m told I do, sis…my oldest assures me that I have one of those faces. And spectacles.
Right, Pat??? 😉💕
Good afternoon Betsy. Yes, I can relate to this!
I’ve managed to get some photos in my phone into the postimages.org, but can not figure out how to get them posted here with my comments.
Any Treepers out there that can help me? It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I wish I could…my tech skills are exactly what you’d expect of someone who was clearly born in the stone age. You’re lucky I can post these memes every week 😂!!
Must, MUST WATCH!!! 😻
HAPPY CATURDAY one and all!!
Love the cat with the hat and bandana.
Thank you Betsy. You have, as always, not disappointed me with these wonderful Caturday images.
Welcome…as always, Pat 🤗😽
Getting here a bit late today—;Tink and I di+d a lot of sleepin’. Be well, love . . . 🙂
Sleep is nature’s sweet restorer, Garrison. You and Tink must have needed it 💕
Hello my American friends,
Since I came back from my time off, I have a feeling of walking in a minefield of Black Propaganda and antisemitism. It’s hard to have discussions with anyone who was receptive to it.
Black Propaganda (PR) is: “False and derogatory communications spread against a well intentioned person or group in order to harm or destroy it”.
It can be a single communication or an actual campaign. It can be clearly communicated or covertly implied. The way to effectively counter it is only with Truth. By exposing the lie the person who spread it loses credibility and people will not take them seriously afterwards.
Unfortunately this is going to be long as I intend to clear the lines one by one. There are many more and I am happy to address it if you want to remind me. But those below come to mind.
Black PR lines:
~”Israel is in control of the US by espionage and AIPAC”.
This implies of evil intents of Israel towards America. The idea that there is an evil intents involved is false. I can say it with certainty as I know my people. We are pro-America and know that your success is good for us too. By implying evil intents one can then suggest all kinds of evil actions.
The Truth is the opposite. Israel is controlled by the US. The US is the only power that is defending Israel in the UN. One decision against Israel which is harmful to its security can turn to international sanctions and the US knows it and uses it. This is why Bibi stopped to advance in Lebanon in the last war. Biden threatened to not Veto a UN decision to force israel away from Lebanon. So Bibi stopped to prevent Israel from being cornered and under International sanctions. Now our children will have to fight in Lebanon again as Hezbollah is rearming and trying to get back to the Israeli border.
Trump forced Israel to stop the 12 days war with Iran. Israel was on a roll and about to take out their economy and oil and possibly topple the regime. I know that “regime change” has bad reputation in MAGA, but regime change of a regime that wants to kill you and is killing you is a good idea. Now we will have to fight them again as they are building a massive number of missies that Israel can’t withstand, it’s as bad as a nuke.
In 2006 Bush forced the Israeli Prime Minister to enable elections in Gaza. This is how Hamas took power and the rest you know.
The list goes on and on. The idea that Israel controls the US is a lie. Everyone in Israel is upset that we have to run all key decisions through the US. And I didn’t even mention dependency on weapons. Israel had its own jet fighter, The Lavy, (decades ago) ready to be produced. The US prevented it. This left Israel heavily dependent on American jet fighters and parts.
The US was involved in efforts and finances to get rid of Bibi in the elections. The lead campaign manager of the main opposition was an American who ran campaigns for Obama. Israeli left wing organizations who cause immense damage are supported from Europe and the US. Before 10/7 there were weekly mass protests against the Government regarding a Juridicial Reform, an attempt to break the Israeli Deep State. The protests weakened Israel and we have clear Intel that Sinwar (10/7 mastermind) decided to attack at 10/.7 because he felt that Israel is falling apparat with the internal protests and division.
A Congressional Committee in the US is suggesting that USAID funds of the State Department and other funds were involved in financing organizations who were behind the protests.
The US trained and financed the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. This organization is paying for terrorists to kill Israelis. Palestinian Authority soldiers committed many terror attacks on Israelis up to present time. Many were trained by the US. Note that the training was a while ago. Not now.
The US was the main sponsor of UNRWA UN organization who is the cause that the new generations of Palestinians feel that they deserved Israel and should fight for it rather than move on. UNRWA decided that 3-5 generations later the Palestinians are still “refugees”. UNRWA schools make terrorists in frame of mind.
No, I am not blaming the US for Israel’s trouble. Overall most Israelis are grateful as one can’t survive alone in the world. But please don’t blame Israel and AIPAC to your trouble.
It’s a lie. AIPAC is comprised of Americans and does not take orders of funds from Israel. Other lobbies are much richer and more powerful than AIPAC. There may be a need to change lobbying rules generally, to prevent influence on politicians, but it is true for any lobby.
“The Jews killed Jesus” :
Jesus was a Jew, his disciples were Jews, his supporters were Jews and his opponents were Jews. The Romas killed him. They didn’t like that he was called “King of the Jews”.
Some Jews did report him to Romans. But some Jews followed him and created Christianity.
The Jews were the first Christians and without them there wouldn’t be Christianity.
So the whole story is an Israeli story in the land of ancient Israel or Judea. Jesus was not a blond with blue eyes and extra long hair as the European art distorted later on.
According to reports and archeology he had the normal Jewish Israeli look of olive brown skin and short to medium hair and likely brown eyes. He spoke Hebrew and Aramaic. He was called “rabbi” as this meant “teacher” those days.
“Mossad is involved in executions in the US and blackmail”:
Again suggesting evil intents against the US. This was strongly suggested by Tucker and Candace and MeAgain Kelly. There is zero evidence of it. The Israeli policy of assassination is exclusive to saving Israeli and Jewish lives. ie. Terrorists, military enemies and scientists who are involved in developing weapons that will kill Israelis. For every assassination it has to be presented to the Prime Minster and he must be persuaded that it will save lives. So the nuclear scientists in Iran and military leaders assassinated, many in the 12 Days War, were all a real threat to Israeli lives. In the past Nazi War Criminals were targeted too. There is no single report in history of Mossad blackmail of a Western Political figure.
In 1985 the US arrested Johnathan Pollard who was a Naval Intel Analyst who spied for Israel. This was a major crisis. This was not Mossad. It was a special Intel Unit for Scientific Intel under the Ministry of Defense. The Unit was closed following this. The Head of it was removed. Israel committed to not spy on the US again. Pollard spent 30 years in prison and immigrated to Israel latter. Those matters are not pubic knowledge but Israel did have certain agreements with the US Intel community following this.
Is there electronic spying on each other? Likely yes. But not in the capacity of damaging each other. But on the ground spying? Unlikely. The risk is too high. Israel can’t afford to lose the US as an ally.
The whole thing about Epstein has no evidence whatsoever regarding Mossad operation.
The father of the lady who worked for Epstein could have had a past relationship with assisting the Mossad in the UK or working for it. He was a rich guy and a media millionaire who had strong connections to Israeli Defense Establishment. But Mossad has a clear cut policy against recruiting family members of operatives. This is mirroring policies of the CIA, MI6 and Russian Intelligence. Two spies in one family is considered a liability. There is not even one known case in Mossad history of two Mossad agents from the same family.
This is as far as it goes. The rest is theory and an anti Israel campaign. Most of the accusations are from Israel haters who just spread Black PR against Israel on multiple occasions.
~”Genocide in Gaza” : For anything to be called a “genocide” intention must be proven.
Aside for some fringe Parliament members who were pissed off after 10/7 and said “Nuke them” and “Destroy Gaza” and “Destroy the seed of Amalek” and some soldiers who are on videos talking about revenge and destroying Gaza, etc… there was never an intent from the Govenment or the Military leadership to commit a genocide. On the contrary millions of leaflets were spread to evacuate areas, millions of text messages for evacuations of civilians, etc… Israel has the means to wipe out all the Gazans. If it had an intent, there wouldn’t be any survivor. The statistic of the population in Gaza is not clear as it comes from Hamas related sources but it is either a bit down maybe up to 6% including people who managed to flee the area, or it is stagnant. If it was a real genocide the figures would not have been so hard to figure out. For example at WW2 in Europe 60-65% of the Jews were murdered. The death toll in Gaza is 67,000-75,000. To compare, the death toll in the Syria Civil war is over a half a million. The death toll in the war in Sudan since April 2023 is about 150,000. The war in Congo in 1998 – 2007 is around 5 millions. The Russia Ukraine war 200,000-500,000 were killed so far. Some proportions. The double standard is a mark of antisemitism.
~”US Aide to Israel is damaging the US”:
First of all Israel stopped taking general aide and almost all of it is in Military aide.
Israel is also working hard to reduce dependency. It has just allocated hundreds of billions to reduce millitary dependency and manufacture its own munitions and weapons. But it is traditionally around 3.3-3.8 billions per year. Yet following 10/7 Israel got some $17.9 billions and the year after about 3.8 billions. For proportions The Ukraine War cost the US about 175 Billions since 2022. Just for more proportions the Israeli aide of $3.8 Billions is about 5% of the total US foreign Aide.
3.8 Billions is about 0.06% of the total US budget.
This money is given in order to purchase American made weapons which supports the American Industry and American Jobs. In return the US also gets Israeli technology that gives the US an advantage over its Chinese and other potential enemies. Things like the best anti Missiles defense system and knowledge. The world’s leading laser defense system. The world’s best active tank defense system. The best anti IED armors for vehicles that saved many US lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. And the list goes on. Also combat lessons related to American weapon systems that American experts estimate in trillions of worth over the last couple of decades. There are also other aspects as, an ally that is the strongest in the Middle East Militarily. This is a counter force to the Chinese, Iranian and Russian axis.
~”Israel intentionally killed US sailors in the Six Days War onboard the USS Liberty ship”:
This is the worst thing that ever happened to the Israel US relations. I see it almost on every antisemite site and conversation. They love it. Tucker and Candace brought it up too.
The fact is that some 34 sailors were killed and many wounded.
It was an Intel Ship that approached the war zone in the Six days War. The background is the tension of a USSR threat to intervene in the War and a US deterring force against the USSR. So Israel had no reason whatsoever to attack a US ship. And there is the antisemite line of characterizing the Jews as “treacherous” and “evil”.
There were four investigations: The first was immediate by the US Navy Court of Inquiry and they concluded that it was a mistake in identity, not deliberate.
The Second Investigation was by US Department of Defense / Joint Chief Review also in 1967. The same conclusion of mistaken identity.
The third investigation was late 60s to 1970s. US Congressional Review. They did not overturn the other findings. Also mistaken identity.
The fourth Investigation was by Israel in 1967. Also concluded an error during a war.
There is a claim that “the ship had a US Flag so how could it be?”. Yet it was a windy day and the flag was not seen by fast moving jet fighters.
No way that any Israeli would attack a US ship knowingly. There has no purpose, it is against the morals of Israel. The US is generally loved and appreciated in Israel.
They thought it was an Egyptian ship. Israel also killed at least three Israeli hostages in Gaza by a mistaken identity. There are also some 24-78 IDF soldiers who were killed in Gaza by IDF errors and there was a church which was accidentally hit. War is wild and things happen. Israel apologized and paid compensations to the families.
No one in Israel is happy about it. But Israel’s enemies are very happy about it and float endless conspiracies.
~”The Jews are no longer chosen”: I am not a religious expert but as far as I know the Bible was never canceled. Some say “it’s not really the Jews”. Judaism is one of the most difficult religions to join. The study and barriers are long and hard. It’s not a religion of expansion. Jews who believe in the Bible see themselves as chosen and therefore have many more religious duties than non-Jews. So there is no attempt to recruit and convert. Otherwise Judaism would have been very large and more politically influential .
But therefore I can’t think of any other group of people who maintained a stronger continuity of bloodlines. But being a Jew is not a matter of blood only. God is not talking about DNA.
This line is designed by the antisemites to deny respect and protection by believers.
This is another claim of Tucker and Candace.
~Israel is dragging the US to wars in the Middle East: Aside for the few strikes against Iran the US never fought a war for Israel. The following are the wars that the US fought in the Middle East:
· Gulf War 1990-1991 Kuwait – Iraq invaded Kuwait, threatened oil supplies and balance of forces, threatens Saudi Arabia. Kuwait is 750 miles from Israel and is not a threat to Israel.
· Iraq War 2003-2011 – This is a post 9/11 war after the US adopted a preventative policy.
It was based on the false assumption of Weapons of Mass Destruction, oil interests in the region, Iraqi hostility to US control in the region and a desire for regime change.
Israeli intelligence was actually more cautious than US / UK Intel about weapons of mass destruction. Israel did not openly lobby for this war and was not a central factor in this war.
· Afghanistan War 2001 – 2021 : First of all this is not the Middle East and it is about 2000 miles away from Israel. It was not a part of the Israeli conflicts. This was a post 9/11 war against the Taliban who sheltered Al Qaeda who was linked to 9/11.
· The War on ISIS in Syria and Iraq since 2014 – ISIS was committing atrocities against Western citizens and Americans. ISIS was never a serious problem for Israel. ISIS which was located in Syria by Israel never killed an Israeli. They were scared of Israel. There was no Israeli involvement in the US decision to go after ISIS.
The US also was involved in bombing campaigns against Libya and a Regime change that was a part of the Obama’s Arab Spring attempt to turn the Arab nations to democracies.
This was not a part of the Israeli wars.
Going back the US alliance with Israel was in opposition to the USSR alliance with many Arab countries. Israel fought wars in 1948, 1967, 1973, wars in Lebanon in the 80s and 90s. No US soldiers on the ground were involved in those wars.
~”Mossad was involved or behind 9/11” – It’s really baseless. Candace and others say that an Israeli tech company Odigo near the World Trade Center got a prior alert to evacuate.
Two employees of Odigo branch in Herzelia (Israel) branch got a vague messages in English that there is going to be a terror attack. The messages were two hours before the 9/11 attack. It did not specify of locations. They only reported it after they saw the news, later on. FBI and Israeli investigators did not link it to any actionable Intel. The Odigo office is a few blocks from the World Trade Center and was not damaged and there was no advance evacuation.
Then there is the other Conspiracy about the “Dancing Israelis”. Someone reported 5 Israelis from a moving company in Jersey filming the Twin Towers after the event. The report said that they seem to be “celebrating”. They were arrested by the FBI for weeks to months, their phones were checked, they were interrogated, they went through a polygraph check. The FBI concluded that they had no involvement or prior knowledge of it and they are not Israeli Intelligence. They were deported for Visa violations. I have no idea if they really danced as is reported. But this case was closed by the FBI.
270-400 Jews were murdered in the 9/11 attack of the World Trade Center (15%-20% of the victims) and about 5 Israelis. The first casualty of 9/11 was apparently Daniel Lewin, an Israeli American who the hijackers stabbed to death, probably because he tried to fight them on the first airplane.
~The Talmud (Jewish religious books) is saying that “Jews can kill non-jews and that non-jews are like animals”.
Those lies are common amongst the antisemites who try to dehumanize Jews. Candace recently directed attention to it. Those who use those lies do not even know what the Talmud is. They characterize it as commands for Jewish behavior and law.
The Talmud is about 60-70 ancient books who record rabbinical debates over centuries, about law, philosophy, ethics and daily life. It is not a Jewish Law and not orders how to acts. It is a multi-century debate texts. Quoting it as Jewish law is like quoting a courtroom argument as final verdict. It records opinions including those which were rejected.
The Talmud is only studied by about 5-10% of Jews, those are usually the very religious. It is highly complex and parts are in Aramaic language and parts in ancient Hebrew which are not understood by most jews. For example I am an Israeli average man, I have never read any of it, my parents neither, my wife’s family nighter, from all the people I associate with I only know one who studied it. I represent the majority.
The lines:
Claimed quotation: “Jews may kill a Gentile with impunity”.
This quote does not exist in the Talmud. Murder of any human is forbidden.
The Talmud says: “Whoever destroys a single life is as if he destroyed an entire world” (Sanhedrin 37a). The hostile quote is fabricated. Jewish law explicitly forbids killing of
non-Jews.
“Gentiles are like beasts”. There is no Jewish doctrine that dehumanize non-jews generally. All Humans are described as “created in the image of God”. This is a distortion of a discussion related to burial rules and the quotation is : “You [Israel] are called Adam and the idol‑worshippers are not called Adam”. There is no mention of “beasts” and it’s out of context. The Hebrew word “Adam” is both a name and also means “human”. The Talmud does explicitly calls gentiles “Beni Adam” which means “sons of human or human”.
Here is another quotation of Talmud Sanhedrin 105a, the sages state:
“The righteous among the nations have a share in the World to Come.”
It is important to also mention that most religions do not grant eternal life to those who are not following their doctrines. In Judaism we do not think that only Jews will go to Heaven.
Jews simply have a different role. This is why Judaism is not missionary.
“Zionism is evil” or “world domination”: The definition of Zionism from Brittanica Encyclopedia is : “Zionism just means Jews, like any other people, having the right to a safe homeland in Israel.” All the ideas of some world domination are plain antisemitism. Zionism is as simple as the definition and people who support it can also be called Zionists.
“Zion” in its applicable definition means “Israel”. It’s an ancient Biblical command and a modern movement as well.
“Jews were the original slave masters”. This is a new one from Candace. it is taken from an antisemite book. This is simply false.
“Israel has a secret expansion desire to conquer the neighbors”. Steve Bannon said it recently. This is a common belief in the Muslim World. It is false. You may find a tiny precent who believe in “The Greater Israel”. You can probably find some texts about it from the past.
Israel does have a claim on the West Bank /Judea and Samaria because it is the area of its Biblical origin, but Israel knows that it has to Co-Exist with the Arabs who live there. Of course you can find a tiny percentage who want to expel them all and some who want to expel the radicals. But Israelis in general would like to co-exist if possible. Some want a buffer zone in Syria and Lebanon against the Jihadists and to prevent another 10/7 but it is not a part of a “Greater Israel idea”. This is an Arab Propaganda.
~”Kabbalah is a Jewish stream which goal is to destroy humanity”. I actually saw this with a guest of Tucker last October. This lie is nothing short of antisemite. Trying to paint Judaism as evil.
Kabbalah is Jewish mysticism that explains how God, the soul, and the universe are connected, with the goal of spiritual growth and inner repair and connecting to the Devine by prayer, learning and good doing.
The word “Kabbalah” means “receiving”. In Kabbalah it is believed that by self correction of Character, Intent and good deeds and that by giving the world charity, moral responsibility, Biblical moral duties and help, the person becomes able to “receive” truth and deeper connection to God.
“Mysticism” by definition is an attempt to connect with the divine and it has an aspect of understanding the hidden aspects of the meaning of the religion and world. They specifically see the Bible as a code book and dig out meanings that are not obvious. They see the use of certain words as not random but of deeper meanings.
Many Christian Saints were known to be mystics, by the way. Which means a deeper connection to God and sometimes some supernatural abilities to heal or know.
Kabbalah rabbis are known to sometimes help with healing people and they strive to correct and save the world with prayer and other ways. Typically it used to be considered that only people who are 40 years old and above who had a deep understanding of the Bible and Jewish study could learn it. It required stability and knowledge. Later on it became popular in the West and with some celebrities, but it is not the real deal.
People who are deep into Kabbalah are known to be of the righteous kind. It started in Roman times by Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai who wrote the book called “The Zohar” (which means The Book of Radiance) the book is available, and it developed further later.
Kabbalah is a recognized stream in Judaism and is accepted. Therefore attacking it is attacking Judaism and Jews.
I hope this was of some value. ‘
May God Bless you and your family, movement and Nation.
yes, lots of value, David – particularly for being so thorough/comprehensive
as with most of your posts, I’ve copied it over to one of the topical text files I keep
thanks as always
Thank you.
David, Thank you for this in depth post.
It explains some things that are often brought up (such as Kabbalah) that people haven’t ever had thoroughly explained.
I know I hadn’t known anything further – or true about it, just that some Hollywood types were embracing it. That didn’t make it appealing to research in any context – it just seemed fake and like some new fad.
Many other subjects you mentioned and explained were also very interesting to have a fuller context on.
I enjoyed your information very much and hope it opens people’s minds to other information than what the dividers and ones with agendas have been pushing so hard.
It’s tiresome finding people so easily influenced without any real evidence that what these ‘pushers’ preach is actually truthful.
Supposition and implication are too easily believed without common sense reasoning applied.
I appreciated your common sense truth and reasoning in your post above.
Glad you’ve stepped back in to posting some here – it’s always appreciated.
Thank you.
Thank you for this and you other posts.
I agree with most but think you may view the Israeli government as too pure and honest and perfect. It is made up of humans, and humans err and I truly believe all power corrupts …
And you don’t know the truth of the epstein Israeli connections but there are connections and a reasonable likelihood mossard was involved. So much money and power….could almost say mossard would have been neglectful to not use her and him. All so odd and sick and evil but spying is very dirty.
I agree a”change lobbying rules generally, to prevent influence on politicians, but it is true for any lobby. ”
But again , israel naturally and wisely uses the current rules to further Israel goals and interests. And israel is very good at it and has a lot of money. So do the Arab countries.
One of the many things I like about President Trump is his stating each country should look out for their own interests.
I am familiar with the Epstein case and the accusations that come mainly from Candace Tucker and Magen Kelly. It’s a complete and utter BS. It’s all based on guilt by association because because of Maxwell’s father in the UK. As I said there is no Father and Daughter recruits in the Mossad not CIA nor Russian Intelligence. There is a strict policy against it. They also have another “source” that is an Israel haters that is a fraud and is writing hate books against Israel and the Mossad.
I don’t think that the Israeli Government is “pure”. I was here all along the war reporting on it and you can ask people here. I had plenty of issues with this Government and Bibi. But it is far from the Tucker/Candace version of “Evil Israel”. I am Israeli. I know where the heart of my people is and I know what we may do and what not. And the idea of blackmailing American politicians is a complete fabrication. Never happened in human history.
What I wrote here about Kabbalah is really just a definition. Kabbalah is very deep and not easy to understands. There is a lot of false and fake Kabbalah. But the greatest Rabbis who are the religious leaders of the Religious Jews all know Kabbalah. It is just another part of their vast knowledge.
Yes. Very informative. Thank you, especially the references to Tucker and Candace. I have wondered what they were talking about since I have not delved deeply into them. Don’t choose to either, so thank you.
Thanks.
🇺🇸 🇮🇱 . ❤️ . 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 David: I just read and pondered every word you wrote above.
Thank you for this well-thought-out, heartfelt Research Essay.
This is such a heartbreakingly painful subject for me. I admire you even more when I see you tackle such gut-wrenching topics.
You are giving us important and vital details that many Americans (both Jews and non-Jews) have never heard or considered.
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At this point, having walked away from my very far leftist family and extended family, and having no longer a meaningful spiritual Jewish connection (as I did in the mid-1970’s and 1980’s), my Conservative Christian friends comprise most of my “Family” here in the U.S.
Throughout this whole 2+ years of the Swords of Iron War, not ONE of my loving and caring Christian friends have called or texted me with messages of support or any questions. Though they probably think of themselves as one of “The Righteous Among the Nations”, I do not. I honestly think they would turn on me or turn me in to authorities out of ignorance.
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By the way, I personally experienced Israelis’ genuine love and admiration for Americans. Very Powerful.
And, I’ve always admired Israel for wanting to fight her own wars (with NO American — or any other country’s — boots on the ground, as you discussed above). That’s a very expensive price for Israel to pay with so few Israelis or even Jews worldwide for that matter. This makes the IDF even more strategic and careful in its war behavior I would imagine. It’s also likely MUCH safer for the IDF to be communicating in Hebrew in the thick of war, rather than in their second language, English).
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After leaving Israel on July 3, 1974 (having grown up with Atheism and watered-down Reform Judaism and having had many soul-opening experiences while living for a year in Jerusalem, including the Yom Kippur War and its aftermath), I was spiritually very thirsty. I also needed therapy to heal my broken heart and soul (mostly trauma from childhood).
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I almost immediately encountered 2 Chassidic rabbis in the U.S. who wanted to teach Jewish Mysticism, Kabbalah, Talmud, Zohar, Tanya (and had a very strong interest in Psychology and Mental Health) to anyone who wanted to study them — very unusual back in the 1970’s.
Much of this study was enriched with inspiring singing, chanting, and praying.
It’s where I first heard a rabbi be very creative in constructing and expressing soulful prayer (so not always in the exact words, but clearly with the same Kavanah = Intention, of our Forefathers).
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(By the way, since my dear Hubby passed away in 2010, I’ve also many times heard Christians praying very creatively with pure Christian Intention. I’ve learned so much from them.)
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That was eyeopening and soul-enriching for me beyond measure. I studied with these Rabbis for a number of years. I also studied a bit about Christian Mysticism (and what we were told at the time was Islamic Mysticism known as Sufism).
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So, I have gratefully benefitted from knowing and learning with Holy Mystical Jewish Rabbis, who survived the Holocaust, who had so much Pure Love and so many Blessings to share with us.
I miss them a lot.
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Years later, in the late-1980’s, my Wonderful, Late Husband and I actually were married by 2 Rabbis who were students of these 2 Rabbis discussed just above.
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This was a couple decades before celebrities like Madonna began irresponsibly throwing around words like Kabbalah and such.
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I’m still really interested in what struck your Wife as a child going to her Grandfather’s art studio (that liked like a church) and you later about the Holy Mystical and Art-Filled City of Safed on the mountain (highest spot inside Israel?).
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David: Your Essay above inspires me so much.
🙏 God Bless you and your Wife and Loved Ones, David.
God Bless and Guide with Wisdom Bibi and PDJT when they meet on Monday.
And, God, please Keep Safe and Nourished all of the good guys around the World.
Amen 🙏
❤️🇮🇱❤️ ”Am Israel CHAI!” = “The People / Nation of Israel LIVE!” 🇮🇱❤️🇮🇱
Thank you so much for validating my hard work and exposing your personal matters here. I appretiate it.
My wife was an artist (painter) like her grandpa who owned an old studio in Safed on the mountain. Safed is a known art and gallery center and was the premier Kabbalah center of the world for hundreds of years. It was the location of probably the most influential Kabbalah rabbi of all times. Issac Luria known as The Ari. And it was home to other known Kabbalah figures.
So the natural location with the mountain, the art and mysticism are perceived by a young girl who had a great time in the area. It is not the highest mountain in Israel but it is beautiful view.
It’s difficult for Conservative Jews in America right now because of the poison which penetrated to the movement. But it will pass.
God bless you too.
🇮🇱❤️🇮🇱 David: Thank you for your Blessings, Acknowledgment of what I shared, and beginning to describe Safed to us.
Since Safed was so far north and Syria had attacked in that general vicinity, too, I was extra cautious and did not get to go to Safed after the actual YK War was over.
Before the YK War broke out on Yom Kippur (which was on Oct 6 1973), I did get to go to Masada, climbed Mt Sinai (when it was still in Israeli hands), Dead Sea, Ein Gedi (oh, those Waterfalls!) several times, Bethlehem, Old City of Jerusalem, and many other landmarks.
But, not Safed.
Your memory of it and especially your Wife’s memory of it would be from a time around when I was there, I believe.
So, if you want to share anything else at any point, I’m all ears.
I know it’s a very special place.
Would your Wife ever be willing to share some of her artwork (paintings or ?) with us?
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Thank you. My wife has not been painting for many years. I will ask her more about Safad. ❤️
Thanks for mentioning Jesus’ hair. The Bible says long hair on a man is disgraceful.
Now I’m not arguing that long hair is disgraceful, just that if Jesus DID have long hair, it would have been exhaustively remarked upon.
You’re welcome. The first Roman paintings of Jesus in the first centuries were with a short hair similar to Roman men. Only in later centuries in Europe he has long hair. It is not impossible that he had long hair but it is very unlikely as it was rare those days and there is no such description from the early days of Christianity. It is a later European Art that imagined him with long hair.
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You quoted multiple New Testament passages, but they all come from the same context:
1st-Century Jewish Christians arguing with other Jews, decades after Jesus’ death, during a period when Christians were distancing themselves from Rome.
Quoting many verses from Acts and Paul does not multiply historical evidence — it reflects the same internal polemic (heated arguments) repeated in different writings.
Historically, the execution itself was carried out by Roman authority under Pontius Pilates. , using crucifixion, a Roman punishment. Jewish leaders could oppose Jesus, but they did not have legal power to execute him.
Jesus, Peter, Paul, and the earliest Christians were all Jews. These texts reflect disputes within Judaism, not collective guilt of Jews as people across time. This is why mainstream Christian Theology today explicitly rejects the idea that “The Jews killed Jesus” regardless how many verses are quoted.
Again, Jesus was a Jew, the disciples were Jews, the first Christians were Jews and so were the opponents who rejected him. You wouldn’t know anything about Christianity or Jesus without Jews. If you believe in the Old Testament, it was written mainly in Hebrew the language of the Jews. In fact you wouldn’t even have your name without the Jews. Daniel is the Jewish Hebrew word for Dan (דן) = Judge , and El (אל) = God. So Daniel means “God is my Judge”. A great name by the way.
Shalom and my God bless you and yours with health, wisdom and grace.
Christianity emphasizes forgiveness and teaches that only God sees the human heart and judges it.
Jesus himself is portrayed as forgiving and did not express hatered or animosity towards Jews as people or anyone else.
In some religions those who do not covert are judged or treated as enemies. But I am sure we both know better.
Blessings.
Some thoughts:
“The Jews killed Jesus “
I remember my daughter talked about
an obnoxious coworker always running his mouth.
She would ignore him, but when he started talking
about “The Jews killed Jesus” …. she had enough.
She explained to him the same thing that you wrote.
Jesus was Jewish, the disciples were Jewish, Paul…..etc.
A Jewish coworker in this group discussion was shocked.
He didn’t know that, but later thanked my daughter.
The term Christian “mystics” makes me cringe.
To me mystic is more of communicating
with any spirit/spirit guides etc. Christians that get
into mysticism/supernatural can connect to spirits that are evil.
Similar to New Age.
The Bible warns us about communicating with the spiritual world,
because there are two different spiritual kingdoms: good (from God) & evil.
We get a hint of it in Ephesians. It mentions satan’s/evil kingdom and the different spiritual levels.
Ephesians 6:11-12:
11 Put on the full armor of God,
so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers,
against the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
When you start contacting spirits you have to be careful
that you don’t contact spirits that are evil.
As in the 11th chapter of 2nd Corinthians
v. 14 ….for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
Incorrect, mysticism as practiced in Kabbalah never seeks to “connect” to any spiritual force or entity, as this is strictly forbidden and would be in direct violation of many verses such as Leviticus 19:31, 20:6 Isaiah 8:19 and many others. No true righteous follower would dare. However, just like everything available to us, so can the knowledge/techniques be used for dark purposes. This is why for most it is inadvisable, and requires years and years of humility, study, and often “separation” from the mundane.
As David correctly writes Kabbalah means “to receive” – the person can only prepare themselves as a worth vessel. It is God alone who “fills” that vessel corresponding to its “shape”. We’re talking about “spiritual” understandings and insights here – (connecting the dots) (deeper layers) within scripture.
As a practical example – say you are praying for a visit from one of your children, and on the way home you help an old lady with her shopping. You get home, and there to greet you is your surprise.
Kabbalah would associate this “miracle” with the good intentions (charity) and effort you put in (your vessel).
Of course its not be be considered a quid pro quo, and not all “requests” will or can be answered – which is a whole Kabbalistic field of its own.
There is nothing to be afraid of in purity.
Reread what I wrote.
I am not talking about Kabbalah.
He said the term Christian mystics, that made me cringe.
That’s your definition, but many Christians think of it differently.
Hi Donna. You have a very special daughter! You can be proud.
I used to have the same misunderstanding.
Look at the dictionaries. Mysticism is not “connecting with spirits”. It is not “New Age Spirituality”.
There may be a definition that covers it but not the actual definition.
Mysticism is the belief and practice that one can connect to God and therefore gain direct knowledge and goodness.
It does not specify how and therefore you have Jewish Mysitics, Christian Mystics, Buddhist Mystics, and not religious mystics. Really see the dictionary. See a few Christian Mystics and saints:
Teresa of Ávila
John of the Cross
Hildegard of Bingen
Catherine of Siena
Francis of Assisi
Ignatius of Loyola
Padre Pio
Anthony the Great
Bernard of Clairvaux
Symeon the New Theologian
Isaac the Syrian
Seraphim of
The Church validates their experiences as not delusional.
They experienced union with God or direct connection, visions, and transformative experiences in relation to it.
Sadly, David,
while the list you provided could certainly go on much longer, virtually every one named was Roman Catholic and as one myself I have to tell you that the list as it stands will do little good here on the open thread at convincing many here who simply do not have “ears to hear” it.
Great list, though!
(Another thought/post a bit farther down.)
Thanks. This is outside the field of my knowledge – the differences between Catholics and Protestants . I know some but it seems that the Protestants don’t have a list of Mystics so I can guess they don’t encourage it.
I was thinking of Christian mystics
”The Church” I’m guessing you mean the Catholic Church
I am not Catholic, but Protestant.
I just think of the Catholic church
as another denomination.
I sent my daughter to a Catholic school, but
on the weekends we went to a Baptist church.
There are different ways of thinking about words.
There are people that talked about mysticism,
and got into New Age like groups.
I did not say they were delusional.
They were good people
Also…..Protestants believe a saint is
anyone committed to their relationship with God
or any born-again Christian.
Thank you Donna. You’re stepping into a filed that I have no knowledge of. I am aware that some define Mystics as those who dive into the Spiritualism and supernatural and secrets. But the actual definition is just “practice for unity with the Divine” which is why the list exists in the catholic side of Christianity.
So many of their Saints were Mystics. Basically we are talking here about two different definitions. To summarize the original point is that the Kabbalah is not into talking with Spirits. They seek a direct connection with God. They do so by improving ethics and morality, prayer, study, etc…
My point was you can’t compare Kabbalah to Christianity.
You don’t understand or have knowledge of ….
It’s like comparing “oranges & apples”
David, my friend…💕
I can’t possibly tell you over the past year of reading comments on posts (here included I am dreadfully sorry to say) how very disturbed and sickened I am by what I’ve seen. I can palpably feel a visceral wrench in my spirit as I scroll.
And if that is I??
I can only imagine what reading them does to you. Even then as I try, I am certain that I have no idea of the depth of your anguish. That would be arrogance on my part…
So I thank you for outlining each and every terrible antisemitic lie and explaining why each is…either spoken or posted with inexplicable hatred which I will never understand, or parroting or simply plain ignorance which only fosters or feeds untruths.
This is the world you’ve always lived in and with; but the explosion of antisemitism since October 7 has both shocked and astounded me.
I understand (I think) the incredible amount of time it took for you to write this…and how painful it must have been to do so. But if not you, then who?
God bless you, dear sir, and Israel always 🙏🏻
(Please file this away…we never know the day when you might wish to repost on a future appropriate Sundance thread, where I know (as you do) that if you choose to heroically do so, brick bats will be incoming. The world seems to be a simmering cauldron at the moment. We cannot predict when it will boil over, but it seems to be headed in that direction. God be with us all in the New Year to come 🙏🏻)
Thank you Betsy !
There is a Hebrew Jewish word : Tzadik צדיק. For a female Tzadika צדיקה.
There is no English word for it.
It means a Righteous person. But I mean very righteous similar to the word “saint”.
In the Holocaust some non-Jews saved the lives of Jews at great personal danger.
Many of them are recognized by Israel as “The Righteous among the nations “.
They have a special place in the afterlife.
You are very special and may you be blessed forever.
Tzadika.
Oh David…there goes my heart. And unexpectedly here come the tears, dear, dear friend.
I’m taking your words and storing them deep within me 🙏🏻💕 To count you as a friend is a privilege which I am very humbled by. We are all your friends and hold you in great esteem. There are thousands of miles between you and us. But the distance between our hearts is non existent. I pray you will know that… With great admiration and eternal affection. B 💕
Thank you. You deserve my special compliment. ❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
Wow! You just described the absence of space when one steps out of this dimension. You got my admiration. 🙏🏻
What an absolutely great thread – best string that I’ve read on Open Thread perhaps ALL YEAR.
Thank you David,
and Thank you Betsy Jones!
I just updated my post with a lot of fact checking and some AI help to smooth out my English. I created a PDF file for it.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v3x6uybuafqwgvhrxnqxc/Black-PR-Clearing-Israel.pdf?rlkey=q673qpscodsv3cp922rrcfv0b&st=pg8dl5f3&dl=0
I almost posted, but I didn’t have to. Nobody puts things quite as well!
And I wholeheartedly agree with David, below:
TZADIKA.
Wonderful.
(and … below, my reply to David ….)
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David so nice to hear from you again on this whole range of issues. God bless you and your family…. Tucker and Candace good grief.. insufferable persons to say the least.
Thank you. ❤️
Guitarist Johnny A … see him if he comes near you, I’ve seen him about 4 times
Here he’s playing Beatles repertoire through his system of electronic loopers, where he’ll play parts with them recording and then step on a footswitch so they’ll play back while he plays other parts against the looped parts
Strawberry Fields Forever – Nowhere Man as performed by, JOHNNY A
27 December 2019 (Beryl) “Jack” Sheldon, American jazz trumpeter (Merv Griffin), singer (Schoolhouse Rock), and actor (Run Buddy Run), dies at 88
“Conjunction Junction” Live
DocTalk: “Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon”
27 December 2015 Stevie Wright, British-born Australian singer with the Easybeats (“Friday On My Mind”), dies at 68
Stevie Wright – Friday On My Mind (1988 live soundcheck)
27 December 2008 Delaney Bramlett, American rocker (Shindogs; Delaney & Bonnie), dies at 69
Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett in 1970
Delaney and Bonnie with Eric Clapton 1969
27 December 2004 (Walter) “Hank” Garland, American Nashville-based country, rock and jazz session guitar virtuoso (“Sugarfoot Rag”; “(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame”; “Jingle Bell Rock”), dies of complications from a staph infection at 74
Hank “Sugarfoot” Garland – Sugarfoot rag
27 December 1996 Johnny Heartsman [Eastman], American R&B, soul and electric blues session musician and songwriter, dies of a stroke at 60
Blues Company,feat Johnny Heartsman,Mother in Law Blues
27 December 1981 (Hoagland) “Hoagy” Carmichael, American composer, singer (“In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening”; “Stardust”; “Two Sleepy People”), dies at 82
Am I Blue (1944) Hoagy Carmichael
27 December 1978 Chris Bell, American rock guitarist (Big Star – “In The Street”), dies in a car crash at 27
In the Street (Alex Chilton / Chris Bell) – Big Star
27 December
Amy Beach
(1867-1944)
American pianist and composer (Gaelic Symphony), dies at 77
Photo in Bio section
Amy Beach | Dreaming op.15 nr.3 | Evgenia Nekrasova | Piano
Hoagy also in the academy award winning (when it meant something) movie “best years of our lives”
Fabulous blue-eyed gospel soul.
27 December
Stephen F. Austin
(1793-1836)
Founded and helped colonize the US state of Texas, dies of pneumonia at 43
Biography: Stephen F. Austin was an American settler known as the ‘Father of Texas’ for his role in founding the state. Austin brought several hundred families with their slaves to the Tejas region in 1825 after inheriting an empresario grant from Spain, which gave him the right to settle there.
Austin convinced a number of American settlers to move with him, totalling 300 families in the first migration. This group established a settlement in the territory, and initially maintained friendly relations with the Mexican government.
When dissatisfaction with the Mexican government boiled over and resulted in the Texas Revolution, Austin led the Texas forces in the early Siege of Béxar. While a series of setbacks followed this, the Texans would ultimately win their independence after the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836.
Subsequently Austin went on to serve as a commissioner to the United States, then after an unsuccessful campaign for President of Texas was appointed Secretary of State for the republic by the victorious Sam Houston.
27 December
Gustave Eiffel
(1832-1923)
French engineer and architect who designed and built the Eiffel tower, dies at 91
Biography: Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French civil engineer known for the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty’s internal structure. Graduating from École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, his work on French railways and bridges like the Garabit Viaduct established his reputation. Post-retirement, Eiffel researched meteorology and aerodynamics, contributing significantly to both fields.
Eiffel was the first child of Catherine-Mélanie and Alexandre Bonickhausen dit Eiffel. His family had German origins and adopted the name Eiffel after relocating to Paris. His mother managed a charcoal business, later evolving into coal distribution, which Eiffel’s father joined.
As a child, Eiffel lived with his grandmother but maintained a close relationship with his mother. Though initially not scholarly, he began to take education seriously in his later school years, influenced by literature and history teachers.
Eiffel’s education included mentorship by his uncle, Jean-Baptiste Mollerat, and chemist Michel Perret. He studied at the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris, later graduating from École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, specializing in chemistry.
His first job was with railway engineer Charles Nepveu. After Nepveu’s bankruptcy, Eiffel’s design of a railway bridge earned him a role at Compagnie Belge, eventually leading to his management of the Bordeaux bridge project.
In 1865, Eiffel became an independent consulting engineer. He was involved in building railway stations and overseeing locomotive construction for Egypt. His work at the Exposition Universelle (1867) saw collaboration with Henri Treca on metal properties research. Eiffel’s own company, founded in 1866, took on international work, including the Budapest Nyugati railway station and Maria Pia Bridge in Portugal.
His company, renamed Eiffel et Cie after a partnership with Théophile Seyrig, built the Garabit viaduct. Eiffel also advanced prefabricated bridge designs, and in 1881, collaborated with Auguste Bartholdi on the structural design for the Statue of Liberty. His work on the Nice Observatory’s dome in 1886 reflected his talent for engineering.
The Eiffel Tower, designed for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, became his most famous project. The innovative iron structure initially faced skepticism but became an icon of Paris. A legal and financial scandal related to the Panama Canal in 1887 tainted Eiffel’s reputation, but he was cleared on appeal.
Eiffel refocused his career on scientific pursuits in aerodynamics and meteorology. By 1913, his contributions had earned him the Samuel P. Langley Medal from the Smithsonian Institution.
27 December
Amy Beach
(1867-1944)
American pianist and composer (Gaelic Symphony), dies at 77
Biography: Recognized today as the first US born female composer to have her work performed by a major orchestra, Amy Beach (then Cheney) was a child prodigy at the piano. Performing public recitals since the age of 8, she made her Boston debut at 16, and two years later performed with the Boston Symphony.
At about the same time, she married Dr. Henry Beach, and at his behest curtailed performing, except for an annual charity concert. Mrs. Beach instead concentrated on composing and met with acclaim for her 1892 Mass in E-flat played by Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society, and her “Gaelic” Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896.
After her husband’s death, she toured Europe and received enthusiastic response both as pianist and composer, becoming one of the first US trained classical musicians to do so.
Her portfolio contains over 300 works. Beach was an active participant of and later benefactor to the MacDowell Arts Colony, where she spent many summers composing.
27 December
Norman Schwarzkopf
(1934-2012)
US Army General and commander of coalition forces in the Gulf War, dies of complications from pneumonia at 78
Biography: Schwarzkopf served as the commander of the United States Central Command from 1988 to 1991. In this position he served as the commander of all US and coalition forces during the First Gulf War in 1990-1991. He became known as ‘Stormin’ Norman’ for his aggressive military leadership style and fiery temper.
The victory of coalition forces in the Gulf War was partly down to his decisive leadership; Iraqi forces were routed from Kuwait in just 100 hours, following an extensive military buildup and air campaign planned and led by Schwarzkopf.
He retired from the military after the Gulf War and later declined a position as Army Chief of Staff.
Why we should always defend our 2nd amendment rights to be an armed citizenry. This is an example of what happened in Lebanon (from The European Conservative . . .)
Hezbollah grew in the 1980s with Iranian funding and Syrian protection. When Christian forces disarmed after the war, Hezbollah kept its weapons under the excuse of “resistance.” Over time, it captured the state, the army, and all key institutions. It is now the true ruler of the Republic of Lebanon, which has effectively become an extension of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Seems an awful lot of folks would be plumb thrilled if something similar happened here.
worth a click, Red Sea at night – pretty stunning satellite photo
the photo didn’t have a useful image suffix, it ends in .webp
but I was able to click on thru and it displays
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Wouldn’t load for me, tineye pointed to this one, I assume this is it:
Webp does not post here nor GIF.
Saint Porphyrios, Bishop of Gaza in Palestine (+ 420) please pray for and protect the remaining Christians in the Holy Land.
Madonna and Child with Two Angels-Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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The Our Father
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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.
Amen.
Raphael and Tobias – Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12
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Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice;
let the many isles be glad.
Clouds and darkness are around him,
justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his justice,
and all peoples see his glory.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
Light dawns for the just;
and gladness, for the upright of heart.
Be glad in the Lord, you just,
and give thanks to his holy name.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
Wisdom – Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Wisdom 1: 7-11
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For the spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world:
and that, which containeth all things, hath knowledge of the voice.
Therefore he that speaketh unjust things cannot be hid,
neither shall the chastising judgment pass him by.
For inquisition shall be made into the thoughts of the ungodly:
and the hearing of his words shall come to God, to the chastising of his iniquities.
For the ear of jealousy heareth all things,
and the tumult of murmuring shall not be hid.
Keep yourselves therefore from murmuring,
which profiteth nothing, and refrain your tongue from detraction,
for an obscure speech shall not go for nought:
and the mouth that belieth, killeth the soul.
One of this year’s inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (well past time too)
One for the ladies, and any bachelors out there:
Ladies, You’re Loading The Dishwasher All Wrong. Here’s How To Do It The Right Way
https://thefederalist.com/2025/12/26/ladies-youre-loading-the-dishwasher-all-wrong-heres-how-to-do-it-the-right-way/
There comes a time in every man’s life in which he’s had that experience. After enjoying a well-cooked meal from his significant other or female relative, he journeys to the local dishwasher to dispense his used dishware only to find a catastrophe awaiting him.
Read on if you want the tips!
Hey, boys! Load your own dang dishwasher!
Problem solved.
That was easy.
LOL! milder than I expected. Don’t blame me, blame the Federalist!
Good evening Truli. You go Girl! That tells them like it is!
By the way, I load the dishwasher exactly like they describe! Now, my son loads it a bit different, and it tends to get overcrowded, but I do not complain as its nice to have someone help me after a big dinner.
happy “cartoons and cereal day” everyone.
for levi, and all other silent tree-branchers who are in our thoughts and prayers.
peace to all who gather here, and thank you Jesus for our joy in being together.
peace to you too slow
Peace
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thanks mo-peace!
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Glory – Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO: Merry Christmas
Annunciation – Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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O Come O Come Emmanuel! – in Hebrew, Arabic, and English,
singing over Jerusalem
The Supper at Emmaus-Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Luciano Pavarotti – Ave Maria (Schubert)
James Brown –
I Feel Good (Lyrics)
I feel good too friend
All the tunes you played today
They are all feel good tunes
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Brooks & Dunn –
Boot Scootin’ Boogie (Lyric)
Alan Jackson –
Chattahoochee (Lyrics)
Sugar, Sugar –
The Archies (With Lyrics)
Van Morrison –
Brown Eyed Girl (Lyrics)
The Temptations –
My Girl (lyrics)
On Day 2 of Christmas:
The Bible verse (using the King James Version):
“The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” John 1: 2-3
Prayer:
“Grant me today to listen, to listen to the souls of others, to listen to the unfolding of the Word, to hear the singing of the angels. May I, through the faculty of listening develop a loving heart and become imbued with the powers of creation so that I may become a co-creator with my Lord Jesus Christ; in His name, Amen.”
Contemplation:
This second day of Christmas is dedicated to the act of creation, of bringing things into existence, which is given to us by Christ. This is the day we allow ourselves to become aware of the greater experience of our creative energies, of the forces of Christ flowing into the world; then we shall understand the verse in the book of Revelation: “He makes everything new.”
Cat understands me
Good evening Dogsmaw. Thank you for this video. It brought a smile. They really do seem to understand what it is being said to them!
FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ALL IN NEED OF PRAYER
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
URGENT LIVE PRAYER: Receive Your Miracle Now (Psalm 91) | DECEMBER 27
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GLORIOUS : Soaking Worship Instrumental – Prayer, Devotional, Meditation and Relaxation
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EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE
Verse of the Day for Saturday, December 27, 2025
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“Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 1:2 (KJV)
COMMENTARY FOR EPHESIANS 1
This epistle was written when St. Paul was a prisoner at Rome. The design appears to be to strengthen the Ephesians in the faith of Christ, and to give exalted views of the love of God, and of the dignity and excellence of Christ, fortifying their minds against the scandal of the cross. He shows that they were saved by grace, and that however wretched they once were, they now had equal privileges with the Jews. He encourages them to persevere in their Christian calling, and urges them to walk in a manner becoming their profession, faithfully discharging the general and common duties of religion, and the special duties of particular relations.A salutation, and an account of saving blessings, as prepared in God’s eternal election, as purchased by Christ’s blood. (1-8) And as conveyed in effectual calling: this is applied to the believing Jews, and to the believing Gentiles. (9-14) The apostle thanks God for their faith and love, and prays for the continuance of their knowledge and hope, with respect to the heavenly inheritance, and to God’s powerful working in them. (15-23)
(1,2.) All Christians must be saints; if they come not under that character on earth, they will never be saints in glory. Those are not saints, who are not faithful, believing in Christ, and true to the profession they make of relation to their Lord. By grace, understand the free and undeserved love and favour of God, and those graces of the Spirit which come from it; by peace, all other blessings, spiritual and temporal, the fruits of the former. No peace without grace. No peace, nor grace, but from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ; and the best saints need fresh supplies of the graces of the Spirit, and desire to grow.
(3-8) Spiritual and heavenly blessings are the best blessings; with which we cannot be miserable, and without which we cannot but be so. This was from the choice of them in Christ, before the foundation of the world, that they should be made holy by separation from sin, being set apart to God, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, in consequence of their election in Christ. All who are chosen to happiness as the end, are chosen to holiness as the means. In love they were predestinated, or fore-ordained, to be adopted as children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, and to be openly admitted to the privileges of that high relation to himself. The reconciled and adopted believer, the pardoned sinner, gives all the praise of his salvation to his gracious Father. His love appointed this method of redemption, spared not his own Son, and brought believers to hear and embrace this salvation. It was rich grace to provide such a surety as his own Son, and freely to deliver him up. This method of grace gives no encouragement to evil, but shows sin in all its hatefulness, and how it deserves vengeance. The believer’s actions, as well as his words, declare the praises of Divine mercy.
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
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Verse of the Day – December 27, 2025 (Morning Prayer)
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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL
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.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
BE MY VOICE





CHILD NOT CHOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
MAPA = MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN
GIFT OF GRACE
His Grace is abundant in meekness
His strength is made perfect in weakness
Gladly glory in your infirmities
And do not fear any adversities
When you are torn and worn from battle
Angels will remove the rote rattle
Lift you up and attend to your sores
The bruises and scars from many wars
When you are dejected defeated and down
Remember God’s mercy will soon abound
He will carry you gently while you heal
The power of His Love you will surely feel
By the Grace of God you are who you are
His Grace imparted on you left no scar
You labored more abundantly than many
More than adequate which was plenty
By Grace you are saved thru Faith it is said
And not of yourself but a gift instead
One of many God bestows upon those
Who obey His commands even en throes
When you are weakened spiritually
Be rest assured of God’s right remedy
Nothing that happens is ever too large
Be still and know that He is in charge
By your side He will always be ready
To raise you right up and keep you steady
By Grace through Faith you belong to Him
A loving gift He confers not on a whim
D01: 08/22/2023
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
#psalm91 #psalms #prayer
Pray Everyday
https://rumble.com/v57jz8d-psalm-91.the-most-powerful-prayer-from-the-bible.-gods-protection-healing-p.html
Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.
#faith #god #psalms
prayeveryday777
https://rumble.com/v57jvfg-sleep-well-with-psalms.-psalm-91-psalm-121-psalm-3-psalm-4-psalm-139.faith-.html
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HAVE A VERY BLESSED DAY !!! ❤️❤️❤️
Mornin’ all!
mornin WeeWeed
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Ahhhh ….. is it really Caturday?
Late entry for:
22 December 2025 Chris Rea, English rock and blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer (“Fool (If You Think It Is Over)”; “The Road to Hell (Part 2)”), dies at 74
573+ works currently held by ASCAP / BMI
Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas (Official Lyric Video)
David’s Victory over Goliath-Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Emma Kok – Hallelujah
Angel with Tambourine-Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Singin’ in the Rain – Switch-a-Roo
Europa – Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds – Where did you learn to dance
Kinda gives ‘Boxing Day’ a new meaning.
Dear AI, how many republican votes will be lost over the removal of poor sick U.S. citizens from subsidized healthcare in the United States starting on January 1, 2027?
“A substantial loss of votes could occur, especially in key battleground states and among vulnerable populations. Republicans would need to carefully balance their policies to avoid alienating crucial parts of their electorate.”
Dear American,
A very interesting approach to a touchy subject: the use of artificial intelligence to guide one’s formulation of opinion.
I am saying right now that the opposite will occur since Republicans are well noted to be very independent thinkers and are also the backbone of successful business and family structure and are guided by God-inspired common sense.
Evidence seems to indicate that once the fraud, deception and graft are removed from the healthcare equation [illegal alien participation and corrupt political greed], the healthcare system will become more convenient, more equitable and will service the truly needy.
I did all that thinking, on my own, without the aid of an artificially constructed thing that is just as subject to error and miscalculation as any information system which uses human input for structure.
I appreciate your desire for a positive outcome. Happy New Year and drive carefully on icy roads.
Sincerely, your fellow American,
Denise Mason
We shall see Denise. The only crystal ball I have is this broken Magic 8 ball I picked up at a garage sale ;). Keep in mind that as of the end of 2025, the voting margin between the two parties is slim. Meaning, that even a swing of a few million votes one way or the other is going to have a profound affect on who controls Congress and what they country politic looks like legislatively going forward. Also, 55% of independent voters are under the poverty level and a material number of these voters actually voted a straight Republican ticket in 2024. Because of the removal of healthcare from poor sick U.S. voters who lose their jobs or are caught between jobs when they become ill; they are signaling they will switch to vote Democrat to remove the threat of removal of healthcare for them and their families or not vote for either party’s candidate. So we shall see. The Republicans may keep the Senate in 2026 as the forced removal of poor U.S. citizens who from subsidized healthcare won’t commence until 01/01/2027. Which makes 2028 the election to watch. Have a great week!
On January 1, 2025; the United Methodist Church removed bans on the ordination of LGBTQ+ “clergy” and removed the ban on homosexual “marriages.”
About 25% of Methodist churches have left as a result in the U.S. (only about 22% globally). 75% of them remain. About 35,000 organized churches worldwide continue to affiliate with the United Methodist Church. Let that sink in…
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Virgin – Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Cyd Charisse, ballet dancer
Madonna and Child with Saint Francis and the Donor Luigi Gozzi with Saint Alvise – Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Clair De Lune
Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos – Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Fred Astaire & Eleanor Powell – Jukebox Dance
I am testing Dropbox as a way to give access to PDF files. This is a revision of my post today about Clearing Black Propoganda and antisemitism. It is revised to make some things more accurate and less personal and more usable for general public. Let me know if it is workable.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i2ccjt9q1a7cp8he9sfri/Black-PR-Clearing.pdf?rlkey=31rqjeabc5tk7a399zppboal4&st=vfhfbrol&dl=0
That worked very good.
David: the link works for me. I can read it just fine.
I saw many of the changes you made. You seem to have caught all the lowercase j’s in Jew. Well done.
I also noticed other things and liked them.
Because I’d love to help you go from 90% to probably 100% or close, I wanted to see if there was a way to communicate with you and work with a copy of the document to suggest corrections, I tried to sign up using my email as a username as it allows but it got hung up with a circle that kept revolving.
Probably it’s because my IPad mini 6 does not have the latest IOS on it.
Either way, yes, this was easy to open and read.
Thank you. I fixed it. I think you will not belive it was me. Because it wasn’t.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v3x6uybuafqwgvhrxnqxc/Black-PR-Clearing-Israel.pdf?rlkey=q673qpscodsv3cp922rrcfv0b&st=n46ilju4&dl=0
I missed cursday with this but… WTH – make room, cats, it’s too good to wait for the next one
Saint Margaret – Tiziano Vecellio Titian
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Reverie – Debussy