The long run. The lifelong commitment.  The big picture. The foundational truths. These are the elements that feed the reactors that are burning deep within the hearts and minds of those who make a difference, whether or not they are flamboyant as they do it.  Such  people are deliberately self-aware but not self-conscious, because their focus is on what desperately needs to be done in response to what others are doing.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy is the title by Eric Metaxas that documents the short life and astounding work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer who lived all four of those identities to the full.

It is a mistake to think of Hitler having a meteorically sudden rise to power, and it is a great misreading of events to think that those who actively resisted him did so out of the anxiety of a moment, implementing plans only drawn up under the pressure of we must do something right now.  Bonhoeffer and and others who actively resisted both inside and outside of government and military service, were far more thoughtful than such a perception would suggest.

What follows is a two page excerpt from Metaxas’ 2010 biography and may provide some food for thought as we find our places in our own national mess, perhaps feeling as he did, that we have so little ground under our feet because of the entrenched betrayals and deceptions that are dissolving the world as we knew it. (more…)

The Hill, a decidedly “Decepticon”, yet hailed as conservative, news outlet -showcases the exact reason(s) why patriots are sick and tired of big government Democrats and big government Republicans.

Even the headline screams ‘find my brandy snifter, and make sure the crusts are removed from my aperitif’…. “Rand Paul Walks Fine Line On NSA”

Whiskey – Tango – Foxtrot. Fine line? How about you take some of that subscriber money, buy a vowel and get a clue.

If the Karl Rove Decepticon GOP can’t join patriots in outrage – then SCREW EM’; They too should be dispatched even further toward the land of perpetual irrelevance. It’s issues like this which SCREAM for a third party – a conservative party.

THE HILL – Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has seized on the controversy surrounding National Security Agency surveillance programs, quickly emerging as perhaps their most high-profile opponent.

Government surveillance is an issue that’s near and dear to his libertarian base, and one he’s advocated against for some time now. Following the revelations that the NSA has collected domestic phone records, Paul introduced a bill that would require a warrant before the government could seize such records, and has called the program “an astounding assault on the Constitution.” (more…)

Obama’s America

A Great Leader Listens To The People……

…. But a Tyrant won’t tell them WHEN!

Courtesy of DiwataMan: (7 Seconds of Trayvon Martin’s Voice)

My-oh-My,  how twitchy the politically dependent forces are at this very minute. It really is staggering how they view the potential sunlight to be deadly toward them. Like vampires watching a sunrise while hiding amid a diminishing shadow of protection, the desperation is palpable.

Obviously the media is “all in”, as witnessed by this picture of the Orlando Courthouse taken earlier today.  The alphabets, the race-based BGI dependents, and their co-dependent enablers, are literally coordinating talking points within their trailers and tents.

One of the frequent topics of conversation is how to keep the “new media” at bay, so the Legacy Media can continue their narrative advancement unabated; They need this trial desperately, and the finances driven from within it.

Today I had a conversation with a super-intelligent Wolverine debating whether or not to attend the first day post-trial press conference and ask the “questions” you guys want answers to. (more on that in later days) (more…)

……. [Excerpt From CFP]  The present administration is going after leakers, media sources, anyone and everyone who is even suspected of ‘betrayal.’ That’s what they call it, ‘betrayal.’…This administration considers anyone telling the truth about Benghazi, the IRS, hell, you name the issue, ‘betrayal,’” he said.

“We know all this already,” I stated. He looked at me, giving me a look like I’ve never seen, and actually pushed his finger into my chest. “You don’t know jack,” he said, “this is bigger than you can imagine, bigger than anyone can imagine.  …. If you are a website owner with a brisk readership and a conservative bent, you’re on that list. It’s a political dissident list, not an enemy threat list,”…  (continue reading)

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Either they provided the information, OR, the administration is accepting the NSA tapping into the massive computer servers that drive the internet.

GUARDIAN UK – Two different versions of the PRISM scandal were emerging on Thursday with Silicon Valley executives denying all knowledge of the top secret program that gives the National Security Agency direct access to the internet giants’ servers.

The eavesdropping program is detailed in the form of PowerPoint slides in a leaked NSA document, seen and authenticated by the Guardian, which states that it is based on “legally-compelled collection” but operates with the “assistance of communications providers in the US.”

Each of the 41 slides in the document displays prominently the corporate logos of the tech companies claimed to be taking part in PRISM. (more…)

fyi, an insider detail – We can secondarily confirm the information provided within this Wall Street Journal report. Those of you who have been with the Treehouse community since the beginning may remember a conversation thread about the “new age” credit cards that allow capability of RFID transmission. [symbols: ((( )))  and Ξ ]  One of our close friends actually quit his job in disgust over the use of his computer program -a central component to the RFID system- being used to embed internally into credit cards with the expressed intent on tracking user id, location, history etc.  He knew the potential risk several years ago, and sent a warning – we shared – it appears this is now coming to light.

WASHINGTON (WSJ) —The National Security Agency’s monitoring of Americans includes customer records from the three major phone networks as well as emails and Web searches, and the agency also has cataloged credit-card transactions, said people familiar with the agency’s activities.

The disclosure this week of an order by a secret U.S. court for Verizon Communications Inc.’s phone records set off the latest public discussion of the program. But people familiar with the NSA’s operations said the initiative also encompasses phone-call data from AT&T Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp., records from Internet-service providers and purchase information from credit-card providers.

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We will not advance a position, nor attempt to sway your sentiment, around the proposition that we, collectively, have assembled thousand of hours in research.  Nor will we attempt to advocate for gun ownership, self protection, or principles around the latest fashionable requests for the general public to consider a ‘new normal’ outlook toward liberty contingent on the premise you should not leave your car;  The central tenet within such framing concedes your liberty is now based on your acceptance that you are driving through, or living in, a safari park while preferring to avoid predators.

No.   For this context we want to bring your attention to the necessary defense motion to protect witnesses.

Think about that for a second.   The defense of an accused needs to afford anonymity to the bearers of truth, because their own life or liberty may be lost as a consequence of their testimony.   The defense brings forth this request.

The defense.

Never before have we, as an assembled nation, witnessed the State Case representing the threat to liberty.   The State of Florida as the THREAT to the individual.

Again, think about that.

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