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The Living Are Home

I honestly didn’t expect this absent a massive series of raids by Israel. The remaining living hostages in Gaza have been returned to Israel. All male, as outside of those already returned, Hamass raped and murdered any female hostages. Never forget Hamass started this war with an unprovoked attack aimed a maximum civilian casualties and atrocity. The recent release of orders from leadership confirms this.

Already there seem to be some games with the bodies of the dead. That would be a mistake I think, as it will trigger not only responses from Israel and the U.S., but there is reason to believe it also triggers actions by other Muslim countries involved in the process. Hamass not being a rational actor, however, does not fill me with a lot of optimism. We will see.

The hope I mentioned the other day in this post has been met, for which I do truly give thanks to God. Again, I’ve never expected to get this many of the remaining hostages out alive. For all I’ve prayed for it, I’m also too well aware of the reality that is Hamass (and Hezballess) and what around 90-95 percent of the population of Gaza support and has consistently supported since around 2005 (and the surveys started). They do not want peace, they do not want an independent state (which they effectively had), they want the eradication of Israel and all Jews. You will probably find that within that population that same 90-95 percent are good with the statement “First the Saturday people, then the Sunday.”

I must admit to two rather uncharitable and un-Christian thoughts. The first is that the peace accord seems to have a number of hidden components, which indicate that failure to abide may have catastrophic consequences and not just from Israel and the U.S. One can hope at any rate. The second is that I would find it most interesting (and amusing) if Israel had been able to plant trackers/tracers on the terrorsts being released to secure the hostages.

It would be a true pity if they were able to track them, note who they met with and where, and built up a map similar to what led to the destruction of Hezballess. Given what was done earlier with Hezballess and others (including inside Iran), if I were in Gaza I would keep those returned terrorists at arms length for that reason and because Israel has a good track record of turning people. Just a thought.

Long-term, I still think that Hamass sees this as hudna and harbors plans accordingly. Again, while I do wonder about some of the apparently hidden protocols and agreements in place, I would be amazed if Hamass (sadly the elected government of Gaza for those who still don’t realize that) didn’t see it this way. Add in that they have been instilling their desire to eliminate all Jews (not just Israel) into toddlers, it will take generations to leach that poison out of them. That said, I expect this peace to last less than a year simply because Hamass won’t give up.

I will pray for peace, and that I am wrong. I would love to be wrong. But, I just don’t see Hamass (or even Hezballess) giving up its spots anytime soon. Then again, that nasty part of me wonders if that hasn’t already been considered. That if they fail to honor the agreement, they will be eliminated fully and completely. That such might be led/started by nations other than Israel and the U.S. There are enough whiffs of unofficial and/or “unrelated” agreements here to make me suspect a bit.

Time will tell. For now, for all my money is on hudna and taqiyya, I will hope and pray for something more, something better, and something that eliminates a huge threat to Israel and the U.S. (which originates in Iran). For all that this has been crippled, or at least knocked back for a time, I would love to see the threat eliminated, for as long as it exists true and just peace is not likely.

Today, however, I celebrate the return of the living. I mourn and remember the dead. I pray for the dead, and the survivors and their families. I celebrate a day I did not truly expect to see. Tomorrow will come soon enough, and tomorrow I leave to the Lord.

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It’s Not Just Here

Over at Instapundit this moring, Sarah A. Hoyt linked to a good post at Behind The Black on how the left has only a little time left to stop the violence. Sarah noted that she hoped we might yet walk the knife edge and avoid the horrible alternative. She’s right about that, as such will change not just us, but the world.

The problem is, we are not just walking a knife edge here. The President just noted earlier that the violence is because they (the progressives) are out of other options and the public is rather overwhelmingly in favor of the actions being taken (deportation of criminals being but one). Which is why Portland, Chicago, and other locations are trying their best to claim the mantle of George S. James, and Pritzker seems to see himself as Jefferson Davis.

I would argue that he is at least five Jefferson Davis’s, at least in volume. I would further argue that despite their delusions, neither Pritzker, Noisome, nor any others involved are anywhere close to being Gen. Beauregard. I futher agree with Victor Davis Hanson that Pritzker et al are indeed “neo-confederate nullificationists.” If they keep going, they are likely to find out what happened to the real Davis, Walker, and others. The problem is, neither we nor the U.S. will be the same afterwards. The odds are good that if it gets out of hand, it won’t stay limited and no sane person wants Civil War 2.0.

But, the progressives are not sane by reasonable standards. They see power slipping away, funds drying up, and are already sold on violence being acceptable to force their twisted dreams into something resembling (vaguely) reality.

Big problem is, it’s not just here. Look at all the places where violence has started up after the Trump Gaza peace deal. Bree A. Dail noted it on X and she is right. Look at what is going on in England right now (for all that there is some hope, I truly do think it lost), not to mention Germany and France (strong lack of coverage here). The only places it isn’t flaring up are those countries that have been bucking the EU on forced immigration (cough Hungary cough). It really does look like a large-scale effort at revolution, or if they can’t be successful, ensuring the rest of us go down with them. And, yes, I do think those behind this are just that spiteful.

To add to the fun, consider also that Russia is getting increasingly desperate. Rather, in many respects, Vladimir is getting more and more desperate. Right now, I’m not sure what is going on with the power struggle as there are a lot of smoke and mirrors, a lot of disinformation (most aimed internal IMO), and a fair bit of confusion. If one thing I have heard is true, a long-time trusted advisor to Vladimir has been sacked and if true (note caveat) it is not good as that person opposed the invasion of Ukraine and has also opposed nuclear sabre-rattling and options. If he is indeed gone, that’s not good and Defcon Warning Systems is right with some of their concerns.

For all that I am still in the 20 percent club in regards traditional powers/stockpiles, any attempted use or even strong threat is going to have very bad results. There is no such thing as limited use, and given the growing membership in the nuclear club there is an increased chance of someone responding without consultation. That way lies madness.

But madness can seem at least borderline sane when you are facing a reversal of fortunes on the conventional front, growing manpower problems, growing attacks that are disrupting energy, transportation, agriculture, and more. Add in an unhappy populace and growing restiveness in the ranks of those who would like to replace you and… Desperate people do desperate things, and when your last pipeline to thoughts and information carefully kept outside your information bubble, which is in a silo and both are inside yet more bubbles, and decisions that have no connection with reality are easy to make.

I’m not so sure that the 20 percent club applies to newer nuclear powers either, such as China. Keep in mind that China is facing a lot of challenges and in his own way Winnie the Xi is growing as desperate at Vladimir. I think he’s got a better chance of holding on for now, but he’s fast approaching some go/no-go decisions on everything from Taiwan on to other economic and territorial ambitions. We are ill prepared to deal with any go decisions. Oh, and to add to the fun, if Vladimir and Russia get further into trouble, Xi would be more than happy to reclaim a good and important chunk of the Russian far east for China. They have long wanted it, and the resources, back.

In short, things could get hairy. We’ve been very lucky walking the knife blade so far. Fact is, aside from pointing things out and urging people to not respond to the provocations in a direct way, there’s not much I can do or that any of us can do. We can try to keep cool heads, and urge our leaders to the same. Other than that, the only option is prayer.

And, yes, I do pray not just for us to stay on the knife edge, but for us to get past things and move forward. If we don’t slip, there are some amazing things and times ahead of us. So, I turn the future over to the Lord and pray that he get us through this. I pray for peace, just peace, in the world. Among the several prayers I try to say everyday is one I modified a while back. It was originally done for one country under communism, but I think almost every European country that ended up under communism had it’s own version. Mine is:

Prayer for the Salvation of Earth

O Lord Jesus Christ our God, forgive our iniquities. Through the interceessions of Thy most pure Mother, save the suffering people of Earth from the yoke of the godless authority. Amen.

For those who don’t know, the “yoke of the godless authority” is that of communism, which means communism and socialism of all types as they are simply parts of the same coin. Doesn’t matter if “true” communism, Soviet “socialism” that was communism, National Socialism, or any other facet of the ultra-leftest creed that is envy, despair, and slavery. The woke, aka progressive left, WEF-types, etc. are all of the same coin, and they are all the godless authority who seek to destroy freedom and religion. Hence, my prayer which I’ve been saying since before the last election. I hope you might join me in it.

Yes, things are happening all over and the push to foment violence and violent response is not limited to just the U.S. There are other flashpoints that exist, but they are also linked in many ways to this desperate progressive push.

Against it, let me quote “Hold the Line!” There is likely to be a blood-price paid, but with God’s Grace we can walk the knife edge to safer and better times. Pray that we do, and that we retain cool heads no matter what. I really do need to do a post one day soon on all the good things I see coming if we can but hold the line. We truly can have a golden age, if we can hold on through these interesting times.

Pray, have Faith, and hang in there. As part of that, be prepared. Keep your family and friends close, and your things where you can find them in the dark.

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Unfortunately, It Makes Sense

I think I got this from Sarah at Instapundit the other day, and it is one to share far and wide. I’ve read it, pondered, and read a bit more, and it makes sense. Why are so many people of a progressive stripe lying about so many things? It’s not that they don’t know that they lie, or that we the readers don’t know they are lying. For they know, and we know.

What if it is for a different and very dangerous reason? What if they are lying in order to poison AI learning efforts? Go read this for yourself and ponder it a bit.

Heads Up

Bouncing back, and wish this didn’t have to be the first new post up after the medical. Keep your heads on swivels, and if your Church does not have security or a security plan, get one. Keep in mind that there have actually been three events recently, with the two worst being the terrorist on a boat firing into a restaurant and the Church ramming and shooting.

With all the vitriol being lashed out at “Christian Nationalists” and “fascists” (etc., etc., etc.) I’m surprised more haven’t cut loose — yet. For the record, I think that a number of accounts on anti-social media who are doing this are doing so to extend kill orders. I’m looking at Gavin’s account as being but one.

Why? Because they are losing. If they had a counter to Charlie Kirk, they would have used it instead of shooting him. Given that the government spigot through the NGOs has been tapered down (still not off but getting there), funding is low. Soros and others are picking up the slack, but it’s not the same and a lot of things, including the paid protestors, training, and travel are now able to be more easily tracked and traced.

Yet, it is an abundance of riches that is not yet easily taken advantage of. For all that Pam Bondi — who has led an amazing job on winning the court cases against the over-reaching (and IMO corrupt) judges and desperate, frivolous lawsuits seeking to hamstring the Trump administration — and Kash Patel are having to work without a solid base, or even a trustworthy legion. DOJ and FBI need to be fumigated and honest operators recruited. That is going to take a while, no matter what. The upcoming shutdown may drive out more of the swamp, or at least make it easier to fire them, but you still have to get people in who are honest, will honor their oaths, and follow the Constitution and the Law.

I really do hope there are mass-resignations and walkouts resulting from the Comey indictment. Comey is one of the larger sleazeballs in DC, but far from the largest or worst. Really hoping that the current indictment is a holding action so that more charges can be brought against a man who bragged openly about the illegal things he did. The Statute of Limitations may apply to many of those, but betting it doesn’t apply to all. Also wondering how conspiracy issues (and charges) could change that a bit. I can but dream. The faster we can root out and get rid of those who forswore their oaths and pursued political vendettas in violation of the law and Constitution, the better. That goes double for those involved with J6 and the malicious prosecutions afterwards.

Which brings me back to the fact that those of the “godless authority” that is progressive politics are losing right now and know it. They see power slipping from their grasp and they will stop and nothing to try to recover it. Note who has not tamped down the rhetoric (progressives) and who has been trying to keep things from exploding (almost everyone else). Fact is, between the losing and the rhetoric, I’m surprised more hasn’t already happened.

There are a lot of idiots out there who want Civil War 2.0 and are doing all they can to make it happen. And (again, and again, and again) I say they are idiots not living in or dealing with reality no matter what “side” they are on. The communists/socialists are going by a playbook that hasn’t been reality in almost a hundred years. The WEF-types are in the same boat (those that aren’t part of the communist/socialist progressives). Things have changed. Their playbook hasn’t.

I think things are going to get better if we can hold on and keep things from exploding. Long term. Fact is, the short term is going to get worse, potentially a LOT worse, before it gets better. A lot of the lunatics are going all-in, and throwing more than just gasoline on the fire. That is going to push the least-stable to act. I think that is not going to go well, or at least not as they think it will go.

Just look at Antifa being designated a terrorist organization and investigations opened into operations, funding, etc. Not what they expected (or at least not this soon). Again, though, the problem is enough honest people in place to conduct, evaluate, and coordinate actions and charges. Trump needs to keep going nuclear on appointees, and they need to step up recruitment of good people to go in below them.

Which is all well and good, but leaves us — The People — with a problem. We can’t trust the FBI, most Federal LE, or even that much local LE and prosecutors (I wouldn’t trust our local prosecutor with anything). So, we need to step up.

Keep your heads on swivels. If you can do so without a lot of fanfare, beef up security at your Church, events you are involved with, etc. When you are out, be prepared for terrorist attacks such as those that have just happened. And, yes, those were terrorist attacks as they were designed not only to inflict casualties, but fear so as to change behaviors. Don’t care what “side” anyone behind them was, I condemn and reject them utterly.

When out, be prepared. I’ve started carrying my personal trauma kit with me places, especially to Church. Might I suggest that in addition to whatever other preparations you may undertake, make sure you have appropriate first aid with you that you can share at need. Also, keep in mind cover and concealment when eating out and such.

Meantime, pray. Pray for those at the Church shot up yesterday, pray for those at the restaurant, and pray for our Nation and the Republic. If your first thought yesterday was to go on a rant that they were not “real” Christians, please talk to a priest as you are missing the point of being a Christian. We can argue dogma later, after they aren’t trying to kill us all. As for me, I’m praying for those at the Church, those at the restaurant, and for all of us. For we need Divine Grace to get through the days ahead with our Republic and our souls intact.

Be prepared. Keep your friends and family close, and your things where you can find them in the dark. And Pray. Often.

No Pasarán Returns

Four months ago, for reasons known only by Google, it was taken down. Now, the blog No Pasarán has been restored. Not sure why, but a lot of people raised a stink about the situation and somebody at Google finally got around to noticing. About time.

No Pasarán has been around for 21 years (as has this blog) and is a great resource for those wanting a different view of what is going on in France and Europe. Relentlessly anti-communist, pro-truth, and with a sense of humor, it has shared a side of France (and Europe) oft missed by corporate media.

Good to see it back, and check them out if you get the chance.

Nasty Winter Ahead?

Looking around, my back is getting a nasty itchy feeling about this coming winter. I fear it is going to be a nasty one, on more than one level.

I’m trying to set some preparations for the fact that I’m worried it may be a very cold and snowy/icy winter. There are some signs and portents that it may be so. As for the weather guessers (my name for forecasters), they seem to have a spread that would make Vegas proud. That said, number of interesting people are in the nasty winter camp.

I really want to get at least one more Mr. Buddy emergency heaters, and stock up on propane. Between camp stoves and heaters, I will be able to stay warm and cook — and people who’ve been there know what a difference a hot meal can make. I’m pretty well set on blankets and such, and am continuing to experiment with solar power additions to the power and lighting game. The more options you have for power and light, the better.

I’m even trying to get the landlord to invest in some power backups and a small generator, but not sure I’m going to have any luck. Did add some options to my Amazon wish list in that regards.

Snow, ice, and storms can bring down power lines in a hurry. It’s not too late to do trimming around power lines and such to keep ice from bringing them down. I’m also encouraging that around here.

Thing is, I’ve got an itchy feeling about why this could be a nasty winter on another level. Frankly, I’m amazed that the anger I’ve been talking about hasn’t broken yet. Part of it is the “safety valve” that is provided by naming, shaming, and inflicting consequence culture (as opposed to cancel culture) on those saying and doing the worst of things. Part seems to be something else that I can’t quite put my finger on. But, they are holding for now.

How long they can hold is the interesting question. Ian makes some good points, and I would add that if the “ghouls” are not brought to heel, there’s a good chance the safety valve may be clogged. Also consider this food for thought from The Scuttlebutt. And in regards part of it, I do sometimes use the word “Normies” (usually in quotes) but with affection and a small amount of envy as there are days I wish I was one of them as I live here in flyover country.

All it will take to make this a truly nasty winter is one idiot, one person having a bad day when they respond to said idiot. We do not want to see here what many have seen elsewhere when civil war breaks out. Riding the ragged edge short of that won’t be nice or pleasant, but it will do far less damage. It may set some things back a year or two, but a civil war will change the country and potentially set back a great future (interplanetary species, advanced medical and health, and other things that are about to happen/break loose) by a century or three. Humanity is likely to survive, but our current level of civilization is not. So, let’s avoid going there if we can.

Let’s get through the winter and hope that it is not cold and nasty on multiple levels. Me, I’ve got things I want to do/am planning to do next Spring. Things that bring growth on many levels, and not necessarily just for me.

Fixing the problems that face us will not be easy or fun. Nor will it be easy to keep them short of that ragged edge. It is, however, the best shot for humanity and our future. Pray.

As always, be prepared. Keep your family and friends close, and your things where you can find them in the dark.

And Rumors Of Wars

I suspect I am like many right now, still processing the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I wasn’t a huge fan. I wasn’t his enemy. I knew he was out there, doing his thing and sometimes I agreed with him and sometimes I did not. I wish I had watched more of the full videos of his debates, as he was good at it and a happy warrior with it. He didn’t pull stunts, dodge, or belittle his opponents. He sought to change minds, and that takes a different approach.

Clearly he was good at it, and it got him murdered for talking. Those who are now calling to cool down and talk things out need to realize that’s not going to work this time because you murdered the man who was willing to truly talk and engage in discourse.

It’s also because a large part of the public, the “normies” if you will, who are not terminally online and such, not only saw Charlie assassinated before their eyes (how many millions have now seen the videos?) but they also watched as their neighbors, doctors, nurses, and teachers ripped off their masks and openly celebrated the death of someone simply because he talked and had beliefs that a bit over half the country hold. The normies realized that those people truly do want them dead and would celebrate their death just as they did Charlie’s death. And, this comes on top of Iryna’s death in Charlotte, which reached them and horrified them even before Charlie’s political assassination.

They have seen behind the masks, and are repelled by what they saw. They are catching on to the manipulation and outright lies being arrayed against them. They believe their lying eyes, and that’s both a good and a bad thing. It’s good in that they are waking up and facing reality.

It’s also bad in that this is a group where there is a LOT of anger out there. They have seen friends and family (or even themselves) cancelled for the made up ever-changing ‘sins’ of the woke. They saw their lives turned upside down during COVID. And then, cancel culture and control doubled down again. They have seen us go from a high-trust moderate-crime society to a low-trust high-crime society, and they are not happy about that either. The amount of anger out there frightens me, and I know it scares others too. That’s why several of us have been hammering away at the ‘keep calm’ and related messages. It is only going to take one idiot being idiotic to release that anger.

I honestly thought for a short time that the idiot who assassinated Charlie had done that. Thankfully, at least for now, the majority of the public (and let’s face it, the true progressives are less than a quarter of the population, like not even an eighth I suspect) is doing the normie version of rioting, looting, and burning: getting people fired for being uncivilized jerks. Unlike the woke, it’s not over made-up imaginary sins; rather, it is for the true sins of no impulse control and being willing to murder their fellow citizens simply for holding a different opinion. That’s not acceptable under the Social Compact (which I fear went out the window an couple of decades ago, along with having a high-trust society), nor is it theologically acceptable to Christians and a number of others.

On top of that, the normies are now having to think about things a number of us already have been thinking about. Will I or my family receive sub-optimal medical care simply for our beliefs? Will our schools target our children over our beliefs? (the answer is yes BTW). Et cetera et cetera et cetera. They realize that such people are a direct threat and responding to it in the nicest way they can — for now.

Thing is, the woke have never had consequences applied to them before. They have been coddled, protected, and shielded from even a harsh word, much less real-life consequences to employment and such. Why, that was only for the great unwashed, the victims of their cancel-culture antics, not them. They are not happy at having consequences apply to them, which sadly does up the ‘stupid-doing-something-stupid’ odds. Now that they are seeing their normal obfuscation via the media isn’t working, yet more are getting upset and scared. Which, again, ups the ‘stupid-doing-something-stupid’ odds. Then, add in that all the lies they are telling are getting the majority even angrier, and ramping up the trantifa contingent, well…

Seriously, pray. A couple of days ago, I started handing it over to God, as “ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” I think we will skate the razor’s edge once more, hopefully without really bad things happening. I expect further bad things; but, the reaction of the majority to the assassination gives me some hope, and a reminder that the woke are a small but vocal minority. They have held an outsized grasp on power, but it is slipping.

One thing I will recommend is that if you are on anti-social media of any type, and you are connected to anyone calling for war, especially now-now-now, disconnect. Unfollow, unfriend, mute, even block. Do the same to those spreading disinformation, quit giving them attention as they thrive on it and often get paid (openly or otherwise) for it. I may also cut back on my time online, as I have a lot of things to do, for both my future and for the pilgrimage. Those I can do something about. So, I will work on them and trust in God for the rest.

I’m going to leave you with some reads I’ve enjoyed or at least appreciated over the last few days. There are more I should link, but… Read this and this from the Bugscuffle Gazette; this one in regards Kipling from LOdlO; and, this one from Holly Math Nerd. Some good food for thought there.

As always, Be Prepared. Keep your family and friends close, and your things where you can find them in the dark.

9/11

In the past, this has been a hard day for me. I watched it unfold at work at NASA, made the calls duty required, and wondered. I knew someone who was supposed to be in the towers that day (they lived, co-worker changed out with them), and had friends in the Pentagon. Still get a smile at the NASA worker who thought President Bush had been hit in the knee by someone with a baseball bat when I called out to my boss (former SAC) that the President was NEACAPed (i.e. AF One was in the air and had assumed duty as the National Emergency Airborne Command Post). A day of horror, a day we kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, yet also a day when we still had hope.

Around the country, I was aware of specialized burn and trauma centers activating emergency plans and preparing for a flood of victims from NYC and DC. I heard that every military and civilian Nightingale (medical evac planes) went to hot pad status. And waited in vain.

No survivors came out of the wreckage. No wounded. Only the dead and later I watched as NYFD worked to find the dead even as the boots melted on their feet.

I remember them today. The living and the dead. God Bless Rick Rescorla and all those like him who went in and tried to save lives. Rick was last seen going back up a third time (I think) trying to save yet more when he had already saved hundreds. If you don’t know his song, you should. It is well worth knowing and singing unto the generations.

The memories of that day fade a bit each year, and with it the raw emotion. Today, though, I feel worse than I have in years. It’s not just the assassination yesterday (and, yes, I suspect it was done in part to tie into today) and what it means for the social compact and a representative democracy. Thing is, I just can’t shake the feeling that the people behind the Biden Regency let in such a large number of people who bear America ill-will because they were planning something much larger and worse than the first 9/11.

Such an attack could be used for either cementing power for a long, long time; or, it could be used as a Gotterdamerung if they lost. Either way would work for those pulling the strings. I very much agree with Sarah that a wounded/dying beast is far more dangerous, and woke is wounded and dying. Thing is, the win of individual liberty and the principles of the Great Experiment is not guaranteed even now. Stupidity can still set us back decades, or even centuries potentially though I prefer to think optimistically. As I’ve said before, woke is not just going to roll over and call the game.

We can survive a good bit, and push forward for further victories. Provided stupidity doesn’t get in more hits. We do not want the switch to flip, and I have to admit I never thought of Charlie as the first target. Honestly, I thought they would go at Trump (the boogie man in their fevered dreams), JD (largest real threat), or Pete (who is working hard to turn around the military) first. For that matter, I half expected a go at part of the Supreme Court, which Schumer and company have pushed hard and long.

Thing is, they couldn’t have picked a worse target (but then again, they are stupid). Charlie stood for discourse, debate, and discussion. They hated him because he was effective. In killing him, they have created a secular and religious martyr. When you cut out someone’s tongue, you do it because their words scare you and you don’t want them heard. Taking out the man who stood for discourse really was incredibly stupid as you have just confirmed his words as dangerous to you, and indicated in the strongest way that they were true and powerful. Add to it that you took out a Christian who spread the word and encouraged others to Christ, and you have created a religious martyr on top of that. Synergy is guaranteed to take that double whammy and turn it into something even more powerful.

I really do hope for the best case, and that TPUSA grows by leaps and bounds. Didn’t know him personally, but think he would be delighted if that happened. Worst case is, of course, that the thousands he reached have been shown that peaceful discourse is not going to happen, and… Not the way I hope or want things to go. The people behind this (and I don’t think it happened in isolation) truly failed to consider first or second order effects, much less third. Awakened a sleeping giant? Maybe. Shown thousands that peace is not an option, and that violence will come for them who are already shunned and marginalized by the woke? Oh yes. The only question is the response. Hence my first choice above.

More than ever, I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. And praying that sanity, and not stupidity, rules the day.

Go Read

Then think, then pray. The assassination of Charlie Kirk was not just a horror and tragedy, it was stupid. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that we needed to talk about how, despite all that has been accomplished in a short time by Trump, one or more stupid people doing stupid things (here and abroad) could have catastrophic consequences. This is one of them.

As usual, L’Ombre de l’Olivier posts a very good one. Go read his post. I’m also going to link to it on my post from yesterday. The anger that has been building in the majority of our citizens just got hit with a blast of pure oxygen. It may or may not flip the switch, and I hope it doesn’t. But it won’t take much for stupidity for it to be thrown. Seriously, pray.

Charlie Kirk

Not sure I ever met him in person, but his online presence was hard to miss. He was tenacious, hard working, and built an organization that worked hard to reach students, especially those that were a product of public indoctrination. I agreed with him on some things, disagreed on others, and appreciated him making his case openly.

His murder today is horrific, and terrifying. It is horrific that a man known for debate and intellectual prowess was murdered for his ideas. A father to young children, husband, mentor and more taken simply because others couldn’t stand disagreement.

His murder is terrifying in that I have to agree with Larry Correia that on top of the murder in Charlotte, attempts against Trump (and who leaked that he was going to that restaurant needs to be found, ASAP), and other political violence, we may indeed see the switch flipped. What switch? The one that most of the world has when it comes to violence. The progressive woke faction sees violence as a rheostat to be turned up or down at need. Almost everyone else sees it a switch that is either on or off. We really don’t want to see that switch flipped as it could destroy our Republic (and the attempts to restore it) faster than the woke mind virus.

I have prayed for Charlie’s soul. I have prayed for his young family and all those he leaves behind. I’ve also prayed for our country and that we avoid what comes with the flipping of the switch. Please join me.

UPDATE I: Go Read This. You really want and need to do so.