Post by NFA on Nov 11, 2023 20:47:42 GMT 8
Saturday November 11th – Open Thread
November 11, 2023 | Sundance
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 †
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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John Hyland
John Hyland
November 11, 2023 3:53 am
Thank-you Veterans.
All gave some – Some gave all.
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rah
rah
November 11, 2023 3:58 am
Thank you Sundance.
More of that Global Warming.
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While always before the alarmists equated snowfall to temperatures and declared the end of snow with rising temperatures; look for them now to change their tune and claim that snowfall is not a proxy for temperature or climate change. I would bet there will be “peer reviewed” “scientific” studies coming out saying exactly that and others claiming that more snow is due to the “climate change”.
The “climate change” claims cannot be falsified and thus are not science.
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Oldspeak
Oldspeak
November 11, 2023 4:30 am
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““Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail, which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?” – Job 28:22 23
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:09 am
11 November
Typhoid Mary
(1869-1938)
Irish-American patient best known as ‘Typhoid Mary’ and the first person in the United States known to be immune to typhoid, dies at 69
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:11 am
11 November 2021 Graeme Edge, British rock drummer, and poet (Moody Blues – “The Dream”; “Morning Glory”), dies at 80
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Drummer: I’m Just A Singer
Poet: The Day Begins / Morning Glory
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:12 am
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11 November 2015 Philthy Animal [Phil Taylor], English rock drummer (Motörhead), dies from liver failure at 61
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OverkiII
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:12 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
11 November 2013 Billy Adamson, Scottish drummer (The Searchers, 1969-98), dies at 69
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Love Potion #9
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:13 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
11 November 1996 Jo Baker, American blues-rock vocalist (Elvin Bishop), dies of liver disease at 48
With Elvin Bishop
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So Good
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:14 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
11 November 1972 Berry Oakley, American rocker and bass player (The Allman Brothers Band), dies in motorcycle crash at 24
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Whipping Post
Also appearing 29 October 1971 Duane Allman, American rock guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), dies in a motorcycle accident at 24.
<Both died in motorcycle crashes less than 33 seconds between their sites of crash. Little more than a year apart.>
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RyderLee
RyderLee
November 11, 2023 5:05 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
That is a neat photo of
Jo Baker and Elvin Bishop /
Thanks , Magic 🌺
It looks totally natural !
Love how she has her hands clasped around him 😊
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benzy
benzy
November 11, 2023 6:57 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
The Moody Blues, A group unlike any other… they created such stuning musical pieces with a sound and with lyrics that no other group of that era was capable of creating
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:45 am
My Special Angel
-The Vogues
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:45 am
The Vogues
“You’re the One” 1965
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:45 am
Five O’Clock World
– The Vogues
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:48 am
Thanks to all the VETs.
God bless you and the USA.
All 6 U.S. Military Branches Songs & Lyrics
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Patrick Healy
Patrick Healy
November 11, 2023 5:00 am
Reply to Cactus
Indeed thanks to all who gave all for all.
Btw Sundance it’s now 10 am here in BLIGHTY and you have just come on line.
You had me worried there for a few hours.
God bless you and all treedwellers.
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:56 am
LIVE: PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKS AT A CAMPAIGN EVENT IN CLAREMONT, N.H. – 11/11/23
(TODAY)
President Trump will deliver remarks in Claremont, New Hampshire, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
The event held on Veterans Day will take place at Stevens High School.
RSBN will be LIVE at 12 pm ET before President Trump takes the stage at 2 pm ET.
As usual, RSBN will provide their excellent coverage.
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WeeWeed
Admin
Breitbart Deputy
WeeWeed (@weeweed)
November 11, 2023 5:01 am
Mornin’ all. Seems the WaPo took exception to this Ramirez cartoon – so we shall share it.
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Greg1
Greg1
November 11, 2023 6:53 am
Reply to WeeWeed
It’s accurate.
It’s truthful.
And those who oppose it recognize it is accurate and truthful.
They also recognize it makes them look bad, and therefore, want it to not be seen.
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I Hear You Now
I Hear You Now
November 11, 2023 5:03 am
🔥👇🔥 REALLY IMPORTANT right now, EVERYONE 🔥👇🔥
Sundance posted five days ago on 11/6/23
👇CTH Site Support needed now👇
theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/11/06/site-note-cth-support/
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Mario Flores
Mario Flores
November 11, 2023 5:16 am
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Michael
Michael
November 11, 2023 5:28 am
11/11/2023 – Until the time appointed of the Father
Deuteronomy 12:8-9 “You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. For you are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God gives you.”
This present state which we are in, since having been expelled from Eden and the Presence of God, is a time of probation, until we be proven what kind we are, and if we are to be saved or perish. While we are passing through this “valley of decision,” we are not left orphans, or without instruction and guidance. All through history, from the beginning, the guiding light of men has always been with the saints and prophets of God. The men of the world have always tried to snuff it out, and silence the servants of God. Still God would have His own people, and a holy line through which Christ would come into the world.
To this point, we should understand, that at what time the children of Israel were brought out of Egypt by the mighty hand of God, they were His covenant people of inheritance; and as having been taken out of the world, and never again to be of the world, they were given the law of God for their Constitution. That meant, that from now on, their King is God; and their entire character and conduct would reflect HIM to the world, through His people. They cannot any longer have their own thoughts, and be a law unto themselves.
The day that Moses said this to the children of Israel, they were just coming out of the punishment of forty years wandering in the wilderness; and the context in which he said, “You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;” because it was marking the day of death to the old man (as we would call it), and a new birth, a new creation, the kingdom of God coming in to drive out the former occupants, to cleanse and sanctify the land, for God’s people to come in their place.
Galatians 4:1-2 “Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differs nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.”
This “time appointed” for now is a Grace Period, and Space For Repentance, that the preaching of the Gospel may come to all nations; so that all should prepare the way of the Lord, and make His paths straight. Just as John the Baptist was unto the people, for announcing the coming of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world; so also is our ministry through these last days, to make ready the people for the great day of Christ, and the end of the world.
In order for us to fulfill our charge of God, in anticipation of His appearing; God has called us and anointed us, and has sealed us with the earnest of the Spirit; the pledge of the full inheritance to which He is bringing us. We have been severed from other people, that we should be the Lord’s; and we shall not be joined unto the nations of the earth. our old man is dead, and all his ways. We are now new creations, born again, born of God: and the narrow gate which leads to life is not wide enough for us to carry our own plans, or anything that ties us down to this world, through it. And the way of the cross following Jesus, is too closely restricted, to give allowance to the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. Too close even for the closest and dearest natural relations, or love for our own lives.
“You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.” As the children of Israel were about to cross the Jordan into the Promised Land; they were cutting off their past lives for ever, and commencing a new life, with the chief objective to establish the kingdom of God in the earth; which would be for blessing all nations with the knowledge of God, and of His salvation. In the same way, Jesus often and earnestly taught, how that “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” And when the proud and covetous derided Him for saying these things, He said to them, “You are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.” (Luke 16:13-16)
Another aspect of this, which is absolutely true; is that, where someone’s sins, which may have been many, are forgiven; the same will love much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. And our New and Eternal Beloved, the Lord Jesus Christ, we cannot but forsake all and follow Him; and we cannot be idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of Him; we have to know Him more and more, and seek Him with all our might continually. We add to our faith *virtue (moral excellence, perfection); and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge *temperance (self control); and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly love; and to brotherly love *benevolence (agape).
When we have truly come into this new and wonderful life by the power of God, we will be made partakers of His divine nature, because we have been begotten of God; the things which are pleasing to God, are now what we highly esteem; and the things of the world which are abomination to God, we hate.
God is our King, and we are His subjects and citizens. Those who have not a king, can do whatever is right in their own eyes, and after their own pleasure and benefit. We have a higher purpose for our existence, than to just live for self, with no God: we are the children of the Most High, replicas of Himself and redeemed by the blood of Jesus. We do have a King; a King whose kingdom is not of this world, and has nothing to do with fighting to save His life in this evil world. Jesus led the way for us how to overcome the world; by dying to the world, and now living for ever unto God.
Ephesians 5:15-17 “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Because of this be you not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”
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David
David
November 11, 2023 5:31 am
Israel Update:
-IDF: We conquered 11 Hamas bases so far.
-Worsening in the Lebanon front. . A few drones injured 4 Israelis. 3 badly. Israeli strikes back. UNIFIL is communicating to both sides in order to prevent more escalation. The US pressures Israel from escalating the Lebanon front. Note: The question is more of timing. Many Israelis who live by the north border don’t want to come back home considering what happened in the South. There is a realization and public pressure in Israel to handle Hezbollah like Hamas because we can’t continue the situation like we did in Gaza.
-Iranian President on his way to the Arab League meeting. “Gaza is not for words but for actions”. The meeting is in Saudi Arabia. The Muslims will coordinate international pressure on Israel to ceasefire. Israel will have to stand strong and get the job complete.
Nothing in the world will stop Israel from doing what must be done to release the hostages.
The only possible way for Israel to stop is the release of all hostages and Hamas out of Gaza.
-Senior Israeli to Wall Street Journal: “It is possible that there are hostages under Shifa hospital. It will make it hard to operated there.
-Report: 2700 refugees are left in Shifa. There are 700 are patients. The medical team is smaller and 2500 patients left. Shifa had some 30,000 refugees or more in there earlier.
-Gazan sources: Shifa is surrounded and other two hospitals too.
Those are Hamas command centers.
-Macron (French President) released a strong anti Israel statement about “stop killing Palestinian babies and children”. This is a change in tone of Macron. Netanyahu responded to this.
-UN says about 30,000 escaped yesterday from North to South Gaza.
-Thousands in a Pro Palestinian protest in NY. NY Times building blocked.
-Brigade 401 of the IDF (Tanks) reporting on a few battles in North Gaza in the last couple of days and killing about 150 terrorists.
-A known Israeli Military Reporter: “Biden need to understand that the way Israel fights actually reduces civilian casualties.”
Biden sounded frustrated when he said “he expected Israel to be faster in this war”.
The IDF is moving slow intentionally. It is a new military doctrine that was developed in the past few years. The main intention is to reduce casualties of the IDF and of the not involved of the other side. The method is an improvement of an American method of a combined warfare.
The essence of this method is that a Hamas terror unit with anti tank missiles will be identified before they fired and will be attacked from the air rapidly. This means that they will not fight Israeli infantry at first but will meet the combined power of the IDF including air, ground and sometimes sea within minutes of them attempting to attack.
For example, an Infantry Battalion commander who notices 15 terrorists in the area he wishes to progress to will not charge on them. He will contact the “Fire Brigade” which is behind and explain what he needs. This Brigade will rapidly decide what to send, a helicopter or a drone or a jet fighter or just use artillery or precision rockets. The airplanes do not need to take off, they are already waiting in the air not far and can attack in less than a minute with precision munition. But the target must be confirmed and approved and this takes a few minutes. The ground Battalion commander then directs the pilot or other means and they do the rest.
The target which can be 200 meter (656 feet) away from the IDF get hit with a precision missile of a one ton weight sometimes. Then the battalion commander get the people to progress. The D9 bulldozer moves first exposing any boobytraps and explosives and then tanks. This is a slow method. It reduces casualties. This method is after the area was already bombed and “softened” previously before the Ground forces even entered.
Additionally in urban areas with tunnels it requires more time to expose the tunnels and attract the enemy to come out. To destroy the tunnels and move on. The initial bombardment makes it harder to locate the tunnels. Therefore there is a wait for the enemy to emerge first. And all this must be done carefully in case the hostages are in there.
This methodology so far proved itself. The IDF is now well into Gaza without too many casualties (I think so far about 35 IDF died in this invasion). Every army knows that urban war requires many casualties of self and of the not involved. The method of the IDF is based on Intelligence and precision and ground forces who know how to move in urban areas, sometimes they move through the walls and into the structures as to not be exposed and not get into ambushes and explosives as the enemy expected.
There are two more elements. The tanks and carriers of the soldiers have protective systems that can intercept anti tanks missiles and RPGs in the air. And more important is “The Rolling fire Screen”. That is an artillery and precision rockets and air fire that attacks the ares ahead of the moving tanks and infantry.
This slow method has disadvantages but is thorough and enables the not involved to leave the areas in advance. It is important regarding international legitimacy. It is the job of the political level to explain that the way we operate actually enables the least civilian casualties. The slow progress gives time to civilians to evacuate.
The US shows some lack of understanding to the slow motion despite the fact that it took more than 3 years to get ISIS out of Iraq and 10 years to overcome Al-Qaeda. The lack of patience is due to internal pressures of Democrats in the US.
-A drop in rockets on Israel. The ground invasion does reduce the rocket attacks. Yesterday there were only 21 and this includes the north of Israel. Still two Israeli women were injured.
-In Gaza they say that there is no electricity and fuel and water in Shifa hospital.
-IDF took 4 hours pause and uses it to call civilians to evacuate. There are thousands leaving. Note: The visuals of thousands leave with white flags are demoralizing to Hamas. I’s exactly what they didn’t want to see.
-Over 15,000 targets were attacked since the war began.
-Gaza reports 11,078 dead. 2,800 missing. 27,490 injured.
-Hezbollah reports 70 dead so far.
-Intensive fire exchanges in West Gaza.
-Overall the main news is that the IDF is surrounding the Shifa Hospital and others and Infantry are almost there physically, bombardment around it and most of the civilian refugees are out. Once Israel takes the Shifa Hospital it means the Hamas leadership will be fully under siege under the hospital if they are still there. With the sword on their necks there is a better chance to get a better deal regarding the release of the hostages.
God Bless my American friends!
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Charlotte99
Charlotte99
November 11, 2023 6:07 am
Reply to David
Thanks for the update David. Stay Safe. Am Israel Chai!
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Charlotte99
Charlotte99
November 11, 2023 7:20 am
Reply to David
So I saw this:
Horrific pictures coming out of Gaza right now.
Civilians are trying to leave the northern zone and go south.
However, Hamas opened fire on them to stop their attempt. They want human shields to protect them.
pic.twitter.com/QX3foriyWv
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 10, 2023
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monticello
monticello
November 11, 2023 5:34 am
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Jay 1776 you’re late so we’ll just have to make out the best we can.
Good morning all.
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juststevie
juststevie
November 11, 2023 7:29 am
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Good morning Monti! Thanks for breakfast friend!!! 🤗💝
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monticello
monticello
November 11, 2023 5:48 am
Everyone needs humor in these times.
If you’re an outdoorsman or not this guy is hilarious and has several books out.
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remember: Never smell a gift fish!
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David
David
November 11, 2023 6:02 am
Latest Gaza footage.
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 6:05 am
“Good Morning” –
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Debbie Reynolds
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Eric
Eric
November 11, 2023 6:36 am
Has anyone else had trouble getting these emails?
This is the first I’ve gotten since 11/6 ….
Not sure if Yahoo mail has been derailing them or what…..
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linwik
linwik
November 11, 2023 7:32 am
Reply to Eric
not sure, but mine seem to have been spotty, also.
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Phflipper
Phflipper
November 11, 2023 6:38 am
Good morning,
Ancient Words Ever True
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Lanna
Lanna
November 11, 2023 7:04 am
Thank you, Veterans!
www.military.com/veterans-day/restaurants-veterans-day-military-discounts.html
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juststevie
juststevie
November 11, 2023 7:24 am
To all our Veterans… S.A.L.U.T.E.
The Sound of Silence Military Tribute (4:23 mins)
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John Hyland
John Hyland
November 11, 2023 3:53 am
Thank-you Veterans.
All gave some – Some gave all.
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rah
rah
November 11, 2023 3:58 am
Thank you Sundance.
More of that Global Warming.
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While always before the alarmists equated snowfall to temperatures and declared the end of snow with rising temperatures; look for them now to change their tune and claim that snowfall is not a proxy for temperature or climate change. I would bet there will be “peer reviewed” “scientific” studies coming out saying exactly that and others claiming that more snow is due to the “climate change”.
The “climate change” claims cannot be falsified and thus are not science.
Last edited 3 hours ago by rah
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Oldspeak
Oldspeak
November 11, 2023 4:30 am
Reply to rah
““Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail, which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?” – Job 28:22 23
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:09 am
11 November
Typhoid Mary
(1869-1938)
Irish-American patient best known as ‘Typhoid Mary’ and the first person in the United States known to be immune to typhoid, dies at 69
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:11 am
11 November 2021 Graeme Edge, British rock drummer, and poet (Moody Blues – “The Dream”; “Morning Glory”), dies at 80
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Drummer: I’m Just A Singer
Poet: The Day Begins / Morning Glory
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:12 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
11 November 2015 Philthy Animal [Phil Taylor], English rock drummer (Motörhead), dies from liver failure at 61
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OverkiII
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:12 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
11 November 2013 Billy Adamson, Scottish drummer (The Searchers, 1969-98), dies at 69
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Love Potion #9
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:13 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
11 November 1996 Jo Baker, American blues-rock vocalist (Elvin Bishop), dies of liver disease at 48
With Elvin Bishop
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So Good
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My Magic Wand
My Magic Wand
November 11, 2023 4:14 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
11 November 1972 Berry Oakley, American rocker and bass player (The Allman Brothers Band), dies in motorcycle crash at 24
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Whipping Post
Also appearing 29 October 1971 Duane Allman, American rock guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), dies in a motorcycle accident at 24.
<Both died in motorcycle crashes less than 33 seconds between their sites of crash. Little more than a year apart.>
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RyderLee
RyderLee
November 11, 2023 5:05 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
That is a neat photo of
Jo Baker and Elvin Bishop /
Thanks , Magic 🌺
It looks totally natural !
Love how she has her hands clasped around him 😊
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benzy
benzy
November 11, 2023 6:57 am
Reply to My Magic Wand
The Moody Blues, A group unlike any other… they created such stuning musical pieces with a sound and with lyrics that no other group of that era was capable of creating
Last edited 36 minutes ago by benzy
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:45 am
My Special Angel
-The Vogues
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:45 am
The Vogues
“You’re the One” 1965
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:45 am
Five O’Clock World
– The Vogues
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:48 am
Thanks to all the VETs.
God bless you and the USA.
All 6 U.S. Military Branches Songs & Lyrics
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Patrick Healy
Patrick Healy
November 11, 2023 5:00 am
Reply to Cactus
Indeed thanks to all who gave all for all.
Btw Sundance it’s now 10 am here in BLIGHTY and you have just come on line.
You had me worried there for a few hours.
God bless you and all treedwellers.
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 4:56 am
LIVE: PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKS AT A CAMPAIGN EVENT IN CLAREMONT, N.H. – 11/11/23
(TODAY)
President Trump will deliver remarks in Claremont, New Hampshire, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
The event held on Veterans Day will take place at Stevens High School.
RSBN will be LIVE at 12 pm ET before President Trump takes the stage at 2 pm ET.
As usual, RSBN will provide their excellent coverage.
Last edited 2 hours ago by Cactus
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WeeWeed
Admin
Breitbart Deputy
WeeWeed (@weeweed)
November 11, 2023 5:01 am
Mornin’ all. Seems the WaPo took exception to this Ramirez cartoon – so we shall share it.
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Greg1
Greg1
November 11, 2023 6:53 am
Reply to WeeWeed
It’s accurate.
It’s truthful.
And those who oppose it recognize it is accurate and truthful.
They also recognize it makes them look bad, and therefore, want it to not be seen.
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I Hear You Now
I Hear You Now
November 11, 2023 5:03 am
🔥👇🔥 REALLY IMPORTANT right now, EVERYONE 🔥👇🔥
Sundance posted five days ago on 11/6/23
👇CTH Site Support needed now👇
theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/11/06/site-note-cth-support/
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Mario Flores
Mario Flores
November 11, 2023 5:16 am
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Michael
Michael
November 11, 2023 5:28 am
11/11/2023 – Until the time appointed of the Father
Deuteronomy 12:8-9 “You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. For you are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God gives you.”
This present state which we are in, since having been expelled from Eden and the Presence of God, is a time of probation, until we be proven what kind we are, and if we are to be saved or perish. While we are passing through this “valley of decision,” we are not left orphans, or without instruction and guidance. All through history, from the beginning, the guiding light of men has always been with the saints and prophets of God. The men of the world have always tried to snuff it out, and silence the servants of God. Still God would have His own people, and a holy line through which Christ would come into the world.
To this point, we should understand, that at what time the children of Israel were brought out of Egypt by the mighty hand of God, they were His covenant people of inheritance; and as having been taken out of the world, and never again to be of the world, they were given the law of God for their Constitution. That meant, that from now on, their King is God; and their entire character and conduct would reflect HIM to the world, through His people. They cannot any longer have their own thoughts, and be a law unto themselves.
The day that Moses said this to the children of Israel, they were just coming out of the punishment of forty years wandering in the wilderness; and the context in which he said, “You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;” because it was marking the day of death to the old man (as we would call it), and a new birth, a new creation, the kingdom of God coming in to drive out the former occupants, to cleanse and sanctify the land, for God’s people to come in their place.
Galatians 4:1-2 “Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differs nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.”
This “time appointed” for now is a Grace Period, and Space For Repentance, that the preaching of the Gospel may come to all nations; so that all should prepare the way of the Lord, and make His paths straight. Just as John the Baptist was unto the people, for announcing the coming of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world; so also is our ministry through these last days, to make ready the people for the great day of Christ, and the end of the world.
In order for us to fulfill our charge of God, in anticipation of His appearing; God has called us and anointed us, and has sealed us with the earnest of the Spirit; the pledge of the full inheritance to which He is bringing us. We have been severed from other people, that we should be the Lord’s; and we shall not be joined unto the nations of the earth. our old man is dead, and all his ways. We are now new creations, born again, born of God: and the narrow gate which leads to life is not wide enough for us to carry our own plans, or anything that ties us down to this world, through it. And the way of the cross following Jesus, is too closely restricted, to give allowance to the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. Too close even for the closest and dearest natural relations, or love for our own lives.
“You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.” As the children of Israel were about to cross the Jordan into the Promised Land; they were cutting off their past lives for ever, and commencing a new life, with the chief objective to establish the kingdom of God in the earth; which would be for blessing all nations with the knowledge of God, and of His salvation. In the same way, Jesus often and earnestly taught, how that “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” And when the proud and covetous derided Him for saying these things, He said to them, “You are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.” (Luke 16:13-16)
Another aspect of this, which is absolutely true; is that, where someone’s sins, which may have been many, are forgiven; the same will love much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. And our New and Eternal Beloved, the Lord Jesus Christ, we cannot but forsake all and follow Him; and we cannot be idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of Him; we have to know Him more and more, and seek Him with all our might continually. We add to our faith *virtue (moral excellence, perfection); and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge *temperance (self control); and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly love; and to brotherly love *benevolence (agape).
When we have truly come into this new and wonderful life by the power of God, we will be made partakers of His divine nature, because we have been begotten of God; the things which are pleasing to God, are now what we highly esteem; and the things of the world which are abomination to God, we hate.
God is our King, and we are His subjects and citizens. Those who have not a king, can do whatever is right in their own eyes, and after their own pleasure and benefit. We have a higher purpose for our existence, than to just live for self, with no God: we are the children of the Most High, replicas of Himself and redeemed by the blood of Jesus. We do have a King; a King whose kingdom is not of this world, and has nothing to do with fighting to save His life in this evil world. Jesus led the way for us how to overcome the world; by dying to the world, and now living for ever unto God.
Ephesians 5:15-17 “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Because of this be you not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”
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David
David
November 11, 2023 5:31 am
Israel Update:
-IDF: We conquered 11 Hamas bases so far.
-Worsening in the Lebanon front. . A few drones injured 4 Israelis. 3 badly. Israeli strikes back. UNIFIL is communicating to both sides in order to prevent more escalation. The US pressures Israel from escalating the Lebanon front. Note: The question is more of timing. Many Israelis who live by the north border don’t want to come back home considering what happened in the South. There is a realization and public pressure in Israel to handle Hezbollah like Hamas because we can’t continue the situation like we did in Gaza.
-Iranian President on his way to the Arab League meeting. “Gaza is not for words but for actions”. The meeting is in Saudi Arabia. The Muslims will coordinate international pressure on Israel to ceasefire. Israel will have to stand strong and get the job complete.
Nothing in the world will stop Israel from doing what must be done to release the hostages.
The only possible way for Israel to stop is the release of all hostages and Hamas out of Gaza.
-Senior Israeli to Wall Street Journal: “It is possible that there are hostages under Shifa hospital. It will make it hard to operated there.
-Report: 2700 refugees are left in Shifa. There are 700 are patients. The medical team is smaller and 2500 patients left. Shifa had some 30,000 refugees or more in there earlier.
-Gazan sources: Shifa is surrounded and other two hospitals too.
Those are Hamas command centers.
-Macron (French President) released a strong anti Israel statement about “stop killing Palestinian babies and children”. This is a change in tone of Macron. Netanyahu responded to this.
-UN says about 30,000 escaped yesterday from North to South Gaza.
-Thousands in a Pro Palestinian protest in NY. NY Times building blocked.
-Brigade 401 of the IDF (Tanks) reporting on a few battles in North Gaza in the last couple of days and killing about 150 terrorists.
-A known Israeli Military Reporter: “Biden need to understand that the way Israel fights actually reduces civilian casualties.”
Biden sounded frustrated when he said “he expected Israel to be faster in this war”.
The IDF is moving slow intentionally. It is a new military doctrine that was developed in the past few years. The main intention is to reduce casualties of the IDF and of the not involved of the other side. The method is an improvement of an American method of a combined warfare.
The essence of this method is that a Hamas terror unit with anti tank missiles will be identified before they fired and will be attacked from the air rapidly. This means that they will not fight Israeli infantry at first but will meet the combined power of the IDF including air, ground and sometimes sea within minutes of them attempting to attack.
For example, an Infantry Battalion commander who notices 15 terrorists in the area he wishes to progress to will not charge on them. He will contact the “Fire Brigade” which is behind and explain what he needs. This Brigade will rapidly decide what to send, a helicopter or a drone or a jet fighter or just use artillery or precision rockets. The airplanes do not need to take off, they are already waiting in the air not far and can attack in less than a minute with precision munition. But the target must be confirmed and approved and this takes a few minutes. The ground Battalion commander then directs the pilot or other means and they do the rest.
The target which can be 200 meter (656 feet) away from the IDF get hit with a precision missile of a one ton weight sometimes. Then the battalion commander get the people to progress. The D9 bulldozer moves first exposing any boobytraps and explosives and then tanks. This is a slow method. It reduces casualties. This method is after the area was already bombed and “softened” previously before the Ground forces even entered.
Additionally in urban areas with tunnels it requires more time to expose the tunnels and attract the enemy to come out. To destroy the tunnels and move on. The initial bombardment makes it harder to locate the tunnels. Therefore there is a wait for the enemy to emerge first. And all this must be done carefully in case the hostages are in there.
This methodology so far proved itself. The IDF is now well into Gaza without too many casualties (I think so far about 35 IDF died in this invasion). Every army knows that urban war requires many casualties of self and of the not involved. The method of the IDF is based on Intelligence and precision and ground forces who know how to move in urban areas, sometimes they move through the walls and into the structures as to not be exposed and not get into ambushes and explosives as the enemy expected.
There are two more elements. The tanks and carriers of the soldiers have protective systems that can intercept anti tanks missiles and RPGs in the air. And more important is “The Rolling fire Screen”. That is an artillery and precision rockets and air fire that attacks the ares ahead of the moving tanks and infantry.
This slow method has disadvantages but is thorough and enables the not involved to leave the areas in advance. It is important regarding international legitimacy. It is the job of the political level to explain that the way we operate actually enables the least civilian casualties. The slow progress gives time to civilians to evacuate.
The US shows some lack of understanding to the slow motion despite the fact that it took more than 3 years to get ISIS out of Iraq and 10 years to overcome Al-Qaeda. The lack of patience is due to internal pressures of Democrats in the US.
-A drop in rockets on Israel. The ground invasion does reduce the rocket attacks. Yesterday there were only 21 and this includes the north of Israel. Still two Israeli women were injured.
-In Gaza they say that there is no electricity and fuel and water in Shifa hospital.
-IDF took 4 hours pause and uses it to call civilians to evacuate. There are thousands leaving. Note: The visuals of thousands leave with white flags are demoralizing to Hamas. I’s exactly what they didn’t want to see.
-Over 15,000 targets were attacked since the war began.
-Gaza reports 11,078 dead. 2,800 missing. 27,490 injured.
-Hezbollah reports 70 dead so far.
-Intensive fire exchanges in West Gaza.
-Overall the main news is that the IDF is surrounding the Shifa Hospital and others and Infantry are almost there physically, bombardment around it and most of the civilian refugees are out. Once Israel takes the Shifa Hospital it means the Hamas leadership will be fully under siege under the hospital if they are still there. With the sword on their necks there is a better chance to get a better deal regarding the release of the hostages.
God Bless my American friends!
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Charlotte99
Charlotte99
November 11, 2023 6:07 am
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Thanks for the update David. Stay Safe. Am Israel Chai!
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Charlotte99
Charlotte99
November 11, 2023 7:20 am
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So I saw this:
Horrific pictures coming out of Gaza right now.
Civilians are trying to leave the northern zone and go south.
However, Hamas opened fire on them to stop their attempt. They want human shields to protect them.
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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 10, 2023
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monticello
monticello
November 11, 2023 5:34 am
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Jay 1776 you’re late so we’ll just have to make out the best we can.
Good morning all.
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juststevie
juststevie
November 11, 2023 7:29 am
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Good morning Monti! Thanks for breakfast friend!!! 🤗💝
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monticello
monticello
November 11, 2023 5:48 am
Everyone needs humor in these times.
If you’re an outdoorsman or not this guy is hilarious and has several books out.
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remember: Never smell a gift fish!
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David
David
November 11, 2023 6:02 am
Latest Gaza footage.
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Cactus
Cactus
November 11, 2023 6:05 am
“Good Morning” –
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Debbie Reynolds
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Eric
Eric
November 11, 2023 6:36 am
Has anyone else had trouble getting these emails?
This is the first I’ve gotten since 11/6 ….
Not sure if Yahoo mail has been derailing them or what…..
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linwik
linwik
November 11, 2023 7:32 am
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not sure, but mine seem to have been spotty, also.
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Phflipper
Phflipper
November 11, 2023 6:38 am
Good morning,
Ancient Words Ever True
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Lanna
Lanna
November 11, 2023 7:04 am
Thank you, Veterans!
www.military.com/veterans-day/restaurants-veterans-day-military-discounts.html
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juststevie
juststevie
November 11, 2023 7:24 am
To all our Veterans… S.A.L.U.T.E.
The Sound of Silence Military Tribute (4:23 mins)
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