Today is good Friday.  Dad used to ask, “What’s good about it?”  The Christian world is set to face the East on account of Easter.  If you read the encyclopedia entries on this subject, you’ll realize that the whole thing jumps the bounds of logic.  But that’s why you just have to get with the program and “believe.”  We won’t be having a sunrise service.  

Speculation is all over the place on the Baltimore bridge collapse.  Purported proof, one way or another hasn’t shown up.  We’ll have to find out more.  You mean, you can’t steer the boat if the power goes out?  You can watch the video, and have probably already seen it.  This is not an inconsequential bridge.  The problems haven’t even been imagined yet.  It better not have been anything but an accident.

War or no war, they’re still trying to get Netanyahu.  Something about the Supreme Court and religious types not wanting to serve.  I thought it was bottles of champagne!  Whatever happened to that case?  We’ve seen nearly everything tried to get rid of Netanyahu.  Even with the war ongoing, it’s just too important to be postponed.  Kind of reminds me of the continuous efforts to get Trump.

This Update probably should not be used to provide the latest on all the cases against you know who.  Let’s just privately watch as the Proverbs take their toll. There’s already been off the chart embarrassment for his tormentors, and we haven’t heard the last of it. They’ve got to be wondering about the wisdom of what they’ve undertaken.  

The media touted it as a “show of force.”  Tickets cost from $500 to $500,000 dollars, and all your favorites were on display.  Clinton, Obama, and Biden made nice for all to see.  Everyone was there for one reason, and that was to make sure that Trump doesn’t return to wreck all their lives.  Maybe you’ve noticed, it’s like Joe Biden is suddenly twenty years younger.  He’s everywhere.  We’re lucky we can’t see behind the scenes.

Outside were a bunch of protesters in support of Gaza.  This could emerge as a problem.  Maybe the big money is on another term, but some percentage of Joe’s support comes from these lunatics that are out waving “Palestinian” banners.  We hear rumblings about a peacekeeping force in Gaza.  Who’s going to volunteer for that?  Already UN facilities have been compromised, and a good job they did of keeping the peace!  Are we to believe they had no idea Oct. 7 was coming? Apparently the pretender thinks he can dictate Israel’s military posture, and is pretending he can!  He better, or the crazy people won’t come out and vote.

Alarms are being sounded about all the money raised and how far behind is his opponent. Trump is being forced to post bizarre sums of money on account of law-fare? Money that should have gone for the campaign is held up by legal niceties? Biden is promising to pay off student debt. How is that not illegal?

There’s an old saying that if you shoot at the king, you’d better kill him.  Please understand, I’m not making any suggestions.  But Trump is alive and kicking.  The mainstream media is trying to make a case for the pretender, but he ain’t getting any younger!  Whether he pumps his arms on the way to a pratfall or not.  They’ve fired everything in their arsenal, hopefully.  

There’s a confession here.  There’s nothing in this world I’d rather see than Trump ruining their plans to wreck this country, already well along. I hope he takes stock, though he didn’t the last time he had the chance.  

The downfall of Sean Combs? Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.  Who knows what was transpiring behind the walls?  Maybe this will be the beginning of the end for the rap industry. We can only hope. 

Mark

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     The pretender is signaling that the U. S. may be “dragged into war with Russia” if Ukraine should lose the war.  That sounds pretty bleak.  Apparently WW III is not too high a price.  Knowing as everyone does now, that there is evidence that payouts have been made, what will be the price of saving the pretender?  Maybe that price is currently being paid.  May it not get worse.

     The scenes from the border cannot be watched with a straight face. They have no idea how to fix it!  Gregg Abbot piloted a law through the Texas Legislature that allows law enforcement to arrest illegal aliens.  But it doesn’t take effect until March, and the administration promises to sue over it.  The Biden doctrine seems to be, if Trump did it, it must be overturned. The Paris Climate Accord?

     It is clear that all the bad guys on earth know this is the time to act up.  The Houthis are shooting at cargo vessels in the Red Sea.  The U. S. has only tacitly responded.  We’re told that nothing happens without Iranian approval.  Lindsay Graham (long categorized as a war-monger) says it’s time to blow Iran off the map.  They’re seen as largely responsible for the current Israeli war in Gaza, though they claim to have known nothing about it.  But the munitions came mostly from Iran.  

     There is more about to break on the details of corruption.  You won’t find a full explanation here, except from an overview.  It wouldn’t do any good to lead the cheering section on impeachment.  If you look at who is waiting in the wings, you almost hope it doesn’t happen.  But then again, it may turn out to be inevitable.  

     You have to be careful about turning any of several news channels.  They’ll bring on some “expert” you’ve never seen before to say something designed to make you furious.  More often than not, they don’t know what they’re talking about.  It’s getting to be impossible to watch anyone spouting the left’s point of view.  Even Bill Maher is sick of it.  He seems to be pushing back against the left’s apparent knee jerk reaction to demonstrate on behalf of the terrorists.  

    Don’t get me started, but there seems to be an inherent conflict.  The left reflexively supports the cause of the “downtrodden.”  How downtrodden are they when they spend every dime on tunnels and rockets in the vain hope that they can overcome Israel?  If an accounting is ever done, I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that U. S. aid has been used in the furtherance of terrorism.  They are like nothing you’ve ever encountered in civilized society.  Consumed by hatred.  Nobody talks about it very much, but they can’t wait to die in the furtherance of their cause.  They think they’ll go to Paradise, which is a long way from Gaza.  You’ll have to find out about the rest of their reward elsewhere.  But it tells you something.  They’re not afraid to die.  They think they’ll be rewarded for their atrocities.  Wouldn’t you like to be there when they find out what’s up?

     We don’t know if the pretender will get us into a world war.  He probably would given the time.  But time is running out.  If it comes to impeachment, the party won’t let it happen, unless…  Maybe news will surface that gives them no choice, but even then they’d hate to have it happen.  We don’t know if the pretender will get to the finish line or not.  What will the world look like?  What will the United States look like this time next year?  

     This nation was no accident.  Some bad things happened along the way, no doubt.  But God decreed the existence of the United States long ago.  It’s been the shining light of freedom to the rest of the world as long as we’ve been alive.  But somebody is pushing our luck. 

Mark

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