The last bastion of freedom on earth is under a sustained attack from nearly every direction. It turns out that those who’ve benefited most from the free market and the opportunities they’ve been afforded are madder than all get out about income inequality, climate change, reproductive “justice,” poor treatment of the masses storming our southern border, and an atmosphere of “institutional racism” that underlies all their complaints. They are absolutely miserable, and angry that you’re not.

The social media companies are working together to make sure that nobody who loves America ever wins another national election. They’ve realized that they weren’t quite up to speed on search algorithms and the banishment of unapproved thought and speech, and were caught off guard by the unexpected ascension of Donald J. Trump to the Presidency. They’ve redoubled their efforts to make certain nothing like that ever happens again.

Meanwhile, the Southern border still leaks like a sieve. We’re seeing just what we expected. The third world is on its way, and not just from the squalid regions of Central America. They’re coming from the Congo, and Haiti and everywhere else. Other than construction of new barriers and existing old ones, there seems to be no effort to turn them back or prevent their entry. The border patrol apparently exists to assist the illegal entrants. You’ve probably seen that nearly $4.5 billion has just been allocated by both Houses of Congress to feed, house and clothe the masses arriving daily. Whose money is that? It’s borrowed money, added to the massive debt our grandchildren will bear!

As if we’re not sick to death of the non-stop campaigning, it’s officially on again– assuming it ever stopped at all. We’re getting to the point that everything in life is the subject of political posturing and campaigning. It never stops. The media has never stopped trying to shame everyone in their audience for any remaining vestiges of patriotism. What about the children!! Oh yeah, it’s a full-scale meltdown with presidential candidates scolding each other for perceived indifference to racial inequality and particularly for the nightmare at the border. We know that a lot of those children don’t belong to the people who brought them. In some cases, they’ve been rented, maybe for the umpteenth trip as someone’s guaranteed passage into the United States.

The wannabes feel tremendous compassion for the poor children perhaps experiencing air conditioning and regular meals for the first time. What were their circumstances before they got here? Where were they sleeping? It’s not like they left clean and comfortable conditions before they arrived. Is that our fault too?!?

It’s absolutely sickening that the “opposition” that is anything but loyal, is out to overturn everything. The free market economy and the American way of life are incompatible with their superior sense of compassion and Americans are not only to be shamed but taxed out of existence to make life comfortable for illegal aliens and provide FREE everything for the pink hairdos and nose rings. And those college loans that amount to over a trillion dollars? Yeah, they’ll be forgiven, meaning our grandkids else will pick up the tab.

Saving the United States from the socialist/communist onslaught is still a very long shot, despite all the enthusiasm shown by we “deplorables” who thought it was a lost cause. We’re up against those who control the flow of information. The propaganda is blindingly obvious to any informed individual subjected to the mainstream outlets. If you’re already informed on the issues, you immediately recognize the slant or outright misrepresentations carried in the insinuations of mainstream headlines and “news stories.” Want a blatant example? When President Trump announced that deportations of those under court-ordered deportation (for fraud, criminal activity, etc.), the media went wall to wall with the rounding up of “immigrant families.” It was on every ABC network radio break. It was the subject of angry rants among mainstream analysts on TV. The upshot is that they are MUCH better people than the rest of you because they’re outraged that more is not being done to provide for the “illegal aliens,” a reference they would never stoop to make.

Sorry if this seems somewhat U. S. – centric. But if the United States is lost, there goes the world. It’s as simple as that. The world’s only hope is to restore national identities and cultures and shine like a beacon to the squalid third world, to show them that FREEDOM under the constraints of Divinely inspired Law is the only key to happiness and prosperity. We need to thank God every day for His blessings, His Laws and the opportunity to live in a nation that has been graced with both. No doubt the evil ONE WORLD crowd is furious that their godless agenda has been interrupted, and their anger knows no bounds. As you’ve seen, there’s nothing they won’t do.

Prayers of gratitude and hope are needed. They undoubtedly have played an important role in recent events. Our Creator God is infinitely more powerful than all the social media companies, all the networks, and all those with malign intent, put together. His will be done.

Mark

Source: http://www.intercontinentalcog.org/fridayupdates.php

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         If you planned to buy some cheap sporting goods gear or anything else made in China, you might want to hurry to the store.   Trade talks appear to have reached an impasse, reflected by a gyrating stock market this week. It is well known and widely reported that America suffers a $500 billion annual trade deficit with China.   An agreement was all worked out and signed by negotiators for the Chinese, until it was pulled back and rejected by their leadership.   One pundit suggested that those responsible for concluding the arrangement on China’s behalf have been recalled and may well suffer prison or death for their efforts.

President Trump seems to be the exception to widespread panic roiling the pundits and markets. He seems perfectly at ease with the tariffs even threatening to expand them to items currently not covered, such as electronics, and all will be well in the end.   The President believes that China will run out of potential retaliations and be forced to play ball, as the risk to their economy is far greater than any exposure faced by the United States. Trump publicly threatened to do exactly this eight years ago during a brief flirtation with a presidential run. Now he’s making good on that threat.

As North Korea is finding out, President Trump plays hardball.   You probably heard of the North Korean freighter seized in Indonesia carrying coal destined for China in contravention of sanctions recognized and approved by the UN. At least they won’t be using that freighter, their largest,   for clandestine shipments anymore.   Chairman Kim is receiving attention for having fired a series of short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan.   The President’s critics seem thrilled that Kim is “standing up to Trump,” flexing his muscles or whatever. Foreign policy experts are not alarmed.   The short-range tests do not fall into a category of concern over North Korean nuclear capabilities.

Central American aliens continue to flood the Southern U. S. border in   record numbers. Much to our dismay, recent weeks have seen reports of hundreds and thousands being released, destitute, into American society. A court ruling this week indicates that Central Americans can be released back into Mexico to await their asylum cases.   We can only hope that this works out and curtails the wholesale release of people who disappear into the population where many will be supported courtesy of the U. S. taxpayer. Considering the vast scale of deficit spending, it may well be our children’s children who end up carrying the backbreaking debt that’s being run up for the support and care of foreigners in our midst.   If Americans were actually having to pony up the cost of illegal immigration in real time, it might be in a completely different situation.   But the cost is simply going on the tab of U. S. debt.

By now you know that an American carrier group is steaming toward the Persian Gulf. Israeli intelligence got wind of something, maybe even military action, that Iran was planning against American allies or interests in the region.   Time has also run out for nations continuing to buy oil from Iran.   Those nations include China, which buys about half of Iran’s oil, and India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey.   The threat is that any of these nations continuing to buy Iranian oil will be prevented from access to U. S. markets.

Oil revenue is estimated to account for some 40% of Iranian government revenue.   Iran has threatened to ramp up its nuclear program in retaliation, but there’s another hitch. The European Union and its members have continued to uphold the terms of the nuclear deal that President Trump rejected on behalf of the United States.   Iran has been warned by the Europeans that ramping up their nuclear program would violate what’s left of the agreement.   No wonder Iran is considering radical measures, and no wonder the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln is headed for the Gulf.

There are enough high-level unresolved circumstances around the world to make your head spin. Israel has recently absorbed (or shot down) some 700 rockets killing civilians and destroying property.   They responded with 350 air-strikes in Gaza.   Hopefully they did some good, but the situation is not over and probably never will be.

Britain can’t seem to break free of the EU, yet.   When it finally does, the EU will be in more trouble than it’s in already. The culture has already been radically transformed due to a massive Muslim presence, and its increasing demands. A new mosque, the biggest yet, is about to open in France. There apparently aren’t enough. France already boasts 2,300 mosques with another couple of hundred planned.   There are Muslim incidents of all kinds every day across Europe and in the UK, and nearly all go unreported in our mainstream news.   People are being arrested and charged for perceived insults to the culture enrichers, even just repeating their statements or linking terrorist’s videos for the sake of honest debate.

There are those who seek to rule over us that would like to see the same thing happening right here in the U. S. Maybe you saw that it was an anti-Israel imam who delivered the opening prayer this morning on the floor of the House of Representatives.   We’ve got hideous creatures in headgear lecturing us nearly every day from the Islamic point of view. And they’re elected national “representatives,” courtesy of Obama’s attempted transformation.

We’ve arrived at a time when most all mass media and their advertisers treat the tenets of socialism as conventional wisdom.   Either you agree with their sentiments, or you’re completely out of step with society. The social media giants are busy banning people and organizations that run contrary to conventional dogma, and it’s out of control.   You think the Russians swayed an election?   Look at what Facebook, Twitter, Google and Instagram are doing to silence voices that conflict with socialist doctrines, Obama, Hillary or the Deep State!

The President couldn’t convey any more confidence or calm reassurance than he displays, even in the middle of the whirlwind created by the mainstream media.   The United States is truly the world’s last hope.   If freedom and prosperity are ever lost in the United States, the world will devolve into poverty and a one world government full of bans and mandates, just as the pope hopes. As troubled as they are, these may truly be “the good ole days.”   God promises protection for those that faithfully keep His Laws.   Have a great Sabbath,

Mark

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