General Discussion, Saturday, August 26, 2017

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Stella

August 26, 1498: Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.

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  1. czarowniczy says:
    August 26, 2017 at 12:23 am

    Things that rest quietly in your mibd until squeezed out like a watermelon seed: http://www.museyon.com/news-model-for-pieta-discovered-in-shop/

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  2. Lucille says:
    August 26, 2017 at 12:45 am

    As you may know, the SPLC is a progressive organization which came to fame for suing the Klan and winning a huge judgment. Nowadays they have become the fascists and are labeling anyone who is not a supporter of theirs as a hate group. The money continues to flow into their coffers enabling a nice lifestyle for the proprietors.

    Pro-Life Christian Ministry Sues Southern Poverty Law Center for Labeling It a “Hate Group”
    By Lauretta Brown August 25, 2017
    http://www.lifenews.com/2017/08/25/pro-life-christian-ministry-sues-southern-poverty-law-center-for-labeling-it-a-hate-group/

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  3. patternpuzzler says:
    August 26, 2017 at 1:22 am

    This is a good article, Lucille; thanks for posting it. With the SPLC being the go-to for the progressives (and rapidly expanding) this is going to be a court case to really watch.

    From the article: “We have a First Amendment right to express our opinions, just as Coral Ridge has a right to express its opinions.” says the SPLC.

    Isn’t that handy now – they’re just “expressing their opinion” and then the idiots who champion the SPLC un-bible can do the dirty work of vandalizing, harassing, and attacking those conservatives who, according to the SPLC’s OPINION, are “haters”.

    The SPLC is the vilest type of organization, just behind Planned Parenthood. I’m overjoyed they are being sued.

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  4. czarowniczy says:
    August 26, 2017 at 1:22 am

    Just one of those mysteries of life…I always wondered if, when Ravi Shakar went out to perform, he left the kids alone or hired a baby sitar?

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  5. Lucille says:
    August 26, 2017 at 1:24 am

    Genesis 9:8-13 (NIV)
    Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

    And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

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  6. lovely says:
    August 26, 2017 at 1:29 am

    I stand corrected.

    CNN’s headline;

    As Hurricane Harvey makes landfall Trump pardons Arpaio.

    Don Lemon ”Can you think of any more inappropriate time to do this than when the country is facing a category 4 hurricane?”

    Guest Yammerer “No and it hurts the process.”

    Don Lemon “Can you imagine if the Obama administration had done this.”

    Guest Yammerer My God, the right would have gone nuts.

    Truly these people are evil.

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  8. Lucille says:
    August 26, 2017 at 4:20 am

    AVERAGE TRANSGENDER SOLDIER CAN’T BE DEPLOYED 65% OF THE YEAR
    August 25, 2017 – by Daniel Greenfield
    http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267698/average-transgender-soldier-cant-be-deployed-65-daniel-greenfield

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  9. nyetneetot says:
    August 26, 2017 at 8:01 am

    Mornin’ stella! (Smiter of those that ought to be smote) 😎 🍸 (Long Island Iced Tea)
    Mornin’ WeeWeed! (Master Mixologist Extrodinare) 😎 🍸 (Old Fashioned)
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    Mornin’ Sharon! 😎 🍸 🍸 (earthquake)
    Mornin’ ytz4mee! 😎 🍸 (cosmopolitan)
    Mornin’ waltzingmtilda! 🙂 🍸 (white wine and perrier)
    Mornin’ partyzantski! 🙂 |_| (Tom Collins)
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    Mornin’ ZurichMike! 🙂 🍸 (fuzzy navel)
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    Mornin’ lovely! 🙂 |_| (Backdraft)
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    Mornin’ auscitizenmom! 🙂 🍸 (Kiss on the Lips)
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    Mornin’ derk! (“Stellars”) 🙂 🍸 (Kamikaze)
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    Mornin’ whiners and complainers! 😛 (No drink for you!)
    Mornin’ to people posting that I missed. 😳
    Mornin’ to all you lurkers! 😕

    Also just in case someday; mornin’ to Elvis Chupacabra, F.D.R. in Hell and sundance! :mrgreen:

    Breakfast!

    NEW and IMPROVED breakfast with extra bacon for ZurichMike!

    Doughnuts for coffee!

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  11. G-d&Country says:
    August 26, 2017 at 9:33 am

    I love the Pieta. What emotion in a hard, cold piece of stone. What gift’s from God this amazing artist had. In 1975 I went to Italy and was lucky enough to see it at St. Peter’s. The tour guide showed it to us remarking on the attack on it, then he made a snarky comment about people from the US. One of the guys in our group immediately replied in a voice just a little loud for the cathedral that it was NOT someone from the US that attacked it. The guide mumbled something, and was not as arrogant through the rest of the tour. It’s amazing even in 1975 people hated the US in Europe. To how many people had this lying bully insinuated that it was someone from the US that did it. Of course once he was strongly rebuked, he shut up. Bullies are cowards. It was LASZLO TOTH, a Hungarian-born, Australian geologist who damaged the Pieta with a hammer on 21 May 1972. As an aside, we were there in the spring. We were caught in Florence between oncoming communist and fascist/socialists mobs with bats and signs. We managed to sneak out a side street.

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  12. stella says:
    August 26, 2017 at 9:48 am

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  13. G-d&Country says:
    August 26, 2017 at 9:52 am

    Here is a painting for Col. Ken, and all the other guys or students of military battles.Entitled “Divide and Conquer,” this watercolor depicts that critical moment on the evening of 20 February 1815, when, having driven HMS Cyane off a wreck (at right), Constitution cuts under the stern of HMS Levant and unleashes a devastating broadside at close range. This 1997 work is based upon extensive historical research and is thought to be as accurate as possible at this distance in time. Courtesy Tom W. Freeman, all rights reserved.
    http://imgur.com/qvd7KS4
    This is a photo of the Constitution for a look at the actual ship:
    http://imgur.com/ej0QaLt
    Hopefully all the pictures stay as they are supposed to. The other day all my pictures landed up the same, which is confusing to those reading the blog. I think I figured it out. 🙂
    Have a great day everyone!

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  14. G-d&Country says:
    August 26, 2017 at 10:02 am

    Thanks to everyone for camera info yesterday. It is greatly appreciated 🙂 I’m open to any other suggestions anyone has. Will re-read and investigate when taking a break from work today! Something that popped into my head is that for decades 35mm film and processing was the norm. Did someone say it was getting hard to get regular 35mm film developed, or was it a special kind of film? Now that cameras are digital, and connected to a computer, will the camera become obsolete every few years like the computers are not supported, and become obsolete? I don’t have hundreds of dollars to spend on a camera every few years so I can plug it into a computer to view or print photos. What are your opinions? Thanks. Every day I always check in throughout the day as time allows 🙂

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    • patternpuzzler says:
      August 26, 2017 at 11:02 am

      I have a Canon t2i (EOS 550D) and love it. It was a gift, but I know it was under $300. Canon is now up to a t5i, so there have been a lot of models with this line. It’s dependable and with a resolution of 18 megapixels (1080p on movies) it’s plenty big for anything I can even imagine wanting. It’s excellent for taking stop action images of even hummingbirds. It has an SD card and supports wifi. There are tons of features I will probably never use. Personally, I don’t think at this point in time one needs to worry about either computers fundamentally changing data formats or storage in the next several years, or image transfer methods becoming obsolete.

      Decide if you want a compact flash card or SD card for storage; Nikon uses CFC, or some of their models have; my brother has a Nikon and he dislikes that feature immensely since it’s a different kind of card when SD cards are so prevalent and CHEAP. Compact Flash cards, he says, are comparatively quite expensive.

      I don’t know what your budget is or how you use your camera; I’d look for Image Stabilization for your lenses for darn sure. Buying lenses is as important as buying the body, IMH. I only have an 18-85 lens but wish I had a bit longer telephoto. I use the autofocus about half the time I shoot. I’m definitely not a candidate for a high-end camera, either financially or in terms of usage.

      Best Buy has a feature which will do a side by side comparison for specifications and pricing if you are looking at a new camera. I wouldn’t worry too much about getting a camera that would become obsolete; with the features of the newer DSLRs I can’t imagine a part of the technology that will change soon. You can also find video reviews on Youtube for old and new cameras. Another resource for the buying process is that you can download manuals for most cameras from the manufacturer’s sites to do a closer review when you have your choice narrowed down.

      Walmart still develops film as do many of the camera stores, but they are expensive. I like the digital format because I enjoy the ability to graphically edit my pics, which I quite love to do. If you get an SLR, you’ll still need to scan your photos to be able to do anything with them on the computer, including mailing to friends and family – or posting here at Stella’s.

      I hope this helps you some. You might want to try to make a list of what you want to do with your camera along with the features you can’t do without and go from there.

      Keep asking questions during your process. There’s a wealth of knowledge here that’s far above mine, like lovely’s, and as you know, we’re always glad to help.

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      • G-d&Country says:
        August 26, 2017 at 1:46 pm

        Thanks so much for the info ! 🙂
        I’ll look into theone you have. I’m guessing the little cards you take out of the camera and put into a thingy & then into the computer to move pics from camera to computer are the sd or cfc cards? That’s another thing for me to check out. I’m glad you told me one type is expensive – I’ll stay away from that. (I only know my dad’s old fashioned, very expensive 35mm Nikon, and the easy use olympus I had that broke). I’m surprised they don’t make digital SLR cameras you just put a cord into the computer from the camera, but I’m probably wrong. Your comment about the technology not changing every few years is reassuring. I do NOT want wi-fi, interconnected, tv, talk to your car type camera. The more of this there is, the more expensive it is, the more likely to fail, and I’m never going to use it. I just want a camera that takes nice pictures quickly, with good detail, usually from 5 to 200 feet away (although night time moon shots are nice.).
        “taking stop action images of even hummingbirds” – that’s amazing! I photograph landscape, animal, outdoor, different weather conditions mostly – some extreme close ups of flowers. I would like something that can take landscape pics under different light conditions, even in the dark with moonlight, quick enough that I can get a few shots of a deer or hawk swiftly going by. I would need something to compensate for shaking as I would not use a tripod, and my hands shake when my back hurts. Eventually, now that I have found non-toxic oil paints, I will start painting again. I’m taking pics as references. A few of the 10,000 or so pics I have taken have come out quite good, even with a $50. vivitar. I would like to stay under $400. Once again,Thanks.There is so much to learn.

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        • patternpuzzler says:
          August 26, 2017 at 2:22 pm

          The cheap ones are the SD cards and that’s what you want and 16 Gig is as much space for images than you’ll ever need. Don’t get a refurbished card. You have the choice of taking the card out or connecting the camera via USB cable to import the images to your computer.

          Be sure you look at DSLR cameras (DIGITAL Single Lens Reflex) and not SLR cameras which are not digital. Same thing with the lenses. Lenses that are NOT made for digital cameras can be made to work if they have the same mount, but it’s more grief than a hobby photographer needs, IMHO. You lose your automatic modes with an SLR lens.

          One other thing I need to note: to get crisp stop action pics of the hummingbirds, I did use a tripod so I could get the best image without shaking. With a tripod you can also use an off the camera, cabled adapter for triggering very cheaply.

          You’re quite welcome. Needed to make this short response. I’m glad I could help, G&C!

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          • G-d&Country says:
            August 26, 2017 at 5:30 pm

            “Same thing with the lenses. Lenses that are NOT made for digital cameras can be made to work if they have the same mount, but it’s more grief than a hobby photographer needs, IMHO. You lose your automatic modes with an SLR lens.” -Thanks, that’s important info I never would have thought to ask about, and probably an expensive mistake! 🙂

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    • lovely says:
      August 26, 2017 at 2:54 pm

      Digital cameras do not become obsolete. Mine is almost 3 years old and all I need is the right cable it has a a regular USB connection for the computer port. I can actually connect it to any computer without software and the computer will accept the photos and upload them.

      My niece has the generation before mine and hers works fine with her computer her computer is older than mine.

      One tip about a cable connected digital camera is always turn the camera off before you disconnect it, it won’t damage your computer if you don’t but sometimes it has messed up a cameras brain as it doesn’t know it has been disconnected. Why it works out that why I have no clue.

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      • G-d&Country says:
        August 26, 2017 at 5:33 pm

        Thanks for the info and disconnect tip ! It’s info like this that you can’t find from reading, but can from actual users. I am so glad it just uses a regular cable that does not need software that needs to be updated. 🙂

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  16. patternpuzzler says:
    August 26, 2017 at 10:11 am

    Haven’t seen it posted elsewhere. The Bundy Bunch that held the Federal Wildlife Refuge were each found not guilty.

    http://katu.com/news/local/ammon-bundy-ryan-refuge-trial-verdict-malheur-wildlife-consensus-jury-federal-portland-oregon

    “Standoff leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy and five others were charged with conspiring to impede federal workers from their jobs at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Several also were charged with possessing a firearm in a federal facility.
    All seven defendants were found not guilty Thursday on all charges. The jury had no verdict for Ryan Bundy’s theft of government property charge.”

    Interesting synopsis at the link. The feds took two weeks to present their case, including the weapons, ammo and ammo casings. Bundy spent three days elaborating his complaints against federal overreach on lands the locals depend on.

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    • litenmaus says:
      August 26, 2017 at 12:09 pm

      giggle, snort…I could watch that all day….thx wee, :0)

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    • czarowniczy says:
      August 26, 2017 at 12:38 pm

      Yeah, back to my point of those cable channel talking heads going on about how stupid those local residents were, walking or driving around in the wind and rain as the talking heads were walking around in the wind and rain.
      One head was at the sea wall telling everyone how dangerous it was to be out walking on the sidewalk by the wall as he walked down the wall’s steps to the churning waters. Waiting for him to demonstrate how dangerous it is to be around downed power lines by grabbing one…waiting…waiting…

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      • patternpuzzler says:
        August 26, 2017 at 7:56 pm

        I wonder if he had his name and social security number on his arm in Sharpie. Sounds like he might ought to have…

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        • czarowniczy says:
          August 26, 2017 at 8:52 pm

          I love it when pols say that, said it here a few times, as if they’re peeved thst the little meat puppets they shepherd have insulted them by ignoring their patronal advice.

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    • ImpeachEmAll says:
      August 26, 2017 at 5:41 pm

      STOP the madness.

      Enough, already… 😉

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    • G-d&Country says:
      August 26, 2017 at 5:42 pm

      Don’t know how I missed sayin Mornin” ! Good afternoon! 🙂 Had to watch that multiple times to see that was a stop sign!!!! Wow, talk about a migraine!

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  18. auscitizenmom says:
    August 26, 2017 at 10:45 am

    “First Grader Sent to Principal for Calling Transgender Student Wrong Pronoun”
    “There was a little girl who had been in class with the little boy all last year,” said Karen England, the executive director of Capitol Resource Institute which is speaking on behalf of the girl’s family. “They’re in different classes now, but she saw him on the playground yesterday and called him by his name. The little girl was told ‘you can’t do that, his name is this name,’ and ‘you need to call him a “her.”’ Then she was called to the principal’s office.

    http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/first-grader-sent-principal-calling-transgender-student-wrong-pronoun

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    • Menagerie says:
      August 26, 2017 at 12:12 pm

      I think the parents need to set the principle on his or her ear. Really hard. Regular sane kids have rights too.

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    • czarowniczy says:
      August 26, 2017 at 12:27 pm

      Msybe all of the cisgendered students could be identified by oh……let’s say……wearing a yellow star on a sleeve band? Not to mention how can a child that young gender identify? Part of the time they believe they’re Batperson, Spiderperson…

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      • joshua says:
        August 26, 2017 at 7:12 pm

        I think maybe a crotch patch with velcro…pink or blue…and the trans gets to apply the gender-du-jour each morning, but cannot change their mind until midnight.

        A card played is well….a card played I guess.

        I say close down all the public school bathrooms and let the kids sort it all out in the hallways…..bring your own mop and bucket.

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  19. auscitizenmom says:
    August 26, 2017 at 10:50 am

    “California Catholic School Removes ‘Alienating’ Jesus and Mary Statues”

    Kim Pipki, whose daughter left San Domenico two years ago, said, “The one main statue that has everyone fired up is the baby Jesus and Mary one. “It was at the center of the primary school courtyard,” she said.

    Ms. Skewes-Cox said the statues’ removals have “absolutely no connection [to the recent statue-removal craze sweeping the country] other than it is change, and people have a hard time with change.”

    No, what people have a hard time with is their religious and cultural traditions being erased instead of asserted, for the sake of the political correct, deconstructive dogma of “inclusion” and “diversity.”

    http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/california-catholic-school-removes-alienating-jesus-and-mary-statues

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    • czarowniczy says:
      August 26, 2017 at 12:22 pm

      ‘Keep reloading’, iPad’s confusing correction with ‘send’;, however, if uou have a Jeep feel free to 4-wheel on over.

      Interesting this new revolutionary group would start in Philly, home of the ‘Free Mumia’ movement and several other police-black shootings recently that have piqued BLM denial. Wonder what degree of assistance the Obama troup will render?

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  21. patternpuzzler says:
    August 26, 2017 at 11:59 am

    If anyone makes yogurt at home, I found a site with a wealth of info. Never could figure out why mine was so runny most of the time until this discovery – now I can make it better AND know how I can thicken it. Greek yogurt has spoiled me but it’s just SO expensive!!

    https://www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/category/yogurt/

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    • czarowniczy says:
      August 26, 2017 at 1:00 pm

      We have a couple of those antique Salton thermostatically controlled makers, thry make six one-cup servings at a time.
      It’s best to get a starter, many yogurts are pasturized and sterile as the Sahara while those labeled ‘live cultures’ don’t say how many or what kind. There’s also the issue of milk…we love the local dairy milk that has a higher fat content, makes luxurious yoghurt. You can also hang the freshly finished yoghurt to make yoghurt cheese…if you can keep your hands off the yoghurt.

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    • stella says:
      August 26, 2017 at 1:10 pm

      This looks easy, and it’s done in your crock pot.

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      • joshua says:
        August 26, 2017 at 7:19 pm

        ….that’s a crock……..lol

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        • stella says:
          August 26, 2017 at 7:31 pm

          Are you just reaching to make a “funny”, or is your evaluation serious? Because this works. I have made yogurt in my oven, which also works.

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          • patternpuzzler says:
            August 26, 2017 at 8:16 pm

            I do use a crock pot for mine. I had two problems: the yogurt was grainy and the yogurt was runny, even with a large amount of whey surrounding it (which I pulled out, of course). I learned from the website that I can thicken it a couple ways, and the graininess was because I wasn’t handling the pre-crock pot heat correctly. I’m tellin ya, it was so runny that when I tried to strain it the majority of the yogurt ran right through!

            Stella, you’ve got a winner in that video, I think. That will be the way I make my next batch, for sure! It seems to eliminate the steps I was mishandling – Yippee! Thanks for the connect; I always wondered about just making it in the crockpot but never acted on that curiosity. I generally make a gallon of milk into yogurt at a time, so the video recipe is perfect for me!

            Thanks a bunch for the input!

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  22. auscitizenmom says:
    August 26, 2017 at 12:17 pm

    LOL I just watched a house flip show. They had a tree fall on the roof, found a snake in the box in the garage, giant lizards in the finished house, and dozens of giant frogs in the garage. It is near Orlando, Florida. Figures. Probably lucky they didn’t have an alligator wander through. Oh, yes, and the garage flooded several times during the flip. LOL

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  23. czarowniczy says:
    August 26, 2017 at 1:48 pm

    LOVE IT! Just received a ‘totally anonymous survey thst can’t be traced back yo me’ from the VA regarding my last appointment st the VA mobile home clinic. It contained a ‘confidential’ user ID and an ‘individualized’ password. Not that I give a rat’s patoot, more than glad to tell the, face-to-face about my lsdt visit to Dr Kaligari’s clinic.
    Betting that there’s a syringe of green bubbling stuff jes awaitin’ fer me to come agin….joke’s on them.

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  24. lovely says:
    August 26, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    When you find out the real world doesn’t really work out the way that you think it does in your delusional world, your name just may be Joshua Stuart Cobin of Scottsdale, Arizona.

    Protester Who Got Hit in the Nuts by Pepper Ball Just Got Hit with assault Charges

    “I don’t equate kicking or putting back tear gas canisters as attacking police. I never attacked a police officer,” he said in an interview. “That was not an unlawful assembly and that I had every right to be there. And that tear gas was in the way of myself and every other peacefully assembled protesters being there.”

    http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/08/957455-protester-got-hit-nuts-pepper-ball-just-got-hit-assault-charges/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

    http://i.imgur.com/tUUk12Z.gifv

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  25. Lucille says:
    August 26, 2017 at 3:45 pm

    Old Soldier
    David Crosby © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Listen old soldier wherever you are
    The hills or the valleys come near or come far
    They say youth’s a treasure we waste when we’re young
    So come down from the place where your medals are hung
    You’re forever returning and learning to fight
    And you feel just like an old soldier tonight
    Listen old soldier cause time doesn’t wait
    The moon’s on your shoulder the hour is late
    There’s something there inside you still calls out to you
    And you won’t fade away whatever you do
    You’re forever beginning barely winning the fight
    And you feel just like an old soldier tonight
    You’re not getting any younger that much is true now
    But you’ve still got that hunger burning in you now
    So what do you do now
    What do you do now?
    Listen old soldier to the sound in your ears
    Of too many battles for too many years
    There’s only one thing you’ve learned in defeat
    Losing is bitter and victory is sweet
    You’re always unraveling traveling light
    And you feel just like an old soldier tonight
    Feel just like an old soldier tonight.
    Just an old soldier.

    Terence Steven McQueen
    March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980
    “My only regret in life is that I was not able to tell people about what Christ did for me.” – Steve McQueen – 1980

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  26. auscitizenmom says:
    August 26, 2017 at 9:01 pm

    lilbirdee12’s prayer:

    Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.

    Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.

    Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You.

    Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
    Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.

    We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
    Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.

    In Jesus name, we pray. Amen

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  28. Wooly Covfefe says:
    August 26, 2017 at 9:17 pm

    Bill tells Hillary that he has bought a pet goat and he’s going to let it sleep under the bed. Hillary asks him,”but,but..what about the smell?” Bill replies , “the goat will have to get used to it just like I did”.

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