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The Mountains, Range & Forge.
Joined August 2022
This is the post of the Year.
Christ was born into a family, not an empire. His thirty hidden years were spent not in revolution but in obedience, labor, custom, and prayer. That is our pattern. To rebuild Christian civilization after the fall of liberalism, we must build hidden Nazareths everywhere—homes of justice, work, prayer, and joy. From these will come a society in which Christ is King, not only of hearts, but of land, law, and labor. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” —Joshua 24:15
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This was long known in Minnesota, thanks to the detective work of @realDSteinberg and @scottwjohnson. It's simply amazing that we're getting to the point where something might be done about it. Those saying "Trump hasn't done enough" forget personnel is policy.
Feds have DNA evidence that could prove Ilhan Omar committed immigration fraud, wed her brother: sources trib.al/rf7GZEh
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Fife & drums at Cedar Creek battlefield in Virginia. The tune is “Kingdom Coming” aka “Year of Jubilo” (1862)
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Since some new followers have joined us recently, I thought I’d share my personal experience with organ procurement. Back in the late 1980s, during residency training, I came in for night call and was told to go up to ICU and prepare a young man for organ harvesting. I believed my authorities when they told me that the brain dead young man I was to anesthetize for organ procurement was dead. Even though he had a normal blood pressure, heart rate, great oxygen saturation, was warm and with good color, and was making urine. In fact, he was more stable than most other ICU patients I had anesthetized. I was so brainwashed that I wasn’t even going to give him actual anesthesia, just a paralyzing drug and meds to keep his blood pressure and heart rate controlled so as not to damage the organs. But when I presented my anesthetic plan of care to my supervisor, he said I should give a consciousness blocking drug “just in case.” I did as I was told, and the young man responded to surgery just like anyone else, requiring the same types and amounts of anesthesia. When I told this story to a pathologist friend, she said that when she removes organs during an autopsy, she doesn’t need to give any of these drugs. This bothered me enough that eventually I did my own research. I discovered that there have never been any facts, studies, or evidence that these people are dead. Doctors, lawyers, philosophers, and scholars have been debating the veracity of brain death for nearly sixty years in the medical literature, but the public is never told that there is any controversy. I wrote a book, “The Brain Death Fallacy,” and maintain a website Respect for Human Life, to provide fully informed consent for the general public on these issues. The new American Academy of Neurology brain death guideline now explicitly states that brain death can be declared in the presence of ongoing brain function. It has long been known that 20% of people declared BD still have electrical activity on EEG, and over 50% have ongoing function of a part of the brain called the hypothalamus. BUT the Uniform Determination of Death Act stipulates that there be an irreversible cessation of ALL functions of the entire brain for a legal diagnosis of brain death. It is troubling that not only is the brain death concept unproven, but also the way doctors are diagnosing it does not comply with the law. That’s why I do what I can to give the public a place at the table in this debate.
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Mary is the sole source for core doctrines that are essential to Christianity.
Replying to @JesusandWhatnot
Strange, the apostles preached salvation through Christ without ever telling anyone to cultivate devotion to Mary.
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A Princeton Ph.D. in chemical engineering. 2,300+ job applications. Still no job while companies import thousands of cheap foreign workers every year to do these very same jobs. This is insanity. These programs are a COMPLETE SCAM. Stop selling out American workers. END THEM NOW!
Jack Weis has applied to more than 2,300 jobs since he graduated from Princeton in 2024 with his Ph.D. in chemical engineering. He still doesn’t have a job. on.wsj.com/4sfxSLc
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À force de vouloir rendre la foi acceptable aux yeux du monde, que reste-t-il des exigences de l’Évangile ? L’archevêque de Bologne et président de la Conférence épiscopale italienne, le cardinal Zuppi, a accordé le 9 octobre 2026 un entretien à skuola, site Internet consacré à l’actualité des adolescents et à l’aide scolaire. La conversation, dans un style parfaitement soixante-huitard, avec un intervieweur en tee-shirt qui tutoie le cardinal, soumet celui-ci à une série de questions auxquelles il doit répondre par « vrai ou faux ». Parmi elles figurent, évidemment, plusieurs points brûlants de la doctrine et de la morale catholiques, devenus toujours plus inconcevables pour les jeunes élevés dans la société libérale et nihiliste du troisième millénaire. Arrêtons-nous sur les points essentiels. 1. Les jeunes chrétiens ne peuvent pas avoir de relations sexuelles avant le mariage. Vrai ou faux ? « Vrai, mais il faut bien comprendre pourquoi. L’Église conseille d’apprendre à s’aimer. Ensuite, chacun suit son chemin, et il y a la vie. Parfois, nous pensons : “Mais si je couche avec quelqu’un, est-ce que j’apprends à aimer ?” Non, ce n’est pas cela qui t’apprend à aimer […] » Éminence, pourquoi aviez-vous l’air légèrement embarrassé ? Comme si vous deviez vous justifier d’être contraint, malgré vous, d’imposer aux jeunes un joug insupportable que plus personne ne veut porter ? 2. Être homosexuel est, en soi, un péché. Vrai ou faux ? « C’est une condition. Ce n’est donc pas un péché. C’est une condition que tu vis. » Et hop ! On passe à la question suivante. 3. Celui qui ne croit pas en Dieu peut aller au paradis. Vrai ou faux ? « Vrai. Jésus nous raconte le jugement au chapitre 25 de Matthieu : “J’avais faim et vous m’avez donné à manger, j’avais soif et vous m’avez donné à boire.” Il ne dit pas : “Croyais-tu ou ne croyais-tu pas ?”, mais : “As-tu été juste ? As-tu été bon ?” Ensuite, je pense qu’évidemment, croire en Dieu est une raison supplémentaire d’apprendre à aimer les autres. Après, le Seigneur s’en charge : c’est lui qui juge, pas nous. » En revanche, aucune trace du chapitre 16 de saint Marc : « Jésus leur dit : “Allez dans le monde entier, prêchez l’Évangile à toute créature. Celui qui croira et sera baptisé sera sauvé ; celui qui ne croira pas sera condamné.” » 4. Si je ne vais pas à la messe tous les dimanches, je ne peux plus me dire chrétien. Vrai ou faux ? « Eh bien, ce n’est pas parce que tu vas à la messe tous les dimanches que tu es chrétien, donc c’est faux. Si tu vas à la messe, tu montres peut-être que tu es chrétien, et c’est une manière de l’être, mais je dirais que ce n’est pas un tampon que tu fais apposer pour obtenir ensuite ton permis, n’est-ce pas ? » Encore un sophisme. Affirmer que la fréquentation de la messe est « une manière » d’être chrétien implique que ne pas y aller serait une autre manière de l’être. Et nous revoilà aux œuvres sans la foi : que faisons-nous du troisième commandement et du premier précepte de l’Église ? 5. Les prêtres sont de moins en moins nombreux en Italie. Vrai ou faux ? « Vrai. » Allez savoir pourquoi. fsspx.news/fr/news/le-cardin…
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🚨 WOW! Donald Trump is visibly FED UP with anyone acting like he's pro-Russia and "abandoning" Ukraine "Don't tell me about UKRAINE. We've given a lot to Ukraine. They've given us NOTHING!" "We've given hundreds of billions of dollars!" Trump was also the one who sent Ukraine Javelin missiles in his first term, after Obama refused. Zelensky should call an election or step down. He is acting like he deserves EVERYTHING from America. Maybe he should pay us back with interest! 🇺🇸
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Excellent assessment here. Including the critique of Ripperger. Of course, at this point it appears Ripperger can't respond to any sort of critique at all. While the Bishop can, but is unlikley to do so.
Denver’s new archbishop orders a prominent traditionalist exorcist out of the public spotlight. His reasons remain unexplained, while his own ecclesiastical record raises serious questions. #FrRipperger #CatholicTwitter #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicChurch #Vatican
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🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: President Trump just ran through the Republican Party's 2026 PLATFORM and it's pure FIRE - Pass the No Invasion of Our Country Act, BANNING any future president from opening the border - A health care plan that stops payments to big rich insurance companies and gives the money directly to the people - End cashless bail - The death penalty for large-scale drug dealers, human traffickers, and anyone who k*lls a police officer - Pass the SAVE America Act, with voter ID and proof of citizenship - Make "no men in women's sports" permanent law - Ban transgender procedures on minors This is all maximum common sense. And it can ONLY get done if Trump keeps his trifecta How could anyone vote Democrat? 🇺🇸 15 DAYS!
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My 20 yr old daughter doing the brakes on her car. She’s also starting her 4th year apprenticeship as an electrician. Proud Dad here. 🥰
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🎬 SALUS ANIMARUM – Des sacres pour les âmes Découvrez la bande-annonce officielle du nouveau documentaire consacré aux sacres épiscopaux du 1er juillet 2026 à Écône (Suisse). À travers des témoignages exclusifs et des images inédites, le film revient sur les raisons, les préparatifs et le déroulement de ces consécrations, ainsi que sur les réactions qu’elles ont suscitées. 📅 Sortie le dimanche 1er novembre 2026, sur la chaîne YouTube officielle de la FSSPX, avec des sous-titres en plusieurs langues : youtube.com/@fsspx-officiel 👇 Découvrez la bande-annonce.
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🚨 In 2023, Oregon Republicans introduced legislation to strengthen school security: HB 3101: Classroom panic alerts HB 2223: Armed school resource officers HB 3261: Secure school entrances HB 3350: School security improvements Three never even received a hearing. The fourth stalled and didn’t go anywhere… you can thank the Democrats for that. As the debate over gun rights intensifies, why aren’t we talking about these proposals to protect our kids?
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Because Dimocrats rule Oregon and don't actually care about children.
🚨 In 2023, Oregon Republicans introduced legislation to strengthen school security: HB 3101: Classroom panic alerts HB 2223: Armed school resource officers HB 3261: Secure school entrances HB 3350: School security improvements Three never even received a hearing. The fourth stalled and didn’t go anywhere… you can thank the Democrats for that. As the debate over gun rights intensifies, why aren’t we talking about these proposals to protect our kids?
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This is who takes power over you and your family if you stay home and do not vote.
At his church, with the cross of Jesus draped in a transgender pride flag behind him, James talarico delivers a sermon about a poem written by the Islamic mystic Hafiz. #TXsen
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🚨 BREAKING OVERNIGHT: In a huge surprise, Amy Acton's own MOTHER just went on camera urging Ohioans NOT to vote for her daughter for governor "My name is Donna Arthur and I'm Amy Acton's mother...Amy has a serious problem. She is a liar. She lies about her past. She says she grew up living in a tent. None of that is true." “My daughter needs help…Don’t vote for people who lie. Don’t let her become your governor. If you think she’ll make your life better, you’re fooling yourself. It will only get worse.” 🤯🤯 Now her own mother says it all isn't true. Fifteen days out, this is one HELL of an October surprise for Ohio Democrats and Vivek Ramaswamy must be loving it! Acton's “hard luck” childhood story has been the heart of her campaign pitch since day one! Arthur first disputed Acton's story back in 2020, when Acton was running Ohio's COVID response LISTEN TO THE MOM VOTE RED
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Donna Arthur lost custody of Amy Acton at 12 after stepfather Cledith Arthur was charged with raping her. Arthur stayed married to him. Acton and brother have long detailed the abuse, neglect and tent living; estranged since. Court records confirm charges. nationalreview.com/news/amy-acton… vindyarchives.com/news/2019/aug/… apnews.com/article/electi…
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Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour. Whom resist ye, strong in faith.
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I understand the concerns about Father Ripperger being made a sort of guru on all things Catholic. I've seen some of that here on X. However, I think this "silencing" is counter-productive, will backfire and simply reflects the way the leadership functions and treats clergy who, at this time, hold traditional and (for lack of a better term) "normal male" positions on Church, politics and world events. I'm sure I am not alone when I say I'd appreciate: 1) Statement from the Archbishop very specifically detailing the reasons Ripperger is being silenced. 2) Permission for Ripperger to provide a frank, open and unrestricted response to those cited reasons. To no one's surprise, I anticipate receiving none of it. Not one bit. And, before anyone mentions the obvious, it's not just "Father James Martin, SJ" that one can point to in contrasting treatments.
This is not a bad thing. It's not good for anyone, but especially for a priest, to become a celebrity. And it is good for a priest to obey his bishop in such a matter.
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🚨 NOW: Rep. Maxine Waters (D), 88, just became the SHOO-IN to become the next Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee if Democrats win the House — one of the most influential committees in Congress VOTE RED. Or *THIS* woman gains influence over our country's financial future! 🤯 She now has the vast majority of House Democrats on the panel behind her, per Punchbowl Waters is 88 years old and has led Democrats on that committee since 2013 Do not let this psycho gain ANY power.
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This Christian woman from Nigeria watched as Islamic terrorists murdered her husband and two little children right in front of her. Then they chopped off her hand. We have to speak up for these persecuted Christians. We have to stop this genocide.
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OMG Letters from the USCIS and DHS appear to verify that citizenship records for Ilhan Omar's father DO NOT EXIST. No record of his naturalization exists. Ilhan Omar claimed citizenship through her father. If no record exists, how can she be a U.S. citizen?
USCIS letter and DHS ‘Certificate of Nonexistence of Record’ provides Ilhan Omar’s father never naturalized…. There’s no record of his naturalization. Therefore, Ilhan Omar’s narrative that she ‘derived’ citizenship at the age of 17, through her father when he naturalized, cannot be true!
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