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Yesterday started the lunar "Year of the Horse".

Here is a 5x7in scratchboard piece I did several years ago. The first is a "work in progress" collage, showing how many hours I was tracking on it at each phase.

Next is a photo of my tool against the neck so you can see how tiny each scratch is and how intentional an artist must be with this kind of work.

Last is the final piece with a little photo editing in contrast to show it at its best.
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To my friends who love Jesus…

My brothers and sisters in Christ… and to those who feel lost and broken.

There is a time that the clock is going to run out on the grace and salvation of God on this world. God promises a judgement day … let’s get ahead of this.

By staying silent on God’s rescue mission we will watch others go into an eternal darkness and separation from God. If you truly believe in the salvation in Christ …

"Faith without works is dead"

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." (James 2:26, KJV)

Ask God to guide you what it is that He wants you to do and give you the words to say.

Salvation is a rescue mission not a reward for good behavior. Salvation is a gift from God lest anyone boast. But that is all the more reason to work in this rescue mission.

The evil that we are facing is going to be defeated by prayer and fasting as we serve in this spiritual war.

Immerse yourself in Prayer and Gods world. You can play this as you sleep or while you are going about your day…it speaks blessings over you and all you love while speaking truth of God’s rescue mission … God’s protection … provision … and love.

God bless you all … God bless all those whom you love … and God bless America.

https://youtu.be/RZdj-GmLJ8E

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More context on God’s rescue mission in the spiritual war we are in …

“Faith without works is dead" is a direct quote from the Bible, specifically James 2:26 (and echoed in verses 17 and 20 in the same chapter):

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
-James 2:26

This phrase comes from the Epistle of James in the New Testament, where the author (traditionally understood as James, the brother of Jesus) addresses practical Christian living.

The core meaning is that genuine faith is alive and active … it naturally produces evidence through actions, obedience, love for others, and good deeds. A "faith" that exists only as intellectual belief or verbal profession, without any corresponding change in behavior or compassion for others, is lifeless, useless, and barren … like a corpse without breath.

James uses strong analogies and examples to drive this home:
- He compares it to someone who sees a brother or sister in need of food and clothing but says, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without helping … that's empty words, not real faith (James 2:15-16).
- He points to demons who "believe" in God and even shudder, yet their belief produces no righteousness (v. 19).
- Abraham's faith is shown to be "complete" or perfected by his works (obeying God by offering Isaac, v. 21-22).
- Rahab the prostitute demonstrated her faith by protecting the Israelite spies (v. 25).

A common point of discussion is how this fits with Paul's teaching that we are saved by grace through faith, NOT by works (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 4). The consensus across most Christian interpretations is that there's no real contradiction …

- Paul emphasizes that works do not earn salvation or justification before God … salvation is a free gift received by faith alone.
- James emphasizes that true saving faith is never alone … it inevitably produces fruit. A complete absence of works reveals a faith that is dead (ineffective, untransformed, or perhaps not genuine at all). Works are the evidence and outworking of living faith, not the root cause of salvation.

In short: We're not saved by works, but we are saved FOR works (Ephesians 2:10). If faith doesn't show up in how we live, love, serve, and obey, it's not accomplishing what real faith is meant to do.

It's a challenging but vital call to self-examination: Is our faith breathing, moving, and bearing fruit … or is it just a claim without life behind it?

It is an invitation to let faith become active and visible in everyday choices. Especially God’s rescue mission as we focus on souls in this spiritual war.

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When bad, sad, or non-ideal events happen in life realize that it’s an obstacle course to run.

You gain new insight and skills every time you’re faced with a challenge. You don’t have to like the challenge … you might even be mad at the challenge. But coming out on the other side, you’ll realize that God carried you, gave you strength, guidance, direction, wisdom, and discernment to face any challenge in life.

Those moments are training grounds for us to learn to trust and rely on God. There are things in this world that we can’t stop. We weren’t made to stop them, but by walking with God we can handle any challenge that comes in our lives.

Let’s run a strong race … and hear God say, “well done faithful servant.”

If we expect those in office to serve … should the call on our lives to be servants be any less?

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So since the Corrupt State of Michigan has failed to keep an org chart or even a comprehensive list of anything … here is an easy starting point to ponder.

-executive departments and heads
- list of departments
- Judicial Appointments
- board and commission appointments
- etc

This is where your shock will start setting in…

Whitmer has made thousands of appointments … and I decided to start tracking down her co-conspirators in the unconstitutional theft of We the People’s money.

The entirety of the State of Michigan runs on unlawful extortion, duress, threat and unlawful taxation to provide nice cushy … worthless … parasitic government jobs.

I’m still parsing through the data but I will let you see this project as I go! If you have info to assist … post it in the comments and we can work on documenting what the State of Michigan has failed on as a project together!!

Can you even imagine any business conducting itself with such irresponsibility.

Ostensible this has the appearance of ducking accountability and a money laundering structure. The entirety of the government and different levels is a corporation with EIN numbers at every level - unconstitutional and deserving of being abolished.

We will have fun with this. Put on your Sherlock Holmes hat and let’s do this!!

My file is pretty impressive … individual files showing performance bonuses and connectivity will be extremely uncomfortable for them.

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Whitmer’s unlawful installation as Governor of Michigan in the 2022 election was proven by a guilty verdict handed down in a criminal trial by a jury. The fraud in the election also nullifies the election. Every Whitmer appointee and every action she has taken is void on its face.

See how this ball rolling down hill is going to pick up speed.

Now let’s go back to the treason she committed in 2020 unconstitutional lockdowns. The rights guaranteed by the Constitution are never to be paused or suspended. She did that. And she broke the law by giving favor to some and not others. So her first term should be nullified.

Every member of the legislative branch failed.

Every member of the Judicial branch failed.

I feel the smell of justice and freedom in the air!!!!!

We are just getting started…

Just wait until we get to the illegal installation of the 1963 Constitution. It was installed by 1/10th of one percent. And that guaranteed supremacy to the BAR to steer justice into a game of unconstitutional maneuvering … destroying justice and the lives of people.

None of this has escaped the watchful eye of God. Justice is coming.

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Making memes is fun. 💪😆
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Busy day…

Had a lot to ponder today….

Nothing is as it seems.

However, comfy here.

Make good choices everyone… you are being vetted.

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Stay strong … the first domino fell.. guilty verdict in our 2022 election.

Now watch what happens next!!

https://youtu.be/pPyaDJ2q3-I?si=YXpFVXnrm_klDf3a

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Pam Bondi warns that prosecuting everyone in the Epstein files could cause the entire system to collapse.

Let it fall!!!

God’s people will step up and take care of the people. That’s the way it use to be … standing together united “Under God” who is good all the time.

No corruption and end to slavery by our own government.

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Are you sick of this yet … as we watch innocent children tortured and murdered for their sick demented evil pleasure.

Just wait until people get it figured out that cannibalism … eating the children is part of it.

Transfusions of young blood to live longer, this is nothing new. Historically blood sacrifice, satanic ritual abuse, sacrifice and cannibalism never went away. It just went to underground culture.

Time to wake up.

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Child Sacrifice in History

Child sacrifice, the ritualistic killing of children to appease deities, spirits, or achieve communal goals, appears across various ancient cultures as an extreme form of human sacrifice. Often tied to religious beliefs, it was seen as a profound offering, with the innocence or value of a child amplifying its significance. Archaeological, textual, and historical evidence suggests it occurred in multiple regions, though interpretations vary—some scholars debate whether remains indicate sacrifice or other rituals. The practice largely declined with the rise of monotheistic religions and societal shifts, but isolated modern cases persist in some areas.

Ancient Near East and Mediterranean

In the ancient Near East, child sacrifice is documented in several civilizations. Biblical texts from ancient Israel condemn the practice, associating it with the deity Molech (or Moloch), where children were "passed through fire" at sites like the Tophet in the Valley of Ben Hinnom near Jerusalem. Jeremiah, for instance, criticizes Judahites for sacrificing to Ba'al at such locations, with offerings possibly including burning or dedication to gods.

Archaeological finds, such as infant remains in Carthage (a Phoenician colony), provide strong evidence: thousands of urns containing cremated bones of young children, often with inscriptions dedicating them to Ba'al and Tanit, date from the 8th to 2nd centuries BCE. Recent studies confirm these were deliberate sacrifices, countering earlier dismissals as anti-Carthaginian propaganda.

Similar practices are noted in Phoenician and Canaanite contexts, potentially influencing Israelite rituals despite prohibitions in texts like Deuteronomy.

In Bronze Age Turkey, excavations at Başur Höyük revealed graves with young victims (aged 11 to young adults) buried alongside high-status individuals, suggesting sacrificial retinue killings to accompany the dead.

Europe and Late Antiquity

Evidence from prehistoric Europe is scarcer, but some Iron Age bog bodies and ritual sites hint at child offerings, though not always conclusively sacrificial. In the Greco-Roman world, accounts exist but were often attributed to "barbarian" cultures like the Carthaginians. The practice in the Near East and Europe appears to have waned during late antiquity (around the 4th-6th centuries CE), coinciding with the spread of Christianity and religious reforms that rejected such rites.

Americas

In pre-Columbian Americas, child sacrifice was practiced by several societies. The Chimú civilization in northern Peru conducted mass events around 1450 CE, with over 269 children (and llamas) ritually killed at sites near Chan Chan, possibly in response to environmental crises like floods. Victims, aged 5-14, showed cuts to the chest and ribs, indicating heart removal.

Aztec codices from the 16th century describe child offerings to rain gods, though adults were more common. In North America, some indigenous groups like the Taensa (in the Mississippi Valley) reportedly strangled and burned children during temple rituals or chief burials, as noted in early European accounts.

Other Regions and Modern Persistence

In ancient Mesopotamia, like at the Royal Cemetery of Ur, mass human sacrifices included children, though not exclusively child-focused. In some African traditions, historical echoes persist; for example, in modern Uganda, rare cases tied to witchcraft involve child sacrifice for perceived spiritual power, with estimates of traditional healers involved in such beliefs.

This type of pure evil can only come from prompting by Satan … serving him.

Don’t believe their gaslighting. They serve Satan.

When they talked about sacrificing a chicken to Molech in the Epstein Files … it wasn’t a joke. They were telling the truth … right in our faces.

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And here is part of the hard pill to swallow. They convinced people to partake in their sacrifice of babies.

The comparison between historical child sacrifice and modern abortion is one that has been drawn in various philosophical, religious, and ethical debates, often highlighting themes of life, responsibility, and societal values. While there are superficial parallels in the idea of ending a young life for perceived greater goods—such as appeasing deities in antiquity versus personal, economic, or health reasons today—the contexts, motivations, and legal/ethical frameworks differ significantly.

Historical Parallels and Analogies
In ancient practices, child sacrifice was typically a communal or religious act, often tied to crises like famine, war, or divine favor. For instance, Carthaginian tophets involved dedicating children to gods like Ba'al Hammon to ensure prosperity or avert disaster, viewing the act as a necessary trade-off for the community's survival. Some modern critics of abortion invoke similar rhetoric, arguing it represents a "sacrifice" of the unborn for parental convenience, autonomy, or socioeconomic stability—echoing how ancient parents might have rationalized offerings to avoid hardship. This analogy is a contemporary form of Molech worship, as referenced in biblical critiques (e.g., Leviticus 18:21), suggesting a moral continuity in devaluing child life for adult benefits.

With the knowledge that PP sold body parts, etc … human trafficking … for huge sums of money, it is the same mechanism of sacrifice for the trade of freedom, money, and material blessings…

Over a human baby.

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Forwarded from Donald J. Trump
The Supreme Court’s Ruling on TARIFFS is deeply disappointing! I am ashamed of certain Members of the Court for not having the Courage to do what is right for our Country. I would like to thank and congratulate Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh for your Strength, Wisdom, and Love of our Country, which is right now very proud of you. When you read the dissenting opinions, there is no way that anyone can argue against them. Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for years are ecstatic, and dancing in the streets — But they won’t be dancing for long! The Democrats on the Court are thrilled, but they will automatically vote “NO” against ANYTHING that makes America Strong and Healthy Again. They, also, are a Disgrace to our Nation. Others think they’re being “politically correct,” which has happened before, far too often, with certain Members of this Court when, in fact, they’re just FOOLS and “LAPDOGS” for the RINOS and Radical Left Democrats and, not that this should have anything to do with it, very unpatriotic, and disloyal to the Constitution. It is my opinion that the Court has been swayed by Foreign Interests, and a Political Movement that is far smaller than people would think — But obnoxious, ignorant, and loud!
 
This was an important case to me, more as a symbol of Economic and National Security, than anything else. The Good News is that there are methods, practices, Statutes, and other Authorities, as recognized by the entire Court and Congress, that are even stronger than the IEEPA TARIFFS, available to me as President of the United States of America and, in actuality, I was very modest in my “ask” of other Countries and Businesses because I wanted to do nothing that could sway the decision that has been rendered by the Court.
 
I have very effectively utilized TARIFFS over the past year to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Our Stock Market has just recently broken the 50,000 mark on the DOW and, simultaneously, 7,000 on the S&P, two numbers that everybody thought, upon our Landslide Election Victory, could not be attained until the very end of my Administration — Four years! TARIFFS have, likewise, been used to end five of the eight Wars that I settled, have given us Great National Security and, together with our Strong Border, reduced Fentanyl coming into our Country by 30%, when I use them as a penalty against Countries illegally sending this poison to us. All of those TARIFFS remain, but other alternatives will now be used to replace the ones that the Court incorrectly rejected.

To show you how ridiculous the opinion is, the Court said that I’m not allowed to charge even $1 DOLLAR to any Country under IEEPA, I assume to protect other Countries, not the United States which they should be interested in protecting — But I am allowed to cut off any and all Trade or Business with that same Country, even imposing a Foreign Country destroying embargo, and do anything else I want to do to them — How nonsensical is that? They are saying that I have the absolute right to license, but not the right to charge a license fee. What license has ever been issued without the right to charge a fee? But now the Court has given me the unquestioned right to ban all sorts of things from coming into our Country, a much more powerful Right than many people thought we had.
 
Our Country is the “HOTTEST” anywhere in the World, but now, I am going in a different direction, which is even stronger than our original choice. As Justice Kavanaugh wrote in his Dissent:
 
“Although I firmly disagree with the Court's holding today, the decision might not substantially constrain a President's ability to order tariffs going forward. That is because numerous other federal statutes authorize the President to impose tariffs and might justify most (if not all) of the tariffs issued in this case...Those statutes include, for example, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232); the Trade Act of 1974 (Sections 122, 201, and 301); and the Tariff Act of 1930 (Section 338).”
 
Thank you Justice Kavanaugh!
 
Forwarded from Donald J. Trump
In actuality, while I am sure they did not mean to do so, the Supreme Court’s decision today made a President’s ability to both regulate Trade, and impose TARIFFS, more powerful and crystal clear, rather than less. There will no longer be any doubt, and the Income coming in, and the protection of our Companies and Country, will actually increase because of this decision. Based on longstanding Law and Hundreds of Victories to the contrary, the Supreme Court did not overrule TARIFFS, they merely overruled a particular use of IEEPA TARIFFS. The ability to block, embargo, restrict, license, or impose any other condition on a Foreign Country’s ability to conduct Trade with the United States under IEEPA, has been fully confirmed by this decision. In order to protect our Country, a President can actually charge more TARIFFS than I was charging in the past under the various other TARIFF authorities, which have also been confirmed, and fully allowed.
 
Therefore, effective immediately, all National Security TARIFFS, Section 232 and existing Section 301 TARIFFS, remain in place, and in full force and effect. Today I will sign an Order to impose a 10% GLOBAL TARIFF, under Section 122, over and above our normal TARIFFS already being charged, and we are also initiating several Section 301 and other Investigations to protect our Country from unfair Trading practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
 
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
There's still another nuclear option, too. AMENDMENT XIV, Section 4

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/amendments-11-27

Is everyone doing the happy dance yet …

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There is more in play…

A Supreme Court ruling from that Friday, struck down President Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs as part of his 2025 tariff regime.

In a 6-3 decision, the Court determined that IEEPA does not grant the president authority to levy tariffs, classifying them as a form of taxation reserved for Congress.

This has been portrayed as a setback limited to one legal tool, arguing that Trump can swiftly pivot to other statutes to maintain or even expand his tariff policies, effectively "ignoring" the ruling's impact.

The core thesis is that the decision only invalidates IEEPA-based tariffs, leaving multiple alternative legal pathways intact for immediate implementation. There are several methods President Trump can use to circumvent the ruling:

1. Alternative Legal Authorities for Tariffs
- Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
Allows tariffs on imports deemed a threat to national security. The article notes this remains fully viable and has been used previously for steel and aluminum tariffs.
- Sections of the Trade Act of 1974
- Section 122 Permits temporary surcharges to address balance-of-payments issues. Trump reportedly used this immediately post-ruling to impose a 10% global tariff as a "sprinkle on top" of existing measures.
- Section 201 Provides for safeguard tariffs to protect domestic industries from import surges.
- Section 301 Targets unfair trade practices by foreign countries, often used against China in President Trump's first term.
- Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 Enables up to 50% additional duties on countries discriminating against U.S. commerce. This is presented as a stronger but slower option to implement.

These alternatives allow President Trump to reimpose or sustain most tariffs without relying on IEEPA, rendering the Court's decision largely moot in practice. President Trump quickly affirmed all Section 232 and 301 tariffs would stay in place, lashing out at the ruling while pivoting to these tools.

2. Handling Refunds and Litigation
- If refunds are demanded for tariffs already collected under IEEPA, the administration plans to litigate aggressively, potentially dragging cases out for five years or more. This delay tactic is portrayed as a way to retain revenue while challenging the decision's retroactive effects.

3. The 'Nuclear Option'
- The "nuclear option" appears to refer to more radical approaches beyond statutory shifts, such as outright defiance of the Supreme Court. This could draw on historical precedents like President Andrew Jackson's refusal to enforce the Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia (1832), where he reportedly said, "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it." Alternatively, it might involve extreme executive actions, like broader emergency declarations or pushing for legislative changes to pack the Court or limit its jurisdiction. Arguably this as a last-resort escalation if other methods face further challenges, emphasizing President Trump's willingness to test constitutional boundaries.

The decision clarifies "what the US can and can't do," enabling more precise tariff enforcement moving forward.

Market reactions are briefly touched on in related coverage, with stocks rising on the news as investors anticipated continued protectionism through non-IEEPA means.

Trump's tariff policies can persist undiminished, framing the ruling as a minor hurdle rather than a defeat. It ties into broader themes of executive power versus judicial oversight, suggesting President Trump has ample tools to advance his "America First" trade stance.

Check mate!

Summary of

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/heres-how-trump-can-immediately-ignore-supreme-court-tariff-decision-including-nuclear

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