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Would You Like You

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Ken

Mouth — **If you weren’t you, and you met you, would you like you?** So, yeah, sometimes.

People aren’t actually bothered by you not wearing a mask. If it was such a
big deal, they would just stay away from you. They are bothered that you’re disobedient. They are bothered that your strength shines a light on their weakness.

Until a few years ago, I’d have really liked me. I was fun, up, bright and witty.

But having gone through a few years of hard knocks, I’ve become much more withdrawn, angry and moody. Not sure I’d like myself much anymore, sadly. Whatever it is that caused you to feel the way you do now, I hope that heals, you find peace and those sunny, brighter days that had you smiling and witty are yours once again. Sorry for your dark years! The real you is still in there, just overcome with the weight of sadness right now. There is always light, always hope. It’s just very hard to see sometimes. Thank you very much for your kindness.

I hope you’re seeing the light and the hope. x I hear ya my kids have kind of ruined me It’s not easy — TBH – not sure. I love and like me, but so many do not. Some even asked me to be someone else. I may not want to find out why! Please never listen to anyone else try and tell you to be someone else. Those ain’t your people then. We all have our strong points and weak ones. The people who appreciate the whole package will alert, gravitate and stick by you.

I see your point but what about constructive criticism? I’ve had friends tell me “you’re better than that stop” and it’s checked my ego in the past. I appreciate them for calling me out and shaming me at times. Constructive and useful is one thing, being a hurtful prick is another. Some people are quick to put their two cents in just for the sake of talking, not to really help or influence in a positive way. Ok I see your point, I agree with some people that want to give their 2 cents even when not asked. At that point it is just best to acknowledge them with your eyes and smile.

I can relate so much. I am good to everyone. I am kind. Not boring at least but
I am not liked. I was not favored by my parents. My husband said it to my face that I am very dislikable. I was never popular anywhere. There’s nothing wrong with how I look or smell. I am ok though.

Maybe, but I don’t know that either would give me a chance. If we started talking sports, though, it would be over. We would be sports bar buddies for life. I would really appreciate his thorough knowledge and analysis!

I’d like some things about me, maybe most things. There would be some things, several things, that I wouldn’t like. Maybe those are the things that I should work on as I try to make myself a better me. ~ John A

Yes, everyone has always told me that I’m easygoing. I really do like everybody until they give me a really good reason not to, i.e. MAGAts.

Easygoing=lazy, doesn’t work, lives off taxpayers. Yup. I can see why you don’t like patriotic hard working MAGA family members. You and yourself will be besties for sure. I’d say he’s a bit odd but intriguing, nice eye’s and has that Persian blue eyed dark mysterious look about him. I’d say he’s a nice guy, dry wit and a realist non conforming moderate guy.. not on the fence and causes no offense, traditional libertarian.

We had lots of common thoughts. He’s now like a family member.

Absolutely my children do and so does everybody because I’m not a dude that starts crap with everybody!!! Not to mention I look at everybody’s opinion and they have their own opinion about everything and I do not judge people for that. I’m confused…if I weren’t me then I wouldn’t be an asshole so yes I would like me! Is that what you meant?

Hell yes, I’m an intelligent, hard working conservative with excellent moral values…. The question is If I were me and yes I am me and I met you could
you hear that falling tree in the forest?

If I weren’t me I’d likely be like most people I deal with who don’t appreciate my hard work, take advantage of my kindness & get annoyed by my belief that giving 100% is the right thing to do instead of taking it as a personal threat.
I am surrounded by assholes. I don’t think so, I have a resistance to people who remind me of myself, I only see reflections of my worst flaws. I would die to meet someone exactly like me.

But I probably never will, but that’s what makes me unique right?
Depends.
Are we in competition for some limited something or someone?
Interesting. I know how I perceive myself now at this age but I can’t remember exactly who I was 10 yrs ago. I also judge my negs far harsher than most would and other less harshly. I’m too judgy to myself, more forgiving of others and intimidating to most men. I would love me (not in a romantic sense obviously).
I wish there were millions of me. Seriously…
I don’t mean this in an arrogant way either. Just that I generally
find it hard to find people who both enjoy doing the same things as me and have similar views to mine.

Yes! I wish I had a friend like me. I am one of those folks if I only had 2 bucks
& someone needed a buck, I would give it to them. Hubby said one day he will find something to plug the hole in my heart

mom said I have been this way since I learned to walk & talk

Depends, I am told that if you see me walking by I don’t have a look on my face that says, “chat me up”. But imma clown
Lol

Yes I love the person I have become although I can say I am imperfect in many ways. Aren’t we all tho? Life requires change and continuously working on improving some things.

Who am I if I’m not me when I meet me? Have I lived as them their entire life? If I was living as someone else, was someone else living as me?

As a reserved introvert, we’d have to get to know each other telepathically.
I think of myself as a warm, receptive and friendly person, but I rarely ever extend myself first. I think I’d make a good impression ( courteous but neutral) because I’m very aware that it’s a very small town and people gossip . Although I have nothing to hide, the wrong word or move marks a person . So, yes I would “like” me because I was nondescript.
Me and me would sit there awkwardly silent, but we’d like each other’s energy. I usually am befriended by outgoing people because I’m too shy to strike up a conversation with a stranger. So, we would like each other but probably not become friends.

I’d like me, but I’d assume the other me wouldn’t like me because that’s what I do. Yes, because I would 100% agree with my opinions. I’m quite sure I’d think I was a bit bonkers. But as Alice in Wonderland said, “All the best people are.” I’d like my toxic masculinity, my ability to speak my mind, my wit & sense of humor, my talent for cooking and my shameless flirting prowess.

That’s a paradoxical question. Because you have to not be yourself at the very moment to figure out if different YOU would like how you currently are. But I guess what you mean is if one was not within their own body but still had the same mind would they like the status quo. This sounds exactly like me trying
to watch something science fiction. I have to make sense of everything.

What about Bob Dylan’s song? Bob Dylan – Positively 4th Street

If just for one minute I could be in your shoes and you could be in mine – You’d know what a drag it is to know ya!
I recall a late wife told me that she loved me but didn’t like me.
Still trying to work that one out.
Hell yeah I understand from my other self that I’m absolutely amazing, spectacular and awesome. I agree with myself. Sadly, the answer is probably no. I generally don’t like to be around me, I have no idea why other people would want to be around me.
I’ll answer no because I don’t think I could meet myself no matter who I am. I’m also not good at hypotheticals… I couldn’t stand myself. It’s why I think my wife is so great and why I love her more than myself. No. I’m too quiet, make awkward comments, and have a tendency to put my foot squarely in my mouth. You might, but I’m generally antisocial enough that you would probably dismiss me as a misanthrope before you had a sufficient basis to form a complete and accurate opinion.

And as much as it pains me to admit it, I’m kinda OK with that.
Yes, because I would still be exactly what I have come to be; a caring husband-father and grandfather, that understands that there comes a time when the only thing needed is someone willing to get down and dirty and be the quintessential a-hole in the situation.

Absolutely, it’s all about loving yourself, sure who else would have me!!!

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Vaccine Passports: A Road Too Far

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Ken

The last year our lives have been marked by COVID, from the constant discussion of infections to the unfortunate multitude of deaths.

Don’t laminate your COVID vaccination card before doing these 5 things.
It has left us in a state of uncertainty regarding what will happen in the future. While the virus itself has provided an abundance of uncertainty, there has also been uncertainty regarding what actions the government will take and how it impacts our freedom.
As a result of COVID we have also seen one of the greatest technological advancements of our time. In under a year, we have seen a vaccine go from development, to emergency approval, to production to administration. I acknowledge that this was quite a technological feat, and I am pleased that a vaccine has been developed for those that have a desire to take it. What I am uneasy about is the pressure that is being put on those individuals that still have questions regarding the vaccine.

It is a natural reaction for a person to be skeptical of this vaccine. When we look at the history of vaccines and put into context the normal time that it takes for a vaccine to move from research to testing to approval to administration it is fair to say that it was rushed. Based on this length of time, it would be odd if a person were not skeptical of the vaccine. However, that does not make the vaccine bad, and it also does not mean that people should not get it, but it should provide people with a rational amount of skepticism.
Any thinking person that can put the fear that has been caused by this pandemic aside must have questions about the vaccine. Is it safe? Are there any long-term consequences to putting something in their body that only took a year to develop and has not gone through the normal rigors that a drug must go through to prove its efficacy and safety? These are rational questions that I believe have not been properly addressed.
Politicians, drug manufacturers and even physicians that stand up and say that the vaccine is safe is not an indicator of safety, only time can provide that assurance. Forgive me for being skeptical of an industry that has a history of not telling the whole truth when it comes to the safety of one of their products. You cannot turn on the television without seeing an advertisement for a class action lawsuit on how one of their products have harmed the user. Along with that the opioid epidemic in the United States has given us a history of an industry that has put profits above user safety.
I am not for or against the vaccine, what I am for is people educating themselves and doing what they deem is correct for themselves and their families without pressure or coercion. Currently we are seeing quite a bit of social pressure from those in our community as well as from the government, but if too many people reject the vaccine even with social pressure, what is next?

**VACCINE PASSPORTS**
While I have natural skepticism regarding the vaccine, this is not an article about the vaccine or if you should take it. As free people we should be able to put whatever we want in our body if coercion is not present, and we are free to make the choice on our own.
What concerns me is the coercion that is taking place regarding the vaccine, both with social pressure and possibly of a future government mandate regarding what people can and cannot do based on their vaccine decision. The government has put a full court press when it comes to the PR regarding the vaccine with the veiled threat that the only way for us to get back to some semblance of life as normal is for all of us to be vaccinated.
On the surface this statement can be viewed as encouragement to take the vaccine for our safety and the safety of those around us. However, what those statements really tell us is get the vaccine or the government will continue with the draconian government policies that have been instituted since the beginning of the pandemic. While the government is currently encouraging us with a slight nudge by telling us the vaccine will help us get back to normal, they are also considering the tyrannical action of limiting our freedoms if we do not accept the vaccine by requiring a vaccine passport.

A vaccine passport for those of you that have not been following along in the news or on social media is a verification that a person has received the vaccine as a precondition to full freedom. These freedoms that would be withheld from those that do not go along with receiving the vaccine could include anything from traveling, to patronizing stores and restaurants to attending college. With only the mention of a vaccine passport they are essentially scaring people into submission and coercing them into action.
I have heard from several people that they are willing to take the vaccine, even with the undetermined long-term concerns, if it allows us to get back to life as normal. Their desire is so great to end the tyranny from the government that they are willing to gladly accept the same government tyranny to get there.
Luckily, as of this writing I feel like the tide is turning against vaccine passports, the governors from Texas and Florida, along with several others have already put orders in place that would ban the use of vaccine passports in their state. This is a promising sign for those of us that value freedom and oppose government coercion of any kind.
While people have willingly and not so willingly complied with the mandates from the government I feel like if government passports were to become a reality it would lead us into the area people will not comply. Then what? What will happen when people do not comply with a mandate such as the vaccine passport? While I cannot predict the future on what would happen, I do know that if you back a dog into the corner do not be surprised if it bites you.

**ACCEPTANCE OF GOVERNMENT**
While the idea of government mandated vaccine passports is scary enough, the scarier development is the willingness of people to accept government intrusion. The willingness of people to bend to the will of the government with the thought that it will help get their freedoms back. What they do not realize is that their freedoms never went away and by accepting the premise that the government has the power to do what they have done over the last year has only gave it legitimacy.
The government does not have the ability to tell you that you must stay in your home, the government does not have the ability to shut down your business, but because of acceptance of their actions and the fear of the pandemic, we have arrived at a place where we are legitimizing their bad behavior over the last year. People are desperate for a return to their normal lives, so much so that they are willing to overlook any of the freedoms that they are losing to get there.

**GOVERNMENT BEHAVIOR AND THE CONSTITUTION**
When discussing any policy decision that the government is considering one the most common argument is if it is Constitutional for the government to take that action. While it is important to have that check in place regarding the Constitutionality of a policy, my question is why is Congress constantly passing legislation that is so close to the line of infringing on Constructional rights?
What this shows me is the natural impulse of our elected leaders to infringe on the rights of their citizens, which would know no bounds if the check were not in place. They are like children that know the line that they cannot cross yet oftentimes test those boundaries to see what the consequences of stepping over the line truly are.
When our children step over the line and break the rules, we can correct them, what recourse do we have when the government steps over that line? We have the courts, but we have seen over the years that they do not have the best track record when it comes to whether a policy is Constitutional or not (i.e., Obamacare being a tax and not a mandate).
This leaves us with the ballot box, we have the ability every election to turn the tide of this country back in favor of the Constitution. Along with that we still have our voices, we must ring the bell of liberty and freedom every chance that we get. While this year has been rough for freedom, it has been much more difficult in many other countries. America is still the world’s refuge for freedom, and we need to ensure that it remains that way.

**FOR MY SON**
The America that I envision for my son is an America where freedom rings.
These are scary times we are living in, not just because of the pandemic, but also because of what is happening with our government. I try to be as optimistic as possible but the current trajectory that we are on has me concerned for his future.
During the pandemic nothing really changed in his life, he still goes through his normal routine and is still too young to remember what has taken place. But sadly, that could also mean that he does not remember a time in America where we were free. The government is currently eroding our freedom, but there is time to change that. There is time for us to stand up and speak out to the government overreach and ensure that the America that he will remember is free.

Johnson & Johnson Just Issued This Urgent Warning About Its Vaccine!
Johnson & Johnson has created one of the three COVID vaccines currently available for those in the U.S. And while vaccine distribution is already well underway in the country, new things are being learned about the various versions every day—especially when it comes to the one produced by Johnson & Johnson, which is the newest of the three to be authorized in the U.S. Read on to find out what they have to say and for more from official COVID vaccine manufacturers, The Pfizer CEO Says This Is How Often You’ll Need a COVID Vaccine. J & J said they are “aware” of blood clotting cases with COVID vaccines.
Johnson & Johnson released a statement on April 9, stating that the company is “aware” that there have been cases of blood clotting, also known as thromboembolic events, “reported with all COVID-19 vaccines,” as well as its own, CNN reported. However, the company says there has been no relationship established between its specific vaccine and these blood clots.
“Our close tracking of side effects has revealed a small number of very rare events following vaccination,” the statement said. “At present, no clear causal relationship has been established between these rare events and the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine.” And for more the vaccine, This One Vaccine May Protect You Against All Variants, New Study Says.

A European agency is reviewing a link between J & J’s vaccine and blood clots. This statement came out after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on April 9 that they were investigating whether a few blood-clotting cases could be linked to Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine. According to the agency, which regulates drugs for the European Union, four serious cases of “unusual blood clots with low blood platelets” have been reported in people after they received the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine. One of the cases occurred during a clinical trial and three other, one of which was fatal, occurred in the U.S. during the public vaccine rollout. However, it is still unknown if the vaccine is what caused these blood clots, which is what the EMA is currently looking into. And for more on the other vaccines, Moderna Caused This Reaction in 82 Percent of People, New Study Says. If you experience severe symptoms after the vaccine, seek medical care immediately.
Johnson & Johnson says that anyone who gets the COVID vaccine and experiences any severe symptoms, especially those related to blood clotting, should seek medical assistance immediately, as reported by CNN. These symptoms could include shortness of breath, chest pain, swelling in the leg, persistent stomach pain, neurological symptoms, excessive or easy bruising, and/or tiny blood spots under the skin beyond the injection site. And for more possible concerns, If 1 of These 3 Body Parts Starts Swelling Up After Your Vaccine, Call a Doctor.

Nearly five million people have received this vaccine so far. Currently, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is only available in the U.S. under an emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly five million Americans have received this particular vaccine to date. However, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was also authorized in the European Union on March 11, but its rollout is not expected for a few more weeks. And for more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter.
The CDC currently says there is only one reason someone shouldn’t get the J & J vaccine.
With more than four million people vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine and only four serious blood clotting cases reported, it’s important to note that this is a *rare* event. The CDC says there is only one reason someone should not get this vaccine and that is if you have had a severe or immediate allergic reaction to any ingredient in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“An allergic reaction is considered severe when a person needs to be treated with epinephrine or EpiPen or if they must go to the hospital,” the CDC says. “An immediate allergic reaction means a reaction within four hours of getting vaccinated, including symptoms such as hives, swelling, or wheezing.” And for more on the vaccines, this is The Best COVID Vaccine to Get If You’re Hesitant About Vaccinations, Doctors Say.

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine Suspended in GA as 8 more people have negative reactions to it! Better think twice about these rushed through, pushed through vaccines Folks, right now you are test projects. J&J vaccine suspended at Georgia site after 8 people have adverse reactions – WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta It’s great that everyone is talking about risks and benefits. So what were the risks and benefits of keeping a generation of children locked in their houses for a year? Coronavirus vaccine technology is paving the way for a whole new approach to flu shots.

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The source of COVID-19: What we know

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Ken

Peter Daszak, Thea Fischer, and other members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus arrive at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China,
Feb. 3, 2021.

What scientists know about where the COVID-19 virus came from

More than a year after a “mysterious pneumonia” sickened workers at a seafood market in China, scientists are still gathering clues about where
SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — emerged from.

**The source of COVID-19: What we know**

“It’s critical to understand where this virus came from, so that we can understand how to stop future outbreaks going forward,” said Anne Rimoin,
an infectious disease epidemiologist at UCLA.

The investigation into the virus’ origins is crucial for public health and science reasons, but it has also sparked tension among world powers, especially between the United States and China, whose leaders have accused one another of lack of transparency and xenophobia during the pandemic.

“It’s not about finger-pointing — it’s just about understanding it, so we know how to do better in the future,” Rimoin said.

Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attends the WHO-China joint study news conference at a hotel in Wuhan, China, Feb. 9, 2021.© Aly Song/Reuters, FILE Peter Ben Embarek, a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attends the WHO-China joint study news conference at a hotel in Wuhan, China, Feb. 9, 2021.

MORE: COVID-19 virus origin likely animal to human transmission; concerns about WHO report linger

To that end, on Jan. 14, 2021, the World Health Organization deployed a
group of 17 international experts to Wuhan to work with Chinese scientists on
an in-depth investigation into the virus’ origins.

Scientists have long said that SARS-CoV-2 has zoonotic origins, meaning that
it likely jumped from animals to people when humans came in contact with an animal infected with the virus. That contact could include handling the infected animal, eating it or preparing the animal for market, according to Rimoin.

FA member of a World Health Organization team is seen wearing protective gear during a field visit to the Hubei Animal Disease Control and Prevention Center for another day of field visit in Wuhan, China, Feb. 2, 2021.© Ng Han Guan/AP, FILE FA member of a World Health Organization team is seen wearing protective gear during a field visit to the Hubei Animal Disease Control and Prevention Center for another day of field visit in Wuhan, China, Feb. 2, 2021.

However, experts didn’t know exactly how the virus had gotten into people and reaching a definitive conclusion about SARS-CoV-2’s origins might take years. They also don’t know where or when the virus first made its way into humans and several studies suggest that it may have been present elsewhere in the world — perhaps circulating at low levels — before the major outbreak in Wuhan, China.

“You’re trying to reconstruct events from a year and a half ago with incomplete sampling and data,” Dr. W. Ian Lipkin director of Columbia University’s Center for Infection and Immunity, told ABC News. “We may never know exactly what happened.”

If previous infectious disease investigations are any clue, the virus’ origins could remain shrouded in mystery. The best comparison is the 2003 SARS outbreak, which was caused by a close cousin of the virus that causes COVID-19 and eventually traced back to a single population of horseshoe crab bats.

But that search took more than five years. “I think they were quite lucky,” Vincent Racaniello, a microbiology and immunology professor at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, said of the SARS investigation. “We’ve still not found the source of Ebola virus outbreaks after many years of looking,” he added. “It’s not easy.”

The joint WHO-China report is considered a first step in what will likely be a years-long investigation released its findings last week. But the report itself has been mired in controversy. Following its release, the United States and 13 other countries raised concerns about the report in a joint statement, arguing that the international investigation was “significantly delayed and lacked access to complete, original data and samples.”

But many experts say the report, though imperfect, is an important first step.

The investigators explored four major theories of how the virus spilled over into humans, ranking those ranked those theories in order of likelihood, from “very likely” to “extremely unlikely.”

The intermediary host theory: This theory proposes that the virus was transmitted from an original animal host to an intermediate host, such as a minks, pangolins, rabbits, raccoon dogs, domesticated cats, civets or ferret badgers, and then directly infected humans through live contact with the second animal.

WHO-China investigation conclusion: “likely to very likely”

The zoonotic spillover theory: The zoonotic spillover theory suggests that SARS-CoV-2 was passed directly from an animal, most likely a bat, to humans. This transmission could have happened through farming, hunting or other close contact between humans and animals.

WHO-China investigation conclusion: “possible to likely”

The frozen food chain theory: The “cold-chain” theory suggests that transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from animals to humans might have happened through contaminated frozen food. A frozen food product contaminated with animal waste that contained SARS-CoV-2 could have transferred the virus to humans without any direct live contact between humans and animals.

WHO-China investigation conclusion: “possible”

Controversial lab leak theory found to be ‘extremely unlikely’

As part of the investigation, scientists returned to the Huanan seafood market associated with the first known cluster of cases in Wuhan. They also visited the Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, where some of the first COVID-19 cases were treated, and looked at viral sequencing data. That viral sequencing showed that different minor variants of SARS-CoV-2 were spreading in Wuhan in December 2020.

“That again suggests that maybe the virus had been circulating a little bit longer than people had realized,” said Dominic Dwyer, an epidemiologist and member of the WHO investigative team.

Viral sequencing also showed that the Huanan market likely wasn’t the primary source of the outbreak. While many early cases were connected to the market, a similar number of cases were associated with other markets, or no markets at all, the WHO-China report found.

“The market was certainly an amplifier, but probably not the actual source of the whole outbreak,” Dwyer said.

MORE: Criticism of WHO Wuhan report exposes limits of agency’s power and influence

One of the last places the investigators visited was the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the target of a politically charged theory that the virus had accidentally leaked from a lab. The report cited high biosafety levels at labs in Wuhan, no evidence of respiratory illness in workers and no storage or lab activities on coronaviruses or bat viruses.

Prior genomic sequencing showed that the virus had natural origins and the WHO-China team ranked the lab leak theory as “extremely unlikely.”

But Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director-general, said that he didn’t think the team’s assessment of the theory was extensive enough.

Further data and studies will be needed to reach more robust conclusions, Tedros said at a press conference about the report’s findings, noting that he was ready to deploy additional missions with specialist experts to do so.

“Science can’t rule things out like that,” Peter Daszak, a zoologist and member of the WHO investigative team, said of the lab leak theory. “You can only really show positive findings, you can’t prove a negative. But what we did find is that the lab escape was extremely unlikely.”

The most likely pathway, the report found, was the first theory, that the virus passed from a bat to an intermediary animal and then to humans. According to Daszak, next steps for investigation could include tracing back the first cases of the virus; investigating market suppliers for unusual spikes in antibodies; and examining locations with concentrations of animals we know are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2.

Rimoin hopes the pandemic has shown that disease surveillance is key to preventing future outbreaks, not just reacting to them. As population growth and climate change push humans further into animal habitats, “we will see more viruses jumping from animals to humans and we’re going to see more disease emergence events,” Rimoin said.
Source: What scientists know about where the COVID-19 virus came from.

It is said that the time is for unity against the invisible enemy, the virus. Nonsense!
The enemy is not invisible. On the contrary, we know who the enemies are here and their connections abroad. The virus is a weapon. In a war … the weapon is not attacked, the enemy is attacked, to immobilize his weapon. The hard part is waking up its people.

The President has already said that he will not act beyond the limit of the socialism.
Only the people can break the system. And only this old man here can assume the power capable of overthrowing the Supreme Court and cleaning up the Legislature. There are people who don’t care. Now these TRUE GENOCIDES are going to pose as saviors of the Fatherland … they caused the death and unemployment of many and now comes with this.

BUT THE BULLET WAS SILVER …
With the proper rear guard: Biden was elected to be at the side of the majority of the people. The people are suffering now, since yesterday, the day before yesterday, and even before.
It will be hard since the Covid Nano-robots, now have the remote control in their hands?

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Be The Sunshine

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Ken

Could mRNA Vaccines Permanently Alter DNA? Recent Science Suggests They Might.

Research on SARS-CoV-2 RNA by scientists at Harvard and MIT has implications for how mRNA vaccines could permanently alter genomic DNA, according to Doug Corrigan, Ph.D., a biochemist-molecular biologist who says more research is needed.
Over the past year, it would be all but impossible for Americans not to notice the media’s decision to make vaccines the dominant COVID narrative, rushing to do so even before any coronavirus-attributed deaths occurred.

The media’s slanted coverage has provided a particularly fruitful public relations boost for messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines — decades in the making but never approved for human use — helping to usher the experimental technology closer to the regulatory finish line.
Under ordinary circumstances, the body makes (“transcribes”) mRNA from
the DNA in a cell’s nucleus. The mRNA then travels out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm, where it provides instructions about which proteins to make.

By comparison, mRNA vaccines send their chemically synthesized mRNA payload (bundled with spike protein-manufacturing instructions) directly into the cytoplasm. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and most mRNA vaccine scientists, the buck then stops there — mRNA vaccines “do not affect or interact with our DNA in any way,” the CDC says. The CDC asserts first, that the mRNA cannot enter the cell’s nucleus (where DNA resides), and second, that the cell — Mission-Impossible-style — “gets rid of the mRNA soon after it is finished using the instructions.”
A December preprint about SARS-CoV-2, by scientists at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), produced findings about wild coronavirus that raise questions about how viral RNA operates.

The scientists conducted the analysis because they were “puzzled by
the fact that there is a respectable number of people who are testing positive for COVID-19 by PCR long after the infection was gone.”
Their key findings were as follows: SARS-CoV-2 RNAs “can be reverse transcribed in human cells,” “these DNA sequences can be integrated into
the cell genome and subsequently be transcribed” (a phenomenon called “retro-integration”) — and there are viable cellular pathways to explain how this happens.
According to Ph.D. biochemist and molecular biologist Dr. Doug Corrigan, these important findings (which run contrary to “current biological dogma”) belong to the category of “Things We Were Absolutely and Unequivocally Certain Couldn’t Happen Which Actually Happened.”
The findings of the Harvard and MIT researchers also put the CDC’s assumptions about mRNA vaccines on shakier ground, according to Corrigan. In fact, a month before the Harvard-MIT preprint appeared, Corrigan had already written a blog outlining possible mechanisms and pathways whereby mRNA vaccines could produce the identical phenomenon.
In a second blog post, written after the preprint came out, Corrigan emphasized that the Harvard-MIT findings about coronavirus RNA have major implications for mRNA vaccines — a fact he describes as “the big elephant in the room.” While not claiming that vaccine RNA will necessarily behave in the same way as coronavirus RNA — that is, permanently altering genomic DNA — Corrigan believes that the possibility exists and deserves close scrutiny.
In Corrigan’s view, the preprint’s contribution is that it
“validates that this is at least plausible, and most likely probable.”

**Reverse transcription**

As the phrase “reverse transcription” implies, the DNA-to-mRNA pathway
is not always a one-way street. Enzymes called reverse transcriptases can also
convert RNA into DNA, allowing the latter to be integrated into the DNA
in the cell nucleus.
Nor is reverse transcription uncommon. Geneticists report that “Over 40% of mammalian genomes comprise the products of reverse transcription.”
The preliminary evidence cited by the Harvard-MIT researchers indicates that endogenous reverse transcriptase enzymes may facilitate reverse transcription of coronavirus RNAs and trigger their integration into the human genome.
The authors suggest that while the clinical consequences require further study, detrimental effects are a distinct possibility and — depending on the integrated viral fragments’ “insertion sites in the human genome” and an individual’s underlying health status — could include “a more severe immune response … such as a ‘cytokine storm’ or auto-immune reactions.”
In 2012, a study suggested that viral genome integration could “lead to drastic consequences for the host cell, including gene disruption, insertional mutagenesis and cell death.”
Corrigan makes a point of saying that the pathways hypothesized to facilitate retro-integration of viral — or vaccine — RNA into DNA “are not unknown to people who understand molecular biology at a deeper level.”
Even so, the preprint’s discussion of reverse transcription and genome integration elicited a maelstrom of negative comments from readers unwilling to rethink biological dogma, some of whom even advocated for retraction (though preprints are, by definition, unpublished) on the grounds that “conspiracy theorists … will take this paper to ‘proof’ that mRNA vaccines can in fact alter your genetic code.”

More thoughtful readers agreed with Corrigan that the paper raises important questions. For example, one reader stated that confirmatory evidence is lacking “to show that the spike protein only is expressed for a short amount of time (say 1-3 days) after vaccination,” adding, “We think that this is the case, but there is no evidence for that.” In fact, just how long the vaccines’ synthetic mRNA — and thus the instructions for cells to keep manufacturing spike protein — persist inside the cells is an open question.
Ordinarily, RNA is a “notoriously fragile” and unstable molecule. According to scientists, “this fragility is true of the mRNA of any living thing, whether it belongs to a plant, bacteria, virus or human.”
But the synthetic mRNA in the COVID vaccines is a different story. In fact, the step that ultimately allowed scientists and vaccine manufacturers to resolve their decades-long mRNA vaccine impasse was when they figured out how to chemically modify mRNA to increase its stability and longevity —
in other words, produce RNA “that hangs around in the cell much longer than viral RNA, or even RNA that our cell normally produces for normal protein production.”
It is anyone’s guess what the synthetic mRNA is doing while it is “hanging around,” but Corrigan speculates that its enhanced longevity raises the probability of it “being converted over into DNA.”
Moreover, because the vaccine mRNA is also engineered to be more efficient
at being translated into protein, “negative effects could be more frequent and more pronounced with the vaccine when compared to the natural virus.”

**Dollar signs**.

Corrigan acknowledges that some people may dismiss his warnings, saying
“If the virus is able to accomplish this, then why should I care if the vaccine does the same thing?”
He has a ready and compelling response:
“[T]here’s a big difference between the scenario where people randomly, and unwittingly, have their genetics monkeyed with because they were exposed to the coronavirus, and the scenario where we willfully vaccinate billions of people while telling them this isn’t happening.”
Unfortunately, the prevailing attitude seems to be that the “race to get the public vaccinated” justifies taking these extra risks.
In mid-November, after the Jerusalem Post told readers that “when the world begins inoculating itself with these completely new and revolutionary vaccines, it will know virtually nothing about their long-term effects,” an Israeli hospital director argued that it’s not worth waiting two more years to ferret out mRNA vaccines’ “unique and unknown risks” or potential long-term effects.

In the U.S., enthusiasm for mRNA technology is similarly unfettered.
Just a few days after the CDC released updated data showing that more than 2,200 deaths of individuals who had received either the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccines had been reported as of Mar. 26 ,
The Atlantic praised the technology, suggesting that the “ingenious” synthetic mRNA technology behind Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID vaccines represented a “breakthrough” that could “change the world.”
Rather than dismiss the prospect of retro-integration of foreign DNA as a “conspiracy theory,” scientists should be conducting studies with the mRNA-vaccinated to assess actual risks.
For example, Corrigan believes that while in vitro data in human cell lines
(one of the data sources examined by the Harvard-MIT researchers) offer “air tight” results, there is still a need to conclusively demonstrate real-life genomic alteration through “PCR, DNA sequencing or Southern Blot … on purified genomic DNA of COVID-19 patients” — and vaccinated individuals.
Yet instead of addressing these research gaps, companies are salivating over the potential to use human-edited mRNA to “commandeer our cellular machinery” and “make just about any protein under the sun.”
A March 10 press release pronouncing mRNA vaccines the clear winners
of the COVID-19 vaccine race noted that all major pharmaceutical companies
are now “testing out the [mRNA] technology by entering into license agreements and/or collaboration with well-established RNA companies.”
In old Disney cartoons, viewers often witnessed Donald Duck’s rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck’s, “bulging eyes [turn] into oversized Vegas slot machine dollar signs” when contemplating opportunities to increase his already immense wealth.
Judging by pharmaceutical company executives’ willingness to overlook
mRNA vaccines’ long-term — and possibly multigenerational — risks,
they must be similarly entranced by dollar-sign visions of a never-ending pipeline of “plug and play” mRNA products.

Covid vaccine: You can’t sue Pfizer or Moderna over side effects (cnbc.com)

Hydroxychloroquine worked the entire time. And they knew it.
The look on Birx’s face the day POTUS said Hydroxychloroquine was the treatment.

That I knew at the exact moment it was the way to go. Her reaction gave it all away.

He is never wrong… YOU Can’t develop a vaccine if there is a cure. Follow the money once again. In a Non-Twilight Zone reality, free thinkers would pause to question Fauci’s willing participation in denying people effective treatment. (Let’s not forget big tech and media censorship at the mere mention of the drug).
So much caring. The only time it didn’t is when the other health issues of the payment made it untreatable. But, according to emergency vaccine rules, they can’t mandate vaccines if there is a cure. Here is a true read for you. Canadian cure tested and subverted from circulation like HCQ. Whatever happened to the many doctors who came forward supporting HCQ? They disappeared out of the public quickly. Vladimir Zelenko MD my 87 year old mom got covid. Treated w/ HCQ, zinc, azithromycin, vitamin C & D. No need for hospitalization or oxygen. She’s perfectly fine Rosie

A healthy lifestyle, use of Vitamin C and D and not being obese worked the whole time. And they knew it. And….they kept us locked inside because we couldn’t lead a healthy lifestyle. And they knew it. They would rather have people die than let it be known that Trump was right on anything.

It’s all been a ruse…. Here is their Covid scam playbook and their Covid scam playbook explained https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/pubs_archive/pubs-pdfs/2017/spars-pandemic-scenario.pdf

1. Not universally, and not for everyone. 2. Even if it did work, and even if there were no risks to taking it without assessment, hydroxyl is not plentiful. People with autoimmune diseases NEED it. I had patients whose health was very compromised bc there was a run on hydroxy L.Krys @Krystal33229521·

You want to hear what this Highly Qualified Doctor says about Covid!

He says Ivermectin stops it dead in its tracks!

Dr Pierre Kory, president of the US Frontline Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), has testified to the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security about early outpatient treatment in general and the importance of Ivermectin in particular. Dr Kory has also addressed the very unfortunate politicization of this topic, and the disappointing inertia of many health authorities.

Covid-19 is currently killing close to 15,000 people per day globally, and close to 3000 people per day in the US alone. As Dr Kory makes clear, given the early and prophylactic treatment options already available, many of these people should not have to die. In particular, Ivermectin appears to be highly effective even in the prevention of Covid-19: “If you take it, you will not get sick.” Dr Pierre Kory on Covid Early Treatment – Swiss Policy Research (swprs.org)

Dr. Pierre Kory is board-certified in critical medicine, pulmonary diseases, and internal medicine. He has worked closely with critical COVID-19 patients across the US throughout the pandemic. He is the chief of the critical care service and medical director of the trauma and life support center at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Pierre Kory Talks Covid-19, Ivermectin and the FLCCC | Podcast E43 (trialsitenews.com)

Dr. Pierre Kory, MD is a Critical Care Medicine Specialist in Madison, WI and has over 19 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from St. George’s University School Of Medicine medical school in 2002. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Doctor pleads for review of data during COVID-19 Senate hearing – YouTube

Dr Kory recommends Ivermectin, a powerful antiviral drug for early treatment for COVID Patients – Evolve to Ecology

User Clip: Dr. Pierre Kory | C-SPAN.org (c-span.org)

‘It is very personal’: AbCellera’s COVID-19 treatment is saving lives in the U.S. In Canada, it’s sitting in storage. Now the company’s CEO is speaking out | Financial Post

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Texas and Mississippi haven’t seen a sharp spike

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Ken

COVID Cases Rising in 21 States But Texas Mississippi and Florida Not –

A restaurant employee cleans a outdoor patio table at Benny’s Cafe prior to the Texas’ scheduled reopening of businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on April 27, 2020, in Colleyville, Texas. Despite concerns about lifting mask mandates, Texas and Mississippi haven’t seen massive spikes in coronavirus cases, and both states reported new case numbers not seen since last year.
Texas and Mississippi lifted their mask mandates on March 2, much to the dismay of federal public health officials and President Joe Biden, who said they worried it would counteract the progress of vaccination efforts. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, still isn’t sold on Texas’ success, but a month after restrictions were lifted, cases have remained under control.
Dr. Thomas Dobbs, a Mississippi state health officer, tweeted that the state was seeing “phenomenal progress” in its battle against the virus and was reporting the lowest case numbers since last May. Liz Sharlot, communications director for the Mississippi State Department of Health, told Newsweek vaccinations are a key reason for why they’ve kept cases down. A “great deal” of the population that is over 50 has been vaccinated, including 54 percent of those 75 and older who have received both doses.

“We know those 50 and older have the highest mortality rates. We also know African Americans are at higher risk,” Sharlot said. “We reached racial parity with our African American outreach and also offer many different and unique opportunities to obtain the vaccine.”
In the past four weeks, Black Mississippians have received doses equal to or higher than their share of the population, according to Mississippi Today. Dobbs attributed part of the success to community partners working to spread the word about the need to get vaccinated. Jerry Young, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church and president of the National Baptist Convention, told Mississippi Today he’s seen a decrease in hesitancy because of his advocacy.
Vaccines are key to achieving herd immunity and an integral part of ending the pandemic. Mississippi officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated, and although there’s no official mandate, Sharlot advised people to still wear masks and avoid large gatherings. Texas is also reporting a decline in cases and is reporting new cases at levels that haven’t been seen since May, according to the state Department of Health. On Monday, the state reported only three COVID-related fatalities, the second-lowest number in more than a year, according to Governor Greg Abbott, and hospitalizations were down to an almost 10-month low.

Given the nature of the virus, it takes at least two weeks to analyze the impact a reopening move has on the outbreak, and even longer to determine if it contributed to increased hospitalizations and deaths. Fauci warned against seeing Texas’ positive trends as a final blow against the virus, because you can see a “lag” and a “delay” in reopening and the impact. “You have to see in the long range,” he told MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Tuesday. “I hope they continue to tick down. If they do, that would be great but…we’ve been fooled before by situations where people begin to open up and nothing happens and then all of a sudden several weeks later things start exploding on you.”
Fauci added that people need to be cautious and not to “prematurely” judge Texas’ reopening. Newsweek reached out to the Texas State Department of Health for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.
The surge in cases comes at a pivotal moment in the country’s battle against the coronavirus.
As states work to ramp up vaccination efforts to avoid another wave of infection. The figures underscore the problems in those communities and the dangers of COVID-19 variants.

The U.S. had 452,825 coronavirus infections reported throughout the United States in the past week, according to state health agency data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Nearly 197,500 cases can be traced back to New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. That’s 43.6 percent of all cases. This trend was first reported by The Associated Press on Monday.
**These five states, the AP noted, account for just 22 percent of the U.S. population.**
Michigan, according to the AP, recorded the highest rate of new infections in the past two weeks. The wire service reported that the seven-day average of new cases in Michigan reached 6,719 on Sunday, which is more than double what it was two weeks prior. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, however, signaled that she is not likely to tighten restrictions amid the surge, the AP noted. She instead blamed the increase in numbers on pandemic fatigue and more contagious variants.
Additionally, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D), have not publicly asked the federal government for more vaccines amid the surge in cases, The AP reported. Murphy, the wire service noted, has said he is continuously talking to the White House about the demand for the vaccine, but he has not mentioned any lobbying efforts.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), on the other hand, has consistently pleaded publicly for the need for more vaccines in the city, the AP noted. Across the country, more than 75 percent of people ages 65 and older have received at least one vaccine shot, in addition to more than 40 percent of all adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A majority of states have now opened vaccine eligibility to all adults, after President Biden set a May 1 deadline for all adults to be eligible for inoculation. On Tuesday, Biden moved that target date up to April 19. Also on Tuesday, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci tamped down on fears of another wave of the coronavirus hitting the U.S., telling MSNBC “As long as we keep vaccinating people efficiently and effectively, I don’t think that’s gonna happen.”
“That doesn’t mean that we’re not going to still see an increase in cases,” Fauci added. Medical experts, however, are still urging governors to maintain mitigation precautions for a little while longer, including mask wearing, distancing from others, and avoiding crowds.

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They’re young, they’re restless, and across the United States they’re driving the latest wave of Covid-19 cases. Fed up with pandemic restrictions and lulled into a false sense of security by the increasing rate of vaccinations, coronavirus wards at local hospitals are increasingly being populated by younger, still-unvaccinated adults who’ve let their guard down, the nation’s top public health experts are warning.

“It is premature to declare a victory,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, said Tuesday at the National Press Club. “We’re seeing more and more young people get into serious trouble, namely severe disease, requiring hospitalization and occasionally even tragic deaths in quite young people.”
Fauci’s warning echoed earlier remarks by Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are now entering our fourth week of increased trends in cases,” Walensky said Monday. “The trends and data have been indicating cases are increasing nationally as we are seeing this occur predominantly in younger adults.”
In particular, Walensky said, “many outbreaks in young people are related to youth sports and extracurricular activities” that involve their parents. Part of the problem is that Americans have become less afraid of catching Covid-19, even though slightly less than a fifth of the country’s population has been fully vaccinated, the latest NBC News figures show.
In a recent Gallup Poll, just 35 percent of Americans responding to a survey done March 15-21 said they were worried about contracting the coronavirus — a 14 percentage point drop from February and well below the 59 percent record that was set in April 2020 in the early months of the pandemic. While the biggest decline of 21 percent was among people over 65, the group most likely to be vaccinated, there were also big drops in the percentages of people worried about catching the virus in the 18-44 and 44-64 groups, the poll showed.
Meanwhile, Covid-19 outbreaks linked to younger people have shut down day care centers in Nebraska and Wisconsin and caused cases to quadruple in at least one Connecticut town. In states like Florida, Pennsylvania and Maryland, the number of younger people in hospital Covid-19 wards is on the rise. “What we are seeing is patients in their 20s and 30s and 40s,” Marna Borgstrom, CEO of Yale New Haven Health, recently told NBC News in Connecticut.
In Chicago, the city’s public health commissioner, Dr. Allison Arwady, warned that younger adults are pushing the Covid-19 metrics to a level not seen since October. “Even if there are more cases in young people, we still are seeing that translate into an increase in hospitalizations,” Arwady said. “I am concerned, and I hope everybody is concerned when they look at this data.”

But nowhere is the spread of Covid-19 among nongeriatrics more pronounced than in Michigan, which right now leads the nation in hospitalizations among younger, unvaccinated people, according to the latest CDC figures. Why Michigan? It’s not just because the state is grappling with the spread of highly infectious Covid-19 variants that’s second only to Florida.
“The surge in cases Michigan is experiencing is a combination factors: variants, outbreaks among schools/sporting teams and a high case rate among 10-19 year olds and now increasing rates among all age groups through 59, and Covid-fatigue,” Michigan health department spokeswoman Lynn Sutfin told local media on Monday.
In an interview last week with NBC News, Michigan public health expert Marianne Udow-Phillips said the surge in new Covid-19 cases “is directly related to the return of youth sports.” “It’s not happening on the field,” said Udow-Phillips, who heads the Center for Health Research Transformation at the University of Michigan. “It’s happening in transit and afterward, when people are getting together and eating and not wearing masks. It’s happening at parties and where people are socializing.”
While Michigan public health experts have been urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to keep the mask mandate and other restrictions in place, an advocacy group for student athletes and their parents called “Let Them Play” has sued the director of the state Health and Human Services Department, Elizabeth Hertel, over a new pandemic order that requires rapid testing for Covid-19 for all youth athletes ages of 13 to 19.
“It seems like there are a lot of people in Michigan who just want to fight Whitmer and don’t want to follow the protocols,” Robert Bensley, a professor of public health at Western Michigan University, told The Detroit Free Press. “They think it isn’t real; it’s a hoax. They won’t get vaccinated and they could get Covid, and they might be transmitting a variant that could be deadly.”
Michigan has seen some of the fiercest resistance to pandemic restrictions, and Whitmer, a Democrat, wound up being the target of what authorities have described as a right-wing kidnapping plot.
This Is How Long the Moderna Vaccine Really Protects You, New Study Says (msn.com)

246 Vaccinated Michigan Residents Diagnosed With COVID, 3 Dead, State Health Dept. Confirms • Children’s Health Defense

Situation Update, April 6th: The vaccinated will DIE; the unvaccinated will be HUNTED – NaturalNews.com

Nearly 19.5 percent of Michigan residents have been fully vaccinated, according to Becker’s Hospital Review.

I’m in the mood to burn some bridges. I’ve burned more than just bridges. burning bridges is one of my favorite hobbies.
Fun fact: you’re supposed to learn from your mistakes Lay next to me in the dark and let’s turn off the world. People put effort into the things they want to put effort into. Trapped in this battle between the past and the future. Every once in a while you have to take a hard look at your life and rid yourself of everything that makes you unhappy. I’ve done that my whole life and lost a lot of people but only cause I truly respect myself. Sometimes all we need is for someone to lie down next to us and look at the sky. What I don’t understand is why you don’t understand. Read that again.

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Infection rate of Americans is .0018% …Infection rate of illegal immigrants is 9%.
Why are our kids rotting in front of a computer & going through depression.
While the illegals get in person teaching? Better yet… Why do libs HATE our country?
Aubrey Huff on Twitter: “The civil war is coming. Vaxxers Vs. Anti-vaxxers. Anti-vaxxers trust their immune system, jacked in the gym. Vaxxers can be seen sitting on their couch eating a free @krispykreme donut…. with high cholesterol. I know who wins.” / Twitter

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Why Is Everyone in Texas Not Dying?

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Ken

Jeffrey A. Tucker – March 26, 2021

Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research.
He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and nine books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of Mises. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture.
Jeffrey is available for speaking and interviews via his email. Tw | FB | LinkedIn
I’m sitting at a bar in Texas, surrounded by mask less people, looking at folks on the streets walking around like life is normal, talking with nice and friendly faces, feeling like things in the world are more-or-less normal. Cases and deaths attributed to Covid-19 are, like everywhere else, falling dramatically.
If you pay attention only to the media fear campaigns, you would find this confusing. More than two weeks ago, the governor of Texas completely reversed his devastating lockdown policies and repealed all his emergency powers, along with the egregious attacks on rights and liberties.
There was something very un-Texan about those lockdowns. My hotel room is festooned with pictures of cowboys on horses waving guns in the air, along with other depictions of rugged individualism facing down the elements. It’s a caricature but Texans embrace it. Then a new virus came along – as if that had never happened before in Texas – and the new Zoom class took the opposite path, not freedom but imposition and control.

After nearly a year of nonsense, on March 2, 2021, the governor finally said enough is enough and repealed it all. Towns and cities can still engage in Covid-19 related mischief but at least they are no longer getting cover from the governor’s office.
At that moment, a friend remarked to me that this would be the test we have been waiting for. A complete repeal of restrictions would lead to mass death, they said. Would it? Did the lockdowns really control the virus? We would soon find out, he theorized.
I knew better. The “test” of whether and to what extent lockdowns control the virus or “suppress outbreaks” (in Anthony Fauci’s words) has been tried all over the world. Every serious empirical examination has shown that the answer is no.
The US has many examples of open states that have generally had better performance in managing the disease than those states that are closed. Georgia already opened on April 24, 2020. South Dakota never shut down. South Carolina opened in May. Florida ended all restrictions in September. In every case, the press howled about the coming slaughter that did not happen. Yes, each open state experienced a seasonality wave in winter but so did the lockdown states.

So it was in Texas. Thanks to this Twitter thread, and some of my own googling, we have a nice archive of predictions about what would happen if Texas opened.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said that opening Texas was “absolutely reckless.”
Gregg Popovich, head coach of the NBA San Antonio Spurs, said opening was “ridiculous” and “ignorant.”
CNN quoted an ICU nurse saying “I’m scared of what this is going to look like.”
*Vanity Fair* went over the top with this headline: “Republican Governors Celebrate COVID Anniversary With Bold Plan to Kill Another 500,000 Americans.”
There was the inevitable Dr. Fauci: “It just is inexplicable why you would want to pull back now.”
Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke of Texas revealed himself to be a full-blown lockdowner: It’s a “big mistake,” he said. “It’s hard to escape the conclusion that it’s also a cult of death.” He accused the governor of “sacrificing the lives of our fellow Texans … for political gain.”
James Hamblin, a doctor and writer for the *Atlantic*, said in a Tweet liked by 20K people: “Ending precautions now is like entering the last miles of a marathon and taking off your shoes and eating several hot dogs.”
Bestselling author Kurt Eichenwald flipped out: “Goddamn. Texas already has FIVE variants that have turned up: Britain, South Africa, Brazil, New York & CA. The NY and CA variants could weaken vaccine effectiveness. And now idiot @GregAbbott_TX throws open the state.” He further called the government “murderous.”
Epidemiologist Whitney Robinson wrote: “I feel genuinely sad. There are people who are going to get sick and die bc of avoidable infections they get in the next few weeks. It’s demoralizing.”
Pundit Bill Kristol (I had no idea that he was a lockdowner) wrote: “Gov. Abbott is going to be responsible for more avoidable COVID hospitalizations and deaths than all the undocumented immigrants coming across the Texas border put together.”
Health pundit Bob Wachter said the decision to open was “unforgivable.”
Virus guru Michael Osterholm told CNN: “We’re walking into the mouth of the monster. We simply are.”
Joe Biden famously said that the Texas decision to open reflected “Neanderthal thinking.”
Nutritionist Eric Feigl-Ding said that the decision makes him want to “vomit so bad.”
The chairman of the state’s Democratic Party said: “What Abbott is doing is extraordinarily dangerous. This will kill Texans. Our country’s infectious-disease specialists have warned that we should not put our guard down, even as we make progress towards vaccinations. Abbott doesn’t care.”
Other state Democrats said in a letter that the decision was “premature and harmful.”
The CDC’s Rochelle Walensky didn’t mince words: “Please hear me clearly: At this level of cases with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained. I am really worried about reports that more states are rolling back the exact public health measures we have recommended to protect people from COVID-19.”
There are probably hundreds more such warnings, predictions, and demands, all stated with absolute certainty that basic social and market functioning is a terrible idea. The lockdown lobby was out in full force. And yet what do we see now more than two weeks out (and arguably the lockdowns died on March 2, when the government announced the decision)?

**Here are the data.**

The CDC has a very helpful tool that allows anyone to compare open vs closed states. The results are devastating for those who believe that lockdowns are the way to control a virus. In this chart we compare closed states Massachusetts and California with open states Georgia, Florida, Texas, and South Carolina.

What can we conclude from such a visualization? It suggests that the lockdowns have had no statistically observable effect on the virus trajectory and resulting severe outcomes. The open states have generally performed better, perhaps not because they are open but simply for reasons of demographics and seasonality. The closed states seem not to have achieved anything in terms of mitigation.
On the other hand, the lockdowns destroyed industries, schools, churches, liberties and lives, demoralizing the population and robbing people of essential rights. All in the name of safety from a virus that did its work in any case.

As for Texas, the results so far are in.

I’m making no predictions about the future path of the virus in Texas. Indeed for a full year, AIER has been careful about not trying to outguess this virus, which has its own ways, some predictable and some mysterious. The experience has, or should have, humbled everyone. Political arrangements seem to have no power to control it, much less finally suppress it. The belief that it was possible to control people in order to control a virus produced a calamity unprecedented in modern times.
What’s striking about all the above predictions of infections and deaths is not just that they were all wrong. It’s the arrogance and confidence behind each of them. After a full year and directly observing the inability of “nonpharmaceutical interventions” to manage the pathogen, the experts are still wedded to their beloved lockdowns, unable or unwilling to look at the data and learn anything from them.
The concept of lockdowns stemmed from a faulty premise: that you can separate humans, like rats in cages, and therefore control and even eradicate the virus. After a year, we unequivocally know this not to be true, something that the best and wisest epidemiologists knew all along. Essential workers still must work; they must go home to their families, many in crowded living conditions. Lockdowns do not eliminate the virus, they merely shift the burden onto the working class.
Now we can see the failure in black, white, and full color, daily appearing on our screens courtesy of the CDC. Has that shaken the pro-lockdown pundit class? Not that much. What an amazing testament to the stubbornness of elite opinion and its bias against basic freedoms. They might all echo the words of Groucho Marx: “Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?”
Why Is Everyone in Texas Not Dying? – AIER

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Close Your Mouth, Open Your Mind 👁

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Ken

The universe has got you, stop kidding yourself…The universe is undefeated.

The Universe Has Made You Who You Are Today!!!

Make peace with your past. find your own closure. forgive yourself. look through old photos of yourself and learn to love your younger self and be thankful for them. Put out what you would like to. I try to especially remember this when I’m met with hate. I can still choose love. I can always choose love. receive…being in love with the world, with someone, with life, is beautiful…Before you speak your energy introduces you. The level of your self esteem will define the level of your energy. And that’s where people who are aligned with themselves can feel who you are before you even shake their hand…
So much of what we say is not with our words.

You don’t have to introduce yourself. Your body language already did. Surrounding myself with positive energized people was the best move I made. Your energy is an indication of your esteem ~ Your esteem is your reputation with yourself. And you sure can’t fake energy… Always protect your energy.
It speaks louder than anything else. Let your energy say hello to people.

Words whisper body language and energy SCREAM!
……….
It’s called the Merkaba field. – Bing video

A Merkabic field is often referred to as your light spirit body and allows
you to travel to higher dimensions and ascend through life. The Merkaba field permanently surrounds the seven layers of your auric field , an electromagnetic field of energy that reflects the physical, mental, and emotional health of your body and interacts with your spirit …..

I hope the universe gives you that sign you’ve been asking for

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“The ocean waves, and the universe peoples”

“You are the big bang, the original force of the universe, coming on as whoever you are.” ~ Alan Watts

If you are strange you are my type of person.
I really enjoy a weird personality. Being called weird is like being called
limited edition. It means you’re something. People don’t see that often.
I don’t match energies, I vibe at my own frequency and attract what aligns. Universe conspires for us to match at the right time. Hope yours is now.
I would bet, without knowing you personally, that your vibe actually draws others to align with you, affecting more than just you and your immediate circle. Every thought happened 0.284837 seconds ago.

Staying calm when they expect you to be triggered is top tier growth.
When you remain calm it proves you can see right through what they’re trying to do. A satisfying consequence… is also how angry they get… when you don’t react. Calmness is power, it simply makes you look unbothered and unaffected by what should. It isn’t a superpower. It comes from an honest understanding of yourself. Too many people are too easily influenced by others because they don’t really have their own minds. Interesting that you also assumed I was offended. By the way, that is a classic example of a faux apology – placing emphasis/responsibility on the subject rather than yourself. Equanimity cultivation is the ultimate gem you can add in your aura…

We’re all unique. That’s our wealth. You don’t have to fit in. That’s your power.

Remember that.

Keep in mind though, both are like parachutes, they only work when able to open. Access to your energy is a privilege, not a right. Protect your energy. Normalize saying no to mismatched vibrations & forced connections. **Wisdom**

If you sit with your demons instead of fighting them, you get to know them. You come to understand what causes them to be disruptive. You acknowledge them, forgive them, change them, befriend them. Then, suddenly, they aren’t demons anymore. They are just simply a part of you.
Is this a weird perspective? I know some people have straight evil in them and that can take over. Sometimes you can’t do the inner work…or can you?

Shadow work – Bing video is the process of acknowledging and accepting the hidden parts of your personality. In order to also live a balanced life, we have
to acknowledge the **shadow**. Sure, we might think we are whole and complete and as such, we have no need for introspection. But nobody is perfect. Shadow work is an introspective psychological practice that anyone can do and can lead to a more fulfilling life. I’ve always believed that there’s nothing a solid, healthy, communicative conversation can’t fix.

Even if it’s with your shadow self. Yes to sitting with, shining a light on, accepting, listening to and befriending shadow. Not calling it ‘demons’ because using this language can disrupt the full integration of these parts through devaluation and contrasting with ‘better’, as such it’s less effective… I fully agree with this. It doesn’t matter how or what you identify your issues as.
Light can’t exist without shadow, and shadows can’t exist without light.

I fought my fight a long time ago, and I wouldn’t be here had I lost. Ignoring the bad in you doesn’t make you a better person. It never changes that it’s there, you just don’t acknowledge it. When you befriend your demons, see them and love them and soothe them, they heal over. by sitting with my myself. I’ve come to a understanding on how I need to care for those aspects of me instead of shunning them, I can respect those aspects in others thanks to the time I have spent learning about my “demons;”

I’ve learned so much about myself by meditating and sitting with my emotions. Therapy has been a huge help with identifying these demons/troubles. I used to fight them forever and never knew peace. I now have a better sense of peace and understanding of others because of it. The vibration of being who you are and doing what you love is magnetic.

You will align everything you need in your life with that energy.

Beware of destination addiction: The idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or even with the next partner. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are. If you want secrets to the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibrations. 3 6 9.
Be extremely mindful of the energy you are putting out into the universe.
I’ve done so much shadow work and worked my ass off to have the mentality that I do so excuse me if I ignore your negative weird vibes, I have love to share, light to spread, and boundaries to respect. Peace and love to you <3

I’m so thankful that I’m not the same person that I was a year ago. So thankful for all the changes happening in me that I don’t fully understand yet Connected to everything, attached to nothing like a leaf in the wind. The less you carry, the more peaceful you live. I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a one size fits all standard for happiness. Your words start to lose value when your actions don’t match. “Pay close attention to what they do but little attention to what they say.” — William Glasser, Choice Theory.

Today is going to be absolutely beautiful simply because I am claiming it.
I think it’s really cool how we get to wake up, try again, and create a day that
was better than the last. It’s an unappreciated blessing we get to experience everyday. Your intuition wasn’t wrong; it wanted you to learn something.

The best investment you’ll ever make is in your own health.
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be torture?

Learn how to: – love the foods you eat – eliminate food addiction –
feel better than you have in years
–
It’s time to start investing in your health
– customize your diet for your individual body
Fact. Fitness is the very foundation to which you thrive from.

The best part of being in good health is You have to earn it by yourself.
No one can do that for you Doesn’t matter who you are:

Eat For Energy | Your Guide To Feeling More Energized and Happy Through Food (gumroad.com)

Some ppl don’t understand, actions and words go hand in hand. Chances are they won’t listen. Until they learn by experience When u match ur words and actions but still taken for granted. “Every time you think a loving thought you are literally blessing all realms of creation.”- Om Shanti

Health is wealth, it all starts there or ends there.
Without your health what else really matters?

It honestly shocks me society puts such low value on this nowadays… **Trueeeeeeeth BOMB**

Folded hands — The universe has got you, stop kidding yourself…The universe is undefeated.

The Universe Has Made You Who You Are Today!!!

Make peace with your past. find your own closure. forgive yourself. look through old photos of yourself and learn to love your younger self and be thankful for them. Put out what you would like to. I try to especially remember this when I’m met with hate. I can still choose love. I can always choose love. receive…being in love with the world, with someone, with life, is beautiful…Before you speak your energy introduces you. The level of your self esteem will define the level of your energy. And that’s where people who are aligned with themselves can feel who you are before you even shake their hand…
So much of what we say is not with our words.

You don’t have to introduce yourself. Your body language already did. Surrounding myself with positive energized people was the best move I made. Your energy is an indication of your esteem ~ Your esteem is your reputation with yourself. And you sure can’t fake energy… Always protect your energy.
It speaks louder than anything else. Let your energy say hello to people.

Words whisper body language and energy SCREAM!
……….
It’s called the Merkaba field. – Bing video

A Merkabic field is often referred to as your light spirit body and allows
you to travel to higher dimensions and ascend through life. The Merkaba field permanently surrounds the seven layers of your auric field , an electromagnetic field of energy that reflects the physical, mental, and emotional health of your body and interacts with your spirit …..

I hope the universe gives you that sign you’ve been asking for

· . . ˚ 　　 +　　　　 ֶ̊✩ 　　　 ˚ + 　 · ˚ ✩
“The ocean waves, and the universe peoples”

“You are the big bang, the original force of the universe, coming on as whoever you are.” ~ Alan Watts

If you are strange you are my type of person.
I really enjoy a weird personality. Being called weird is like being called
limited edition. It means you’re something. People don’t see that often.
I don’t match energies, I vibe at my own frequency and attract what aligns. Universe conspires for us to match at the right time. Hope yours is now.
I would bet, without knowing you personally, that your vibe actually draws others to align with you, affecting more than just you and your immediate circle. Every thought happened 0.284837 seconds ago.

Staying calm when they expect you to be triggered is top tier growth.
When you remain calm it proves you can see right through what they’re trying to do. A satisfying consequence… is also how angry they get… when you don’t react. Calmness is power, it simply makes you look unbothered and unaffected by what should. It isn’t a superpower. It comes from an honest understanding of yourself. Too many people are too easily influenced by others because they don’t really have their own minds. Interesting that you also assumed I was offended. By the way, that is a classic example of a faux apology – placing emphasis/responsibility on the subject rather than yourself. Equanimity cultivation is the ultimate gem you can add in your aura…

We’re all unique. That’s our wealth. You don’t have to fit in. That’s your power.

Remember that.

Keep in mind though, both are like parachutes, they only work when able to open. Access to your energy is a privilege, not a right. Protect your energy. Normalize saying no to mismatched vibrations & forced connections. **Wisdom**

If you sit with your demons instead of fighting them, you get to know them. You come to understand what causes them to be disruptive. You acknowledge them, forgive them, change them, befriend them. Then, suddenly, they aren’t demons anymore. They are just simply a part of you.
Is this a weird perspective? I know some people have straight evil in them and that can take over. Sometimes you can’t do the inner work…or can you?

Shadow work – Bing video is the process of acknowledging and accepting the hidden parts of your personality. In order to also live a balanced life, we have
to acknowledge the **shadow**. Sure, we might think we are whole and complete and as such, we have no need for introspection. But nobody is perfect. Shadow work is an introspective psychological practice that anyone can do and can lead to a more fulfilling life. I’ve always believed that there’s nothing a solid, healthy, communicative conversation can’t fix.

Even if it’s with your shadow self. Yes to sitting with, shining a light on, accepting, listening to and befriending shadow. Not calling it ‘demons’ because using this language can disrupt the full integration of these parts through devaluation and contrasting with ‘better’, as such it’s less effective… I fully agree with this. It doesn’t matter how or what you identify your issues as.
Light can’t exist without shadow, and shadows can’t exist without light.

I fought my fight a long time ago, and I wouldn’t be here had I lost. Ignoring the bad in you doesn’t make you a better person. It never changes that it’s there, you just don’t acknowledge it. When you befriend your demons, see them and love them and soothe them, they heal over. by sitting with my myself. I’ve come to a understanding on how I need to care for those aspects of me instead of shunning them, I can respect those aspects in others thanks to the time I have spent learning about my “demons;”

I’ve learned so much about myself by meditating and sitting with my emotions. Therapy has been a huge help with identifying these demons/troubles. I used to fight them forever and never knew peace. I now have a better sense of peace and understanding of others because of it. The vibration of being who you are and doing what you love is magnetic.

You will align everything you need in your life with that energy.

Beware of destination addiction: The idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or even with the next partner. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are. If you want secrets to the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibrations. 3 6 9.
Be extremely mindful of the energy you are putting out into the universe.
I’ve done so much shadow work and worked my ass off to have the mentality that I do so excuse me if I ignore your negative weird vibes, I have love to share, light to spread, and boundaries to respect. Peace and love to you <3

I’m so thankful that I’m not the same person that I was a year ago. So thankful for all the changes happening in me that I don’t fully understand yet Connected to everything, attached to nothing like a leaf in the wind. The less you carry, the more peaceful you live. I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a one size fits all standard for happiness. Your words start to lose value when your actions don’t match. “Pay close attention to what they do but little attention to what they say.” — William Glasser, Choice Theory.

Today is going to be absolutely beautiful simply because I am claiming it.
I think it’s really cool how we get to wake up, try again, and create a day that
was better than the last. It’s an unappreciated blessing we get to experience everyday. Your intuition wasn’t wrong; it wanted you to learn something.

The best investment you’ll ever make is in your own health.
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be torture?

Learn how to: – love the foods you eat – eliminate food addiction –
feel better than you have in years
–
It’s time to start investing in your health
– customize your diet for your individual body
Fact. Fitness is the very foundation to which you thrive from.

The best part of being in good health is You have to earn it by yourself.
No one can do that for you Doesn’t matter who you are:

Eat For Energy | Your Guide To Feeling More Energized and Happy Through Food (gumroad.com)

Some ppl don’t understand, actions and words go hand in hand. Chances are they won’t listen. Until they learn by experience When u match ur words and actions but still taken for granted. “Every time you think a loving thought you are literally blessing all realms of creation.”- Om Shanti

Health is wealth, it all starts there or ends there.
Without your health what else really matters?

It honestly shocks me society puts such low value on this nowadays… **Trueeeeeeeth BOMB**

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1.

Time is actually a created entity. The first verse of the Bible reads: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1, emphasis added). A study of this verse reveals that God created time, space, and matter on the first day of Creation Week.

None of these can have a meaningful existence without the others. God created the space-mass-time universe. Space and matter must exist in time, and time requires space and matter. Time is only meaningful if physical entities exist and events transpire during time.

This is something humans, as finite created beings, can never really understand. That’s why the Bible makes it clear there is always a “faith” aspect to our understanding of God. Now, biblical faith is not against reason, but such things go beyond our understanding.“Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6).

In Psalm 90:2 we read: “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.” So what was “before” creation? God existing from everlasting to everlasting—God existing in eternity.

Do you remember what God said to Moses when he asked God who he should say sent him to lead his people out of Egypt’s oppression?

“And God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’ And He said, ‘Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, “I AM has sent me to you”’” (Exodus 3:14). God is the great “I AM.” He exists in eternity. He was not created. In Revelation 1:8 we read, “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,’ says the Lord, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’”

One final point: Nowhere in the Bible do we find any suggestion of millions or billions of years. Belief in millions of years is really part of secular man’s religion, which attempts to explain life without God, instead of believing the true account of origins in Genesis that begins “In the beginning . . . .” Our ability to trust God’s promise of salvation relies upon our ability to trust everything He says about history, from beginning to end. If we can’t trust His claims about the past, how can we trust His promises about the future?

Thankfully, we serve a God we can trust in every detail. Though He is beyond space and time, He humbled Himself to become a man and die on the Cross for our sins. He also has given us a record of this history in His Word. So that we can know it’s really true.

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Have a Blessed Easter.

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Ken

Today, we remember Jesus’ sacrifice and give thanks for what he brought to our world. 4/03/2006 – 10:45AM

Why Was Jesus Crucified?

There are several answers to why Jesus was crucified, from those involving practical, human, and political concerns to the divine.

First, Jesus was crucified—nailed to a cross to die—because that was the way the Roman government typically handled public executions of non-Romans. The NIV Study Bible explains that “only slaves, the basest of criminals, and offenders who were not Roman citizens were executed in this manner” and noted the prisoners were tied to a stake or cross, then heavy wrought-iron nails were driven through their wrists and heel bones. As Jesus was a non-Roman who brought considerable civil unrest to Jerusalem and whose leaders specifically petitioned the Roman leaders to execute him, this was not a surprising manner of execution Jesus was condemned to receive.

As for why the Roman government agreed to crucify—or otherwise execute—Jesus, that seems rooted in politics and popularity. After Jesus’ arrest, the religious leaders led him to the governor, Pilate, who questioned him. Luke’s Gospel tells us Pilate then called the religious leaders and people together and said, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. Therefore, I will punish him and then release him” (Luke 23:14-16).

The people disagreed, calling for Jesus’ execution, so Pilate complied. There are various reasons why he ordered the crucifixion.

Mark 15:15 says it’s because Pilate was “wanting to satisfy the crowd.” Matthew indicates an uproar was starting over Pilate’s indecision, so he did what they asked. In fact, Matthew tells us, Pilate “took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood,’ he said. ‘It is your responsibility!’” (Matthew 27:24). Whether because of political pressure or crowd control, Pilate did what the people wanted.

And bottom line, from a human perspective, Jesus was crucified because people didn’t believe Jesus was the Son of God. But the deeper “why” is why God would allow His only Son to be crucified:

Why was this part of God’s plan? Couldn’t Jesus’ message have been communicated just the same without the crucifixion? Did He really need to be crucified, or executed at all?

The short answer: God, who is good, had a plan to save an otherwise lost people through Jesus, and Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection are all a part of that plan on many different levels. Another aspect to consider is that Jesus had to die in order to be resurrected.

And indeed, the resurrection is everything.

What Does the Bible Say about Jesus’ Crucifixion?

All four Gospel accounts—Matthew (27:32-56), Mark (15:21-41), Luke (23:26-49), and John (19:17-37)—tell the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and death. As Matthew recounts, “They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. Above his head they placed the written charge against him: This is Jesus, the king of the Jews” (Matthew 27:33-37).He was crucified with two criminals, the accounts detail, one on his right and the other on his left, and people mocked and insulted him all afternoon. “From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land,” Matthew’s account continues.

“About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’)” (Matthew 27:45-46). The people thought Jesus was calling for Elijah. They fetched wine vinegar on a sponge and offered it to Jesus on a long stick. Then, the Gospel of Matthew continues, “When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life” (Matthew 27:50-52). All four accounts are roughly the same as to what happened, though there are some differences in tone, details, and what was said. For example, in John’s account, Jesus gives over his mother to the care of his “beloved disciple” (John 19:25-27), but this is not mentioned in the other accounts. Still, the basics of the story match in all Gospel accounts.

How Does Jesus’ Crucified Life Give Meaning to My Life?

In John 1:29, Jesus is called “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” Throughout the Old Testament, animals, particularly lambs, were often sacrificed to God as a thank you, as payment for sin, as an acknowledgment of His mighty power, and more. But our sins are great, and there is nothing we can do to earn a place in heaven. There is also no sacrifice we can make great enough to achieve this. It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, Hebrews 10:4 tells us, nor do they please God.

But Jesus took our place as the sacrifice. “And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all,” Hebrews 10:10 says. That “once for all” concept is significant. Day after day, priests offer blood sacrifices for sins. Jesus, however, is a different kind of priest. “When this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.

For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy” (Hebrews 10:12-14). The apostle Paul explains in his letter to the Romans that all receive redemption for our sins in Jesus. His blood was shed on our behalf, as Paul explains, effectively paying our sin-debt. “God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith.

He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus” (Romans 3:25-26). All of this means that when we choose Jesus, when we believe in Him and follow His way, our sins are washed away. Jesus himself explains this great gift to the people in John 3 when He says, “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him” (John 3:14-15). The chapter goes on to explain how God loved the world so much that He sacrificed His only Son for them so they could be saved and have eternal life.

“Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son” (John 3:18). Jesus is the path to heaven. He died as a sacrifice for us. For our lives, this means our faith in following Jesus ensures that the death of our earthly bodies is not the end.

We get to continue on forever in the spiritual realm with the Father. Jesus’ crucifixion can be upsetting and difficult to comprehend. But we have faith that His death was part of God’s plan, one piece in the grand puzzle of God’s design. God’s own Son—in essence, God Himself, the “Word become flesh” (John 1:14)—willingly chose to die for us. Then He was resurrected. And one day, if we believe, we too will be resurrected and live forever with Him.

Jessica Brodie is an award-winning Christian novelist, journalist, editor, blogger, and writing coach and the recipient of the 2018 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award for her novel, The Memory Garden. She is also the editor of the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, the oldest newspaper in Methodism. Learn more about her fiction and read her faith blog at jessicabrodie.com. She has a weekly YouTube devotional, too.

You can also connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, and more. She’s also produced a free eBook, A God-Centered Life: 10 Faith-Based Practices

When You’re Feeling Anxious, Grumpy, or Stressed.

This article is part of our larger Holy Week and Easter resource library centered around the events leading up to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We hope these articles help you understand the meaning and story behind important Christian holidays and dates and encourage you as you take time to reflect on all that God has done for us through his son Jesus Christ!

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At Easter, the Son of God took on the world’s sin and defeated the devil, death, and grave. How is it, then, that history’s most glorious moment is surrounded by fearful fishermen, despised tax collectors, marginalized women, feeble politicians, and traitorous friends?

In The Characters of Easter, you’ll become acquainted with the unlikely collection of ordinary people who witnessed the miracle of Christ’s death and resurrection. This FREE podcast provides a fresh approach to the Lenten season and be used as a devotional or study for both individuals and groups. Why was Jesus crucified – Bing video

For the heck of it . That’s Al Bundy’s wife ‘Married With Children’ Katey Sagal “