The Life of John Birch

To celebrate Memorial Day, I have posted a YouTube video about the Life of John Birch by G. Edward Griffin.  I hope you enjoy the video.

Senate Unanimously Adopts Amendment  

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Tuesday banned U.S. taxpayer funds from going to state-run labs in China after her amendment was unanimously adopted to "the Endless Frontier Act" which aims to help the United States compete with China with research and development.  This was on the same day that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins admitted in testimony before House Appropriations subcommittee that the NIH gave the non-profit group EcoHealth Alliance 3.7 million in taxpayer funds--$600,000 of which the group funneled to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is suspected to be the source of the coronavirus.  

The Congresswoman is also calling for an independent, scientific investigation into the origins of Covid-19.  One thing I will say and that is I don't believe the U.S. needs to be conducting business with China, esp. with what happened last year with the coronavirus "pandemic."  The U.S. doesn't need to be dependent upon China for anything.  Click on the above link from CNSNews.com to read the full story.

Cyberattack Shuts Down Top U.S. Pipeline

Cyberattack Shuts Down Top U.S. Pipeline 

The Biden administration says it's "all hands on deck" to restore a fuel pipeline that delivers nearly half of the fuel supply to the East Coast.  It's the worst cyberattack to date on critical U.S. infrastructure.  The cyberattack shut down the Colonial Pipeline, is a 5500 network of pipelines which carries gas, diesel, and jet fuel from Texas to New Jersey.

Federal officials state an Eastern European organization known as "Darkside" appears to be responsible for the cyber extortion crime.  Former DHS official Elizabeth Neumann stated we have seen critical attacks on our infrastructure the last five years, but nothing of this magnitude.  She says she believes this foretells this is what life is likely to be in the future. 

Officials are hoping to get the pipeline up and running before shortages create a spike in prices.  Overnight, gasoline futures climbed more than three percent, the most since May 2018.

Franklin Graham's Thoughts on National Day of Prayer

Franklin Graham's Thoughts on National Day of Prayer 

Evangelist Franklin Graham, President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), called the nation to prayer today on the annual National Day of Prayer.  Graham said in a Facebook video post that he believes prayer is so important, esp. at this time in our country's history. He stated our country is in trouble and has been in trouble.  Graham said our nation has been in a downward spiral morally, spiritually, etc.  He stated our only hope is for Christians to pray and for God to intervene on our behalf.  

Graham is exactly on target.  America needs prayer like never before.  Without a divine intervention from God, this nation will go asunder.  To my knowledge, America has been coming apart at the seams in a major way since the hippie protest movement of the 1960's and the moral and spiritual condition of America has continuously deteriorated since.  As much as I'm for Christians being politically involved in the affairs of our country such as voting, attending events, or even running for office, America's problems won't be solved by the political process.  There are some things that can be done on a political level.  But there are many problems our nation faces in which there is no political solution toward.  Only almighty God can heal our land.  In closing, let's remember the famous scripture verse from II Chronicles 7:14, "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."  That's the only promise we have in America.

Dr. Dobson Calls America to National Day of Prayer

Dr. Dobson Calls America to National Day of Prayer 

Dr. James Dobson, the former host of the program "Focus on the Family" is calling America to a national day of prayer which is tomorrow May 6, 2021.  "In 1952, the Congress passed a law which directed the president to set aside one day each year as a national day of prayer.  President Truman signed the bill into the law and thereafter issued a proclamation urging that 'all of us, in our churches, in our homes, and in our hearts, may beseech God to grant us wisdom to know the course which we should follow, and strength and patience to pursue that course steadfastly," according to Dobson.

Tomorrow Christians will join the U.S. together to call upon God for the sake of our country during the 70th annual National Day of Prayer.  Dr. Dobson, who is the founder and president of the of the Dr. James Dobson family institute stated he couldn't recall a time in recent history when the United States was in more desperate needs in God's intervention on behalf of our nation.  

Dobson's wife Shirley served on the National Day of Prayer Task Force for a quarter of a century.  Dobson was stating that it seems that the foundations of our country are crumbling, and our culture is embracing lawlessness and depravity.  Dobson was stating that one unmistakeable fact was that light always overcomes darkness.  He stated he believes the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will prevail and we have placed hope and trust in him to bring healing to our land.

If America ever needs prayer, it's now!  I pray that God will have mercy on our nation and not judgment.  That's what appears has been happening in recent events the past year.  Let's pray for God's mercy upon our land.  One thing I do know and that is darkness will not prevail and one of these days the present world as we've known will end.  One of these days Christ will come back and Satan and evil will be defeated.  We'll live in eternal bliss.  We just have to remember God's will isn't wrapped up in this present world. God bless and may the Lord heal our land.

Trump Launches New Platform to Communicate With Followers

Trump Launches New Platform to Communicate With Followers 

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a new online platform to communicate with followers online after being banned from Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms following the January 6th capitol "riots".  Twitter stated Trump was permanently banned from tweeting after a tweet following the action seemed to be supportive of those who engaged in violence that day.  Trump has denied the allegation and Facebook is determining whether to reinstate Trump on Facebook.

The new platform is called "From the desk of Donald J. Trump" and and visible on Trump's website from the page www.donaldjtrump.com/desk is up and running and allows Trump to post comments, photos, and videos, according to Fox News, which first reported the story.

Click on the above link from Newsmax to read the remainder of the story.

Giuliani Says of Federal Investigators: "They are Trying to Frame Me"

They are Trying to Frame Me According to Rudy Giuliani 

Rudy Giuliani stated that he's done nothing wrong and that federal prosecutors are trying to "frame him" because of his support for former president Trump.  In an interview with Fox News, the former New York mayor and former Trump attorney denied violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act or FARA.  Giuliani stated they are trying to find something they could make into a crime, some technical violation, some mistake he made.  

Federal investigators raided Giuliani's New York City apartment where they seized electronic devices as part of a probe into whether he violated FARA by lobbying the Trump administration on behalf of Ukrainian officials in 2019.  

I personally believe part of the motivation by the federal prosecutors raiding Mr. Giuliani's apartment and seizing electronic devices is to find something on Trump which would thwart his attempts to be a viable option to run for the presidency in 2024.  I believe the purpose of this is to stop Trump from running in 2024 or find evidence that would be so damaging to the former president that he wouldn't have a chance in a million to be nominated for the 2024 GOP nomination or win the presidency.  That's what I'm thinking.  Click on the above link to read the remainder of the story.

Former Reality TV StarJust Duggar Faces Child Porn Charges

Former Reality TV Star Josh Duggar Faces Child Porn Charges  

Josh Duggar, a former TV personality from a large Christian family was arrested Thursday and is facing charges of downloading images and possessing child pornography is under a federal indictment unsealed Friday.  KATV reported U.S. marshals arrested Duggar, 33, on behalf of another law enforcement agency and booked him in the Washington County Jail on Thursday afternoon.  Federal prosecutors stated Duggar possessed the material, some of which depicts the sexual abuse of children under the age of 12 in May 2019.  A federal judge set a May 5 detention hearing and a July 6 trial date.  

If convicted, Duggar faces up to 20 years in prison and may be charged in fines of $250,000 on each count.

This isn't the only incident Duggar has been involved with.  As CBN news reported, Duggar used to star, along with his siblings in the TLC series "19 Kids and Counting", but the show was cancelled when allegations of him molesting underage teenage girls was brought to light when he was a teenager.  In 2006, Duggar was investigated for alleged misconduct when he was 14 years old.  The police didn't report his name, but it provided his parents' names.  Also, in 20015, it was brought to national attention of his indiscretions when he was a teenager.  Four of Duggar's sisters appeared on the "Kelly File" giving their side of the story.  The "19 Kids and Counting" was cancelled by TLC and he was terminated from his position from the Family Research Council.  Then in 2015 he was in another incident where he was online at the Ashley Madison website and he had an affair with her.  Click on the above link to read the remainder of the story.

Joe Biden Has Lower Popularity Rating than Police and Law Enforcement

Joe Biden has Lower Popularity Rating than Police and Law Enforcement 

Police and law enforcement agencies have a higher approval rating than President Joe Biden.  According to an NBC survey this past Thursday, Biden has an 8 percentage point lower approval rating than the police and law enforcement.  The poll shows Biden has a 50% approval rating while the law enforcement has a 58% approval rating.  The poll comes after the President addressed Congress about the need to further radical social welfare programs and packages.  He's received the lowest ratings in years for any president with the exception of Donald Trump, and Donald Trump's press coverage in 2017 was far more unfavorable than Biden's presss coverage today.  Preliminary data also show 75% few Americans watched Biden's speech to a joint session of Congress compared to former president Trump's in 2017.  About 11.6 million viewers viewed the speech, according to Nielsen's initial ratings data.  

Biden's approval ratings should be lower than the law enforcement agencies.  To tell it should be far less than what it already is.  Yes, there are police officers that abuse their authority.  The answer if for them to be terminated by the police department.  It's that simple, if they abuse their authority, then terminate them. However, the call from celebrities to defund the police is asinine.  To tell you the truth, we probably would have a much greater reason to call for the defunding of Congress and the presidency.  Some of the most corrupt people reside in the halls of Congress.  Those people need to be voted out in the next election.  The corruption in our government as far as I'm concerned is far worse than what we find in the police departments across the United States.  Yes, we need to call law enforcement to accountability, but the same thing needs to be done to our elected officials in our government as well.  There's no accountability concerning our elected officials.  They sneak whatever pork they so desire into the bills before Congress and include things that shouldn't be a part of that bill.  That's absurd.  The calls for accountability for our law enforcement officers need to be also applied to our elected elite.