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Confirmed, Kamala will "win"
https://x.com/SuppressedNws/status/1832525735778775142
Some of the best trolling right now is to sign up with a throw-away account and build it up like you're a lefty, then go all 'blackpilled' lefty, clucking with lots of words, and saying how Trump will win, and the left is lost. They're wasting a lot of energy to deal with this, and that's less energy to push lies on real people. Don't engage much either.. just be like "but.. it's hopeless, how can...?" to get them writing tons.
I had started a couple of such accounts on Reddit, need to brush them up
Where? Since few here frequent those "shitholes" we'll need some pointers...
Any MSM place, where MSM is considered the ministry of truth, and speech against their holy and almighty MSM invokes hate at you for desecrating their drivel.
I found a meme on Fakebook, which might be worth sharing.
https://files.catbox.moe/stz7vm.jpg
Ed Zachary - changes your whole perspective.
u/#q3369
I've become sort of a church hobo as of lately. I used to be a "member" of a local church, and enjoyed the sermons there, but when covid came along, things went sour and since then, I have been looking for the right fit. I am bouncing back and forth between two churches in which I like the pastors, so I alternate each week as to which one I attend. On Thursday, a close friend of mine begged me to come to her church. She claims her pastor is "awake" and that I would like the sermons too. She said they have never been a 501C church. I have agreed to attend her church tomorrow. Let's see how it goes. : )
Good luck.
Serious question: Are pesticides really all that bad?
I was looking up what happened to all the ash wood--even MLB bats aren't made from ash anymore, they're made with maple, which is harder and makes balls fly farther, which helped turn the game into nothing but homers, walks and strikeouts.
Anyway, turns out it's apparently due to a pest called the emerald ash borer, which is ruining all the ash trees.
I thought "can't that be fixed with pesticides?" And then I remembered I hear both views from both sides on them: some say they're good because they end pests, others say they poison us when we eat fruits and vegetables and that we should eat "organic" for this reason. I just thought "organic" was a buzzword at this point, its definition had become so vague due to getting around labeling laws--for crying out loud, technically all food is organic because it came from a living organism!
Which leads me to here. I'd like the truth on this. I'm tired of getting conflicting information.
Here are the natural enemies of the emerald ash borer if you are interested in using a natural healthy alternative to poison: The emerald ash borer (EAB) has several natural enemies that play a crucial role in its biological control. These natural enemies are:
Woodpeckers: Native woodpeckers, such as the downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, and red-bellied woodpecker, are primary predators of EAB larvae. They feed on EAB larvae in the fall and winter, contributing to EAB mortality. Parasitoid Wasps: Several species of native parasitoid wasps, including: Atanycolus species (e.g., Atanycolus cappaerti) Phasgonophora sulcata Leluthia astigmata Balcha indica (introduced from Asia) Other Atanycolus species (e.g., Atanycolus spp.) Parasitoids lay eggs on or inside EAB larvae, and the larvae feed on the EAB, eventually killing it. Native Predators: Other native predators, such as beetles and flies, may also feed on EAB larvae, although their impact is less well-documented. Key Characteristics
Woodpeckers primarily feed on EAB larvae in the fall and winter. Parasitoid wasps lay eggs on or inside EAB larvae, and the larvae feed on the EAB, eventually killing it. Native predators may feed on EAB larvae, although their impact is less well-documented.
Not one or the other. Chemicals can kill. That includes humans. Roundup, atrazine, etc. without any deep research pause and ask - if it’s used to kill a life form, will it harm me since I’m alive?
The emerald ash borer is invasive, not native to North America. Normal predators seem to be lacking that are present to keep it in check in Asia. Nature will balance things out and it seems in North America the ash has been declining.
No expert here, just my two cents. Also…
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We have them where I live, the ash borer, it has split one huge tree, and a few others show signs of infestation. I am trying to find someone to cut the trees down and block and split it for me, it does make great fire wood. I do not use pesticides that harm pollinators, and almost all of them do, even the natural organic ones mess up the bees. I have a huge pollinator garden and my son will be learning and building a small apiary next summer. You can hear my garden buzzing from late May through September. I also know that many pesticides really harm the chain of insects, right down to the birds who eat the bugs that are dying and easy to catch. Obviously I do not spray anything that I eat, I rely on beneficial insects to balance it out. Growing your own food relies on pollination, no pollination, no fruit trees, or berries, no winter squash or tomatos or potatos or onions or any other flowering food source, you could grow carrots I suppose.
Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 6, 2024...Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.
https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowledge-dump-september-6-2024
The Health Impacts Of Nanotechnology - Onward Podcast with Brett Hawes
https://substack.com/@anamihalceamdphd/p-148591421
Virtues, Values, and Lessons From the Past...The shift from virtues to values launched a revolution in thought that was both deceptive and troublesome. Today, a person’s values do not have to be virtuous.
https://archive.ph/aajHc
Fake living versus the happiness of truth
https://winteroak.org.uk/2024/09/05/fake-living-versus-the-happiness-of-truth/
Sean Carroll, "Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe"...
Harvard Science Book Talks and Research Lectures
https://youtu.be/cHjoFAOmRbU?si=LxknQYOnyk_5Vloz
On Satire: Byron's 'Don Juan' (a plot summary)...London Review of Books (LRB)
https://youtu.be/l9sM-wjT-Y8?si=-ZzcgNJyNrbADd1v
Ontario Driver Fed Injured Bear Cub Taco Bell, Drove It 10 Hours to Rescue Centre
https://archive.ph/wip/MeKkJ
15 Heart of the Hive’: Home of the Honeybee...Author Hilary Kearney takes us ‘Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony.’
https://archive.ph/wip/a3ULQ
16 Forever Young...Hope I Get Old Before I Die: Why Rock Stars Never Retire
https://literaryreview.co.uk/forever-young-2
LUX RADIO THEATER -- "THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL" ...David Von Pein's Old-Time Radio Channel
https://youtu.be/zmYfJI5ILGE?si=ysBLR5fZUitCGE0G
Friday Poem...Frida Kahlo - Behind the Curtain of Madness
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2024/09/friday-poem-413.html
The Only focus of This site should be the obvious criminal Lies of MSM. Trump Won in 2020 because The People elected him. He is NOW a 75% to 15% shoe in the criminal MSM says harris is 'even'. This is criminal treason that has never been seen in history.
Glad I saw your post. I had a wild thought. So we know the 2020 election was stolen. I have thought for a while now that it was part of the plan to show the public just how bad the uniparty is. But what if the WHs deliberately jacked with the judicial system? I say this because ultimately scotus decided that the states had no standing, judges refused to look at the majority of the cases. The ruling made states take their power over elections back. And now, with the Electoral Count Reform Act, the VP certification role is ceremonial. My point is, that when Trump wins In November, precedents have been set at both state and federal level and even Kamala can do nothing about it his win. It just seems to have served a dual purpose. Your thoughts?
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Amen.
https://www.bible.com/bible/111/MAT.22.36-40.niv
Amen