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u/Uncle_Fester did a great service to the board to bring The Week In Pictures by Steve Hayward to our attention, and even went on to post on a weekly basis.
Sadly, the series is (apparently) no longer being managed by its originator.
I'll give it a few more weeks, but the Week in Pictures by John Hinderaker isn't any where near the quality of The Week In Pictures by Steve Hayward.
Hayward understood memes. He understood the meme space. He certainly tread the borderline like someone familiar with GA and anon memes. Hinderaker has so far displayed no real sense of what a meme is, or of how they reflect current events or trends in the given week.
Steve would occasionally throw in a media cartoon, but also had a section called the Headlines of the Week. Almost 50% of HIndraker's "memes' are from mainstream media. And, they are all over the place, not zeroing in on a weekly theme, the way Steve did.
Hope it improves, but I'm not optimistic.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment.
"Sunday Funnies" may have changed authors but my intent is still the same: to encourage and uplift frens through laughter.
I hope the new guy carries through. The Sunday Funnies has become a much loved staple, thanks to your efforts.
The one liners you come up with in the intro consistently returns chuckles and, yes, up-lift-ment.
TY
C. H. Spurgeon's Evening Reading (March 24th)
"I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out." — Luke 19:40
But could the stones cry out? Assuredly they could if He who opens the mouth of the dumb should bid them lift up their voice. Certainly if they were to speak, they would have much to testify in praise of Him who created them by the word of His power; they could extol the wisdom and power of their Maker who called them into being. Shall not we speak well of Him who made us anew, and out of stones raised up children unto Abraham? The old rocks could tell of chaos and order, and the handiwork of God in successive stages of creation's drama; and cannot we talk of God's decrees, of God's great work in ancient times, in all that He did for His church in the days of old? If the stones were to speak, they could tell of their breaker, how he took them from the quarry, and made them fit for the temple, and cannot we tell of our glorious Breaker, who broke our hearts with the hammer of His word, that He might build us into His temple? If the stones should cry out they would magnify their builder, who polished them and fashioned them after the similitude of a palace; and shall not we talk of our Architect and Builder, who has put us in our place in the temple of the living God? If the stones could cry out, they might have a long, long story to tell by way of memorial, for many a time hath a great stone been rolled as a memorial before the Lord; and we too can testify of Ebenezers, stones of help, pillars of remembrance. The broken stones of the law cry out against us, but Christ Himself, who has rolled away the stone from the door of the sepulchre, speaks for us. Stones might well cry out, but we will not let them: we will hush their noise with ours; we will break forth into sacred song, and bless the majesty of the Most High, all our days glorifying Him who is called by Jacob the Shepherd and Stone of Israel.
I will refuse to let a stone praise for me. After all HE has done for me, I will continuously have praise in my heart and mouth. ❤️
Gonna be limiting my time on Twitter for the near future to only a handful of accounts, plus playing with Grok. Gotta admit, that the craziness and stupidity over there is just too much. I prefer to hang out with friends over at Truth Social.
Yeah I here ya... I'm trying to counter just to updoot stuff, but man it's easy to get sucked into reading the moronic stuff people post.
“It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.”
Aristotle
Monday Poem...Louise Imogen Guiney - Spring
https://poets.org/poem/spring-5
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Sfumato Principle: Embracing Uncertainty with Ease
https://www.highexistence.com/sfumato/
America’s new generation of young women who don’t want marriage or babies
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/03/america_s_new_generation_of_young_women_who_don_t_want_marriage_or_babies.html
There’s a ‘vast underground city’ below Egypt’s Giza pyramids, scientists’ wild theory claims — but experts debunk it as ‘fake news’
https://nypost.com/2025/03/23/world-news/vast-underground-city-found-below-egypts-giza-pyramids-scientists/
Worst Of Babylon Bee
Elon Musk Disguises IRS Building As Tesla Dealership So Democrats Will Burn It Down
https://babylonbee.com/news/elon-musk-disguises-irs-building-as-tesla-dealership-so-democrats-will-burn-it-down
4D Chess: Genius Trump Leaks War Plans To 'The Atlantic' Where No One Will Ever See Them
https://babylonbee.com/news/4d-chess-genius-trump-leaks-war-plans-to-the-atlantic-where-no-one-will-ever-see-them
Security Concerns As Trump Holds Strategy Meeting At Cracker Barrel
https://babylonbee.com/news/security-concerns-as-trump-holds-strategy-meeting-at-cracker-barrel
Shuttered Department Of Education Not Sure What To Do With This Warehouse Full Of Gender Unicorn Coloring Books
https://babylonbee.com/news/shuttered-department-of-education-not-sure-what-to-do-with-this-warehouse-full-of-gender-unicorn
Bernie Sanders In Trouble As Paid Rally Attendees Vote To Unionize
https://babylonbee.com/news/bernie-sanders-in-trouble-as-paid-rally-attendees-vote-to-unionize
How do you find out if someone in your family has submitted DNA to 23 and me?
Do it and see if you have matches.
Appreciate prayers for my mother. She has an appointment with a neurosurgeon about her Trigeminal Neuralgia today. I think, for her, it’s mostly to rule out the invasive MVD procedure and hopefully get clarity on other options she may pursue. I have posted before and know some of you have offered suggestions. I am hoping between this appointment and her next neurologist appointment in about a month some clarity comes and she will finally be willing to start making changes she can control to really help herself more (diet, vitamins, dmso, working through past trauma/conflict, etc.). 🙏
Prayers for your mother, anon. Lord, please guide this neurosurgeon to give anon DagnyDocket's mother only the best, most honest and caring advice and to motivate and strengthen our anon's mother to make changes needed for her healing. 🙏✝️
Thank you so much.
I will pray for your sweet Mother this evening during my prayer time. Just keep your eyes on Jesus and he will direct the path that is most suitable for her situation. Don’t rule out the natural path if possible. I learn everyday what a benefit they are. I’ve got my 83 yr old Mother going down that path. If anyone had told me she would have given in to me and started accupuncture a year ago I wouldn’t have believed it. Now she is hooked and it’s benefitting her so much. ❤️
https://rumble.com/v6qyr18-18.03.25-newsforce-orange-screen-and-d.u.m.bs-report.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp Updates on underground/DUMB warfare happening in the US & other locations.
Aliens & Underground Bases - Phil Schneider's Last Speech - Two Months Before His Assassination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEbbXcYAnis&t=1146s
https://rumble.com/v6r3br6-panama-pandemonium-new-tech-discovery-jelisco-mexico-.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
I know this is super off topic but I trust you all over any other group. I have a 12 year old pitbull that is starting to get bloated...not eating...what are some home remedies to help her along? I have read alfalfa and flaxseed are good diuretics but is there anything else I can do to help? She's happy and taking treats but has been slowly stopping with the food ..we buy expensive($80 for 30 lbs.) kibble and know it still isn't good for the dogs. Thank you in advance if anyone does help, I know this board is for more important things.
Canned pumpkin (small amounts, starting with a couple tbsp) can help upset stomach/bloating. If you have any enzyme capsules for yourself, open and dump powder on the pumpkin or food. I only use kibble as a crunch, about 1 out of 4 meals now.
Thank you, I have the dog probiotic coming today..will get the pumpkin
Make sure you get the unseasoned plain pumpkin, not the pie filling.
I have a question because my husband was complaining alot this morning
When the Tariff goes into effect April 2nd I presume? Does that mean we'll be paying tariff (inflation), income tax, sales tax, estate tax, all 4 together? And every time tariff is mentioned, crypto and stocks markets crashed.
My husband thinks the sky is falling because that will put us in an even worse position.
I don't know what to think of this.. I'm prepared for the worse and trust Q all the way but I know people who wouldn't be able to survive.
The full answer to this is much more complex, but depending on the level of understanding you can explain it in different ways.
In simple terms, there is a huge trade deficit for US against all other countries and this is due to various trade barriers they all put up against US. Trump is using Tariff as a retaliatory measure to even the playing field. They can take away these barriers if they dont want tariffs.
At a much higher level, the question is why US has allowed this unfair trade imbalance all these years. They run $200B deficit with Canada, $200B with Europe and effectively $500B with China. Why is this? USAID is for pumping money into developing countries. Trade deficit is for pumping money into developed countries. This money comes at a cost - These countries have to toe the line that US tells them. Thats why they go along with everything US (deep state) has been pushing the world into. Trump is putting an end to this. Hence its the "freedom day"
As for the effects of Tariffs - the debate of "who will pay the additional cost ?" is a red herring. The tariffs do not simply translate into "additional cost" to someone or other. It actually has a much more powerful effect of undoing what we see in the economy right now - deluge of cheap crap imported from countries like China, and no local businesses can compete with them, unless they compromise on quality or working conditions or both. This is the end of the western world as we are seeing it. Tariffs make it impossible for the cheap crap to deluge the local market, so while there is a short term adverse effect, it will slowly result in rreturn of quality products, local made, with local businesses thriving. We iwll be able to buy the kind of quality stuff we used to buy 20 years ago.
I understand Bubble.. I'm all for tariff creating an even playing field and to untie the power DS has over other countries. I can tell you honestly, except for important products, I'm not willing to pay extra $10-$30 more for US made products because they ARE expensive. Hopefully in long term view, the US made products' prices will come down. because in this economy, most people would rather shop at dollar stores since the prices of food and gas is so high, you won't be spending $100 for a blanket and would rather bundle up in 3 blankets from overseas that cost $15 ya know..
And what my husband was complaining about is the fact that on top of "what's to come" we still be paying income tax,sales tax, real estate tax... unless all these taxes are eliminated I'm not sure how long we'll last.
“We” don’t pay tariffs, the countries importing into US do. Will they raise prices/inflation? Sure, I guess, but that’s a shorter-term pain I’ll take to get to eliminating or decreasing income tax, etc. Not an economist, and my husband has the same concerns, but my two cents.
But business owners and sellers / retailers will get hurt by this, close down businesses, and we still have to pay income tax, sales tax, does that make sense? We'll be more broke than we were under Biden... My husband is livid.. I don't really care anymore. whatever comes comes.
My liberal friend just gave birth to girl and they named her Logan.. I think that's a guy's name, sounds very masculine... I'm baffled. Do they want her to grow up to be Trans or Wolverine? Am I the only one who thinks this is very weird?
Are either of them of Scottish descent? A simple search as to whether it's a boy's or a girl's name shows that it's far more common as a boy's name, but still not unheard of as a girl's name. The more troubling issue is what this poor child will grow up to believe with liberal parents influencing their early years. I know ultra liberal (former) friends and I believe their children never really stood a chance to becoming reasonable, rational individuals because of their parents' mental illness (liberalism).
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https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/name-meaning/logan
No they're not Scottish.. American Italian mostly. Idk how she'll grow up to be.. parents are not rainbow colored hair woke, more like Hollywood wannabes upper class liberal. Pretty sure kids will go to private schools but you're right, I have a hunch they won't be as reasonable in train of thoughts but hope to God for a miracle.
https://truthsocial.com/@redneck/114224014006329861
The D's are all bent outta shape over the Signal thing. They are demanding to see everything in the chat. :)
I believe it's a trap, a set up to get all the communications from the dipshit-communists on Jan6.
Pelosi's laptop (and another guy's from Oregon maybe) came up missing that day.... I wonder if we'll ever get to see what was on that once this coup is quashed.
Spot price of silver is 33.71.
Posted for those who don't check the price everyday.
It's unsettling how there are rumors that AOC is pregnant at the same time democrats are positioning her to run to either challenge Schumer or possibly be their presidential candidate....
Children are commonly required as payment to get their club, first born would get a higher price.,,
Elon is the father!
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PSA, the weather is warm and we're starting bug season. Diligently kill every wasp, hornet, mosquito, fly and other menace before it breeds and makes thousands over summer. I recommend the Bug-A-Salt over a fly swatter if you're budget allows, (no I'm not affiliated with this company). I'm up to three hornets, two wasps and a couple dozen flies. Almost took out a honey bee but trigger discipline saved him or her. I'm putting out water for the lady bugs that hatched in my shed, watch out for them too, they look like they need killed when they're larva but they deserve as much help as honey bees.
https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/ladybug-larva
https://www.bugasalt.com/