Lab Babies, Brain-Powered Computers, Woke Inc. War Chests, UK back to EU, Impeach Grisham

Paul Collier September 21, 2023

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FIA WEEKDAY

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

editor Paul Collier

A summary of news from the day before (or weekend for Monday reports),
with breaking news added at the time of publication (released weekdays 8am eastern time).

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(News recap from 3p September 19 to 3p September 20)

“(Love) does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. “ – 1 Corinthians 13:6

LAB BABIES, BRAIN-POWERED COMPUTERS, WOKE INC. WAR CHESTS, UK BACK TO EU, IMPEACH GRISHAM

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TRENDING (Mon-Fri)

PA STUDENTS REBEL AGAINST SCHOOL BOARD THAT VOTED TO ALLOW BOYS TO SHARE BATHROOMS WITH GIRLS – Hundreds of students in Pennsylvania’s Perkiomen Valley School District walked out on school this week after their school board rejected a proposed law by a vote of 5-4 that would prevent transgendered “girls” from using girls’ bathrooms. The walkout was organized by John Ott, who said of the walkouts, “Kids were upset. Girls- we wanted to protect them. They were upset. They didn’t want men in their bathrooms.”

CAPITOL POLICE CHIEF EXPOSES PELOSI LIES ABOUT JANUARY 6 – Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund testified before the House Oversight Committee that he had talked to Nancy Pelosi on January 6 at least 3 separate times to give her a sense of the troubles brewing that day, contradicting her statements that she did not talk to the Chief at all on January 6. He also testified he asked for the National Guard repeatedly that day but was led to believe it was Pelosi who was denying his request.

more:

US Capitol Police headquarters evacuated – americanmilitarynews.com

Disney HQ Reportedly Emergency Evacuated – insidethemagic.net

Video of Trans Jiu-Jitsu Competitor Dominating Female Opponent Causes Controversy – www.breitbart.com

Jesse Watters: Hunter Biden Has a Mugshot – Expected to Plead Not Guilty in Gun and Drug Charges (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit – www.thegatewaypundit.com

WRONG! CNN Reporter Claims Hunter Biden ‘Has Struggled’ to Sell His Crappy Paintings – www.newsbusters.org

Autopsy ‘did not suggest traumatic injury’ – www.bostonherald.com (news about fan who died at New England Patriots’ game)

Pilot of downed F-35 parachuted into residential backyard – www.marinecorpstimes.com

Ukraine’s American Trans Spox Picks A Fight With US Senator J.D. Vance – www.infowars.com

New report recommends limiting police pursuits to violent crimes … – Oil City Derrick – www.thederrick.com

Most US Adults Don’t Believe Benefits of AI Outweigh the Risks, New Survey Finds – news.slashdot.org

Maryland professor gets $600k grant to make math more ‘diverse’ and ‘equitable’ – www.thecollegefix.com

‘It scares the daylights out of me:’ Florida’s top firefighter fears more lithium-ion battery fires – www.clickorlando.com

Inside the delicate art of maintaining America’s aging nuclear weapons – www.local10.com

Germans are baffled over the mystery of a highway serial sandwich thrower – www.euronews.com

18-year-old facing hate crime charges for alleged vandalism at Decorah church – www.kcrg.com

WORLD (Mon-Fri)

WHILE ARMENIA BURNS, RUSSIA FOLDS, AND THE U.S. VERBALLY “DEFENDS” – As Azerbaijan has launched its war of expansion to seize the Nagorno-Karabakh region that lies between Armenia and its western-most territory, Russia remains silent while the U.S. issues a verbal warning to the Azerbaijanis to stop their assault.

BREAKING: CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCED IN AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA CONFLICT – A ceasefire was announced after 32 Armenians were killed in the assault.

Hikmet Hajiyev, Foreign Policy Advisor to Azerbaijan’s President, said of the ceasefire: “Azerbaijan made its intention very clear that if they disarm or decided to disarm, and Azerbaijan is ready to halt this military engagement and to start immediate contacts with Karabakh Armenians – that we have on multiple occasions invited to Ağbulaq and some other the cities of Azerbaijan. And yesterday, presidential administration of Azerbaijan made a statement once again reiterating and our invitation to them to have this kind of context about an all elements reintegration.”

AMERICA DANCES BETWEEN CANADA AND INDIA OVER SIKH ASSASSINATION ROW – As Canada and India go to cold-war mode with one another after the Canadian PM Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of being behind the assassination of Canadian Sikh political leader Hardeep Sing Nijjar, American finds itself trying to avoid talking about the matter altogether.

The only official White House reaction we’ve had so far is from White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson, who released this terse statement: “We are deeply concerned about the allegations referenced by Prime Minister Trudeau. We remain in regular contact with our Canadian partners. It is critical that Canada’s investigation proceed and the perpetrators be brought to justice.”

more:

In UN Address, Biden Calls for Adherence to Core Principles, Ongoing Aid to Ukraine – www.cbn.com

Zelensky proposes peace plan as he warns Putin could expand conflict | World | News – www.express.co.uk

Italy Passes Tougher Measures as African Migrants Swarm Mediterranean Island – legalinsurrection.com

Poland orders more coastal defense systems – defence-blog.com

First Ukraine Grain Ship Arrives in Romanian Waters Via New Black Sea Route – www.nytimes.com

Israeli UN Ambassador Slams ‘Exaggerated’ U.S. Criticism: State Department Thinks It Should ‘Educate’ Israel – Israel News – www.haaretz.com

UK intelligence spun 2013 Syria chemical attack, leaked docs show – thegrayzone.com

Brazil’s Lula warns Guatemala risks a ‘coup’, prompting rebuke at UN | Elections News – www.aljazeera.com

Nigeria : Tinubu’s tax task force swings into gear – www.africaintelligence.com

Activists condemn Unicef for working with junta on Myanmar aid – www.thetimes.co.uk

Rishi Sunak to give net zero speech as U-turn on key policies expected – UK politics live | Politics – amp.theguardian.com

Fear Of Mass Stabbing Sets Off Stampede On Seoul Subway, Police Arrests Suspect – www.koreaboo.com

Haftar’s sons rise in Libya’s east, bringing ‘corruption, death, destruction’ – www.france24.com

Lula struggles to revive Brazil’s ‘soft power’ amid U.S.-China tensions – japantoday.com

Saudis come to Calgary warning of the consequences of ditching oil – www.cbc.ca

Laos reports 1st monkeypox case-Xinhua – english.news.cn

Guyana takes united stand against Venezuela’s attempt to scare investors from new oil blocks – Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana – demerarawaves.com

Japan’s Kishida, at UN, tries to get the global nuclear disarmament effort back on track – www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Junta plans major hike in annual licensing fees for gem traders – myanmar-now.org

Colombia announces cease-fire with a group that split off from the FARC rebels – timesofindia.indiatimes.com

A Moscow court declines to hear an appeal by jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich – abcnews.go.com

Tunisia Hit by Rare Nationwide Power Blackout – english.aawsat.com

Jordan’s King Abdullah says his country cannot host more Syrian refugees – www.thenationalnews.com

European Governments Shrinking Railways in Favour of Road-Building, Report Finds – tech.slashdot.org

Kyrgyz Official Ignites Controversy On Anniversary Of Deadly Clashes On Border With Tajikistan – www.rferl.org

Australia abandons efforts to eradicate deadly parasite varroa mite after 15 months – amp.abc.net.au

POLITICS (Mon-Fri)

TRUMP INDICTMENTS NOT WEIGHING HIM DOWN IN POLLS – An Emerson College Poll shows Donald Trump has expanded his lead over the rest of the GOP field, leading second place DeSantis by 47 points, and in a dead heat with President Biden at 45-45.

BLOOMBERG HOPES $500 MILLION IS ENOUGH TO KILL AMERICAN COAL – Radical anti-Americanist billionaire Michael Bloomberg, the funder of the massive anti-gun group Everytown, is now pledging to use half a billion dollars to attempt to finish off the American coal industry, openly stating he is hoping to “finish the job on coal.”

more:

AG Merrick Garland tells House DOJ’s job is to uphold ‘rule of law’ – www.usatoday.com

WATCH: Rep. Thomas Massie Leaves Corrupt Merrick Garland Stuttering After Destroying Him for Coddling Ray Epps and Locking Up Innocent J6 Protesters | The Gateway Pundit – www.thegatewaypundit.com

After FBI Targeting, Merrick Garland Claims He Doesn’t Know What a Traditional Catholic Is – townhall.com

Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood is a witness in Georgia election subversion case, district attorney says | National Politics – www.applevalleynewsnow.com

Biden Claims ‘Democracy Is At Stake’ While Preventing Democracy – thefederalist.com

Trump’s pro-life creds challenged; labeled ‘opportunist’ on abortion issue – afn.net

Donald Trump Called ‘A Coward’ After Skipping Second Republican Debate – okmagazine.com

Democrats Retain Narrow Control Of Pennsylvania House After Special Election – www.huffpost.com

US Government At Rising Risk Of Shutdown With Congress In Deadlock – www.ndtv.com

Laura Loomer claims GOP’s Stafford Jones used PACs to help Democrats – www.gainesville.com

DA Thien Ho Files Lawsuit Against City of Sacramento For ‘Exploding Homeless Camps’ – californiaglobe.com

GOP candidates use UAW strike as flashpoint in presidential race – midmichigannow.com

Fifty-one members of Congress want Biden to issue new executive order for a Civilian Climate Corps – www.dailykos.com

Blackstone CEO makes a bold prediction about the 2024 election – TheStreet – www.thestreet.com (ED.NOTE Someone unexpected to win and Biden won’t run is what he predicted)

Republicans advocate for missile systems for Ukraine – www.theblaze.com

Oregon Supreme Court hears plea for overburdened public defenders amid statewide shortage – katu.com

Lawmakers Give New Senate Dress Code a Dressing Down – www.nytimes.com

FINANCE (Mon & Thurs)

$188 BILLION FOREIGN CAPITAL FLEE CHINA SINCE 2021 – China’s losing foreign investors at an alarming rate, with foreign holdings of China’s equities and debt falling by 17 percent since December 2021, meaning a loss of $188.

SBF’S PARENTS SUED BY COMPANY HE, AND THEY, HELPED FOUND – FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency firm exposed of committing massive fraud that bankrupted thousands of clients, is suing the parents of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the company. The lawsuit claims “As Bankman-Fried’s parents, Bankman and Fried exploited their access and influence within the FTX enterprise to enrich themselves, directly and indirectly, by millions of dollars.”

ED.NOTE: There is another angle to this story that will be covered in tomorrow’s Weekday Report.

more:

UAW strike expands to Mercedes supplier in Alabama – thehill.com

Ford avoids Canada walkout as UAW prepares for more US auto strikes – ca.news.yahoo.com

US Government Closer to Shutdown as Debt Breaks $33 Trillion|News|teleSUR – www.telesurenglish.net

Treasury Yields at 16-Year High After US Debt Hits Record $33 Trillion – markets.businessinsider.com

A new Afro-Indian trade partnership is a huge opportunity for both – www.ft.com

Americans Living Under Poverty Level Skyrockets Under ‘Bidenomics’ – conservativebrief.com

Keeping Google’s search secrets protects its monopoly, DOJ argues in court – Ars Technica – arstechnica.com

Mayor Brandon Johnson OK with deal abolishing lower wage for tipped workers in Chicago – www.chicagotribune.com

California Governor to Sign Landmark Climate Disclosure Bill – www.nytimes.com

30-Year Mortgage Rates Jump by Double Digits – www.investopedia.com

The Fed’s surprise ally in the fight against inflation – www.politico.com

Why (Starbucks’) Howard Schultz’s departure could ‘open the door’ for expansion in China – finance.yahoo.com

Retail workers are fed up and quitting at record rates – financialpost.com

McDonald’s Slams New ‘Draconian’ California Minimum Wage Laws: “Devastating financial blow” – www.louderwithcrowder.com

Striking unions impacting the economy at a level not seen in decades – www.cnbc.com

The World Is Struggling to Make Enough Diesel – time.com

Disney’s Stock Falls After Company Announces Theme Park Investment – www.wsj.com

States sweeten their offers to chipmakers to outdo one other – alaskabeacon.com

Falling Household Income Numbers Show How ‘Bidenflation’ Has Hit Americans’ Wallets – thefederalist.com

Today’s news: Amazon to hire 6,000 workers in Canada – financialpost.com

Google Says Digital Ad Budgets Are Shifting to Amazon – www.bloomberg.com

CEO of America’s third biggest bank with 240,000 workers announces biggest shake-up in 20 years that will cut jobs – www.the-sun.com

Retailers like Target, Amazon, Macy’s looking for thousands of workers for holiday help – www.cbsnews.com

Chevron CEO Pushes Back on California’s Suit Against Big Oil – news.bloomberglaw.com

Exxon Is The Biggest Winner In Guyana’s Epic Oil Boom – oilprice.com

Banks scramble to find leaders equipped for today’s economic realities – www.cnn.com

With sights set on China, Japan to make deal with Canada on EV supply chains – www.cbc.ca

As America’s influence wanes, Asian economies are integrating – www.economist.com

Africa’s Newest Oil Jackpot Comes With a Corruption Curse – finance.yahoo.com

Israel’s economy expanded by 3.1% in second quarter of 2023 – www.jpost.com

Former WTO chief expects anti-dumping measures on Chinese EVs by EU regulators: report · TechNode – technode.com

CULTURE (Mon & Thurs)

PROGRESSIVE “CHURCH” USES AI TO WRITE “WORSHIP” SERVICE – As Progressive churches have left the soundness of scripture for their own itemized version of Christianity that defies Christ’s teachings, they’ve stepped up their game. Now, not only have they left the bible, they’ve entirely left humanity. A far-left “church” in Austin Texas recently conducted a 15-minute “Worship” service that was written by AI. The service was administered by “Pastor” Jay Cooper for the Methodist Violet Crown City Church.

He said of his effort, “ChatGPT kicked out about a 15-minute service, like a shotgun sermon, an outline. It’s very clear that a human element is still needed. I had to fill out the service with additional prompts and add a couple prompts to the sermon to kind of beef it up.”

BRITISH TEACHING NINE YEAR OLDS HOW TO MASTURBATE – School children in some British schools are currently being taught how to have anal sex and are given masturbation “homework” assignments they’re not allowed to share with their parents. They’re being taught these things through a program called “Relationships Education,” which became compulsory in British schools in 2020.

more:

Universities welcome students back with ‘Queering Menstruation,’ ‘Anal 101’ events – www.thecollegefix.com

Ukraine’s Trans ‘Spokesperson’ Lashes Out at J.D. Vance for Spreading ‘Gender Chaos’ – www.breitbart.com

Solidarity and prayer for the Jesuits in Nicaragua – www.jesuits.global

Kinder, gentler Taliban detain 18, including 1 American, for preaching Christianity in Afghanistan – HotAir – hotair.com

Police investigate multiple bomb threats at places of worship in New York – www.independent.co.uk

Red State AG Faces Misconduct Complaint Over Comments About Case Of 10-Year-Old Who Got An Abortion – dailycaller.com

Idaho middle school teacher gets 60 years for grooming, sexually abusing child in classroom – www.foxnews.com

Democratic rep demands Princeton pull anti-Israel book from classroom – www.thecollegefix.com

Epigenetics and evolution: ‘the significant biological puzzle’ of sexual orientation | Science – amp.theguardian.com

How Was the Bible Created? Filmmaker Explores Proof, Veracity of God’s Word – www.cbn.com

Bishop of Tyler points to exodus in German church in warnings ahead of Vatican conference – www.kltv.com

Pope To Defend Migrants In Marseille Trip – www.barrons.com

Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. – 1 Chronicles 12:32

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Artificial Womb is Ready for Human Testing

Paul Collier September 21, 2023

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are ready to test their artificial womb on humans. In 2017, the researchers used the artificial womb to help premature baby lambs grow to full gestation. Now, 6 years later, the researchers are ready to begin trials on humans.

From scientificamerican.com:

In a natural womb, a fetus receives oxygen, nutrients, antibodies and hormonal signals and gets rid of waste through the placenta, a transient organ in which fetal blood interacts with maternal blood. Of these various roles, artificial-womb technology is most focused on providing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide, replacing the mechanical ventilators that are often used for neonates. These can damage fragile developing lungs that would otherwise still be filled with amniotic fluid.

The artificial womb “would bridge a baby born extremely premature through those days and weeks when they’re most at risk for lung and brain damage,” Werner says. The CHOP group has signalled that it would wean babies off its system after a few weeks, when their organs are more fully developed and their likelihood of healthy survival is higher.

The group’s system would work by placing extremely premature babies into what it calls a Biobag, filled with an electrolyte-laden fluid designed to mimic amniotic fluid. Surgeons would connect the blood vessels in the umbilical cord to a system that oxygenates blood outside the body. The fetal heart would still pump blood as it does in the natural womb.

The researchers have named their artificial womb, EXTEND, which stands for Extra-Uterine Environment for Newborn Development. The womb is NOT supposed to be a replacement for a human womb unless and until a newborn is less than 70 percent of the way to to full term. As a matter of fact, the womb wouldn’t, couldn’t fully gestate a human child from conception to birth.

A fetal surgeon at CHOP, Dr. Alan Flake, said of the experiment, “If it’s as successful as we think it can be, ultimately, the majority of pregnancies that are predicted at-risk for extreme prematurity would be delivered early onto our system rather than being delivered premature onto a ventilator.”

It appears that the team intentionally developed a womb that can never be used to gestate a human for a full pregnancy term, and thus they seem to wish to hope to avoid the ethical questions that might otherwise rise from such an experiment.

Still, the very creation of an artificial womb opens up many scientific ethical questions, such as “is it moral to “grow” humans in laboratories? It is only a matter of time, after all, until some research team decides to take what’s learned through EXTEND and seek to build an artificial womb that COULD allow scientists to “grow” humans in laboratories.

We have no idea just how important to the development of a human being it is to be gestated in the womb of another living human being. Beyond the basic biological needs and protections a womb provides, there may be other elements of gestation science might not ever be able to grasp (such as the “emotional” needs a mother might provide to the unborn child that a fake womb would never be able to duplicate).

The development of this technology COULD lead to more dangerous artificial wombs that COULD one day lead to humans being grown in labs, but it could also save the lives of thousands of premature babies per year in America alone.

It is probably only a matter of time before some state will allow experiments that lead to growing humans in labs, but, despite that, this particular development could be a game-changer for so many parents that might otherwise have lost their child, but now might have options to save their child’s life.

Do You Want a Brain Implant Linking You to the Internet?

Paul Collier September 21, 2023

Elon Musk’s company Neuralink is ready to begin testing its product on humans after alleged burning through 1,500 test animals that all died as a result of the implants (which the Department of Agriculture investigated, then later gave the company an exemption to continue the experiments). Musk claims the test animals, monkeys, were all terminally ill, which is why they were chosen.

The product is ostensibly designed to help people overcome neurological disorders, including to help paralyzed people one day eventually walk again (by controlling machines with their thoughts that would then move their limbs). The company is looking for humans that are either quadriplegic or are suffering from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

The company’s blog said of the product, “The PRIME Study (short for Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface) – a groundbreaking investigational medical device trial for our fully-implantable, wireless brain-computer interface (BCI) – aims to evaluate the safety of our implant (N1) and surgical robot (R1) and assess the initial functionality of our BCI for enabling people with paralysis to control external devices with their thoughts.”

This product is designed to help people who have, for a variety of reasons, lost control of their muscles. The product will help them use thoughts to control computers which could control machines that could do anything from communicating with others to moving limbs. The study would last for 6 years.

More from the blog about the study intended to use humans, “During the study, the R1 Robot will be used to surgically place the N1 Implant’s ultra-fine and flexible threads in a region of the brain that controls movement intention. Once in place, the N1 Implant is cosmetically invisible and is intended to record and transmit brain signals wirelessly to an app that decodes movement intention. The initial goal of our BCI is to grant people the ability to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone.”

The device does connect to an external device, an app, so at the very least it connects to an intranet and could just as easily then be connected to an internet as well. It could also be used to let the user control computers with just a thought, so the mute might one day “speak”, or you might one day be able to play video games by “thinking,” giving you an advantage against the online normie gaming competitors that might be using their hands to play against you (which would be SOOOO 2023, amirite?).

Like our story on the artificial womb, we have a product that in and of itself could be a life-saving game changer for thousands of people, but it could also lead to devices that go far beyond aiding the paralyzed and neurologically damaged people to still be able to function as close to normal as possible, leading to all kinds of ethical and moral issues for society to wrestle over.

This writer is not in favor of the so-called singularity, where man and machine merge, but I am not opposed to using machines to augment human flourishing. Implanting your brain with a device that can be potentially hacked from the outside, however, seems to be loaded with risks this writer might be loathe to take. But if I were paralyzed, the risk might be outweighed by the potential increase in quality of life.

Would you, for instance, take the implant if it meant augmenting your intelligence and your drive so you can function like a driven genius, especially if everyone else around you was doing it? That might not be such an easy question to answer, but it’s one that might be worth asking now before we go too far down this brain implant path.

The dystopian nightmares that could flow from such devices might be great sci-fi movies, but they also might just be nightmares for a world living out the consequences on humanity such devices might create.

Corporatocracy Builds War Chest to Push Global “Woke” Cult

Paul Collier September 20, 2023

Two major announcements happened this week that point to an overall shift among mega-corporations, especially of the international variety, as they announce incentives, well-funded incentives, to align with the U.N’s global “woke” agenda that hides behind innocuous words like equity, diversity, social justice, democracy, and racial justice. One is from Bank of America, who is going all in on “sustainable investments,” and another is from Citizens Financial Group, who plans on committing $50 billion to “ESG Financing.”

Bank of America has announced a $1.5 trillion push towards “sustainable investments.” BOA managing director Karen Fang said “We think we can achieve $1.5 trillion in sustainable investments in 10 years in a responsible and disciplined manner consistent with our responsible growth strategy,”

Citizens Financial Group is looking to commit $50 billion to “sustainable financing” by 2030, hoping to achieve “carbon neutrality” by 2035. They also plan on having bankers lecture to businesses about being more aligned with U.N Climate Change goals, meaning they plan on aggressively shaking down their clients to comply or face financial consequences.

More and more major financial organizations are adopting this model of “sustainable financing,” which is a dog whistle for what this writer calls corporate Woketarianism, a version of the woke virus that ultimately preserves the power of the elites while marketing to the “disenfranchised,” promising Utopia on the other side of the mess that must be made now to purge the land of the old things that stood in the way of human excellence, or words to that effect.

Sustainable financing means punishing the businesses that don’t bend to the ideology, not just when it comes to the climate, but when it comes to all aspects of human being, including race, gender, religion, and politics. It’s not enough for these oil companies to drill responsibly, they must do so with an HR department manned by politically approved woketarian activists who can assure compliance is met from within, like a trade unionist leader assigned by the corporate state (which some might say sounds a lot like fascism, because, well, it is).

China Embraces Taliban, Encourages World to do the Same

Paul Collier September 20, 2023

Ever since Biden’s catastrophic pullout from Afghanistan with no real plan, and no real effort to assure the Taliban didn’t get our military equipment, China has been stepping into the void, offering the Taliban legitimacy and world recognition.

Now, Taliban welcomes China’s new ambassador, calling the decision by China to have an ambassador that recognizes the brutal raping and murdering regime (which is just one of the many things the two fascistic nations have in common with one another) further proof that the rest of the world needs to follow suit, the rest of the world needs to develop normal relations with the theocracy of hate and fear (something they share in common with America’s DNC-CCP).

The Taliban’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, told The Associated Press “It also signals to other countries to come forward and interact with the Islamic Emirate. We should establish good relations as a result of good interactions and, with good relations, we can solve all the problems that are in front of us or coming in the future.”

So far, China is the only country willing to recognize the cult-nation, which makes sense given the cult-like nature of its own nation, led, as it is, by the cult of personality wannabe Xi Jinping, a model of hope for the DNC-CCP who dreams one day of having their own cult of personality dictate to us Americans OUR terms of existence in the same way Xi does to his people, in the same way the Taliban does through its cult of personality “leader,” Muhammad (or at least their version of the child-marrying “prophet.”)

New Google Tool Could Empower Censorship-Resistance Networks

Paul Collier September 20, 2023

A Google Team called Jigsaw has created a new software developer kit (SDK) that they allege will enable groups of people to create censorship-free digital networks they can use to communicate with each other even in the face of government oppression.

The tool was created in response to the crackdown on protestors and protest organizations by Iran. The fact that the tool was designed by a team working for a company who pushes the DNC-CCP narrative and oppresses users who too impactfully contradict that narrative is a bit of actual irony, but we liberty-lovers will take it and apply it in ways this team probably would never imagine, or support.

The tool itself, while designed to help a preferred oppressed group of people (Iranians wanting to live their own stewarded lives), can help an oppressed group of people Google has clearly demonstrated is not one of their preferred ones, the American people, those of us that also wish to live self-stewarded lives, not lives defined by and for the party, the DNC-CCP.

Jigsaw tweeted, “In times of crisis, internet connectivity is a lifeline, but authoritarian regimes are sophisticated at blocking access. That’s why VPNs are vital to keep people online when they need it most.”

They offered an explanation of what they’ve actually created, “Our team created this toolkit [Outline SDK] for developers. It empowers them to embed circumvention tech directly into their apps. Outline SDK simplifies the process, allowing apps to continue delivering crucial content even when faced with censorship, all without the need for a VPN.”

It would be much better if toolkits like this were developed by open-source liberty groups as opposed to Google, whose founding mantra, “don’t be evil” was long abandoned even before the creation of the parent corporation, Alphabet, who holds more allegiance with Karl Marx than it does Thomas Jefferson, who embraces evil in the name of ending evil, like all “good” leftists do.

Another War Threatened as Azerbaijan-Armenia Heats Up Again

Paul Collier September 19, 2023

Azerbaijan announced Tuesday it had begun an “anti-terrorist operation” in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, The assault came after Azerbaijan’s defense minister accused terrorists in the region of killing six Azerbaijani soldiers through land mines. The ministry released a statement, claiming “Localized anti-terrorist measures have been launched in the region.” They added they will be using “high precision weapons on the front line and in depth as part of the operations.”

The capital of the region, Stepanakert, is reporting sounds of explosions and sirens. It has also lost cell reception.

2,000 Russian Peacekeepers are present, but they are not making any action to halt what is reported so far as artillery fire into the Nagorno-Karabakh region. U.S. State Secretary Anthony Blinken said the U.S. was “deeply concerned by Azerbaijan’s military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh and calls on Azerbaijan to cease these actions immediately. These actions are worsening an already dire humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and undermine prospects for peace. … We call for an immediate end to hostilities and for respectful dialogue between Baku and representatives of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh.”

Meanwhile Russian and Iranian Military leaders are meeting in Tehran to discuss what can be done to de-escalate the situation. Iran is calling on both sides to respect the 2020 ceasefire treaty while also supporting Azerbaijan’s claims that the region is part of their republic.

While it makes that claim, it also accuses Israel, an ally of Azerbaijan, of being behind the whole affair, saying it will not tolerate any “Zionist initiative on border reshuffling in the region.”

Trump Aborting, After-Death Awareness, SCOTUS Goes Jan 6ing, Forever Ukraine Warring, DNC Can Pick Its Phobing

Paul Collier September 19, 2023

FREEDOMIST INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR Presents

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

editor Paul Collier

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Trump Aborting, After-Death Awareness, SCOTUS Goes Jan 6ing, Forever Ukraine Warring, DNC Can Pick Its Phobing

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Trump says it was ‘my decision’ to try to overturn 2020 election results – AppleValleyNewsNow.com – www.applevalleynewsnow.com

The Supreme Court will spend its new term cleaning up after rogue MAGA judges – www.vox.com

How US Veterans Are Being Radicalized by Domestic Terrorists – www.businessinsider.com

Gen. Mark Milley Shoots Down Right Wing ‘Woke’ Criticism Of U.S. Military – www.huffpost.com

Apple CEO Tim Cook Questions if Advertising With Elon Musk’s X Is Still the Right Thing to Do (Video) – Yahoo Entertainment – www.yahoo.com

Professor: Mike Pence’s opposition to ‘gender-affirming’ care for minors is ‘appalling’ – www.thecollegefix.com

Doesn’t Anyone Understand White Trash Culture? – crooksandliars.com

Constitutional revolution: Why a rightwing SCOTUS supermajority can rewrite our understanding of law – www.milwaukeeindependent.com

One-Third of States Have an Election Denier Overseeing Elections – Mother Jones – www.motherjones.com

How library supporters rallied against a call to ban LGBTQ books in Fairhope – www.al.com

Opinion | The Republican Party Has Devolved Into a Racket – www.nytimes.com

Shareholders just sued Fox over Dominion election lies. Here’s how Fox board members and executives let election lies run rampant. – www.mediamatters.org

Black youths suffer the most from gun violence in America – afro.com

North Shelby Library Board fires back at “misinformation” by Rep. Susan Dubose, others – www.alreporter.com

TRENDING (Mon-Fri)

SURGEON-SCIENTISTS PUT ON ENDANGERED PROFESSIONALS LIST – “Experts” from University of Virginia Health are sounding an alarm to the medical industry that, due to a number of factors, the Physician-Scientist is becoming an endangered profession. GO DEEPER

IRAN-U.S. PRISON SWAP LOSES IN THE POLLS – A poll commissioned by the Senate Opportunity Fund found only 28 percent approved the recent prison swap deal between the U.S. and Iran that saw the U.S. release $6.8 billion in frozen Iranian assets in exchange for the deal. 17 percent said they had no opinion regarding the swap while 33 percent “strongly opposed” and another 22 percent “somewhat disapprove.”

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US auto union chief warns ready to ‘amp up’ strike if no deal | Business and Economy News – www.aljazeera.com

UAW wants pension plans back from Big 3; request unreasonable, experts say–and about those EVs … – texasmetronews.com

How Ford, GM and Stellantis misread UAW triggering historic strike – auto.hindustantimes.com

EU urges Iran to reconsider barring UN nuclear watchdog inspectors – www.france24.com

Trump’s DC Trial Date Could Spoil DA Alvin Bragg’s Manhattan Case – conservativebrief.com

Global Leaders Sound Alarm On Sustainable Development Goals At UN SDG Summit – healthpolicy-watch.news

Landslide in northwest Congo kills at least 17 people after torrential rain – timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy killed in ambush at Palmdale station – www.latimes.com

3 Injured In Australian University Campus Stabbing – www.ndtv.com

Bill Maher Isn’t Bringing ‘Real Time’ Back Despite the Strikes After All – www.vanityfair.com

Alabama high school band director stunned, arrested after refusing … – The Seattle Times – www.seattletimes.com

New Zealand nurse faces hearing after allegedly masturbating quadriplegic patient – www.dailymail.co.uk

Prisoner suit claims they’re forced to endure dangerous conditions at Angola prison farm – American Press – www.americanpress.com

US military loses F-35, possibly still flying; asks public for help – americanmilitarynews.com

Woman lying down in Aurora parking lot run over, killed Sunday – www.denverpost.com

Controversial series Naked Education becomes one of the most complained about programmes of the year – www.dailymail.co.uk

Ashton Kutcher resigns from anti-child sex abuse organization after backlash – www.cnbc.com

German climate activists spray paint Brandenburg Gate in Berlin – Fox News – www.foxnews.com

A railroad worker was crushed to death in Ohio by a remote-controlled train. Unions have concerns – financialpost.com

Police Seek Help in Identifying Teen Robbers Who Looted Gas Station and Brutally Beat Clerk in Seattle Suburb Normandy Park (Video) | The Gateway Pundit – www.thegatewaypundit.com

WORLD (Mon-Fri)

ZELENSKY TO SUE POLAND OVER GRAIN BAN – While Ukraine relies on its European neighbors, including and especially Poland, to have their backs and help with supplies and logistics, it has chosen to sue the nation of Poland for banning Ukrainian agricultural products, a move that is intended to protect polish farmers, and one that is popular in the country.

ED.NOTE: This is a story that might merit a more-detailed follow-up should developments warrant, and this writer believes that is highly probable. This is a clash between “allies” as well as between the EU and Poland (and the other two nations that are part of “the resistance.”)

POLAND’S DEFENSE MINISTER EXPOSES SURRENDER POLAND PARTY – Polish politics are becoming a brutal blood sport as of late, with the opposition party accusing Poland’s defense minister, Mariusz Blaszczak of treason after he released the previous administration’s “surrender half of Poland” plan should they be invaded by Russia again.

The opposition party isn’t denying the plan, they’re accusing the Defense Minister of violating the law by exposing top secrets he allegedly had no authority to release. Methinks the same folks that favor the DNC-CCP in America are attempting to get this rising power back their orbit again.

more:

Libyan flood toll tops 11,300 amid recovery and recrimination – americanmilitarynews.com

UN Warns Disease Outbreak in Libya’s Flooded East Could Spark ‘Second Devastating Crisis’ – english.aawsat.com

Farmers Across Bulgaria Protest Against Ukrainian Grain As EU … – Barchart – www.barchart.com

First Thing: US and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap deal | US news – amp.theguardian.com

U.S. Jewish Leaders Slam Netanyahu for Equating Pro-democracy Protesters With Iran, PLO – Israel News – www.haaretz.com

EU states expressed ‘incomprehension’ at Tunisia migration pact, says Borrell | European Union – amp.theguardian.com

Italian PM Meloni says ‘future of Europe at stake’ over migrant crisis – newseu.cgtn.com

Kiev’s counteroffensive has been in vain – Musk — RT World News – www.rt.com

Ukraine to get advanced combat engineering vehicles from South Korea – defence-blog.com

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity – abcnews.go.com

As foreign troops withdraw, how likely is an Al-Shabab takeover in Somalia? – www.newarab.com

African Union says its 2nd phase of troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun – abcnews.go.com

Niger: Thousands again take part in anti-French protests, say ‘enough is enough’ – www.africanews.com

Thousands Rally in Sweida, Syria, Demanding End to Assad’s Rule – themedialine.org

Australian state suspends human rights law to lock up more children | Child Rights News – www.aljazeera.com

Singapore Censorship Campaign Expands to Academic Website – www.asiasentinel.com

Airport in Iraq’s Kurdish region hit by deadly drone attack | News – www.aljazeera.com

Emirati moves toward military escalation in conjunction with Sana’a and Riyadh negotiations – alkhabaralyemeni.net

Flames destroy landmark tower as Sudan war enters sixth month – Middle East Monitor – www.middleeastmonitor.com

Brazil Calls on Rich Nations to Pay for Global Energy Transition – financialpost.com

Congo Republic Government Denies Rumours of Military Coup – www.bloomberg.com

Air Force Chiefs absent in Myanmar over junta’s actions – www.malaysiasun.com

Fatah gives deadline for handover of general’s killers amid fragile truce in Lebanon refugee camp – abcnews.go.com

POLITICS (Mon-Fri)

HUNTER BIDEN ADDS IRS TO GROWING LIST OF FOLKS HE’S SUING – Hunter Biden’s strategy to combat the hate seems to be to sue anyone and everyone he can, including the IRS, even as he’s being investigated for potential tax fraud. His lawyers filed a lawsuit alleging agents who talked about Hunter Biden’s case in public forums, like before congress, violated his right to privacy.

“This assault on Mr. Biden’s rights involved the public disclosure of his confidential tax information during more than 20 nationally televised and non-congressionally sanctioned interviews and numerous public statements,” the lawsuit asserts.

RFK JR. THREATENS TO GO ROGUE ON DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared his intentions to “look at other options” should he deem the whole Democratic Primary system to be rigged against him.

He said at a live town hall event hosted by Stand for Health Freedom, “They’ve changed the rules… They’ve disenfranchised states that voted against Biden last time, so their votes will not be counted [in the primaries]. Even if I win all the states, I could lose at the convention, even if I win those states overwhelmingly, because the votes of the superdelegates… (pause) so we are appealing to the DNC to make this a free and fair election, and if they don’t do that, I’m going to look at other options.”

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Facing Pushback From Both Parties, New Mexico Governor Scales Back Firearms Order – www.nytimes.com

Trump reiterates request for Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself from his D.C. Jan. 6 case – www.cbsnews.com

House Democrats press for cameras in federal courts, as Trump trials and Supreme Court session loom – www.cbsnews.com

FBI Received Information from Second Informant Against Biden, then Shut Him Down › American Greatness – amgreatness.com

Legality of Hunter Biden gun charges challenged by Supreme Court Bruen ruling | News – gazette.com

CBS News Biden-Trump poll finds concerns about Biden finishing a second term, and voters’ finances also weigh on Biden – www.cbsnews.com

Bipartisan NYC Council Caucus Tells Hochul to Sue Biden Over Migrant and Border Crisis – legalinsurrection.com

Vindicated Ken Paxton blames Biden and Texas House for ‘sham impeachment’ – www.washingtonexaminer.com

Voters in New York swing districts support migrant work permits, poll … – Crain’s New York Business – www.crainsnewyork.com

‘Bidenomics’: $42B internet investment favors wealthy left-wing regions, new report finds – www.foxnews.com

Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Jack Smith For Election Interference And Violating Trump’s 1st Amendment Rights: ‘Special Counsel Must Be Defunded’ – www.benzinga.com

GOP Chairs in Safe Seats Rake in Campaign Cash They Don’t Need – news.bloombergtax.com

Louisiana GOP endorses candidate accused of whipping child and other “criminal cruelty” charges – boingboing.net

Some Democrats Are Trying to Preemptively Outlaw a Billionaire Tax – jacobin.com

D.C. Download: Nevada’s Democratic senators at odds with Biden administration over mining proposals – thenevadaindependent.com

EDITOR’S CHOICE (Tues & Fri)

CLINTONS REACTIVATE GLOBAL MONEY-LAUNDERING SCHEME, AKA, THE CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE – The Clinton Global Initiative will use the Ukraine War to justify its emergence from the ashes as the DNC-CCP must imagine its shored up its defenses enough to reactivate the reliable war chest that the organization has been for the Clintons personally, and the Party as well. GO DEEPER

U.S. NAVY MISSES RECRUITMENT TARGET BY THOUSANDS – It seems the U.S. Navy is happy its expected shortfall of new sailors of 13,000 turned out to only be 7,000, at least that is what Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the acting Chief of Naval Operations, told congress during her confirmation hearing to become permanently assigned.

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Charges in St. Louis doubled since exit of Soros-backed prosecutor – nypost.com

Supreme Court pauses order curbing Biden administration efforts to block social media posts – www.stamfordadvocate.com

Politicians still lying about the dead in Lahaina – American Thinker – www.americanthinker.com

George Soros gives at least $300K to network of TikTok activists to praise Joe Biden and push ultra-left ideas on young voters – www.dailymail.co.uk

California sues oil giants, claiming they downplayed climate change for decades : NPR – www.npr.org

Obituary That Called Late NBA Player ‘Useless’ Sparks Firestorm – www.huffpost.com

New student grants at Drexel fund ‘racial literacy’ for pre-kindergarten teachers – www.thecollegefix.com

System Designed to Alert Chicago Police Brass About Officers With Multiple Complaints Was Ready 2 1/2 Years Ago but Never Implemented: Letter | Chicago News – news.wttw.com

How liberalism sabotaged itself: Are Cold War intellectuals to blame? – www.salon.com

Intellectualization Results From Blocked Childhood Trauma | Daniel Mackler – www.madinamerica.com

A Mississippi jury rules officers justified in fatal 2017 shooting after police went to wrong house – www.wfmj.com

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Law Restricting Release of Her Travel, Security Records – www.usnews.com

IRS tax returns leak an ‘affront to all citizens,’ Citadel says as Ken Griffin subpoenas ProPublica for documents – fortune.com

Anti-Pot Group Tattles On Bank – abq.news

Librarians’ focus on the individual leads to ‘white savior narratives,’ scholars argue – www.thecollegefix.com

The Fox Lawsuits Piling Up on Rupert Murdoch’s Desk – www.newsweek.com

DHS warns of malicious AI use against critical infrastructure – cyberscoop.com

Australian Defence force chief warns of “truth decay” from AI – cosmosmagazine.com

In America, lots of usable organs go unrecovered or get binned – www.economist.com

SCI-TECH (Tues & Fri)

IS TESLA ABOUT TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE AUTO INDUSTRY WITH ADVANCED MANUFACTURING BREAKTHROUGH? – Tesla has allegedly been developing new methods for manufacturing electric vehicles that could significantly reduce the production time and resources needed to manufacture their vehicles.

According to a Reuters report, “The company pioneered the use of huge presses with 6,000 to 9,000 tons of clamping pressure to mold the front and rear structures of its Model Y in a ‘gigacasting’ process that slashed production costs and left rivals scrambling to catch up. In a bid to extend its lead, Tesla is closing in on an innovation that would allow it to die cast nearly all the complex underbody of an EV in one piece, rather than about 400 parts in a conventional car, the people said.”

SLINKY TIRES COULD BE YOUR NEXT AIRLESS BIKE TIRES – SMART Tire Company is creating a new kind of tire that might look like a slinky wrapped around a wheel but they could revolutionize the tire industry, starting with the bike industry where working models are easier to initially develop. They call them Metl tires and they might work even better than our air tires currently do.

more:

Stephen Fry Says AI Cloned His Voice to Create Audio Illegally – www.businessinsider.com

TikTok hit with $500M fine in Europe for past failings safeguarding youth privacy – www.cbc.ca

New ‘Inverse Vaccine’ Shows Potential to Treat MS and Other Autoimmune Diseases – science.slashdot.org

450,000 Americans May Have A Meat Allergy Caused By Tick Bites – www.discovermagazine.com

Forgotten Memories May Remain Intact in the Brain – www.scientificamerican.com

NASA UFO report finds no evidence UFOs have alien origins – thehill.com

NASA names UFO chief to investigate ‘anomalous phenomena’ – fortune.com

NASA Wants to Make UFO Studies a Real Science – www.scientificamerican.com

Brain organoids could reveal origins of autism – www.futurity.org

World’s most powerful X-ray laser will ‘film’ chemical reactions in unprecedented detail – www.nature.com

Abandoned Apollo 17 Lunar Module Is Causing Tremors On the Moon – science.slashdot.org

Archaeologists Found Seal Impressions That Could Change Hittite History in Kayalıpınar – arkeonews.net

Newfound Stem Cell Might Explain How Breast Cancer Spreads to the Spine – www.scientificamerican.com

Tiny nanocarriers could prove the magic bullet for acne sufferers – www.sciencedaily.com

Scientists make significant strides in studying schizophrenia genes – www.techexplorist.com

A New Technique Confirms the Universe is 69% Dark Energy, 31% Matter (Mostly Dark) – www.universetoday.com

Supermassive black holes have a significant impact on galactic chemistry – www.techexplorist.com

NASA’s Closest Spacecraft To The Sun Flies Through A Colossal Solar Explosion – www.forbes.com

Scientists finally detected oxygen-28. Its instability surprised them – www.sciencenews.org

No Snoots Here: Dogs and Wolves Can Find Hidden Food Without Relying Only On Their Noses – www.discovermagazine.com

You Can Now Purchase 3D-Printed Salmon – hypebeast.com

FIA FEATURE EXCERPT:

ABORTION OR THE REPUBLIC, YOU CAN’T HAVE BOTH

INTRODUCTION

Many Americans have long debated the causes behind the Civil War that left 750,000 dead. That war was fought ostensibly over states’ rights, or maybe commerce rights, or maybe because of slavery. Whatever reason you suppose the Civil War was fought, or even what the combatants THOUGHT they were fighting for, America’s first Civil War was fought because the spirit that gives our government its authority was undermined by the existence of slavery.

Our nation’s authority comes from the government’s demonstrated respect for the sovereign and sacred rights of individuals to steward their own lives by defining happiness and prosperity for themselves, and having the freedom to pursue that happiness and prosperity however they see fit. The only check on that freedom is that Americans also demonstrate respect for the sovereignty and sacredness of their neighbors as well.

I hope in this report to show you the cold, discouraging truth about the spirit in this land today, a spirit that has no connection to the republic’s legitimization of authority and has become increasingly ready to sub-humanize first the unborn and then any neighbor that stands against their hedonistic desires.

After that, I will make the case as to why the GOP should continue to stand defiantly, even if it means losing elections today, for tomorrow, an abortion-supporting GOP is no more legitimate as an American party than the DNC is. READ FULL REPORT

ED.NOTE: This article originally appeared in our monthly publication, Freedomist Intelligence Advisor (formerly McAlvany Intelligence Advisor). To subscribe and receive our monthly PDF to your email, go here).

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Trump Wants Republicans to Go Easy on Abortion Issue

Paul Collier September 19, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is calling on Republicans to moderate their approach to abortion, saying they “speak very inarticulately” about abortion. Trump, speaking in an NBC interview said that if he were elected, on the abortion issue He would “sit down with both sides and I’d negotiate something, and we’ll end up with peace on that issue for the first time in 52 years.”

This writer is pressing x to doubt on that claim, as abortion is an issue that individuals in this country will never be satisfied with until, on one side, it’s ended almost completely (save for exceptions such as rape, incest, and the health of the mother, more on that later), or, on the other side, has no restrictions applied at all.

Trump warned Republicans that going hard on this issue could lose them votes in most places, saying, “Other than certain parts of the country, you can’t- you’re not going to win on this issue.” He was speaking specifically of efforts to restrict abortions even in the cases of incest, rape, and the health of the mother, though such legislation is not widely supported, even among most “hardcore” Pro-Life supporters.

Trump even went so far as to say that efforts by Florida to outlaw abortions after six weeks was “a terrible, terrible mistake.” He said, “What’s going to happen is you’re going to come up with a number of weeks or months, you’re going to come up with a number that’s going to make people happy.”

One of the major criticisms of Trump is his tendency to be “pragmatic” rather than consistent in our ideals. It’s a critique leveled at conservatism in general, and is one of the major reasons this writer doesn’t identify as a conservative even if, socially, the Ven diagram between myself and conservatives overlaps considerably.

As if to accentuate his pragmatism, he also said, “From a pure standpoint, from a legal standpoint, I think it’s probably better. But I can live with it either way. It could be state or could it federal, I don’t frankly care.”

We made the case in a report I wrote called “Abortion or the Republic, You Can’t Have Both,” that winning elections by compromising on abortion won’t actually restore or preserve our republic.

From our report on abortion and the GOP:

The Republican Party has long been the only party openly supporting making the murdering of unborn children illegal. Now, it faces a hostile crowd that has been inured to the evil of abortion as surely as a dairy farmer gets inured to the smell of cow manure after working in those conditions for years. Now, the Republican party appears ready to seek to win elections over defending the underlying American standard that gives our republic its legitimacy, that all humans are created in God’s image, and thus entitled to the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The question for the Republican Party is this: Would you rather win and lose the republic or lose and keep fighting to restore and preserve the republic?

We can posit this question to Donald Trump, the far-and-away frontrunner for the GOP Presidential nomination and ask him if he even understands what he is surrendering by seeking to drive the GOP down the path of “compromise” on the abortion issue (never mind his strawman argument against banning abortions without exceptions, like rape, incest, and the health of the mother, which aren’t seriously considered by the Pro-Life community).

I realize my position on abortion, that it should be outlawed altogether save for the exceptions already listed, is cutting against the overwhelming worldviews of most Americans, but I hold to my assertion that if you want an American republic where the individual is assumed to have God-given rights to self-stewardship, you cannot support abortion. I might be fighting windmills or battling the wind itself in making this claim, but I believe it is the right proclamation to make, come what may.

From Ezekiel 3:16-19

“ And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me: ‘Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, “You shall surely die,” and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. ‘”

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