Rudy Giuliani targets Trump for ‘unpaid legal fees’ in new filing
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rudy-giuliani-defamation-trump-legal-fees-b2485911.html
Mr Giuliani filed for bankruptcy last month after he was ordered to pay $148m to Georgia election workers he defamed


Assessing the Health of Bitcoin
https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-network-health/?
When investing in bitcoin as an asset, or companies that build on top of the Bitcoin network as part of an asset mix, we need some set of metrics with which to evaluate the progress of the investment thesis, and by extension, the health of the Bitcoin network. It’s more than just a price on […]


House GOP leaders eye Democrats for help on $80 billion tax bill as Republicans defect
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-gop-leaders-eye-democrats-help-80b-tax-bill-republicans-defect
Meanwhile, top members of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus told Fox News Digital that hardliners have their separate issues with the bill, namely arguing that the CTC can be claimed by illegal immigrants who have children in the United States.


Where Is This Pandemic Threat?
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/where-is-this-pandemic-threat-5571048
In the detailed statistical review of 100 years of pandemic threats, they show that pandemic risk is dramatically decreasing, not increasing. That has been true for a very long time. Data that shows the contrary is due to better pathogenic surveillance but overall deaths from pandemics show that they are getting more mild by the year.
The one exception is Ebola but even here, it “is a localized disease and normally rapidly contained.”


War Is Always Inflationary
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/war-is-always-inflationary-5570769
The United States spends nearly three times more on defense than does China and 10 times more than does Russia. At the same time, the depletion of U.S. military stockpiles and other reserves is accelerating through multiple conflicts


Javier Milei on Socialism and Statism
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/javier-milei-on-socialism-and-statism-5569271


Tomorrow we’ll be releasing our written-form interview with the Nostr Client Gossip’s Lead Dev Mike Dilger, to talk about Nostr security, private DMs, free speech, and what features and changes to lookout for

Considering ALL cellphones are vulnerable to baseband modem attacks, where tyrannical government thugs rip your Nostr private key and ruin your hardwork

Considering all the web browser clients I’ve seen require vulnerable JavaScript and invasive Big Tech,

Then if you genuinely care about Nostr security and privacy on desktop, you don’t want to miss this interview with one of the most brilliant and humble minds in the ecosystem.  Stay tuned


I envison 2 robed figures holding fish and 2 robed figures holding birds.
#InkblotArt


Is there a howto for this? I am thoroughly confused.


Who would like to join with me in purchasing an F-16? I can’t afford one on my own:

Biden Takes Swipe at Gun Rights Advocates, Says ‘Need an F-16’ Not AR-15 to Take on Government
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/biden-takes-swipe-at-gun-rights-promoters-says-need-an-f-16-not-ar-15-to-take-on-government-5569705


melmc

I am a Christian and a semi-retired attorney, former IRS revenue officer, and former naval intelligence officer. I am also a Son of the American Revolution and a Gideon. I oppose racism and antisemitism (please keep such stuff off my timeline). You can follow me on Mastodon at melmc@freeatlantis.com. #DeSantis2024 Make America Florida  - SOLI DEO  GLORIA


Nikki Haley Was Sued for Backing Obama's Refugee Resettlement to U.S.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/03/nikki-haley-was-sued-for-backing-obamas-refugee-resettlement-to-u-s/

#Zap to support, DM to suggest new feeds.


Trump paid me to find voter fraud. Then he lied after I found 2020 election wasn't stolen.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/01/02/trump-lies-voter-fraud-2020-impact-2024-election/72057016007/?
My company's contract with the Trump campaign obligated us to deliver evidence of voter fraud. The small amount of fraud I found was bipartisan.


Offense (like intent) exists only in a person's head & not in reality at all. There is zero harm in offending people. The freedom to cause offense is 100% necessary to the teaching/learning process. "Sticks & stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me" is something people used to be taught from young ages. Now everyone has horrible personal boundaries because they are taught that how they feel is everyone else's responsibility rather than completely their own.

We are seeing the consequences of incorrect foundational belief systems playing out. If someone is afraid of getting sick, it's on them to stay home or protect themselves in whatever way they can, they can't require that everyone else stay home until they prove they are healthy. You can't externalize the cost of your fear onto everyone else & not be a tyrant. Sick until proven healthy is no different than calling people guilty until proven innocent. When people invert fundamental principles they transform life into hell, & many will almost deserve it.


A thought...
Some Christians take the biblical idea of "honoring authority", and use it as a reason to not challenge corruption.
I would offer that the biblical mandate of honoring authority has different implications in a Democratic Republic.
In a Democratic Republic, the Will of the King, has been replaced by The Will of the People.
The highest political authority is the People themselves. Living in a nation like this requires you to think and act as an authority, because you have that responsibility.
When you use "honoring authority" as an excuse to stay passive, you are actually dishonoring authority, and abdicating your responsibility. It is not much different than a King abdicating his authority, and allowing others to over-ride the authority he is required to use for good.
We do not have leaders in the American political system. We have representatives. Representatives whose only responsibility is to carry out the Will of the People, and uphold the Constitution. When they fail to do this, you have a responsibility to exercise your authority. You are not "voters". This is intentional wording meant to reduce your authority. You are The People. Do not neglect your authority. God will hold you responsible.


https://image.nostr.build/836a01df3c66d91edb18b357202c56caa7fc5b969aa8c8fcddce269e68e4d8b1.jpg

#meme #memestr #nostrmemes #memes 823,590 🤙💜


No Institution Is Safe: DEI Thought Control in the Military
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/no-institution-is-safe-dei-thought-control-in-the-military-5553465


The Stupid Party:
House Republicans may have just given their majority away for Christmas
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4369019-house-republicans-may-have-just-given-their-majority-away-for-christmas/?utm_source=pocket_saves
Who would have thought Republicans would give away three seats when they only have a four-seat majority?


1000 satoshis for whoever reposts: https://zapster.buzz


https://image.nostr.build/fd8848d3f2d65579c970665cbd84ab5ccceaca96bff29c894c5db1cf95585cc2.jpg

#meme #memestr #nostrmemes #memes 823,214 🤙💜


The ultimate Christian hope is not utopian earth through progressive improvements, but rather the finished work of Christ, brought to fullness in eternity. Our hope is not in princes, presidents or political processes, it's in heaven where Christ is king now and forever.


Apocalypse in the Air
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/apocalypse-in-the-air-5548895
I’ve gone on too much about our dark night of the soul, which, by the way, is a meditative poem about the relationship of God and man as written by St. John of the Cross. His core point, if I may dare to sum it up, is as follows. The darkness is our opportunity to learn, discover, find our way out, and emerge on the other side with more strength, conviction, and awareness of our purpose and the meaning of life.


The Colorado Supreme Court’s Decision Disqualifying President Trump
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/the-colorado-supreme-courts-decision-disqualifying-president-trump-5550765
“As the dissenting justices pointed out, disqualification for public office is a drastic punishment that should be inflicted only after compliance with all due process standards: timely notification, disclosure of evidence among the parties, an impartial adjudicator, the right to call witnesses, the right to cross-examine, time to prepare, and—because of the seriousness of the punishment—proof beyond a reasonable doubt.”


The CCP’s Gene Warfare
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/the-ccps-gene-warfare-5549318

In 2021, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center warned that Beijing is attempting to dominate the bioeconomy by building the world’s largest biological database. Although much of the DNA data gathering is done by private companies, they are still tools of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) through its "military-civil fusion" policy.

 “Compared with traditional biological weapons and chemical weapons, genetic weapons are more concealable, deceptive, easy to spread and harmful in the long term, and are difficult to prevent, difficult to isolate and low-cost. Once used in war, the consequences will be devastating.”

So, even if the CCP has not yet deployed such weapons, it is clearly thinking about them.


Tucker's Tweets
@TuckerCarlsonTweets
6h
⚠Tucker Highlights⚠
People used to be suspicious of debt. Now the whole economy is based on it. Stephanie Pomboy knows that's about to come crashing down.

https://files.freeatlantis.com/system/media_attachments/files/111/626/645/264/213/038/original/4f0e7d5ee79d4f0a.mp4


“German poet Heinrich Heine was once asked why men no longer build cathedrals. He replied:

“People in those old times had convictions; we moderns only have opinions. And it needs more than a mere opinion to erect a Gothic cathedral.”

Cologne Cathedral took 632 years to complete. Does modern man have the necessary conviction to build something like this today?”

Can you believe someone visualized this, and a culture had so much faith and conviction they spent 6 centuries to build it?! 🤯
Beautiful. 🥹 https://video.nostr.build/30ae98578ceae12119c78c56f1633e13f3b44392ec5a0bb619895cabc10bbb3c.mov


Forgiveness is a heroic act of self abnegation.

It is the ability to see the other in yourself. To truly understand that no matter how terrible what the other person has done, you are also capable of it.

It is seeing the dragon inside yourself, slaying it, and then loving the other when their dragon burns them.

Forgiveness is love with feet. Loving someone who has never wronged you costs nothing. Loving someone despite their wrong has a price.

Forgiveness is showing someone that you love them so much that nobody can talk you into abandoning them. Even themselves.

Forgiveness is the highest ideal. It is the one thing God was willing to die for.


Nostr is driving the adoption of Lightning, and as a result, Lightning wallet companies are innovating and developing tools to make Lightning more user-friendly and self-sovereign.

For example, nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5 is building a Lightning wallet that we have wanted since Zaps launched in February. This wallet will make it easy for anyone to deploy their own Lightning node *and* receive Zaps directly to it. This was not previously possible for the majority of users. Zeus Pay will be one of the most important features of a Lightning wallet that we've seen recently. Onboarding to Nostr and Lightning will become incredibly easy, hassle-free, and, most importantly, users can self custody their bitcoin.


184 days until the halving. ⏰

Do you have enough #Bitcoin ? https://image.nostr.build/aef22dd549e8a35031c9ad983afdfe762a3a979dd2e02f64e47bb8044fb6cd04.jpg


Exactly correct:
Hamas’s Terrorist War Against Israel: There Is No ‘On the Other Hand’
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/hamas-terrorist-war-against-israel-there-is-no-on-the-other-hand-5507571


🇬🇧 The many reasons you should buy and hold Bitcoin… and much more at 6pm London On The Bullish ₿itcoin Channel (EP 559) 🇬🇧
#bitcoin  #btc  #bitcoins (05-10-2023)
#Decentralisation #btc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey0gdogq1D0


#[0] Verifying My Public Key: "pa_rsc"


The Difference Between Integrative and Functional Medicine
https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/the-difference-between-integrative-and-functional-medicine-5453918?
Integrative and functional medicine embrace unique approaches to health and well-being.


[1Jo 3:9-10 ESV] 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.


[Rom 8:6-9 ESV] 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.


I love both James White and R.C. Sproul.  The book debate to which I referred earlier was between James White and Dave Hunt. Another favorite is John MacArthur. I have also been blessed by John Piper's books and teaching.


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