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The Daily Brief:
An Online News Source for Intercessors
"Decreeing the Word of God Over the News of the Day"
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United We Stand Thursday, February 16, 2023
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We encourage all of our readers who now live in the zones affected by the recent leak of poisonous fumes in East Palestine, Ohio, to stand in agreement with us for your protection.
We claim Mark 18:16 NKJV. It is written " . . . if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them . . . ". NO FEAR!
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The notes from Lynne Bowman's teaching this past Monday on paths to Inner Healing are now available and can be found by going here.
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Join our Bible Readathon, every night except Sunday morning, from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Call 508-924-5411 (no access code). Our moderator will welcome you and invite you to share in our reading. Praise God! His Word does NOT return to us void!
"So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11)
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>>> Be sure to read today's thoughts on repentance by Pastor Jeff Daly | National Day of Repentance. Go Here.
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‘Plume’ of Chemicals in Ohio River Moving Downstream After Train Derailment: Officials
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A top Ohio environmental official on Tuesday confirmed a “plume of chemicals” in the Ohio River is currently moving downstream after a train derailed in East Palestine that was carrying toxic chemicals.
“We know there is a plume (of chemicals) moving down the Ohio River,” Tiffani Kavalec, the head of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s water management subdivision, said in a news conference. “We think it’s on its way towards Huntington, West Virginia, now,” she added.
When pressed further, Kavalec said that the plume is comprised mainly of “fire combustion chemicals.” There could also be multiple “volatile organic compounds” that were being carried on the train in the Ohio River but are “very diluted,” she said.
Ultimately, she said that the plume is moving around 1 mph down the Ohio River, saying it is diluting as it travels downstream. The Ohio EPA doesn’t believe the plume is threatening the quality of drinking water, she added.
But chemicals associated with the train derailment did “flow to the Ohio River” during the initial incident, Kavalec said. The Ohio River is “able to dilute the pollutants pretty quickly,” Kavalec added, saying that “we are seeing very low levels of contaminants” in the river.
Meanwhile, train operator Norfolk Southern is “actively aerating” the area around the Sulfur Run waterway in East Palestine, “which remains contaminated,” Kavalec added. (Epoch TImes) Read more here.
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We encourage all of our readers who now live in the zones affected by the recent leak of poisonous fumes in East Palestine, Ohio, to stand in agreement with us for your protection.
We claim Mark 18:16 NKJV. It is written " . . . if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them . . . ". NO FEAR!
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Truck Overturns in Arizona, Spills Nitric Acid, Triggers Shelter-in-Place Alert
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An emergency shelter-in-place has been issued for nearby residents after a truck carrying hazardous materials overturned on Feb. 14 on a highway in Tucson, Arizona.
Following a crash, a commercial truck tanker overturned on the Interstate 10 highway eastbound between Rita and Kolb roads, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
“The tanker involved in this collision was hauling nitric acid in liquid form,” the Arizona DPS announced on Twitter of the HAZMAT spill.
Footage of the crash posted on Twitter showed reddish-orange mist emanating from an overturned truck tanker. The post was accompanied by a message: “be safe everyone, don’t [breathe] this in.”
Liquid nitric acid is a highly corrosive substance, described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a “colorless liquid with yellow or red fumes with an acrid odor.”
In vapor or mist form, it can cause burning sensations to the eyes, nose, skin, and lungs. Exposure to high concentrations of this can cause pneumonitis, bronchitis, and/or pulmonary edema, which can be fatal. These symptoms can be delayed from 4 to 30 hours after exposure. Furthermore, teeth can erode when exposed to the vapor or mist form of nitric acid. (The Epoch Times) Read more here.
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- Father God, we can't believe that these spills have now happened three times in three states in two weeks across our land! Something is clearly wrong here,
so we ask that You would move on the hearts of our governing officials to get to the bottom of the cause of these events, and to keep our people safe. In Your name, amen and amen.
- We now pray for the protection of the citizens who live in this area in Arizona, once again claiming Mark 16:18. It is written: " . . . if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; . . ."
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Tennessee Senate passes ban on genital, chemical mutilation of gender-confused children
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NASHVILLE (LifeSiteNews) – The Tennessee Senate voted 26-6 Monday to pass legislation prohibiting the surgical or chemical “transitioning” of minors in the Volunteer State.
The Protecting Children from Gender Mutilation Act prohibits doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones or performing gender-related surgeries on minors for the purpose of “gender transition,” as well as allow patients and their families to sue a health practitioner for knowingly violating the law, and enable minors to bring a civil cause of action against parents who helped facilitate their “medical transition.”
It makes exceptions only for those rare cases where hormones and/or surgery are necessary to treat genuine chromosomal anomalies or congenital defects that result in developmental sex conditions.
WJHL reports that the Act won final passage on a party-line vote Monday and now moves on to the state House for consideration, starting with a House Civil Justice Committee hearing on Wednesday. (Read more)
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- Father God, we shout GLORY at the news that the Tennessee Senate has now passed this bill. We ask that this legislation would also find swift passage in the House, and then move to the Governor's desk for signature. Thank You, Father God, that the lawmakers in the State of Tennesse are moving swiftly to protect the lives of their young ones from these abusive practices. Amen and amen!
- "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God." (Mark 10:14)
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1. Israeli Government Postpones Vote on Key Planks of Judicial Overhaul - Algemeiner
i24 News – Israel’s President Isaac Herzog held a series of meetings Tuesday night at his residence with opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz as well as the head of the Israeli parliament’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Simcha Rothman.
The goal of the meetings was to increase the pressure on the parties to push them to reach a compromise on the proposed judicial reform that sparked mass protests across Israel. As legislation moves through the Knesset and party leaders struggle to agree on where and when to hold the talks, Herzog reiterated his call for as broad agreements as possible to be reached for the benefit of the state of Israel and its citizens.
In a sign of possible breakthrough, the coalition subsequently pushed back to an unknown later date planned plenum votes on certain key planks of the judicial overhaul. Those include the so-called “Deri Law,” whose purpose is to allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reinstate the controversial Shas member as government minister; the High Court ruled last month that such appointment was defined by “extreme unreasonableness,” in view of Aryeh Deri’s previous conviction for tax evasion, even if there was no law that directly barred him from serving. Netanyahu was forced to fire Deri, but criticized judges for overruling the will of voters. (Read more)
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2. Lapid demands 60-day freeze on judicial reform as precondition to negotiations - World Israel News
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid announced Wednesday that his party will not enter into talks with the coalition on a possible compromise for the judicial reform plan, unless existing legislation under consideration be frozen for at least two months.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Coalition announced that it has cancelled two planned Knesset votes for bills included in the government’s judicial reform package.
One bill, dubbed the “Aryeh Deri Law 2,” would limit the Supreme Court’s ability to strike down ministerial appointments, after Shas chairman and former Interior Minister Aryeh Deri’s appointment was disqualified last month.
The second bill, known as the Override Clause, would amend the country’s Basic Laws, allowing the Knesset to veto rulings by the Supreme Court that overturn laws passed by the legislature. (Read more)
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3. Security forces resume demolishing Jewish grove after PM orders halt - Israel National News
Security forces resumed the destruction of a Jewish-owned orchard in Samaria Wednesday, despite the orders of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt the demolition after security forces clashed with protestors at the site this morning. Earlier, Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism) had ordered the demolishing cancelled, but Defense Minister Gallant (Likud) ignored his request.
Eyewitnesses reported that the security forces behaved violently towards the young people who were at the scene of the destruction.
Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday ordered the halting of the demolition of the olive grove and fruit orchard, owned by Hen Ben-Eliyahu and located in the Shilo Valley in the Binyamin district of Samaria, after a significant portion of the grove had already been demolished. (Read more)
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4. Knesset passes law to strip terrorists who receive PA stipends of Israeli citizenship - Times of Israel
The Knesset approved a law on Wednesday to strip convicted terrorists with Israeli nationality of their citizenship — provided they receive funding from the Palestinian Authority or an associated organization.
The law, an amendment to Israel’s 1952 Citizenship Law, applies to both Israeli citizens and permanent residents incarcerated following a conviction for terror, aiding terror, harming Israeli sovereignty, inciting war, or aiding an enemy during wartime, and enables the interior minister to revoke their status after a hearing.
The law enables citizenship to be revoked even if the person lacks a second citizenship, provided they have a permanent residence status outside of Israel. Once citizenship is revoked, the person would be denied entry back into Israel. (Read more)
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5. New Israeli Foreign Minister Will Visit Kyiv in ‘Coming Days’ to Explore ‘Joint Potential,’ Ukrainian Counterpart Says - Algemeiner
Ukraine’s foreign minister announced on Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart would visit Kyiv “in the coming days,” hailing the two countries “joint potential.”
In a remote address to the 2023 Kyiv Jewish Forum — an annual event that is being held in Washington, DC, this year due to the Russian invasion — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba confirmed the imminent arrival of newly-appointed Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.
“We have common security challenges, and we are obliged to face them together,” Kuleba said. “Our two nations share the same democratic ideals.”
Kuleba noted that he had already spoken with Cohen on the phone “but this will be his first official visit to Ukraine.” (Read more)
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1. South Dakota bans sex change surgeries, puberty blockers for kids - The Christian Post
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill into law that bans sex change surgeries and experimental puberty blockers for children and teens who struggle with their sexual identities and can be influenced into having irreversible procedures, such as chemical castration.
Noem signed House Bill 1080, also known as the “Help Not Harm” bill, on Monday, days after the state Legislature overwhelmingly passed the legislation.
“South Dakota’s kids are our future. With this legislation, we are protecting kids from harmful, permanent medical procedures,” said Noem in a statement. “I will always stand up for the next generation of South Dakotans.”
The signing of the bill received praise from groups like the American Principles Project, which noted that South Dakota was the seventh state to pass such legislation. (Read more)
- Dear Heavenly Father, I know it breaks Your heart to see children and young adults made in Your image hurt by these procedures. Equip us all to help the children in our care see that they are fearfully and wonderfully made by You. Open the eyes of people around the country to see how wrong we’ve been and move us to protect our young people. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
- “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made…” (Psalm 139:14)
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2. Terrible New Inflation Numbers Nullify Biden’s State of the Union Boasts - National Review
President Biden, one week ago, in his State of the Union Address: “We have more to do, but here at home, inflation is coming down. Here at home, gas prices are down $1.50 a gallon since their peak. Food inflation is coming down. Inflation has fallen every month for the last six months while take home pay has gone up.” Inflation turned higher to start 2023, as rising shelter, gas and fuel prices took their toll on consumers, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
The consumer price index, which measures a broad basket of common goods and services, rose 0.5 percent for the month, which translated to an annual gain of 6.4 percent. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for respective increases of 0.4 percent and 6.2 percent.
Excluding volatile food and energy, core CPI increased 0.4 percent monthly and 5.6 percent from a year ago, against respective estimates of 0.3 percent and 5.5 percent.
Energy also was a significant contributor, up 2 percent and 8.7 percent respectively, while food costs rose 0.5 percent and 10.1 percent respectively.
Rising prices meant a loss in real pay for workers. Average hourly earnings fell 0.2 percent for the month and were down 1.8 percent from a year ago, according to a separate BLS report. (Read more)
- Lord God, we know every president portrays his leadership as a success in their public addresses, so we must be wise in discerning truth that there is more to the story here. Help us Lord to faithfully commit to praying for our government to be guided by Your truth, wisdom, and precepts this year. Amen.
- "“I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.” (1 Timothy 2:1-2)
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3. All eyes focus on Asbury revival - Kentucky Today
Time will tell if the revival unfolding on the campus of Asbury University will have the impact of one from 1970. The comparisons, though, are uncanny.
They both broke out during a time of unrest in America and in a normal campus chapel service. They included confession, repentance and testimonies of hundreds of students who gathered at the altar on the first day. Today, the worshiping has not stopped and has begun to spread like wildfire not only on the Asbury campus but throughout the country and even the world, thanks to social media.
Students from universities near and far have been drawn to the Asbury University campus to crowd their way into the chapel while others are watching live feeds to catch a glimpse of what is happening. (Read more)
- Oh, God. Let it be. Let your mercy pour down in genuine revival. And let it not end at Asbury. Many all over our country have been praying for years for revival to break forth in our young people. We pray that the fundamental components of this revival are humility, confession, and true repentance before You, a Holy God. Allow these roots to go deep. In Jesus name amen!
- “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.” (Isaiah 57:15)
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4. White House Blames ‘Thousands’ Of UFOs On An Unexpected Source - The Daily Caller
White House officials blamed the “thousands” of unidentified flying objects in the skies above America on used car salesmen during a Monday briefing.
“There are no UFOs. This is not an invasion of the aliens,” White House Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall told governors via a virtual briefing, audio of which was obtained by Fox News Digital.
Sherwood-Randall then claimed that most of the things flying over us are probably “used car lot balloons,” Fox reported. Recovery teams are still working to retrieve a number of strange airborne objects shot down over the continent, one of which was “octagonal” and some 20,000 feet above the ground.
I don’t really know what’s worse, the idea that our military can’t identify an aircraft from a used car salesman’s decorations, or the fact our Homeland Security Advisor literally suggested this idea out loud. (Read more)
- Lord God, it is very disturbing that this administration would think so low of the American public to believe this excuse. We just want the truth, we don’t want to hear fake reports anymore. So we pray Lord, that your truth would shine in this situation to give us answers and expose the lies of the darkness in Jesus name amen.
- “…To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God…” (Acts 26:18)
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5. NORAD conducts air defense exercise days after Russian aircraft intercepted over Alaska - Fox News
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Wednesday it is carrying out a "live-fly air defense exercise" off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia, just days after it intercepted Russian aircraft near Alaska and multiple airborne objects were shot down.
The four Russian planes were detected and intercepted over the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday in what NORAD called a "routine" incident.
As part of Wednesday’s exercise, a variety of American and Canadian planes, "including fighter aircraft, will operate at high altitude," it said.
But NORAD added that the training is "in no way related to recent NORAD and U.S. Northern Command operations associated with airborne objects over North America during the last two weeks." (Read more)
- We plead the blood of Jesus over our airspace that no harm or no evil can come near us in the mighty name of Jesus. We pray safety and protection over our airspace and wisdom for our military to deal with these uncertain situation’s in Jesus name amen.
- “…following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience…”( Ephesians 2:2)
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6. Christian teacher loses job after refusing to deceive parents on kids' gender transitions - Fox News
A California teacher, who lost her job after refusing to comply with a California district's gender policies, citing Christian beliefs, is blowing the whistle on the expectations she felt as a teacher to not only hide students' gender transitions from parents, but also to keep them in the dark through lying.
In a notice under Superintendent Trenton Hansen's letterhead, reviewed by Fox News Digital, the district said they couldn't accommodate Tapia's Christian beliefs which prohibited her from withholding information on gender transitions from kids' parents.
"Based on your religious beliefs, you cannot be dishonest with parents... If asked about a student's gender identity by a parent, you cannot refer the parent to a counselor, defer the inquiry and suggest they speak with a student..., or otherwise deflect the parent's inquiry," the letter, signed by assistant superintendent of human resources, Daniel Brooks, said.
"The district cannot accommodate your religious beliefs that... prohibit you from maintaining a student's gender identity and refraining from disclosing a student's gender identity from his/her/their parent(s)/guardians," it continued. (Read more)
- Thank you, Lord God for righteous and just individuals like this teacher blowing the whistle on the evil that is going on in our public schools. We come against this plan of the enemy to divide families and we break the powers of this plan right now in Jesus name, and we say no more! This confusion must end and this divisiveness must end now in Jesus name.
- "All of them are put to shame and confounded; the makers of idols go in confusion together" (Isaiah 45:16)
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7. Republicans introduce 'COVID-19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act' - Fox News
Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Dan Bishop, Republicans, introduced the "COVID-19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act" to prohibit federal funds from being given to medical facilities that refuse to treat patients based on their COVID-19 vaccination status.
Paul, a Kentucky Republican, said his legislation would "protect the rights of vulnerable patients to make their own health care choices and ensure that federal taxpayer dollars do not support facilities that turn away patients based on their COVID-19 vaccination status."
Bishop, a North Carolina Republican who introduced the bill in the House, said, "There’s no reason that medical facilities should deny care to people based on their COVID-19 vaccination status, and there’s certainly no reason for institutions that do so to receive any federal funding."
The American Medical Association warned in 2021 that physicians should not deny patients medical care based on their vaccination status. (Read more)
- We thank you, Lord God for leaders who choose to do what is right, even though it may be hard. We thank you Lord for leaders who would make legislation like this to help serve and protect people to have the right to choose what they want to do with their health and their families health.
- “…And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8)
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8. Black Hawk military helicopter crashes near Alabama highway, 2 dead: authorities - Fox News
At least two people are dead following a fatal military helicopter crash Wednesday afternoon near Highway 53 near Huntsville, Alabama, Fox News Digital has confirmed. The Madison County Sheriff's Office said the fiery crash happened at 3 p.m. near the intersection of Burwell Road and Highway 53 near Huntsville, Alabama.
Don Webster with Huntsville Emergency Medical Services says the helicopter caught fire upon impact. Webster shared that there were two individuals in the helicopter and both died in the fiery crash. No cars or pedestrians were injured as a result of the crash, Fox News Digital confirmed.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said the helicopter was a Black Hawk. Law enforcement have not shared what led up to the fatal crash. (Read more)
- Lord God, we cover this situation in the blood of Jesus. We pray for wisdom and strength for all of those involved. For all those that lost someone we pray that you would comfort their grieving hearts, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
- “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,” (Romans 15:13)
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Stupidocrisy: Sources With Knowledge Of The Situation
The Daily Jot, Bill Wilson, February 15, 2023
Americans are being overwhelmed with falsehood. Everywhere you turn, you have to question the source in order to determine whether there is truth in what is being reported. In the political business there is an old saying, “A little bit of truth makes a better lie.” It’s certainly true in today’s society. Whenever you read or hear phrases like “informed sources said,” or “sources with knowledge of the situation,” or “a source who wished to remain anonymous,” your truth meters should shoot up at warp speed. As a cub investigative reporter, my editors would say, “If they won’t put their name to it, it’s suspect.” But nowadays, these phantom sources are used to create stories and sell clicks on social media.
Rolling Stone magazine, hardly the harbinger of journalism, recently cited three unidentified “people familiar with the situation” that Donald Trump wanted to bring back the death penalty using banned methods of execution. Asawin Suebsaeng and Patrick Reis wrote: “He has even, one of the sources recounts, mused about televising footage of executions, including showing condemned prisoners in the final moments of their lives. Specifically, Trump has talked about bringing back death by firing squad, by hanging, and, according to two of the sources, possibly even by guillotine. He has also, sources say, discussed group executions.” Read More
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A tactic House Republicans can use
to de-weaponize government
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The House “weaponization of government” hearings kicked off an excellent start for public awareness. But without a legislative agenda, the short-staffed subcommittee will show little enduring accomplishment.
House reformers don’t believe they can force some of the necessary changes because the Senate and Joe Biden oppose them. So they haven’t prepared a strategic legislative agenda.
Yet, there is reason for hope and change.
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The House Republicans can attach amendments to ban federal spending across the entire government on different elements of weaponized wokeness like climate change, ESG, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. They can do it to block certain politicized actions of the Justice Department. They can block any funding toward a new FBI headquarters until the bureau is cleaned up and cleaned out.
They don’t need to bargain with the Senate or the White House if they just hold firm. As long as they keep up the heat on the weaponization of government, the public can redirect that heat on their elected officials.
Source: Center for Security Policy
Read the entire article by going here.
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Report: What a failed response to the Chinese spy balloon should tell state leaders
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. . . the purpose of the balloon is just one factor in a larger, more concerning strategic question on the minds of the American public and state leaders alike which is: Why did the federal government let the balloon simply fly by before it took action?
Montana Governor Greg Giaforte complained that he was not informed of the balloon’s presence until it was “hundreds of miles” within the state’s borders and had already surveilled critical military infrastructure, and noted that ““If it was up to Montanans, this thing would have been taken out of the sky the moment it entered our sovereign airspace.” Missouri Governor Mike Parson took to Twitter to complain he’d received “zero communication” from federal officials about the balloon’s entry into his state.
In the face of growing criticism over the delayed response to the penetration of U.S. airspace, leaks from U.S. government sources later alleged that Chinese balloons had also penetrated U.S. airspace under the previous administration, as though this either explained or excused the delayed response.
The reality is that the saga of the Chinese surveillance balloon is merely one more in a string of threats and provocations emanating from the People’s Republic of China met with a weak or belated federal response.
As Governor Giaforte rightly noted, American citizens, of every state, look to their elected leaders to act against national security threats emanating from the People’s Republic of China.
Source: Center for Security Policy
Read the entire, comprehensive report by going here.
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Beijing Biden Knew
By Gary Bauer
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Remember when news reports first broke that the U.S. military was tracking an object over Montana? We soon learned that the Biden Administration was aware of the communist Chinese spy balloon long before it breached U.S. airspace above Montana. We were later told that the military had been tracking it off the coast of Alaska.
Evidently, that wasn’t the whole truth either.
The Washington Post is now reporting that U.S. intelligence agencies were “watching [the balloon] as it lifted off from its home base on Hainan Island near China’s south coast.” They tracked it for days as it drifted over the Pacific. That means it wasn’t a total surprise when it showed up off the coast of Alaska. Yet, the Biden Administration did nothing.
And once it violated the sovereignty of the continental United States, Biden used that fact not as a reason to act, but as an excuse to continue to do nothing! Biden was afraid the debris might hit a school if they shot it down over land.
So, just to be clear, the Biden Administration watched this communist Chinese spy balloon take off, tracked it all the way across the Pacific, over Alaska, into Canada and then allowed it to travel all the way across the country.
This almost looks like a joint venture between Beijing and Washington. The only thing that could have made it any worse is if Biden had allowed communist Chinese jets to escort the spy balloon!
Not surprisingly, the Biden Administration is downplaying the whole incident. Vice President Kamala Harris told Politico yesterday that this violation of U.S. sovereignty and the threat it posed to our national security won’t change Biden’s approach to communist China.
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And Now . . . Lion of Judah: ROAR!!!
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7 new spider species discovered in caves in Israel
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In a new study conducted by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Madison-Wisconsin, seven new species of funnel web spiders (Agelenidae, Tegenaria), unique to caves in Israel, were discovered. These species join a large number of invertebrates recently found in Israeli caves that are new to science.
The study was recently published in the Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution journal, and has extensive scientific implications for uncovering the evolution of speciation in caves and the historical, geographic and climatic processes that occurred in Israel.
Doctoral student Shlomi Aharon led the study under the guidance of Dr. Efrat Gavish-Regev, from the National Natural History Collections at Hebrew University and Professor Dror Hawlena from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. The unique conditions in cave habitats, as well as the isolation from other habitats, lead to a process of convergent evolution, in which we observe the development of exceptional adaptations to life in the dark, such as blindness, loss of pigments and enlargement of sensory organs. Read More
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'Repent’: Franklin Graham’s Call to Christians Navigating Today’s Political Storms
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Franklin Graham said Christians today need “wisdom” to navigate our ever-chaotic political culture, noting he isn’t interested in telling others how to vote. “I don’t want to tell people how to vote or not vote,” Franklin recently told CBN’s Faithwire. “I might share with somebody how I’m going to vote, but … what we need to do, be honest with you, is just ask God [to] give us wisdom.” Graham, who heads the Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, encouraged fellow Christians to vote for candidates who have “Godly principles” and who take a moral stand. “[We should vote for] candidates that believe in God, that believe in Jesus Christ, that’s what we need,” he said, noting he knows not everyone will be a born-again Christian. Still, Graham said Christians should seek candidates who at least align with their values. “Let’s vote for candidates [who] at least support what we believe in,” he continued.
Graham concluded with his biggest prayer for America, calling citizens to return to God and repent. “My biggest prayer for this country is that we would return … that we would repent and call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,” he said. As CBN’s Faithwire previously reported, the evangelist also spoke about the importance of bringing God’s hope to a weary world, imploring believers to encourage repentance and a quest for personal forgiveness. “This is the time for people to repent and turn from their sins and believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,” Graham said. “Jesus said, ‘I’m the way, the truth [and the] life. No man comes to the Father, but by me.’ There’s not multiple ways to God, only one.” (FaithWire) Read more here.
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- Father, we say "Yes and Amen!" in agreement with Franklin Graham's words. In the midst of revival breaking-out across our country, we ask for hearts of repentance to fall upon America. Bring our government and all citizens into right and perfect alignment with You. We cry out for transformed hearts and souls through salvation in Christ Jesus! In the powerful name of Yeshua- Amen.
- "Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'" (Acts 2:38)
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Nightly Prayer to HOLD THE LINE...
and Today's Prophetic Words
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We invite you to join a NIGHTLY prayer call with Rick Warzywak, Prayer leader for Transformation Michigan. The call is focused on prayer over the Presidential election results and is EVERY NIGHT from 9-10pm EST.
Call 727-731-2247 no access code needed.
For more info, visit their website at: https://transformmi.com/
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In the Sweet by and by
To listen to this classic hymn, CLICK HERE
Words: Sanford Bennett
Music: Joseph Webster
Scripture: In My Father’s house there are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. John 14:2
Lyrics:
There’s a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar;
For the Father waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there.
Refrain
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
We shall sing on that beautiful shore
The melodious songs of the blessed;
And our spirits shall sorrow no more,
Not a sigh for the blessing of rest.
Refrain
To our bountiful Father above,
We will offer our tribute of praise
For the glorious gift of His love
And the blessings that hallow our days.
Refrain
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