First the volcano; now the quake Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily, sparks panic ROME (AP) — An earthquake triggered by Mount Etna’s eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, damaging churches and houses on the volcano’s slopes and prompting panicked villagers to flee their homes. Italy’s Civil Protection officials said the quake, which struck at 3:19 a.m., was part of a swarm of some 1,000 tremors, most of them barely perceptible, linked to Etna’s volcanic eruption this week. Italy’s national seismology institute said the quake had a magnitude of 4.8 on the open-ended Richter scale and 4.9 on the moment magnitude scale, which relates to the amount the ground slips. It struck north of Catania, the largest city in the eastern part of the Mediterranean island, but no damage or injuries were reported there. The quake opened up cracks in homes in several towns, sending chunks of concrete debris tumbling to the ground. It toppled a Madonna statue in a church in Santa Venerina and broke up sidewalks and a stretch of highway, forcing it to close. Many people spent the hours after the quake sleeping in their cars. MORE: https://apnews.com/5108b69d38e1427492ea116b72c4c95e
Now Israeli media is trying to say that Netanyahu asked Trump to remove our troops from Syria. God Bless and protect the remaining Christians there.
FWIW, I heard a commentator on the radio this morning pointing out that if the US didn't start removing troops from Syria ATT, we run the risk of being sucked into different ethnic conflicts, sometimes between groups that we have treated as allies, but now forces are pushing for us to declare for one side and renounce the other.
What I am feeling is that whenever Trump signals that he is planning to withdraw troops from certain areas, "they" foment more conflict in those specific areas, in order to stop him from carrying out the plans to withdraw troops. Then the fake news media spins it and applies further pressure on him not to withdraw troops.
In World War II there were news blackouts. You are correct, we are giving our news to our enemies now .
The funny thing is that Trump himself talked about that very subject HH. He insisted that he would not foretell his moves and countermoves to the press the way that others have and yet we have the same things happening. So, are these leaks? Or are they intentional to mislead the press?
The thing is Trump did not tell in advance the decision he just made re: pulling most forces out of Syria. That is what drove the media crazy as well as the military advisors. He threw them all off as was the plan. And that's where the criticism from the usual suspects in the media was all about. He did exactly what he said. And it wasn't until his surprise visit to Iraq yesterday....which also embarrassed those who were whining that he wasn't going to visit the troops over the Holidays.....that he spelled out his new plan to launch any necessary responses to the region, including Syria, from Iraq. Israel supported this move as well. It was Obama who announced to the enemy all of our plans....when we were to move into a specific country, how many troops, when we planned to leave and what our horrendous rules of engagement were to be....where our troops were to be sitting ducks unable to defend themselves to the extent necessary thus we had more troop deaths. People cannot figure him out because they rely on protocols from the past....like his many replacements of senior cabinet advisors. Allegedly the way he works is that in the bigger plan he puts specific types of "talents" in a position for a specified need of the moment.....like Mattis for control over the attacks against ISIS in Syria for its decimation since Mattis was the right person for carrying out the mission, and Trump left the whole thing up to him. Now that that has been accomplished for all practical purposes, weakening the planned takeover of whole areas there, he wants someone with other qualities for the next step of his strategy. Others I think he keeps in place while others are screaming for their removal because they hand over more evidence/information for the coming trials of the DS, IOW, expose themselves and their crimes/intentions against the country. Plus I think he's maneuvering to take down the current corrupt banking system, the FED, and may be waiting for it to implode on its own while making sure that perhaps a back up foundation based on gold is put in place. All this is pretty revolutionary and will probably be experienced in the coming year when Trump will have more powers with the military, beginning Jan. 1, for any planned arrests/military type tribunals to begin....some allegedly already occurring in secret.....and have the new Senate in place on Jan. 3. The oversight of Justice will be from there and under the newly appointed AG. Actually, the guy's a genius....and "anointed" as was prophesied by others, even while being a kind of hot head. Nobody could take all the incoming he's taken and still accomplish so much in such a short time. This was a gift or otherwise we'd be toast as a nation under their planned remaining 8 years of their 16 year plan to be completed under the very extremely dangerous Commie globalist, Hillary, and that entire treasonous cabal.
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Franklin Graham banned on Facebook for 24 hours. ….They are going after Christians...it starts with censorship....then it becomes jail. Sad Well, now we know. Facebook has a secret rulebook for policing speech. I was banned from posting on Facebook last week for 24 hours. Why? Because of a post from back in 2016 about North Carolina’s House Bill 2 (the bathroom bill). Facebook said the post went against their “community standards on hate speech.” Facebook is trying to define truth. There was a character in a movie a few years back who said, “The truth is what I say it is!” That’s what Facebook is trying to do. They’re making the rules and changing the rules. Truth is truth. God made the rules and His Word is truth. Actually, Facebook is censoring free speech. The free exchange of ideas is part of our country’s DNA. Since Facebook took down the 2016 post last week, I’ll copy it here so you can read it for yourself. Do you see any hate speech here? April 9, 2016--- “Bruce Springsteen, a long-time gay rights activist, has cancelled his North Carolina concert. He says the NC law #HB2 to prevent men from being able to use women's restrooms and locker rooms is going "backwards instead of forwards." Well, to be honest, we need to go back! Back to God. Back to respecting and honoring His commands. Back to common sense. Mr. Springsteen, a nation embracing sin and bowing at the feet of godless secularism and political correctness is not progress. I’m thankful North Carolina has a governor, Pat McCrory, and a lieutenant governor, Dan Forest, and legislators who put the safety of our women and children first! HB2 protects the safety and privacy of women and children and preserves the human rights of millions of faith-based citizens of this state.” A news link to a Washington Post article was also shared with the post
It's time for people to vote with their feet and leave Facebook. I think many people are realising what a perfidious platform it is.
I stopped FB four years ago. Back then things were not so crazed but I felt it wasn't healthy. I am not sorry I gave it up. I haven't formally shut I tg down but I dont go there and never post. I think Fb is a going to collapse under the weight of it's own hubris. It is already sinking.
A 'super blood wolf moon' and five eclipses are among 2019's major astronomy events Stargazers around the world, rejoice! The universe is about to give you an exciting astronomical year. 2019 is featuring five eclipses, a rare planet transit, one of the best meteor showers and a super blood wolf moon, but the fun doesn't stop there. The new year will also bring three supermoons, a blue moon, multiple meteor showers, close approach by the moon and Jupiter and several rocket launches. Although we would love to talk about all of the extraordinary occurrences, these are our top events to watch for in the sky in 2019: January 6: Partial Solar Eclipse The new year kicks off with an impressive bang, and no, we don't mean fireworks. In the first week of 2019, the moon will pass between the Earth and sun to stage a partial solar eclipse, NASA reports. Unfortunately, it will be visible only from northeast Asia and the North Pacific, as it will happen around 8:42 p.m. ET in the United States. Sky & Telescope predicts people will see 20% of the sun covered from Beijing, 30% from Tokyo and 37% from Vladivostok, Russia. January 21: Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse For the first time in three years, the United States will be able to experience a total lunar eclipse. According to NASA, it will be one of the sky's "most dazzling shows," as the moon will be at its closest point to Earth, making the moon appear slightly bigger and a lot brighter, an event that is often referred to as a "supermoon." But that's not the only thing that will make this eclipse stand out. Total lunar eclipses are often call "blood moons" because when the sun, Earth and moon align, the sunlight that passes through the Earth's atmosphere will appear to turn the moon red. And because lunar eclipses can occur only during a full moon -- and the first full moon in January is known as a "wolf moon" -- many are calling this spectacular event a "Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse." At around 12:12 a.m. ET, people in North and South America, as well as those in western parts of Europe and Africa, will have front-row seats to this show. May 6: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Although we will see multiple meteor showers through the year, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower will be one of the best ones we will be able to witness, Sky & Telescope reports. The Eta Aquarids was created by the dusty debris left behind by Halley's Comet, which flew by Earth in 1986, and although the famous comet won't be entering our solar system again until 2061, its remnants appear in our skies each year. This year is expected to put on quite a show. According to NASA, we can expect a new moon two days before the meteor shower. The new moon will mean darker skies, which will make it possible for the human eye to appreciate the Eta Aquarids' dazzling show. Although the Eta Aquarids will be active April 19 through May 26, its peak night will begin around 3 a.m. ET until dawn on May 6, and it's expected to produce as many as 20 to 40 meteors or more per hour. July 2: Total Solar Eclipse Were you able to witness the cool solar eclipse in North America in 2017? Well, now South Asia and South America will enjoy a day of no sun. In the late afternoon of July 2, a total solar eclipse will occur over southern parts of Chile and Argentina, and parts of the South Pacific. The entire event will take place from 12:55 to 5:50 p.m. ET, with the maximum eclipse occurring at 3:23 p.m., Sky & Telescope reports. July 16: Partial Lunar Eclipse We begin 2019 with a partial solar eclipse, so it's only fair we also get a lunar one. Unfortunately, the United States will not be witnessing this one, either. South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia will be able to see the full moon dive about two-thirds of the way into the Earth's umbral shadow beginning at 9:31 p.m. UT , Sky & Telescope reports. November 11: Rare Transit of Mercury For the second time in two years, Mercury will make rare pass in front of the sun, NASA reports. Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, passes between Earth and the sun about 13 times a century. The last trek took place in 2016, and for the first time in 10 years, the small planet was visible from Earth. This year, the transit will begin at 7:34 a.m. ET and last around 5 1/2 hours. It will appear as a black dot across the the face of the sun, and stargazers will be able to see it with the help of a telescope and solar filters. December 26: Annular Solar Eclipse 2019 closes on a high note with a rare and glorious "ring of fire." The annular eclipse occurs when the circumference of the sun shines brightly from behind the moon. This year, the eclipse will begin right at dawn and pass over the Arabian Peninsula and arc over areas of South Asia. We hope you enjoy these amazing events to the fullest, but remember, NEVER look at the sun during any type of solar eclipse, as it could cause damage to your eyes. https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/27/world/five-eclipses-in-2019-and-super-blood-wolf-moon-trnd/index.html
I left Facebook about 5 years ago and it hasn't hurt me a bit. I kind of felt like a second job seeing the snapshots in time of what most people preceived a wonderful life. Unfortunately most didn't have Jesus involved.
Another rather inane type article by such secular "reporters" who choose serious topics w/o any educated personal background to begin writing about them. In this one, without the inclusion of the short mention by Msgr Esseff of the simple truths/foundations of Evil it would be wholly just another "cultural" interest being talked about but without the realization of the seriousness of the major battle between good and evil of our times. Suppose we should be happy that even a mention made by a true expert on the subject is included. Then the writer has to use such a person, misquoting him and misleading the readers that the Monsignor "condemns" the misguided, personally, who are mis-leading others. There was no "condemnation" of the person used for the example here, Dion, just the offering of how deeply misguided such icons of today have become. And the author of the article seems only to approach the subject because of the left's approval of the other stuff coming from Pope Francis on the whole. The writer also advertises his ignorance of just what Pope Benedict also had to say on the subject....maybe because that Pope had not become a silly idol of the ignorant. One might correctly think that this writer has already drunk the "Kool-Aid" of the "diabolical disorientation" effecting the whole world now....due in part to the massive amount of ignorance going forth from social media and the propaganda tools (trumpets) of the MSM spewing forth the attacks against the Holy....as in the scriptural prophecy re: The Woman Clothed With The Sun. Exorcism and Demonic Possession Are Now Tools in the Culture Wars ....... Pope Francis is the political and spiritual leader of the Catholic Church ........When the pope acknowledged climate change as both a real and an imminent threat to be confronted with decisive action, as he did in 2015, it meant something. It also means something when someone like Pope Francis openly acknowledges exorcism—that is, demonic possession of a human being’s consciousness (or their soul, if you really want to get metaphysical) and the ability of a priest to dispel the exorcism through ritual—as a real thing and a legitimate pursuit. And he does. This could be a problem. Under Francis, exorcism and demonic possession have enjoyed a kind of renaissance in modern-day Catholicism. (There is a YouTube video of the pope supposedly performing the trick following a 2013 mass.) .......If not quite an academic exercise, (Msgr John) Esseff’s condemnation (?) of Celine Dion and her line of expensive, anodyne clothes for kids as pure evil would be easy to pass off as the fringe ramblings of (if we were being charitable) an old eccentric priest—if it weren’t for the papal imprimatur. ...... The pope thinks demonic possession is real. Some of his priests see the devil at work in children’s clothing. What’s the next step? That’s unclear, but the list of options that spring to mind are not sound choices. It doesn’t appear that church hierarchy has endorsed or amplified Esseff’s voice—or agreed that celebrities like Celine Dion are tools in the devil’s workshop—but under Francis, the good and chill pope, demonic possession is apparently a mainstream view and is being used to explain and to condemn certain changes in greater, secular cultural mores. That is a stark step away from rational discourse, and that is not what anyone needs. In a world where religious animus is corralled to justify lynchings in India, this should be viewed with caution and not as a one-off joke. Last year, when Wiccans announced a spell circle meant to vex President Donald Trump, Catholic priests responded, seriously and soberly, that the spell had real power and “was not from God.” As a data-driven science, exorcism is the definition of bullshit, but as a social movement with people behind it, the devil and his works are very real and now apparently need to be confronted. The Rest of the Article: https://observer.com/2019/01/pope-francis-exorcism-demonic-possession-culture-wars/
