I know that a lot of college kids like to get away during spring break and “party hard” with their friends. It seems like, each year, the partying gets wilder and wilder. I don’t think this is very wise, but people will do what they want to do. I hope that all of these kids get greatly blessed for being so unselfish. As far as I’m concerned, they are doing the good and perfect will of God. |
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Many feel that there is a conflict between science and the Christian faith. It is felt that scientific discoveries make it impossible to believe in God and in the Creation account found in the Bible. I disagree.
In one video, Dr. Bernard talked about how a photon hitting the human retina is transferred by an electric impulse into the optic nerve. In optometry school, I was fascinated to learn that, indeed, our retinas are sensitive enough to detect one single photon of light. |
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Not only have there been numerous protests against the new government in the USA, it looks like there also are increasing protests against the government in Russia. Today, they were protesting what they insisted was widespread corruption among the country’s elite, mainly Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. It seems to me that the populace of nations around the world are becoming more disillusioned and disenchanted with their leaders. The time may be getting ripe for a global leader to come onto the scene and gain authority over people from every tribe, people, language and nation (Revelation 13:7b). |
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A vote in the House of Representatives was scheduled this afternoon to begin the process of repealing and replacing Obamacare. However, once it was clear that there were not enough votes to pass it, Speaker Ryan withdrew the legislation after President Trump’s direction to do so. GOP health care bill failure, says ObamaCare is 'imploding' This does not surprise me at all. Obamacare has complicated the U.S. health care system immensely over the past 7 years. There is just too much diversity of thought, and not enough agreement, in trying to decide how to fix it. |
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This is the seventh anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the so-called “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (aka ObamaCare) on Mar. 23, 2010. I maintain my view that this was the final nail in the coffin of the twins, Freedom and Liberty. |
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If radical Islamists from Gaza, Lebanon or anywhere else go to war with Israel, they could find their usual targets empty. In case warfare breaks out, Israel has plans to evacuate up to 250,000 civilians from border communities. Perhaps this is being done as a result of the military exchange between Israel and Syria, just a few days ago, on Mar. 17. if war erupts again I wonder what the chance is that this might happen sooner rather than later, like maybe even next month. In other news, attacks by a single terrorist took place today in central London, near the Houses of Parliament. Five people are dead, including the attacker and a policeman. It was exactly a year ago today, on Mar. 22, 2016, that there were Islamic terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium. Bombers killed dozens and injured hundreds of people. |
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The accused thief is Martin Mauricio Ortega Camberos. He was the former editor of the newspaper La Prensa and is a memorabilia collector. He recently resigned from the newspaper, citing “difficulties related to the health of a family member” as the reason for his resignation. Numerous details about all of this can be found here: |
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Spring began today at 3:29 a.m. PDT. It is the Spring Equinox, when the daylight hours equal the nighttime hours. Twice a year, at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, San Diego, CA, the sunset lines up perfectly with the water channel. This cool phenomenon occurs both on the Spring Equinox (today) and on the Autumnal Equinox (six months from now). |
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Occasionally, on the news, we hear about events that happen in Israel, such as in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the West Bank. But people who have not visited Israel are unaware of the daily activities of the Jews and the Palestinians who live there. One common theme in these documentaries is a wish, by average Arabs and Jews, for everyone to be able to live in peace and safety and without violence. Personally, I do not believe that this can be possible without supernatural intervention by God—that is, until the Messiah returns and causes everyone to submit to His rules and regulations. |
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There has been a rare but very concerning military exchange between Israel and Syria. Evidently, there were Israeli airstrikes in Syria. In response, Syria launched anti-aircraft missiles against Israeli warplanes. Warplanes After Airstrikes I’m wondering if, perhaps, something else of significance could happen soon that might result in some type of attack on Jerusalem. Admittedly, if that were to happen with the next 3½ weeks before the week of Passover begins, I would be very worried. |
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Some have asked me about the possibility of a “firstfruits rapture” of a segment of Christian believers. Although I do believe in a primary Rapture event of the majority of believers, I do leave open the possibility for other catching-up events of lesser numbers of believers. Exactly one month from today, Apr. 16, is Resurrection Day = Feast of Firstfruits = Resurrection Day (often called “Easter Sunday”). It will take place during Passover week. Paul described Jesus Christ’s “firstfruits” resurrection from the dead this way: But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. (1 Corinthians 15:20-23) In the final three paragraphs of my significant dates section, I have included the possibility that a “Firstfruits Rapture” could take place on Apr. 16, 2017. I am not “predicting” or “prophesying” such an event on that date. I merely am mentioning it as a speculative, hypothetical possibility. |
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Last week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that paying back the outstanding debt of the U.S. “is a critical commitment.” He said that “extraordinary measures” will have to be taken to avoid default. re-imposed on 16 March — HSBC This is a supreme example of “kicking the can down the road.” Indeed, it is a very inconvenient “can” to pick up and deal with. |
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In most of the United States (except Hawaii and most of Arizona), and in some other parts of the world, time has “sprung forward” an hour today. These regions observe Daylight Saving Time, where the sun will rise an hour later in the mornings but set an hour later in the evenings. In other news, today is Purim, which began last evening at sunset. Many communities observe it tomorrow as well.  It is a time celebrated by Jews everywhere in commemoration of being saved from extermination. This is a very interesting account of how God blessed a Jewish girl to the point of becoming Queen over the entire Medo-Persian Empire. These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. And these days of Purim should never cease to be celebrated by the Jews, nor should the memory of them die out among their descendants. (Esther 9:28) 13-second slideshow |
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Daylight Saving Time begins tomorrow in most of the United States. At 2:00 a.m., the time will become 3:00 a.m. Also, there is a full moon tonight. The next full moon will be on Passover in April. Historically, that is the day that Yeshua/Jesus was crucified and died on the day that I call Good Thursday. |
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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan gave a Powerpoint presentation today explaining the process of repealing and replacing Obamacare with the American Health Care Act. Obamacare is collapsing and is going to get even worse if nothing is done. I am not at all optimistic that the massive problems associated with Obamacare can be fixed. It’s sort of like being stabbed with big meat hook that causes a deep bloody wound through the flesh and rips into some internal organs. |
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I have felt earthquakes on both the Newport-Inglewood and Rose Canyon faults in So. CA. However, it recently has been discovered that they are part of one continuous fault (NIRC) system. This makes the likelihood of a large quake, such as a 7.3 or 7.4, more likely, and it could adversely affect millions of people. Orange, Los Angeles counties could produce magnitude 7.3 earthquake The last quake I felt was a 5.2 on June 10, 2016. It was very weird how my friend’s dogs had been barking and running around for hours beforehand, for no apparent reason. |
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U.S. House Republicans have unveiled their new plan to replace Obamacare. Legislation released last night will next be refined in committees. ObamaCare replacement bill The plan, still in the House Committee, can be viewed here: Relating to Repeal and Replace of the Patient Protection and AffordableCare Act The so-called “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (aka, Obamacare) was passed by the House of Representatives on Mar. 21, 2010 and signed into law by President Obama, two days later, on Mar. 23, 2010. As far as I’m concerned, American Freedom and Liberty died at that time. |
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Back on Feb. 9, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a travel ban put in place by President Trump. Now Trump has revised that plan in a new executive order. The main difference is that Iraq will be taken off the list of countries subject to the ban. revised travel ban order |
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The big news this weekend has been about Donald Trump’s tweets, early yesterday morning, accusing Barack Obama of having the phones tapped at Trump Tower. Here is one of the tweets (except he wrote “tapp” instead of “tap”): How low has President Obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy! Trump presented no evidence to support his claim. This accusation caught senior federal law enforcement officials, as well as many in the White House and the Justice Department, completely off-guard. It really was baffling. enforcement officials as FBI head reportedly asks DOJ to reject claim I have been listening to all the news, from all sides, about this issue. I do not know what to think. I would like to see some solid evidence, if it exists. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up a whopping 303.31 points today. It hit another record high, topping 21,100 for the first time. The Dow was up 1.46% to 21,115.55, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was up 1.37% to 2,395.96. This “through the roof” increase of the stock market most likely is due to Donald Trump’s aggressively optimistic speech before Congress last night. Obviously, a great many people are equally optimistic and hopeful for positive changes. |
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President Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress took place tonight. He took mostly an optimistic tone, focusing on economic opportunity, national security, education, immigration reform, health care reform and the “renewal of the American spirit.” TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS I think this is the best speech I have heard Trump give, whether as a private citizen, as a candidate or as the president. I suspect that this will have a very positive effect on the stock market tomorrow. |
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In Philadelphia, PA, the Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery was vandalized over the weekend. More than 100 headstones were toppled over. No arrests have been made, but the FBI is investigating. This is the second such incident in a week. The first one was on Feb. 20 at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, MO. Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia Furthermore, threatening calls continue to be made to Jewish schools and community centers throughout the nation. Just today, 20 Jewish institutions in the following 12 states received threats:
centers, and another Jewish cemetery is vandalized Hopefully, this wave of anti-Semitic threats and vandalism will subside by April 10 & 11. That is when Passover seders will be taking place at Jewish centers everywhere. |
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It’s been a few years since I’ve watched a movie. To me, a movie is an attempt to to mimick reality by creating life-like situations that are not real. Personally, I’d rather focus on the things in this world that are real. Evidently, Brian Cullinan, a partner at the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, had accidentally handed Warren Beatty the Emma Stone card that led Faye Dunaway to announce La La Land as the incorrect Best Picture winner. What a colossal mess. I think it was hilarious. |
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In Atlanta, GA, today, Tom Perez was elected as head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). He was the Secretary of Labor in Bill Clinton’s administration. Perez was backed by former Attorney General Eric Holder and former Vice President Biden for this position. Barack Obama had praised Perez but had not formally endorsed him. Democratic National Committee chairman The Democratic party has been battered by historic election losses. Perez and Ellison will attempt to rebuild the party as it continues to undertake the task of confronting President Trump and the Republican agenda. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit another record high today, topping 20,800 for the first time. The Dow was up 0.17% to 20,810.32, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was up 0.04% to 2,363.81, which is just below its record high. |
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A good friend in Arkansas and I have this “thing” about various sequences of numbers containing a repeat of the numeral 2. Since today is 2/22 (or, in many parts of the world, 22/2), I sent him an email at exactly 2:22:22 a.m. his time (CST). I used the clock at http://time.gov/HTML5 to determine the exact time. Here are a few of the pics we’ve sent each other over the years: 12-second slideshow |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit another record high today, topping 20,700 for the first time. The Dow was up 0.58% to 20,743.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was up 0.60% to 2,365.38. |
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In University City, MO (near St. Louis), the Chesed Shel Emeth Jewish Cemetery was vandalized today. About 200 headstones were toppled over. No arrests have been made. There have been over 60 bomb threats at Jewish community centers across the U.S. since the beginning of the year, with 48 of these occurring in January. The wave of bomb threats has affected centers in 27 states. Some centers have received multiple calls, with most of the centers being evacuated. across the US, authorities investigating |
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Rush Limbaugh appeared on Chris Wallace’s program on Fox News Channel today. The entire interview lasted almost 12½ minutes. Here are several things Limbaugh said, some direct quotations and some excerpts:
I often listen to Rush Limbaugh on weekdays on KOGO 600 AM radio in San Diego. |
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On Fortress of Faith this morning, the guest of Tom Wallace was Leo Hohmann, author of Stealth Invasion: Muslim Conquest Through Immigration and Resettlement Jihad. They talked about the problems with the influx into the U.S. of refugees from countries controlled by Islamic governments. |
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President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint news conference today. Afterwards, questions were asked, both to Trump and to Netanyahu. The entire session lasted about 27 minutes. Here are several things Prime Minister Netanyahu said that I like:
Personally, I do not believe that real peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis is possible. I feel that the friction in Israel is going to go from bad to worse because it is prophesied, in the Bible, to happen that way. I got a stash of 50%-off candy at WalMart this morning. Most of it is Reese’s chocolate with peanut butter, my favorite combination. A lot of the candy is for someone else who didn’t want to get to WalMart at 7:00 a.m. before they started removing Valentine candy and replacing it with Easter candy. 5-second slideshow There is a total of 166.10 ounces = 10.38 pounds. I’ll give some of my portion away; the rest of it will last me quite awhile. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit another record high today, topping 20,600 for the first time. The Dow was up 0.52% to 20,611.86, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was up 0.50% to 2,349.25. |
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To those who like this day and all that it brings: Happy Valentine’s Day! 13-second slideshow Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8) The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit another record high today, topping 20,500 for the first time. The Dow was up 0.45% to 20,504.41, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was up 0.40% to 2,337.58. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit another record high today, topping 20,400 for the first time. The Dow was up 0.70% to 20,412.16, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was up 0.52% to 2,328.25. |
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Although I attend church almost every Sunday, I observe a seventh-day Sabbath (Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15)—see Sabbath: Saturday or Sunday? A good friend and I get together each Saturday morning for a Bible study and prayer.
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There are multiple events going on in the sky tonight: a full moon, a lunar eclipse and Comet 45P streaking by. comet all in one evening? It happens tonight. In two months is the full moon of Passover, and then Passover week (Apr. 10-18) will follow. While I am attending a Passover Seder on the evening of Apr. 10, I will be thinking about the possibility that certain events may happen in Jerusalem and that the Great Tribulation could begin within a week, as explained in my anticipated prophetic events and significant dates sections. I’ll be hoping that these events will not happen. In other news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit another record high today, topping 20,200 for the first time. The Dow was up 0.49% to 20,270.68, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was up 0.36% to 2,316.10. |
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Today, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco unanimously ruled against a travel ban put in place by the Trump administration. The ban had prevented entrance into the United States by refugees, migrants and green-card holders from seven countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. to reinstate Trump travel ban Trump probably will appeal to the Supreme Court. However, unless his nominee Neil Gorsuch has been approved and sworn in by that time, there is a good chance that the Supreme Court vote would be 4-4, thus upholding the 9th Circuit Court ruling against Trump’s ban. In other news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit another record high today, topping 20,100 for the first time. Some feel that it may be due to the possibility that tax cuts, proposed by President Trump, are coming this year. The Dow was up 0.59% to 20,172.40, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was up 0.58% to 2,307.87. |
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The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument for Israel includes the following statement: The achievement of lasting peace in the Middle East is a central aim of the EU, whose main objective is a two-State solution leading to a final and comprehensive settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on implementation of the Road Map, with Israel and a democratic, viable, peaceful and sovereign Palestinian State living side-by-side in peace within secure and recognised borders and enjoying normal relations with their neighbours. Anyone in the European Union or elsewhere who thinks that a meaningful, workable “peace” agreement is possible between the Palestinians and the Israelis is living in an idealistic fantasy world. It has been attempted numerous times before, but it always has failed. |
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A law legalizing and protecting thousands of Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria has been passed in the Israeli Knesset. These homes were built with government backing. The Regulation Law passed its final reading in the Knesset by a majority of 60 to 52. West Bank outposts with sweeping new legislation Most of the world will call these Jewish settlements “illegal” and, no doubt, will have a big problem with this law being passed in the Knesset. I feel it is only a matter of time before action will be taken against Israel by the U.N. for keeping these settlements on what it considers to be “occupied” Palestinian land. |
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Super Bowl LI (51) took place today in Houston, Texas. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots beat Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons. The final score was 34 to 28. This was a totally amazing game. At the end of the 3rd quarter, the Falcons were ahead 28-9. Yet, by the last few seconds of the 4th quarter, the Patriots had scored 19 more points, with 4 of those points being 2-point conversions after touchdowns. |
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Following the passage of U.N. Security Council resolution 2334 on Dec. 23, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump said that he had supported a veto vote by the U.S. Instead, the U.S. abstained from voting, so the anti-Israel resolution passed. 'may not help' achieve peace in the Middle East Trump’s comments came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to establish the first new West Bank settlement since 1992. Netanyahu, along with other Israeli nationalists, defend the settlements on both security grounds and the historic religious ties to the territory. They also say that East Jerusalem is an eternal part of Israel’s capital and is not up for negotiation. off White House Criticism Netanyahu is planning a trip to Washington, DC, on Feb. 15 to meet with Trump. It will be interesting to see what Trump’s position is after that meeting. |
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Today was Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil came out and saw his shadow, which is supposed to indicate that there will be six more weeks of winter.
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President Trump has announced his pick for the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away almost a year ago on Feb. 13, 2016. Trump’s nominee is Neil Gorsuch, 49, who is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Colorado. In other news, the vote on a bill in the Israeli Knesset to retroactively legalize nearly 4,000 Jewish homes in the West Bank has been delayed. The Knesset website indicates that the earliest the vote will happen is Feb. 6. settlement bill yet again The bill is backed by Israel’s right-wing government but has alarmed the international community and supporters of an independent Palestinian state. The Palestine Liberation Organization has called it a “declaration of war.” |
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There have been many questions about President Trump’s travel ban three days ago. It prevents entry into the United States by refugees, migrants and green-card holders from seven mostly Muslim countries. countries in the immigration executive order Another Democratic president spoke out against the “large numbers of illegal aliens entering our country.” This was Bill Clinton in his State of the Union address on January 24, 1995. Clinton added the following: The jobs they hold might otherwise be held by citizens or legal immigrants. The public service they use pose a tax burden on our taxpayers. That’s why our administration has moved aggressively to secure our borders more by hiring a record number of new border guards, by deporting twice as many criminal aliens as ever before, by cracking down on illegal hiring, by barring welfare benefits to illegal aliens.... Maybe Trump should tweet a link to this 1½-minute video clip and add the words, “I approve this message!”: In other news, the vote on a controversial bill in the Israeli parliament or Knesset is anticipated soon, perhaps tomorrow. The bill, which is expected to be adopted, would legalize thousands of colonist homes on what is considered to be private Palestinian land in the West Bank. large parts of West Bank |
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The 44th annual March for Life is being held today in Washington, DC. Each year, this rally takes place during the week of the Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, on January 22, 1973. The rally is a protest of the court’s legalization of a woman’s “freedom of choice” to have an abortion.
Mike Pence is the first vice president to attend this event. His speech at the event, lasting almost 10 minutes, can be viewed here: |
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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says they are taking the “unprecedented” step of moving the symbolic Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight. It has been moved from 3 minutes until midnight (11:57:00) to 2½ minutes to midnight (11:57:30). to midnight than it's been in 58 years The entire (lengthy) report can be read here: In the report, one thing that is said is this: In addition to the existential threats posed by nuclear weapons and climate change, new global realities emerged, as trusted sources of information came under attack, fake news was on the rise, and words were used in cavalier and often reckless ways. I have no comment on any of that. I will say, though, that when God’s “day of vengeance” commences—which I feel will span a year of time—people will realize that the worst damage and terror that could possibly be caused by people would not even compare to what is being doled out upon the earth by God’s seven angels. In other news, the U.S. State Department's entire senior management team has resigned. They join other officials who have resigned since Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration last week. Management Team Resigns Some are saying that these officials did not want to be part of Trump’s administration, which may be true. But, evidently, Trump had been planning to replace Kennedy and the others anyway. Presumably, he can select from dozens of qualified people to replace them. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has hit an historic milestone today. It has passed the 20,000 mark. |
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It has been revealed that on the last day of Barack Obama’s presidency (Jan. 20), he funneled out millions of dollars through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This was prior to Donald Trump’s inauguration. Palestinian Authority in Final Hours A portion of the Palestinian Authority (PA) budget is given to terrorists and their families. So if the PA receives the $221 million, millions of U.S. tax dollars will go to fund new terrorism.
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Hundreds of thousands of people came together today in the Women’s March on Washington, DC. It was a show of protest on the first full day of the Trump administration. rally for women's rights I heard someone report during the day that liberal Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros was the main funder of “partners” of the Washington protesters. I searched around and found this interesting article by a lifelong liberal feminist who voted for Donald Trump: to more than 50 ‘partners’ of the Women’s March on Washington |
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In his first speech as the new U.S. leader, Trump put American interests first. He promised to bring “power to the people” and pledged to protect the country’s borders. He also said that he will unite the world against radical Islamic terrorism.
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One day before inauguration day, President-elect Donald Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, held his first full news conference. I watched most of it on TV while doing other things. |
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The World Economic Forum began today in Davos, Switzerland. The forum will continue for three more days. are aimed to 'ignite a debate' Kerry might as well meet with the leaders of Hamas and Israel and say this to Benjamin Netanyahu: |
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Representatives from over 70 nations attended a so-called “peace conference” in Paris today. Their focus was on stressing the formulation of a two-state peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians. A Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration was made. "acceptable" solution except two states Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the conference “useless.” Speaking to his Cabinet today, Netanyahu said that the conference sought to “force terms on Israel that conflict with our national needs.” Perhaps this is one more step in the ultimate declaration of a Palestinian State by the nations of the world. If so, Jews in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including those praying at the Western Wall, might be forced to leave land that God promised to them millennia ago. |
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution today that begins the process of repealing Obamacare, ineptly named “The Affordable Care Act.” This follows the Senate’s passage of the resolution yesterday. terrorist was IS supporter Donald Trump has said that the Republican party “doesn't want to own” Obamacare and that the repeal and replace transition will happen “essentially simultaneously.” I wish that could happen, but it does not seem like a very feasible task to me at all. |
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I watched all 51 minutes of President Obama’s farewell speech last night. I wish I had drunk a strong cup of coffee and taken a NoDoz tablet before it began. |
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Today is the twenty-sixth anniversary of my last day of work, in 1991. I had worked as an optometrist at FHP in Fountan Valley, CA, for 11¼ years. Then I left the eye-care profession to pursue other interests, although I have included a large section about the human eye at my website. |
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A huge amount of rain has been falling on California, which is much needed after many years of an exceptional and devestating drought. It’s the most to hit many parts since 1997. I remember all of the rain that year. mount as storm train aims for California Yesterday, an intense storm toppled the famous Pioneer Cabin Tree, also known as “The Tunnel Tree,” a giant sequoia tree estimated to be over 1,000 years old. Located in Calavares Big Trees State Park, the bottom of the tree was hollowed out in the 1880s so that tourist could drive and walk through it. I have done both.
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An Islamic terror attack in Jerusalem today left 4 IDF cadets dead, all in their 20s, and at least 16 injured. The terrorist, who recently had purchased a large flatbed truck, rammed it into the crowd of cadets who had just gotten off of a bus. terrorist was IS supporter Hamas, the militant fundamentalist Islamic organization, has praised the attacker on Twitter. They tweeted, “We bless the courageous and heroic truck operation in Jerusalem. It comes within the context of the normal response to the crimes of the Israeli occupation.” |
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On the 700 Club this morning, the first segment dealt with the U.N. Security Council’s anti-Israel resolution 2334, which was passed on Dec. 23. Gordon Robertson began the segment by saying, “According to the United Nation’s resolution that was passed last month, the old city of Jerusalem is ‘occupied Palestinian territory.’ But the Jews who live there have a very different view; they say it’s home.”
Later in the segment, Mike Huckabee (former Governor of Arkansas and presidential candidate) said it was “embarrassing that the United States abstained” from the vote on the resolution. “I think it was almost unforgiveable.” Huckabee feels that the incoming Trump administration will work to reverse the resolution. If the U.N. does not do this, then Huckabee feels that the U.S. should “pull out of the U.N.” |
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Happy New Year. Below are links to my annual calendar and list of 2017 holidays and observances that many like to download and tape to a wall nearby. That is what I do, with the calendar on one side and the holidays/observances on the other side of one piece of paper. Both are in .doc and .pdf format. Or else you could print out these two pages (.pdf files), with no name on the calendar page: If you’ve never read the Bible straight through, from cover to cover, you might want to do it in 2017. Go to the following page, print out the pages in either .doc, .pdf, or .html format, and check off the passages as you read them: The Bible is God’s Law and Instruction Manual for life. Don’t worry if you are unable to understand everything you read; eventually, God will give us answers to everything we wonder about. One of the main things you will come to understand is God’s everlasting covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—see God’s Covenant: with Israel or the Church? |