March 29, 2021
Christ Jesus prayed that all those who would believe in Him would be ONE, just as He and the Father are ONE; that they be brought to complete unity so that the world would know that He was sent by the Father. (John 17:20-23)
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
TWO-THIRDS OF U.S. VOTERS SAY BORDER SURGE A 'CRISIS,' THOUGH BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WON'T USE TERM
HOMESCHOOLING NUMBERS SOAR AMID CONTINUED SCHOOL CLOSINGS, SIGNALING POST-PANDEMIC RESILIENCE
March 31, 2021
REQUIRING PHOTO IDs TO VOTE USED TO BE BIPARTISAN, NOW DEMOCRATS CALL IT 'JIMCROW'
March 31, 2021
NEARLY HALF OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAVE DECLINED CORONAVIRUS SHOTS
March 31, 2021
THE 'INSURRECTION' PROBE IS FALLING APART
The ‘Insurrection’ Probe Is Falling Apart
He is known as the “zip tie guy.”
In one of the most iconic photographs of the January 6 Capitol melee, Eric Munchel, wearing tactical gear, is seen holding up a fistful of zip ties in the Senate gallery. Munchel, the media quickly concluded, brought the flex cuffs to arrest lawmakers attempting to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. The woman photographed with him later was identified as his mother, Lisa Eisenhart.
The top federal prosecutor who handled the first two months of the Justice Department’s Capitol breach probe recently bragged that Munchel was one of the first protestors targeted in the agency’s unprecedented 50-state manhunt for alleged “insurrectionists.”
Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin told “60 Minutes” that he authorized the arrest of more than 100 people prior to January 20 in a display of “shock and awe” to intimidate Americans who planned to protest Joe Biden’s inauguration; he specifically referred to the detention of the “the zip tie guy” as a way to send a message. “We wanted to take out those individuals that essentially were thumbing their noses at the public for what they did.”
Munchel and Eisenhart, once they realized they were under investigation, turned themselves in to law enforcement a few days after the Capitol protest. Government prosecutors successfully fought to keep both behind bars pending their trial although they committed no violent crime and had remained in the building for less than 15 minutes; on January 24, the D.C. federal judge presiding over the Capitol investigation ordered both defendants transported from Tennessee to a Washington jail to await their day in court.
Prosecutors darkly warned in late January the two Americans could be the first Capitol defendants to be charged with sedition, a crime almost never applied to U.S. citizens.
A Major Blow to the Prosecution
And that’s when the case against Munchel and Eisenhart began to fall apart. In fact, several cases now face an uphill battle as the Justice Department’s abusive overreach related to January 6 is exposed in federal court.
In a major blow to both prosecutors and judges who’ve signed off on dozens of orders to deny bail to Capitol breach defendants—including nonviolent offenders such as Munchel and Eisenhart—the D.C. Court of Appeals on March 26 asked a lower court to “consider anew the government’s motion for detention” for the pair.
The three judges carefully deconstructed the charges against mother and son, noting neither has been accused of violence such as assault or destruction of property. One judge argued the detention order should be reversed, not revisited. In his partial dissent, Judge Gregory Katsas took aim at the Justice Department’s exaggerated case.
“While there, they attempted neither violence nor vandalism,” Katsas wrote. “They searched for no Members of Congress, and they harassed no police officers. They found plastic handcuffs by chance, but never threatened to use them. Munchel’s threat to ‘break’ anyone who vandalized the Capitol was intended to prevent destruction and was addressed to no one in particular.”
https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/30/the-insurrection-probe-is-falling-apart/
COUNT FRAUDULA - ELECTION FRAUD AND VOTER ID
Count Fraudula
A.F. Branco shows how to ward off evil
Published March 30, 2021 at 3:42pm
$284,000: SENATOR SAYS BIDEN SPENDING ENOUGH TO BUY ILLEGAL FAMILIES HOUSES
$284,000: Senator says Biden spending enough to buy illegal families houses
'Cost to taxpayers for housing 1,200 migrant families for six months is about $71,000 per person'
Published March 30, 2021 at 7:25pm
Is the federal government buying houses for illegal aliens?
The Biden administration has approved plans to have the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement spend nearly $87 million for housing illegal aliens at the nation's border, and now Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has some questions.
After all, she pointed out: "As the current contract stands, the cost to taxpayers for housing 1,200 migrant families for six months is about $71,000 per person.
For a family of four, that amounts to a shocking $284,000 — enough to buy a small house."
Fox News reported the federal agencies have approved a contract for more than $86.9 million through a Texas nonprofit, called Endeavors, for "hotel rooms near the border to provide temporary shelter and processing services."
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In a letter, Blackburn asked DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and ICE acting Director Tae Johnson for information about the contract and about Endeavors, which has a record of using significant amounts of its income for salaries.
She pointed out that in 2018, the organization drew "over $38 million in contributions and grants."
But about $22 million of that amount was used for salaries, she said.
"This raises questions if half of the $86.9 million in ICE contract proceeds will likewise be allocated toward employee and executive compensation instead of migrant services or housing," Blackburn wrote.
The report noted the ICE contract with Endeavors calls for 1,239 beds and other services for families, including victim services, educational resources, mental health care and COVID testing.
But Blackburn says she wants specific information.
"It is unclear whether this nonprofit has ever previously managed a contract of this magnitude, housed a migrant population of this size or served vulnerable children without putting them at further risk," the senator wrote.
Endeavors has deferred answering questions about the contract details.
"DHS and ICE," the senator wrote, "must provide commitments to assure Congress and the American public that Endeavors is up for the task of securely and efficiently housing illegal immigrants without resulting in waste or abuse of taxpayer dollars, or worse, harming vulnerable migrant children."
She said many answers could come from an unredacted copy of the contract, which she would like to see.
Informatoin is needed, she said, about which hotels are being paid, the rates and who will compensate them.
Further, she wondered whether Endeavors was running background checks on workers and volunteers "amid reports that the Office of Refugee Resettlement between 2015 and 2019 received more than 4,500 allegations of sexual abuse and sexual harassment against children in facilities."
And what about security?
Fox News reported the number of migrant children in federal custody has surged past 4,000, with thousands more expected.
https://www.wnd.com/2021/03/284000-senator-says-biden-spending-enough-buy-illegal-families-house/
THE HORRIFIC THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN IF EQUALITY ACT PASSES
The horrific things that will happen if Equality Act passes
Larry Tomczak urges immediate action to prevent devastating change to American life
Published March 30, 2021 at 7:14pm
Watch Larry's most recent "Week in Review" video.
The word "horrific" is a very strong word.
It signifies more than "yikes!"
A good synonym is "disastrous," and that describes accurately the consequences for all of us if the radical, leftist Equality Act now before the Senate passes.
Isaiah spoke of this:
"[T]hey declare their sin as Sodom; they hid it not" (Isaiah 3:9)
Allow me to share in a manner that might be labeled PG-13.
The following factual reports and information are real and reveal what will happen to you, your children, grandchildren, friends, churches, ministries, counselors, businesses, schools, colleges, medical practices, adoption agencies, crisis pregnancy centers, sports -- literally our entire way of life.
As Roe v. Wade blindsided us, resulting in 61 million unborn babies murdered in the womb, do not underestimate the devastation that will follow this legislation unless multitudes act to stop it.
Each of us has a part to play uniting the Body of Christ in prayer and prophetic social action.
A Spirit-lead initiative is underway, and you're invited to join with millions in the campaign.
The film "Valkyrie," starring Tom Cruise, recounted the true story of a plot to take out Adolf Hitler.
The courageous leader of the plot, Claus von Stauffenberg, stated: "It's time now for something to be done.
He who has the courage to act must know that he will probably go down in German history as a traitor.
But if he fails to act, he will be a traitor before his own conscience."
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Making eye contact
If I was having a conversation with you I would ask you to give me eye contact and pay close attention to something that radical, "progressive," secular elites are trying to foist upon us.
They're pretending it's simply an extension of "civil rights," you know, simply tacking on "sexual orientation and gender identification" to look out for everyone like we did in 1964 with people's race, creed and color.
What could be wrong with that?
After all, we certainly don't want to be labeled "racists" and "intolerant" rather than promoters of "diversity and inclusivity," right?
The propaganda, manipulation and intimidation is seductive but as phony as cardboard figures in the stands and canned crowd noise during COVID sporting events.
Only this is an insidious scheme that would destroy the values and principles upon which America was founded and prospered for more than 400 years.
Learning leading to madness
A governor in ancient Rome, Festus, once yelled at the apostle Paul:
"You are mad. Much learning is turning you to madness!" (Acts 26:24).
The irony was that Paul was the enlightened one while this man, like other influential "elites," was sinking deeper in Rome's downward spiral of degeneracy and decline.
"Claiming to be wise, they became fools" (Romans 1:22).
In the classic "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," the observation was made that "bizarreness masqueraded as creativity."
Imagine Roman culture replete with homosexual and transgender behavior where even Emperor Nero "married" another man dressed as a woman and demanded his "wife" be addressed with the "preferred pronouns" of "lady" or "empress."
Sound familiar?
In America there's a rapper endorsing a custom line of sneakers called "Satan Shoes."
They're offering exactly 666 pairs, each having an embedded drop of blood and a $1,018 price tag.
The scripture Luke 10:18, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven," is included as a graphic along with a pentagram.
There's more bizarreness in our culture today, but this article relates specifically to what the Equality Act attempts to ignore or legitimize.
Pay close attention, because the following unsettling occurrences will become pervasive if the radicalized Democrat party gets its way.
Chilling examples becoming commonplace
- A children's court judge and former CEO of the foundation sponsoring the celebrated "Drag Queen Story Hour" for preschool children was recently arrested for uploading images and videos of child pornography on 27 separate occasions. There were violent images of children as young as 2. He has a "husband" and two adopted children. His foundation worked to "harness the pride, passion and commitment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies to advance their human rights."
- Marvel has introduced a gay Captain America figure and a Mutant Drag Queen Superhero along with its first transgender movie superhero. And the real life star of Juno, Ellen Page, now proudly proclaims herself transgender with even a new name, "Elliot."
- In a swim center, three teenage girls who play water polo were traumatized encountering an unclothed man showering in their locker room. Reporting this to the police, they were told they could do nothing because the person "identifies as a woman." Elsewhere, members of another girls swim team walked into their showering facility and saw a biological man sprawled out naked on a bench.
- "Celebrating womanhood and diversity," a young biological male won a beauty pageant in Nevada that is part of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
- A Christian father was jailed for the crime of referring to his 14-year-old daughter as his "daughter" instead of her new preferred identification as a male. The dad also objected to the girl's school changing her name and helping her get access to hormone therapy and sex-change surgery. This is in Canada, where I spoke a few years ago and was counseled not to share anything against homosexuality and lesbianism because it is deemed a "hate crime" and I could be jailed. For the record, I shared God's Word winsomely and without compromise.
- Biden just celebrated Rachel Levine as his assistant secretary of health. This biological male now identifies as a transgender female. Divorced, he formerly was married to a woman and is the father of two children. The "transitioning" doctor believes children should be able to choose their gender identity and have surgical gender reassignment surgery at government expense.
- In Virginia, where I formerly lived, a man was discovered dressing as a woman to gain entrance to women's restrooms where he filmed women undressed. Elsewhere, a cross dresser was caught raping a 10-year-old girl in a bathroom.
As a public policy adviser with Liberty Counsel legal defense ministry, I assure you these examples are taking place today, and, as stated earlier, will become commonplace if the Equality Act passes in the Senate to become the law of the land.
Liberty's founder, Mat Staver, warns of the escalation of such incidents:
"The Equality Act is the most dangerous legislation in America's history."
Say 'NO!' to HR5 and any compromise
The Equality Act would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ban any and all "discrimination" based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBTQ activities would have protected status under penalty of fines, imprisonment and removal of tax exemption.
More than 550 types of sexual perversions would be promised protection!
An alternative bill, called Fairness for All, attempts to find some middle ground by compromising and giving broad "protections" that the LGBTQ activists demand.
They're willing to begrudgingly yield some exemptions for religious institutions (but watch how fast these go next!).
When Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and others are in the confines of their facilities, they have some immunity, but once outside in "the real world" all bets are off!
And if you think the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (almost unanimously passed in 1993) guarantees protection, forget it.
This legislation overrides it!
Join with scores of "silent-no-more," traditional, freedom-loving Americans upholding decency in an easy and effective way to fight HR5 – the deceptive Equality Act.
Start with "fervent effectual prayer" then engage because "faith without works is dead."
Click on STOPHR5.COM to be informed, and probably shocked, at the ways this law would horribly impact your family's lives!
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"Who knows if you've come into the kingdom for a time such as this?" (Esther 4:14).
https://www.wnd.com/2021/03/the-horrific-things-that-will-happen-if-equality-act-passes/
PELOSI, KAMALA SUED FOR BANNING ANNUAL PRAYER EVENT AT CAPITOL
Pelosi, Kamala sued for banning annual prayer event at Capitol
Vigil planned 'for the express purpose of beseeching God's healing from divisiveness'
Published March 30, 2021 at 5:16pm
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris have been named defendants in a lawsuit that accuses them of unconstitutionally banning a prayer vigil held annually at the Capitol.
The action in U.S. District Court in Washington was filed Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney.
He wants to hold a Good Friday prayer vigil, as he has in previous years, on the Lower Western Terrace of the Capitol.
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However, he is being prevented by a "no-speech zone" that the defendants have established.
According to the complaint: "Plaintiff’s application for a permit to hold a Good Friday prayer vigil is in the exact same location where he held his Good Friday prayer vigil in 2020. In 2020, plaintiff worked with Capitol Police to ensure that he was able to safely hold a prayer vigil on Capitol grounds even though COVID-19 was constraining the nation.
The sidewalks and other public grounds appurtenant to and surrounding the United States Capitol, traditional public forums, are currently fenced off to the public and have been since January 6, 2021.
Plaintiff’s speech has been unconstitutionally deemed unworthy by the defendants."
The complaint says the defendants' "blanket denial of the permitting processes on a traditional public forum is additionally impermissible because they act as a prior restraint on speech."
"In closing the sidewalks and public areas around the Capitol, including the Lower Western Terrace plaintiff seeks to utilize, defendants have effectively created a no-speech zone around the nation's Capitol.
Defendants prevent any First Amendment activities on/in these areas, even though no specific threat to the Capitol has been identified in justification.
Defendants further refuse to inform the plaintiff of when the public sidewalks surrounding these halls of power may once again be utilized for public speech."
The complaint alleges numerous constitutional violations.
Mahoney explained his position: "Plaintiff Mahoney is an ordained Presbyterian minister and holds firm the belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.
Plaintiff Mahoney firmly believes that he has been commissioned by the Lord Jesus Christ to spread the good news of the gospel, and to speak out in support of human rights and justice.
Plaintiff Mahoney has requested permission from the defendants to use the sidewalks appurtenant to and around the Capitol building, specifically, the Lower Western Terrace of the Capitol building, to exercise his First Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
The defendants informed Plaintiff Mahoney that he does not have consent to use these noted sidewalks, nor can plaintiff use the grounds at the Lower Western Terrace.
These acts by defendants have effectively created a no-speech zone in one of the most important public forums in the nation."
The U.S. Capitol Police board and Karen Gibson, the sergeant of arms and doorkeeper for the Senate, also are defendants.
"If ever there was ever a location in need of divine intervention, of God’s favor and wisdom, it would be the U.S. Capitol where legislators from across the country gather to pass laws that have a profound impact on virtually every aspect of our lives," said the CEO of the Center for American Liberty, Harmeet K. Dhillon.
"Denying a minister and faithful parishioners the ability to pray outside the U.S. Capitol is unfathomable and violates First Amendment guarantees for traditional public forums."
Mahoney said: "The ‘People’s House,’ as the U.S. Capitol Building is so rightly called, must be a place where all Americans are afforded the right to come and peacefully celebrate and express their First Amendment rights.
Tragically, those rights and freedoms are being denied and prohibited."
The complaint notes the violence of Jan. 6 but argues there now "is no specific threat to the Capitol … that warrants, nor justifies, a continuation of the trampling of First Amendment activities."
The complaint alleges violations of freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly, free exercise of religion, due process and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
It seeks a ruling that the constitutional violations violate Mahoney's rights and an injunction requiring permission for the event.
Such orders then should be made permanent, the complaint contends.
https://www.wnd.com/2021/03/pelosi-kamala-sued-banning-annual-prayer-event-capitol/
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH KAMALA, TOO
Something's wrong with Kamala, too
Exclusive: Joseph Farah says Biden's not the only member of his admin unqualified to lead America
Published March 30, 2021 at 3:51pm
America and the rest of the world have become sure about one thing since Jan. 20.
Something is seriously wrong with Joe Biden.
He's just not playing with a full deck. He's at least a French fry short of a Happy Meal.
It's not only that he's the oldest president ever to serve in the toughest job in the world.
He's also the one who is the least well equipped – a pony soldier short of a light brigade, you might say.
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They say he's "cognitively challenged."
But it's much worse than that, because Biden is flying solo; there's nobody real in the co-pilot's seat!
The supposed solution to the 25th Amendment challenge we keep hearing about is Kamala Harris.
But she's not qualified to be president either!
A fundamentally unserious person, Harris thinks she's a comedienne.
Have you ever met anyone who thinks anything she says is the funniest, wittiest, most hilarious thing you ever heard? That's Kamala.
The problem is, she's incapable of being actually funny.
She just laughs maniacally when she's nervous, or has the jitters, or a touch of hysteria.
This hasn't happened once, twice or three times.
This is who she is.
Whenever she feels trapped, she cackles.
Maybe she learned this from Hillary – or Phyllis Diller.
It's not very endearing, whatever it is.
Here's the latest example of many. Maybe you can figure out how to classify or diagnose it.
Kamala laughs hysterically when discussing struggling parents who aren't able to send their kids to school – because the unions are too powerful.
She seems tickled by all the kids and parents in this country who still locked down for the convenience of teachers who don't want to work.
Now this does not strike me as a laughing matter.
But this is usually the kind of thing that send Kamala into delirium without explanation.
"More people are seeing, that yeah, affordable child care is a big deal.
More parents are seeing the value of educators," she cackled.
"More parents are seeing the value of educators when they had to bring their kids and say we're not paying them nearly enough." Yuckety, yuck yuck.
But there is a second characteristic I find disturbing in Kamala. And that's her sense of entitlement.
She's already frustrated to still be "living out of suitcases" two months after being installed as Queen of D.C. – or vice president.
Her future home is not ready yet – the 9,000-plus square-foot home built in 1893, called the Naval Observatory.
She says she's "frustrated" about the situation.
For now, she's stuck in the Blair House, an official guest residence of the White House – conveniently located across Pennsylvania Avenue.
An administration source told CNN that it's unclear why work is taking so long at the traditional home of vice presidents, on the grounds of the Naval Observatory.
You can bet she's not laughing about this.
Given the age and size of the building, repairs and upkeep are constant, in addition to the security requirements needed to house the nation's second-in-command.
There is also an ongoing contract worth $3.8 million for "plumbing, heating, air-conditioning contractors," according to government records.
However, none of the contracts appear to indicate why the vice president cannot move in, though an administration source said the work included renovating the chimneys.
You want to know why Kamala has her eye fixated on the Naval Observatory?
The biggest luxury of the vice president's official home is that it sits in 13 private acres within the 72 acres, affording a calm, private retreat — with a pool — a short drive from downtown Washington.
Blair House, meanwhile, though luxurious, is a more formal setting in the heart of town, filled with museum-quality antiques but somewhat lacking the comforts of home.
Kamala's not complaining, mind you. She's just "frustrated" about ostensibly "living out of suitcases."
Not the life one would expect of royalty.
https://www.wnd.com/2021/03/somethings-wrong-with-kamala-too/