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In ETERNITY, the RIGHTEOUSNESS of Almighty God is without compromise and saturates its ETERNAL state. When a man or women die in an unregenerate state they do not stop from transgressing against the RIGHTEOUS laws and absolutes of Almighty God. These FOREVER remain imprisoned in an unregenerate, fallen and lawless estate and must be put in a place that consumes their godless and lawless thoughts (Luke 16:19-22, Rom. 7:14-24). They will FOREVER transgress continually because of their unregenerate estate the ETERNAL absolutes and laws of RIGHTEOUSNESS FOREVER (Rom. 7:7-24, 25, Rev. 22:8). The purifying holiness of Almighty God's RIGHTEOUS fire...

In poor countries the price of electricity is low, so low that “utilities lose money on every unit of electricity that they sell.” As a result, rationing and shortages are common. Writing in the JEP, Burgess, Greenstone, Ryan and Sudarshan argue that “these shortfalls arise as a consequence of treating electricity as a right, rather than as a private good.” The Burgess et al. analysis coheres with my observations in India where “wire anarchy” is common (see picture). It’s obvious that electricity is being stolen but no one does anything about it because it’s considered a right and a government...

A billion dollars just doesn’t buy what it used to buy. – Think about this for a second: Between them, billionaires Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg just combined to pour right at a billion dollars of their own personal fortunes into what became two of the most spectacularly failed primary campaigns in American history. Both men hired massive staffs of hundreds – with Bloomberg, it was thousands – of people who were supposed to be the best and brightest minds in the campaign professional cottage industry. They both paid hundreds of millions of dollars to the cream of the crop...

Every 14 months, silent earthquakes ever-so-slightly rattle the Cascadia subduction zone, which is capable of producing a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. Now, research shows that these so-called aseismic quakes are tied to fluid moving miles underground. These findings don't affect what we know about the risk of a dangerous quake in the Cascadia region; that information is well-known from the cycle of stress build-up and release during large earthquakes... A better understanding of the aseismic quakes could eventually help bridge the gap in understanding between this well-observed earthquake cycle and the processes happening deep within the subduction zone. The inner workings...

Since the left-wing-aligned media were unwilling to do their jobs, it took an army of well-informed Trump supporters to educate Chelsea Clinton after CNN allowed her to share blatant misinformation/disinformation to the public. As the coronavirus situation was just beginning to draw some serious media scrutiny last week, CNN ran a scurrilous op-ed from her and a co-author titled, “Under Trump, America is less prepared for a coronavirus outbreak.” A day after the piece’s official publication, Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, tweeted the dubious column to her roughly 2.5 million...

There’s even an acronym for the way teachers feel about these late winter and early spring months: EDOFMA, the eternal darkness of February, March and April. It’s a time when education seems like an endless slog, with little visible progress. As one blogger puts it, “For the first few weeks back from the holidays in January, things seem OK, but then reality sets in. Hard.” It’s much the same with education reform. But as dedicated teachers know, foundations are being laid even when progress isn’t visible. That’s how improvement often happens; incrementally, through persistence and dedication. What seemed like a...

Let's have a Swingin' Monday on Thursday. Here is Herb Remington with Moose Jaw Rag (1951). THE WESTERNER https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/

Image from gun-nuttery, cropped by Dean Weingarten Constitutional Carry continues to gain members. One to three states are likely to pass new laws in 2020.Constitutional Carry is the return to a close approximation of the state of law in the United States when the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791.  At that time there were no permits required to carry weapons in public places, either openly or concealed. Concealed weapons were common and popular. Examples are knives, sword canes, and Queen Anne's or “muff” pistols. This state of law persisted in the United States for 30 years, until nearly...

SEOUL, March 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea confirmed 322 more cases of the COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, raising the total number of infections to 6,088. As of 4:00 p.m. local time, the number of infected patients totaled 6,088, up 322 from the previous announcement as of midnight. Five more deaths were reported, lifting the death toll to 41. The fatality rate from the virus here stood at 0.6 percent as of midnight. The rates rose to 4.5 percent for those in their 70s and 5.6 percent in their 80s or higher each. (Please see link for full article)

So, now the Democrats are choosing between a pair of doddering crustaceans. The Crusty Commie Curmudgeon and the Crusty Comedy Relief both did well enough Tuesday to keep going. Big Chief Warren, whose actual people call corn “corn” and not “maize,” may still go on because she’s an insufferable monster whose transcendent yearning to nag us into schoolmarm’d submission knows no bounds, plus because the establishment wants her in the race siphoning Chablis socialist votes away from her Marx brother. But the Hapless Halfling dropped out, a half-billion bucks lighter, and he’s not just returning to his burrow. He’ll want...

For the past three years, many American business executives have cheered on President Donald Trump as they saw their stock prices soar and their taxes fall. But as the number of confirmed U.S. cases of the coronavirus reaches 158, with 11 deaths, corporate America is taking its own counsel. From Ford to Google to JPMorgan Chase, a growing number of major companies is banning employees from foreign travel, nixing large meetings, testing out work-from-home contingency plans and canceling crucial industry events — all despite assurances from the White House that containment of the virus is "airtight." Investment giant Goldman Sachs...

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President Trump claimed Wednesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. was not protected by congressional "immunity" when he made threatening comments toward Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh at a pro-abortion rally outside the court, suggesting that Schumer was in line for some kind of punishment. In a phone interview on "Hannity", the president compared Schumer's remarks to the "parody" of his July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky orated by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., during a congressional hearing last year.

Today’s CG is from The Arkansas Gazette. Don’t be scared. It’s an easy one. 3 minutes or less is excellent, but under 2 gets you the brass ring! PZZOA NGY ZYWM QJHJGW VA FZ ZVQAJWHJA, GYC GA ZUFJY GA FLJM CZ VA FLSA AJQHSNJ DJ WGM FLJX GASCJ. —LJYQM CGHSC FLZQJGV You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram). Beware, the game is very...

Shahid Buttar, a democratic socialist hoping to unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, declared a tactical victory after finishing second in California’s primary election Tuesday. Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, easily won the primary contest upon receiving roughly 72.5% of the vote, guaranteeing her a spot on the ballot in November’s general election and effectively a shot at serving an 18th term representing the state’s 12th Congressional District. And despite receiving only 12.7% of the vote, Mr. Buttar’s second-place finish means his name will also appear on the ballot when Californians return to the polls this fall. Rules governing the state’s “top...

Tavis Smiley was found by a jury to have violated PBS’ morals clause, and the network will be awarded $1.486 million from a countersuit of its former host. “We are pleased with the jury’s decision,” a PBS spokesperson said in a statement. “PBS expects our producing partners to provide a workplace where people feel safe and are treated with dignity and respect. It was important for us to ensure that the courageous women who came forward were able to share their stories, and we continue to uphold the values and standards of our organization.” “With this jury verdict for PBS,...

Ilhan Omar has taken a swipe at Elizabeth Warren, claiming a 'united progressive movement' could have stopped Former Vice President Joe Biden's Super Tuesday success. The congresswoman appeared to question what would have happened if Senator Warren had endorsed Sanders - after Biden scored a surprise win in Minnesota. Warren remained in the race despite failing to win even her own state of Massachusetts and being urged to drop out as #WarrenEndorseBernie trended on Twitter. Minnesota Democrat Omar tweeted that Sanders may have won if the 'progressives consolidated last night like the moderates' did. 'Imagine if the progressives consolidated last...

President Trump plans to use former Vice President Joe Biden’s history with Ukraine against him in the general election should Biden win the Democratic nomination for president. Trump spoke with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Friday night about the president’s campaign strategy after Biden took the lead in the Democratic primary with 566 delegates following Super Tuesday. Trump said that he plans to bring up allegations of corruption against Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, "all the time." "It’s not a campaign issue for the Democrats. They don't want to bring it up. They were obviously told, 'You can’t...

The American Bar Association said on Wednesday that it is "deeply troubled" by a comment made by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., outside the Supreme Court that many said was a direct threat to two sitting justices.