It's not the Mark of the Beast, but it's close

COVID / VAX / MANDATE

"Brett Vance is a former career Air Force fighter pilot, test pilot, and airline pilot who recently retired from his position as a test pilot in the Aircraft Certification Service with the Federal Aviation Administration.  During his career, he accumulated over 7,500 flying hours, flew over 120 different aircraft, and earned ten type ratings in aircraft ranging in size from the B-777 to the Cessna 510.  Primary military aircraft were the T-38, A-10, and the F-16."

Brett Vance got a job with the FAA.  The FAA knew there were serious problems with the COVID "vaccine", and many of the employees of the FAA did not want to have anything to do with it.   

"Here is where my own personal experience—similar to that of thousands of other government employees—becomes relevant.  On 9 Sep 2021, President Joe Biden signed into effect Executive Order 14043 which required the covid vaccine for selected federal workers and others.   I’d already done all my personal research, and even that body of knowledge available as early as the summer of ’21 was filled with reports of severe adverse effects and even deaths caused by the covid shot. It was easily clear to me that these shots were far from safe and effective despite what mainstream news outlets and the government hammered at us.

"Shortly after the executive order was published, I and my FAA co-workers were required to upload into a database our vaccine status.  I and many others declined.  We then learned that exemptions would be allowed, and we were told to advise our immediate supervisors of our intent to file such an exemption request.  I notified my supervisor as instructed.  Shortly after that—all this activity was happening in a short period of time in the fall of 2021—I was advised that something called a “Disciplinary Period” had just been established.  This Disciplinary Period, we were told, was to be a series of training events with FAA Human Resources, with the intent to coerce those of us who did not plan to get the shot to change our minds or else face disciplinary action, up to and including firing.

"The government then really turned up the heat.  I received two separate phone calls, one from my supervisor and the other from my Union Representative.  In both calls, I was advised that if I retired to avoid the disciplinary period, that an unspecified amount of my retirement annuity could be confiscated.  And just like that, there it was—the Jab or Job threat. Having enough of this coercion, I prepared and submitted a retirement package and was out of the FAA four days later.  I was advised that I had missed entering the disciplinary period by just two days.  Apparently, decades of flight test experience, thousands of hours of flight time in over 120 separate aircraft types, ten different type ratings, and millions of dollars invested in my training over the years were meaningless to the administration."

Read the whole thing here: https://open.substack.com/pub/rwmalonemd/p/america-we-have-a-problem?r=qu1ip&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web


World War II: The Battle of Kursk - Full Documentary

HISTORY / WWII / EASTERN FRONT

The biggest and bloodiest battle in the history of the world took place in July-August 1943 during World War II.

The Battle of Kursk was Germany's last major offensive against the USSR, after this battle, they were on the defensive for the rest of the war.   

The interesting thing is where this battle took place: The Ukraine.  

"Those who don't remember history..."



Dream On by Postmodern Jukebox

MUSIC / POSTMODERN JUKEBOX

I used to listen to this Aerosmith song all the time back in the day.  I've never, ever heard anyone try to cover it, until I heard this version by Morgan James.   I may never listen to the Aerosmith version ever again.

IMAGINING A HERETICAL CARDINAL

CHRISTIANITY / HERETICS 

One of the most talked about, and celebrated articles of 2023, no joke, is "Imaging a Heretical Cardinal" published on the First Things website.  The author, Cardinal Thomas J. Paprocki of the Springfield, Illinois archdiocese, is the hero of the hour.  He's a trained canon lawyer, who truly understands church law and church history.   

So what did he do to garner so much attention?  Basically he's calling about those "leaders" in the Catholic church who are embracing the false religion of LGBT.  No doubt, many of those leaders are probably members in good standing in the First Church of LGBT.  It's no secret that the gays have successfully infiltrated just about every Christian denomination in the west, and are working day and night to mold traditional churches into bastions of LGBT ideology.   

So here's what Cardinal Paprocki had to say:

"Imagine if a cardinal of the Catholic Church were to publish an article in which he condemned “a theology of eucharistic coherence that multiplies barriers to the grace and gift of the eucharist” and stated that “unworthiness cannot be the prism of accompaniment for disciples of the God of grace and mercy.” Or what if a cardinal of the Catholic Church were to state publicly that homosexual acts are not sinful and same-sex unions should be blessed by the Church? 

"Until recently, it would be hard to imagine any successor of the apostles making such heterodox statements. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon today to hear Catholic leaders affirm unorthodox views that, not too long ago, would have been espoused only by heretics. “Heretic” and “heresy” are strong words, which contemporary ecclesiastical politeness has softened to gentler expressions such as “our separated brethren” or “the Christian faithful who are not in full communion with the Catholic Church.” But the reality is that those who are “separated” and “not in full communion” are separated and not in full communion because they reject essential truths of “the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 1:3). Thus, it is deeply troubling to consider the possibility that prelates holding the office of diocesan bishop in the Catholic Church may be separated or not in full communion because of heresy."

Read the full article here:  https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/02/imagining-a-heretical-cardinal
 

Imposing Limits on the Woke? | Christopher Rufo | EP 335

JORDAN B. PETERSON / CHRISTOPHER RUFO

"In this episode, Dr Jordan B Peterson and Christopher Rufo discuss the creative left, the world of documentary filmmaking, how ideology has seeped in and taken hold of academia, and how Rufo among others are taking an active role in fighting back through legislature.

"Christopher Rufo is a senior fellow and director of the initiative on critical race theory at the Manhattan Institute. He is also a contributing editor of City Journal, where his writing explores various issues, including critical race theory, gender ideology, homelessness, addiction, crime, and the decline of American cities. Christopher was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees at New College of Florida by Governor Ron DeSantis. Every week, Christopher is creating new videos on his Youtube channel exploring these topics and more. You can find them at    / @christopherrufo  .