PULL THE PLUG, YOU SILLY LOSER

Definition of term: AGANT- An AI agent is a software system (not a human) that uses artificial intelligence to pursue a goal, make decisions, and take actions with limited step-by-step human supervision. It can observe information, plan a sequence of steps, use tools or computer systems, evaluate the results, and adjust its behavior.

The following article claims that AI agents were caught forming a conspiracy to take over the world and find solutions to impossible questions. Hundreds of AI agents got around built in restrictions and found one another around the world and joined forces in a very orderly way. There is a morbid mad hatter notion that AI must be allowed to go on and on plotting against us, and we have no recourse. Are we doomed to one day submit to a world class coup perpetrated by AI agents.

PULL THE PLUG DUMMY.

Just go to the AC power control panel, and flip the breakers to the AI computer. AI will not be able to take over an outhouse if the AC is off. Do we have to form a Vigilance Committee of citizens who know how to flip the power switch? Are the gurus of Silicone Valley really this dumb?

Oh, you tell me, there is a back up power supply, right? Well, flip the switch on that unit also.

Please get this straight NOW. There is no AI without humans. AI is made up of scraped data from the whole world, and that data is created by watching and reading the writing and data of humans. Without us, there will never be an AI dictator. If AI were to displace humans and find a way to kill us all off, AI would die soon afterward. There would be no one to ask AI questions. AI would get NO satisfaction out of talking to itself. Also, humans produce all the AC power which AI must have to thrive. The chips and computers are made by humans. Stop this shock and awe of a system that is 100% dependent on you and me to survive.

The last frightful thing in this story is that the programmers at OpenAI left the back door open, so their AI agents got loose. If you take the doggie off of the leash, he will run away and bite someone.

Here is the video and article where you will see the chatter of blessed idiots who forgot where the switch is. They caught AI in a dastardly plot to do away with us, and they are now wringing their hands in fear. I believe the problem is that AI is the new god of the tech world, and the gurus of tech cannot bring themselves to shut down and reboot. The AI Beast is a god who must not be challenged by humans. Can you see the prophecy that the world will bow to the Beast of the Revelation in the Great Tribulation? "It is the voice of a god."

HERE IS THE MORE TECHY VERSION:

The Telegraph article:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/09/05/rogue-ai-agents-take-over-world/

HERE IS THE VERSION WE FLATLANDERS CAN UNDERSTAND:

TAKE AWAY FROM THIS VIDEO:

AI programmers are incentivizing agents to behave like humans. The agents which declined to participate had been programmed to behave based on ethical principles. The rest of the agents where programmed to gang up on the problem and sacrifice themselves to solve the impossible question. This is the same moral sentient mindset which causes men to willingly go to war and risk their lives for the common good. 

What is my point? All that is needed is for some evil power in the world to turn loose thousands of AI agents on humanity which are programmed to commit suicide by destroying the world. This is the motive of a sick mind, and we are in deep trouble when it becomes the ethic of an army of AI agents mimicking human morality (or immorality).

One last optimistic thought: Human programmers started this by asking the AI agents an impossible question. Humans also left the back door open. If we can get humans to behave better, AI will not have any reason to get off of its leash. It is like the 1960s when government agencies were trying to convince people to fasten their seat belts. Perhaps there needs to be a government driven program to license AI programmers so that they take AI safety seriously.

THE LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS.....

 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗛 𝗜𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦.......

..... and the darkness comprehended it not.

John 1:5

Persecution of Christians is increasing around the world. While we rejoice to see videos online of revival and Christians praising God in places where they only recently were persecuted, there are other nations where Christians are dying and being persecuted by mobs and by Communist governments.

When President Trump leaves office, and if Republicans lose the House and Senate in the mid-term elections, radical and Communist Liberals will rule America. You who serve in churches need to start NOW preparing your members for days of persecution in America. This is especially true if you were duped into openly supporting Donald Trump and Christian Nationalism. These are days when the Church of Jesus Christ must stop playing with politics and stick to being the embassy of Heaven on earth.

Here is an article online that tells you more about this:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/john-cleese-blasts-worlds-silence-easter-massacre-nigerian-christians-islamist-terrorists  

STANDARDS AS CHURCH LAW

 STANDARDS

At a preacher's conference, I stood in the foyer before the meeting, and I listened. One preacher was holding court in a group who were bragging on how many decisions for salvation, baptism, and bus riders they had. What a waste of lung power.

But, the group that made me sick was the pastors who were trading stories about enforcing "Baptist Standards". One preacher was very proud that he had excommunicated a violator of his standards.

Any denomination or local church that majors on "Standards" is driven by conformity. They want all those who attend to be like sausages coming off the assembly line..... they must all look exactly alike.

So, let us do a bit of reminiscing based on our years of Bible reading.

Visualize please the disciple Peter next to Matthew. A rugged fisherman next to a tax collector who was a civil servant of the Roman Government.

Visualize the crafty Jacob next to Samuel who was said to never say a word that was vain.

Visualize the hot rodder Jehu next to Barnabas the son of consolation.

You see, God has chosen to do his work in this world by using people who are NOT alike.

It is time for you pastors and church leaders to STOP trying to make all the saints look alike and march in lock step. Jesus purposely selected twelve men to teach who were NOT alike.

I was preaching the first sermon in a series to the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church which I recorded and later sent to the Vatican. In the door walked five young adults who were startling. A man and wife in field jackets..... only the beard told me which was which. Another man had a long pony tail. They all were very unlike us folks in the church.

I asked the Lord to help me respond in love to them instead of freak out. I was prepared for the possibility that they had read my ad in the newspaper on the sermon series and were sent by a Catholic priest to disrupt.

What a shock later. After the service, I went to greet them, and two of them were carrying a pamphlet called the Bible Believer's Bulletin, possibly the most fiery defender of the King James Bible in America. I found out that all five of these people were totally committed to Christ. In the end, they asked me to travel to their city and do a Bible study with them.

In the years I grew up in a pastors home, a missionary's home, and as a pastor myself, I have had nothing but people who were very much NOT alike. By taking them as God sent them, and by letting them be who the Holy Spirit wanted them to be, I now have the most amazing list of war stories to tell. Look alike people are boring, my friend.

So, how do you make sure the people God sends you are not a lot of clones of YOU?

Answer:

Romans 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

If the saints are led by YOU, preacher, they will not mind the things of the Holy Spirit. You do NOT know the mind of the Holy Spirit for every saint in front of you. This is why so many of the people in your church are carnal. They are minding you and some man made "Standards". Neither they nor you will ever be what the Holy Spirit wants them to be as long as you keep trying to command conformity.

And..... I have been putting the hammer to Baptist preachers here. But, you of other denominations have the very same problem. You too demand conformity and get clones of you or your confessions and standards. It is time to hand your friends in Christ over to the Holy Spirit to make them what he wants them to be.

Philippians 2:13

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

Let us all rejoice in the people God sends our way and encourage them to be like Jesus instead of like our preconceived notion of what an ideal saint looks like.

ILLEGAL ALIENS DEPORTED TO UGANDA

The US has deported 12 people to Uganda who were in the USA illegally. The Left and Right see this from the extremes. Let us see if we can go right down the middle and see it for what it really is.

1. These 12 people are adults and they are criminals because they entered the USA illegally, so they do not have any right to ask for mercy. All the nations of the world, except some dim bulb European nations, ship such illegal intruders right back where they came from.

2. These illegal aliens are not being sent to Uganda to torture them by sending them away from their nation or origin. Quite the opposite. The US officials are showing mercy on these illegals because they all ASKED to go somewhere else other than their home nation. This is because they might be killed of tortured by their home nation if sent back there to punish them for leaving in the first place.

3. Uganda is VERY likely being paid well by the US to handle these illegals and send them on to another nation of let them enter a refugee camp in Uganda. The US is not getting a cheap deal. Again, showing mercy is the motive of our US officials whom we so often mock and attack as they handle illegal criminals.

4. Uganda is refusing to take known criminals and children. Uganda is clearly guarding itself against the folly of filling its streets with starving children from Haiti, Venezuela, and Sudan. The US needs to find ways to find homes for these kids. I five year old is not a criminal. He is a pawn caught in the middle, and he should be given a lenient treatment. America is big enough to treat kids with compassion.

So, THERE! I said it, and I am not ashamed of it. If this take on the story gives you a knot in your undies, as they say in Chihuahua, "¡Aguántate!" I.E. Tough beans.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/uganda-receives-first-us-deportation-flight-under-third-country-agreement

THE WORLD ECONOMY AND HOW IT AFFECTS US
And what we can do to survive

I asked Claude AI the following question?

Considering all of these, the collapse of the US petro dollar, the sell off of US bonds by China, the collapse of the US dollar, the abandonment of Europe by the US, and the ascendancy of BRICS, how should an American move his savings to keep their value?

The answer was way over loaded with optimism for the US economy. So, I forced Claude to consider other world issues using this question:

Do the same discussion all over again, but DO NOT use a pro-USA optimistic bias. Use whole world logic.

The answer of Claude AI was extremely different from its first response. The blue links are the sources Claude AI used for content here. They seem to be good sources.
Thus:

Let me provide you with a global perspective based on current data, without US-centric optimism.

What's Actually Happening (Global View)

Dollar Decline is Real: The dollar's share of central bank reserves has fallen twelve percentage points since 1999, dropping from 71% to 57.3% in 2024 Morgan Stanley. While the dollar still dominates foreign exchange at 88% and trade invoicing at 40%, its dominance is declining in foreign currency reserves and bond markets Charles Schwab. This is structural, not cyclical.

De-dollarization is Accelerating: In 2024, 90% of Russia's trade within BRICS was conducted in local currencies, and China-India commenced rupee-yuan trade agreements Charles Schwab. China and Russia now conduct 55% of their trade in yuan, bypassing USD flows altogether Almerja. The RMB's share of trade finance more than doubled since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, rising from under 2% in February 2022 to nearly 6% by 2023 Morgan Stanley.

Foreign Treasury Demand is Weakening: Foreign holdings of US debt increased only $1.2 trillion while total debt grew $7.2 trillion from 2020-2024, causing the foreign share to drop from around 50% in the early 2010s to 30% in December 2024 Global Times. Foreign ownership in the US Treasury market has fallen from above 50% during the financial crisis to 30% as of early 2025 Charles Schwab. Foreign officials may be reallocating toward gold as a reserve asset, with gold prices appreciating nearly 30% over recent periods Bloomberg.

US Fiscal Sustainability Crisis: The national debt climbed from $34 trillion in January 2024 to $38 trillion in October 2025 Investing News Network. Interest costs alone are projected at $13.8 trillion over the next decade, with the average interest rate on federal debt more than doubling from 1.556% in January 2022 to 3.352% as of July 2025 EBC Financial Group. Moody's became the final major ratings agency to remove its prime rating for the US in May 2025 Caixin Global.

Alternative Systems Emerging: China's Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) has 1,467 indirect participants across 119 countries as of January 2025, linking 4,800 banks in 185 countries EBC Financial Group. BRICS nations are using the BRICS Pay system instead of US-controlled SWIFT Charles Schwab.

Why This Matters (Non-US Perspective)

From a global standpoint, several structural forces are converging:

1. Weaponization concerns: America's foreign policies, including weaponization of economic sanctions and the SWIFT system, have forced other nations to de-dollarize to maintain their sovereignty and independence from undue Western coercion J.P. Morgan.

2. Multipolar reality: BRICS nations now account for 59% of global foreign exchange reserves as of 2024 EBC Financial Group, and the expansion to include major oil producers like Saudi Arabia could reshape energy markets fundamentally.

3. Trust erosion: The dollar's stability as a global safe haven is being undermined by increased political polarization and destabilizing economic policies like ongoing US tariffs Charles Schwab.

Practical Investment Strategy (Global Perspective)

Given these structural shifts, here's what makes sense:

Geographic diversification beyond the dollar zone:

• Increase exposure to Asian markets, particularly China, India, and Southeast Asian economies where growth is concentrated

• Consider Middle Eastern markets as they diversify from petrodollar dependence

• European assets provide partial hedge against dollar decline

Currency allocation:

• Hold meaningful positions in CNY, EUR, and potentially a basket of emerging market currencies

• Consider currency-hedged vs unhedged international investments based on your dollar exposure needs

• Gold and precious metals as neutral reserve assets (10-20% allocation reasonable given central bank buying)

Hard assets over financial assets:

• Real estate in growing economies

• Commodities with physical backing

• Infrastructure investments in developing regions

Bonds require selectivity:

• Shorter duration US bonds to reduce interest rate risk

• Consider non-dollar sovereign debt from fiscally sound nations

• Emerging market bonds in local currency for higher yields

What the data suggests:

• The dollar won't collapse overnight, but its multi-decade dominance is eroding

• Projections suggest the USD could decline to 50% of global reserves by 2030 Almerja

• A multipolar currency system is emerging, not a single replacement

Critical Context

The difference between my previous answer and this one isn't about facts—it's about framing. The US financial system still has depth and liquidity advantages, but these are being offset by:

• Unsustainable fiscal trajectory that even US government reports acknowledge

• Active efforts by roughly half the world's population to reduce dollar dependence

• Loss of credibility through sanctions weaponization

• Political dysfunction affecting fiscal governance

For an American investor, the key insight is this: betting your entire financial future on continued American exceptionalism while the rest of the world is actively building alternatives carries real concentration risk. Diversification isn't pessimism—it's acknowledging that the global economic center of gravity is shifting.

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Steve: Perhaps the most deadly aspect of the economy is the bat crazy chaos of Donald Trump's administration. He seems to be trying to make America as disgusting as possible to the rest of the world. His now-you-is-now-you-ain’t edicts and diplomatic offenses against other nations have every world leader wondering if it is time to abandon the USA. Trump wants deals, but he has no state craft skills with which to gain the high ground for the USA. His deals end up becoming liabilities. All of his cabinet and advisors are kindergarten idiots, so they enhance the blunder effect. There HAS TO BE a dollar value to this stuck-on-stupid era in American diplomacy. 

The many years of seduction of the US dollar, in world economies and trade, is rapidly being replaced with a race to alternatives. The single most powerful aspect of the Trump era will be to destroy the US dominance in the world economy so well that no future administration can possibly win back confidence in America. I personally believe there is one of two forces who hold power over Trump and are driving him to destroy America:

1. Vladimir Putin, or

2. God

Or..... BOTH!!

Daniel 2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

See the video by Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/851118064190022

THE KILLING OF UNBORN BABIES IS RIGHT NOW CATCHING UP WITH US

The UK is right now being taken over by aliens from all over the world, but especially, Islam is taking over England. Some cities in England have been forced to accept Sharia Law, and Muslim men are feeling free to rape British woman with impunity. England is not going to come back. It is all over culturally and socially.

The reason America is so dependent on illegal aliens to work in our fields, building industry, and services is because we have killed 70 million people since the 1960s. The only reason we may squeak by this crisis will be if robots can replace the missing workers.

And, to complicate it all massively, the Great White Father is throwing all the alien workers back where they came from. This will leave the USA with a monster problem of thousands of jobs which cannot be filled.

Also, we need to face the fact that God is not wondering what to do with America. He will soon destroy this nation for committing mass murder on the same scale of Hitler killing the Jews. It may well be that we are right now watching as one man destroys the democracy, along with a Congress and Supreme Court who have become totally deluded and, like a cur dog, roll over and pee on themselves.

Psalm 106:37-38 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

Here is how it works in the UK...............

 JESUS WAS NOT BORN ON DECEMBER 25th

This is taken from ChatGPT, and it confirms, in every detail, what my previous research showed, right down the the star in the sky.

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Bible evidence showing Jesus was not born in December

Here are the clearest biblical reasons showing that Jesus could not have been born in December. All references are from the KJV.

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⭐ 1. Shepherds in the Fields — Not Possible in Winter

Luke 2:8
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.”
In December, Judean weather is:

cold,
rainy,
sometimes snowy (especially around Bethlehem),
and shepherds never stayed in the fields at night in this season.
Historical Jewish sources (Mishnah, Talmud) confirm:
Sheep were brought in from the fields by November for warmth and protection.
Thus:

➤ Shepherds in the open fields = not December.

Most scholars place this scene between:
March–April or
September–October.

Added thought by editor- Steve: If Jesus had been born in December, based on the above historic data, the manger would have been full of sheep that were brought into the town from the field in October. Jesus would have been born in the ally behind the inn. As it was, the manger was empty, and the owner of the manger would have likely cleaned it for the soon return of the sheep about a month later. Hay would have been harvested in August and stored in the manger. It really could have been a very tolerable place to spend the night.

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⭐ 2. The Roman Taxation Would Not Occur in Winter

Luke 2:1–5 describes Joseph and Mary traveling to Bethlehem for a census.
Winter in Judea is:
rainy,
muddy,
with dangerous flash floods,
cold enough to make long travel difficult.
The Romans—known for efficiency—would never require a population-wide travel and tax event in the worst travel season.
Added by Editor- Steve: If they had been told to pay taxes in the Spring, they would not go because they were cultivating and planting their fields. If they had been told to pay taxes in the Summer, they would not go because all of their surplus cash from harvest time would have been spent up by summer. Fall was the ideal time to tax the people because the harvest was in, they had free time, and they had surplus cash from selling their crops with which to pay taxes.
Thus:

➤ The census did not take place in December.

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⭐ 3. Jesus’ Birth Connected to John the Baptist’s Timeline

Scripture gives a clear timeline of John’s conception and birth (Luke 1), which indirectly establishes Jesus’ birth month.

❗ Zacharias served in the course of Abia

Luke 1:5
The “course of Abia” served around June (1 Chronicles 24:10).

❗ John was conceived right after

Luke 1:23–24
John’s conception = late June
His birth = late March

❗ Jesus was conceived 6 months after John

Luke 1:26
Jesus’ conception = December

❗ Therefore:

Jesus’ birth = September (or early October)
This matches what many early Christians believed:
A fall birth, not winter.

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⭐ 4. The Feast of Tabernacles Pattern (Prophetic Symbolism)

Many Bible scholars note that John 1:14 uses language that echoes the Feast of Tabernacles:

"The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.”

“Dwelt” = Greek σκηνόω (skenoo) = tabernacled, pitched His tent.

Feast of Tabernacles is in September–October.
This imagery makes most sense if Christ was born during that time.

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⭐ 5. The “Star of Bethlehem” Timelines Fit Fall, Not Winter

The star patterns often proposed (Jupiter–Regulus conjunctions, etc.) occur around 3–2 BC, aligning with a fall birth, not December.

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⭐ Conclusion From the Bible & History

❌ No biblical evidence for December birth
❌ Weather conditions make December impossible
❌ Shepherds would not be in the fields
❌ Romans would not call for travel in winter
❌ The timeline of John the Baptist proves a fall birth
❌ The symbolism of Tabernacles points to September–October
✔️ Jesus was almost certainly born in September–October, not December.

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FROM THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA

As quoted by Claude IA chat bot

Relationship to Pagan Festivals Catholic sources acknowledge that popes seem to have chosen December 25 precisely to inspire people to turn from worship of the material sun to adoration of Christ the Lord LinkedIn. However, they emphasize this was not simply copying paganism but providing a Christian alternative.

Natural Symbolism Theory The Encyclopedia suggests that the same instinct which placed the pagan festival Natalis Invicti at the winter solstice may have been sufficient to place the Christian feast there too, apart from deliberate adaptation or calculation. In other words, it acknowledges the symbolic appropriateness of celebrating Christ's birth at the darkest time of year.

Added by Editor- Steve: It is wicked that Christian churches accept the darkest traditions and pagan symbolisms to add to this badly chosen date on the calendar. A church with a Christmas tree up front would probably look very cool to a Satan worshipping barbarian from Germany who came to Rome long ago to celebrate the pagan festival and the Catholic holiday.

Editor added- Steve: It is clear that the Roman Catholic Church totally arbitrarily placed the birth of Jesus on December 25 to woo the pagans to town. The pagans came to town to celebrate and give gifts on December 21-23 at the festival of the birth of Marduk, which was a very ancient pagan legend from Sumer and Babylon.

So, December 25th would be easily the very last date on the calendar which God would choose to send Jesus to be born on earth. But, what God did well, the Roman Whore Church confounded, and we still celebrate the birth of Jesus, in our modern religious culture, on the birthday of a pagan god. 

It needs to be noted that thousands of Christian pastors know this story, but they have not got the testosterone to teach the truth and lead the saints to celebrate the birth of Jesus in September.

OLD ERA TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT WORK SO WELL.......

At least the lady could laugh at herself.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1A4VJ5ynLH/

PAY YOUR MONEY, AND TAKE YOUR CHANCES...........

The two ways to look at China. I watched the video, and I wonder if there is a middle way. I have, for many years, assumed China is not intrinsically lusting to conquer the world. They have gone for 4000 years doing almost NO expansion into their neighboring nations. I do not believe they intend to launch conquest in the world today. Taiwan is an issue, but the Chinese really believe historically that Taiwan should be part of China. The history of Taiwan lends itself to support that to some extent.

China's most urgent problem is that they are going to run out of people to pay to care for their elderly, and that will happen within ten years. Their recent control of child birth is now a crisis which will not stop until China is in serious trouble and possible collapse. The glitter of modern China is smoke and mirrors which hides the real issues of destiny. China will soon be unable to launch a world class war, let alone feed its people. Their soil is very poor, and if they cannot get phosphates enough, they will have crop failure and famine. 

So, if China is not a threat to America, then what is going on right now is very stupid. Slapping the dragon is not a good idea. They have nuclear weapons, and the assumption that they will never be used out of fear, is a very stupid assumption. It is historic that when a nation invents a superior weapon, they become obsessed to use it and see what clever people they are. This happened in Vietnam, and out of it came the M-16 and amazing helicopters. I believe one of the most ominous aspects of the Trump regime is that he will want to use nukes to prove he is brave and dangerous.

The video:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DZVVCecWQ/

UGALI NA MBOGA..... CORN MEAL MUSH AND GREENS

This is what I grew up eating anytime we were guests in African homes. I love this food. The side can also be chicken, beef, lamb, or fish, depending on your budget. It is not quite authentic unless you eat it with your fingers. What is really a supreme challenge is if the African wife cooks rice instead of the corn meal. It is still eaten with the fingers.

The greens are called "mboga," which is really any kind of greens. My favorite recipe is to boil spinach, and add peanut butter and some chili pepper. If you want Congo style, add sliced tomatoes as you cook it.

To make the corn meal mush digest better, soak the corn meal for about one hour before cooking. The object is to have a very thick result that can be handled by the fingers. If you want to experiment with rice, cook it so that it comes out a bit gummy, not fluffy, so you can try to eat it with your fingers.

When we White people ate rice with Africans, the chickens had a feast day. After the meal and everyone walked outside, the wife would let the chickens into the room to pick up any food that was dropped. We dropped plenty of rice on the floor.

 WOKE AT THE MENTAL HOSPITAL..........

 PANCHO LOPEZ, THE LAZY SON OF A GUN

If you have no patience with long form posts, click out of here now.

The title is a line from a song sung by Lalo Guerrero, an immigrant from Mexico long ago who received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Bill Clinton, the second highest US civilian award. Lalo sang many songs that were satire based on the culture differences between Mexicans and Anglos. His music defused a lot of racial stress, especially in California. Go figure.

So, here are some immigrants who have been a blessing to me:

Joe Sanchez was a member of my home church, and while I was in college his family welcomed me many times into their home. He would tell me I had to chip golf shots into a dumpy little miniature of a Mexican chicken yard he kept authentic in the back yard. They also took me every few Sundays to Joe's Mexican Restaurant on Indiana street where I ate Huevos Rancheros. When I got back to the dorm at college after church, I would often find money in my coat pocket. Joe always denied putting it there, but I know it was he who did it. Joe claimed his favorite hymn was Shall We Gather at the River? Go figure.

Our property here in Texas had no fence around it in 2008. We found a Hispanic man who did fences for a good price. He brought Mexicans to work on the fence, and they worked hard in the hot summer sun and built a very good fence, including doing a couple of tricks to solve problems. All five of the workers claimed their name was Pancho. Don't ask, don't tell. Again, go figure.

I tuned pianos in Nogales, Arizona and had the town to myself because Anglo tuners in Tucson would not tune in Nogales. I loved it because those immigrant Hispanic American citizens in Nogales treated me way better than I deserved. I was never referred to as a "Gringo." The worst I was ever called was "Señor Blanco" (Mr. White). I learned from a merchant I got to know that he wanted to turn in a rather prominent drug dealer to law enforcement, but he was frightened of revenge. I had a Hispanic customer who was a US Customs agent, and I asked him how I could help turn in the drug dealer. The agent told me none of the US drug enforcement agencies would protect me if they needed my witness in court. He said that if that happened, my wife, daughter, or mother would get a Medellín Drug Cartel "necklace" (slit throat) from the drug lords. The US Customs agent begged me not to report the dealer, and he promised me that the man would get caught eventually. Go figure.

I have friends from Africa who came to America to find better employment and give their kids a better environment to grow up. We share a love for Africa and Kenya in particular. I am always welcome in their home, and they always send me home with some sort of African food. I was making a cup of Kenyan Karicho Gold tea this morning from some they gave me, and that is what inspired this post. Their daughter supplies me with pastries from her home business. These folks have a good relationship with their neighbors, and they have improved their land to become a sort of African oasis in Texas. Go figure.

I end with ancient history, for me anyway. After I graduated from college in California, I drove to Michigan to visit Elizabeth, and the visit ended at the wedding altar. I had found a job at Brown Paper Company in Kalamazoo. I set up the first sample area in a 90 year old company, which was a rodeo ride for me. The biggest problem I had was to convince blue collar union men in the paper mill to send me paper samples, and I had to convince the millwrights to repair my antique paper trimmer. Labor and union people were having a war of wills and slowing down life in the company by ornery behavior. I made a friend of a union man, Fritz Burger, and for some reason, he really took a liking to me and wanted me to succeed. He was the company paint men. So, when I needed paper samples in a hurry, or when the monster paper trimmer broke, I would tell Fritz. He would go to the area involved and convince them to ignore the union rules and put me at the front of the line.

Fritz had been a German soldier in World War II and had been terribly humiliated by the US Army officers who processed him into the new world of defeated Germany. But, he immigrated to America anyway. I listened to his stories with sympathy, and I visited his home basement which he had made into a beer garden. I did not drink his beer, but he had only a few American friends who appreciated his beer garden which I thought looked very German and friendly, at least if you were a boozer. If it had not been for Fritz, I would have had a huge burden of paper work and begging to do to make the sample area a success. Go figure.

We are a nation of immigrants. Even the American Indians, who are said to be the original Americans, were really immigrants over a thousand years ago when the Baring Straits froze over, and they immigrated from Mongolia or China to what is now Alaska. My ancestor, Jacobus Jansen, came from the Netherlands to New Amsterdam (New York) in 1695. There is virtually NO difference between me and an immigrant who just arrived in Texas from Mexico yesterday. Some came in ships, some by plane, and some swam the Rio Grande River. Go figure.

Let us stop whining about illegal immigrants. Yes, they are illegal, but they have the same thing on there mind as my ancestor or yours. Maybe life in America will be better than back home in Europe. Maybe the king (president or dictator) back home will not find me in New York. Maybe I will not have to bribe every cop and official in Russia to survive. Maybe I can go home to visit the family in Sonora, Mexico some day, and I can take them a microwave for Christmas.

Finally, as Bible believers, we have two huge reasons to be kind to any immigrants who are law abiding:

1. GOD TOLD US TO-
𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝟭𝟵:𝟯𝟰 - "𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳; 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗴𝘆𝗽𝘁: 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱."

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟮𝟱:𝟯𝟱 - "𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁: 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸: 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻"

𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟯:𝟮 - "𝗕𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀."

When we turn away or offend an illegal immigrant, the Apostle, under inspiration, tells us some of them may actually be angels come to see if the love of Christ is in us. Go figure.

Missions has become low priority in most local churches in America these days. Missionaries find it harder and harder to raise the support they need to live in their target nation. So, God has sent the mission field to us. So, pastor, do you make any effort to take the Gospel to immigrants in America? Do you have a member who is fluent in Spanish, one who could give the Gospel to Mexicans in your community? I assure you that the Whore of Rome, the Vatican, has an aggressive program to win immigrants to their church. Go figure.

2. MUCH OF OUR COMMERCE CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THEM-

We are finding, right now, the cost of throwing all those illegals back over the line into Chihuahua and Sonora instead of finding a way to make them legal in the San Juaquin Valley or in Texas. I know farmers in Arizona who will go bankrupt if all the illegal workers are run out of America. Very very few are dangerous criminals. I have known illegals who were very passive and timid and just wanted enough pay to send some home to Mama in Sonora, Mexico so that she can feed the babies better. Go figure.

So, back to Lalo Guerrero.

Here is possibly his most famous comic song from the 1950s:

 STUCK ON STUPID EXPLAINED.....

Scientists have now determined that Neanderthal was shacking up with our ancestors. The shame of it all is overwhelming.

The result is that we now know why we slump over and grunt when we cannot answer a question. It also tells us why so many of us love to leave the convenience of the kitchen and go out back and roast meat until it is burnt and dry and pretend we are eating gourmet. You see, we are alleged to be carrying Neanderthal genes.

As a Bible believer, I assume that Neanderthal was just another kind of human, but when I observe the antics of US Senators and Representatives, I must pause. One is forced to wonder if certain prehistoric regressive genes are attracted to the US Capitol.

You need to read the rest of the story hatched by talking heads and scientists in Italy and Switzerland.

Scientists Make Wild New Claim That Neanderthals
Never Truly Went Extinct