I have been hospitalized for three more weeks. I entered for surgery on an esophageal hernia repair‚ was told to expect a stayover of one night but to pack for two nights “just in case.” “Just in case” of what&;#63; That’s the part of the next three weeks. It felt less that they were repairing my esophagus than that they preparing my sarcophagus. I left my laptop at home. However‚ the news would not let me desist from writing. So Denise traveled 90 minutes back home to retrieve the laptop‚ 90 minutes back to drop it off with me‚ and now I write. I could have been a major league baseball player. I was that good and was passionate about the sport. The only thing that stood in my way was Shabbat. I also could have been a world-class chess grandmaster. The only thing that stood in my way for that was chess. But I know the rules and a bit about the game. Imagine that I take the other guy’s queen‚ then one of his bishops‚ then the other‚ and also a rook (castle)‚ and he gets so bemused that he retaliates by capturing five of my pawns. From my experience‚ I basically have won. I just have to close the deal.  That is what happened this weekend with Israel and Iran. Israel knocked off a slew of mega terror commanders in Iran’s upper echelon‚ including the guy with Qassem Soleimani-level standing — in all‚ two superpower IRGC generals and five officers. The airstrike in Syria killed Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi‚ who led the elite Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria until 2016‚ according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. It also killed Zahedi’s deputy‚ Gen Mohammad Hadi Hajriahimi‚ and five other officers. Israel also obliterated Iran’s consulate there. (They should have moved it to Jerusalem.) And some other Syrian non-Zionists. In retaliation‚ Iran and her proxies in Syria‚ Iraq‚ and the Houthis of Yemen went ballistic‚ launching more than 300 armed drones‚ cruise missiles‚ and ballistic missiles at Israel. Here is what they accomplished: They forced America to outright participate‚ for the first time ever‚ in defending Israel. They took the wind out of Biden’s criticizing Israel for the unfortunate fog-of-war bombing of the seven humanitarian food people. They forced Biden to stop pressing for a Gaza ceasefire and instead to beg for a retaliation ceasefire. They forced Jordan to outright participate‚ for the first time ever‚ in defending Israel‚ albeit by defending their own Jordanian air space. They took the wind out of England’s David Cameron’s criticizing Israel for the unfortunate fog-of-war bombing of the seven humanitarian food people. They forced Cameron to stop pressing for a Gaza ceasefire and instead to beg for a retaliation ceasefire. They put Israel’s Iron Dome‚ Arrow II‚ and David’s Sling systems to their first-ever true battle tests when the chips are on the table. They demonstrated to Israel‚ America‚ Arabs‚ and the world that those systems are pretty‚ pretty‚ pretty good. They provided Israel with an advertising and marketing opportunity more valuable than buying a minute on the Super Bowl to line up customers throughout the world to buy Israeli-made air-defense systems because they now are proven‚ beyond bluster and hype‚ to actually work during warfare. They showed the Sunni Muslim Arab world what awaits them if the Shiite Muslim Iranians ever succeed against Israel‚ forcing those Sunnis to consider joining the Abraham Accords to protect their own necks because they each know that‚ if Iran shot 300 things at them‚ their oil fields would be gone‚ and so would they‚ except for a surviving keffiyeh or two. American Democrats (other than the insane Squad of Marxist Jew-haters) now are forced to recognize that Israel is not a basket case standing in line for charity but is a critical partner in protecting American interests in the Middle East. That is why‚ although Israel almost always takes heat from the American State Department‚ she is a favorite of the Defense Department. Secretaries of state (except Alexander Haig‚ George Shultz‚ and Mike Pompeo) hate Israel. But defense secretaries (except for Jewish apostate Caspar Weinberger) love or‚ at least‚ like Israel. So what should Israel do now&;#63; Like the guy who takes all those high-value chess pieces in exchange for a few pawns‚ Israel can legitimately “call it a day‚” saying that she will take the win‚ and even would invite similar exchanges forever. Or she could try to emulate the exchange by picking another Iranian embassy or consulate to bomb along with the next guy or two on the IRGC list‚ and then await another 300 drones‚ cruise‚ and ballistic missiles. Or she could use this as an excuse to invade Rafiach (Rafah). Often‚ when I awake to a crazy news story‚ I say to myself: “Today — right now — those idiots finally should annex Judea and Samaria.” Like on 9-11. Who can care about Israeli annexation as the Twin Towers go down&;#63; Or the day that Michael Jackson died or Kobe Bryant’s helicopter went down. Or the day of the Jan. 6 tumult. So this is one of those moments — if not to annex Judea and Samaria‚ then at least to go into Rafah and get the darned war into its final critical phase. I don’t know whether Israel’s defense establishment believes it has the tools and skills to take out Iranian nuclear reactors‚ but‚ if it does‚ this is the time to strike. Or take out some missile factories. Or take out Iran’s electric grid. Or their water purification system. Let the Iranians rebuild those things with the great technological minds of the Houthis. The point is that‚ under normal circumstances‚ such attacks would inflame Israel’s “allies‚” who would condemn and withhold arms shipments‚ and pass hateful resolutions in the Security Council. But right now‚ at this moment‚ Israel could get away with it if she has the capability to go it alone. Congress would support it. There are plenty more than 51 votes in Senate if Schumer gets out of the way. Americans have no taste for Muslim madmen in turbans running the world through murderous proxies. If Trump gets elected‚ the spigot gets turned off for at least four years and maybe eight or twelve. And to any fool contemplating voting for Biden‚ I have one word: Don’t. 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If you came into contact with someone with a face that looked like a demon and eyes that were completely black as night‚ what would you do&;#63;  Encounters of this nature are popping up on social media at the exact same time that the mainstream media is trying really hard to convince all of us that anyone that is seeing black-eyed demon faces has a “disorder”.  In fact‚ if you type “demon face” into Google News‚ you will literally get hundreds of articles about a disorder known as prosopometamorphopsia.  But this is a very‚ very rare disorder.  At this point‚ less than 100 cases of PMO have ever been documented. So why are they making such a big deal out of this “disorder” all of a sudden&;#63; All of the news stories about this “disorder” focus on one 59-year-old man from Clarksville‚ Tennessee named Victor Sharrah.  The following comes from NBC News… Victor Sharrah had always had sharp vision. But one life-altering day in November 2020‚ he noticed out of the blue that people’s faces around him looked demonic. Their ears‚ noses and mouths were stretched back‚ and there were deep grooves in their foreheads‚ cheeks and chins. “My first thought was I woke up in a demon world‚” said Sharrah‚ 59‚ of Clarksville‚ Tennessee. “You can’t imagine how scary it was.” I completely believe him. What Victor Sharrah is experiencing definitely sounds like a very real disorder. After he was tested‚ he was formally diagnosed with prosopometamorphopsia… Someone he knew taught visually impaired people and suggested he might have prosopometamorphopsia‚ or PMO. The extremely rare neurological disorder of perception causes faces to appear distorted in shape‚ size‚ texture or color. Sharrah felt the symptoms were a match‚ and he was formally diagnosed last year. I have no doubts that he has PMO. But this is supposed to be a very‚ very rare disorder.  According to People Magazine‚ only 81 cases have ever been confirmed… The disorder is so rare that according to one 2021 report‚ only 81 cases have been recorded. You are far more likely to be struck by lightning than you are to have a case of PMO. So why are they making such a big deal out of this&;#63; It is almost as if some outlets are trying to suggest that many of their readers could have this condition too. For example‚ the following comes from a ScienceDaily article entitled “If faces look like demons‚ you could have this extraordinary condition”… “We’ve heard from multiple people with PMO that they have been diagnosed by psychiatrists as having schizophrenia and put on anti-psychotics‚ when their condition is a problem with the visual system‚” says senior author Brad Duchaine‚ a professor of psychological and brain sciences and principal investigator of the Social Perception Lab at Dartmouth. “And it’s not uncommon for people who have PMO to not tell others about their problem with face perception because they fear others will think the distortions are a sign of a psychiatric disorder‚” says Duchaine. “It’s a problem that people often don’t understand.” For those that really do have prosopometamorphopsia‚ faces all around them look distorted. So if the vast majority of the faces you see look completely normal and then you encounter someone with a “demon face”‚ that is not prosopometamorphopsia. Recently‚ videos from people that have had very strange encounters with individuals that have completely black eyes have been getting a lot of attention on social media. Below‚ I have posted a video from a Christian delivery driver‚ and it appears that he is very honestly trying to share what he experienced… Needless to say‚ I cannot confirm any of this. I wasn’t there‚ and there is no video footage of what he witnessed. But others are reporting similar experiences. This next video is from a woman that encountered someone with completely black eyes at the grocery store… Maybe the people that are seeing these things are just crazy. Or maybe they just have wild imaginations. I don’t know. But this isn’t something that just started happening. For many years‚ people have reported very creepy encounters with “black-eyed children”.  In fact‚ this phenomenon has been so widespread that even Wikipedia has an entry about it… Black-eyed children or black-eyed kids‚ in American contemporary legend‚ are paranormal creatures that resemble children between ages 6 and 16‚[1] with pale skin and black eyes‚ who are reportedly seen hitchhiking or begging‚ or are encountered on doorsteps of residential homes.[2][3][4] I am sure that many of you have heard of such incidents as well. Now all of a sudden supposed encounters with individuals that have “black-eyed demon faces” are suddenly popping up all over social media. Why&;#63; I wish that I had some solid answers for you. For now‚ I will certainly keep my eyes open for any more reports of people with “black-eyed demon faces”. Before I end this article‚ there is one more thing that I wanted to share with you. Earlier today‚ I was extremely alarmed to read that a monkeypox strain with “pandemic potential” has been spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo… A mutant strain of monkeypox with ‘pandemic potential’ has been found in a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus is a descendent of the deadlier clade 1 mpox strain‚ but has evolved to become even more infectious and better at evading tests than its predecessor. The concerning discovery was made in Kamituga – a poor‚ densely populated gold mining town that is feared to be ripe for an explosive outbreak. So far there have been 108 cases. Researchers who detailed the virus in a pre-print have called for ‘urgent measures’ to contain the virus and avoid a global outbreak. This particular strain supposedly has a fairly high death rate. And it causes such extreme pain that many of those that survive feel like they were brought right to the brink of death. The good news is that it appears that this “mutant strain” is spread primarily through sexual activity just like previous strains. So if you avoid improper sexual activity you are not likely to be at risk. Of course the bird flu and other very dangerous pestilences are also percolating in various areas around the globe right now‚ and so we will want to keep a close eye on them as well. Michael’s new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com‚ and you can check out his new Substack newsletter right here. About the Author: Michael Snyder’s extremely controversial new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com. He has also written seven other books that are available on Amazon.com including “End Times”‚ “7 Year Apocalypse”‚ “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”‚ “The Beginning Of The End”‚ and “Living A Life That Really Matters”.  When you purchase any of Michael’s books you help to support the work that he is doing.  You can also get his articles by email as soon as he publishes them by subscribing to his Substack newsletter.  Michael has published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog‚ End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News‚ and he always freely and happily allows others to republish those articles on their own websites.  You can find Michael on social media on YouTube‚ Facebook and Twitter‚ and sharing his articles on your own social media accounts is definitely a great help.  These are such troubled times‚ and people need hope.  John 3:16 tells us about the hope that God has given us through Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world‚ that he gave his only begotten Son‚ that whosoever believeth in him should not perish‚ but have everlasting life.”  If you have not already done so‚ we strongly urge you to invite Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior today. 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by Mac Slavo‚ SHTF Plan: Columbian ruler is blaming the United States for Iran’s attack on Israel and constant escalation toward a World War. Gustavo Petro raised concern about escalating tensions which he says are a “prelude to World War III‚” while criticizing U.S. support for Israel‚ which is seen as contributing to global instability. […]

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by Sean Morris‚ Breitbart: Lawmakers and privacy experts on both sides of the political spectrum are sounding the alarm on a provision in a spy powers reform bill that one senator described as one of the “most terrifying expansions of government surveillance” in history. Eighty-six House Republicans last Friday voted for the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America […]

by Jim Hoft‚ The Gateway Pundit: A huge fire erupted at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton‚ Pennsylvania‚ according to initial reports. The blaze at this crucial facility‚ responsible for producing the metal bodies of the U.S. Army’s 155 mm artillery shells‚ prompted an immediate response from local firefighting units. NEPA Fire Photography first […]