Author: jerry

I don’t pretend to know more than any person who may be reading this; even so, I sense, surmise, deduce, …  activities that came to surround General Michael Flynn after the election of President Trump is mind boggling, sad; … and very, very wrong. Immoral at least, and illegal as well. Frankly, – the word ‘sinful’ comes to mind.

I can not imagine how despondent, rejected, abandoned, alone … [General Flynn] felt in those days, weeks, months … while ‘the good guys’ slowly, [albeit surely], gathered their resources and information to right the many wrongs wrought upon him, his family, his friends, those who served with, and under him, and above him. A lifetime turned upside down.

Deep State? Yup. Remarkably, there has been such a ‘thing’ for many, many, years – but only recently has so much attention been devoted to shedding some light on the notion; and, it still needs more light so that The People can better understand and direct their government in right and positive ways.

General Flynn? He should be awarded a medal; further, although this process was surely painful, hurtful, harmful to [General Flynn’s] health, well being, spirit … I believe the outcome is an incalculably better by far than a quick presidential pardon. A pardon would have left a cloud … forever.

General Flynn, you and yours, have been and will remain in the prayers of millions of Americans. We regret the price you paid … for our freedoms to [ultimately] be better protected; it was sinful what was done to you.

With great thanks … .

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

Maybe it is true; it sounds reasonable to me in these times: Anyone who works should not be ‘poor’.

However, let us quickly look over to France where 1,436 people – most elderly – DIED because of a Heat Wave! Died… 1,436!

In this country, the government insures that elderly [and poor young ones too!] have both Heat and Cooling year round!

Lots of things wrong with our country today … but too, lots of great things too!

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

Two heat waves in France that saw temperatures soar past 100 degrees Fahrenheit this summer resulted in 1,435 deaths, according to health officials. | https://fxn.ws/2HWPruC

Time for Brennan and Clapper to be held fully responsible …

This is a story from CNN and it is clear to me that although the two former US Government leaders have been, for the larger part, silenced and warned off leaking and lying about President Trump …

                … they are now reverting to these ‘behind the scenes’ leaks … and it is unacceptable. These men [not sure which leaked this – but] each are equally dangerous and need be held accountable for all their actions through today.

                More than losing privileges – these man need be openly shut down.

                I’m Just Sayin’ … .

Here is the story that prompted my own post:

Washington (CNN)In a previously undisclosed secret mission in 2017, the United States successfully extracted from Russia one of its highest-level covert sources inside the Russian government, multiple Trump administration officials with direct knowledge told CNN.

A person directly involved in the discussions said that the removal of the Russian was driven, in part, by concerns that President Donald Trump and his administration repeatedly mishandled classified intelligence and could contribute to exposing the covert source as a spy.

The decision to carry out the extraction occurred soon after a May 2017 meeting in the Oval Office in which Trump discussed highly classified intelligence with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and then-Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak. The intelligence, concerning ISIS in Syria, had been provided by Israel.

The disclosure to the Russians by the President, though not about the Russian spy specifically, prompted intelligence officials to renew earlier discussions about the potential risk of exposure, according to the source directly involved in the matter.

At the time, then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo told other senior Trump administration officials that too much information was coming out regarding the covert source, known as an asset. An extraction, or "exfiltration" as such an operation is referred to by intelligence officials, is an extraordinary remedy when US intelligence believes an asset is in immediate danger.

A US official said before the secret operation there was media speculation about the existence of such a covert source, and such coverage or public speculation poses risks to the safety of anyone a foreign government suspects may be involved. This official did not identify any public reporting to that effect at the time of this decision and CNN could not find any related reference in media reports.

Asked for comment, Brittany Bramell, the CIA director of public affairs, told CNN: "CNN’s narrative that the Central Intelligence Agency makes life-or-death decisions based on anything other than objective analysis and sound collection is simply false. Misguided speculation that the President’s handling of our nation’s most sensitive intelligence—which he has access to each and every day—drove an alleged exfiltration operation is inaccurate."

A spokesperson for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to comment. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said, "CNN’s reporting is not only incorrect, it has the potential to put lives in danger."

Wide concerns about Trump in intelligence community

The removal happened at a time of wide concern in the intelligence community about mishandling of intelligence by Trump and his administration. Those concerns were described to CNN by five sources who served in the Trump administration, intelligence agencies and Congress.

Those concerns continued to grow in the period after Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Kislyak and Lavrov. Weeks after the decision to extract the spy, in July 2017, Trump met privately with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg and took the unusual step of confiscating the interpreter’s notes. Afterward, intelligence officials again expressed concern that the President may have improperly discussed classified intelligence with Russia, according to an intelligence source with knowledge of the intelligence community’s response to the Trump-Putin meeting.

Knowledge of the Russian covert source’s existence was highly restricted within the US government and intelligence agencies. According to one source, there was "no equal alternative" inside the Russian government, providing both insight and information on Putin.

CNN is withholding several details about the spy to reduce the risk of the person’s identification.

The secret removal of the high-level Russian asset has left the US without one of its key sources on the inner workings of the Kremlin and the plans and thinking of the Russian president at a time when tensions between the two nations have been growing. The US intelligence community considers Russia one of the two greatest threats to US national security, along with China.

"The impact would be huge because it is so hard to develop sources like that in any denied area, particularly Russia, because the surveillance and security there is so stringent," a former senior intelligence official told CNN. "You can’t reacquire a capability like that overnight."

Months of mounting fear

The decision to pull the asset out of Russia was the culmination of months of mounting fear within the intelligence community.

At the end of the Obama administration, US intelligence officials had already expressed concerns about the safety of this spy and other Russian assets, given the length of their cooperation with the US, according to a former senior intelligence official.

Those concerns grew in early 2017 after the US intelligence community released its public report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election, which said Putin himself ordered the operation. The intelligence community also shared a classified version of the report with the incoming Trump administration, and it included highly protected details on the sources behind the intelligence. Senior US intelligence officials considered extracting at least one Russian asset at the time but did not do so, according to the former senior intelligence official.

In the first months of his administration, Trump’s handling of classified intelligence further concerned intelligence officials. Ultimately, they decided to launch the difficult operation to remove an asset who had been working for the US for years.

The President was informed in advance of the extraction, along with a small number of senior officials. Details of the extraction itself remain secret and the whereabouts of the asset today are unknown to CNN.

CNN’s Marshall Cohen contributed to this report.

For a number of reasons, I don’t listen to ex VP Joe Biden for more than a few seconds – often to double check a fact…

Even so, I want to take a minute to say very clearly – I agree with the premise of his statement. For sure.

Some immigrants, legal or not, have become ‘Americans’ before many who were, and are, born here!

He’s right.

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

Here is the piece that led to my comment:

2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden had another head-scratching moment out on the campaign trail Thursday when he claimed illegal immigrant children "become Americans" before actual United States citizens do.  https://fxn.ws/2ZHfoEj

I pray the powers that be in cities and states across the country will see that these dogs are killers!

It is proven to be so … again and again and again and again and again… and will happen again.

PLEASE help write laws and vote them in!

This is only one in a series long enough to bring any caring man or woman … to tears.

These Dogs Are Weapons!

No exception can disprove the rule.

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

A Michigan man is facing murder charges after his three dogs brutally attacked and killed a 9-year-old girl in Detroit earlier this week, according to Thursday reports. https://fxn.ws/2ZloOFa

The fact that I have no children – is often an inconsolable fact – however, when I look at the direction of the world and the speed in which morality is tanking … I have to wonder if it was a blessing for the souls who were not born into this mess of a century?

How in the world – upside down world or not – can it not be ok to ask a person who is seeking to care for your children – ‘Are You a Boy or a Girl’?

Sorry to those who enjoy helping the world go out of control – but it is a fair question! We have TWO genders. Male and Female. Period.

Shame on Canadian Government representatives! And, any in America too, who might consider a similar notion [that it is not ok to ask!].

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

A single father in Canada may have violated his province’s human rights act by asking about the gender and age of a potential babysitter, according to a lawsuit. https://fxn.ws/2Zp2Z7Q

Climate Change Is Real – but there’s nothing Man can do about it – except plan for it.

1. We have hundreds of thousands – even millions – of people living in ‘low lying’ and ‘basin’ areas across the country – many as bad as New Orleans [no one should live there – anywhere – where dams hold back the water and you are in a geographical ‘bowl’!!!]

2. These millions of people will soon need to be relocated  [to higher ground]; plus, we will need to build new metropolitan areas as the climate changes – and we need to do this quickly [within maybe two decades – or less].

Climate Change is real (!) – however, I would, more than, quibble – I’d argue – that there is very little ‘man’ can do to change it! It is a process started millions of years ago – it is cyclic and such changes will continue for millions of years into the future (in spite of any mitigation Man attempts).

The ice will melt! All of it … and the waters will rise – around the planet; rather than use it in politics – we need to plan for it.

Sea Levels Will Rise

"There is enough ice in Greenland to raise the sea levels by 7.5 meters, that’s about 25 feet, an enormous volume of ice, and that would be devastating to coastlines all around the planet," said Willis. "We should be retreating already from the coastline if we are looking at many meters [lost] in the next century or two."

Here is a link to article based on a recent Scientific Study: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/weather/greenland-nasa-climate-battle-intl/index.html

The U.S. Needs A Long Term Geographical Relocation Effort

Look, ‘Climate Change’ is real and it is inevitable. It has little to do with our human activity; it is a global phenomena and it has been moving in the same direction for many centuries.

Therefore, places where people and communities exist today – cannot exist there tomorrow [within a generation]; it is simple fact, and we must begin planning for it.

People are going to necessarily need to move from ‘low lying’ areas – from geographical ‘basins’… those who live on lands with natural topographical features that will flood from either heavy rains or rising seas…. must move to areas of higher ground – probably within a few decades.

It must be done to avoid unbelievable, last minute, havoc (of many kinds) – mark my words.

I’m just sayin’ … .

Serenity Prayer

– Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen.

I am not associated with AA; even so, I love this prayer and believe it would benefit any man or woman that might embrace it’s notions.

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

Murder by Dog(s) is Happening Too, Too Often

I guess the term is more properly ‘Manslaughter‘ [as these things can be predicted, but it is mostly impossible to prove premeditation].

Soon, because of so many reports crossing the headlines weekly and monthly, I will need to dedicate an entire section to such instances.

Most Importantly  – Each Death was/is Preventable – which is the saddest fact of all.

Some Breeds of Dogs Must Be Outlawed -or  these Killings will continue.

Bad People Acquire These Animals As Weapons; others are stubborn, clueless, or in denial.

No matter – either way – let us get these animals out of our neighborhoods and cities. it can happen to you, or your child, or your mother, father, brother, sister … .

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

Here is a link to a new CNN report:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/21/us/detroit-dogs-kill-girl-wednesday/index.html

As Portland, Ore., is gearing up for a set of dueling rallies this weekend – I believe that Dinesh D’Souza makes an important and necessary point in this piece [link  below].

He offers a few comparisons regarding slums –  in India on one hand – and in the US on the other … and he is correct. However, even, if I disagreed with the points here or in other pieces [on this issue] that I post – I see the value in having the discussions. Nationwide.

We NEED the focus of attention on atrocities, and general affronts to humanity, which the slums in these cities [most every city!] represent.

The larger effort to speak out on these realities is NOT racist. I suggest that for many good men and women; the cry for, and desire to, change the status quotient – is a movement of love*.

*Yes, that notion is not true for all in the mix; and, yes, for some it is politics in a continuing struggle for power. However, for others – it is a genuine desire, an effort grown from love, for all good men and women to experience meaningful, good, and positive change in their lives.

Here is a link to the piece that prompted the sharing my own view. In fact, it seems the video clip of D’Sousa and Fox Commentator – has little to do with the headline of the story regarding a coming [sure to be] clash between ‘Antifa’ and its ‘opposing’ group of troublemakers. https://fxn.ws/33rVMqZ

I’m just Sayin’ …

Sadly, we have so many young men and women, especially including adolescents and children, whom are confused, befuddled, frustrated and angry because they simply have no internalized concept of ‘who they are’ ‘where they come from’ [in a spiritual sense], ‘why they are here’ [on earth] – and what happens after this life(?)

There is such an empty place in the hearts of, now, generations of  souls – and, no one – not even our Ministries of Faith – seem willing to get up and remind people why Religion is so important. 

Clay Christensen says it so much better than I

From the very beginnings of this country – religion was an intricate part of the fabric of family life and of this very country. It was ‘understood’ that there was a God, a clear Good, an indisputable Bad; … and kids had families in which they were taught to read the bible, understand moral values and concepts – and, maybe most of all – people were taught to respect Gods law which had become Man’s law. Scripture shaped the law – around the world in many countries, and in our own America by virtue of our Constitution,  in the very founding of this country.

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

From time to time, you may read the words ‘Go To Hell‘ in my written pieces.

I want to take a minute to define the term As I Use It:

Hell: A place, or state of being, where God places a man or woman to fully experience in heart and soul what they have wrought and delivered unto others! It is a place where souls must contend with others – JUST LIKE THEY WERE ON EARTH! Further. My working definition is similar to a Catholic notion ‘purgatory’; … in my notion of ‘Hell’ the consequence of torment … is temporary; it becomes a tool for teaching.

So, not only do I define my term for the reader, when I pray to God I ask He understand too: When I use the words ‘Go To Hell’ – that is what I mean.

Many in this upside down world need to Go To Hell – at least for a while.

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

I know earth does feel, or seem, like Hell – for far too many people. It is not; and, I pray that you, who feel that, find your way – find your refuge, in God. [jl/Editor]

I finally agree, it is time for banning assault weapons; however, these mass shootings have little to do with gun control or any lack thereof. Any maniac who desires to hurt people – will find a way.

Too many kids born into these generations have been raised in atmospheres that are off kilter. They have been exposed to, raised in, unrelenting elements of a society – that we did not understand would yield this result. [Although clearly, some did]. In short, to coin a phrase – too many were raised ‘pulling the trigger’ [in ‘fantasy games’].

At the fact that so many feel isolated (physically and/or emotionally), too many are bullied; and, one result is that too many are pushed into responding in a way, that somehow, we as a larger society – caused and allowed [inadvertently].

I am not wise, or studied, enough to precisely put my finger on any one cause – but the causes are there, they are real, they are understandable, and they must be addressed.

Without doubt, the revolution in technology has a part in the root cause of the violent behavior of too many young men. Those violent games kids played incessantly – those ‘games’ – those fantasy killing, shooting, environments – are being mimicked in real life.

Violence in games and movies – amplified and perpetuated in make believe worlds by greedy and unscrupulous people [and/or ignorant] – is coming home to roost!

Add, factors like door latch kids, kids raised by television … kids growing up absent parenting, religion, self worth, who ‘play’ 1000’s of hours of these ‘games’ – in efforts to escape their own unhappy reality – and we have chaos – we have mass shootings week after week, month after month. We have too many children (who, of course, grow into adults) suffering from absent parent(s) [physically or emotionally] – poor schooling, bullying, growing divisions between classes and races, the collapse of the ‘family’, crazy divisive groups throughout society, never ending wars … ALL of it – AND MORE.

Yes, the games, films, shows, comics, toys … were ‘make believe’ but I tell you for sure – their result is not!

My notion is not popular … yet, even so … violence in games and movies, lack of parenting, lack of religious teachings, isolation through these electronic platforms and devices, on and on, etc. etc. paved the path to the tragedy’s of today.

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

I do love what our President is doing … [for the most part].

However – he is wrong on fossil fuel.

Climate Change Cannot be Avoided [see my story below] – but Fossil Fuels POLLUTE the air we breathe and the water we drink. It’s just a fact.

I’m Just Sayin’ … .

Climate Change

All one has to do is look out over the heavens and the earths’ place in it to see that the universe is a system of cycles, and if we then look to the earth, we can see that it too – is a system – a planet – of cycles.

Climate Change is NATURAL! The ice IS going to continue melting – it has been melting for millennia and it is not going to stop no matter what we humans do.

We can lessen air pollution (and should), we can lessen water pollution (and should), we can take better care of our earth (and should) – but the earth is going to change. Waters will rise and weather patterns will change.

How foolish it is to debate it!

I’m Just Sayin’ … .