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Less and Less and Less

Honestly, gang. Just no news.

Nothing but optics and psyops, for as far as the eye can see, across all the lands, hither and yon.

Phil posted that he had HUGE news and will try to do a livestream soon. Of course, the stock markets are also tanking, so his huge news might have something to do with buying gold and silver. I guess we’ll see.

Meanwhile — here is an example of the endless stuff I see constantly right now. Anytime you see or hear the number 17 these days, it’s a sure sign that it’s a Q-related psyop. [Q being the 17th letter of the alphabet.]

From Absolute 1776:

“Of course the drones psyop includes sightings near at least [17] military bases.”

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER THURSDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2024 (9 mins):

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From Mike King’s Anti-NY Times :

Death of NATO Ends the New World Order

The formerly holy and exalted post-World War II institution of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) coming up short on its spending targets, in spite of a “war” going in the Ukraine, — coupled with Commander Trump‘s mounting threats to pull out of the already defanged organization — are just further indicators that the New World Order is dead. All that remains now is the play-acted closing drama to start in 2025. […]

Among the religious devotees and dupes of NWO Globalism, NATO ranks right up there with the UN, the WHO, the EU, the World Bank and the IMF as an “indispensable” institution of “global stability.” The truth is, that from its inception to the present day, NATO — a wholly-owned subsidiary of the CIA which itself was founded just two years before NATO — has always been a enforcement racket in service to the Globalists.

The origin of NATO traces back to the Treaty of Brussels of 1948 among Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the UK — four European states which had conspired to start World War II in the first place […]”

[full article here]

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From James Tabor –

Was Jesus a Poor, Illiterate, Itinerant, Peasant? (1 hr):

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James Tabor also sent out this link yesterday, to his private Patreon followers.

From The Torah.comThe Queen of Sheba’s Hairy Legs.

If you scroll down to the bottom of the article, you find the passage about Solomon dealing with the Queen of Sheba’s hairy legs. It is actually pretty interesting.

However, if you read the whole article, you’ll see how, depending on which religious texts you are studying, the stories of Biblical characters can often change greatly. (Which is why, long, long ago, among myriad other things, some people were taught that Jesus never married, while others were taught that he was married to Mary Magdalene, and so they worshipped her as much as they worshipped Jesus.)

Actually, yesterday, I was with my 94-year-old Japanese client. He was a ministerial student while also attending NYU — back in the 1950s. So we talk about God and Christianity a lot.

And yesterday, in the course of our conversations, I mentioned something about Christmas not really being Jesus’s birthday and he had never heard that before.

However, Pope Julius I, in the 4th Century AD, declared December 25th to be Jesus’ birthday. This was allegedly to help Pagans be more comfortable just celebrating Christ right along with the Winter Solstice.

And even though Orthodox and Ethiopian churches consider Christmas to be in January, even longer ago than that, Jesus’ birthday was celebrated on (what we would call) April 17th, around 6 BC.

So it all depends on what you’re studying.

But me and the Japanese man concluded that it doesn’t make Christmas any less joyful.

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I apparently digress!

Oh, however, I should probably tell you now, in case I forget– I saw my schedule for January, gang, and it looks like the agency has finally settled on a truly manageable schedule for me! Only 3 double shifts in the whole month, plus I’ve got plenty of room to finally set up a writing schedule for myself again.

So I might actually start being a sane person sometime soon. We can only hope. I know that I’m getting pretty tired of constantly feeling like I’m out of my fucking mind…

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Our Daily Feature!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

We are right back into Chapter Five: Daily Affirmations. And the topic is SHOW BUSINESS.

Keith maintains:

“I go onstage to get some fucking peace and quiet.”

I’m sure we can all relate….

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And that is it for today!

Enjoy your Thursday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys! See ya!

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I leave you with this morning’s Christmas breakfast-listening-music!!

We’ve moved on to the fantastic Andy Williams Christmas album. (Yes, in fact it IS occurring to me that I am getting really old. Thank you very much!) Anyway.

“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Andy Williams. From 1965. (But it’s STILL a great fucking Christmas album!!!!) Okay. Enjoy, gang!

More Rain! Yay!

Actually, I’m a little tired of it.

The rain, I mean.

But onward.

Yesterday was a great day! Not only was the weather gorgeous, but also, Kara and I had such a nice time celebrating her birthday at our favorite Mexican restaurant. No, not the one we go to when we drive a million miles to see a movie, but this one, which is much, much closer:

Yes, Tequilaville!

And even though it looks like some sort of drab warehouse from the outside, it is incredibly festive inside right now — Christmas lights and ornaments strung everywhere. Plus, the food is just really good.

However, my Q-following friend — the one I’m having a pre-Christmas lunch with on Saturday afternoon, after my morning shift — well, she texted me in the middle of the night and said she’d rather go to Tequilaville for lunch on Saturday instead of the Peony Bistro (directly across the street from there — Chinese & Japanese food), like we were planning. Not wanting to hurt her feelings and say that I’d just eaten at Tequilaville 5 minutes ago, I texted back: “Okay!”

So now I have to drum up some other friend and go to the Peony Bistro some other day, because I was really kind of looking forward to having Chinese food for a change.

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All right.

There’s a lot of interesting stuff going on out there right now, gang, but it’s still just a ton of optics.

If you follow Q, then you know that this is a really exciting time because the Q comms & deltas are just piling up all over the place. But other than that, you can get the “news” all over the place.

Instead!!

We will dedicate this post to not only wishing Keith Richards a happy 81st birthday, but also wishing Keith & Patti a happy anniversary!! (And, btw, that beautiful family has grown since that photo was taken!!)

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And in keeping with our Keith theme– here’s our Daily Feature!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

And as luck would have it, we landed back in the chapter A Chronology of Trouble. Yay! This is another weird one — it concerns the seemingly endless feud between Keith and Mick in the 1980s:

The Brenda Years and WWIII: Keith comes across a book by an author named Brenda Jagger at a Paris bookstore near the very same apartment he couldn’t find a few years earlier. He now refers to Mick as “Brenda”. Tensions between Keith and newly named “Brenda” get worse. Keith claims he’s gearing up to replace Brenda with Roger Daltrey.”

No comment, I guess.

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Meanwhile, have a great Wednesday, wherever you are in the world! I will attempt to brighten my mood here before I have to leave for my shift, even though the rain is kind of getting me down…

Thanks for visiting, though.

I love you guys. See ya!

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I leave you with a nice blend of Keith and Christmas!

Keith Richards and the X-pensive Winos do their version of Chuck Berry’s “Run, Run Rudolph”. From 1992. Enjoy!!

It’s Already a Terrific Tuesday!

Wow, did I have some great dreams last night, gang. And I woke up just feeling really happy today.

And today is Kara’s birthday, so I’m really looking forward to taking her out to lunch before my afternoon shift. I haven’t seen her since we saw the incredible Andrea Bocelli film.

And I have to say that yesterday’s visit with the insurance guy was actually quite fantastic. Not just because he’s making the whole Medicare Plan B thing a breeze for me, but, most importantly, we focused more on getting me truly affordable Long Term Care/ Assisted Living insurance.

This means that if something happens to me (like I fall and break something), I can now afford to have someone much like myself come in and take care of me every day!!!

Honestly, gang, when I am with my clients it is always in the back of my mind — what am I going to do if I ever need a home health aide? I can’t afford it!! And I know firsthand, what a difference it makes in someone’s life. Being able to stay at home and not have to go into one of those awful places where the poor elderly have to go to either recuperate or die.

My long term coverage starts February 1st (!!). And of course my Medicare starts July 1st. So on we go into the glorious sunset of old age… Actually, it really is a relief to me.

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Okay. Honestly, gang. NO NEWS. Assuming of course that you ignore the false flags, the false-false flags, the psyops…

Naturally, il donaldo trumpo posted this AGAIN last night. I’m guessing it applies to just about everything going on out there right now–

GONNA NEED MORE POPCORN FOR THIS!!!😎🇺🇸🍿🍿🍿 (20 seconds):

And, at long last, it seems we are finally going to say goodbye to the (fake) Trudeau.

This is sort of in bad taste but it made me laugh out loud.

AU REVOIR, LOSER!!!🤣🤣🤣 (32 seconds):

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Sanity4Sweden – Justin Trudeau, Please Stay! (5 mins):

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This was a fun episode.

Bongino – Did The Government Accidentally Tell The Truth About The Drones? (Ep. 2388) – 12/16/2024 (1 hr):

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER TUESDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2024 (13 mins):

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Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – About That CRASH 👀 (2 mins):

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A new interview with Colin Greenwood from yesterday.

Design Matters Media 16 December 2024 • 55 mins

“Since 2003, Radiohead’s bassist, Colin Greenwood, has taken his camera to the studio and on stage to document the rise of one of the world’s most cherished bands. He joins to discuss his legendary musical career and his beautiful new book, How to Disappear, capturing intimate photographs of his bandmates at work.”

Choose your listening platform.

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And our Daily Feature!!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

From Chapter Five: Daily Affirmations. The topic today is WRITING & SONGWRITING.

Keith says:

“I hate things that have only one meaning. I want words to pull triggers.”

Although “hate” is a strong word, I have to agree that, as a writer, I also hope that words are going to help make people think…

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And lastly but not leastly!!

From over the weekend, when Nick Cave’s art exhibit opened at the Museum Voorlinden:

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And that is it for now!

Have a terrific Tuesday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Yes! It continues!! Christmas breakfast-listening-music madness at 5AM!!

“Jingle Bell Rock”. Bobby Helms, 1957. Enjoy, gang!!

Monday Rolls Around Again!

And , yes, it is my day off!

And, yes, some very friendly suit & tie guy is coming over this afternoon to discuss my MEDICARE PLAN B options (!!!) because I will be 65 in a mere 8 months and he didn’t want me to go for another moment without focusing on THAT.

Unbelievable.

But I have to say that I was okay about making the appointment because he actually showed up at my house, in person. He was actually out by my kitchen porch when I drove home from work last Wednesday.

And he drives the very same car that I do. A brand new 2025 Honda Civic sedan — same exact color, too. It was so weird. I was driving down the street toward my house — and then imagine my surprise when I saw that somehow my car was already parked in front of my house and that I was already home! WTF???

When I got out of my car and went over to him (he was young, attractive, very well dressed), he said, “Marilyn?”

He knew my first name, so that immediately set off alarms in my brain. Does he work for the IRS? (To whom I owe money). Does he work for Social Security? (To whom I owe money). Is he here from the County, wanting to ask me something about my new roof? (Thankfully, I owe them no money at all…)

Anyway. Refer to the part above that explains why he actually came, and even though I am morally opposed to all types of insurance…. I figured I’d find out what he has to say about Medicare Plan B because he was really nice and he knew my name…

[If you don’t live in the US, this will explain what this gobbledygook is about.] [And if English is your second language, this will explain what gobbledygook is about.]

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Okay!!!

As usual, not much news. But this really jumped out at me yesterday. Especially knowing how much I detest A.I. and what it’s done to my writing career.

Allegedly, it’s a “suicide”… Hmmm. [Full article is here.]

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This will make you absolutely sick. But it’s still worth reading.

From Mike King’s Anti-NY Times:

Spy Paper Predicted Pandemic Genocide

[…] In a November 2008 report titled: Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) — the agency which oversees all intelligence agencies — and the National Intelligence Council didn’t just telegraph Stupid-19, but also “guessed” the time-window and foretold how many people were to have been genocided in America and worldwide.

Just to add a bit of critical context, the multi-topic report about a “transformed world” was published right about the time that Obongo was elected, marking the start of the Bildberger-certified “16-year plan” to finish off America once and for all with 8 years of Bath House Barry followed by 8 years of Killary Clinton. The math: 2009 + 16 = 2025. […]”

[full article here]

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This was funny!

Sanity4Sweden – Knowing what the Objects in the sky are not by listening to the official story (6 mins):

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Always, always eye-opening and informative. (Remember: if you click the direct link, you get more control over the ads on Rumble.)

Matt Roeske – Aether, EMFS, Electroculture, Giants, and the Old world (33 mins):

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And that is it for now!!

I’m going to try to get some writing done around here today. Wish me luck!!

And tomorrow, before my afternoon shift, I’m taking my dear friend Kara out to lunch for her birthday!! Yay!!! Something to do besides work…

And on Saturday, after my morning shift, my Q-following friend and I are meeting for a Christmas-celebratory lunch!! Something else to do besides work…

Okay. Enjoy your Monday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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You knew it was coming!!! And here it is!! From 1970. José Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad”!!

Maybe the best Christmas song, ever! Sing along and enjoy, gang.

Happy Rainy Sunday from the Hinterlands!

Hope everyone has had a great weekend so far.

Not much to report — if you missed Phil’s livestream about the Christmas cash giveaway, he did briefly mention that on his next live he’ll explain the drones that are all over the place in the US. Check here to stay updated.

But I’m guessing the whole thing is a White Hat psyop to get the sleepers worked up over the fake Biden Administration not giving a hoot about Americans…

And I’m also guessing it’s nothing to worry about, when Trump, himself, posts this:

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I only got to see a few moments of the Army – Navy football game yesterday, because I was with a patient, but here are some interesting images from it:

If you don’t live in the US, you might not understand the significance of Daniel Penny. He was recently a victim of NY lawfare but he won.

From News Treason Channel 17 — this was astounding, actually:

“Of ALLL bases to show during the Army/Navy game, the broadcast showed…

GUANTANAMO BAY!

👉👉Full Control 🍿”

ALSO:

“Coincidence that the only base they show during the Army-Navy is GUANTANAMO and the Army uniforms resemble a game of HANGMAN??”

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I haven’t been copying posts lately from Real Raw News because I’m not sure what’s really going on, but allegedly, the new trend at Gitmo is executions without a tribunal… Meaning that if they decide that you’re guilty then you’re dead. Just like that.

I guess we’ll see where that trend goes.

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Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Starmers Housing EXPOSED 👀 (3 mins):

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Sanity4Sweden – Sensitive and Dangerous situation right now (5 mins):

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Very interesting, gang! From a few weeks ago.

The Way Forward – Rethinking DNA: Examining the Evidence featuring Dr. Tom Cowan (1 hr 12 mins):

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Other stuff!

A couple of images from Instagram that I love:

Yesteryear (wherein I spend much of my time!!):

Nick Cave’s ceramics that depict the life of the Devil are on display again in the Netherlands, at the Museum Voorlinden, and this was one of the publicity photos!! Visit the exhibit HERE.

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Our Daily Feature continues!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

From Chapter Five: Daily Affirmations. The topic today is BEING ALIVE. Keith tells us:

“To me, life is a wild animal. You hope to deal with it when it leaps at you.”

I have to say that I heartily concur!!

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And that is it for today.

I have one shift later today — a married couple that I adore and they are only a 15-minute drive from here!! Yay. When I get back home, the night is still reasonably young…

But for now, I am going right back to bed. I’m effing exhausted, gang. It’s not that my caregiving job is physically difficult; it is emotionally overwhelming, but in a positive way.

For instance — when I was with the sweet 99-year-old blind lady on Friday night, as I was leaving her bedroom to go home, she called out — “I love you!”

Wow, gang. That stopped me in my tracks. I said, “I love you, too.”

I was raised in a family that NEVER said “I love you.” Never. The only people in my family who have ever said they loved me was my grandma in Cleveland and one of my uncles. My grandma has been gone for 35 years. My uncle, thankfully, is still alive (92) and still tells me he loves me every time we talk on the phone. But even my dad, who recently died and took all the joy right out of my life along with him — he never told me he loved me. Although I know that he did.

Anyway. I don’t want to a sound as if I will take it anywhere I can get it. However, if someone takes the time to tell me, “I love you,” it means the world to me.

And then multiply that moment times every shift I’ve worked since Friday night, and it leaves me exhausted. In a very good, if somewhat confounding, way.

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Okay. Enjoy your Sunday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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This morning’s Christmas-listening music!! Still on a Dean Martin binge!! Such a great Christmas album, gang. Enjoy!

Easy, Happy Friday in the Hinterlands

I sort of have the “day” off. Meaning, I don’t have to work until this evening, so I’m planning on just taking it slow here today and making it last until I have to leave.

Tomorrow I’m working a long double shift, so I probably won’t post to the blog again until Sunday.

There is seriously not much to report — beyond the various psyops that are all over the place.

I think with both Christmas on the horizon, and the Inauguration getting closer, people just aren’t really posting much news. It’s mostly opinions, and tons of Q stuff. (Except in the UK.)

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Tonight, however, Phil is going live at 7PM Eastern time. It is supposed to last 3 or 4 hours, because he is announcing all the 100 recipients of the Christmas cash giveaway. There will be some brief intel at the very beginning, though. Check here later.

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But here’s this!

From the Red Sea Film Festival, going on right now in Jeddah:

Johnny Depp’s film, “Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness” played at the festival yesterday.

There are tons and tons and TONS of photos and videos from the event. However, sadly, I must conscientiously report that there is not one single solitary photo of Johnny smoking, so this could be an imposter… just sayin’.

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Okay!

As a prelude to our Daily Feature:

And now, our Daily Feature.

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Our random selection was once again back in Chapter Five: Daily Affirmations. (I was kinda digging that Chronology of Trouble chapter we landed in the other day, so hopefully we’ll land there again soon!) The topic today is INSULTS. (We’ve been in this topic before!)

Keith’s response to the Beatles smash hit, “All You Need is Love”:

“Yeah — try livin’ off of it.”

I feel this is kind of a shrewd observation, coming as it did, during the Flower Power movement and the Summer of Love stuff, etc. Always iconoclastic! Go, Keith!

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If you’re having trouble trying to figure out what to buy me for Christmas this year — look no further than Cave Things!!

This lovely necklace would make me exceedingly happy, so if you feel like spending $117 on me, plus trillions of dollars in overseas shipping, I will be pleased as punch!!

For Lovely Creatures of all kinds, a sweet keepsake necklace designed by Nick Cave. 

This gold plated necklace is custom made in the UK for Cave Things and presented in a matte card jewellery box.

Material: 18ct gold plated brass
Size of text plate: 5.8 cm
Chain: 18 inch sterling silver, 18ct gold plated”

It is certified the “Best Necklace Ever” by Nick Cave himself. Purchase HERE!! (If you need my current address, trust me, it’s all over the fucking Internet…)

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And just FYI!

The annual Christmas Sale at Smashwords is going on now! Even though all of my eBooks on Smashwords are free all the time, I am still technically involved in the Christmas Sale once again!

Visit this link, and scroll down to find my eBook titles. They are all FREE to download! (For adults only, though.) It includes all 3 volumes of The Muse Revisited, and the eBook edition of Freak Parade.

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And that is it for today, gang.

Enjoy your Friday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting!

I love you guys. See ya!

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And I leave you with this!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Making of Wild God – FULL FILM (13 mins):

I also leave you with this!!

Christmas -breakfast-listening music!!!! (The cats seem to love Dean Martin’s Christmas album just as much as I do!) Enjoy, gang!

Back On Track!

All righty, it looks like it was stress that knocked me under yesterday, because I seem to be reasonably fine today. (I say “reasonably” because I can’t remember the last time I felt 100%, totally, and completely fine. It was probably back in 2019 when I had stuff like friends, colleagues, family, a career, and a mere six cats…….)

Anyway.

Nothing from SCOTUS yet, although I saw a post in Phil’s private chat yesterday that indicated the Supreme Court would also be releasing opinions today. So we shall see.

Not much news at all today.

Mostly, I’m just trying to let go of any and all expectations about everything, gang, and just try to be in a Christmas-y frame of mind.

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER WEDNESDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2024 (14 mins):

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Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Starmer Prison CRISIS Solved (2 mins):

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This gave me pause yesterday, gang. When I was a wee bonny lass in Cleveland, I loved this guy and this TV show!!

From Variety:

Michael Cole, ‘Mod Squad’ Star, Dies at 84

Michael Cole, who played Pete Cochran, one of the three hip young cops on “The Mod Squad,” died Tuesday. He was 84.

Cole’s reps said he died “peacefully this morning, surrounded by loved ones, after living a full and vibrant life.” […]”

[full article here]

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Nick Cave sent out an incredible Red Hand File this morning, gang! Just beautiful!! You should go read it in full, but in part he said:

 I understand it must be painful to feel those “amazing times” are behind you, but they are not, there are many more to come. There will be further heartbreaks too, but hearts break stronger. We must not retreat from our feelings. We must confront them. Rehearse them. Get better at them… My advice? Get back out there. Live life to the fullest – and stay for the whole damn show. It’s amazing.”

You can read the entire letter here.

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And our Daily Feature!

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Well, today’s random selection is very different! It comes from the final chapter in the book, titled A Chronology of Trouble. And it basically documents highlights (and lowlights) of Keith’s life from 1951 – 2008.

Our selection today states that in 1966, Keith separates from (long-time girlfriend) Linda Keith. Wherein Keith:

“Reportedly leaves phone messages for years that say, ‘Tell Linda to fuck off.’ ‘Ruby Tuesday’ is generally believed to be his swan song to Linda.”

Well, at least he got an incredibly great song out of that breakup!! So keep that in mind if you, too, have been leaving “fuck-off” messages to someone for years!!

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And that is it, gang.

Enjoy your Wednesday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Of course, I leave you with this! And just FYI, if someone ever wrote a song like this about me, I’d happily put up with the “fuck-off” phone messages for years…

The Rolling Stones, “Ruby Tuesday.” 1966.

“Ruby Tuesday”

She would never say where she came from
Yesterday don’t matter if it’s gone
While the sun is bright
Or in the darkest night
No one knows
She comes and goes

Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I’m gonna miss you

Don’t question why she needs to be so free
She’ll tell you it’s the only way to be
She just can’t be chained
To a life where nothing’s gained
And nothing’s lost
At such a cost

Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I’m gonna miss you

“There’s no time to lose,” I heard her say
“Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind
Ain’t life unkind?”

Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I’m gonna miss you

Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I’m gonna miss you

c- 1966 Jagger/Richards

Yes, That’s Correct!

I am actually under the weather today.

I’m not sure if it’s just stress or not, but I actually called in sick today. A thing I never do. So this will be a brief post.

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The US Supreme Court is set to make it’s final ruling for 2024 today. And we are all hoping that they will finally go public with their decision on the Brunson case.

That would be a fantastic Christmas gift for this country, wouldn’t it, gang? Expose the entire 2020 fraud. Finally.

But we’ll see. They haven’t done it so far, so we probably shouldn’t hold our breath…

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This was interesting.

From News Treason Channel 17:

“But it’s a conssssssspiracy theory, right?

“Florida has introduced a new bill aiming to ban chemtrails and weather modification activities that alter atmospheric conditions, including temperature, weather, or sunlight intensity. Spearheaded by Senator Ileana Garcia, the legislation comes amid claims that hurricanes Helene and Milton, which caused massive destruction in Florida, were deliberately manipulated

DECLAS”

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Phil’s rumble account was still hacked as of last night. If you missed his update about that, it is here. Be sure to check out what the topic of last night’s live was supposed to be about!!

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Interesting stuff going on out there today —

CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER TUESDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2024 (14 mins):

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Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Nick Tate SCARES Them  (2 mins):

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Sanity4Sweden – Screaming Morning Joe. Angry man at a Medical Center. Timothy Paustian (4 mins):

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And this is cool!!! Guitar heroes galore!!

Joe Satriani & Steve Vai Announce the SATCHVAI BAND “Surfing With The Hydra” 2025 Tour (1 minute):

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And speaking of guitar heroes!!

Our Daily Feature.

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Our selection comes from Chapter Five: Daily Affirmations. And the topic today is LOVE.

When asked if making love and playing a concert are similar, Keith responded:

“One I do with the guitar and one I do without. But at least the guitar has a nice shape.”

Okay!! I have no clue how that counts as a daily affirmation, but maybe it’s speaking to you!! So just run with it, if it is.

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And with that, I’m going back to bed for awhile, because I am not someone who tolerates being sick. We’ll see how this goes.

Have a terrific Tuesday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

Fingers crossed about the Supreme Court…

I love you guys. See ya!

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More Christmas-listening-music this morning!! (Yes, I really do listen to this stuff. And I sing along because I know every word. And I laugh.) Okay. Enjoy, gang.

Interesting Timing

Regarding the situation with the Government in France collapsing yesterday, it’s curious that Trump will be attending the reopening ceremony of the Cathedral of Notre Dame this weekend, isn’t it? And that it’s his first trip overseas since winning the election…

Almost as interesting as when Mike Obama was drinking wine on a luxury boat on the Seine while Notre Dame burned…

Timing is everything…

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Phil rescheduled his livestream from last night for Friday & Saturday nights instead, 8 PM Eastern, both nights. He says it is very good news/intel. You can listen to his message here from yesterday if you haven’t already.

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From Mike King’s Anti-NY Times newsletter:

“…The American public has been generationally brainwashed by a steady diet of scary anti-Arab propaganda, pro-Israel sympathy and (especially!) fanatical Fake Theology. This is a reality that astute politicians have to carefully maneuver around — and nobody plays the game better than Commander Trump. .

A final and just peace between the Palestinian people and Israel has ALWAYS been Trump’s true objective. Now that his position of political power is unassailable, that fact becomes even more obvious. This is especially so with regard to his recent selection of a Lebanese-American Christian named Massad Boulos as Senior Advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs. Not only is Mr. Boulos highly respected and trusted by the Arab states, he is also the father-in-law of Tiffany Trump, Trump’s youngest daughter. […]”

[full article here]

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Andy the Gabby Cabby (UK) – Starmer LIES Say It All 👀 (3 mins):

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CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER & DREW DEMI 5TH DECEMBER 2024 (16 mins):

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James Tabor Interview – Before There Was Heaven and Hell–Afterlife Ideas in the Bible (54 mins):

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Always interesting background on the music industry from Keith.

Keith Richards interview in 1988 (Finland) (9 mins):

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That’s really it for today, gang. If you follow Q, then you know that a TON of amazing stuff is going on right now — all of it good. But if you don’t follow Q, it’s too much to try to post about here.

And I do watch a ton of mainstream news now, whenever I am at a client’s home where they watch the news on TV nonstop. So I am seeing both sides, up close — it’s an interesting world right now, to say the least.

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Okay, enjoy your Thursday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Early morning listening music! Bob Dylan, “Key West.” 2020. I’ve posted it here before, but here it is again! Enjoy, gang.

McKinley hollered - McKinley squalled

Doctor said McKinley - death is on the wall

Say it to me if you got something to confess

I heard all about it - he was going down slow

Heard it on the wireless radio

From down in the boondocks - way down in Key West



I’m searchin’ for love and inspiration

On that pirate radio station

It’s comin’ out of Luxembourg and Budapest

Radio signal clear as can be

I’m so deep in love I can hardly see

Down in the flatlands - way down in Key West



Key West is the place to be

If you’re lookin’ for immortality

Stay on the road – follow the highway sign

Key West is fine and fair

If you lost your mind, you’ll find it there

Key West is on the horizon line



I was born on the wrong side of the railroad track

Like Ginsberg, Corso and Kerouac

Like Louie and Jimmy and Buddy and all of the rest

It might not be the thing to do

But I’m stickin’ with you through and through

Down in the flatlands - way down in Key West



I got both my feet planted square on the ground

Got my right hand high with the thumb down

Such is life - such is happiness

Hibiscus flowers grow everywhere here

If you wear one put it behind your ear

Down on the bottom - way down in Key West



Key West is the place to go

Down by the Gulf of Mexico

Beyond the sea - beyond the shifting sand

Key West is the gateway key

To innocence and purity

Key West - Key West is the enchanted land



I’ve never lived in the land of Oz

Or wasted my time with an unworthy cause

It’s hot down here and you can’t be overdressed

The tiny blossoms of a toxic plant

They can make you dizzy - I’d like to help ya but I can’t

Down in the flatlands - way down in Key West



The fishtail ponds and the orchid trees

They can give you the bleedin’ heart disease

People tell me - I oughta try a little tenderness

Amelia Street - Bay View Park

Walkin’ in the shadows after dark

Down under - way down in Key West



I play the gumbo limbo spirituals

I know all the Hindu rituals

People tell me that I’m truly blessed

Bougainvillea bloomin’ in the summer and spring

Winter here is an unknown thing

Down the flatlands - way down in Key West



Key West is under the sun

Under the radar - under the gun

You stay to the left and then you lean to the right

Feel the sunlight on your skin

And the healing virtues of the wind

Key West - Key West is the land of light



Wherever I travel - wherever I roam

I’m not that far from the convent home

I do what I think is right - what I think is best

Mystery Street off Mallory Square

Truman had his White House there

Eastbound - westbound

Way down in Key West



Twelve years old and they put me in a suit

Forced me to marry a prostitute

There were gold fringes on her wedding dress

That’s my story but not where it ends

She’s still cute and we’re still friends

Down in the bottom - way down in Key West



I play both sides against the middle

Pickin’ up that pirate radio signal

I heard the news - I heard your last request

Fly around my Pretty Little Miss

I don’t love nobody - gimme a kiss

Down at the bottom - way down in Key West



Key West is the place to be

If you’re lookin’ for immortality

Key West is paradise divine

Key West is fine and fair

If you lost your mind you’ll find it there

Key West is on the horizon line
Copyright © 2020 by Special Rider Music

A Frosty Wednesday in the Hinterlands

We haven’t had much snow to speak of, yet, but we now have the freezing temperatures of December upon us.

I haven’t mentioned on the blog that yet another cat (another black one) has set up housekeeping on my kitchen porch. She arrived out of nowhere, about 6 weeks ago, and has never left. So, the other day, I bought her an all-weather house, assembled it and set it out for her and so far, she seems extremely happy with the new digs and has not frozen to death.

KonTiki and the other black cat only show up at mealtimes now. They prefer hanging out in the barn during the cold weather. But, overall, it is just getting ridiculous, the amount of cats.

And the actual owners of the fosters that I’ve been fostering for about 8 months already — I’m guessing they are never coming back. The last I heard from them was in late September and the situations going on in their lives were absolutely not good. So on we go.

Anyway.

Really. there is no news. Nothing but psy-ops out there, gang. A lot of them are really GREAT psy-ops. (For instance, I love this new term: “Elon Anon”!! About Elon and all his Q references.) But still. Nothing to report that you can’t find everywhere else.

Phil is supposed to be streaming live tonight at 7PM Eastern time. We shall see! Check here later to confirm. It would be great to get some actual news, so we’ll see.

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This is going on!! I hope it comes to a city near me, during a time when I can afford to attend. The James Ossuary is included in the exhibit!!! And I would really love to see that before I die…

Discovering the World of Jesus

ATLANTA EXHIBITION   |   DEC 6, 2024 – JAN  31, 2025

Step back 2,000 years into the world of Jesus

Relive the moments that shaped history now with hundreds of priceless artifacts from the Holy Land, used by those who walked alongside Jesus and witnessed His miracles.”

[Visit the link to see what’s included in the exhibit.]

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Matt Roeske – cymatics, tanning beds, and the 1860s (43 mins):

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Nigel Watson (Finland/UK) – THE NHS IS FULL OF ANTI VAXXERS (12 mins):

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Andy the Gabby Cabby – Starmers VIRAL Moment And Greg Wallace (2 mins):

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And in my own life–

Valerie completed her painting on Monday night! This is a great thing, gang. She really, really needs to be painting right now. I am so happy for her.

And as far as my memoir research goes– yesterday, I posted about re-discovering the songs I’d written in the 1970s. Especially songs I’d written in 1974-1975. This is when I was 14 and 15 years old and I cannot get over the quality of the lyrics.

I was lucky enough to have English teachers in Jr. High School who really supported my writing. I wasn’t just writing in a vacuum. However, at home, it was just me alone in my room with my guitar, writing TONS of songs, all the time. The world in my room was always a whole other planet and, for the most part, a safe haven from my seriously abusive adoptive mother.

Well, yesterday, I mentioned a song I re-discovered, that I’d written a couple weeks before I attempted suicide, at age 14. And I was blown away by it. Because it was all there, you know?

I didn’t understand back then the concept of “suicide” or trying to kill oneself. I was not “suicidal” but, by reading over the lyrics, I so obviously needed an escape route. So much awful shit was happening in my life back then. It was relentless. (Except that, one week before I’d written the song, I’d seen the Rolling Stones in concert for the first time, up in Cleveland.)

I typed up the lyrics yesterday so that I could send them to a friend overseas, and I reprint them here for you now.

“Daughter of What Ought to Be”
(June 21, 1975 – Marilyn Joy Barck)

She walks past the window
The world is stopped in time
Dreams of a name brightly
Written ‘cross the sky.

She waits for a minute
Then opens up her eyes
She sees that she’s late now
So out the door she flies.

Her keys in her pocket
She’s walking down the stairs
Outside the feeling of
Summer in the air.

I know, for a second,
She sadly looks around
But sees that it’s useless
And moves on without a sound.

CHORUS:
The daughter of what ought to be
Not what she’d like to be
And she will never be set free
Because she’s a slave to what they
Said she ought to be,
Though she’s not what she wants to be
And she will never be set free.

There’s a war in her soul
A fire in her heart
An idea in her mind
A restless urge to fly.

A smile paints her face
A glow enters her eyes
There’s a bomb in her hand
But, no, how could she
Let down all her friends?

(REPEAT CHORUS)
The daughter of what ought to be
Not what she’d like to be
And she will never be set free
Because she’s a slave to what they
Said she ought to be,
Though she’s not what she wants to be
And she will never be set free.

I will probably type up more of the songs and include them in some way in the memoir. We’ll see. For now, 99% of them are handwritten on notebook paper, which is also an interesting feeling for me.

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All right, that’s it for now. I gotta see my favorite 94-year-old Japanese man today! So I gotta scoot.

Enjoy your Wednesday, wherever you are in the world, gang.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Looking back on it, and without getting maudlin about it, this song really sort of nails it for me — who I was and how I felt back in 1974/75.

Peter & Gordon, “A World Without Love” 1964.

“A World Without Love”

Please lock me away
And don’t allow the day
Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness
I don’t care what they say
I won’t stay in a world without love

Birds sing out of tune
And rain clouds hide the moon
I’m okay, here I’ll stay with my loneliness
I don’t care what they say
I won’t stay in a world without love

So I wait and in a while
I will see my true love smile
She may come, I know not when
When she does, I’ll lose
So baby until then

Lock me away
And don’t allow the day
Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness
I don’t care what they say
I won’t stay in a world without love

So I wait and in a while
I will see my true love smile
She may come, I know not when
When she does, I’ll know
So baby until then

Lock me away
And don’t allow the day
Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness
I don’t care what they say
I won’t stay in a world without love

I don’t care what they say
I won’t stay in a world without love

c – 1964 – Lennon & McCartney