Category Archives: history

More Conspiracies? There are Rumours about This:

Posted on October 23, 2024 by cdsmiller17

J.D. Vance and Opus Dei How did I not know that J.D. Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019? This opens up a whole new ‘kettle of fish’. In other words, something this way smells. Because I use astrology as a … Continue reading →

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And Speaking About Flies:

Posted on October 21, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Lord of the Flies (1951) This designation is the literal translation of Beelzebub. (And, no, I am not joking.) Lord of the Flies was rejected by many publishers before being accepted by Faber & Faber. An initial rejection labelled the book as … Continue reading →

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Don’t Look at That; Look at This!

Posted on October 20, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Distraction The American public are down to the final two weeks of the 2024 election cycle, and probably for the first time in my experience, I can see some sleight-of-hand going on in the main stream media (MSM). It’s nothing … Continue reading →

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She was the “Taylor Swift” of 19th Century Mediums

Posted on October 19, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Cora (Hatch) Scott (April 21, 1840 – January 3, 1923) It was an off-hand remark by Dr. Justin Sledge that alerted me to a connection between Ms. Scott and Taylor Swift. (See, I do get my inspirations from the most … Continue reading →

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Remember the Idea About NOT Learning from the Past?

Posted on October 18, 2024 by cdsmiller17

There’s Another Turn of the Cosmic Wheel Coming Soon The United States of America was born after a revolution. Modern France also went through a revolution to recreate itself. Both events happened in the second half of the 18th Century. … Continue reading →

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Another Ordinary Individual with a Spiritual Vision

Posted on October 16, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Josemaría Escrivá (January 9, 1902 – June 26, 1975) This man is the founder of Opus Dei. He is revered for his plain speaking and grass roots approach to spirituality. Here is a YouTube video about his life. He was … Continue reading →

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Is This the GOP’s “Deep State”?

Posted on October 16, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Opus Dei (October 2, 1928) We know about this Catholic organization from the writings by Dan Brown. The Da Vinci Code has it as the unseen hand of the Church attempting to rid the world of any potential descendant(s) of … Continue reading →

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On My Christmas Wish List

Posted on October 15, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Stella Artois (launched for Christmas 1926) This beer has been around for almost one hundred years. I’ve been drinking it since the mid-1990’s. Of course, the version that I know has slightly less alcoholic content than the Belgium version. And … Continue reading →

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When You Agree to a Debate that Won’t Be Fact-checked

Posted on October 7, 2024 by cdsmiller17

It’s Your Word Against His The VP debate, one week ago, had a moment when the CBS moderators chose to do what they initially pledged not to do: fact-check either candidate. J.D. Vance took exception when they called him out … Continue reading →

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False Equivalency

Posted on October 5, 2024 by cdsmiller17

“Imagine the Political Spectrum as a Circle” My wife shared this text message from her friend, Beth./ Imagine the political spectrum as a circle where people’s ideas about how the government should work fit around it. At the top of … Continue reading →

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