This was gifted to me today at the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian in Patmos.
It came to me through a man I originally met because of X, who has since become a dear family friend, and was placed in my hands by a hieromonk (both a monk and an ordained Orthodox priest) a man who has stepped away from the outside world and given his life to Christ.
I come and go on X. I question why I’m here, whether any of this matters, whether I should just disappear from it all.
And then days like today happen.
If you saw my previous post, you saw me talking about an icon I encountered inside the Cave of the Apocalypse: Christ depicted as the Ancient of Days, with white hair, as St. John describes Him in Revelation.
I couldn’t stop thinking about that icon.
Hours later, we’re driving back from the monastery and my wife opens the gift that had been given to us. I hear her quietly say:
“Oh look… he gifted you your favorite icon.”
I look over.
It’s the same icon.
Of all the icons he could have given me, without knowing what had moved me so deeply inside that cave, this was the one.
And then it gets stranger.
I got back to the hotel and went barefoot onto my balcony with the icon because I wanted to take this picture and share the story with you.
As I was about to take a step, my foot just stopped.
I can’t explain it better than that. I didn’t see anything. I didn’t consciously decide to stop. My foot simply didn’t come down.
I looked underneath it.
A broken piece of a wine glass.
A glass I had left outside last night had fallen over in the wind and shattered. Had I put my foot down, I would have stepped directly onto it.
Maybe you call all of this coincidence. Maybe I would have once too.
A friendship born from X that brings me to a monk on Patmos. An icon that stops me in a cave, only for that same icon to be unknowingly placed into my hands hours later. And then, while trying to photograph it, a step I somehow don’t take.
There are signs in this world. You just have to know how to follow them.
And maybe the real question isn’t whether God puts signs in front of us.
Maybe it’s how many He has put in front of us that we were too busy to see.
Ever since the darkness came and my legal battles begun, five years ago, God told me in my deepest of prayers in a small church unknown to me, after a very dark night to follow the signs if I lead a righteous life.
All my prayers have been answered.
My sentencing is coming up in a few weeks.
I’m free.
Follow the signs…
I see them now, you should as well.
Lancashire Police are reviewing video of officers taking an elderly man to the ground outside Burnley Bus Station.
The footage shows the pensioner standing in front of a bus on Croft Street, arguing with members of the public, security and officers… before ending up on the floor.
Police statement: “We are aware of a video circulating online which is causing concern. We are reviewing the footage to obtain the full facts and will take appropriate action.”
What are your thoughts? Force justified or over the top?
Drop your view below 👇
#Burnley #LancashirePolice
🚨 WNBA MEDIA IS IN FULL MELTDOWN 🚨
A brave woman finally spoke the truth the entire league is terrified to say:
BIOLOGICAL MEN DO NOT BELONG IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.
And what did the media do?
They didn’t say “She’s protecting girls.”
They didn’t say “Fairness matters.”
They didn’t say “Title IX exists for a reason.”
No.
They branded Sophie Cunningham a right-wing extremist for daring to defend women’s spaces.
They’re more furious at her honesty than they are at the destruction of female athletics.
Sophie didn’t just speak up…
SHE EXPOSED THEM.
The silence is over.
The gaslighting is over.
Women’s sports will not be erased on our watch.
STAND WITH SOPHIE.
Share this if you’re done being quiet.
#ProtectWomensSports #SophieCunningham
I love this young lady, Sophie Cunningham. She is right.
“The majority of humans are great. Don’t let that 5-10% of negative people alter your brains to think the world is bad.”
DiJonai Carrington was assessed a Flagrant 2 and was ejected from the game after this play.
They are trying to physically hurt Sophie Cunningham. This is getting ridiculous
🚨 THIS IS EPIC!
Two former NBA bigs, Enes Freedom and Royce, just said they’re entering the WNBA draft.
Enes dropped this:
“My team and I have carefully examined the WNBA’s eligibility criteria and government framework surrounding self-identification and inclusion. Based on the current guidelines, I can and will, officially declare my eligibility for the upcoming draft in May 2027… I am simply asking that the current rules be applied equally to everyone.”
He’s 6’8”, 260+ pounds, palms a men’s basketball like it’s a grapefruit.
Imagine these guys dunking on the WNBA.
The same crowd that screams “inclusion” when biological males enter women’s sports is about to lose their minds when actual NBA talent takes them up on it.
Riley Gaines and Sophie Cunningham get attacked for standing with actual women. Meanwhile the league’s own rules are being used against them.
Fairness isn’t bigotry.
Women’s sports exist for a reason.
This is what happens when ideology replaces biology.
🍿 Let’s see how the “current rules” hold up.
🚨 JUST IN: Tulsi Gabbard is GOING OFF on Islamism. She's NAILING it!
"Patterson NJ is proud to call themselves the 'first Muslim city.' They are working to implement these Islamic principles forced on people through laws or violence."
"This is ALREADY UNDERWAY in places like Houston! It is already happening HERE, within our borders."
"The bottom line: the threat of Islamism...there is no such THING as individual liberty. As Charlie said, it is fundamentally incompatible with our nation's foundation of freedom."
"When we understand our freedom comes from God, and no one else, we understand the seriousness of this Islamist ideology threat. Because it means they deny God is the one who has bestowed this right to freedom in every one of us." @TulsiGabbard
Time to WAKE UP, Westerners.
🚨 EVIL DOCTORS ALMOST HARVESTED A LIVING MAN’S ORGANS
TJ Hoover was on the operating table.
Eyes open.
Tracking his sister.
Crying.
Thrashing.
Doctors and Network for Hope (aka Network for Hell) still tried to take his organs. This is pure horror.
THE TRANSCRIPT
RFK Jr. speaking at a August 5, 2026 press conference:
"I’m announcing that HHS has begun the process of decertification of Network for Hope, the organ procurement organization serving Kentucky and parts of Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia.
We reached this decision after extensive reviews by CMS and HRSA found persistent patient safety failures despite repeated oversight, repeated warnings, corrective action plans, and multiple opportunities to improve.
Federal reviewers found serious deficiencies in nearly 30% of the cases that they examined.
We found patients placed on the organ donation pathway who should have never been there.
We found cases where the donation process continued despite signs that patients were not appropriate organ donors.
We found repeated failures in clinical judgment, oversight, and patient safety. And we found that these problems continued even after the organization promised to correct them.
These failures had real consequences.
One of those cases involved T.J. Hoover.
T.J. showed signs of awareness while on the operating table about to have his organs removed.
Physicians refused to proceed with the organ recovery because they believed that he was still alive.
Because they acted, T.J. is alive and is here with us today.
T.J., we are grateful that you’re here, and we’re grateful to those physicians who had the courage to do the right thing. T.J.’s story is a powerful reminder that every safeguard exists for a reason.
Most organ procurement organizations carry out this work with professionalism, compassion, and deep respect for both donors and recipients. But Network for Hope repeatedly failed to meet those standards. It was a bad apple.
When an organization entrusted with the gift of life repeatedly puts patients at risk, the federal government has the duty to act. And that’s why we’re acting today."
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Read TJ's full story on the first tweet, below.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH OPOs HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST YEAR.
See the 2nd link below for my full description-- with receipts.
#OrganHarvestHorror #TJHoover #NetworkForHope #NetworkForHell #RFKJr #PatientSafety #StopTheHarvest
John believes that @cagovernor Gov. Gavin Newsom is to blame for California’s “Harm Reduction Initative” that hands out crack & meth pipes to homeless drug addicts! @KFIAM640
I guess I’m supposed to say I know this is AI promo, first 🙄. A quick thread of the FACTS
1. Record numbers of unaccompanied children entered ORR care during the border surge while Becerra was HHS Secretary — roughly 480,000.
HHS/ORR was responsible for their care and for placing them with sponsors.
🚨 New attack on workers in California – Becerra machine's minimum wage increase will crush small business, throw thousands of workers onto the Democrat scrapheap.
We already have the highest unemployment in America. Enough Is Enough!
What these individuals are essentially arguing is that they, as human beings, can be subjected to unusually cruel treatment that strips away their rights based on entirely unscientific and illogical grounds. Not only do they prevent others from advocating for basic rights, but they also block us from learning from past mistakes—fearing that acknowledging those errors might expose the flaws in their original theories. We can trace their track records, and it is highly likely that they want to restrict future learning so they can arbitrarily restrict other people's rights the next time a similar opportunity arises.
Ultimately, what they want is a one-way street: they demand that their own rights remain untouchable while convincing themselves that unreasonably restricting your rights is a privilege they are inherently entitled to. In their minds, they belong to a higher social class, granting them the authority to strip away your rights over whims unsupported by facts, science, or logic. Ironically, by championing this authoritarian control, they are leaving the door wide open for their own rights to be stripped away at any moment—though they likely lack the foresight to realize it.
You should remind them that the only reason the government hasn't stripped away all of their rights entirely is because people like you are still fighting to protect them. For them to ask you to stop fighting is remarkably shortsighted.
Part of you might think, "Fine, if they don't want protection, let's just carve them out and only advocate for those who actually want freedom and liberty." But no—I'm just kidding. Freedom and liberty are for everyone, even for those who fail to understand their value.
🚨 MINNESOTA DAYCARE FRAUD IS EVEN WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT!
Daycare owner texting a friend:
“How much longer are you gonna do the daycares game?”
Reply:
“Another year or two, then I’ll buy some nice homes.”
While on public assistance… vacationing in Dubai.
Blatant as hell. Walz did nothing for years. Ignored whistleblowers. Raised taxes.
Tim Walz knew what was happening and should be held accountable.
Urgent appeal 🚨 Police have shared a fresh appeal for help to trace a 16-year-old girl who went missing from Tameside more than two weeks ago with no phone and no money.
Jessica vanished on Thursday, July 16. She was last seen at Granada Park in Denton at around 7.15pm.
None of her family or friends have heard from her since, police said. They, along with officers at Greater Manchester Police, are 'incredibly concerned' about her.