Kendall

Catholic, Conservative, American.....in that order.

[Francesco 🇮🇹 @SaP011]

Imagine how massive the propaganda must have been to convince young people that the one on the left “isn’t a child” and the one on the right “is a woman.”

[Buck Sexton @BuckSexton]

Both arrested suspects in this murder are black. Why does the AP list the race of the victim but not her killers in the title?

[GINGERSKOL💜💛 @GlowSurfing]

ANOTHER HISTORY LESSON ON YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD:
Just in case some of you young ones (& some older ones) didn’t know this. It’s easy to check out, if you don’t believe it. Be sure and show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what’s what and it doesn’t matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are FACTS.
Up until the 1980's, Social Security cards expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes.
Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message was removed.
Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. His promises are in black, with updates in brackets.
1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary [No longer voluntary],
2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program [Now 7.65% on the first $90,000, and 15% on the first $90,000 if you’re self-employed],
3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year [No longer tax deductible],
4.) That the money the participants put into the independent ‘Trust Fund’ rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program [Under Johnson the money was moved to the General Fund and spent], and
5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income [Under Clinton & Gore up to 85% of your Social Security can be taxed].
Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month — and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to ‘put away’ — you may be interested in the following:
Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it?
A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate.
Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
A: The Democratic Party.
Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?
A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the ‘tie-breaking’ deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US
AND MY FAVORITE:
Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?
A: That’s right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it!
Now, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!
And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it! If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will evolve. Maybe not, though. Some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn’t so — but it’s worth a try.
How many people can YOU send this to?

[Danketh745 @Becketh711Dan]

The Tax System Explained in Beer

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

- The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
- The fifth would pay $1.
- The sixth would pay $3.
- The seventh would pay $7.
- The eighth would pay $12.
- The ninth would pay $18.
- The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that's what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve ball.  "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20".  Drinks for the ten men would now cost just $80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes, so the first four men were unaffected.  They would still drink for free.  But what about the other six men?  How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share?

They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33.  But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.

So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by a higher percentage the poorer he was, to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using, and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay.

And so the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% saving).

The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3... (33% saving).
The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7... (28% saving).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12... (25% saving).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18... (22% saving).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59... (16% saving).

Each of the six was better off than before.  And the first four continued to drink for free.

But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings.

"I only got a dollar out of the $20 saving," declared the sixth man.  He pointed to the tenth man, "but he got $10!"

"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar too.  It's unfair that he received ten times more benefit than me!"

"That's true!" shouted the seventh man.  "Why should he get $10 back, when I got only $2?  The wealthy get all the breaks!"

"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison, "We didn't get anything at all. This new tax system exploits the poor!"

The nine men surrounded the tenth man and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had their beers without him.  But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important.  They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

And that, boys and girls, journalists and government ministers, is how our tax system works.  The people who already pay the highest taxes will naturally get the most benefit from a tax reduction.

Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore.  In fact, they might start drinking overseas, where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

For those who understand, no explanation is needed.

For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.

[Kendall @KendallCurry]

@Xtopher_Uzo I knew him; brought him to my parish to speak

[𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚎 ♱🇻🇦 @littleonefaith]

A Calvinist started reading the Christians who actually knew the Apostles.

Then he got to St. Ignatius of Antioch.

Bishop. Catholic Church. The Eucharist as the actual flesh of Jesus Christ.

A day and a half later, he realized what it meant:

“I’ve got to become Catholic.”

Watch this.

[Kendall @KendallCurry]

It’s already here….

[Matthew Paoletti @AirForceDad70]

@StephenHargis @TSSAA I'm just waiting for high school NIL and portal. It's coming...

[Hughes de Payens 🇻🇦✝️📿 @hdpayens]

So the oldest biblical commentary in existence gives us two things at once: advanced typological exegesis and liturgical structure, pre-Constantine, from a Roman presbyter.

The faith was never a shapeless movement later organized by empire. It was ordered from the beginning, because it was received, not invented.

If you found this valuable, repost the first tweet. Follow for daily Catholic apologetics from the Fathers.

[Kendall @KendallCurry]

@DefiyantlyFree 1Timothy3:15 The CHURCH is the PILLAR of TRUTH. The bible alone would have been a strange way to spread Divine Revelation since illiteracy was dominant for centuries.

[Kendall @KendallCurry]

@DefiyantlyFree Obedience is also important. JN 6: 53; MT 16:18, etc

[Kendall @KendallCurry]

@DefiyantlyFree Keep discerning; study the early church; don’t gloss over scripture verses you don’t like; contemplate where the book came from…..you’ll get there.

[Debbie Otting @debbie_otting]

20 yrs ago we took a trip to WI and one of our stops was to tour Lambeau Field & the Green Bay Packers HOF. @JoeOtting was 15 months old. Perhaps as he had his head turned around looking back, he knew that one day he would play on that field. ☘️🏈 💙6️⃣4️⃣ #LeaveNoDoubt

[C-Reason🇺🇸 @CreasonJana]

This meme perfectly demonstrates what our University System is releasing onto our Public School system.

[Kendall @KendallCurry]

I don’t understand the folks who run our schools….They continue to push the beginning of the school year earlier and earlier and then wonder why heat becomes an overriding factor in all things related. Maybe start the school year a little later and have fewer off days. Duh!

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day is one of the most Texas things I've ever read: Last Thursday, a high school football game here in Texas was played under a Rattlesnake Advisory. It's true. Prior to Thursday night's game between Kaufer and Corpus Christi John Paul II, the Riviera Independendent School District posted the following announcement on social media:

"⚠️ FOOTBALL GAME SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT
Due to the increased presence of rattlesnakes in the area, we ask all parents and spectators to please use extra caution while attending tonight’s football game.

For everyone’s safety, please do not allow children to play in the long jump area of the football field or underneath the stadium seating.

Please stay alert, supervise children closely, and avoid areas that are not designated for spectators.

Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe! ⚠️"

That's right: not a tornado warning or a heat advisory, but a rattlesnake advisory. Folks in other states might think that's crazy, but, hey, this is Texas and this is high school football that we're talking about. I can hear the conversation now: "Grab the lawn chairs and the snake boots, honey, kickoff is in thirty minutes.”😃

Thanks to Cindy Wood for letting me know about this.

[Coleton Furlow @coletonfurlow]

Democrats: “You can’t just rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. That’s not how reality works!”

Also Democrats: “Anyway, this is Jessica. She used to be Steve.”

[Kendall @KendallCurry]

I’m guessing you’d find similar trends in most states…..more is never enough for these people.

[Show-Me Institute @ShowMe]

NEW REPORT: Missouri added 12.8% more teachers and 34.9% more administrators since 2000, even though student enrollment fell 4.1% in that same time. Our latest report digs into the numbers behind Missouri's school staffing boom. 🧵

[Lost In Left Field @LILFBaseball]

Steve Busby of the #Royals pitched the final game of his major league career #OTD in 1980. A two-time All-Star, Busby won 22 games in 1974 and threw no-hitters in both 1973 and 1974, the only pitcher to do so in each of his first two full seasons.

[J.C. @rock_climber02]

On this day in Royals history:

Aug. 26, 1991, Bret Saberhagen threw a no-hitter against the White Sox, winning 7-0 at Royals Stadium. He got Frank Thomas for the final out. Thirty-five years later, it remains the last no-hitter thrown by a Royals pitcher. 👑⚾

[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

At his press conference today, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro accused me of promoting conspiracy theories because I told him, during an earlier telephone conversation, that some Americans had religious objections to the MMR vaccine because it contained fetal tissue. “There is no fetal tissue in the MMR,” he told me.

This is a segment from a videotaped deposition of Stanley Plotkin, the inventor of the MMR vaccine. Plotkin admits to butchering 76 aborted normally developing fetuses, all over three months old, in just one of the many studies that led to the development of his vaccine.

The rubella virus used in MMR-II is grown on the cultured cell line composed of lung tissue from an aborted three-month-old female embryo and listed as “WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts” in the ingredients of MMR-II as portions of these cells end up in each vial of MMR II.

During Dr. Plotkin’s deposition, Attorney Aaron Siri asked: “Isn’t it true that MMR II contains approximately 150 nanograms cells substrate double-strand DNA and single-strand DNA per dose purposefully fragmented to approximately 215 base pairs in length?” Dr. Plotkin answered: “Yeah, that’s probably correct, yes.”

This equals approximately 646 billion pieces of human DNA from an aborted fetal cell line in each vial of MMR-II.

In addition to the human DNA, there is also an unspecified amount of human cellular debris in each dose of MMR-II.

During our phone conversation, Governor Shapiro also accused me of promoting vaccine misinformation. When I asked him for an example, he was unable to provide one, but this did not deter him from publicly repeating that accusation during his press event. As I told him, HHS does not tolerate misinformation by any employee. I offered to point to hundreds of instances of vaccine misinformation by the Biden administration about which I had never heard him complain.

Governor Shapiro also faulted me for the decline in Pennsylvania vaccination rates from 97% - 93.2%. When I pushed back on this assertion, he acknowledged that most of the decline occurred during the Biden administration. It’s unfortunately true that the government lockdowns, deceptions, manipulation, and overreach during Covid severely damaged public faith in the vaccine program.

Governor Shapiro’s press conference was an example of the same species of gaslighting.

The Trump administration is working to restore public trust not by gaslighting or manipulating, but by being truthful, at last, with the public.