31 Aug 2025

Democrats: Cocky For The Wrong 
Maine’s shameless Democrat Governor, Janet Mills – and her uncontrollable party – act like they own Maine, are a “force unto themselves,” entitled, unstoppable, unaccountable to anyone. They inflict increasing pain on average Mainers, taking us into a new kind of darkness, personal insecurity, fear among kids and seniors, intolerably high property, sales, and income taxes, health care crisis, infrastructure collapse, and educational outcomes in freefall. They are cocky for The Wrong.

Leading Ukrainian ‘statesman’ and ‘patriot’ assassinated in western Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the “horrific murder” of Andriy Parubiy, 54, a leading figure in Ukraine’s pro-European protest movements who was shot and killed in Lviv on Saturday. A former speaker of parliament, Parubiy also previously served as secretary of the National Security and Defence Council.

Israeli officials ‘optimistic’ that Hamas military spokesman Abu Obaida was eliminated in airstrike
Israeli security sources said Saturday that a precision airstrike in Gaza City may have struck Abu Obaida, the longtime spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing. While his death has not been confirmed, officials described the initial assessment as “cautiously optimistic,” suggesting that the outcome of the operation appeared favorable. The Israel Defense Forces, working alongside the Shin Bet security agency, said the strike was directed by Military Intelligence and carried out under the authority of the Southern Command.

‘Dangerous combat zone’ | IDF halts daily humanitarian tactical pauses in Gaza City
As part of its preparations to expand combat operations in the Gaza Strip’s central camps and Gaza City, the IDF has decided to cancel the daily humanitarian tactical pauses. The IDF wrote in a statement on Friday that in accordance with the situational assessment and the directives from the political echelon, starting today (Friday), at 10:00, the local tactical pause in military activity will not apply to the area of Gaza City, which constitutes a dangerous combat zone.”

Iran’s looming collapse: Dangers of civil war, regional instability
There is a danger that the collapse of the Iranian regime could lead to a vacuum of governance and subsequent civil war, a report released on Wednesday by the Henry Jackson Society. The report comes in light of various setbacks to the Iranian regime: Israel’s targeted strikes in April 2024 and June 2025 resulted in the weakening of its air defense capabilities; Israel’s decapitation of Iran’s proxies Hamas and Hezbollah have detracted from its regional influence; and the overthrow of the regime of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad also resulted in a setback.

Only four Houthi ministers remain alive
Reports indicated that among those killed in the Thursday operation were Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and the Ministers of Economy, Industry and Investment; the Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security; the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration; and the Deputy Interior Minister. The strike also killed the Houthi Prime Minister’s office director, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, the Justice Minister Majahad, and the Minister of Youth and Sports. According to additional reports, the Transportation Minister was also killed.

One Man And One Woman: Could We Be Witnessing The Beginning Of The End For Obergefell?
Back in 2015, shortly after gay marriage was legalized through the Supreme Court’s decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, then Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis drew a line in the sand. Davis said she could not, as a Christian, issue marriage licenses for same-sex unions, sparking national media attention and outrage in her community. This launched a string of lawsuits filed against Davis left and right, but she refused to comply even after the courts ordered her to, landing her in jail for refusal to abide by federal law. This marks the first time since Obergefell that the Supreme Court will have the opportunity to take up a case challenging its legality.

Chicago mayor says police will not aid federal troops or agents
Chicago police will not collaborate with any National Guard troops or federal agents if U.S. President Donald Trump deploys them to the city in coming days as threatened, Mayor Brandon Johnson said on Saturday. The Democratic mayor, surrounded by other city leaders, signed an executive order aimed at preparing Chicago for any U.S. enforcement operation as Trump has done in Los Angeles and Washington, and urged the Republican president to reverse course.

What is 3I/ATLAS?
3I/ATLAS represents the third confirmed interstellar object detected in our solar system, following 1I/’Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. This remarkable celestial visitor was first identified by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey on July 1st 2025, marking another milestone in our understanding of objects originating from beyond our solar system. Unlike its predecessors, 3I/ATLAS exhibits unique characteristics that challenge our current models of interstellar object behavior. Its distinctive spectral signature and unusual trajectory have made it a prime target for intensive astronomical observation and study.

Australia’s Largest Rare Earth Miner Plans US Expansion To Compete With China
Australia’s Lynas, the world’s largest rare earths miner outside China, plans to raise A$825mn (US$538mn) to boost stockpiles, expand capacity, and invest in magnet makers in Malaysia and the US, according to the Financial Times. Rare earths are critical for products ranging from weapons systems and electric vehicles to medical devices and bicycles. “We want to be able to participate, either on an operational or a supply or an equity basis in this part of the supply chain,” said Amanda Lacaze, Lynas’s chief executive, during an investor call.

When Washington Gets Out Of The Way – Energy Workers Deliver Results
After years of paying too much at the pump and hearing politicians in Washington tell us it was all Putin’s fault, American families are finally getting relief. The reason is simple: our energy workers have an administration that lets them do their jobs. The results are undeniable. This weekend, gas prices are the lowest they’ve been since 2020.

Florida Probe Uncovers Migrant CDL Test Cheating With Hidden Cameras
applicants used tiny cameras to transmit test questions outside DMV facilities, where an accomplice provided answers through an earpiece. Police in Jacksonville recently arrested several migrants in the scheme. One man was sentenced to eight months in prison, another was turned over to ICE, and others had cases dismissed after court-ordered conditions. Officials describe the cheating operation as “highly organized” and likely active nationwide. It comes amid a rise in fatal crashes involving non-English-speaking truckers.

From Blacklist To NIH Director: Jay Bhattacharya On Fauci, Bioweapons, And The Collapse Of Free Speech In Science
Bhattacharya, long known as one of the fiercest critics of lockdown orthodoxy, has gone from blacklisted dissenter to running the world’s largest biomedical research agency. He carries into his new post a distrust of entrenched power, a skepticism of politicized science, and an insistence that free inquiry—not censorship—must guide American health policy.

Democrats “Are Society Destroyers”
“The Democrat Party as an institution – its judges, its lawyers, its community activists, and its politicians – exist to serve these criminal THUGS. We see it here in DC,” Miller contiuned. He added, “We talk to the cops. They say, ‘We’re not allowed to arrest anybody, and when we do arrest somebody, they are immediately bailed out, they are immediately set free, they’re back on the street again.’” “And what do they do? They kill, they attack, they rob, they rape. WHY would we put up with this?” He further urged.

On Ukraine, Ignore What Trump Says – Watch What He Does
I continue to believe that it is more important to watch what Donald Trump does rather than focus on what he says. However, his remarks during the meeting of his cabinet earlier this week regarding negotiations to end the war in Ukraine are alarming and merit attention. When asked about Sergei Lavrov’s comment that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not legitimate, Donald Trump dismissed the statement, saying: It doesn’t matter what they say. Everybody’s posturing. It’s all bullshit, okay. Everybody’s posturing. He characterized Lavrov’s remarks – and the broader Kremlin rhetoric on Zelensky’s legitimacy – as meaningless showmanship,

Will NATO Choose War to “Solve” the Ukraine Crisis?
There is growing evidence that not only have the peace talks for Ukraine stalled, but NATO has won over Washington to not only continue the war, but to expand it. While Putin has flown off to meet with his two buddies, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un, in China on an unprecedented four day jaunt, NATO, with full US backing, is stepping up its effort to hand the Russian army a major defeat and, following that, introducing NATO troops to “stabilize” Ukraine.

Severe flooding in Punjab kills 24, inundates 1,000 villages and damages 60,000 ha of farmland
Severe flooding affecting Punjab since mid-August has killed 24 people, inundated over 1,000 villages, and damaged more than 60,000 ha (148,260 acres) of farmland as of August 30, 2025.

Cross-polar flow and weak polar vortex drive early-season cold anomaly across North America
A strong early September cold air intrusion is forecast to affect much of the central and eastern United States from September 3 to 7, 2025, with daytime highs of 15–20°C (59–68°F) and overnight lows of 7–9°C (44–48°F) across the Midwest and Great Lakes, up to 10°C (18°F) below average for this time of year. This development also marks a rapid seasonal transition.

Strong blizzard brings unusually heavy snow to New South Wales, and Victoria, Australia
Heavy snowfall affected southeastern Australia on August 29 and 30, 2025, with 82 cm (32 inches) measured at Mount Buller, Victoria, and 40 cm (16 inches) in New South Wales resorts. Strong winds up to 130 km/h (81 mph) caused damage and power outages. The blizzard also hampered the search of double murder accused in Porepunkah, Victoria.

New Zealand: Was Tropical Cyclone Dovi in 2022 a result of weather manipulation?
Tropical Cyclone Dovi was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted the Southern Pacific in February 2022, forming on 4 February and dissipating on 13 February. Perhaps not coincidentally, at the time, the “convoy for freedom” was encamped outside the parliament building in Wellington, vowing to stay there until the Government lifted covid-related mandates. As an anonymously written paper suggests, circumstantial evidence points to weather manipulation techniques being used to steer the cyclone towards Wellington with the aim of dispersing the encamped protestors.

On 9/11’s Eve, NY Media Hails Terror-Tied Bronx Mega-Mosque Expansion — Bankrolled with $1M Secured by Rep. Torres
The Bronx Muslim Center—tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, glorifying Hamas, and bashing Christians and the FBI—will soon be New York’s largest mosque, built with $1M in taxpayer funds from Democrats.

Canada Sprays Cancer-Linked Glyphosate from Helicopters Over Forests and Families
Canada is dumping poison from the sky. On August 24th, RAIR Foundation USA filmed three Ontario women who are leading the charge to stop the government’s aerial spraying of glyphosate — better known as Roundup — across forests and communities that families depend on for food, water, and life itself.

Leaked Hamas Documents Reveal Leftist Protests Weakened Israel, Paved Way for Oct. 7 Massacre
Leaked Hamas intelligence documents reveal that leftist protests weakened the Israeli military, emboldened Hamas, and directly paved the way for the October 7 massacre—exposing a dangerous nexus between international protest movements and Islamic jihad.

Ruins revealed by wildfire boost Galilean site’s claim as New Testament’s Bethsaida
…The flames destroyed the team’s equipment, but in the process, they also cleared out the dense vegetation that had long concealed parts of the site. What emerged was evidence that could bolster the archaeologists’ long-held argument that el-Araj is in fact the ancient village of Bethsaida, celebrated in the New Testament as the hometown of St. Peter and a place where Jesus walked and performed miracles.

German Political Parties (Ex-AfD) Sign ‘Fairness Pact’ That Prevents Criticizing Immigration
In Cologne’s upcoming local election campaign, all major parties except the Alternative for Germany (AfD) have pledged to speak only positively about immigration and avoid linking it to social problems. The pact commits the signatories not to blame migrants or refugees for unemployment, crime, or security concerns. It also promises an active fight against racism and antisemitism, with compliance monitored by Protestant and Catholic church representatives. Citizens are encouraged to report possible breaches of the agreement by party campaigners or candidates.

Macron’s Palestine Pivot: From Sympathy with Israel To Two-State Champion
Emmanuel Macron wrote a strongly-worded open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that said in part “France will always be a friend of Israel and the Palestinians. I solemnly appeal to you to end the desperate race of a murderous and illegal permanent war in Gaza, and to take the outstretched hand of international partners ready to work towards peace.”

U.S. Coast Guard Seizes Massive Amount Of Narcotics Valued At Over $473 Million, Largest Drug Off Load EVER
Someone in the cartel is in trouble. The U.S. Coast Guard, in partnership with the Department of Defense, seized over 75,000 pounds of illegal narcotics. The value of the rugs is estimated to be nearly $500 million.

Senator Graham Calls For Disarming Hezbollah By Military Force
Hawkish Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said “it’s time for Hezbollah to go” – and he’s willing to use military force to do it. “They are trained by Iran, they are loyal to Iran, and we’re looking for military power in Lebanon to be loyal to the Lebanese people and a good partner to the region,” Graham, who is the Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, said at a press conference in Tel Aviv.

Rubio Blocks Visas For Palestinian Leaders, Including Abbas, Ahead Of UN Summit
A major Friday development has put the prospect of peace in Gaza and the West Bank even further away. The Trump administration has revoked visas for officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) – including PA President Mahmoud Abbas.

Stats Show Shocking Surge In Attacks On Churches In America
In 2024, the United States witnessed a significant uptick in acts of hostility targeting churches, with a total of 436 documented incidents—a sharp increase from 315 in 2023 and nearly double the 230 reported in 2022…The incidents spanned a wide range of hostile actions across 43 states. Vandalism was the most prevalent, accounting for 284 cases that included property destruction, defacement, burglary, and ransacking.

Treasury Says Chinese Money Launderers ‘Vital’ To Cartel Fentanyl Trafficking
The Treasury Department revealed in an Aug. 28 advisory the scope of Chinese money laundering networks’ role in the fentanyl crisis and the harm they have caused the United States.

Mexican Politicians Slug It Out in Wild Brawl Over US Military Intervention Against Drug Cartels
Two senior Mexican politicians engaged in a heated debate where shoving took place and punches were thrown over the United States intervening in the country’s battle against drug cartels.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Honors Former Terrorist Group ONLF — Linked to Mass Killings and Kidnappings, Undermining Key U.S. Ally Ethiopia
By honoring the ONLF at its 41st anniversary, radical leftist Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey whitewashed a militant group’s bloody legacy and raised further serious questions about his judgment.

 

What He’s Done :: By Daymond Duck

On Jan. 3, 2022, a gospel music group called Pasion Music (Kristian Stanfill, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and Anna Golden) released a new song called “What He’s Done.”

The song celebrates what Jesus has done, and it has become very popular.

The Praise Team at the Church I attend sings it often.

Readers can get all the verses by Googling it, and those who want to can find it on YouTube.

Here are the first two verses and course.

See, on the hill of Calvary
My Savior bled for me
My Jesus set me free

Look, at the wounds that give me life
Grace flowing from His side
No greater sacrifice

What He’s Done
What He’s Done
All the glory and the honor to the Son
My sins are forgiven
My future is Heaven
I praise God for what He’s done

Sing! For the freedom He has won
Even death is dead and done
His life has overcome

Speak! Say the Name above all names
Over every broken place
He is risen from the grave!

What He’s Done
What He’s Done
All the glory and the honor to the Son
My sins are forgiven
My future is Heaven
I praise God for what He’s done

The song continues, and the writers say they will never forget what He’s done.

I love it; we should remember what He’s done forever, and I believe we will.

But Jesus also told us to watch for what He intends to do, and there seems to be little doubt that His Word is being fulfilled at a rapid pace today.

Here are some current events that seem to indicate that the Rapture of the Church could be close:

One, concerning wars and rumors of war at the end of the age: on Aug. 21, 2025, Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu said Israel will push forward with its military takeover of Gaza even if Hamas agrees to a ceasefire and hostage release deal.

Israel’s Defense Min. Katz said soon the gates of hell will open upon the heads of Hamas’s murderers and rapists in Gaza – until they agree to Israel’s conditions for ending the war, primarily the release of all hostages and their disarmament.

The former head of Israel’s National Security Council said if we go into Gaza now, the price is 100 (Israeli soldiers) killed; if we wait another 60 days, the price will be 200 because Hamas will have more time to prepare.

(Update: On Aug. 22, 2025, Katz said Israel would destroy Gaza City unless the Hamas terror group releases the hostages and lays down its weapons.)

Two, concerning the expansion of Israel’s borders to include Judea and Samaria at the end of the age: on Aug. 21, 2025, America’s ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, made it clear that Israel is a sovereign nation that will make its own decisions.

Huckabee said:

  • They’re (Judea and Samaria) historic terms.
  • They reflect 3,500 years of geography.
  • Eighty percent of the Bible happened in Judea and Samaria.

Huckabee cited Pres. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel as evidence that America supports Israel’s right to make its own decisions.

Huckabee said he was at the White House, and he asked Pres. Trump why he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Trump replied:

  • Because I said I would, and it’s the right thing to do.

(More: On Aug. 26, 2025, Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu said Israel’s recognition of new Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria “is not the end—it’s the beginning.”)

Three, concerning a Palestinian state: on Aug. 22, 2025, Jonathan S. Tobin, Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), said:

  • Everybody wants a Palestinian state except the Palestinians.
  • The Palestinian Arab population doesn’t want statehood as long as it would require them to live in peace alongside Israel.
  • They have rejected numerous offers of statehood, rejected all of them and walked away.
  • Neither the P.A. nor Hamas has shown itself willing to recognize the legitimacy of a Jewish state, no matter where its borders might be drawn in the future.
  • Both seek Israel’s destruction and view talk of a separate Palestinian state as merely a way to further that objective.
  • It’s also true that many of those advocating for Palestinian statehood or chanting “From the river to the sea” or “Globalize the intifada”—in effect, cheering for Jewish genocide and terrorism against them everywhere—on college campuses and the streets of Western cities are not just ignorant. They, too, seek Israel’s destruction.

(My opinion: Those who are trying to destroy Israel are fighting God because He said He will not allow Israel to be destroyed. He has also said what they try to do to Israel, He will do to them. Their support for the destruction of Israel is sealing their own destruction. Because of what Jesus has done – on the cross – the Church will soon be removed, and except the coming days be shortened, no flesh would be saved.)

Four, concerning Pres. Trump’s warning that he will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons (because Iran keeps threatening to destroy Israel and the U.S.): on Aug. 24, 2025, Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, said:

  • Iran’s tensions with Washington over its nuclear program are unsolvable.
  • They (the Americans) want Iran to be obedient to America.
  • The Iranian nation will stand with all of its power against those who have such erroneous expectations.

(My opinion: Iran will continue to be a thorn in the West’s side until God intervenes at the Battle of Gog and Magog, and many things seem to indicate that the world is getting very close to that. It will be a global game-changer that will likely cause the acceleration of world government.)

Five, concerning Iranian efforts to destroy Israel: Iran finances the Houthi terrorist group that has taken over Yemen.

On Aug. 22, 2025, the Houthis fired a cluster missile at Israel.

On Aug. 24, 2025, Israel retaliated by striking several Houthi targets in Yemen.

Six, concerning Iranian efforts to destroy Israel, in years past, Iran was supplying weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon that were being used against Israel.

Israel exploded the cellphones of Hezbollah’s leaders, killed most of Hezbollah’s senior leaders and thousands of Hezbollah terrorists, destroyed more than 70% of Hezbollah’s military structure, and captured a large area of southern Lebanon on Israel’s border with Lebanon.

To get a ceasefire, the U.S. and France supported regime change in Lebanon, and they got a new government that agreed to disarm Hezbollah and stop the attacks on Israel.

Israel agreed to withdraw from most of southern Lebanon if the Lebanese government keeps its agreement to disarm Hezbollah and stop the attacks on Israel.

Hezbollah agreed to give up its weapons but is now refusing to do it, and Iran is supporting Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm.

(My opinion: Something has to give or more war is coming, and I believe the Bible teaches that more war is coming.)

(My opinion: This is another example of why agreements with radical Islamic terrorists are worthless, and why Iran still needs to be dealt with.)

(More: On Aug. 25, 2025, it was reported that Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists have taken over high positions in the Lebanese army’s Intelligence Directorate, and Israel is demanding that they be dismissed or reassigned.)

(More: On Aug. 26, 2025, a Trump official said Iran is paying the salaries of 40,000 Hezbollah fighters that have been attacking Israel. According to the official, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to create jobs and pay the salaries of these fighters if they will surrender their weapons and stop fighting. As of this writing, Hezbollah continues to say they will not disarm.)

(My opinion: In addition to paying the salaries of Hezbollah terrorists, Iran is also helping fund the Houthi and Hamas terrorists. Iran’s goal is to establish the Shiite Islamic religion as the one-world religion. This is not Islamophobia. It is a fact that willingly ignorant world leaders need to deal with.)

Seven, concerning the threat of several EU nations to support the Two-State Solution at a UN General Assembly meeting on Sept. 23-24: if Israel does not agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, last week America’s ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said the Two-State Solution is not a priority of the U.S., and he urged the EU nations to reassess their position.

Aug. 20, 2025, was Huckabee’s 70th birthday. Netanyahu met with Huckabee, wished him a happy birthday, and said,

  • Israel loves you.
  • The Jewish people cherish you.
  • The world is brighter because of you.

America’s support for Israel is important because God will bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel, and because God has warned the nations against dividing Israel and Jerusalem.

(More: On Aug. 23, 2025, it was reported that, in a podcast, Netanyahu asked UK Prime Min. Keith Starmer if terrorists butchered 15,000 in the UK, would you say, ‘We should give them a state next to London?’)

(More: On Aug. 27, 2025, Israel’s Foreign Min. was asked about his plans to deal with a Palestinian state, and he replied there won’t be one.)

Eight, concerning globalism and wickedness: on Aug. 27, 2025, Pres. Trump said:

  • They (George Soros and his son) should be prosecuted under the RICO Act for their support of violent protests—and much more—throughout the United States of America.
  • We will no longer let these lunatics tear America apart without giving it a chance to BREATHE and be FREE.
  • Soros and his gang of psychopaths have caused serious damage to our country!
  • This includes his crazy friends on the West Coast. Be careful—we are watching you!

Nine, concerning world government and a borderless world: on Aug. 27, 2025, it was reported that a UN document shows that the UN has been funneling money to groups that have helped millions of immigrants relocate to European nations.

(FYI: A world government is coming, and its ruler – the Antichrist – will rise to power in Europe. Some prophecy teachers believe he will be a Muslim.)

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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