Thought for Today: Tuesday July 16

The simplest acts of a servant of YHVH can become holy when they are offered up to Him. He infuses them with purpose and glory.

"Let them return unto thee; but thou, do not return unto them."
יָשֻׁבוּ הֵמָּה אֵלֶיךָ וְאַתָּה לֹא־תָשׁוּב אֲלֵיהֶם

Je 15

What we know from videos and interviews of witnesses.
At least two witnesses warn nearby police of a man with a rifle climbing up a building minutes before the attempted assassination attempt. Video shows secret service pointing a rifle in his direction before the would be assassin fires and wait until after the assassination attempt to respond. Despite having police presence below, and nowhere to run, they make sure to kill him, though he already failed to carry out his assassination attempt. The building is well within the range that should be cleared for an outdoor event. At the very least, this combination stinks of incompetence. If not incompetence, then very worrisome, regardless of one’s political leanings.

What we “know” circumstantially.
Biden says its time to put Trump in a bullseye and later pulls down the post off social media. Democrats try to pass a bill to reduce Trump’s secret service protection before the assassination attempt. With as often as democrats call for violence, indirectly or directly, and try to use political machinations against rivals, I’m not sure we can call either of these “evidence.” Petty, yes, perhaps even malicious, but still nothing more than circumstantial. One appears to be in the context of fund raising, the other about the potential of a felony conviction.

What we know so far about the would-be assassin.
They say the would-be assassin registered republican, donated democrat, and was not old enough to vote in a presidential election until this year, but died prior. Considering there is no test to register for either party, or to donate, in order to prove one’s political leanings, not sure we can garner much from that, other than the fact we know he could not have legally voted in a presidential election during his lifetime. He also apparently had no recognizable social media accounts. Speculating on his political leanings at this time appear to be just that. Speculation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com..../investigations/2024 (regarding witnesses)

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c51yly4085lo (witness interview)

https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/....us-news/video-shows- (video of secret service counter snipers)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw0y9xljv2yo (commentary on bullseye)

Take a look at the Torah Portion reading for this week!

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves him who pursues righteousness.
Proverbs 15:9 ESV

This is a deliberate parallel with v8. The way of the wicked is to do what he pleases and then think that God can be brought into line by the right combination of words and ritual. The person who pursues righteousness pursues relationship with God, while the wicked looks for ways to manipulate God. The good and the bad of religion.

Could it be that David Crockett was fighting against the Spanish Inquisition when he died at the Battle of the Alamo? Could the Texas Revolution have been a war against the long arm of the Inquisition? That may not be as strange as it sounds, considering the impact of the Inquisition in scattering the Jews of Spain to the New World and pursuing them to the furthest reaches of the Spanish Empire. Revis Daggett pulls that thread in this fourth part of our conversation about the Anusim (Hidden Jews) of the Americas.
The Spanish Inquisition took peace from the earth for many centuries. How do we cope with such terrors, both external and internal? There’s an answer in scripture, as Barry and David discuss in their midrash, “Return and Quiet.” We hear about that answer in the music of Solomon Lopez and Eved Adonai.
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Revis Daggett: The Shadow of the Inquisition, part 4

Could it be that David Crockett was fighting against the Spanish Inquisition when he died at the Battle of the Alamo? Could the Texas Revolution have been a war against the long arm of the Inquisition? That may not be as strange as it sounds, conside

Four generations. From 89 years old to one week.

If you want a God-fearing nation with God-fearing leadership, then start with yourself. You be who you want them to be.

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