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FRAUD SWEEPS AMERICA: Voting Machine Errors, Halted Counts, And Other Problems During Midterms

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Water cascades down the rocks on the lower falls at the DuBois dirt dam at the intersection of Liberty Boulevard and East DuBois Avenue. > Tom Bukousky

WHO'S IN THE NEWS: ▫️Operation Century Week: 30 arrested in San Diego human trafficking operation » https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/30-arrested-in-san-diego-human-trafficking-operation/ » https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-san-diego-human-trafficking-task-force-announce-results-0 » https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2022/11/07/30-arrested-across-san-diego-county-in-sex-trafficking-operation/ ▫️update Operation H.O.O.K: The Fresno Police operation also rescued nine suspected victims The primary objective was to set-up online dates with suspected human trafficking victims, concentrating on juvenile trafficking victims, to identify and / or arrest their traffickers. A total of nine women were rescued during the operation. One of the 19 men arrested during the sting was Mark McGill Jr., a 38-year-old Riverside County man, who at the time was employed as a U.S. Forest Service firefighter, assigned to the El Cariso Fire Station in Riverside County. » https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-law-enforcement-partners-announce-19-arrests-major-sexual » https://www.fresnosheriff.org/media-relations/operation-h-o-o-k-nets-19-arrests-of-potential-sexual-predators.html » https://fox5sandiego.com/news/california-news/he-used-a-fire-truck-to-meet-a-child-for-sex-in-fresno-county-deputies-say/ ▫️Flagler County man accused of trying to buy child for sex, possessing child porn Joseph E. Blackwell, 30, was charged with 20 counts of promoting the sexual performance of a child and one count of soliciting a custodian of a child for unlawful sexual conduct using a computer or device, according to a press release. » https://news.yahoo.com/flagler-county-man-accused-trying-214937552.html?ref=upstract.com » https://breaking911.com/florida-man-tried-to-purchase-a-child-for-sex-sheriff-says/ ▫️Tuscaloosa man arrested, charged with spreading 'obscene matter' involving child Jamal Coy Patton Al-Sayyad, 35, was indicted on Oct. 5 and was arrested Oct. 28 on 10 charges of dissemination or display of obscene matter depicting a child younger than 17 https://www.wvua23.com/tuscaloosa-man-facing-child-porn-charges-3/ ▫️Kidnapping & Chase: Screaming woman forced into car; Guns, sword, machete found inside AMARILLO, Texas — A possible kidnapping victim was rescued after a police chase. » https://news4sanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/kidnapping-evading-arrest-amarillo-texas-amarillo-police-department-screaming-woman-forced-into-vehicle-police-chase-amarillo-boulevard-rusk-street » https://fox4beaumont.com/news/nation-world/screaming-woman-forced-into-vehicle-rescued-after-police-chase-spike-strips-driver-arrested-video-shows-guns-sword-machete-arrest-kidnapping-amarillo-texas-weapons-blades-medieval-crime ▫️Elementary school custodian charged with possession of child sex abuse materials MORRISVILLE, Vt. — A custodian at a Vermont elementary school has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials. The Lamoille South Unified Union School District said a night shift custodian, who police identified as 40-year-old Levi Gamble of Wolcott, has been put on leave following the arrest. https://www.mynbc5.com/article/elementary-school-custodian-charged-with-possession-of-child-sex-abuse-materials/41876795 ▫️Johnstown man accused in Indiana Co. kidnapping charged for raping teen girl Windber, PA - 20-year-old Thomas Rivera is now facing charges in Somerset County after he allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl. https://wjactv.com/news/local/police-johnstown-man-accused-in-indiana-co-kidnapping-charged-for-raping-teen-girl ▫️Maryland cop indicted for rape, solicitation of prostitution Charles County, MD – On November 4, 2022, a Charles County Grand Jury indicted Bryan Antwain Keys, Jr., 36, a Charles County Sheriff’s officer, in connection with second-degree rape, solicitation of prostitution, and misconduct in office. Keys, a seven-year-veteran of the Agency, had been relieved of his duties in January 2022, after the Agency was made aware of the allegations. https://breaking911.com/maryland-cop-indicted-for-rape-solicitation-of-prostitution/ ▫️Man Crosses State Lines to Meet Underage Girl in Jonesboro Hotel An over 2-hour drive has helped to end a near 2-month investigation of a register sex offender accused of crossing state lines to meet with an underage girl. The big surprise for 57-year-old David Odom: there was no 15-year-old girl in the hotel room he allegedly rented. Instead, there were detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children Division - with the help of the SWAT team - waiting to lock him up. https://kpel965.com/tennessee-sex-offender-crosses-state-lines-to-meet-underage-girl-in-jonesboro-hotel-room-gets-big-surprise/ ▫️Foley man arrested, charged with sexual abuse of a child FOLEY, Ala. — The Foley Police Department said they arrested a man and charged him with one count of sexual abuse of a child, according to a release from the FPD. Rodney Trawick, 47, of Foley, was arrested and charged with sexually abusing a child less than 12 years old. https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/foley-man-arrested-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-a-child-police/ ▫️Judge denies bond to Greenville man facing Prattville kidnapping, rape charges Autauga District Judge Joy Pace Booth ruled Monday that a man charged with the kidnap and rape of two 17-year-old girls will receive no bond and will remain in jail. Michael Jerome Butler, 35, of Greenville, faces eight charges in connection with the incident. https://news.yahoo.com/judge-denies-bond-greenville-man-220238251.html ▫️Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest Two Convicted Sex Offenders https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/del-rio-sector-agents-arrest-convicted-sex-offenders ▫️Central Texas Little League umpire accused in sexual assault of a child threatened to cut victim’s throat, affidavit claims ROBINSON, Texas - A Robinson man who works part time as a Little League umpire was about to be released from jail on bond last week before McLennan County sheriff’s deputies filed more serious charges the next day alleging continuous sexual abuse of child. Thomas Eber Owen, 60, remains jailed under $700,000 bond after his arrest last week on charges he sexually abused a family member for two years and threatened to cut her throat if she reported it. https://www.kwtx.com/2022/11/07/central-texas-little-league-umpire-accused-sexual-assault-child-threatened-cut-victims-throat-affidavit-claims/ ▫️Defiance man charged with 12 counts of child sexual abuse A Defiance man has been indicted and arrested on 12 child sexual abuse charges. Coty White, 35, is charged with 10 counts of rape, each a first-degree felony; and two counts of gross sexual imposition, each a third-degree felony. https://www.crescent-news.com/crimewatch/local_crime/defiance-man-charged-with-12-counts-of-child-sexual-abuse/article_ae317d02-5edf-11ed-b1cb-83ecca72721c.html ▫️Oakland man gets six years in prison after pleading no contest to pimping teen girl Christopher Porter-Bailey, 33, was sentenced to six years in state prison with a chance for a 50 percent reduction with good behavior. He was transferred to North Kern State Prison in September and has a tentative 2025 parole date, records show. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/07/oakland-man-gets-six-years-in-prison-after-pleading-no-contest-to-pimping-teen-girl/ ▫️Asbury Park man found guilty of sexually abusing two minors An Asbury Park man who had been accused of sexually assaulting two minors over the course of a five-year period has now been found guilty of his heinous actions and crime. The guilty verdicts that came down from a Monmouth County Grand Jury were announced on Monday by Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. There was a weeklong trial on the case against 35-year-old Walter Orlando Perez-Ramos who was convicted on Friday of repeatedly sexually abusing two siblings and he was later arrested, charged, and subsequently convicted on two counts of second-degree Sexual Assault, two counts of third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and a single count of fourth-degree Criminal Sexual Contact. https://wobm.com/asbury-park-man-guilty-sexual-assault/ ▫️Las Vegas police seek more victims after teacher accused of sexually assaulting student LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says an elementary school teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a student. According to a news release, Walker Richardson, 52, is accused of sexually assaulting a student while he worked at an elementary school near downtown Las Vegas. » https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/11/07/las-vegas-police-seek-more-victims-after-teacher-accused-sexually-assaulting-student/ » https://www.courttv.com/news/las-vegas-elementary-teacher-arrested-for-sexually-assaulting-student/ ▫️Former Jackson Co. teacher found guilty on child sex abuse charges HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A jury in Jackson County came to a hands-down guilty verdict in a child sex abuse case involving a Paint Rock Valley man on Oct. 31. Scotty Baugh, 53 was found guilty of two counts of sexual abuse and sodomy of a child between the ages of 12 and 16. He is awaiting his sentence. https://www.waff.com/2022/11/07/former-jackson-co-teacher-found-guilty-child-sex-abuse-charges/ ▫️Iowa human trafficking victim Pieper Lewis on the run after escaping women’s center - Twitter shows supports for Pieper Lewis after Iowa teen escapes custody » https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/iowa-human-trafficking-victim-pieper-lewis-on-the-run-after-escaping-womens-center » https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-11-07/251245/twitter-supports-pieper-lewis-after-iowa-teen-escapes-custody/ ______________________

This is the Ukrainian version of Hunter Number 5 & the Biden Shuffle

🇺🇦 Where's Ukraine On The Map?

Merritt R. Cramer, age 80 of Sigel, PA died Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Penn Highlands DuBois Hospital. Born on March 23, 1942 in Connellsville, PA, he was the son of the late George and Dorothy (Dahl) Cramer. Merritt was a veteran of the United States Air Force. On September 9, 1965, he married his wife of 57 years, Patricia Riemenschneider Cramer. She survives. Merritt was the Regional Manager for Fishers Big Wheel Department Store for 26 years and was owner/operator of Scooters Bar & Grill in Mt. Pleasant, PA for 31 years. Merritt touched every heart that he met and put into his life. He will be missed by many and remembered by most. Along with his wife, Merritt is survived by one daughter (Michele Leighty of Sigel, PA) and one great grandson (Blake L. Shultz). He was preceded in death by one daughter (Kimberly Cramer Valdez) and one brother (Donald Cramer). As per Merritts wishes, there will be no public visitation or service. Burial will take place in Normalville Cemetery, Normalville, PA. Arrangements are under the direction of the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. Online condolences can be sent http://baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence

We already have one which will be used in our NEXT election!! Mixes well with the Quantum Financial System & the Quantum Computers!!

The US proxy war in Ukraine is not goin well. Let’s ask some important questions and see if you have the answers. Feel free to reply. 1. How long will people in the West accept sending billions to Ukraine while they have a major cost of living crisis? 2. Now that large parts of Ukraine are without power how many millions of additional Ukrainian refugees can Europe support? Winter is coming. 3. Russia prepares a major offensive this winter with up to 500,000 fresh troops. How will Ukraine stop them with their depleted army? 4. The Russian economy is fine despite western sanctions. Russia now sells oil and gas to China and India with Turkey becoming the new energy hub to Europe. Meaning Russia can afford this war for as long as it wants. Are western taxpayers prepared to spend a trillion in Ukraine? 5. Russia is now mass producing $30,000 kamikaze drones. They destroy NATO weapon systems that cost millions. While Russia is fighting a low budget war it preserves high-end arms for a confrontation with NATO. How long until NATO is running out of high-end arms to defend itself? 6. Russia is winning because it has the clear strategic advantage. Time is on its side. The longer this conflict takes the more likely the defeat of the west becomes. No matter how much money and arms they send to Ukraine. What then? NATO troops in Ukraine? Nuclear war? Or peace? 7. The US/EU propaganda is failing. Most people can see the reality of this US proxy war now. It’s all over the Internet. Ukraine flags on social media have disappeared and as with past US wars build on lies this one is also running out of steam. Who still supports this nonsense? 8. Now ask yourself the most important question. The US proxy war in Ukraine only serves US interests, to prevent BRICS+ from ending USD dominance. US Empire is bankrupt. Time to accept that. Let’s go multipolar. This is not the issue for which humanity must end in a nuclear war?

German MEP Christine Anderson: Their House Of Cards Is Tumbling Down

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Exterior Penn Highlands Center of Excellence Photo The four-story Penn Highlands Center of Excellence, which is located at 123 Hospital Avenue in DuBois, provides convenient and easy access for patients, as well as innovative therapies delivered with advanced technology. Ribbon Cutting Photo Representatives from Penn Highlands Healthcare cut the ribbon to open its new Center of Excellence on November 4, 2022. The complex will serve as the hub of the health system’s outpatient Neuroscience, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation, Gynecology/Obstetrics and Pediatrics services in DuBois.

I always wondered why they never serve McNuggets for Breakfast !

Someone has collapsed during Biden's speech. The MSM didn't tell you about the hundreds that died of embarrassment from his speech.

🔴 WATCH LIVE: President Donald J. Trump Holds Save America Rally in Vandalia, OH - 11/7/22

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Incredible Ending 🔥 15 minutes of Pure Ultra MAGA Trump with the rain poring down in Florida!!

Patricia L. “Patty” Muth, age 74 of DuBois, PA passed away very peacefully on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at the DuBois Nursing Home. Born on April 22, 1948 in DuBois, PA, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Mae (Bish) Muth. Patty was a 1967 graduate of the DuBois Area High School and a graduate of the New Castle School of Trades in New Castle, PA. She had worked at Goodwill Industries for over 30 years. She was a faithful member and attendee of Light and Life Free Methodist Church in DuBois and had previously been the secretary for Sunday school. Patty was a cancer free survivor after having had surgery in 1996. She was dearly loved by her family. Patty is survived by one sister; Shirley (Muth) Patton, nephews; Darrell J. (Sarah) Patton, Jr. of DuBois, PA and Jonathan P. (Denise) Patton of Greer, SC, grandnieces; Morgan, Isabel, and Olivia of Greer, SC, and grandnephew; Evan Patton of DuBois, PA. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2022 from 10 AM until the time of service at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM from the funeral home with Pastor Mark Lutcher officiating. Burial will take place in Emmanuel Boone Mountain Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Light and Life Free Methodist Church, 128 South 8th Street, DuBois, PA 15801. Online condolences can be sent to https://baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence

U.S. Attorney Announces Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure And Conviction In Connection With Silk Road Dark Web Fraud In November 2021, Law Enforcement Seized Over 50,676 Bitcoin Hidden in Devices in Defendant JAMES ZHONG’s Home; ZHONG Has Now Pled Guilty to Unlawfully Obtaining that Bitcoin From the Silk Road Dark Web in 2012 Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Tyler Hatcher, the Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office (“IRS-CI”), announced today that JAMES ZHONG pled guilty to committing wire fraud in September 2012 when he unlawfully obtained over 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road dark web internet marketplace. ZHONG pled guilty on Friday, November 4, 2022, before United States District Judge Paul G. Gardephe. On November 9, 2021, pursuant to a judicially authorized premises search warrant of ZHONG’s Gainesville, Georgia, house, law enforcement seized approximately 50,676.17851897 Bitcoin, then valued at over $3.36 billion. This seizure was then the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the history of the U.S. Department of Justice and today remains the Department’s second largest financial seizure ever. The Government is seeking to forfeit, collectively: approximately 51,680.32473733 Bitcoin; ZHONG’s 80% interest in RE&D Investments, LLC, a Memphis-based company with substantial real estate holdings; $661,900 in cash seized from ZHONG’s home; and various metals also seized from ZHONG’s home. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “James Zhong committed wire fraud over a decade ago when he stole approximately 50,000 Bitcoin from Silk Road. For almost ten years, the whereabouts of this massive chunk of missing Bitcoin had ballooned into an over $3.3 billion mystery. Thanks to state-of-the-art cryptocurrency tracing and good old-fashioned police work, law enforcement located and recovered this impressive cache of crime proceeds. This case shows that we won’t stop following the money, no matter how expertly hidden, even to a circuit board in the bottom of a popcorn tin.” IRS-CI Special Agent in Charge Tyler Hatcher said: “Mr. Zhong executed a sophisticated scheme designed to steal bitcoin from the notorious Silk Road Marketplace. Once he was successful in his heist, he attempted to hide his spoils through a series of complex transactions which he hoped would be enhanced as he hid behind the mystery of the ‘darknet.’ IRS-CI Special Agents are the best in the world at following the money through cyberspace or wherever our financial investigations lead us. We will continue to work with our partners at the US Attorney’s Office to track down these criminals and bring them to justice.” According to the allegations contained in filings in Manhattan federal court and statements made during court proceedings: ZHONG’s Scheme to Defraud Silk Road was an online “darknet” black market. In operation from approximately 2011 until 2013, Silk Road was used by numerous drug dealers and other unlawful vendors to distribute massive quantities of illegal drugs and other illicit goods and services to many buyers and to launder all funds passing through it. In 2015, following a groundbreaking prosecution by this Office, Silk Road’s founder Ross Ulbricht was convicted by a unanimous jury and sentenced to life in prison. In September 2012, ZHONG executed a scheme to defraud Silk Road of its money and property by (a) creating a string of approximately nine Silk Road accounts (the “Fraud Accounts”) in a manner designed to conceal his identity; (b) triggering over 140 transactions in rapid succession in order to trick Silk Road’s withdrawal-processing system into releasing approximately 50,000 Bitcoin from its Bitcoin-based payment system into ZHONG’s accounts; and (c) transferring this Bitcoin into a variety of separate addresses also under ZHONG’s control, all in a manner designed to prevent detection, conceal his identity and ownership, and obfuscate the Bitcoin’s source. While executing the September 2012 fraud, ZHONG did not list any item or service for sale on Silk Road, nor did he buy any item or service on Silk Road. ZHONG registered the accounts by providing the bare minimum of information required by Silk Road to create the account; the Fraud Accounts were merely a conduit for ZHONG to defraud Silk Road of Bitcoin. ZHONG funded the Fraud Accounts with an initial deposit of between 200 and 2,000 Bitcoin. After the initial deposit, ZHONG then quickly executed a series of withdrawals. Through his scheme to defraud, ZHONG was able to withdraw many times more Bitcoin out of Silk Road than he had deposited in the first instance. As an example, on September 19, 2012, ZHONG deposited 500 Bitcoin into a Silk Road wallet. Less than five seconds after making the initial deposit, ZHONG executed five withdrawals of 500 Bitcoin in rapid succession — i.e., within the same second — resulting in a net gain of 2,000 Bitcoin. As another example, a different Fraud Account made a single deposit and over 50 Bitcoin withdrawals before the account ceased its activity. ZHONG moved this Bitcoin out of Silk Road and, in a matter of days, consolidated them into two high-value amounts. Nearly five years after ZHONG’s fraud, in August 2017, solely by virtue of ZHONG’s possession of the 50,000 Bitcoin that he unlawfully obtained from Silk Road, ZHONG received a matching amount of a related cryptocurrency — 50,000 Bitcoin Cash (“BCH Crime Proceeds”) — on top of the 50,000 Bitcoin. In August 2017, in a hard fork coin split, Bitcoin split into two cryptocurrencies, traditional Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash (“BCH”). When this split occurred, any Bitcoin address that had a Bitcoin balance (as ZHONG’s addresses did) now had the exact same balance on both the Bitcoin blockchain and on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain. As of August 2017, ZHONG thus possessed 50,000 BCH in addition to the 50,000 Bitcoin that ZHONG unlawfully obtained from Silk Road. ZHONG thereafter exchanged through an overseas cryptocurrency exchange all of the BCH Crime Proceeds for additional Bitcoin, amounting to approximately 3,500 Bitcoin of additional crime proceeds. Collectively, by the last quarter of 2017, ZHONG thus possessed approximately 53,500 Bitcoin of total crime proceeds (the “Crime Proceeds”). The Government’s Seizure of Forfeitable Property On November 9, 2021, pursuant to a judicially authorized premises search warrant (the “Search”), IRS-CI agents recovered approximately 50,491.06251844 Bitcoin of the Crime Proceeds from ZHONG’s Gainesville, Georgia, house. Specifically, law enforcement located 50,491.06251844 Bitcoin of the approximately 53,500 Bitcoin Crime Proceeds (a) in an underground floor safe; and (b) on a single-board computer that was submerged under blankets in a popcorn tin stored in a bathroom closet. In addition, law enforcement recovered $661,900 in cash, 25 Casascius coins (physical bitcoin) with an approximate value of 174 Bitcoin, 11.1160005300044 additional Bitcoin, and four one-ounce silver-colored bars, three one-ounce gold-colored bars, four 10-ounce silver-colored bars, and one gold-colored coin. Beginning in or around March 2022, ZHONG began voluntarily surrendering to the Government additional Bitcoin that ZHONG had access to and had not dissipated. In total, ZHONG voluntarily surrendered 1,004.14621836 additional Bitcoin. Forfeiture Actions In connection with ZHONG’s guilty plea, on November 4, 2022, Judge Gardephe entered a Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture as to Specific Property and Substitute Assets/Money Judgment forfeiting ZHONG’s interest in the following property: ZHONG’s 80% interest in RE&D Investments, LLC, a Memphis-based company with substantial real estate holdings; $661,900 in United States currency seized from ZHONG’s home on November 9, 2021; Metal items, consisting of four one-ounce silver-colored bars, three one-ounce gold-colored bars, four 10-ounce silver-colored bars, and one gold-colored coin, all seized from ZHONG’s home on November 9, 2021; 11.1160005300044 Bitcoin seized from ZHONG’s home on November 9, 2021; 25 Casascius coins (physical Bitcoin) with an approximate value of 174 Bitcoin, collectively, seized from ZHONG’s home on November 9, 2021; 23.7112850 Bitcoin provided by ZHONG on April 27, 2022; 115.02532155 Bitcoin provided by ZHONG on April 28, 2022; and 4.57427222 Bitcoin provided by ZHONG on June 8, 2022. Today, in United States v. Ross Ulbricht, S1 14 Cr. 68 (LGS), the Government filed a motion for entry of an Amended Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, seeking to forfeit approximately 51,351.89785803 Bitcoin traceable to Silk Road, valued at approximately $3,388,817,011.90 at the time of seizure, as follows: 50,491.06251844 Bitcoin seized from ZHONG’s home on November 9, 2021; 825.38833159 Bitcoin provided by ZHONG on March 25, 2022; and 35.4470080 Bitcoin provided by ZHONG on May 25, 2022. * * * ZHONG, 32, of Gainesville, Georgia, and Athens, Georgia, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge. ZHONG is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Gardephe on February 22, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Williams praised the outstanding work of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation’s Western Cyber Crimes Unit of the Los Angeles Field Office. Mr. Williams also thanked the Athens-Clarke County Police Department in Athens, Georgia, for its support and assistance with the case. The prosecution of this case is being overseen by the Office’s Money Laundering and Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney David R. Felton is in charge of the case. from article: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-historic-336-billion-cryptocurrency-seizure-and-conviction

Think about it, does this make any sense at all? Please, Use your common sense God gave you instead of listening to the LIARS on MSM.

One Thing, Jesus Christ Fr. Ben Daghir Will Post Weekly Articles HERE Every Monday! Article 5 - November 7th 2022 by Fr. Ben Daghir The World Series caused me to reflect on what I love most about baseball. Baseball is a game of witnesses. There is personality, humor, character and quotes. Think of Yogi Berra - “Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.” Babe Ruth - “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” Pete Rose - “I’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.” There is something about these players that just captivates us. Consider Joe DiMaggio’s beautiful quote, “I played my best every day. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.” DiMaggio knew that the game of baseball was not just for his entertainment. He understood that there were little eyes watching him play. DiMaggio also realized that he and his teammates represented a generation - The Greatest Generation. Every time I read DiMaggio’s words I cannot help but think of one of my spiritual role models - Pope St. Paul VI. He was pope from June 1963 to August of 1978. Paul VI and DiMaggio both understood the influence in seeing another person in action. Paul VI wrote, “Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.” He stated this in 1975, but it is even more relevant today. I am not convinced every young ball player is interested in the rules, the drills, the analytics, and the specific techniques of baseball. Despite this, I firmly believe that every ball player was interested in the game of baseball when watching DiMaggio’s remarkable swing. And, these young kids sprinted home after seeing DiMaggio play at the stadium, picked up their bats from inside the garage and played baseball. These young kids unknowingly entered deeper into the rules, drills, analytics, and techniques of baseball. DiMaggio’s witness spoke to them and sent them on mission to play baseball. The same follows in the Christian life - not everyone is interested in the doctrines, dogmas, papal documents, and history of Catholicism. Yet, everyone is engaged with the witness of Mother Teresa’s charity in feeding the poorest of the poor in Calcutta, India. Everyone is attracted to the witness of Pope St. John Paul II when he forgave the man who tried to assassinate him. Everyone is intrigued by the witness of Pope Francis kissing the forehead of a severely disfigured man. Witnesses speak. And, like the young ball player who picks up his bat in the garage after seeing DiMaggio play, the Christian picks up his cross with a renewed focus after encountering a witness of Christ. Like the ball player who unknowingly enters deeper into the rules, drills, etc. of baseball, the Christian also enters into the great tradition naturally, beautifully, and powerfully. Such is the power of witnesses - they send us on mission. DiMaggio said, “I played my best every day. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.” The same goes for the Christian - you never know when someone may be seeing an authentic Christian for the first time. ======================== Fr. Ben Daghir is a priest for the Diocese of Erie. He is a graduate of Elk County Catholic High School in Saint Marys, Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, and St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. He considers writing one of his favorite hobbies.

Captured by the Moment - Steve Perry