1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
Wishing you and yours a joyous and blessed Easter.
Please pray for the persecuted this Easter, for our country, for our culture, for our families. God bless you on this Easter Sunday.
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, I decided to jump back into the topic of Wheeler’s AR Receiver Lapping Tool that I covered in last week’s Closer Look portion […]
It is one thing for an adult to identify as something or someone they are not, it is another when others are forced to acknowledge it and deny reality. Yet that is exactly what is currently being demanded of us by the establishment. The radical left and trans activists have drawn a line in the sand where there is no middle ground. They insist that gender is a social construct that is interchangeable according to the whim of the individual. If you disagree, you are a transphobic bigot.
This no-compromise resolve has propelled radical gender ideology into a sweeping social contagion with the number of youths identifying with gender dysphoria skyrocketing over the past decade. This, along with the unfettered and baseless claims being pushed by ‘medical experts’ and the media, has enabled the US education system to commit to making transgender ideology a central part of the curriculum for children as young as 5 years old.
Unfortunately, most of the children who are coerced into believing they are of a different sex than the one they were born as end up regretting the gender transition procedures and they are left with permanent physical changes. Despite this, proponents argue that transition procedures, such as hormone blockers and gender reassignment surgery, will decrease the suicide risk for trans individuals. The suicide rate, however, actually stays the same both before and after the procedures.
A 2018 study by HRC showed that transgender youths had an astonishingly high suicide rate pre- and post-transition – 42% which is several times higher than any other cohort. If there is a way to help these individuals – it is not appear to be through transitioning.
That point was made eloquently by the courageous woman who joined Tucker Carlson this week to discuss her de-transitioning story and her reason for taking a public stand against the ideology espoused by the adults who influenced her childhood.
Helena Kerschner, 23, explained to Carlson that when she went through puberty and was having issues with her body – as every teenager does – she was “completely exploited” by people who convinced her she was unhappy because she was actually of the opposite sex. Kerschner hopes to protect other children from this detrimental experience by sharing her story and speaking out on their behalf.
From Kerschner:
“As you said [Tucker] it’s completely normal for not only young girls but often young boys too to feel uncomfortable with themselves – uncomfortable with their body, but we have this ideology that is especially prevalent online that says that if you have those feelings that means you are trans.
There are people who say if you don’t even like your voice on a recording that’s a sign of gender dysphoria and you need to go see a medical professional because you’re trans.”
Through this lens, normal developmental behaviors become ‘signs’ of gender dysphoria. According to PsychCentral, toddlers playing with toys that are meant for the opposite sex, a four-year-old saying he wants to wear a dress, and a “preference to play another gender in make-believe games” all become abnormal behaviors.
“Talk about taking advantage of people,” Tucker responds in disbelief before asking Kerschner how she feels now that she reversed her initial transition and made it through that challenging time. She made her decision early and still had the opportunity to reclaim her body, something that many young people who are too far along in the transition process do not.
As she points out, even though ‘experts’ say a double mastectomy can be reversed with breast implants, “You can’t just take it back.”
Kerschner continued:
“I feel honestly grateful for the experience because it’s taught me a lot about the world and about myself. But I really feel afraid for these other young girls like myself. I consider myself lucky that I was able to get out of it unscathed really medically, but there are so many young people who can’t say the same.
Psychologically as well. I mean, it’s just devastating to, especially from a young age, to be lied to by adults at school and by medical professionals and told that your body is wrong, you need to change it, you need to get hormones, you need to get surgeries, that’s devastating for a young person.So I’m just really concerned for younger girls and boys like I once was being led down this path and being hurt by it.
I mean, when you go on a cross-sex hormone, like that’s going to give you not just physical changes, but psychological experiences that you can’t just act like they never happened, you can’t just take it back. And especially with surgeries, you know, a breast implant after a mastectomy is not the same thing as never having your breasts taken off in the first place.
So there are a lot of young women who are going through that, who had a double mastectomy at 16, 17, 18 years old or even younger. There’s nothing you can really do to put that feeling of oneness and safety in your body back.”
Black Lives Matter thugs on Saturday night were out protesting the officer-involved shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a black man who was fatally shot after violently resisting arrest last week.
As previously reported, various videos of the scene show Lyoya, 26, and another passenger being pulled over in a residential neighborhood.
A police officer exits his patrol car and instructs Lyoya to stay in his car.
Lyoya exits his vehicle despite the officer yelling at him to “stay in the car” repeatedly.
After some back-and-forth over a license plate and driver’s license, the officer chases Lyoya and the two end up on the ground fighting over a taser gun.
The officer repeatedly tells Lyoya to “let go of the taser” – shortly after another struggle, the cop shoots Lyoya in the head.
Patrick Lyoya has a long criminal history that includes a conviction for assaulting a pregnant woman in Kentwood, Michigan.
It doesn’t matter that Lyoya resisted arrest and previously assaulted a pregnant woman, BLM is out demanding justice and threatening innocent drivers.
Far-left protesters blocked the street in Grand Rapids and threatened a driver with a gun.
One protester cocked his pistol and threatened to shoot a motorist who was trying to pass through the protest.
Other protesters who were trying to direct traffic, kicked the car and yelled at the motorist as he managed to drive away.
VIDEO (language warning):
BLM and far-left protesters tried to force their way inside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, but security stopped them.
Hillary Clinton this week interviewed Jill Biden for the Clinton Global Initiative.
The two discussed education and community colleges.
The Clinton Global Initiative is partnering with community colleges across the country in order to churn out more Marxists and Hillary had a chat with Jill about the new venture.
Everyone knows the Bidens and the Clintons don’t like each other.
But Hillary Clinton faked her way through this cringey Zoom call with Jill Biden anyway.
“…That’s why I love teaching at community college,” Jill said.
Hillary Clinton chimed in: “And I love hearing you talk about it, Jill. It really – it warms my heart so much because it is conveyed so clearly and at the end when you said it’s really a second chance for so many people and how they need a little bit of help and a little bit of support…I just love hearing you talk about it…”
The Florida Department of Education has rejected 54 math textbooks for next school year due to “attempts to indoctrinate students.”
The math texts reportedly contained references to Critical Race Theory, common core, and “social emotional learning.”
“It seems that some publishers attempted to slap a coat of paint on an old house built on the foundation of Common Core, and indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “I’m grateful that Commissioner Corcoran and his team at the Department have conducted such a thorough vetting of these textbooks to ensure they comply with the law.”
According to a press release from the department, “41 percent of the submitted textbooks were impermissible with either Florida’s new standards or contained prohibited topics – the most in Florida’s history.”
“Reasons for rejecting textbooks included references to Critical Race Theory (CRT), inclusions of Common Core, and the unsolicited addition of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in mathematics. The highest number of books rejected were for grade levels K-5, where an alarming 71 percent were not appropriately aligned with Florida standards or included prohibited topics and unsolicited strategies,” the press release continued. “Despite rejecting 41 percent of materials submitted, every core mathematics course and grade is covered with at least one textbook.”
Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran said that his team plans to make sure Florida has the highest-quality instructional materials available.
“We’re going to ensure that Florida has the highest-quality instructional materials aligned to our nationally-recognized standards,” said Corcoran. “Florida has become a national leader in education under the vision and leadership of Governor DeSantis. When it comes to education, other states continue to follow Florida’s lead as we continue to reinforce parents’ rights by focusing on providing their children with a world-class education without the fear of indoctrination or exposure to dangerous and divisive concepts in our classrooms.”
DeSantis eliminated common core teachings in the state in 2019.
“It is unfortunate that several publishers, especially at the elementary school grade levels, have ignored this clear communication and have attempted to slip rebranded instructional materials based on Common Core Standards into Florida’s classrooms, while others have included prohibited and divisive concepts such as the tenants of CRT or other unsolicited strategies of indoctrination – despite FDOE’s prior notification,” the statement added.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is trying to remove himself from any wrongdoing in the 2020 Election. However, he was involved and he can’t deny that he certified the corrupted and fraudulent results in his state.
Just the News reports:
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) was confronted over the weekend about election integrity during a Fulton County GOP event, and he responded by saying he was not responsible for Georgia’s consent decree, which some Republicans claim abolished signature verification and allowed for voter fraud in the state.
“I had nothing to do with the consent decree,” said Kemp, whose reelection bid faces a challenge in the Georgia Republican primary by former Sen. David Perdue, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
“Kemp allowed himself to be bullied into a disastrous consent decree that effectively abolished signature verification and allowed massive voter fraud to occur throughout the state of Georgia,” Trump said in his endorsement of Perdue.
“I was secretary of state for nine years,” Kemp said. “I know how the process works. I didn’t have anything to do with the consent decree, and so anybody that says I did, just show the proof of where my name is on that. Okay?”
The problem for Kemp is that he did certify the corrupt results in the state and he did so within minutes of having the opportunity to do so.
What we didn’t know at the time was that that entire election in Georgia was a mess and Fulton County was a disaster and that the Secretary of State had an individual inside Fulton County on Election night who told him this was the case. It was a disaster and still Kemp certified the results.
Baffled scientists, doctors, and health officials in U.S. and Europe are looking for an answer to what causes young children of an unfamiliar and alarming outbreak of inflammatory liver condition or severe hepatitis.
The United Kingdom has reported at least 74 cases of severe hepatitis (49 confirmed cases in England, 13 in Scotland, and 12 in Wales and Northern Ireland), 3 in Spain, and other countries in Europe. The reported cases in England are mostly in children aged 2-5 years old.
On Friday, World Health Organization released a statement regarding the alarming cases of rare hepatitis in young children. According to WHO, the origin is “still considered unknown and remains under active investigation.”
“On 5 April 2022, WHO was notified of 10 cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children under the age of 10 years, across central Scotland. By 8 April, 74 cases had been identified in the United Kingdom. Hepatitis viruses (A, B, C, E, and D where applicable) have been excluded after laboratory testing while further investigations are ongoing to understand the aetiology of these cases,” WHO stated.
“Given the increase in cases reported over the past one month and enhanced case search activities, more cases are likely to be reported in the coming days,” WHO added.
The leading theory is that the unusual spike of hepatitis in young children is caused by adenovirus. This common virus can cause cold-like symptoms, fever, sore throat, bronchitis, pneumonia, and diarrhea.
The WHO said that coronavirus and adenovirus have been detected in several cases. “Though the role of these viruses in the pathogenesis (mechanism by which disease develops) is not yet clear,” it said.
Adenoviruses are a family of common viruses that usually cause a range of mild illnesses and most people recover without complications. They can cause a range of symptoms, including colds, vomiting and diarrhoea. While they don’t typically cause hepatitis, it is a known rare complication of the virus.
“No other epidemiological risk factors have been identified to date, including recent international travel,” the WHO added in Friday’s statement. “Overall, the aetiology [cause] of the current hepatitis cases is still considered unknown and remains under active investigation.”
The UKHSA said that there is no link to the Covid vaccines. It’s understood that most affected children are too young to be eligible for vaccination.
Scientists have been left stumped by the highly unusual spike in hepatitis, which rarely affects young children.
Health managers in Scotland said the speed of the country’s epidemic, the severity of cases and geographical spread made the outbreak “unusual”.
Dr Patricia Lalor, a senior investigator at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Liver and Gastroenterology Research, said it was unusual to see these sorts of cases in children under 10.
“So it’s something that’s caused liver damage. It could be a virus, it could be a toxic effect of a drug, it could be something else completely unrelated,” she said.
Meanwhile, Alabama health officials and CDC are also investigating nine similar cases in the state.
In the United States, CDC is helping the Alabama Department of Public Health investigate nine cases of hepatitis in children ranging in age from 1 to 6 years old and who also tested positive for adenovirus. The cases have occurred since October 2021, Kristen Nordlund, a CDC spokesperson, said in the statement emailed to ScienceInsider last night.
“CDC is working with state health departments to see if there are additional U.S. cases, and what may be causing these cases,” she wrote. “Adenovirus may be the cause for these, but investigators are still learning more—including ruling out the more common causes of hepatitis.”
Wes Stubblefield, a medical officer with the Alabama Department of Public Health, said in an interview today that the most recent case in Alabama occurred in February, and that five of the nine children tested positive for adenovirus-41, a strain that commonly causes gastroenteritis.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning that “all of the countries of the world” should begin preparing for nuclear war with Russia.
In a preview for an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Zelenskyy said that people should not be afraid of nuclear war — just ready.
On Thursday, CIA Director Bill Burns said that the CIA is watching the possibility of Russia using nukes “very intently,” but emphasized that the US has not yet seen any signs that Russia is preparing to take such a step, per CNN.
“The director of the CIA warned that he’s worried Putin might use a tactical nuclear weapon in this fight. Are you worried?” Tapper asked.
“Not only me, I think all over the world, all the countries have to be worried,” Zelensky responded. “Because, you know that it kind of be not real information, but it can be the truth because when they began to speak about one or another battles or involves enemies, or nuclear weapon, or some chemical, you know, issues, chemical weapons, they should do.”
“They could– I mean, they can. For them, life of the people is nothing,” he added. “That’s why we should think, not be afraid. I mean, that not be afraid, be ready. But that is not the question for to Ukraine, and not only for the Ukraine, for all over the world, I think so.”
In March, Zelenskyy taunted the West for being “afraid” of Moscow, in a bid to get fighter jets.
“I’ve talked to the defenders of Mariupol today. I’m in constant contact with them. Their determination, heroism and firmness are astonishing,” Zelenskyy said in a video early Sunday. “If only those who have been thinking for 31 days on how to hand over dozens of jets and tanks had 1% of their courage.”
“So, who is in charge of the Euro-Atlantic community? Is it still Moscow, thanks to its scare tactics?” Zelenskyy continued. “Our partners must step up their aid to Ukraine.”
Apparently, it is extreme cowardice not to run into WWIII for a foreign nation.
“This should be known as soon as possible by as many people on earth as possible so that everyone understands who and why was simply afraid to prevent this tragedy. Afraid to simply make a decision,” Zelenskyy said.
As usual, we have selected some pictures for you today. By this time you know it, it’s TFB’s Photo Of The Day to keep you in a good mood. Get a coffee, take a break and enjoy a few minutes with these images. Here we have U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Dalton, National Guard Marksmanship […]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, I decided to jump back into the topic of Wheeler’s AR Receiver Lapping Tool that I covered in last week’s Closer Look portion […]
Patrick Lyoya
As usual, we have selected some pictures for you today. By this time you know it, it’s TFB’s Photo Of The Day to keep you in a good mood. Get a coffee, take a break and enjoy a few minutes with these images. Here we have U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Dalton, National Guard Marksmanship […]