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J.R. Miller said, “It is impossible to estimate the full influence of the reading of the Word in a home day after day and year after year. It filters into the hearts of the young. It is absorbed into their souls. It colors all their thoughts. It is wrought into the very fiber of their minds. It imbues them with its own spirit. It’s holy teachings become the principles of their lives, which rule their conduct and shape all their actions.”
1. TRUMP, HARRIS SQUARE OFF IN SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: On September 10, President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris squared off in Philadelphia, in the second Presidential debate of 2024.
The debate effectively became a 3-1 pile-up, as ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis issued multiple false “fact-checks” to Trump’s statements while leaving Kamala’s carefully rehearsed whoppers unchallenged. Jack Posobiec said, “I’ve never seen anything like that. That wasn’t a debate. That was corporate media trying to politically assassinate Donald Trump for 90 minutes.” Attorney Mike Cernovich wrote, “It’s obvious that ABC gave Harris the questions in advance when you compare her answers to softball questions compared to her rebuttals when she had to think on her feet.”
Incredibly, the moderators brought up January 6 but made no mention of the attempted Trump assassination in July. Muir said they needed to move on to other topics after Trump said, “I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me. They talk about democracy. I’m a threat to democracy. They’re the threat to democracy.”
With the aid of the moderators, Harris kept Trump on the defensive for much of the debate. Conservatives said that Trump was too easily distracted by her attacks and missed multiple opportunities to dismantle Harris’ lies with solid facts and fully expose her radical policies.
2. KEY QUOTES FROM THE DEBATE: Regarding abortion, Harris claimed, “In over 20 states, there are Trump abortion bans which make it criminal for a doctor or nurse to provide health care… That is immoral. And one does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree: The government, and Donald Trump certainly, should not be telling a woman what to do with her body… In his Project 2025, there would be a national abortion – a monitor that would be monitoring your pregnancies, your miscarriages.”
In his closing statement, Trump said, “So she just started by saying she’s going to do this, she’s going to do that, she’s going to do all these wonderful things. Why hasn’t she done it? She’s been there for three and a half years. They’ve had three and a half years to fix the border. They’ve had three and a half years to create jobs and all the things we talked about. Why hasn’t she done it? She should leave right now, go down to that beautiful White House, go to the Capitol, get everyone together, and do the things you want to do, but you haven’t done it, and you won’t do it because you believe in things that the American people don’t believe in.”
3. TOP 5 LIES FROM THE DEBATE: The Federalist documented over 25 lies from Kamala Harris. Collin Rung listed the top five lies from Kamala in the debate:
1. Mandatory Firearm Buybacks: Kamala Harris told Trump to “stop lying” about her wanting to confiscate firearms. Harris has previously stated multiple times that she wants to launch a mandatory buyback program. The ABC moderators said nothing.
2. “Fine People” Hoax: Kamala Harris claimed Trump called neo-Nazis “very fine people.” This hoax was debunked by Snopes, but the ABC moderators let it slide.
3. Post-Birth Abortion: Trump claimed babies were “killed” outside the womb in failed abortions. Under Tim Walz, babies born alive in botched abortions are allowed to be left to die. Eight babies who survived abortions in Minnesota were abandoned and sadly perished under Walz. The ABC moderators simply said Trump was lying and moved on without adding context.
4. Defund the Police: Kamala Harris laughed when Trump said she wanted to defund the police. During a previous interview, Harris said having more cops on the street is “wrong.” She also supported taking police officers out of schools. The ABC moderators said nothing.
5. Bloodbath Hoax: Kamala Harris claimed Trump said there would be a bloodbath if he is not elected, insinuating that his supporters would start killing people. This is completely false. The comment was made during a rally where Trump said there would be a “bloodbath” for the American auto industry if he is not elected. The ABC moderators said nothing.
4. WHO WON? Most on the left celebrated, with Punchbowl News writing, “Tuesday night’s debate couldn’t have gone better for Harris” and Politico stating, “Trump’s Improv Stood No Chance Against Harris’ Coached Attacks.”
But The New York Times admitted, “Pundits Said Harris Won the Debate; Undecided Voters Weren’t So Sure.” Following the debate, undecided voter panels leaned toward Trump, with one Reuters post-debate survey of 10 undecided voters finding that six are now voting or leaning toward Trump, three for Harris, and one remains unsure.
Pollster Rich Baris found that many undecided voters were not impressed with Kamala’s attacks on Trump and wished she had offered more substance. Baris said, “She put on a good show, but she didn’t give people a reason, a justification to vote for her. And sometimes, you know, that could be worse than Donald Trump not having the best night.”
As of September 11, Trump’s closing statement on ABC News’ TikTok had reached almost 12 million views, while Kamala’s received only 3.5 million views, with thousands of negative comments.
Constitutional Attorney Robert Barnes concluded, “Trump won Debate Night 2024 for three simple reasons: 1. The issues most commonly discussed are issues voters prefer him on – inflation/economy, immigration, WWIII; 2. The most viral moment is whether migrants might want to eat your pet; 3. Harris missed her chance at redefinition.”
In a Thursday Truth Social Post, Donald Trump said the Harris team was pushing for another debate because she lost. He announced, “Kamala should focus on what she should have done during the last almost four-year period. There will be no third debate!”
Ed. Note: For more, read, Tonight’s Debate Will Backfire Horribly For Both Kamala Harris And ABC.
5. FALLOUT FROM DEBATE CONTINUES: The Leading Report notes, “An ABC whistleblower allegedly will release an affidavit claiming the Harris campaign was given sample questions that were ‘essentially the same questions that were given during the debate,’ as well as assurances that Trump would be ‘fact-checked’ and she would not.”
Just The News reports, “Following the presidential debate on Tuesday, social media users theorized that Vice President Kamala Harris wore audio earrings on stage. The Germany-based company that sells the earrings said on Wednesday that the resemblance between Harris’ earrings and their audio earrings ‘is striking.’”
Former top Clinton advisor Mark Penn urged, “I think a review of all their internal texts and emails really should be done…to find out to what extent they were planning on, in effect, you know, fact-checking just one candidate and in effect, rigging the outcome of this debate.”
ABC News has reportedly lost $27 million after losing five major advertisers following the Trump-Harris debate. ABC declared, “We won’t host any debates in the future.”
6. OFFICIALS WARN OF MAIL-IN BALLOT DELAYS: One day after the debate, The AP reported, “State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn’t fixed persistent deficiencies.”
One X user noted, “The U.S. Postal Service Union regularly endorses one party’s candidate, and yet they’re still allowed to transport ballots. Pretty incredible when you think about it.” On Thursday, the union officially endorsed Kamala Harris.
7. CHENEYS ENDORSE HARRIS: Former Vice President Dick Cheney formally endorsed Kamala Harris for President, following an endorsement from his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY). The elder Cheney claimed, “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.”
President George W. Bush, who did not vote for either major candidate in 2016 and 2020, said he will not be making an endorsement. However, his former Attorney General, Alberto Gonzalez, endorsed Harris, calling Trump “the most serious threat to the rule of law in a generation.”
Glenn Greenwald commented, “Washington has long been run by the establishment wings of both major parties. They have always had more in common than differences (Obama said: ‘We’re both playing within the 40-yard lines’). That they’re united behind Kamala and against Trump says a lot…”
8. MORE OF KAMALA’S RADICAL STANCES RESURFACE: One day before the debate, the Harris campaign finally released a campaign policy page full of vague proposals dubbed “New Way Forward.” Leftist outlet The New Republic assessed, “Unfortunately for Harris, its release was undermined by a simple but telling error: The page’s source code revealed that parts of the platform were copied directly from Biden’s campaign page…” See J.D. Vance’s detailed takedown of the proposals.
In 2019, Harris staked out far-left positions in a questionnaire for the ACLU. Just The News summarizes her commitments as follows:
- Taxpayer funding of gender reassignment surgeries and treatments for illegal aliens;
- A pathway to citizenship for those who broke the law by crossing the U.S. border without permission;
- The decriminalization of all illegal drugs under federal law, including cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, if a defendant claimed they were for personal use;
- The knee-capping of the nation’s main deportation agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE, as it is colloquially known in Washington circles, by banning its use of deportation.
Even liberal CNN aired a segment exposing these positions. The Socialist International has officially endorsed Harris for President. A new Rasmussen poll shows that many voters are not buying Kamala’s flip-flops on key issues.
Ed. Note: For more, read, Everything You Need to Know About Kamala in Her Own Words in One Place.
9. ARE HAITIAN ILLEGALS EATING THE PETS IN OHIO? The Liberty Sentinel reports, “D.C. Democrats have figured out a new way to punish Trump Country… Overwhelm a small town of 56,000 Americans with 20,000 Haitian migrants, as Biden-Harris has done to Springfield, Ohio, and watch conflict develop. The liberal media deny news about this, but videos of outrage by longtime residents have gone viral on X and TikTok. Most Haitians do not know how to drive, so car accidents in this small town have caused car insurance rates to skyrocket for everyone who lives there. There are videos of residents complaining about pets disappearing, presumably taken for food [or voodoo rituals] by these migrants, who reportedly also decapitate ducks in the local park. Grocery store items are being opened up and consumed right off the shelves.”
One elderly woman said that she and her husband are being forced to move from their home of 45 years because her neighborhood has become unsafe. Residents told independent journalist Tyler Oliveira that illegals, with their free money, are making housing more expensive and have been given top priority for public services, including Medicaid.
When Trump brought up reports of illegals eating cats and dogs during the debate, ABC moderators asserted the claim was false. But even more residents have spoken out since then.
Meanwhile, the immigration crisis has gotten so bad in New York City that 121 hotels have been taken off the market and turned into migrant shelters, pushing the room rate for actual hotels past $300 a night.
Charlie Kirk reacted, “The irony, and tragedy, is that while Venezuelan gangs are taking over whole apartment complexes, while 200 Americans die every day from fentanyl poisoning, while 300,000 children have gone missing, and while our fellow citizens are robbed, raped, and murdered at the hands of people who never should have been here, it’s the Haitians eating pet cats that finally makes the horror of the open border set in.”
Ed. Note: For more, see Rep. Chip Roy’s lengthy report on the Biden-Harris border invasion.
10. DISPATCHES FROM THE WAR ON FREE SPEECH: The Washington Post released a hit piece titled, “Elon Musk’s misleading election claims reach millions and alarm election officials.” The Post called Musk “uniquely dangerous” and claimed that his “false and misleading election posts,” including posts on illegals voting, “add to the deluge of inaccurate information plaguing voting officials across the country.”
In a CNN interview, atheist-homosexual World Economic Forum (WEF) senior adviser Yuval Noah Harari called for “significant regulation” to curb “disinformation” on social media. Bill Gates called for digital IDs to stop “misinformation,” saying, “The U.S. is a tough one because we have the notion of the First Amendment… I do think over time…most of the time you’re online, you’re going to want to be in an environment where the people are truly identified…instead of just people saying whatever they want.”
Ed. Note: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently warned that if the Democrats prevail in November, they will squash free speech. Kennedy said, “It will be too late by 2028. Once we’re in the grips of totalitarianism, we’re not going to be able to vote our way out of it. This is our last chance to stop them.”
11. WEF SAYS COVID WAS A “TEST” OF OBEDIENCE FOR NEW WORLD ORDER: The World Economic Forum recently posted the following to its “My Carbon” page, where they pitched the idea of 15-minute cities: “COVID-19 was the test of social responsibility. A huge number of unimaginable restrictions for public health were adopted by billions of citizens across the world. There were numerous examples globally of maintaining social distancing, wearing masks, mass vaccinations, and acceptance of contact-tracing applications for public health, which demonstrated the core of individual social responsibility.”
Independent journalist Leo Hohmann commented, “What the WEF is implying with its above statement is that in order to be ‘sustainable,’ people and societies will need to be compliant with a new, more authoritarian global order. Don’t ask questions. Don’t resort to logic. Just obey… [During COVID-19] They wanted to find out how many of us would prove our servitude to the lawless, fascistic beast system by complying with ‘unimaginable restrictions,’ many of which were created out of thin air with absolutely no scientific evidence to back them up as contributing anything to public health.”
12. COVID VACCINE UPDATES: Slay News reports, “A group of leading scientists is calling for everyone who received Covid ‘vaccines’ to be placed under medical monitoring after a major study linked the injections to the global surge in sudden deaths.” The Defender reports, “A new study by University of Washington (UW) researchers found that COVID-19 lockdowns accelerated the aging of teenagers’ brains.”
Joe Rogan recently said of vaccine injuries, “We don’t even know what the real numbers are because it’s not something the mainstream media covers – probably because they’ve all been vaccinated…” Journalist Robin Monotti observed, “The real purpose of mass mRNA injections was not to ‘save lives,’ but to normalize a new Pharma market of mRNA gene modifications because the patents of ‘normal’ medicines are all expiring and Pharma profits are nosediving.”
13. ELECTION NEWS: The Gateway Pundit reports, “The Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated the January 6, 2025, electoral vote tallying a ‘National Special Security Event’ to criminalize election protests.”
The Post Millennial reports, “Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) have referred to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, and GOP efforts to attach it to a spending bill, as ‘extremism.’ The SAVE Act would require US citizens to show proof of citizenship when they register to vote, something that 86 percent of voters agree with…”
The Gateway Pundit reports, “On August 12, 2024, the DNC released a memo announcing it would spend six figures to collect up to 9 million Democratic votes from overseas.”
The Epoch Times reports, “Voters in Nevada will have one less option for president in November after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled against the Green Party and ordered the removal of the party’s candidate, Jill Stein, from the ballot.
14. NOTEWORTHY STORIES:
- CNBC reports, “The U.S. government, for the first time, has spent more than $1 trillion this year on interest payments for its $35.3 trillion national debt…” Elon Musk noted that the interest exceeds “the entire Defense Department budget.”
- The Daily Signal reports, “White House senior adviser John Podesta is set to meet with Chinese Communist Party officials to expand U.S.-China collaboration on climate change…”
- Journalist Mario Nawfal reports, “Rumble, the leading free speech platform, is now blocked in Brazil, marking a troubling development in the fight for freedom of information… Brazil joins France, Russia, and China in blocking access to the platform.”
- Breaking 911 reports, “The government is reportedly giving January 6 defendants ‘reeducation courses’ in jail to teach them how Trump is ‘a threat to democracy.’”
- Reuters reports, “Americans used just over 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data in 2023, up 36% over the prior year in the largest single-year increase in wireless data consumption…”
15. NOTEWORTHY QUOTES:
- “The natural consequence of opposing the six-month (giving Trump the power) continuing resolution plus SAVE Act will be…a December continuing resolution expiring in the Lame Duck right before Christmas…” –Rep Chip Roy (R-TX)
- “Wisconsin’s population is a little less than 6 million, with 3.5 million active voters. So why do election officials refuse to clean up Wisconsin’s voter rolls and [instead] allow up to 4.1 million inactive voters to remain, with the potential for fraudulently using those names?” –Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI)
- “In Florida, we will be voting on Amendment 4 this November that would take all limits off the timing of an abortion. If it passes, we would become the 10th state where that type of late-term abortion would be legal.” –Hall of Fame football coach Tony Dungy
- “The attempt to end my husband’s life was a horrible, distressing experience. Now, the silence around it feels heavy. I can’t help but wonder, why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech? There is definitely more to this story, and we need to uncover the truth.” –Melania Trump
- “Are we going to sit at home when we have a guy who’s willing to die for the country? Not his fame, not his fortune, his country. And are we going to sit at home and go, ‘Oh, I don’t know, they might try to steal the election?’ [Get] out of the chair and grab people and take them to the polls!” –Glenn Beck
- “Working class Americans are running out of money as Dollar General shares collapse by half. But don’t worry, Ferrari shares doubled. Federal spending, open borders, and Jerome’s money printers have built a two-speed economy – luxury at the top, misery at the bottom.” –Economist Peter St. Onge
- “Begin to visualize a better society that will emerge from homeschooling. More freedom, less government, more morality, higher societal trust, lower crime, better families. That’s your goal.” –Homeschooling advocate Jonathan Prescott
- “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” –Psalm 91:1
FAITH, FAMILY, & FREEDOM REPORT
1. BRAZILIANS PROTEST AGAINST CENSORSHIP: Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets, protesting against Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes after he banned X nationwide. The protest was led by former President Jair Bolsanaro, who declared, “I hope that the Federal Senate puts the brakes on Alexandre de Moraes, this dictator who does more harm to Brazil than [Lula da Silva] himself.”
2. THOUSANDS MARCH FOR LIFE IN ENGLAND: Thousands attended the annual March For Life event in London. Pastor Regan King of The Angel Church emphasized, “People don’t want to talk about [abortion], they don’t want to deal with it honestly from the pulpit – or only in very broad, vague terms. But the power of redemption is recognising abortion for what it is, recognizing the sin that it is against God, but also recognising that there’s freedom.”
3. TRUMP SURGES WITH INDEPENDENTS, LATINOS: A new NPR/PBS News/Marist found that Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris 49% to 46% percent among independents (a 14-point shift since August) and 51% to 47% among Hispanics (a 19-point shift). The National Pulse added, “These changes in polling numbers come after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exited the race and endorsed Trump. Additionally, the initial surge in support for Harris following her nomination appears to have stabilized.”
4. RFK JR. URGES VOTERS IN ALL STATES TO SUPPORT TRUMP: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told his supporters in a video, “No matter what state you live in, you should be voting for Donald Trump…that’s the only way that we can get me, and everything I stand for into Washington, D.C. President Trump needs to win in a landslide, both in the Electoral College and in the popular vote. He can’t do that unless my supporters join in.”
5. FEWER AMERICANS TRUST MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS: Only 40.1% of Americans trust medical professionals in 2024, compared with 71.5% in 2020. Josh Stevenson of the Brownstone Institute wrote, “The condescension, overt political motivations and outright derision directed at those who were rationally skeptical of a brand-new vaccine, masks, and the extreme and harmful lockdown policies…have finally led to an inevitable consequence: the public simply does not trust them anymore.”
6. COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CHRISTIAN COLLEGES: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a group of Christian colleges after homosexual students sued the colleges for not affirming their perverted lifestyles and attempted to strip them of federal funds. The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities responded, “[We are] grateful to the Court for the decision that follows the law established for centuries.”
7. ARKANSAS PROVIDES FUNDS FOR SAFE HAVEN BABY BOXES: The state of Arkansas is offering $250,000 to hospitals, fire departments, and law enforcement agencies to help install Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated, “This grant program will provide resources and give struggling new moms safe options that help build a culture of life in Arkansas. I applaud local communities who are investing in this program…”
8. DOJ DROPS MULTIPLE CHARGES AGAINST J6ERS: The Department of Justice has dropped almost half of impending obstruction charges against J6ers after the Supreme Court ruled the DOJ had overcharged defendants for “obstructing” proceedings. However, the DOJ added, “Even if the government foregoes this charge, every charged defendant will continue to face exposure to other criminal charges.”
9. CHARTER SCHOOL OUTPERFORMS COLORADO PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Merit Academy, a classical charter school opened by Colorado parents tired of school lockdowns and politicized learning, now has the highest test scores in the school district. Conservative parents gained the majority at their local school board, thus helping to keep the school alive. Founding Board Member John Dill exclaimed, “We are extremely proud of these results and the work they represent, but aren’t done striving for improvement by a long shot.”
10. TUBERVILLE BLOCKS DOD APPOINTMENT: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is blocking the promotion of Lt. General Ronald Clark for his part in covering up the hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Tuberville remarked, “You might be qualified, but if you can’t make a good decision while you’re in a job that’s responsible for something, then you’ve got a problem. I’m not going to lift this hold until we have the full review.”
11. BILL INTRODUCED TO KEEP FOREIGN COUNTRIES OUT OF US FARMLAND: Alabama Republican Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt introduced a bill to restrict foreign countries from owning U.S. farmland. Britt stated, “Food security is national security, and that requires America’s farmland be protected from foreign adversaries, like China.” Tuberville stressed, “We can’t give our adversaries like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran room to negatively influence our agricultural supply chains and food production.”
12. MUSLIMS SENTENCED BY THE NETHERLANDS: Two Pakistani men have been sentenced to prison after calling for the murder of populist leader Geert Wilders. Breitbart reported, “Despite the rulings, it is unclear if the two men will actually face justice, given that both reside in Pakistan, a country which the Netherlands does not have an extradition treaty with.” Wilders wrote, “I have always been a firm defender of freedom of speech. I will never be silenced.”
13. ORGANIZATION RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT FALLING BIRTH RATES: The former president of Hungary, Katalin Novak, launched a non-profit with Demographer Stephen Shaw to address falling birth rates across the world. The non-profit, X-Y Worldwide, wrote on its website, “Not only is missing out on having children a personal tragedy for many, but it is also a travesty for our communities…three-quarters of the global population live in nations with unsustainable birth rates – below the level needed to maintain their populations.”
14. CHRISTIANS RELEASED IN NICARAGUA: 13 Christian missionaries have been released in communist Nicaragua. The Worldview in 5 Minutes reported, “Authorities in the Central American country falsely charged them with money laundering, sentenced them to prison for up to 15 years, and fined them nearly $1 billion.” The Christians were part of the group Mountain Gateway, which said, “This is the day we have prayed and believed God for.”
15. TENNESSEE PASTOR SPARED FROM GUNMAN: Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church described an attack on his home, writing, “We pulled into our driveway exactly ONE MINUTE after a madman unloaded an entire magazine of bullets…into our house, garage, and my truck. Only one of our kids was home, and thank God, not in the same area of the house. The only detail that matters is that Psalm 91 is true, and GOD PROTECTED US IN UNIMAGINABLE AND SUPERNATURAL WAYS.”
HYMN OF THE WEEK
Jesus, Thou Mighty Lord by Fanny Crosby
Jesus, Thou mighty Lord,
Great is Thy Name!
Still through eternal years,
Thou art the same.
Changeless Thy holy word,
True evermore;
Thy name we glorify,
Thy name adore!
Jesus, Thou mighty Lord,
Jesus, our King!
Praise for Thy wondrous love
Gladly we sing.
Love in Thy diadem
Shines evermore;
Thy name we glorify,
Thy name adore!
Sought by Thy mercy, Lord,
Saved by Thy pow’r!
Led by Thy gracious hand,
Kept every hour.
Thine shall the honor be,
Thine evermore;
Thy name we glorify,
Thy name adore.
