In honor of President Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024)

Born James Earl Carter, Jr in Plains Georgia on October 1st, 1924. 

Died at his home on December 29th, 2024, at age 100. 

He was raised as a poor country boy on a peanut farm 

and ended up becoming a POTUS. 

He joined the US Naval Academy in 1942 

and graduated with a Physics Degree in 1946. 

He served as a US Naval Submarine Officer from 1946 - 1953. 

When he was a LTJG he saved a Nuclear Power Plant in Canada 

from a Meltdown, putting his life on the line. 

He left the Navy as a LT, giving up his promotion to LCDR, 

to go home and run the Peanut Farm after his dad passed. 

He made his farm into a $1 million business. 

In the 1960's he entered politics. 

He became the Gov. of Georgia from 1971 - 1975.

And became the 39th President from 1977 - 1981. 

As the Democratic President he focused on being honest,

he vowed always to tell the truth. 

He focused on being a Humanitarian especially with the United Nations. 

He created the Department of Energy and was for our environment,

creating programs to clean up America from pollutants. 

He installed Solar Panels on the White House, in which Reagan took down.

He enacted the Panama Canal Treaty and the Greenland Treaty. 

Most importantly he enacted the Camp David Accord,

which is still in effect today, brokering peace between Israel and Egypt.

His downfall as President, sadly, was the Iran Hostage Crises. 

With the interference of the upcoming president, Ronald Reagan, 

who secretly brokered a deal with Iran to hold the hostages on the tarmac, 

until President Carter left office, giving him the credit for the release. 

After he left his presidency in 1981, he gave up a life of politics,

to become a humanitarian for the world - helping to cure disease in Africa, 

to create Habitat for Humanity building homes for the needy -

which he himself built over 4000 homes. 

He and his wife Rosalynne built homes well unto their late 90's.  

His wife Rosalynne was born in 1927 and died in 2023 at age 96. 

He will be laid to rest next to his wife Roselynne.

His children are - Jack Carter 1947, James Earl Carter III 1950, 

Jeff Carter 1952, Amy Carter 1967

There will never be another great humanitarian like Jimmy Carter. 

A man who lived his life by faith in GOD, his Democratic values, 

and his principles. A man who lived his life like Jesus lived his. 

He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

"The bond of our common humanity is stronger 

than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices."

~ Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024)

One of the best Presidents in history - Joseph R. Biden.

  

His accomplishments are vast -

he came in during the COVID crises

and reenacted Obama's Pandemic Response Team

(which Trump took away) ...

He got us back into the Paris Accord,

and created many green jobs protecting our earth and climate.

He has many Bills he passed, and I wish he could have done more.

The American Rescue Plan, The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill,

The Inflation Reduction Act, The Chips and Science Act,

The PACT Act helping us Veterans, and let's not forget the...

The Bipartisan Border Bill that was co-written by

Sen. James Lankford and tanked by Trump.

Biden created over 800,000 new manufacturing jobs,

in fact, he created more jobs (besides those returning to work)

than any president in history.

We are now producing more of our own oil than ever before,

with more drilling than ever and even more fracking.

And we have the best economy in the world now with a 4.1 GDP.

Now, yes, the cost of groceries is high and the cost of gas as well.

Much of this is due to Corporate Price Gouging,

as Corporations raised their prices to make up for cost after Covid,

but now with record high profits to stockholders,

many of these corporations are not lowing prices

due to corporate greed.

And there is also Shrinkflation, which Biden also addressed

with the Shrinkflation Reduction Act.

Do not think that Trump will fix it with his Tariffs,

Tariffs on imports are designed to raise the price of imported goods

and services to discourage consumption of such goods or service.

The cost of a Tarriff is passed down to the consumer,

if a TV at Walmart cost $500, a 20% tariff will raise the cost to $600.

A tariff is not the answer to fixing the world inflation,

Free and Fair Trade is the answer.

Now, Trump inherited all these bills and programs,

and a great economy, I hope he does not miss it up.

Good Job to Biden and Harris!!!

Applaud to Harris and Walz for running a clean campaign

with many plans IE housing and women's reproductive rights,

unlike Trump with his campaign of lies, conspiracies,

and concepts of a plan.

But, in spite of that he did win with a free and fair election,

so my hat is off to him. Congrats to President Elect Trump.

And that is my response of this election. Thanks.

Let us NOT forget what happened this day!

Today the illegal incoming president,

with his rhetoric,

incited a horrific attack on our capital.

The capital he will now be president again,

instead of in prison where he belongs for life!

A moment of silence for those police officers

who passed during the attack.

My 2-year pledge!!!

 My friends,

one cannot be a true Christian,

one cannot have taken the Constitutional oath,

one cannot be a true veteran, a patriot,

one cannot be a true military officer,

one cannot be a true American

and follow and support Trump!!!

Can one be a Christian and follow hate, racism, bullying, lies, division?

Can one have taken the Constitutional oath

and follow one who betrayed it?

Can one be a military veteran, officer, patriot, active or retired,

and support a Commander and Chief

that is a clear and present danger to our nation?

One cannot truly support America and support a convicted felon!

Therefore, as a military veteran,

one who took the Constitutional oath twice,

one who stands up for America and its values,

one who stands for our Democracy,

and as a Christian,

I will stand up against tyranny, racism, bullying, and hate.

I will stand up against Trump and project 2025.

I will stay in contact with my congressman, and state reps,

make my voice heard, and hope they do the right thing,

I will peacefully protest when I can,

and continue to spread the truth over the lies.

This is my promise over the next 2 years,

until the Democrats take back the house.

~ T.L. Kerofsky, MA Soc.

History of Friday the 13th

 According to Biblical tradition -

13 guests attended the "Last Supper" held on Maundy Thursday 3 April 30AD

Jesus was betrayed by Judas Iscariot. 

And Jesus was crucified on "Good Friday" 4 April 30AD. 

Jesus the Christ, the King, the Prince of Peace 3BC - 30AD. 

Also, Eve gave Adam the 'Apple' from the "Tree of Knowledge" on a Friday.

And Cain killed his brother Abel on a Friday.

So, in essence Friday the 13th became known as a day of bad luck and misfortune. 

Historic Events that happened on Friday the 13th -

Friday October 13th, 1307 - the last of the Knights of Templar were executed. 

Friday April 13th, 1912 - the HMS Titanic received the last iceberg warning, 

yet it was never relayed to the ship's Captain, Captain E.J. Smith. 

She struck an Iceberg at 11:40PM and sank at 2:20AM on April 14th, 1912. 

Friday September 13th, 1940 - The German bombing of Buckingham Palace.

Friday March 13th, 1964 - The murder of Kitty Genever in Queens, New York.

Friday November 13th, 1970 - Cyclone kills 300,000 in Bangladesh.

Friday October 13th, 1972 - Chilen Airforce Plane disappears in the Andes  

Friday September 13th, 1996 - Death of rap-star Tupac.

Friday January 13th, 2012 - The crash of the Costa Concordia cruise ship.

However, there are many other historic bad luck events that did NOT happen on 

Friday the 13th like...

The bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in Scotland on December 21st, 1988.

The crash of flight 1285R of a MD DC-8 on Thursday December 12th, 1985

which killed 248 US Soldiers and 8 crew.

The Vanishing of Malaysian Airlines 370 (MH 370) in the South China Sea on 

March 8th, 2014.

The Beirut Barricks Bombing in Lebanon on October 23rd, 1983

which killed 220 US Marines, 18 US Sailors, 3 US Soldiers, and 58 French Military Personnel.

This led to the Multi-National Peacekeeping Force and the Battleship New Jersey BB-62

to be extendedly deployed in which we Battleship Sailors Beach Bombarded (BB) them.

And the 2 worst things that happened in my nearly 60-year lifetime:

1. The 9/11 (September 11th, 2001) attacks by "Islamic Extremists",

destroying the Twin Towers of New York, flight 77 attack on our Pentagon, 

and the attempted Capital attack foiled by the crew of United 93 

which crashed in a field in Shanksville, PA. In total killing 2,963 souls.

This was the worst attack by foreign terrorists on U.S. soil!

It led to the "Global War on Terrorism" in which I did two tours in Iraq.

in which I was in a distant IED explosion causing me PTSD, imbalance, 

and ringing in the ears. 

And led to us being in Afghanistan for over 20 years...

2. The January 6th, 2021, Insurrectionist Capital Attack, by domestic terrorists,

Right Wing Nationalist Extremists, the MAGA cult, caused by the lying rhetoric of Trump, 

in which sadly he, the ringleader, is running for president again. WTF!!!

So, yes, a lot of bad things did happen on Friday the 13th,

but a lot of bad things happened on other days as well...

Thoughts and Prayers are NOT going to be enough this time!

 Thoughts and prayers are not going to be enough.

It is time to take action!
Let us end these senseless school shootings.
When I was a kid we had fire drills,
now it is mass shooter drills at schools.
WTF!!!
Enough is enough!!!

Let us enact common sense gun reform:
1. Expand background checks nationwide,
2. Enact Red Flag Laws across the board,
3. Let us ensure everyone that owns or wants to buy
a firearm is trained and licensed,
4. Ban Ghost Guns and Gun Kits,
5. Reenact the Assault Weapons Ban.
It is common sense gun reform.
And the time is now to finally get it done!

Us Democrats do NOT want to take away guns,
but to make our streets and schools safer from
senseless gun violence.
After all we own guns too.
I AM a gun owner.

The 2nd amendment states -
A well-regulated militia,
for the necessity of a free state,
the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

If the Militia or Military is well-regulated,
then those who own and keep arms shall also be well-regulated.

A Little history that I believe about Mary of Magdeline,

 from my Catholicism studies and Theology studies:

Mary (Mariam) was a Jewish woman from the fishing town Magdala

on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.

Her name is mentioned, I believe, 12 times in the Gospels,

more than most of the apostles at least.

Saint Mark and Saint Luke recorded the healing of demons from

Mary’s life in their Gospel accounts.

Mary was scorned as a prostitute.

But became a follower of Jesus,

and later became Jesus' wife?! (This is what I believe according to

much Theology, Biblical, and Gnostic research).

Yes, I stand corrected as I go back into my notes of Theology.

Mary of Bethany was the Mary that was with Martha,

not Mary of Magdeline.

And she did wash Jesus' feet, however an account in

the gospel of Luke talks about a prostitute

(which the Catholic church believes was Mary of Magdeline)

that also washes Jesus's feet in a different account.

In the Book of Phillip, it talks about Mary being Kissed by Jesus...

In the Book of Mary itself it talks about Jesus loving her like no other,

and how she was meant to lead the "church".

~ T.L. Kerofsky, MA Soc, BA Theology