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Assassination Attempt on President Trump in Pennsylvania

Saturday, July 13, 2024 (Updated: Wednesday, September 16, 2026)
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This is war. It has been war. These people will stop at nothing because this is for all the marbles. They know what awaits them if he wins.

I will continue to update this post. Feel free to leave comments so we can all process this together.




He said, “Fight. Fight. Fight.”

 

Statement from Trump via Dan Scavino

 

The Outsiders




Statement from Trump just released on Truth Social

 

“Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening. We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness.”

 

Category: Faithful Christian Living in Difficult TimesTag: President Trump

About Sallie Borrink

Sallie Schaaf Borrink is a Christian, wife, mother, homeschooler, homebody, and autodidact. She owns a home-based graphic design and web design business with her husband (DavidandSallie.com).

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Comments

  1. Sallie Borrink

    Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:18 pm

    And not just winning in 2016, but choosing to walk away in 2021 and allow the election to be stolen. If Trump hadn’t done that, we truly would not know how horrific the rot and treason is throughout every part of our country. I thought I knew in January 2021. It’s so much worse than even I imagined then.

    Reply
  2. Merrilyn McElderry

    Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:52 pm

    deana.l.rabe@gmail.com please contact this lady and or see her on facebook..she is like you are a genius and digs deeply in the Truth.. tell her Merri Mc Elderry sent you…. she is our tribe. Im feeling low about this throwback into corruption revealed, but maybe it happened so that we would really unite for Trump. it is so obvious that the news is avoiding any kind of real news… I am going to LESTER HOLT and see what he says on NBC news he is usually very completely news worthy.. love and praying with you . Mrtti

    Reply
  3. Merrilyn McElderry

    Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:52 pm

    deana.l.rabe@gmail.com please contact this lady and or see her on facebook..she is like you are a genius and digs deeply in the Truth.. tell her Merri Mc Elderry sent you…. she is our tribe. Im feeling low about this throwback into corruption revealed, but maybe it happened so that we would really unite for Trump. it is so obvious that the news is avoiding any kind of real news… I am going to LESTER HOLT and see what he says on NBC news he is usually very completely news worthy.. love and praying with you . Mrtti

    Reply
  4. Merrilyn McElderry

    Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:52 pm

    deana.l.rabe@gmail.com please contact this lady and or see her on facebook..she is like you are a genius and digs deeply in the Truth.. tell her Merri Mc Elderry sent you…. she is our tribe. Im feeling low about this throwback into corruption revealed, but maybe it happened so that we would really unite for Trump. it is so obvious that the news is avoiding any kind of real news… I am going to LESTER HOLT and see what he says on NBC news he is usually very completely news worthy.. love and praying with you . Mrtti

    Reply
  5. Merrilyn McElderry

    Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:52 pm

    deana.l.rabe@gmail.com please contact this lady and or see her on facebook..she is like you are a genius and digs deeply in the Truth.. tell her Merri Mc Elderry sent you…. she is our tribe. Im feeling low about this throwback into corruption revealed, but maybe it happened so that we would really unite for Trump. it is so obvious that the news is avoiding any kind of real news… I am going to LESTER HOLT and see what he says on NBC news he is usually very completely news worthy.. love and praying with you . Mrtti

    Reply
  6. Merrilyn McElderry

    Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:52 pm

    deana.l.rabe@gmail.com please contact this lady and or see her on facebook..she is like you are a genius and digs deeply in the Truth.. tell her Merri Mc Elderry sent you…. she is our tribe. Im feeling low about this throwback into corruption revealed, but maybe it happened so that we would really unite for Trump. it is so obvious that the news is avoiding any kind of real news… I am going to LESTER HOLT and see what he says on NBC news he is usually very completely news worthy.. love and praying with you . Mrtti

    Reply
  7. Merrilyn McElderry

    Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:52 pm

    deana.l.rabe@gmail.com please contact this lady and or see her on facebook..she is like you are a genius and digs deeply in the Truth.. tell her Merri Mc Elderry sent you…. she is our tribe. Im feeling low about this throwback into corruption revealed, but maybe it happened so that we would really unite for Trump. it is so obvious that the news is avoiding any kind of real news… I am going to LESTER HOLT and see what he says on NBC news he is usually very completely news worthy.. love and praying with you . Mrtti

    Reply
  8. Merrilyn McElderry

    Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:52 pm

    deana.l.rabe@gmail.com please contact this lady and or see her on facebook..she is like you are a genius and digs deeply in the Truth.. tell her Merri Mc Elderry sent you…. she is our tribe. Im feeling low about this throwback into corruption revealed, but maybe it happened so that we would really unite for Trump. it is so obvious that the news is avoiding any kind of real news… I am going to LESTER HOLT and see what he says on NBC news he is usually very completely news worthy.. love and praying with you . Mrtti

    Reply
  9. Merrilyn McElderry

    Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 9:52 pm

    deana.l.rabe@gmail.com please contact this lady and or see her on facebook..she is like you are a genius and digs deeply in the Truth.. tell her Merri Mc Elderry sent you…. she is our tribe. Im feeling low about this throwback into corruption revealed, but maybe it happened so that we would really unite for Trump. it is so obvious that the news is avoiding any kind of real news… I am going to LESTER HOLT and see what he says on NBC news he is usually very completely news worthy.. love and praying with you . Mrtti

    Reply
  10. Sallie Borrink

    Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    General Flynn just posted this.
    So. Much. Evil.
    So. Much. Treason.

    Reply
  11. Sallie Borrink

    Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    General Flynn just posted this.
    So. Much. Evil.
    So. Much. Treason.

    Reply
  12. Sallie Borrink

    Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    General Flynn just posted this.
    So. Much. Evil.
    So. Much. Treason.

    Reply
  13. Sallie Borrink

    Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    General Flynn just posted this.
    So. Much. Evil.
    So. Much. Treason.

    Reply
  14. Sallie Borrink

    Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    General Flynn just posted this.
    So. Much. Evil.
    So. Much. Treason.

    Reply
  15. Sallie Borrink

    Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    General Flynn just posted this.
    So. Much. Evil.
    So. Much. Treason.

    Reply
  16. Sallie Borrink

    Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    General Flynn just posted this.
    So. Much. Evil.
    So. Much. Treason.

    Reply
  17. Sallie Borrink

    Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    General Flynn just posted this.
    So. Much. Evil.
    So. Much. Treason.

    Reply
  18. Jess Connell

    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:03 pm

    Sallie,
    Hey there. What a few weeks this has been.

    Have you considered having one post where you keep a log of all the known/suspected “facts” in one place?

    Facts about the shooter (Blackrock commercial)
    Acoustical data (Distances don’t match the rooftop)
    Things they initially said
    Things eyewitnesses said (“sniper on the water tower)
    Things known about his parents (“State department psychiatrists/counselors)
    # of devices and what has been found on them (I heard one, then nine… and I’ve heard now about 3 encrypted overseas accounts + google searches

    Etc.

    I would LOVE for you to do this so I don’t have to do it myself, haha! Plus it fits better on your site than it would mine, as I haven’t written publicly for years.

    If you do, I would revisit for sure, and share details.

    Reply
    • Jess Connell

      Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:05 pm

      TO be clear, I am thinking it could be one that you could continually update, so that it collects all the facts. I fear we are living through a JFK era where history is being rewritten in real time. Things are being memory-holed. And my memory is not perfect. I’d love to have it all in Black and white.

      Reply
      • Sallie Borrink

        Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:48 pm

        Hi Jess! Good to see you.

        I kind of already do that in the comments sections of posts. If I happen to see resources that go with a post I’ve already written (about anything) and have the time, I’ll add it. So, for example, I have a post on the Ennegram that has many comments and I continue to add them as I come across new resources.

        I’ve tried so many different things for sharing newsy info. I had a forum for a time where I could quickly add content because I could simply copy/paste graphics, screenshots, links, etc. That worked REALLY well for sharing. It was perfect, really. But there wasn’t much interest in using the forum so I shut it down. It also created a lot of spammy accounts which I wouldn’t have minded if the forum was being used by a lot real people, but it was only used by a handful of people. I had to delete the fake accounts daily which was just more work.

        The biggest issue with WordPress in this situation is that you can’t copy/paste images like you can in social media, Substack, etc. You have to save each graphic to the Media Library, insert the link for it, etc. and it’s simply too much work for the return on my time investment. Just doing a recap post each day of the major events would take at least 30-60 minutes. I’ve thought about it at times, but decided it’s not worth it. I would be constantly churning out content that becomes irrelevant very quickly. It’s better for me to write posts about picture books and printables in my shop.

        It really boils down to the time/money trade-off. Everything I do here, I do basically for free or at a financial loss. It’s simply not worth it to spend hours every day adding content when it takes away from my family. I’ve done it for years, but decided several weeks ago to make a shift. Caroline’s homeschool needs take a substantial amount of my time now. I couldn’t justify continuing to spend hours each day creating and writing posts that get very little interaction and add nothing to our family income. That’s the reality.

        And just to be clear… There is no animosity or anger or frustration in what I shared. It’s simply facts.

        All that said, feel free to add important details in the comments, links, etc. any time you see something important.

        Sallie

        Reply
        • Jess Connell

          Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:07 pm

          That all totally makes sense!

          My comment stemmed from the fact that I have thought several times in the past few days, boy, at the pace news is cycling through that I am already forgetting things we were told at the start. I am concerned about the JFK type shifting/burying of evidence.

          But that all totally makes sense!

          Reply
          • Sallie Borrink

            Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:27 pm

            Over the last month when I was moving the content from the other site back to here, I would find older posts and comments that contained information I had forgotten about. I would remind David of things as I came across them. It was always, “Oh, yeah. I forgot about (that important bit of information).”

            Honestly, he and I have probably forgotten more than 90% of America even knows at this point. There has just been SO MUCH over the past five years in particular.

            My goal was to make the other site an archive of everything I had written/collected – forum content, blog posts, Locals, Telegram, etc. It just took too much time. I still have all of it saved, but life is short and I decided my family was more important right now.

            Sallie

            Reply
  19. Jess Connell

    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:03 pm

    Sallie,
    Hey there. What a few weeks this has been.

    Have you considered having one post where you keep a log of all the known/suspected “facts” in one place?

    Facts about the shooter (Blackrock commercial)
    Acoustical data (Distances don’t match the rooftop)
    Things they initially said
    Things eyewitnesses said (“sniper on the water tower)
    Things known about his parents (“State department psychiatrists/counselors)
    # of devices and what has been found on them (I heard one, then nine… and I’ve heard now about 3 encrypted overseas accounts + google searches

    Etc.

    I would LOVE for you to do this so I don’t have to do it myself, haha! Plus it fits better on your site than it would mine, as I haven’t written publicly for years.

    If you do, I would revisit for sure, and share details.

    Reply
    • Jess Connell

      Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:05 pm

      TO be clear, I am thinking it could be one that you could continually update, so that it collects all the facts. I fear we are living through a JFK era where history is being rewritten in real time. Things are being memory-holed. And my memory is not perfect. I’d love to have it all in Black and white.

      Reply
      • Sallie Borrink

        Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:48 pm

        Hi Jess! Good to see you.

        I kind of already do that in the comments sections of posts. If I happen to see resources that go with a post I’ve already written (about anything) and have the time, I’ll add it. So, for example, I have a post on the Ennegram that has many comments and I continue to add them as I come across new resources.

        I’ve tried so many different things for sharing newsy info. I had a forum for a time where I could quickly add content because I could simply copy/paste graphics, screenshots, links, etc. That worked REALLY well for sharing. It was perfect, really. But there wasn’t much interest in using the forum so I shut it down. It also created a lot of spammy accounts which I wouldn’t have minded if the forum was being used by a lot real people, but it was only used by a handful of people. I had to delete the fake accounts daily which was just more work.

        The biggest issue with WordPress in this situation is that you can’t copy/paste images like you can in social media, Substack, etc. You have to save each graphic to the Media Library, insert the link for it, etc. and it’s simply too much work for the return on my time investment. Just doing a recap post each day of the major events would take at least 30-60 minutes. I’ve thought about it at times, but decided it’s not worth it. I would be constantly churning out content that becomes irrelevant very quickly. It’s better for me to write posts about picture books and printables in my shop.

        It really boils down to the time/money trade-off. Everything I do here, I do basically for free or at a financial loss. It’s simply not worth it to spend hours every day adding content when it takes away from my family. I’ve done it for years, but decided several weeks ago to make a shift. Caroline’s homeschool needs take a substantial amount of my time now. I couldn’t justify continuing to spend hours each day creating and writing posts that get very little interaction and add nothing to our family income. That’s the reality.

        And just to be clear… There is no animosity or anger or frustration in what I shared. It’s simply facts.

        All that said, feel free to add important details in the comments, links, etc. any time you see something important.

        Sallie

        Reply
        • Jess Connell

          Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:07 pm

          That all totally makes sense!

          My comment stemmed from the fact that I have thought several times in the past few days, boy, at the pace news is cycling through that I am already forgetting things we were told at the start. I am concerned about the JFK type shifting/burying of evidence.

          But that all totally makes sense!

          Reply
          • Sallie Borrink

            Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:27 pm

            Over the last month when I was moving the content from the other site back to here, I would find older posts and comments that contained information I had forgotten about. I would remind David of things as I came across them. It was always, “Oh, yeah. I forgot about (that important bit of information).”

            Honestly, he and I have probably forgotten more than 90% of America even knows at this point. There has just been SO MUCH over the past five years in particular.

            My goal was to make the other site an archive of everything I had written/collected – forum content, blog posts, Locals, Telegram, etc. It just took too much time. I still have all of it saved, but life is short and I decided my family was more important right now.

            Sallie

            Reply
  20. Jess Connell

    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:03 pm

    Sallie,
    Hey there. What a few weeks this has been.

    Have you considered having one post where you keep a log of all the known/suspected “facts” in one place?

    Facts about the shooter (Blackrock commercial)
    Acoustical data (Distances don’t match the rooftop)
    Things they initially said
    Things eyewitnesses said (“sniper on the water tower)
    Things known about his parents (“State department psychiatrists/counselors)
    # of devices and what has been found on them (I heard one, then nine… and I’ve heard now about 3 encrypted overseas accounts + google searches

    Etc.

    I would LOVE for you to do this so I don’t have to do it myself, haha! Plus it fits better on your site than it would mine, as I haven’t written publicly for years.

    If you do, I would revisit for sure, and share details.

    Reply
    • Jess Connell

      Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:05 pm

      TO be clear, I am thinking it could be one that you could continually update, so that it collects all the facts. I fear we are living through a JFK era where history is being rewritten in real time. Things are being memory-holed. And my memory is not perfect. I’d love to have it all in Black and white.

      Reply
      • Sallie Borrink

        Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:48 pm

        Hi Jess! Good to see you.

        I kind of already do that in the comments sections of posts. If I happen to see resources that go with a post I’ve already written (about anything) and have the time, I’ll add it. So, for example, I have a post on the Ennegram that has many comments and I continue to add them as I come across new resources.

        I’ve tried so many different things for sharing newsy info. I had a forum for a time where I could quickly add content because I could simply copy/paste graphics, screenshots, links, etc. That worked REALLY well for sharing. It was perfect, really. But there wasn’t much interest in using the forum so I shut it down. It also created a lot of spammy accounts which I wouldn’t have minded if the forum was being used by a lot real people, but it was only used by a handful of people. I had to delete the fake accounts daily which was just more work.

        The biggest issue with WordPress in this situation is that you can’t copy/paste images like you can in social media, Substack, etc. You have to save each graphic to the Media Library, insert the link for it, etc. and it’s simply too much work for the return on my time investment. Just doing a recap post each day of the major events would take at least 30-60 minutes. I’ve thought about it at times, but decided it’s not worth it. I would be constantly churning out content that becomes irrelevant very quickly. It’s better for me to write posts about picture books and printables in my shop.

        It really boils down to the time/money trade-off. Everything I do here, I do basically for free or at a financial loss. It’s simply not worth it to spend hours every day adding content when it takes away from my family. I’ve done it for years, but decided several weeks ago to make a shift. Caroline’s homeschool needs take a substantial amount of my time now. I couldn’t justify continuing to spend hours each day creating and writing posts that get very little interaction and add nothing to our family income. That’s the reality.

        And just to be clear… There is no animosity or anger or frustration in what I shared. It’s simply facts.

        All that said, feel free to add important details in the comments, links, etc. any time you see something important.

        Sallie

        Reply
        • Jess Connell

          Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:07 pm

          That all totally makes sense!

          My comment stemmed from the fact that I have thought several times in the past few days, boy, at the pace news is cycling through that I am already forgetting things we were told at the start. I am concerned about the JFK type shifting/burying of evidence.

          But that all totally makes sense!

          Reply
          • Sallie Borrink

            Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:27 pm

            Over the last month when I was moving the content from the other site back to here, I would find older posts and comments that contained information I had forgotten about. I would remind David of things as I came across them. It was always, “Oh, yeah. I forgot about (that important bit of information).”

            Honestly, he and I have probably forgotten more than 90% of America even knows at this point. There has just been SO MUCH over the past five years in particular.

            My goal was to make the other site an archive of everything I had written/collected – forum content, blog posts, Locals, Telegram, etc. It just took too much time. I still have all of it saved, but life is short and I decided my family was more important right now.

            Sallie

            Reply
  21. Jess Connell

    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:03 pm

    Sallie,
    Hey there. What a few weeks this has been.

    Have you considered having one post where you keep a log of all the known/suspected “facts” in one place?

    Facts about the shooter (Blackrock commercial)
    Acoustical data (Distances don’t match the rooftop)
    Things they initially said
    Things eyewitnesses said (“sniper on the water tower)
    Things known about his parents (“State department psychiatrists/counselors)
    # of devices and what has been found on them (I heard one, then nine… and I’ve heard now about 3 encrypted overseas accounts + google searches

    Etc.

    I would LOVE for you to do this so I don’t have to do it myself, haha! Plus it fits better on your site than it would mine, as I haven’t written publicly for years.

    If you do, I would revisit for sure, and share details.

    Reply
    • Jess Connell

      Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:05 pm

      TO be clear, I am thinking it could be one that you could continually update, so that it collects all the facts. I fear we are living through a JFK era where history is being rewritten in real time. Things are being memory-holed. And my memory is not perfect. I’d love to have it all in Black and white.

      Reply
      • Sallie Borrink

        Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:48 pm

        Hi Jess! Good to see you.

        I kind of already do that in the comments sections of posts. If I happen to see resources that go with a post I’ve already written (about anything) and have the time, I’ll add it. So, for example, I have a post on the Ennegram that has many comments and I continue to add them as I come across new resources.

        I’ve tried so many different things for sharing newsy info. I had a forum for a time where I could quickly add content because I could simply copy/paste graphics, screenshots, links, etc. That worked REALLY well for sharing. It was perfect, really. But there wasn’t much interest in using the forum so I shut it down. It also created a lot of spammy accounts which I wouldn’t have minded if the forum was being used by a lot real people, but it was only used by a handful of people. I had to delete the fake accounts daily which was just more work.

        The biggest issue with WordPress in this situation is that you can’t copy/paste images like you can in social media, Substack, etc. You have to save each graphic to the Media Library, insert the link for it, etc. and it’s simply too much work for the return on my time investment. Just doing a recap post each day of the major events would take at least 30-60 minutes. I’ve thought about it at times, but decided it’s not worth it. I would be constantly churning out content that becomes irrelevant very quickly. It’s better for me to write posts about picture books and printables in my shop.

        It really boils down to the time/money trade-off. Everything I do here, I do basically for free or at a financial loss. It’s simply not worth it to spend hours every day adding content when it takes away from my family. I’ve done it for years, but decided several weeks ago to make a shift. Caroline’s homeschool needs take a substantial amount of my time now. I couldn’t justify continuing to spend hours each day creating and writing posts that get very little interaction and add nothing to our family income. That’s the reality.

        And just to be clear… There is no animosity or anger or frustration in what I shared. It’s simply facts.

        All that said, feel free to add important details in the comments, links, etc. any time you see something important.

        Sallie

        Reply
        • Jess Connell

          Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:07 pm

          That all totally makes sense!

          My comment stemmed from the fact that I have thought several times in the past few days, boy, at the pace news is cycling through that I am already forgetting things we were told at the start. I am concerned about the JFK type shifting/burying of evidence.

          But that all totally makes sense!

          Reply
          • Sallie Borrink

            Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:27 pm

            Over the last month when I was moving the content from the other site back to here, I would find older posts and comments that contained information I had forgotten about. I would remind David of things as I came across them. It was always, “Oh, yeah. I forgot about (that important bit of information).”

            Honestly, he and I have probably forgotten more than 90% of America even knows at this point. There has just been SO MUCH over the past five years in particular.

            My goal was to make the other site an archive of everything I had written/collected – forum content, blog posts, Locals, Telegram, etc. It just took too much time. I still have all of it saved, but life is short and I decided my family was more important right now.

            Sallie

            Reply
  22. Jess Connell

    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:03 pm

    Sallie,
    Hey there. What a few weeks this has been.

    Have you considered having one post where you keep a log of all the known/suspected “facts” in one place?

    Facts about the shooter (Blackrock commercial)
    Acoustical data (Distances don’t match the rooftop)
    Things they initially said
    Things eyewitnesses said (“sniper on the water tower)
    Things known about his parents (“State department psychiatrists/counselors)
    # of devices and what has been found on them (I heard one, then nine… and I’ve heard now about 3 encrypted overseas accounts + google searches

    Etc.

    I would LOVE for you to do this so I don’t have to do it myself, haha! Plus it fits better on your site than it would mine, as I haven’t written publicly for years.

    If you do, I would revisit for sure, and share details.

    Reply
    • Jess Connell

      Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:05 pm

      TO be clear, I am thinking it could be one that you could continually update, so that it collects all the facts. I fear we are living through a JFK era where history is being rewritten in real time. Things are being memory-holed. And my memory is not perfect. I’d love to have it all in Black and white.

      Reply
      • Sallie Borrink

        Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:48 pm

        Hi Jess! Good to see you.

        I kind of already do that in the comments sections of posts. If I happen to see resources that go with a post I’ve already written (about anything) and have the time, I’ll add it. So, for example, I have a post on the Ennegram that has many comments and I continue to add them as I come across new resources.

        I’ve tried so many different things for sharing newsy info. I had a forum for a time where I could quickly add content because I could simply copy/paste graphics, screenshots, links, etc. That worked REALLY well for sharing. It was perfect, really. But there wasn’t much interest in using the forum so I shut it down. It also created a lot of spammy accounts which I wouldn’t have minded if the forum was being used by a lot real people, but it was only used by a handful of people. I had to delete the fake accounts daily which was just more work.

        The biggest issue with WordPress in this situation is that you can’t copy/paste images like you can in social media, Substack, etc. You have to save each graphic to the Media Library, insert the link for it, etc. and it’s simply too much work for the return on my time investment. Just doing a recap post each day of the major events would take at least 30-60 minutes. I’ve thought about it at times, but decided it’s not worth it. I would be constantly churning out content that becomes irrelevant very quickly. It’s better for me to write posts about picture books and printables in my shop.

        It really boils down to the time/money trade-off. Everything I do here, I do basically for free or at a financial loss. It’s simply not worth it to spend hours every day adding content when it takes away from my family. I’ve done it for years, but decided several weeks ago to make a shift. Caroline’s homeschool needs take a substantial amount of my time now. I couldn’t justify continuing to spend hours each day creating and writing posts that get very little interaction and add nothing to our family income. That’s the reality.

        And just to be clear… There is no animosity or anger or frustration in what I shared. It’s simply facts.

        All that said, feel free to add important details in the comments, links, etc. any time you see something important.

        Sallie

        Reply
        • Jess Connell

          Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:07 pm

          That all totally makes sense!

          My comment stemmed from the fact that I have thought several times in the past few days, boy, at the pace news is cycling through that I am already forgetting things we were told at the start. I am concerned about the JFK type shifting/burying of evidence.

          But that all totally makes sense!

          Reply
          • Sallie Borrink

            Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:27 pm

            Over the last month when I was moving the content from the other site back to here, I would find older posts and comments that contained information I had forgotten about. I would remind David of things as I came across them. It was always, “Oh, yeah. I forgot about (that important bit of information).”

            Honestly, he and I have probably forgotten more than 90% of America even knows at this point. There has just been SO MUCH over the past five years in particular.

            My goal was to make the other site an archive of everything I had written/collected – forum content, blog posts, Locals, Telegram, etc. It just took too much time. I still have all of it saved, but life is short and I decided my family was more important right now.

            Sallie

            Reply
  23. Jess Connell

    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:03 pm

    Sallie,
    Hey there. What a few weeks this has been.

    Have you considered having one post where you keep a log of all the known/suspected “facts” in one place?

    Facts about the shooter (Blackrock commercial)
    Acoustical data (Distances don’t match the rooftop)
    Things they initially said
    Things eyewitnesses said (“sniper on the water tower)
    Things known about his parents (“State department psychiatrists/counselors)
    # of devices and what has been found on them (I heard one, then nine… and I’ve heard now about 3 encrypted overseas accounts + google searches

    Etc.

    I would LOVE for you to do this so I don’t have to do it myself, haha! Plus it fits better on your site than it would mine, as I haven’t written publicly for years.

    If you do, I would revisit for sure, and share details.

    Reply
    • Jess Connell

      Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:05 pm

      TO be clear, I am thinking it could be one that you could continually update, so that it collects all the facts. I fear we are living through a JFK era where history is being rewritten in real time. Things are being memory-holed. And my memory is not perfect. I’d love to have it all in Black and white.

      Reply
      • Sallie Borrink

        Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:48 pm

        Hi Jess! Good to see you.

        I kind of already do that in the comments sections of posts. If I happen to see resources that go with a post I’ve already written (about anything) and have the time, I’ll add it. So, for example, I have a post on the Ennegram that has many comments and I continue to add them as I come across new resources.

        I’ve tried so many different things for sharing newsy info. I had a forum for a time where I could quickly add content because I could simply copy/paste graphics, screenshots, links, etc. That worked REALLY well for sharing. It was perfect, really. But there wasn’t much interest in using the forum so I shut it down. It also created a lot of spammy accounts which I wouldn’t have minded if the forum was being used by a lot real people, but it was only used by a handful of people. I had to delete the fake accounts daily which was just more work.

        The biggest issue with WordPress in this situation is that you can’t copy/paste images like you can in social media, Substack, etc. You have to save each graphic to the Media Library, insert the link for it, etc. and it’s simply too much work for the return on my time investment. Just doing a recap post each day of the major events would take at least 30-60 minutes. I’ve thought about it at times, but decided it’s not worth it. I would be constantly churning out content that becomes irrelevant very quickly. It’s better for me to write posts about picture books and printables in my shop.

        It really boils down to the time/money trade-off. Everything I do here, I do basically for free or at a financial loss. It’s simply not worth it to spend hours every day adding content when it takes away from my family. I’ve done it for years, but decided several weeks ago to make a shift. Caroline’s homeschool needs take a substantial amount of my time now. I couldn’t justify continuing to spend hours each day creating and writing posts that get very little interaction and add nothing to our family income. That’s the reality.

        And just to be clear… There is no animosity or anger or frustration in what I shared. It’s simply facts.

        All that said, feel free to add important details in the comments, links, etc. any time you see something important.

        Sallie

        Reply
        • Jess Connell

          Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:07 pm

          That all totally makes sense!

          My comment stemmed from the fact that I have thought several times in the past few days, boy, at the pace news is cycling through that I am already forgetting things we were told at the start. I am concerned about the JFK type shifting/burying of evidence.

          But that all totally makes sense!

          Reply
          • Sallie Borrink

            Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:27 pm

            Over the last month when I was moving the content from the other site back to here, I would find older posts and comments that contained information I had forgotten about. I would remind David of things as I came across them. It was always, “Oh, yeah. I forgot about (that important bit of information).”

            Honestly, he and I have probably forgotten more than 90% of America even knows at this point. There has just been SO MUCH over the past five years in particular.

            My goal was to make the other site an archive of everything I had written/collected – forum content, blog posts, Locals, Telegram, etc. It just took too much time. I still have all of it saved, but life is short and I decided my family was more important right now.

            Sallie

            Reply
  24. Jess Connell

    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:03 pm

    Sallie,
    Hey there. What a few weeks this has been.

    Have you considered having one post where you keep a log of all the known/suspected “facts” in one place?

    Facts about the shooter (Blackrock commercial)
    Acoustical data (Distances don’t match the rooftop)
    Things they initially said
    Things eyewitnesses said (“sniper on the water tower)
    Things known about his parents (“State department psychiatrists/counselors)
    # of devices and what has been found on them (I heard one, then nine… and I’ve heard now about 3 encrypted overseas accounts + google searches

    Etc.

    I would LOVE for you to do this so I don’t have to do it myself, haha! Plus it fits better on your site than it would mine, as I haven’t written publicly for years.

    If you do, I would revisit for sure, and share details.

    Reply
    • Jess Connell

      Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:05 pm

      TO be clear, I am thinking it could be one that you could continually update, so that it collects all the facts. I fear we are living through a JFK era where history is being rewritten in real time. Things are being memory-holed. And my memory is not perfect. I’d love to have it all in Black and white.

      Reply
      • Sallie Borrink

        Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:48 pm

        Hi Jess! Good to see you.

        I kind of already do that in the comments sections of posts. If I happen to see resources that go with a post I’ve already written (about anything) and have the time, I’ll add it. So, for example, I have a post on the Ennegram that has many comments and I continue to add them as I come across new resources.

        I’ve tried so many different things for sharing newsy info. I had a forum for a time where I could quickly add content because I could simply copy/paste graphics, screenshots, links, etc. That worked REALLY well for sharing. It was perfect, really. But there wasn’t much interest in using the forum so I shut it down. It also created a lot of spammy accounts which I wouldn’t have minded if the forum was being used by a lot real people, but it was only used by a handful of people. I had to delete the fake accounts daily which was just more work.

        The biggest issue with WordPress in this situation is that you can’t copy/paste images like you can in social media, Substack, etc. You have to save each graphic to the Media Library, insert the link for it, etc. and it’s simply too much work for the return on my time investment. Just doing a recap post each day of the major events would take at least 30-60 minutes. I’ve thought about it at times, but decided it’s not worth it. I would be constantly churning out content that becomes irrelevant very quickly. It’s better for me to write posts about picture books and printables in my shop.

        It really boils down to the time/money trade-off. Everything I do here, I do basically for free or at a financial loss. It’s simply not worth it to spend hours every day adding content when it takes away from my family. I’ve done it for years, but decided several weeks ago to make a shift. Caroline’s homeschool needs take a substantial amount of my time now. I couldn’t justify continuing to spend hours each day creating and writing posts that get very little interaction and add nothing to our family income. That’s the reality.

        And just to be clear… There is no animosity or anger or frustration in what I shared. It’s simply facts.

        All that said, feel free to add important details in the comments, links, etc. any time you see something important.

        Sallie

        Reply
        • Jess Connell

          Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:07 pm

          That all totally makes sense!

          My comment stemmed from the fact that I have thought several times in the past few days, boy, at the pace news is cycling through that I am already forgetting things we were told at the start. I am concerned about the JFK type shifting/burying of evidence.

          But that all totally makes sense!

          Reply
          • Sallie Borrink

            Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:27 pm

            Over the last month when I was moving the content from the other site back to here, I would find older posts and comments that contained information I had forgotten about. I would remind David of things as I came across them. It was always, “Oh, yeah. I forgot about (that important bit of information).”

            Honestly, he and I have probably forgotten more than 90% of America even knows at this point. There has just been SO MUCH over the past five years in particular.

            My goal was to make the other site an archive of everything I had written/collected – forum content, blog posts, Locals, Telegram, etc. It just took too much time. I still have all of it saved, but life is short and I decided my family was more important right now.

            Sallie

            Reply
  25. Jess Connell

    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:03 pm

    Sallie,
    Hey there. What a few weeks this has been.

    Have you considered having one post where you keep a log of all the known/suspected “facts” in one place?

    Facts about the shooter (Blackrock commercial)
    Acoustical data (Distances don’t match the rooftop)
    Things they initially said
    Things eyewitnesses said (“sniper on the water tower)
    Things known about his parents (“State department psychiatrists/counselors)
    # of devices and what has been found on them (I heard one, then nine… and I’ve heard now about 3 encrypted overseas accounts + google searches

    Etc.

    I would LOVE for you to do this so I don’t have to do it myself, haha! Plus it fits better on your site than it would mine, as I haven’t written publicly for years.

    If you do, I would revisit for sure, and share details.

    Reply
    • Jess Connell

      Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:05 pm

      TO be clear, I am thinking it could be one that you could continually update, so that it collects all the facts. I fear we are living through a JFK era where history is being rewritten in real time. Things are being memory-holed. And my memory is not perfect. I’d love to have it all in Black and white.

      Reply
      • Sallie Borrink

        Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:48 pm

        Hi Jess! Good to see you.

        I kind of already do that in the comments sections of posts. If I happen to see resources that go with a post I’ve already written (about anything) and have the time, I’ll add it. So, for example, I have a post on the Ennegram that has many comments and I continue to add them as I come across new resources.

        I’ve tried so many different things for sharing newsy info. I had a forum for a time where I could quickly add content because I could simply copy/paste graphics, screenshots, links, etc. That worked REALLY well for sharing. It was perfect, really. But there wasn’t much interest in using the forum so I shut it down. It also created a lot of spammy accounts which I wouldn’t have minded if the forum was being used by a lot real people, but it was only used by a handful of people. I had to delete the fake accounts daily which was just more work.

        The biggest issue with WordPress in this situation is that you can’t copy/paste images like you can in social media, Substack, etc. You have to save each graphic to the Media Library, insert the link for it, etc. and it’s simply too much work for the return on my time investment. Just doing a recap post each day of the major events would take at least 30-60 minutes. I’ve thought about it at times, but decided it’s not worth it. I would be constantly churning out content that becomes irrelevant very quickly. It’s better for me to write posts about picture books and printables in my shop.

        It really boils down to the time/money trade-off. Everything I do here, I do basically for free or at a financial loss. It’s simply not worth it to spend hours every day adding content when it takes away from my family. I’ve done it for years, but decided several weeks ago to make a shift. Caroline’s homeschool needs take a substantial amount of my time now. I couldn’t justify continuing to spend hours each day creating and writing posts that get very little interaction and add nothing to our family income. That’s the reality.

        And just to be clear… There is no animosity or anger or frustration in what I shared. It’s simply facts.

        All that said, feel free to add important details in the comments, links, etc. any time you see something important.

        Sallie

        Reply
        • Jess Connell

          Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:07 pm

          That all totally makes sense!

          My comment stemmed from the fact that I have thought several times in the past few days, boy, at the pace news is cycling through that I am already forgetting things we were told at the start. I am concerned about the JFK type shifting/burying of evidence.

          But that all totally makes sense!

          Reply
          • Sallie Borrink

            Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 7:27 pm

            Over the last month when I was moving the content from the other site back to here, I would find older posts and comments that contained information I had forgotten about. I would remind David of things as I came across them. It was always, “Oh, yeah. I forgot about (that important bit of information).”

            Honestly, he and I have probably forgotten more than 90% of America even knows at this point. There has just been SO MUCH over the past five years in particular.

            My goal was to make the other site an archive of everything I had written/collected – forum content, blog posts, Locals, Telegram, etc. It just took too much time. I still have all of it saved, but life is short and I decided my family was more important right now.

            Sallie

            Reply
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