Monday, February 12, 2024

On that whatever who shot up the Joel Osteen church on Feb 12, 2024

Lakewood shooter identified, had history of mental health issues (chron.com)   Officers continued to engage Genesse until she fell to the ground, Hassig said. Her child also fell to the ground after being shot in the head. Genesse was pronounced dead at 2:07 p.m. Authorities stated that the buttstock of the AR-15 she wielded featured a sticker of the word "Palestine." Previous reports incorrectly stated the long gun featured the words "Free Palestine." Hassig stated "antisemitic writings" have been discovered in subsequent investigations into Genesse. The commander said the shooter used male and female aliases in the past, but has identified as female "this entire time." . . .

"The 5-year-old child shot Sunday at Lakewood Church is not expected to survive, a Montgomery County District Attorney's Office spokesperson said Monday, per a Houston Chronicle report.

"The child, who has not been identified, was wounded when gunfire was exchanged with two off-duty police officers working as security for the church. The child came into Lakewood Church with the woman, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Sunday. 

"The child was transported to Texas Children's Hospital in critical condition.

Report: Female Church Shooter Formerly Identified as 'Jeffery'  The female shooter who attacked Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church has been identified as 36-year-old Genesse Moreno, who KHOU 11 noted “previously identified as Jeffery Escalante.”

"KHOU 11 indicated that they discovered the references to Jeffery Escalante during a Texas Department of Public Safety Records search on Moreno.

"The station also found her prior arrest records, including “arrests…[for] failure to stop and give information, assault of a public servant, assault causing bodily injury, forgery, possession of marijuana, theft, evading arrest unlawful carrying weapon.” . . .

Church shooting: AR-15 had 'Palestine' sticker, antisemitic writings recovered (msn.com)  "A sticker saying "Palestine" was on the AR-15 rifle a woman used to open fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, injuring two, including her son, according to police

"Some antisemitic writings have been recovered, but a motive behind the Sunday afternoon shooting has not been determined, according to police.

" 'We do believe that there was a familial dispute that has taken place between her ex-husband and her ex-husband's family," some of whom are Jewish, police said." . . .


Houston media: Megachurch shooter used male and female names (washingtonblade.com)

The suspect was gunned down by two off-duty officers who were working security at the church. She was pronounced dead at the scene, Finner said.

From Legal Insurrection  Shooter at Joel Osteen’s Houston Church had ‘Free Palestine’ on Gun (legalinsurrection.com)

Previous mugshots show her looking much more feminine.



UPDATE: 'Antisemitic writings' found in search of Joel Osteen's megachurch shooter items (msn.com)

Much more on this at Legal Insurrection

The Invasion Democrats Created and America Can’t Unsee

The Invasion Democrats Created and America Can’t Unsee – HotAir  "Why was the so-called “Bi Partisan” border bill so important to President Joe Biden, his Democrats, the Republican Combine, MSNBC, CNN and all the rest of left-wing corporate media?

"Because if the bill had passed and given them all political cover for what they’d done on the border, it would have then been pushed into America’s memory hole, that place where modern America drops ideas we can’t deal with.

"And left-wing media–meaning all of corporate legacy media–have one job. To seal that hole shut so that what’s inside passes from memory and is forgotten.

"But first they must memory hole the damn thing, because there is no need for new immigration laws. There are enough federal laws on the books right now. The president right now has all the unilateral authority he needs if he’s capable of being president." . . .

Politico Exposes How Joe Biden Planned to Abuse Trump's Trials to Win Re-election

. . ."And the elder Biden, the people said, told those confidants that Garland should not have eventually empowered a special counsel to look into his son, believing that he again was caving to outside pressure." Townhall 

AfterMath

"In the backdrop of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified information, there was another tidbit that Axios touched upon when we were hours away from learning that the president’s memory has degraded to the point where he doesn’t remember the timing of his son’s death. The Biden White House is in a de facto state of war with the Justice Department. The president’s aides were worried about the Hur report inflicting damage on the White House. It’s done that and then some—Biden also cannot recollect his vice presidency. The rage turns to the man who signed off on Hur’s appointment, providing another chapter in the annals of Joe Biden's hypocrisy. 

"Politico wrote at length about Biden’s growing anger at Attorney General Merrick Garland for being an impartial actor and appointing special counsels to investigate him and his family’s activities. On Garland’s part, he noted the appointments were required since the president left sensitive materials in multiple unsecured locations. Garland isn’t expected to run the DOJ if Biden wins a second term. Also, while they don’t say it explicitly, Biden’s main gripe is that the DOJ didn’t move fast enough on the investigations into Donald Trump, preventing the president from weaponizing its findings first. Our own John Hasson and Huy Benson also commented on this White House leak on Twitter. It's a scandal (via Politico): 

Race, race, all over the place. Will it never stop?

Black conservative pundit CJ Pearson wrote on X: “Before tonight’s Super Bowl, as a young black man and proud American, let me make myself clear: There is only ONE national anthem. As there is only ONE United States of America.”

There are better people out there; where are the Ben Carsons, Harris Faulkners, Allen Wests, Tim Scotts, Condoleezza Rices, Lawrence Jones, Candice Owens why do we keep getting these embarrassments? TD

 'Woke' NFL Makes Super Bowl About Race Yet Again   "NFL half time super bowl performer Usher vowed to make his performance focus on promoting Black culture, and yet again dividing Americans by race.

"The NFL also featured the Black national anthem, titled “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” before the game and ahead of the traditional U.S. National Anthem.

"Social media erupted in negative criticism against the “woke” league for involving itself in identity politics and causing further division, rather than uniting Americans." . . .

Democrat Mayor Snaps at Officials for ‘Attacking Black Woman in Power’ When Questioned on Spending  She claims her black privilege, apparently.

Far Left Sportswriter Refuses To Use 'Atlanta Braves' Team Name 

The Braves, listed as the 26th-best farm system in the sport, are called just "Atlanta." And in case there was any doubt that it was a mistaken omission, the very first sentence also starts with a simple "Atlanta," excluding the team name. Like they said, that's it. He's solved racism.

 

 


 

The feckless American ally; Where there's no will, there's no way.

The AP quotes Thomas Gift of University College London. Gift predicts that America's time as a global leader is at an end no matter who wins the White House in November. He says that we are heading toward a multipolar planet in which the United States is no longer “the indisputable world superpower.”

Bill Maher wonders at the mindset of Americans. 

 

 AP Worries That America Is No Longer a Good Ally – HotAir

. . ."Is America's foreign policy situation falling apart? That's the impression that you might take away from this weekend's Associated Press analysis. With the election continuing to look like a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the AP concludes that many of our allies are worried that it doesn't really matter who wins. America is absorbed in its own affairs and could become a "less dependable" ally in the near future. And that could increase the risk of new dangers cropping up related to "flashpoints around the world from Ukraine to the Middle East." There may be some merit to a few of the points they are making, but these assumptions clearly ignore the very large and obvious policy differences between the two candidates." . . .

"But aside from the spending and debt, the other problems listed above were driven or at least exacerbated by Joe Biden's horrible policies and leadership. If you get rid of the source of those problems, more resources will be freed up to address other issues once the mess has been (hopefully) cleaned up. Also, the international scene tends to be a lot more calm when America has a leader who is viewed as being strong and willing to act decisively if the situation calls for it. The next phase of events on the world stage may not look exactly as they did during the first Trump term even if he returns. He will have a lot of domestic fires to put out. But they could still rebound a bit and look better than what we're currently seeing. America can still be a reliable ally, but as the flight stewards on the airlines always remind us, we're going to need to put our own oxygen mask on before we try to help the person in the next seat." . . .

Netanyahu vows Israel will ‘go it alone’ in Gaza if international support wavers

14 Yr Old Girl Lets Durham City Council Have a Piece of Her Mind About Their Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

It looks more and more like Israel stands alone against the terrorists.

The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed
1Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. 2For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. 3Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.…

It seems the world is turning against Israel, so what is to come?

Bible teacher Dr. David Jeremiah discussed this back in 2019 with this message, Israel Will Stand Alone.

. . ."This scenario seems unlikely given that Israel maintains a defensive military policy, never preempting any attack unless war is, with all certainty, inevitable. The Jewish people value life, and every man or woman who dies erases their progeny—an entire generation and every generation that would follow. Most Israelis feel that military conflict with Syria, at least for now, can be avoided.

"I do not believe President Trump has a workable plan for Syria, nor do I think he could ever calculate, with certainty, the outcome of his decision. Every human action is made with calculated risk. While I am sure the President weighed these risks, he is not able to predict the future.

"However, I do know the one who knows the future, and with meticulous calculation, is sovereignly controlling the affairs of humankind to bring His plans into present history. He is the one who has and will always have a perfect plan and destiny for Israel. He knows the exact outcome of every human decision because he orders it to fulfill His purpose.[i]

"Of course, I am speaking about the God of Israel, and I believe He holds the heart of every President in His hand. Like a river of water, He turns it wherever He wishes to accomplish His will for the only nation born of His covenant—Israel.". . .