#Astrologer in Pennsylvania

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Hey Witches! Witch Bitch Fall is around the Corner!

Good, now that i got your attention us witches have a problem, in Pennsylvania that is! I hsbe been following a story in PA where an Owner of a Pagan shop was harrassed by police in her own store months ago and it is terribke what happened!

The Store is called 'The Serpent's Key' and the owner had a run in with the law on October of last year where Hanover Police Chief Chad Martin and another officer entered the store. This is taken from TSK owner's FB page:

"Hi Hanover and surrounding folks! Your friendly neighborhood “Fortune Teller” here to update you on the happenings here at The Serpent’s Key! 🐍🗝️

Last October, police chief Chad Martin and another unidentified officer entered my place of business, denied me the right to record our conversation, and then threatened to arrest me for up to a year or charge me a $2500 fine for … Tarot Reading. While they assured me verbally they weren’t taking me to jail that day, that if they had any other credible reports of Fortune Telling, they would be back and would take action.

Since October, our town has been mentioned in the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and even the Howard Stern Show, and the general consensus is bafflement about how a law that dates back to 1861 is even still on the books, or why it was being selectively brought up now.

After denying that the men who entered my shop were there on official police business, merely there to inform me about the law, and denying that there was ever a formal investigation in the first place, I was not guaranteed protection against future incidents. Thus I have decided to sue Police Chief Chad Martin in his official capacity as head of the Hanover Borough Police Department, along with the Borough of Hanover, in order to get rid of this unconstitutional law and prove that my first and fourteenth amendment rights were violated that day.

I want to thank the community that has rallied around us these past months. You have made what could have been a negative hateful situation into something positive. The Serpent's Key is here to stay!"

The Owner of The Serpent's Key is now suing the police because of this silly lil outdated Ass law, and i hope she wins!

Check out her Facebook page called The Serpent's Key OR go check out her site below here:

https://www.theserpentskeyshoppe.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3t9-K3JYrcZq-Ji4L9DKNoz_gb6gk4G9bRTYtuvy6pX2S5H7rcnq6kW4k_aem_C0ktXI8XCd3ySP7RvSxKSA

Let's support this fellow witch!!!

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Night sky in Ottsville, Pennsylvania

[starcana]

Saturn (limitations, responsibilities) has entered into the divine realm of mystical Pisces. It’s time to get serious about cleaning the slate (once and for all)… to make our hopes and dreams a reality… and to experience a new appreciation for the peace, quiet and stillness. Saturn will test our ability to release, forgive, to accept our current reality and desire to flow forward - in order to help strengthen personal and professional boundaries. As we practice emptiness, through mindfulness; we’ll create quality space for our writings, music, art, creativity, poetry, meditation, healing, crafts and romance once again. Make space. #saturn #pisces #dreams #mystical #astrology #horoscope #mystic #intuitive #spiritual #psychic #empath #tarot #tarotreading #tarotcardreading #tarotreader #psychicreading #pittsburgh #greensburg #greensburgpa #pennsylvania #spirituality #witch #forgiveness #modernmystics #energy (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiZTV8uHc-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Natal Chart of Taylor Swift

Good afternoon (or maybe evening) to everyone! In my next post I'm going to analyze the Taylor Swift's tropical natal chart. I think that everyone knows who that woman is, I don't even have to explain that. I chose to analyze her natal chart, because she's one of the most successful singers currently and her ongoing tour is probably the biggest tour ever. First, I'm gonna put her details as an intro. Her full birth name is Taylor Alison Swift. She was born on December 13, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. Her birth time is 5:17 a.m. Now, we can get into her natal chart.

Taylor Swift has a Sagittarius Sun, Cancer Moon and a Scorpio Rising. This tells me that she's is tune with her emotions, optimistic, intense, passionate and energetic. Her chart ruler, Mars, is located in its own sign of Scorpio, in the 1st house, tightly conjuncting her Ascendant. Her Mars/chart ruler is in domicile and is in very strong position and it's placed in the 1st house, which means that she has a strong personality and she naturally attracts other people by just being herself, which is truly a blessing. She is basically supported by showing her true personality.

Mars and Pluto are both placed in her 1st house, which makes her powerful, ambitious, success-oriented and even calculative. She's always been hated and scrutinized by a lot of people, because both Mars and Pluto are malefic planets. People either love her or hate her. She has always seemed to people as someone who's a control freak, which can be a manifestation of this placement. Mars represents men and Pluto represents obsessions and this indicates men being obsessive with her, extremely loving her or extremely hating her. Or maybe she's the one who hates men. Who knows.

Her domiciled Mars/chart ruler also rules her 6th house, which means that she's very hard-working individual who takes care of her health. She has a lot of people who openly hate her, 'cause the 6th house is associated with the open enemies.

The thing that always gets my attention whenever I read her chart is her stellium in the 3rd house in Capricorn sign, being formed by Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. A stellium is a pattern in astrology and it occurs when there's three or more planets in one sign and house. It represents what we might focus the most in our life path. This stellium gave me a clarity about her focusing on writing. She really takes writing very seriously and is articulative. The conjunction between her Mercury and Neptune makes Taylor creative with words, she communicates in creative and in intuitive way. Her communication might be indirect, she has never talked badly about anyone. A lot of singers have aspect between Mercury and Neptune, including Taylor. She's also very grounded, ambitious and career-oriented person, which relates to the Capricorn sign.

She also has a conjunction between her Moon and Jupiter, but this time in Cancer, 9th house. The Moon is its own sign in Cancer, while Jupiter is exalted in Cancer, which is a truly lucky placement for her. Whenever I see the conjunction between the Moon and Jupiter, it mostly means that this person was born into the rich family. Same with Taylor, she grew up wealthy, 'cause the Moon represents childhood, while Jupiter represents aristocracy. The conjunction in the 9th house makes Taylor intelligent, smart and a learned individual. She was a great student at school with the straight A's. This conjunction also tells me that she is lovely, nice, bubbly and can be liked by everyone.

In the context of her career, she has 10th house in Leo and Midheaven in Virgo in the 11th house. Her Leo 10th house tells me that she can work in creative field and in entertainment industry. The South Node is placed in Leo in the 10th house, which means that she might take the type of career which is tied to her spiritual calling. The South Node represents the past and she is often dressed like she came from the older times (50s/60s/70s/80s). She basically released her album called 1989 which was inspired by the music from the late 1980s. Her 10th house ruler, the Sun, is placed in Sagittarius in the 2nd house of money, throat and singing. She's always had a financially stable career as a singer. The math is mathing here.

With her Virgo Midheaven, she might be seen as grounded, workaholic, stable, clean and even calculative to the other people. Her Midheaven being placed in the 11th house means that she's supposed to work in organization or with other people. The 11th house is associated with social media, fans, internet, masses of people, finances etc. and she has always had a connection with her fans. She also uses the internet/social media to build her career and to connect more with the fans from the beginning of her career. She was even the most followed person on Instagram back in 2016, I guess.

Her ruler of the Midheaven, Mercury, is placed in Capricorn in the 3rd house and it's part of the stellium I mentioned before. The 3rd house relates to the writing, communication and self-expression and she's built her career as a songwriter. She has a lot of good aspects with Midheaven and with its ruler. Her Midheaven forms a trine aspect with her Mercury (MC ruler), Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and a sextile aspect with Jupiter. She really has a flourishing career and she is mostly liked by others. Her Midheaven ruler conjuncting Uranus means that she might have a career that no one saw before. Neptune conjuncting her MC ruler indicates her career as a musician. Neptune represents illusions and idols, so she's been idolized by a lot of people. Saturn also conjuncts her MC ruler, which indicates a stable and long-lasting career with consistency in her success and work.

She has a lot of oppositions in her natal chart, especially in Cancer-Capricorn axis. She is someone who needs to balance her emotions with stability. Her natal chart has a see-saw shape, which means that she is a balanced person in general. It's hard to categorize her.

Now I want to look at some of the asteroids. We all know that she always uses the word karma. The asteroid called Karma (3811) conjuncts her Midheaven ruler (Mercury) in the 3rd house and she wrote a song called 'Karma' and it was a huge hit last year. The asteroid Fama (408) represents fame and it's located in the exact position as her Mercury, in the 3rd house, forming a trine aspect with Midheaven. She's basically famous for writing songs and for a successful career she has.

The asteroid Aphrodite (1388) is associated with the beauty and is placed in her 10th house, which means that she's always been described as beautiful. Her Aphrodite forms a square aspect with her Ascendant, which can also indicate beauty, but she often receives negative reactions by others because of her presence.

The asteroid Talent (33154) is placed in Libra in the 12th house in her natal chart. This tells me that she is naturally artistic and creative and has a talent in negotiating. Talent trines her Moon, which means that she knows how to express her emotions easily. This asteroid also squares both of her Venus and Ascendant, meaning that she might have to work on her artistic talents or that people always question her talents and musical abilities.

When it comes to the relationships and sexuality, I can tell that she has a lot of placements that can indicate being gay or bisexual. No wonder why Gaylor theory is (or was) so viral on the internet. She has Venus in Aquarius, which can indicate being open to the relationships and being attracted to something that is out of the norms. Her Venus is also placed in the 4th house, which is a very private house, so even if she's open in the relationships, there could be a lot of hidden things about her love life and sexuality. Her 7th house ruler is Aquarius Venus, which duplicates everything I wrote.

She has a 5th house and the 8th house in mutable signs, which can also be a sign of someone's homosexuality or bisexuality, 'cause the mutable signs are so adaptable and open. Her 5th house ruler, Jupiter, opposites her Uranus, Mercury, Neptune and Saturn. Her 8th house ruler, Mercury, conjuncts her Uranus and Neptune. These placements can show that she might be a sexually fluid or even restricted. Both 5th and 8th houses are associated with sex and how we express our sexuality.

Part of Fortune of hers is placed in Taurus in the 7th house. This doesn't mean her being gay/bi, but it indicates her being lucky when she is in stable mode and when she's surrounded by people. She'll always be successful if she's a people's person and uses her artistic abilities. Lucky her!

This was the natal chart of Taylor Swift. I hope you enjoyed it. Comment what do you think about that if you want to. I didn't want to call her out, I just wanted to analyze her natal chart. Thanks for understanding.

Best regards,

Paky McGee

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Immigration and economics loom large on the campaign trail and in the minds of voters, but America’s foreign entanglements could well decide the election.

The Democratic Party is desperately trying to keep debate about the conduct of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon contained to an intramural row over policy, with marginal electoral impact. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s supporters are engaged in a concerted effort to exploit divisions within the Republican Party to defeat former President Donald Trump.

It’s unclear if either will succeed. But as a result, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza are having outsize impact on key blocs of voters in several swing states, according to voters and analysts interviewed by Rolling Stone.

While both the left and the right are divided over various aspects of foreign policy, the most notable gap between majority public opinion and a candidate’s position is with Trump and his antipathy toward Ukraine.

Despite the fact that Russia invaded Ukraine, Trump inexplicably said in a podcast released last week that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “should never have let that war start. That war is a loser.”

Such views may cost him the election against Vice President Kamala Harris.

“This is the most defining and potentially divisive political issue in the most consequential election in modern times,” says Paul Rieckhoff, a political activist who served in Iraq as a U.S. Army infantry officer, who describes himself as an independent. “I don’t know if there is a single issue where [Trump and Harris] are more clearly different than Ukraine.”

While statistical models that attempt to predict voter behavior have, perhaps, proven as close to pure science as ornithomancy or astrology, it is clear that this election — like all others for decades — will be decided in a handful of swing states, likely by the narrowest of margins.

In some of those states, voters who in the pre-Trump era formed the moderate Republican center are now abandoning their party’s candidate — and they are doing so over Ukraine.

“Ninety percent of it is because of his ridiculous foreign policy,” says John Feltz, a 58-year-old software engineer in Michigan. Feltz says he is a Republican who refuses to vote for Trump. “He has no discernible principle that I can see, and that’s what the Republican party used to have: principles.”

The vice president’s campaign is pouring resources into attracting voters like Feltz, particularly in Pennsylvania. Last week, Harris began a tour of the battleground state aimed at disaffected Republican voters. She’s particularly hoping to attract backers of former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, whose long-shot bid to secure the GOP nomination showcased her hawkish foreign policy views.

During the only presidential debate between Harris and Trump, held in Philadelphia in September, the vice president took aim at a bellwether group particularly motivated by the war in Ukraine: Polish-Americans.

“[Russian President Vladimir] Putin would be sitting in Kyiv with his eyes on the rest of Europe, starting with Poland,” Harris told Trump. “And why don’t you tell the 800,000 Polish-Americans right here in Pennsylvania how quickly you would give up, for the sake of favor and what you think is a friendship — with what is known to be a dictator who would eat you for lunch?”

Democrats view Ukraine as an effective lever to move swing-state voters as the issue hits a nerve with many moderate Republicans. Trump’s stance on the war finds resistance even in the deep red South.

Alan Nummy, a 57-year-old EMT from Elmore County, Alabama, says he voted Republican all his life, including for Trump in 2016 and 2020 “with reservations.” This year, Nummy says he “can’t hold his nose any longer,” and will write in “Nikki Haley” in November because of Trump’s lack of commitment on helping Ukraine and “kicking Russia’s butt.”

“I’m probably 90 percent in line with the policies of his administration, maybe even higher than that,” the Biloxi native assures Rolling Stone. “But I can’t vote for him now because he will not commit to assisting a nation in destroying one of the two largest political enemies of the U.S. — China’s number one, Russia’s number two.”

Ukraine is an obvious vector of attack, because it is an issue where Trump is at odds with the general electorate.

More than 62 percent of Americans say their sympathies lie with Ukraine — including 76 percent of Democrats, but also 58 percent of Republicans and 57 percent of independents, according to research by the University of Maryland.

According to the same study, the number of Americans comfortable supporting Ukraine for “as long as it takes” has been increasing — from 38 percent in March 2023 to 48 percent in August. A separate study by the University of Chicago and The Associated Press conducted in mid-September shows that people who think the U.S. is providing “too much” support to Ukraine has dropped from 52 percent last year, to 34 percent this year — 60 percent think the aid is “too little” or “the right amount.”

Contrast this with Israel’s response to the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas and subsequent war in Gaza, where Americans are far more divided. According to the University of Chicago poll, when asked which party they most sympathized with, 25 percent said Israel and 15 percent said the Palestinians — 31 percent are sympathetic to “both equally,” while 26 percent to “neither.”

Further data from the Institute for Global Affairs, a research nonprofit attached to the risk consultancy firm Eurasia Group, indicates regardless of political affiliation, 22 percent of Americans believe the U.S. should end military support for Israel, while 23 percent think it should support Israel unconditionally. The rest of Americans want to see continued military support, but with conditions attached: 34 percent with a cease-fire, and 21 percent dependent on humanitarian aid access.

This lack of consensus on Israel-Palestine is why it has been easy for Harris to simply dodge tough questions about U.S. policy toward the conflict. Her opponent’s other faults — specifically his racism and anti-Muslim bigotry — help explain why it is difficult for motivated Democrats who support Palestine to categorically reject their party’s nominee: They want a shift in policy, not a Trump victory.

“We’re asking for her to commit to enforcing our laws, our international laws on friend and foe alike, which is what we do to Ukraine, which is what we do to everybody else,” Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian-American who serves on Georgia’s state legislature, told NPR on the outskirts of the DNC in Chicago in August. “And that continues to be, and has been, the ask all the time.”

Still, rifts are growing over the Biden administration’s handling of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Arab-Americans, who make up an influential voting bloc in the swing state of Michigan that has traditionally supported Democrats, are now evenly divided on their preferred candidate, according to data from the Arab American Institute.

“In our thirty years of polling Arab-American voters, we have not witnessed anything like the role that the war on Gaza is having on voter behavior,” James Zogby, president of the organization, wrote. “The year-long unfolding genocide in Gaza has impacted every component sub-group within the community.”

History suggests voters motivated by Gaza may find little daylight between the two candidates after the election. Trump — who in 2017 recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel — is fond of claiming, “I did more for Israel than anybody,” and has shown little sympathy toward the Palestinian cause. But while the Biden administration — and by extension the Harris campaign  — has at times quietly leaked criticism of Israel’s actions, it has displayed little interest in going to the mat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over humanitarian aid access or withholding military assistance.

Unlike Gaza, where the two parties differ mostly in how they talk about supporting Israel, there is a deep divergence on Ukraine policy — and that extends to within the Republican Party between MAGA loyalists and GOP hawks.

While most Republicans supported Ukraine at the beginning of the war, as the presidential campaign accelerated so too did discontent with U.S. policy. That’s evident in research showing half of Republicans now think Washington is supplying “too much” aid to Ukraine.

That split has forced GOP politicians to voice mealy-mouthed reservations about aid, primarily focusing on the monetary cost. 

“I don’t have an appetite for further Ukraine funding, and I hope it’s not necessary,” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) said recently. “If President Trump wins, I believe that he actually can bring that conflict to a close … I think he’ll call Putin and tell him that this is enough.”

Trump running mate J.D. Vance, who in 2022 declared “I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another,” has embraced a skeptical role in line with Trump when it comes to Kyiv.

“The problem here vis-à-vis Ukraine is, America doesn’t make enough weapons, Europe doesn’t make enough weapons, and that reality is far more important than American political will or how much money we print and then send to Europe,” Vance said in a visit to the Munich Security Conference in February, where he skipped a meeting with Zelensky, the Ukrainian president.

After becoming Trump’s vice presidential candidate, Vance clarified his stance, describing to an interviewer in September his vision for an end to the war: “What it probably looks like is the current line of demarcation between Russia and Ukraine, that becomes like a demilitarized zone.”

Trump, meanwhile, has promised to end the war “in 24 hours” if he is elected — although he hasn’t provided specific details. But such musings throw into sharp focus his history of undermining Ukraine’s security for personal political advantage.

In 2019, Trump tried to pressure newly inaugurated Zelensky to investigate a number of conspiracies and tie them to Joe Biden, threatening to withhold military aid if he did not. A phone call in which Trump made the demands was reported by a whistleblower on the National Security Council, and it formed the core of his first impeachment effort — an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss resulted in the second.

While the House approved two articles of impeachment, Trump was acquitted by the Senate over the Ukraine affair in a February 2020 vote that split along party lines — with Sen. Mitt Romney being the sole Republican to break with his colleagues. Four-and-a-half years later, and the sordid episode continues to lurk in the background, adding to an uncomfortable atmosphere when Trump met Zelensky last month in New York City. 

“We have a very good relationship, and I also have a very good relationship, as you know, with President Putin. And I think if we win, we’re going to get it resolved very quickly,” Trump said in a press conference ahead of the meeting.

“I hope we have more good relations between us,” was Zelensky’s tepid response.

The stench of the Ukraine affair permeates Trump’s legacy on foreign affairs — especially given his repeated and consistent praise of Putin, such as calling the dictator “savvy” and a “genius” on the eve of the 2022 invasion.

Such statements, and Trump’s affinity for a dictator responsible for starting a war that may have already killed more than half a million people, embarrass many Republicans. They also provide fodder for his opponents within the GOP.

“Trump is siding with a dictator who kills his political opponents,” Haley said in South Carolina while still running for the Republican nomination. “Trump sided with an evil man, over our allies who stood with us on 9/11.”

Haley has, of course, ultimately kissed the ring and closed ranks behind Trump. But not every Republican is ready to cast aside principles for their party’s candidate.

Republican Voters Against Trump, a Super PAC started by a group of GOP dissidents and funded by the billionaire venture capitalist Reid Hoffman, has churned out ads and social media posts featuring Republicans talking about Ukraine.

“Why I am extremely against Trump now is his position in Ukraine,” says one ad featuring a voter in Georgia identified as Nikita, a Ukrainian American. “I’m doing everything in my power to make sure he doesn’t get elected.”

The Super PAC’s founder, Republican strategist Sarah Longwell, says it is spending as much as $45 million to persuade “center-right voters, right-leaning, independent, soft GOP voters, to vote against Trump.”

While such groups are focused on siphoning votes away from the former president, some of Ukraine’s supporters are hedging their bets. They hope to bring the Republican Party back into line with majority opinion, and to do so they are taking aim at two traditionally conservative demographics: veterans and evangelical Christians.

“Republicans by and large support Ukraine. The question you really have to ask is: ‘Who does not support Ukraine?’” says Rieckhoff, who hosts a podcast called Independent Americans and has a long history of political activism. In 2012, Rolling Stone included him in a list of “Leaders Who Get Things Done.”

“People need to understand that J.D. Vance and Donald Trump are in a very radical minority that undermines American national security,” he adds.

The nonprofit Rieckhoff founded in 2004 — Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, more commonly known as IAVA — was essential to the passage of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, which paid for Vance’s undergraduate studies at Ohio State University. Earlier this year Rieckhoff helped start a new group: American Veterans for Ukraine, or AVU. The goal is to shape American policy toward Ukraine.

“This is the same crew who tried to get people out of Iraq, and out of Afghanistan. It’s a veteran’s Underground Railroad … We want to use our skills and our networks to support and defend democracy,” he says. Although the U.S. has provided billions of dollars in aid to Kyiv and “there is significant philanthropy helping people in Ukraine,” he says, “there is comparatively very little advocacy and lobbying.”

He thinks the lack of behind-the-scenes politicking created the crisis earlier this year, when for nearly six months Republicans in Congress blocked the provision of military aid to Ukraine, taking a cue from Trump.

The former president and his acolytes in Congress were vocal in opposing more money for Kyiv. Despite the dire warnings of the national security and foreign policy establishment, the aid was blocked — with disastrous effects for Ukraine’s defense.

It wasn’t until Johnson met a Ukrainian evangelical named Serhiy Haidarzhy in April that the newly minted speaker of the House experienced a Damascene conversion over aid. With Johnson’s backing, Republicans swept away the opposition of MAGA militants, approving a $61 billion Ukraine funding package in a bipartisan show of force.

That meeting with Johnson wasn’t accidental. Ukraine is actively courting America’s conservative Christian right in the hope of strengthening its bulwark of Republican support should Trump regain power in November.

“Speaker Johnson is a great example. He voted nine out of nine times against Ukraine as a rank-and-file member of Congress. The intelligence briefings gave him the intellectual information to support Ukraine. When he met the Ukrainian evangelicals we brought over, it gave him an emotional and spiritual connection to Ukraine,” says Steven Moore, a 55-year-old GOP operative and Tulsa native, who worked on Capitol Hill for seven years as a Congressional aide — including as chief of staff for former Rep. Pete Roskam, an Illinois Republican.

Moore has a perspective unlike that of most Beltway insiders: After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, he moved to Kyiv and started a nonprofit — one of hundreds of foreigners conducting such grassroots efforts, of varying quality and accountability, that contribute aid to Ukraine’s war effort.

Although he is not a registered lobbyist, he now spends his time networking and connecting Republicans with counterparts in Kyiv. He also works to raise funds for his Ukraine Freedom Project, shooting videos featuring military equipment and sending them to Rotary Clubs across America.

Such outreach is important, Moore says, because “what we find is that for the most part, when you give conservatives accurate information about Ukraine, they come to support Ukraine’s fight for its freedom. Unfortunately, it is difficult to compete with the massive Russian propaganda effort.”

Despite Trump’s claims he can end the war by calling up Putin, any peace deal is outside the power of an American president to accomplish without the cooperation of Ukraine. Ensuring that Kyiv’s calls are picked up in Washington regardless of which candidate sits in the White House is why Ukraine has been trying to build bridges to the GOP.

“I do not see anything surprising if Ukraine is looking for support in all directions,” says Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of the Verkhovna Rada — Ukraine’s parliament — who is outspoken on foreign affairs.

“Maybe we could have done more, maybe there were mistakes, both with the Republicans and with the Democrats,” concedes Goncharenko. “Our country does not have much experience in promoting itself at such a level. But we welcome the support of the U.S., especially when it comes from both [parties].”

Connecting with American evangelicals has been central to Ukraine’s outreach, as they make up an influential segment of Republicans.

To this end, Zelensky’s government has sought to highlight Russia’s persecution of evangelicals and other religious minorities in the occupied territories under its control. Putin’s regime has kidnapped, tortured, jailed, and even murdered non-Orthodox Christians, such as Jehovah’s Witnesses — regarded as “religious extremists” by Moscow — solely because of their faith, according to findings by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan agency that monitors religious freedom worldwide.

In newly conquered territories in Ukraine, Protestants have paid a terrible price, Moore says, especially evangelical Baptists, who have been singled out for persecution by the Russian military as “American spies.”

“More than half of Republicans identify as evangelical Christians, and 70 percent of evangelical Christians who vote Republican are more likely to support Ukraine when you tell them that Russia is torturing and oppressing Ukrainians like them for their faith,” Moore asserts.

The Zelensky administration has even gone so far as to hold a “National Prayer Breakfast,” similar to the one established in the U.S. in 1953.

The American original is a fixture for Beltway insiders, where global movers and shakers rub shoulders in an informal milieu with U.S. lawmakers, who themselves are keen to be seen by evangelicals as visibly straddling the line between church and state. With as many as 3,500 attendees each year, the event is a clearinghouse for influence-peddling.

When the Zelensky administration decided to begin a similar tradition in Ukraine, GOP activists like Moore hoped it would succeed in attracting the conservative Christian right — and it did.

Rolling Stone attended Ukraine’s first National Prayer Breakfast in June, joined by Zelensky and hundreds of people from multiple religious denominations.

The opening speeches were followed by a prerecorded video address from Speaker Johnson and — much to the surprise of the audience — former Vice President Mike Pence.

Pence’s face suddenly materialized on an array of screens set up around the breakfast hall, his snow-white hair and cold, resolute glare staring out from his pale features. Trump’s former VP delivered a speech praising Ukrainians for their “courage,” reminding the audience of the sacrifices made so that “the blue-and-gold flag still waves over the skies of Ukraine,” as attendees tucked in to their breakfasts and chatted amongst themselves.

“Thank you all for standing with Ukraine … May God bless the people of Ukraine, and freedom-loving people everywhere,” Pence concluded.

Trump’s supporters, of course, erected a gallows and noose while chanting “Hang Mike Pence” during a riot on Jan. 6, 2021, forcing the then-vice president to flee the Capitol.

So while it is unlikely that Pence’s presence at Ukraine’s National Prayer Breakfast persuaded any Trump die-hards to change their vote, the hope was his presence might help convert less extreme conservative skeptics to Kyiv’s cause. And the effort poured into the event shows that when it comes to a new administration’s policy toward Ukraine — whomever is in the White House — its supporters know victory counts on a lot more than November ballots, or even thoughts and prayers.

[breelandwalker]

Months and Magical Associations

In an attempt to kick off a discussion, here's something that's been rattling around in my head this week:

Does anyone else have particular associations for the calendar months? Not just for the full moons that fall within them for for the month itself.

For me, it's a sliding scale between This Month Is Optimal For This Thing and I'm Feeling A Vibe. I don't think it's based on anything other than my own preferences, the change of seasons, and certain holidays, although I do know there are some astrological connotations to the idea.

For example, in my mind, February is associated with light and candle magic. I figure this is mostly because of my personal connection to Brighid and the holiday of Candlemas, and also because of Groundhog's Day. (I grew up in Pennsylvania, so Punxsutawney Phil predicting the weather every year was a big deal for us.)

Some months are nebulous, while others are more definite. April is sort of vaguely about flower magic, while November is very definitely about creativity and inspiration.

So...anyone else have associations they'd like to share? There's no right or wrong answers, just curiosity.

[mysteroads]

Chapter 8: Epilogue

Summary: The shopping trip comes to an end, and several important conversations are had.

Excerpt:

The quiet came back, but only for a minute. It was Lydia's turn to ask the uncomfortable question, which she did with her usual bluntness. “Beej, what was the Broker talking about? The ways and doors, and that Lovecraftian title instead of a name?”

Beetlejuice sat up with a groan, looking at her with exasperation. “Couldn't just let that go, huh?”

“He also said that freaky things might be coming to earth, so no,” Lydia said, unrepentant.

Beetlejuice sighed, running both hands through his hair. “Okay, big fat exposition time. Sorry folks at home, info-dump incoming.” Addressing Lydia again, he said, “Look, I explained to you that the barrier between the Neitherworld and the Living World is kind of like an airport, right? Certain gates open for a short time, then close.” Barbara and Delia leaned in; this was all new to them. “Usually, it's related to the stars and other celestial shit like that. Yah know,” he deepened his voice, “When Venus is ascendant in the ninety-ninth house, the moon is a waning crescent, the ambient temperature is ninety-nine degrees, and a bear just shat in the woods, The Blob will come forth and devour Pennsylvania.” He flapped a hand at Delia, silencing her automatic protest of his butchering the fine art of astrology. “Stuff like that. Halloween used to be a really big day for the supernatural, same with the solstices and equinoxes, but that's slowed down a lot the last thousand years.” He frowned, shuffling his boots, then crossing his ankles. “It's really bad news if the barrier between here and Neitherworld is thinning. Plenty of Neitherworlders are nice enough, but there's also plenty who wouldn’t play nice with fragile humans. One of the reasons the Enlightenment Era came around was ‘cause monsters got put on the endangered list here on Earth. Which is cool, yay scientific method and indoor plumbing, but you mortal types aren’t equipped to handle fuckers like me anymore.” He sighed heavily, hair turning pale again. “As for The Lovecraftian name guy… Far as I know, Creator of the Doors Beyond is one of the ones who made the barrier in the first place. Hence the title.”

“And why did Broker warn you about him?” Lydia pressed.

Beetlejuice didn't answer for a long moment, then said, “‘Cause a guy like that might not care for a demon hopping the fence as often as we do. After Chuck and Adam get their suits and I send the fairy snob home, we may need to take a break from our little adventures for awhile, Babes.”

Lydia bit her lip, but nodded. “That's okay, Beej. I don't really want to attract attention from things scarier than the freaking King in Yellow.”

Barbara and Delia exchanged relieved glances behind the two ‘kids.’ Every responsible adult in the house worried about what Beetlejuice and Lydia got up to in the Neitherworld, and meeting the Broker had just broken their worry dial. They would not be upset at all that their ‘kids’ would be staying in the human world, even if it meant more pranks and becoming closely acquainted with the local police force. Better that then real, life and death dangers.

Beetlejuice relaxed slightly at Lydia’s ready acceptance, and a tiny smile snuck back onto his face. “I’ll make it up to you. We'll go to Vegas!”

“Beej,” Lydia said, patting his shoulder, “you don't have to ‘make up’ for wanting to avoid the wrath of an eldritch monstrosity.” She paused, then smiled in a way that made both Barbara and Delia's developing parent-radar start beeping frantically. “But we can take a trip later, if you want. Could be fun to see how many people in Vegas believe in ghosts.”

Beetlejuice’s eyes began to gleam. “Not a bad idea. Maybe we can visit other cities too. Compare and contrast.”

Lydia nodded. “For science.”

He nodded solemnly, then offered his hand for a fist bump. “For science!” When they fist bumped, there was an actual explosion noise that made the two adults startle, and set Lydia and Beetlejuice to cackling.   

[upennmanuscripts]

Manuscript Monday: LJS 434 - [Jadāvil-i ikhtiyārāt]. = [جداول اختيارات]. (Video Orientation)

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[alyjojo]

Happy Birthday ‘Murica, whose birth chart is like if you combined Luke Bryan with Eminem, and I can’t think of anything more American than that. Home is where the heart is, at a tailgate, now hold my beer…

Cancer ☀️ Aquarius 🌙 Sagittarius ⬆️

The Signs of US States 🇺🇸

Aries ♈️

Not one state ☹️ blame your Cancer country.

Taurus ♉️

- Minnesota 🏒 (Moon Aries)

- Louisiana 👻 (Moon Sagittarius)

- Maryland 🦀 (Moon Aquarius)

Gemini ♊️

- Tennessee 🤠 (Moon Aries)

- Wisconsin 🧀 (Moon Aries)

- Arkansas 🦌 (Moon Cancer)

- West Virginia 🌲 (Moon Leo)

- Kentucky 🥃 (Moon Libra)

- Rhode Island ⛵️ (Moon Sagittarius)

- South Carolina 🥬 (Moon Capricorn)

Cancer ♋️

- Wyoming 🌋 (Moon Taurus)

- Idaho 🥔 (Moon Capricorn)

- New Hampshire 🦞 (Moon Aquarius)

- Virginia 🫡 (Moon Pisces)

Leo ♌️

- Hawaii 🏝️ (Moon Aries)

- New York 👗 (Moon Taurus)

- Colorado 🏔️ (Moon Capricorn)

- Missouri ⚾️ (Moon Capricorn)

Virgo ♍️

- California 🎥 (Moon Scorpio)

Libra ♎️

Not one state ☹️ blame your Cancer country.

Scorpio ♏️

- Oklahoma 🌪️ (Moon Aries)

- Montana 🐴 (Moon Taurus)

- Washington 🎸 (Moon Cancer)

- Nevada 🎰 (Moon Scorpio)

- North Carolina 🎣 (Moon Capricorn)

- North Dakota 🫎 (Moon Pisces)

- South Dakota 🏍️ (Moon Pisces)

Sagittarius ♐️

- New Jersey 🎡 (Moon Aries)

- Indiana 🚘 (Moon Virgo)

- Alabama 🥜 (Moon Scorpio)

- Delaware ☝️ (Moon Scorpio)

- Mississippi 🚤 (Moon Capricorn)

- Pennsylvania 🍫 (Moon Capricorn)

- Illinois 🏙️ (Moon Aquarius)

Capricorn ♑️

- Iowa 🌽 (Moon Taurus)

- New Mexico 🪶 (Moon Leo)

- Utah 🐝 (Moon Virgo)

- Alaska ❄️ (Moon Libra)

- Georgia 🍑 (Moon Scorpio)

- Texas 🐷 (Moon Capricorn)

- Connecticut 🍁 (Moon Aquarius)

Aquarius ♒️

- Oregon 🍐 (Moon Cancer)

- Kansas 🌻 (Moon Virgo)

- Michigan 🐺 (Moon Libra)

- Arizona 🏜️ (Moon Capricorn)

- Massachusetts 🫖 (Moon Aquarius)

Pisces ♓️

- Maine 🫐 (Moon Aries)

- Ohio 🏈 (Moon Gemini)

- Florida 🐊 (Moon Capricorn)

- Nebraska 🐮 (Moon Capricorn)

- Vermont ⛷️ (Moon Pisces)

What funny coincidences did you find with your own chart? Did any surprise you? I apparently have only traveled to places with my brother’s sun & moon, and my favorite places have my own signs in them 🥰

For those that don’t live in USA, there are a lot of websites that have the same information on a worldwide scale, cities & countries all over the world, and there are also astrologers that specialize in travel & synastry with your own chart, which is fascinating and fun to play with. I use Astro.com

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Paige Skinner at HuffPost:

Before former President Donald Trump was set to take the stage Monday at a North Carolina rally, MSNBC cameras panned Dorton Arena, which seats 7,600, and showed empty seats and seemingly bored rallygoers. Five minutes after the rally was set to start, reporter Vaughn Hillyard said the arena in the battleground state was about 70% full. “For nine years we have talked about the enthusiasm and the masses that have come out for Trump rallies time and again, even at his politically lowest points, including in 2022,” Hillyard said. “But interestingly, and I can’t tell you exactly why, this final week, we have seen far smaller crowds.”

If the pollsters (and even astrologers) are correct, it’s because Trump is on a downslide as the exceedingly close race comes to a close. And at Trump’s Monday rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, it was no different. David Corn, the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine, shared a photo on social media and called the arena, which has a capacity of 8,800, “mostly empty.” The smaller crowd is probably a shot to the ego for Trump, who regularly brags about how big his rallies are. On Saturday night, he told a rally crowd in Greensboro, North Carolina, that he’s had “the biggest rallies in history of any country.” “Every rally is full. You don’t have any seats that are empty,” Trump said. As soon as Trump said that, a camera operator for NTD Television Network panned out to show quite a few empty seats at First Horizon Coliseum, which holds 22,000. That night, NewsNation campaign reporter Libbey Dean posted a video on social media of the arena an hour into Trump’s rally. The entire back of the arena was empty.

Donald Trump’s rallies have had smaller crowds this election cycle, unlike the previous two editions.

It is because his rallies that feature the greatest hits of whines and grievances with a few new remixes has gotten tiresome? I believe so.

[darkmaga-returns]

On Dec. 28, 1732, at just 27 years of age, Benjamin Franklin published the first edition of Poor Richard’s Almanac. He went on to publish it annually for 25 years, and it garnered him wealth and fame. It also played a big part in elevating him to the status of “the first American.”

The Almanac was published under the pseudonym Richard Saunders and was the source of many pithy insights on timeless subjects related to human nature, many of which can be applied to government and the principles of liberty today.

It also served as a sort of guide for daily living, combining a calendar, and weather predictions, along with entertaining content. Each edition included practical features including tide charts, phases of the moon, and astrological observations useful for farmers and sailors.

Poor Richard’s was packed full of witty sayings, proverbs, and aphorisms meant to convey moral lessons and practical advice for living. Some of these sayings became “conventional wisdom” over time, including, “A penny saved is a penny earned,” and, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” 

THE FIRST EDITION

The first edition of Poor Richard’s Almanac set the tone for future publications, including several sayings that dig to the root of human nature and that should be remembered when placing people in positions of power.

“Distrust and caution are the parents of security” 

“There is no little enemy” 

“Anoint a villain and he’ll stab you, stab him and he’ll anoint you.”

He also included several insights on life that remain well-known today, including, “Eat to live, and not live to eat,” and, “He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas,” along with practical wisdom, including, “Hunger never saw bad bread.”

Poor Richard’s Almanac was first mentioned in the Pennsylvania Gazette on Dec. 19, 1732, as “just published.”