His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast

His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 159

It will be interesting to see how Israel forms a new government because there are indications that Benjamin Netanyahu will be squeezed out, despite the performance of his Likud party in recent elections.

Poland has a crisis unfolding between the president and prime minister. Politico reported that tensions are high between President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government over the status and reform of Poland's Constitutional Tribunal. A coup d’etat was attempted last weekend and failed when Nawrocki turned a plane around that was headed to Senegal. Tusk is a globalist and wants Poland on the euro and wants mass migration into the eastern European nation. Nawrocki has given Tusk until Nov. 11 to resign.

Multiple European nations are telling citizens to be prepared for 72 hours with the need for food, water, and other supplies. Meanwhile, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a memo in late September ordering all military bases to be prepared to be solely reliant for all services for 90 days. It has renewed energy on doomsday scenarios.

The bloodbath among Republicans coast-to-coast should be a reckoning, with urgency to tell Americans, and especially Independents that they’ve seen the erro of their ways. Republicans need to clearly understand what voters stated in exit polls. Atlanta radio host Erick Erickson laid it out clearly here. To hear Vice President J.D. Vance tell it, it was all about the war in Iran and our ties to Israel. Hopefully President Donald Trump and the Democrats can work together. However, for a group of folks that have wanted him in jail and dead, this isn’t something that drives much optimism. Trump’s presidency is in lame-duck status. There are many deeper issues here. Please read my Sunday column on Nov. 8, which will dig into some of those issues. The most telling graphic of the midterm election is this.

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His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 158

Israel was supposed to throw Benjamin Netanyahu to the curb in Tuesday’s elections. The pre-election polls said it was a forgone conclusion for both Netanyahu and his Likud Party. Although Likud will be forced to form a coalition government, and it won’t have the head of the Knesset, it will still be a force in Israel’s government. Will something striking like that unfold in America on Tuesday during the midterm election? And how soon will air strikes and other activities resume in Iran after the midterm election?

And speaking of the U.S. midterm election, there’s news from six states that bear watching in the coming days. A senior fellow at the Claremont Institute reported on X that Democrats in Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska have such a bad brand with voters that that put up fake independent candidates on the ballot. Also, respected Democrat Dan Turrentine said to Sean Spicer last week that word on the ground in Michigan is that blacks in Detroit aren’t voting for Abdul el Sayed for the U.S. Senate, and Democrats don’t win in Michigan without blacks in Detroit. Meanwhile, a Bronx poll watcher made a video Monday evening after she witnessed poll watching protocols being abandoned in early voting.

Bonus: Some political humor courtesy the New York state governor’s race.

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His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 157

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., recently spoke at the University of Chicago and said the quiet part out loud. She wants to prosecute everyone who works for President Donald Trump. Her goal is for young conservatives coming out of school will be afraid of working in a Republican administration. Worse, she’s a former CIA analyst. She knew exactly what she was saying.

Multiple members of Congress recently had strange packages received at offices, apparently from the communist Democratic Socialists of America. Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., posted information about events at one of her offices on Oct. 15 or Oct. 16. It was part of a sweeping group of packages that arrived across the country, which includes at least four U.S. senators and several secretaries of state. A story out of Charlotte, N.C. went into some of the details. The secretaries of state offices that reportedly received packages included: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

For anyone on X in recent days, DataRepublican has created a storm with videos or audio of a plan from NGOs, the intelligence community, and national security agencies that plan on mass civil unrest in American streets to the point where President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act. Then the legitimacy of the Trump presidency would be brought into question and power would be turned over to blue state governors. Many people would argue it can’t possibly be true. Data republican has research here, here, here, here, and here to prove her case. There’s an attempt to run a color revolution in America. Here is a primer on that. There is more explanation to what all of this means here and here.

The plan for the U.S. is similar to what’s unfolding in France.

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His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 156

James Talirico, the Democrat for the Texas U.S. Senate seat, is getting away with not having to explain his two-week absence from the campaign trail. Rumors swirled in Texas that he was a patient at the Lindner Center of Hope, a mental health facility, in Mason, Ohio. Audio confirming his departure from the Ohio facility emerged Oct. 11. This should require more than a single confirmation. Information like this would require multiple confirmations because it’s the kind of story that should end his campaign, and political career. The Talirico campaign explains it away as a bad case of the flu.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democrat for the U.S. Senate, lied about his sister’s recent social media posts claiming a family bond with the Muslim Brotherhood. The MB has orchestrated a plan to infiltrate the west and have been setting up Muslim public officials to achieve their goals. El-Sayed is a dangerous candidate.

This is debate season, and we’ve been disrespecting voters for several years now by decreasing the number of debates by candidatges for office. And the Washington Examiner had a story about why Democrats are doing badly in debates.

France has had nearly a month of unrest, initially driven by students upset twith schools. Whatever that protest was has morphed into a combination of Islamists and leftists destabilizing the French government. The person responsible is Neville Roy Singham. It is worth watching to see if Emmanuel Macron’s government with survive.

There will be no additional military action in Iran until after the election. Yet, folks in Iran have left a special message for President Donald Trump.

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His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 155

On the third anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, remember the unspeakable crimes committed by Hamas against men, women, and children. Remember how they celebrated their savagery. There should be no doubting that Israel has been justified in their response on Hamas, Iran, and Hezbollah. And no one should be surprised how the mass protests inside Iran against the Islamic regime became an extension of what occurred three years ago when 1,200 to 1,300 Israelis were murdered. Iran plotted the deaths of Jews on Oct. 7, 2023, their own citizens this year, and Americans the past 47 years.

The incident a couple of weekends ago at RAF Fairford grew far more serious this past week. British officials and the Americans believe the Iranians were plotting an Ukrainian-style spiderweb drone attack. The U.S. took the threat so seriously they pulled all bombers at RAF Fairfoird back to the U.S. homeland. That Ukraine attack on four Russian locations caused damage to 40 aircraft. It also caused governments worldwide to rethink assymetric drone attacks.

And speaking of Russia, the Russians are going out of their way to not say anything about the health crisis at a research facility in Siberia. A 28-year old technician died on Oct. 1 of Y Pestis There are 200 people receiving care to ensure there’s no health crisis. Yet, the Russians are acting an awful lot like the Chinese during covid.

With the midterm elections approaching, Democrats are pulling former President Barack Obama out of the woodwork in their final push for their leftist and communist candidates. Obama even has praise for the Democratic Socialists of America, which is no surpise given his 2008 confrontation with Joe “The Plumber” in Toledo, Ohio. Much of the polling for races is in the margin of error, and I wouldn’t spend any time trusting it. The midterm election is less than a month away.

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His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 154

A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv Wednesday produced more drama than anyone wanted. One of the pilots was stabbed multiple times. After the plane dove, passengers rushed the cockpit, subdued the culprit, and took over to complete an emergency landing in northwest Saudi Arabia. Israel scrambled fighter jets because they thought a terrorist event would need a resolution. The passengers were heroes.

RAF Fairford in England was on high alert because Irtan was threatening American interests. The U.S. has bombers that take use the base that was the source of serious concern beginning early Sunday. Attention has attracted at 12:45 a.m., and it intensified at 1:45 a.m. when a lady who’s a farmer ran into a blocked road, where she reportedly saw 8-10 Middle Eastern men who had coverings for their faces. The woman called the police and five men were arrested. But UK and American officials still thought terrorism was on the table, convincing the Brits they needed a high-level counter terrorism meeting. Then the five men were released. Some are suggesting it was either a dry run for terrorism or black market red-dye diesel. Read more about it here.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ken., continues to release information from Dr. Anthony Fauci. The latest revelation focuses on the U.S. Army creating an aerosolized Ebola virus. Fauci didn’t like what happened because it could get folks in Africa, where there was an Ebola outbreak, to question vaccinations. Bigger for Paul is the question: Does the U.S. military have a de facto bioweapons program? That information is being obstructed by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton. R-Ark. and chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., conducted a hearing Monday on real stories from real people. The four-hour meeting produced countless tear-jerking horrific stories from the covid-19 era. And Lt. Col. Theresa Long, an Army flight surgeon, is being asked by Sec. of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and War Sec. Pete Hegseth to examine what role the covid vaccine has played, if at all, in 55,000 adverse reactions to the covid jabs and 2,544 deaths in the U.S. military. Perhaps those hard questions and that examination will get answers to the 800-pound gorilla in the room that has been ignored for more than five years.

Bonus: Heroine Mother in N.C. and Albert Mohler talking about liberal Christianity’s impact on this midterm election.

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His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 153

This midterm election should easily be about the economy. To hear President Donald Trump tell it, all economic news is positive. But don’t tell that average Americans who are being suffocated by gas prices that are approaching a national average of $4.50 a gallon. Throw in diesel prices north of $6 a gallon and you have the James Carville phrase “it’s the economy, stupid” ringing like a bell. But we also have candidate quality issues in both parties. Democrats must also deal with the communists that are being welcomed in their party. It creates a motivation for folks right of center to “vote like it’s 1776.” Don’t take the bait of demoralizing folks on the right from voting.

Trump kicking three leftist news organizations from the White House was more about red meat to the base than doing the right thing. A judge was always going to rule they can cover the White House. You deal with media bias by bringing in more right-of-center organizations that will pursue the truth wherever it goes.

Iranians aren’t sitting still, despite their evil government not being thrown out of power yet. Reports surfaced of IRGC computers being hacked and learning that hundreds of thousands or Iranians were killed on Jan. 8 and 9. We also are getting our first footage of video from those two days. There are several and another one is here.

Pope Leo XIV has said God doesn’t hear the prayers of people who wage war. It’s curious what the pope does with what King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 3:8 where we learn there’s “a time for war and a time for peace.” Additionally, what does the Pope do with any of the Old Testament warriors ranging from Moses and Joshua to Gideon, David, and King Saul. Why is the first American pope so embarrassing?

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His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 152

New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul protects criminals, illegal immigrants, and anyone other than law-abiding citizens. She did it again recently by pardoning a Dominican Republic migrant who committed a violent crime and has an aspect of his case that was set for oral arguments before the U.S Supreme Court. Read more about it here. This is Hochul’s juvenile way of of getting back at the high court that has issued decisions against the state. It’s also a way to attempt to get back at Donald Trump as NYS leaders have been committed to destroying President Donald Trump at all costs.

Terry Strada knows justice is long overdue, so she is taking extraordinary measures to call out past administrations that have failed to help 9/11 families. During the reading of names at the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, she called out the administrations that have been protecting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There is evidence suggesting Saudi officials were involved in helping some of the terrorist attackers. It gets much worse as New York Post columnist Paul Sperry reported that former FBI Director Robert Mueller helped the Saudis cover up their role in 9/11. The government must stop the betrayals of 9/11 families. It’s unconscionable this is even a conversation of not putting Americans first.

On April 3, a U.S. F-15E was shot down by a shoulder-fired missile, forcing two airmen, Alpha and Bravo, to eject from their aircraft. Alpha was captured quickly. Bravo had a 48-hour harrowing experiennce in a mountainous desert region of southwest Iran. Bravo told his story of faith, survival, and rescue to “60 Minutes.” The extended interview is here.

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His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 151

The 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks demands some reflections on that historic day. I reflect on my work day as a journalist in the eastern suburbs of Cleveland, how 9/11 altered travel, and how it stripped Americans of civil rights. America hasn’t remembered well. And please enjoy the video “Remember the Day” by Steven Curtis Chapman.

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His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 150

Actress Anne Hathaway tortured the English language by calling abortion “an act of mercy.” Words mean things. When a life is taken inside or outside the womb it is diffiult to call it mercy. In the New Testament, mercy means, “God withholds the punishment that people rightfully deserve for their wrongdoings.” Hathaway wants people to think about the multiple elements of children born into bad or inconvenient circumstances. Life is rarely that simple. But one thing is certain: kids are expendable to the left.

Every Dr. Anthony Fauci document dump produces another level of lies from the covid era. This one involves the CIA, but focuses on the reality of herd immunity. Herd immunity is a legitimate factor with diseases because it measures who already has natural immunity. Privately the experts knew herd immunity was a reality, but publicly they downplayed that and criticized those who produced studies showing it was happening, all to push the covid gene therapy

The Spaniards are expressing frustration with how mass migration has impacted Cueta, Spain. Some Brits are dressing in black and confronting folks allowing migrants into England. Last weekend a local election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt provided a big win for the right-of-center AfD party. We still don’t have a national election yet to see if a European nation is going to follow Team Trump with deportations.

The situation in Iran has the feel of a climax with Iran now attempting to increase attacks on the U.S., and reports of Iranian citizens going intio the streets. We don’t know where it ends, but Iranians still deserve freedom from Islamists.

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