#0176 Did Washington Foresee the Russo-Ukraine Dilemma? Anti-Christ Pop Culture Meltdown, Trans-Monkeys, Dangers of Free Speech, The Ballad of Elmer the Cadaver, and The Book Corner





Introduction







Washington's Farewell Address

Cut 1:

I want to let you know that I will not be running for re-election.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve, but I need to step down, and let me tell you why I've resolved to do so.

I have served two terms, and that is enough for anyone—I will retire now.

Cut 2:

Be wary of the forces that seek to weaken the national unity essential to defense—both internal and external, ideologically and materially. The only means for continued freedom is national unity and individual solidarity in the bonds of blood, creed, and nationality.

Cut 3:

Your nation has the right to your allegiance because it provides for your safety, and your duty to fellow citizens extends from civic charity to the defense of the nation. We all hold the same general beliefs, religion, and goals—national identity is key to maintaining the liberty so many have fought and died for.

The esoteric considerations aside, we must also address the conflicting interests of the States, which are outweighed by the interest of the whole. You must learn to consider the individual interests of the States within the context of the whole of the United States.

Your individual States will have their own autonomy, only within the value and benefit of the whole of the United States. The balance between States' rights and federal oversight has been laid out in our new Constitution, ratified by all. Each authority has its sphere of jurisdiction, subject to change only by the ratification of amendments.

Cut 4:

The purpose of the checks and balances between the States and the branches of the federal government is to ensure a level playing field for all factions present in political debate. The violation or manipulation of these checks and balances is inevitably harmful, no matter how noble or ignoble the pursuit.

Cut 5:

Be aware that popular factions can misuse the system of checks and balances to create tyrants, who will then seek to dismantle the very system they used to claim power.

Cut 6:

It's important to avoid altering the basic structure of the Constitution through violations or amendments, as this will dilute the purpose of the checks and balances and eventually break a perfectly serviceable constitution.

Commentary: What did we see with the threat of packing the Supreme Court, removing the Electoral College, or now with the attempts from the legislative and judicial branches to hinder reform of the executive branch?

Cut 7:

The more control you give political parties, the more autocratic they will become.

This stems from the darker impulses of human nature, existent in any nation, but partially mitigated within the design of the American Constitution.

It's natural for political parties to become entrenched within the body politic, their interests gaining greater bearing than the actual interests of the people.

Cut 8:

It is natural, then, for political parties to act in retaliation and revenge against each other between elections, formulating a bizarre despotism and oligarchy.

Cut 9:

You must be aware of this tendency of political parties and prevent it if you wish to avoid a permanent political ruling class levying autocratic policies upon the people.

Cut 10:

If you allow this sort of political party structure to arise, you'll live to witness ill-founded rivalries that fester into political riots, insurrection, and corruption.

Cut 11:

Now, on the issue of foreign influence—avoid becoming so entrenched in the quarrels of other nations that you lose sight of the needs of your own country. Otherwise, nationalists will eventually be

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The Articles of Confederation – A Failed Democracy Of States

Cut 1#: Introduction:

The Articles of Confederation, ratified in 1781, served as the first governing document of the United States. However, it soon proved inadequate, leading to widespread calls for reform. The Founding Fathers—especially George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton—expressed serious concerns about its weaknesses. Many of these concerns were articulated in their letters, speeches, and debates, culminating in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.





Key Weaknesses and Contemporary Critiques

1. Lack of Taxation Authority

One of the most significant weaknesses of the Articles was Congress's inability to levy taxes. The federal government had to rely on voluntary contributions from the states, leading to financial instability and an inability to pay off war debts.

Cut 2#: James Madison, “Vices of the Political System” (April 1787):
"It is no longer doubted that a unanimous and punctual obedience of 13 independent bodies, to the acts of the federal Government, ought not be calculated on. Even during the war, when external danger supplied in some degree the defect of legal & coercive sanctions, how imperfectly did the States fulfil their obligations to the Union? In time of peace, we see already what is to be expected."

Cut 3&4#: Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 30 (December 28, 1787):
"The present Confederation, feeble as it is intended to repose in the United States, an unlimited power of providing for the pecuniary wants of the Union. But proceeding upon an erroneous principle, it has been done in such a manner as entirely to have frustrated the intention. Congress, by the articles which compose that compact (as has already been stated), are authorized to ascertain and call for any sums of money necessary, in their judgment, to the service of the United States; and their requisitions, if conformable to the rule of apportionment, are in every constitutional sense obligatory upon the States. These have no right to question the propriety of the demand; no discretion beyond that of devising the ways and means of furnishing the sums demanded. But though this be strictly and truly the case; though the assumption of such a right would be an infringement of the articles of Union; though it may seldom or never have been avowedly claimed, yet in practice it has been constantly exercised, and would continue to be so, as long as the revenues of the Confederacy should remain dependent on the intermediate agency of its members."

Cut 5#: George Washington's letter to John Jay (August 15, 1786):
"Requisitions are actually little better than a jest and a bye word throughout the Land. If you tell the Legislatures they have violated the treaty of peace and invaded the prerogatives of the confederacy they will laugh in your face."

Comparison to the Constitution:

 * Articles of Confederation: Congress could not impose taxes and had to request funds from the states.

 * U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8): Congress gains the power to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises.”





2. No Executive or Judicial Branches

Under the Articles, there was no executive branch to enforce laws and no national judiciary to settle disputes, leading to inefficiency and legal conflicts among states.

Cut 6#: James Madison at the Constitutional Convention (June 19, 1787):
"The existing Confederacy does not sufficiently provide against this evil. The proposed amendment to it does not supply the omission. It leaves the will of the States

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Knox and Washington on Gaza and DOGE, Guillotines, and Your Theological Questions

Introduction

Did our Founding Fathers warn us about the human condition? Did Washington experience the same pressures that we see exerted on our current God-Fearing leadership? Is DOGE illegal and unprecedented? Is Trump invading Gaza? When was the last Guillotine Execution and which country used it last? That and your theological questions today on Further. Every. Day.







Section 1: Henry Knox's Correspondence with George Washington

 * Cut 1: Who was Henry Knox?

 * Cut 2: Knox's raid of Fort Ticonderoga and the Noble Train

 * Cut 3: Knox's military career

 * Cut 4: Knox to Washington: The Thirteen-Headed Monster needs one head

 * Cut 5: Knox to Washington: It's not high taxes but man's dark heart and communistic leanings

 * Cut 6: Knox to Washington: Justification for uprisings such as Shays' Rebellion

 * Cut 7: Washington to Knox: “Good God!” We look like a reprobate nation





Section 2: Are We Seeing This Today with the Reaction to DOGE?

 * Cut 8: Democrats decrying DOGE

    * Which branch is DOGE under?
   
    * To which branch do these Senators and Congressmen belong? Hmm…

 * Cut 9: Is DOGE unprecedented?

 * Cuts 10-16: No…

 * Cuts 17-18: What has USAID been spent on?





Section 3: Gaza and Trump

 * Cut 19: Is Trump taking over Gaza a betrayal of MAGA?

    * Trump and Netanyahu

 * Cut 20: Not a betrayal. Some wildly out-of-the-box thinking and negotiation may be in play.

    * Let the man cook.





Section 4: Nicki Knows Facts

 * Cut 21: When was the last execution by guillotine, and which country used it?

 * Cut 22: Answer

 * Cut 23: Last man executed

 * Cut 24: Last woman executed

 * Cut 25: Biblical examples





Section 5: Theological Q&A

Your Questions:

 * Did Judas go to Heaven or Hell?

 * Is Sunday or Saturday the day of worship?

 * What really happened to Jephthah's daughter?





Closing

 * Final question: Best state in the Union?

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/1969/08/10/archives/foe-of-pollution-sees-lack-of-time-asserts-environmental-ills.html



https://www.thetorah.com/article/did-jephthah-actually-kill-his-daughter

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration/eop

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budget

https://www.britannica.com/summary/Franklin-D-Roosevelts-Achievements



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Federalist No. 10

Introduction to James Madison

 * Cut 1 Madison was the smallest U.S. president at 5'4” and 100 lbs.

 * Cut 2 War of 1812

 * Architect of the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution.

 * Studied Hebrew, Locke, Witherspoon, and other Biblical and Enlightenment thinkers at Princeton.

Segment 1: Federalist No. 10 in Context

 * Opening Question: Why did Madison see factions as the greatest threat to a free republic?

 * Let's see: Cut 3

 * Cut 4: Special Interests are already present.

 * Cut 5 Faction Definition

 * Cut 6 Methods for dismantling faction

 * Cut 7

 * Historical & Biblical Context:

    * Human nature and governance (Jeremiah 17:9 Cut 8, Cut 9 Romans 13:1-4).
   
    * Founders' rejection of pure democracy for a constitutional republic.
   
    * Key Quote: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary." (Federalist No. 51)

 * Modern Parallels:

    * How well does Madison's system function today?
   
    * Have we drifted into oligarchy or mob rule?

Segment 2: The Danger of Factions – Then & Now (Special Interests)

 * Definition: A group united by passion or interest against the rights of others.

 * Cut 10 The Human Condition

 * Historical Examples:

    * Biblical: Pharisees & Sadducees, Korah's Rebellion, Moses vs. Aaron & Miriam.
   
    * Early America: Shays' Rebellion, Newburgh Conspiracy.

 * Modern Examples:

    * Political factions influencing laws for self-benefit (Big Pharma, Wall Street, political elites).
   
    * Radical ideologies reshaping government, media, and education.

 * Question: Did Madison underestimate the power of mob mentality in parties?

Segment 3: The Republican Solution – Can We Still Make It Work?

 * Madison's Key Safeguards:

    * Representative government filters public passions.
   
    * Checks and balances prevent faction dominance.
   
    * Rule of law ensures stability.

 * Biblical & Historical Parallels:

    * Moses' system of judges (Cut 12 Exodus 18:21-22) – decentralized authority.
   
    * Electoral College & Senate as safeguards against mob rule.

 * Critique: Does the Republic still function as intended?

    * Congress members profiting from insider stock trading.
   
    * Bureaucracies serving corporate interests over public welfare.
   
    * Judiciary increasingly partisan.

 * Question: Is the republic still preserving liberty, or has it become an oligarchy?

Segment 4: Leadership, Corruption & The RFK Jr. Debate

 * Key Quote: “No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause.”

 * Internet Clip 1:

 * Modern Example: RFK Jr. vs. Big Pharma—legitimate accountability or political opposition?

 * Question: Does the electorate still have power, or is it manipulated by media and money?

Segment 5: Economic Policy & The Rise of Radical Ideas

 * Key Quote: “Every shilling with which they overburden the inferior number, is a shilling saved to their own pockets.”

 * Tariffs & Protectionism:

    * Madison's warnings on self-interested legislators.
   
    * Trump's new tariffs (Feb 2025) – protecting American jobs or empowering another faction?

 * Radical Economic Shifts:
   
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Federalist 2#, Ilhan Omar vs. The Alien Act, and Trump's First Week

Introduction

 * Brief overview of topics:

    1. Federalist 2#: Historical analysis and implications.
   
    2. Controversy around the Alien Act and recent deportation events.
   
    3. Trump's first week in office, pardons, and early policy impacts.





Segment 1: Federalist 2# Overview

Recap of Federalist 1#: Key themes and setup for Federalist 2#.

Federalist 2# Talking Points:

 1. John Jay's Background

     * Birth: 1745; Death: 1829.
    
     * Roles:
    
        * First Chief Justice (1789-1795).
       
        * President of the Continental Congress (1778-1779).
       
        * Treaty of Paris Negotiator (1783).
       
        * Governor of New York (1795-1801).

 2. Themes of Federalist 2#:

     * Importance of a united federal government.
    
     * Biblical justification for governance (Genesis 9:3-6, Romans 13).
    
     * Challenges posed by the weak Articles of Confederation.

 3. Key Insights:

     * Conflicts of interests under the Confederation.
    
     * The necessity of a unified American identity rooted in shared values, including Christianity.
    
     * God's providence in the formation of the nation.

Video Clip Reference: YouTube Link [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGoD6Y4cnCc].





Segment 2: Ilhan Omar vs. The Alien Act (1798)

Discussion Points:

 1. Historical Context of the Alien Act:

     * Passed in 1798 to address foreign threats during the Quasi-War.
    
     * Modern-day parallels and controversies over deportations.

 2. Recent Deportation Headlines:

     * NBC's coverage (Link [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/mexico-refuses-accept-us-deportation-flight-rcna189182]).
    
     * Resistance at the border (Link [https://x.com/TheOnlyDSC/status/1882553295518204237]).

Notable Clips:

 * ICE head Tom Homan speaks with deportees (Link [https://x.com/furthereveryday/status/1882828003190739361]).

 * Border updates (Link [https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1882849466455314727], Link [https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1882855059287048279]).







Segment 3: Nicki Knows Facts!

Trivia Question:

 * How many times was the State of Texas' Capitol purchased?

Discussion Points:

 * Quick historical insight into Texas' Capitol, its history, and notable trivia.

 * Panelists' guesses and reactions to the correct answer.







Segment 3: Trump's First Week in Office

Key Highlights:

 1. Pardons:

     * Proud Boys and pro-lifers (YouTube Link [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsaZkW6ONoY]).
    
     * March for Life reflections (YouTube Link [https://youtu.be/TSmerWiX9Vc?t=120]).

 2. Planned Parenthood & Cultural Shifts:

     * Threats to defund Planned Parenthood (Link [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/planned-parenthood-federation-of-america-president-responds-to-ramaswamy-and-musks-threat-of-defunding-planned-parenthood]).
    
     * Reaction to Cecile Richards' passing.

 3. Memes & Public Reactions:

     * Highlighted by @GigaBasedDad (Link [https://x.com/GigaBasedDad/status/1882973175971254495]).
    
     * Trump's silent strategizing (

#0172 Federalist 2#, Ilhan Omar vs. The Alien Act, and Trump’s First Week - Further. Every. Day.

 * Federalist 1#: A Call for a New Constitution
   The inefficiency of the current government led to the need for a new U.S. Constitution. The government struggled to pay its debts to soldiers and couldn't manage internal threats like Shay's Rebellion. These challenges, including a lack of trade protection and the failure to fund the government, highlighted the need for a stronger federal system.

 * The United States' Struggles Post-Revolution
   After the War for Independence, the U.S. faced internal economic crises and external challenges, such as Spain blocking the Mississippi River. Failed attempts to fund the government, like the Impost Amendment of 1781, demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
   Newburgh Conspiracy (1783)
   [https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/newburgh-conspiracy]Shays' Rebellion (1786–1787) [https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/shays-rebellion]

 * The Need for a Stronger Government
   Hamilton's Federalist 1 stresses the importance of a rational, unified government to ensure the safety and welfare of the union. He argues for a government built on reason, free from accidents or force, to safeguard the nation's future.

 * Opposition to the New Constitution
   The new Constitution faced resistance from those who feared losing their power. Opponents included individuals seeking to maintain slavery or revert to British rule, making ratification a difficult process.

 * The External Revenue Service & Tariffs
   Originally, the U.S. was funded through tariffs. The debate between free trade and protectionism plays a critical role in shaping economic policy today. China's unfair trade practices and exploitation make it increasingly difficult for American workers to compete.
   The Core Arguments of Tariffs

 * The 32-Hour Work Week Proposal
   A bill to reduce the U.S. workweek to 32 hours over four years promises increased worker satisfaction without a pay cut. Pilot programs have shown higher satisfaction and revenue growth. There are concerns about the impact on companies maintaining the 40-hour workweek.
   32-Hour Workweek Bill Overview [https://youtu.be/sk-xq7gwXKg]

 * Red Note vs. TikTok
   With TikTok facing a potential ban due to Chinese propaganda influence, millions of American users flock to Red Note, a new platform named after Mao's Little Red Book. Security concerns and cultural clashes emerge as Red Note replaces TikTok.
   Nick Fuentes Banned Before He Starts
   [https://x.com/MaxNordau/status/1880406916029116536]Security Risk Concerns
   [https://x.com/Osint613/status/1880679468421075432]Chinese Reaction to Red Note
   [https://x.com/WuWei113/status/1879634943116185808]Gender War Started
   [https://x.com/romanhelmetguy/status/1880094581590749212]What Really Happens on Red Note
   [https://x.com/jenniferzeng97/status/1880661018906353865/video/1]What Zoomers Think
   [https://x.com/amuse/status/1880626420483072360]The Native Response [https://x.com/Lily4Liberty/status/1880372407711797656]



#0171 Federalist 1#, The External Revenue Service, 32 Hour Bern, and Red Note - Further. Every. Day.

Christmas Is Not A Pagan Holiday



Today, let's look at the common arguments for a Pagan Origin of Christmas. Let's put them into 3 categories:

1. The 25th Date coincides with other pagan holidays like Saturnalia and Sol Invictus

2. The gods who were born on the 25th make Christ look like a copycat in a long line of copycats.

3. The Christmas Tree appears to be the Asherah Pole from Jeremiah 10:1-5.



So let's start with the date of the 25th. Where did the date come from?

Some sources attribute Theophilus of Antioch circa 171-183 AD as the first to use the 25th of December date as the date of Christ's birth, due to the notion that prophets are conceived on the day they die (Christ's death being attributed here as the 25th of March). Some even attribute Pope St. Telesphorus in circa 125-136 AD as having ascribed the December 25th date decades earlier. The dates of Saturnalia were the 17th-23rd , never on the 25th. A Pre-Christ Sol Invictus is only referenced in 1 manuscript, the Chronography of 354. This manuscript was written over 100 years after Hippolytus of Rome's Commentary on Daniel (circa 202~211 AD), which references the December 25th Birth of Christ. It is entirely possible that the observance of Sol Invictus's birthdate may have even been a mimicry of the December 25th date! There go those two points, showing a crippling lack of scholarship on the part of the proponents of a Pagan Origin of Christmas.



As for other gods who have held or picked up the 25th, some of these have resurrection stories and other vague similarities to Christ's story. I'll have to quote Lewis here on this general contention as Lewis said it better than I could: “And what did God do? …He sent the human race what I call good dreams: I mean those queer stories scattered all through the heathen religions about a god who dies and comes to life again and, by his death, has somehow given new life to men.” If one takes the proposition that man came from Noah, and Noah expected the redeemer of the Genesis 3 covenant, would not man expect such a redeemer? Also, would not the Devil himself love to abuse this desire for a Savior and propagate such false religions for the Devil's own gain? This view, even if you believe it to be wrong, is at least consistent.



On a side note, I do not believe, like many, that Christ's birth was on the 25th of December. It was likely on the feast of First Fruits in April. This would better fit the prophetic timeline and The Christ Comet is a theory of the Star of Bethlehem that plots the activities of a specific comet to that time frame. This comet would have behaved in such a way as to lead the Magi to Jerusalem and then to Bethlehem, but this is neither here nor there for this discussion.



On the note of the Christmas Tree, the Asherah Pole of Pre-Christ Iran is often connoted with the Tradition of the Christmas Tree, which was started around the 1500s by the French and Germanic Christians, the better part of two millennia separated from Jeremiah's words in Jeremiah 10:1-5:

"1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good."



On that note, how would uncarved trees have anything to do with carved wooden idols? Just because heathens used trees in false worship, does not mean that trees are somehow pagan

#0169 Is Christmas Pagan? Further. Every. Day.

When was Jesus REALLY Born? Where was He born and how did the shepherds know where to go? How many wisemen were there? How did they know where Jesus was born and do we have evidence in the Stars that Christ was come? All of this with song reviews on today's episode of Further. Every. Day. Notes: In this video, we delve into the question of when Jesus was really born and explore the mystery of the Star of Bethlehem. #Christ's Birthday. In this video, we'll explore the mystery of when Jesus was really born and the significance of the Star of Bethlehem. Discover the truth behind this historical event! #BethlehemStar The Christ Comet: https://www.crossway.org/authors/colin-nicholl/ The Star of Bethlehem: https://bethlehemstar.com/ The Debate around the Star: https://www.unionpublishing.org/resource/what-is-wrong-with-rick-larsons-star-of-bethlehem-dvd-documentary/

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#0167 Is Fear A Sin? Can God Do Anything? Q/A Further. Every. Day

We answer your questions in this session: Do All Denominations Get You To Heaven? What Did Jesus Mean By Lukewarm?

#0166 Will ALL Christians REALLY Make it to Heaven? Q/A - Further Every Day

In a world of skepticism and doubt, the Christian may find themselves barraged with challenges to the faith. Join us as we discuss current events in a roundtable, but we each do so from a specific perspective or chair. The Chair of Theology focuses on Biblical principles applied to the topic at hand. The Chair of Philosophy, looks and the Teleological, Epistemological, Ontological, and otherwise Philosophical perspectives. The Chair of Politics brings the perspective that Christians have the unique qualifications and obligation to participate in our government and her laws. The Chair of Culture focuses on the Christian's response to the Culture and the Counter Culture Christianity should create. And the Economic Chair brings to the table the economic value to following God's Law, like every other sphere of life, if you read the instruction manual the Creator of the Universe wrote, you might find that you understand the World better. The Bible has the answers to our economic challenges as well as moral ones.

From these Chairs, we discuss the Christian Worldview and hope to provide an answer or apologetic for each situation we discuss. We would be honored if you joined us as we discuss how our culture falls Further Every Day.

Jack Livingston

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