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The People’s Report: THE SMELL OF SHENANIGANS (CONTINUED)

have here is midterm election shenanigans. The Republicans saying, we are in a recession and the democrats saying the economy is strong. Complete opposite views. We all should know, jobs are the most lagged signal of a recession; and second, under the hood of Friday's great jobs data, we find that the surge in jobs was driven by individuals taking on multiple jobs because of record 40 year high inflation. Then we have treasury secretary Janet Yellen say it isn’t a recession when she stated the economy isn’t in a recession because, “job creation is continuing, household finances remain strong, consumers are spending and businesses are growing.” Somebody is smoking weed, crack or hallucinogens and need to be drug tested. Maybe the establishment is cooking the books? This week’s jobs report of employers added 528K jobs more than double the 250K jobs expected. In the meantime, tech companies are laying off tens of thousands of people. Real Estate and mortgage companies are laying off tens of thousands of peeps because interest rates have doubled and housing prices are out of reach for the average person. Amazon is laying off thousands. My beloved crypto sector is laying off thousands; even Netflix Inc., the streaming service pioneer, has already had several rounds of layoffs. In the process, it has racked up $70 million in expenses from severances while losing an additional 970,000 subscribers. What we’re seeing is a sick economy. I expect to see big layoffs in the auto sector soon. Watch the big three auto makers, that will be the nail in the coffin of our economy. This job situation has nothing at all to do with a booming economy. All those jobs are sitting there open because no one wants them. Please look inside the numbers and the types of jobs available. Oh, I forgot peeps hate math and surely won’t read because they depend on the media to give them their information whether cooked or not. Looking inside the last two negative quarters which is six months and a technical recession. Again, what is the difference in boxing between a TKO and a KO on a boxer’s record. If is a boxer is 27-0 with 20 knockouts, the record will not specify between an opponent who got knocked completely out or if the referee stepped in and stopped the fight because the other fighter was defenseless. So, in the job market we have employers who have opening but because of inflationary costs vs revenues incoming they are not hiring even though on paper it says they have openings. It’s just fluff. Based upon these numbers the reported US employment rate is the same or better than before Chucky Planned-Demic wiped out everything and everybody. I smell shenanigans. There is another survey called the household survey which came in hundreds of thousands less than the cooked establishment survey at just 179K jobs added vs 528K which the establishment’s survey came up with. Somebody is the cooking the books with a bunch of shenanigans. Also, in the past couple of days we were told gasoline stocks were up because people were driving less. Thinks about this: How did these additional 528K peeps get to their place of employment? I guess they rode to work on a magical weed/crack cloud and rode back on another weed/crack cloud. LOL!!! Contrary to what The Pusherman and Yellen or saying the jobs numbers are signaling a weak economy. What’s more, the economy’s now tilted in such a way that will make the weeks and months ahead exceedingly difficult because the numbers are cooked and inflation from the PPI goes into the CPI causing inflation and eventually deflation. in an economy that’s been crippled by extreme irresponsibility, arrogance, complacency: unfortunately, at this point, the only solution to high consumer prices is a severe 1930s-style Great Depression, which this time will be an Inflationary Depression. This is a dangerous time I expect mass public and private defaults and bankruptcies. This is why war is in the cards they are between a rock and a hard place in addition the Sons of Perdition want one world order. In the meantime, China’s drills are simulating a full attack on the Island of Taiwan. They have blocked all shipping and air service to and from Taiwan. Thanks a lot Nancy. All of this shenanigan reminds me of the Chucky Planned- Demic; redefining excuses, still Putin’s fault, everything is fine, trust experts & more high inflation memes as recession definitions get canceled & redefined like vaccines & gender! What a world we live in! The smell of shennigans.

The Progressive Watchman

DART Welcomes Charles Cato as New DART Chief of Police

After an extensive national search, Charles Cato has been selected as the new chief of police at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). A public safety executive with almost 33 years of law enforcement and leadership experience, Cato will direct and oversee the DART Police Department including sworn officers, emergency preparedness, security services and related functions to carry out DART's safety, security and emergency preparedness initiatives.

"We are very excited to welcome a compassionate leader and true public servant like Chief Cato to the DART team," said Nadine S. Lee, DART president & CEO. "His exemplary background in law enforcement, as well as his experience in developing and expanding cross-agency collaborations, provides our police department and the entire agency fresh perspectives for enhancing security in the transit system as we continue to serve the residents of the North Texas region."

As the DART chief of police, Cato will lead a team of over 250 licensed peace officers, as well as 110 fare enforcement officers and 67 support staff.

"Charles is a proven and dedicated law enforcement leader who has always had the safety and security of both the citizens and police officers under his command at the forefront of his priorities," said Matt Walling, DART interim chief of police. "I'm looking forward to working with him to continue to build on the culture of proactive community policing and exceptional service that the DART Police Department provides throughout our service area."

Cato joins DART from the City of Mesquite, where he served as the chief of police, and was responsible for leading, planning, and directing a staff of 331 employees, including 243 sworn and 88 non-sworn personnel. Prior to his role in Mesquite, he served as the first assistant chief of police at the Dallas Police Department. As second in command of the police department, he was responsible for planning, implementing, and directing the dayto-day operations of 3500 sworn and 500 non-sworn personnel.

"I am honored to be entrusted with

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APPLYING THE MEANING OF SCRIPTURE

Source: Mel Lawrenz is Teaching Pastor at Elmbrook Church and the author of many books, including A Chronicle of Grief: Finding Life After Traumatic Loss.

The world is a better place when millions of Christians study the Bible seriously, searching hard for the original meaning of its authors, uncovering the foundations on which all of life can be based. But the world is not a better place when those students of the Bible neglect to apply the truth of Scripture to real life, accurately and faithfully.

There was a group of people in Jesus’ time who prided themselves on studying the Scriptures, but their application of it was selfish and skewed. We know them as the Pharisees and Sadducees and “teachers of the law.” One day when Jesus confronted them over their interpretation of the Scriptures Jesus just came out and said: “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God” (Matt. 22:29). A shocking statement, for sure.

Knowing the Scriptures means careful reading, observation, analysis, background checking, etc. and then applying the meaning of the Scriptures to real life. Here is an extremely important principle: a particular biblical passage has a singular and specific meaning—that is, it does not have many different meanings. But a particular biblical passage does have multiple valid applications. For example, James 1:19-20 says, “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” We study this passage to get at the specific and singular meaning. We note that this injunction is similar to Proverbs in the Old Testament (which is true for much of the book of James). It is not directed at one particular group of people (as might be the case in a book like 1 Corinthians or 1 Timothy), but is a principle of healthy living for all believers. We look at key words like “listen” and “angry” and “anger.” We conclude that this passage is a general exhortation to believers that we should listen more and react less. Especially, we should hold in check any knee-jerk reaction of anger.

Then we apply the singular meaning of that passage to life. The application goes to many different real-life situations, and validly so. • Husbands and wives should take the effort to really listen to each other, which may mean asking back and forth for clarification, rather than reacting in anger, which erodes a marriage. • When people react negatively to a Christian leader’s decisions, the leader should not react in resentment, but listen carefully, seeking to understand and even to acknowledge the validity of at least a portion of the objection. Above all, the leader should not react in anger. • When a believer is confronted by a fellowworker, it can be good

Christian witness to listen to the confrontation, try to understand what it means, and to honestly engage the critic, rather than just reacting in anger. • A parent whose kid is upset can choose to take the time to understand what exactly is going on rather than just reacting in anger.

The applications of James’ “quick to listen… slow to speak… slow to become angry” can go on and on. And that is what is exciting about studying and applying the Scriptures. When we study the Bible we are acting as objective analysts. We commit ourselves to getting at the objective meaning that the prophets and apostles intended to convey. We do so out of respect for the authors, and even more, out of respect for God. And once we get the meaning, we enthusiastically seek to apply it to as many different life situations as we can. We here at Elite News would love to do a feature on your restaurant in the Elite Newspaper, we ask that you allow us to sample an Entree and Dessert. Your restaurant gets great exposure as well as a newspaper to frame with a picture of your business. You will also have the opportunity to receive an award for Elite News “Mozelle Special” Best Restaurant in Dallas Award! Contact elitearticles@aol.com to submit!