Day: September 8, 2024

CDC: Death Toll Is Now 9 in Bacterial Outbreak Linked to Recalled Deli Meat

On By Geri UngureanIn Uncategorized7 Comments

From theepochtimes.com

‘Recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak,’ the CDC said

At least nine people have died in connection with a listeria bacterial outbreak from Boar’s Head deli meats that led to a major recall across the United States, federal health officials said in an update last week.

The new food poisoning deaths include two in South Carolina and one each in New York, New Mexico, Florida, and Tennessee, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update on Aug. 28. Three deaths were previously confirmed in Virginia, Illinois, and New Jersey, officials said.

Some 57 people have been hospitalized in connection with the listeria outbreak, the CDC said, adding that they were first reported in late May and have persisted into August.

Infections have been reported in 18 states, including New Mexico, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, and Arizona, the agency said.

“Recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak,” the CDC said. “The true number of sick people in this outbreak is also likely higher than the number reported.”
Boar’s Head said in July that it recalled more than 7 million pounds of meat products, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Documents posted by the agency reported that mold and insects were found at a Boar’s Head facility connected to the outbreak and recall.

The meats under recall are mainly the type of meats that are found sliced to order at delis, the firm has said. But “some packaged meat and poultry products sold at retail locations” were also recalled.

The CDC warns people who may have bought the recalled meats that they should look for products with labels reading “EST. 12612” or “P-12612” in the USDA mark of inspection. The products may have sell-by dates into October, it adds.

Boar’s Head has posted a complete list of the recalled products on its website. The USDA has also posted images of the recalled products’ labels online.

Consumers are advised to discard the recalled foods and thoroughly clean and sanitize their refrigerators or any other surfaces that meat products may have touched, according to the CDC.

This is because, the agency said, listeria “is a hardy germ that can remain on surfaces, like meat slicers, and foods, even at refrigerated temperatures.”

“It can also take up to 10 weeks for some people to have symptoms of listeriosis,” the agency warned.

People who are at a higher risk of being infected with listeria include pregnant women, people aged 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems. A listeria infection during pregnancy can lead to complications, including premature delivery, stillbirth, and miscarriage, or a life-threatening infection in the newborn child.

Those with a more serious infection may experience a headache, stiff neck, confusion, convulsions, loss of balance, fever, and muscle aches.

An estimated 1,600 people get listeria food poisoning every year, and about 260 die, according to the CDC.

An estimated 1,600 people get listeria food poisoning every year, and about 260 die, according to the CDC.

The Epoch Times contacted Boar’s Head for comment. The company said in a statement sent to multiple news outlets, “As soon as we learned of a health risk with our liverwurst, we immediately recalled it and then, out of an abundance of caution, voluntarily expanded our recall to include every product made at the same facility.”

“We have paused production at this facility in Jarratt, Virginia, and will not resume until we are confident that it meets the standards our customers expect and deserve,“ the company said. ”Consumer health and wellness are, and always have been, our top priorities.”

Dangerously Close :: By Daymond Duck

On By Geri UngureanIn Uncategorized

From raptureready.com

On Aug. 25, 2024, Michael Snyder (endoftheamericandream.com) posted the following:

  • One day in the not-too-distant future, someone in the Middle East is going to push things too far, and it will set off a tsunami of destruction that will shock the entire planet. Israel is armed to the teeth, and Israel’s enemies are armed to the teeth. An all-out war in the Middle East should not be an option for anyone, but we are now dangerously close to such a conflict.

I know that Snyder was writing about a war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and I totally agree with him, but as I was thinking about it, I thought we are dangerously close to:

  • Iran getting nuclear weapons.
  • The U.S. losing its sovereignty.
  • A worthless peace treaty that divides the Promised Land.
  • A global economic collapse.
  • Russia using nuclear weapons.
  • Another fake pandemic.
  • A global currency and the Mark of the Beast.

It gives me the impression that we are living in perilous times (II Tim. 3:1).

Here are recent reports on why I believe the end of the age is close.

One, concerning the ongoing threat of war between Iran’s proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel: on Aug. 28, 2024, the UN Security Council met to extend UNIFIL’s mandate in southern Lebanon for another year.

At the meeting, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, presented evidence that Hezbollah is launching rockets into Israel from locations next to UN bases in Lebanon.

Danon had a message for the UN:

  • The UN is allowing Hezbollah to use UN soldiers as human shields.
  • The UN has 10,000 peacekeeping soldiers from 40 nations in Lebanon at a cost of more than half a billion dollars a year. (My note: They have been there since 2006, they are supposed to disarm all armed groups, they haven’t done it, and they haven’t done anything to bring peace.)

Danon had a message for Lebanon’s Ambassador:

  • You and your government have a choice to make. Confront Hezbollah or watch as your country is dragged into chaos and destruction. The time for action is now. Do not let Hezbollah and Iran dictate your future. If you fail to act, the devastation that follows will be on your hands.

Danon had a message for Hezbollah:

  • Withdraw now, or you will bear responsibility for the pains and ruins of Lebanon. The choice is yours!

(More: The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution with a demand that Israel and Hezbollah halt all hostilities. They warned that further escalation “carries the high risk of leading to a widespread conflict.”)

(More: On Aug. 30, 2024, Hezbollah said it will freeze its plans to attack Israel until further notice.)

Two, concerning a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia (which some think will lead to a covenant of peace in the Middle East): on Aug. 28, 2024, Worthy News reported that “The administration of outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden still believes it can broker a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia before the November U.S. presidential election.”

Three, concerning the destruction of Damascus, Syria, in one night: on Aug. 31, 2024, it was reported that several Israeli security experts said Israel has not been able to decrease the flow of Iranian weapons to Hezbollah through Syria, so Israel may have to expand its attacks on Syria.

Four, concerning tours on the Temple Mount and Jews worshiping there: on Aug. 26, 2024, Israel’s Heritage Ministry announced plans to launch guided tours of the Temple Mount.

On Aug. 28, 2024, Jordan asked the UN Security Council and global community to immediately halt Israel’s actions that it says are illegal and disruptive to the historical and legal status quo at Jerusalem’s sacred sites.

Five, concerning the effort to destroy Israel due to increased terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria (Israel): on Sept. 3, 2024, Israel’s security forces announced that they will begin treating Judea and Samaria as a combat zone.

Six, concerning wars and rumors of wars and Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons: on Aug. 28, 2024, it was reported that:

  • In response to Ukraine’s advancement into Kursk (Russian territory), Vladimir Putin is deploying another 30,000 troops to the front line, and he is bringing in troops, tanks, and trucks from Belarus.
  • Ukraine warned Belarus that “all troop concentrations, military facilities, and supply routes in Belarus will become legitimate targets for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
  • North Korea has greatly increased its shipments of mobile rocket launchers, missiles, and other weapons to Russia.

(More: On Sept. 1, 2024, Russia’s foreign minister said Russia will amend its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as Western escalation in the war in Ukraine.)

Seven, concerning the decline of America: on Aug. 23, 2024, it was reported that:

  • Experts on the US Congressional Commission on the National Defense Strategy released a 312-page assessment in late July, warning that the US military lacks both the capabilities and the capacity required to be confident it can deter and prevail in combat.
  • According to the report, in a hypothetical future conflict with China, the latter (China) would likely be aided, at least economically and possibly also militarily, by the likes of Russia, Iran, or North Korea. This would make the odds of a US victory increasingly slim, military experts predicted.
  • Unclassified public wargames suggest that, in a conflict with China, the United States would largely exhaust its munitions inventories in as few as three to four weeks, with some important munitions (e.g., anti-ship missiles) lasting only a few days.

According to the article, former Pres. Trump is claiming that the U.S. is running out of weapons and ammunition because our government is sending our stockpiles to Ukraine and not replacing them (and it is based on a congressional report).

Eight, concerning the decline of America: on Aug. 30, 2024, more than 30,000 Shiite Muslims (Muslims that believe what the terrorists Mullahs in Iran believe) marched through the streets of Dearborn, Michigan, waving Muslim flags (on U.S. soil), shaking their fists and protesting the death of Iranian Pres. Raisi (the butcher of Tehran).

Shiite Muslims call Israel the Little Satan, and they call America the Great Satan.

They force people to convert to their brand of Islam, and the report said Michigan officials were seemingly complicit with what these demonstrators were doing.

(More: On Aug. 29, 2024, it was reported that the Deputy Federal Chairman of the German Police Union (DPolG) said he can no longer remain silent, Germany’s open-border policies have unleashed a wave of Islamic violence on Germany, the people are no longer safe, and Germany’s government officials are whitewashing the problem.)

Nine, concerning wickedness at the end of the age: on Aug. 27, 2024, Israel freed an Oct. 7, 2023 hostage who was being held in a booby-trapped tunnel in Gaza.

The hostage told Israeli officials he was shot in the leg when he was captured, he was taken to Gaza, and the bullet was removed without him receiving a painkiller.

He also said he was next to one of the other hostages when he died, probably because they denied him essential medicine.

Ten, concerning pestilences: a study in the EU found that deaths among children 12-15 years old have increased by 335% since Covid vaccinations were authorized in week 21 of 2021.

Eleven, concerning world government and the loss of our freedoms: on Sept. 1, 2024, Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent, wrote that over the past month, there has been a notable assault on free speech, evidenced by,

  • The detention of Telegram’s head in France,
  • The banning of the platform X in Brazil,
  • Heavy fines imposed in Germany, and
  • Revelations of active censorship by the Biden administration on Facebook and Instagram.

(My opinion: We are dangerously close to the destruction of democracy in America, and the current administration, FBI, CIA, and others are doing everything they can to stop the MAGA movement. If they succeed, there may never be another fair election in America. For whatever it is worth, there is widespread agreement that the assassination attempt on former Pres. Trump looks suspicious.)

(More: On Sept. 1, 2024, there was a report (Dave Hodges, Hal Turner) that federal troops are being deployed to New York City because former Pres. Trump will be sentenced to prison, arrested, and jailed on Sept. 18, 2024. This appears to be an attempt to keep him from campaigning and cause him to lose the election. The arrest and prosecution of J6 protestors at the capital was a clear warning to those who believe the election was stolen.

(My opinion: I don’t know if Trump will be jailed or not, but if he is, I am wondering if he will have Secret Service protection in jail. The assassination attempt looks suspicious as well as the death of Jeffrey Epstein while he was in prison. Pray that all of this is wrong and nothing happens.)

Twelve, concerning the decline of America and a global economic collapse: on Aug. 31, 2024, it was reported that:

  • Approximately 126 nations will attend the BRICS Municipal Conference in Russia in October. All countries have indicated interest in joining the bloc and abandoning the US dollar.
  • As nations investigate alternative currencies and economic relationships, the US dollar’s dominance – long regarded as the world’s reserve currency – is at risk, as per the Dinar Chronicles.

(My opinion: It is my understanding that the impact may not be immediate, but it will eventually weaken the already fragile U.S. economy.)

Here is my daily update on the Israel-Hamas war.

Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 (Day 327) The two-hundred seventy-second day of the resumed war. Day 114 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Hamas official Khaled Mashal called for a resumption of suicide bombings in the West Bank.

Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 (Day 328) The two-hundred seventy-third day of the resumed war. Day 115 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Israel said they have found more than 150 tunnels on the border between Gaza and Egypt and have destroyed about 80% of them.
  • 12 Israeli ministers called upon Netanyahu to stop letting the Red Cross visit Hamas terrorists in Israeli jails until Hamas starts letting the Red Cross visit the Oct. 7, 2023 hostages.

Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 (Day 329) The two-hundred seventy-fourth day of the resumed war. Day 116 of the attack on Rafah.

  • 2 separate terrorist attacks by Muslims in Israel injured 3 Jews.
  • Israel struck several Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
  • The Iran-backed Houthis attacked another ship in the Red Sea (there were no injuries or significant damage).

Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 (Day 330) The two-hundred seventy-fifth day of the resumed war. Day 117 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Israel reported that about 40 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel.
  • Israel has now killed 26 terrorists and detained more than 30 suspects in the West Bank (in Israel).

Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 (Day 331) The two-hundred seventy-sixth day of the resumed war. Day 118 of the attack on Rafah.

  • It was reported that the bodies of 6 hostages were recovered from a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah a few days earlier, and they had all been recently murdered. Forensic experts said all of them had been shot in the head multiple times, and they were killed about 2 days earlier. Israel has now recovered the bodies of 12 hostages in the last 2 weeks.
  • Netanyahu said those who murder hostages don’t want a deal.
  • World leaders and others continue to push for a ceasefire and the release of all hostages, but Hamas rejects every offer.
  • In a drive-by shooting, Palestinian terrorists shot and killed 3 Israeli police officers in Israel.

Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 (Day 332) The two-hundred seventy-seventh day of the resumed war. Day 119 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Israel’s ambassador to the UN sent a letter to the UN Security Council requesting that they urgently convene to condemn Hamas in the strongest possible terms and to address the dire situation of the 101 hostages still held in captivity in Gaza.
  • Hamas released a video of the 6 hostages and their last message to the world before Hamas murdered them.
  • Netanyahu vowed that Hamas would pay a heavy price for killing the 6 hostages.
  • Biden and Harris will offer a final take it or leave it deal to Hamas today that could be the end of ceasefire negotiations if Hamas rejects it.
  • The Iran-backed Houthis attacked 2 more ships in the Red Sea (there were no injuries and only minor damage).

Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 (Day 333) The two-hundred seventy-eighth day of the resumed war. Day 120 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Israel instructed her diplomats to urge Israel’s partners to act against Hamas and Iran for killing the 6 hostages because murdering them crosses a red line and is a shocking war crime by a murderous terrorist organization.
  • Israel killed a Hamas commander and 8 terrorists near a hospital in Gaza City (the commander had been filmed killing a hostage in front of his 2 sons).
  • The U.S. Justice Dept. announced the unsealing of terrorism, murder conspiracy, and sanctions-evasion charges against six senior leaders of Hamas.
  • It was reported that the Iranians are delivering money and weapons to the West Bank, and Israel’s leaders are preparing for a major terrorist attack in Israel.
  • Even though Israel has killed thousands of terrorists in Gaza, Hamas has recruited and deployed about 3,000 new terrorists in northern Gaza.

Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 (Day 334) The two-hundred seventy-ninth day of the resumed war. Day 121 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Israel’s national min. said he is against a ceasefire agreement with Hamas because he doesn’t believe Israel should negotiate with murderers.

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and Jesus is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

duck_daymond@yahoo.com

Forever Ours

On By Brother BillIn Uncategorized2 Comments

By William Oldham

“…Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end…” Isaiah 9:6

Before the world was ever created, it was in the heart of God to give His Son to us. The moment Jesus was conceived in the womb of Mary, He became ours. The Word of God left His glory with the Father to become one of us completely, by becoming fully a man, starting at birth.

According to Isaiah, one of His names would be Wonderful Counselor. And so, Jesus gave Himself to us for three years doing that very thing. Starting at the sermon on the mount in Matthew 5-7, and continuing until His crucifixion, Jesus, in love, gave us wonderful counsel as to how we should serve and worship our Father, and love one another.

But His wonderful counsel didn’t stop at the cross. He gave Himself to the apostles, and through His Holy Spirit, He gave them the full knowledge of everything we need to know as His disciples; and they wrote it down for us. His wonderful counsel remains with us today in the Bible.

Another name given to Jesus by Isaiah was, “Mighty God”. Jesus finished His life here on earth as Mighty God, by doing something only Mighty God could do: He gave Himself to the cross for us. He took on Himself the very wrath and judgment of God against sin. Jesus took our sin on Himself and was made sin, and took our place in judgment.

“God made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might be become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

In His resurrection, Jesus gave Himself to us as the “Everlasting Father”. That is, in His ascension into heaven, Jesus entered there for us, that His Father might become our Father. And Jesus sits in heaven today, as the God-Man, given to us as our eternal High Priest.

Jesus Christ was given to us as the “Prince of Peace”. By the shedding of His precious blood, all our sin was removed. By Jesus’ death and resurrection, we have been washed and justified in Him. In Christ, we stand in the presence of God as His children, in perfect peace with Him.

Finally, when Isaiah said: “…Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end…”, we see Jesus Christ given to us as our eternal King. We see Him first descending from heaven, to catch His church away to Himself, clothing us with new, glorious, immortal, incorruptible bodies.

Then Daniel describes the setting up of Christ’s kingdom: It is given to His saints. “Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.” Daniel 7:27

To this the apostle Paul wrote these words to the church: “Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world…Don’t you know that we will judge angels?” 1 Corinthians 6:2-3

Today, we rejoice in our God and Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ; They are ours, and we are Theirs, FOREVER! Look up, Jesus is coming! Thanks be unto God for the unspeakable, never-ending Gift of His Son to us!

Brother Bill          bboldham@sbcglobal.net