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Keep house William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 12-4-24
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: A wife that does not know how to keep house throws out more with a teaspoon than a man can bring in with a shovel.
American Folk Saying
God gave us memory — William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 12-3-24
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
James Matthew Barrie
Steadfast love endures forever William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 12-2-24
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever. O give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures for ever.
Psalm 136
God shaped vacuum — William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 12-1-24
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.
Blaise Pascal
People trample others William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-30-24
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Because only in America, people trample others for sales exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have.
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Revisiting Operation Wetback
By Bob Small
Even many of us who follow American History may not be aware of the 1950’s “Operation Wetback”
The 1943 The Bracero Program was launched to provide temporary Mexican farm workers for US farms. After World War 2 ended both Mexico (needing workers for their farms) and the US (wanting work for their workers, including those returning from WW2) rethought the Bracero program. There were also the illegal Mexican immigrants working for American farms.
“The deportations were originally requested and assisted by the government of Mexico to prevent much-needed Mexican farm laborers from working in the United States.”
As to the term “Wetbacks” see Wetback (slur)
In 1954 Mexico sent 5,000 armed military to the border. President Eisenhower responded by sending fellow West Pointer and World War II General “Jumping Joe” Swing Joseph May Swing as INS Commissioner with orders to resolve the border crisis. Thus General Swing created Operation Wetback.
The total amount of persons deported is widely disputed. Parenthetically, there were numerous individuals who self-deported hearing about Operation Wetback.
According to the Texas Employment Commission Operation Wetback “ The United States Immigration Service, under pressure from various agricultural groups, retaliated against Mexico in 1951 by allowing thousands of immigrant workers to cross the border illegally, arresting them, and turning them over to the Texas Employment Commission, which delivered them to work for various grower groups in Texas and elsewhere. “
One of Swing’s first acts was the transfer of certain veteran immigration officials from the Border area to other areas where their strong connections with senators like Pat McCarran (Nevada) and Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas), who favored weak border enforcement would no longer hold sway.
Three recommendations were listed. To summarize; Deport captured Mexicans deep into Mexico, punish the employers who hire illegals, and end the “catch and release” program. This article included advice to then-President George W. Bush.
For another perspective, see The Militant from May 24th, 2010 U.S. capitalist owners need immigrant labor which reminded us of the passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act which was also supposed to resolve this problem.
See also What Happened Last Time US Conducted Mass Deportations.
Revisiting Operation Wetback
Thanksgiving Day is a jewel William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-29-24
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.
E.P. Powell
Thankful For President Trump — Patrick Byrne posted this on X, Nov. 26.
Yes, we know martial law is misspelled.
Be especially grateful for it being President-elect Trump, this Thanksgiving.
George Washington Thanksgiving proclamation — Here, courtesy of Leo Knepper, is George Washington’s Thanksgiving proclamation, given in New York on Oct. 3, 1789 in which he deemed a day of public thanksgiving to Almighty God should be held the next Nov. 26, which was a Thursday.
By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor-and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.” 
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be-That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks-for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation-for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war-for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed-for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted-for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.
And also, that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions-to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually-to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed-to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness onto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord-To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us-and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
Talk low William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 11-28-24
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Talk low, talk slow and don’t say too much.
John Wayne