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Show Notes:llinois Gov. JB Pritzker just signed a bill making it LEGAL to knowingly expose others to HIV — including through BLOOD DONATIONS.The Dangers of Compelled Speech by Jake WarnerThe Power of the Powerless, by Václav Havel Live Not by Lies, by Aleksandr SolzhenitzynFor when people renounce lies, lies simply cease to exist. Like parasites, they can only survive when attached to a person.We are not called upon to step out onto the square and shout out the truth, to say out loud what we think—this is scary, we are not ready. But let us at least refuse to say what we do not think!This is the way, then, the easiest and most accessible for us given our deep-seated organic cowardice, much easier than (it’s scary even to utter the words) civil disobedience à la Gandhi.Our way must be: Never knowingly support lies!Robert Reilly, Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior Is Changing Everything (affiliate link)Sword of Honor trilogy, by Evelyn Waugh (affiliate link)“Evelyn Waugh,” Rev. Paul Mankowski, S.J., Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome [Update: the links in this series are broken; I will try to see if we can get a fix from the Center. Meanwhile, please read this book review, in which Fr. Mankowski discusses Waugh’s satire, including in his historical novel, Helena: Waugh on the Merits, First Things, Oct. 1, 2017. ~ Leila]Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast in your email for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:What if I’m wrong? Phil’s CatholicCulture column on the SSPX imbroglio. “For all these reasons I deeply regret the SSPX plan to proceed with the episcopal ordinations. But what if I’m wrong?”The reckoning the SSPX requires by Phil LawlerCardinal McElroy’s Conscience Trap (Synodality) by Leila Marie LawlerFilm: For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012) The Cristero Counterrevolution and the Battle for the Soul of Mexico Os Justi PressViva Cristo Rey! The Cristeros Versus the Mexican Revolution (This Rock) by Christopher CheckCatholic World News News Feature: Beatification for Cristeros martyrs September 02, 2005Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoy listening: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:Them Before Us: Katy FaustGreater ThanIs Germany facing ‘synodal fatigue’? by Luke CoppenSome favorite history books, military and otherwise (if it’s an Amazon link, a small amount goes to us without costing you more — thank you!):Thucydides: The History of the Peloponnesian WarThe Face of Battle by John Keegan (all his books)Shelby Foote: The Civil War (3 volumes)WWI: Barbara Tuchman: The Guns of August; The Sleepwalkers by ChapmanWWII: The Storm of War by Andrew RobertsHistorical fiction:The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraIn a Dark Wood Wandering by Hella HaasseThe Red Horse by Eugenio CortiAugust 1914 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynYour paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our updates for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed this episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:Minnesota DHS Employee on Welfare Fraud: “This Is Real” - City JournalTHE LAW on “Excessive Use Of Force Claims” -- Public Sentiments Do Not Reflect The Realities Of Legal Principles. (Bio of the author of this post from X: 22 years as DOJ prosecutor; Rep’d 91 Jan 6 clients.)Tim Walz compares Minnesota ICE actions to Holocaust and Anne Frank: ‘Hiding in their houses’ - Fox NewsFederal Affidavit: Church Invaders Blocked Parents from Kids, Told Them Their Parents Were ‘Nazis’The Bill of Rights: The First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence by Matthew Spalding (affiliate link)Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryYour paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our updates for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed this episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:This week, Phil and I are really just talking about larger social issues creating a serious divide in our country, so we don’t have any particular show notes.Here is the tweet Leila read: Rob Henderson on X: 95% of children in 1960 were raised by two married parents regardless of social class… For on-the-ground reporting: Andy Ngo is a good source.Megyn Kelly has lots of information on events in Minneapolis and their effect on the public on her site, including a story about women reacting on social media and losing their minds. Black Lives Matter Activists Executed A Shocking $83 Billion Shakedown Of American CorporationsDo you look forward to our podcast? Do not hesitate to subscribe! It’s free! Or you can choose to support us financially if you are able— either way, we appreciate you!Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work.Want to tell a friend? Please do!Don’t wish to take out a paid subscription just now? We understand!How about this, if you enjoyed this episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes:Nick Shirley’s report on MN daycare fraud.Minnesota’s Massive Somali Fraud Scandal Is a Warning to Every State, Including Maine by Ben Midgley, Republican candidate for governor (not an endorsement; we don’t know anything about him)Andy Ngo addressing claims that the legacy media already reported on the MN fraudWashington State AG Warns Citizen Journalists To Stop Investigating Somali Daycares Or Face Potential Hate Crime Charges ~ ZerohedgeLegislators move to protect fraudstersPeachy Keenan: “You had to send your baby to a real daycare to pay a Somali to open a fake one.”The New York Times moves in to neutralize Nick Shirley (I said this article was unlocked but I’m not sure about that now.)There was even a Strange New Respect award! Tom BethellThe Bishop’s WifeSeven housewifely [and mostly universal] New Year’s resolutions that will actually change things from The School for HousewivesDo you look forward to our podcast? Do not hesitate to subscribe! It’s free! Or you can choose to support us financially if you are able— either way, we appreciate you!Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work.Want to tell a friend? Please do!Don’t wish to take out a paid subscription just now? We understand!How about this, if you enjoyed this episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe