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MLB Lineup for 15 November

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Monday, November 15

This morning’s top news

1 big question facing each club this offseason

The case for each Rookie of the Year finalist

What was the top MLB blooper of 2021?

Marlins land RHP Head in trade with Rays

Rumors: Multiple teams in on E-Rod

Toughest top prospect 40-man decisions

And a few more things you need to see

Eighteen outfielders are up for the All-MLB team, but only three can be chosenRead Full Story

He should’ve been past his prime in 1950. So how did he become the oldest Rookie of the Year?Read Full Story

The heckler in a dunk tank didn’t stand a chance when Adam Wainwright stepped upRead Full Story

Just because they won Rookie of the Year doesn’t mean they became starsRead Full Story

Who will be named the BBWAA AL & NL Rookies of the Year? Tune in at 6 p.m. ET.Get MLB Network

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Your guide to a healthy (and tasty!) Thanksgiving dinner

By Chef Jen, Wellness Executive Chef at Mayo Clinic

Thanksgiving dinner is one of the most anticipated food events of the year – and for good reason. Before you assume that the holiday is going to derail your diet, know this: Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be a heavy, fat-laden affair. Learn from Chef Jen, a Wellness Executive Chef with the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, how to make a perfectly cooked bird. Plus, below you’ll find simple swaps to cut calories – without sacrificing on flavor – along with a tasty Thanksgiving recipe.

Learn more about the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program

Step-by-step guide to perfectly cooked turkey

There’s an art to making a perfectly cooked bird

The last thing you want to do is ruin the foundation of your Thanksgiving meal. Chef Jen explains how to season, cook and carve your turkey, and why letting the turkey rest is an essential step not worth skipping.

How to make a mouthwatering turkey

Chef Jen’s tips to make Thanksgiving dinner as healthy as it is delicious

Make smart swaps

Try adding pureed cauliflower to mashed potatoes. This will cut calories and add more fiber to your dish. Instead of mixing the potatoes with butter, use milk and serve butter on the side. For a healthier stuffing, use whole-wheat bread and add lots of veggies, such as carrots, celery, onions and mushrooms.

Use leftovers wisely

Got extra turkey? Put it to good use! Add it to a spinach salad, use it in a panini or quesadilla, or transform it into turkey salad by chopping the meat and mixing it with onions, celery, light mayo and grapes. Add a scoop to a salad or use it in a sandwich stacked with fresh veggies.

Create simple side dishes

You might be surprised to find that sweet potato mash with a tiny drizzle of maple syrup is just as satisfying as your aunt’s calorie-busting casserole. Sautéed green beans, butternut squash soup and vegetable brown rice pilaf with dried cranberries and pecans are also tasty additions to any Thanksgiving meal.

Meet Chef Jen

Jennifer A. Welper is a Wellness Executive Chef with the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program where she creates recipes for practical, healthy meals and teaches patients how to meal plan and prep for a healthy lifestyle. Chef Jen enjoys cooking food that not only tastes good but is healthy and relatable.

Sautéed green beans with almonds

This classic green bean recipe is from the new Mayo Clinic cookbook Cook Smart, Eat Well. It is a healthy and delicious alternative to the fat-laden traditional green bean casserole.Ingredients

1½ pounds fresh green beans, cleaned and trimmed
2 teaspoons olive oil
¼ cup sliced almonds
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

Heat a medium to large sauté pan to medium heat; add oil. Sauté green beans for approximately 5 minutes until the beans are slightly blistered. Approximately 3 minutes after adding the green beans to the pan, add the sliced almonds and sauté.

Taste a bean to see if it’s done to your liking. If the beans need more time to finish cooking, add ¼ cup water.

Add the seasonings and mix well.

Makes 6 servingsNutrition facts per serving: 75 calories, 3.6 g (44.6%) total fat, 0.4 g (5.1%) saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 83 mg sodium, 9.9 g (52.6%) total carbohydrates, 4.1 g dietary fiber, 4.3 g total sugars, 3 g (15.8%) protein.

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This Week With Gosar: Veterans Day!

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This Week With Gosar: Veterans Day!

PRESCOTT, AZ – Here are our top stories…

Honoring our Nation’s Veterans

In honor of Veterans Day, thank you to all our Veterans! God bless you and your families for serving our nation and defending our freedoms and rights.

It was a privilege to attend the Veterans Day Parade in Prescott, AZ and celebrate our American heroes who defend our country.

Cartoon Depicts Real Life Policy Battle Against Illegal Immigration and Amnesty

Earlier this week, my staff produced a short anime for Twitter causing many on the Left to purposefully mischaracterize its meaning. I find the faux outrage infantile and the hyperventilating and shrill accusations that this cartoon is dangerous to be laughable or intentionally hyperbolic. Either way it, is wrong.

After Twitter defamed me and called the cartoon “hateful” we took it down. There is nothing “hateful” in the video, but the democrats and left-wing media were screaming at Twitter to take action against me.

The focus in anime is intended to be thematic and storytelling through cartoon. The video from my office tells the story of the evil of illegal immigration and those who support it. The evil wind is illegal immigration and the open borders we now have. Official estimates are that 2.2 million illegal aliens will be let into the United States this year by the Biden administration. This number does not include the hundreds of thousands who escaped detection and were not counted.

The cartoon hero in this anime is set on a mission to stop the evil that is plaguing the people. The cartoon hero can fly. He carries a saber in each hand. It is a memetic, fictitious cartoon in the anime tradition and style.

There are anti-heroes in the short story represented a Titan, or a humanoid that attacks humans. The Titan is obviously not human. The anime ends where the hero stops short in front of an image of Joe Biden–ready to do cartoon battle. Superimposed, rather crudely, is my face as the cartoon hero, and the face of Rep. Cortez as the Titan. As a proud member of the open borders caucus, she is representative of the plague of illegal immigration. Her penchant for amnesty is well known, as is my opposition. The depiction of Mr. Biden pertains to his administration’s decision to leave the border open while illegal aliens invade from all points.

The cartoon hero symbolically smites the evil. As heroes are thematically required to do.

This anime was released ahead of Congress’ discussion on Mr. Biden’s reckless $4 trillion Build Back Better Act, a bill that Congress will take up next week and includes plans for massive amnesty for criminals. Millions of criminals would be granted amnesty resulting from illegal immigration. This video addresses that scourge.

This is a cartoon. It is not a documentary. It is not real life.

For this cartoon some in Congress suggest I should be punished in some fashion.

For a cartoon.

While the degree of punishment differs, this is the same sentiment expressed against the Charlie Hebdo magazine in France in 2015 that was punished for publishing a cartoon—resulting in a real-life massacre of 12 real live people. Indeed, the former deputy director of the CIA concluded that those who attacked Charlie Hebdo were “trying to shut down a media organization that lampooned the Prophet Muhammad.”

And now here, in the United States, six years later, the motive by some of my colleagues in Congress is the same: to shut down media that lampoons those who support the dangerous open border policies of the Biden administration.

In this case, shut down my media and my messaging to people regarding the significant illegal immigration policy differences between Representative Cortez and Mr. Biden and me. I am entitled to speak to the people and to do so in a manner that is engaging. Further, I have a right to speak to the younger generation in this country. Those are the true fans of anime. I do not expect everyone to be a fan of anime but millions of people are. Nothing in that video uttered a single threat. Nothing in fact was threatening to any person. The Titans are symbolic. The heroes are mythic. The messaging is that illegal immigration and open borders is an evil that is plaguing our country. That entire message is delivered via a cartoon interspersed with graphics.

The threat that was addressed in this cartoon is very real: the threat of open borders. Millions of illegal aliens, all criminals, including many thousands of hardened criminals, are being let in and moved around our country. The border is not defended and the Biden administration is aggressively violating its duties to faithfully execute the laws.

The cartoon depicts the threat to America of open borders. The mass influx of drugs and drug cartels. The mass influx of welfare reliant mobs. The mass influx of people who have not been vetted and have not lawfully applied for a visa or lawful immigration status. It is no coincidence crime is increasing. It is no coincidence drug deaths and overdoses continue unabated. This all stems from this invasion along our open, southern borders.

The cartoon exposes the threats to America. It does not make any threat to anyone.

It is a meme—a meme apparently many don’t understand, and to be honest, I have to be debriefed by my young staff on the meaning of some memes. My staff is creative, talented and passionate. They are not dangerous. They are not violent. They do not incite violence or glorify violence. It is a cartoon intended to be entertaining while making a point that the open borders our country suffers is an evil that plagues the land.

I do not think anyone reasonably thinks it promotes violence. Any more than one could assert that Tom and Jerry promote violence between cats and mice. Or that Peter Griffin actually fought a chicken. Or that Elmer Fudd truly hates rabbits. Or that Rick and Morty actually engage in combat with various space monsters. These are all fictitious works of fantasy. They work on a variety of levels of literary themes and entertainment.

Some people loved the anime from my office. Others took umbrage, or pretended to, and fell on their fainting couch exasperated. But I have the right to make my point about illegal immigration and our open borders. I have a right to do so in a way that can be entertaining and thought-provoking. This right is guaranteed by our First Amendment. I have said conclusively and decisively there is no threat in the anime other than the threat immigration poses to our country. It is disingenuous to say otherwise.

I cannot control those who deliberately lie about this and claim it is a real-world attack and a call for violence against any person. It is clearly not. One would have to have an insufferably low IQ to make that assertion with a straight face. Indeed, it is knowingly false to portray the anime as a call for violence.

I don’t pretend to control, or even care about, the messaging from other offices. Anyone can make their own message touting their belief that open borders are good and just. In a world of competing ideas, the messaging too will compete.

Thank you to the hundreds of people who phoned or wrote my office to offer words of support. And to those who called to express their disagreement, thank you as well. I am grateful to each and every one of my constituents.

Gosar Co-sponsors Legislation to Protect American’s Right for Self-Defense and Concealed Carry

The United States Supreme Court announced earlier this year it would hear a major case regarding an individual’s right to carry a firearm for self-defense outside of their home represents a critical moment for all Americans who value safety and security. The Second Amendment guarantees that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Unfortunately, many liberal states are attacking this fundamental right by requiring concealed carry applicants to justify their need for the permit, empowering authorities to reject applications from law-abiding Americans for arbitrary reasons or for no reason at all.

In keeping with my oath of office to protect and defend our founding charter, I will not support unconstitutional gun restriction laws, just as I would not support a law that restricts gathering for a peaceful assembly. For my leadership and action on these issues, I have a career grade of “A” with the National Rifle Association of America and a career grade of “A+” with Gun Owners of America.

In response, I have proudly cosponsored H.R. 38, which would validate and extend the authority of state level concealed carry permits across state lines. This important piece of legislation would prevent law-abiding citizens who possess a concealed carry permit from becoming caught up in the restrictions of another state, simply by exercising their Second Amendment rights, and traveling freely around the country with a concealed firearm. This crucial bill strengthens one of America’s most fundamental rights, and ensures law abiding citizens are not prohibited from traveling the country freely. This bill, contrary to the opinions of some in the news media, in no way simplifies the process by which someone obtains a concealed carry permit, nor does it allow anyone who has previously been prohibited from buying a gun to obtain one.

To read more about this important 2A legislation, including the bill text, click here.

The Truth About Guns the Left Doesn’t Want You to Know

In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control: From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1911, Turkey established gun control: From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Germany established gun control in 1938: From 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.

China established gun control in 1935: From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Guatemala established gun control in 1964: From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Uganda established gun control in 1970: From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Cambodia established gun control in 1956: From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control measures.

Switzerland issues a gun to every household and their government trains every adult in the use of a rifle. Switzerland has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world.

You won’t see this data on the US evening news or hear politicians disseminating this information.

Don’t let our government waste millions of our tax dollars in an effort to make law-abiding citizens and easy target. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens. With guns, we are ‘citizens’; without them, we are ‘subjects’. Gun owners in the USA are the largest armed forces in the world!

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Preamble to the Constitution

Preamble to the Constitution

The following has been attributed to Lewis Napper, a Jackson, Mississippi computer programmer. He didn’t expect his essay — a tart 10-point list of “rights” Americans don’t have — to become an Internet legend.

‘We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone, get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt ridden, delusional. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim they require a Bill of NON-Rights.’

ARTICLE I:
You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth.. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.

ARTICLE II:
You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone — not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of dummies, and probably always will be.

ARTICLE III:
You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.

ARTICLE IV:
You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes

ARTICLE V:
You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we’re just not interested in public health care.

ARTICLE VI:
You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don’t be surprised if the rest of us want to see you get the blue juice.

ARTICLE VII:
You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don’t be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won’t have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure..

ARTICLE VIII:
You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have a job, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.

ARTICLE IX:
You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness, which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an overabundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.

ARTICLE X:
This is an English speaking country. We don’t care where you came from, English is our language. Learn it!

Lastly

ARTICLE XI:
You do not have the right to change our country’s history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution. The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history, sorry if you are uncomfortable with it.

If you agree, share this with a friend. No, you don’t have to, and nothing tragic will befall you if you don’t. I just think it’s about time common sense is allowed to flourish. Sensible people of the United States must speak out because if you do not, who will?

GOD BLESS THE USA

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MLB Lineup for 14 November

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Sunday, November 14

This morning’s top news

These 10 teams could define the offseason

Judge: ‘A goal of mine’ to be Yankee for life

Trade! Brewers acquire INF Brosseau from Rays

Here are the top 10 performers in Fall Stars Game

Chacín back with Rockies on 1-year deal

Chris Taylor: The Swiss Army knife of free agency

Latest rumors: Another team interested in Marte

And a few more things you need to see

These five shortstops are part of a free-agent class at one position like we’ve never seen beforeRead Full Story

It’s time to vote for the All-MLB Second Baseman nominees, but picking just one won’t be easyRead Full Story

Here’s the lowdown on Carlos Rodón, who is in the enviable position of being a left-handed starter in free agencyRead Full Story

Of all the elite prospects in the AFL’s Fall Stars Game, no one shined brighter than the Marlins’ JJ Bleday, named the game’s MVPRead Full Story

Max Scherzer is 37 and Justin Verlander is 38, but the former Tigers teammates who are now free agents may have a lot left in the tankRead Full Story

You won’t believe all the star pitchers who’ve never won a Cy Young Award, including Gerrit Cole, who is a finalist again this yearRead Full Story

Today’s Trivia Question

Which current Major League general manager was the MVP of the first Fall Stars Game (then known as the Rising Stars Game) in 2007?

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Blow to Brnovich. A judge has denied Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s request to end the vaccine mandate for federal workers and contractors. Brnovich, a candidate for governor, is yet another example of Republican electeds in Arizona utilizing their positions of power to appeal to a radical base for political gain.

Sinema called out by Vets group. On Veterans Day, Sen. Sinema tweeted to honor the holiday. Don’t miss this threadby Common Defense, a veterans group that has attempted to express concerns to Sen Sinema’s office about voting rights and other issues, only to be largely ignored.

BBB updates. Congress is continuing to work to pass the Build Back Better Plan, with the House eyeing a vote this coming week. If it passes, the legislation will go to the Senate, where we need conservative Democrats like Sinema and Manchin to represent those who elected them and vote yes. Economic anxiety has become even more prevalent as costs of living continue to rise, and the Build Back Better Plan would lower the expenses of childcare, healthcare, and more at a critical time for working families.

Rally recap. Watch this video from the Unite for Our Future Rally, where Arizonans gathered to call on our Senators and Representatives to pass Build Back Better with no further cuts.

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Matthew 7:1-5 NKJV

Matthew 7:1-5

(1) “Judge not, that you be not judged. (2) For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. (3) And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? (4) Or how can you say to your brother, “Let me remove the speck from your eye”; and look, a plank is in your own eye? (5) Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
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We cannot avoid judging. As the stock in trade of the mind, appraisals are inevitable. If we were witnesses to a flagrant violation of law in which innocent people were harmed, could we keep quiet because we are not to judge?

Does not Jesus command us to judge in verse 6? “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.” Do we not have to judge who are “dogs” or “swine”? Considering verse 15 (“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves”), do we not have to judge whether a man is a false minister? Do we not have to reject his teaching based on an appraisal of his fruits?

We must therefore take care to understand clearly what Jesus meant. He obviously did not mean we should not judge at all. Within the context of Luke 6:35-38, Jesus uses “Judge not, and you shall not be judged” to urge us to love our enemies, be merciful, forgiving, and generous. This very greatly modifies Matthew’s account, showing that “Judge not . . .” is a warning against self-righteous severity, sharp-tongued criticism, and condemnation. Thus, it is not a command to be absolutely neutral and tolerant regarding moral issues, but a warning to be careful and loving when we judge. We can apply this admonishment to Romans 14:10-13and James 4:11-12 as well.

There are practical reasons why Jesus would advise us about this. Of prime importance is that even though it is important that we judge rightly, it is even more important that we do not usurp the place of God! “Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand” (Romans 14:4).

Paul begins this letter to the Romans calling himself a servant of Jesus Christ. He reminds us that we are all His servants (verses 7-8). A servant does not have the same rights and responsibilities as a master. Though we are permitted the right of making an appraisal of conduct, we are not permitted the right of passing judgment upon a fellow servant. A fellow servant does not stand or fall at the bar of our judgment. The only judgment that matters is the judgment of our mutual Master. If He is satisfied or displeased, He will act in His good time and in His way. To usurp His responsibility is an act of sheer presumption.

This in no way means we cannot approach a brother to inquire about and understand his conduct so that we might know whether our appraisal is correct. Assuming that our intent in questioning him is for his good, why would we even approach him? Would it not be because our evaluation of his conduct had led us to conclude—yes, to judge—that he was in serious moral or spiritual trouble?

— John W. Ritenbaugh

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Your guide to a healthy (and tasty!) Thanksgiving dinner

By Chef Jen, Wellness Executive Chef at Mayo Clinic

Step-by-step guide to perfectly cooked turkey

There’s an art to making a perfectly cooked bird

Chef Jen’s tips to make Thanksgiving dinner as healthy as it is delicious

Make smart swaps

Use leftovers wisely

Create simple side dishes

Meet Chef Jen

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The New Mayo Clinic Diet coming soon!

Launching early December 2021

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This Week With Gosar: Veterans Day!

Honoring our Nation’s Veterans

Cartoon Depicts Real Life Policy Battle Against Illegal Immigration and Amnesty

Gosar Co-sponsors Legislation to Protect American’s Right for Self-Defense and Concealed Carry

The Truth About Guns the Left Doesn’t Want You to Know

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