These Spot the Symbolism posts are brief looks at symbolism noticed during the week. They are not deep dives, as that would take too much time. It’s just a collection of possible symbolism to be able to ascertain patterns over time, float a few thoughts on possible symbolism and patterns as well as point out some symbolism for others to look into. Comments welcomed as to any decodes.
Towards the end are galleries of photos / memes / screenshots that are not symbolism but more social comment, some symbolic but not symbolism. I want to include them as they are relevant to what is happening at this time and it is good to look back at them. Obviously I do not agree with all the things I post.
Due to shortage of time, this post has been rushed this week.
MI5 British Domestic Spy agency
Lottie Moss
Mind control butterfly
TV show
Red /Blue and balloons and confetti /dissociative parts
Climate change
Climate change psyops
Princess Kate
Flashback to Kate Middleton wearing Rosemary’s Baby outfit for birth of child
Chaos programming reached community level comms according to Gina Phillips
Nicky Hilton
Leopardskin and pizza
Candace Owens
Freemasonic checker and pillars etc in catholic church
Disney
Britney Spears
Leopardskin, chains, and sexual mind control programming imagery
Baal
We are now in the immediate lead up to Beltane (Baaltane)1 May and this whole time is a Baal festival
Israelites Timeline
Brave
Brave backgrounds /adverts
MBE
William and Kate were awarded more honours this week. I cant see if I included them but there are details of MBE’s here.
Arsenal
Probably a red filter to indicate Arsenal won, but the water vapour rising from the stadium reminded me of the energy that the cabal can harvest from these events
Illuminati Families
Loose household cavalry horses
This was seen as symbolic by some of a bloodied pale horse.
Big Ben
Various stories about Big Ben struck 11 at 9 or 10 o’clock
Nancy Pelosi meets London Mayor Khan
“Digital camouflage” Pelosi dress. It could be predictive programming for war but also some say pixels are trigger for dissociation
Babycham
Very old, but blue / yellow and two 77’s. Anyone know what 77 means esoterically or a good source of info on esoteric numbers?
Opus Dei
P2
Born in Blood
Penny Mordaunt flight around Anglesey
Ley Lines US
Baphomet sign
This is also said to be a Baphomet sign
Ivy League
Ivy League Unviersity symbols / logo
Rihanna and MIA
Rihanna and MIA -are they in camouflage – more predictive programming for war?
Social Comment
Galleries of photos / memes / screenshots that are not symbolism but more social comment, some symbolic but not symbolism. They are relevant to what is happening at this time and it is good to notice trends. Obviously I do not agree with all the things I post. In future, as censorship increases I will divide into the globalist psyops more in future – war, trans, health, general, royals, weaponised immigration etc but this week I was in a rush.
Health
More and more Vinjuries, Heart attacks, excuses etc
Royals
Meghan Jam Promo
Meghan chose Chrissy Teigen and Kris Jenner. Kris High Priestess as is Meghan and Chrissy a pedo troll
Trans Psyops
Just look at the damage they do
Gaza and War
General Social Comment
I will try and finish with a lighter image or two in future.
Beauty
Apologies, very much had to rush this week.
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This blog has replaced my foxblog2 wordpress blog, which has reached its free limit. I will post most of my symbolism posts here on wordpress as there is a better gallery facility, although some like this one don’t need it.
In this post are two valuable posts from Waiting to Rot
2007 Waiting to Rot Blogspot The 12 masonic signs of recognition [1]
2007 Waiting to Rot Blogspot The occult sign language used since ancient times[2]
The 12 masonic signs of recognition
2007 Waiting to Rot Blogspot The 12 masonic signs of recognition [1]
This post is a review of the masonic signs described in the German book: “Freimaurersignale in der Presse” or freemasonic signals in the press. (This book and Richardson’s monitor of freemasonry can be downloaded on peer to peer like emule or you can also buy them online from a number of sources). The names for the signs come from the book “Sign Language Of The Mysteries” which was written decades earlier (see the other post on this blog for a review). Both books describe pretty much the same signs even thought they were written independently of each other.
Proof that many signs used by freemasons consist of simply pointing the index finger. Here are pictures from an old training manual used by freemasons, “Richardson’s monitor of freemasonry”. The bottom right drawing is taken from “Scotch Rite Masonry Illustrated Part 2” page 26.
More signs from Scotch Rite Masonry Illustrated vol.2
Here are four photos that are obvious intentional poses. Otherwise how could the photographer frame the camera to capture the index finger just at the edge like that? Pointing the finger away from the body is known in occult circles as “the sign of faith”, while pointing upward is the “sign of preservation”.
Obama holding a pose for the camera. Look at the frozen expression on his face and how the words “to lead” are nicely included. Also notice how his pointing finger is perfectly framed. This is again the masonic sign of faith.
Two sub variation of the “pointing the index sign”. Left is singer Barbara Hendricks making the index near the eye sign. This poster was used for a masonic charity in Belgium. Note the masonic square and compass at the top. Right is Rahm Emanuel making the sign of silence
The sign of the pyramid. The triangle being so important a symbol to freemasons, it is perfectly natural that they would make triangles with their hands. Pictured: Stephen Harper, Michelle Obama in an obvious scriped pose with that “halo” around her head, CIA war criminal Hayden and Lybia’s Gaddafi during his dec. 2007 visit to France. Notice the blatant way Gaddafi does the pyramid sign while he is standing and looking directly at the photographers present.
Bush, Ron Paul, Putin and Chavez. This is the occult “Sign of Praise” or sign of admiration (see Richardson’s monitor of freemasonry p.62), one of the most commonly used masonic/occult signal. The gesture looks like someone is holding an invisible ball. An ancient religious sign that is still used today by different religions but it is also used by freemasons as a sign of recognition.
France’s Sarkozy doing the ancient vesica pisces sign a.k.a the “ok” sign. Why is this gesture considered so important that it has to be published so often?
The sign of the fist is not just used by communists. Here is Richard Nixon, Michael Hayden, Ted Turner and Pervez Musharraf
The masonic handshake: the thumb has to press the knuckle. Above is the “pope” Ratzinger. It is an open secret that this man is a freemason. Some French freemasons even wrote an open letter exposing him. Below left is the current chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, dubbed by the medias as “the people’s premier”. China and Iran are also run by freemasonry and the current “rift” with the USA is nothing but theater. Bottom right is Chirac with BRD chancellor Merkel. On the basis of this handshake one can recognize, in which freemasonic degrees the interlocutors are.
The heart sign or sign of fidelity. No, this gesture was not made because a national anthem was being played because this man is Quebec’s former separatist leader, André Boisclair, and Quebec has no national antem of any sort. The first picture was made when he was defending a political ally under media pressure and the second was made on election night 2007 when he expressed gratitude toward his supporters after some rather devastating electoral results for his party. The bottom picture is also from election night but taken by a different photographer…
This is the “eyes looking up” masonic code. This is an imitation of Jesus on the cross as he was often portrayed in religious art with his eyes looking up to his Father (see pictures at bottom). First picture: notice how Castro is the only one looking up and also notice that his left hand is pointing downward. Top right: This man is the chairman of the (so called) Bank of Canada, David Dodge. The caption below the photo from nov. 2007 hinted that the Bank of Canada “would probably” lower it’s interest rates in december (and indeed, the rates were later lowered as “predicted”). Notice how he is barely able to keep a straight face while doing his little shifty masonic signal.. The last photo shows former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard in sept. 2007 while defending his brother who was embroiled in a minor political controversy. It is rare to see the eyes looking up code used alone. Usualy, it is used in combination with one of the other codes discussed here.
China’s Hu Jintao and US ambassador John Bolton doing the masonic eyeglass grasp sign. Why would so many different pro photographers find such a banale gesture so important? Try photographing your relatives doing this. You would have to wait all day for something that last only a fraction of a second, think about it…
The hand on the necktie (sign of distress). Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made this gesture on 30 january 2007 after a rather devastating report was published about the disastrous 2006 war in Lebanon
12 MASONIC SIGNALS IN THE MEDIA We see them everyday in newspapers and magazines: pictures of men and women from politics, economics and important institutions, which show mostly strange “hand signals” .But few newspaper readers think about it, because these pictures do not say anything to them; But they say to freemasons and other insiders very much. Who would let themselves be photographed time and times again in such a way? Already in the earliest youth children will be told, when one makes a photo with them, to take their fingers away from their face and to use no hand gestures. Thus why do politicians, economics and further personalities allow such photos of themselves to be made? Further ,which editor-in chief would picks the worst pictures out from the dozens of photos available, which upon careful observation, always show the same ugly gestures? But it has already its sense, because these hand signals, views and grasps are messages under “insiders”. With these hand signals secret messages and instructions, are passed on mainly by signal photos in the press. In order that this code does not attract the attention of the average reader, the “insiders” use a whole set of harmlessly looking hand signals and gestures. Only those who understand this code, from newspapers and magazines will understand, what is really going on in politics, economics, culture and even in the sport. Here are the 12 gestures of the freemasons, which are spread over the press:
1 pointing of the index finger in a photograph (the index near the eyes and near the mouth are distinct masonic signs. Pointing the index straight at the camera, is also a sign seen often in newwspapers. 2 the ubiquitous ok sign 3 the fist 4 making a pyramid with the forearms 5 the hand in play (holding an invisible ball with one or both hands) very common 6 the hand on the heart for no explained reason (like oath swearing etc) 7 masonic handshake (the thumb is seen turned downward and pressing the other person’s knuckle) 8 eyes looking up for no explained reason (immitation of pictures of Jesus on the cross) 9 looking above the glasses in a picture 10 touching the glasses in a picture 11 hands on the nectie in a picture (distress signal) 12 hands on the neck (distress signal)
2007 Waiting to Rot Blogspot The 12 masonic signs of recognition [1]
The occult sign language used since ancient times
2007 Waiting to Rot Blogspot The occult sign language used since ancient times [2]
THE SIGN OF DISTRESS. top left: the ukranian president made this gesture after calls for his resignation (27 march 09). Next the president of Libanon during the 2006 war when he was fearing a coup against him (8 dec. 2006). Middle: the three positions of the masonic sign of distress (Scotch Rite Masonry Illustrated vol.2. Bottom left: detail of the Transfiguration by Fran Angelico. Next is Quetzalcoatl and finally the egyptian goddess of the dead, all showing the sign of distress
The sign of “Heaven and Earth” is often associated with the theme of ressurection or with deities sent to earth for a special mission, like Buddah, Christ, Quetzalcoatl etc
The most prominent feature of the art productions of the Initiates of the Mystery Schools were the hand signs and this was known as the Ancient Sign Language which was transmitted from Age to Age, culture to culture. J.S.M. Ward made a thorough study of this secret sign language and in his book, “The Sign Language of the Mysteries,” he identifies several of these hand signs and gestures to be found mostly in Christian art although by no means limited to Christendom. In his book Ward offers many instances of each sign. He explains that these hand poses are to be found all over Europe, Africa, Asia, India, Oceania, the Americas, ancient Crete, Polynesia, Babylonia, etc., in short, all over the world. Among the hand signs that he discusses are:
Sign of Preservation
Sign of Faith
Sign of Distress/Surrender
Sign of Death
Sign of Praise
Sign of the Heart
Sign of Prayer
Sign of Benediction or Blessing
Sign of Secrecy
Sign of Destruction
Sign of Exultation
Sign of Reverence
Sign of Horror
Sign or Resignation
Sign of Sacrifice
Sign of Heaven and Earth
Sign of Despair/Regret
Sign of the horn
The vesica pisces sign
Sign of completion
Sign of Preservation
There are many variations of this sign. Basically, it is posed by placing one hand over the heart and raising the other at an angle at the elbow with the hand pointing upwards. In some forms, it is the index finger that points skyward. In most depictions of this sign it is the left hand rather than the right that is raised. There are numerous instances of this pose in Egyptian art. The Egyptologist, E.A. Wallis Budge, interprets the hieroglyph with this sign as Hen, or “praise.” The god Anubis is often represented with this hand posture, and murals in the palaces and tombs of the pharaohs often illustrate votaries of Ra with this significant gesture. This sign is also found in the Minoan and Mycenaen civilizations. In Christian art, Jesus is often portrayed assuming many occult hand signs, among these is the Sign of Preservation. The sun god Damuzi of the Babylonians while descending into the underworld likewise bears this sign, as depicted on certain objects. In his book mentioned previously, J.S.M. Ward tells of a Roman sarcophagus in the Bardo Museum, Tunis, showing the emergence of Jonah from the whale that swallowed him for three days, and making the Sign of Preservation–in effect, indicating that his life was saved. Among the mystical Islamic sects, the Whirling Dervishes appropriate the use of this important hand pose in their ceremonial rites and practices. In archaic times, the Sign of Preservation was adopted by those petitioning the deity for the preservation of oneself or someone else, and with the strong conviction that the request was granted. In contradistinction to this, it was also employed by those of high spiritual attainment assuring others of their salvation. In Christianity it is often associated with the Second Person of the Holy Trinity.
Sign of Faith
This sign resembles the Sign of Preservation with the exception that the hand pointing upwards is not squared at an angle and not pointing to the sky. It points outwards away from the body. Like the above sign, many examples of these are to be found distributed all over the world.
Sign of Distress/Surrender
When the two hands are lifted upwards above the head with the elbows bent–this is known as the Sign of Distress. This is one of those universal hand signs, and it seems almost human nature to fling the hands into the air when in despair or when faced with overwhelming pressure as a sign of psychological turmoil and the “giving-in” to a certain situation, or when feeling helpless. Therefore, it is not surprising when we find the use of this sign all around the globe as depicted in artistic works, and experientially in everyday life. This sign is an appeal for aid and is universal like many of the other signs mentioned in this section. Its use can be traced as early as 3,000 B.C. Quetzalcoatl, one of the gods of the Mayans, is sometimes depicted with this hand pose.
Sign of Death
This hand sign is related to the throat chakra, or psychic center. It consists of placing the hand’s edge-whether left or right hand-at the throat. The thumb points directly at the throat itself. It is actually a moving gesture and is effected by moving the hand’s edge across the throat as if to cut it. This sign suggests that something is to be terminated or killed, or that it is already dead. The ancient Romans and Egyptians were well familiar with this sign and in some Christian paintings of the crucifixion, the disciple John the Beloved is portrayed with this sign of cutting the throat while standing before the crucified Jesus. Arabs and Sudanese make use of this sign to swear their innocence uttering that God should cut their throats should they be telling a falsehood. Several American Indian tribes employ this sign as a salutation meaning that they are “faithful or true unto death.”
Sign of Praise
This sign is similar to the Sign of Distress except that the hands are not lifted above the head but extended forward in front of the body, inclining upwards with the hands facing outwards and the elbows bent. This is also a greeting sign and the initial start of the salaam gesture of the Arabs.
Sign of the Heart
This sign is accomplished by placing the hand over the heart. A survival of this gesture in modern times is the bowing of a gentlemen to a lady with his hand to his heart as a salutation of respect, or as it was customary in the 17th and 18th century in Europe, for a man to remove his hat and to place it at the heart region when greeting the opposite sex. This is a hoary sign. It is to be found in ancient Egypt, Rome, and even in Crete in the Minoan period. It is also to be seen in the mosaic art of the many old churches and cathedrals. The meaning of this sign is a little obscure. It has been suggested that it signify faith or fidelity. However, with the placement of the hand at the heart we may make a conjecture and say that it concerns the finer sentiments of a person conveyed to the object of his attention or affection.
Sign of Prayer
This is probably the best known of ecclesiastical signs which is also used by the lay person. It consists of placing the palms of the hands together with the fingertips pointing in an upward direction. Another Sign of Prayer is the folding of the hands together intertwining the fingers.
Sign of Benediction or Blessing
In Christianity, this sign is utilized mainly by the priesthood. It is used by priests to bless people and consecrate objects. To assume this sign, the third and fourth fingers are folded onto the palms with the index and middle fingers held upright. The thumb may also be erect or it may be folded upon the ring finger. The significance of the erect thumb and first two fingers in the act of blessing is that the grace, virtue, and power of the Holy Trinity are being conveyed. Occultly, the subtle energies flowing from the hands are stronger at the terminal points of these digits than they are at the ring and little fingers
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Sign of Secrecy
This is a sign that has survived to contemporary times and can continually be seen in everyday life. It probably originated in Egypt during the heydays of the Mystery Schools. This sign was associated with Horus, or Harpocrates–one of the forms of Horus. This sign is executed by putting a finger to the lips as though to seal it. Its significance is that of secrecy and silence. In the Mystery Schools the Initiates were pledged to a vow of secrecy, never revealing the secrets of the Temple unless authorized to do so. Even nowadays, the following injunction may be found in occult schools: “know, dare, do, and be silent.”
Sign of Destruction
When one or both of the hands are seen on the solar plexus in religious art, it signifies destruction. We can understand the significance of this sign when viewed from a metaphysical point of view. The solar plexus chakra is a storehouse of potent energies that may be used for good or ill. When this center is awakened prematurely in a disciple’s life, it may cause problems that the disciple is not equipped as yet to handle. Physical, physiological, and psychological–not to mention karmic difficulties–might arise when a disciple foolishly stimulates this center. The solar plexus chakra is an emotional focus and by being polarized at this level one may have trouble extricating oneself from the lower instinctive and egoistic nature. The disciple may be destroyed by this center and evolutionary progress postponed, thus the hand gesture on the solar plexus came to be associated with destruction. There are numerous examples of the Sign of Destruction in Art. In India, Shiva, the Destroyer is often depicted with this gesture. Many Greek and Christian art-forms also bear personages with this sign.
Sign of Exultation
This hand pose is a sign of joy and satisfaction; it is done by extending the hands above the head with the fingertips of the hands touching. Though not as numerous as some of the other signs, there are several examples of these in Christian art. In China, the Hung Society uses this sign to represent the metal element.
Sign of Reverence
Reverence in the sign language of the Mysteries, is indicated by the shading of one’s eyes with the hand, whether left or right. In some variations of this sign the eyes are fully covered. This sign originated in cultures where it was impolite to look directly at one’s superior; for instance, a soldier would make this sign when saluting a superior officer. Another possible origin of this sign is the experiences had by blessed individuals during angelic visitations. The presence of these spiritual beings compels the beholder to shield their eyes from the angelic radiance. This hand gesture is not unique to any race for it is to be found distributed all over the world–in Ceylon, Australia, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Sign of Horror
One of the dramatic signs, the gesture of horror is made by extending the right hand, palm outwards, while the head is turned to the right as though refusing to see something objectionable or frightening. The left hand is this gesture point outwards and in a downward direction as if trying to expel something. Examples of this sign in art may be seen in the Vatican and in the British Museum.
Sign or Resignation
This sign consists in crossing the arms upon the chest with the fingertips of the right hand on the left shoulder and the fingertips of the left hand on the right shoulders. This gesture is sometimes portrayed with the right hand over the left, but the reverse is regarded as a more proper representation according to tradition. This is another one of those signs that may have originated in the Mystery Schools of Egypt. The god Osiris and the statues representing Egyptian pharaohs are often depicted in this pose by artisans. For some specific reason the Egyptians also buried their dead in this manner, with the hands of the mummy crossed upon their breast. Even the sarcophagi or mummy cases of the deceased bear a pictorial resemblance of them with the same sign. In the Renaissance, artists often depicted Mother Mary with such a hand pose. Like the many hand gestures described herein, the Sign of Resignation generates a certain occult power of which we shall discuss later in an upcoming article when we apply and incorporate the sign in our mudra practices. The occult function of a sign is just as important as its esoteric meaning, perhaps even more so.
Sign of Heaven and Earth
This sign is executed by extending one hand above the head pointing skywards, and the other extended downwards pointing to the earth. According to Ward, the significance of this sign in Christianity is that someone had descended to Earth and later re-ascended to Heaven. Or alternatively, ascended to Heaven and later descended to Earth. There are numerous examples of this sign in Christian art related to the raising of Lazarus, the descent of Jesus into Hell to save the inhabitants, and Jesus’ resurrection. There are many variations of this sign. Sometimes the hand with its open palm pointing upwards has its fingers together; occasionally we find examples where the index finger points upwards while the rest of the fingers folded onto the palm. The British Museum has a collection of Babylonian objects where the Sign of Heaven and Earth may be seen. In Greece, examples of this sign are associated with the Eleusinan Mysteries.
Sign of Despair/Regret
Regret, despair, and sorrow is indicated by resting the head upon the right hand and the left arm, which is horizontally across the solar plexus, supports the right elbow with its hand. Occasionally, this position is reversed. There does not seem to be any strict rule to this. In paintings with crucifixion themes, the Virgin Mary is often depicted with this hand position. There are examples of this sign of Persian and Greek origins preserved in museums all over the world.
Sign of sacrifice: a group of signs, the first is made by striking the wrist of the right hand with the side of the left hand, as if cutting it off. After making the first movement, the right hand which has symbolically been severed, is lifted by the left and a pretence is made of throwing it over the left shoulder
Sign of the horn: the well known “devil sign”
The vesica pisces sign: The well known “ok” sign
Sign of completion: similar to the sign of praise described above except that the arms are inclined downwards
2007 Waiting to Rot Blogspot The occult sign language used since ancient times [2]
I have probably found out why I was banned from medium. It was slightly different to what I had thought. As this post is relevant to what I had posted on other blogs, it will be posted there in a couple of days. Thanks for being an early subscriber to foxblog4, whch is the blog that is going to have my symbolism posts, you get it first.
I had decided to try the Medium blogging platform as I was suspended as it turned out temporarily from wordpress. I signed up to Medium and was testing their gallery facility. I needed a gallery facility that could take many photos and arrange them well, as I had intended to post about 30 screenshots from a video about symbolism.
Suspension
This is the message, I received…
I appealed as I thought it was an algorithm error, and I was expecting routine reinstatement of account but I was told the account was in violation of the rules, for hateful content.
This surprised me. I therfore asked for the specific photo that was hateful. I received a reply from someone, ironically, whose name / pseudonym was Liberty from User Services.
Liberty informed me that the account would remain suspended and the decision was final, but he /him did at least give me a link to the image that was deemed hateful.
In my haste of blog testing/ being banned, I had overlooked that I had already posted the first photo in the folder as a test, before moving onto testing a full gallery. In fact the meme was wrongly filed in that folder and should have been in my Spot the Symbolism folder, social comment section.
The first shot in the file was this meme, and I had test posted one photo / screenshot, a title and a line of text.
The Offending Meme
Until I accessed what I had written, I had thought that it must have been something in my post on Walter Veith symbolism that I had been banned for. In the end it looks like it was not, it was for the meme that was wrongly filed in my Walter Veith folder. I have not rewatched the Veith video to check if it is in there, but very much doubt if it was in there, I think it was from twitter, misfiled.
I had not examined the meme, just saved it. I had seen the writing, the freemason logo and a court scene. I had no inkling why it was thought hateful. My first idea was when I did a reverse image search on TinEye to try and find out where the meme was from.
Unfortunately the results given were limited and I did not source the meme from there, but maybe twitter is not covered in the search.
So the name which included the letters zion gave me a clue as to why I may have been banned though it is supposition.
I presume that the meme has been judged as antisemitic. I re-examined the meme and perhaps the freemasons face is thought to look like a stereotype.
I certainly did not realise at the time I posted that the meme was about that, if it is. I thought it was about freemasons and justice.
Discussion
What I thought was just a freemasonic meme, may have had undertones of a meme also against others.
Even if it did, should that have led to permanent ban, especially with no prior warning? Even if the meme was determined to use a “trope”, that a reason to ban me permanently from medium? Should it not be allowed? Who decides that something is a trope and others should not use it? . Some people like Rachel Riley are allowed to use that trope, yet me not knowing that a trope was even being used, even if it was, am banned from Medium for using it unwittingly. Even the whole idea of these tropes appears designed to prevent justificable criticism of certain sectors. Even now, writing this I am having to tiptoe.
‘To Learn Who Rules Over You, Simply Find Out Who You Are Not Allowed To Criticise’
A source states that that quote originated with white nationalist writer Kevin Alfred Strom. What a nightmare it is trying to write a blog these days, wondering who is going to hate on you or try to get you banned.
I think I dodged a bullet with the Medium though, all things considered. Liberty and free speech does not seem to be their priority. Even if I had not been banned on my very first post, it inevitably would have come anyway, after I had put more time and effort into the blog.
Lets be clear these censors do not want us even analysing things, they want certain issues to be off the agenda, outside the Overton window. Guess what. They then take advantage of that. They want to control the media so that they control the narrative and the truth.
WordPress Suspensions
Were my suspensions on 2 different wordpress posts related? One of those blogs did contain the meme as I had loaded it into the Veith post gallery (now it is deleted from there), one of the blogs did not, so perhaps the reason given “automatic anti spam controls” was correct. I am slightly suspicious that the suspensions all came at the time the draconian law on hate speech in Scotland was coming in, and algorithms may have been being tightened.
This is a similar meme on freemasons and justice, safer as a cover pic.
The Walter Veith video is worth a watch though on various symbolism including freemasonic symbolism, even though tangential to my ban. The Secret behind the Secret Societies who Control the World – Walter Veith[3].
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