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I know in the last few days there have been an enormous amount of conversations going on about Weather Modification & GeoEngineering. I also understand that it’s a very touchy subject and incredibly difficult to come to terms with that this is being done to us without our consent. Here’s a link to my TikTok account where I have over 400 + videos of GeoEngineering that I have documented primarily from my home with the exception of maybe one or two that were elsewhere. My ask is that you scroll all the way down to the very bottom and work your way back up through the videos so that you see the progression of each day and start to recognize all the patterns like I do. There are many days where I documented from before sunrise or shortly after and until sunset or late afternoon. We have to start learning to trust our own eyes again and not be reliant on some “authority” figure to tell us that what we’re seeing with our own eyes isn’t happening. Please know that all of this is coming from a place of love! It’s hard to awaken to the fact that we’ve been lied to for so long and so many things that we have believed aren’t true. Please also know that there’s so many of us that have already gone through this tough process of coming to grips with fact that what we once believed to be our reality for so long truly isn’t. We are here to help everyone that is just starting to understand these things and support you. God bless all of you! Stay safe! 🙏💜🫂

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28,637 views • 1 year ago

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