{"id":10937,"date":"2017-08-01T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=10937"},"modified":"2025-06-29T11:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T10:01:55","slug":"russian-kale-donald-trump-cannot-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/russian-kale-donald-trump-cannot-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"The vegetable politicians musn’t grow"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Russian<\/a>
Russian Kale growing well in a raised bed at Wernlwyd – but you won’t find it growing at the White House or Chevening, the UK Foreign Secretary’s country pad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is a tasty and dependable addition to any vegetable garden, but it is one which no politician’s\u00a0 gardener will not be putting on the menu any time soon.<\/p>\n

Its Latin name is\u00a0Brassica napus pabularia<\/em>, and it produces a succession of sweet full-flavoured leaves. \u00a0If regularly harvested, and protected from those white butterflies, it will resprout with new tender leaves right through the growing season.<\/p>\n

Yes, it’s Russian Kale<\/h2>\n

Its English name? \u00a0Russian Kale. \u00a0People sometimes add the adjective ‘Red’ because the main vein (or midrib) can be a shade of purple, especially in young plants. \u00a0Or, if you remember the cold war …<\/p>\n

Russian Kale likes cool, temperate climates and is resistant to bolting. \u00a0However, in its second year it will produce hundreds of yellow flowers. \u00a0Pods will ripen in June to July, yielding thousands of seeds ready to replant or save for the following spring. \u00a0If seed falls to the ground, look out for Russian Kale volunteer plants, proving that the Russians are everywhere, ready to turn your garden into a Kremlin plot.<\/p>\n

The thousands of seeds from just one plant are called ‘redundancy’. \u00a0Many plants produce vastly more seed than one would think necessary. \u00a0But the Almighty has put this abundance of seed in place. \u00a0Furthermore, it means this author has several thousand seeds to distribute to those who would like some Russian interference in their garden.<\/p>\n

Psalm 104:14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kremlin connections?<\/h2>\n
\"The<\/a>
The leaves of Russian Kale can be cut regularly and more leaves then grow. But does growing it turn your vegetable garden into a Kremlin plot?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you are already a member of Christian Voice, you do not need a secret Russian communications system. \u00a0Simply send a stamped addressed envelope to the Christian Voice office for your seeds.<\/p>\n

We shall also send at least a hundred Russian Kale seeds to every new member who joins in August.<\/p>\n

Both offers will be subject to first come first served. \u00a0When the seed runs out, that’s it until next year.<\/p>\n

Growing Russian Kale does of course raise suspicions over a possible direct connection to the Kremlin. \u00a0It will be no surprise if President Putin has personally authorised every Russian Kale seed and sent them out to meddle in vegetable plots across the West. \u00a0Expect a US Senate Committee to confirm this attack on our bland way of life very soon. \u00a0Well, the name gives it away, doesn’t it? \u00a0It’s Russian Kale, after all. \u00a0It must be dangerous to NATO and its military complex.<\/p>\n

But all I know is, it’s prolific and tasty. \u00a0We shred the mature leaves finely and simply stir-fry in olive oil or butter. \u00a0Or you can add young leaves to salad. \u00a0Plant now, and you will just about get a crop before winter. \u00a0Wait for the spring, and you’ll have veg for months. \u00a0Your garden needs a Russian reset.<\/p>\n

Attack on Nord Stream 2<\/h2>\n
\"Paul<\/a>
Paul Craig Roberts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, across the pond, any hopes Donald Trump had of a reset in trade relations with Russian have been scuppered by the veto-proof sanctions bill passed almost unanimously by Congress and the Senate. \u00a0However, it’s just a clumsy attempt to promote US shale gas at the expense of Russian natural gas. \u00a0Moreover it could easily backfire, as even the Washington Post is pointing out<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Who destroyed the Russo-German Nord Stream 2 pipeline?<\/strong>\u00a0 And the EU does much more trade with Russia than does the US anyway. \u00a0Russia will just trade elsewhere, as Bloomberg reports<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But symbolically the bill is bad for US-Russian relations. \u00a0Already, according to the Independent<\/a><\/strong>, Russian expulsions of US diplomats have increased tensions. \u00a0And that is precisely why the military-industrial complex like the sanctions bill just as much as the US shale gas industry. \u00a0After all, it would never do if peace were to break out, now would it? \u00a0Indeed\u00a0former US Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts told RT<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0these ‘interest groups’ ‘put their interests ahead of normalizing relations between nuclear powers’. \u00a0We should be in much prayer for peace and against these men:<\/p>\n

Psalm 140:2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Administration, jobs and legacy<\/h2>\n

Where does all this leave President Trump’s domestic policy, his ‘West Wing’ administration and his legacy? \u00a0It is hard to keep up with the comings and goings in his office. \u00a0Is the man as shambolic as this in the appointments he makes in his business empire? \u00a0Or is it just the ‘Deep State’, what we call the ‘Establishment’, that is out to destabilise him?<\/p>\n

\"Donald<\/a>
Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Will his Supreme Court appointments define his legacy?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wherever there are people in the world, they need jobs. \u00a0Donald Trump promised much to the ‘rust belt’ workers of the US. \u00a0We have seen signs of him reaching out to the unions but nothing much concrete yet, unless the mainstream media is keeping something from us.<\/p>\n

But despite anything immediately visible, says Breitbart<\/a><\/strong>, a recent poll shows US working class voters believe Mr Trump’s Republicans, rather than the Democrats, ‘will help improve the economy and create jobs’.<\/p>\n

President Trump’s real legacy could yet be in the US Supreme Court. \u00a0He has already filled one vacancy with constitutionalist Neil Gorsuch. \u00a0Three justices are now 78 or older. \u00a0If two of those die or retire, the President’s nominees could put a brake on liberal sacred cows such as abortion, gay rights and transgenderism for a generation. \u00a0Continue to pray:<\/p>\n

1Timothy 2:2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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