Dee’s looking forward to a potential civil war if Trump loses the election and hopes that his loyalists will expatriate to another country and establish a MAGA colony there like the Confederados did in Brazil in 1865. Marshall Island Tony is suspected of being a drug runner in Peru and Part 2 of Jizzy Jake’s brocation to ATL. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Serial Killer Star Signs.

S&W Episode 962: The Confederados of Brazil

Think of the Confederacy, and your focus probably shifts to the U.S. South. Yet during the Civil War era, the Canadian border emerged as an important political and military battleground. On one hand, enslaved people went to great lengths to forge freedom in Canada. Confederates, however, also executed violent attacks on the Union home front from Canada. As a border state, Kentucky played a crucial role in these excursions between North and South. Join us today for a discussion of how Confederate Kentuckians exploited the Canadian border during the Civil War.

Our guest is Dr. Cassandra Jane Werking, a December 2024 research fellow at the Kentucky Historical Society. Dr. Werking is from East Greenbush, New York, and graduated with a PhD in history from the University of Kentucky in May 2025. Her dissertation is titled "Refuge, Raids, and Confederates on Sleighs: How the Confederacy Exploited Canada and the International Border and Shaped the American Civil War." Werking now plans to publish her dissertation as a book and pursue her dream of becoming a history professor. When Werking is not researching the military, political, and social history of the American Civil War and the long nineteenth century, she can be found enjoying Dunkin iced coffee and going on roads trips to the Adirondack Mountains.

We are also sending a shout-out to Clay Wallace, the Kentucky History Award winning podcast host of "Any Old Place" for the Capital City Museum: https://www.aop.frankfortpodcast.org/

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Kentucky Confederates in Canada | Dr. Cassandra Jane Werking

Surah 33: Al-Ahzab (The Confederates) - Recited by Ahmed Abdelhamid Tahoun

Al-Ahzab is the thirty-third chapter of the Holy Qur'an, consisting of 73 verses. It is a Medinan Surah revealed largely around the time of the Battle of the Trench (also known as the Battle of the Confederates, Al-Ahzab) in 5 AH.

The Surah addresses the great fear and testing faced by the Muslims during that siege and exposes the weakness and treachery of the hypocrites. It also clarifies key social legislation, particularly concerning the Prophet's household and the general guidelines for female modesty (Hijab).

Key Themes in Surah Al-Ahzab include:

* The Trial of the Trench: Recounting the severe test of faith when the pagan tribes and Jewish clans allied against Medina, highlighting the steadfastness of true believers.
* Social and Legal Rulings: Abolishing pre-Islamic customs like 'Zihar' (likening a wife to one's mother) and adoption practices.
* Commands to the Prophet's Family: Giving specific guidance to the wives of the Prophet (PBUH) due to their esteemed status.
* Salaat and Salaam: Contains the famous Verse 56, which commands believers to send blessings and peace upon the Prophet: "Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace."

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Surah 33: Al-Ahzab (The Confederates)

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