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Sunday, March 9. 2025Broken airplaneS'il vou plait
It doesn't really mean "If it pleases you", but it remains a polite request/demand.
From today's Lectionary 4:1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 4:2 where 4:3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread." 4:4Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'One does not live by bread alone.'" 4:6 And 4:7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." 4:8 Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'" 4:9 Then 4:10 for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,' 4:11 and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'" 4:12 Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" 4:13 When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. Saturday, March 8. 2025How is the American ideal of freedom disappearing in Europe?Fake thingsA bookSaturday morning links Climate Misinformation from the United Nations - A new Swedish Radio investigation has me asking - Does anyone care? Saturday Miscellany THIS IS WHAT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SURGERY DEPT IS UP TO INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, TEACHING SURGERY DHS Ends TSA Collective Bargaining After Bombshell Finding Of 'More Full-Time Union Workers' Than Airport Screeners Other People’s Money - The latest from DOGE The Democratic Party Must Adapt or Go Extinct EU and Ukraine: Stop Blaming Trump, Look in the Mirror The West’s ‘thin red line’, Egypt’s ‘do-nothing’ Gaza plan and other commentary By Post Editorial Board Friday, March 7. 2025Chili PeppersActually, all peppers whether hot or sweet:
Friday morning links COVID wrecked school attendance and its importance to parents, kids — but there’s plenty we can do Five years on: The countries that never locked down for Covid-19 TGIF: Scam Nation - Trump backs a federal crypto reserve, the Tate brothers come home, Gavin Newsom swings right, RFK goes pro-vax, ‘carbon fundamentalism’ is the problem, and much more. Jasmine Crockett Outdoes Herself Yet Again, Claims Trump Wants to Send Black People 'Back to the Fields' The Democrats Descend into Madness Dems as The Stupid Party Helter Skelter Island: UK Codifying 'Two Tier' for Real UPDATE New EU Carbon Market Set To Hammer Households And Small Businesses Washington was actively involved in shaping Ukraine’s government rather than standing as a neutral observer. Douglas Murray: How MAGA Lost Its Way on Ukraine I don't get it Thursday, March 6. 2025When did we have a President like this?He loves talking to the press. I don't like to be a fanboy, but he is remarkable. And amusing.
Thursday morning links But no mention of clinical improvement Study reveals 300K NYC public school students — nearly 35% — ‘chronically absent’ as grades plummet, spending surges Professors accuse Trump, Musk of lawlessness, anti-democratic extremism in UMich teach-in Dr. Bhattacharya Comes to Washington. Plus. . . California universities face new antisemitism probe. Our editors on why fiscal sanity means getting beyond DOGE. China says it’s “ready for war.” And more. The Democrat Party is Imploding as Backlash Over Members’ Childish Behavior Mounts If There Are Any Decent Democrats Left, They're Awfully Quiet CBS Poll Finds, Much to Their Dismay, Americans Loved the Speech The speech was just normal The Democrats’ Trump Derangement Syndrome comes home to roost. The party needs a reality check European Conservatives aren't American Conservatives Re Ukraine: What does Eli Lake want? Wednesday, March 5. 2025Loves her jobRestoring American Culture
One quote: "He was elected not to preserve the status quo but to remake it. On January 20, he moved quickly to show that his administration would not be a colloquy of words only. It would be a locomotive of deeds. Within hours of taking office, he had issued some 200 executive orders and proclamations, affecting everything from immigration and the border to taxes and the cost of living. He ordered that the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords and the World Health Organization and directed that federal employees return to working full-time and in-person. With the stroke of his pen, he obliterated DEI operations throughout the government. The exhibition of energy and self-confidence was extraordinary. Trump has repeatedly said that his common-sense revolution would usher in a “new golden age.” In the context of unleashing the economy and technological innovation, we can understand this to mean literal gold. But a large part of our new golden age will be aggregated under the rubric of normality. The return of common sense is also the return of the normal. What would that look like in the realm of culture?" Wednesday morning links “Science Guy” Bill Nye Beclowns Himself with Ridiculous Claims About Hurricanes, Carolina Fires. Two more serious climate scientists counter Nye’s claims. Also, a look at the current fires in the Carolinas. Cities Fear ‘Loss of Productivity’ if Haitian Illegals on Welfare Get Deported. “People are making money from renting to them" Federal Employees Are Whining Again—And This Time, No One’s Crying With Them " The governmental bureau becomes the permanent fixture, with the objective continually changing." Wednesday Potpourri A $20 Billion Slush Fund—Paid by You to Progressive Nonprofits Wake Up Call? Polls Show Half Of Democrat Voters Are Tired Of Far-Left Politics Trump changes Zelensky’s Netflix password and more hilarious headlines from the Babylon Bee "America Is Back" - 12 Takeaways From Trump 47's First Major Policy Speech To Congress Trump Gets Huge Laughs Describing Wasteful Spending Discovered by DOGE Dems at Trump's Speech Beg for Shovels to Dig Their Own Graves Trump’s speech has Americans dreaming — leaving Dems reeling Greenfield: " Trying to bring peace to the Russia – Ukraine war is an even worse mistake than the war itself. Whatever their virtue, wars can at least be won, but peace is a choice for both sides. And we cannot choose for them. That is more nation building. Only they can choose their own futures." National Review Sides With the War Party Again. The Never Trumpers want war while Trump seeks peace — even if the deals are imperfect. Tuesday, March 4. 2025Mango is the national fruit of India. It is also the national tree of Bangladesh.[Re American JewsRoss Douthat discusses his Roman CatholicismTuesday morning links
Why ‘cage-free’ eggs are not all they’re cracked up to be The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week Metabolic signature of depression found in blood, revealing biological links to the disorder Meet the Grandma Arrested by Scotland’s Speech Police Trans Surgeries Increase Risk Of Suicidal Ideation: Oxford Study Michelle Wu Personifies Boston’s Woes Can Josh Shapiro Save the Democrats? Plus… DEI Was The Biggest Con Of The Century My Expectations for the Economic Effects of Tariffs It's just a game Political rage rhetoric Tapper Blow the Lid Off That Story the Rest of Us Knew in 2020 EU Democracy Update: Looking to Strip Hungary of Its Veto In Order to 'Defend European Values' No More Globalist Delusions: Ukraine’s War Strategy Has Failed The strategy was US vs Russia America As Republic, Not As Empire – Europe's 'Sound And Fury' After Jaw-Dropping Pivots In US Policy Monday, March 3. 2025Monday morning links Sweat Equity for the Mind - UQ research reveals how investing in exercise can boost brain function for up to 5 years Deborah Lipstadt: Why I Won’t Teach at Columbia - I was Biden’s antisemitism envoy. I had been considering an academic appointment at the Ivy League institution. Not anymore. Elon Musk Explains the ‘Non-Profit’ Grift That George Soros Has Been Running on the U.S. Government and Taxpayers VDH: Who Caused The Counter-Revolution? Vance Derangement Syndrome Emerges from the Fevered Swamps of Trump Derangement Syndrome US Approves New Russian Ambassador As Major Reset Underway Miranda Devine: Zelensky was the true instigator of the Oval Office fracas — not an ‘ambush’ from Trump Democrats Encouraged Zelenskyy to Confront Trump When it comes to Ukraine, Europe is delusional 'You clowns': Ex-diplomat Susan Rice snaps back at critics spreading new conspiracy theory VDH: Ten bad takeaways from the Zelenskyy blow-up WHY ZELENSKY CANNOT MAKE PEACE Ric Grenell Obliterates Susan Rice's Argument That Trump Is Selling Out Ukraine and Sucking Up to Putin NATO Chief Issues Sharp Warning to Zelensky After Car Crash Trump Talks Zelenskyy Discusses Breakdown of White House Discussions – Nothing is Acceptable Unless USA Troops are Put Into Ukraine Why is the US involved with Ukraine? Sunday, March 2. 2025Remembering the Phoenician/Carthaginian EmpireI've been to Carthage. It feels strange to see the highway exit sign. What is there now is, mostly, the ruins of the Roman city. The old Carthage was destroyed completely. Yes, the Phoenicians invented our alphabet.
From today's Lectionary - Jesus is transfigured on the mountain 9:29 And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 9:30 Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. 9:31 They appeared in glory and were speaking about his exodus, which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem. 9:32 Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep, but as they awoke they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 9:33 Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us set up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah," not realizing what he was saying. 9:34 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. 9:35Then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!" 9:37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 9:38 Just then a man from the crowd shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son; he is my only child. 9:39 Suddenly a spirit seizes him, and all at once he shrieks. It convulses him until he foams at the mouth; it mauls him and will scarcely leave him. 9:40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." 9:41 Jesus answered, "You faithless and perverse generation, how much longer must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here." 9:42 While he was being brought forward, the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 9:43a And all were astounded at the greatness of God. Saturday, March 1. 2025Shellengerger on UkraineTaking a hiking trip in PakistanSaturday morning links Even a little exercise could significantly lower dementia risk Reverse science? Why some women develop romantic interests in fictional “bad boys” Saturday Miscellany Trump Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism Announces Visits to Columbia, Nine Other Schools. 'The Task Force’s mandate is to bring the full force of the federal government to bear in our effort to eradicate Anti-Semitism, particularly in schools,' says Leo Terrell, the task force's head In Oval Office Temper Tantrum, Zelensky Blows Up Peace Talks FAFO "Trump fully intended to sign the minerals deal today. Two official binders were prepared -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his Ukrainian counterpart and the two presidents were going to sit at a conference table in the East Room and then trumpet their success at podiums." Globalist European Leaders Appear United Behind Ukraine Tweet Out the EXACT SAME MESSAGE After White House Smackdown Lindsey Graham Says US "Can Never Do Business With Zelensky Again" 'Old Magoo': Elections Over, German Government Launches Nat'l Snitch Line Cuba – Where the Populace is Disarmed and the Revolución Still Lives On Friday, February 28. 2025insufferableEzra Klein is insufferable. I think he wants to be the William F. Buckley of the lefty/government party. This is an education about "the elite." No surprise to me, but the Democrat party is the party of government and control of us peasants. I guess I am a normie. Gurri is a normie too.
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