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· Nov 12
“The greatest single cause of #Atheism in the world today is #Christians who acknowledge #Jesus with their lips, and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle.
That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.”
— #BrennanManning. ✝️
#BeSayDo #AdFontes #SemperReformada
That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.”
— #BrennanManning. ✝️
#BeSayDo #AdFontes #SemperReformada
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Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
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This is an awful crime against humanity, and it will also set a precedent that will allow the next Democratic administration to nullify the white South African refugees’ status. I hope those aspiring “refugees” keep that in mind.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
This is an awful crime against humanity, and it will also set a precedent that will allow the next Democratic administration to nullify the white South African refugees’ status. I hope those aspiring “refugees” keep that in mind.
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Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
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X’s decision to show where its accounts are based “is, theoretically, a positive step in the direction of transparency”—yet Elon Musk may have instead revealed that the platform is “just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
X’s decision to show where its accounts are based “is, theoretically, a positive step in the direction of transparency”—yet Elon Musk may have instead revealed that the platform is “just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin’s terms for Ukraine’s surrender.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
Trump's peace plan undermines not only Ukraine's security but also Europe's, experts warn
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin’s terms for Ukraine’s surrender.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's...
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin’s terms for Ukraine’s surrender.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
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PHOTOS: Russia launched a series of deadly strikes on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, early today, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials reported progress in Geneva talks on President Trump's plan for peace.
Russia strikes Kyiv after U.S., Ukraine report progress on Trump peace plan
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says the deadly rocket attacks set buildings ablaze and damaged infrastructure in the city.
www.axios.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
PHOTOS: Russia launched a series of deadly strikes on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, early today, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials reported progress in Geneva talks on President Trump's plan for peace.
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Russia strikes Ukrainian capital overnight amid renewed US efforts to end the fighting
Russia strikes Ukrainian capital overnight amid renewed US efforts to end the fighting
The overnight attacks comes as Ukrainian and US officials concluded high-level talks in Geneva aimed at bringing Russia’s full-scale invasion to an end.
www.euronews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Russia strikes Ukrainian capital overnight amid renewed US efforts to end the fighting
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10 October 2019
Nigel Farage and the Brexit party have voted against stronger EU measures aimed at countering... Russian disinformation... The text passed comfortably with the support of the largest political groups in the European parliament
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...
#R4Today
Nigel Farage and the Brexit party have voted against stronger EU measures aimed at countering... Russian disinformation... The text passed comfortably with the support of the largest political groups in the European parliament
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...
#R4Today
Brexit party MEPs vote against plans to tackle Russian propaganda
Resolution seeking upgrade of EU counter-disinformation unit nevertheless passes easily
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
10 October 2019
Nigel Farage and the Brexit party have voted against stronger EU measures aimed at countering... Russian disinformation... The text passed comfortably with the support of the largest political groups in the European parliament
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...
#R4Today
Nigel Farage and the Brexit party have voted against stronger EU measures aimed at countering... Russian disinformation... The text passed comfortably with the support of the largest political groups in the European parliament
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...
#R4Today
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A former federal prosecutor called out President Donald Trump’s DOJ after what she billed a “humiliating defeat” — as the indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James were thrown out.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A former federal prosecutor called out President Donald Trump’s DOJ after what she billed a “humiliating defeat” — as the indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James were thrown out.
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I found again today that the way a search request is phrased can return opposing results. I'd remembered a price fixing scheme a few years back involving aluminum cans and a warehouse, but couldn’t recall the specifics. So I asked (1) but no go, so had to tweak a bit (2) to finally get the answer:
![Searched Google with the phrase: aluminum cans hidden in warehouse to create shortage
Google’s “AI” replied:
There is no evidence or reporting of aluminum cans being hidden in a warehouse to deliberately create a shortage.
The aluminum can shortages that have occurred, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the years since, have been due to legitimate, complex, and widely reported supply chain and market factors, including:
• Massive Shift in Consumer Behavior: With the closure of bars and restaurants during the pandemic, at-home consumption of beverages in cans surged unexpectedly. Beer and soda that would have been sold in kegs or fountain... [Show More]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ctk7tn6rumlwooqvbjwxaotq/bafkreifef6kr7qiboudtqyxutaltnbwgcb3vrzinhhhzpx6ahvd3evpw3q@jpeg)
![Searched Google with the phrase: aluminum cans hidden in warehouse to increase prices
Google’s AI replied:
Hiding aluminum cans or other commodities in warehouses to manipulate market prices is a real-world tactic that led to a major price-fixing conspiracy between 2010 and 2013.
The Aluminum Price-Fixing Conspiracy
The most prominent example involved several major financial institutions and their associated warehouse companies, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Glencore. [Show More]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ctk7tn6rumlwooqvbjwxaotq/bafkreievnznbqfkozxny4v3fn6d7ucpmcvgdt7z57jma6za4ywvmtfq7ee@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I found again today that the way a search request is phrased can return opposing results. I'd remembered a price fixing scheme a few years back involving aluminum cans and a warehouse, but couldn’t recall the specifics. So I asked (1) but no go, so had to tweak a bit (2) to finally get the answer:
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said a "return" to China is not an option for the island's 23 million people, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his country's sovereignty claims with U.S. President Donald Trump.
'Return' to China not an option for Taiwan's people, premier says
Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control and has stepped up its military pressure against the island.
ebx.sh
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said a "return" to China is not an option for the island's 23 million people, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his country's sovereignty claims with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Why are we giving Putin the time of day? Why do we give Trumps fragile child ego the same? Is it really worth the price? We have to stop putting America on a pedestal. It fell off years ago. We must stand up for ourselves.
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Why are we giving Putin the time of day? Why do we give Trumps fragile child ego the same? Is it really worth the price? We have to stop putting America on a pedestal. It fell off years ago. We must stand up for ourselves.
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town, and in four years, when Stalin had routed the Nazi war machine all the way from Leningrad/Moscow/Stalingard to Hitlers bunker in Berlin, he hasn’t even managed the Donbas, almost 2.5% of the same distance. And as he keeps trying the economy is draining away into bankruptcy and collapse.
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
town, and in four years, when Stalin had routed the Nazi war machine all the way from Leningrad/Moscow/Stalingard to Hitlers bunker in Berlin, he hasn’t even managed the Donbas, almost 2.5% of the same distance. And as he keeps trying the economy is draining away into bankruptcy and collapse.
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have no place. The peace at Moscow’s price brigade are having to face the reality that nothing will ever satisfy Putin. He dressed up in military fatigues again and hears nothing but the fact his army is making small advances in some farmland, has destroyed more rubble in a now valueless Ukrainian
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
have no place. The peace at Moscow’s price brigade are having to face the reality that nothing will ever satisfy Putin. He dressed up in military fatigues again and hears nothing but the fact his army is making small advances in some farmland, has destroyed more rubble in a now valueless Ukrainian
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NEGOTIATION IS POINTLESS
28 points down to 19 points, none of which Moscow will accept. In Russia they know this and there’s plenty of blame that it’s Europe who have prevented an end to the war. That’s how Moscow and its supporters are framing it. And I say let them. The peace at any price brigade
28 points down to 19 points, none of which Moscow will accept. In Russia they know this and there’s plenty of blame that it’s Europe who have prevented an end to the war. That’s how Moscow and its supporters are framing it. And I say let them. The peace at any price brigade
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
NEGOTIATION IS POINTLESS
28 points down to 19 points, none of which Moscow will accept. In Russia they know this and there’s plenty of blame that it’s Europe who have prevented an end to the war. That’s how Moscow and its supporters are framing it. And I say let them. The peace at any price brigade
28 points down to 19 points, none of which Moscow will accept. In Russia they know this and there’s plenty of blame that it’s Europe who have prevented an end to the war. That’s how Moscow and its supporters are framing it. And I say let them. The peace at any price brigade
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The great thing about this is the fearless interviewer. Imagine if all journalists were fearless seekers of truth instead of folding in the face of Farage's prickly blustering.
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The great thing about this is the fearless interviewer. Imagine if all journalists were fearless seekers of truth instead of folding in the face of Farage's prickly blustering.
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“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
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“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. “Who’s responsible for these choices? Your mother, apparently”:
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. “Who’s responsible for these choices? Your mother, apparently”:
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Trump’s Ukraine Deal Is the Wrong Way to Peace in Ukraine
Trump's Ukraine Deal Is the Wrong Way to Peace in Ukraine
Timothy Snyder thinks the proposed settlement negotiated by Russia and the US would make the world far more dangerous.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Trump’s Ukraine Deal Is the Wrong Way to Peace in Ukraine
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⁉️ Ukraine's deputy foreign minister outlines key points of new "peace plan" and issues "placed in brackets"
Ukraine's deputy foreign minister outlines key points of new "peace plan" and issues "placed in brackets"
The United States and Ukraine have drafted a new 19-point peace agreement during talks in Geneva, but the most politically sensitive issues have been left for the countries' presidents to decide.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
⁉️ Ukraine's deputy foreign minister outlines key points of new "peace plan" and issues "placed in brackets"
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Absolutely. On climate, you can’t deregulate your way to the future. You’re just reducing pressure to innovate in an world where the status quo is bad.
According to Oxford professor of energy Jan Rosenow, rapid electrification of Europe's industry, not rolling back the EU's Green Deal, will save European industry.
Why electrification, not repealing green laws, will save Europe's industry
According to Oxford professor of energy Jan Rosenow, rapid electrification of Europe's industry, not rolling back the EU's Green Deal, will save European industry.
euobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Absolutely. On climate, you can’t deregulate your way to the future. You’re just reducing pressure to innovate in an world where the status quo is bad.