His is an indirect argument for Christian Nationalism. God strictly forbids witchcraft and sorcery.

Some immigrants are more equal than others.

It’s spreading. The last news item I read on this there were only 6 legislators, and one commenter was braying about it being such a small number.

I bet the restrictions are related to sex and gender and sanctity of life. If so, these are religious restrictions on scientific research.

The 14-year-old entered Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, a small city 11 miles east of Marseille, “with a shotgun inside a guitar case” . He then opened fire before being restrained by a member of staff, regional officials told French media.

I thought France had strict gun laws. Where’d the kid get this shotgun?

What struck me in this article was the use of the word “hardline”.

From restaurants to farms to healthcare, the US president’s hardline policies have reshaped Americans’ daily lives

Trump was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, and he seems quite anti-American in a cultural sense, none of that “Live and let live” woke culture. We need Democrats to be much more “hardline” against wealth and privilege then they have been in the past.

The raid followed a criminal ‌fraud investigation into the Somali-born lawmaker’s immigration paperwork, which was filled out by her late father when she was a child, Fox News Digital reported, citing unidentified sources.

It’s the Eff Off crowd. “🖕” MAGA.

Poland is reeling from three knife attacks at schools in just four days this week, which have left at least one person dead and injured many others, including children.

Why are schools so often targeted?

On Sunday morning, Donald Tusk said the attacks were “spontaneous actions” that were fueled by rising “glorification of violence” online.

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The prime minister blamed “nihilistic violence” for the wave of attacks, rather than a specific political ideology. However, he did acknowledge that “some of the people detained are active in the ultraright environment.”

I think Trump either has dementia, or the drugs he’s being given by his docs have serious side effects that we’re all seeing and interpreting as symptoms of old age, and these people in the wings, Vance, and particularly Vought are the powers behind the throne. It is to their advantage to keep Trump in power, because none of them have the charisma needed to win an election.

Remember Seneca’s quote, “Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.”

When former New York Times columnist Ross Douthat asked Vance on a podcast what policies marked the Trump administration as particularly Christian, he replied that the administration had lowered taxes.

Apples and oranges. The bible generally says people should pay their taxes.

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"National ICE Officers Association

Apparently ICE is part of the Fraternal Order of Police. I believe that means NYPD and ICE consider themselves “brothers”.

Preach the New Testament, practice the Old.

Search says it’s an anti-static agent.

Is the biggest problem with religion forcing it on others?

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone online mention the Ratchet Effect. This indeed seems an example of it in action. :(

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"Trump filed the lawsuit in 2022 against Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and dozens of other people and entities he said conspired to undermine his 2016 campaign by falsely tying him to Russia.

Fascinating Trump just made a deal with Russia for diesel fuel, thereby disrupting Russia sanctions, affecting Europe and the Ukraine war, but his Russia connections back in 2016 and prior were false.

Why have our oligarchs or billionaires devised systems and work cultures of difficult tasks and productive struggle, when our government’s documents claim we, all of us, have a right to pursue happiness?

Researchers recently found that spending just 10 minutes relying on an AI tool significantly impairs the user’s ability to focus and persist with difficult tasks…

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The findings backed up what anecdotes and surveys have increasingly found in recent years: An overreliance on AI for answers erodes our cognitive fitness. When AI produces answers in seconds, we get used to that speed; anything that takes longer feels inefficient. And relying on AI also removes what the team called “productive struggle,” which can lead people to find their research strengths and passions.

Right before the election, started in the same area Trump said may be nuked by Iran (San Diego).

Is it unsafe now for citizens to be unarmed in public?