Olga Tsapina

YouTube video by Caio Badner Monty Python - Self-Defense Against Fruit

We are officially in the Monty Python territory youtu.be/piWCBOsJr-w?...

I wonder if when people call them Nazis, they take it as a compliment.

Archival archrivals?

YouTube video by The Channel That Can't Take Anything Seriously Biggus Dickus - Monty Python's Life Of Brian. Remastered [HD]

On speeches and generals www.youtube.com/watch?v=clYE...

Wordle 1,565 2/6*

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Penny says hi.

Cuckoo Klan.

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

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Exclusive | Group Organizing America’s 250th Birthday Fires Executive Director A bipartisan commission terminated Ariel Abergel after an Instagram post related to Charlie Kirk, he said.

I find this so hard to believe. 😂😆 "But there has been tension between Abergel and some of the commission members, who believe he overstepped his bounds and was working to make the celebration about Trump, according to people familiar with the commission." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Or the satisfaction of slamming the phone receiver on an obnoxious caller.

The late lamented was basically a Huey Long without portfolio.

Accusation in the Mirror? Distinguishing Scholarship From Propaganda Alan Lester The Truth About Empire, a collection of essays for a public readership by fourteen leading historians of British colonialism that I edited and introduced, was the subject of Alexander M…

Clue to help spot the difference between serious historical writing and historical propaganda: Is the author a specialist historian or a non-specialist connected with think tanks & lobbying companies?

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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Conciliarity in Modern Orthodox Christianity Offers a groundbreaking analysis of the transformation of conciliarity in modern Orthodox Christianity Conciliarity has long been a defining feature of Orthodox Christian identity, shaping governance, theology, and communal life. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Conciliarity in Modern Orthodox Christianity offers a comprehensive examination of how this foundational principle has evolved from the nineteenth century onward. Bridging theological inquiry with historical and sociopolitical analysis, this volume brings together leading scholars to explore the paradigm shift in Orthodox ecclesiology, moving from a hierarchical model centered on the bishop to a more dynamic, participatory understanding of conciliarity as embracing both leadership and laity. Filling a critical gap in English-language scholarship on modern Orthodox ecclesiology and conciliar thought, the Companion provides crucial insights into key historical moments, including the 1917-18 Moscow Council and the 2016 Council of Crete, while also addressing ongoing challenges such as inter-Orthodox conflicts, the role of the laity, and ecumenical relations. The contributing authors use historical analysis and contemporary case studies to highlight diverse expressions of conciliar and synodal practice across global Orthodox communities, from traditional heartlands in the Middle East, Russia, Greece and Romania to diaspora and missionary contexts in Africa, the Americas and Western Europe. An essential reference for understanding the past, present, and future of conciliarity in the Orthodox Church, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Conciliarity in Modern Orthodox Christianity: Explores previously under-researched aspects of Orthodox ecclesiology, connecting historical, theological, and sociopolitical perspectives Covers a broad geographical range, including Eastern and Oriental Orthodox traditions across the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas Addresses key contemporary issues such as inter-Orthodox relations, lay participation, and the role of women in the Church Includes interdisciplinary approaches, incorporating elements of political theology, church governance, and environmental and ecumenical studies The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Conciliarity in Modern Orthodox Christianity is an essential resource for graduate students and scholars in theology, ecclesiology, church history, and ecumenism. It is also a valuable reference for clergy, church leaders, and members of ecumenical organizations such as the World Council of Churches seeking insights into the evolving role of conciliarity in modern Orthodox Christianity

Something I did in my spare time, i.e., waking up at 3 a.m. "For It is a Sobor .” The 1721 Reform of Peter the Great," a look at the conciliarity of the so called church reform. Honored to be included in this excellent project

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Since the supreme Supreme Court is rapidly evolving into a different kind of court and in the spirit of renaming things, petition to rename the six justices into the Master of the King's Bedchamber, assorted ladies-in-waiting, and a court jester.

Since we're renaming things, petition to rename the Department of Justice into Department of Tepid Legality.

For some inexplicable reason, the autofill changed beau monde into Bob monde.

Le monde according to Bob. A sitcom set in Quebec?

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional

ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

Also, why is wearing a dickie?

Party success may at times be temporarily secured by adroit devices, plausible preferences, and partisan addresses; but the permanent preservation of this Union can be maintained only by frankness and integrity.

Jacob Collamer, Kansas Affairs in the Senate (Washington: Buell & Blanchard, 1856

Prosser?

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My heart. Members of the US Public Health Service (the uniformed service branch no one has ever heard of, who serve at the CDC and elsewhere in the US), massed within the CDC property, saluting their departing uniformed leaders who were escorted out by security today after resigning on principle.

Shadow boxing.

The phrase that I first read as "she seems to delight to have her Philistine friends play with her" turned out to be "she seems to delight to have her Christian friends pray with her." Kind of a letdown.

In honor of the International Dog Day, Composition No 16: Two Dogs and a Blanket (2025).

No brush, no pencil. Just a typewriter.

Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.

#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration

Wow.

A latter day iteration of the Night of Long Knives? Without the cutlery so far.

I'm surprised that she didn't begin with "Websters dictionary defines slavery ..."