Jon Tilley

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Leichtes Erdbeben (M3.0) nahe Esslingen Leichtes Erdbeben in der Nacht zu Dientag (9. Dezember) zwischen Esslingen und Reutlingen. Es wurde in der Region deutlich verspürt.

Apparently, we had an earthquake. Not enough of one to wake me up. erdbebennews.de/2025/12/leic...

"...(including the round up and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II). After all, as German Sociologist Georg Simmel pointed out in 1955, hostility towards others can come about with 'uncanny ease.'"

"...While it is possible that such blatant hostility towards immigrants may cause a backlash, there is also the very real danger that we are on a slippery slope towards events reminiscent of many the world has seen before..."

"Words like 'threat' and 'existence' are meant, as in all propaganda, to tap into the most primitive and base instincts in human nature. They are meant to trigger and unleash latent fear, as well as baser feelings of envy and jealousy...."

Can the Trump Administration Stop History? The story of humanity—and progress—is largely a story of immigration.

Very good essay on migration. "But now, the U.S. government has thrown out all such distinctions. Immigration, all of it, all the time, legal and illegal, is now apparently a threat to our existence...." thedispatch.com/article/immi...

You will be visited by 3 spirits.

YouTube video by Amy Grant - Topic Tennessee Christmas

No snow like in Colorado, no sun like in LA, but the schwäbischen Christmases are tender too. youtu.be/P3Xgx45nKEU?...

💪 We are the champions, my friends. *****

It's from a deceptively poppy Christmas concept album! It's become one of my favorites. open.spotify.com/intl-de/albu...

"In other words, as we dig into incidents like this one, we cannot presume that Americans are operating from a shared set of moral and constitutional values or even a basic operating knowledge of history."

Buster from the tv show ‘Arrested Development’ holding an arm full of plushies while he looks at his mother Lucille, saying, “these are my awards, mother, from FIFA.“

Who has made this 🤣

The more brandy, the more my German sounds Swabian.

Happy 2nd Advent! Coffee is my little friend, every morning.

"....He won't look like you thought that he would - no force, no crash
He'll say 'do your enemy good' and 'sell all you have'"

YouTube video by Trinity Fellowship Love's Coming Down (Isaiah's Song) - Melanie Penn - Lyrics

Happy 2nd Advent!
"It's a cruel and hard age but there is a plan
Not with an army, no flag that'll wave but peace we will have
Love's coming down, the Kingdom is at hand..." youtu.be/uOluR4_h2-8?...

Nothing with Cheetos, I suppose?

I admit to being curious about the chips.

YouTube video by The Porter's Gate - Topic Make A Way

"Come, promised since our Eden's end
Child of the woman, come defend
Long have we felt the serpent's sting
Come, strike his head, and mercy bring!

Oh, make a way! Open wide the gates..." youtu.be/SSc1WvHzAP4?...

"Memory
Turn your face to the moonlight
Let your memory lead you"

As I was saying 💪:

Wave your flag. Salivate.

"...These people were not accused of having entered the country illegally or of violating U.S. immigration law in some way other than following a legal process that takes a long time and creates ambiguities. Some of them were shipped off to detention centers."

"Now, the Trump administration has its agents arresting green card applicants as they show up for their final meeting. These are not “the worst of the worst” as Donald Trump likes to put it: One was a British mother with her 4-month-old baby in her arms...."

‘The Worst of the Worst’ Criminals are, no surprise, harder to catch than law-abiding people.

Glad my wife went through the visa process in a different time. Prayers (and lawyers) for those there now.
++++++++++ thedispatch.com/article/immi...

Coming from Florida, the darkness is harder than the cold. It makes the world seem smaller. Still, it helps the "waiting for the light" theme of the Advent songs hit harder. The sun will be back (and be up at 10 come June)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WPj...

YouTube video by DeanMartinVEVO Dean Martin - Silver Bells (Official Audio)

Among my favorite Christmas songs: youtu.be/lylWDAo9hFw?...