Just when I think Pete Hegseth is the worst person in the Trump administration, Kristi Noem says something, and I change my mind, then Pam Bondi says something, then JD Vance says something, then Stephen Miller says something, but then Donald Trump says something. Contest over.

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way. -Doris Lessing, novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel laureate (22 Oct 1919-2013)

Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value. -Arthur Miller, playwright and essayist (17 Oct 1915-2005)

Sometimes you just need to make the world small enough to deal with.

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything
What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away in the end

Lo there do I see my father; Lo there do I see my mother, my sisters and my brothers; Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever.

No New Bonds Ohio Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague has $262,500,000 of state funds invested in Israel Bonds. On September 1st, a bond for $10 million will mature followed by more bonds in the coming months. For each bond ...

If you’re in Columbus Ohio

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Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back. -Gore Vidal, writer (3 Oct 1925-2012)

A federal judge has ordered a hearing to determine whether the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia stems from a vindictive prosecution, citing evidence that it may be. Thank you!

Trump administration deployed 200 National Guard troops to Portland.

A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.
-Jimmy Carter, Nobel laureate

When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it, always. -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 Oct 1869-1948)

BGTN (@bricsglobaltv) on Threads Repost: Prime Minister of Belgium, Bart De Wever's speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

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Abbott signs Texas ‘bathroom bill’ limiting restroom access for transgender people The law, also known as the “Texas Women’s Privacy Act,” was approved by House representatives on Aug. 28.

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Oklahoma schools chief: Every high school in state will have a Turning Point USA chapter Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters on Tuesday announced a plan to establish chapters of the conservative organization Turning Point USA at all state high schools.

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Mother of dragons

Happy Birthday Peter Kuper

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YouTube video by Stand-up Maths We have statistical evidence that people are mildly psychic

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Happy birthday!!

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Underwriting won’t cover cyber trucks anymore. If you can find insurance it’s gonna cost you $600-800 a month.

The man who is always waving the flag usually waives what it stands for. -Laurence J. Peter, educator and author (16 Sep 1919-1990)

This is what power really is: the privilege of ignoring anything you might find distasteful. -Oksana Zabuzhko, writer (b. 19 Sep 1960)

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28

I know quite a few Christians that want to use this verse as an anti-slavery slogan, but still prescribe gender roles that require women submit.

UN commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what...

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Trump says US struck another Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three President Donald Trump says the US military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States.

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Tyler Robinson Lived With Transgender Partner Cooperating With FBI in Kirk Shooting Probe: Report Media accounts say a live-in partner working with investigators shared communications that helped identify the 22-year-old suspect.

Right-wing media found a way to make the murder of Charlie Kirk about a transgender person.

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