"Trump attorney Peter Ticktin and Mark McCloskey have joined forces to seek compensation for the hundreds of American Patriots who were persecuted and held hostage in prisons across the country in the wake of the protests at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021."

So I have a friend that I encouraged to do Christian vlogging because I just had a long time impression that it’s something she is capable of. By the way she makes conversations with Christians, it seems that by the way she talks she can probably do impromptu speeches about God. I asked her if she thinks speaking is a talent of gift she has, but she is not sure. So I suggested she tries vlogging and see. So she did so after some years and now she has done numerous vlogs. They are not that long. But today she made one that’s 10 minutes long for the first time. I thought I would share it here. Does anyone thinks it’s a talent from God? I just want to see what others think. And to see if this is a talent or not. This might be the only way I can tell if I am correct. Because if people agree that it’s a talent, then I will really encourage her to take this idea of speaking to another level besides just vlogging (if she desires so).

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This was so needed, Lara Trump made sure there were plenty of Republicans observers for the last election, but we need to make sure of the integrity of future elections.

I really appreciate the advances in the science of geology.. Below the text that I copied and pasted is a short 25 second video of a 3D model of the Yellowstone Hotspot and Plume. The model goes much deeper into the earth than others that I've seen. The Yellowstone Hotspot plays an important part of the geological features that cover much of the Pacific Northwest for 50 million years. There's a LOT of magma below Yellowstone.

"The Yellowstone plume has been tomographically imaged as a tilted body extending from 80 km depth at the Yellowstone Plateau to 660 km depth beneath western Montana. Geodynamic modeling of the plume finds that the plume is up to 120 K hotter than the surrounding mantle, with a maximum of 2.5% melt and a small buoyancy flux of 0.25 MG/s, properties of a cool, weak plume. Mantle flow modeling is used to constrain the evolution of the hotspot: the Yellowstone plume initially ascended vertically through the mantle beneath the thin, accreted lithosphere of the Columbia Plateau and was responsible for the 17 Ma flood basalts there. At 12 Ma, the plume passed beneath the thicker North American lithosphere and became entrained in eastward upper mantle return flow, resulting in a shift of volcanic activity to the southeast and the onset of rhyolitic eruptions caused by melting in the lithosphere. As the North America plate moved southwest, hotspot volcanism propagated northeast, and the resulting tectonic and magmatic interactions produced the 700-km-long Yellowstone-Snake River Plain magmatic system."

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I‘m perplexed about something but I don’t know how to word my question, for fear I’m being disrespectful to the Church. Joan of Arc believed God told her to cross dress. Why would God do that?
Can popes be wrong in canonizing saints?

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, stoked outrage and calls for her censure when she mocked Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's paralysis, dubbing him "Hot Wheels" in remarks she made at a pro-LGBT dinner last weekend.

"We in these hot a— Texas streets honey, y'all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there, come on now. And the only thing hot about him is that he's a hot a— mess, honey," she said during a Human Rights Campaign event in Los Angeles, California.

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Donald Trump's lessons in "How to make friends and influence people" keep inspiring new behaviours.
This isn't just a meme. It's a whole thing.
There have even been discussions about whether Canada should join the EU to form new trading partners!
But - got to be careful. Democracy creeping up next to Trump's doorstep might make him uncomfortable.

Since the regime change, the Russians have fully evacuated Syria, even leaving their coveted Navy Base. The Turkish Army remains entrenched in Northern Syria and has been "carving out" a secure presence their and act as a primary influence.

This is why President Erdogan arrested the Mayor of Istanbul. The presence of the Turkish Army in Northern Syria is a direct threat to the Kurds of the region. Mayor Imamoglu is ethnic Kurd. He could not allow that strong of a dissenting voice to be free. This threat from Turkey extends to the citizens of his own country, as eastern Turkey is a Kurdish region. They have essentially established a southern front.

This could be a serious underestimation of how this affects the Kurdish militias. There are three major Kurdish militias in the region the last I investigated, including northwest Iraq of course. So prophetically significant.

Here is some information from a Research Institute that covers the region.

Syria - Turkish Presence in Military Airports and Aerial Friction with Israel

I'm Caleb, a Baptist from Texas.
Age: 25
Hobbies: Playing video games, going on walks, and sometimes drawing.
Favorite Video Game: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Gamecube)
Favorite Movie: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Favorite TV Show: Forensic Files
Relationship Status: Single (But hoping that changes)
I also have Asperger's Syndrome.
I hope I'll be a good addition to this site.

I'm absolutely sure that God has a wife in store for me. I know for a certainty that God changed my heart towards marriage; I used to be dead set against it. The problem is that I'm not in a good place in life. I'm not addicted to drugs or alcohol or anything like that, but I don't have a job, and I can't seem to find one.

I have Asperger's so it's hard for me to trust, and with the way my life looks right now, I'm afraid that I won't be able to find a job or a wife. I have contemplated suicide before. I need some help from my brothers and sisters in Christ. I've been so lonely, and I know for certain that I'm burning with passion, and that I can't accept being single. I'm so touch starved and physical intimacy and affection is something I need.

I feel so hopeless and I need help and prayers. Please, tell me there's still hope for me.

The White House budget office has taken down its website where approvals of federal funding provided in appropriations laws are statutorily required to be posted for public viewing, a move likely to face major blowback from members of Congress and government watchdogs.

As of Monday morning, the Office of Management and Budget was no longer making “apportionments” of previously enacted appropriations available on the website it set up for that purpose after Congress mandated the requirement starting in 2022**. The site now simply says: “Page not found.”

“This is in direct violation of federal law,” said Faith Williams, director of the effective and accountable government program at the Project on Government Oversight, known as POGO. “The apportionments database is a critical tool for Congress and the public to hold the executive branch accountable for its spending.”

Earlier this year, CQ Roll Call and later ProPublica used public apportionments data to report on previously enacted funding being freed up for the U.S. DOGE Service — more popularly known as the Department of Government Efficiency.

[**What instigated the need for this new requirement? Trump 1.0's withholding of appropriated Ukraine aid.]

Students are seen in the video cheering while making a "tomahawk chop" gesture, which is known to be disrespectful toward the Native American community. The Box Elder population is predominantly Native American.

Manhattan Christian apologized in the Facebook post and said the students' actions will be investigated and dealt with internally, stating:

On behalf of Manhattan Christian School, we would like to apologize for the actions that recently took place at the State C basketball tournament championship game. The student section cheer that has received publicity is not a reflection of the deep respect Manhattan Christian has for coach MacDonald, his team, and the community of Box Elder.

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Box Elder holds off Manhattan Christian to cap perfect season in State C rematch​

Led by a game-high 26 points from Tuarie Stiffarm-Rosette, the Bears defeated Manhattan Christian 65-60 in front of a packed house in the Butte Civic Center. It was a rematch of last year’s state championship game, which Box Elder won by four points.

Scientists probed an existing rock sample inside Curiosity’s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) mini-lab and found the molecules decane, undecane, and dodecane. These compounds, which are made up of 10, 11, and 12 carbons, respectively, are thought to be the fragments of fatty acids that were preserved in the sample. Fatty acids are among the organic molecules that on Earth are chemical building blocks of life.

Living things produce fatty acids to help form cell membranes and perform various other functions. But fatty acids also can be made without life, through chemical reactions triggered by various geological processes, including the interaction of water with minerals in hydrothermal vents.

In the 7th century, Christians died on this hill, facing the question of Monothelitism versus Dyophysitism.

Let's begin by examining the word 'will'. Jn 1:

12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

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Strong's Greek: 2307. θέλημα (theléma) — 63 Occurrences

BDAG:
① what one wishes to happen, objective sense, what is willed
② the act of willing or desiring, subjective sense, will

G2307 had two senses: subjective and objective.

Consider the scenario: I feel thirsty. I will drink some apple juice.

My feeling triggers me to make a decision in my head, and then I act on that decision. Note the three steps: input (feeling), processing (choosing), output (drinking).

Subjectively, the act of willing is performed by a person's volitional organ/faculty. Inside my head, I choose to drink. After I have chosen, the output of my volition can be observed objectively. My friend can see that I have drunk some apple juice.

It is crucial to distinguish these two senses of G2307-will when we consider the question: Did Jesus have one will or two?

In the 7th century, the prevailing political winds in the Byzantine Empire largely favored Monothelitism as a compromise to unify the empire and resolve theological disputes. This was a period of significant religious and political tension, and the Byzantine emperors sought to impose Monothelitism to forcibly unite the opposing theological factions. The word 'Monothelite' was derived from the Greek for one G2307-will.

Maximus the Confessor (580–662) was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. Wiki:

Christologically, Maximus insisted on a strict dyophysitism

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two wills

which can be seen as a corollary of the emphasis on theosis. In terms of salvation, humanity is intended to be fully united with God. This is possible for Maximus because God was first fully united with humanity in the incarnation.[26] If Christ did not become fully human (if, for example, he only had a divine and not a human will), then salvation was no longer possible, as humanity could not become fully divine.[29]

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His mistaken logic led to his torture and death.

Did Jesus possess one will or two?

Jesus didn't have to have two wills to be both man and God. This is my answer: Jesus, like all other human beings, had exactly one volitional organ/module.

What distinguishes his volition from that of others?

The significant difference lay in the influence on his will, specifically, how he made choices, not in having two volitional processing modules (two wills). We decide based on our selfish desires. But not Jesus, Luke 22:

42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”

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The observable objective outputs of Jesus' singular volition were always aligned with the exact divine will of the Father. Jesus used his human volition (will) to choose what God willed. Thus, even though Jesus' human volition was distinct from the divine volition, the outcomes were identical.

What is the application for us today?

We who have been born of the Spirit have the Paraclete dwelling in our human spirit. Our human volition is in close proximity to the Paraclete. Through my conscience, my volition is linked to my indwelling Spirit. (See diagram.) I too can say, "Father, not my will, but yours be done". Let the will of the Father influence our human volition. Pay attention to our indwelling Spirit. Walk in the Spirit.

I point out this article to make a generic point...

Americans, I believe, have gotten much to arbitrary, as to what they think
of as "domestic terrorism".

As I have done before, the mob that showed up at the Capital Building was
involved in illegal violence and even the killing of police officers. And yet,
almost all of these illegal rioters have been pardoned.
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The FBI has for a long time been warning that domestic terrorist groups
are a much greater danger to American democracy, than foreign terrorist
groups. HOWEVER, the American identification of "terrorist" with the
main 2 political parties, is a damaging re-definition of terrorism. When
Americans arbitrarily "politicize" violent acts of "protest" into the channels
of political preferences, THEN this undercuts the fair rule of law in Ameirca.
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The situation is more complicated with the younger, electronic screen
generations. They seem to buy into the (false) truism that ...

First you demonstrate.
Then, you get what you were demonstrating for.

This is NOT how real life works. Nor is it a sound definition of what
TRUTH is.

So far, we do not have anti-Tesla-anti-Musk partisans showing up at local
elections with semi-automatic assault rifles, in order to "ensure a fair election".
(This type of intimidating behavior, is legal in Arizona.)

Nor do we have strange anti-Musk groups following fictional diaries such as
some of the rioters at the Capital building on January 6th, followed. (This is
where you get the lynchers who brought with them a gibbet on which they
were intent on hanging politicians they disagreed with. This is part of their
fictional template for "revolution".)

Expect to see the emergence of unsubstantiated "Deep Car" conspiracy theories,
that posit great and sweeping conspiracies behind these several attacks on
Tesla products. That is what social media bubbles, promote.
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For Christians, lawless violence is lawless violence. We should not try to
sanititize it, along political, or racial, or cultural boundaries. We should not try to
justify it.

There are legal methods for pursuing perceived wrongs, in the American
system of law. These are the methods that Christians should pursue.

WaPo

MSN mirror

• The website has crashed 4 times in the last 10 days
• Customer service has plummeted, but the office to monitor customer service experience has been eliminated
• Acting head Dudek acknowledges that "phone service 'sucks'" and that DOGE is actually in control
• Before the cuts, approving disability cliams took 233 days on average
• Requiring people without computers to come to a physical office to apply brings up the question of homebound seniors
• Deputy of operations acknowledges there will be a decline in service and they're looking for solutions for the homeless or housebound
• Average phone waits are now routinely two or three hours. [compared to 50 minutes previously under Martin O'Malley's tenure under Biden]
• Turnover at the call centers has reached 24%
• One NGO that helps seniors apply has been told to use fax as a more efficient way to send information or questions
• Back-to-office orders mean that 1200 Philadelphia employees fight for 300 parking spots
• Scammers are capitalizing on the chaos
• Software modernization required by law is questionable to hit the target date, due to loss of talented software developers who took buyouts and ran to the private sector
• Spending freezes mean that requests for office supplies have to be routed to 'about a dozen people' for 1200 offices -- and even then, office supplies are not on the automatic approval list, so they have to get approval from further up the chain

"They're creating a fire to require them to come and put it out," said one high-ranking official who took early retirement this month.

What form does putting out the fire take? Privatization? AI customer service? AI benefits approval? 'Reform'?


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Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics
The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks.

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Jeffrey Goldberg penned a first-person account of getting a connection request from what appeared to be Trump's National Security Advisor Michael Waltz on March 11 on Signal, a popular encrypted messaging service used by journalists and government officials. He accepted and was then added to a chat group called "Houthi PC Small Group," where he proceeded to see a series of top Trump officials discuss what turned out to be an upcoming attack on the Houthis, in what critics are calling a massive breach of national security.​

Goldberg laid out how 18 members were listed in the group, including Waltz, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. What ensued in the following days was a discussion about attacking the Houthis, an Iran-backed terrorist group that's wreaked havoc on ships in the Red Sea and disrupted traffic through the critical Suez Canal.

The principals in the chat raised various concerns about the timing of the strikes, whether it was prudent to wait, and the security of the operation. Vance's account expressed skepticism about the attack, saying at one point he thought it was a mistake, and at another saying, "I just hate bailing Europe out again," alluding to European trade having far more skin in the game with the Suez Canal than the United States.

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Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters

The nuns wear rose colored tunics with their habits.
Symbolizing their joy for the Holy Spirit.

Sometimes called the pink sisters.

After defending his vote for the Republican spending bill during a Wednesday interview on PBS’s NewsHour, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) shifted to what he called some “good news.” He expressed immense pride in his party’s appointment of 235 progressive judges during his tenure as majority leader. Just as Democrats had intended, the party’s efforts are now yielding results. He said:
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It seems "The Atlantic's" editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg was included in discussions between the US "most senior security advisers" about the pending attacks on the Houthis.

Something that irritated me was the Biggles Flies Again attitudes of some in the group.

For Goldberg, the security breach continued. After the bombing, Waltz celebrated by posting three emojis — a fist, an American flag and fire. There had indeed been fire — Yemen's health authorities say the bombing killed at least 53 people.

Witkoff was not to be outdone, and, Goldberg wrote, sent five emojis to the group: two sets of hands praying, a flexed bicep and two American flags.

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I suppose one advantage is that if the Trump administration decides to launch World War III we might be able to read about it in the newspaper before it happens, complete with emojis.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a stern warning to those engaged in government fraud at the most recent Cabinet meeting on Monday.

Speaking with President Donald Trump present at the meeting, Bondi thanked Tesla CEO Elon Musk for uncovering "fraud, waste and abuse" through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative.

"A lot of waste and abuse, but there is a tremendous amount of fraud," Bondi began. "And, Elon, thank you for your partnership. Thank you for your team. You have uncovered so much fraud in our government."

Bondi then revealed that an internal task force is involved with bringing those accused of fraud to justice.


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Hi I am Eldeah,
I have a rather simple question.
What does Love your G'd mean or implies?

Lots of people have wondered what Obama and Trump said to each other at President Carter's funeral. This 2 minute video is an AI lip reading audio of what they said.

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Believe it or not in his interview with Carlson, Witkoff couldn't remember the names of all the regions or oblasts in Ukraine that Russia have invaded and occupied - well they've got funny foreign names. Witkoff is only the chief negotiator with Russia after all. He also seems to think the sham elections held in those regions were free and fair - maybe Putin told him that! Still Putin is such a nice guy he even got "the leading Russian artist" to paint a "beautiful" portrait of Trump that Witkoff could take back to the White House. Might be a good idea to check it for bugs (electronic not insects).

It Would Help if Our Guy Negotiating with Putin Knew Anything About Ukraine | National Review

How do you think the rest of the world regards all this?