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The Trump DOJ goes "woke" and will target free speech.

per atrupar

Kayleigh McEnany on Jimmy Kimmel's suspension [on FOX NEWS]: "For all the concern about the 'the First Amendment, the First Amendment,' what about all the amendments that Charlie Kirk lost? Because Charlie Kirk has no amendments right now. None."

That's not how this works! That's not how any of this works!
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Trump dispenses with trials, orders military strike on alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boat (Now up to 2, 3, 4...)

Sen. TIM KAINE (D-Va.) last week sent the administration a letter demanding information on the initial strike and whether it had any legal basis. Kaine said he worked with Schiff on the effort, which was supported by 24 other Democrats.

One of the signatories was Sen. ELISSA SLOTKIN (D-Mich.), who told your anchor the boat attacks are “a fundamental issue of oversight.”

“We have uniformed military asking their chain of command for letters that ensure that they don’t have personal liability for any illegal action in these operations,” she said.

good luck with that.

Can't argue with "just following orders".
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Florida officials deny accusations of inhumane conditions at Alligator Alcatraz

The mysterious disappearance of hundreds of immigrants detained at Alligator Alcatraz

Lawyers and family members report that they have been unable to locate the inmates at the infamous Florida prison after they disappeared from the ICE database

Hundreds of people detained at the Alligator Alcatraz immigration processing center west of Miami, Florida, appear to have vanished. They have disappeared from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) online database, and their lawyers and families have been unable to locate them, according to immigrant advocacy groups.

All of the plaintiffs who were being held at the center were transferred to another location after a new lawsuit was filed in August challenging Florida’s authority to detain people there, Sorto added. That lawsuit also noted that the detainees did not appear in ICE’s tracking system.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which filed the lawsuit, described Alligator Alcatraz as a “black hole,” noting that some people were “missing,” effectively “off the radar” of the immigration system, and “their lawyers and families often don’t know where they are or how to contact them.”

A Miami Herald report indicates that about 800 detainees no longer appeared in ICE’s online database as of late August, and another 450 did not have a location, but rather the message: “Call ICE for details.”

Have the families tried checking the alligators?
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5 officers shot, 3 fatally, while serving warrant at farm in Pennsylvania: Officials -- shooter dead

Stalkers can be extremely dangerous people. Anyone who stalks another another human can have very violent tendencies and it comes out when rejected. Ine has to be very careful with these people.
Agreed. This is why I prefer never to meet anyone I don't personally know when I'm alone. I can only talk from experience. It's not pretty.
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what are you feeling right now? (24)

I feel great and Joyful. Years ago I was depressed discouraged. Now I’m happy feel competent and equal to anything. I used to be weeping all the time hang my head down and wherever I go there’s darkness. Can’t get up and trying to suicide.
In 2016 I cry out to God , God answered me and want to me to be happy both on earth and heaven. I then start to learn the Bible and relate to a joyful life.
Now I am emotionally physically healthy, my income is 20 times higher than the time I was depressed. Thank all that to the lord!
Glory to God!
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5 officers shot, 3 fatally, while serving warrant at farm in Pennsylvania: Officials -- shooter dead

Stalkers can be extremely dangerous people. Anyone who stalks another another human can have very violent tendencies and it comes out when rejected. Ine has to be very careful with these people.

Id encourage anyone being stalked to immediately contact your local law enforcement.
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what are you feeling right now? (24)

I feel great and Joyful. Years ago I was depressed discouraged. Now I’m happy feel competent and equal to anything. I used to be weeping all the time hang my head down and wherever I go there’s darkness. Can’t get up and trying to suicide.
In 2016 I cry out to God , God answered me and want to me to be happy both on earth and heaven. I then start to learn the Bible and relate to a joyful life.
Now I am emotionally physically healthy, my income is 20 times higher than the time I was depressed. Thank all that to the lord!
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French President Macron Files Lawsuit Against Candace Owens for Repeatedly Claiming His Wife Is a Man

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are preparing to submit scientific and photographic evidence to a US court to prove Brigitte is a woman.

"It is incredibly upsetting to think that you have to go and subject yourself, to put this type of proof forward," [their lawyer] said.
"It is a process that she will have to subject herself to in a very public way.
"But she's willing to do it. She is firmly resolved to do what it takes to set the record straight."
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Trump dispenses with trials, orders military strike on alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boat (Now up to 2, 3, 4...)

I guess what frustrates me that, as an avid consumer of Clancy, I was under the impression the reasons for the fall of the US wouldn’t be so… Stupid.
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Senate passes resolution for 'National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk' for Oct. 14th (Kirk's birthday)

"Contributions to civic education and public service"? Wow!!!
I have heard his name on the news. He seemed like a pot stirrer to me. My son who is definitely not involved in politics at all thought he was
arrogant.
He was apparently very popular amongst young conservatives.

I am learning more about him day by day.
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The Trump DOJ goes "woke" and will target free speech.

I would like to have a clarifying conversation on exactly what the policy of the Biden admin was. What exactly open borders mean? Because to me the borders albeit it restricted, have always been open. I know Biden provided some countries citizens temporary protection status. I know he increased the asylum numbers, but none of those are illegal entries. Can you clarify here?
???

Democrats hide behind the legal and reasonable policies regarding taking in those from Afghanistan and Syria. Shame on Trump for no continuing those programs.
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That is NOT what folks voted against. 10 million entered the country illegally under Biden's watch. One can argue that the president, his priorities, executive orders and leadership had nothing to do with those millions crossing. Or one can simply look the other way and say "what problem" or there was nothing to be done.
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The reality is that folks saw illegal immigration under the Democrats and under Trump. They have judged and will continue to judge.
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AS AN ASIDE
How to deal with undocumented immigrants already WITHIN the country is a different discussion entirely.

First we need to celebrate the fact that Trump has closed the border to illegal immigrants.

Next, we need to deal with issues surrounding those here illegally (whether they have committed violent crimes or not). Fighting Trump's METHODS is fine but is really a diversion. We should focus. We need to allow Dreamers to become citizens and those who have been here for more than 5 years to have a path to citizenship. The rest should be deported and Democrats should SUPPORT that happening.

THEN AND ONLY THEN can we discuss new immigration policies which will reasonably bring in the millions of young workers that we need and we will need going forward and bring in some of the true asylum seekers (especially those who have worked for the US overseas).
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Monastics and vegetarianism

(posting in fellowship)

I did not want to go off topic in another thread, but I was wondering, why Orthodox monks and nuns tend to be vegetarian and only eat fish? Are they also not allowed to eat cheese, dairy, yogurt, wine, oil et al? What other foods do they avoid?

I remember reading about St. Benedict telling two men who were possessed to avoid meat after they were delivered (he's a pre-schism saint, and the founder of monasticism in the west).

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