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Tap, Sparkling or Flavored Water?

Self-identified independents drove the erosion in the numbers, the pollster said, illustrated by an 11-point bump since August of independents who said they "strongly disapprove" of Trump's immigration stance.

In all, 60% of those surveyed either somewhat or strongly disapproved of Trump's immigration policies. Another 40% approved. The numbers nearly mirror the president's overall job approval rating from the poll, which stands at a 61% disapproval and a 39% approval.

The poll surveyed 21,995 U.S. adults between Jan. 27 and Feb. 6, 2025. The margin of error estimate is ±2.4 percentage points.

Trump wasn't the only focal point for respondents' disapproval. Nearly three-quarters said they want the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be reformed or abolished: 43% said they want the agency reformed, and 29% want it abolished.

More than two-thirds, 67%, said ICE and Border Patrol agents' tactics have gone "too far," and held similar sentiments toward the federal government. More than a majority, 63%, said the federal government has gone "too far" in its disregard of local and state governments. Conversely, 37% blamed state and local governments for going too far in disregard for federal authority.

They also largely blamed street clashes on the administration (at 57%), over protestors and undocumented immigrants. Additionally, more than half signaled they think immigration officials could pose a threat, as 58% disagreed when they were asked if they thought regular, law-abiding citizens had "nothing to fear" from immigration agents.

Approval of Trump's immigration policies tumbles in new poll

In an NBC News survey taken the week after Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis, Americans appear to sour on Trump and immigration enforcement tactics.

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President Trump stressed after a three-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that he wants to keep pursuing a deal with Iranrather than moving to military action at this time.

Why it matters: While Trump said his meeting with Netanyahu was "very good," the Israeli prime minister is very skeptical about the prospects for diplomacy with Iran and inclined to support military action.

Yes, but: Trump and Netanyahu also made divergent public statements before Israel attacked Iran in June, before coordinating closely in that operation.

Catch up quick: The U.S. and Iran resumed negotiations last Friday in Oman for the first time since June, but Trump has simultaneously launched a massive military buildup in the Gulf.

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Jesus fulfills all the offices of the Old Covenant, and God the Father doesn't mince words about it​

God has a big voice and has lots to say. If he can speak into existence the whole of creation, then his words have immense power. But God is reserved and measured in his words. He doesn’t talk just to hear himself.

God speaks in a calculated manner. God could thunder from heaven, warning people, chastising sinners, and instilling fear, but he doesn’t. God is like a gentleman, reserved in speech and conduct. He wants us to know him and come to a knowledge of the truth, but he doesn’t shout or coerce us.

When God speaks to individuals, it’s usually through visions and dreams. When he speaks to groups, it’s typically through prophets who relay his word. A prophet is someone who speaks God’s word.

The ultimate Word of God is his Son. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:1, 14). The Letter to the Hebrews informs us, “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (1:1-2).

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First the Papal letter and then the furious response from the architect of Traditionis Custodes, Andrea Grillo








LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE PRESBYTERY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MADRID ON THE OCCASION OF THE "CONVIVIUM" PRIESTLY ASSEMBLY

[Auditorium Pablo VI, Madrid - February 9-10, 2026]

Dear Children,

I am happy to be able to address this letter to you on the occasion of your presbyteral assembly and to do so with a sincere desire for fraternity and unity. I thank your Archbishop and, from my heart, each of you for your willingness to gather as a presbytery, not only to discuss common issues, but also to support one another in the mission you share.

I appreciate the commitment with which you live and exercise your priesthood in very diverse parishes, services, and realities; I know that this ministry often takes place amid weariness, complex situations, and a silent dedication to which only God is witness. Precisely for this reason, I hope that my words will reach you as a gesture of closeness and encouragement, and that this meeting will foster a climate of sincere listening, true communion, and trusting openness to the action of the Holy Spirit, who never ceases to work in your lives and your mission.

The times the Church is experiencing invite us to pause together for serene and honest reflection. Not so much to limit ourselves to immediate diagnoses or the management of emergencies, but to learn to deeply interpret the moment we are living, recognizing, in the light of faith, the challenges and also the possibilities that the Lord opens before us. On this journey, it becomes increasingly necessary to educate our gaze and practice discernment, so that we can perceive more clearly what God is already working, often silently and discreetly, among us and in our communities.

This reading of the present cannot ignore the cultural and social context in which faith is lived and expressed today. In many environments, we observe advanced processes of secularization, a growing polarization in public discourse, and a tendency to reduce the complexity of the human person, interpreting it based on partial and insufficient ideologies or categories. In this context, faith runs the risk of being exploited, trivialized, or relegated to the realm of irrelevance, while forms of coexistence that ignore any transcendent reference are gaining strength.

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Let me see if I can find an emoticon to describe my mood...

Ah...here it is:



Because it is my bedtime now, so I am going to bed. Goodnight.

HARK! said:

(CLV) Ro 6:13
Nor yet be presenting your members, as implements of injustice, to Sin, but present yourselves to God as if alive from among the dead, and your members as implements of righteousness to God.

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Hmm...

I didn't see this before.


righteousness to God

Righteous - ישר Yashar

God - אל Al

Israel - ישראל Yasharal

I sure love it when God interrupts a church service. As to protesters I think a dialogue is better than arrest. A felony seems a bit harsh too. If they are asked to leave ad don't I would think trespassing charges would apply.

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured its clearest image yet of the Egg Nebula, a pre-planetary nebula situated almost 1,000 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation. The nebula’s central star is hidden behind a dense dust cloud, with twin beams of light escaping through polar openings to illuminate concentric arcs of gas and dust. As a rare example of a late-stage Sun-like star nearing the planetary nebula phase, the Egg Nebula offers astronomers a unique opportunity to study stellar evolution, mass ejection, and the processes that seed dust for planet formation across the galaxy.​

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured its sharpest and most comprehended view of the Egg Nebula, offering astronomers a rare opportunity into the late evolutionary phases of its central star.

Named for its oval, egg-like appearance, the central star is concealed behind a vast dust cloud, offering the nebula a yellowish core amid otherwise white surrounding dust. While the James Webb Space Telescope has dominated global attention since its launch, Hubble remains to offer significant observations that deepen scientists’ knowledge of stellar evolution.

What Is the Egg Nebula?​

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I was responding in that segment to the truck thread; I do believe that God has not and will not fail me when I'm in need of him. Just because he's "omnipresence" doesn't mean, he can't or won't. Sometimes all we can do is pray it gets better, at the same time we realize this world is a failing project, and that God is in control, yes, but if God solved every problem positively and every time, you may not see that there is a job in need of God's attention. Keep praying. At 41 I think I've seen many of them answered in His timing...

Our lady of China, pray for us!

I'm thinking of ones from this year, but you can post commercials from any Super Bowl.


My favorites from this year:

1. Ben Stiller Instacart. Apparently I didn't see this entire thing when the game was on. Just the tail end of it (the best part).

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2. Chris Hemsworth (the Thor guy) Alexa commercial. Seemed funnier during the game.

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From New Guinea's poisonous hooded pitohui to the spine-snapping beak of the African shoebill, hope you never cross paths with these birds.​

Birds are commonly associated with tranquility and freedom. But for every singing cockatiel with a cute Instagram, there’s a terrifying pelican that can crush a baby crocodile in one bite.

While the dangerous traits of these scary birds evolved to ensure their survival, some species give us a good reason to be afraid. Don’t forget that even musical legend Johnny Cash was once nearly killed by an ostrich.

Let’s take a look at nine scary birds you’d never want to encounter in the wild.

The Deadly Beak Of The Shoebill​

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9 Horrifying Birds You Wouldn't Want To Encounter In The Wild

From the jungles of New Guinea to Sub Saharan Africa, the world is full of terrifying birds.

allthatsinteresting.com

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Yikes. Having had an encounter with a Canada Goose was bad enough.

Jan001 said:

I believe the true church of our Lord Jesus Christ is the Catholic Church; otherwise, I would not be a member of it.

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Hi Jan001, I think the most important thing, no matter what denomination, is to believe in the gospel of salvation for atonement for our sins.

The Lepanto Institute has formally requested that Pope Leo laicize and suspend from ministry a New Mexico priest who entered into a homosexual “domestic partnership” for ten years during a 28-year leave of absence from the priesthood.

Lepanto sent a copy of its August 2025 report on Fr. Steve Rosera, of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with the notarized “divorce” documents of Rosera and his “partner,” issued by the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco, to the Papal Nuncio to the United States, His Eminence, Christophe Cardinal Pierre. This followed a recent in-person conversation with the Nuncio in which Lepanto brought the scandal to his attention in Washington, D.C.

Lepanto requested of the Nuncio that the report and court documents be delivered in person, via the Apostolic pouch, to Pope Leo XIV, with the request that the Holy Father impose the canonical penalties incurred by a priest for grave violations of the vow of celibacy: suspension from ministry and laicization.

The request comes after more than six months of inaction on the part of Rosera’s immediate superior, Archbishop John Wester, following Lepanto’s exposure of the scandal through the publication of the court’s divorce documents. In fact, at the end of September of last year, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe held a convocation of priests, and in the presence of 80 priests a brave priest stood up and challenged Abp. John Wester about our story on Fr. Steve Rosera. A priest who was there sent us the following statement:

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Pope Leo XIV spoke about sacred Scripture during his weekly audience with pilgrims in the Vatican.

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Prince George bishop calls for prayer, penance, saying shooting ‘has traumatized us all’​

At least 10 people are dead, including young teens, and many are wounded in a mass shooting in northern British Columbia, Canada.



On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes — the Church’s World Day of the Sick — Prince George Bishop Stephen Jensen called people of faith to prayer and penance following Tuesday’s mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge in northern British Columbia, Canada.

“The unimaginable tragedy that struck the community of Tumbler Ridge yesterday has traumatized us all,” Jensen said in a statement released Wednesday morning.
At least 10 people were confirmed dead, with dozens injured, after a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby residence.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the suspected shooter, believed to be an 18-year-old woman, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted wound. Lockdowns and an emergency alert were lifted as officers secured the town and moved students to safety. Investigators continue examining connections between the shooter and victims.

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High school wrestler Kallie Keeler just wanted the match to end after she was recently forced to compete against a male during a girls' wrestling competition, alleging that her opponent sexually assaulted her when he pinned her to the ground.

The 16-year-old, a sophomore at Rogers High School in Washington state, said during an interview with unDivided host Brandi Kruse that she didn’t even know before the match that her opponent was male.

During the match against a wrestler from Emerald Ridge High School, which took place on Dec. 6, 2025, Keeler’s opponent reportedly "reached between her legs and, very forcefully for several seconds, put their fingers in her private area,” Kruse recapped.

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Great prayer.
Humility is one of the 3 conditions of prayer, according to St Alphonse Liguori.

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