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Michie · Feb 5, 2026

The Evangelical humanitarian organization World Vision is pleading for humanitarian assistance following a recent landslide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which claimed over 200 lives and an estimated 70 children.

In a statement published Tuesday, the United States-headquartered charitable organization reacted to the Jan. 28 landslide at the Rubaya artisanal mining site in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, where children work in the mines.

World Vision warns that the disaster has "had major consequences for communities already weakened by years of armed conflict, forced displacement, and chronic poverty." Amid years of conflict, a desire to control mineral-rich areas has fueled violence that has pushed countless families from their homes and has left children with "few options other than unsafe and poorly regulated mining or other hazardous work to survive.”

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World Vision calls for urgent assistance in DRC after landslide killed over 200

The Evangelical humanitarian organization World Vision is pleading for humanitarian assistance following a recent landslide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which claimed over 200 lives and

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Christsfreeservant · Feb 5, 2026

“Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,

On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

To deliver their soul from death

And to keep them alive in famine.

Our soul waits for the Lord;

He is our help and our shield.

For our heart rejoices in Him,

Because we trust in His holy name.

Let Your lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us,

According as we have hoped in You.” (Psalm 33:18-22 NASB1995)

Who are those who fear the Lord? They are all who, by God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, have denied self, died with Christ to sin, and been raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but now as servants of the Lord in obedience to his commands (New Covenant). They are all who are living righteously, by the grace of God, who are faithful in service to the Lord Jesus. And they are all who believe that God will do both what he promised and what he also threatened.

[Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 6:1-23; Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23]

And those who hope for the lovingkindness of the Lord are not those with just wishful thinking, but this hope is a confident assurance of God’s lovingkindness to all who call on him in truth, who deny self, die to sin, and obey our Lord in daily practice. We can be assured that God is with us, that he is directing our path, and that nothing will happen to us but what God allows it, and he allows it for his purposes, and that he will carry us through it all to the finish line, by his grace, in his power, via our surrender to Him.

[Psalm 145:17-20; Psalm 13:4-6; Psalm 23:1-6; Psalm 31:7-8,15-16]

And what is the goal in our salvation from sin? It is not just so that we will have our sins forgiven so that when we die we will go to heaven, and not to hell. The goal of our salvation is to deliver us out of our slavery (addiction) to sin so that we will now follow our Lord in walks of obedience to his commands in holy living, by his grace and in his power. For if sin remains our practice, and not surrender to God in obedience to our Lord’s commands, then we will not escape hell, and we will not have eternal life with God.

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 5:3-6; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

What should it look like for our souls to wait for the Lord? Well, it definitely has to do with patience, endurance, faith, and belief in God’s sovereignty over our lives, that he is the one in control, and that he has all things under his command. And if we truly believe that God is our help and our shield, then we should have no fear of danger, and we should not fret what may be coming, but we should be those who put our hope fully in God to work out his plan. We should put our trust fully in him without fear of the future.

[Psalm 33:20-22; Jeremiah 1:4-19; Matthew 10:24-28; Philippians 1:12-14; 2 Timothy 1:6-7; 1 Peter 3:13-17; Revelation 2:9-10; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10]

Wait!

An Original Work / February 8, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Wait for your Lord. Be of courage.
Be strong, and take heart today.
God is always watching o’er you.
Trust Him with your life always.

Sing of your Lord. Praise His blessings.
Believe in His sovereignty.
He delivered you from your sin;
Gave you life eternally.

Rest in your Lord. Know His promise.
Beneath His wings rest secure.
Your God has a plan and purpose.
Let your faith in Him endure.

Trust in your Lord. He’ll not leave you,
Because He is faithfulness.
He will lead and guide; protect you.
In His love you can find rest.

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joymercy · Feb 5, 2026

One Nation Under God

ThatRobGuy · Feb 5, 2026

Hans Blaster said:
If you're not going to bother responding to my point, then reply to some other post.

Your post simply said that Solomon wasn't a reputable source, so I provided a source from a local Minneapolis news affiliate that is reputable.

Literally every single post of your in this thread had to do with concerns about the source that the other poster used

I addressed that directly by providing a credible source (a local-to-Minneapolis mainstream affiliate leveraging the statements of a 15 year FBI joint task force veteran talking about the exact same things happening 7 years ago)

Which point of yours am I not addressing?

NxNW · Feb 5, 2026

Peacemakers? I thought it was cheesemakers.

Valletta · Feb 5, 2026

Pommer said:
I’m a bit older (these daze), and when I went to school, we didn’t have Police in them either. Do you mean School Resource Officers? That’s a thing now, I’ve heard.

You may find this article of interest:

What happened after Minneapolis removed police officers from schools

By September 2020, 11 new unarmed public safety support specialists, many with law enforcement-related backgrounds, were in place and on the Minneapolis Public Schools payroll. Two years and one pandemic later, initial data and interviews with students and staff suggest that fewer Minneapolis...

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DragonFox91 · Feb 5, 2026

I re-watched Rogue One.

Combined, Andor Season 1, 2, & Rogue One is perfect

DaisyDay · Feb 5, 2026

ThatRobGuy said:
(all mandated redactions are intact, so don't worry, it's not exposing anything that was court ordered to be redacted, and any pictures involving nudity/sexual context have been blacked out)

Theoretically...

RDKirk · Feb 5, 2026

tz620q said:
I had a thought on this recently. There have been mining contracts made that have not had anything done for 10 years. Some of this is probably the harsh conditions; but some of the delay is getting permits through both the Danish and the Greenlander regulatory agencies. My thought was this, what happens if the U.S. needs Arctic early warning and missile interceptors in Greenland and Northern Canada and the countries won't approve the installations or will only do them on short term leases? Do we let 57,000 Greenlanders put millions of people at risk of nuclear annihilation?

The existing 1951 treaty with Denmark (Greenland added later as a party) largely permits expansion of US military assets without any significant discussion. Where there might be more discussion necessary might be basing of US combat forces. But just more technical bases...that wouldn't require more than advance notice of intentions from the US.

That's whole world of difference from a corporation establishing environmentally damaging resource extraction.

Richard T · Feb 5, 2026

Vambram said:
Those 170 children are safer in detention than the hundreds of thousands whom are being trafficked for cheap child labor and other despicable forms of human trafficking.

Yes, safer in detention than trafficking. Lots of reasons though for the 6k or so children in detention that are not there because they were trafficked.

Aldebaran · Feb 5, 2026

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Aldebaran · Feb 5, 2026

LET'S TRY TO STAY ON THE THREAD TOPIC WITHOUT ATTACKING EACH OTHER

essentialsaltes · Feb 5, 2026

essentialsaltes said:
In late October, the Board of Immigration Appeals, which reviews decisions by immigration courts, issued a ruling that lawyers believe will turbocharge efforts by the government to use "safe third country" agreements to cancel asylum cases. That order directed immigration judges to decide the motions by ICE to send immigrants to third-party countries before reviewing their asylum applications.

More changes at BIA.

Appellants automatically lose, unless a majority agree to hear the appeal.

DOJ wants to turbocharge deportations by swiftly dismissing immigration court appeals

A proposed rule change from the Department of Justice would force the Board of Immigration Appeals to dismiss most of them, unless a majority of the board agrees to hear them.

The proposal takes a “sledgehammer” to due process, according to Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow with immigration advocacy think tank American immigration Council.

Board of Immigration Appeals judges do not typically hear cases but review and make decisions based on the record in immigration courts. Those are decided by individual members of the 19-member Board — 12 of whom were appointed by Bondi.

Aldebaran · Feb 5, 2026

DaisyDay · Feb 5, 2026

Hundreds of staffers have been fired abruptly. At least one journalist has been stranded in war zone Kyiv.

How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post

The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.

www.newyorker.com

Bezos’s words at that meeting [September 4, 2013, the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' first meeting with the staff of the Washington Post], about “a new golden era for the Washington Post,” were reassuring. Bob Woodward asked why he had purchased the paper, and Bezos was clear about the commitment he was prepared to make. “I finally concluded that I could provide runway—financial runway—because I don’t think you can keep shrinking the business,” he said. “You can be profitable and shrinking. And that’s a survival strategy, but it ultimately leads to irrelevance, at best. And, at worst, it leads to extinction.”

...Then, early Wednesday morning, newsroom employees received an e-mail announcing “some significant actions.” They were instructed to stay home and attend a “Zoom webinar at 8:30 a.m.” Everyone knew what was coming—mass layoffs.

The scale of the demolition, though, was staggering—reportedly more than three hundred newsroom staffers. The announcement was left to the executive editor, Matt Murray, and human-relations chief Wayne Connell; the newspaper’s publisher, Will Lewis, was nowhere to be seen as the grim news was unveiled. In what Murray termed a “broad strategic reset,” the Post’s storied sports department was shuttered “in its current form”; several reporters will now cover sports as a “cultural and societal phenomenon.” The metro staff, already cut to about forty staffers during the past five years, has been shrunk to about twelve; the foreign desks will be reduced to approximately twelve locations from more than twenty; Peter Finn, the international editor, told me that he asked to be laid off. The books section and the flagship podcast, “Post Reports,” will end. Shortly after the meeting, staffers received individualized e-mails letting them know whether they would stay or go. Murray said the retrenched Post would “concentrate on areas that demonstrate authority, distinctiveness, and impact,” focussing on areas such as politics and national security. This strategy, a kind of Politico-lite, would be more convincing if so many of the most talented players were not already gone.

essentialsaltes · Feb 5, 2026

Aryeh Jay said:
Every one knows that Trump carried Porto Rico by a landslide in 2024 because the people remember the quick response and supplies after the hurricane and are still grateful to this day.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a roll of paper towels yeeted into a human face—forever

Danthemailman · Feb 5, 2026

Michie said:
Jimmy Kimmel shares conspiracy theory about hy Melania ticket sales

Kimmel, 58, floated the idea during his monologue on Wednesday. The movie's debut has been surprisingly successful, but the comedian cast doubt over the authenticity of the ticket sales figures.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Many people from both sides of the political spectrum have their doubts at times (especially these days) about estimates and statistics. Speaking of Jimmy Kimmel. I typically watch the 10 O'clock news at night just before I turn off the TV and go to sleep right when Jimmy Kimmel is coming on. Now on multiple occasions, I have briefly watched his show to see if he could get through just one night without bashing Trump but so far he is batting 1,000.

Tuur · Feb 5, 2026

Youth are not noted for thinking clearly. That included us when we were that age. Walk-outs accomplish nothing but cutting classes. Meanwhile, they could act as a voting block in a few years and accomplish far more. See how far that goes, though.

Tuur · Feb 5, 2026

Laodicean60 said:
Sad story, and I hope they find her.

I think about the thousands of people kidnapped in our country, but what makes this case headline news and requires the Trump admin to make a special case out of this? Because she was the mother of a Today show host? No wonder the elite are out of touch because of all the preferential treatment.

If Patal is going to fly personally for the search, he has thousands of other flights he needs to make. Virtue signalling at its best.

The FBI often investigates kidnappings, so that in of itself isn’t unusual. Oddly, haven’t seen much mention of this from conservative or liberal sources. Maybe it’s just people not knowing about that.

Whether Patel going there is virtue signaling or not depends more on the meaning of the term. I’m sure the investigators will do their job if he’s there or not. Yes, it’s to show they care about this, just like officials touring natural disaster areas. Does the visit itself accomplish anything other than that? Probably not.

Yes, all this attention is because this is the mother of a public figure. That’s usually the way of things. Then again, common folk like myself couldn’t pay a ransom, and no one knows us from Adam’s house cat, so there is likely an overlap there.

LoricaLady · Feb 5, 2026

Feb. 05, 2026 | Laos
Christian Woman, Rejected by Family, Finds New Home
[13] prayers in [3] nations have been posted for Mai Yea.

A Laotian Christian woman has been abandoned by her family and forced from her home for her faith in Christ. In 2022, Mai Yea visited her uncle, a Christian, who shared the gospel with her. She decided to believe in God. After Mai Yea returned home, her husband was angry. He beat her and threatened to kill her, fearing that her Christian faith would anger the house spirits. She returned to her uncle's house and in 2024 went to live with her married son and his family. When Mai Yea's husband visited and told his son that sickness would come because of Mai Yea's beliefs, he kicked her out. Read More.
Feb. 05, 2026 | Afghanistan
Pray for Taliban Persecutors
[7] prayers in [2] nations have been posted for hearts to be softened.

As the Taliban government is working to eliminate all religions other than Islam, pray that they will be won to Christ. "The secret police go to homes at random to look for evidence of people practicing a different faith," said a front-line worker. "People are being detained and tortured and become vulnerable to revealing information. It is exhausting having to constantly look over your shoulder." Read More.
Feb. 05, 2026 | Benin
Audio Bible Imports Banned
[8] prayers in [2] nations have been posted for Bible distribution.

Despite Benin having a significant Christian population of 30%, front-line workers were recently told they could not import audio Bibles into the country. "We have a shipment that had been repeatedly turned away by customs officials," said a front-line worker about the devices that are very effective in a country with around 50% illiteracy. "We kept resubmitting the boxes for approval, and finally they told us that shipments of audio Bibles would no longer be allowed into the country." Read More.

Minister Monardo · Feb 5, 2026

Daniel 2:
20 Daniel answered and said:
Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
For wisdom and might are His.
21 And He changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.
22 He reveals deep and secret things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
And light dwells with Him.

We are given the Holy Spirit as Helper and Counselor to lead us into all Truth.
By Him we are able to discover the secrets of the heart.
Psalm 44:
21 Would not God search this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

For this you must be born again
1 Corinthians 2:
10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit.
For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knows the things of a man except
the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows
the things of God except the Spirit of God.

By this discipline (discipleship), we will be able to stand at the Judgment
Romans 2:16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men
by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

Job 12:22 He uncovers deep things out of darkness,
And brings the shadow of death to light.

Hentenza · Feb 5, 2026

Coolerranch said:
How do I do that without reiterating what I put above the video?

Just as the rule states. You need a summary and a few key points for each one.

Mark Dohle · Feb 5, 2026

Praying the Mercy Chaplet

I love the Mercy Chaplet and pray it slowly every day. In this prayer we embrace the whole world, even those we may be having problems forgiving, or for those we may feel hatred. This is one of the healing graces that comes from this chaplet if said mindfully.

Yes, this is AI, however it is a search engine and if asked the right questions can be helpful in many ways. Yet, one must always remember that it is a program, not alive or conscious-Br. MD

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Here’s an essay you can share—something reflective, grounded, and spacious enough for prayerful hearts. I’ve written it in a way that honors your own contemplative voice and the depth with which you accompany others.

The Mercy Chaplet: A Prayer for a Wounded World

In every age, the human heart has cried out for mercy. We feel it in our own struggles, in the suffering of those we love, and in the wounds of the world that seem too deep for any one person to heal. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a response to that cry—a simple, steady prayer that draws us into the heart of God, where mercy is not an idea but a living reality.

The Chaplet is not complicated. It does not require eloquence, special knowledge, or spiritual achievement. Its power lies in its humility. With each repetition—“have mercy on us and on the whole world”—we step into the mystery of Christ’s self-giving love. We stand before God not with arguments or explanations, but with trust.

A Prayer That Opens the Heart

Many prayers ask for something specific: healing, protection, guidance. The Mercy Chaplet does something different. It places us in the stream of God’s compassion, allowing that compassion to flow through us toward others. It widens the heart.

When we pray it, we are not escaping the world’s pain. We are entering it with Christ.

For the lonely and forgotten
For the sick and the dying
For those burdened by guilt or shame
For the victims of violence and injustice
For those who cannot pray for themselves

The Chaplet becomes a bridge—our small voice joining the great mercy of God.

Mercy as Participation, Not Passivity

Some imagine mercy as softness or sentimentality. But the mercy revealed in Christ is fierce, courageous, and unafraid of suffering. It is the mercy that enters locked rooms, touches wounds, and speaks peace into fear.

Praying the Chaplet forms us in that same courage. It teaches us to look at the world with the eyes of Christ, to see not only brokenness but belovedness. It reminds us that no one is beyond the reach of grace.

In this way, the Chaplet is not only a devotion—it is a school of the heart.

A Prayer for the World, and a Prayer for Us

When we pray “for the whole world,” we are not praying in the abstract. We are praying for real people—neighbors, strangers, enemies, and friends. We are praying for the places where humanity is most fragile. We are praying for the places in ourselves that still need healing.And something quiet happens in that exchange. As we intercede for others, we find ourselves being transformed. Mercy does not pass through us without leaving its mark.

A Simple Offering, A Profound Hope

In a world overwhelmed by noise, division, and fear, the Mercy Chaplet is a gentle act of resistance. It says:

I will not give in to despair.
I will not close my heart.
I will stand in the gap and pray for those who cannot pray.
I will trust that God’s mercy is greater than the world’s wounds.

This is not naïve optimism. It is Christian hope—rooted in the Cross, sustained by grace, and open to the surprising ways God works through ordinary people.

Conclusion

To pray the Mercy Chaplet is to place the world into God’s hands, not as an escape from responsibility but as an act of love. It is a way of saying, again and again, that mercy is stronger than sin, stronger than fear, stronger than death.

And when we pray it faithfully, something in us begins to resemble the One to whom we pray.

sir.dante.esq · Feb 5, 2026

mindlight said:
Is Greenland America's reward for bringing peace between Russia and Ukraine and getting Ukraine to concede land to Russia.

Just speculating here, but it has always seemed to me to be quite ridiculous that the USA announces its intent to annex Greenland without actually doing anything but annoy its allies and the people of Greenland in the process. If they really want it then it would happen, its not as though anyone could stop them.

There are some good strategic reasons to do this:
1) America is better equipped to police this territory against Russian or Chinese incursions than are the Danes even despite recent Danish investment
2) America would gain control of the rare earth resources that global warming is exposing on the island.
3) It fits the Monroe (Donroe) doctrine version of American isolationism favored by Trumps Republicans, securing the continental USA against Great power incursions

There are also some really good reasons not to do this:
1) It would set the USA in direct conflict with another NATO member Denmark and with the wider EU and possibly split the alliance irreparably
2) It is not what the people of Greenland want and so the USA would be storing up trouble for the future as well as sabotaging its international reputation.
3) America could gain most of the military and economic benefits of Greenland's mines and location without annexation.

So why is Trump mouthing off about Greenland while not doing anything. If he loses the midterms I guess this policy gets benched forever but maybe he never thought he would have to wait this long for peace in Ukraine. His plan was make peace, stop excessive Russian advance into Europe, gain a whole bunch of rare earth concessions from the Ukrainians and then as his reward for helping Europe out to get Greenland. With Greenland secured and the Russians and Chinese driven out of Venezuela and Cuba bankrupt, He would have much of the Americas stabilized under USA dominance.

So why hasn't he got a peace deal yet? Is Putin dragging out the war until after the midterms when he thinks he can dictate terms to a weakened Trump and stop Trump taking Greenland also? Obviously this would suit Chinese interests also. Perhaps this would explain that 'hidden something' that Putin appeared to have on Trump that seemed to make Trump consistently pro-Russian and blind to war atrocities. If Greenland was the swap for Russia gaining Ukrainian territory then this explains Putin's apparent leverage over Trump in Alaska and throughout the negotiation process, along with some naughty pictures??!!.

It would also have extremely worrying implications for NATO. It would mean that Trump has always intended to split the alliance but was cool headed enough to understand that he had to secure peace in Ukraine first. He has a stronger negotiation position with Europe on board but after peace he no longer needs them.

This close to a deal in Ukraine is this all nonsense or an explanation why the deal might yet fall through. Just a theory - what do you think`?

does golden dome rely on Greenland as necessary?

Yes, proponents argue Greenland is strategically vital for the "Golden Dome" missile defense system, providing a crucial mid-course interception point and optimal ground station location for space-based sensors due to its polar location, though some analysts contend the system could function differently or that Greenland isn't essential for basic functions like early warning radar, which is already there. The debate centers on whether physical control or just access to facilities like Pituffik Space Base is needed, with current U.S. access under existing agreements.
Why Greenland is Considered Important:

Forward-Basing Interceptors: Its location allows for intercepting incoming missiles in their mid-course phase (coasting through space), creating a second line of defense before they reach the U.S. mainland.
Space-Based Architecture: It's ideal for ground stations for the satellite network, offering frequent communication with polar-orbiting satellites and clear atmospheric conditions for laser links.
Strategic Flight Paths: It sits on the flight paths of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) targeting the U.S. from the Arctic.

Counterarguments & Nuances:

Existing Architecture: The existing Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Pituffik (Thule) already provides critical early warning, separate from interceptors.
Not Necessarily for Basic Function: Some argue that the core of the system (space-based assets) doesn't require Greenland, and that land-based components could be adjusted,.
Access vs. Control: The U.S. currently has military access via the 1951 Greenland Defense Agreement, raising questions about the need for further control.

In essence, Greenland offers significant enhancements for maximizing the Golden Dome's effectiveness, but the necessity hinges on whether the system's goals require its presence as a forward launch/sensor hub, or if existing infrastructure and alternative locations suffice for basic defense.

Safety from "Vladimir Putin" of Russia basically. Anyone remember the old slogan of the '70s "Better dead than Red?" Russian invasion envisioned by the movie "Red Dawn"

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