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  1. mindlight

    Charlie Kirk - Martyr or Political Activist?

    The death of Charlie Kirk shocked Americans and also people further afield across the world. He was a devout Christian out there sharing his faith. He was killed for his view that transsexuality is mentally delusional and a symptom of very unbiblical notions of what gender is. So since he was...
  2. mindlight

    China on the rise

    In a massive military parade, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan, Xi Jinping and Putin portrayed an alternative focus for global power. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr1reyr059o For years, China has had no friends. Even now, the smiles of its allies seem a little...
  3. mindlight

    American Revolution was not Christian

    Yesterday was the 4th of July, celebrated by Americans. It remembers a successful revolution against the British and is the foundational event, along with the framing of the Constitution, of the American state. But were the motives of those who supported it Christian ones? Many of the founding...
  4. mindlight

    Is Trump breaking the alliance?

    A clear divide is emerging between America and Europe on a variety of issues. Putin seems overjoyed with the new Trump presidency and Russia Today is pushing the split between Europe and the USA for all it is worth. European elites have had their backs put up, they have been marginalized in...
  5. mindlight

    Expand or Die, AI!!!

    https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/europe-looks-embrace-ai-paris-summits-2nd-day-while-global-consensus-unclear-2025-02-11/ The US and EU appear to be offering alternate visions of the future of AI. The Europeans want it to remain human-centric and to regulate abuses of...
  6. mindlight

    DeepSeek Chinese AI firm undermines US Tech giants

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cjr85l2e4l4t Nividia lost $500Bn in shares and a lot of the mainstays of the Western AI world are also crashing. It seems the Chinese have found a cheaper way to compete in this arena. They use cheaper chips with cleverer networking. Sort of like bringing a...
  7. O

    More than 1/3 of people in the US exposed to harmful air pollution – report

    Hello folks. Seems that air pollution is still a major issue in the US. Well, I live in an area of clean air, but got an air purifier cos of the Canadian wildfires in 2022. But, this article says that over 100M+ people in the US are potentially exposed to harmful levels of pollution. This is one...
  8. O

    Baltimore bridge collapse: city says ship was ‘unseaworthy’ before leaving port

    Update on Baltimore Bridge collapse. It appears that the ship which collided with the Baltimore bridge may have not been up to standards to travel the oceans. I know nothing about seaworthiness, but negligence of both the crew, and vessel maintenance could have played a role in the accident...
  9. O

    Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.

    Hello guys and gals. This is an article by ProPublica, an open-access, non-profit news (ProPublica copyright info, Creative Commons license) agency that covers current events. The Bureau of Land Management made a math mistake which could lead to $400M in money taxpayers must shell out to clean...
  10. O

    Revealed: documents shed light on shadowy US far-right fraternal order

    The US has far-right issues just as Germany does (German far-right leader in court charged with using 1940s German slogan). Here is the article link: Revealed: documents shed light on shadowy US far-right fraternal order Short summary of the open-access article by The Guardian (<20% in length...
  11. O

    Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes Will Now Face More Scrutiny

    Hello folks. This is an article by ProPublica, an open-access, non-profit news (ProPublica copyright info, Creative Commons license) agency that covers current events. US soldiers may face investigations by military attorneys after committing crimes: Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes Will Now...
  12. brodav9@thicket

    prayer request for revival to break out in every state of USA.

    We need a Azuza street type revival and we have the power to brinng it down in Jesus name. Then also it will reveal that Jesus gives true miracles and wonders.
  13. Zoii

    2022 is America's deadliest year for mass shootings.

    705 mass shootings for 2022 beating all previous records. The total of 43781 deaths (the equivalent of 9/11 more than fourteen times) and 38000+ injuries. And the year isn't over. https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/11/21/mass-shootings-record-year/...
  14. Occams Barber

    US Senate Votes to Protect Same Sex Marriage

    US Senate votes to protect same-sex marriage Story by AFP • 3h ago The US Senate passed a landmark bill Tuesday protecting same-sex marriage, as lawmakers from both parties moved to forestall the possibility of the conservative-led Supreme Court taking away this right as it did with abortion...
  15. mindlight

    International Review: Trump

    What is the international perspective on Trump? How much of that is ideologically driven and how much of that is true? What did he get right and what did he get horribly wrong? It seems timely to consider this as America approaches its midterms, in the light of events in Ukraine and due to the...
  16. Occams Barber

    Weekend Score - Mass shootings; 10 dead, 42 injured

    At least 10 dead, 42 injured as wave of weekend mass shootings in US continues ABC (US) News - 14 June 2022 At least 10 mass shootings occurred across the country between Friday and Sunday night, making this the third consecutive weekend in which U.S. law enforcement officers have responded to...
  17. Occams Barber

    Weekend score -13 Mass Shootings

    From graduation parties to a mall, 13 mass shootings over the weekend leave more than a dozen dead and over 70 injured CNN - 6 June 2022 More than a dozen people were killed and more than 70 injured in at least 13 mass shootings this weekend in the United States. The bloodshed comes as the...
  18. BrotherJJ

    America's national debt surpasses $30 trillion

    USA national debt surpasses $30 trillion National debt surpasses $30 trillion for the first time - CNN If that's not shameful enough: Check out USA unfunded liabilities (bottom right of debt clock) = $ promises the government has made & clearly can't make. U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time...
  19. BrotherJJ

    What are the odds?

    What do you believe the odds are, that the FDA, will authorize this treatment here in the USA? I'll start with slim to NONE. New patent-free COVID vaccine developed as “gift to the world” (newatlas.com)
  20. Zoii

    US churches do not have to report child rapes.

    In 2020, the Supreme court in Montana determined that reports to church officials of rape and child sexual abuse are not necessarily obliged to report the offence to law enforcement. The unanimous decision of the US Supreme court found for Jehova witnesses setting precedence for all other...