Friday, December 19, 2025

We must remember that it is God's will, and not our own will...

We must remember that it is God's will, and not our own will, that we must do, for he that doth His will shall abide forever, even as He abideth forever. Therefore, with mind entire, faith firm, courage undaunted, love thorough, let us be ready for whatever God willeth, faithfully keeping the Lord's commandment, having innocency in simplicity; peaceableness in love; modesty in lowliness; in ministering, diligence; in helping them that toil, watchfulness; in succoring the poor, mercifulness; in standing up for the truth, firmness; in keeping of discipline, sternness; lest we be found wanting in every good work. -Venerable Bede Image

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A line in the sand: Let’s be honest about the Bondi Beach blood bath   You cannot spend months or years saying the same things as the jihadists say to justify their murders of Jewish civilians, and then pretend to be shocked, outraged and on the side of decency when Jews are murdered on Bondi beach or anywhere else in the Western world. 
   Western leaders have condoned Islamic terrorism every time they condemned Israel’s response to that terrorism. Image

Brown, MIT shooting suspect ID’d as Claudio Neves Valente — after shooting himself in storage facility  FBI Special Agent Ted Docks also revealed that Valente studied in Lisbon with murdered MIT nuclear science professor Nuno Loureiro, 47. The professor was killed on Monday in his $1.4 million townhouse in upscale Brookline, Massachusetts, and cops there announced late Thursday he was shot by Valente.

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Half of $18B in federal funds for Minnesota-run programs may have been defrauded, official says  “The magnitude cannot be overstated,” Thompson said. “What we see in Minnesota is not a handful of bad actors committing crimes. It’s staggering, industrial-scale fraud.”

$7 Million SNAP Fraud Scheme Uncovered, Run by Haitian Immigrant Duo  “Fraud is not isolated, but widespread,” U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said of the scheme, while criticizing Massachusetts officials and other Democrat-controlled states who have refused to share SNAP data with the federal government.

Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns after vile antisemitic social media posts resurface - including rants about “money hungry Jews” and defunding NYPD “piggies.”

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Christians protest LGBT nativity play where Jesus is 'King of the Gays'  A preview of the play states, “Mary and Jo packed their pride flags and set off on the long journey to the best gay club this side of the Red Sea – Heaven. But when Queen Herod heard of the new King of the Gays, she began to plot for his downfall for only she could be the Queerest Icon in the Land.”
  Christians on campus have described the play as not only blasphemous and offensive, but discriminatory, on the grounds that no such play would be allowed if it mocked the beliefs of Muslims.

Tarot, SoulCycle, sexual spiritualities, social justice religion, blood-and-soil nationalisms, and the revitalization of traditional religion––the strong gods are returning in every form. The secular story has been distorting our social and emotional lives, thinning them out and people are searching for something more.
   To put it another way, if you kill the one true God, the Many will rise again. We all have that sensus divinitatis, as Calvin put it—we’re hardwired to sense our need for something beyond us and to give it worship, even if we suppress and distort it. Excellent read...

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In industry after industry, gatekeepers promised extra consideration to anyone who wasn’t a white man—and then provided just that. “With every announcement of promotions, there was a desire to put extra emphasis on gender [or race],” a former management consultant recalled. “And when you don’t fall into those groups, that message gets louder and louder, and gains more and more emphasis. On the one hand, you want to celebrate people who have been at a disadvantage. On the other hand, you look and you say, wow, the world is not rooting for you—in fact, it’s deliberately rooting against you.”

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How the Phone Ban Saved High School Since the bell-to-bell device lockup, teens have rediscovered the simple pleasures of conversation and poker  When New York State banned phones in public schools from bell to bell this past September, the goal — according to the ban’s champion, Governor Hochul — was undistracted learning. But within weeks of the Great Phone Lockup, teachers began to notice an incidental (and arguably even more compelling) benefit: The teens were talking to one another as if they were in a Brat Pack movie. Sure, there’s been grumbling and some burner phones and scrolling in the bathroom. At one high school, an entrepreneurial senior even bought a pouch-unlocking magnet on Amazon and tried to charge classmates a dollar per jailbreak. But generally, with phones off-limits, the atmosphere feels different. There’s a pleasant buzz in the lunchroom, chatter in the hallways, and an alphabet of new analog hobbies popping up just about everywhere. “We’ve had a lot more school spirit,” says Rosalmi, a senior at New Heights Academy Charter School in Harlem. “People are more willing to do stuff.”

A new report conducted by the digital security company Aura found that a significant percentage of kids who turn to AI for companionship are engaging in violent roleplays — and that violence, which can include sexual violence, drove more engagement than any other topic kids engaged with.

"Children Are NOT Experiments": House-Passes Bill Criminalizing Transgender Treatments For Minors  The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would criminalize transgender-related treatments for minors, which includes surgical procedures and puberty blockers.

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This year was an absolute sea of cruelty, hatred, stupidity, and mental vomit, unlike anything that has happened in America in decades, if not ever. Never before have so many human beings with absolutely no redeeming virtues risen to some level of prominence in our country.
   Think that is too harsh? Well, read these quotes and make your own judgments while keeping in mind how much longer this list could have easily been. Image

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COVID Boosters Linked to Elevated Risk of Dementia-Linked Virus   The findings revealed a seven percent increase in shingles risk within 28 days of vaccination when all doses were combined, and a 21 percent increase following the third, or booster, dose of mRNA vaccines. Shingles, a painful rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus, is more likely to occur when immune cells are temporarily depleted, which researchers suggest may happen after repeated vaccine doses.

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