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ReplyDeleteOpinion: What conservatives don’t get about the protests roiling college campuses by Jeremi Suri
Very well considered.
I haven't read the article yet (coffee "perking"), but my first thought is that I am still confounded by how radicalism-- even anarchism-- has come to be called "conservatism." And good for your resident nest fixer-upper!
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There are plenty of reports of police arresting pro-Palestinian protesters. I have not come across a single report of police arresting pro-Israeli protesters. I guess pro-Israeli protesters don't break the law, as do those nasty pro-Palestinian types. :P
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DeleteComment: I haven't actually heard of any pro-Isreali protester. Can't arrest people who don't exist.
I didn't read it in detail, but I understand that the two sides came to blows at UCLA.
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Accidentally running for President of Iceland [Click] Eighty-two in the running so far!
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Inside the move to maneuver Marco Rubio into the VP slot. [Click] What a can of worms! I hadn’t been aware of the Constitution’s “favorite son” provision.
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Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw [Click]
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*chortle* Oh my! Whatever *is* poor Donald to do?
DeleteUnited Methodists Repeal Ban on LGBTQ Clergy [Click]
ReplyDeleteFrom Wikipedia article on UMC: [Click] “On January 3, 2020, a group of Methodist leaders proposed a plan to split the United Methodist Church over issues of sexual orientation (particularly same-sex marriage) and create a new traditionalist Methodist denomination. The Global Methodist Church was formed in 2022. Prior to the establishment of the Global Methodist Church, some Methodist congregations had already left the UMC to join the Free Methodist Church, a traditionalist Methodist denomination aligned with the Wesleyan-holiness movement. As of December 30, 2023, the number of UMC churches in the United States that were approved for disaffiliation stood at 7,660. This figure represented approximately one-quarter of the UMC churches in the United States.”
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ReplyDeleteUnexpurgated version of Franz Kafka’s diaries published [Click]
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Video: Trump makes EPIC miscalculation with jury at NY trial [Click] And when it flops, he will presumably blame anyone and everyone other than himself.
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ReplyDeleteThis is HUGE good news for the Methodist clergy members I sit with in spiritual guidance! They have worked so painfully hard for this. This is amazing in such a polarized nation.
United Methodist Church lifts 40-year ban on LGBTQ clergy
That's what I figured.
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I've had meetings today and on the run, so just saw that you had already posted about the ban being lifted. Ha!
DeleteIt's a truly big deal. The Methodists have been in such pain. A number of congregations have left the fold, and out of compassion the Methodist Church allowed them to go taking some resources with them. So, there are fewer in their ranks who are hostile toward the LGBTQIA community. It's sad, but far more healthy in the pew now.
Meidas Touch video: Trump’s Past Words Come Back and Haunt Him at Trial [Click] At about 1:25 minutes “. . . the jury is furiously taking notes. . .”
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And from Down Under: All the extinct kangaroo boffins are losing their minds at the latest kangaroo news! [Click] The reporter’s attitude is mine exactly . . .
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Joe Blogs video: Title [Click]
ReplyDeleteUK Faces New Brexit Food Crisis as New Rules Mean Higher Costs, Delays & Loss of European Suppliers [Click]
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Egad--not another bungled link! Click on "Title" and it will take you to the video.
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Now to go extirpate some more weeds.
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Eradicate, to be more precise-- at least where I can.
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I lied--here's one more: Arizona senate passes repeal of 1864 near-total abortion ban [Click] Now to the governor, who is expected to sign it.
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The UMC news reminds me of the scene in “Sleeper” where they read the headline from the ancient [1990] NYT: “Pope’s Wife Has Twins.” [Click] [t=about 35 seconds into clip]
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Finished The India Fan
ReplyDeleteVideo: Trump INSTANTLY VIOLATES Court Order in Wisconsin - Click
ReplyDeleteVideo: FED UP Judge Hits Trump with FINAL WARNING Before Jail - Click
ReplyDeleteThen will it be the Truly Final Warning, followed by the Most High Final Warning, etc...? Just throw the bum in jail!
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