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WSJ: “As Covid Hit, Washington Officials Traded Stocks With Exquisite Timing”
Further proof – if you needed any – that Washington politicians and officials should not be able to buy individual stocks or they must put their money in a blind trust. Some sold in January 2020 when the government began mobilizing against the threat. Others bought shares as a market-rescue plan was taking shape. A…
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Feast Day – Peter of Alcantara, an important Saint; mystic and ascetic
Among other things, Peter of Alcantara was the counselor to Saint Teresa of Avila (a great reformer and Doctor of the Church – my favorite Saint since I read her book a few years ago The Interior Castle. For a bit more about her, go here). He was born in 1499 and lived 'til 1562.
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Pope Francis warns against worldly ‘progressivism’ and backward-looking ‘traditionalism’
From America, the Jesuit publication. Worth hitting the link – excerpts below it. Pope Francis marks 60th anniversary of Vatican II by warning against worldly ‘progressivism’ and backward-looking ‘traditionalism’ The council reminded the church of what is “essential,” the pope said: “a church madly in love with its Lord and with all the men and…
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Former Democrat “rising star” and vice chair of the DNC leaves the Democrat Party
Full Disclosure: I am a registered Independent. Rarely vote for Democrats; do a lot of write-ins. I admire her independent spirit without agreeing with many of her positions (or with all Tucker’s positions).
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Alex Jones – who caused massive amounts of pain and anguish – owes $965 million
A man with many screws loose. And that's being charitable. Normally I'd put the person's picture up. But Alex? Nah. The $965 million verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host for spreading the myth that the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history never happened, and that the grieving families seen in news…
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Interesting: Article on near death experiences – “The Afterlife is in Our Heads”
Proves nothing, one way or the other but worth a read if you are interested in the topic. The author is a science writer living in Brooklyn. Prior belief in god or an afterlife does not, perhaps surprisingly, seem to influence one’s propensity to have an NDE, according to the research, but there is a…
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Follow up to Tim foursome golf success
HA! my friend Nancy sent me the picture below re: Awesome Tim foursome wins the Knights of Columbus annual charity golf tournament! Rather than buy four t shirts I’ll save my money and just post these pictures.
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What it took for the NY Times to admit life begins at conception
Ha! It took them realizing they could score political points against Herschel Walker! Could get that NY Times writer fired (hit the "conceived the child" link below) … The point is made in NRO, article here – What to Make of the Herschel Walker Abortion Allegation? In case you missed it, on Monday night the…
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I get a rather critical email – good for my humility
Here it is – I think the writer sugar-coated it… Pasted in as it was sent to me. I complimented the writer on having "supreme self-assurance". "I know how to read…" (Faranda) Indeed you do, my dearest Faranda, indeed you do. You do know how to read black and white words off a…
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“Just Don’t Do It: 10 Exercise Myths”
This is a pretty good article from the Guardian (UK) written by a Harvard evolutionary biology professor. I'm excerpting two "myths" I think we can do better by looking beyond the weird world in which we live to consider how our ancestors as well as people in other cultures manage to be physically active. This…