Category: People
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On Catholic Church divisions
This is pretty good as an Australian – with an Asian background – offers a commentary on some Bishop Barron comments.
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Barry Bonds v. Mariano Rivera; only time they faced each other
Who wins the duel…
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From Pew; An easy chart of America’s beliefs and practices
The Pew Research Firm is very reliable and thanks to EM for sending this to me – As of 2023, about 218 million of the 262 million adults in the United States said they believe in God or a universal spirit. Large numbers like these can be difficult to picture, but what if we scaled…
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WSJ: Minneapolis Police Union President speaks out
I think I read somewhere that a Minneapolis police official said they did offer some support to the ICE people but were told it wasn’t needed. This seems to directly contradict that. Why are the ICE agents involved in these two tragedies still on duty? They should be on leave UPDATE: TWO WERE JUST PLACED…
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Mamdani blames Adams for City financial woes.
Your basic smooth politician, like De Blasio he blames his predecessor. I hope Eric Adams responds.
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At Davos; US Commerce Secretary v. Europe
Well I guess this is telling it like it is. Howard Lutnick is a hard ass New York businessman. The CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, he lost 658 employees on 9/11 at the top of the North WTC building, including his brother as well as my friend Tom Knox. He’d have been killed also but he…
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Senate Committee questions on chemical abortions; then Gov. Hochul’s name comes up
Chemical abortions at 20 weeks when drug only approved up to ten weeks? And no need to even talk to an MD – just fill out the form online for a prescription? What could go wrong? Our fine “Social Justice Catholic” Governor Hochul’s name comes up after four minutes as she blocks an extradition. If…
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Trump questioned on Renee Goode
Don’t know if this was a “gotya” question but I thought Trump answered it well with the exception of the usual Trumpian exaggeration nonsense “hundreds of thousands of murderers”. Rubin and the woman speaking afterward – they probably have a point about the feeling of some Democrats. Not sure why this is titled about a…
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JD Vance and Usha Vance – baby #4 on the way
Brigid and myself are both from a family of four. I was the oldest and Brigid the youngest. Are we “oil and water” or “Yin and Yang”? “We’re very happy to share some exciting news. Our family is growing!” the post read, followed by the full statement: “Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a…