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Landon Caeli · 2025-11-29T17:42:48-0600

rambot said:
LOL!

How is THAT a though?

"I shouldn't have to read what I'm complaining about!"

Yet, you get to say what it does or doesn't breed - without even reading it yourself? Seems a little hypocritical, don't you think?

Akita Suggagaki · 2025-11-29T17:41:59-0600

d taylor said:
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How is the creature brought to life in the book.

I’ll let you know when I get there

Neostarwcc · 2025-11-29T17:41:27-0600

My father in law had a stroke that paralyzed him 3-4 months ago since he wasn't going to get any better they placed him in hospice care. Then this afternoon came. His oxygen dropped to dangerous levels his blood sugar spiked to over 400 (432) and now he's fighting for his life and now hospice is telling my mother in law he's going to take a turn for the worse. My father in law is dying and my wife's family is grieving. My wife and I are ok. My wife is trying to figure out how she can get time off from Walmart with just two days of pto to go to the funeral and my mother in law is beyond hysterical. She afterall was married to him for 36 years and doesn't want to let go. She's in need of prayers. We're in need of prayers while we grieve during this trying time of our lives.

And honestly? I'm sad too. I barely knew the man and it feels like I lost one of my grandparents it's just sad and such a sad time of my life as I watch my wife grieve the loss of her father. I will never understand because I've never lost my father I still have him. I can still talk to him I can still tell him I love him I can still hug him. I can't understand what she's going through. It's just... sad...

Ophiolite · 2025-11-29T17:41:06-0600

Bob Crowley said:
When i need you to psycho-analyse me I'll ask for it.

I did see a psychiatrist for a few years. It started due to depression but that was pretty much fixed with Prozac.

I kept going because we both shared similar spiritual experiences.

I suppose about four years ago he said "Something strange happened last weekend".

I asked him what it was. He said he'd been going to a Catholic Church in a suburb called Indooroopilly in Brisbane. They announced that a parishioner had died that morning. But she's also been one of his parishioners.

He said "She was in the church!" He could see her. He said she seemed to be trying to get his attention, but gave up after a while and moved to the other side of the church. He thought she might have had family on that side.

Now I used to see him only every three, four or five months as it wasn't urgent by that time. But he had his "ghostly" experience the very weekend before I was due to see him for my very next appointment viz. "last weekend". You might say he had confirmation of what I'd been talking about.

I'd mentioned to him quite a number of times about my episode with my father, and now he had an experience but this time he was wide awake and in church.

I also mentioned the episoe to my Presbyterian pastor. My father predicted I'd meet him viz. "You'll become a Christian .... You'll meet a pastor. You'll think he's great, but all he'll do is to discourage you even more!" (than he had himself).

Late in the day before I left the pastor's church in 1991, he apologised to me with the words "I owe you an apology .... You needed encouragement, but all I've done is to discourage you even more!" So I mentioned what my father had said and he blurted out "You really did see your father that night!"

When I need your arrogant know-it-all opinion, I'll ask for it.

The words "respectfully and understanding the importance of the event to you" were not some idle throwaway, but a compassionate and empathetic recognition of how much the experience meant to you. I regret that your sensitivity on the matter caused you to overlook or misinterpret these words. Since you don't value my opinion, and why should you, there was really no reason to get so upset about it. I'll try to avoid distrubing your beliefs in future.

Aryeh Jay · 2025-11-29T17:40:18-0600

Perpetual Student said:
Did you have a certain family in mind?

View attachment 373815

My daughter is related to that family.

Landon Caeli · 2025-11-29T17:39:17-0600

rambot said:
Please point out where I've done that.

The following post shows you claiming what the rhetoric mentioned in the OP says or does not say. Yet, you have not read the content of "Whiteness Pandemic".

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University of Minnesota on Whiteness Pandemic

"If you were born or raised in the United States, you have grown up in the Whiteness Pandemic, and you can play a role in halting and reversing this pandemic, especially if you are White because of the power and privilege you hold in this racialized society. If you were socialized into the...

www.christianforums.com

Aryeh Jay · 2025-11-29T17:37:30-0600

Well I hope something happens soon, I'm getting tired of my wife telling me my ships position and our next port calls before I even know because she has a subscription to the apparently failing New York Times and they have better intelligence than we do. Hopefully no one in Venezuela reads it.

BPPLEE · 2025-11-29T17:36:49-0600

RDKirk said:
You don't need to know anything about Star Wars. There are plenty of "Easter eggs" for fans, but people who don't know won't miss it. The creator, Tony Gilroy, wasn't even a particular fan of Star Wars himself. Star Wars merely provided him with a setting for a story he had always wanted to tell. I think he intended to tell a "Doctor Zhivago" depth of story for the 21st century.

"This was a 1500-page epic novel about revolution and fascism and rebellion that I'd been really excited about my whole life and didn't really have an opportunity to put anywhere. This was it." -- Tony Gilroy.

Students of 20th century historical conflicts will find nearly as many "Easter eggs" as Star Wars fans. Some Star Wars critics have dismissed it as "not really Star Wars," a war story/spy thriller that could have been set in WWII. Few aliens, no light sabers, almost zero Force. But a real-world setting would have restricted it to a much smaller story. He would have to have invented an empire that would have looked like the Star Wars Empire anyway. Gilroy, btw, is responsible for the Boune trillogy, and some of that Bourne pedigree is apparent.

I will say, though, that if you've seen Rogue One (this story is actually a prequel to Rogue One), you'll get a particular knife twisted in your heart at in the very last ten seconds of the second season that won't be quite as sharp if you haven't seen that movie.

Thanks for the info

yourwayisbetter · 2025-11-29T17:35:10-0600

Bible highlighting and going through the Psalms and the prophets

Perpetual Student · 2025-11-29T17:24:45-0600

iluvatar5150 said:
idk… I can think of some family members who’d warrant a thumbs up…

Did you have a certain family in mind?

FreeinChrist · 2025-11-29T17:22:44-0600

Trump posts delusional posts some nights (near every night)

What is an autopen and why can’t Trump stop talking about it?

The first autopen was patented in the 1800s and has been used by many American presidents

www.theguardian.com

What is an autopen?

The autopen, which was patented in the US in 1803, is a robotic device that replicates signatures of a person using real ink. The autopen is often used to sign materials in bulk.

According to a 2005 guidance from the justice department, the “president need not personally perform the physical act of affixing his signature to a bill he approves and decides to sign in order for the bill to become law”.

Instead, the president “may sign a bill … by directing a subordinate to affix the president’s signature to such a bill, for example by autopen”.

Have other presidents used it?

Yes, numerous presidents have used the autopen, dating back to Thomas Jefferson, who used an early version of the device, according to the Shappell Manuscript Foundation. Harry Truman was rumoured to have used the pen, as well as Gerald Ford and Lyndon B Johnson, who allowed the device to be photographed in the White House.

Other presidents include John F Kennedy as well as Barack Obama, who used the device to sign various legislation including the Patriot Act and an appropriations bill while overseas.

In March, Trump said he had also used the autopen for what he described as “very unimportant papers”.

He can't override any of Biden's pardons nor of any legislation passed by congress if signed with an autopen. He can counter EOs with new EOs.
Just because Trump claims that the autopen was used "92%" of the time in Biden's term and that Biden didn't know what was signed does not make it fact. There is no evidence.
Trump spews a lot of questionable stuff when posting at night.
It makes me think about sundowning.

rambot · 2025-11-29T17:15:39-0600

Landon Caeli said:
Of course, you're defending something you haven't read, so what does that say?

Please point out where I've done that.

RDKirk · 2025-11-29T17:08:39-0600

BPPLEE said:
I have seen you mention Andor a couple of times and I am thinking of checking it out but I don't know much about the chronology of Star Wars. How much of a Star Wars expert do you have to be to keep up with events on the show?

You don't need to know anything about Star Wars. There are plenty of "Easter eggs" for fans, but people who don't know won't miss it. The creator, Tony Gilroy, wasn't even a particular fan of Star Wars himself. Star Wars merely provided him with a setting for a story he had always wanted to tell. I think he intended to tell a "Doctor Zhivago" depth of story for the 21st century.

"This was a 1500-page epic novel about revolution and fascism and rebellion that I'd been really excited about my whole life and didn't really have an opportunity to put anywhere. This was it." -- Tony Gilroy.

Students of 20th century historical conflicts will find nearly as many "Easter eggs" as Star Wars fans. Some Star Wars critics have dismissed it as "not really Star Wars," a war story/spy thriller that could have been set in WWII. Few aliens, no light sabers, almost zero Force. But a real-world setting would have restricted it to a much smaller story. He would have to have invented an empire that would have looked like the Star Wars Empire anyway. Gilroy, btw, is responsible for the Boune trillogy, and some of that Bourne pedigree is apparent.

I will say, though, that if you've seen Rogue One (this story is actually a prequel to Rogue One), you'll get a particular knife twisted in your heart at in the very last ten seconds of the second season that won't be quite as sharp if you haven't seen that movie.

Maria Billingsley · 2025-11-29T17:05:46-0600

An Apo

Always in His Presence said:
A little Biblical history and perspective first.

First and foremost is Jesus Christ -

Heb 3:1Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

There is the Original 12:

Simon (Peter)

Andrew (his brother)

James (son of Zebedee)

John (his brother)

Philip

Bartholomew (Nathanael)

Thomas (Didymus)

Matthew (the tax collector/Levi)

James (son of Alphaeus)

Thaddaeus (Judas son of James, also called Jude or Lebbaeus)

Simon (the Zealot/Cananite)

Judas Iscariot (the betrayer, later replaced)

Judas was replaced by Matthias - After Judas Iscariot's death, Matthias was chosen by lot to replace him and is explicitly numbered "with the eleven apostles" (Acts 1:26). He is therefore referred to as an apostle. They held a unique position (role) in the Gospels -

Rev 21:14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

The Reader will notice that the writers of their Gospels - Luke and Mark were not part of the 12. - yet many refer to them as Apostles

Luke 9:1 Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece. 4 “Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5 And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

The reader will note that the 12 were called disciples when they were with Christ and Apostles when they were sent out -

Keep reading:

Luke 9:10 And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done.

Same 12 people - their titles changed from disciple to apostle because they were sent out on a specific journey.

Luke 10:10 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. 2 Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road. 5 But whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. 9 And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

Luke 10:17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”

EXACTLY the same direction from the Lord - EXACTLY the same authority and results.

Apostle - transliterated - apostolos - a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers):—apostle, messenger, he that is sent.

Then there is Paul - an Apostle to the Gentiles

Barnabus - Acts 14:4 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out

James - Gal 1:19 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

None will ever be to the level of the 12 -

But there are numbers called by God and sent who bear the Title Apostle who preached the Gospel, cast out demons and healed the sick.

When I think of modern times, I think of Dr. Billy Graham, who preached the Gospel to over 1 billion people - ministered to Kings and President, who's ministry saw tens of millions come to Christ for Salvation.

The definition of an apostle is rooted in the Greek concept of an authoritative emissary or delegate, meaning the individual is specially commissioned and sent on a particular mission. The title is reserved for a representative who is empowered to act and speak on behalf of the sender, carrying their official authority and mandate. Therefore, to be considered an apostle requires a direct, official appointment, not merely a desire to carry a message.
So I would say no, there are no apostles today as the Foundation had already been placed with Jesus Christ of Nazareth as the Chief Cornerstone with the Prophets and Apostles.
Blessings

FreeinChrist · 2025-11-29T17:04:26-0600

RDKirk said:
From what I gather, just three days before the incident, there was a flurry of Google searches on Rahmanullah Lakanwal.

The suspicion is that some entity was checking to make sure all tracks were covered.

Anything to back that up?

Perhaps, as DC has been a Democratic stronghold, this should not have occurred:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-diverts-anti-terror-funds-democratic-strongholds-republican-states-2025-10-16/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20Oct%2016%20(Reuters),cooperating%20with%20federal%20immigration%20agents.

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to shift terrorism prevention funding from Democratic-led states toward those led by Republicans, government records show, as it overhauls a $1 billion program created after the 9/11 attacks.

Twelve Democratic-led states are suing to block the cuts, alleging that the Trump administration is trying to punish them for not cooperating with federal immigration agents.

I also wonder if a more experienced person could have been in this role and if the shooting could have been prevented:

“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention

One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

www.propublica.org

His career blastoff came quickly. A year after graduation, the 22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now a Department of Homeland Security official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism.

The White House appointed Fugate, a former Trump campaign worker who interned at the hard-right Heritage Foundation, to a Homeland Security role that was expanded to include the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships. Known as CP3, the office has led nationwide efforts to prevent hate-fueled attacks, school shootings and other forms of targeted violence.

Bob Crowley · 2025-11-29T17:02:46-0600

When i need you to psycho-analyse me I'll ask for it.

I did see a psychiatrist for a few years. It started due to depression but that was pretty much fixed with Prozac.

I kept going because we both shared similar spiritual experiences.

I suppose about four years ago he said "Something strange happened last weekend".

I asked him what it was. He said he'd been going to a Catholic Church in a suburb called Indooroopilly in Brisbane. They announced that a parishioner had died that morning. But she's also been one of his parishioners.

He said "She was in the church!" He could see her. He said she seemed to be trying to get his attention, but gave up after a while and moved to the other side of the church. He thought she might have had family on that side.

Now I used to see him only every three, four or five months as it wasn't urgent by that time. But he had his "ghostly" experience the very weekend before I was due to see him for my very next appointment viz. "last weekend". You might say he had confirmation of what I'd been talking about.

I'd mentioned to him quite a number of times about my episode with my father, and now he had an experience but this time he was wide awake and in church.

I also mentioned the episoe to my Presbyterian pastor. My father predicted I'd meet him viz. "You'll become a Christian .... You'll meet a pastor. You'll think he's great, but all he'll do is to discourage you even more!" (than he had himself).

Late in the day before I left the pastor's church in 1991, he apologised to me with the words "I owe you an apology .... You needed encouragement, but all I've done is to discourage you even more!" So I mentioned what my father had said and he blurted out "You really did see your father that night!"

When I need your arrogant know-it-all opinion, I'll ask for it.

Konnie King · 2025-11-29T17:01:09-0600

Adventures of the Gummi Bears

BPPLEE · 2025-11-29T17:00:14-0600

RDKirk said:
Have you watched episodes 8 and 9 of season 2 of Andor? Eerily prescient of the present day...but really just telling the story of the past.

I have seen you mention Andor a couple of times and I am thinking of checking it out but I don't know much about the chronology of Star Wars. How much of a Star Wars expert do you have to be to keep up with events on the show?

RDKirk · 2025-11-29T16:54:08-0600

RocksInMyHead said:
"So this is how the Republic dies - to thunderous applause."

Have you watched episodes 8 and 9 of season 2 of Andor? Eerily prescient of the present day...but really just telling the story of the past.

RDKirk · 2025-11-29T16:52:28-0600

FreeinChrist said:
There is a problem with reading sites with a far right bias and hurriedly claiming things are the fault of those one disagrees with . The right in particular is quick to pass judgement on Biden or Democratic Party members.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/11/28/dc-shooting-afghan-resettlement-immigration/

The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House this week underwent thorough vetting by counterterrorism authorities before entering the United States, according to people with direct knowledge of the case.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, arrived in the U.S. through Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), a Biden-era program that helped resettle Afghan nationals after the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

Do you really think that the CIA didn't know much about Lakanwal in order to work with him in hostile territory?

AI overview

Circa 2011: Lakanwal began working with the U.S. government, including the CIA, as a member of a partner force (known as the "Zero Units") in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

August/September 2021: The U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Taliban seized control.

September 8, 2021: Lakanwal arrived in the United States through Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), a program to resettle vulnerable Afghans. He was granted parole status and settled in Bellingham, Washington, with his family.

December 2024: He applied for asylum in the U.S..

April 2025: Lakanwal was granted asylum. He also had an active Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) application at the time.

November 2025 (prior to the shooting): He drove across the country from Washington state to Washington, D.C..

So he was granted asylum in April 2025, under the Trump administration. If they felt he was a risk, they could have refused asylum. Trump doesn't want to admit it, but that is the truth.

From what I gather, just three days before the incident, there was a flurry of Google searches on Rahmanullah Lakanwal.

The suspicion is that some entity was checking to make sure all tracks were covered.

Nithavela · 2025-11-29T16:49:10-0600

"He made me do it!" the bully screams as he punches his victim.

iluvatar5150 · 2025-11-29T16:45:09-0600

Perpetual Student said:
Who would want a guy with his thumb up near the grave of a loved one?

View attachment 373805

idk… I can think of some family members who’d warrant a thumbs up…

sjastro · 2025-11-29T16:44:40-0600

stevevw said:
Your probably a bit like me and getting sick of the whole thing now. Its become a thread on credibility and once it gets to that point we may as well forget the whole thing.

You have turned this thread into one involving credibility issues to compensate for your inability to comprehend anything even remotely technical from both your so called experts and the comments here from various posters.

I note your frequent reference to my comment to Chris Smith being a rank amateur when it comes to ancient Egyptian objects which is as factual and non demeaning as referring to myself as a rank amateur astronomer.

I have the experience where the IAU (which has been extensively targeted by one of our resident science haters over the years) in fostering greater cooperation between amateur and professional astronomers, requested ESO to examine my enhancements of astronomical images using a mathematical mapping function algorithm I developed.
The outcome is in this post.

This leads to another point of your profound ignorance and naivety into thinking Dr Max and Artifact Foundation can simply write up software without any scrutiny from professional software developers which as shown leads to very skewered calculations as to how ‘precise’ Egyptian vases actually are.
Your MO of course is to ignore the evidence like everything else involving experimental and forensic archaeology, which refutes every other piece of nonsense you have perpetrated in this thread and instead focusing on ad hominem comments that we are nobodies on social media challenging your so called experts.

BPPLEE · 2025-11-29T16:39:30-0600

jonojim1337 said:
Well, in the US, it’s illegal to criticise, Palestine State of Israel, thanks to Trump, and I will assume, this includes claiming they are not the descendants of Abraham.

If that was true we wouldn't have enough jails to hold Israel's critics

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