Always in His Presence said:

You know the biggest group of people fed up with illegal aliens?

Legal immigrants.

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Cuban Americans represent the largest immigrant group that strongly opposes illegal immigration. However, the historical reality reveals a striking contradiction: approximately 90% of Cuban Americans residing in the United States originally entered the country without legal authorization. This irony highlights the complex relationship between personal history and current attitudes toward immigration policy within the American community.

FYI -Yesterday, the majority of Cuban Americans voted for a Democratic mayor to lead Miami for the first time in 30 years. Apparently, some members of the Cuban community are now witnessing the dehumanization of their fellow people firsthand.

The military’s new AI says ‘hypothetical’ boat strike scenario ‘unambiguously illegal’​

An artificial intelligence chatbot unveiled by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday appears to have described airstrikes against suspected drug smugglers at sea as “unambiguously illegal.” The platform, powered by Google Gemini, has been made available to military personnel as part of the Pentagon’s effort to adopt AI.

In a video posted to X, Hegseth said the platform, known as GenAI.mil, puts “the world’s most powerful frontier AI models into the hands of every American warrior.”

stevevw said:

And you don't think Christian beliefs had anything to do with this reintroduction.

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No, It was Islamic scholars who had preserved and translated the works of people like Plato and Aristotle while the West was in a dark age..

stevevw said:

This is silly. Your using the arguement of the belief in the resurrection of the body which defies physical reality to dismiss the idea that there is a material/spiritual reality.

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No, I am not. I am merely pointing out that substance dualism is neither fundamental to Christian doctrine nor necessary to it.

stevevw said:

It does not matter really what you want to call it. The fact is one way or another humans have this belief in a transcedent and immaterial reality. Whether thats paganism or Christianity.

For the purposes of supporting that material and immaterial or mind/consciousness and physical brain divide it doesn't matter.

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Yes, it doesn't matter. And rejecting your take on it--which is what we are doing here--doesn't deny it anyway.

Apple Sky said:

Oh so now you agree that they are evil lying Freemasons ?

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You obviously don't, if you can quote them when it suits you.

essentialsaltes said:

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

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Possibly not.

'That didn't sit well': Trump's own rallygoers reportedly 'disappointed' by latest speech​

"He's saying that the economy is roaring and doing well, but at the same time he's preaching austerity," said Geist. "Buy less for your children, buy less for your family this Christmas, and you don't have to take it from us people. At the rally, Trump supporters interviewed by MS NOW, by NBC News, by The New York Times said prices are too high and they're disappointed by what they heard."

"Remember ... this was supposed to be a rally about affordability," Geist continued. "This was supposed to be to reframe the debate about affordability and acknowledgment that Americans are paying too much for their lives, that they need help from this administration. And he immediately goes on the stage with a banner that says lower prices behind him — which is not true, inflation is where it was when Joe Biden left office — and mocks the idea of affordability."

Apple Sky said:

Here is a video concerning the black sun.

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Inconsistent again.

We say that 12 astronauts have walked on the moon - you dismiss them all as Freemasons. Which, from the context of your posts suggests you think they are lying/untrustworthy.
You want to "prove" that one of your beliefs is true - "here's evidence from the Freemasons."

BasedLutheran said:

All they did was adjust our recommendations to match those of most of Europe and many other civilized countries, spare us the fearmongering.

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But here in the States if vaccines are not recommended insurance companies may refuse to cover them

BCP1928 said:

CRT doesn't "do" anything. It's an analytical tool. It doesn't "pit" one race against another. If there was no existing racial conflict there would be nothing for it to anyalize.

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I think we can all agree that it’s not something Desantis is having taught in Florida classrooms. Ditto for Texas

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keras said:

Impossible!
It is forbidden for any follower of Judaism to step onto the ancient Temple platform. They might step where the Holy of Holies was.
The Jewish Temple Institute, is just a minor cult faction, without Israeli Government support, or any much other help. Their corner stone, got stolen!

It will be men from far away, Gods true Israelite people; Christians, who will come to build the new Temple in Jerusalem. Zechariah 6:15

The Christian peoples, settled into all of the holy Land, will be assigned into a tribe, according to their characteristics, by Jesus; Revelation 14:1
Those characteristics, are defined by the meaning of the Hebrew names of the 12 sons of Jacob.

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I think you had better look into more updated news about the Jews in Israel and their efforts to build the third temple. This movement has grown and other movements have joined together to build. Members of the Israeli Knesset , Othman Yehudit, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Amichai Eliyahu, Tzvika Foghel, Limor Sonn Her Melech and Yitzhak Wasserlauf are all members of the Knesset who support the third temple movement. There are many news reports from Israel that show how the demand to rebuild the temple is growing. The temple that Paul mentions the man of sin entering is going to be this third temple. There is a prophecy in Ezekiel 21:27 that mentions the temple being destroyed 3 times and after this given to who it rightfully belongs, Jesus Christ. Did you know that several Rabbis have announced that they have met with the messiah and that he will not make himself known until he is ready. This fellow will be the antichrist, the man of sin. How long this all will take to come to fruition I don’t know but I do think it will not be long.

Valletta said:

"Critical Race Theory" is an offshoot of the Marxist "Critical Theory." Derrick Bell is given credit for CRT, it replaced the class in CT with race and thus CRT. Instead of pitting one working class against another CRT pits one race against another (such as in "systemic racism," there is always to be an oppressed and oppressor to push the hatred.

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CRT doesn't "do" anything. It's an analytical tool. It doesn't "pit" one race against another. If there was no existing racial conflict there would be nothing for it to anyalize.

Trump's 'Absolutely Crazed' Threat To Those Who Question His Health Sparks Outrage​

Donald Trump flipped out in a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday as he issued an ominous warning to anyone who questions his health, suggesting “it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous” and libelous.

[The whole rant is worth skimming, but here's the heart.]

narnia59 said:

fallen human nature being passed to all humanity from Adam and Eve?

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Scripture plea. Survival instinct next is passed on along with knowledge

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Here's what Canadian provinces are doing with all the US liquor they pulled off shelves​

At least two provinces say the booze will go to a good cause, promising to sell remaining inventory and donate proceeds to charity.

One province is offloading it to restaurants and bars instead of selling it to the public.

Others have not said what they plan to do with the shelved liquor. That includes Ontario, which has an eye-popping C$80m ($57.7m; £43.3m) worth of US booze stockpiled, some of which will soon expire.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said remaining inventory is being sold so that products don't go to waste. He added that Nova Scotia will not be ordering anymore alcohol from the US once it sells out.

Quebec [will] donate soon-to-expire liquor to charity events and hospitality schools.

US ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra has signalled that the liquor boycott has been an irritant. Speaking to a US crowd in July, he said it is among the reasons why Trump and his team have referred to Canada as "mean and nasty".

Mid-year figures released by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) show that Canada's boycott has contributed to a decline in sales that is "very troubling", said council president and CEO Chris Swonger. Exports to Canada have dropped by 85% and have also declined to other markets, including the UK and the EU.

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This is Trump's choice, and many support the choice.
1) Clearly, there will be lots less exports except for those items personally negotiated by Trump: guns, missiles, tech and agriculture. BTW, even if the Canadian government lifted the bans, the people still wouldn't be buying US goods.
2) Of course, there will also be fewer imports on goods that have tariffs.
3) Trump is driving down tourism, most obviously from Canada, but also from many other countries (consider his wish to have tourists provide lots of personal information, including 5 YEARS of social media history.
4) And finally, Trump is driving down immigration from any country, other than from white Christians who have an acceptable social media history.

TWO OBVIOUS EFFECTS, BOTH ON THE ECONOMY
1) prices will continue to go up because of tariffs.
2) the whitening of America will mean that many more tech and agricultural jobs will continue to go unfilled.

AS AN ASIDE
China (we are down to 10% of their exports0, the EU, India and others will be forced to find new markets for their products and become more efficient. Globalism now longer includes the US. Prices will go down for the rest of the world as they increase trade among themselves. Of course, many of their governments will do as Trump wants. They will buy lots of guns, missiles and tech.

essentialsaltes said:

What a weird thread. Ostensibly about breaking up the EU, it's all a snit about fines that are not clearly explained.

EU regulators said X's DSA violations included the deceptive design of its blue checkmark for verified accounts, the lack of transparency of its advertising repository and its failure to provide researchers access to public data.

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It's funny how the OP starts with a story about the fines, but doesn't seem to understand themselves what fines are for and just goes on about "free speech!" and some such, as if that had anything to do with them.

durangodawood said:

Because its the last place enemies would think to look for it!

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Now that's a reasoning I can get behind! Set it up among all the Russian oligarchs living in London, no one would ever think to look for it there!

By the way, about the talk of having USA or Russia join the EU, they would need to fill app the requirements to join first. Russia outright fails several of them. Funnily enough, a short while ago, there was a bit of talk about Canada joining the EU and how it is technically/legalese possible. There's a bit about the nations being European only allowed to join, but the wording is a bit wonky in a way that leaves a good bit for interpretation for what would qualify.

Aldebaran said:

I'm saying that the moon clearly is not a light. The bible uses figurative speech in many instances.

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This is not figurative.

King James Bible
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

The way of life, not the religion

Bradskii said:

That's quite a dumb thing to say. I mean, really dumb.

I love my adopted country. We have so much going for us. But I can give you a list of things that Australia has done which are actually shameful. Our treatment of the original inhabitants from Day One. The stolen children. The White Australia policy. More recently the Cronulla riots and the rise of far right political parties. Our treatment and virtual incarceration of illegal immigrants. It's a long list. I could go on.

But does acknowledging all that then mean that I hate the place? This is not my country by virtue of an accident of birth. My wife and I chose this country. We chose to be citizens. We choose to be Australians. Because of what the country generally represents. We celebrate everything that is good about the country. But we don't flinch from admitting the faults. It's our duty to do so.

It should also be yours.

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That person doesn’t live in the US. Maybe they should focus on their own country‘s history of slavery and conquest

RamiC said:

"2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me."

6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11]

Matthew 18 NIV

As I understand these verses, yes a young child can be a Christian.

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I cannot understand a belief that Christianity is a faith that excludes children. So I would agree.

timothyu said:

Seems logical with no conscious sin. Jesus went to the sick, not the healthy. Salvation (resurrection) is available to everyone but also the outcome is only directly related to behaviour.

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So then would you not believe in a doctrine of a fallen human nature being passed to all humanity from Adam and Eve?

Nithavela said:

Sounds like base piracy.

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The Houthis earned a face full of missiles for that.

jonojim1337 said:

Right.

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I guess this is the closest we will get to seeing an apology from you. Pride really is such a terrible sin.

jonojim1337 said:

Well we’re back at the problem where for some reason unencapsulated warm air is for some reason rising upward instead of dispersing in the environment.

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A mass of more energetic air molecules will tend to push less energetic air molecules away such that the space occupied by the energetic molecules will be less dense and thus will be pushed upwards by the more dense (cooler) surrounding air. It doesn't need to be encapsulated. You were speaking earlier of single, energetic molecules, which on their own won't do much. You can easily learn how all his works with very little effort, but it appears that would be too much for you.

As farmers face trade wars and inflation, calls to mental health hotlines rise​

This fall, the Iowa Concern hotline saw four to five times the number of calls it had in the same months last year, said Tammy Jacobs, the hotline’s manager.

The Farm Aid hotline is also seeing a change in the urgency of calls.

“We’re seeing more established farmers calling in — people who know how to play the game and how to access programs. They’re calling more often now, because even with all that institutional knowledge, they’re still running into issues for the first time that are more complex and difficult to solve,” said Lori Mercer, a Farm Aid hotline operator. “The system that’s in place is simply letting them down. There’s just no further safety net.”

Another approach to reaching farmers has been to train people who farmers trust and regularly interact with — such as suppliers, lenders, large animal veterinarians, and spouses — to recognize when someone may be dealing with mental health challenges and teach them how to support them and direct them to resources.

For example, Scheyett has trained agricultural lenders to recognize warning signs of suicide ideation and taught them how to respond.

Maybe try to cheer them up by saying "Have a lot of fun!"

BCP1928 said:

How do you draw that conclusion from what he said? What do you suppose he hates about it that makes him want to point out facts about our history? I know those facts as well, and they don't cause me to hate America.

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Maybe he should focus on his own country’s history of slavery and conquest