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Anti-Muslim Bigotry Directed at Mamdani

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Newsweek factcheck

Fact Check: Is Mamdani Introducing Arabic Numerals To New York Schools?​

It appears to stem from a misunderstanding—or a deliberate attempt to provoke controversy or generate ridicule—by using a term that some readers may find unfamiliar even though it refers to the numbers Americans already use. But some social media users may have taken it seriously.

The claim caused a stir online, with some X users condemning Mamdani.

The Ruling​

False.

Mamdani has not said he will introduce Arabic numerals to New York schools.
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Apple Sky said:
So rather than admit that the sun goes back & forth & stopped in the sky, your saying it's a miracle now ?
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It is a miracle. God did not create the sun to go back and forth. God created the earth to rotate on its axis every 24 hours to define the day and the night (Gen. 1) and to orbit the sun every 365 days to define a year. This is fully proven and absolute truth with no chance to argue against it.
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Trump plan for peace in Ukraine leaked; calls for Ukraine to cede additional territory, cut military forces. US Ukraine envoy to leave role

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Scoop: Trump plan asks Ukraine to cede additional territory for security guarantee​

The new Trump plan to end the war in Ukraine would grant Russia parts of eastern Ukraine it does not currently control, in exchange for a U.S. security guarantee for Ukraine and Europeagainst future Russian aggression, a U.S. official with direct knowledge told Axios.

New Trump peace proposal for Ukraine could require land concessions and military reduction, source says​

A new peace proposal for Ukraine drafted by the Trump administration could envision the country ceding the eastern Donbas region and limiting the size of its military in exchange for security guarantees from the United States, according to a Western official familiar with the ideas under discussion.

The 28-point plan, which President Donald Trump has reviewed and supports, is the White House’s latest attempt to bring Russia’s war in Ukraine to an end. Some of the proposal’s provisions — including territorial concessions in areas not currently held by Russia — have previously been nonstarters with the Ukrainians. But US officials see a new window of opportunity to restart peace discussions.

The plan is still in the framework stage, and its many points haven’t been finalized. CNN has not reviewed the proposal.


Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg ‘quits’ after plan for US peace leaked​

Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy Lt Gen Keith Kellogg is leaving the role, it has emerged hours after a US plan to end the war leaked.

Lt Gen Kellogg, 81, is expected to step down as US special envoy in January in a departure that will deal a hammer blow to Kyiv’s diplomatic efforts to end the war on favourable terms.

The retired general has been a key advocate for Ukraine inside the Trump administration at a time when the White House’s support for Kyiv has dwindled.
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The Reality of Free Will

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The ability to make a choice is free will. Adam by his own free will violated GODS command to not eat the forbidden fruit. If we humans were created in GODS image and GOD has free will then humans do too. This image cannot be flesh and blood because GOD is not flesh and blood, GOD is spirit and all humans have a spirit and GOD wants the spirits of just men made perfect. Our human spirit is our mind, sometimes called the heart, and all of our intelligence, memories and experiences are of the mind, the human spirit. Job 8:32 The breath of life is the spirit in us that animates the fleshly body to be a soul. When Adam disobeyed GOD then sin entered the world, it did not exist prior to that time. Satan then acquired the dominion GOD had given to Adam previously and now is the god of this world. Christ took that dominion back but has not yet returned to claim it. The human condition of sin, our sinful nature, is not how GOD originally created the first humans, it was acquired by disobeying GOD. Whoever you render yourself a servant to obey is who you will obey and humanity has obeyed their father the Devil and does his works. Our human spirits were defiled. Jesus confirmed this by saying, Mark 7:15-23 what part of us is saved in the day of the Lord Jesus ? 1 Corinthians 5:5 It is our spirits, the spirits of just human beings that are made perfect. Hebrews 12:23 This spiritual defilement can only be healed by the blood of Christ. We partake of the divine nature, the nature of GODS love, and over our lives come out of sin and into righteousness. This process begins at conversion but is completed in the day Jesus returns. Philippians 1:6
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Apple Sky said:
The Bible also mentions course & circuit.

King James Bible
It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
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1{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.}

This is poetic language. This psalm was probably sang during David’s time. I thought we had poetic language figured out a while back.
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Phil G said:
So it sets. Why do you say it doesn’t set but only appears to? Why do you claim it doesn’t go down, but gets further away? Why do you not accept what Scripture says?
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The Bible also mentions course & circuit.

King James Bible
It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
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What we need is an economy that works for most Americans.....

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mark46 said:
No, the stock market records don't mean that the economy works for all. However, 28% of those with household income under $50K affects a very large number of people.

The economy doesn't work in that that we don't guarantee access to adequate healthcare to the Middle Class.

The economy doesn't work in that consumers and farmers are being crippled by tariffs on food.

The economy doesn't work in that those under 30 (or is in 50 are unable to afford housing
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It helps, but I imagine many oin that 28% own very few shares so probably not enough to make a difference.
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Worst Possible Uses for AI imaginable

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BNR32FAN said:
My Eufy cameras in my house use AI to detect humans rather than just motion which is pretty helpful in protecting my family while we’re at sleep at night.
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Though I have never heard of that tech. It seems like solid evidence, plus there is no down side. If it was an innocent I doubt you would make a mistake. Ai could detect pre-crime based on probabilities but the accuracy would not be 100%. Some might find that acceptable. I suppose it might be if one just had to see a counselor, but if they were requiring onerous maeasures just because you showed up on AI's radar, then that would not be a society I would want to live in.
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Abortion: Can You Be Both?

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Delvianna said:
I wouldn't take guidelines by worldly standards or the worldly definition of murder. The word for "you shall not murder" in Exodus 20:13 is Ratsach which means unlawful, intentional or premeditated homicide.
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How do you think so many Jews came to the opposite conclusion as the Prolife crowd when they use some of the same texts?

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Yes, it is and its actually backed up by science since we can see exactly what happens when the egg and sperm join.
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"Backed up by Science"?

Delvianna said:
Some bible verses as examples: Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13-16, Luke 1:41, Luke 1:44, Exodus 21:22-23, Proverbs 6:16 and my personal favorites, Ecclesiastes 11:5, Genesis 9:6, Job 31:15. God considers it a life and not just a "clump of cells" but actually a "reward" Psalm 127:3.
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"Children ARE a reward". (....CHILDREN. I agree)
Most people that I know wouldn't call a lost or ecoptic pregnancy a reward at all though. Are those people wrong?


If you're willing, we can discuss Exodus 21 in greater detail....as this AS CLOSE as the Bible comes to directly discussing the value of life inside a mother.
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