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The Mamdani Model: More Socialist Mayors to ComeBeware! The DSA will attempt to repeat Mamdani’s success in other Democrat strongholds.

Uh, do you not know what a democracy is? Just because we have one counter democratic (which itself is chosen democratically) doesn't mean we aren't a democracy. And sidenote, naziism is facism, not socialism. You can tell by the fact that they banned and arrested actual socialists.

Let me guess: democrats were republicans when they owned slaves and the party switched as soon as democrats started doing good stuff too. Lol. The nazis also burned a bunch of pedophile books.
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‘Go to Berkeley’: Ron DeSantis said students seeking ‘woke’ classes should study elsewhere

For sure Berkeley (town and U) has a certain radical subculture. But the other 90+% is just doing normal college stuff at a high level.
I think that's true of all the universities that Trump accuses of woke activism.

Is a little bit of that possibly their own fault for not reigning in their more radical portions of the student body just a little bit?

There have been a couple different high profile incidents involving protesting (some of which escalated past normal protesting) in order to get certain speakers cancelled and disinvited from booked events.







If Berkeley doesn't want to be "unfairly labelled" as the "woke school"...

Perhaps things like "Disinviting Bill Maher, because he said something mean about Islam on HBO", and "riots with a $100k worth of damage and banned weapons being brought on campus by protestors because Milo was invited to speak", and "phoning in bomb threats to prevent Ann Coulter from speaking", and "Ben Shapiro needing to be protected by 300 cops just to get him to the venue because protestors were trying to block it" is the sort of thing they'd want to curtail a bit.


When you boil that down, it's basically like saying:

"We're not woke, we just have a large subset of people who throw temper tantrums, light stuff on fire, and phone in bomb threats when the college republican group on our campus invites people to speak who we feel triggered by"

And that "bad look" is made even worse when, for a few of those, faculty actually participated in the protesting outside the venues.

The professors should've been the first ones volunteering to go up to mic to take on Shapiro head-on during the hour long "open mic" portion of his events, not screeching out in the parking lot with some of the students.

PR is 90% of the game with regards to perception.


Berkeley objecting to being labelled as "a woke school" is sorta like the Buffalo hat guy from J6 objecting to be labelled as "a wacky conspiracy theorist".
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Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms

I am glad that, in an era where Texas and other states are trying to wipe all evidence of slavery off the map, racism is being called out,
Texas Senate passed a bill that forbids public schools from teaching history and current events about race that might upset students.
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Average consumer now carries $6,329 in credit card debt. 'People are stretched,' expert says

Not if tendered at the cash register.
That depends on which cash register is chosen.

10% over spot seems like a pretty good deal to me.

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This is but one example of these food stores that I've seen that trade in constitutional money.
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Father, sons drowned teen daughter over her ‘Western lifestyle’

If the land that is now the US had been attained via conquest by Muslims instead of Christians & Deists, do you think such a document would've ever been drafted (with concepts like separation of church and state, and checks and balances), or would it have followed the pattern of other Muslim conquest, where after the "convert or die" phase of the process is over, the first thing to be done is establish a cleric who will rule with an iron fist and harshly punish those who step out of line based on a religious code that also acts as a legal code?
Here are some examples:
  • Indonesia: As the world's largest Muslim-majority country, Indonesia is a prominent example of a functioning, secular, and pluralistic democracy. It has successfully held multiple free elections and experienced peaceful transitions of power since transitioning from an authoritarian regime in the late 1990s.
  • Bangladesh: Bangladesh is also generally considered an electoral democracy with secular principles enshrined in its constitution, though it faces political challenges.
  • Senegal: Senegal has a long history of stability and multi-party democracy, even electing a Christian president despite a more than 92% Muslim population, highlighting its strong secular traditions and tolerance.
  • Albania and Kosovo: These European countries have Muslim majorities but are officially secular states with democratic systems.
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Chat GPT is amazing for bible history, and Daniel 11:36-45

Rev 13, and last kingdom of Dan 2,7 are still future. Sounds like the first beast in Rev 13 which is a person will survive an assassination attempt.

Here is the explanation of Rev 13


Interestingly enough spiritually satanic leaven of the Pharisees "Israel" had a deadly would 70 AD when God used the Romans to destroy it, and kill the people that killed Jesus but now since the 1900s that deadly wound has healed however that is not what it means as I stated above.
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Trump's history of acts of kindness and generosity

The real Donald Trump?

Remember When Trump Tried to Bulldoze a Widow’s Home to Make a Parking Lot for Limos?



(Donald Trump) has spent two decades trying to evict the Scots who live next to his luxury golf course.
For almost two decades, a small band of Scots has resisted The Trump Organization’s efforts to turn their land into a playground for the super-rich. First he tried to buy them out, and then he tried to intimidate them—but they refused to uproot themselves for the sake of a billionaire’s bank account.

James alleged the non-profit failed to meet as a corporate board, failed to conduct any relevant oversight regarding grants issued and also failed to implement any policy whatsoever which might have protected the charity's funds from being skimmed by the Trump clan.

"In this vacuum of oversight and diligence, Mr. Trump caused the foundation to enter repeatedly into self-dealing transactions and to coordinate unlawfully with his presidential campaign," James said in her filing with the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan.

Relatively amusingly, James also noted that Trump personally ordered his charity to spend $100,000 in order to settle legal claims over an 80-foot flagpole he had built at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Last December, the Trump Foundation agreed to dissolve under judicial supervision due to Underwood's initial lawsuit.


Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M


SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge on Friday approved an agreement for President Donald Trump to pay $25 million to settle lawsuits over his now-defunct Trump University, ending nearly seven years of legal battles with customers who claimed they were misled by failed promises to teach success in real estate.

U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel said the agreement represents an “extraordinary amount” of money for customers to recover. Plaintiff attorneys say about 3,730 people will get at least 90 percent of their money back.


Meet the (Many) Small Business Owners Stiffed by Donald Trump


It's not just whatever he was doing with Epstein; he's got a long history of behavior.
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The 2025 Government Shutdown Thread

Yes, the Democrats won't vote for a policy they are vehemently opposed to so the Republicans shut down the Government. Whose "fault" is that?
BOTH sides.
No. "If you don't do what I say, I'll (hold my breath till I turn blue, shut down the government, throw a tantrum)" is not the fault of the person who elects not to cave to the tantrum.
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Liberal Christians, what is your position on abortion?

In my profile it says I am a republican but that's only because I'm a single-issue voter when it comes to abortion. I believe there is no greater issue. I can understand the problems a Christian may have with Republicans based on immigration (problems that I myself have with the Republicans), but is it really worth siding with abortion enablers over? At least immigrants were allowed to be born!

Hello, beautiful people!

I am an Evangelical Christian looking to love the respectful, beautiful exchange of ideas here.
I heard nice things about this community. I have no expectations, I have no gripes. All I have is compassion for everyone.
And I thank yall, in advance, if yall plan to revere those things about me.
I think I heard the angels sing upon your arrival. Welcome! :angel:
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The healing effects of stories

There, a dream of his father revealed the truth: the real treasures were not books or gold, but
Christian wisdom and virtue. Enlightened by this message, Fred changed his lifestyle. He also began
studying agriculture and irrigation, then returned home to rebuild his family’s fortune through hard
work, perseverance and humility.

Meanwhile, Ruggero unearthed a chest of gold and squandered it on luxury and idleness. Convinced
his wealth would last forever, he lived in excess until years of laziness left him destitute. Fred, by contrast,
cultivated vineyards and olive groves.

Twenty years later, Ruggero appeared at Fred’s gate, ragged and broken. Fred recognized him and offered
no coin, only words: “The treasure was never the gold. It was Christian wisdom and virtues.” (Finito)
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Zions New Children

I'm saying the promise is not just spiritual but includes biological too but if it was only spiritual then you would have to disregard the verse I offered. NT = 50% of the info (spiritual Israel) OT = 50% of the info (biological Israeli's).

Don't be distracted by Galatians 4:28.

You are correct in saying the Isaac's seed shall inherit the everlasting covenant.

We are indeed like Isaac, because in the Body of Christ, we are also considered the child of promise, because Christ is.

That, however, will not make us the seed of Isaac. Like Isaac and having Isaac as your father are two different things.
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More Americans are now reading the Bible but fewer believe it’s 100% accurate: study

You’re debating a phrase in a verse- one verse says some people didn’t hear the voice, and then 23 years later, when Paul recounts the event, he says they heard the voice but didn’t see the man.
Where did Luke hear the story? This isn't Paul recounting the story. This is Luke recounting the story. We don't know how long it took him to write from chapter 9 to chapter 22 but it wasn't 23 years. We don't know if Luke made the mistake or someone who copied the book. We don't have an original.
Is this why you claim the Bible is full of errors?
Can you actually read my posts and show where I stated that the Bible is "full of errors"?

Discrepancies like these can be found throughout all four gospels.
Okay, but I didn't even say that many. Some can be explained.
I'm sorry, but it seems you're more focused on proving your point, even if that means you consider the Bible to be full of errors.
What do you think my point is? You've been incorrect thus far.
Have a nice day.
You too.
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