52 Fighters

* Latin Mass Catholic.
* Father of 11 Children.
* Business Owner.

Interests: Linux, Economics, Politics, & Religion.

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2024-09-14 12:32:14

This is a reminder that even the UK lacks the freedom of speech. Another reason the world needs the US to be the shining city on a hill. We must be the example of respecting our God-given rights and freedoms.
Teacher cleared by court for coconut placard at rally
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2x202v2ejo

2024-08-29 22:43:12

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@npub1fm4…f7sx Does it have any advantage over #LibreWolf besides side tabs?

2024-07-27 03:11:36

Maybe if we flipped cars, blocked roads, and kit things on fire...
Oli London on X: "Catholic bishop slams Olympics Opening Ceremony for mocking Christianity. “Would they ever have dared mock Islam in a similar way?” 🎥 @breeadail https://t.co/2ZX3jq2ida" / X
https://x.com/olilondontv/status/1816996421528125573?s=46&t=vEvlAZy_rjSlyLWMhOkIKQ #Catholic #Olympics

2024-07-27 03:06:52

Notice how left-wing the Drudge Report is these days? Word is a leftist billionaire bought it to slowly push readers to the left. Drudge himself is gone, off to retirement.
Who Really Runs The Drudge Report? - Tablet Magazine
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/matt-drudge-logs-off #politics #news #election #maga

2024-07-27 01:03:15

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@npub1w8t…27vf Yes.

2024-07-26 11:59:59

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@npub1g57…y839 Be sure to include Briar!

2024-07-23 12:30:47

Even Financial Times is opposed to pretending a selection process happened. Untested candidates perform poorly because they lack credibility. #democrats #DNCConvention #DNC2024
https://media.rcsocial.net/media_attachments/files/112/835/810/085/947/372/original/45ac286eb34cd79f.jpg

2024-07-23 12:18:52

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The media is so focused on who will be her VP candidate to intentionally suck any air out of the question of who should challenge her for the nomination. Are you going to let them rig your nomination process? #democrats #DNC2024 #DNCConvention

2024-07-23 12:16:09

"The Vice President has won enough delegates to secure the Democrat nomination for president." No she hasn't! She hasn't won anything. I'm surprised the left is giving her a complete pass despite her history of putting black men behind bars and supporting economic policies anathema to the left. Why aren't you trying to put your candidates on the ballot? #democrats #DNCConvention #dnc2024

2024-07-21 20:52:25

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@npub155d…lusy Is this an open convention? Surely the Democrats can field a better candidate than Kamala Harris?

2024-07-21 01:59:57

Refuse to buy a phone with social media apps that cannot be deleted.

2024-07-21 00:21:18

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@npub1z6d…xm9v Every corporation affected with lost sales should sue, putting them out of business. Then replace them with nothing. The best security is knowing you are vulnerable.

2024-07-18 13:08:36

They conveniently forget all the media and lobbyists who are in Milwaukee for the convention. I think it is well known sodomites are way over-represented in both groups. #rncconvention
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2024-07-17 12:40:18

The left will lose because normal people understand you cannot change reality just by changing the meaning of words. Gender, marriage, and human personhood are not subject to your twisting of modern language.

2024-07-17 11:15:57

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@npub1aq2…4nfw Must have been on the Ohio side of the Wisconsin/Ohio state line!

2024-07-13 23:56:21

Trump shot.
Significant historic event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT5XCQPTKpU&list=RDNSwT5XCQPTKpU&start_radio=1

2024-07-13 02:02:30

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@npub1efa…juth Sounds like you are opposed to specialization. I'm not sure a podiatrist should be willing to perform brain surgery. 🤷‍♂️

2024-07-13 01:29:25

I'm seeing arguments from non-Catholics that, should the Pope ban the Latin Mass, he would be in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 18. #Catholic
https://media.rcsocial.net/media_attachments/files/112/776/586/707/006/107/original/f3cd96c5f25bc514.jpg

2024-07-12 17:04:32

Want to protect the environment? Stay married! Needlessly doubling the amount of housing people use creates a lot of waste and wastes valuable housing supply.

2024-07-11 19:54:09

Want to avoid cancer? These are major risk factors:
"Smoking, secondhand smoke, excess body weight, alcohol consumption, poor diet, physical inactivity, ultraviolet (UV) radiation and infection with viruses known to cause cancer, like HPV."
Half of US Cancer Deaths Avoidable, 'Alarming' Study Says - Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/half-cancer-deaths-avoidable-alarming-1923502

2024-07-11 19:52:38

Half of US Cancer Deaths Avoidable, 'Alarming' Study Says - Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/half-cancer-deaths-avoidable-alarming-1923502

2024-07-10 10:45:17

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It also gives me reflection on the words of St. Paul, "lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway." Will I endure to the end? Will I confess my sins for love of #Jesus and cling to his mercy? #Catholic

2024-07-10 10:18:34

One of my mom's friends was a completely depraved person. Boldly broke every commandment in the worse ways. Among the most terrible of sinners. Two months ago he found out he had rectal cancer (consequences of his lifestyle). We've been praying for him. Yesterday he went to ICU with death obviously near. Priest comes, baptizes him, gives him last rites, and enrolls him in the brown scapular. He died just a few hours later this morning. An amazing death and a miracle. I wish I knew which priest it was. #Catholic

2024-07-08 12:39:25

This is the testimony of one little girl who describes being raped and molested by Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnib-OORRRo

2024-07-07 12:25:15

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Can anyone substantiate the news from six months ago that Archbishop Vigano was re-consecrated to be acceptable to the sedevacantists? Such an act could have further inspired the desire in Rome to excommunicate him.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eRafqJcWJKc #Catholic

2024-07-07 12:07:47

@npub17lt…64r4 What's your sermon topic this Sunday?

2024-07-04 18:23:51

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@npub1mez…ql4h Congratulations, Russia, you now possess a pile of rubble. What a great victory you won. #Russia #Ukraine

2024-07-04 18:21:39

#Italy, #Canada, & #Brazil all have a larger economy than #Russia. Russia is Russia's worst enemy. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?most_recent_value_desc=true&skipRedirection=true&view=map

2024-07-03 11:57:39

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@npub1ct5…30u7 To be clear, the court said it applied only to presidential acts, which require the president acting constitutionally. Unconstitutional actions are not protected.

2024-07-01 23:12:20

The problem with most scientific research that comes from China is that the studies are almost impossible to replicate. They have so many "special situations" (my rabbits are special and not like your rabbits) or they are just missing data. Government bodies need to reject more of these studies. #China #science #research

2024-06-26 02:13:40

The Institute of Christ the King appears more optimistic than the rest of us. I hope they've received better news that the rumors bare. https://www.icrsp.org/News/Audience-Papale-2024/papal-audience-2024.htm #Catholic #LatinMass

2024-06-25 01:33:35

Missionaries of Divine Mercy, a French Latin Mass religious order organized for the conversion of French Muslims to the Catholic faith, are now forbidden by the Vatican from ordaining new members on account of a coming "final solution" to end the traditional Roman rite altogether. We live in evil times. https://x.com/dianemontagna/status/1805183259346661431?s=46&t=JFY0D_C4Y2yOa0jf_vZ67Q #Catholic #LatinMass

2024-06-22 04:14:27

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@npub1j3w…lw5w Perhaps he considers the traditional rite to be distinct from the modern rite, as opposed to the argument that they are two forms of the same rite.

2024-06-22 03:16:29

An argument claiming the Pope lacks authority to prohibit the traditional Latin Mass. Are there any flaws to the argument? #Catholic
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/can-the-vatican-ban-the-latin-mass-catechism-says-no

2024-06-22 02:30:51

The sacred music of #Catholic tradition is uniquely equipped to connect man with God. That's why it is superior to the banal music of the modernists.
"Villagers Hear Gregorian Chant For the First Time" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSaZdHCuBwo

2024-06-21 15:58:37

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@npub1tmk…0y85 They aren't even my insurance company. They were sending me a solicitation.

2024-06-21 01:22:29

I'm a little ticked off right now. My health insurance company sends my wife a letter expressing excitement for our new baby. We just had a miscarriage and they know it.
Then she gets a letter from another insurance company saying that it is time to consider change...spouses, jobs, and insurance. That company is State Farm. And their letter gives me the creeps. Are they hoping couples divorce? Their big GLBTQ+ billboard down the road suggests to me they don't care about families.

2024-06-21 00:40:22

The #MLB also needs to seriously start promoting neighborhood baseball parks. Kids don't play neighborhood pickup games anymore. The fields are gone. There's no more sandlot. The next generation won't care about baseball and the game will die.

2024-06-21 00:38:54

The #MLB baseball season is too long; too many games. You could predict with 75% accuracy the ultimate playoff picture by picking the team leading the division after 50 games. Lets do--
* Fewer games.
* Limit mid-game pitcher changes.
* Lock the roster: No trades or player promotions mid-season. Play the team you've got.
* Salary cap & profit sharing to help small market teams.

2024-06-20 20:47:48

Archbishop Vigano was formally charged with schism via email. That's right, email. Bishops, you do not need email. You have secretaries. Let them handle your communications. You should not be easy to reach with unwelcome news, only welcomed news.
This last sentence requires some reading between the lines.
https://www.ncregister.com/cna/vatican-s-ddf-charges-archbishop-vigano-with-canonical-crime-of-schism-rejecting-pope-francis #Catholic

2024-06-18 10:59:19

Diets with higher amounts of fatty are associated with anxiety. One more reason to reduce fat intake and avoid altogether saturated fats.
https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/17/high-fat-diets-extraordinary-effect-anxiety-21049993/

2024-06-17 12:46:17

This is a great look at the state of tradition in Catholicism in 1998 on the 10th anniversary of Ecclesia Dei. The optimism was so great. I miss those times. These days are days of sorrow and suffering. May God use our sorrows and sufferings for the good of souls.
Pilgrimage: A Rediscovery of Catholic Tradition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km_f8lyVU4Y&lc=Ugz-SCtffxcJbkEO4t14AaABAg
#Catholic #Catholicism

2024-06-17 00:45:33

Smart business owners don't want cheap labor. Smart businesses want productive labor. That means giving workers tools & training that increase their labor power. A business can pay more per hour to workers who produce more per hour. And these workers are easier to manage, smart, & loyal relative to cheap labor. #econ #economics

2024-06-16 19:58:09

"Pope Putin the Depraved." This terminology needs to be in headlines. #Ukraine

2024-06-16 19:32:36

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That said, the churches of the east, from Constantinople to Egypt, Armenia, Greece, etc. Those are legit. Russia is a historic outlier due to Moscow's lust for power.

2024-06-16 19:30:18

Russian Orthodoxy is a Kremlin psyop. Always has been, from the Council of Florence onward. Always will be. A religion founded for political control. #Catholic #Evangelical #Orthodox #Russia #Ukraine
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2024-06-16 18:37:30

Russia is the enemy of Christianity. I mentioned the other day about Russia murdering Catholics and Evangelicals. Here's some additional news. Russians are erasing all religion that doesn't bow to Pope Putin, their satanic lord and savior.
"Russia Tries to Erase Evangelical Churches From Occupied Ukraine"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ar-BB1oiHAs
#Catholic #Evangelical #Orthodox #Ukraine #Russia

2024-06-13 22:19:01

Vladimir Putin has been murdering Evangelicals and Catholics in Ukraine. Russia consumes all religion. Be a puppet of Putin, like the Russian Orthodox, or die. Russia has a long history of political control of religion. If they take Ukraine, they will destroy or subvert all free churches. #Catholic #Evangelical #Christian #Christianity #Orthodox #Russia #Ukraine

2024-06-10 01:21:57

#TheStateOfTheWeb
https://media.rcsocial.net/media_attachments/files/112/589/701/219/589/100/original/760932c9bd031181.jpg

2024-06-09 22:51:42

Why can't I get this virus to run on #Linux?
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2024-06-08 10:53:52

Is free will the real core question? Personally, the media I pay attention to doesn't have an algorithm. Most of my internet comes from my curated and self-hosted #RSS.
https://unherd.com/newsroom/jack-dorsey-social-media-is-robbing-us-of-free-will/

2024-06-07 04:14:07

I would like to hear a debate between people smarter than me, pro and con, to St. Cajetan's teaching that miscarried babies of Christians who intended to baptize have baptism from desire, the patents having had the desire for the deceased child. Can anyone direct me to that debate? #Catholic #Orthodox #Catholicism #Orthodoxy

2024-06-04 11:23:52

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@npub1z6d…xm9v I open the computer and physically disable the camera and microphone. IMO the microphone is more dangerous.

2024-06-02 10:49:13

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@npub1r30…a6q8 Briar is the most secure.

2024-05-27 12:14:32

What is the nature of that which exists only in the mind of God?
#Philosophy #Catholic

2024-05-24 08:36:10

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@npub1g97…ynm9 What do you recommend?

2024-05-23 22:34:51

China is going to war. Additional evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDHr_AVWwEI #China #Taiwan

2024-05-21 21:27:55

Ukraine winning is the only thing that'll stop #WW3. Ukraine must win. Russia must lose. The lives of our children depend in it.
World War III Is Imminent Without Ukraine, Historian Predicts
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-world-war-3-russia-invasion-1902901 #Ukraine #Russia

2024-05-21 11:48:34

Financial Times has a great interactive piece on the battlefield that's shaping in the possible coming war of #USA vs #China. https://ig.ft.com/taiwan-battlegrounds/ #FT #FinancialTimes #Taiwan #War #WW3

2024-05-21 01:50:50

Hamas has strong political support among Palestinians. This makes a political solution to the current problem nearly impossible. https://i.imgur.com/tPxSyKS.png #Hamas #Gaza #Israel #Palestine

2024-05-20 12:21:28

#Israel #Palestine #Spain
https://media.rcsocial.net/media_attachments/files/112/473/385/222/039/012/original/b3c2e4c8128eb063.jpg

2024-05-18 22:41:05

These are the keys to physical health:
* Staying tobacco/nicotine-free.
* Getting 30+ minutes of cardio vascular activity per day and 90 minutes of strength training per week.
* Avoiding alcohol consumption.
* Maintaining a healthy BMI/weight.
* Having a diet high in fiber & lean proteins and low in sugar and saturated fats.
* Avoiding caffeine and other drugs.
* Adjusting your lifestyle to minimize the amount of time you spend in a car.

2024-05-18 01:39:39

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Kudos to Chris Jones for his support of #Butker! #Catholic #NFL #KCChiefs https://www.outkick.com/sports/chiefs-chris-jones-harrison-butker-support-message

2024-05-18 01:36:58

Lou Holtz thanks #Butker for his courage and faith! Butker is right. #Catholic #NFL #KCChiefs https://thespun.com/nfl/afc-west/kansas-city-chiefs/lou-holtz-thanks-harrison-butker-for-his-courageous-comments

2024-05-17 11:37:00

Enemies of France coordinate using #TikTok. An example in the wild how it is used to radicalize a population. https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240517-why-did-france-block-tiktok-to-quell-unrest-in-new-caledonia

2024-05-17 02:46:03

I finally came across someone in the media who didn't entirely get the #Butker speech wrong! Motherhood is important and a lot of women want to be wives and moms! https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/16/nfl-player-harrison-butker-is-getting-cancelled-speech-on-women-motherhood/73700728007/ #Catholic #NFL #KCChiefs

2024-05-16 12:19:32

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@npub1xn0…ugrf I'm all Aldi's. No bags but I'm saving a LOT of money.

2024-05-16 12:04:27

"Look, that athlete has an unpopular opinion! Crucify him!" Quoting every #NFL activist who gladly cheers on the guys who beat the crap out of their girlfriends and rape women at nightclubs. #KCChiefs #Catholic

2024-05-15 23:30:58

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@npub1zva…e2q5 These people were arrested by Israeli police for their actions. Al Jazeera decided to not publish video of that part of the event.

2024-05-15 09:52:18

Peru is right. It is a mental illness. People with this mental illness need mental health experts, not affirmation. https://www.yahoo.com/news/peru-officially-classifies-trans-mentally-163048802.html #Peru

2024-05-15 01:05:28

Harrison Butker of the Kansas City #Chiefs gives the most #Catholic speech you'll hear from any living professional athlete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JS7RIKSaCc #KCChiefs #KC

2024-05-12 23:52:05

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@npub1wva…h3fn
https://media.rcsocial.net/media_attachments/files/112/430/803/683/738/787/original/0c490570e4344b70.jpg

2024-05-12 22:42:55

Advocates for a free Palestine, I have a question: "What territory are we defining to be Palestine, who will live there, and what will be the political situation of that land once the struggle is won?" #Israel #Palestine

2024-05-12 15:43:50

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2024-05-11 16:34:27

"But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you." -Christ Jesus, Son of God
https://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drb&bk=47&ch=5&l=44-#x #Israel #Gaza #Hamas

2024-05-11 05:41:28

@npub1wea…cz8k Does #sessionapp support "reply in thread" functionality? If not currently, is it in the plans?

2024-05-10 03:10:20

@npub16vv…gehm I keep getting notifications on this app about updates in FDroid but both versions are 2.4.0. Did something go wrong getting the latest update onto FDroid?

2024-05-09 02:06:02

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@npub155d…lusy "Mary, a Virgin not only undefiled but a Virgin whom grace has made inviolate, free of every stain of sin." St. Ambrose

2024-05-07 12:54:37

What do you think about this conversation between an #IDF officer and a resident of Gaza concerning a building that is to be bombed? https://twitter.com/osint613/status/1787551785797759008 #Israel #Gaza #Hamas

2024-05-06 14:11:46

Palladius said, ‘The soul which is being trained according to the will of Christ should either be earnest in learning what it does not know, or should publicly teach what it does know. If it wants to do neither, though it could, it is mad. The first step on the road away from God is contempt for teaching, that is, not to want to give food to the soul that truly wants it.’ Link: https://sancrucensis.wordpress.com/2024/03/11/fastidium-doctrinae/ #Catholic

2024-05-06 14:00:48

Indo-European Words for ‘Name’
This is one of my favorite blogs and today has a terrific graphic that shows the language tree of the word "name." https://starkeycomics.com/2024/05/05/indo-european-words-for-name/

2024-05-06 13:42:16

Some great suggestions from @npub169d…9l24 #Mastodon should consider to reduce disinformation on this platform. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fprh4GbGHAc

2024-05-03 17:00:54

If you are a Ukrainian man living outside of Ukraine and you are reading this message, go home and serve in your military. The rest of the free world is going to join you but this cannot happen until Ukrainian men repatriate and serve.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukrainian-men-abroad-voice-anger-over-pressure-to-return-home-to-fight/ar-AA1o4rrb #Ukraine

2024-05-01 18:57:06

I really enjoy when @npub169d…9l24 uncovers disinformation campaigns. Here's one on less that a minute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lp7tqoLMz0 #Russia #Ukraine

2024-05-01 13:49:48

AP has an article about the most important change taking place in the world today: Catholics are returning to tradition, in practice and in faith. This restoration will change the world. https://apnews.com/article/catholic-church-shift-orthodoxy-tradition-7638fa2013a593f8cb07483ffc8ed487 #Catholic

2024-05-01 00:55:41

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@npub1z3w…8qvr For I-70 in western Kanas, that's overkill.

2024-05-01 00:48:27

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@npub155d…lusy One of my little ones refers to "last night" as "the night that gave us this day." I think it has a poetic beauty about it.

2024-04-29 23:07:25

John McCain was a prophet concerning Russia. He would have been a heck of a president! He nails it 100% in this short video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=-GzViGXioj6Nce4z&v=HLAzeHnNgR8&feature=youtu.be
Also, I am proud to have voted for him, both in the primary and in the election.

2024-04-29 10:56:48

I can think of a few groups whose protests would trigger a "safety and inclusively" argument instead of a "diversity of ideas" argument. All meaning the argument is insincere and rooted in agreement with the excesses provided by the protests. #Israel #Hamas
https://media.rcsocial.net/media_attachments/files/112/354/128/621/590/103/original/c7ace1a09195df85.jpg

2024-04-26 08:27:26

Ryan McBeth considers that the popularity of these protests may be partially about people finally getting a sense of community after years of isolation. There seems to be a large overlap with people who took Covid so seriously that they still wear masks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY7xoR8hk9Y #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #TikTok #Covid #masks

2024-04-25 10:53:18

TikTok and fentanyl are banned in China. So why does China get so angry when the US tries to ban them here too? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJGT4MFNGxA #China #US #TikTok

2024-04-23 01:06:42

Maybe we should consider canceling all federal aid/grants to students promoting terrorism. What do you think? #Hamas #Gaza #Israel https://twitter.com/IsraelWarRoom/status/1781933305501212872

2024-04-22 16:12:56

What do you think is the difference between wishing to have longer days in order to get everything done vs. having fewer things that need to get done? Assume as a constant the number of items done per hour.

2024-04-21 17:03:46

America First, not America alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr5w3HwU9Z0 #America #USA #Ukraine #Russia #Congress #NeverTrump #GOP

2024-04-20 23:30:12

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@npub1zva…e2q5 You attract more flies with honey then vinegar. Perhaps you should consider an approach that builds on the good we have going and not on past frustrations.

2024-04-20 03:05:43

"Most people don't understand that the money and ammunition and things that are coming over here were all going to be demolished and thrown away anyways. So it isn't like we are losing anything in the US"
- American Marine & political conservative fighting in Ukraine.
https://lr.vern.cc/r/ukraine/comments/1c85dq1/american_marine_on_why_he_thinks_the_united/ #Ukraine #Russia

2024-04-15 03:18:57

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@npub1vz4…rnyf Exactly.

2024-04-14 17:05:45

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@npub1vz4…rnyf Evangelizing who? Most of them out there are discussing internal issues to the Church and Church politics, not focusing on apologetics or the core message of the Gospel.

2024-04-13 02:19:15

I don't watch any laymen Youtube Catholics. They just don't have the graces to preach. The one exception is for me to watch Brian Holdsworth who resists talking for the sake of talking and stays away from that which is above his pay grade. This particular video he discusses the absurdity of the angry atheist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkYTdJXa47A #Catholic #Youtube #Athiesm

2024-04-11 22:15:36

I like when email is efficient. Therefore one of my pet peeves is when I get useless replies like, "Okay." Every one is two seconds stolen from my life.