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Senstar (SNT) SimplyvWall Street report from October 2, 2023 BEFORE all hell broke loose in Israel. The company is based in Israel and has leading-edge intrusion detection technology. Wonder if the Israelis were using them before. Someone sure noticed the stock today. Wow.

More than 30 student organizations at Harvard University are holding Israel “entirely responsible” for Hamas’ attack on the Jewish nation over the weekend. In a letter entitled “Joint Statement by Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups on the Situation in Palestine,” 31 student organizations — including the Ivy League’s affiliate of Amnesty International — condemned Israel, even as its residents are kidnapped and more than 700 have been killed by the terrorist organization. The groups claim Hamas’ attack “did not happen in a vacuum,” and the Israeli government has forced Palestinians to live in an “open-air prison for over two decades,” according...

US stocks were lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 losing nearly 0.5%, the Dow Jones falling about 100 points and the Nasdaq declining 0.8% amid a global risk-off sentiment triggered by Israel declaring war against Hamas in response to an attack by the group on Saturday. The move prompted a rise in oil prices, raising further concerns that inflation will move up again which could push interest rates higher. Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla sank more than 2%. Also, shares of United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines were down about 5% amid concerns the conflict in the Middle...

This month marks the first time in more than three years that federal student loan borrowers will be required to make monthly repayments. The Trump and Biden administrations enacted and then expanded a pandemic-related pause for about 44 million borrowers by freezing their accounts and restricting interest accumulation. But Congress ruled, as part of the debt ceiling package that it passed in June, that the relief program can no longer be extended. Payments resumed on October 1 for the first time since March 2020. Before the pandemic, the federal government was collecting about $5.8 billion in payments each month. A...

I do my best to be sensitive in the language I use, not wanting to drive people away from a life-giving message because of controversial terminology. Yet there are times when being blunt is essential, and now is one of those times. That is why Pastor Andy Stanley must be called out publicly for inviting practicing homosexuals to speak at his Unconditional Conference. The fact that these men claim to be committed Christians makes the sin all the more grievous. I’m speaking specifically of Justin Lee and Brian Nietzel, both of whom are not only openly “gay Christians” but are...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is out, and so are the headlines. According to the MSM, the Republicans are in full self-destruction mode, the radicals have taken over, the House of Representatives is in chaos, and 2024 is looking brighter by the day for the Democrats. Maybe that’s true -- but maybe it isn’t. It depends on how the Republicans respond to this episode. An important lesson has just been delivered. If the Republicans learn it, they may come out stronger than ever. The lesson is that in a system which depends on good-faith negotiations, integrity is important, promises matter. When men...

Former President Donald Trump is blamed for more of the world’s problems than even global warming, climate change, extreme weather, or what we call 'weather' these days. Trump is also blamed for much of the dysfunction in Washington, D.C., such as the recent ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Perhaps if McCarthy was a contestant on The Apprentice and Trump told him “You’re fired!”, then blaming Trump would be appropriate. Here’s ABC News, tying Trump’s campaign catchphrase MAGA to McCarthy’s ouster: MAGA-inspired House rebellion against McCarthy leaves chaos on Capitol Hill.The Hill agreed with this headline: McCarthy’s ousting a result...

Renewable stocks are taking an outsized beating among other stocks in the utility sector, which was down more than 10% last quarter. Investors may be betting that going green will take longer and require more capital in a higher-for-longer interest rate environment. “As utilities struggle with converting to more green energy, their operating margins are getting squeezed until they can get their utility rates increased,” Louis Navellier, founder of Navellier, a money management firm, told Yahoo Finance. Higher interest rates are impacting the renewable sector because clean energy projects are capital intensive. [snip] “There is an exodus from ESG products...

If you really want to know what happened in Israel, watch this: The most painful video I’ve seen yet. Terrified Israeli family being held hostage by Hamas terrorists after they killed one of the sisters of the little girl. 💔

Not all migrants are alike. You have legal immigrants, who are usually industrious strivers, paying every cost, and living by rule of law. You have a very small number of valid asylum seekers and refugees. You have illegal immigrants, who also are strivers, and other than breaking U.S. immigration law, could be desireable contributors, too. You have criminals, who can't get into the U.S. any way except illegally and who ply their trade once in. And then you have illegals like these, who break in to demand free stuff. The Venezuelan migrants in NYC are now protesting to get rid...

WASHINGTON, DC: Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib found herself at the center of controversy on Monday, October 9 after a January photo resurfaced showing her proudly posing alongside a Palestinian flag outside her office in the US Congress. The image had originally been shared in response to Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's efforts to ban the Palestinian national symbol in Israel. However, it gained renewed attention in the wake of recent attacks by Hamas in Israel. In her January post, Tlaib had emphasized her Palestinian heritage and railed against what she referred to as an apartheid system in Israel. "Palestinians...

As finance and development ministers and legislators gather in Morocco for the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), from Oct. 9 to 15, the pressing issue of runaway global inequality will loom large on their agenda. Governments can use various tools to address inequality, including fair taxes, quality public services and just labor conditions. And an important tool they should consider now is universal social security, a set of policies and programs designed to ensure financial security across a person’s lifetime. The World Bank and IMF wield substantial influence by funding and shaping social...

On Tuesday, the Republican presidential hopeful is set to appear on MSNBC’s Morning Joe — a show that has placed a highly critical eye on his candidacy along with much of the GOP field. According to an adviser, the Florida governor is expected to follow that up in the coming weeks with an appearance on CNN, another platform that has drawn the ire of conservatives.. All told, the slate of interviews suggest a new phase of the campaign for DeSantis, one in which he will venture more outside his ideological safe zone. The adviser said the governor is likely to...

At least 1,100 have been declared dead in the Gaza-Israel war ============================================================ Former Vice President Mike Pence blamed President Biden as well as his fellow Republicans such as Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis for the devastating attack on Israel by Hamas over the weekend. Pence commented on the attack Sunday morning on CNN’s "State of the Union" when co-host Dana Bash noted that he has criticized "leaders in the Republican Party" for signaling "American retreat as Leader of the Free World" as an influence. "Are you talking about your former running mate?" Bash asked. "Well, I am," Pence admitted, highlighting...

President Biden is coming under fire for hosting a barbecue at the White House Sunday afternoon while war rages in Israel and terrorists allegedly hold Americans hostage. “While Hamas holds Americans hostage, Joe Biden is enjoying a picnic with a live band,” Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley tweeted, accompanied by a screen shoot of a White House Pool report. The pool report, emailed just after 6 p.m. Sunday evening, notes that a reporter could hear a “live band” in the White House. “In the late afternoon and early evening, a live band could be heard coming from the area near...

The race for House Speaker is dividing Senate Republicans, reflecting the broader division in the GOP between traditional and MAGA-aligned conservatives. Many mainstream Republican senators are quietly rooting for the House to elect Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) over Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and for the transition to happen as quickly as possible to quell voters’ concerns about the Republican Party’s ability to govern. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, dropped out of the Speaker’s race Saturday. Lawmakers who want Scalise to lead the House think he would have a better working relationship with Senate...

Global benchmark Brent crude futures soared to $87.20 per barrel on Monday morning, while West Texas Intermediate futures in the United States landed on $85.7 per barrel, having initially passed $86. This represents an increase in oil prices of over 3.1 percent globally and over 3.5 percent domestically, as the markets react to Israel declaring war over the weekend in response to an armed incursion from Gaza. The United States is particularly exposed to the price surge. President Joe Biden drained much of the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve last year in an effort to hold down the price of gas,...

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You have to read the subtitles, but interesting perspective.

9 October 2023 Monday of week 27 in Ordinary Time Basilica of Saint-Denis, ParisReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingJonah 1:1-2:1,11 ©Jonah flees from his callThe word of the Lord was addressed to Jonah son of Amittai: ‘Up!’ he said ‘Go to Nineveh, the great city, and inform them that their wickedness has become known to me.’ Jonah decided to run away from the Lord, and to go to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish; he paid his fare and went aboard, to go with them to Tarshish, to get away...