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But it ignores Hispanic and Asian resentment, not to mention resentment of European Americans who either had ancestors who fought in the civil war or whose ancestors arrived after that time.

When I lived in the mountains east of White Sands/Alamogordo and west of Roswell, locals told me that they saw strange things flying around sometimes, but they didn't get excited because they figured it was just experimental aircraft being tested.

She was in a three way relationship, or she told the reporter she was in a three way relationship?

Does anyone here know if she is telling the truth?

He should not have apologized.

We have a dress code posted in the back of our Catholic church here in the Philippines.

No short shorts, no short skirts, no tight tank tops etc.

And instructions to turn off cell phones.

We live in a poor area, so most people dress in jeans and tee shirts in church... only old ladies wear dresses. No hats.

But some of the local Protestant churches require that you wear skirts.

And our local Muslim gals wear veils on their head and long skirts but no facial coverings.

thanks for posting this. I just saw it and was planning to post it and you beat me to it.

This about says it all:

In Amoris Laetitia we read: “The Church must accompany with attention and care the weakest of her children” (Ch. 8, para. 291). I’m sorry, but that’s not how it is. The Church must convert sinners.

Yes. Teach us how to find Jesus. And show us how to live as God's children in the duties of our daily lives, not just preach we have to be "green" and support a new world order.

and the German Church shennanigans just show that maybe they need some good Filipino and African immigrants to preach the gospel to these heathen.

No it might be a testing error.

IQ tests measure one type of cognitive ability. If English is your second language, or if you school didn't stress basic logic and math you test lower.

But with better nutrition and less social neglect, IQ is actually going up world wide

But drug and alcohol use in pregnant women lowers IQ.

Finally, it depends who you test. Children with mental retardation and autism who in the past would not be in schools and therefore not tested are now living at home and go to public schools.

Now if you want to argue the schools are terrible and don't do basic teaching, well then I won't argue.

But this argument comes from Europe, where the eugenic ideas are still strong, so I am not sure I trust it.

Again, in 1911 (when eugenics was popular) the British argued the Irish were inferior because of their low IQ testing..and in the US, the argument was that Jewish immigrants had an average IQ of 80 and they were considered inferior too.

they are missing the point

Under Trump, many blue collar democrats changed their votes, but did not change their party affiliation. One reason a lot of us didn’t change our party affiliation was that these rich dudes were in charge of the Republican party, and we know they would shaft us.

Biden won because he used to be center Democrat: (That’s why the Democrats ran Biden not another candidate: his middle of the road reputation).And now he has shafted his union and blue collar followers by obeying the affluent progressive activists.

So if they make a new “party”, they might get a lot of registered Republican votes from the affluent suburbs, but would lose the cross over voters.

the water in the ground of the sand bar would be salty, but if you had a piece of clear plastic, you could make a solar still.

illustration: https://worldwaterreserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Solar_still-e1534913647934.webp

(I didn’t post because there might be copyright laws against it).

webpage discussion:https://worldwaterreserve.com/potable-water/purification/how-to-make-a-solar-still/

the inhaler is not a routine inhaler, but one with a strong cortisone/prednisone type drug: anti inflammatory.

I used it for years for my asthma, but it is expensive.

they already know that the fatal complication of covid is not from the virus but from the over active immune system. They use prednisone type medicines to treat this, so of course an inhaler would work.

two months ago, I got a very bad infection with shortness of breath, and took Zithromax and prednisone and it started going away after a day. I still don't know if it was just asthmatic bronchitis, or an early covid infection because here in the Philippines I didn't feel like going to get a test.

Hydrochloroquin, Ivermectin, and now Colchisine have shown some effects to lower death rates. The problem? Like all anti virals they have to be given early to work, when there are few symptoms. And they only decrease the cure rate so are not a magic cure.

This inhaler and prednisone don't stop the virus but the lung problem that develops later: So it could be given to those with symptoms.

In my prayers

Right. The evil catholic meme. I could have seen that coming from a mile away.what is next? The awful adventures of Maria Monk?

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/spains-black-legend

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/demonisation-and-witch-hunts-in-religion-and-politics

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/972296.The_Terror_of_History

https://www.historyireland.com/cromwell/how-many-died-during-cromwells-campaign/

Of course, like modern anri catholic historians, you probably blame a lot of political murders on the church or churches. But others are playing the same game, against all believers, so better watch out...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Is_Not_Great

Try reading this

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36626571-the-politically-incorrect-guide-to-christianity

The modern interpretation of these verses is not how the church interpreted it (which is that this will occur post tribulation when Christ comes to set up his kingdom).

And my argument is that you are trying to assure affluent white American Christians that they will not have to face persecution because, hey, rapture will save you.

But what if the persecution comes and the rapture doesn't come, because the rapture is still in the future? Maybe the next antiChrist will not be the one of end times, but a lesser one like Nero, or Stalin, or Mao, and American Christians face losing their job or being jailed for their belief in Christ?

How many will apostasize because they are mad they have to face persecution instead of being raptured? Christians are being persecuted, jailed, and even and martyred right now you know. Or don't Arab, Nigerian or Chinese Christians count in your version of these prophecies?

The coming persecution may not be the one of end times.

You should be encouraging Christians to stay strong in faith when they face persecution, not dividing them into arguing with each other with a dogma that most Christians reject.

you convince people by their emotions, not by logic (true alas).

Trump is right. They have no case, but hijacking the show trial to get his point across is free publicity by a MSM that refuses to cover the issue.

a person deep in hypothermia will look dead, with a slow weak pulse.

So you can’t call him dead until you manage to defrost him.

A similar problem is found in those who drown: there is a reflex that slows the heart and you might not find a pulse but the person could revive.

The rapture is a new dogma, that assures middle class white Christians that they will be taken away safe during persecution by antiChrist forces.

However, the millions of Russian, Chinese, Asian, Arab and African believers who died over the last 100 years and are still facing persecution today because they believe in Christ are never mentioned by those preaching this doctrine.

An ordinary child would not recognize the sexual implications of having a crush on a friend...indeed a close frienship would have been seen as normal, or would be considered as normal developmental stage in the past...same sex friendships replaced by heterosexual courting after puberty...

But a child who had been exposed to such ideas by a perverted mom, or one who had been sexually abused, would indeed do this.

And I suspect the behavior went beyond a simple statement that she had a crush ...

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insertion of a PEG tube ( popping a feeding tube directly into the stomach, by using a gastroscope, a minor surgical procedure) would let you feed her comfortably. By keeping the person well nourished, you get less infections and bed sores.

However, statistically they don't prolong life: careful spoon feeding of her favorite foods is the preferred way.

And check if she has a Urinary tract infection or another minor infection or constipation or chronic pain (e.g. arthritis). A visiting nurse can evaluate her for these things better than an ER visit.

The book “The Summer of the Great Grandmother” by Madeline L’Engle tells the story of caring for her mother.

one of the major reasons for landslides is that the hardwood trees have been cut down and the denuded slopes can result in mudslides when typhoons or heavy rains hit.

Cutting trees is illegal, but all it takes is a “gift” to the local politician and voila, no problem.

Much of this lumber is exported; it is almost impossible to buy new hardwood here; it is illegal to sell it..(we had to buy used hard wood for our door, and use plywood for most repairs).

So yes, there is a great need for replanting trees.

However, if the Church started excommunicating corrupt politicians who take bribes to look the other way when this is done, it might even help the locals more.

The locals often are poor so see logging as a way to earn money. Paying them to plant trees is a good alternative.

55 out of 2 million doses. These articles usually leave that part out.

And with those large numbers, some people die of unrelated problems...the immune response takes 7 to 14 days to start, so developing problems or dying before then are things unrelated, such as those who come down with covid right after the shot, but who probably had been exposed a week earlier.

But of course, rational explanations don't get headlines.