@Bernard said: There is that word again: fundamentalist. From The Cradle: US troops report commanders framing Iran war as ‘God’s plan’ —— As first reported by independent journalist Jonathan Larsen, a US combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers that the war on Iran is part of “God’s divine plan,” allegedly claiming President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus” to ignite Armageddon. The complaint, filed with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, is one of more than 110 logged within 48 hours from over 40 units across at least 30 installations. Complainants, including Christians, a Muslim, and a Jew, have requested anonymity to avoid retaliation. The Pentagon has yet to respond. According to MRFF President Mikey Weinstein, service members report “unrestricted euphoria” among segments of the chain of command portraying the assault on Iran as biblically sanctioned and tied to end-times prophecy in the Book of Revelation. One NCO wrote that such rhetoric is eroding morale and violating constitutional oaths, particularly for troops in Ready-Support status who could be deployed at any moment. The controversy unfolds as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth expands overt evangelical programming within the Pentagon, including prayer sessions and Bible studies aligned with staunch pro-Israel theology. Weinstein reports that many US commanders appear particularly enthused by the prospect of an intensely violent confrontation, emphasizing how much bloodshed they believe is necessary to align events with a fundamentalist Christian end-times narrative. This is so wrong. My mother's family through her NCO career military, Air Force, father, who served in WWII, Vietnam, and Korea, to whose house I was taken when born, and whose father and mother gave me a home from 14- 18, and a college education, knew perfectly well, and I understand perfectly well, members of the U.S. military swear an oath to the Constitution. This is Military Services 101.

Substack reported is as "just" happened. Got me

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Last April. I’ll be back in Spain in September, again in October, and yet again next April (2027).

It happens to everyone. I wonder if these are just ugly people or if some of them aren't agents provocateurs.

That will be $20. How would you like to pay?

Link to video No, it's real.

Link to video Is Sarah next? This is a good journalist with good connections.

I'm guessing people in MAGA will freak out. Personally, I hit the American generations head on- WWII, Boomers, Generation X. It's random chance but I wouldn't have chosen anything to be different. We've lost my grandparents' generation; we're loosing the Boomers (I've lost both my parents). Now it's my turn to be in the world with my only family left being my peers, although they're about fifteen years younger than me. I'm very satisfied with this timeline the universe chose for me. /Back to demographics of countries with aging populations

For things like cobblers, canned peaches are great, and more reliable than fresh. I think they are, in no sugar added juice, the best of canned fruit.

@axtremus Thoroughly sick of MAGA world.

Beautiful. Very nice! Lovely British decorating style.

@wtg said in Good night, stars?: In the beginning, the Bible tells us, God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And so it has been ever since — until now. Here in the 21st century, we humans are on the cusp of turning night into day — and bidding good night to the stars that have guided us home for thousands of years. Two little-noted applications under review by the Federal Communications Commission would, if fully implemented, fundamentally remake the night sky. But the FCC, the satellite regulator, appears to have fast-tracked approval without much of a pause to weigh the benefits of these proposals against the harms they could cause to life on the planet. A start-up called Reflect Orbital proposes to use large, mirrored satellites to redirect sunlight to Earth at night, with plans to bathe solar farms, industrial sites and even entire cities in light that could, if desired, reach the intensity of daylight. At the same time, Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants to launch as many as a million satellites to serve as orbiting data centers — 70 times the number of satellites now in orbit. We could have a million points of light streaking across our skies at night. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/good-night-stars-we-are-on-the-cusp-of-turning-darkness-into-day/ar-AA1XbQDM Nightmare de jour.

For AI bulls, this is “proof” that AI can increase productivity and reduce labor cost for businesses, bigly.

I’ve spent many summers watering tomatoes and zucchini and getting 10 tomatoes and 6 zucchini for what feels like $100 in water and effort. I’ll just buy my produce, like Mik.

@wtg I’m afraid to click on that link and read the rest…. This is exactly road I’ve been afraid we would be going down …

The Witch 2: The Other One Link to video